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Glue between the Cracks	By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 4116 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Author's note: Apologies for the long delay, guys. My muse was all over the place and it doesn't help that I'm studying for my exams. I'll try to have the next one out sooner; my exams start on Friday, however, so if there is another delay, know it's because of my exams and not because I've abandoned this story.
Warnings: Smidgen of drama
I hope you'll like it!
Chapter 9
"What were you doing outside?" Sasuke questioned curiously when he went back inside before his fingers and toes would start freezing off.
Itachi blinked at him and automatically his hand lowered to cover the phone in his pocket. "Needed a bit of fresh air," he replied and shrugged. He hesitated a bit, wondering if he should tell his brother the news or whether he would be getting too ahead of himself.
Ah well, if it went to hell, it went to hell; him informing Sasuke about his decision wouldn't really change much about that. Either it would work out or it wouldn't.
"I called Deidara," he said and Sasuke perked up, his eyes lightening up a bit.
"Oh? To wish him a merry Christmas?" Sasuke inquired; a faint smile pulling up the corners of his mouth. He leant against the kitchen counter, crossing his arms loosely.
"No," Itachi smiled. "To tell him I'm willing to give the triad a try."
"Really? What brought that on? I thought you were still unsure about it?"
"I thought about it and I figured that while I still don't know how it's going to work out, I'll never know if I don't give it a try," Itachi replied and rolled his shoulders. "I'm really not sure whether this will work out between us three, but I can at least try it out. I figured that if I can spend years in the underworld and surviving that, I can do this too."
"You're comparing getting rid of a bunch of arseholes to dating two men at the same time, interesting," Sasuke remarked and snorted, adding somewhat wryly, "I think you might benefit from some therapy too, nii-san."
"Perhaps," Itachi allowed. "How are your sessions going?"
Sasuke was rather tight-lipped about the sessions he followed with Orochimaru. Itachi had done some research on the psychologist and had been impressed by the man's credentials. If there was anyone who could help Sasuke properly deal with his trauma, he believed this man could.
"They're going well," Sasuke murmured and released his breath slowly, tightening his arms around him. "One session goes better than the other. Still working on everything, but …" He quietened down, shrugging half-heartedly.
"That's good, I'm glad to hear that," Itachi said, at the same time Naruto walked into the kitchen, cradling a wide-eyed Itarou in his arms.
The Omega's eyes shifted between both Alphas curiously. "Am I interrupting something?" he asked, resettling the baby when he started fussing a bit.
"No, it's okay," Sasuke responded, shaking his head. "You need something?"
"Just going to grab a towel; Itarou needs to eat," Naruto replied, handing a pouting Itarou over to Sasuke momentarily while he went to one of the cupboards, picking out a soft blue towel.
"I'm going back to the living room," Itachi excused himself, figuring Naruto wanted some privacy to feed his son.
Sasuke just nodded absently, rocking his son softly in his arms while his gaze tracked Naruto's path through the kitchen; clearly Itachi had lost all his attention now that both his mate and their child were in the room with him.
He wasn't offended by it, though, only amused and returned to the living room where Kushina asked him smiling whether he wanted a cup of coffee. He could use it to chase away the lingering coldness in his fingers and accepted a cup.
The phone digging into his thigh was a heavy reminder of what would be waiting for him when they returned to the city. For now, however, he would enjoy his time here. Worrying about how the triad would work and whether he could deal with dating two men at the same time was something he would do later.
He was sipping from the orange flavoured tea he ordered, waiting for his brother and Naruto to show up at the café before they would leave for the city, when someone halted next to his table. He didn't look up, thinking the person must be looking for someone else in the café.
"Well hello, I don't think I've seen you around here before," a female voice chirped.
He looked up and was greeted by a pair of glistening green eyes and hair as pink as the cotton candy Konan loved to eat whenever a fair had been in town. The young woman smiled at him, her long white coat unzipped to show a hint of a dark blue dress.
"No, you haven't. I'm not from around here," he said curtly.
She didn't let herself be deterred by his tone of voice and sank down on the seat across from him, her smile broadening a tad. "Well, that explains a lot. Although you do look really familiar," she mused, pursing her lips a tad. "I'd say we crossed paths somewhere else, but I think I would remember seeing someone like you before." She winked.
He restrained a sigh and offered her a stiff smile in return. "I don't think we've met before. You might be confusing me with someone else."
Twirling a lock of hair around her finger, she gazed at him thoughtfully. "Maybe I do," she acquiesced, but instead of leaving him alone, she relaxed in her seat. "So if you're not from around these parts, what brings you here then? A holiday? Passing through? If you need some help finding your way around here, I can help you out." A light blush coloured her cheeks.
"The last thing he needs is help from you, Haruno," Sasuke's cold voice sounded right behind Itachi and the older Alpha watched in interest how the Haruno girl rapidly turned an ugly shade of red.
She looked like a deer caught in the headlights of a car when she squeaked, "Oh, Sasuke-kun, I didn't know you were back in town? Do you two know each other?" Her gaze flitted between them nervously and she started fiddling with the buttons on her sleeves.
"Yes, he's my brother," Sasuke answered and if possible he sounded even colder than the howling wind currently beating against the beating.
Her eyes widened and her mouth dropped open in surprise.
Coming to stand next to Itachi, Sasuke added finely, "And he's not interested. I suggest you try your luck elsewhere."
"Oh, erm, no, I wasn't - " she started to stammer at the same time Naruto's voice piped up from behind Sasuke, "Hey, aren't there any seats available anymore? I thought Itachi had picked a free table?"
This time Haruno actually paled visibly when the blond man stepped forwards, holding a spit blowing Itarou in a sling against him. Blue eyes widened a notch when they saw the pink haired woman at the table.
"Oh, Haruno, hi," Naruto greeted her warily.
Itachi's interest piqued even more. Sasuke acting like this he could have written off as his brother being protective, but with Naruto acting a bit off as well, that confirmed that something had happened between these three. But what? A bad break-up perhaps? If so, between who then?
"You two have a baby together?" Haruno asked stumped, her gaze fixated on the baby in question who had started sucking on his pacifier when Naruto pushed it gently in his mouth.
"Yes, we do obviously," Sasuke answered clipped and it escaped nobody's notice how he possessively wrapped an arm around Naruto's waist, pulling him even closer.
"Well, congratulations," she smiled tersely and hastily rose up, clutching her coat shut. "I'm sorry, but I just remember I still need to buy something for my mother. Have a nice rest of the day." She left before either one of them could utter a word.
"So," Itachi said casually as the couple sat down across from him, "what's the story between you and her? Bad break-up?"
"She wishes," Sasuke sneered quite impressively, but he didn't elaborate so Itachi looked at Naruto.
The Omega grimaced, but explained, "She – well, quite some girls actually, she wasn't the only one – wasn't quite happy when I started dating Sasuke. Things sort of escalated after a while and the situation got rather ugly. She did something that had her suspended for the rest of the year and yeah." He shrugged a tad helplessly.
"She assaulted you by throwing a rock at you," Sasuke said flatly. "She's the reason you fell down that hill and got a concussion."
"Well, she threw the rock, yeah, but she didn't hit me. I fell down the hill because I was surprised by it," Naruto said rather dismissively, waving one hand vaguely around. "Either way she was punished for it and since she got suspended we haven't seen her again. Until now, that is."
Itachi blinked. "I think I would have preferred to hear a bad break-up instead of an assault with a rock," he said ruefully.
"At least she won't try to pull another stunt again – not if she knows what's good for her," Sasuke said darkly, but quirked a faint smile nonetheless when Itarou cooed softly.
"On that pleasant note, let's order something warm before we hit the road. It's freezing outside," Naruto said cheerfully.
"You're the one who insisted on talking to that old woman outside," Sasuke sighed, but stood up to order something for the two of them.
Naruto frowned and clucked his tongue. "She's still my parents' neighbour, Sasuke, I can't just ignore her!"
"You can when it's freezing outside," Sasuke retorted primly and left for the counter before Naruto could say something in response.
"Your brother worries too much," Naruto huffed, adjusting Itarou in his sling.
Itachi watched Sasuke glance outside, his eyebrows drawn together. "Perhaps," he murmured.
He didn't think any amount of therapy sessions would make Sasuke stop worrying about his mate, however. That just wasn't in his nature.
He'd be worried too if they encountered someone who had tried to assault his mate in the past.
He kept quiet about it to Sasuke, but when he'd returned to his apartment after his brother's break had been over, he'd looked up this Haruno girl.
It had taken some time to find information about her, considering he only knew her last name, but after going through the student registry of Sasuke's secondary school he found her first name too and used that to look her up online.
He dug into the police database, thanking Nagato mentally for having taught him how to hack. He wasn't at the same level as the hackers Nagato had in his employment, but he knew enough to at least enter the police database without leaving a trace behind.
It turned out that she had received a suspended sentence as she'd still been a minor at the time and had expressed regret. She'd been allowed to return to school to finish her year after Sasuke and Naruto had graduated.
He also discovered that she was studying at a university at the other end of the country, so there was no chance of her trying to retaliate here either. Not that he had really worried she would try to do something; she'd basically cowered in front of Sasuke when he'd shown up and she had fled the café with her metaphorical tail between her legs. She was too humiliated to try something still, especially when the suspended sentence she'd received;
Still, it didn't hurt to have done a check on her, even if he would never admit to having done so to Sasuke. His brother seemed to prefer to not talk about her, which he respected. He had just wanted to make sure there really was no chance of her trying to pull another stunt.
Better safe than sorry as they said.
They were almost a week into the new year when he was called by Deidara in the afternoon.
"You ready for me to take you on a date, un?" Deidara said, forgoing the usual greeting.
There was the noise of people chattering in the background, together with the sound of chairs scraping back and doors opening and closing. Was Deidara calling him directly from his classroom?
Itachi leant back in his chair, a bit caught off guard. "When exactly?" he asked befuddled. Had he somehow missed them making plans?
"In two hours?" Deidara suggested. "If you're free, that is. Otherwise just tell me a day you're available."
"No, today's fine," Itachi said slowly, checking the clock. Two thirty-six. Had his last class of the day just finished? "Is it going to be just you and me or …"
"Just you and me, un, don't want to overwhelm you just yet," the Omega replied lightly. "Sasori's fine with it; he said he needs time to come up with a good first date with you. I told him he couldn't take my idea, though." He sounded smug.
"Where are you going to take me on a date then?"
"Nah, ah, ah, that's going to be a surprise," Deidara said pleased. "Just know that I'll be picking you up at four thirty and dress in whatever you feel comfortable."
"So no high end restaurant then," Itachi smiled faintly.
"That's a date for another day, un," Deidara said amused. "But I promise you, you'll like this place too. Well, I at least hope you'll still do. Otherwise just be blunt and we'll go somewhere else, un. I'll see you in a bit!"
Itachi lowered his phone after the other man had hung up and gazed at it thoughtfully. A place Deidara hoped he still liked? It had to be something they had gone to before in the past then, but he couldn't immediately come up with what kind of place that had been.
The burglary had happened before they could have had their proper first date and before that Deidara had mostly dragged him around to hang out with their friends in the local burger restaurant or at the mall in the next town. Those hadn't been bad places per se but they hadn't been his favourite either.
Well, he supposed he would find out in less than two hours what this mysterious place was that Deidara was so certain he would still like.
He stared at his laptop screen, the words bleeding into each other, and before he could think twice, he picked up his phone again and texted his brother.
Otouto 03.19 p.m.
Deidara's picking me up for a date in two hours
Belatedly he realised that Sasuke might be in class still, but figured if that was the case Sasuke could just ignore his message. He put his phone back down and returned to the guidebook for a vitamin supplement he'd been asked to translate.
His phone buzzing had him looking away from the document, surprised when he saw '1 unread message' blinking back at him from the small screen.
Otouto 03.22 p.m.
I'm glad. Where is he taking you?
Me 03.23 p.m.
Not sure; he said I'd find out when we get there. Aren't you in class?
Otouto 03.26 p.m.
Got a bit more than half an hour to go; my phone's always on in case Naruto needs me
Ah, that explained why he'd been so quick to answer.
Smiling, Itachi texted back, Sorry to disappoint that it was only me then
Otouto 03.29 p.m.
It's okay. I'm glad to hear you're going on a date. Have fun
Me 03.30 p.m.
Thanks, I will
Well, that was his intention at least. He wasn't sure yet what to think of the mysterious destination, but he trusted Deidara not to pick something awful. He remembered the blond man could be quite mischievous at times, but he was sure the younger man wouldn't make a joke out of their date.
At least not their first one.
For now he would just focus on his translation project for a bit longer before he would get ready.
The way his stomach flipped several times didn't really help focusing, however. But really, what was there to be nervous about? He was going out on a date with the man he'd wanted to date since he'd been a teenager. There was nothing to be nervous about.
Perhaps if he kept telling himself that, he might start believing it.
Four thirty sharp, there was a knock on his door and after smoothing out his coat – it had started to snow lightly and as he didn't know how long they would be outside, he'd settled on the safe choice of a warm coat – he opened the door, revealing Deidara with cold bitten cheeks.
He was wearing a black jacket and a pair of skin tight dark blue jeans; a soft blue scarf wrapped several times around his neck, covering the lower half of his face. He pulled the fabric down and smiled; the red colour on his cheeks deepening a fraction.
"Hey there, stranger," he greeted him teasingly. "Long time no see. Happy New Year, un. I can still say it, it's only the beginning of January."
"Happy New Year to you too," Itachi said amused and some of the tension he hadn't realised had settled in, left him at the sight of the easy smile on Deidara's face.
He was the one who had decided to give this a try; going on a date with Deidara was the first step. He could back out at any moment, he knew, and that knowledge removed the last lingering shred of doubt.
"So, ready for our first date?" Deidara questioned, rocking back and forth on his heels.
It struck Itachi at once that Deidara was feeling nervous. Older they might be, but Deidara still had the tell-tale signs Itachi had branded into his memory after becoming friends with the Omega. The way his eyes darted around, never settling on anything in specific for long; the way he rocked slightly back and forth, his hands stuffed in the pockets of his jacket. He was probably balling his hands into fists at the moment, maybe even wishing he still had that odd clay like structure he'd liked to play around with when they had been in class.
The realisation that Deidara was feeling just as nervous as him, that this was as much unchartered territory for him as it was for Itachi, settled something in the Alpha, and he smiled, watching Deidara visibly relax.
"Yeah, I'm ready for our first date." Those words left an odd sort thrill behind, which was further amplified at the shy grin Deidara offered him.
"Well then, allow me to make this an evening you won't forget," Deidara said and winked, stepping back, waiting for Itachi to lock up his apartment.
No matter how the evening would end, Itachi was pretty sure he would definitely not forget this one.
AN2: Just to assuage your concerns if you have any: this was the first and last time Sakura shows up. She won't appear again and won't start new drama, I promise.
Please leave your thoughts behind in a review; should you spot any mistakes, please point them out to me.
I hope to see you all back in the next chapter! Please stay safe and take care of yourselves!
Cuddles
Melissa
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