Well I'm rather pleased with myself ^^ . I finished this chapter a few days after the first chapter was posted ^3^ . Hopefully it'll be more like this for the rest of the summer ^^;.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto D': ( I wish I did though ^^; , all of my fanfictions would come true XD )

This chapter made me sad to write D':

And I think I'm turning into a sadistic writer again ^^; (you'll see what I mean when you read the chapter).

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ( 3 days later)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Danna! Stay in bed, you're not well enough to walk around!" Itachi growled as he pushed Sasori back onto the bed for the twentieth time. Kakuzu had put him on strict bed rest, so he would heal faster but the fact that Sasori was impatient, didn't help much.

"But Itaaa!!!" Sasori whined, trying to get back up again.

Itachi sighed, " Would it make you feel better if I was lying down with you?" He nodded and Itachi crawled into bed with him, cuddling up agaist his chest , " Sometimes I wonder who the uke really is in this relationship.." Itachi murmered.

Sasori rolled his eyes and held Itachi closer.

"Danna...?"

Sasori looked down again, "Yeah?"

"Kakuzu thought you and Deidara were dating." Itachi said softly.

Sasori laughed, " He always assumes that each set of partners are 'romantically involved' with eachother." He saw the sad look on Itachi's face, " You won't have to worry about me ever being interested in Deidara though. He's such a brat." He added with a smile and a kiss.

Itachi smiled and snuggled close to Sasori. "Thank you, Danna. I love you"

"I love you too." He said while yawning.

Itachi sat up and looked at the clock sitting on Sasori's dresser. "It's nine...Deidara's coming back soon." He stated while stroking Sasori's fiery red locks. He hated how Deidara shared a room with Sasori, then again, he hated the entire "sharing rooms" idea anyway. Ever since Kakuzu decided to cut the budget, all the partners were forced to share rooms. Which meant that he was going to be kept up every night by Kisame's snoring, he would have less privacy, and he wouldn't be able to sneak out to see Sasori without being caught by a certain blonde bastard roomate. The only time he was actually able to visit him, was when Deidara was out on missions.

Sasori frowned at Itachi and grabbed the weasel's hand. Itachi gave him a sad smile "I promise I'll be back tomorrow morning, Danna. I really want to stay, you know I do but...we can't risk Deidara finding out and having him tell Pein about us. I don't want to go through the same thing Kakuzu and Hidan went through." Itachi paused and leaned close to his lover. " I love you, Danna. Now rest." he whispered as he kissed him gently.

Sasori smiled, " I love you too, Ita and I will." he whispered back. Itachi got up and left the room, wandering back to his own shared bedroom.

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Itachi entered his and Kisame's room, the fish man was lying on his bed, reading a scroll. He looked up as soon as his partner arrived and sat up. " Hey, where were you?" he asked.

Itachi said nothing as he started to undress. Once he was down to just his boxers, Kisame asked again, this time standing up, "Itachi. Where have you been?"

He stared up at Kisame "It's really none of your concern." Itachi replied in a cold hiss as he crawled into his bed.

Kisame started towards the bed, "Just tell me." he said in a confused tone. Itachi turned over, so he was facing the wall. Itachi felt a warm hand rest on his ice-cold shoulder, This bastard just doesn't know when to give up, does he?

"What?" Itachi responded in his usual monotone voice.

He felt the bed sink slightly as Kisame sat down next to him. " I just want to know where you've been. I mean, you've been disappearing for hours at a time every night for the past few days and I just get worried when you leave like that." he said quietly.

Itachi stayed still for a moment and then quickly pushed his partner's hand away. "Like I said, it's none of your concern. What I do on my own time is my business, not yours." he replied.

"I'm sorry Itachi-San." Kisame apologized before quickly retreating to his bed. " Goodnight."

Itachi mumbled something incoherent about 'stupid sharks' before drifting into a peaceful sleep.

Itachi walked through the abandoned Uchiha mansion. The only sound was his soft footsteps on the dusty, wood stopped in front of a door that was partially open, paused for a moment, then went inside. His eyes quickly adjusted to the dark and he saw the contents of the room. It was his old bedroom, before any of this ever started. His scrolls still placed neatly on the desk, bed already made, his clothes hanging in the half-opened closet, and the letter from the Akatsuki tossed carelessly on the floor. He wandered over to the bed and sat room was in perfect condition, just as he left it. Not a speck of dusk could be seen, which was odd, considering the state of the rest of the house.

Itachi brought his knees up to his chest and sat like that for a moment; remembering all of the memories that lingered in his old home. He recalled one summer when his father had taken him fishing. Sasuke had been too young at the time to come with them and he protested greatly when they left. The fishing trip itself, wasn't much fun. They had been rained on; putting out the campfire that was cooking the fish they had spent all day catching. They didn't think it would rain that day, so they didn't bring a tent. They walked all the way back to the mansion; lugging their camping supplies with them, dripping wet and laughing all the way home. He smiled, his mother was not at all pleased that they came back in the middle of the night, covering the clean floors with mud and waking everyone up; including Sasuke who had finally fallen asleep. The only thing that Itachi really enjoyed, was the fact that he had spent some quality time with his father before...the incident.

His smile immediatly dissapeared and was replaced by a pained expression. He wished he could erase that memory from his mind, he wished it never happened in the first place. It was so hard killing everyone like that but the hardest part was having to see the pain in is his brother's eyes; to see his fragile heart break right before him; and knowing that he's scarred him for life. He knew that Sasuke would never forgive him for what he had done but he wanted to apologize so badly and tell him the truth; that he was only trying to protect him because he loved him.

A tear rolled down Itachi's pale cheek, "I'm so sorry...." he whispered; clutching his knees closer. He buried his face in his hands and began to sob.

"Nii-San?"

Itachi looked up suddenly at the person standing in the doorway. No...it couldn't be...

"Sasuke-" He began but was cut off when the five year-old version of his younger brother ran towards him and tackled him. He was crying...but..why? Itachi stroked his hair gently and pulled him close.

"I missed you Nii-Saaaannn!!!!" little Sasuke cried as he clutched Itachi's shirt. "No one's been here for such a long time and I thought you were never coming back!" Itachi could feel his heart break; he didn't like seeing his brother in so much pain.

"shhh...I'm here now..." He whispered into his brother's ear.

"What are you doing?!" An all too familiar voice demanded. Itachi tightened his grip on Sasuke and looked at the doorway once more.

"S-Sasuke?" He stared in disbelief at the owner of the voice.

"What the hell are you doing here?!" Older Sasuke growled as he drew his katana from it's sheath. He stepped in to the room, pointing the blade in Itachi's direction, "You know you're not welcome here..."

Little Sasuke turned around and looked at his older self; fear in his eyes, "Nii-San!The scary man is back!" He yelled as he buried his face into Itachi's chest.

Itachi continued to gently stroke his little brother's hair while keeping a close eye on the older one, "Sasuke please..." Itachi pleaded while hugging the younger one closer.

A harsh glare appeared on the older Sasuke's face, "How dare you linger over these memories?! You're nothing but a cold-hearted murderer!" He extended his arm; making the katana brush against Itachi's neck.

Itachi began to panic,"Please Sasuke, you don't want to do this...you don't know the truth. I only did this to protect you."

Tears streamed down the older Sasuke's face, "You LIAR!!!", he yelled as he slit his brother's throat.

Itachi fell back onto the bed; everything was going dark and his body was becoming numb. The only sounds he could hear was the little Sasuke screaming his name and his slowing heart beat. Before the darkness completly took over; he could see the older Sasuke's face; a victorious grin plastered on his face...

"Itachi! Itachi-San!! Wake up!". Kisame's panicked voice was ringing in his ears. Itachi tried to open his eyes but couldn't...that's odd...He thought, trying to open them again. Kisame's loud voice rang through Itachi's ears once more, "ITACHI! WAKE UP! YOU'RE NOT BREATHING!!!"...What?...The thought but then noticed the pain in his chest. Oh my god!!...He tried to take a breath but his body was completly paralyzed. Soon he felt himself becoming light-headed and right as he was about to lose conciousness, he felt his mouth being opened and a pair of calloused lips over his, blowing oxygen into his lungs.

Itachi sat upright in his bed gasping for air while Kisame held him up, keeping him from falling back down. Soon Itachi regulated his breathing pattern and slowly laid himself back down. "You scared me to death, Itachi-San." Kisame said quietly as he brushed the hair from Itachi's eyes.

"Sorry." He replied; still trying to breathe normally.

"What were you dreaming about anyway? You were yelling and tossing and turning for the most part." Kisame asked with a worried expression.

"..."

"Come on, Itachi. We're partners, you need to learn to open up a bit." He said while stroking Itachi's cheek.

Itachi slapped Kisame's hand away gently, "I have learned to open up but it's not you I need to talk to right now. I'm sorry." he replied coldly while getting up and heading for the door.

Itachi walked down the dark narrow hallway until he stoped in front of Sasori's door. At this point, he didn't care if Deidara was there. He just needed to talk with someone he trusted. He raised his hand to knock on the door but he heard a loud crash come from the artists' bedroom. Itachi pressed his ear against the door.

"What if Itachi finds out?" Sasori asked quietly.

"He won't, un." Deidara replied seductively.

"Yes but what if he does?" He asked again.

Deidara mumbled something Itachi couldn't understand.

Sasori sighed, "Alright Deidara, get the condom."

Itachi backed away from the door; tears welling up in his eyes. He couldn't believe what he had just heard...Sasori was cheating on him with Deidara...

"No..." He whispered. He couldn't be...he just couldn't... A loud moan escaped Deidara's mouth and that confirmed it for Itachi...his lover had found another and lied to him. He felt his heart shatter and tears streamed down his face. He turned around and ran as fast as he could back to his bedroom.