A/N: I am brain dead. Thank you all and sorry for the delay. This is kinda short..but hopefully I'll start to write more.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything.

Sasuke wouldn't stop touching the ring Naruto gave him. He's never received something so special before. But the whole time, he just couldn't stop smiling. The first thing he wanted to do was show it off to Itachi. He ran to Itachi's room when Naruto went downstairs to return the girls' clothes.

"Aniki!" Sasuke swung the door open, hoping he was there.

"Your aniki's asleep." Kyuubi was leaning on the back of the bed with Itachi laying in his lap.

"W..why are you so close to aniki.." He didn't like it.

"Itachi was stressed out from today, so I calmed him down." Kyuubi said, even though it wasn't the whole truth.

He was brushing Itachi's hair earlier to calm him down. Itachi had refused at first, not wanting to bother Kyuubi, but of course, Kyuubi was persistent. Itachi didn't know why, but he had gave in and let him brush his hair.

Itachi wasn't asleep though. Kyuubi had lied to Sasuke for reasons he didn't know, but Itachi kept his eyes close. He was purring and was trying to suppress it, but not doing so successfully.

"Is aniki okay.." Sasuke went over to the bed.

"He is okay Sasuke, why are you here?"

Sasuke pouted. He didn't want to tell Kyuubi about the ring first, he wanted to tell Itachi first.

"It's nothing!" Sasuke said before leaving the room.

"Why did you lie to him?" Itachi opened his eyes but didn't look at him.

"No reason." Kyuubi continued to brush Itachi's hair.

Itachi stifled a yawn. He was sleepy from the brushing. His purring was continuous. At first he felt weird laying on someone else's lap, but he allowed himself to be pampered in a sense. He himself had to admit it felt good.

"I need to see what Sasuke has to say.." Itachi mumbled.

"You can go talk to him later."

"Hn.." Itachi felt his body become heavy as he let the sweet darkness take him.

Downstairs, Naruto had returned the clothes. A couple of the maids snickered, letting their imaginations run wild when they heard Sasuke stole them.

Sasuke sulked as he came down the stairs and sat at the kitchen table. He felt his stomach growl, reminding him that he was hungry. He saw Naruto come into the kitchen and sit next to Sasuke.

"You hungry? Itachi said you barely ate today."

Sasuke nodded and watched him get up.

"N..Naruto..?" Sasuke quietly called out.

"Yes Sasuke?" Naruto sat back down.

Sasuke lightly touched the ring, fiddling with it before talking again.

"Does this mean..we're going to be with each other forever..?"

"Is that what you want?"

Sasuke shyly nodded.

Naruto messed Sasuke's hair and grinned.

"Well that's what it means."

Sasuke nodded again. He wasn't smiling, but he was happy. Such a thing meant so much to him. He never knew something could hold so much value.

Naruto got up again to prepare Sasuke some food. He hoped Sasuke was feeling alright. He cooked Sasuke fish to eat and ramen for himself.

"Sorry it might not taste as good as Sakura's or Itachi's." Naruto said as he placed the fish down when it was down.

Sasuke took a bite out of it and smiled.

"I..it was made by you..so I'm happy." Sasuke continued to eat the fish.

Naruto sat down next to Sasuke and ate their ramen.

When they were down eating, the two spent hours just playing with each other and talking. Sasuke was extremely happy and Naruto was glad Sasuke was having a good time.

Sasuke laid on the ground, tired from running after his car.

"I wanna talk to aniki.." Sasuke mumbled.

"Where even is he?" Naruto forgot about Itachi. He then wondered where Kyuubi was as well.

"H..he was sleeping earlier.." Sasuke pouted.

"Want to go see if he's awake now?" Naruto suggested.

Sasuke ears perked and he nodded. He followed Naruto upstairs and towards Itachi's room. When Naruto open the door, Sasuke gasped.

Itachi and Kyuubi were both asleep next to each other. Itachi was curled into Kyuubi's chest, while Kyuubi's arm was lazily hung across Itachi's body. Even Kyuubi's ears and tails were out, meaning he was comfortable.

"H..he's sleeping with aniki.." Sasuke whispered.

Naruto closed the door, leaving the two be.

"Yeah." Naruto paused. "I've actually never seen him so close to anyone else actually..it's kinda weird." He said truthfully.

Sasuke continued to pout.

"When is aniki going to wake up!"

Naruto covered Sasuke's mouth.

"You're too loud Sasuke. Let them sleep."

"Do you think he likes aniki.." Sasuke asked Naruto as they walked to their room.

"Kyuubi?"

Sasuke nodded.

"Eh..I don't know."

"Aniki said they aren't dating like how we are..but he doesn't know if he likes him.." Sasuke said.

This was new to Naruto. Would it be weird if Kyuubi actually came to like someone? The easy answer was yes. Naruto has never in his life seen Kyuubi shown interest in anyone. Just the fact he was willingly sleeping with Itachi made it even more likely that he harboured feelings for him. But..they've already slept with each other before when Itachi wasn't trusted to be alone.

Naruto didn't know how to respond. He decided to see how Sasuke felt on it.

"What if your brother and Kyuubi do end up liking each other? How would you feel about that?"

"I told aniki before..t..that it's..okay..b..but if he's mean to aniki then I'll be mad..!"

Naruto laughed and hugged Sasuke.

"I love you Sasuke."

Sasuke tilted his head from the sudden confession.

"I love you too."

"You're talking more and more now..I'm happy."

"Sorry.." Sasuke buried his head in Naruto's chest.

"Don't feel bad if you do." He lifted Sasuke and carried him to their room.

Naruto liked carrying Sasuke for some reason. He wasn't all that heavy and he liked the way Sasuke almost melted into his arms.

"I'm tired.." Sasuke mumbled into Naruto's neck.

"Man, you all sleep so much." Naruto placed Sasuke on the bed. "I'll do some work while you nap then. I'll wake you when it's time for dinner."

Sasuke nodded and curled up on the bed. He brought the covers over himself and closed his eyes. He laid there silently for a couple minutes before sitting up.

"What is it Sasuke?" Naruto asked when he noticed him sitting up.

"C..can you lay next to me until I fall asleep.." Sasuke laid his hand across the bed.

"Sure." Naruto smiled.

He got up from his desk and settled next to Sasuke, holding his hand with his own.. He felt Sasuke curl against himse and hug him tightly. Naruto wrapped his arm around him. He idly stroked Sasuke's hair until he fell asleep.

"Sasuke come here." A young boy beckoned Sasuke to come over to him.

Sasuke quickly kneeled in front of the boy. The chains on him rattled as he bowed his head.

"Do you want some food?" The boy taunted.

Sasuke quickly shook his head, but his stomach betrayed his actions and gave a loud growl.

"You sound like you're hungry though."

Sasuke didn't give a response. He stayed kneeling, naked on the floor.

"It's stupid that you don't talk." The boy prodded Sasuke with his foot.

Sasuke didn't like the master's son. He always got him in trouble, leading to punishments. He missed his aniki. This was the first time he was ever separated from his brother. He started to tear up when he thought about Itachi.

"Stop crying. You're such a baby." The young master slammed Sasuke's face to the floor with his foot.

That didn't help Sasuke to stop crying. Pain spread across his face and he quietly whined.

"It's not like you can't talk." The boy pressed harder on Sasuke's face, causing the kit to cry out in pain. "Annoying."

He lifted his foot off of Sasuke and lifted his chin. He squeezed Sasuke's cheeks, forcing his mouth open.

"I want you to eat these."

Sasuke tried to resist, but the boy starting to shove pieces of bread down Sasuke's throat. Sasuke started to choke as he was forced to eat. The boy continued to shove bread down Sasuke's throat until his stomach was filled.

"Now you're not hungry anymore." He smirked. He knew his father would be mad.

Sasuke wiped his tears and tried to calm himself. His throat felt so dry and scratchy. It hurt.

"Leave, you piss me off."

Sasuke was grateful and he left the room as quick as he could. The chains prevented him from standing up, so he was forced to crawl. He crawled into the kitchen, avoiding anyone that would come his way. He looked at his bowls and they were empty. He needed to drink water badly. He went to the nearest bathroom quietly. He couldn't reach the sink, so he lapped up the water in the toilet. He didn't care at this point.

Sasuke felt like vomiting from all the food he was forced to eat. His stomach wasn't used to it, but Sasuke hated throwing up. He held back as much as he could.

When Sasuke was calm, he left the bathroom.

"What're you doing there." Sasuke's master was outside in the hallway.

Sasuke froze and started to tremble. He was scared of his master.

The bigger man grabbed Sasuke's collar and the short, loose chain connecting to it, causing Sasuke to choke once again. He held it up high and examined him.

"You just ate something didn't you." He glared at Sasuke. "Who said you could eat? You're so fuckin' useless. You can't even obey such a simple order. Why did I even bother buying you."

He slapped Sasuke hard across his face. Sasuke barely had time to react before his master roughly grabbed Sasuke's cheek in the same manner his son did. He then shoved his finger down Sasuke's throat, making him gag.

"Didn't I tell you I don't like seeing a belly on you?!" He continued shoving his fingers down. "I don't care if you're starving!"

Sasuke couldn't hold it back anymore. He threw up the contents of his stomach out and onto the floor. Sasuke could see the bread he was forced to eat along with liquids on the floor. A foul taste in his mouth lingered as he tried wiping his tears.

"Much better." He wiped his fingers on Sasuke's face. "Clean this up."

Sasuke watched his master leave. He weakly got on all fours and crawled back to the kitchen. His fingers shook as he connected the metal bucket filled with soap water onto his loose chain of his collar. He picked up the dirty rag with his mouth; something he was ordered to do before. He dragged the bucket carefully to the mess and put the rag down. He wiped his face and body then dunked the rag in the water and proceeded to clean his mess.

He almost threw up again looking at his vomit despite having nothing to throw up. He did his best to quickly clean his mess. He heard his master's footsteps approach and he started to panic for no real reason. In the midst of his panic, he accidentally knocked the bucket over. Sasuke's heart rate went faster and faster. He frantically tried to clean it up, but it was no use. His master was already there. He felt his stomach start to contract. He felt fists make contact with his body. There was no way he could hold it back anymore. Vomit made its way up Sasuke's throat and he—

Sasuke shot up from his position on the bed, startling Naruto who was sitting at his desk. He covered his mouth, holding back as much as he could before he ran to the bathroom and threw up in the toilet.

"Sasuke?!" Naruto could hear Sasuke vomiting and ran after him.

He rubbed Sasuke's back and noticed how much he was sweating. When Sasuke was done, he flushed the toilet and carefully guided him to the sink. He had Sasuke rinse his mouth and he carried him back to the bed. Naruto went downstairs to get Sasuke a glass of water.

"Are you okay Sasuke." Naruto asked when he came back.

He handed Sasuke the water, and he started to sip the water.

"Did you have a nightmare?" Naruto sat to the side of Sasuke and moved his long bangs away from his face.

Sasuke nodded and sat up.

"I..I had..a dream..a..about the past.."

"I see.." Naruto wrapped an arm around Sasuke and brought him close.

Naruto didn't ask what the dream was knowing it may make Sasuke feel ill. He felt extremely terrible just thinking about how he was treated in the past. He was very glad though that he was able to be the one to bring him the happiness he deserved.

Sasuke sipped his water. He was able to calm himself down considerably when he felt Naruto comfort him. He closed his eyes and he compared his life from the past and now. He honestly couldn't think of anything better than what he had now. He was still trying to grasp the fact that Naruto truly loved him. But then it reminded him about his father.

"N..Naruto..?"

"Yeah Sasuke? You okay?" Naruto was still worried.

"Mhm.." Sasuke nodded. "W..what if your f..father doesn't like me..?"

"Sasuke.." Naruto started. "I don't know how he's going to respond. I'm not..ready to tell him."

"B..but.." Sasuke held the ring Naruto gave him. "I..it feels..bad that..w..we're with each other..like this. I..isn't it like lying..?"

"Mm.." Naruto sighed and leaned back. "I guess it is isn't it."

Although Sasuke was scared to find out what Naruto's dad had to say, he knew that it dishonest. Even though Sasuke never met his parents, he knew that they were important. Itachi was his family, so he felt it was the same for Naruto. He remembered what Itachi went through when he didn't tell him the truth and he didn't want the same thing to happen.

"Give me a week." Naruto said. "After a week..we'll confront him..how about that."

Sasuke nodded and gave a small smile.

"I..it will be o..okay." Sasuke tried his best to reassure Naruto.

"Are you comforting me?" Naruto kissed Sasuke's cheek. "I promise I'll tell him about us then."

"I..I'm.." Sasuke took a deep breath. The dream still lingered in the back of his mind.

"Hm?"

"I'm hungry.." Sasuke finally said.

"Then let's go eat." Naruto got off the bed. "You probably need it, so eat to your heart's content. I'll go ask Sakura to prepare dinner for us."

Sasuke felt his chest well up. He grabbed Naruto's hand before he could leave.

"Thank you."

"For what?" Naruto questioned. He wasn't sure what Sasuke was thanking him for.

"F..for your love…"

Naruto started to snicker.

"That sounded so corny Sasuke."

Sasuke blushed and started to pout.

"Ah, there's my Sasuke. Always pouting." Naruto laughed.

Sasuke gave up and went ahead to go to the kitchen, but he was really happy. At the bottom of the stairs he waited for Naruto. They held hands once again as they went to the kitchen.