Dating :-D!!
Instead of continuing with the mission, much to the dismay to Sai, the group returned to the village of Konoha. With the attack by the Akatsuki, it was their belief that the two were after Naruto. Shoto was walking besides Kakashi to keep his anger down, his face against the man's side. Shikamaru was, as usual, watching the clouds go by as they walked dodging trees as he did so. Kakashi walked steadily along with his arm around his protege's shoulder. Sai was complaining about not being able to finish the mission. The four trudged back to their home, three ignoring Sai.
Returning to the village, the four split up. Sai and Kakashi went to tell Tsunade about the attack while Shikamaru and Shoto returned to their respected homes. Shoto opened the door to his apartment, yawning. He was about ready to hit the hay even if it was only about six in the evening. He jumped on his bed after running into his bedroom, landing face first on the soft comforter. Smiling softly, he closed his eyes to sleep.
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The next morning
He opened his eyes as he heard another person's breathing in the room. Throwing a shuriken, he turned onto his back and faced his bedroom door. That same Uchiha from before. He sat up straight making a frown. The guy had followed him all the way home. That wasn't cool. He got up and grabbed the katana he had on the wall.
"Calm down, Shoto," Itachi walked closer to him.
"What? How do you know about my name?" Shoto gripped the katana tighter.
"We were friends a long time ago. You don't remember?"
"I don't think so. How long ago were we friends?"
"Haha. It was maybe about six years ago that you and I stopped having contact with each other. We first met about twelve years ago. Our fathers were having a meeting of the clans. You and I ended up playing in the gardens."
"Uchiha...Itachi? Onisan? Is it you?"
"Yeah, otoutosan. It's me."
Shoto ran into the arms of Itachi. Itachi wrapped his arms around him into a hug. Kissing his silver hair, he remembered how special it was back when they used to be around each other. The boy was like a baby brother to him, the one Sasuke should have been. He was close to Sasuke, but Shoto had that innocence he wanted from his real brother.
Shoto rubbed his face against the man. He wanted all the attention in the world from him. This guy was the older brother that he always wanted. His older cousin was equal to him having an older sister. Some of his memory was gone from when he was a small child, but Itachi was one of those people that could always stay in his life.
"Shoto, I need to talk to you."
"What's so important?"
"That guy you met. The blonde guy with the ponytail."
"The guy who kissed me and could have given me Akatsuki disease?"
"Yes. He's my friend. His name's Deidara."(His eyebrow was raised to the phrase Akatsuki disease)
"Such a cute name for a super hot guy...wait I mean so?"
"So you do like him?"
"Yeah. How could I not....I mean no way!"
"Did his kiss excite you?"
"Totally...not!"
"I would tease you if I were younger. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone but Deidara."
"Itachi, is this why you're here after all this time?"
"No. I'm here because I think it would be nice if the two of you went on a date together. He is pretty much in love with you."
"Seriously, dude? Man I'd date him in a minute. But I already have a boyfriend."
"I don't think that boy will come. I set up a place in that really expensive restaurant. No one else is allowed in or out until you leave."
"Um...sure. I'll go on the date. As long as I ain't payin'. I used most of my money on my manga."
"Don't worry about money. I have it all covered."
"Sure thing, Ita-onisan."
Itachi smiled gently after releasing him. He could do nothing more than wonder if this was the same child that used to play freeze tag all the time. He turned around as the boy started to get clothes out. Yeah he was about as modest as the Nine-Tailed Fox kid. That reminded him that he could go after that boy while he was in Konoha.
"Itachi, could you hand me the mascara and guyliner?" Shoto turned around.
"Why...when did you get abs?" Itachi grabbed the make-up.
"Been working out ever since I became a Ninja."
"Really? You've worked out a lot since you were that little kid."
"Thanks. Could you turn back around so I can pull off my pants and put on some new ones."
"Sure thing."
Itachi turned back around as Shoto started putting on his clothing. He grabbed the tightest leather pants he could find in his closet. He squeezed them on, letting out a sigh when he finally got them up to his waist. He grabbed Itachi from behind, smiling at him. He let him go to get his orange leather vest. He put on his eye liner (Shoto: No woman it's called guyliner. Eye liner is for girls) excuse me, guyliner. He turned Itachi around to make sure he looked decent.
"I don't usually judge guys," came the reply.
"I know. I just need to make sure I look good. Matthew isn't here so you're all I got," Shoto smiled.
"Well, otoutosan, you look very pretty."
"I'm a boy not a girl! I don't do pretty!!"
"Sorry. I can't help you with that then."
"Meany!!"
"I love you too."
Shoto complained about how he looked as he stared at the Magenkyou Sharingan. The swirls looked similar to a pinwheel and was so captivating. He blinked to stop himself from staring too much. He replaced the katana on the wall and took the shuriken and put it back under his pillow.
"Shoto?"
"I can't wait for this date!! Hopefully Sai won't see me."
"He's your boyfriend?"
"Yeah. Well I think he is. He said something before we left. He thinks that a boyfriend is the equivalent to a girlfriend to girls. I don't think he even understand my feelings. We did get into this relationship as soon as we met, but still."
"Well just check Deidara out before you do anything drastic like hurt this Sai."
"Ok onisan."
Itachi grabbed Shoto's hand. He walked out of the room still walking with him. He had never felt the boy's hand be that hot before. Nervousness was something that most teenagers had, but this was over ridiculous. It only meant that the boy liked his one-sided best friend more than he was trying to let on.
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Within minutes, they were at the restaurant. Itachi flew the scene as Shoto walked in. The boy scanned the room, sniffing the air as he did so. There was only the smell of food and one real distinct scent of...clay!! That meant that the blonde guy was already there. Itachi really worked fast. Maybe he had missed something on the way there. Well he was holding a bird while they were on the way there. He didn't understand anything that had happened.
He followed the scent all the way to the last table. He smiled as he saw the guy sitting there play with clay. From the way it looked, he was making a little person out of clay. He watched him for a while, feeling intrigued at the sight.
"The eyes should be pretty narrow and high cheeks. Spikey hair and that weird way his lips are shaped when yelling, un. Man that guy was so beautiful. But he probably won't come near me since I said that thing," he whispered.
Shoto sat down in the chair across from him. He stared at him as he continued to sculpt that clay person...more like clay boy. He wondered who he was talking about, but decided not to say anything. He just continued to watch him as he never noticed that he was sitting there waiting. And still he was waiting. More waiting. How the hell could he stay there waiting?!!
"Goddamnit, Deidara!!" Shoto yelled after twenty minutes.
"Hm...oh hi, Emerald-kun. How long have you been there, un?" Deidara smiled.
"Too long. Just be glad that I'm doing this as a favor to Itachi."
"Am I that much of a problem?"
"You're beyond a problem, dipshit. You get on my last nerves especially after yesterday."
"Really, un?"
"Yes!"
"Even that kiss?"
"..."
Deidara leaned over the table with a smirk. He saw the slight blush that covered the boy's cheeks. But before he was able to kiss him like he wanted to, his mouth was hit by another fire punch. That guy was playing so hard to get. Well he would just play a little harder.
"Don't you like me?"
"Hell no!!"
"Why not?"
"Cuz' you are a fuckin'...PERV!!!"
With the biggest sweat drop he could muster, he stared with his mouth wide open. That guy was so wrong. He took out several piles of his explosive clay. He threw several pieces at him causing small explosions to hit him in the face. That resulted in him getting hit again with another punch, this time a combination of fire and wind.
"Why are you on this date if you hate me so much?" Deidara threw more clay.
"Because onisan wants me to check you out. That's the only reason I'm here," Shoto covered his face.
"Onisan? You have a big brother, un?"
"I've always called Itachi that. We were just that close."
"Maybe I should start calling him that. He might like me a little better."
"No."
"Whatever you say, honey, un."
"Excuse me? If you two are done fighting, may I take your order?" the waitress asked, frightened at the two.
"Um...sure," the two gave a smile.
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Meanwhile
Sasuke stood outside Kakashi's apartment with a bouquet of flowers. He held a nervous smile on his face. Today was going to be the day that he would ask him out on a date. Of course that plan would be flawless if Kakashi hadn't been out on the town. He fixed his hair as he looked into his hand held mirror. It was one of those rare days where the duck's butt haircut was gone and that blue hair was laying flat. He was even wearing a little tuxedo.
He took a deep breath trying to get up the courage to knock on the door. Like I said, the plan was as stupid as his haircut (Sasuke: Hey! My haircut is just fine.). Before he was able to even move his hand, he heard footsteps. He turned around quickly, forgetting that he had the flowers in his hands. He tried to hide them as he noticed that the person was coming his way. He was going to be in so much trouble if someone sees him at Kakashi's door.
He sighed in relief as he stopped hearing the footsteps. He clutched the flowers tighter and knocked on the door softly. When no reply came, he sighed more. That meant that Kakashi wasn't home or he was too busy reading another Itcha Itcha book. He ran his fingers through his hair as he turned around.
"Hello," came a smooth deep voice.
"AAAHHH!!!" Sasuke screamed and jumped back at least six feet.
"Did I scare you that much, Sasuke? I gotta' find some kind of way to record that reaction."
"Itachi? Damnit, why are you here?"
"I missed you, outo."
"Don't call me that. I'm not your younger brother anymore."
"Shoto still seems to let me call him that. Why don't you?"
"Shoto is a retarded loser. You are not my brother. That title was gone the minute you killed okaasan and tousan."
"Outo, anata ga inakute sabishii yo."
"I don't miss you."
"So harsh."
"Leave."
"Sasuke, I can't leave. I just want to see my family."
"Family? Why are you pretending to be my family now?"
Itachi shook his head. He held his little brother's hand. He stroked it gently, smiling or at least attempting to smile as he stared into his eyes. He never saw Sasuke look so upset in his life, and he never wanted to see it again. He released his hand and started walking away.
Sasuke stared at his brother's retreating form. That look in his eyes was something that he never saw before. Sure Itachi smiling was something he remembered in his childhood, but that wasn't a smile. That look was so different. It was like he was going to cry if he continued to look at him. He threw the flowers on the ground with a card that was from him. He went after Itachi only to find that he was gone. He was gone.
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Back with the date
Deidara was feeding Shoto a huge chocolate sundae while sitting besides him. If he knew that food was a way to his heart, then he would have ordered food a long time ago. He wasn't a big ice-cream eater so he was glad that the other was. He was holding his erection with his free hand. He had gotten hard from watching Shoto eat so seductively. Well it was seductive to him since he was eating it all slow and taking his time getting it off the red spoon. This guy was really trying to get him to get into his pants sometime in the real near future.
Shoto smiled as he ate the ice-cream. He never thought that he would eat ice-cream that was being fed to him by someone other than Genma. He was starting to fall for this guy. Deidara...he couldn't help but lick his lips as he thought about his name. It was so deliciously cute (Shoto: that is so corny, woman!). He reached back out for the spoon. He groaned as a protest when it was pulled away from him. When he saw it back out, he reached for it again. He was able to get the tip of it and a little ice-cream before it was pulled away from him once again. He punched him in the shoulder, grabbing the spoon before the cold chocolatey goodness was gone. He placed that in his mouth with a small smirk across his face.
The waiters, waitresses, cooks, and the owner looked at the odd couple. They got a lot of money from some guy for them to be able to eat there. The younger one (Shoto) had eaten at least one of everything on the menu except the dessert page. The other one only ate a small medium rare steak and a soup. That ice-cream was probably the only thing that he ordered that was by itself from a page. That was like over time for all of them.
"How does one boy eat like that?" One of the waitresses asked.
"I know. It's like his stomach is a bottomless pit," the male cook rubbed his temples.
"All that matters is that we got a lot of money from them," the manager smirked.
"Yeah, but I never wanna' cook like that again. It's like making a feast for at least two thousand people," the female cook sighed.
"Oh man. I hated having to walk over to him. He was eating like hell was on his tail," a waiter said.
Shoto had returned the spoon to Deidara. He rested his head on his shoulder while eating some of it. His bright yellow eyes closed. He had never felt so relaxed in his life. It was probably because it was his first date in his life. He couldn't help but smile at it. Maybe he would take Sai there one day. If not him then hopefully it would be Genma.
"Emerald-kun, un?" Deidara purred.
"Hmm?" Shoto answered.
"Is this good?"
"Only because I'm eating."
"I swear, you are the only person in the world that can only be happy with food."
"Yeah. Eating means a lot for me, especially when I eat big ass meals like this."
"You might get fat, un."
"I ain't gonna' get fat. I always eat like this. I sure as hell won't get fuckin' fat in my lifetime."
Deidara chuckled at him. He continued to feed him the ice-cream with a small smile. This was going great well except for the aching erection that was in his pants. He could do nothing about it at all.
"Deidara-san?"
"Yeah, un."
"Why are you holding your pants like that?"
"Um...uh..."
"Hard? How cute."
"I...uh...I...um..."
"So you like want me?"
"Not funny."
"Haha."
He shoved the ice-cream into his mouth to shut him up. He couldn't help but laugh as the boy started having a coughing fit. It made it even worse when he started punching him in the chest. He had to laugh. The kid was all fight here and there, but now he looked kind of vunerable.
Shoto finally swallowed the ice-cream after it finally melted. He continued to punch the blonde besides him. He rested his head against his shoulder once again. He liked the feeling he was getting from just being able to sit there. It wasn't like he could officially tell him that. He still wanted to be with Sai. Feelings of love were so hard. He didn't love Deidara. Nope, he just liked hanging around him.
"I'll be seeing ya'." Shoto got up.
"Wait! Where are you going?!" Deidara stood up quickly.
"Home."
"No. Let's uh...stay together, un."
"You only want to get in my pants. I ain't dealing with that shit."
"C'mon. I just want to be your friend and that's all."
"Sorry. Got a boyfriend. I need to be with him right about now."
"Ok. Well can I at least get a kiss?"
"One. Just on your cheek."
Deidara took that message as he wanted to kiss him on the lips. He kissed his lips. He deepened the kiss by placing his tongue down his throat, causing him to gag a little. He pulled him deeper so he could hold him as tightly as he could. He never wanted to let him go no matter what.
Shoto pushed him away. Wiping away some of the saliva, he ran out the door. He felt so wrong about that. Yesterday it was ok for some reason. Now it was horrible. He was cheating on Sai. He wanted to cry from that. He ran all the way to the apartment of Naruto Uzumaki. He was one of the other people that he could talk to.