Simple Choices

I'd like to see you have your way / Come have your way with me / (And hang from every word you spoke) / I'd like to see you have your way / Come have your way with me / Sink into me – Taking Back Sunday

Chapter Seven

Itachi blinked at the sight; something he realized whole-heartedly that he would not trade for the world but was thankful that the world produced; and warm, wet tears silently ran down tanned cheeks, making tiny translucent lines across Itachi's handsome, determined features.

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"Honey, could you come in here for a second?" Neji called to his lover from somewhere inside his and Itachi's extravagant, wooden and glass house nestled amidst the thick, beautiful forestry kept away from the noisy, crowded city and Downtown districts.

"Be right there, babe," Itachi answered, mentally assuming that Neji had to be in their bedroom or somewhere around that area judging by how far away Neji's projected voice sounded to him as he closed the large, metal refrigerator door after checking what kind of sweets they still had left to eat.

Ignoring his minor craving for something sweet, Itachi; dressed in teal-colored medical scrubs since he had to assist in a heart transplant earlier that morning; made his way to his lover as he strode out of the kitchen and diligently climbed up the cream-carpeted stairs by the main foyer – the Uchiha's brilliant mind starting to wonder what Neji could want or if anything was wrong.

It had been a full two weeks since the incident with Deidara, Itachi having taken great, personal care as to see to Neji's recovery and comfort; and Neji was, in fact, doing remarkably better – the Hyuuga no longer suffering from pro-longed headaches or light sensitivity which just made the humble Uchiha feel like he had received a small pardon from God Himself.

After making a right upon reaching the top of the stairs of his expensive but tastefully-designed house, Itachi called out in order to pinpoint his lover's exact location, "Yes? Neji, what is it?"

"I'm in here;" Neji replied, the pleasant sound of Neji's voice as clear as a crystallized bell to the Uchiha as he listened to his words, "I just want you to take a look at something real quick."

"He wants me to take a look at something? …like a rash or some other injury, perhaps?!" Itachi mentally started to panic before he stepped inside the elegantly-furnished black and silver bedroom that they shared.

Having just barely made it through the doorway, Itachi Uchiha stopped dead in his hurried tracks, his mouth hanging open as he eyes widened in baffling, incomprehensible shock…and staying that way.

Lying across their bed on his back with the upper half of his immaculate body propped up by his elbows, Neji Hyuuga was completely naked and positively glowing in the dimness of the late evening hour that rendered any unlit room in the house almost pitch black but not without decadent streams of pale, brilliant moonlight leaving their glow across the walls, furniture, and the deliciously taut muscles adorning Neji's flat stomach and firm, spread thighs.

Neji provocatively pulled his fingers through the thick, chocolate strands of his deliberately messy hair, making the seductive Hyuuga look like he had already been through something spectacular and was looking for more from the Uchiha, as he kept his half-lidded, crystal-colored eyes fixated on his stunned caretaker and absolute love of his life.

"I thought you might want to have a look at this," Neji's lustfully low voice chimed, almost as a playful dare to the older man currently gaping at him as the Hyuuga slowly trailed a hand down his own creamy and wonderfully lean body until he purposefully ran his fingertips over the swollen, leaking head of his erection, "…it has become quite painful, you know…"

Coal-black eyes had followed the path that those pallid fingers made down his angel's body, but Itachi had gasped aloud as he finally took in the sight of the silk, pink ribbon that Neji had had tied tightly around the base of his rigid, throbbing cock – like he was Itachi's gift, himself, that needed unwrapping and tending to.

Despite not being fully snapped back to reality, Itachi took slow, dreamy steps towards his wanton lover that lay sprawled out and so impossibly invitingly across his perfectly-made bed – Neji continuing to let his own fingertips ghost over his erection as he smirked at the carefully approaching Uchiha who looked like he had just unearthed priceless treasure and was about to be immersed in a multitude of wealth.

Knowing that the sight would prove far too detrimental to any residing feelings of hesitation or uncertainty within his lover; as Neji was fully determined to reduce Itachi to a pile of mindless, drooling mush; the sultry Hyuuga gracefully took his exploring fingers away from his rigid member and brought them up to his lips, slowly bringing out his tongue to lick at his fingertips before sliding in his first two digits inside his wet cavern.

Itachi swallowed hard, not being able to tear his gaze away from his staggeringly beautiful and erotic lover, as he somewhat absently lifted his own teal-colored shirt up and over his head and simply let it drop to the floor as he continued to watch.

Neji made sure the entire length of his fingers were properly coated with his own slippery, warm saliva before he turned completely around so that he was on his hands and knees on top of the bed; his perfect, supple ass in full view of the Uchiha as the Hyuuga brought his free hand behind himself.

"Oh…shit…"Itachi murmured quietly, as if in a time-stopping daze, as he forced himself not to move any closer so he could watch the almost sinful display before him take place without any hindrances whatsoever – the Uchiha's highly-aroused cock already pulsating harshly against his stomach and making his normally loose-fitting scrub pants feeling unbearably tight.

"Nnh…haa…"Neji groaned before sighing out his pleasure, lightly knitting his eyebrows together as his back arched upon feeling his middle finger breach his puckered entrance.

"Neji…"Itachi almost warned as he had to swallow hard again and was forced to see his lover already shove another finger inside his own tight entrance, making the Hyuuga cry out a little louder this time with another bow of his flawless body that practically had Itachi seeing stars in his own mind.

Itachi's half-lidded, midnight-hued orbs were glued to Neji's fingers that carefully moved in and out of that pink, tempting hole that just seemed to swallow up the Hyuuga' slender digits completely, each time making the brunette sigh heavily and shift around slightly on top of the unbelievably soft and welcoming bed sheets

"Mmn…'tachi…hurry…"Neji begged in such a sugar-topped, sex-laced voice that about had Itachi on his knees before the Uchiha quickly made himself form a solid, coherent idea as to what he wanted to do in order to gain the upper hand and have Neji make more of those intoxicating noises that made even more red-hot desire pang low in his groin in jarring, delicious jolts of forbidden heat.

Itachi only watched Neji's fingers disappear inside his own delicious heat one more time, enough time for the raven to also slip out of his pants, before abruptly rushing up to the bed and effectively pushing Neji down to lie flat on top of his stomach.

Neji had to remove his hand from his stretched hole in favor of bringing both of his arms out in front of him to catch most of his weight as he plummeted the rest of the way down onto the pillow-topped mattress below; Itachi directly on top of him, pressing the entire length of the front of his body against Neji's back and legs as the Uchiha was quick to grab up Neji's hair and lift it up so he may kiss the back of Neji's neck.

"…mmm….yessss…." Neji purred for his lover, as he lightly snuggled against one of the silver pillows in his arms as he felt Itachi's rose-petal lips press kiss after searing, urgent kiss to his neck - Itachi's fingers tight and demanding in his long, brown locks as he worked.

Itachi trailed his mouth down Neji's neck until he bit down hard on the unfathomably soft flesh near Neji's shoulder blade, making the Hyuuga arch up in to his larger, well-built frame with a surprised but adoring gasp.

"You know, I was looking for something sweet to eat just a minute ago…"Itachi commented playfully with a smirk down to his softly panting lover as he inched down his trim, slender back, "…but I think you taste better…"

"Mmn…"Neji purred again, smiling at his lover's praise as his every fiber drowned in how impossibly good it felt to have Itachi kiss and lick down the various curves and dips of his sensitive, highly-receptive back.

After placing a nip to the delicate curve on Neji's lower's back, Itachi wasting no time in quickly seizing Neji's warm, firm ass in his hands, growling a bit with untamed want and blinding lust as he did so, and hurriedly hoisted Neji's lower half up off the bed for him to better access.

The Hyuuga complied immediately, forever loving it when Itachi just had his way with him and manipulated his body in ways that he wished, as the smitten brunette had quickly realized that, with Itachi, he would never be disappointed in any aspect in the least bit.

Suddenly, breaking Neji from his train of thought over how much he loved Itachi's sex, the Hyuuga arched his back, clawing at the very pillow he had been cuddling up with as he moaned sensuously and tried his best not to tremble too much as he felt Itachi's tongue plunge into his stretched opening.

"F-fuck…Itachi…baby, ohhh…"Neji stammered, barely able to keep his mind and senses in tact as he squirmed from the overload of hot, slippery pleasure he was receiving as the talented and driven Uchiha languidly swirled his tongue inside Neji's moist entrance before pulling it out and just dragging the flat of his against Neji's crevice.

Neji was totally certain that he was the one who had ended up a pile of mindless, drooling mush first as his lovely, pastel eyes had rolled in the back of his head and he could not stop his many, airy pants that toppled over one another as he pleaded wordlessly for more.

Itachi could not help but oblige his dangerously sexy lover as he massaged Neji's ass in his large, strong hands while he continued to thrust his tongue inside the Hyuuga's mind-shatteringly tempting hole that dripped with Itachi's saliva and other juices and squelched after each flick of Itachi's warm, wet muscle as a result.

Neji could feel it when Itachi's bottom jaw pushed against his ass with every move that he made, making his tongue delve inside of him deeper and search his warm inner walls harder, making the Hyuuga whimper and groan with mounting, hotter desire to be filled even more so by Itachi's gorgeous cock that he craved so dearly at the moment.

"Itachi…give me your cock…"Neji demanded rather than stated before he quickly pulled his own ass away from Itachi's torturous, brain-melting hands and mouth and deftly rolled them over so that he may be on top of his Itachi and have that stunning, tanned body that seemed to have come straight out Greek mythology books, all to his every whim and desire.

Lips were hurriedly smashed together; Itachi's semi-swollen lips equally devouring Neji's hungry, velvety embrace; before Neji purposefully broke off their passionate, furious kiss in favor of seizing Itachi's throbbing erection in his hand and then lowering the rest of his body to face his prize.

Itachi was easily able to look over his erotic, playful lover just in time to see Neji cutely toss some of his long, brown hair behind his back before he parted his lips wide and let all of Itachi's impressive length slip into his mouth and down his throat, not stopping until his button nose was buried in Itachi's soft patch of black pubic hair just above his groin.

Itachi shuddered out a throaty, muffled groan as he raised his hands to the top of Neji's head and mindfully combed his long fingers through all that silken, chocolate hair; knowing that his Hyuuga loved it when he did that; as he watched Neji close his lips around the base of his cock tight and apply breath-robbing, toe-curling suction to his tender flesh.

"Ohh…God, yes…"Itachi breathed as he felt Neji hum low in his throat, sending jolting, jittery vibrations up his member and through his stomach, while the skilled and fully love-struck Hyuuga scratched his nails down Itachi's hips and thighs before bringing up both of his hands to grip tightly around Itachi's cock.

"Mnn…you know…just how I like it…"Itachi purred for his lover with a little smirk as he made sure none of Neji's hair fell into his face and obstruct his own view of his lover lifting his mouth to the very tip of his cock to sensuously kiss the swollen tip before shoving the whole, purpling head back inside his cavern and lightly graze his sharp teeth against the sensitive, aroused flesh – the act and view making Itachi's cock pulse with only more, electrifying need to take his lover as quickly as he could as he indulged in watching his beautiful lover practically savor his salty-sweet taste.

"Come here, baby," Itachi cooed to his pale-eyed lover and he used his hands in Neji's hair to gently pull him off of his dripping, tingling cock and usher the younger man to crawl on top of him and effectively sit on his hips.

Neji's lips were parted and glistening, his striking liquid-lavender eyes were half-lidded with unrestrained longing yet with so much uncompromising innocence, as he straddled his older lover and placed his hands on Itachi's toned abdomen for support.

Itachi had tried to bring a hand to his own member so that he could position himself and enter his lover, but Neji was quick to swat his hand away and peer right into deep, midnight eyes with his own.

"Let me do it…you just watch…"Neji purred in such a no-nonsense manner that Itachi gulped again and loyally retracted his hands so he would only do as he was told – his charcoal-colored eyes glued to his perfect and unmistakably ideal lover as Neji took hold of Itachi's saliva-slicked member for himself and then carefully pointed it to his own raised, supple ass.

With slow and meticulous movements, Neji swirled the leaking, wide head of Itachi's cock against his slippery entrance before lowering his ass down upon the long, hard length; still keeping his small, smooth palm against Itachi's cock and his own ass so he may guide his movements along, before he was finally breached wide.

Itachi had been unconsciously holding his breath the entire time Neji had made the very tip of his cock slide into his tight, hot entrance that had initially gripped the Uchiha's overly-sensitive head too tightly; making the raven hiss in a delicious mixture of pleasure and pressure that assaulted his body as he was entranced with every, single move that his dazzling and elegant lover would make.

Neji immediately had cried out and stilled for a brief moment before he steadied his breathing and practically forced his muscles to relax; needing for Itachi and him to do exactly this so they may be physically closer, emotionally connected – the very feeling of Itachi's arms around him while in a sensual embrace, the heated kisses he would receive all over his body beforehand, and the way Itachi would smile at him afterword…all of it meant the world and more to the Hyuuga, so he would battle the stinging, initial pain every time.

Now that he did not have to hold onto Itachi's cock anymore, Neji brought his hands back down upon Itachi's lower abdomen, his breathing deep and meant for him to relax, as he continued to lower his ass onto the Uchiha's lap and take more of the hard length inside of him.

"Ahh…! Itachi!!" Neji screamed as any discomfort he had felt at first was now giving way to mind-numbing pleasure that was vastly consuming his every fiber – Neji's charming porcelain face scrunched up and tilted towards the darkened ceiling as he was visibly losing himself in the ecstasy that was Itachi Uchiha's sex.

"Oh my God...you are too fucking sexy, you know that?" Itachi mindlessly stated in between pants as he slowly brought his hands to each of Neji's thighs, lightly gripping the soft, trembling flesh as he let his eyes roam greedily over Neji's arched and fully seated position on top of him.

Instead of coming back down from his arch, Neji brought his hands back to Itachi's legs behind him and quickly grabbed onto each of Itachi's thick thighs so he may support his weight properly before he moved – the Hyuuga's trim, pale torso stretched backwards, his thighs spread wide on top of Itachi's hips, and the long, pink ribbon still tied around Neji's pulsating cock in full view to the Uchiha.

Gingerly, Neji lifted his ass from Itachi's lap, making the Uchiha's long, sopping wet cock slide deliciously slowly out of him before plunging back in with a hasty thrust downward of his body, making both men moan in fleeting, white-hot pleasure as Itachi was becoming rapidly aware of how insane he was going watching Neji fuck himself using his own cock.

"Ohh…fuck…"Itachi groaned again upon having Neji slam himself down onto his cock, the Hyuuga's grip on his well-muscled thighs behind him steadily getting tighter as his begging, ribbon-wrapped cock bounced up and down against his stomach as he slowly, sensually bucked and ground his hips against Itachi's.

The pace was unbearably leisured as Neji languidly allowed every begging inch of Itachi's cock to slide in and out of his entrance as he flexed his slender leg muscles and gingerly raised and lowered his body over Itachi's warm lap – the Uchiha's fingers unconsciously tightening on the sides of Neji's thighs as the older man was swiftly feeling his genius mind crumble as his overheated body was currently only being subject to the most brutal form of torture of just teetering on the edge of extraordinary pleasure rather than experiencing pure, concentrated means of tapping into blissful ecstasy to find release.

Itachi was in a maddening overdrive, his senses having gone from non-existent when he had first entered the room to staggering, maximum quality, as the brilliant doctor was positively drowning in all the tasty, little noises Neji would making when he grinded his firm ass back down in Itachi's lap, how painstakingly slow his cock was immersed in the wet, velvety texture inside Neji's ass that just seemed to perfectly massage his throbbing cock to coax orgasm, and how his own body was downright screaming at him to touch his lover more; squeeze him, claim him harder, make him scream.

His mind made up, Itachi shot up into a sitting position; his deft, knowing hands already cupping Neji's ass to make sure that his lover would still be seated on his lap; and a devilish smirk gracing his handsome, tanned features as he looked upon Neji's surprised, flushed face.

"You've tortured me long enough, Neji," Itachi stated cheekily, huskily as he pressed his lips to his precious lover's own parted lips that felt like crushed velvet, "…now I want to see you come."

If possible, the adorable pink blush that had already been staining Neji's cheeks burned even brighter at Itachi's sultry words and tone, as the Hyuuga wrapped his slender arms around his lover's wide, strong back and kept his thighs spread wide for his Uchiha as he took every delight in how Itachi's hands possessively groped his ass, making the Uchiha's thick erection cock touch even further inside Neji's vice-like heat.

"Please…'tachi…" Neji begged breathlessly as his nails scratched down Itachi's shoulder blades wantonly, desperately, "…fuck me…make me come…"

All at once, as soon as Neji's erotic words dripped from his tempting lips, Itachi forcefully thrust his hips up, driving his weeping member hard up into Neji's ass as the Uchiha kept his hands on his lover's backside so he may grind their movements together as he pleased – Neji's arms wound tightly around Itachi's back as he tossed his lovely brunette head back to let his hoarse moan ripple through him at such a sudden movement.

Itachi panted hard against the sweating flesh of Neji's delicate shoulder and collarbone as he purposefully rubbed his groin against Neji's choked erection, making the pale-eyed younger man tremble in his arms, before scooping his hips up hard to thrust his cock deep inside his moaning, writhing lover that seemed to cling to him tighter the more he teased him.

"Shit…baby, nnh…you feel so goddamn good," Itachi breathed as his own back arched slightly as he allowed his thrusts inside the warm, willing body that washolding onto him so dearly and begging for his sex, to pick up speed and force – their bodies moving together in an effortless display of fluid synchronization while they both continued to squeeze whatever flesh of the other they had in their hands while the approached their heated, blinding ends.

The Hyuuga could not cease his throaty, desperate moans that seemed to fill the whole rest of the house as he finally released Itachi's back in favor of trailing his hands down to each of the Uchiha's biceps, gripping the hard, muscled flesh as he dipped his body back; his thighs hugging Itachi's moving, thrusting hips so he may further relish in how passionate their lovemaking was; before he caught his lover's lust-filled gaze with his own.

"L-let me come…ahhh…Itachi, pl-please…let me…"Neji moaned before he tilted his head back, his kiss-swollen lips continuing to call out erotically to his lover as his bowed back jolted forward with every of Itachi's frantic, hurried thrusts – the Uchiha's dire need to remained buried in that intoxicatingly sweet texture inside Neji's ass until he came having become incredibly overwhelming to the point of obsession.

"Yes…come for me, baby…come for me right now…" Itachi growled to his lover in a low, timbered voice as he freed a hand from Neji's bouncing, grinding ass in his lap, and brought it around to his lover's alluringly wrapped cock.

After a long but hurried tug to one of the ribbon's strands, the bow on top of Neji's cock was pulled free, and Neji audibly gasped from having so much built-up sexual pressure suddenly course through his quivering cock; instantly making Neji come with a loud, drawn-out version of Itachi's name being screamed to the wall behind him as he kept his back arched back dangerously far while his own creamy, white essence splattered all over his chest and stomach in long, warm streams.

"Ahh! Itachi…!! I love you so much," Neji continued to scream in between sharp, whimpering moans as Itachi thrust inside his constricting, slippery insides a few more times before arching his own back and emptying himself deep inside his trembling, panting lover; coating Neji's inner walls with his own thick seed as he shuddered out his mind-numbing orgasm with weak, subsiding thrusts until both of their movements stilled completely.

"Neji…I love you, too," Itachi panted out as Neji gingerly sat back up on his lap so he may face his handsome, sated lover.

Neji smiled at his dazed and completely exhausted caretaker before affectionately kissing his cheek, nuzzling the tender flesh as he lazily drew his arms around Itachi's neck and lightly hugged the love of his life appreciatively.

Neji pressed his lips over and over again to the side of Itachi's neck, not caring at all if Itachi's long raven locks got in his face or not as he did so, making Itachi chuckle in touched amusement as he wrapped his arms around his Hyuuga in turn and reciprocated the warm, meaningful embrace that truly conveyed how grateful for the other each man was.

After finishing showering Itachi's neck and cheek with loving, butterfly kisses, Neji rested the side of his face on top of Itachi's shoulder and breathed out a relaxing, sleepy sigh before saying dreamily, "How did you become so damn perfect, Itachi?"

Tiredly half-looking at the opposite wall behind Neji as he held him in his arms, both of Itachi's thin, dark eyebrows rose up at his lover's amorous comment, before he smiled softly as an answer came to him.

Gently taking Neji's small shoulders in his hands, Itachi mindfully pulled Neji back a little so he may look his younger lover in his beautiful before he stated evenly and with such kindness in his rich, black eyes as he said, "You made me this way, sweetheart. Any good in this world that I do…is because of you."

Neji gasped, wide-eyed at his solemn and serious lover as the Uchiha gracefully lifted one of Neji's small hands up to his lips, closed his eyes, and then pressed a feather-light kiss to his fingers – the Hyuuga more than flattered by Itachi's gripping rationale to his otherwise rhetorical question that made him blush another shade of pink all over again as he watched Itachi open his jet-black eyes for him once more.

"Itachi…"Neji mindlessly said with no other thoughts being able to make it to his swimming, post-sex dazed, and hopelessly charmed mind as he felt wholly beside himself that his devastatingly handsome, successful, and charming lover prided him so much.

Two sets of full, pink lips came together naturally for a simple, chaste kiss since both men knew that that would mean the words that neither of them could utter at the moment.

Neji 'mmm'ed against Itachi's mouth, forever savoring Itachi's taste and energy, before both of them slowly pulled their lips away and breathed again.

"You mean so much to me, baby…I hope you know that," Itachi continued, his voice like a melodic, cleansing wave to the Hyuuga's pleasantly drowning senses and wits as he fully and completely lost himself in everything that was his lover – Itachi bringing up a hand and running the tips of his fingers painstakingly slowly down Neji's soft, rounded cheek before he took the side of Neji's jaw in his palm to hold admiringly.

Neji smiled at the raven-haired man with a heart of gold that he was currently sitting on top of and placed his hand over Itachi's so he may keep his warm, comforting fingers against his flesh even longer.

"I do know, "Neji affirmed, his kind smile never leaving his face as he fair eyes were soft and sweet in their gaze straight into deep, inky black, "…I know it every day…when I remind myself that I am the luckiest man in the whole world because I have you."

"Come meet my parents next Wednesday," Itachi suddenly replied as he delicately rubbed the pad of his thumb over Neji's cheekbone before taking his hand away his lover's pale, lovely face so he could entwine their fingers together and rest their joined hands comfortably on his lap.

Neji opened his mouth to speak, but no words could escape him, as the Hyuuga genuinely did not know what to say to that – the very implications all but swallowing him up whole as he struggled to say something half-way intelligent back.

"I want to let them know just how serious about you I am. Besides…"Itachi added his last bit with a humorous cock of his head and quirk of an eyebrow as the Uchiha fought not to smirk too much at his next statement,"…I already know that my mother is going to love you."

At this, both men did laugh; a sort of subtle rumbling in their bellies as they laughed quietly together at the seemingly darker undertones which Itachi was implying concerning how his mother was sure to find Neji attractive as well.

"So, what do you say?" Itachi asked gently after their laughter had died down, his patience coming out of nothing but his pure, undaunted love for the smaller, slighter man sitting on his lap, peering into his face, and practically holding his heart in his very hands.

"Of course I'll go," Neji answered earnestly with a slight chuckle, "But uh…just how many years has it been since you've last seen your parents?"

Itachi visibly moved his tongue around the inside of his mouth before he said with a little less glee and joy than with what they had previously shared, "...not since Sasuke."

Itachi did not give an exact number of years, but from the premise he did give, Neji knew that that meant a long time.

"Well, then this will be good for all of us, "Neji concluded, trying to bring a bit more positivism back into the situation and lighten any incoming depression Itachi might be prone to feeling since he had to think of such tragedy again, "and I'm actually going to look forward to it. I never did get along too well with my own family, so this will be…ya' know…good."

Itachi half-grinned at Neji's words, knowing without truly having ever heard the direct words that Neji must have had a rather tough home-life since he had been driven to do the things he had in the past…before Itachi had met him.

"Good; it's settled then," Itachi stated before carefully lowering the two of them to the bed to lie on their sides so they may still face each other while the slept, "let's get some sleep now…I have to go to the hospital early tomorrow."

Wholly agreeing with Itachi's intentions with a murmured 'okay,' Neji allowed himself to be tucked into a warm embrace as he buried his face against Itachi's chest and placed his free hand on the sloping curve of the Uchiha's naked waste – Itachi bringing his one arm underneath a pillow to prop up his head while his other was draped around his lover's adorably cuddled form, holding him close.

"Wake me up before you leave in the morning, okay?" Neji whispered quietly against Itachi's smooth, comforting chest as he kept his heavy eyes wonderfully closed as he silently welcomed the ever-enveloping sensations of sleep to overtake him, as safe and content as he felt, "…I'll want to…kiss you good-bye…"

Itachi had heard all of Neji's barely audible words before his Hyuuga had drifted off to sleep against him, prompting the Uchiha to crane his head down and place a soft, but firm kiss to the top of Neji's head, forever feeling humbled that Neji was just so excruciatingly kind and considerate of him no matter what the circumstances.

"I will, sweetheart," Itachi whispered back to his snoozing lover that still had his small, creamy hand lightly resting on his hip while his nose was comfortably pressed against the flat, solid planes of his chest which allowed the Uchiha to feel every tiny, warm puff of precious air the Hyuuga exhaled as he slept soundly, safely in their bed and in his embrace, "…I will."

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Author's Note: I want to write a damn Pein story so unbelievably bad, it hurts my heart at night lol. Anywho, be sure to let me know what you think of this fic as the next chapter is THE LAST, where all loose ends are effectively tied up and such. Epic, so thank you in advance. XD