Well this was a really emo/fluffy chapter to write =/ (never thought that combo was even possible XD) . I seriously had the WORST case of writer's block when I hit the paragraph right after the "One week Later" timeskip . . . .I can't believe it took me that long to write DX. On the bright side, there's only maybe a few chapters left after this and I might do a sequel fic :3 .
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. XD
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Itachi burst into his bedroom and slammed the door behind him. He slid down to the floor and cried; not caring who saw him. His life was over...he loved and trusted Sasori so much and he turned around and cheated on him.
"Itachi, are you okay? What happened?" Kisame asked as he sat down next to him; gently pulling him closer to hold him.
Itachi didn't fight back when the older man had pulled him onto his lap; he just sat there and cried into his chest while Kisame gently stroked his back, "H-he cheated on me..." Itachi replied; his sobbing getting slightly louder.
Kisame frowned, "Who did?"
"S-Sasori..."
Kisame sighed, " You know what, Sasori doesn't deserve an amazing person like you in his life. He's nothing but a jerk and you don't deserve to be treated that way." He said sweetly.
"B-but I love him so much, Kisame.." Itachi cried.
"I know you do but...he's just not right for you. I mean...look what he's done to you, you can't possibly love someone after that." He said while wiping the tears from the younger boy's face. " I really care about you, Itachi-San...I don't like seeing you hurting like this."
Itachi looked up into his partner's eyes, "Thank you, Kisame. That really means alot to me..."
Kisame smiled slightly and pulled Itachi into a tight, comforting embrace, "It's no problem...and if you ever need to talk about anything, you come get me, 'kay? I want you to know that I'll always be there for you."
Itachi nodded and continued to sob silently until he finally drifted back to sleep.
Kisame stroked Itachi's hair as he slept. He had always been in love with Itachi but never said anything. Now he wished he told him how he felt earlier, maybe if he had, Itachi would have never been with Sasori and this could have been avoided. But then again, he didn't even know that they were together until Itachi had told him that he cheated on him. Kisame held Itachi closer. This time he would make sure that no one would ever hurt him again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~( one week later)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Over the past week, Itachi had gotten much worse. He would barely speak to anyone; mostly giving one-worded responses. You could tell just by looking at him that something was terribly wrong with him. The usually proud, arrogant Uchiha was gone. In his place was a broken soul. His once emotionless eyes were now full of pain and sadness.
Kisame was worried about him. He had tried to coax him into maybe going out to get dango with him but he merely shook his head and walked away. It seemed there was nothing he could do but comfort him to the best of his ability even though deep down, he knew that there was really nothing he could do to help him.
"Itachi-San?" Kisame called as he entered the dark bedroom. Itachi was in the far corner of the room, huddled up in said corner. He was...shaking... Kisame made his way towards the small, shuddering heap on the floor and gently rested his hand ontop of it. "Itachi, are you alright?" he asked; his voice dripping with concern and affection towards his younger subordinate.
The boy whimpered softly but didn't move an inch from his spot. Kisame frowned and pulled Itachi closer to him; cradling the younger man against his chest. "Shhh...it'll be okay, Itachi-Kun." he whispered to him softly while slowly rocking him back and forth to try to ease him. This is going to be a long night...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~( Meanwhile in the Akatsuki base)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It had been a week since Sasori had seen or even heard from Itachi. The puppet grew worried of the weasel's absence and was constantly restless, which was hindering his ability to recover faster. He stared up at the ceiling, he missed his lover so much...He wished he could just jump out of bed and run through the base to find him, to hold him and kiss him again...
His thoughts were interrupted by a soft knocking on the door. Could it be him?..."Come in!" He called out as he shifted onto his side. Sasori's heart almost skipped a beat when the door slowly opened but then it fell as soon as he saw Kakuzu enter the room. "Oh. Hello,Kakuzu-San." He said flatly as he turned back over to stare at the ceiling.
"Feeling better, Sasori?" Kakuzu asked as closed the door behind him and sat on the bed.
". . .I guess." He answered dully.
"No problems moving around?" The older man asked again.
"No, I'm still very sore though and I think you should take a look at my pelvis, I think that blonde twit might have put a crack in it." Sasori informed him with annoyance in his voice.
Kakuzu raised a brow and pulled down Sasori's pants to examine the large crack that extended all the way from the side of the leg socket to his-. . ."Holy shit!" Kakuzu yelled, "How the hell did he do that?!"
Sasori sighed and shook his head, "Just nevermind. Can you fix it?"
"Yeah, sure." Kakuzu replied while he repaired Sasori. "Out of curiosity, are you and Itachi still seeing eachother?" He asked as he finished up with Sasori's hip.
"Yes, but I haven't seen him in a week..." He replied, still staring intently at the ceiling.
"Oh. He's been sulking alot lately. More so than usual and he's been spending alot of time with Kisame-San." The stitched man said as he pulled Sasori's pants back up.
Sasori sat upright in the bed, "What?!" he shouted angrily.
"Sasori, calm down. All this stress is going to-"
"No, I will not calm down! That stupid fish is trying to steal my Itachi and there's nothing I can d-!" Kakuzu clamped his hand over Sasori's mouth.
He leaned close to Sasori and whispered in his ear, "Do you want Pein to overhear you?! You know what happened between Hidan and I, are you really that stupid to jeapordize what you have with Itachi just from shouting out that shit?!"
The puppet shook his head and Kakuzu pulled his hand away from his mouth, "I'm sorry, Kakuzu-San. I wouldn't ever give Itachi up and I would do anything to keep him in my life. . ."
Kakuzu leaned back, "Good, start by shutting up." He said as he got up and headed for the door, " Oh, and by the way. Another few days and you should be well enough to start walking around again."
"Thank you, Kakuzu-San." The redhead said as the stitched nin left the room.
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"Please, Itachi, calm down." Kisame pleaded, still holding him close and rocking him gently. Itachi clung to Kisame; crying. "Everything's going to be fine." He reassured the younger man, hoping it might calm him down.
"No it won't!" Itachi cried as he tightened his grip on Kisame's cloak. "You don't know what it's like! He was everything to me!" he yelled while looking up at the shark man; tears pouring from his dark eyes.
Kisame returned Itachi's gaze and wiped the tears from the weasel's cheek gently. "You're right. I'll never know what it's like having the one you love cheat on you but I know what it's like having to watch the one you love suffer because of someone else."
Itachi looked taken back, "W-what are you talking about. . .?" he asked curiously.
The shark sighed, "It's nothing, Itachi."
"But I want to know." he insisted.
Kisame sighed again and leaned down slowly until his lips were pressed against Itachi's. The kiss was sweet and filled with so many powerfull emotions. Itachi's eyes drifted shut and he wrapped his arms around Kisame's neck while Kisame wrapped his arms around Itachi's waist.
The shark man pulled away slowly; very out of breath and whispered, "I love you, Itachi. . ."
