So I am back :P. It's been long since i updated any of my stories. I'm sorry for this!
I just stopped writing .. But i always kept them xD, so it's time to finish them :).
Warnings haven't changed xD
Well anyway enjoy this next chapter ^^ altho it's like really late xD.
Going to sleep now :P, but i wanted to finish this one before going to sleep :)

Previous chapter:

Naruto and Itachi checked in, in a hotel room in town. Sasuke, Sakura and Jiraiya also checked in, in the same hotel. Naruto told Itachi that his life with him was better than it had every been in Konoha. Now he wants to know what the Uchiha feels about him.

"I'm happy, because I'm with you. If my future is with you. I will become the happiest person alive. I'm sure about this." Naruto said softly, still watching the Uchiha, afraid of the reaction he might get.

Naruto didn't know if Itachi felt so about him, as Itachi smiled softly and called his name. he knew he would get his answer tonight.

Chapter 4:

Love is a strong word

Itachi and Naruto:

"Naruto". Itachi said, as he looked at blond. Naruto looked back, not wanting to break the eye contact with the raven. Itachi knew that Naruto was listening, so he continued: "Remember the first time we met?" Naruto was taken aback by this question. Why would he ask something like that? "Yes, of course. It was in that hotel, you just knocked on my door, as I was stupid enough to open it". Itachi smiled. "Yeah, that was stupid indeed."

"Why did you ask that though?" Asked Naruto. Itachi saw his confusion on his face.
"Maybe because that moment I realised how broken you were. I realized how sad you were. And if you believe it or not, I felt awful when I found that out."

Naruto looked silently, wondering if the elder was finished or not.

When the silence stayed, Naruto asked. "What do you want to say with that?"

Itachi closed the small distance between them until their foreheads with their headbands touched. Naruto closed his eyes. They were so close again. What did the elder want exactly. "Naruto. I care for you. I won't say I love you. Cause love is such a strong word." Naruto opened his eyes, only to see that the raven had closed his too. Then after one second the black eyes opened. Naruto saw nothing in it, like always. Was Itachi telling the truth. When he thought about today, he had fun together with him. He never had fun like that with someone else. But did he mean the same to him. Love is a strong word… Itachi was right. That word could even be stronger than the word 'hate'.

Itachi followed Naruto's eyes as he was now looking down and Naruto backed away from the elder. Itachi couldn't follow anymore what the blond was thinking. He should be happy right. His feelings were answered. Or did he not understand it…

"Naruto-kun", Itachi said softly. Naruto didn't react at all and Itachi knew he was deeply lost in thought. Then he saw a small tear forming in Naruto's eyes. Itachi's eyes widened, what was the blond thinking!? "Naruto-kun" Itachi said again, hoping to get the blond out of it.

Naruto was taken aback when he heard his name being called and looked up next to him. He saw the raven looking at him, scanning him. While at the same time he felt a tear roll over his cheeks. "Naruto, what's wrong?" Itachi asked. Naruto could hear the worry in his voice.

"I-I'm sorry. I.. I don't know." Naruto said, while he looked at the floor again and the tears kept coming. Itachi followed everything the blond did and finally understood why. Itachi softly smiled and grabbed the blond's arm and pulled him into a hug, startling Naruto. "It.. Itachi". "Naruto, no one ever said they cared for you, didn't they?"

Naruto's eyes widened, as he understood what the raven meant. Naruto closed his eyes and let Itachi hug him. After some time Naruto replied to the question. "No, no one ever said that to me… So it means a lot. It really means a lot that you said that to me, Itachi."
Itachi didn't say anything, he jjust hold the boy. Knowing that he was hurt enough. No one should ever hurt him anymore. Itachi then decided that till the time for the extraction of the kyuubi, he would care for the blond. He would be there for him. Knowing that when the day would come, he was one of the persons to take his life. Naruto had said he didn't care if he died. But if he got too close and Naruto became happy together with him. Would he care if he died?

'Would I care if he died…?' Itachi wondered. Itachi then felt the blond was at ease, so he pulled back a bit, only to see that the blond was asleep. Itachi carefully laid him further down on the bed and pulled the blanker over him. Naruto stirred a bit in his sleep at that. Itachi moved a strand of hair out of his face. His hand stayed on Naruto's cheek for one second, before he pulled away, going to the shower.

Jiraiya, Sasuke and Sakura:

They decided to get together before going to sleep to look at their actions.
"So, in the end we didn't find any lead, to either the Akatsuki or Naruto". Sakura said, while sighing. "Looks like it, they covered it all up perfectly. But what do you except from S-rank missing nins." Jiraiya said. Sasuke was looking out the window into the small town. They were away for 3 days and hadn't found any clue or lead leading to the whereabouts of the Akatsuki. Or Naruto. If they failed to find anything, then it really was as they feared. Naruto would be dead then. Sasuke couldn't imagine his life without the cheerful blond by his side, in his team. His own brother. How dared he. Sasuke opened his eyes, the sharingan flaring. For some reason Sasuke felt uneasy at this hotel since they checked in. Like something was terribly wrong, but he didn't know what.

"Let's get some rest now, we will leave tomorrow for the next town, it will be a trip of one day hopefully." Jiraiya stated, as he looked at the two members of team 7. You could feel their sorrow. They really missed the blond and wanted him back. But Jiraiya wondered if the blond wanted to come back. He had stayed quiet about it, but he had seen them. Itachi and Naruto, in disguise tho. But he had looked right through it. They were very careful, but when they had forgotten their key, it was then that he noticed the reaction of a girl, that girl looked scared. And the guy who came to pick up the key didn't even look their direction. He felt a disguise was used on both of them, he simply assumed one was Naruto(the girl) and the other who acted so distant could only be Itachi. It was better if the two young genins didn't know about it though, especially Sasuke. Sakura closed her eyes, she seemed tired. She stood up and said "I'm going to sleep indeed. Goodnight and till tomorrow." Jiraiya simply nodded while she left the room to go to her own. The sannin then looked at the Uchiha who was still looking outside of the room. "Sasuke, it's best you get some rest too". Jiraiya said. Sasuke turned around and looked at him. His black eyes not showing anything at all, but Jiraiya could see how tired he was. "Hai," Said Sasuke while he walked towards the door and left the room. When Jiraiya was sure he had completely left the hallway, he moved towards the door and walked towards the reception. Then he looked to the left, the place where he had seen the girl. He carefully walked towards the door and tried to feel if anyone was inside. He felt nothing, so he carefully opened the door to reveal an empty room. He looked around, knowing they couldn't have left in the middle of the night.
"Sir?" Jiraiya turned around to see the girl from the reception desk standing behind him in the hall.

"Ah, sorry. I got lost. I was looking for the room of my partners." Jiraiya lied, not knowing a pair of sharingan eyes watched him.

"Our guests won't be happy with this." The girl said stern. Jiraiya took one last look inside and closed the door. "I'm terribly sorry, but there was no one inside anyway." The girl looked at him in confusion. "The room is not vacant, so there should be people in it." The girl stated.

Jiraiya looked at her and saw that she didn't lie. "ah, but anyway I will be off to my own room then. I'm sorry for this interruption." Jiraiya said as he walked past her back to his own room, thinking. The room was defiantly empty, he felt no one and saw no one. But she was sure that the persons should have been inside the hotel room. Genjutsu. Did Itachi used something on him, to make him see that empty room.

Jiriaya looked back at the hall behind him. He sighed and turned around walking towards his own room. When he went in and closed the door behind him he heard a voice. "You are here for Naruto right?" That voice, was so cold, no emotion at all. Jiraiya looked inside his room and knew who he should find there. The elder Uchiha, Itachi. "So I was right." Jiraiya said, smiling. "And yes, we are here for Naruto." Itachi looked at him, his sharingan activated, but he didn't move. He just stood there. "I assume I am still in a genjutsu?" Jiraiya asked. "Yes, you still are" Itachi answered. "Why did you come here for Naruto? Why are you even looking for him?" Jiraiya was taken aback by the questions the Uchiha asked him. "Cause we care for him, of course. We are his friends and I am his sensei."

Itachi saw that the sannin didn't even think about his answer, but the sannin didn't seem to know about the hurt Naruto had hidden inside himself. "I wonder if Naruto thinks the same." Itachi replied coldly. Jiraiya walked towards Itachi, his eyes widened. "What do you mean?"

"You don't even know Naruto, so how can you say you are his friends or his sensei?"

Jiraiya became silent, as he thought about what Itachi had said. "And you can say you know him then?" "Yes, in fact I think I know him better than all of you."

Jiraiya looked at the Uchiha, who still didn't show any emotion. "It looked to me, he was willingly together with you, or you used a genjutsu on him?"

Itachi smirked as the sannin understood what he meant.

"No, I would never use a genjutsu on him like that." Itachi replied. "We will be gone tomorrow, be wise enough not to follow. I will kill anyone that comes close to us. I will not spare your lives, unless Naruto wants you to life." Then the raven disappeared. And Jiraiya was in his own room, like nothing had happened at all. But it had happened. Has Naruto betrayed them? What did Itachi mean when he said, they all didn't know Naruto?

Jiraiya knew one thing. This information was important, very important. He had a feeling he knew what happened. When those two met for the first time, he had seen those eyes scanning each other. Had they found each other, had they fallen in love?

Ok ^^, hope i din't lose my touch of writing xD. Since it has been so long :).
hope you guys enjoyed and i will try to keep this story updated ^^