A/N: Hey everyone!! I know you haven't heard from me in a while, but don't worry, I'm Alive!! I tried my hardest on this chapter, but school has gotten in the way and CXC…well that's another story.

Enough talk…on with the story

Chapter Eight: Itachi's Rage and Jealousy

"I'm home," Itachi said on the phone.

"Really?" said the excited male voice on the other line, "when did you come back?"

"This morning. How was school?" asked Itachi

"…Good, I guess…" sighed the other voice.

"You want me to pick you up tomorrow, Naruto," he seductively asked.

"Sure! I missed you a lot. Look, I have to go…Iruka will have my head if I'm on the phone too late," Naruto said apologetically, his face turning a slight shade of red in embarrassment.

"Ok, then. I will see you tomorrow…" and with that he hung up the phone. Itachi sighed for what seemed like the hundredth time that day. When he was on his trip, all he thought about was his favourite blue eyed blond, but he couldn't help but think that something was going to happen…something wrong…something bad. He momentarily expelled the bad feelings and waited for tomorrow, when he could finally see Naruto, the one he desired, and the one he was determined to have. He closed his eyes and fell into a restless sleep full of dreams and nightmares.

MORNING!!

"Come on Naruto, it's time for school…get up," Iruka gently prodded as he attempted to awaken Naruto from his comfortable slumber.

"Nnn…five minutes please," Naruto whined, as he brought the covers closer to his scarred face.

"Come on…you said that ten minutes ago…"Iruka explained and pulled the blankets off the blond.

"What the-!" Naruto yelled as the cold air invaded his still warm flesh. Iruka erupted into fits of laughter…Ah, that one never gets old…"Ok sunshine, go, get ready. You taking the bus?"

"What? No…Itachi is picking me up," Naruto replied, blushing a little.

"Uh huh, ok ok…well hurry up!" Iruka said and laughed as Naruto rushed into the bathroom.

Half Hour Later



"Bye Iruka!!" Naruto yelled from outside the house.

"Bye, have a good day at school," Iruka replied. Naruto then got into Itachi's waiting car and settled himself in the front seat.

"How was the trip?" Naruto asked curiously, his bright blue eyes shining in quiet excitement.

"Quite boring…especially without you. Did Sasuke give you any trouble?" the overprotective raven asked seriously.

"No, he didn't. Actually he apologized to me," Naruto answered excitedly, a bright smile adorned his face and made him look even more innocent than before.

"He did?" Itachi asked, his voice becoming hard and edgy. Naruto noticed the change in Itachi's voice and was confused. Wasn't Itachi happy that his brother had said he was sorry? Wasn't he proud to know that his brother was trying to atone for his mistakes?

"Why are you upset?" Naruto finally asked, breaking the awkward silence that had filled the space in the pristine car.

"Did you forgive him?" Itachi asked blankly, ignoring Naruto's question. The blond was slightly surprised at Itachi's query but answered it anyway.

"I told him that I wasn't sure. What-What he did is kinda hard to erase, much less forgive…but I told him I will try."

Itachi looked less than please with Naruto's answer. His eyes clouded over with unfathomable rage and unknown anger. Why was he so angry about this? Why was he getting all worked up? There was no way that Naruto would accept Sasuke as a friend or even more after what he did to the blond…right?

"Do you honestly trust him, Naruto? He is a scoundrel, he will continue hurting you if you give him the chance," Itachi said softly but firmly. The tanned teenager said nothing. He felt as though Itachi was angry at him. As they pulled up to the school, Naruto unbuckled the seatbelt and was about to leave, when Itachi gently grasped his shoulder and forced Naruto to look at him.

"You didn't answer my question, Naruto," Itachi whispered and Naruto involuntarily shivered.

"I-I don't know Itachi. I don't know…everybody deserves a second chance…don't they?" Naruto said, his bottom lip trembling slightly. Itachi had an almost disgusted look on his face.

"You would forgive him and allow him to take advantage of you again? You would give a cold hearted rapist a second chance? Was it because you liked it?" Itachi continued on relentlessly, choosing to ignore the tears now streaking down Naruto's handsome features.

"Stop…please, and let me out," Naruto pleaded, as he tried to open the door (it is on automatic lock).



"No, I will let out when I feel like it and when you've listened to all that I have to say, Naruto," Itachi said, almost gently…almost.

"Do you like pleading and begging for people to stop…?" he asked, with a smirk on his face.

Naruto violently shook his head and trembled slightly. Since when had Itachi turned into this unrecognizable thing? "Itachi, why are you doing this to me?" Naruto asked softly.

Itachi brought his finger to Naruto's chin and forced him to lock gazes with him.

"Because Naruto, who in their sane mind would give a pedophile a second chance…at anything…except for death." Naruto's eyes widened. He had given his mother a second chance and things were beginning to work out. His father was dead, but he doubted he would have given him a second chance.

"He threw away his pride and said he was sorry. I know it may not seem like enough for you, but I didn't forgive him, I said I would try. He promised to never hurt me or touch me, only if I consented. Please Itachi, let's just forget this whole thing," Naruto said tiredly, his neck was hurting from having to stare into the raven's obsidian eyes and he just wanted to go to school already.

"He threw away his pride, eh? So any rapist who throws away their pride deserves to be relinquished? I could rape you now…and say I was sorry…would you forgive me like you're going to forgive my good for nothing brother?" Itachi asked, his eyes dancing with a cruelty that Naruto never knew existed. Naruto really liked Itachi, but not this one…not this Itachi who had said so many hurtful things to him. Hadn't he been hurt enough in his life? Did God see it fit to hurt him some more? Just to see if he would break?

"Are you thinking about my brother's touches…are you enjoying him raping you…my little whore? Itachi had no idea where these words were coming from, but he made very little effort to stop them. He was insanely jealous that Sasuke might attempt to woo Naruto and that his precious blond would accept him. Everything was fine until his worthless brother decided to play onto Naruto's soft and innocent side.

Naruto broke out of his brief reverie at the word whore. This was the second time that Itachi had called him that. His father called him that all the time and he was saddened to know that Itachi would even think of him enjoying Sasuke's escapades with him. He broke out of Itachi's grip and looked at his feet. He didn't know what to think…much less say.

Itachi was observing the blond and probably figured he had pushed it too far, but his extreme jealousy was getting the better of him and now he was trying to soothe his unsettled emotions.

"Naruto?"

"What?" replied the exhausted voice of the blond. Itachi almost flinched at how defeated the voice sounded, as if he had given up explaining himself.

"Are you?"



"Am I what?"

"Thinking of Sasuke."

"NO! How could you say that!" Naruto shouted, tears pouring down his face, "do you enjoy hurting me, too? Does everyone have this unknown vendetta against me? Why must you hate me so much, Itachi? When you were the only person I wanted to trust my heart with…now I can barely trust you with a friendship."

Itachi winced as if in pain at the sheer magnitude of Naruto's words. He managed to settle his tormented feelings and he almost felt guilty for saying what he said. He was taught by his father to say exactly what he was thinking and have no regrets. He wasn't going to ask for forgiveness, his father's pride, nor his would allow it, but Naruto's pained expression clenched his heart and twisted his stomach in such a way that he felt as though he was going to be sick. He undid the automatic lock on the car and Naruto hurriedly opened the door and grabbed his bag. Without looking back at Itachi, he fled as far as he could from the car and Itachi watched Naruto's hurrying retreating form.

"FRICK! What the hell have I done?" Itachi screamed at himself and banged his pale forehead on the steering wheel. The full meaning of the words he said had now crashed unto him, and he had never felt so ashamed in his whole life. What was Naruto thinking? Did he hate him? He had promised to never hurt him and now he had done the exact opposite. He hated himself more than ever at this point. Itachi then drove off, away from the school…away from Naruto and headed straight to work. He had to think of a plan to get Naruto back. Naruto had wanted to trust his heart with the raven and now he had blown off the chance he had been waiting for. Itachi sighed and prayed that he come up with something good, or else Sasuke might actually have a chance with the blond and he was determined to make the blond his forever.

A/N: Finally done…I know it's a bit short and some ppl may still think that the pairings can change between SasuNaru or ItaNaru, but it still is an ItaNaru fic, so all you SasuNaru fans, please beware. There will be slight SasuNaru in the coming chapters, but nothing big. Ok, till next chapter…Bye bye!