Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but I will soon own a kickass Itachi cosplay costume:evil laughter:
I want more friends to hang out with at Katsucon... :tears: Please hang out with me, Muffinkitty, and KonahakuKun? Please?.? I feel alone and unloved:overdramatic:
Also, I realized from two reviewers that I put a (1) for the song in the last chap, and didn't write anything for it at the end, so here is what it was.
(1) Kr Cube by Dir en Grey :Smile: I lub them sooo much
"Your brother? You mean Itachi?" Naruto asked, serious now, "no... that couldn't have been him."
"You're probably right... I'm just overreacting..." Sasuke stared up at the ceiling, his hand on Naruto's, That man, Hidan... he works for my brother... so that means Itachi's close by, he pulled the blond closer to him and sighed, but there would be no reason for him to harm Sai...
"Sasuke?"
"Hm?
"You're awfully cuddly tonight..." Naruto nose scrunched up.
Sasuke laughed quietly, his nervousness getting the better of him.
"And you're laughing..."
"Shut up and rest, Dobe, there's only one hour before you have to go," Sasuke closed his eyes and tried to relax a bit more, but in the darkness under his eyelids all he saw was Itachi. He thought about Hidan offering him his freedom... but the price was his body, just like it had always been... It wasn't that big of deal, since he used to do it all the time...
But I don't want to betray him... I've done it once and I almost completely lost him... Sasuke ran a hand through blond locks, I won't do it again... even if it means I have to be stuck in this place forever... I already accepted that fate the day I was put in here.
xXxXx
"I did what you asked, yeah..."
"Good, now leave."
"What?" a blond eyebrow was raised, "aren't we going to play with him?"
"No, I have plans... and I need him to fulfill them."
"Ah, yeah... I see. Have fun, Itachi-san," the man from before left the room, a maniacal grin on his face.
Sai's eyes fluttered open and he squinted at the bright light hovering above him, "Wha...?"
"I'm glad you're awake."
The raven winced at the dull throbbing in his head and turned to see "Inouye" sitting next to him, a worried frown on his face.
"What happened?" he tried to sit up, but Itachi pushed him back down, gently.
"I saw someone attack you outside of the old apartments and they tried to take you away, but I managed to get to you before that happened," Itachi gave a practiced smile, "you're quite lucky I carry a pocket knife around with me."
Sai's eyes widened a fraction, "S-someone attacked...?" the memories came flooding back and he winced, "oh..."
"But it seems like you'll be fine. I cleaned up the cuts and scrapes, and I treated the wound on your temple," Itachi lifted a wet rag from off of his lap and placed it on Sai's head, softly, giving the boy a sweet smile, "a hit like that would've killed anyone... I'm amazed you survived... and glad, too," act infatuated with him...
Sai smiled back slightly and went to hold the rag up as Itachi moved his hand away, and their fingers touched. It was brief, but Sai felt a warmth in the pit of his stomach. He didn't know why, but believing that "Inouye" liked him... it made him happy. The only other person who ever liked him was Naruto, and thinking about ending up in a strong relationship like they were in excited him, and scared him.
"So you... what? Beat the guy up?"
Itachi laughed fakely, "I stabbed him."
"..."
"But he got away. I didn't chase after him, because your health came first," another false smile.
Sai held back a blush. He wasn't used to being treated like the uke in a relationship.
"Thanks... for saving me and everything. I guess I owe you a lot."
"You do. Since our date is ruined."
"O-oh, I'm sorry," I ruined our date... how wonderful...
"To make it up... why don't you stay the night?"
Sai actually did blush this time, I'd have to be the uke...
"It's not like you can go anywhere in your condition, anyway, so why not keep me company in this lonely apartment?"
"S-sure..."
Itachi smiled, This is all too easy...
xXxXx
"Hey, Sai!" Ino called to the other boy who entered the small cafe. She skipped over to him, dressed fully in a waitress unform, the colors of bright red and pink oddly distracting. She blinked when she saw the bandage around her friend's head, "what happened?.!"
"I fell."
"Liar! If you don't tell me the truth, I'm going to tell Naruto!"
Sai visibly twitched. In their time together, the raven had found that Naruto was a real worry wart, just like Iruka. Speaking of said dolphin...
"Sai, I haven't seen you in a while," the tan man smiled from his table by the door. Kakashi was sitting next to him, lazily going through the local newspaper and drinking coffee, "how are you? I heard from Naruto that you were dating again?"
"Sort of..."
"Who is it?" Kakashi asked, mildly interested.
"His name's Inouye. I met him at a club," Sai sat down, pressing a palm against his injured temple, sighing.
"Who-- what happened?" Iruka sounded worried already... great...
"I fell."
"Quit telling lies!" Ino hissed.
"Fine, I was attacked and someone hit me on the side of the head with a metal bar."
Silence.
"... I'm telling Naruto!" Ino shouted and ran off, ignoring the glare Sai sent her.
"You were attacked?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow, "by who?"
"I don't know, but Inouye got rid of him and kept me at his apartment last night until I felt better," Sai smiled slightly. The man had been so sweet and nurturing... Maybe we can really be in a serious relationship...
"That was nice of him! I should thank him for taking care of you," Iruka smiled.
Kakashi hid his face behind the newspaper, his eyes narrowing, He was attacked... and then saved by his current "boyfriend"? It's too conveniant...
xXxXx
"Are you ok? Does your head hurt? Do you remember who I am?.?" Naruto asked nervously.
Sai sighed, but smiled, "I'm fine, yes, my head hurts, and of course I remember who you are."
Sasuke glared, his arms crossed over his chest as he sat on the edge of his bed.
"Quit burning holes into the back of my head, Teme," Naruto said through gritted teeth, "what did I tell you about being too posessive?"
"I'm an Uchiha, we're posessive of everything we own. Deal with it, Dobe, I told you the same thing when we were both still at the pleasure house."
Naruto pouted, "so, Sai, you said Inouye took care of you?" he grinned, "how sweet and romantic! I think he's trying to woo you!"
"Or maybe he's just a very caring man and wanted to help me," Sai added.
"Or he could be trying to woo you. And it's amazing he didn't try to molest you!"
"I was injured. I'm sure he knew better than to try and have sex with a guy with brain trauma?" Sai looked at Naruto's defeated look.
"If Sasuke had brain tauma, I'd still screw him."
"Don't talk as if you're the seme in the relationship," Sasuke snorted, the fact that Sai was here was putting him in a bad mood. And the fact that this Inouye person might in fact be his brother in disguise.
"Quit PMSing, Teme," Naruto snickered.
"I'll leave you two to your bickering... I have to go meet Inouye at Ino's cafe," Sai got up and wrapped the bandages back around his head.
"Oooh, another date? You two must be on a roll," Naruto grinned again, "well, have fun! And don't do anything too stressing, like sex, you might end up with more head problems."
Sai walked out of the room, "Yes, Mother," and he shut the door.
xXxXx
The raven waited patiently for his date to arrive, Ino chatting to him about how maybe she should go out with Shikamaru and how she regretted turning him down those few months ago. He just offered a bit of advice and kept himself from indulging the girl any more than what was neccasary.
"Thanks, I always knew gay guys were great with advice. You're the best. Sai," Ino chirped.
"Shouldn't you be working?"
"O-Oh, yeah!" she ran off and squeeled when her boss started yelling at her.
Sai closed his eyes and turned his head up, enjoying the warmth of the sun for a while. He thought about how nice Inouye was, how caring and handsome...
"Sorry I'm late, the traffic was horrible," Itachi smiled as he approached the other man, wearing a very business like outfit, "and forgive me for the wardrobe, I had work before this."
"It's ok," Sai smiled, pushing himself away from the wall and towards his date, "where are we going?"
"The beach."
xXxXx
"You're not aiming right... yeah..." the blond from before, Deidara, said boredly. Next to him was a red-head who looked similar to Gaara, except his expression seemed empty, "Sasori-san, do you want me to do it?" he blinked and tumbled back when the long gun was shoved against his chest.
"Leader wants the assassination done tonight. Make it fast, Deidara," Sasori said calmly, moving back into the bushes so the blond had more room to take aim.
"Hm, I still don't understand why we have to do this. Itachi-san is a good member to the Akatsuki," Deidara closed one eye and aimed the weapon. Through the small focusing glass on top, he targeted one of the two figures walking along the beach's shore.
"He went against Leader's orders. He was given permission to go off and kill his brother, but he wasn't allowed the pleasure of toying with someone that had nothing to do with that task. In fact... you and Hidan knew of what he was doing," Sasori kept his cool gaze, his aqua eyes empty, "you two should be killed as well."
Deidara chuckled while steadying his aim, "Piss off, yeah... I was the one who told you what Itachi-san was doing. Just kill Hidan. He knew for two days and said nothing."
"But you helped Itachi in setting up his trap for the boy. Do you deny the fact that you attacked him under Itachi's orders?"
"I don't deny it, but I didn't want Itachi-san thinking I was going to rat him out... yeah... so I played along. You'd do the same thing, Sasori-san," Deidara smirked, lowering the gun, "I can't get a clear shot from here. Let's move further down."
Sasori narrowed his eyes slightly and snorted, standing up, "If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were stalling."
Deidara frowned, "Is your trust in me that thin?"
"Get up and let's go," Sasori turned and made his way through the thick groves.
Deidara chuckled and followed closely behind.
xXxXx
"So, where do you work?" Sai asked, his shoes having been left far back by the beach's entrance sign. The salt water was chilly, but really refreshing. He had only been to the beaches in America, and they were a lot different. Most of the water was mirky and it was foggy most of the times because of the boats. But here, the water was almost crystal clear and there were no ships in sight, other than the small fisherman boats that sat far out on the ocean.
Itachi smirked inwardly, "I work with an organization of club owners."
Surprised, Sai stopped walking, "Really?"
"Hai. I own the club that we were at the other night," Itachi gave him another false smile. He was amazed with the fact that the other man didn't notice his fake personality at all. Especially since he found out from personal documents given to him by one of his other campanions, Kakuzu, that the younger raven used to fake his emotions all of the time.
Sai smirked, "Does that mean I get discounts?"
Itachi played along with him and wrapped his arms around the lean body, "Anything for you."
That made Sai flush, Anything for you... When his "boyfriend" moved closer, he leaned up, taken by the moment(1). Their lips pressed together and for second, just for a second, Sai was completely and utterly flying. His stomach fluttered and his eyes closed slowly as their kiss became deeper. He knew the way he felt about the whole thing was totally out of character for him, but he couldn't help it. "Inouye's" whole being... his whole aura was enough to make him collapse to his knees and quiver.
Perfect... Itachi pushed his tongue inside the delicious cavern known as Sai's mouth and intertwined their slick muscles together, enjoying the small moan he elicted from the other male. His taste was somehow addicting, like peppermint and sweet candy.
"Mmm," Sai groaned at how different the kiss was. It was both tender and passionate.
Something in the distance caught Itachi's eye. It was a shimmering light that only lit up for a second before disappearing into the shadows of the thick mangroves further up the sandy hill. His gaze darkened and he pulled away from the kiss slowly, so not to startle Sai, and he gave him a small smile.
"Our first kiss," he commented, pulling away slightly, but wrapping an arm around Sai's shoulder and moving to the other side of him, towards the groves.
xXxXx
Deidara frowned and lowered the gun, "Do you think he saw us?"
"Obviously," Sasori narrowed his eyes at the retreating back of their target, "but we can't go back to the house now, we have to finish this task or you know what'll happen."
"Kisame will rape me?"
Sasori glared at the other man, "everything's a joke to you."
"Yeah..."
The red-head sighed in frustration and stood up, his face trying to stay calm and expressionless, but Deidara was getting on his last nerve, "Hide the gun in your jacket, we're following them until we get another clear shot."
"Hai," Deidara unzipped his long coat and placed the gun inside, while getting up off of the ground.
"And remember, if anything should backfire, we contact Kakuzu."
xXxXx
Itachi's gaze kept shifting back and forth. He knew him and Sai were being followed, but why by members of the Akatsuki? He scowled and made sure Sai wasn't in striking range. There would be no use to play with a broken toy.
"We're leaving already?" Sai asked.
"Sorry, but I just remembered that we had dinner reservations," Itachi lied, trying to get to his car, "we don't want to be late."
"Dinner?" Sai was surpised, "and a reserved one too... it must be a nice place."
Itachi smiled, getting into the driving side of the car after picking up their shoes by the sign. When Sai got in and shut the door, he handed over his shoes and quickly started the vehicle, driving out of the parking lot.
xXxXx
"They came here in a car? I thought they walked... yeah..." Deidara frowned and turned to Sasori, noticing the scowl on his partners face, "... sorry, Sasori-san."
"Give me your phone," Sasori held his hand out and snatched the phone away from Deidara when the blond sat it on his palm. He dialed a number and pressed the device to his ear, "... Kakuzu, there was a glitch in Deidara's calculations."
Deidara stiffened.
"Yes, he knows what will happen, but we'll deal with that later. Send Zetsu out to pick us up and you know what you and Tobi need to do... If you have to, kill them. Whether they're dead or alive is not our concern, but Leader wants Itachi's younger brother and his lover at the house. That was his orders if such an error as this should occur..."
Deidara watched a dark smirk spread across his partner's face.
"We'll lure Itachi to the house... kill his brother, kill the blond, kill his toy... and then we'll kill him."
Oooo the seriousness! Dun dun dun!
(1) Sai seems out of character, yeah, but love makes you whorishly crazy :grin: