Naruto hated the position they were in. The space between them seemed like a great divide, even if they were only on opposite sides of the bed.
Itachi's back was turned to him.
He didn't know what he had done, but Itachi didn't even talk to him anymore and he was terrified.
Maybe Itachi would leave him. Like everyone else.
Naruto didn't want this anymore. It had been a week.
Isn't that enough time to just admit he's leaving me?
Tentatively, he reached out.
Itachi didn't seem to react initially, but, as Naruto gently rubbed his shoulder, he shifted to lay his back.
He didn't open his eyes fully, only enough so that he could see Naruto.
Worried blue eyes were watery with childish tears and he was breathing shakily through his mouth. Naruto looked helpless.
Naruto's heart jumped as Itachi turned towards him and reached out, pulling himself closer. Itachi held the hands that reached out to him and Naruto beamed, trying to hide his sniffling from his previous tears.
Naruto closed the space between them, wrapping his free arm around Itachi, who, in turn, clutched protectively at Naruto's shirt.
"I'm sorry," Itachi whispered. He never realised how much his actions (or lack of) affected Naruto, but could, as always with Naruto, he noticed his behaviour only as Naruto reached a boiling over point. "I'm sorry I keep hurting you."
Naruto's arm tightened around him. Their breaths warmed each other as they came closer. He didn't trust himself to reply so he pressed a kiss to the chaos lines on Itachi's face.
The trust Itachi had in him to kiss his face was enough to make Naruto happy - people with dōjutsu were very protective of their faces for obvious reasons - but Itachi wasn't happy with just trust. He wanted to show he cared, no matter how foreign the expression was to him.
Itachi still clutched lightly at Naruto's shirt, but he held him closer. Securely. Naruto happily reciprocated with an embrace, engulfing Itachi's barely smaller stature in warmth.
Not really sure who was actually benefiting from the hug more, Itachi sighed contently and smiled as he curled into Naruto's chest.
Even if he wasn't used to displaying and receiving affection, he was more than happy to get used to it, he decided. Everything Naruto did was warm and he couldn't think himself luckier than when Naruto was with him.