Two updates so close together... you can probably tell I'm meant to be studying... But I'm really enjoying writing this; so leave a review if you're enjoying reading it!
The corridor smelled delicious.
Sasuke, rubbing his eyes, entered the kitchen in his pyjama pants to discover that Itachi was already in the kitchen…in an apron…apparently cooking breakfast.
"Morning, Sasuke," he greeted brightly.
"…Since when do you cook breakfast?" Sasuke inquired flatly, folding his arms.
"Since today," Itachi snapped back.
"…Perhaps since you started crushing on a certain –"
"No one is 'crushing' on anyone," Itachi sniffed sharply, "I'm not a teenage girl, Sasuke. Come help me with these pancakes, will you?"
"…You're going to an awful lot of effort to prepare breakfast for someone you aren't crushing on," Sasuke teased, not bothering to go help with said pancakes.
"I'm just grateful for Kisame's hospitality," Itachi snapped.
"…Who said anything about Kisame?" Sasuke smirked and was greeted by a dark glare and a cross swat with the spatula his brother was holding. "I wonder just how grateful for this breakfast he's going to be –"
"You shut your mouth, Sasuke Uchiha," he growled warningly.
"What you going to do, tell mother?" Sasuke chuckled gleefully.
"No…" Itachi smirked, "But I will send her this adorable picture of you and a certain blonde snuggling on the couch –"
"We were not snuggling!"
"...The picture says otherwise."
"…You're bluffing."
"Am I?"
"Delete it, Itachi! Or I'm telling Kisame!"
"There's nothing to tell," Itachi snapped as his eighteen year old brother crossly snatched for his phone and promptly missed. Itachi chuckled to himself; holding the phone out of his reach, "Sasuke, really; you're acting like a child."
"You send that to mother and you're dead," Sasuke snarled crossly; folding his arms in defeat. His brother grinned an awful, superior look as Ino appeared in the doorway.
" –Something smells amazing –" Her mouth fell open in astonishment as she realised that there was someone actually preparing breakfast! "Itachi, what?"
"The groceries came this morning," Itachi informed her with a smile, "I thought I'd celebrate by making breakfast for everyone."
"Oh my god! I'll get everyone up!" she squealed in delight, "We can all have breakfast together; this is so exciting!" She dashed from the room once more and could be heard yelling through the house.
"Go get dressed, Sasuke," Itachi sniffed crossly, "Breakfast will be ready soon."
"Cute apron, Itachi," Sasuke smirked as he headed over to the doorway. There was a sudden slap of something slimy on his back and he reached around to discover that there was food on his skin. He glared over at his brother, "…Did you just throw egg at me?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," the elder Uchiha smirked whilst mid-flip of a pancake. Sasuke stalked off huffily to get changed, and Itachi felt a surge of affection for his younger brother. They'd never had fun arguments like this when they were little; Sasuke had adored him for so long, and then become a sullen, moody teenager. It was good for him; being around such bright people.
By the time everyone was up, Itachi had transferred an exciting array of pancakes, tomatoes, mushrooms, eggs, sausages, French toast and bacon to the dining room. The teenagers were all gathered there excitedly; all dressed in some of their new clothes to show off to their father.
"Must you wear that ridiculous shirt?" Neji inquired flatly; glaring at Naruto's orange dress shirt, "It is unsightly."
"It's awesome!" Naruto protested flatly, folding his arms, "And Itachi said it looked good!"
"Itachi's a liar," Sasuke snorted, rolling his eyes and swatting Naruto's flailing arms away from him. "Oi, moron; quit that, will you?" Sakura stalked past and grabbed Naruto's ear. Immediately he desisted and whined when she tugged on it forcefully. Ino placed a single flower into a vase on the table and blew a small kiss at it. It slowly bloomed into a beautiful flowering plant.
"Thank you, Ino," Itachi remarked; finally taking his seat, "Where's Kisame?" The door opened and Hidan stalked in; yawning and rubbing his eyes.
"Fucking hell; you're treating us fucking swell aren't you?" he commented curiously, his hand detaching and running across the table; intrigued by all the food. Before it could cause any mischief, however, Deidara slapped it and caught it by the wrist.
"Hey; no need for violence, blondie!" Hidan snapped irritably, "I was just looking!"
"Then look with your bloody eyes, yeah?" Deidara snorted, "…At least they don't get in the food!" Everyone at the table groaned as Hidan obliging reached up to his eye socket and promptly pulled out his left eyeball; dropping it onto his plate.
"Happy?" he queried as Ino and Sakura dry-wretched in disgust.
"You're a pig, yeah."
" –Sorry I'm late," Kisame's voice could be heard as he entered.
"It's not a proble –" Itachi began to say, but as soon as he saw Kisame the words fell out of his mouth. The big, blue man was wearing a pair of form fitting denim jeans with a tight black singlet that really let Itachi appreciate just how muscled the elder man really was. His biceps were huge, and he could see his abs defined through the singlet. And the jeans…well…they just fit absolutely perfectly.
"Daddy, you look so great!" Ino squealed in delight as he self-consciously ran a hand through his spiky blue hair.
"Thanks, sweetie," he chuckled, taking a seat next to Itachi at the head of the table.
"Yeah; nice look, dad," Kiba commented with a grin.
"…Yeah; maybe now you can find us a mom," Suigetsu joked; only for Shikamaru to promptly kick him under the table, "Shika; what the hell?" Kisame chuckled awkwardly and turned to look at Itachi.
"You did all this?" he queried curiously.
"I know you don't get to spend a lot of time with your kids," Itachi shrugged; swallowing a little awkwardly at the 'mom' comment. Of course; well, of course Kisame could be desirable to women... "Our parents weren't around too much when Sasuke and I were little so…" He left the sentence hanging, but Kisame nodded; understanding.
" –And the clothes fit perfectly; I don't know how I can ever repay you for what you've done," he continued.
"I think I know –" Sasuke began to say, but a look from Itachi that said 'remember what I said about that adorable picture' stopped him from continuing his sentence. Apparently Kisame didn't notice that he'd spoken.
Breakfast for Itachi was enjoyable; for Sasuke, a trial. Naruto kept stealing his bacon and he had maple syrup in his hair from when Kiba decided to fling a pancake to Akamaru.
"Okay, that's it; you are not having any more of this –" Sasuke snapped crossly, taking the last pieces of Naruto's bacon from his plate and promptly shoving it straight into his mouth. He glared over at the blonde; feeling annoyed blue eyes on him, and then all of a sudden, that memory from last night sprang back to mind; and all he could see was that flushed face of pleasure. He felt himself blushing a little, and turned back to face his plate; only to find that Hidan's hands and snuck off with his pancakes.
"Hey!" he snapped; stabbing at the fingers of one of them with his fork.
"You snooze, you lose, little Uchiha!" Hidan cackled in delight; only to despair when his hands were suddenly levitated into mid-air and shaken vigorously until they released the pancakes, "Play fair, Shikamaru!" Shikamaru just smirked and with a flick of his hand sent both of Hidan's severed hands flying across the room. "…Little shit…"
"Kisame…there was something I would like to mention to you," Itachi commented with a small frown, "I…I hate to impose, but my parents and an old family friend wish to visit next weekend. Is that all right with you?"
"Of course," Kisame assured him, though his smile was slightly amused, "We do love guests, after all."
"Mother and father are coming?" Sasuke frowned, "Since when?"
"Father called me this morning," Itachi informed him, "He wishes to see the building, and he seems to think he can come up with a suitable proposal. And mother misses you."
"Oh isn't that just the cutest?" Suigetsu cackled; pinching Sasuke's cheek teasingly.
"Do that again and I'll break your arm," the raven snapped.
"…Oh, I'm totally so scared," Suigetsu smirked.
"…Who else is coming?" Sasuke asked with a sigh.
"I'm not sure," Itachi replied, "Mother just said that we'd be delighted to see them and that they were an old family friend whose family was invested in the hotels. She wanted it to be a surprise."
"It's probably Nagato, right?" the younger Uchiha rolled his eyes. Itachi swallowed and fidgeted in his seat a little.
"Probably," he replied stiffly.
"Who's 'Nagato'?" Naruto inquired curiously.
"Itachi's ex-boyfriend," Ino replied; her mouth half-full of food. Itachi stared at her; his mouth falling open. She looked up and swallowed apologetically.
"Ino; what've I told you about prying into people's minds?" Kisame sighed heavily, "Apologise!"
"…It sometimes just happens, dad!" Ino protested, "Sorry Itachi…"
"It's um…It's fine," Itachi replied, and Sasuke was incredibly satisfied with how his brother appeared to be quite uncomfortable now.
"Ex-boyfriend, huh?" Suigetsu remarked with interest, "Man; I really didn't think that you were the kind of guy to like dick…"
"Suigetsu; mind your mouth," Kisame scolded, scowling at his son for speaking like that to a guest.
"That's so cute!" Sakura exclaimed, "How long did you date for?"
"…Three years," Ino replied before Itachi could open his mouth, "I'm sorry! I can't help it!" She exclaimed apologetically when her father was about to scold her once again, "Dad, I promise I didn't pry on purpose! I'm sorry!" Itachi brushed his flushing cheeks and swallowed nervously; looking sideways at Kisame.
"In any case, I'm glad that you're okay with my parents coming for a brief visit; on business, of course," Itachi redirected the conversation awkwardly.
"I'll make sure there are rooms available, and the kids will be on their best behaviour; won't you?" Kisame inquired innocently of his children. There were bright smiles and many nods, though Itachi had the feeling that most of those actions were to placate their father and held no indication that they were going to behave. He sighed heavily and then smiled again; picking up his plate to begin to clear the table.
"You have to let me help," Kisame remarked, heading to help out, " –No; don't argue; I insist. Kids; you decide what you want to do today, okay?"
Apparently what his kids wanted to do was just spend some time with their dad.
"Dad!" Suigetsu exclaimed, tossing the rugby ball back behind him to Kisame. His dad caught it with one hand and was promptly tackled by three of his children. Apparently Kiba, Naruto and Deidara weren't enough to prevent him from staggering forwards.
"Dad! You're cheating!" Naruto complained; being dragged along on the grass in his old clothes as he clung to his father's leg; trying to desperately bring him down.
"Stop being such a sore loser," Neji sniffed.
" –You only say that because you're winning," Naruto harrumphed; finally being kicked free and landing in a heap with his two brothers, "No fair!" Kisame chuckled; leaping across the try line.
"Oh come on; I thought you kids were better than that," he teased, "Come on; tackle me!" His children all looked over at Hidan, who held up his hands defensively as if to say 'not happening'. Their gaze turned over to Sakura. She grinned and took a flying leap at her father; her unnatural strength sending him flying to the ground and promptly causing a pile-up.
"Dad. Dad. Dad. Can we all go swim in the pool?" Suigetsu begged, once he'd managed to disentangle himself from his family.
"Sure; if you all go get into your togs," Kisame laughed heartily; wiping mud from his hair. They all cheered in excitement (except for Hidan, who just smirked before following the younger ones inside).
"Come on, Sasuke; get in the pool!" Kiba complained, kicking Sasuke's side with a foot when the raven chose to pretend to be asleep, rather than take his shirt off and get in the pool. "Sasuke! You're such a killjoy, you know that?" He looked over at Shikamaru, who had apparently had the exact same idea. Lounging on the edge of the pool, he slowly levitated Sasuke from his sunbed until he was hovering over the water just beside Naruto. Then, without any warning, he let the Uchiha plummet into the water.
Sasuke immediately emerged with an almighty gasp; completely drenched to the bone.
"Okay; Shikamaru, that's it –I'm going to –" The death threat was suddenly cut off by the fact that he had surfaced only centimetres from Naruto's chest. They stared at each other for a long moment; blue gaze locked with black.
…That was, until Suigetsu dove straight on top of them; turning his entire body to liquid and dousing them in freezing water. Sasuke tore off his drenched t-shirt and tossed it over by the sunbeds before wrapping Suigetsu in a headlock as he resurfaced as a human.
"No fair!" Suigetsu crowed in complaint; repetitively splashing him in the face until the raven's eyes were blurry and watering. Naruto promptly sneezed and disappeared in a flash of light; only to reappear above Sakura and sending her toppling face-first into the pool.
"…Even think about throwing me into the pool, and you are dead," Neji threatened Shikamaru flatly as Sakura surfaced and gave the blonde a hefty punch in the face. Kiba leapt into the water and began splashing both Suigetsu and Sasuke. The pair decided to forget their feud in order to gang up on this new enemy.
Itachi appeared out the back door in his swimming trunks and carrying a bag laden with fizzy drinks. He deposited them beside one of the sunbeds and held out a bottle of lemonade to Kisame.
"It's not homemade," he chuckled as Kisame took it from him and looked thoughtfully at it before depositing it on one of the nearby tables. Sasuke looked up in time to see the way Itachi's eyes ran down Kisame's bare, sculpted chest; and also happened to be in time to witness the blue man giving Itachi an almighty shove and sending him flying into the pool.
A bedraggled Itachi, with his hair having fallen from its usual ponytail, surfaced after a few seconds. He pushed his bangs back off his face and glared up at the bigger man as everyone else burst out laughing. For a moment, Kisame raised an eyebrow; unsure if he'd gone too far, but then he saw Itachi's face curl up into a smirk.
"Okay; for that, you are so dead," Itachi smirked, "Kids?"
"Get him!" Ino squealed, and suddenly vines shot up out of the ground and gave him a shove in the back. Kiba, back in dog form, sprinted past; causing Kisame to trip and tumble into the water with an almighty splash. He surfaced amid helpless laughter.
"Turning my own children against me!" he chuckled, running his hands back through his drenched hair; a sight that made Itachi's mouth run dry. He'd surfaced a little closer to the raven than Itachi had intended, and he had to look up to see the other man's eyes. Sheepishly, he looked away and headed for the edge of the pool; wringing out his hair as he did so.
"Come on Sasuke; let's have a wrestling match!" Kiba challenged, "Me and Suigetsu versus you and Naruto!"
"You are going down!" Naruto exclaimed; only hearing the challenge. He instantly dunked the raven's head under the water and clambered onto his shoulders; precariously keeping his balance as Sasuke rose up once more.
"What are you doing, you moron?" Sasuke exclaimed; spitting out a mouthful of water and trying his best not to drown.
"We have to beat them, obviously!" Naruto snapped hotly; suddenly blushing a little when he realised that Sasuke's pale hands were gripping his thighs tightly in an attempt to keep them stable. Sasuke had noticed this as well; but pretended that he hadn't. Naruto's skin was smooth. Suigetsu had leapt on top of Kiba's shoulders and the other pair was advancing towards them.
"Shikamaru! Neji! You guys should totally come join!" Kiba hollered.
"…I'll…commentate," Shikamaru offered lazily from where he was lounging on the edge of the pool.
"…I'm tanning," Neji called out.
"You're such a girl, Neji," Sakura teased. There was a loud splash as Hidan leapt into the pool and bodily lifted Deidara out of the water and onto his shoulders.
"Oi! What the fuck do you think you're doing, yeah?" Deidara snapped, his hair crackling with fire slightly in shock.
"We're going to fucking destroy these guys!" Hidan informed him competitively, "Ow! Don't pull my fucking hair like that!"
"Don't fucking just grab me like that!" Deidara snapped back as Hidan easily strode through the water to grapple onto Naruto and Kiba.
"Oi! Kisame; bet you can't beat us!" Hidan dared cockily. Kisame looked back over his shoulder as he headed to get out of the pool after Itachi. He smirked and looked up at the raven.
"Oh no; this is not happening," Itachi remarked flatly.
"Yeah; it is," Kisame chuckled, reaching out and grabbing the elder Uchiha's arm and promptly dragging him back into the pool. When he finally broke the surface for a second time; he rose right out, perched steadily on a pair of muscled, blue shoulders. He felt huge hands grip his knees reassuringly.
"This is going to be really embarrassing if you don't win, you know?" Neji taunted from the sidelines.
"Get in the pool, Neji," his father sighed with a small grin.
"No fair! Itachi's barely in the water!" Naruto complained; gripping Sasuke's hair tightly, "Dad! You have to go deeper!" (Itachi didn't want to admit that that sounded like a rather good idea...)
"Quit tugging!" Sasuke complained, feeling the blonde shift on his shoulders, "Stop squirming!" He cast a quick glance over to where Itachi was sitting rather comically on Kisame's broad shoulders and couldn't help but smirk as his brother looked down on the bigger man with a strange, slightly affectionate look, before becoming deadly serious about toppling the others back into the pool.
Itachi was definitely crushing on Kisame. He knew it; and he was pretty sure everyone else in the pool knew it.
…Except for maybe Kisame…
Hope you're enjoying! What's going to happen when Mikoto and Fugaku turn up? Can this family really behave themselves? Stay tuned for the next update! Soon, promise!