disclaimer: check chap 1

Automatically, the kiss was broken but they stayed in each other arms. Itachi and Deidara snapped their heads towards the open door.

"Obito?" Itachi widened his eyes in confusion.

Deidara flustered, "What are you doing here?!"

They received silence as an answer. Seconds passed and no one moved. Not even Obito. He was still frozen. The couple was puzzled at this point. Deidara's red face slowly turned normal then he whispered to Itachi, "Did you put him under your genjutsu?"

Itachi replied, "No."

Deidara raised an eyebrow, stared at Obito once again. Then, why Obito didn't move? Was he that shock to see Itachi and Deidara kissing? He whispered again to Itachi, "Did we break him?"

The younger Uchiha agreed, "Perhaps." Itachi remembered Obito's words when the older Uchiha opened the door. Did he mention his mother and sweetheart? Itachi looked down at Deidara, "You didn't inform him that we are together?"

Deidara was surprised and slightly pouted, "I was waiting for you. He will not believe it anyway if I say it, un."

"Why wouldn't he believe it?" Itachi asked.

"Didn't that tell you something?" He pointed at the frozen Obito.

Itachi went back to stare at the older Uchiha, "Good point." They stayed in silence without moving for several seconds before Itachi broke it with, "What do we do?"

Deidara shrugged, his hand moved to his clay pocket and Itachi reluctantly released the blond from his arms as he made a spider clay. He threw it at Obito

"Katsu!"

—000—

Obito laughed out loud. The Akatsuki's members gathered at the lounge. After Obito used his Kamui to vanished the explosion from Deidara's clay, three of them joined the rest in this lounge. One chabudai in front of L shape sofa. Several wagashi (Japanese sweets) and drinks on top of the chabudai.

"Man! Itachi, I should know your boyfriend is Deidara," Obito chuckled, he sat on the sofa beside Hidan who munching Senbei (Japanese rice crackers). The silver-haired smirked as he asked the older Uchiha beside him, "How do you found out?"

"I went to Itachi's room and they were kissing!" Obito snickered. Hidan laughed. "It means that all of us already saw them kissing."

"All of us?" Obito raised one eyebrow. Then, Hidan told him about the party a week ago. Obito whistled at Itachi, "I didn't see that coming. Your fans in Konoha will have national broken hearts when they know."

The said Uchiha merely raised one eyebrow and no comment as he sat beside Deidara at the end of the sofa. Between them and Obito, there was a trio of Akatsuki's founders reading a scroll. Deidara accused Itachi, "You didn't tell me you are popular in Konoha."

"I did say that people's eyes are on me all the time, remember?" Itachi looked at Deidara.

The blonde pouted, "I thought that because you are—" his hand gestured Itachi from head to toe and he realized he almost praised Itachi when he noticed all members' eyes on him. His cheeks tinted by rose hue before lost words to describe, "—you know. Not because they want to throw themselves at your feet for—you know."

Hidan smirked, "Are you jealous, Deidara-chan?"

Deidara snapped his head at Hidan with a reddened face, "Wh-wh-what?!"

"You are anxious that your Itachi will be taken from you by his fans, aren't you?" Teased the silver-haired.

Before Deidara could react, Itachi interrupted lightly, "It's not just me, other my clan members has their own fans," he said to Deidara, "I assure you, it runs in my clan so don't sweat on it."

Deidara inwardly sweatdropped, It's not reassuring at all, Itachi. Un.

Yahiko grinned at the older Uchiha, "It's true, well, except for Obito I think."

"HEY!" Obito offended. At that moment, Obito saw Itachi reached for dango on the chabudai. Nothing was unusual for that because almost all members knew Itachi love dango. Of course he will want to choose dango from wagashi served on the table. However, The sight which surprised the members was Itachi gave the dango to Deidara.

Obito and Kisame, who was playing Go against Kakuzu beside the chabudai, widened their eyes. They knew explicitly how Itachi like dango. Itachi was a polite young man, but dango was different matter. He liked to enjoy his dango, it was like he lost his surrounding for dango. He would share if someone asked him. But, Obito (as members of Uchiha Clan) and Kisame (as the Itachi's longest mission partner), never saw him offered dango to anyone.

Trio Amegakure shinobis and Kakuzu, despite they didn't knew in detail like Obito and Kisame, they knew Itachi enough to noticed it was out of ordinary. As for Sasori (he sat on the floor, busy with his puppet tools) and Hidan, they didn't know that but there was a relief wash through them to see Deidara was in good hand.

Deidara accepted the dango without much thought since he was still in his thought on Itachi's popularity. For Itachi, it maybe normal to be popular. Especially, since he added that his clan has that kind of thing (read: fans). Deidara himself was distinctively aware that Itachi was popular when he joined Akatsuki.

But…. He never realized the difference when he knew that while they were just comrades and knew that after they being boyfriends was… highly disturbing. When he munched his dango, finally Deidara noticed the silence in the room and all members eyes were on him and Itachi. Unawared of their thoughts.

"What?" Deidara asked.

Obito smiled, "I just realize, If you guys ever have kids—"

Deidara's eyes widened and he choked. Itachi helped him eased up.

"Ah, yes, your kids will have two Kekkei Genkai. Sharingan, and explosion release," Nagato said thoughtfully. Konan agreed, "It's a great asset."

"Ki-kids?" Deidara was blushed hard after he was not choked anymore. Itachi gave him water.

Hidan beamed, raised his right hand, "I'll be the godfather!"

BRUUUUUUUSSS!

Deidara spilled out the water in his mouth the moment Hidan speak. He coughed hard as he heard the other discussed this.

"You? Godfather?" Kakuzu scoffed. "My bet will be you sacrifice the kid for your ritual."

"No doubt there," Sasori joined in, "It should be me who will be the godfather. I'm Deidara's partner so I know his bloodline limit the best."

"Oy, oy, isn't an Uchiha will be suitable to be a Godfather for their kids which will have Uchiha's blood as well?" Obito pointed at himself with a proud grin.

"In case something happens to Uchiha Clan, it will be good to entrust the kids to someone else," Kisame looked at the couple. "As Itachi's partner, I know Uchiha's ability the best and I think I can guide your kids as their godfather."

"Hey! I'm the leader here, I should be the godfather," Yahiko reprimanded. Konan calmly stated, "The kids will need not only just an adult to protect and guide them but someone who will care them with love as well."

"Exactly," Obito nodded and grinned toward Sasori, Hidan, Kisame, "that's why you guys, single fighters, should not be the godfather. I'm the best candidate coz I'm a father!"

Sasori scowled, "Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm in a relationship."

"You do, huh?" Obito doubted that. "Mind to tell us who is it?"

Sasori was annoyed, so he admitted, "He is Kazekage's brother-in-law, the younger brother of his wife, Medi-nin in Suna. His name is Yashamaru."

"Wow, I didn't know you have someone," Yahiko was in awed. No one know that Sasori was taken.

The red-head merely huffed, "Of course, I didn't tell anyone in here and you guys never bother to ask me." His eyes landed on Deidara who was tried to breathe normally. "Well, Deidara did ask once."

Finally, the blonde found his voice again, "Wait, wait, what are you guys talking about? Godfather? Kids?"

"Yes, your future kids," Obito nodded. "Well, I know Itachi maybe will choose his brother to be the godfather, right?"

Itachi calmly confirmed, "Yes. I do have in mind that Sasuke will be my kid's godfather."

"You what?!" Deidara snapped his head to Itachi. The younger Uchiha continued, "But, like Kisame's said, it's a good idea to choose someone outside just in case something happens to Uchiha clan like seventeen years ago."

People outside Konoha heard about the Uchiha's incident. A confrontation which cost the clan to reduce the population by half the size. Itachi was barely 4 years old and he saw the blood surround him at that incident. It turned him as a pacifist. Obito lost his parents at that time, fought by Yondaime's side. But, his grandmother survived and raised him. The detail was classified and even Itachi knew about it when he joined ANBU.

Deidara knew that they were ninja so their lifespan was numbered than normal people as the mission could take their lives. In other words, yes, it was common for them to prepare everything for their families should their death come unexpectedly. Deidara knew it and all, he understood.

"But, the kid isn't even born yet, un!" Deidara busted out in red face.

"Oh, are you saying you are pregnant?" Yahiko jested.

"No!"

Obito smirked, his eyebrows wiggled suggestively, "But, you two did it, right?"

The blonde frozen with a deep red shade colored his face. Itachi took another dango as he said, "It's not your business." However, one glance at the nervous embarrassed face of Deidara told them all.

"Oh, man," the older Uchiha sighed dramatically, he threw a tiny pocket money at Hidan who grinned smugly.

Instantly, the realization sunk in and Deidara glared at Hidan, "You are betting about my sex life?!?"

"Chill out, I'm still waiting for the real event, Deidara-chan," Hidan winked. He knew from the blonde himself that the couple has not yet done anything intimate beyond kissing. Well, when Obito agreed on this bet, he didn't know that. Technically, it was Obito's fault for not digging more information on this.

"I had faith in you. I thought Kakashi passed down his "wisdom" to you when you were in ANBU," Obito teased his fellow Uchiha.

Itachi clarified, "He was kindly enough to give me 'the talk'."

"Well," chuckled, "joke aside, it's not bad idea to choose anyone from us since you have no sibling, Deidara," Obito reminded the blond. Deidara wondered inwardly, 'who is Kakashi?'

Kakuzu promoted himself with, "So, which one of you who needs to die so I can be the godfather?"

The audience sweatdropped.

—000—

"They are unbelievable, un!" Deidara muttered as he entered their bedroom with Itachi behind him after they had dinner. "Fighting the custody of our kids? What they are thinking? Wishing we are dead already?" He sat on his bed.

Itachi followed the blond. For some unexplainable reason, he did not want to be away from Deidara. He did have a suspicion what this feeling was but he would think about it later. He sat beside Deidara, "Well, better safe than sorry."

"I know, un," Deidara was slightly surprised Itachi sat beside him. His cheeks shaded red lightly. Their eyes met and the next thing he knew was their lips touched once again after their eyes closed. He felt Itachi's fingers gingerly on his cheek.

To be honest, Deidara didn't know what to do. He never knew that kissing will have this kind of effect. A gentle sensation and warmth feeling spread inside his body. His heart beating wildly. Somehow, he felt greedy for Itachi. He was not fully understanding but he could sense this greedy thing expand each time Itachi touched him or even looked at him. Deidara was at loss in what it was he felt.

The kiss slowly ended and their eyes met once again. Itachi smiled gently then he kissed Deidara's forehead. He embraced Deidara warmly. The blond couldn't think of anything but it felt nice so he didn't say anything. His hands circled Itachi as well as he rested his head on the older man's shoulder. They were blanketed by comfortable silence for several moments.

"So," Deidara broke their silence, mumbled, "Are you thinking about having a kid?"

"I do," Itachi replied honestly. "My clan was reduced greatly in number over the incident 17 years ago so every unmarried Uchiha continuously need to bear in mind about future children. Even my younger brother who is 5 years younger than me."

"Younger brother?" Deidara leaned away so he could looked at Itachi. He remembered what Obito said a few days ago. "You never told me about your family. I didn't know that you are great-grandson of your previous Hokage and you have fans in Konoha," he accused softly. "Everyone seems to know everything about you. Only I don't know anything about you..."

"We can start to know each other, Deidara. I'm more than happy to tell you myself," Itachi smiled. "Is anything you want to know about me?"

"Hmmm... tell me about your family," Deidara grinned at Itachi. "How many sibling do you have?"

"Well, only one. His name is Sasuke. A few months ago he joined ANBU. When we were a child, he used to followed me around and aimed to be better than me," Itachi chuckled fondly at his memories of Sasuke. Deidara could tell that Sasuke was precious for Itachi. "My mother was a Jonin before she chose to be stay-at-home-mom. Her name is Mikoto."

"Obito called her with '-sama' honorific. He said she has high social status due to his heritage," said Deidara.

Itachi nodded, "Yes, she is. My grandmother was the daughter of Nidame Hokage. But, she was passed away after she gave birth to my mother so my great-grandfather Izuna was the one who raised her." The Uchiha noticed Deidara looked tense briefly at this.

"How about your grandfather? Is he alive?"

"He passed away two years ago."

"Oh," the blond seemed drawn in his thought for a second. "And your father?"

"My father was the grandson of Nidaime Hokage's pupil, Kagami Uchiha. He became the Head of Uchiha Clan after the incident 17 years ago."

To be honest, Deidara was curious about the Uchiha incident. It was well-known but no one outside Konoha or non-Uchiha who knew the detail of that. He sensed that the topic about this incident was a sensitive one plus since he was an outsider, he thought maybe he should not ask and waited for Itachi to told him about it.

There was another thing he was dying to know about Itachi's popularity. Especially, any past (romantic) relationship. He worded it out as, "Obito mentioned that you never have any lover in the past because you were a child when you joined Akatsuki. He believed you don't have time to be with someone outside Akatsuki or at home. Nagato seconded this but it's still hard to believe for me. Someone as handsome as you can choose anyone. Even from your fans. So, is it true you were single all this time?"

Itachi nodded, "Yes, it's true. I have never been with anyone. Not even for a one-night thing." Only honesty could be detected in his voice and Deidara have no reason to not believe it anymore. He heard it himself. Not from someone's words. Itachi truly in another level from anyone else. Not only in his ability as ninja but also his personality as well.

"Ah, yes, Obito mentioned the relation about your clan affected by love kinda thing," Deidara remembered and blushed lightly. "Love is a serious matter for your clan that it affect your chakra to change your eyes into Sharingan."

"Sadly, yes." The light in Itachi's eyes dimmed scantily.

Deidara was confused, "Sadly?"

Itachi explained, "Sharingan will evolve into the next level if someone close or someone we care about come to meet death. That grief will gave Sharingan a new shape."

"New shape?"

Onyx eyes changed into Sharingan then change into a different pattern that Deidara never knew. Itachi elaborated, "Mangekyou Sharingan."

It was beautiful. The base color still red but the pattern was like shuriken with three sharp edges. However, considering the history behind those beautiful eyes, Deidara was not sure what to think or feel. Wait, Itachi had this advance level of Sharingan... Was that means...

Deidara gazed into those unusual pattern of Sharingan. He was a bit reluctant to ask. He was torn between wanted to know the answer and being afraid of the answer. He wasn't sure why he even felt that. Anyway, now or never. "Have you falling in love with someone before?"

The blonde felt Itachi's stiffened and leaned further which resulted broke their hug. Misty blue eyes blinked as Itachi was as silent as a statue. The earlier explanation flashed in his mind repeatedly. Sharingan was affected by the misery of the user when they lost a great love. It meant for the Sharingan to reached high level, the user must went through a grief time.

"You lost someone you loved," Deidara concluded softly.

Itachi neither confirmed nor denied. His face didn't even changed at all. Only slight frowned at the eyebrows if the blond squinting his eyes enough. Yet, his fingers trembled briefly on top of Deidara's. The blnd looked away, "Sorry, you don't have answer."

Somehow, he felt an invinsible needle stabbed his heart. What was this feeling? He never felt it before. It hurt him inwardly and immediately, Deidara knew he hate this kind of feeling. It was uncomfortable and gave him indescribable anxiety. However, it was faded slowly as he felt Itachi's fingers interlaced with his. Sluggishly, he looked at the Uchiha again.

"I want you to know about this," Itachi said calmly, "Would you mind to listening to my story?"

"Alright," the blond nodded.

"To answer your question," he said seriously, "Yes, I did."

Deidara held his breath due to the weight of this conversation. Itachi looked into his eyes. Revealed a raw emotion of old pain in those black eyes.

"I lost my first love."

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a.abchohan: hi! sorry, I was sick so I couldn't writing. can't think coz the crazy headache. sorry if this chapter is not decent enough. ah, I revealed Sasori's lover in here. hope you like it!