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"talking"

'thinking'

Chapter 18:

"Welcome back," Itachi said opening the door to the couple. The two walked in, basking in the warmth of the room. "I put the heat on since it is getting so cold. Winter is almost here."

"But first is fall," Naruto said.

"Naruto's birthday is in three days," Sasuke said.

"I know," Itachi smiled. "I already have things planned. I hope you don't mind about having a party Naruto. It isn't everyday that someone turns eighteen."

"I'm pretty sure someone in the world turns eighteen today, tomorrow, and the next day," Sasuke said.

"Oh be quiet," Itachi said. "Foolish little brother, you should be happy. Naruto will finally be an adult and be fully legal. Well, he's still not suppose to drink, but oh well!"

'Shit,' was all the Sasuke thought. Naruto had been seventeen while all of this had gone down. That meant Sasuke really did rape Naruto, and no matter what the blond said, the law would find it to be illegal.

"Sasuke," Naruto called reading Sasuke's mind. "You've only been eighteen for two months. We've been married for three."

A lightbulb went off in Sasuke's mind. That meant the consummation was fully legal. He let out a sigh of relief. He didn't like hurting Naruto and he promised to never do so again. He smirked. "Married for three months, eh? So you accept it?"

Naruto blushed. "Of course. It has been my dream to marry you." Sasuke's smirk grew. He leaned down and kissed the blond.

"I'm glad everything has worked out," Itachi said interrupting them. "I know that you are probably hungry." Naruto's stomach rumbled proving Itachi right. Sasuke chuckled as Naruto blushed. Itachi led the way to the kitchen. There were three plates on the counter ready to be eaten. Naruto began to devour his as Itachi and Sasuke slowly ate theirs. "Naruto, there's something I have to tell you."

Naruto put down his fork and looked at Itachi. Sasuke did the same.

"I'm sure Sasuke told you that I was the one who wrote the marriage contract?" Itachi asked. Naruto nodded. "Well, there's something else you need to know. Sasuke didn't know I did this." Itachi didn't want Sasuke to get blamed for something he had no knowledge of. Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "I've know that you two have been in love with each other since the time you came over to work on a project. I heard you two going at it." Naruto blushed while Sasuke couldn't look into Itachi's eyes. "And I wanted you two to be happy. So I did somethings behind your backs." He paused, taking a bit of his food. "I made Dad have Sarah come here to see how far she could push you. I used her to make Naruto jealous and to show Sasuke what he could be stuck with."

Sasuke dropped his fork onto his plate. "You made Sarah come here?"

"Yes," Itachi said. "Though, only earlier. Father was going to have her come after your class trip, but I had her come before it. I realized I made a slight mistake when Naruto stopped coming over. That's when I knew that the blackmail was over. Plus, Sasuke, you confided in me that you wanted Naruto. You probably don't remember since you came home drunk. I think it was the night after you went to hang out with Suigetsu, Jugo, and Karin."

Sasuke nodded. He remembered going out with them. Suigetsu had told Sasuke that he was dating Karin. And Jugo mentioned a girlfriend. Sasuke had been depressed that he wasn't with someone.

"When the field trip came up, I bribed Kakashi with two tickets to see Icha Icha Paradise in theatres," Itachi said. "So that he would put you two into a room together. I also made sure that the shower was sound proof along with the rest of the room."

"So that's why I didn't hear Sasuke in the shower!" Naruto exclaimed. "I walked in on him and..." Naruto blushed.

"That's what I wanted to happen," Itachi said. "I planned on making you realize that you were still in love with Sasuke. But there was something I forgot about. Sarah threw herself at Sasuke, who had to give in to keep her happy as well as her family and our father. I should have made it so Sarah wouldn't have been able to go on that trip. But when Sasuke came home, all fired up to win your heart, I let that regret go. When Sasuke told me everything, I offered him my help, but he turned it down. He wanted to win your heart on his own. But something happened."

"Sarah stopped me from talking to Naruto," Sasuke said. "Then Sai tried to kiss him."

"Jealous make one ugly," Itachi said. "But on an Uchiha, it is far worse. Out possessive nature kicks in. All caution is thrown out the window."

"I went out drinking again," Sasuke said. "Suigetsu told me to get Naruto back by blackmailing him."

"And I knew what you were doing," Itachi said. "I found the album."

"Album?" Naruto asked. "What album?"

"The secret album Sasuke has of you under his bed," Itachi said ignoring Sasuke's panicked look. "Quite the provocative pictures. Must be what Sasuke's dreams were filled with." Sasuke's eyes widened. "Doing laundry almost everyday gives certain things away." Naruto and Sasuke blushed. "Plus, I saw Sasuke's phone. It was not a good idea to have it as his scene saver. I was the one who sent it to his email then erased it from his phone."

"So that's why it was missing," Sasuke said. "I love that photo."

"Yes, a naked and ravaged Naruto turns you on," Itachi said bluntly. "We get it." Again, Naruto blushed. Sasuke just looked ready to punch Itachi. Itachi ignored the threatening aura Sasuke was putting out. "Then Sasuke got jealous of you hanging out with your friends. You see, I have an inside source. Shikamaru is quite the genius." Naruto's eyes widened. "He knew about everything including Sasuke's feelings. I was going to sit back and let things flow when father suddenly brought up that Sasuke was going to marry Sarah within a month."

"I talked to dad about how Itachi is gay and that gay marriage was allowed," Sasuke said. "But dad just refused to listen."

"Mom told me about it," Itachi said. "Dad hates that fact that I'm gay. If he was to find out that his other son also loved a man, thing would be bad. I didn't want you to suffer by hiding how you felt. So I encouraged you to keep going."

"Then I fainted," Naruto said.

"Yes, and then you fainted," Itachi said. "Mom saw how desperate Sasuke was. I told mom that Sasuke was in love with you. She instantly came onto our side. With her, even dad wouldn't, couldn't refuse to acknowledged your relationship. Dad had a huge influence over Sasuke's actions. That is why Sasuke agreed to go on that date with Sarah. Plus the movie you two saw should have reminded him of your situation. I mean, a girl falling in love with a man who already had a fiance. Sounds familiar right?"

Sasuke wanted to smack himself. He did pay attention to the movie. He should have gotten some advice, but didn't use it. He knew that the girl ended up with the man of her dreams and his fiancé even had a happy ending. But Sasuke hadn't even though about using the movie as a guide to his own love live.

"But then Sasuke stopped blackmailing you," Itachi said. "I wasn't sure if he was giving up or not. You two graduated less than a month later. While mom and I were congratulating you, Sarah came over announcing that the wedding was in a week. I noticed that you two still had feelings for each other. So I did something to get you closer. I paid the landlord to have you evicted, Naruto."

Naruto's eyes watered. He had lost his home because of Itachi not because of himself. Sasuke looked at Itachi with anger in his eyes. He couldn't believe that Itachi put Naruto through that.

"I also paid off you friends to not let you stay with them," Itachi said. "Shikamaru of course picked up on my planned and agreed to it without taking any money. I wanted you to come to us, but I made Sasuke go to you instead. Mom was all on board with having you stay with us."

Naruto's jaw dropped. He couldn't believe that Itachi had planned pretty much everything that had happened. It was if Itachi could see the future and that he used his visions to help Sasuke and Naruto get to where they were. Sasuke knew there was more and decided to open his mouth.

"I went to you after I refused to sign that marriage contract," Sasuke said.

"And I made a new one," Itachi said. "One that only Naruto could break without any repercussions.."

"Huh?" Naruto and Sasuke both asked dumbly.

"In the contract, it said that if Sarah asked for a divorce, she'd lose everything," Itachi said. "But is Sasuke asked for the divorce, he'd lose ownership of Hamelton Corp. Also, rule number nine stated that is Sasuke asked for the divorce, he was willingly giving up any ownership of Uchiha Corp. However, nothing was said about Naruto asking for a divorce."

"The loop-hole," Sasuke said.

Itachi nodded. "There is always one. You just need to find it."

Naruto looked at Sasuke. "You never read that rule out loud."

"Didn't want to," Sasuke said. "Because I didn't even think about asking for a divorce."

"What would have happened if I did ask for a divorce?" Naruto asked.

"Hamelton Corp would go back to Sarah, Uchiha Corp would be half mine and half Sasuke's, and..." Itachi smirked. "You would be the new owner of this house. It would only be fair that you got something out of this marriage."

"Is there a way to make it so that Sarah is no longer married to Sasuke, but so that Sasuke and I are still married?" Naruto asked, not sure if he worded that question correctly. Sasuke smiled at the fact Naruto still wanted to be married to him.

"It can be annulled," Itachi said. "If all three are in agreement you have until..." Itachi looked at the calendar. "The day after Naruto's birthday around three in the afternoon. With it annulled, you can officially marry Sasuke."

Naruto smiled. He wanted to hurry up and get it annulled so that he could have Sasuke to himself. Uzumakis were almost as possessive as Uchihas. "Then we need to find Sarah."

"Already have," Itachi said. "She should arrive tomorrow morning in a huff with notice of the loop-hole. Make sure she agrees to the annulment. If she doesn't, Sasuke you will have to make a choice. Divorce Sarah and lose Uchiha Corp, but continue with your relationship with Naruto. Or, keep things as they are and make three people miserable."

"If Sarah doesn't agree to the annulment, I'll ask for the divorce," Sasuke said. He looked at Naruto. "I can always asked you to marrying me again." The two hugged and kissed.

Itachi excused himself as he headed to his temporary room. He sat on his bed and sighed. He had lied to Sasuke and Naruto again. Because the three (Sasuke, Naruto, and Sarah) had gotten married while under the age of eighteen (Sarah's birthday was two weeks into their marriage, not that Sasuke actually celebrated it), they had four years to annul the marriage, from Naruto's eighteenth birthday to his twenty-second one. But Itachi didn't want them to know that. He wanted Sasuke to get Sarah to agree to the annulment to save the three of them from further hurt.