Itachi just stood staring at the man in complete shock and confusion. The man looked somewhat familiar but he just couldn't place him right now.

Annoyed with the man's silence and staring, Naruto spoke again in a more threatening tone.

"Who are you?! And where the fuck is Sasuke?!" He hissed as he grabbed Itachi tightly around the neck, catching the raven completely off guard as his back was slammed into the door. "If you're working with Pain I swear to God I'll kill you."

Completely forgetting that he himself was under attack, the only thing that stuck out to Itachi was that the man said his brother's name. That was enough to snap him out of his shock and bring him back to reality.

Even though the raven was being practically smashed into the door, he still managed to lift his foot and roundhouse kick Naruto in the leg. Sending the blonde crashing to the floor hissing in pain.

Yeah Naruto was strong, but Itachi was stronger. Plus he didn't play when it came down to his little brother. He wouldn't let a single soul dare harm him.

The raven bent down and grabbed the battered man by his shirt collar, lifting the already 5'10 man completely off the ground. Itachi standing at almost 6'4 lifted Naruto and held him so he could stare him directly in the eye, menacingly.

"I'm going to ask you one time." The raven spoke in an almost haunting tone. "Who are you and why are you asking for my brother?"

Before Naruto could even mutter a word, Sasuke came running up the stairs still dressed in his work uniform, towards Itachi's apartment unit, as he heard a scuffle from the lobby.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" He spat at Naruto, who was still being held by Itachi.

Itachi made a face and dropped the blonde, sending him crashing towards the ground. "You know this man Sasuke?"

The younger raven bit the inside of his cheek. "I used to." He muttered after a long pause. Shifting his gaze from Itachi, to back to the injured blonde laying in the middle of the doorway.

"Why are you here?!" He hissed down at him. "And how did you even know I was here?!"

Naruto struggled to bring himself to his knees. He pulled out his phone and pointed to it. "I tracked your phone with the "find my IPhone" tool and it led me here."

Itachi started to get in a offensive position again. He had no idea who this man was and yet here he was in his doorway after trying to attack him whilst searching for his little brother after tracking his cellphone. He sensed that this man didn't have good intentions so he wouldn't hesitate to throw him outside of the building on his ass.

Before the older raven could bend down and pick Naruto to throw him out, the blonde spoke to Sasuke.

"I'm here because I choose you." He started as he crawled towards Sasuke's feet. "I love you."

Itachi stopped in his tracks and lifted his brows at the man's words.

What the hell?!

Sasuke rolled his eyes at the man on the floor in front of him and crossed his arms.

"Don't you have a fucking wife?" He snapped, over emphasizing the last word.

Naruto grabbed onto Sasuke's leg and latched on like a small child. "Not anymore." He said faintly, his voice coming out raspy.

Itachi did nothing but stood back and watched the whole scene. He hated feeling useless like this but what could he honestly do? Here was a complete stranger, groveling on his knees, professing his love for his brother. What the hell was he supposed to do?

Sasuke narrowed his eyes and tried to kick the blonde off of him, but couldn't as he was latched onto his calf. "No you made your choice!" The raven snapped down at him. "Get off of me and get the fuck out of here!" He shouted, his voice echoing into the apartment buildings hallway as they were all still standing in the middle of the open door—likely drawing the attention of neighbors.

"Stop yelling Sasuke!" Itachi commanded with a raise of his hand. "Let's all come inside and talk like adults."

The younger raven shifted his piercing gaze towards his brother. "What?!" He hissed. "You're inviting this idiot in?!"

Itachi wanted to know exactly who was this man coming to his house unexpectedly, attacking him and professing his love to his younger brother on his hands and knees. No, He needed to know everything. And now, so he could know whether to call the cops or even worse ( in Naruto's case)... deal with the mysterious blonde himself.

"I am." The older raven stated sternly as he stepped towards the couch. "Come." He simply said, voice filled with authority and command.

Sasuke wanted to argue back but he figured there was no point. When Itachi made his mind up, that was it. There was no amount of back and forth that would get him to change his mind. He groaned dramatically, removed his leg from Naruto's weak grip and stepped over him as if he was road kill, and stomped his way towards the couch as well.

"You gonna lay there on the floor all day or what?! Bring your ass over here!" The grouchy raven hissed at the blonde, who was still on the floor in pain.

Shaking and wobbling, Naruto struggled to bring himself to his feet. He then shakily made his way towards where the two brothers were sitting. "Sasuke not now…. we have to go before-"

"Last time I'm going to ask." Itachi interrupted as he clasped his hands together in his lap. His eyes narrowed dangerously at the blonde while his lips were pressed together in a tight line. "Who are you?" he bit out the question.

Naruto wanted to smack himself. How the hell didn't he manage to see the huge similarity between the two?! They were practically fucking twins except for the fact that Sasuke's brother was a lot taller and scary looking. But still, he couldn't believe he attacked him just a few moments ago. He was practically digging himself deeper into the grave he was already halfway buried in. But all of this aside, Naruto really needed to talk to Sasuke privately. He figured they all could talk out their differences later on—because as of right now, time was of the essence. But how was he supposed to talk to Sasuke about something like this with his brother here and riding on his ass?

Losing his patience with Naruto not answering him, Itachi narrowed his sharp black eyes further and began to crack his knuckles. But before he could move another muscles, Sasuke spoke up—answering for the blonde.

"Itachi this is Naruto…. An old client." Sasuke bit out, much to his own surprise. Here he was answering for him, saving the blonde from a well-deserved ass kicking from his brother. He must have been really losing his mind.

"Naruto…" Itachi repeated the name under his breath. He knew he heard that somewhere before…..

Itachi's eyes widened at he took a good look at the battered blonde in his home.

Naruto Uzumaki, the well-known lawyer that was practically a local celebrity.

The older raven clenched his fists together and narrowed his eyes dangerously at Sasuke, who was sitting on the furthest side of the sofa. "What the hell were you thinking?!" he yelled at his little brother, for the first time in a long time. "Sleeping with a married lawyer?! Are you out of your damn mind?! I knew I shouldn't have let you live on your own!" Itachi hissed as he stood up from his previous position on the far left of the couch.

Itachi was completely outraged. He knew that Sasuke was a prostitute, but he had no idea that he was messing around with powerful married (keyword) men. What if the media and news outlets found out about this and plastered it all over the news and completely slandered Sasuke's name and running his chances of getting a decent job?! What if the man's wife found out about the affair and tried to sue him for ruining their marriage?! Or even worse…. What if messing with such a powerful man put Sasuke in danger. Who knows who could try to come after him for his association to Naruto?! Why would Sasuke be dumb enough to risk any of this in the first place?!

Sasuke slammed his fists on the side of the couch and stood up as well, he took a few steps closer to his older brother and stood toe to toe with the man—bumping chests in the process.

"You will not talk to me like I'm a fucking child Itachi." Sasuke roared up at his brother, who almost stood a full foot taller than him. "I raised my self, and I will continue to do so. I don't need your questions, comments or concerns."

Naruto could do nothing but sit down in complete awe as the two brothers argued. He had never felt so powerless in his life. Here he was, just sitting on his ass watching Sasuke get yelled at—not being able to do a damn thing because of his current battered shape. Plus even if he wasn't so beat up, what would he have really been able to do in this situation? This was a family affair that he really didn't know too much about, as Sasuke seldom spoke about his brother or any of his family to him. Only bits and pieces when they exchanged stories from time to time, and even the few times he did speak about his parents and brother—he only had mostly negative things to say, except for on a few occasions on Itachi's part. Which seemed odd to Naruto because it seemed like Itachi really did care about him, unlike his parents. He didn't understand why Sasuke would be so hostile towards the one blood relative who actually seemed to give a fuck about him? Itachi obviously cares because he doesn't seem to approve of the lifestyle that he's living, and how his parents treated him when he was younger. So why wouldn't have Sasuke just stayed with the one person who cared about him instead of turning to a life of prostitution? It didn't make a bit of sense to Naruto.

Itachi narrowed his eyes further at his younger brother, completely forgetting that Naruto was just a few feet away, watching al of this from the couch. "Adult?!" Itachi mocked him. "Sasuke you being 18 doesn't make you an adult. Yes, technically the government says you're old enough to consent, but when it comes to logic and common sense, you aren't. You've made nothing but poor decisions ever since I took you in when mom and dad put you out. And what did you do after that?! You took everything you could carry and ran away from me and chose to live the life of a street walker! "He shouted, his deep voice getting louder.

Naruto raised his brows and blinked several times. That was something that Sasuke had never told him. From what Sasuke told him, his parents just threw him out onto the streets and made him loose contact with Itachi. He didn't know that he actually had somewhere safe to stay for a period of time. Why would he screw that up and just run away to sell his body to random men for chump change? None of this was making sense to Naruto, but again, this was an A and B argument, that he had to C his way the fuck out of, and mind his business.

Sasuke's face was now beet red with anger. Just who the hell did Itachi think he was talking to?! He was sick of being treated and talked to like a child. But that all ended here and now, yes he had to admit, over the years he didn't exactly make decisions that would qualify him to be a Mensa candidate—but what other choices did he have? He felt like he did as best as he could, as his life was destined to be a failure right from the start.

"Fuck you Itachi!" he bit out, still standing chest to chest with him. "I'd rather sell my ass than to stay and live with a no good liar such as yourself."

Itachi made a face, the long tear drops beneath his eyes deepening in the process. "Liar?" he questioned his younger brother. "Sasuke I've never told you anything but the truth all these years! What on earth are you talking about?!"

Losing the last bit of composure he had, Sasuke finally snapped and shoved Itachi hard in the chest. Sending the taller man stumbling back a few steps into Naruto's direction, who was still on the couch.

"You know damn well what I'm talking about Itachi!" he hissed, his voice cracking slightly from all the yelling. "You're nothing but a no good fucking liar! No better than mom and dad!"

Naruto moved to the opposite side of the couch with his eyes completely wide—as he was at a complete loss for what to do. On one hand he really didn't like the idea of the brothers getting physical, they were likely both extremely powerful men who could likely do a lot of damage when angered. But on the other hand, again, this was a family affair that didn't involve him right now. All he could do was hope that things didn't escalate too much further, but even if it did happen to come down to it, Naruto wouldn't hesitate at all to jump in it to save Sasuke. This guy being his brother or not, he wouldn't let a single soul harm him. The young raven had been through enough shit in life, and he wasn't about to let anymore happen to him.

After regaining his balance, Itachi gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes as he marched right back up toward his younger brother. "Don't ever put your hands on me Sasuke." he snapped , looking down at him directly in the eye. "I've done nothing but help you all these years and this is how you repay me?!" he hollered as he threw his hands in the air. "Mom and dad threw you out and turned their backs on you, and so did the rest of the family except me. And this is how you continue to act? Like a stupid ungrateful little brat?!" he shouted directly into the face of his younger brother.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Itachi instantly regretted them. He would never try to do or say anything that would purposely hurt his little brother, ever. This was just one time he was pushed over the edge and lost his cool. But it was too late for that now. He had acted just as immaturely as he accused Sasuke of being, he opened up his mouth and said something he really didn't mean.

Sasuke face completely contorted after hearing that statement.

Itachi's voice softened as he tried to step toward him. "Sasuke I didn't mean that. I'm so sorry-"

"You aren't shit Itachi, you know that!?" the younger raven screamed loudly as tears began to swell in his eyes. He was so loud that he even startled Naruto, who was watching the whole thing, completely baffled. "Had mom and dad known what I know, your ass would've been on the curb right with me!"

Itachi completely froze.

Tears began to freefall from Sasuke's dark narrow eyes. "That's right, I fucking know everything." He pointed a shaky finger into his brother's chest. "You're no fucking saint. I know all these years you've been fucking Shisui and pretending to be interested in girls to satisfy mom and dad!"

Sasuke had been holding that in for years now. Itachi and Shisui have known each other since middle school and have been dating and fucking each other ever since high school. Even when he still lived at home, he knew that Itachi would tell their parents that Shisui was just coming over to just "hang out" or play video games—when in reality they were locked in Itachi's room fucking each other senseless or having an intense make out session. Though Sasuke was just a kid when all of this was going on, he wasn't stupid. He knew what those noises were coming from Itachi's room, the headboard hitting the wall, the yelping, screaming and moaning. Everything that their parents shunned Sasuke for doing, Itachi was doing it as well—but only behind their backs.

Naruto sighed, he could tell this was not going to end well.

"At least I had enough balls to tell them the truth about who I really am and what I really wanted. You chose to be a little bitch and lie pretty much to me, mom and dad and even your damn self. You knew what I was going through! You saw it with your own eyes and knew what would happen if you told them about you and Shisui, so what did you do?!" he screamed, tears continuously pouring from his eyes. "You watched them throw me out, while you stayed with them and did the same exact thing I was doing like a fucking coward! You let people who hate your true self—continue to house, clothe and feed you knowing they would have threw your ass to the wolves the first second they would've known that you were gay too! And for that reason, is why I could never fully trust you. Or any fucking body." he finished, his hands shaking with anger down at his side.

Itachi paused for a moment before speaking. He then closed his eyes and released a long sigh. "Sasuke….i had no idea that you knew about….. us." He started softly, as he began to step towards him. "I'm so sorr-"

Sasuke held his hand up, keeping his brother an arm's length away. "I've heard way too many apologies in my lifetime." He hissed angrily, his eyes tinting slightly red from the crying. "You're nothing but a coward. Continuing to lie and live with those homophobic hateful bastards while you fuck your boyfriend on the kitchen table they eat their breakfast on. You're weak." He spat.

Naruto flinched at his menacing tone, as he had never seen Sasuke so upset in all his time of knowing him. Even though he had no idea what they were talking about, he could tell that it was serious.

Trying his best to ignore all the insults, Itachi sighed once more. All this time he had no idea that Sasuke had a clue about what was going on between them. He thought they were doing their best to keep their relationship private, but he guessed he wasn't doing such a good job after all.

"What else was I supposed to do Sasuke?!" he questioned with his hands in the air. "You wanted me to get thrown out alongside of you?! Is that what you wanted?! When me and Shisui first started dating long ago I was still a minor! Of course I kept my mouth shut and acted like he was just a friend. I knew full and well how mom and dad were and I didn't want to receive the ass whooping of my life for admitting I had feelings for another boy. So I did what any logical person would've likely done and kept it quiet until I was old enough to move out on my own."

"So instead of not being ashamed of who you are you'd rather lie and disrespect your relationship Shisui just to have a shitty place to rest your head and to please them of all people?! Shisui is so lucky to have you." Sasuke countered sarcastically.

Itachi groaned, he realized that he was getting absolutely nowhere with his brother. "I was young, for crying out loud Sasuke. Please tell me what else was I supposed to do?! At least now I have my own place, car and I'm furthering my education. Please don't blame me for decisions I made years ago."

"Did mom and dad give you money for any of those things?" Sasuke simply asked, his arms crossed.

The older raven sighed. "sasu-"

Sasuke cut him off before he could even get his sentence out. "I said, did they give you any money to help pay for those things now that you're an adult and you can't use the 'I was just a kid' excuse?"

Itachi said nothing, he was too busy contemplating about how to go about answering that.

"Exactly!" Sasuke shouted. "Even after all this time you're still getting help financially from them. Knowing how they feel the way the feel about our lifestyle, and if they knew the truth they'd cut you off in a heartbeat." He hissed before stepping away from his brother.

Sasuke walked towards the apartment front door and put his hand on the knob. Turning his head slightly, he spoke, addressing both Itachi and Naruto.

"I want both of you to stay the hell away from me." He said in a menacing tone as his eyes took on an even darker shade of charcoal, a darkness matching the midnight sky. "I fucking mean it."

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