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Chapter Ten
-Reconciliation-
Natsumi sat in her car, staring up at the Uchiha house. She took a deep breath and tried to steel her nerves. She was going to talk to Akito and find out what happened. After all, didn't everyone deserve a chance to explain themselves? Finally, she got out from the car and pulled up her dark skinny jeans. She had on a red t-shirt that fit her form, but showed nothing. She didn't want to be too risky.
Once she was at the front door and reached up and rang the doorbell, waiting patiently, though she wished they would hurry. She was only getting more and more nervous as the time ticked on. Eventually the door opened, to reveal Sasuke. Surprise lit his eyes at the sight of the pink haired girl. "Are you here to see Akito?" he asked.
"Yup." She nodded, taking in another deep breath. "We have a lot to talk about."
"Come on in." He stepped back and opened the door wider. "He's in his room." He told her.
"Thanks," she smiled and walked past him, looking up the steps. She left his side then and hurried up them before she could stop herself and turn back. When she reached his door, she lifted her hand and formed a fist, knocking lightly on the wood.
It was a few seconds, before she heard Akito's voice call out. "What."
"Um, can I come in?" she asked, new worry taking over her.
She heard some shuffling, and then Akito swung the door open, his eyes slightly wide. He was wearing a pair of loose black sweatpants, and a white wife-beater. "Natsumi? What are you doing here?" he asked, though he could already guess the answer.
She tried not to appear so flustered. "I…um…I wanted to talk to you…about yesterday."
"Right." he nodded, moving out of the way so she could enter his room. "Come in and have a seat." He gestured to the chair at his desk as he went and sat on the edge of his bed.
Natsumi did do and sat down in the chair he offered her, watching him as she fiddled with her fingers. "So…"
"You wanted to talk about yesterday." He stated, trying to get her to initiate the conversation.
"Yeah. Um, I guess I just wanted to give you a chance to explain yourself without us screaming at each other." She sighed and looked off. "After I had some time to cool down and really think about it, I realized I may have over reacted…a little bit."
He nodded. "I just…don't understand what I did wrong." He said. "I mean, we were having a good time, and when we started kissing…I got a little carried away." He admitted. "I really wasn't going to try and have sex with you, I swear. I honestly did invite you over here yesterday so that we could hang out and get to know one another once again."
"The day you…informed me we we're having our date. Taka spoke to me after practice. I didn't believe her at first, I mean it's Taka." Natsumi met his gaze and then looked down, almost ashamed. "She told me everything you would do, and you did, and it didn't really bother me, even when we kissed." She swallowed then, poking her fingers together. "Because I really, really wanted to kiss you. And when you…got more…you know. I just flipped out."
Then she lowered her head and held her hand up to her face to catch the new tears that were spilling from her eyes. "I didn't want you to throw me away like you did with everyone else."
Akito rose from his seat and kneeled before her, cupping her cheeks so that she would meet his gaze. "Natsumi, I would never throw you away." He told her. "I wasn't lying when I said that you were important to me, and that I had never brought a girl to my house before. You see, I want to start a relationship with you, a real one. And so I'm approaching this in an entirely different way than I usually do." He brushed away some of her tears. "I never meant to upset you yesterday, and I promise to behave myself if that will make you more comfortable."
She shook her head, wiping away the tears that had fallen. "No…I don't want you to behave like that. I'm just scared that if I give you what you want you'll leave me."
He smiled slightly and pressed his forehead against hers. "At the moment, all I want is the chance to date you." He admitted.
"You've had the chance all your life and you never took it." she whispered, closing her eyes and trying to regulate her breathing.
"Sometimes it takes people a long time to see what's right in front of them." He murmured, brushing his lips against hers.
Natsumi leaned closer to him, pressing her lips against his. "I'm not against having sex with you." She said against his lips, lifting her hand and cupping his face.
He leaned into her touch. "I think, for now we'll take things slow." He said, kissing her once more.
She pulled away from him and looked down into his beautiful eyes. "Ok, but I'd like to feel what you wanted to do last night…I mean…I've never done any of this before, so I'd hate for you to hold back."
Akito chuckled. "I really just wanted to touch your butt." He said, actually feeling slightly embarrassed about his admission. "I wasn't going to go for a boob feel that soon into our budding relationship."
"Well it's not like we have a conventional relationship." She smiled, reaching down and grabbing his hand and holding it to her breast, a dark red blush spreading across her face.
His eyes widened at her boldness. He glanced at where his hand was before looking back up at her, and squeezed her breast experimentally, before beginning to rub it. "Tell me to stop whenever you wish."
She closed her eyes, taking in a sharp breath, though it was only from her sensitivity. "You don't have to stop." She whispered. Akito lifted his hand and took the other in his free palm, enjoying the feel of her mounds.
The door opened then and Sasuke walked in, "Natsumi will you be staying for-" he froze, his eyes widening slightly at the scene. Both Akito and Natsumi looked over, their expressions similar to those of deer in the headlights. Suddenly Akito ripped his hands away from Natsumi's chest as if he had been burned, and held them up in the air.
Sasuke just sighed, and looked to the petrified girl. "Natsumi, would you like to stay for lunch?" he asked, glad that he had appeared when he had, otherwise he would probably have seen something he didn't want to see.
"Um…" she gulped, her face burning with shame and embarrassment. "As long as that's okay."
"Of course. I shall inform the cook." He said, before disappearing, closing the door behind him.
Akito looked over at Natsumi, his eyes still wide from being caught. "So…you wanna be my girlfriend?" he asked, the corner of his mouth tilting up slightly.
"If I say yes, will your dad stop walking in here unannounced?" she asked, looking back at him.
"I dunno." He shrugged. "He's always done that. But I can talk to him about it if you want."
She leaned closer to him, pressing her face against his. "Well I think he should get used to leaving you be while I'm here. Don't you think, I mean I don't want to be seen by your dad, no offence." She smirked, pressing her fingertips against his chest.
He returned her smirk. "And I don't want him to see you either." He smoothed his hand up her thigh. "So is that a yes?"
"Hmm." She leaned back and tapped her chin in contemplation. "I dunno…I mean, I've only been waiting for this moment since I was in sixth grade." She sighed and stood, resting her hand on the top of his head and threading her fingers through his locks. "Only if you're a good, obedient little boy."
Akito pouted adorably, trying to look like the little boy he used to be. "If I'm a bad boy, will you punish me?" he asked.
"Possibly." She said, gripping his hair and pulling him closer to her and forcing his cheek to her thigh.
He smirked, turning his face and biting her thigh lightly over the fabric of her jeans, keeping his gaze locked with hers the entire time. "I like it when you get commanding."
"Don't you remember? I was a bossy little girl." She smirked, pulling him away then and walking around him. She took a seat on the edge of his bed and took the dinosaur from the bedside table. "You're so adorable."
He turned around and moved to sit on the bed next to her. "I think you're the first person who's ever called me that." He said.
"Yes, well, I've known you since you were a little kid. So I can still see the little boy that used to follow me around cause' he thought boys would pick on me because my hair was so different." She smiled, running her hand over the soft animal before replacing it and looking over at him.
He returned her smile. "Well I also kept them all from asking you out." He admitted. "By telling them what Toshiro was going to do to them and stuff. Because I didn't think they were good enough for you." He reached out and brushed the backs of his fingers against her cheek.
Natsumi blinked. Her gaze shifted into a glare. "What." She demanded. "You were the reason I never got asked out?"
His smile vanished at her reaction. "Well…yeah." He said.
"What the hell is wrong with you!" she snapped, getting up and hovering over him angrily. "So what? You were allowed to fuck around, but I couldn't even get a date? How is that fair!" she demanded, crossing her arms over her chest.
"It's not fair." He acquiesced. "And I don't fuck around. I have only slept with a few people before, okay? So quit thinking that I'm some kind of man whore."
Natsumi pushed him back, not giving him time to recover before she mounted him, straddling his waist, placing her hands on either side of his head. "You stupid asshole. You were a man whore." She snapped, leaning down. "But the only one you better be sleeping with from now on is me."
Akito looked up at her, trying not to smile. He did like it when she was commanding, after all, and that hadn't been a lie. "I won't." He promised.
"Good. So when you feel the need to fuck something just come and get me. Understand?" she arched a delicate brow, leaning closer to him.
He wrapped his arms around her and rolled, so that he was on top. "Same goes to you." He murmured, before kissing her passionately. He pressed his body into hers, rubbing against her as he ravished her mouth. "Come on, I bet lunch is almost ready, and I don't want my father to walk in on us again." He said, kissing her once more before pulling away, so that he wasn't tempted to do more to her.
Natsumi pouted and remained on her back, staring up at the ceiling. "You're not lying to me…are you?"
"No." he said, looking down at her. "Do you think I'm lying to you?"
"Not really…just thinking about the past I guess." She sighed and sat up, righting her disheveled clothing and getting up.
Akito reached out and gently took her hand in his own. "I don't want to upset you, but…what did I lie to you about?" he asked, looking up from their joined hands to her face. "In the past, I mean."
"You promised you would always be with me and that you wouldn't let anyone hurt my feelings." She said simply, pulling her hand from his and crossing her arms as she walked towards the door. "And then once you got all super hot in middle school and other girls wanted to be your friends and were willing to do other stuff, you stopped being my friend."
He followed her, grabbing her arm and turning her towards him. "Natty…I'm so sorry." He said, actually looking apologetic. He reached out and cupped her cheek with his free hand. "I was stupid. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings."
"But you did. And you betrayed me, not that you knew. You were too busy having the time of your life." she sighed, though she did nothing to move from his grasp.
He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her in a hug, holding her close. "I really am an idiot." He murmured, nuzzling the side of her neck.
Natsumi sighed and placed her arms around him, returning his embrace tightly. "Yeah."
Akito pulled away slightly and kissed her tenderly. "Let's go eat, before we get sidetracked again." He smiled, pulling away from her and placing his hand on the small of her back to lead her from his room.
They walked down the hall and went downstairs, where they joined Sasuke in the kitchen for lunch. "Sorry about before Sasuke." Natsumi smiled, staying by Akito's side.
"No problem." The elder Uchiha said as the table was set with plates of salad. "I was actually expecting to walk in on something worse."
"Well," she smirked, pulling way from Akito and taking a seat beside the elder Uchiha. "He doesn't get that until he's earned it. Like a good little boy."
"Yeah, yeah." Akito sighed, sitting down next to her. "I already promised I would behave."
Sasuke glanced at his son as he put some lettuce on his fork. "You better. Don't forget what we talked about last night."
"I know father." The young Uchiha said, taking a bite of his salad.
"What did you guys talk about last night?" Natsumi asked, getting a bulk of the salad on her plate.
Akito looked at her. "Nothing."
She looked off, feigning hurt. "Already lying to me…"
His gaze whipped over to her. "I'm not lying…I'm just not telling you what it was." When she still didn't meet his gaze, he sighed. "I am to make sure that you don't leave this house crying ever again." He said, looking down to his salad. Sasuke just continued to eat his lunch as if none of this was going on around him, since he didn't care.
Natsumi beamed and finally turned to him, leaning over and placing a kiss on his cheek. "I'm sure you won't ever allow it to happen again." She said, digging into her salad.
"He won't." Sasuke promised for the younger man.
They continued to eat lunch together, having pleasant conversation the entire time. When they were finished, Akito and Natsumi went back up to Akito's room. "I'm going to change clothes really quickly, and then we can head over to your house." Akito announced, walking into his closet to pick out some different clothes.
"Uh okay. I'll just meet you over there since I drove. So…see you in a bit? Of course, unless you need help changing." She rubbed her cheek, already feeling the blush spread.
He came out of his closet, holding a black shirt in one hand and a pair of jeans the in other. "Well," he said, with a small smirk. "If you want to help me change, you can." He set the clothes on the bed and then lifted his arms, signaling that she had permission to remove his shirt.
Natsumi blinked, her eyes wide with shock. Was he serious? He sure looked serious. Not one to back down, the pink haired girl walked over to him, keeping her eyes locked with his as she gripped the hem of his shirt. "Try to control yourself." She said with a devious glint in her jade depths. She pulled off his shirt slowly, unable to stop the effect his bare chest had on her and her body. He was just so damn hot.
"I think you're the one who needs to practice self control." He teased.
"Shut up." She blushed, tossing his shirt aside and then gripped the top of his pants. And as seductively as she could, she lowered them, getting on her knees to pull them all the way down, revealing his boxers.
Akito just watched her, trying to control his body's reaction to her actions. Once he was nearly bare to her, he stepped out of his pants and grabbed his jeans. "You want to dress me too?" he asked, glancing at her as a smile tugged at his lips.
She stood and smirked, giving him a sweet kiss. "Nope. I'll see you at my house Akki." She snickered, letting her hand rub against his groin. "See ya." Natsumi whispered before pulling away and heading towards his door and disappearing.
He shook his head. He had never realized that she was this naughty. He dressed quickly, before grabbing his keys and heading downstairs. When he went outside, he saw that Natsumi's car was already gone. Getting in his car, he sped over to Natsumi's house, eager to get this encounter over with.
He finally reached her house, and parked behind her car. He got out and walked up to the door and rang the bell, praying that it was Natsumi who answered it. When it opened, it appeared his luck was not that good. Gaara stared down at him, his expression unreadable. "I was wondering when you would show."
"Well, sir, um…" Akito began, actually feeling nervous. "I was wondering if I could speak to you." He got out eventually.
"Okay."
The young Uchiha looked around a bit awkwardly, since he was still on the porch. "Can I come in?" he asked.
Gaara remained silent. "Are you going to be here that long?" he asked, arching what could be a brow.
"Depends on how our conversation goes." He replied.
The redhead sighed and turned around, walking into the front room and leaving the boy to close the front door and follow him. When Akito joined him in the room, he was sitting on one of the couches comfortably. Akito sat down on the edge of one of the chairs.
"Sir, I'm just going to get to the point." He began. "I would like to have permission to enter into a relationship with Natsumi."
"So…you want to date her?"
"Yes." He nodded.
"And you want to have sex with her." the elder said, his façade not changing in the slightest.
Akito didn't even melt under the pressure. "Well what kind of teenage boy would I be if I didn't?" he asked. "But I promised her that I wouldn't do anything that made her uncomfortable, and that we would take things slow."
"Just don't do it here. I already have to deal with that freak artist sleeping with my eldest daughter. And I don't want to hear what you do to my youngest." He said simply, crossing his arms. "That, and Toshiro would flip out and pop a blood vessel."
The ebony haired boy snorted. "Yeah, that guy is a little uptight about those things." He shook his head and stood. "Thanks sir. I appreciate it." he looked around. "Is Natsumi in her room? I want to tell her."
"I don't know." Gaara said, standing as well and walking past him. "Akito, I don't want to regret allowing you to be with my little Natsumi. If you hurt her…I will kill you. So you better watch yourself." He warned, finally glaring at the younger man before leaving the room.
Akito swallowed hard before turning and heading up the stairs. He made his way down the hall towards Natsumi's room, and just before he could reach it, Toshiro came out of his and headed straight for the Uchiha, and he didn't look too friendly. "Hey Toshiro." Akito greeted. "What's up?" he asked, really just wanting his friend to go away so that he could see Natsumi.
The redhead crossed his arms and glared at his best friend. "What are you doing here? I didn't know you were coming over." He said, though Akito could see he definitely already knew why.
"That's because I came over here to talk to your father." Akito answered. "And now I'm on my way to talk to Natsumi."
"Uh huh. Why?" he asked, not moving.
"To talk to her." Akito stated. "And…you're kind of in the way."
Toshiro's glare only increased. "I don't want you dating my sister."
The other boy sighed. "Dude, what did you think was going to happen when I found out she was CrescentMoon? That I was just going to drop it?" he asked. "Seriously, you should have seen this coming."
"Why is it so different now? She isn't any different than before. Why are you all of a sudden interested?" he snapped. "She's liked you for years and you didn't care. And I'm not going to let you treat my sister like you treat your other trash girlfriends."
Akito glared at the redhead. "I'm not going treat her like my other girlfriends. This is serious for me." He said.
"Does she know you've been lying to her about your stupid alter ego? Huh?" Toshiro demanded, standing firm in his objection.
"No. But I'm going to tell her." he said. "Eventually."
"You are so full of shit Akito. When are you going to wake up and realize there are things you just can't talk yourself out of? What happened to you?" the redhead frowned, his expression sobering up. "I don't even know when you got like you are."
Akito's brow furrowed. "Yeah, well nobody seems to know that." He said. "Look, all I want is a chance to have a relationship with her. I don't know if it will go anywhere, but I want to have the chance to try."
"You want to have a chance to have sex with her is what you want." he pointed accusingly. "I know you Akito. And once you get bored you're just going to hurt her and move on."
"You know what Toshiro, you're starting to piss me off." Akito glared. "I know she's your sister, and I know you care about her. But I care about her too. Being with Natsumi makes me happy. She actually makes me smile. I even laugh around her. None of my other girlfriends have ever made me feel the way she does. And you know what? I bet if you talked to her, she'd tell you something similar. So why don't you just chill out."
Toshiro walked up to his friend, his glare icier than before. "Just shut up Akito. And watch yourself. You've no right to feel like a victim. Especially when you flipped out about Kyo and her, and hung him over the edge of the balcony. If you had half the honesty he did, I'd probably be okay with it, but I know you. And you just better be careful." He warned. "I know she likes you, and I really want you to be happy, but she is my baby sister and I won't let you hurt her. So just watch it."
"I will." Akito said, his frown leaving his face as he sighed. "Toshiro, you're my best friend. It's not like I'm going to go out of my way to ruin our friendship. I really do want things to work out with Natsumi." He said honestly. "And I promise, if I do wind up screwing things up and hurting her, you can beat the crap out of me."
"Oh don't worry." He said lowly, turning for his room. "I will."
Akito sighed as the redhead shut the door to his room. Something told him he wouldn't be welcomed over for a while. Shaking off the minute guilt he was feeling, he walked over to Natsumi's room and knocked on her door.
The door opened and Natsumi poked her head out, giving him a small smile. "Hey, how'd it go?" she asked, opening the door fully and making his eyes widen slightly. It looked as if he wasn't the only one who changed. She was now wearing a pair of low riding shorts that showed off her hips and flat stomach. Her shirt was a tank top, and stopped just above her belly button.
"Pretty well." He said, still staring at her. "Toshiro's upset though, but that's to be expected."
"Who cares? He's my older brother, he'll always be upset to some degree." She sighed, waiting for him to come in before shutting the door behind him.
Once the door was closed, Akito turned and pushed her against the wood, pressing his body into hers. "You're right." he said, before kissing her, bringing his hands up and threading his fingers through her hair. "What did you change clothes for?" he asked against her mouth, beginning to trail kisses along her jaw and down her neck.
Natsumi arched into him, their position exciting her more than it should. She had no idea she liked it so forceful. "I wanted to be more comfortable in my house." She said softly, leaning her head to the side to give him an easier angle.
He bit where her neck and her shoulder joined, before licking over the red spot, causing Natsumi to let out a shaky breath. "Really? Knowing that I was coming over?" His hands slid down her sides and he gripped her rear, lifting her a bit so that their pelvises were closer. He kissed his way across her collar before continuing her trail up the opposite side of her neck, obviously headed back towards her mouth.
"Y-yeah." She stuttered, rubbing against him, her entire body on fire just from their pressed bodies.
He kissed her once more, his tongue tangling with hers. When they parted for air, both were panting pretty heavily. "We have to stop." Akito said. "Your father told me I'm not allowed to have sex with you here, and with Toshiro right next door, he'll probably bust in here if he even hears so much as an odd noise."
"I can be quiet." She whispered, moving one of her legs between his own, rubbing his hardened erection. "I'm running on ten years of pent up feelings and about four of sexual desire."
Akito let out a hard breath, trying not to groan. "You may be able to be quiet, but when I take you for the first time, I want to hear the noises you make." He said. "And I honestly don't think I would be able to keep myself from making any noises." He stroked her cheek. "I don't want to break the rules so early into our relationship." He whispered.
She smiled at him and wrapped her arms around his waist, snuggling into his embrace. "Then you just want to lie around and watch T.V.?"
"That sounds nice." He said, returning her smile. They went over to her bed and turned on her television, watching shows for the rest of the day, curled against one another. And when night came around, Natsumi walked Akito to his car, giving him a goodbye kiss, and promising to see him tomorrow at school.