Fay: I think this story is coming along well. Some people are actually liking the pairing. Others…not so much. This chapter is finally done. Let me tell you, it was hell to write this thing. I had perfected it in every way and then my computer says the program performed an illegal operation and I'm like "what the hell" and then it shuts down leaving me speechless and crying.

Jayne: Then I had to edit it all over again. Damn this computer. It's a windows 95. We don't know why it still works but at least it does. Save for the terminating our programs!!!

Fay: At least we made it through.

Jayne: Get on with it!

Disclaimer: I Own NOTHING!!!

Warnings: Boy love and words.

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Naruto walked towards the bridge with a limp. His head was pounding from lack of sleep and there were huge bags under his eyes. That idiot! Naruto thought. He didn't have to carry on all the way until morning! Now I look like a wreck! And my butt hurts too…

Naruto stared at the sight before him with curiosity. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't hallucinating from lack of sleep. There sat Sakura on the edge of the bridge, talking to two people. Naruto recognized Sai. He was perched across from Sakura smiling like Naruto remembered him doing. Don't worry. When they met, it was anything but sentimental.

-Flashback-

Itachi and Naruto walked into a bar. It was filled with intoxicating smoke and smelled of sweat and beer. Naruto resisted the urge to gag. Sober men played pool by the window, half-drunken men and women were threatening the bar tender to give them more beer and totally drunken people were passed out in the darkened part of the room. All in all it was definitely a bar. Some drunken woman staggered towards a table mumbling about evil friends and cheating husbands. Naruto sneered her way as she took a double take at Itachi. She shrugged and slammed herself into a chair beside a man passed out on the floor.

"I'll have the bartender take me back to the owner." Itachi leaned down and whispered in Naruto's ear. "I'll be quick. I don't like you being out here alone." Naruto rolled his eyes at the last part, shaking his head. Jariaya had taken him to worse and he had been perfectly fine. Once Jariaya even took him a strip club, in hopes of getting one of the lovely women to look his way. One woman saw the blonde, thought he was hot, and sat on his lap trying to give him a lap dance. He almost threw up at the sight of her half naked body. He left the room and stood out in the parking lot waiting for the old man. These two men saw him and…well…long story short; Naruto beat the crap out of them

Naruto sighed as Itachi walked away, towards the bartender who was currently being harassed. He huffed and walked towards one end of the bar, taking a barstool to sit on so he didn't look stupid just standing around waiting for Itachi. The mission they were on was going to be easy. The owner of the bar had given away the whereabouts of the Akatsuki so he had to be taken care of. Itachi was going in the back to kill the guy and then he and Naruto would sneak out, never to be seen again by this village.

Naruto had the easy job. He had to keep watch for anyone that might have followed them or might stumble upon them and give the Akatsuki away. So now as Naruto watched the door from the corner of his eye, he realized how bored he was.

A man walked up to Naruto. He wore a half shirt that showed most of his mid section and tight shorts that made Naruto wonder how he got into them. It was obvious he was a guy but those pants were making it hard to believe. Naruto had experience in that area though so he knew it was possible to get into them but he also knew how hard it was. Itachi liked kinky stuff.

"Hey there, cutie," the man said seductively. Unfortunately for him, Naruto wasn't interested. He was smiling, as if he thought he gad a chance with the blonde hottie.

"I'm a guy." Naruto said trying to kill the guys' enthusiasm.

"I know. I haven't had a drink all night." The man said this as if he were proud of himself. "You didn't think I was actually interested in women, did you?" The man put a hand on his shoulder. Naruto didn't make a move to brush it off. He wanted Itachi to see this guy. It would serve him right for distracting Naruto from his mission. "If I was into women, do you really think I would be dressed like this?" He motioned towards his outfit. "My name is Sai!" the man said.

"Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto grumbled. "Maybe, Naruto Uchiha." He said a little too loudly.

"Which one?" Said asked.

Naruto smirked. He wanted it to be Uchiha. If only Itachi would propose…he thought gloomily. He would have to bring it up himself other wise they would never get married. They could do it water country, where they married same sex couples. And then they could live happily ever after in the Akatsuki mansion… Naruto mentally shook his head. That was so lame; he couldn't even believe he had thought of it.

"Oh well, it doesn't matter." Sai said with a wave of his hand. "Want to take a go at a super hot guy?" Sai winked.

"Sure. Do you see one somewhere?" Naruto shot him down good. Sai's smile faded as he felt that pain of rejection fall over him.

"My man is over there. I don't think it would be wise to mess with me." Naruto jumped off the barstool, moving out of the way as Itachi stalked over to them. Itachi's Sharingan was out, swirling in a deadly motion.

Needless to say, Itachi made a strong impression on Sai that night.

- End Flashback-

Sai gaped at Naruto openly. Naruto paled.

"You're that guy I saw at that bar! You called yourself Naruto Uchiha and you were with that Ita-" Naruto slammed his hand over Sai's mouth. He laughed nervously, glaring Sai in the eye. If word got out about their relationship he would be kicked out for sure. He didn't want to be kicked out. He needed to be put in a bingo book so he could join the Akatsuki. They didn't accept slackers.

"Keep quiet or what happened that night will happen again!" Naruto whispered harshly. Sai nodded slowly. A speck of fear glittered in his eye. Naruto stepped back and laughed again, looking at the other person. Uh oh. Naruto paled again, dread was washing over his body and making him feel cold inside.

Sasuke Uchiha was looking at Naruto as if he was crazy. The youngest Uchiha was wearing a solid black shirt, cream-colored shorts and those ninja shoes. Naruto gaped openly. He suddenly felt exposed in his black fishnet shirt and black baggy pants. His shoes were different than yesterday though. He wore Itachi's ninja shoes. They were a perfect fit. He also wore a vest that Itachi had given him. It was high collared so it covered all the hickeys he got last night.

"Hey there dobe." Sasuke greeted as if they hadn't been apart for three years.

Naruto swallowed. How could he face Sasuke now? After all those things he said in the valley of the end…

-Flashback-

A thirteen-year-old Naruto stood before Sasuke, blood pouring down his face, panting, and seething. Sasuke smirked. He knew he would win eventually. The dobe wouldn't win against him. He was stronger.

"Why do you want me to stay?" Sasuke asked smugly. If he answered brotherly love he would laugh.

"I…used to think of you as my brother Sasuke. We grew up together, did everything together. We were best friends through everything. You even saved my life once. I always knew that if I could risk my life for you, I would do it because you were like my brother. But over the years I started to analyze everything. I soon figured out that I didn't think of you as my brother. I love you Sasuke. I am in love with you."

-End Flashback-

Naruto blushed remembering that. When he left for training, he was still in love with Sasuke. Six months after, he stopped looking for Sasuke because he had fallen in love with someone else. Itachi.

How was he supposed to face Sasuke now?!?!?!

Sasuke looked Naruto over, taking in the very delicious sight of him. It was unnerving how Sasuke's eyes trailed down Naruto's body stopping at the lower areas briefly before traveling up again.

"W-what are you dong here?" Naruto stammered the memory of his confession still fresh.

"Well, I came back for you." Sasuke said simply.

"How can you say that so easily? Sakura and Sai are right here!" Naruto was blushing. He was so upset he was getting dizzy.

"I've already told everyone that I came back for you. They already know." Sasuke shrugged as if it wasn't anything at all to say things like this in front of your friends. Naruto wanted to slap the boy. After all, Sasuke had ripped his heart out and stepped on it three years ago, so why shouldn't he break the boys heart. Naruto suddenly remembered that he was going to do that when he joined the Akatsuki.

This was bad. This was bad. Sasuke came back for him and he was about to join the Akatsuki to live with his brother. How messed up could this be? Naruto didn't want to rip Sasuke's heart out of his chest, especially since he just got a heart, but Naruto had to do something for himself for once. Itachi was what he wanted and-darn it! - he was going to have him.

Sakura questioned his sanity as he sat there and mumbled to himself about leaving and Uchiha's and other stuff she didn't understand. She could hear a few words like, 'Leaving' and 'Uchiha's' and 'Bastards' but that was all she could hear.

Sai beamed. "So that's why you didn't want me to say anything!" He smiled to himself. Naruto was really starting to hate this guy more than he ever had before.

"Wait! Was this the surprise you guys were telling me about?" Naruto asked.

Sasuke shook his head.

"Naruto…I know this is going to sound sort of short notice but…" he cleared his throat and wiggled his shoulders as if he was about to break some big news to Naruto. "In order to prove my loyalty to Konoha, I have to get married." Naruto nodded, not understanding. "Tsunade asked me if I had any candidates and I said no. She asked me who I was closest to and I said Naruto. So…um…long story short…you are my fiancé."

Naruto's head was swiveling. "Holy. Crap." He muttered as he clutched the edge of the bridge in a desperate attempt to keep standing. Sasuke took his arm, trying to help him up, but Naruto pushed him away clutching his head as the lack of sleep and sudden load of stress started working together. He moaned loudly as he lowered himself to the ground.

"He's going to kill somebody tonight." Naruto mumbled. Sai blinked and slithered farther away from Naruto, not wanting to be the one to be killed. "I have to talk to Jariaya…" he stood, staggering at first and slowly breaking into a run.

Itachi was going to be pissed.

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Jariya was at the hot springs when Naruto found him. The old man was huddled in a small corner, peeking through a small hold, doing 'research'. Naruto sighed and knocked the book of 'research' out of his hand. "Jariaya!" he called loudly, making the blushing old man turn to him. Naruto growled lightly and the old man sighed, turning away from the hole in the wall completely and giving all of his attention to Naruto.

"What is it?" He said irritably.

"I'm betrothed to Sasuke." Naruto spit. Jariaya paled.

"He's going to kill someone when he finds out." He said, speaking of Itachi. Jariaya knew how possessive Uchiha's were and Itachi was the worst. One time, Jariaya took them both out to a restaurant to ask about their relationship. The waitress smiled at Naruto once. Long story short she couldn't go to work for three weeks. "Well…I don't know what you should do since I have never been in your situation, but maybe you should ask Itachi." He just wanted the kid out of his hair. He may love him as a son but he interrupted the most important things.

Naruto nodded and began to walk away. "I don't know what you see in women." He said earning a laugh from Jariaya. He chuckled and ran off. When he was out of sight, Jariaya turned back to the hole in the wall, only to discover all the ladies were gone.

"Damn brat."

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Naruto jumped from building to building, fatigue wash over him for the fourth time that day. He stopped for a moment, trying to catch his breath. He clutched his head as it start pounding, closing his eyes to stop the pain. It felt like a hangover. He was hung over from too much Itachi. That's laughable, he thought to himself.

Kyuubi wouldn't help with anything like this. Naruto and Kyuubi made a deal a few months back when Naruto and Itachi were first together. Kyuubi wasn't allowed to interfere at all with anything relating to Itachi as long as Kyuubi got to help out in battle. So this meant that since the fatigue is caused by Itachi, Kyuubi wouldn't help. He wouldn't help hickeys, aches, or even scratches if Itachi caused them. Kyuubi only healed things relating to battle since Naruto wouldn't let him join in on the fun with his little boyfriend.

As Naruto was going over the details over the deal, Sasuke watched him, wondering what he was doing on top of a building. "What are you dong up there?" he called. Naruto looked down about to answer with something mean and jerk-ish but instead a comforting darkness enveloped him and he drifted into unconsciousness.

Sasuke caught him just as he was about to hit the ground.

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Naruto blinked, trying to make his blurry vision clear as he finally opened his eyes. He could see a pink blob hovering above his, a blonde head next to it and a dark head beside that one. "Itachi?" he questioned sleepily.

Fortunately no one could understand what he said since he mumbled it so incoherently. Sasuke clutched his fiancé's hand tightly.

When Naruto had fallen, Sakura had been walking down the street with Ino and they both ran over to see what the problem was. They had deduced he was only asleep when they heard a soft snore come from his flopping head but that was after running all the way to Naruto's house, attempting to break in, and then just going to Sasuke's house.

Naruto sat up immediately, upon seeing how he was not in Itachi's room.

"Where am I?" he questioned sleepily. "This isn't my house?" his mind was so fuzzy it was almost funny.

"No. You are in the Uchiha manor. You passed out on top of a building-probably from lack of sleep. You should rest up here and I'll make you something to eat." Sasuke wouldn't let go of Naruto's hand. Naruto was tempted to use that fire jutsu Itachi had taught him but he decided that wouldn't be the smartest thing seeing as everyone would be suspicious as to where he had learned it.

Sakura smiled lightly. "We couldn't find your keys so we tried to break in but we couldn't do that either because Sasuke said something about having to pay for a broken window or busted in door." Ino nodded.

Naruto rubbed his neck. "My keys?" he dug in his pockets, checking each thoroughly before smacking his forehead. "I left them at Headquarters. Damn." He sat down, realizing he had said that out loud. "I have to go somewhere! I have an important mission to go to and if I don't go now Tsunade will strip me of my current rank as genin." He flinched as he said that even though it was a lie. God, at least he was tied with Deidara for third on the Akatsuki charts.

"Bye." With that he flew from the house without another word to Sasuke, Sakura or Ino.

Ino sat back in her chair. "Tonight at the party…" she fiddled with her fingers. "You need to talk to him. He is obviously avoiding you. If you don't make him understand that in order to stay here he needs to marry you, then you have just lost a very important person in your life."

Sakura nodded and placed a hand on his slumped shoulders. "I am sure he is just going home or something to think about you and how great it's going to be married to you. Before he left for training, he even told me that he was in love with you. That's why he trained so hard. He wanted you back and he was prepared to go to the ends of the earth to find you." Sakura noted how their attempts at comforting him weren't working too well. Uchiha's were hard to console. She patted his back and tried to think of something else to say to get his spirits high.

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Itachi was about to go for a walk when Naruto burst through his room. Itachi raised an eyebrow, offering a "You're early," as a greeting. Naruto just brushed by him and flopped on the giant round bed. The bed bounced as he crashed into it but gradually became still. How would he tell Itachi about this without the man going on a killing rampage? Itachi sat on the bed beside him, putting a hand in Naruto's soft golden locks and running his fingers though them.

"Tachi-kun?" Naruto said suddenly. Itachi sighed and pulled his hand away. Bad news was on its way. "I have terrible news." There it was. Itachi watched as Naruto sat up, pulled his feet up to his chest, and smiled nervously. "And I want you to promise me that you will NOT go on a killing spree just because of this. I have an idea to fix everything so at least hear me out?"

Itachi nodded. "What is it?"

"When I got back to Konoha, everyone was telling me about this huge party because of this huge Surprise I was going to get. At first I was all pumped because I was getting a party thrown in my honor because of a Surprise that everyone wanted to give me. Then I found out what it was." He let out a deep breath, staring into the black eyes of Itachi. Looking down, Naruto continued. "I am engaged-without me permission of course-to someone." He looked back up into the swirling red eyes of Itachi. "You said!" Naruto shouted as he slapped Itachi across the arm.

"Who is it?" Itachi asked as he calmed himself down.

"Uh…it's…Sasuke…" Itachi's eyes were swirling again but this time with the Mangekyo (sp?) Sharingan. Naruto sighed. He knew Itachi would react this way. It was only a matter of time before Itachi got up to go kill his brother because of this.

"Wait!" Naruto shouted as Itachi started to stand. He grabbed Itachi's arm and pulled him down onto the bed. "I have an idea! Didn't I tell you to wait until I finished?" Itachi sighed and sat down, his eyes starting to calm. "Tonight I have to go to this big party. Everyone in Konoha is going to be there so my biggest chance to get out is there. I'll go in and I'll kill a few ANBU and a few Jounine while I'm at it," Itachi's eyes were widening. "But there is only one flaw in my plan. I'm gonna need help so I thought you could help me out but someone could follow us or capture us on our way out or…" Naruto trailed off.

"I'll help. Deidara and Sasori don't have anything better to do-besides shoving their tongues down each other's throats all evening- so we'll get them to help too. That way, we can come up with a huge plan to make sure you get into to the bingo book." Itachi smiled and kissed Naruto's forehead. Naruto smirked as he placed a hand on Itachi's chest and pushed him down, climbing on top of him to straddle the older man.

"Mmm…I like it…but…I have plenty of time before the party to get ready so…why don't we have a little fun."

Itachi smirked. He loved it when Naruto got frisky. It was his favorite time of day when Naruto was in the mood for sex. He kissed Naruto, moaning as Naruto's cold fingers found their way into Itachi's pants. They stroked and pulled and danced and Itachi was powerless against the all mighty uke. Itachi flipped their positions over, kissing Naruto's neck and treating Naruto to the same treatment as Naruto gave him.

This was going to be an interesting night.

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