Disclaimer: Don't own anything...

Warnings: This chapter contains a lemon (yaoi incest). This also contains blood, references to violence, coarse language, OOC, and the canon... we know. This is also long and there are quite few errors in there, I'm sorry about those.

Pairings: ItaSasu

"Sasuke," Itachi started, looking back at him with a blank look on his face. "Go back to sleep, you have a lot of work ahead of you," he started to pull the door opened as he heard Sasuke gasp again. "It's the storm isn't it?"

The young ninja was almost silent as he clung onto the pillow. "I'm fine," Sasuke breathed, closing his eyes as another sound passed through the air pulsing off of the walls. He was far from alright. Itachi could tell by the whimpers that were passing his lips.

He sat next to him on the bed with a smirk on his face looking at the chipping purple paint on his fingernails. "Sasuke, I told you once that the lightning can't hurt you. I told you that as long as I was here that nothing can happen to you. I might have said that six years ago, but I still remember like it was yesterday," he smiled as he stroked Sasuke's face. "But whenever I said that you'd go to sleep, I want you to sleep Sasuke; if you get sick then I'm going to get sick…"

Sasuke snuggled deeper into the pillow as Itachi stood up to walk away, his hand wrapping around his wrist pulling him closer. "Itachi," he breathed, closing his eyes tightly. "All of those years ago, you know why I went to sleep so easily?" he pulled the hand closer to him. "It was because you went to bed with me."

"Aren't you a little old to have me in your bed?" Itachi asked flatly trying to pull his arm free. He closed his eyes as a smirk rolled across his lips. "We have a lot of planning to do, and all of it revolves around you, don't you think you should sleep?"

The younger ninja whimpered as another crash of thunder ran through the sky. He grasped onto Itachi's hand tighter, pulling him closer to his body feeling him surrender. No longer pulling away from him, but more so pushing toward. Sasuke smiled lightly feeling his brother move closer to him. He knew that it wasn't Itachi's own decision to take this vow of abstinence, it was all for Sasuke, everything was.

He felt Itachi's warmth join him underneath the blankets, drawing closer to him, wrapping an arm around him pulling him closer. It was a bad idea to do this. Sasuke knew that. Every time that they'd been closer, Sasuke felt as though he was breaking farther away from Konoha and starting to associate with Itachi. He had the village to think of; he had to think of all of the ninja who lived there who trusted him. He had to think of the ones who could wind up like Sakura Haruno.

"Sasuke," Itachi breathed, holding him closely. "You did well today," he kissed him on the top of the head, running a hand through his ebony hair. "I think that we can make progress in no time at all if you keep up the persistence that you had earlier. Maybe for once in my life I'm doing something right with you."

Sasuke nuzzled closer to Itachi's chest, a satisfied smirk on his face. "You're an excellent ninja, Itachi, there was never a doubt in my mind about that. It's just that all of this time I think that you were looking at the world in the wrong perspective," he closed his eyes running his hand along Itachi's stomach. "I don't know many people who actually give me dangerous weapons like our cousin's dagger. Then again, that did come in handy in some scrapes."

Itachi let out a small chuckle. "That blade is one of the most powerful weapons I have ever seen. When used right, that dagger could destroy even the toughest ninja. Shisui always had ways to have me beat, weapon mastery was more of his forte, but I learned faster than he did. It hurt him to know that I was going to surpass him."

Sasuke closed his eyes. The village, everything that he had ever done had been for the Goddamn village. Everything was about Konoha; there was nothing for Sasuke these days. He wanted to be closer to Itachi, but the village subconsciously said no to that. He only had one thing to say about Konoha and everything that was inside of it.

"Fuck the village," Sasuke breathed, looking up into Itachi's eyes with a teasing grin on his face. "Fuck Konoha and everyone in it," he took a deep breath. "To Hell with all of those bastards that I call my colleagues, screw all of the strictures that I once followed," he touched Itachi's chest lightly. "None of it can even compare to what I have right now, nothing can fight the sensations that I have with you. I wanted to look at life without you, and right now I can't see that happening."

Itachi sighed. "I can't let you detach yourself from the village, Sasuke. It wasn't my intention to make you hate Konoha as I did. I don't want you to be like me, I want you to be your own person, a person who's stronger than me."

Sasuke shook his head. "I say to hell with all of the people in the village, I say fuck them, something that you never had the courage to say. Fuck every last one of them!" he took a deep breath moving to take Itachi's lips in a light kiss. "To Hell everyone who doesn't want us to be together, everyone who is trying to pull us away from one another, none of them matter to me anymore, nothing matters to me anymore. Nothing but you, Itachi, all of this time when I was trying to hate you…"

"Shhh," Itachi stroked Sasuke's back. "I know, Sasuke, I know. I know the pain that you're going through right now," he stopped his hand as he looked away. "I know that's why that night hurt so much."

Sasuke kissed his lips again. "Itachi, you don't know what I want right now," he ran his kisses down his older brother's neck. "Itachi, I want you, I want you more than anything that I've ever wanted before. After what happened in the woods, I thought that I was never going to feel your touch again, and it's been a long time since then. Itachi…"

Their lips touched again, Itachi's arms wrapping around Sasuke's body pulling him closer to his body. A deep breath passed Sasuke's lips as they separated looking into each other's eyes deeply, Itachi's hands running along Sasuke's back. Taking another deep breath, they kissed again, holding onto each other tightly.

"Itachi," Sasuke breathed feeling Itachi let him go starting to move away. "No…" he pulled him back. "No… don't go," he took a deep breath pulling him closer to his body. "I want you to stay here with me."

"Sasuke," Itachi started as he looked at the young boy. "I know you want me to stay," he kissed him on the forehead. "All you have to do is ask."

"I don't want you to have to ask," Sasuke breathed, a hiss coming through his teeth feeling Itachi start to bite at his neck. "I want you to take."

"I thought my leaving was punishment enough," Itachi chuckled continuing to kiss as Sasuke's neck. "After all, it did make you this upset about it. It showed me something. It showed me that there was always a deeper love that you're trying to hide. Even strong ninja feel love; even ninja of my caliber of notoriety can feel it. It's a punishing emotion."

Sasuke moaned feeling his brother's hands move underneath his shirt rubbing against his chest. "Itachi!" he closed his eyes tightly his hand gripping Itachi's ponytail, pulling at the hair tightly. "Please, don't be teasing me," he started to open his watering obsidian eyes. "If you're going to go much further than this, you're going to have to be doing this for real. Not as a cruel joke."

"Cruel joke?" Itachi asked, his hands pulling Sasuke's shirt over his head, hearing Sasuke's purring become louder than it ever had been before. "Sasuke," he swallowed hard, throwing the garment to the ground looking down at Sasuke whose eyes were gazing timidly up into his, hitches in his breathing. "Sasuke," Itachi smirked, moving down to take his lips again.

Their lips hit again as they fell deeper into the mattress, Sasuke's breathing becoming even heavier than before. He was getting pushed slowly to the edge of the wall of sanity, his mind starting to wander through a swirl of passion, another moan slipping through his lips.

"Itachi," he breathed his hands moving to grasp up against his back, looking into his eyes. "Please, I-Itachi," he took a deep breath. "Please, don't let this be like all of those other times where we were in bed together, don't leave me like this," he swallowed hard before trying to formulate the words, trying to say the request that he wanted to make. "F-fuck me, Itachi. P-please…"

Fingers traced Sasuke's jaw line his eyes closing lightly. "Sasuke," he kissed his forehead. "Don't beg for it, show some dignity. All you have to do is ask nicely and it's yours," he moved his hands down to Sasuke's pants, starting to pull them down his legs hearing the young boy's moans, the small incarnations of curses fresh on his lips.

"Itachi," Sasuke breathed watching his pants hit the ground. "What's the rush? You have all of the time in the world; don't you want to make this count? I mean, it isn't just a meaningless thing. At least I don't think it is by the way that you preach about love. You say you love me, Itachi…"

"And I do," Itachi breathed holding his younger brother's bare body running a hand through his hair. He kissed him lightly on the lips. "There isn't a damn thing in this world that I would exchange you for, not for all of the power that the Akatsuki could offer."

Their lips connected them to each other once again, their hands grasping for support. The sound of the mattress squeaking filled the room bouncing off of the walls coming back to haunt their ears. Every sound was only augmented as Itachi shifted his weight off of Sasuke's watching the tremors running through his brother's body. He was giving into the passion; it was only a matter of time before the joy made him hard.

"Sasuke," Itachi whispered lightly. "I think that trust is important in a relationship between two people, especially when one is teaching the other how to unleash his potential. If you don't trust me with your body, how will you know when I steer you wrong?"

Sasuke took a deep breath. "I do trust you…"

"Don't be too trustworthy to people," Itachi breathed, looking down at Sasuke's chest seeing, the scar that had branded the flesh. "They tend to do things to hurt you, even if unintentionally," his fingers brushed the scared tissue, his eyes not looking up at Sasuke, only hearing him breathe harshly, his chest tightening at the touch.

Never again, Itachi repeated, remembering the blood that was on his hands, the dagger lodged so deeply into Sasuke's chest. He looked up into Sasuke's eyes, seeing a look of worry deep within them. I don't want to lose you.

Sasuke sighed as he looked into Itachi's eyes. "You did the best that you could…"

Itachi's fingers continued to stroke over the raised flesh, looking at the mark that his weakness had created on his chest. Feeling Sasuke's heartbeat was enough to know that he did the best that he could, he saved him. Yet for another time in his presence, Itachi felt the guilt that he had been trying to fight forever. This was his battle, Sasuke wasn't supposed to get hurt.

"Itachi," Sasuke breathed, stroking his brother's face lightly. "There was nothing more you could have done for me. You gave me another chance at life when I should have died. You put your own well being on the line to make sure that I was going to make it out alive," he moved forward to kiss him on the lips lightly. "Thank you."

Itachi chuckled, kissing him lightly on the lips, pulling away to look into his eyes. "Sasuke, that scar, it's not so unattractive," he brushed his fingers up against it. "Scars make character, scars show hardship," he kissed lightly at his neck. "I think that we learned a valuable lesson," he rested his hand up against his hand up against Sasuke's heart. "Sakura has intent to kill us."

Sasuke moved to take Itachi's lips in a short passionate kiss. "Stop talking, you always talk too much in these situations. Are you nervous? Or do you just like to hear yourself speak?"

They kissed deeply, Sasuke's body being pushed to the mattress, a low breath leaving his lips. Hands trailed down his body to stroke his sensitive flesh, taking in another gasp of air. Onyx eyes closed tightly, Itachi's hands not showing any mercy to his fatigued body. He didn't want any mercy.

"I-Ita…" Sasuke panted, swallowing hard. "T-touch me…"

Itachi looked up to see Sasuke's eyes watering violently. He moved his hand to run along hardening flesh, Sasuke's panting speeding up to incredible heights. He was on the verge of letting out one single scream.

"Oh Sasuke," Itachi breathed moving down underneath the sheets, still holding tightly on his younger brother's arousal. "What am I ever going to with you? I always leave you so unsatisfied."

He heard Sasuke cry out in pleasure as he was taken into his mouth, his hands tightening in the sheets. The warmth that was held to closely to Sasuke's body was now flowing through him, his heart rolling up against his tongue. He took him in more, as far as he could possibly go.

"I-Itachi!" Sasuke swallowed loudly his hand moving to run through Itachi's long black hair. "Yes!" he took a deep breath, his hands tightening painfully, the skin concealing his knuckles almost breaking. "Itachi!"

Itachi took him deeper, sliding his lips up and down against Sasuke's flesh. He could feel that passion surging through his own body, his heart racing in his own chest. The taste of surrender was starting to form on his lips, a moan rumbling through his throat, vibrating through Sasuke's body.

"Damn it," Sasuke purred, his eyes opening slightly to look down to see his brother, his hand tightening in his hair. "I… I-Ita…" he swallowed again, "…chi."

Itachi only took more in hearing Sasuke's voice get that high pitched, get that hungry for him to continue on. It had been a while since he heard Sasuke this way, been a while since he tasted the saltiness of his pre-cum. He let out a moan taking more into his mouth, Sasuke's body shaking more fiercely. He wasn't going to last much longer.

"This isn't fair," Sasuke took a deep breath. "You're just teasing me now…" he let out a low groan, his eyes closing tightly. His toes were shaking as he took a deep breath. "Itachi, you're a bastard!"

They got lost in the motions, the warmth of Itachi's saliva making him go closer to the edge. His teeth grazing gently at his flesh making Sasuke's breathing soar, his lungs burning with every inhalation. Sweat formed on both of their bodies, as Sasuke started to shake violently, his moans strained, almost painful to listen to.

"Itachi," Sasuke breathed, wincing in a combination of pain and passion. "I-I…" he ran a hand deeper into Itachi's hair, his heart racing dangerously in his chest, on the verge of exploding in his chest. "I-I-Ita… Itachi!"

He gave into the pleasure, his release filling his brother's mouth hearing him moan lightly as he let the last the last pulses of his orgasm run through his body. His body lay limp, soullessly gripping the sheets that were adhering to his skin. Water ran down his eyes as he heard his brother swallow all of the remnants of his climax. He couldn't take anymore of this.

"Itachi…" Sasuke breathed looking down at Itachi. "I don't enjoy thinking of you as a teacher; you're more than that to me."

Itachi snickered as he wiped a rivulet of semen off of his lips with the back of his hand. "I never said that I was just your teacher. There's a code of ethics that say a teacher and a student couldn't do this together. They never said anything about a trainer and a trainee."

Sasuke felt Itachi's lips move to his neck licking at the flesh lightly. "But there are ethics saying that members that share blood can't do this to one another," he took a deep breath. "This is incest."

"Incest never tasted as sweet as it does when I'm with you," Itachi breathed continuing to move his teeth along the flesh of his brother's neck. "Sasuke, you make this taboo even more enticing," he moved to whisper in his ear. "And no one's here to catch us in the act."

"Our parents would have been pissed, especially father, he would have been furious," he took a deep breath wrapping his arms around Itachi's body. "He was already starting to catch on with all of the love bites that you left on my neck. You made it really obvious that we were up to something."

"You were six, what was the worst we could have been up to?" Itachi asked, stroking Sasuke's face. "I was rough with you back then, and I'm still rough with you. Maybe too rough…"

Sasuke swallowed hard. "I like it when you're rough," he moaned feeling Itachi's lips up against his Adam's apple, his hand up against his chest. "Itachi!" he took another gulp of air. "I don't like it when you play games with me, I like it when you're to the point," he ran a hand through Itachi's ponytail. "Fuck me…"

Their lips hit one another's the smell of sweat more apparent than before. Itachi's weight was pressed up against Sasuke's body, robbing his lungs the ability to breathe. The madness grew larger, completely engulfing them, Sasuke falling harder than Itachi was. This was different than the other times.

Their sexual relationship had changed, and with every dynamic, Itachi's character was changing as well. He remembered the night when he was robbed of his virginity, the last time that he really saw the Itachi that he had grown to hate, the one that he wanted to kill. The brutality of his movements, the cold-heartedness of his words, the blood that stained the Nakano Riverbank, all of those aspects were all forever glued in his heart, holding onto his soul.

That died quickly, the memories starting to fade as he remembered the day when Itachi came back to this house, the look in his eyes. He could never forget that moment. He had become a new person then, the cruelty that had once been his creed now had transformed into a need for Sasuke to be by his side. He hated that Itachi more, the begging one, the weak one, the one who needed him so much that he neglected his own health. That damned Itachi who had made him cry so many unnecessary tears for him.

He continued on this road to the man that was on top of him now, kissing him fully, passionately at a very slow pace. The next time that they had sex with one another, it had to have been pity. The blood that had been coated on Sasuke's cheeks, the constant words of forgiveness from his lips for not being able to kill Naruto like he had asked him to, the fear that Itachi was going to kill him. Itachi was never like that before; he never gently laid Sasuke down on the bed and poured so much into him. That night was the closest that they had ever had to lovemaking, something that he thought Itachi Uchiha wasn't capable of.

The passion of that night only transformed into a night filled with fear and more tears that Sasuke ever thought he could cry. That was the day that Asuma Sarutobi was stabbed, the day when he thought Itachi was going to die. That night while they slept on the floor due to Sasuke's accident, Itachi was so close to him, so taunting. He put up a front, masking his true fears by talking about that night, the true fear not showing at all. They hurt each other physically, laughing and purring the whole night until they finally gave in to their lust. The highlight of that night, the one aspect that Sasuke was going to remember the most vividly was how tightly Itachi held him, whispering that promise in his ears over and over again as if trying to tell him that he was breaking it with every step that he took. He swore that nothing was ever going to happen to Sasuke, that he would destroy anything that would cause him any harm. And in turn on that day he did just that, he had destroyed himself, he was the one who couldn't keep the promise, he was a retched fool. That whole night was the most emotional night that Sasuke had ever seen in his brother's life.

The events after that moment didn't get rid of that Itachi; the day when Sasuke passed out from the flu came to his mind. Sasuke didn't know what happened during all of that time, but all he could remember was waking up to his room being covered with blood, empty bottles of alcohol being strewn about the floor. Itachi had eased up after Sasuke woke up and they started their training. That night it had led to Itachi's old room, where he had given him a gift: Shisui's dagger. In that very room Sasuke had a thousand fantasies of having his brother. That came true and in one word to describe the sensations: electric. That night their bodies were in the most synch that they were ever going to be in, the fruits of training making them that way, Itachi was the most human that night that he had been in four years. That was the night when he thought he couldn't change anymore. Itachi was still alive inside of that body, the monster almost gone from existence; it was finally here, the moment where he knew who Itachi really was.

Yet he did change, after Kabuto Yakushi came into play and Sakura left the village to join the Sound. The moment in the woods, the blood that was stained on his blade, it all made Itachi completely different. Coping with the pain even made him threaten to leave and never come back. That all led to this moment, the moment when Itachi had come out of the darkness that the Akatsuki had put him in and became more of a human that he had ever been before. This was going to be different than the other times; this was going to be a new chapter in their epic.

"Sasuke," Itachi breathed, kissing him again, hearing his breathing start to rush. "You seem quiet…" he backed away from his body, looking down at his panting brother, seeing the lost look in his eyes. "What's wrong?"

"I'm just thinking…" Sasuke panted as he took his brother's lips again. "I was thinking about how much you have changed after all of this time," he held onto him closer, their breath condensing on each other's flesh. "Itachi," he swallowed hard, his shoulders tensing up with every movement. "You've become a new person in this long process."

"Isn't that what you wanted?" Itachi chuckled, stroking Sasuke's moist cheek. "You hated that monster. You clearly stated that 'that wasn't how your brother acted'. Last time I checked I'm still your brother, and that's no longer how I act, I can't act like that around you anymore," he ran his tongue along Sasuke's pulse point. "Sasuke…"

Slowly Sasuke trailed his fingers to take his chin pulling him into a kiss, slipping his tongue past his lips. He started to take control of his brother's mouth hearing him moan gently as he could taste the muskiness of his climax on his lips. The taste pushing him deeper into the pool of lust. Itachi was never like this. He was a totally new person right here. The brutality, the pity, the tenderness, the begging, it was all gone right now. Yet he could still sense some traces as he ran his fingers along the scar on his chest. He was killing himself on the inside.

Sasuke separated from the kiss, looking down at his brother's fingers seeing the fingertips running along the raised skin. He could feel Itachi's hurt. He could feel his pain. After all of this time when Itachi was numb, one young boy was the one who could break him out of his trance, make him understand that emotions were not a crutch. They were always going to be inside of him fighting for control. He was giving in, the feeling seeping through as he touched the scar.

"Itachi," Sasuke breathed taking his hand. "You didn't do anything wrong, the plan was flawless. It was going to be perfectly executed. "I was the one who made it fail, I was the one who dropped the dagger," he closed his eyes. "I was the one who…"

"Don't put all of the blame on you," Itachi breathed. "If you only blame yourself, you'll only grow depressed, distant, and after that happens there's no saving you from all of the mindless endeavors that you're going to do," he stroked his cheek. "Sasuke, let me have some of the blame, I brought you into the woods. I barely competent in medical ninjutsu."

Sasuke pressed his lips to his brother's lightly. "How about you stay quiet and finish what you started," he smiled gently. "Just focus on me," pressed Itachi's hand up against his chest as he let a smile pass his lips. "I'm still alive…"

Itachi smiled back as he moved to take his lips again, silencing all of the doubts that he had, trying not to pay attention to the scar that was on his chest. All he could focus on was the future. Maybe one that wasn't going to be so bleak. The Itachi that he had fallen in love with all of those years ago was alive.

Sasuke felt Itachi back away, running his fingers along his lips. Sasuke gasped as the feeling of the calloused dry hands up against his mouth, delving into the wet heat of his mouth. Everything was getting hazy as he sucked on the fingers tasting the salty mix of alcohol and sweat rolling through his mouth.

"Sasuke," Itachi breathed, looking down at him. "You're always so impatient, if we rush these things there won't be anything to it. It will just be more sex."

Sasuke backed away from the fingers gently. "I don't want you to make love to me, Itachi; I thought I told you that…"

A sigh filled his ears. "What am I going to do with you Sasuke?"

Sasuke continued to suck at the fingers. He was lucky that he had Itachi on his side instead of as an enemy. With Itachi being his tutor, nothing was going to be able to touch him. He would gain the power that he needed to become strong. The sad part was his dream would have to die for this power, if he even thought of turning on Itachi; he would kill him without a second thought.

"If I'm still alive and I even hear an utter of one syllable that you are going to seek power from that man I will destroy you."

Itachi was serious when he said that, Itachi wasn't like all of the other people he could have taken as a sensei, he wasn't bonded to a code that said that he couldn't hurt his student. His grudge against Orochimaru was strong enough to make as if no one that he knew and held dear would ever betray him like that. His will had not broken that much, and despite the emotional turmoil, he was still the strongest ninja that Sasuke had ever seen in his whole life.

The fingers were taken from his mouth, Itachi's hand resting up against Sasuke's abdomen, his eyes locking. This was another step closer to what Sasuke craved. In spite of everything that had happened between them, these were the times when he felt the safest around his brother, the times when he could see that his brother was willing to make a bond with him that he could never break. It showed that Itachi wasn't going to leave.

"Ita…" Sasuke breathed, feeling the fingertips at his entrance, looking into Itachi's dark eyes seeing the look of sympathy that was rolling through them. "Why do you always look at me like that?" he took a deep breath. "You make it seem like this is a pain to you…"

"It's not a pain," Itachi smirked. He pushed a single moist digit into Sasuke's body hearing him hiss. "We're a team; Sasuke, you and I are a unit that can't be broken, a bond that that cannot be hindered. I am your strength and you're mine, just as I'm your weakness and your mine," he pushed in deeper, Sasuke grasping onto his shoulder. "We are one…"

Sasuke moaned feeling another finger joining the first, exploring him, touching him. He was searching as if he had forgotten, trying to find that one spot that would send Sasuke into paradise. Still their eyes never broke from one another's, Sasuke's fingernails digging deeply into his brother's shoulders. The wind outside blew harder than it had the whole night, the rain that had been adhering to the glass being swept away with every gust.

"Itachi!" Sasuke moaned, his eyes closing slightly, still looking at him holding on tighter. The pressure that his fingers were exuding inside of his body was enough to make him want more of Itachi's body. It made him want to become one with Itachi just like he said he would.

"Right there?" Itachi asked brushing over the area that he had hit. "Is that the spot, Sasuke?" he licked his lips as he looked into Sasuke's watering eyes moving his free hand to wipe the tears away. "Just say when Sasuke, I can always stop if you want me to," he kissed him on the lips pulling his fingers out hearing the young boy let out a low purr. "Sasuke…" he kissed along his jaw line.

"Itachi," Sasuke winced running a hand through Itachi's hair. "I want you…" he kissed his forehead, his breath starting to level, his body starting to relax. His hands trailed down Itachi's body to reach in between them, moving to undo his pants feeling his body start to shiver. "I need you…"

They kissed deeper, more passionately, Sasuke's back being pressed up against his mattress. Everything in his body was speeding up as Itachi took control, pushing him further off of the edge. The time was getting closer; he could tell by his older brother's breathing patterns that he wasn't going to keep away from him much longer. He was ecstatic.

"Sasuke," Itachi breathed as he backed away, moving his hand to spit into it, hearing his younger brother moan loudly. He ran his hand along his arousal, his saliva wetting the flesh, with every pump from his hand he was starting to breathe heavier, his body shaking visibly.

Taking a deep breath, Sasuke opened his mouth to speak. "I'm ready now…" he moved his legs apart further, looking up at into Itachi's eyes wantonly, a small smile on his face. "P-please…" he closed his eyes turning his head to the side taking deep, slow breaths. "I-Itachi…"

Itachi snickered moving closer to him taking his lips in a light kiss. "I told you, Sasuke," he smirked lightly another chuckle passing his lips. "All you have to do is ask…"

Sasuke let out a squeal as he was entered feeling Itachi's lips still pressed up against his as to distract him from the penetration. It worked. Feeling Itachi's kiss was enough to prevent any of the pain he might have still had. It was a sensation that he was never going to get used to.

"I-I-Itachi…" Sasuke breathed as they separated from one another's lips, looking into his brother's eyes. He found a peace in them while they lay completely idle; he found a comfort that he thought that he would never see alive in those dark irises. He relished in the heat, basked in the moment that he knew would soon end.

"Just say when it's okay," Itachi whispered on Sasuke's lips, his voice sounding almost breathless, his hand moved to cup Sasuke's sweat soaked cheek. "I'll give you some time to adjust," he closed his eyes a low purr rolling across his lips. "I know that you're tense, I could tell that you were the second that I touched your scar," he snickered lightly. "Also the way that you said that you hate it even I keep talking…"

"I-I d-do hate that," Sasuke took a deep breath. "You can start moving now, Itachi," he sighed lightly. "I'm ready…"

There wasn't a second for Sasuke to go back on the words that he had just said; Itachi had already starting thrusting into him. Thinking about all of the times that they had done this before, he couldn't compare it to any of them; Itachi was the most human that he was ever going to be right now. The movements proved to not be attempts to hurt him or even make him scream that loudly. This was the release of stress that he had always dreamed of.

"Itachi!" Sasuke breathed, getting lost in the sounds of the mattress creaking, his fingernails dragging down Itachi's shirt, pulling at the fabric tightly.

Itachi still had all of his clothes on from when they were continuing Sasuke's medical training. There was one article that Itachi always wore that Sasuke would die before he let him take it off: the necklace. Gripping the piece of jewelry helped ease the pain that he was feeling with every thrust that was put through his body, hitting harshly at his prostate.

He could feel his lungs start to burn in his chest, his throat dry with every breath that he was attempting to take. Every muscle in his body was starting to tighten painfully hearing a muffled cry coming from his brother's lips. If his body was going through this much hell he could only imagine what Itachi was going through.

Itachi's breathing patterns were the most stable that he had heard in a while; the small bursts of chakra that he was using to save himself were working just enough to keep his respiration going. The small part were gentle up against Sasuke's lips as he moved harder against him, pushing deeper into his body, assaulting him with no end as muscles tightened as much as they could.

"Sasuke," Itachi chucked, licking gently at the younger ninja's neck, his teeth gently grazing along his pulse point. Distracted by the teeth and tongue working together on his neck, he never even felt the hand fall down to grasp at his arousal.

Itachi's right had sent pulses through his body as he pumped the pulsing flesh with every thrust that he administered. The metal of the ring was digging into Sasuke's skin making a small squeal bubble from his throat followed by an incoherent curse. They were rushing, Sasuke could tell by the hurried movements that Itachi's body had made. But he had to make the best of this. This was the paradise that he had craved ever since the moment Itachi walked into this room.

The movement of Itachi's hand along his erection, his lips kissing him so gently, the thrusts that Sasuke ground into with all of the energy in his body all caused a wild head rush. Itachi was touching him in ways that Sasuke feared that he would. There would be no going back from him now; it was past the point of no return. He could live with that choice; he wouldn't hate himself if this was where he was cursed to be forever. This was the curse that he was destined to bear.

"Itachi!" Sasuke breathed, swallowing harshly, his hands shaking up against his brother's necklace, his eyes closing tightly. The warmth rolling through his abdomen, feeling his blood boiling through his heart with every last beat.

This was his curse to bear; this was the way that he wanted to live forever. The heat only accented that, the pulsing of their bodies were completely in harmony. He could feel the edge start to come closer to the moment where he could feel the moans seeping off of his lips. He was drawing near.

"I-Ita…" Sasuke gulped, running a hand through Itachi's ponytail. "I…" he closed his eyes tighter, breathing patterns becoming erratic. "Itachi!" he reached his peak, feeling his brother's hand tighten around his length. Everything was hazy as he almost lost consciousness from his climax. He was already worn out from all of the training in Mystical Palms, his energy almost depleted.

Itachi followed soon after, barely making a sound. Sasuke panted lightly as the last surges of his brother's orgasm were rode out, his hands still grasping the loose ebony hairs of his ponytail.

"Sasuke," Itachi smirked kissing the young boy's lips lightly.

Sasuke sighed closing his eyes feeling his brother's weight being removed from his body, moaning at the loss of extra body heat. "I-Itachi… no. Don't go…"

Itachi looked over at Sasuke as he grasped the bottom of his sweat soaked shirt. "I wasn't going to go anywhere," he chuckled almost silently. "God Sasuke, I'm not going to leave you…" he pulled the shirt over his body throwing it to the ground. He could feel Sasuke's eyes moving toward the bruise that was staining his ribcage.

"Itachi," Sasuke breathed closing his eyes moving his fingers to touch the dark spot hearing his brother wince lightly. "I'm sorry…" he closed his eyes. "I never thought that we'd be together. If I did…"

The older Uchiha closed his eyes. "Sasuke, I was lucky that something inside of you that night didn't want to put that much into the hit. Otherwise I probably would have drowned in my own blood by now," he opened his eyes to look at younger brother. "Sasuke," he sighed, still breathless. "I know that look; I gave you that look not to long ago when I looked at your scar…" he smiled lightly. "Let's call it even…"

Sasuke watched as his brother lay next to him, taking a deep breath as he reached a hand out to run through Sasuke's hair another smile on his face. Itachi was never this happy before. Sasuke could tell by the way that he was starting to develop human feelings. Guilt, sorrow, and the hunger for forgiveness, all of those emotions were starting to come into his brother's being.

He closed his eyes as he moved closer to Itachi letting out a sigh of relief as he did. "Thank you, Itachi," he rested on his brother's chest.

Itachi didn't say anything to that, but Sasuke didn't expect him to. As he got lost in the beating of Itachi's heart he knew what this was. This was the curse that he was destined to bear, the way that he was going to spend the rest of his life. If he couldn't kill him, then he was going to protect him. If he couldn't do it than no one else could.

"Goodnight, Sasuke," Itachi breathed, still stroking his brother's wet hair. Sasuke knew that Itachi rarely slept, the case of insomnia was back to plague him with a side order of paranoia. The worry wasn't too great however. After all, he was Itachi Uchiha, there wasn't anyone in that whole Sound Village that could match him.

As he started to fall asleep, Sasuke ran his own hand along the scar that was on his chest. Sakura, he gazed out the window, watching the wind blow through the trees. He was going to save her from Kabuto, even if that meant that he was going to have to kill her. No matter what he did, he was going to lose her.

"But it's so hard when you lose someone. I don't want that for you. I don't want you to be like me. To surpass me, to finally take me out, you have to be a better person than I am. I killed Shisui because I was too weak to reason with him."

Sasuke closed his eyes as he moved closer to Itachi. Sakura isn't going to listen to reason, just like Shisui didn't listen to reason. If I have to kill her so be it, he closed his eyes remembering the discoloration of Itachi's leg where the senbon had hit. Sakura had thrown those. She tried to kill him. She was going to pay.

This was his life now; this was the cursed that Itachi had given him, to be his apprentice, to be his student. He had no complaints; he would wear the mark of his shame. He would associate with the only one that he hated. The only one that he hated was also the only one that he loved. This was his curse. This was his burden. This was the power he sought.

Author's Note: I'm sorry that this was a poorly written lemon. The next chapter is going ot start the final run to the end (which will be coming sooner than you think.) So what did you all think? Good? Bad? Think that the end should come sooner? I would love to hear your honesty.

Next chapter continues the training of Sakura and Sasuke.