Diamonds and Pearls

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

Chapter Notation: There is a lemon. Warnings were put up before and after it. So if you prefer a more innocent read, you can skip that scene with ease.

Chapter Nine

Rin couldn't believe it. It really was Kakashi. He as alive and apparently working for the English Fleet? She was stunned.

"It's me. I can't believe this." Kakashi says and cautiously approaches her.

He scoops her up in his arms and swings his friend around. That's when Temari smashed a glass bottle against his head and the silver haired pirate fell to the ground. Rin stares in horror.

"Why did you do that?! Did it look like he was attacking me?!" She demands.

"We are in the middle of a battle. He's the enemy. Be grateful that I didn't kill your lover." She says.

Rin twitches. Her lover?! How dare that blonde bitch say such a thing?! She shouldn't speak of things she didn't understand. Unfortunately, the battle was raging too fiercely to give the other woman the slap she so richly deserved.

The assassin was forced to whirl around and block the sword of another Englishman. This was insanity. The clashing of swords could be heard throughout the tavern.

"AHHH!" She hisses in pain as the blade cuts into her arm.

Her block had only been partially successful. It didn't matter though. She was able to drive her own sword through the scoundrel's heart who had made her bleed. She was an assassin. Rin wasn't going to die by another's blade!

Sasuke swings his sword and beheads an English Officer. While he was in the middle of pulling out his sword, another lunged at him. A blonde blur darts between the two of them and runs his sword straight through the other man's belly.

"No one touches my treasure, especially not the likes of you." He hisses and watches as the man falls lifeless to the floor.

"What treasure are you talking about?" Itachi asks Naruto as he delivers a punch to another of their attackers.

"NEVERMIND, ITACHI! JUST FOCUS ON THE FIGHT!" Sasuke roars and takes out his embarrassment on some rather unlucky sailors.

His sword was practically singing. It was moving that fast. It was like lighting. Naruto blinks as he watches Sasuke. That had to be four, no wait five beheadings in under three minutes. Wow.

"GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Gaara snarls and slams his sword through the lung of a man who was attacking Itachi.

"It's very sexy when you indulge in your bloodlust, Gaara. Have I told you that before?" Itachi asks.

"No. I don't believe you have." The red head replies and Itachi chuckles as he gives Gaara quick kiss on the cheek.

Konan was tossing bottles of rum at the heads of their opponents from behind the bar. She was starting to run out of bottles though. Still she figured this should cut down their numbers nicely.

Kankuro throws a table at a group of three sailors. He smirks when they fall to the ground. The pirate soon was crying out in pain when another sailor snuck up behind him and slashed at Kankuro's side.

"Kankuro!" Tenten calls out.

She had seen the blade move. The brunette tries to rush over to her injured comrade, but she couldn't do it. It was taking everything she had just to keep pace with this strange man with busy eyebrows.

Hinata spins a barrel of ale at some of the Englishman. She smiles when they fall over and was on them in a flash. She quickly slit their throats.

"Whoa! Who knew the angel could slit a throat that fast?!" Suigetsu muses out loud.

"Well there's a reason she's on our crew!" Naruto points out and the white haired man nods dumbly as he elbows another fighter in the face.

"DIE YOU FILTHY SON OF A BITCH!" Hidan yells and slams his sword into yet another sailor.

Deidara shakes his head. He couldn't believe Hidan kissed his mother with that mouth. Oh well. Art was an explosion. An explosion of blood against the walls in this case. He tosses some daggers into their opponents.

"Well I can't let the brats have all of the fun." Kisame says as he brings down his truly massive sword on one of the foreign fighters.

The fighting went on for hours. Jugo had gone berserk and finished off most of the surviving sailors. It had been a rather frightening sight to put it mildly. Thankfully, Sasuke was able to soothe the savage beast and the large man went back to being a gentle giant.

By the time it was over, there wasn't a single person without at least some sort of injury. Kankuro was the one with the worst injury. He was still bleeding heavily from his side. Karin was attending to him by the time the dust settled.

"You have to spare him!" Rin argues on behalf of the unconscious Kakashi to Itachi.

"That's the CopyCat Pirate. He's certainly got skills. I'm not certain that we can trust him though. What do you think, brother?" He asks Sasuke.

Sasuke frowns as he considers the question. There was no denying the other man's skills with a blade. He would be an asset, but he was also likely to slit their throats while they slept.

"He's sailing for the English. We can get a damn good ransom for him, I should suspect. Restrain him. We can take him hostage." The younger Uchiha replies.

"Thank you." Rin whispers.

"Don't thank me. I'm not doing this out of the kindness of my own heart or for you. If he's flying under the English Flag, he's worth something." Sasuke says.

Gaara looks around and winces. They had subdued their enemy, but most of the crews had fairly serious injuries. He was nursing a black eye and had gotten off easily compared to his brother.

"Don't worry. Karin is one of the best healers, that I have ever seen. You'll see. We'll be ready to go in no time." Itachi assures his almost lover.

The red head simply nods. He wasn't so sure he believed that, but he certainly wasn't going to argue. He just sighs in relief that none of their crew members had gotten killed. They been able to overwhelm their opponents through sheer numbers.

"EVERYONE! I want those of you who have knowledge of the healing arts to stay behind and treat our injured comrades. Those of you who aren't too severely injured to walk, I want you to head back to the ship. We will set sail as soon as everyone is cared for." Itachi bellows.

"Your brother is really loud when he wants to be." Naruto whispers to Sasuke.

Sasuke nods in agreement. Itachi had always had a commanding presence. When he wanted to, he also had a booming voice. There was just no questioning him. He had an air of absolute authority that was impossible to deny at times like these.

A few hours later, everyone was on the ship. The younger Uchiha brother corners Suigetsu. Naruto said that the man had walked in on them and he wanted to know if that was true.

"You have been looking at me strangely for awhile. Tell me why or I will cut you down where you stand." He warns him.

"When I went to get you, I found you and Naruto laying with each other. You were wrapped up in each other in the way that only lovers do. I guess I just never thought you'd be the type of man who preferred being sheathed or that you would like blondes." Suigetsu teases him.

That was it. Sasuke lunges at Suigetsu. How dare he speak to him like that? He was going to teach him a lesson.

"There has been no sheathing going on and if there was, I would be the one doing it!" Sasuke hisses at him.

"Sure sure. That's why you were all cuddled up to him like a loving bride." The white haired man says as he dodges Sasuke's lunge.

He had expected it. The violet eyed man knew that Sasuke wouldn't take kindly to his sassing. Suigetsu couldn't help it though. This was just too much fun! He couldn't resist.

"TAKE THAT BACK OR ELSE I WILL MAKE YOU WALK THE PLANK!" Sasuke thunders.

Naruto blinks. Sasuke was threatening to make a member of his crew walk the plank. What the Hell was going on? He walks over to investigate.

"Sasuke, what's wrong?" He asks.

"Nothing! This is between me and him. Don't interfere!" The feisty First Mate growls at him.

Naruto raises an eyebrow. Did Sasuke really just growl at him? Yeah, he did. This was serious. He looks at Suigetsu, as if to demand an explanation.

"He asked me why I was looking at him oddly. So I told our First Mate here, the truth. I saw him and you laying in each other's arms. I never would have thought that an Uchiha brother would be so submissive or cuddle like a woman!" Suigetsu exclaims.

"Oh yeah. Now I can see why you want his sorry arse to walk the plank." Naruto says and Sasuke nods.

He shakes his head. Naruto was finally making progress with his treasure. He was certainly not going to let Suigetsu ruin it with his taunting. Clearly, he had to act. So he grabs Suigetsu by the collar and drags him off towards the mast.

The blonde quickly ties Suigetsu to it. Sasuke blinks. Naruto wasn't done though. He strips Suigetsu down until he was standing in nothing more than his underpants.

"THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO ANYONE WHO INSULTS MY TREASURE, GOT IT?" He asks.

Everyone looks confused. Thankfully, they thought that Naruto meant actual treasure. Sasuke covers his face with his hands. He couldn't believe that Naruto had actually done that.

"There. That should teach him some respect." The blonde says as he walks over to Sasuke.

"You are mad. You are stark, raving mad. I should throw your ass overboard for that stunt! I can't believe that you would say that in front of the whole ship. What the Hell is wro-" Sasuke's rant is interrupted by Naruto's kiss.

Naruto knew that he had probably gotten carried away there. But he wasn't going to allow Suigetsu to embarrass his pearl out of being with him. So he had to lay down the law.

He knew Sasuke now though. He might hiss like a Hellcat, but you could calm him down easily enough. You just had to pet him the right way.

Sasuke wanted to cuss out Naruto more. Then of course the idiot had to go and kiss him. He had to kiss him infuriatingly well. Fuck it. He grabs Naruto by his collar and drags him into the nearest cabin.

"They certainly have an interesting way of expressing affection." Gaara notes with amusement.

"Yes, they most certainly do. Well the crew seems to be doing well enough. We should board the Sharingan now. My foolish little brother seems rather busy at the moment. I doubt they will even notice our departure." Itachi says as he offers Gaara his hand.

"Me neither." The red head agrees and heads off with Itachi.

"It really is a shame that we never did get to enjoy our time on the Isle of Lust fully." Itachi muses once they were alone in their cabin.

"Aye. Well perhaps next time. It will likely be easier when their isn't a Royal Fleet chasing after us." The Captain of Suna observes with open amusement.

Itachi nods. That much was true. Well their crew was now as settled as it was going to be. That mean there was only one thing left to do. His favorite red head.

"Well things seem to have settled down for now. I brought that blindfold with me." He says and waves the silky fabric.

"You have my attention. One moment." Gaara says as he walks out of the cabin and places a DO NOT DISTURB sign on the door, before returning to his soon to be lover.

Warning Lemon

Itachi smiles. He didn't mind allowing Gaara to have control at least in the beginning. Besides, he was genuinely curious to see what he would do.

"So eager, my love." He muses and places the blindfold on himself.

"I have the most beautiful man who has ever sailed the Seven Seas offering himself to me, completely. Who would not be eager to take advantage of such good fortune?" Gaara muses as he stands behind Itachi.

"You are rather good at stroking my ego." Itachi muses.

Gaara smiles. He quickly sets about his new task. Stripping Itachi. It was a rush to know that he had one of the most dangerous pirates in the world completely at his mercy and to see the glory that was his lover, naked.

"I assure you that is not the only thing that I am good at stroking." He whispers hotly into Itachi's ear as his hand grasps his lover firmly.

"That sounds very promising." Itachi murmurs.

The red head nods. Itachi wasn't aroused yet. He'd have to fix that. Gaara was far from a blushing virgin, he knew how to please his lovers. So he didn't hesitate to start stroking the other pirate.

Itachi groans. That felt good. He leans back against Gaara. He could feel the silky fabric of the white robes the other pirate was wearing. That was incredibly erotic to him. Knowing that the other man wanted him so badly that he couldn't even wait long enough to disrobe, was erotic.

"I thought as much. I wonder if you are like your brother." Gaara muses.

"I must admit that my desire is lessened when you begin to talk about my brother when my cock is in your hand." Itachi warns him.

Gaara smirks. It made him feel good to hear the jealousy in Itachi's voice. Almost as good as to be able to touch the other man so intimately. Still he didn't want to cool Itachi's desire too much. He'd find a way to rekindle the fire of his desire.

"My apologies. I was merely curious, if your neck is as sensitive as his." Gaara states and ghosts gentle kisses along the back of Itachi's neck.

Itachi squirms. Damn it. In that respect, he was VERY much like his brother. That little trick had taken him from being half aroused, to fully aroused.

The feeling of Gaara's lips against his skin was maddening. How could something as innocent as a few kisses to his neck drive him into such a frenzy of lust? He felt himself get fully aroused.

"Judging by your reaction, I'll take that as a yes." Gaara muses smugly and strokes Itachi more, while gliding his other hand along his lover's muscular chest.

He reveled in it. All of it. The beautiful sight of his naked lover. The taste of his skin. How Itachi would react to the simplest gestures of affection and the sounds of his lover's pleasure. Perfect. The moment was perfect.

"Evil cocktease." Itachi mutters.

"I you wanted an innocent maiden, you should have seduced a farmer's daughter instead of another pirate." He states smugly and bites down lightly on Itachi's shoulder, causing the other man to moan.

Itachi privately muses that the red head had an excellent point there. Other than Gaara, the innocent type had never really appealed to him. He preferred his lovers to be more sure of himself.

Gaara proves that he was such a lover a few moments later, when Itachi feels himself pushed to his knees. He hears the sound of the other Captain's clothes hit the floor. He felt the red head grab him by hair and place his mouth by his own arousal.

"Suck." He says simply.

Itachi smirks. Yes, Gaara believed he was in control. The elder Uchiha certainly didn't mind taking his lover in his mouth. It also served as a rather useful distraction.

He quickly sucks on his fingers before Gaara could notice. Itachi then wraps his lips around his lover's cock and sucks lightly. He swirls his tongue around the sensitive tip and gently parts the other man's legs, while he was distracted.

"Fuck!" Gaara hisses in pleasure.

He might not be able to see Gaara, but he could hear his lustful cries of pleasure. He could taste his desire on the tip of his tongue. Itachi's imagination had no issue supplying images of the gorgeous pirate for him to enjoy, even while he was blindfolded.

Itachi was gifted with his mouth in every aspect. His words, his kisses, and apparently other more…wonderfully wicked activities.

Itachi places soft kisses along the sensitive flesh. Then he licks and takes him into his mouth, sucking harder and faster. He'd bring Gaara right up to the edge and would slow down.

"Itachi, if you don't let me cum…I will fucking kill you." Gaara pants out, lost in a haze of pleasure.

This was madness. He was so close to satisfaction and then the eldest Uchiha would leave him at the edge. Itachi smirks he takes Gaara fully into his mouth and slides two digits inside his lover, as he finally allows the red head to achieve his release.

"I thought that I was going to be the one who set the pace this time." Gaara protests and squirms at the sudden intrusion.

"That is not what I said. I said that I would consent to being blindfolded. I did not say that you were going to be set the pace or how long I was going to be blindfolded." He points out and uses his other hand to undo the blindfold.

"Sneaky Uchiha!" Gaara says and umpfs as Itachi removes his fingers just long enough to shove Gaara over the side of the bed, before sliding them back in.

That was true. He knew it was a sneaky move. In his defense, he was a Pirate Captain, not a priest. Itachi had never claimed to be a straightforward fellow.

"Perhaps, but judging by the fact your cock is already at full mast again, I would say you do not really mind it." Itachi states as he stretches the tight Captain below him.

Itachi didn't think that he had ever seen anything more alluring in his entire life. The mere sight of Gaara bent over the bed was almost enough to make him cum right then and there. Fortunately, he had just enough self-control not to do so.

"FUCK!" Gaara moans in pleasure and Itachi smirks.

He had found his lover's spot. Everyone had one. Some were just easier to find than others. Deciding that his lover was prepared enough, he removed his fingers and slowly buries himself inside the other man.

Hot and tight. Itachi had never felt anything like this before. It was as if the red head was made just for him. They fit together that perfectly.

"You have to have the tightest arse of any man that I have ever met." Itachi growls into Gaara's ear lustfully.

"You can move. I won't. I'm not some fragile china doll." The red head informs him.

Itachi didn't need to be told twice. Soon he was plunging into his lover's tight heat with reckless abandon. The bed began to shake with the force of their passion, but he didn't care. If it broke, he would simply claim the other man on the floor.

Gaara moans and arches underneath Itachi. He felt so full and with every thrust, Itachi hit something inside him that made him feel as though he was flying. He could feel the heat begin to pool low in his belly and knew that he wouldn't last much longer.

"That's good. You certainly do not have the mouth of a china doll. You make such sweet moans for me." Itachi taunts him and strokes his lover as he slams into him faster and faster.

This was nothing short of ecstasy. He moans Gaara's name as he finally finds his release. His lover wasn't far behind him and came with something that Itachi could only describe as a roar.

He slowly pulls out of his lover. Itachi scoops up Gaara and then lays on the bed with him. He smiles and wraps his arms around his new lover, snuggling into him.

End of Lemon

"Perhaps there is some merit to these games of yours." Gaara pants out.

"I knew that you would see things my way, eventually. You are truly a wonder. I am very glad that I saved you all those years ago." Itachi says as he kisses the other man's forehead.

"I am glad that you saved me as well. Think how awkward it would have been for me to please you with only one hand." He laughs.

Itachi shakes his head in amusement. Well yes, that would have been terribly unfortunate. Still he had no doubt that the other Captain would have found a way to manage it.

"I should think that you would have pleased me either way. Though I do vastly prefer you to be in one piece." Itachi states.

"I prefer it as well. Hopefully, Naruto and Sasuke are still in one piece the next time we dock. I am not entirely certain if they wish to become lovers or kill each other." The Captain of Suna admits.

The eldest Uchiha couldn't suppress a chuckle. Yes, that was why he warned Sasuke. He knew the truth about Naruto. Most of the time the man was as friendly of a sort as you ever would meet. However, there was another side to him. A darker side.

There was a reason why he was so well known. The blonde hadn't yet displayed his teeth. Itachi knew what the man was capable of. Oh Naruto would always choose to bestow mercy upon his foes, when given the choice. But when his back was against the wall, even Itachi didn't particularly relish the thought of going up against him.

"At the moment, I think it is an even mix of both. How long do you think Naruto will leave Suigetsu up on that mast?" He asks.

"Oh I don't know. I would say at least a day. Naruto is very protective of his lovers. He calls Sasuke his pearl or his treasure. It depends on his mood really. You know how we pirates are about our treasure…" Gaara trails off.

"Extremely possessive. Yes, I do worry sometimes. Sasuke has a habit of questioning authority. I'm not certain how Naruto will react to that in the long-term." Itachi confesses.

Gaara nods. He did have some concerns about it. He didn't think that the relationship was entirely healthy, but Gaara had never seen Naruto look at anyone in the way he looked at Sasuke. The blonde as in love.

He knew the feeling. The young pirate had been in love with Itachi for years. Now that he had him, he was never letting him go. Gaara was certain that Naruto felt the same way for his pearl. He just hoped said pearl didn't slam his clam shut as Naruto reached for him. That would end in disaster.