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Of Silver Linings and Blue Yonder	By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 18517 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Author's note: I don't think I've been this quick with posting a new chapter in months XD (Don't get used to it *coughs*)
Thanks to the following reviewer: smint45
Warnings: some drama; slight angst
I hope you'll like this second part - it grew out longer than I anticipated LOL
Chapter 31: Part 2
He had accepted the new project of Terumi after she had explained what she wanted to do. Her project would open previously closed doors for the Uchiha Cooperation, giving it the opportunity to expand in new territories. It would lead to more job opportunities and higher profits, establishing their hold in the business world even stronger. Even better, it would slow down the growth of their rival company, Sound Four.
The business world was brutal and it was all about taking risks – and Itachi knew which risks to take to get higher up the chain.
The new project resulted in him having multiple meetings with Terumi as they worked out the best way to approach it and set it up. February melted into March, taking with it the filthy slush on the streets and the cold snow and making place for rain, wind and the occasional sunny day.
"I'll see you tomorrow morning, sir," Rin smiled, packing her bag, as he exited his office during a windy evening in the middle of March.
He nodded at her distractedly as he switched his phone from his left to his right, striding towards the elevator. Kisame had returned home an hour earlier and now aside from Rin, who was gathering her stuff, only Kakuzu remained on the floor. He knocked on the door of the closed office and opened it slightly once he heard the affirmative grunt.
"I'm heading out," he told the older Alpha and the finance specialist looked up with sharp eyes.
"Have a good evening," Kakuzu murmured, turning back to the report in front of him on his immaculate kept desk.
"You too," Itachi replied before switching back to the conversation he was having with his little brother. "Can you go to the library?"
Sasuke snorted and there was the noise of laughter in the background. "I could, but some idiots don't understand the concept of quiet and the librarian is too chicken shit to kick them out!"
The elevator door slid open silently and classical music greeted him when he stepped inside, pressing the button to reach the ground floor. "And you haven't told them to go away yet?" he inquired sceptically, crossing his feet as he leant against the back wall, watching how the floors were counted down. He had a hard time believing that his little brother hadn't gone over to the rowdy people and informed them to fuck off. Sasuke definitely wasn't a people person and he definitely didn't appreciate being disturbed when he was busy doing something.
The younger Alpha growled. "I did! Worked for a few days, but now those fuckers are back again and I can't risk getting kicked out of the library for beating the shit out of them."
"Well, no, not beating the shit out of them would be preferable, if only to spare mother the stress of having to come get you at the police station," Itachi retorted dryly, leaving the elevator as soon as the door slid open with a quiet 'hiss'.
"I would call you if I end up at the police station," Sasuke replied offhandedly, unperturbed.
Itachi softened at the remark and his fingers tightened around his car key. While other people would have been annoyed at being told that, he considered this as a sign that Sasuke still trusted him to have his back even after the arguments they have had so far about his career choice. It was good to know their bond wasn't completely gone yet.
The night watch – a Beta men with dark, curly hair – nodded at him in greeting as Itachi passed him and he nodded back; his footsteps echoing against the tiled floor. Cool night air greeted him when he stepped outside; his ears immediately assaulted by the noise of rushing traffic.
"Why don't you come over to my house and study there?" he suggested, bypassing two giggling women as he made his way down the street to where he had parked his car.
"Didn't you move in with Deidara?" Sasuke questioned warily.
"Yes," Itachi answered slowly, frowning. "Something the matter with that?"
As far as he knew the few meetings so far between his partner and his little brother had gone off without a hitch, so he didn't understand why Sasuke sounded so strange about the prospect of studying in his home now.
"Wouldn't he mind if I studied at your place?" Sasuke asked doubtfully.
The older Alpha snorted and trained his car key at his Mercedes, unlocking it. "No, he wouldn't," he reassured his younger brother. "He's at work most of the day either way."
"Well, if you're sure, I'll study at your place tomorrow," Sasuke said, sounding slightly more relaxed now that he had a new place to study. "I'll doubt those fuckwits will be at the library for much longer, but I really need to finish these essays on time."
"You still have a key?" Itachi inquired, sinking down behind the wheel after having dumped his briefcase in the trunk.
"Yeah, I have," the younger man replied and then his voice was muffled as he talked to someone else for a bit.
Itachi waited patiently, not in a rush to disconnect the first phone call he had had with his little brother in three weeks.
"Sorry about that. Sakura wanted to know whether I would join her for a party," Sasuke said, sounding both apologetic and exasperated.
"And are you?"
"Fuck no. I'm not in the mood to deal with drunk idiots and I have two question sheets to prepare and three chapters to read by tomorrow," Sasuke grumbled annoyed.
"I'll leave you to it then," Itachi commented, starting his car. "See you tomorrow, Otouto."
A slight pause before Sasuke murmured, "Yeah, see you tomorrow, nii-san."
Click.
Itachi took a deep breath and lowered his phone, watching the screen becoming dim. Well, at least this time their phone call hadn't ended in an argument about Sasuke's studies or strained silence – they were making some progress at last.
When he checked his watch, he cursed softly as he realised that he had remained longer at work than he had thought. With a slight wince, he scrolled down in his contacts and selected Deidara's name.
"Yeah?" Deidara picked up the phone almost immediately and instant guilt filled the Alpha as he wondered how long the Omega had been waiting for a sign of him.
"I'm coming home now," he informed the blond, clicking the seatbelt in place. "Sorry for taking so long; I lost track of time when I was working on a project."
"Don't worry about it, un," Deidara laughed softly. "I figured it had to be something like that."
"Have you eaten already?"
"No, I was waiting for you."
"You didn't have to do that," Itachi sighed, rubbing his free hand over his chin.
"It's not like I haven't eaten this late before, un," Deidara retorted unconcerned. "I'll warm up the stew, okay?"
"Okay, I'll be home in half an hour." They said goodbye and hung up. Itachi slipped his phone into his pocket, checked his mirrors for upcoming traffic and smoothly left his parking spot, joining the rest of the cars on their way to their destination.
"I did finally manage to get it through his head that his run on sentences were making it difficult to read the text, so we'll see what he'll do, un," Deidara finished his story about an argument he had had with a client today and shrugged, scraping his fork softly against the plate.
"You think he's going to change the text?" Itachi asked, slightly amused.
The Omega clucked his tongue. "He better does, because I'm refusing to do it for him, un. This is already the third time he has these run on sentences in his work and I have other projects that need to be finished. I can't put all my time in his project," he huffed annoyed and then paused, regarding the older man thoughtfully. "What project were you working on today?"
Dark eyes blinked bemused. "The one of Terumi-san. I think I've mentioned her project before, yes?"
Deidara pursed his lips, leaning back into his chair with a slight frown. "Yeah, you have. She's the woman I saw on the day I moved in, right?"
"That's right," Itachi said, taking a sip of his water. "She's apparently staying at a friend's place for as long as it takes to conclude the project."
"Is that so?" Deidara muttered, tapping his fingernails distractedly on the table. "How long do you think it'll take you to finish up the project, un?"
"Hm, if we're lucky, around a month," the Alpha replied, recalling all the things he still had to do in order for the project to succeed.
"Is anyone else working with you on the project?"
"Terumi-san mostly. Sometimes Kakuzu-san gives his input," the dark haired man answered and narrowed his eyes slightly at the way Deidara pressed his lips together. "Something wrong?"
"Why would there be something wrong?" Deidara smiled, a bit oddly, flipping his ponytail back behind his shoulders. "I'm fine, honestly, un."
Itachi felt like he was missing something, a clue which escaped him, but decided not to press further for now. Recalling the conversation with Sasuke earlier, he mentioned, "Before I forget, Sasuke called me tonight."
The blond man instantly perked up. "Oh? What did he have to say, un? You didn't have another fight, right?" he questioned concerned, already having been privy once to a rather heated argument between the two Uchiha brothers.
Still Itachi couldn't help but feel slightly offended that that was the first thing Deidara asked. They weren't that bad.
"No, we didn't have a fight," he retorted rather sharply and Deidara raised his hands sheepishly. "He was mostly complaining about the fact that he has nowhere to study in silence now that some loudmouths have taken over the library for the time being."
The Omega hummed in understanding. "Yeah, some people really don't understand the concept of silence in a library, un," he said sympathetically. "I encountered a lot of those when I was still studying. Say, could he maybe study here for a while? I'm not home during the day so he would have all the silence he needed, un."
"I actually suggested that to him," Itachi admitted, placing his cutlery on the plate now that he was done eating. "I gave him the key a couple of years ago. He said he'd come here then if you didn't mind."
"Why would I mind it? He's your brother, un," Deidara remarked with a shrug and stood up; collecting the dirty dishes.
The Alpha smiled and rose up to help his lover. The sooner they were done here, the sooner he could …. properly apologise for being so late. With a smirk, he went to do the dishes.
Silent darkness greeted him when he entered his house late at night and he flipped on the hallway light, secure in the knowledge that this light was removed far enough from the bedroom to not disturb the sleeping blond there.
Quietly he took off his shoes and slid on the house slippers as he hung up his jacket. His briefcase was deposited next to the desk in his study upstairs; his footsteps muffled by the thick carpet in the room. He had eaten on his way home, not in the mood to prepare something so late at night, and shuffled into the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face.
That done, he dimmed all the lights and after checking that the doors were locked, he carefully made his way to the bedroom, aided by the soft moonlight streaming through a single window in the corridor. Having lived for several years in the house made it easy to navigate into the dark bedroom and avoid all possible obstacles; the moonlight not able to find a single gap in the curtains to slip through.
His clothes rustled loudly in the otherwise silent room as he changed into his pyjamas and with a soft, nearly inaudible sigh he lifted up the bedsheets and slipped carefully into the bed, taking care not to disturb the resting Omega on the other side.
Head sinking down in the soft pillow, he closed his eyes, ready to go to sleep after a long day of meetings and adjusting projects.
"You're home late," Deidara's sleepy voice broke the silence and the younger man shifted to lay on his back.
Itachi grunted, sleep tugging at his mind. "Yeah, there were some problems with Terumi-san's project; took us a few hours to solve those," he muttered; annoyance briefly flashing up again as he thought about those hours spent trying to figure out just why the hell the numbers wouldn't add up. They had managed to fix it in the end, but none of them had left too happily.
"Terumi-san was there with you?" Deidara questioned and his voice sounded slightly off, even given the fact that he had just woken up.
"Well yes, it's her project," Itachi murmured, yawning.
"I guess, un," the blond mumbled and sounded disgruntled.
"What's wrong?" the Alpha questioned warily, turning his head into his lover's direction. This wasn't the first time Deidara had reacted oddly to the mention of Terumi and the dark haired man would really like to know what exactly was bothering the Omega.
"Nothing," Deidara said curtly, turning around so that he once more had his back towards Itachi. "Good night."
A part of Itachi wanted to flick on the lamp on his nightstand and demand that Deidara explained what was wrong with him. A larger part, however, knew that doing so would only lead to a massive argument that would most likely keep them up for hours and would only frustrate them more.
I'll talk to him in the morning, he reassured himself, closing his eyes.
Sleep didn't arrive easily that night.
They didn't talk in the morning, too busy to arrive at their work on time.
Deidara's mood continued to fluctuate throughout the days with him rebuffing any attempt Itachi made to talk to him about Terumi.
How had things gone so wrong in just a few weeks?
"But expanding in that area doesn't seem like a wise choice to me," Terumi murmured, shaking her head. Her long hair swished back and forth over her back as she bent over the map; her manicured, bright red painted nails glinting in the weak April sunlight.
"Any particular reason why not?" Itachi asked, tenser than he would have liked. He had been quite restless for the past few days, quicker to snap and become irritated. He knew why. April had rolled into the country, one of the strongest heat months of the year. Being together with Deidara meant that his scent wasn't overwhelming for others anymore, but it didn't lessen the restlessness he felt at being separated from his Omega.
The separation was doable, especially considering Deidara was still taking suppressants, so the Alpha was able to go to work without too much trouble, but that didn't mean he didn't wish he could be with the younger man now.
The project was in a crucial state, however, so his presence was required. It had been with quite some regret that he had left his bed this morning, where Deidara had still been snoozing after they had had quite the enjoyable night together.
"It's too far from the main cities," she argued, looking up briefly from the map. "We'll never be able to convince people to come work there if they have to travel too long."
"What if we - " he cut himself off when his phone vibrated with an incoming call. He furrowed his eyebrows when he noticed Deidara's name flashing across the screen.
Why would he be calling now?
"Something wrong?" Terumi inquired when she noticed him staring at his phone.
"My mate is calling me," he answered absentmindedly, swiping the phone off the desk.
"You can accept it. I can wait for a bit," she reassured him, stepping back and turning around to take her glass with water off the desk.
"Just a moment," he muttered and accepted the call. "Deidara? Is something wrong?" His tone was sharp with worry as he stepped out of the meeting room and closed the door behind him.
There was no one else in the corridor with him, so he didn't worry about potential eavesdroppers.
"I need you, Itachi," Deidara breathed, voice trailing off in a near whine, and instantly it became clear why the blond was calling him in the middle of the day.
"Where are you? Are you still at work?" Itachi demanded; possessiveness flaring up at the thought that someone else could be seeing Deidara in heat.
"No, at home, un," the Omega muttered and there was the vague sound of fabric rustling.
Fuck.
"Please, Itachi, I really, really need you now."
While suppressants removed the worst of the heat, it didn't meant that the Omega wouldn't be affected by the hormones racing through their body whenever their heat peaked. Some months, like this one, were worse and many Omega – and subsequently their Alpha or Beta – would remain home for at least a couple of days during those when the heat struck them the worst.
Clearly today was one of those days for Deidara.
Clenching his teeth, Itachi chanced a look back where he could see Terumi studying the map again through the glass door.
"I know, Deidara, but this is not a good moment right now," he said frustrated, running a hand through his hair. What he wouldn't give to be able to drop everything right this second and go home to his mate …
"Why not, un?" Deidara shot back, equally as frustrated.
"You know why, we're in an important phase of the project right now and I can't just - "
"You've been in an important phase for weeks now!" Deidara snapped angrily. "If Terumi can't handle the project on her own for one day, then why the fuck are you working with her, un?"
"It's not that simple, Deidara," the Alpha retorted through gritted teeth. "I need to - "
Click.
Slowly Itachi lowered his phone and stared incredulously at the dimming light of the screen before it faded to black completely. Had Deidara really just …
"Did he really hang up on me?" he wondered aloud. Did that really just happen?
"Argument with your mate?"
He whirled around startled and Terumi held up her hands with an apologetic smile.
"Sorry, I was just planning on going to the bathroom when I accidentally picked up the last part of your phone call," she explained. "Something happened?"
"Just the heat hitting him worse than usual," Itachi muttered, rubbing his eyes. He could feel a headache building up and felt like he was being pulled apart. One part knew he needed to remain here and work on the project, but the other part wanted nothing more than to go home now and take care of his Omega like he should be doing.
She bit on her lower lip and gazed at him uncertainly. "You know, if you need to go, you can leave," she remarked cautiously.
"Can't." He shook his head annoyed. "We still need to decide where to expand."
"We still have some time to decide about that," she said calmly and shrugged. "It's not like you're going to be gone for weeks. I can work on some documents I've been putting off for a while. My assistant has been bugging me about those for days."
"I'm not sure …"
"Look, no offense, but in the state you're in now, you're not going to be of much help," she stated bluntly, giving him a frank look. "I may just be a Beta, but I know several Alpha and I know how distracted they can get when their mate needs them. Go; it's obvious your mate needs you more. We can continue the project when you're back."
"If you're certain," he sighed, but gave her a grateful smile. "Thank you."
She waved his gratitude away. "Just making it easier for myself," she chuckled and bowed slightly. "I'll see you in a few days, Uchiha-san."
He smiled back, somewhat tersely and then went to the floor where his office was located to gather his belongings.
Hopefully he wouldn't encounter a too pissed off Omega at home.
The sight of a flushed, half naked blond with sheets pooled across his waist and his long, beautiful golden blond hair down, had instantly all the blood in his body rushing down and he froze in the doorway as he was struck by the intensity of Deidara's scent. His already alluring scent had deepened, transforming into an aroma impossible to resist and Itachi took several steps towards the bed before he realised what he was doing. Even the ever present chemical smell of the suppressants didn't diminish the enticing scent.
Sky blue eyes stared at him blearily first before they cleared and grew slightly baleful. "I thought you had work to do, un?" Deidara scoffed, but his fingers were restlessly kneading the sheets.
"That's been put off for a few days," Itachi responded easily and removed his jacket. "You're more important now."
"Hah! Is that why you blew me off when I called you?" Deidara asked scornfully, narrowing his eyes. "I don't need a pity fuck, un! I can take care of myself, so go back to your work and your precious Terumi!"
"Okay, that's it!" the older man snapped, fed up with the blond's strange hostility towards Terumi. "Will you tell me why the hell you're acting like that? What did Terumi-san ever do to you?"
"Nothing," Deidara sneered, crossing his arms. "Just go back to your work, Itachi, and leave me alone."
The dark haired man refused to budge and frowned. "No, just tell me what the hell is going on here. You've been acting strange ever since I started the project with her. You've never acted like that before with my other business partners so why …" he trailed off, narrowing his eyes as realisation suddenly dawned upon him.
Of course. How could he have been so oblivious? He should have realised this from the start and nipped it in the bud before it even had the chance to grow, but for some reason he hadn't thought this situation would ever arise.
"Deidara, there's nothing going on between me and Terumi," he reassured his lover; his voice softening as anger drained out of him. "I'm not interested in her like that and I'll never be."
"You wouldn't think that with all the time you've been spending with her, un," the blond sneered, but his voice had weakened and he glanced away; shame colouring his cheeks red.
A sigh left the Alpha and he crossed the remaining distance between them, sinking down on the bed. "Deidara, you can't honestly believe I would be interested in someone else," he said; his hand reaching out until it found a slender ankle and grabbed it through the sheets. "Especially not after all the time I spent courting you."
The Omega shrugged, still refusing to look at the other man. "Doesn't mean anything, un," he said curtly. "You can have anyone you want."
Itachi laughed sharply. "And you can't? I'm still not sure why you ever chose to give me a chance when you can have your pick. If anyone should be concerned about being cheated on, it's me."
That made Deidara sharply whip his head around and stare at him affronted. "As if I would ever cheat on you!" he hissed, smacking Itachi's hand away. "I would never do that, un!"
"And I would never cheat on you," Itachi stated calmly. "I'm sorry I made you think that, but the relationship between me and Terumi is purely professional. As soon as the project is finished, we'll most likely never see each other again. She's just a business partner, love; nothing more. I have you – why should I ever want someone else?"
Deidara gnawed on his lower lip and looked away again, clearly uncomfortable.
Itachi checked a sigh. He should feel offended that Deidara so readily assumed he would cheat on him, but knowing what he did about the blond's past with ex-partners, he couldn't say he was really surprised. Sad, yes. Incredibly frustrated, hell yes. Angry on Deidara's part, yes. But not offended.
Deidara's past had partly shaped him into what he was today and Itachi had known from the very beginning he would probably be battling those demons from the past for a while. But he had decided to pursue the blond, to court him, in spite of knowing that the treatment of some Alpha had left their mark behind. He wanted nothing more than to erase those marks, undo what those bastards had done, but it couldn't be that easy. If it was, he would have already done so.
Their biggest issue at the moment was Deidara's lack of trust that Itachi would remain with him, instead of cheating on him with the first beautiful person he saw. That Terumi was beautiful couldn't be denied – Itachi wasn't blind. However, he thought Deidara was immensely more beautiful and Terumi couldn't hold a candle to the blond's beauty.
Convincing the Omega of this was an entirely different matter.
How did one convince their mate that they would never leave him, never cheat on them? When words didn't work, how could one convince them?
An image of Rin's Mark flashed momentarily through his mind and he inhaled sharply. Well, he had been considering the idea for a while now …
"Mark me," he broke the silence calmly.
Deidara's head shot up, his blond hair cascading down his shoulders, as he stared wide eyed at the older man. "What?"
"Mark me," Itachi repeated and reached out with his hand to grab Deidara's right one. "Mark me so that everyone knows I'm yours."
The Omega laughed uneasily; hand tensing up in Itachi's. "What are you blabbing about, un? We're not talking about a regular love bite, you know? A Mark is a real commitment and - "
"And I'm committed to you," Itachi said earnestly, leaning forwards so that he could stroke Deidara's cheek. "I'm serious about this relationship, about you, Deidara. I'm not planning on going anywhere. When I envision my future, I see you in it and nobody else. You're the one I love, the one I want to build a family with. If you want that too, then please Mark me."
"Isn't it – isn't it usually the Omega who gets Marked first?" Deidara asked; voice small.
"If you want my Mark too, all the better," Itachi smiled. "I want you to know that you're the only one for me, Deidara. Nobody else can ever be compared to you. As far as I'm concerned, you're it for me."
"So you really want my Mark, un?" Blue eyes stared at him in awe and in hope as the blond shuffled closer.
Itachi's smile grew. "Let's show the world they have to keep their hands off us both."
Deidara laughed and they simultaneously bent closer; their lips meeting in a fierce kiss as their pheromones mingled together, sweetening the air.
A slender finger traced the bitemark above his left hip slowly, leaving sparks and pleasant heat behind.
"I'm sorry I distrusted you," Deidara mumbled against Itachi's shoulder; lips tickling sweaty skin.
The Alpha tightened his arm around his mate. "Doesn't matter anymore," he murmured, nosing fine, silk soft, blond hair. The corners of his mouth curled up into a smirk as he continued, "I forgave you to the moment you Marked me."
"Idiot," Deidara huffed and lightly slapped his thigh.
Silence reigned for a while as dark eyes traced the Mark he had left behind on Deidara's right shoulder.
"I love you, you know," Deidara muttered; hand stilling on top of the Mark.
Itachi smiled and closed his eyes. "I love you too."
He fell asleep with the comforting presence of his mate in his arms and his Mark pleasantly throbbing.
AN2: Not sure if this is what you exactly had in mind, xxKuroichoxx, but nevertheless I hope it wasn't too bad :)
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See you all in the next chapter!
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