Shukaku: Here is the next chapter, I would like to thank ToboeDeidaraLover for the idea of including Sasori and Deidara in this story, and I am really sorry if they are a bit off. It's my first time writting anything with the other Akatsuki members in it so bear with me here.

Sasuke: So many excuses.

Shukaku: Watch it, teme.

Sasuke: Or what?

Shukaku: You'll be the uke in the next story and you'll be the one carrying a baby! -slaps hand over mouth- Pretend you don't see that.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

Over the next few days Naruto avoided most physical contact with his master, not wishing to repeat what had occurred in the Uchiha's bedroom. Kyuubi had been informed of the 'accidental' kiss and grew annoyed with how his baby brother was avoiding Sasuke. He finally managed to corner him in one of the studies on about the forth day.

"Okay, why are you avoiding Sasuke?" He saw the blonde blush, his ears twitched nervously. "Do you have an answer for me or not?" He put his hands on his slim hips.

"M-master Sasuke and I…. We accidently kissed in his room." His voice was barely above a whisper, Kyuubi's fox ears picked up the words very clearly. "Please don't tell anyone!" His eyes began to widen. The older fox's lips quirked but he stopped himself from smiling.

"I promise not to tell if you promise to stop avoiding Sasuke."

"Fine," He agreed in a defeated voice. Kyuubi smiled as the young fox darted from the room, an entirely embarrassed look on his young face.

'But that still doesn't answer the actual question,' Kyuubi sighed softly at this thought. He left the room and gave a startled gasp when he nearly collided with his own Master. "Itachi-sama, I'm sorry about that, I didn't realize you were standing there." His ears twitched in amusement. The Uchiha said nothing as he backed the fox into the room, no emotion portrayed on his pale face.

Kyuubi began to feel a bit uneasy; Itachi was never one to do this, even to him. "Itachi-sama, is everything okay?" Again no answer. Soon the fox's back touched the wall; Itachi trapped him there and stared into his red eyes.

"What exactly did Naruto tell you?" Kyuubi gave a sigh of relief; he thought Itachi was going to punish him or something.

"He just told me about the kiss and not to tell anyone, that's all. He didn't answer the actual question though," He snorted lightly. "Does Sasuke know anything about his behavior?"

"He has no clue; then again my ottotou was never one to pay attention to such minor things." His hands dropped to his sides. "It seems the game is at a stand still until this avoidance issue is resolved." Both men thought for a moment, Itachi's lips turned up in a sudden grin. "Why don't we lock them in Sasuke's room, they will have no choice but to spend time together."

"That might work," Kyuubi liked the idea of locking the teens in a room together. "When they are asleep tonight we should lock the door…..What about food?"

"We'll have to put some in there to last them the day, especially little Naruto, he eats a lot for his size." Itachi rubbed the back of his head and sighed. "Sometimes I wonder if he will ever grow."

"I'm guessing it is only a matter of time before he shoots up and is as tall as Sasuke, maybe taller," He grinned down at the Uchiha who fixed him with a glare. "Well we had better tell the chefs to start cooking; the boys would get suspicious if we make the food." Itachi nodded and the two men left the room for the kitchen.

Xxxx

Sasuke lay in his bed staring up at the black canopy that hung from the ceiling. The material was soft and silky, covering the entire bed so he was hidden from his brother and anyone else who entered the room. He almost never let it down, mainly because Naruto had a hard time finding the opening on the left side and usually ended up in a tangled mess. But today he was in no mood to be around his brother or Kyuubi; he'd sent Naruto outside in the backyard to play so he had the room to himself. He sighed loudly as he folded his arms behind his head, drew one knee up and closed his eyes to think.

His train of thought was interrupted by a loud crash from outside followed by an angry snarl from what he could only guess to be a leopard or a tiger. With a muttered curse Sasuke got up, pushed the net away and stalked towards the window. His black eyes narrowed at what he saw. An unknown leopard and its master stood in front of Naruto protectively, Sasuke quickly realized that Sai was back again and was causing trouble for Naruto. Again he cursed as he flew from the room, wrenched the back door open and stalked up to the group.

"Ah, you must be this little fox's master," The red headed boy said not taking his eyes off of the growling wolf in front of them. "We were passing by when we heard some commotion and decided to see what was happening. Sorry about entering your yard without permission but in doing so I believe we saved the fox's life."

"Thank you," Sasuke's eyes drifted to Sai who was baring his fangs now. "I hope I haven't caused you too much trouble by letting this happen, Naruto usually keeps himself out of trouble but trouble always follows the little guy."

"It's quite alright, besides I think Deidara likes him a little," The leopard didn't look up but he saw its lips twitch at its master's words.

"Sai, you've caused enough trouble today, go home before I call Yamamoto to come and get you." The wolf looked at him then back at the shaking fox before leaping over the fence.

"My name is Sasori by the way," The red head smiled a little. "And of course this is my dear pet Deidara," He rubbed the leopards head earning a loud purr. "He is quite different from most pet's, he has one other animal form he can take though he prefers to be a leopard most of the time." The leopard suddenly shifted forms revealing his human form to the Uchiha. He had blonde hair like Naruto with his bangs hiding his left eye, he had pale blue eyes.

"Pleased to meet you," He refrained from his usual pattern of words. New people often got confused by his way of talking. "The little one is a handful hm?" Oh, there he goes again, he could never stop himself from doing that.

"In a way," Sasuke shrugged. "If you're every in this part of town again make sure to stop by, Sasori," The red head nodded, pleased that he had gained a friend.

"I'll make sure to do that……" His name was on the tip of his tongue. "You are the most well known boy in this town and I have forgotten your name."

"Sasuke Uchiha," Sasori snapped his fingers and muttered under his breath.

"Well, have a nice day, Sasuke; I hope we meet again under less….. Stressful terms." Sasuke nodded and watched the two leave through the gate which Deidara closed behind him. The Uchiha looked at Naruto and sighed as he walked to him.

"Naruto, go inside and tell Itachi what just happened, it's time he had a talk with Yamamoto-san about Sai's behavior." The small fox darted inside to find Itachi while Sasuke followed behind him at a slower pace. 'Sai keeps getting more aggressive by the week, sooner or later he is going to be caught and sent to a reform school for his kind.' Sasuke had heard of pets being sent to a reform school when he was little; apparently it was a place of nightmares and torture, meant to scare the nastiness from the untamable pets. It was run by some shady character named Orochimaru, the only one who had really had any kind of physical contact with the man was Tsunade who often was called there to treat some of the more seriously wounded.

Sasuke pushed the thought away and headed back upstairs. He leaned against the door after it was closed and shut his eyes tight, he couldn't help but remember that stupid kiss every time he entered his room, and it was like a ghost was haunting him or something. Once he finally pushed the memory into the back of his mind he went to the window and stared out it wistfully. He unconsciously touched his lips which were tingling from the memory of the kiss, Naruto's flesh had been warm and soft against his own and it had stirred up a lot of unknown feelings within him. Sasuke forced his hand back to his side and began pacing his room, he had to forget that kiss, it's not like it really meant anything to him….

Damn, it had been his first kiss!

'No, i-it doesn't count,' He told himself. 'It was an accident; a brush of our lips is all. So it doesn't count as a kiss….. Does it?' He began chewing his lip as he continued to pace his room. With a groan of frustration he fell back onto the soft leather couch across from his bed and rubbed his eyes. Sleep, that's what he needed, sleep would help him forget that stupid incident. 'Who am I kidding?' He threw an arm across his eyes and let his free hand hang off the couch, his fingertips touching the floor.

Xxxx

Itachi had listened to what Naruto had told him and was now on the phone with Yamamoto himself.

"You need to control Sai better, Yamamoto-san, he keeps attacking Naruto. One of these days he is going to end up hurt and you are going to pay the price," The man on the other line grimaced. "Now I suggest you get to work on that before something does happen," Without another word he hung up.

"Itachi-sama, I'll be right back down, Naruto fell asleep," He heard the underlying message and nodded. The fox quickly went upstairs and put the sleeping fox on the bed next to Sasuke who was fast asleep as well. He hurried back downstairs with a smirk on his face. "Jeez, Sasuke must be really exhausted if he didn't wake up when I went in."

"That's quite unusual, even for Sasuke," Itachi rubbed his neck and stood with a sigh. "Well, let's get the food and get this done," Kyuubi held back a cheer as he gathered as much as he could. The two men quickly and quietly placed the food near the large oak wood dresser and left the room, locking it from the outside.

"And so the game resumes," Kyuubi smirked as he and Itachi went to their room for the night. What exactly would the next day bring? You have to wait to find out!

Shukaku: Please don't kill me because of my horrible attempted at Deidara and Sasori!

Kyuubi: Since she is busy trying not to get killed I'll say it. plz R&R