AN:

JK: ItaDei!! Very mild ItaDei!! Mild as in I won't add a random lemon or hot make-out session in the middle somewhere! The most you'll get is holding hands or a quick peck on the mouth/cheek. EXPLANATION TIME XDXD

To AlchemyGaara - Ugh...I think parental relationships should not involve making out or hot sex, thank you. MCR!! (dances)

To 17-chan - XD

To Renji's Baby Sister - cip's absence. She's like, my muse or something. The minute she logged back on, an idea smacked me on the head. That and t.A.T.u Crazi was feeling down.

To Flames-chan - GOLD!!

To miniDeid - Mild, but yeah. Nice to meet you and I'm very glad you like this story. Cookie? (offers)

To Naito Kanpeki - Cuteness...overload...GAAAAH!! (explodes)

To The All Mighty Black Death - Didn't like the chibis? I'm sorry to waist your time with the chapters, then. It (chibis) won't happen again. I just needed some time.

To Yusin - No KisaIta here, I'm afraid. Itachi is 18, and I call my p.j.'s 'jammerz'. XD

To Hekun - Good Lord, I've created a monster...

To melody726 - Yup!

To Artistic Eloquence - The pairing will be VERY mild. I only have it in there for a future chappie. That I hope will be cute. (Itachi and Deidara: You sold us out for CHEEZ-ITZ?! Me: Chibi-no-jutsu! (Poof) There. Now they're chibi for the afternoon with you.)

To The Kyuubi maiden - Heheh...I'm just that talented, aren't I? (shot for getting a swelled head.)

To xcupidxstuntx - (grins) Did something right?

To Deikuru - I call mine 'jammerz'. XD

To nurikos-lurver - Mayyybe...

To Ai - XD

To Dark-Rainy-Mist - You're sweet...

To my fabulous not-dead cippy-hime - XDXD Just kidding. Yes, buh-bye chibis...I call my p.j's 'jammerz'!

To Yulia - Heheheh...

To The-New-Akatsuki-Leader - The kitten hash done good? (puppy eyes)

To tamatava - Fuck you, bitch. Some people like how I write. If you're gonna flame, DON'T LEAVE THE FUCKING REVIEW!! And now, for being blind, I laugh at you! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! XDXD

To Aly Uzumaki - I know, I flamed that rotten bitch right back. XD AND I blocked them. XD Aaaah, I love my life.

To animatedrose - Haha! Nice to hear complements (glares at tamatava who flamed JK and wanted her to RE-WRITE THE WHOLE FLIPPING STORY.) from a reader! I'm glad you like my writing!

To 'Splode - Eh, you'll still like it, then. The yaoi is VERY MILD. I don't plan any making-out of a random lemon. I just can't write that shit. ItaDei is actually quite a popular pairing (and the favorite of one of my close friends) I as planning to add it for angst purposes.

To Anro-chan - Yeah. Sorry 'bout that...(the wait of last chappie)

Current Chapter Contains: References

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

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"So, they're back to normal, huh?" Leader asked, blowing on his coffee.

"Unfortunately, yes." Sasori groaned.

"KISAAAAAAAAMEEEEEEEE!!"

"Sounds like my weasel's up." Kisame chuckled good-naturedly. At that, Itachi bolted into the kitchen, still in the shark-nin's over-sized T-shirt, only his My Chemical Romance pajama bottoms.

"Kisame, what the hell HAPPENED?!"

"What do you mean, little weasel?" Kisame asked, scooting over to make room for Itachi to sit.

"I'm in YOUR shirt, I woke up next to my best friend, and I've apparently been asleep for a WEEK!! Leader, what the hell kind of jutsu WAS that?!"

"Itachi, go wake Deidara and then I'll explain." Pein replied calmly, sipping his coffee.

"NO! I am NOT doing ANYTHING until everything is explained!!"

"Kisame? Your weasel."

"Ita, come on, go wake up Deidara."

"Make me." Itachi said stubbornly, crossing his arms across his chest. Kisame smiled. He had his rebellious weasel back.

"Okay, then." Kisame rolled up his sleeves. "C'mere."

"Wha-KISAME?! Put me down!" Itachi yelped, startled. The shark-nin had lifted his partner off the ground and was carrying him up the stairs effortlessly.

"You're so light-weight, Itachi-kun...are you sure you're eating right?"

"Kisame, YOU are a six-foot-tall-overly-muscular FREAK OF NATURE."

"And YOU are a 5'8-scrawny-little-weasel." Kisame said affectionately. "Come, now, and get dressed. Can't have you in that all day, can we?"

Itachi pouted.

-Later-

"So, you're going to explain this, now?" Deidara asked.

"Yes." Pein replied. "You see, I was testing out a new jutsu when the two of you came downstairs and got caught in it."

"Annnnd, it did what?" Itachi asked impatiently.

"Reduced your ages."

"Beg pardon?"

"Reduced your ages. For the past week-"

"-of hell-" Sasori put in.

"-the two of you have been terrorizing us...as five-year-olds."

-Silence-

"WHAT?!"

"What do you MEAN we were little kids?!"

"Impossible!"

"Possible."

"No!!"

"Yes."

"How-when-where-?!"

"You were quite adorable, actually...didn't want to be separated from Kisame or Sasori..."

"Shut up, Leader..."

-3:43 p.m.-

"See yah, 'Tachi! I promised Sasori-no-Danna I'd go to the store with him, un." Deidara called, rushing into the base.

"Y-Yeah...see yah..." Itachi muttered back, his face beet red from standing so close to Deidara. The two had taken a brief walk around the woods near the base. (I think I need to talk to Kisame...) he thought, climbing the stairs to his and Kisame's shared room.

"Hello, Itachi-kun!" Kisame grinned and looked up from re-bandaging Samehada when Itachi walked in.

"Mm...hm...Hey, Kisame? Can I talk to you?"

"We're talking now, aren't we?"

"No, I mean...like important..."

"Sure. What's on your mind?"

"Love." the black-haired shinobi's face slowly turned red again. There was a small pause as Kisame tightned the bandages.

"...Can't say I'm an expert in that department, but I'll try to help."

"Well...is it...uhm..."

"What?"

"Natural...for...uhm...members of the...same sex...to...love...each other?"

"I love you, don't I?"

"Not like that, Kisame!!"

"No reason to raise your voice, Itachi-kun." Kisame placed Samehada back in the closet and sat on his bed. "What, you mean like guy-girl kinda love?"

"Y...Yeah..."

"It's natural." the shark-nin patted his thigh and Itachi obediently sat on his lap. "Condemned by some, but I think it's natural."

"Y...You do?" Itachi felt hope rising within him. So he had a chance with Deidara?!

"Yeah. Love is a beautiful thing, Ita. It doesn't matter if you're male or female, you should love who you wanna love."

"Thanks, Kisame." Itachi smiled and slipped his arms around the shark-nin.

"No problem." a wicked grin spread on the older missing-nin's face. "So, who is he?"

"KISAME!!"

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AN:

JK: FYI, Kisame's views are my own. Current status, I plan on having at least 40 chapters before throwing in the towel. I gotta wan you, it's gonna get angsty. Have a nice day, everyone!