Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

MUST READ: The second part to the Itachi and Hidan filler will be up in an upcoming chapter. Ya see... I typed it all up, but wasn't able to save it all before my comp restarted myself. The honest truth, ya'll! So it'll be up some later time... plus, it's a good chance to gain my NaruSasu groove back. The ItaHidan second filler is gonna be full of drama XD

I wrote this while listening to the new Death Note opening, What's Up, People? by Maximum the Hormone... Um, I suggest you listen to it on youtube and see what kind of crack gives me inspiration XD Haha

Ningen sucker!

Ningen fucker!

"There's... so many logs. Why are there so many logs? Why Danielle? WHY?.!" -- Sasuke

Two days had passed and Majik was acting like himself again, laughing and saying random things while he and Silo did their make-up homework together. The little crow refused to go to school when his good friend was stuck at home alone, so he asked (forced) his dad to go to his school and collect their work. He also made him call Kakashi so Haruka could know what was going on. The other boy basically freaked out and ran from his home to Naruto's.

"My Niisan's in the hospital? Again?" Majik grinned and put together a Lion King puzzle, making roaring noises as he did so, giggling to himself. His arms and legs were bandaged up, his wounds almost completely healed, leaving only faint scars behind.

Haruka frowned. "What do you mean 'again'?"

Majik looked up. "I dunno why, but he goes to the hospital a lot. Mostly 'cause of withdrawal or somethin' like that," he shrugged. "But he hasn't been home in a long time, so I guess this is one of his longer trips."

Silo bit his bottom lip and looked at his friend. "He's not in there because of that... Majik, he was in an accident and--"

The other child's eyes widened and glazed over in what looked like absolute fear. He reached forward and gripped Silo's frail shoulders, eyes searching the other's. "An accident? Is my Niisan ok?.! I-I don't want him to leave me!" he yanked his hands away and immediately started wiping at his eyes. "If he's gone, I won't have anyone! My dad will..." he trailed off, suddenly so different from his usual self.

"Don't worry," Silo gripped Majik's hands, pulling them away from his watery eyes. "He's ok. Do you want to go see him? I'm sure my chichiue would take us."

Majik nodded eagerly, wanting to see his brother who he hadn't spoke to for about a week.

xXxXx

Hidan laughed with Itachi as they put on a small puppet show together. A few kids from the cancer section of the hospital had snuck in, wanting to meet the great Uchiha Itachi. The weasal was a very well known actor and director and had done a few good children movies, making him extremely popular among the kids who recognized him.

They had a puppet of each Akatsuki member with them, putting on a play about the daily life of the Akatsuki. They, of course, wouldn't delve too deep into their dealings with drugs, weapons, and murder.

Hidan grinned and began his part with the Deidara puppet, the little blond brushing his silky hair with a light purple brush. All of the kids laughed and he thought about his brother. He hadn't seen him for quite a while and thought back on the things he would've said to Itachi if the raven had just agreed to loving him...

He suddenly smiled sadly, his amethyst eyes losing their shine. He'd wanted to movie into a small home with Itachi, somewhere far from the city... He'd wanted to quit as an Akatsuki member and have his little brother move in with them, basically as his and Itachi's child. He'd wanted so much, but could not have it...

"Out children!" a nurse yelled as she found them in the hospital room. She beckoned them out with the promise of icecream, then said her apologies to the two male occupants before shutting the door and scorning the kids out in the hallway, pointing her finger at them.

Itachi took the Kakuzu puppet off of his hand and laid it down on the bed, raising a waxed brow in Hidan's direction. "What's wrong?"

Hidan didn't miss a beat. "Everything," he sighed and scratched the back of his head with his good arm, wincing at his aching ribs. "I know I promised not to talk about it... but I really wish you could love me back," his smile was strained. He noticed Itachi's frown and laughed brokenly. "I wanted us to be a family... you, me, and Majik... Fuck, he needs to get away from our dad. I messed up when I adopted him and left him there with that man... I just want to bring him into a home where he's loved," his voice cracked, his built up frustration making itself evident. "I need to escape from the cage I'm trapped in, build myself a better life, but I can't! I fuckin' can't because I have to stay by your side! How am I supposed to save him and myself when I'm so... trapped..."

Itachi gripped the other man's bruised hand. "You don't have to stay by my side. Take Majik and leave, give him the life he deserves. If it were my otouto, I would do anything to take make him happy."

"I know, but... I'm so in love with you. I sound so corny, but... what else can I say?" Hidan kept himself from weeping. "I promised myself years ago that I would stay by your side no matter what, no matter my feelings, no matter the circumstances," he gripped onto the hand that rested on his. "I'm in so much pain, I have a little brother who needs my support, my future to think about... but my promise of protecting you comes above all else."

"Hidan--"

"Niisan!" the door was shoved open and Majik ran in, stopping himself before he jumped onto his injured brother. His eyes were watery, but he grinned like a chimpanzee, touching Hidan's arm cast lightly with tiny fingers. "Niisan, you're ok!"

Hidan looked extremely surprised, tears finally slipping down his peach-colored face. It seemed after years of working, mental abuse, and fatigue, he was finally worn out and breaking. He wrapped his good arm around Majik and silently cried, his shoulders shaking. He blinked his dull eyes, trying to keep away more tears, their shattered beauty practically calling out to Itachi.

Silo and Haruka came in, followed by both Naruto and Sasuke. The smaller Uchiha nodded to his brother, but received no look of acknowledgement. He noticed the stare his older brother was sending at the shaking Hidan and let a small smile rest upon his lips. He knew that look anywhere...

It was the same look he caught himself giving Naruto.

xXxXx

The rest of the morning had gone by in a blur, full of people crying and nurses yelling at Naruto when he began playing with the used syringes. It was now the afternoon and Sasuke had finally, after completely forgetting about it, told the blond about inviting Sai and everyone to Japan for Silo's birthday. They were to pick them all up at the airport at three and it was already two.

"I've missed them," Naruto sighed, but smiled. His eyes shimmered with happiness at the thought of being with his good friends again, especially Sai. He'd missed the pale boy, as much as a World War 2 veteran missed his blown off leg.

Sasuke sped down the highway, trusting Naruto with the task of watching for the fuzz. He put his blinker on and merged into the other lane, telling Naruto to look over the bridge at the Tokyo Airport. He knew the blond hadn't seen it from so high up and he smiled inwardly, knowing what his friend's reaction would probably be.

"We're so high up!" Naruto smooshed his cheek against the glass window and pressed his warm palms against it, too, leaving smudge marks. His blue eyes were wide as they passed by, the aiport so small looking. It was almost as if they were in a plane, looking down at the city of New York. "I've never seen it from up here!"

The raven glanced over at the childish man and resisted the urge to grab his hand. He knew that his feelings were forming too fast, he knew that... He just didn't know how to stop it. He didn't choose to fall in love with such an idiot, but he did, and he was falling hard. Looking back at the road, he went off the exit down the mountain and they got closer and closer to their destination.

Naruto saw his friend's strange look in the reflection on the window, but only shrugged, thinking the Uchiha had zoned out. Though, that wasn't a very safe thing to do when you were speeding down a highway. They passed a few signs, then arrived at the huge airport, planes flying overhead, landing on the strips of pavement behind the building.

He parked in a special parking area and they both exited, walking across the thin road and passing several other people who were talking in Mandarin Chinese. But as they reached the doors, they paused, watching as Sai and everyone came out, glaring at the both of them.

"You're late!" Sakura growled and slapped Naruto on the back of the head, then latched onto Sasuke's arm and smiled. "Konnichiwa, Sasuke-kun!" she chirped sweetly.

Naruto rubbed his head, but the pain didn't stop the huge grin from spreading across his face when he saw a handsome Sai standing there, waiting for a hug. The blond leaped into his arms and kissed him out of old habit, smiling and laughing like a dork.

Sasuke stared at the scene with slight jealousy. He wanted those pink lips on his, not Sai's.

There were many loud greetings between Naruto and his other friends, while Sasuke just nodded his head in acknowledgement. The pretty Hinata was wearing a gorgeous white dress, her bangs back in a clip. She resembled a porcelain doll, so gentle she could break. Lee was bouncing as he walked, looking around at his old homelands with a brilliant smile, his pearly whites blinding every pedestrian that passed him by. Kiba, who had been invited by Sasuke, was looking around like "I never wanted to come back to this shit hole, why didn't I just stay home?". But even so, he seemed happy to back with the raven for a while, even if it was only for a little bit.

"You all are going to have to squeeze in the back," Sasuke stated while unlocking his sleek, black vehicle.

"I call shotgun!" Kiba snickered and ran to the front, but immediately stopped in his tracks when Sasuke tossed him the famous Uchiha glare, his black eyes almost bleeding into red. "U-Um, or not?" he knew why the bratty twerp wouldn't let him sit up front. It was because he wasn't to oggle his blond companion the whole ride home.

Che, horny bastard, he sneered inwardly.

xXxXx

"Ro-chan!" Silo jumped into Sai's open arms and let himself be kissed on the cheek, always loving the affection. He reached over his shoulder and touched Hinata's cheek in a caring gesture, causing the small girl to smile softly and press her fingers against his tiny hand. He then waved to Sakura, Lee, and Kiba, too comfortable in Sai's arms to leap into theirs.

"How have you been, birthday boy?" Sai asked in kindly. He'd missed the small boy... hell, he'd missed Naruto, too, but he always knew he'd see the blond again. He'd just been worried about missing Silo grow up.

"Good," Silo replied. "I made two really good friends and Uchiha-san has been treating me well!"

Sai turned to look at Sasuke, who was speaking to naruto about something. He saw the soft expression on the other's face and almost let himself frown, but he told himself that Naruto wasn't gay, that he wouldn't fall for the Uchiha.

But if he did... what could I really do?

"Ok, here's how it's going down!" Naruto raised his voice to get everyone's attention. "All of you, except Kiba, will be staying here at my place. I have enough guest rooms for each of you to have your own."

"Hey, how come I'm not staying here?" Kiba grumbled, already a little upset that he'd have to stay in Japan without his darling Akamaru.

Sasuke stared at him. "Actually, I think you should stay here. There's not enough room in my apartment with both Itachi and I there."

Naruto scratched his chin. "Huh, then I guess he can stay with us... then I'll have Silo sleep with me and have Hinata sleeping in his bed. You trust Hinata-chan with your room, right, Silo?"

The little boy nodded. "Ne, Chichiue, do you think... I could spend the night with Uchiha-san tonight? I want to be here with everyone, but I don't think you want a kid around while you guys get drunk," he chirped cutely.

Sakura scowled. "I never get drunk!"

"..." Naruto laughed nervously. "You know what? I think that's a good idea. What do you think, Teme? Up for the challenge of watching my son?"

The younger Uchiha crossed his arms and snorted, taking the situation too lightly. "Of course."

xXxXx

Sasuke regretted his decision to have a "sleepover" with the little crow.

The little boy was bouncing around his apartment in a pair of soft, baby blue pajamas and yellow socks, his silky hair flinging all around as he giggled and made airplane noises. Even though he was a very smart and perceptive child, he was just like any other kid, hyper and loud. Silo tried to leap over the couch, but failed miserably and tumbled onto the floor, groaning, his head spinning.

"Are you alright?" Sasuke asked with a raised brow. He'd only given the boy a single candy bar... That one snack turned Silo into a monster; a loud, spastic monster.

Silo sat up abruptly and rubbed his sore neck, climbing to his feet and falling onto the sofa, his head on Sasuke's muscle thigh. He looked up at the older man with bright eyes and grinned. It was such a Naruto kind of look that it made Sasuke's left eye twitch.

"Uchiha-san... Do you love my chichiue?" the boy asked suddenly, fiddling with the collar of his pajama top. His voice held no teasing quality; it was just filled with pure curiousity and wonder.

The raven almost choked on his saliva, staring down at Silo with dark eyes. The T.V. in front of them was almost completely quiet, the volume down. Its blue light flashed in the room, tinting their skin the same color.

"Do I... what?" he wasn't quite sure if he heard right.

"Do you love my chichiue? You kissed him the other night, didn't you? Chichiue tells me that you only kiss someone when you love them... How come he never kisses you?"

"Because..." he sighed. "Because he doesn't like men. The love is just one-sided, if you know what that means..."

Silo nodded slowly. "But you're really kind, and funny, and you'd make..." he quieted down, "You-- I want you to be my Otosan... I wish Chichiue would fall in love with you too, so you could be my Otosan," he tugged on Sasuke's sleeve and smiled hopefully.

Sasuke didn't stop his hand from moving to Silo's face. He let his fingers brush back the soft locks of dark hair, thinking that the boy did indeed look like an Uchiha. He had the pale skin, black hair, and sharp mind...

"Even if he doesn't like me back... I'll be your Otosan anyway. How about that... Musuko (son)?" the raven felt so wamr when he said that. He felt like a father, a real father with his son in his arms.

Silo lifted himself up and crawled onto the raven's lap, wrapping his arms around his shoulders and burying his head into the crook of his warm neck. He closed his eyed and smiled against the skin, feeling tired, yet extremely happy.

"Are you tired?" Sasuke asked, about to get up so he could take Silo to bed. The crow refused, though, snuggling deeper into the man's body as the T.V. screen continued to flash, quieted words reaching his ears.

"Mmmm, lemme stay in your arms..." he mumbled sleepily, closing his eyes and breathing softly. "Goodnight... Otosan..."

Sasuke smiled and wrapped his arms around the beautiful child, pulling him against him and feeling as if he could cry. He wondered if this was what if felt like for Naruto every single day. The want to make this precious boy happy, wanting to give him the world but only able to give him just a tiny fraction of it, the desire to hold him in wish that he'd never grow older.

"Goodnight," he whispered back, kissing Silo's forehead and rocking him back and forth slowly as he watched the cartoons on T.V.

That was how Itachi found them when he returned home in the middle of the night, covered in scrapes and blood. He went into the kitchen and dressed his wounds, his face blank, but a smile on the inside. He was glad that his little brother had something to cherish when he, himself, was not there.

Itachi looked at his shaking hands, then to the gun attached to his waist.

He was glad that Sasuke could have two beacons of light, when he only had one that was slowing flickering out.

I'm sorry this was so short, I'll make it up next chap.

Next chap: Silo's birthday, the Akatsuki arrives, and Orochimaru's next moves. (Yeah, doesn't sound like much, but hey, it'll take an entire chap.)