Chapter 15

Deidara let out a contented moan as he woke up on Friday morning. He was on a vacation in Miami, with Itachi's awesome family, and, most of all, he was sleeping in the raven's arms, feeling comfortable and… a little bit horny actually. He lifted his fingers to trace Itachi's handsome face as he slept; his defined jaw line, his beautiful lips, his cheekbones, and finally he simply caressed his silk soft black hair.

Itachi opened sleepy dark eyes, and smiled, "Hey."

"Hey," Deidara smiled back.

"Did you sleep well?" Itachi asked as he took his hand, intertwining their fingers.

"Very," Deidara answered, "You?"

"Yeah."

Deidara grinned and leaned closer to kiss him. Itachi tightened his hold around him and pulled him close. It wasn't long before they were both hard.

"How about a shower?" Itachi whispered against his lips.

"Together?"

"Of course silly."

Deidara felt nervous and excited at the same time – nervous, because he was afraid, as always, that things wouldn't live up to Itachi's expectations. But he tried not to show it. They got dressed quickly in comfortable clothes; it was just to get to the bathroom. As soon as they were in it, and had locked the door, Itachi went to start the water. When it was warm enough he stripped off his clothes and stepped in. Deidara imitated him. Again, he couldn't help but admire Itachi's perfect, lean and muscular body. Compared to him, Deidara felt like some skinny teenage boy.

Itachi frowned slightly. "Don't be nervous," he said quietly.

He placed Deidara under the water, so that he could sleek his long blonde hair and wash it. Deidara found it felt good to be pampered like that, to be taken care of. Itachi's touch was gentle, and comforting. He used conditioner, too, and finally rinsed one last time. When Deidara opened his eyes he met Itachi's lustful dark ones. They kissed, and their tongues battled for dominance. Soon though Deidara simply let Itachi lead the kiss.

When the raven pulled away, and locked eyes with Deidara, he frowned again.

"All right why are you nervous?"

Deidara sighed, "Either I'm really bad at hiding it, or you're starting to know me too well."

"A little bit of both, maybe," Itachi whispered, and kissed his neck lightly. "Tell me…"

"I don't want to…" Deidara moaned and tilted his head back as Itachi started kissing his neck more roughly, "disappoint you…"

Itachi chuckled in his ear, and it sent a shiver all throughout his body. "Do I look disappointed to you right now?"

Itachi lifted him up and pressed his back against the shower wall. Deidara wrapped his arms around Itachi's neck, and his ankles around his hips. The raven grinded against him harshly, rubbing their erections together. Deidara bucked his hips into the touch almost reflexively. Itachi then reached with his hand and wrapped it around both their dicks and started stroking. He eventually put Deidara down and concentrated on stroking only him, using the water for more friction and pressing and squeezing in all the right places.

He was kissing Deidara passionately at the same time, and increasing his pace. Soon the blonde reached climax and came in Itachi's hand. The latter stepped back and proceeded to lick his hand clean instead of just rinsing it in the water. Deidara, still panting and trembling, found he couldn't take his eyes off him.

"That was… hot," he said.

Itachi let out a little laugh, that soft masculine sound Deidara loved so much.

"My turn," Deidara said huskily as he reversed their positions.

Itachi seemed pleased by this, and he let himself relax into Deidara's loving touch.

A few minutes later Itachi came, and after this heated session Deidara decided to simply clean Itachi. He started with his hair, like the other had done for him before. When he applied the conditioner he ran his fingers through it like a comb, and Itachi closed his eyes, completely relaxed. Deidara placed a soft kiss on his lips, and the raven smiled.

Suddenly they heard a loud knock at the door, and for a moment they simply looked at each other.

"Shit," Deidara eventually said.

They had been in the shower for quite some time, and there was only one bathroom in the house.

Itachi chuckled. "No big deal, Naruto and my brother do this all the time. It's probably them, actually. But just in case it's my parents…"

They finished cleaning themselves really quickly. As they stepped out of the shower they wrapped a towel around their waists.

"We're not exactly subtle, are we?" Deidara chuckled quietly.

Itachi shrugged. Clearly he didn't give a shit.

It turned out it Itachi's first guess had been right; it was Sasuke and Naruto waiting for the bathroom.

"You guys had fun?" Sasuke said casually as he passed them.

Deidara blushed, and Itachi seemed unbothered.

"We meet at the beach later?" Naruto asked them before closing the door. "Mikoto and my dad are already there."

"All right," Itachi said.

While the two others were in the bathroom Itachi and Deidara returned to their bedroom to get changed. They wore t-shirts with their swimming trunks, and Itachi put the rest of their things in his shoulder strap bag.

They grabbed some bottles of water in the kitchen, and each took a cereal bar to eat it on their way to the beach. As they walked in the warm sand together, looking for Itachi's parents, the latter asked something

"So… how are you feeling? You know, considering the step we've taken?"

"A little nervous," Deidara admitted. There was no point in lying; Itachi would see right through it.

Itachi took his hand and squeezed gently. "Why?"

The blonde was thoughtful for a moment. Then he said, "I guess I just have to get used to the idea…"

"Care to elaborate?" Itachi teased gently.

"Y'know… having a boyfriend."

Itachi pulled him close and squeezed his hand again. "I know there's more you want to say." He said softly, "But you don't have to say it if you don't want to. We'll take our time all right? Wait 'til you're ready."

"How come someone like you exists?" Deidara shook his head in disbelief, a fond smile curling his lips. "And how come I get to have you?"

"Cause you're pretty," Itachi teased.

Deidara rolled his eyes and said, "Well that kinda broke the moment."

Itachi chuckled, and then they interrupted their discussion. They finally found Mikoto and Minato. They were resting in a rare spot of shadow under palm trees. Clearly they had come to the beach very early to have such a place.

"Hey guys," Minato greeted them, interrupting his reading.

"Hi," Mikoto smiled.

"What's up?" Itachi put his towel and bag beside them.

"What's the point in going to the beach," Deidara said, "if you're not even going in the sun, or swimming?"

"Oh I'll go later," Minato reassured him, "I'm waiting for Naruto, and then we'll go rent surfing equipment. Are you gonna try it, too?"

"I don't know…"

"Yes," Itachi cut him, "he will."

"Great!" Minato smiled.

Then Mikoto said, "I can't go out in the sun with my skin, it's way too sensitive. My boys are just like me…"

Deidara glanced at Itachi curiously. He sighed and took out a bottle of sunscreen of his bag. Deidara took it with a small smile on his face. It was SPF 50, and specifically for sensitive skin – one of those that cost a fortune, he supposed.

"Well, since you volunteer…" Itachi said mockingly, and he lay down on his towel, face down.

"I didn't say anything," the blonde chuckled, but he sat beside him anyway.

He started with the back of Itachi's legs. As he massaged the lotion in his skin he glanced up at his face. He had closed his eyes, and rested his head in his folded arms. Deidara smiled, and continued applying the cream.

To do his back he had to take off Itachi's t-shirt though. He frowned and leaned closer to whisper in Itachi's ear.

"What about your tattoo? Mikoto will see it…"

Itachi opened his eyes slowly, and sat up. "I guess it can't be helped," he sighed.

His parents interrupted their readings again, and looked at him curiously.

"Guys, I guess I should tell you that I have a tattoo. Right here, on my arm," he pointed at his left arm, the part that was still hidden under his sleeve.

"Cool, can I see it?" Minato asked.

Mikoto's reaction was a little different. She seemed panicked, and horrified at the same time.

"But, Itachi, you know I don't like those things! In a few years you won't want it anymore, and you'll have it taken off and it will leave horrible scars in your skin!"

"Mom please don't freak out. I'm gonna keep it my whole life. I love it. Deidara drew it for me."

He took off his shirt, and his mother seemed to relax. Maybe, Deidara mused, she'd been imagining something ugly that would ruin Itachi's life.

"It's really nice, suits you Itachi, really," Minato smiled appreciatively.

Deidara couldn't help but smile; it was his work the man was admiring after all.

"I guess… it's not so bad," Mikoto admitted after a moment, but she still seemed troubled.

Itachi thanked them and returned to his comfortable position on the towel. After a moment the two others returned to their readings.

Deidara chuckled as he resumed applying the sunscreen on Itachi's skin.

He whispered in his ear, "Well that wasn't so bad."

"Hmm… yeah but I don't want to be there when she finds out about my brother's tattoo," he whispered in a barely audible voice.

He didn't comment, but in his opinion Mikoto really wasn't that bad. Some parents were much less accepting of tattoos than this. Instead he focused on his task. He traced circles on Itachi's back to apply the cream everywhere.

"Feels good," Itachi whispered.

Deidara smiled and reached with his hand to place Itachi's long black hair aside. He placed a soft kiss on the back of his neck. Then he blushed as he remembered Itachi's parents were right beside them. But as he glanced at them he realized they were completely absorbed by their reading.

When he had finished Itachi's back, the latter turned around.

"Honestly, you could do that yourself," Deidara said.

"As if you don't like doing it," Itachi teased.

Deidara leaned closer and lowered his voice, "Yeah but if I don't stop I might have a little problem if you know what I mean."

Itachi chuckled and sat up to finish applying the lotion on his body himself.

After that they waited a little. Itachi just lay down on his towel and motioned for Deidara to come closer. The blonde did as he was told willingly, and he rested his head on Itachi's shoulder.

"You know, it's so much better that you're here with me."

Deidara smiled.

But then Itachi added, "I don't have to deal with girls hitting on me all the time."

He pulled away and frowned. "Way to ruin the moment – again!"

Itachi just laughed softly.

Amongst the crowded beach they saw Naruto and Sasuke walk up to them. A group of teenagers nearby had started playing dance music on their radio, and soon Naruto exclaimed, "Let's go out tonight!"

"You're aware legal age to drink is 21 right?" Sasuke raised a brow at him.

"So? I just wanna dance."

"I don't think they'll even let you in."

Naruto made a face. "I look 18. They'll let me in."

Mikoto suddenly sighed, "Do I get a say in this at all?"

No one replied. Minato put his page mark and put down his book on his towel. He grabbed his wallet.

"Should we go get our equipment?" he asked.

"Yeah!" Naruto exclaimed.

"Put on sunscreen Sasuke!" Mikoto said.

Her youngest son rolled his eye and picked up the bottle she was handing him. He very quickly put some lotion on his shoulders and face.

"You have to put it everywhere," she insisted.

"I'll just do it while we're walking or whatever," he said.

Deidara and Itachi got up as well, and followed them. The blonde now noticed why Itachi had mentioned the girls hitting on him before. He did get his share of lustful looks from females. Well, Deidara couldn't really blame them; the guy was gorgeous.

Despite Deidara's protests Minato got some equipment for the five of them. They went to the bathrooms to get changed.

And then Naruto, Sasuke and Minato went for it. "Attacking the waves," Naruto had said.

As for Itachi and Deidara, they stayed behind because Itachi wanted to give him his first lesson. And Deidara felt silly, stupid and, well, terrified.

First Itachi explained that he would have to lie down on the stupid thing and paddle like an idiot. Well, he didn't exactly use those terms, but that was how Deidara saw it.

"When you get up it's kinda like a push up, actually. And you just place the foot you choose on front. Most people use their left foot."

Itachi placed himself behind Deidara as he explained how to place himself. He briefly touched his sides with his hands.

"Was that really necessary?" Deidara whispered, amused.

"No it was just an excuse to touch you."

"That's what I thought."

"So… let's try it."

Deidara glanced at the water, feeling uneasy. He could see Naruto, his father, and Sasuke out there having fun. They were not that good, and were often falling.

As if Itachi could read his mind, he explained, "We do this only once a year, and it's not every day the weather allows it. So don't worry about not being good; we're not that good either."

Deidara gave a little nod, but he was still scared. He had no balance whatsoever. He tried to tell Itachi, but of course he didn't listened.

They walked towards the water with their surfboards. Itachi led him where there weren't too many people. He lied down on his board and Deidara imitated him. He wasn't as fast though, and he stayed a little behind. But that was totally okay with him; he simply watched as Itachi gave it a try.

He totally nailed it. He was sliding on the wave just like in those videos of professional surfers. Now Deidara really felt stupid. He didn't want to try it because he just knew there was no way he was going to be able to do that.

After a few minutes Itachi fell in the water again, and came back towards him. He flipped his wet bangs out of his face and smiled.

"What are you waiting for? Give it a try at least!"

"You're good!" Deidara whined, "Why did you say that you weren't that good before? I should've known… you're good at everything."

They had gotten off their surfboards at this point. The water reached their necks. Itachi moved closer to slide his arm around his thin waist. He pulled him into a kiss.

"It's just for fun," Itachi said when they pulled away, "no big deal."

Deidara found himself giving in. He managed to get back on the board after a few tries, and then he followed Itachi's lead. He tried to get up – and fell. Thankful for the string attaching his foot to the board, he found it again.

He was choking water and his eyes burned, and yet he realized he wanted to try again. So they kept at it for an hour and a half. Deidara kept falling, but every time he told himself that maybe it was the right one, and that maybe he would be able to do it. Besides, they were having fun. Itachi was always smiling at him, and swimming towards him so that he could kiss him briefly.

Then Itachi wanted to take a break.

"I don't wanna get a sun burn," he said as they walked, the water now reaching their knees.

"But you used sunscreen…"

"Yeah I'll have to put some more," Itachi said, "and before you make fun of me for being too careful, wait 'til you see Sasuke tomorrow. It's like that every year," he sighed as he looked behind them, and towards where his brother and the others were still practicing.

"What he gets sun burns?" Deidara asked.

"Yeah," Itachi said, running his fingers through his wet hair. "And it's not pretty."

"But doesn't he get a little tan after at least? You guys could use some tan…"

Itachi stared at him.

"What!" Deidara chuckled, "It's true, you're so pale…"

"To answer your first question, no, he doesn't get a tan. His skin's just red, and then eventually white again. And," he feigned an offended tone, "don't you like me the way I am?"

"Yeah I do," Deidara smiled, "come to think of it you'd look strange with tan skin."

Itachi smiled at that. They walked side by side on the beach amongst all the groups of people sunbathing, talking and eating. Some of them were drinking beer and listening to music.

"Seriously though," the raven said, "what about you, do you get a tan when you go in the sun a lot?"

He nodded, "Yeah… maybe not as much as Naruto and his father but, I don't know, you'll see."

When they reached Itachi's mother, she was still reading, only now she was at the end of her novel. They put down their surfboards, picked up their swimming trunks and went to change in the bathrooms again.

When they returned Deidara noticed Mikoto was sipping at a bottle of water. It made him realize how thirsty he was.

Itachi probably shared the same feeling because he went to look in the icebox his parents had brought. Instead of water though, he took out two beers.

Deidara rolled his eyes, but took it anyway.

"What?" Itachi asked.

"You," Deidara accused, "you always make me drink."

Itachi just shrugged and sat on his towel. He asked his mother how her novel was. On the meantime Deidara sat next to him and proceeded to try to untangle the mess that was his hair. First he untied it and shook his head with his eyes closed, and then ran his fingers through the now slightly curly and wet locks as a makeshift comb.

When he opened his eyes again, he realized Itachi's dark eyes were locked on him, and he had lust and desire written all over his handsome face. Deidara grinned. Itachi leaned closer almost unconsciously, it seemed. They kissed softly, but were interrupted by a camera click. They both stared at Mikoto.

She smiled helplessly, "I couldn't resist."

They laughed, and Itachi turned to look at him again. He reached with his pale fingers to run them through Deidara's long hair, finishing the job for him. Deidara closed his eyes, leaning into his touch. Itachi's hand caressed the back of his neck, giving him a little massage. Deidara opened his eyes again and smiled.

They both picked up their beer at the same time, so they decided to make a toast.

"To us," Itachi said, "to every moment we spend together."

They drank. Deidara had been so thirsty that he allowed himself to take a couple long gulps. After putting his beer down Itachi leaned even closer. He wrapped his arm around him and pulled him close. Deidara leaned into him, resting his head in the crook of his shoulder. Itachi's fingers trailed down his arm. He caressed the skin on the inside of his arm, tracing every tiny white scar.

"I'm glad you stopped," he whispered in his ear, and kissed his hair.

Deidara's reply was quiet, and soft, "Couldn't have done it without you."

Minato, Sasuke and Naruto joined them after that. They each took a beer – Mikoto insisted that the boys should only take one. As for Deidara and Itachi, they started drinking their second one.

It wasn't long before Naruto returned swimming, dragging Sasuke along with him. As for Minato and Mikoto, and Itachi and Deidara, they stayed on the beach sipping at their beer – or water. They didn't move from the shade because them Uchiha were scared for their skin. But even though Deidara teased Itachi gently about it, he didn't mind. He didn't think he could get much happier than this; being in the arms of the one he loved, relaxed, no worries clouding his mind.

Actually after drinking his two beers – quite fast at that – he was starting to feel a little… horny. And Itachi probably felt the same because his hands had begun to do quite some exploring. They were circling his thin waist, and then they moved dangerously low. Itachi's fingers brushing the skin of his lower stomach made something stir under his swimming trunks.

Deidara turned to face Itachi, blushing, "What the hell?" he whispered, "your parents are right there…"

Itachi pretended to be thoughtful. His hands were now caressing Deidara's back – it seemed he couldn't take his hands off him, literally.

"Do you want to hear my logical deduction?" Itachi asked.

Deidara raised a brow.

The raven smirked, "There's no one at the house."

He couldn't help but smile. He bit his lip as they got up in a silent agreement.

"We'll be right back," Itachi told his parents.

He slid his hand around Deidara's waist and pulled him close as they walked. When they were close enough to the house Itachi suddenly stopped and kissed him passionately. Deidara kissed back, and felt himself becoming hard. He grinned as they finally pulled away.

"You couldn't wait like, ten more steps to the door?"

"No," Itachi breathed against his lips, and kissed him again.

After that though Itachi did lead him inside. As soon as the door was closed he pushed Deidara against it and crashed their lips together once more.

Soon unwanted clothes were discarded on the floor, and Deidara was picked up and led to the bedroom. On the bed they rolled over, their hands all over each other, constantly flipping positions and exploring every inch of each other's body with their hands and their lips as well. They grinded against each other harshly and kissed passionately over and over again.

"You don't look nervous anymore," Itachi smiled.

"What can I say? Drinking makes me horny…"

"Why do you think I like making you drink?" He smirked and flipped their positions again, so that Deidara was on top. He flushed their bodies and kissed his lips.

Deidara knew he was kidding, and he knew Itachi would never take advantage of him. It was that particular trust between them – and not the alcohol – which helped him getting rid of his anxiety.

After they had given each other tons of pleasure, mostly in the form of blow jobs, they simply lay down in each other's arms. After a moment Itachi went to get a bottle of water in the fridge. Drinking beer had been fun, but not exactly rehydrating.

While Itachi drank quietly Deidara went to get his sketchbook. He flipped the pages until he got to his design ideas for Itachi's second tattoo.

"Hey Itachi," he said softly.

"Mm?" the other looked over his shoulder at the sketchbook.

"I was thinking of offering your second tattoo as your Christmas gift. I mean you wouldn't have to pay for it at all."

"If you want," Itachi smiled. He lifted his hand and brushed Deidara's hair behind his shoulder, and then placed a soft kiss there.

He flipped another page, and held his breath. "What do you think of this one?"

Itachi took the sketchbook to look at it more closely. It was a design Deidara had made thinking about Itachi and himself – their relationship together. It was nothing special; a dagger and rose tattoo. But he knew Itachi wouldn't want anything too extravagant. It was all black, except for the rose, which had some blue inside it. It was still pretty dark, and would fit for a guy. There was a small "D" in one of the petals, although it could easily be missed. In the same way there was a small "I" in the hilt of the dagger. Deidara wondered if Itachi would notice.

His smile as he looked at the blond told him that he had. "It's beautiful. I love it."

Deidara blushed slightly as he pointed at the letters, "If you want I can just take those off."

"No, leave it. Actually when I asked you to come up with a design for my second tattoo I was secretly hoping you'd draw something that represents us. This is perfect."

Deidara smiled, and kissed him softly. "It would look good on your leg, I mean, same place as my guitar tattoo. And maybe on your right side, since you already have one on your left arm."

Itachi nodded thoughtfully. "I'll think about it. I mean don't get me wrong I do want this design, but I'll think about where I want it. I'll probably go with your idea though."

"Okay," Deidara said softly.

He closed the sketchbook and put it aside, and he wrapped his arms around Itachi, holding him tight. He loved him so much. He realized it now, yet he didn't say it. Maybe it was too soon. Maybe it would be better to wait for Itachi to say it first, since it was always him making the first moves in their relationship. Or maybe he would say it later, during the night. All he knew at that moment was that he loved Itachi, and that he never wanted to let go of him.