Lucky Charm

Getting Closer

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"Errr ... ok?" Naruto gulped and threw up his hands in surrender, (What's going on with everyone?)

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Itachi sighed and his eyes fluttered open. At first he was confused when he didn't recognize the room he was in, but the memories slowly came back and he couldn't help but smile. He was in Naruto's room. In his bed! The thought made him giddy!

Never in his wildest dreams did he ever think he could feel so free and it came out of nowhere! One second he was listening to a meeting. Then he swore he heard music, a flute or something in the back of his mind. Then the feeling of dread filled him when Yahiko mentioned going to hunt down Naruto. He couldn't control the feelings that he tried locking away long ago and he snapped.

With a little poison he killed them all, especially Tobi. The overwhelming desire to protect Naruto made it impossible to stop himself and once they were dead he ran nonstop to Konoha. Whatever possessed him forced him to be free. He can't lock away his feelings again even if he wanted to, which he doesn't.

"Glad to see you're up. You were asleep for a while." Itachi nearly jumped off the bed he was so startled. He didn't even notice that Naruto walked into the bedroom. To his shock the blonde was not in his orange jumpsuit. Instead Naruto had a dark pair of jeans with a deep red tank top and it was making Itachi's mouth water.

"No orange today I see." Itachi said, he tried to smirk, but the smirk came out as a shy smile that made him look very cute.

Naruto blinked before quickly looking a little sheepish, "I like orange, but even I don't wear it all the time. Just in the village and on some missions." He commented as he sat down on the bed next to Itachi.

"Why? If you want to go around the village in something else then you should." said the Uchiha who didn't realize that he was pouting or that it was having a really big effect on the blonde.

"It's not important- ..." Naruto twitched as the cutest set of puppy eyes he ever saw was added to the pout. After knowing Itachi and Sasuke so long he didn't think Uchihas could use any facial expressions beyond smirking or glaring and he thinks he knows why. This is too powerful. He instantly found himself sighing and spilling secrets, "There are still a lot of civilians that don't take kindly to me. They still see me as a demon and they get pretty pissed when I get something they don't think I deserve. I can't walk around in something they didn't sell me."

A look of shock mixed with irritation crossed Itachi's handsome face, "The civilians restrict you to that jumpsuit."

"Yeah ... I made a show of liking to make people think I got it deliberately and tick off the civilians a little ... there's no winning there ... but yeah ... I never really wanted to wear it. Not that I don't like orange, but that suit nearly got me killed many times." Naruto laughed slightly as he remembered some of those moments. Hiding was impossible as a kid when in bright orange which was why he took it off for his bigger pranks. Some anbu still don't know who put paint bombs in their locker rooms.

"It's not funny, Naruto. They can't treat you like that!" The raven huffed with a disapproving look and a pout.

The blonde held his hands up in surrender, "I'm not saying that, but it's not like I can go around deliberately ruffling feathers if I want them to accept me one day. Besides, the orange monstrosity turned out to be great for stealth training ... I give just stop pouting!" The blonde teased.

Itachi looked at Naruto disbelievingly, "I'm an Uchiha. We don't pout." The pout was back full force.

"Yes you do!" Naruto smiled as Itachi glared at him. He was a little surprised when he started comparing each pout to see which was cuter. Pleading pout, irritated pout or huffy pout ...