Hey, everyone! I just wanted to say I'm soo sorry... I mean, it's been THREE WHOLE DAYS since I've uploaded! Well, technically two days, but still!

Let me tell you what has been going on. So first I had a fight with my sister (which was odd, because we NEVER fight). And I'm not talking about a sissy argument, I'm talking full on punching, hitting screaming, etc. 0_0 Yeah, crazy, right? Then I went shopping... Then yesterday I had all this church stuff to worry about -.- *sigh* I apologize, but I'm not the most religious soul in the world, ya know ^_^

But anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter! And I'm soo sorry about it's shortness! ^_^U

The next morning, Itachi woke up by the millpond he had spent the previous day at. As he sat up, he stretched his aching joints.

Sleeping on an itchy, grassy ground that was covered in sharp poky sticks that stabbed into your back wasn't the most comfortable of all locations.

So he went back inside and down to Sasuke's room (which he now considered his own room) before closing the door and LOCKING it.

As far as he was concerned, he wouldn't be coming out for a long time.

Itachi walked over to the calendar that hung next to his bed and looked at it for a while. He had lost track of the days since he and Sasuke were switched, for they had all seemed to last forever…

Which really sucked.

When he saw the calendar, he instantly caught track of the days, since he had drawn a large frowny-face in the box on June 5th.

So that only meant today was June 9th.

Itachi's birthday.

The first thing that Sasuke heard that morning was not the number one thing that everyone wishes to hear first thing in the morning to start the day off perfectly.

In fact, it was probably last on the list.

HHHHOOOOONNNNNKKK!

Would YOU want that to wake you up?

The sleeping Uchiha popped one eye opened and groaned before sitting up. It was one of those mornings where everything you see is all blurry and just having eyes gives you a massive headache. Ever since Aname had fixed his vision the first day, he was so not used to seeing this blurry.

He blinked a few times, then looked over to glare at every member of the Akatsuki that was standing at the entrance of his room (and he hated to admit it, but now he ALSO considered his brothers' room his own).

The happiest ones in the room were Kisame, Deidara, Hidan, Sasori. The rest just looked tired and grumpy. Sasori was holding one of those things that curls up and then unfurls with a loud HONK whenever you blow into it (sorry, I know they have a name, but I really don't know what they're called… ^_^). No wonder Sasuke had awakened to such a horrible noise. Deidara and Hidan were holding either side of a banner that said "HAPPY BIRTHDAY ITAchi!" written across it. It was obvious that they hadn't put much time into making it, since it was written in very clumsy scrawl and black permanent marker. The last half of Itachi's name was written very small underneath the first half, as they had run out of room for the rest of it (so that's why the last three letters are lower-case, in case any of y'all were confused, or anything ^_^) Sasuke blamed Kakuzu for this cheap-looking banner. Then there was Kisame, standing front and center next to Sasori holding a cake, while the rest of the Akatsuki glumly stared at the drowsy Uchiha, sitting up in bed, looking a bit cross.

In the split second that Sasuke took this all in, the four happiest members yelled at the top of their lungs (literally) in a very ear-splitting manner…

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ITACHI!"

Sasuke cringed before rubbing his eyes and standing up, not exactly thrilled to be celebrating his hated brothers' birthday.

"I think I'm bleeding from the ears," Sasuke said grouchily.

The four giddy members cheered and jumped up when he said this.

Was that they're GOAL, or something? To make him bleed from the ears?

Sasuke walked towards them, and Kisame suddenly looked very defensive of the cake he was holding.

"You are NOT going to destroy THIS cake. It took us all last night to make!"

The Uchiha took a better look at the cake, which was chocolate with white frosting. In red icing, it said in very clumsy, shaky scrawl (which looked similar to the banner) "HAPPY BIRTHDAY ITACCHI!" (And yes, I meant to put the two "C's" in "ITACCHI"). Then there was a picture below, which was drawn with the icing, of a dead weasel with x-eyes.

How nice and appetizing.

Before Sasuke could say anything, Sasori flipped. "Okay, Itachi! Hurry and get ready so that we can party all day!"

"Yeah! Don't keep us waiting, un!" Deidara declared.

"WHOO!" Hidan yelled as they all pushed outside of his room and shut the door behind him.

Sasuke gawked, not quite believing that that had just happened.

And also thinking about his LAST disastrous surprise birthday party…

Let's not even talk about it.

Soon, Sasuke was out of his room and into his Akatsuki cape-thingy. Everyone had gathered downstairs and was partying like crazy. Drunk Deidara, high Hidan, sleeping Sasori, and so much more.

"Itachi-san! Happy birthday!" Tobi had showered Sasuke with hugs and what probably would have been kisses if it weren't for his mask. It ruined it all, knowing who was really hiding behind the lollipop-like mask.

"You are so OLD!" Tobi declared.

Sasuke laughed, knowing that he was talking about Itachi, and not himself.

Deidara limped over to Sasuke holding a bottle of beer. "Great party. I am just having SO much fun right now! I mean, wow. Just wow." He took a drink of beer and swayed on his feet. Then he put his hand on the Uchiha's shoulder. "Congrats, man… congrats. You are just wonderful. Just amazing. I love you, man…" Then he let out a loopy giggle and tried to pull his hand away from Sasuke's clothes, but it was biting onto his sleeve, refusing to let go.

"Hehe, look!"

"Uh, yeah…" Sasuke looked down at the hand clinging onto his sleeve, a sickened expression pasted on his face. "Hey, let's get you back up to your room."

Deidara snatched a piece of cake out of Konan's hands and shoved it into his face. "Okay," he said. Then he looked at a cross Konan and said: "Hey, babe. Hit me up."

Konan, needless to say, slapped him across the face. Deidara just laughed about it.

"That hurt," he slurred.

Sasuke slung Deidara's arm over his shoulder and proceeded to walk upstairs. Deidara just let Sasuke do all the work.

Once Sasuke had gotten to Deidara's room, he realized that Deidara had fallen sound asleep on their walk upstairs. So he awkwardly tucked him in his bed and was about to leave until…

"Kiss me."

Sasuke turned around. "Wait… what?"

Deidara sat up, looking a bit cross. "You're SUPPOSED to give me a goodnight kiss!"

There was a pause. A very awkward gay baby pause.

"Deidara," Sasuke finally said. "You're drunk."

Then Deidara started screaming like a girl. In a very high-pitched ear splitting manner.

"Okay! OKAY!" Sasuke ran over to Deidara's bedside, who instantly stopped screaming and laid back down, looking very giddy.

Sasuke awkwardly leaned down and kissed the drunken man on the forehead. "Goodnight," he said, making a mental note to wash his lips off…

But wait. They were Itachi's lips. Hehe, serves him right.

"Goodnight! Sleep tight! Do NOT let the bed bugs bite!" Deidara closed his eyes, then mumbled, "Happy birthday, Uchiha-san…"

Then he had fallen asleep. Again.

Sasuke turned off the lights and closed the door before starting to his own room. He couldn't help but wonder what Itachi was up to. What was he doing? I mean, it was his birthday, after all, and Sasuke had gotten all the glory because of it.

It took him back to the old days… but of course no one got drunk or high.

But still…

Sasuke went to bed that night, thoughts clouding his mind. His emotions felt bittersweet and homesick, but what made it worse was that this whole time he knew. Deep down he knew.

He knew that he missed his kind, loving big brother more that anything.