There will be past M/M between Itachi and Kakashi in this chapter. You have been warned...or spoiled...but also warned...sporned? Waroiled? Once again, thanks everyone who is actually reading this! I'm going to try to make this chapter a little longer! At least 3,000 words! WOO! But seriously guys I've reread my favorite Uke itachi stories and noticed several have been deleted and the PAIN I feel is fierce.

There was unmistakable chill in the air. It left breath visible on lips and the wind whisked it away. The seasons were slowly cooling down. Itachi was not one who normally enjoyed the chill, but today he felt as if it could not get any warmer. His cheeks, his stomach and his whole body felt like he had just run nonstop from the Sound and back. Kurenai had been teasing Itachi earlier that morning when the two of them had wandered to a cafe for dango and tea. Her words still ringing in his ears. Such a sneaky woman! Shisui stood on a tree branch just below Itachi, going through some books. He had nicked them off Sasuke to see if there was anything of interest in them.

"You know, I never really got why we needed to study all this.." The older boy mused, replacing the books in his bags. Itachi watched him from the branch up, legs crossed. He held out his hand, and Shisui tossed up a book. The other boy caught it and opened it. He skimmed it for a moment and leaned against the tree, Shisui rolled his eyes.

"Typical." He huffed, shaking his head.

Itachi offered his cousin a grin before turning the page. Shisui slumped over on his tree limb with a dramatic sigh. They sat in silence for several minutes, Shisui watching an ant travel up the tree. When they heard a pair of footsteps approaching both cousins stilled and peered over the edge of their tree limbs. Shisui reached silently for a kunai while Itachi merely closed his book.

Kakashi Hakate appeared on the forest floor below. The Copy nin was walking with one hand in his pocket the other holding a bag. Shisui rolled his eyes while Itachi rested his chin on his hand and admired from above. The nin suddenly stopped on his leisurely stroll and Shisui rolled out of eye sight casting a warning glare at Itachi until, with a roll of his eyes he hid as well.

"Yo, Itachi I know you're here somewhere!" Kakashi called out and Itachi fought down a laugh. He lay on his branch staring up and straining his ears to listen. He heard Kakashi sigh. Shisui snorted and grabbed his bag to leave but Itachi shushed him as he silently sat up and watched Kakashi a small smile on his face. His eyes were half lidded and the older Uchiha could see his eyelashes slowly flutter as he stared down at the pervert. Shisui nearly gagged. Kakashi took a step back, looking around. He did not see anyone, but he could sense their chakra.

"I have these...dango things and you know I don't eat this sweet stuff...but I suppose you're not around..." He pulled out a dango and held it high in the air. From his branch, Shisui rolled his eyes.

'Tch, stupid pervert actually thinks waving a dango around is going to get Itachi to come down?' Smirking, Shisui glanced up to see if he could catch Itachi's attention, but realized with a start that he was no longer there. Shisui scrambled to look over the branch and stared down below as Itachi approached Kakashi. Kakashi smiled, eyes closed and held out the dango to Itachi who took it with a smile of his own. Shisui's mouth fell open.

Betrayed...

By his own cousin no less!?

Over a...dango? And a pervert with big hair? He watched the two...flirt and quickly decided he did not need to see how this worked out. Itachi would be getting teased later! Grabbing his back and fighting down a grin, Shisui vanished. Down below, Itachi offered Kakashi a slight smile, his dark eyes bright. Kakashi offered Itachi his arm and the Uchiha took it. They headed deeper into the woods, Itachi enjoying his dango as they walked.

"How was the mission?" Kakashi asked as they walked and Itachi swallowed.

"It went rather smoothly...surprisingly."

"They won't all be like that."

"I'm well aware."

"Your cousin made a run for it..." Kakashi stated and Itachi smiled from his dango. He did not answer and Kakashi chuckled. Big bad ANBU had a soft spot for sweets...

The two nin wandered for well over an hour, neither willing to head back to the village. A leaf fell from a tree and fell, gliding in the wind as it was carried down the forest It spun around lazily and finally drifted down, landing on Itachi's head. Kakashi chuckled and reached for the leaf, sliding it from Itachi's dark hair. Itachi watched him with that smile still in place. Kakashi held the leaf, not looking away from Itachi. His eyes traveled from those doe eyes down his face, eyes skimming over lips and down that long unblemished throat.

"Kakashi-Sempai..." Itachi breathed.

"Hmmm?"

"You're staring." The Uchiha whispered.

"Maaaa, am I?" Kakashi questioned dazedly and Itachi nodded. The leaves around them rustled.

"You can do it if you want." Itachi stated and Kakashi slowly blinked.

"Do what?"

"Kiss me." Itachi replied, voice calm despite the quickness of his heartbeat. In his head he could picture his father gripping his chest and dramatically reaching for Itachi to stop him while his mother stood in the background slowly shaking her head.

"What makes you think I want to kiss you." Kakashi asked, voice low.

"If the way you've been staring at my lips is any indication..." The Uchiha teased. Kakashi tilted his head at being caught staring.

"Maybe I'm staring at a smudge on your face." Kakashi stated with a shrug and Itachi's hand quickly moved to touch the side of his face, panic flashing in his eyes. Kakashi lifted his hands.

"No, no there's nothing on your face. It's perfect." He quickly tried to reassure Itachi, who's lips quirked at the response.

"Perfect?" Kakashi stared at Itachi as if he had grown two heads.

"Have you looked at yourself recently?"

"I think you do enough of that for the both of us." Itachi murmured, feeling his face heat up. Kakashi snorted.

"Brat." He stuck his tongue childishly at Itachi.

"Old pervert." Kakashi's mouth dropped open, eyes widening.

"Pervert? Me!? That hurts Itachi-chan." He lightly touched his heart and Itachi outwardly laughed, the noise resonating in Kakashi's mind.

"Would a sincere apology make it all better?"

"No but a kiss might." Kakashi replied and Itachi tilted his head.

"What makes you think I want to kiss you?"

"You just offered earlier." The Copy nin pointed out.

"Hmmm, perhaps I've changed my mind." Itachi's smile was contagious. Kakashi stepped closer.

"Oh really?" He asked, voice dropping from the light teasing. Itachi's smile slipped away as he took a casual step back.

"Really." Kakashi advanced.

"Liar." Itachi stepped back.

"Am I?" He asked. Kakashi got closer.

"Very much so." Itachi's back came in contact with a tree and he leaned his head back, staring at the Copy nin through long lashes. Kakashi's hands moved, each palm on either side of Itachi's head, keeping him in place. "So how about it?" He questioned.

"How about what?"

"That kiss." Itachi's face took on a surprised expression at this.

"Kakashi-Sempai! So obsessed with kissing me!" Itachi gasped in mock scandal. "Do you think of little else?"

"I don't care about anything else." Kakashi replied before closing the distance between the pair and kissing the Uchiha. Itachi's breath caught in his throat at the kiss, his hands lifted in surprise, eyes wide. Kakashi continued to kiss him and slowly, Itachi's eyes fell shut and he kissed back. His hands lifting to cup Kakashi's cheek. The Copy nin moved one arm to wrap around Itachi's waist and drag him closer. His lips moved from Itachi's though the teen tried to follow. Kakashi's mouth found Itachi's cheek where he placed feather light kisses against the pale skin. Itachi's head tilted back to give Kakashi more room as those lips trailed to his ear and slowly, tantalizing down his throat. Chills ran up Itachi's spine at the feel of those lips on him. Kakashi hummed and felt Itachi let out a soft sigh. He nibbled at Itachi's pulse, chuckling at the small noise Itachi made. He quickly however moved back to the Uchiha's lips, pulling him in and kissing him as he imagined kissing him for months.

Itachi let out a sigh into this kiss, his hands gripping lightly into Kakashi's silver hair. He had never been kissed like this...had he ever even been kissed before? Nope. Kakashi's hands gripped lightly at Itachi's long dark hair. His thumbs stroking down his smooth flesh. They separated again, gasping for breath. Kakashi rested his head against Itachi's, his smile weak as he regarded the teenager.

"You're right. I'm officially a pervert." He breathed and Itachi smiled with him.

"That's alright. I enjoy it." He replied, just as breathlessly. Kakashi's grin was blinding as he grabbed Itachi and pulled him in for another kiss.

Kakashi awoke with a start. He lay very still, breathing uneven. He slowly sat up, rubbing the side of his face. He had not dreamed of Itachi in years...or as far as he recalled. He certainly had not had such vivid memories of their time...their first kiss...certainly not their last. Kakashi shook his head, trying to drive away Itachi's lovely face. He looked outside his window, deciding it was a good time for a walk. A very good time.

Itachi stared at his sibling as the older boy packed for his first mission back with Konoha and Team 7. Karin and Juugo stood nearby listening as the teen gave them instructions for the next few days. He pointedly ignored Itachi who could not squash down that bothersome worry he felt for Sasuke going on a mission. Despite his age and...temperament. Suigetsu lounged by the window, barely listening. Sasuke closed his bag and threw it over his shoulder, finally looking towards Itachi.

"If you so much as sneeze the wrong way I will make you wish you had never been born." He coldly stated. Itachi fought down a sarcastic remark and merely nodded in understanding. Karin frowned at Sasuke for his callousness. The teenager left without another word, slamming the door behind him. Karin stared at the door in disappointment before glancing back to Itachi and smiling.

"Let's get you some candy." She stated, leaving no room to argue.

Sasuke found Naruto waiting for him outside the Uchiha district The blonde boy beamed upon seeing him. He pushed off the wall and approached the older teen.

"Glad you could make it, teme!" He greeted happily and Sasuke nudged his shoulder.

"Starting to regret it." He replied, before taking Naruto's headband and pulling it over his eyes.

"Oi!" Naruto followed the teenager and they raced through Konoha. It was like some things never change. Sakura and Sasuke were waiting by the bridge, Sakura beaming upon seeing Sasuke. Kakashi looked tired. He regarded his team, taking in how much time had passed and how finally things seemed to be returning to normal. He offered them a faint smile. They headed out the village, Sakura gravitating towards Sasuke while Naruto tried to bother Kakashi.

"You've got some new bags under your eyes." Naruto noted. "Must be all that crappy porn." Kakashi snorted.

"Crappy? You my child are missing out on a real masterpiece." He replied and the blonde boy made a face.

"Nahh, I think I'm okay..."

"Suit yourself..." Naruto watched in mortification as he pulled a book from his bag and began to read, using a old looking leaf as a bookmark. Naruto glanced back at Sakura who smiled slightly at Kakashi and Sasuke who rolled his eyes.

Somethings never changed indeed.

Back at the Uchiha compound, Itachi sat at his window, staring at the sky above. He watched a crow fly back and forth, never landing and wondered what it was doing. He could hear Karin and Suigetsu bickering in another room and shook his head also wondering when those two would just kiss already. He leaned his head against the railing when the high pitch buzzing began happening and the edges of his vision flashes for a moment. Outside, he watched as Shisui and himself stood by the waterside, speaking in hushed whispers. Shisui reached to touch Itachi's shoulder but Itachi shook his head. He lifted his face to stare at his cousin, his expression raw and vulnerable.

Then as quickly as the apparitions had appeared, they vanished, leaving Itachi stunned. He slowly pulled away from the window. He stared hard at where the scene had taken place but nothing more happened. Suigetsu and Karin were still arguing, meaning they had not heard it. He slipped from the window, and outside, his bare feet touching cold stone. He looked overhead, the crow was now perched on the roof watching him. It cawed at him softly.

Itachi sat down, crossing his legs and watching the crow. His fingers found a blade of grass and he twirled it around. The crow stepped closer. Itachi held out a hand to him and it studied him, as if considering before taking flight and disappearing over the rooftop. Itachi dropped his hand in disappointment and returned to fiddling with the grass. He did not notice the crow circle back and continue to study him.

Team 7 returned three days later.

The mission had been easy compared to what they had been doing. Now their biggest focus was on the remaining members of the Akatsuki. No doubt they had figured out about Itachi and were planning...something. Pakkun managed to keep an eye on the compound, but there were some places he could not see. Naruto was more than willing to help when needed, but with the Kyuubi...Naruto's safety was of utmost importance. Suigetsu, Juugo and Karin were all given places to work on their abilities. Karin shadowing Sakura and Suigestu and Juugo battle training. This often left Sasuke and Itachi alone at some points. The animosity between the two was almost choke worthy. Itachi tried his best to stay out of Sasuke's sight, but Sasuke was...Sasuke and often tried to goad the younger Uchiha...to see if the old Itachi was hidden in there somewhere.

He watched from the window as Itachi sat in the grass, staring at the sky. Sasuke's arms were crossed over his chest, his scowl in place as he watched the Uchiha. He had never realized how small Itachi actually was. He was much too thin, always had been. Sasuke had no doubt he was larger at itachi's age. How someone as scrawny and pathetic as Itachi managed to take down the entire clan, Sasuke did not know.

Itachi looked over his shoulder at Sasuke who shot him a cold stare. They held that stare for a moment before Itachi tilted his head.

"You look like father when you do that." Itachi noted. Sasuke's placid expression instantly turned livid. He pushed off the window and made his way to Itachi who looked back to the sky. Sasuke grabbed onto Itachi's collar and yanked him to his feet. Itachi silently cursed himself for his stupidity. He gripped Itachi's thin arms roughly and shook him.

"Don't even go there bitch," He hissed, glaring at Itachi who blinked. Sasuke hated this. This pathetic streak of hope he felt when looking at Itachi. As if things could be fixed. As if Itachi could return to normal. This hope that he and Itachi could possibly start over. There was no starting over. Sasuke was not a child anymore. "You have a lot of fucking nerve." He growled and Itachi frowned.

"Language, Sasuke." Itachi chided. His eyes flashed with the Sharingan and Sasuke snarled at the sight. A seal appears in his hand and he slammed it against Itachi's forehead, while gripping his neck and squeezing. Itachi coughed and Sasuke shoved himself off the boy, the seal having weakened Itachi. He lay there for several moments, coughing and rubbing his reddening throat while Sasuke coldly stared at him.

"You were a god among Uchiha. Now you're less than nothing." He spat and turned on his heel, leaving the boy alone in the dirt. Itachi watched him go, slowly sitting up and touching his forehead. Overhead, the crow circled.

Sasuke slammed the door to his room open and stalked inside. He kicked the dresser in frustration. It had not been his intention to attack Itachi. He had wanted to prove he was above the murderer, but every time Itachi opened his mouth, Sasuke wanted to make him bleed. He sat on the edge of his bed and buried his face in his hands. He breathed deeply through his nose.

He heard shuffling outside his door and he stood, walking towards it and opening it. No one was there. Yet when he looked down, he spotted a single tomato sitting innocently on the floor. Sasuke slowly knelt down and picked it up. He studied the tomato for a moment before fighting down a smile. Instead he went back into his room, taking the tomato with him. It was just surprising...

Itachi had not forgotten his favorite food.

I did it! Anyway, I hope this was a good chapter! Sasuke's slowly going to start coming around, but you know how these stories go...does happiness ever really last in these?