~Chapter Fifteen~

Introductions

"DADDY!" as we walked into the house we were greeted by a bombardment of four-year-old laughter.

"I told you I'd make it on time!" I smiled down at the little blonde mass that had just crashed into my knees.

She looked up at my hand that was enclosing the hand of a man she'd never seen before. "Did you find him?"

"Yes baby girl, I sure did." I released Narutos hand and lifted her up to our level. "This is that friend I told you I was looking for; his name is Naruto." I saw the pure shock cover his face. "Naruto, this is my newfound daughter Nara."

"It's very nice to meet you Naruto." She looked into the face of the blonde man next to me, noticing they had the same hair and eyes. "You look just like me." She giggled as he flushed slightly.

"Nice to meet you as well little one." His eyes looked sad for the moment before he looked at me. I could tell he was trying to mask his feelings.

I returned Nara to the floor so she could check dinner and I pulled toward the living room so I could explain where she had come from before he got any wild ideas. "Come make yourselves comfortable –" I was cut off by a streak of crow black hair. Sasuke.

"NARUTO!" he threw his arms around my perfectly tanned Naruto, seeming to choke the air out of him.

"S-Sasuke, you-re going t-to suffocate me..." Naruto really was having a hard time breathing.

"Sorry, it's just been so long. We thought you were dead! How have you been?" Sasuke had released and stood in front of him now desperately trying not to show any emotion.

The pained expression on my lovers' face moved me to speak for him. "So, as I was saying let's go into the living room and sit down so I can do my part of the filling in process." I regained my hold on Narutos hand and lead the way to the couches.

"Naru, are you even hungry?" I needed to talk to him before his imagination came up with any ridiculous stories.

"Not really, why?" his eyes were full of genuine curiosity.

"Come with me then. Sasuke, please will Iruka and Kakashi in on what we've been up to." holding tightly onto his hand, I lead Naruto up the stairs to my room.

"Naruto," I looked into his face as he patted the bed beside him, "come sit down." All of this just didn't make sense; a daughter? Who's the mother? Where did she come from? I sat down next to him not completely sure how I felt about all of this.

"Naru, I'm sorry these last couple years have been so hard on you and that so much has happened today. I only recently found out about Nara myself so I'm not surprised at your shock." He smiled faintly, "remember how I told you about my friend Anko from college?" I nodded so he would continue, "well a few weeks before graduation we went to a party and I got trashed. She didn't tell me about anything that happened that night and I honestly don't remember most of it. Well about a year ago – more like eight months actually – she called me out of the blue and told me I had a daughter. She brought her up to my house and I fell for her instantly; I just couldn't turn that little girl away."

I still wasn't sure how I felt about any of this so I nodded for him to continue again. "Anko has been really sick and couldn't take care of Nara anymore so I became her legal guardian and brought them both here with Sasuke and me. Anko still won't tell us what exactly is wrong with her but I can tell she doesn't have much time left." He looked into my eyes then, probably seeing the only question on my mind; the only question I've had all day. "Naru, I never moved on from you – I'm still just as much in love with you now as I was last time we were together. I stayed faithful to you and I always will."

I leaned into him and pressed my lips against his, hard. I couldn't help but believe every word he had said to me. I pulled away from him just enough to speak, "I love you Itachi, and I believe every word." There were so many other things I wanted to say to him, but that's all I could get out.

Itachi kissed me back, causing my body to go weak; every bit of energy I had disappeared forcing me to fall backward onto the bed. I held my hand against the back of his head trying to shrink the distance that still gaped between us. He deepened his kiss, smirking slightly as my tongue traced his lips, begging to be inside. He opened his mouth allowing my entrance, causing me to moan. I moved my arms under his and rubbed my hands against his back. I found I wasn't the only one pleased by having my hands on him since our touch caused his body to shiver against mine. I pulled him onto me – tearing at his shirt, allowing me to feel his pale skin. I stopped kissing me long enough to remove my shirt and look down at me. For an instant I thanked Kakashi for having me continue my work outs and keeping my body in shape. He tossed my shirt to the floor and regained his possession of my mouth. "Itachi..." I groaned his name and felt him body raise in temperature.

"Hmm..." he groaned into me as his hands travelled their way down my body. "I love you Naru."

I know it was short but we're almost to the end!