So this story will get two updates this week! :D Happy? The next one will appear in a few days ^^ Two probably or three...

Anyway! Thank you guest reviewer! I'm glad you like Minato and Kushina! I try to keep them the way they seem in the anime, but it's hard... So thanks again for the compliment^^

Now this chapter will be a mix of drama and humor, so I hope some bits made it a little lighter :) Enjoy!

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It was so boring at home! His father thought he had spent enough time out of the house on his schoolwork, which was quite the miracle, and made him stay at home and spend time with the family. Which was nowhere to be found. Sasuke was up in his room doing god knows what. Probably ignoring his phone and reading a book or something. Sometimes Itachi thought it would be good for the little raven to do something outside, but he would be harassed by many girls there. How crazy can twelve year olds really be? But Sasuke had fangirls and he hated it. The kid was quite the loner anyway, much like his big brother.

But of course there were still his mother and father who could hang around him now that he was forced to stay home, but yeah, they weren't anywhere in sight either. His father was, of course, working, yapping away on the phone, obviously disagreeing with something. Or at least that was the case last time Itachi had checked the study.

He actually had no idea where his mother was. Sometimes he just found his mother staring out the window with this weird content smile on her lips. It creeped him out, like a lot. And when he would then proceed to pull her out of her thoughts she seemed overly cheerful, appearing almost fake. It made Itachi wonder if she truly was happy or dreamed of a different life. Although he had heard many times how he was making his mother miserable, so maybe this was his fault. His father would definitely agree. But the woman had actually never spoken up to him, angry at him for something he did. Never would she raise her voice or punish her children. That was their father's job.

So here Itachi was, sitting in the living room on his own, cramped up on the uncomfortable, but gorgeous couch. A weird design thing his mother had bought, because it would look amazing here or something? Itachi just didn't care much.

Flipping through channels seemed quite futile, this time of day only children shows or commercials on. Oh, buy this, because it is excellent for stuff you never do anyway! Eventually it was better to just switch it off and sigh in misery. Of course Itachi was also in a bad mood, because Deidara hadn't been texting him back all day… It would have been the only thing that would've entertained him at this point, but apparently Deidara was busy. Making Itachi wonder with what? Normally Deidara said what he would be doing or why he would be unable to talk. But now he was kind of just left there, bored out of his mind and feeling rather lonely.

After Itachi had finally settled down with a book his phone finally vibrated, signalling he had received a message. Quickly opening it, his eyes widened in surprise. What was that supposed to mean?

I am so sorry… And that was it. Seriously, sorry for what?

While he typed something back and was about to press send, the doorbell rang. Quite surprised he just stared at the door that led to the hallway, phone still in his hand. In the time that he had figured out he should answer that, his mother had already appeared out of nowhere and had opened the door. He could hear the familiar greetings, but didn't recognise the voices straight away, the sound maybe too muffled by the wood. But they weren't expecting anyone, right? This was supposed to be a bonding day with his family, who weren't even around.

And then the door opened, letting in several people who he definitely knew. His eyes widened and a bit frightened his dark orbs found his mothers, smiling sweetly back at him while her mouth twitched a little. Nerves…

'I believe you all know my son already. I will go get my husband now.' And with that mother disappeared, closing the door behind her and hurrying away towards the study where father must be still.

Itachi was then left with staring back in three pairs of very bright blue eyes and one set of darker ones. What the hell were the Uzumakis doing here? Didn't they know this could jeopardise his chance of ever seeing Deidara? His boyfriend was looking rather uncomfortable and shot him an apologetic look, fumbling nervously with the hem of his shirt. Why did his parents force them all to come here? Even Naruto had been forced to tag along and he just looked bored out of his mind.

'Sorry for butting in like this, Itachi,' Minato spoke friendly, walking in further and taking a seat in one of the chairs, making the rest of the family feel more at ease as well. 'But we felt the need to talk to your family and see what their problem is with this relationship. Of course this is also a tactic to convince your father since he sees Deidara now and can't say no to our faces.'

Oh, he can say no and he will if he has to. In the meantime Deidara sat down next to him, inching probably too close for his father's liking, but he didn't want to object. The blonde already didn't look very comfortable and that would only make it worse. Naruto chose the biggest chair and lounged lazily in it, groaning in annoyance. Sometimes he really was just a little brat, but Sasuke definitely could act like that as well.

As the whole family seemed to be relaxing a little, the door opened and father strode in, his dark eyes moving from person to person until they settled on Deidara and how close he was sitting to his son. Eyes narrowed and Deidara started fidgeting even more. Now would've been a good time to have a voice. To stand up for yourself, but it was just more difficult and ignoring this was almost impossible. Fugaku would make sure that everyone noticed him.

A stoic expression on his face Fugaku turned towards Minato, blinking once before even speaking up. 'Welcome to our home,' he started. 'I don't believe I have invited you, so would you state your presence.' That was definitely not a request and Itachi could hear the threat lingering in the voice and seeing Minato's smile disappear, he had as well.

And then the door slammed open again, almost hitting mother in the back who had kept behind her husband out of fear something might happen. Everyone turned towards the figure that had just entered and Sasuke just looked around a little confused before walking over to his chair, standing right in front of the smallest blonde.

'You are in my chair,' he stated, hands posed on his hips as he cocked his head a little to the side in an arrogant fashion.

Naruto quirked an eyebrow, an amused smile on his lips. 'Well, it is kind of a great chair. Thanks for letting me sit in it,' was the playful answer.

Sighing softly Sasuke closed his eyes, twitching a little. He was annoyed and Itachi actually liked the way Naruto got on his brother's nerves so easily. Usually the raven was a pain in the ass to him, but now he had found someone like that of his own. 'I want to sit in it, loser. Get up.'

But Naruto didn't move the slightest, just staring up at Sasuke with a cocky grin. Naruto opened his mouth to respond, but was beaten by father. 'Sit down, Sasuke. We are talking to our guests now and you are misbehaving. Act like a gentleman and sit beside your brother.' Good tactic… Now Deidara would be forced to scoot over since Itachi was sitting in the corner.

Shuffling towards the couch defeated, Sasuke looked down at the space that was between Itachi and Deidara, finding it insufficient for his little ass. 'But someone is already sitting there,' he whined like a real child. Yes, even the great and wanted Sasuke could act like the baby he still was. Outside of the house he was a tough guy, but inside the house he was just a little spoiled brat.

'Just sit down next to your brother, Sasuke,' Fugaku gritted out, making Deidara jump a little and shift away before Itachi reached out and grabbed the blonde's wrist, keeping him right where he was. His boyfriend would not be scared away like that.

Looking up into those dark orbs, Itachi nodded next to Deidara. 'Go sit beside him then, little brother. You can make these decisions for yourself.' A sneer at his father, but only the man knew that, glaring at his oldest son now.

Silence settled between them again and then eyes moved over to Minato, remembering they were supposed to receive an answer from him. A light smile turned back on the blonde's face, shooting an affectionate look at the forbidden couple. Turning back to the very angry looking man now, Minato started his explanation.

'We are here, as a family, because I felt like Itachi's family should meet my son. And we are here to support him and be here for him. I heard you have forbidden your son from seeing mine and I think you can't make that decision without meeting my son first. I am personally also here to show that I support their relationship and since Deidara can't voice his own thoughts, I will be his interpreter of the day.' Then it fell silent again and Itachi could see his father fuming over this. If there was something they didn't talk about with others it was his son being gay.

And then one of the more innocent ones spoke up again. 'Brother, since when are you gay and why didn't you tell me that this guy is your boyfriend,' Sasuke said, shooting a thumb up at Deidara who looked a little offended at the 'this guy' part.

Should he answer this question? Was that even safe? His father's face definitely said shut the hell up, but Deidara started signing stuff at his raven boyfriend, hoping it would be easy enough for him to understand.

But as Itachi was still trying to figure it all out, Naruto let out a laugh and gave his response. 'I don't think you should tell them you've been gay ever since you laid eyes on my brother, Itachi. He might think it's a good idea, but I don't think they will see the romance in that,' he laughed out, shaking his head in amusement.

Angrily Deidara glared at Naruto, signing something that should not be repeated in words. But Kushina did say something about it. 'Deidara! Apologise for saying such things and Naruto, understand when it is your time to speak and when it is not. We do not need your comments on this subject.'

Huffing annoyed Naruto turned away from the group, still bored out of his mind and then Minato decided on something else, before Fugaku could respond to what he had just said or what Deidara had just said. 'I think it is time that we speak in private, so why don't we let our sons hang out somewhere together and give us some privacy. I am sure we can discuss things far easier when they are all gone.'

This unsettling vibe started lingering through the air as the two men stared at each other. 'I do not want our sons to be alone together,' he simply stated, of course only meaning Deidara and Itachi, because it seems the two smaller versions definitely didn't want to hang out together. Strange how this rivalry had started without them really knowing one another.

Minato shifted a little in his seat, sitting at the edge of the chair as he folded his hands together, a stern expression on his face. 'I will speak to you in private and since both our sons are here, they will not stay away from each other if we send them away somewhere to leave us alone,' he explained simply. 'Now, Itachi, Deidara, Naruto and Sasuke, go to your rooms and come down when we ask you to.' When no one moved, afraid of what Fugaku would say about this, Minato shot an angry look their way. 'Now!'

And off they all were, scrambling to their feet and disappearing out of the living room. Itachi knew exactly where to take Deidara and quickly moved up the stairs, really needing to talk to his boyfriend about what the hell just happened.

This left Sasuke to hang out with Naruto, because the blonde was not going to be left alone. Unfortunately Itachi's door was locked before they could either get there and then a long day started where they were forced to spend time together…

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