A/N: T.T Please don't hurt me! I know I've haven't been updating for a LONG time, (2 weeks! T.T) but my mind was on havoc about my other Naruto story (I'm still thinking about it XD). Also, my parents and I are finishing buying and placing items and stuff into our new apartment (Yay!). AND, I tried to slower the pace, since even I was thinking it was too fast (T.T)
Finally, I'd like to thank astarte lea for being my beta!
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Naruto's eyes lit up in happiness of the caller.
"Hi Itachi-san!" Naruto said in happiness, smiling brightly.
Uchiha, Itachi was Sasuke's older brother. He was called a prodigy since he graduated college by the age of 18. Also, his appearance looked like you were seeing the future Sasuke, but more polite and nice in Naruto's opinion.
"How have you been doing Naruto-kun?" Itachi asked in his soft deep voice.
"Great! How about you?" Naruto asked, happiness in his voice.
"Everything is fine in the Uchiha manson. Also, I heard from Sasuke you changed a lot." Itachi said.
"Hmph, like that Teme even cares." Naruto said as he pouted slightly.
"Naruto-kun, he may not look it, but he does care about you." Itachi said, defending his younger brother.
"Yea, when Sakura and Ino stop being obsessed with him." Naruto scoffed.
Itachi chuckled at Naruto's stubborness. Naruto smiled softly.
"Oh yeah! How is the company?" Naruto asked.
By the age of 24, Itachi inherited the famous Uchiha Technology Company, since both Itachi and Sasuke's parents died in a plane crash. Itachi has been working hard to make the company stay as the best technology company.
"The company is at the top ranking." Itachi said.
"Wow! Isn't that this 9th week!" Naruto said brightly.
"Yes."
Silence broke out; surprisingly it was Itachi broke the silence first.
"Naruto-kun, do you want to meet me at the park?"
"Sure!" Naruto said as he grinned, happiness surging through his body.
"Meet me at the park at 4:00 P.M" Itachi said, unknowingly to himself that he had a smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Great! See you there!" Naruto said as he hung up the phone.
"Yatta! I get to see Itachi-san!" Naruto shouted happily.
'I haven't seen him for a year.' Naruto thought. 'I wonder if he changed. He sounds the same as before.' Naruto turned around and saw his cooked ramen on the kitchen table, untouched and forgotten. 'Ah! I forgot about ramen!' Naruto thought as he quickly reached out and grabbed it.
He stirred it a couple of times, picked up some noodles with his chopsticks, and brought the noodles to his lips. 'Aww...it's cold now!' Naruto thought childishly as he puffed up his cheeks until his cheeks were red. (A/N: Kawaii eh? XD)
Naruto placed the cup of ramen in the microwave, pressed the buttons to reheat it, and waited. 'I wonder why Itachi-san wants me to meet him for?' Naruto pondered, his crystal eyes looking at the shiny cherrywood floor. 'Maybe he just wants to see me. We haven't seen each other for a while.'
Naruto snapped back to reality when he heard three beeps from the microwave. Naruto grinned and happily opened the microwave. He took out the now hot ramen cup and sat it on the table.
"Itadakimasu!" Naruto shouted and he picked up his wooden chopsticks.
He placed his left hand on the side of the bowl and happily slurped on the ramen. After a few seconds, his bowl was practicly cleaned of noodles. Naruto licked his lips in enjoyment of his dinner as he sat the empty ramen cup down. 'Yum, ramen's the best!' Naruto thought happily.
He brought the empty cup back up and threw it in the small trash can at his right. He sighed and placed his elbows on the wooden table. Naruto glaced at his frog watch. 'It's 3:00 P.M' Naruto thought. 'Well, since I have nothing to do, might as well go take a shower.' The blonde thought as he stood up.
He walked towards the bathroom and locked the door. He stripped off his clothes and stepped into the shower. He closed his eyes in relaxation as hot water sprayed over his face and body. 'This is heaven.' Naruto thought. He reached to his left and grabbed his shampoo. He squeezed the soap liquid on his hand and rubbed it on his blonde hair.
Suddenly, his thoughts were on Kakashi. 'Why am I thinking about him?' Naruto thought as he rinsed out the shampoo and grabbed the body wash. 'I feel like I've known him for a long time and yet, I just met him a few hours ago. Maybe I knew him from my other life.' Naruto thought as he chuckled.
A few minutes later, Naruto walked into his bedroom, which was connected to the bathroom, with a towel around his waist. Crystal clear water dripping on the tips of his hair and his naked torso. He walked towards his drawer and began to change.
The blonde looked at himself in his full length mirrior. He was dressed in a blue t-shirt that was tight in the his chest, but loosen at the waist. Also, a pair of baggy jeans that had two silver chains hanging at the left side. Naruto felt like something was missing. 'Oh yeah! The necklace!' Naruto remembered.
The necklace was with him when he was born, or that's what the nurses said to him. The line was made of pure silver and had three stones made of jade. Two short jade stones on each side, while the jade stone between them was the longest. Naruto heard that the necklace was a gift from his parents.
Naruto never knew or saw his parents. He heard that his mother died giving birth to him, but he doesn't know how his father died. So, he always wore the necklace because it's the only link to him and his parents. Also, it was his lucky charm.
The blonde walked over the drawer on his right and squatted down. One of the wooden planks were loose, but barely. Naruto carefully lifted the wooden plank. Inside the plank were pictures and items that Naruto treasured the most. Naruto dug deeper inside and saw the necklace, glinting in the light.
He picked up the necklace and wore it under his shirt. He looked at the his watch. 'Kuso! It's 3:45!' Naruto thought as he raced out of his apartment. 'Man! Why am I always late today?' Naruto thought as he quickly ran down the streets.
"Hey!"
"Watch where you're going!"
Naruto ignored the shouts and continued to run. He tried to avoid the people, but only ended up pushing or shoving them. By 4:05, Naruto had arrived at the park panting hard. He noticed Itachi sitting on a wooden bench a few feet away from him.
'He looks the same as ever.' Naruto thought. He still had long black hair that was always tied up into a low ponytail. Black eyes and pale skin, usual trademarks for Uchihas. He was wearing a red tank top over a black long-sleeved shirt, and a pair of normal black pants. He looked more like a normal person than the president of a technology company.
"Hey, Itachi-san!" Naruto said as he walked over to the older man.
"Hello Naruto-kun." Itachi said, an invisible smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Naruto sat next to Itachi and grinned at him.
"You've grown." Itachi said in his usual quiet voice.
"You're the 20th person who said that to me.'" Naruto said as he pouted.
"Well, Naruto, do you want some ramen?" Itachi asked, wondering if Naruto still liked ramen.
"Yeah!" Naruto said happily, as if he didn't eat ramen a few minutes ago. (A/N:-.-;)
Unexpectedly, Naruto grabbed Itachi's hand and dragged him from the park to the streets. Itachi let the blonde drag him to whatever the place he was going. A few minutes later, they arrived at Ichiraku's Shop.
"Welcome!" A young waitress greeted.
"Hi!" Naruto greeted, while Itachi just nodded at the girl.
Both of the boys sat on the chairs next to the windows on the left. An middle-aged man stood up from behind the counter, while the young waitress walked towards them.
"What can I get you?" The waitress asked.
"6 bowls of miso ramen please!"
"I'll have pork ramen."
The girl quickly worte it in her notepad and walked towards the counter that was at their right. Naruto turned his head to the left and looked outside into the built playground. Many children were running around, probably playing tag in Naruto's opinion. One child, though was sitting on a swing, while everyone was ignoring him.'Just like me.' Naruto thought as he continued to stare at the boy.
"Naruto-kun?"
Naruto snapped back to reality and looked at Itachi. The older man looked at him in slight concern.
"Is something the matter?"
"Nothing! I was thinking of something." Naruto said as he grinned at Itachi.
"Here are your ramens." The waitress said as she handed them their ramens.
"Thanks!" Naruto said as his eyes shined in happiness.
'Ramen!' Naruto shouted cheerfully in his mind as he broke the wooden attached chopsticks in half.
"Itadakimasu!" Naruto said as he began to eat.
Itachi quietly ate his ramen. Three minutes later, Naruto finished all six bowls. The younger boy sat back and grinned, waiting for Itachi to finish his.
"So...how have you been Itachi-san?" Naruto asked, trying to make conversation.
"I am doing well. How about you?"
"Great! I got to see all of my friends at school." Naruto said cheerfully.
"It's good to have friends." Itachi said as he gave Naruto his usual fake smile.
'He's using that smile again.' Naruto thought, sadness seeping into his heart. Even though Itachi is nice and polite, he always had stress due to the company. He used fake smiles all the time, getting a real smile from him was very rare.
"If you don't want to smile, then don't." Naruto said.
Itachi looked at Naruto for a moment, then turned his head towards the window. 'Maybe I've gone too far' Naruto thought as he stared at Itachi. They heard footsteps coming towards them.
"Here's your bill." The waitress said.
Itachi took the bill and thanked her. Itachi paid for their meals and walked out of the shop, both silent. Twenty minutes later, both of them weren't talking and Naruto was going insane. 'Uh! I can't take anymore silence!' Naruto shouted in his thoughts.
"Itachi-san-" Naruto started, but was cut off.
"Naruto-kun, there's a night market tonight. Do you want to go?" Itachi said as he looked at Naruto.
Naruto looked at his frog watch. '6:45.' Naruto read the watch. Naruto looked at Itachi. 'I really need to apologize.'
"But Itachi-san, about the-"
"No need to apologize, and who knows? Maybe you're right." Itachi said, a small smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Naruto looked at Itachi with a surprised look on his face, then grinned a few minutes later.
"Do you want to go to the night market?" Itachi asked again.
"Yeah!" Naruto said energetically.
For the second time, Naruto grabbed Itachi's hand and dragged him down the streets.
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A/N: XI It's so hard to make Itachi IC without the whole Uchiha massacer thing in Naruto. So, expect Itachi to be OC. Also, review please! I want to see if people are still reading this, since I haven't updated for a while.
Again, REVIEW! XD