Fay: I'm back! Please don't hurt me. I got so caught up in Silver Lining that I completely forgot about this one. But since I am finally on summer vacation, I am going on an updating rampage to celebrate he fact that I am free…until the next school term at least. But still…I am back.

Good news and bad news.

The bad news: this fic is going to end in like two of three more chapters.

The good news: There will be two more installments in this series! Yay! The next in the series will be Unstable and the last will be Destroyed. I've got everything planned out in the stories…I just haven't exactly written anything for it.

So enjoy one of the few chapters left of Control!

Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING!!

Warnings: same as last time

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Itachi was miserable. It was all Naruto's fault even though the blonde boy didn't really do anything on purpose. No, it was something else that Itachi didn't think would ever happen. He actually felt bad for lying to Naruto. Shortly after Deidara had left them, Naruto got under the covers and turned over to go to sleep just after telling Itachi how glad he was that they were together and how he would never change their relationship for anything in the world.

Damn.

Itachi felt regret.

And he had to tell Naruto the truth.

"I don't know what to do," Itachi moaned as he placed his head in his hands and looked at his old companion. They were in the kitchen-Itachi had snuck out after he heard the soft purrs coming from Naruto signaling that he was asleep. Kisame had just happened to be in the kitchen at the time. It was a perfect opportunity to get a second opinion about his…situation.

"If you really feel this bad," Kisame said to his friend. "Then tell him. If he's really in love with you, then he'll stay with you. If he doesn't really love you, then he'll leave you." Kisame looked thoughtful for a moment. "If you don't do it now, then eventually it'll build up inside you and you'll tell him in the worst possible moment and he'll be mad at you forever. That's how tension works."

"Just because you make the whole 'he'll stay with you if he loves you' thing sound all sugary, doesn't make me any less worried," Itachi said with a glare. "Isn't there some third option…like I never tell him anything and we grow old together without facing any problems?" That was a silly thought. Even Kisame knew that that was impossible. With a sigh, Itachi gave in. "But I think you are right."

"Of course I am," Kisame said teasingly. "Good luck," he whispered after his friend as Itachi stood. "You're going to need it."

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"Naruto?" Itachi called as he stepped into the room. He knew Naruto was already up but he didn't want to startle the boy. He flipped on the light and saw Naruto at the closet, getting dressed.

"Yes?" Naruto called as he pulled on a black shirt. He turned to Itachi. "When you got up, I woke up." He smiled. "I'm too used to the warmth beside me."

"We need to talk. I have to tell you something important." Itachi sat on the bed, dragging his legs up towards him so he could sit in the Indian style position.

"Uh, oh. I smell trouble," Naruto said as he sat across from Itachi.

Itachi took a deep breath. "Before you got amnesia…" Itachi stopped, looking at the adorable face of his lover. Soon to be ex-lover. "We weren't lovers." He looked down at his feet shamefully and continued. He told Naruto the whole story; going over every detail he had lied to him about, telling him the exact truth. When he was done with his story, Itachi sighed and closed his eyes.

"I know." Naruto said as he leaned forward. Seeing the confused look on Itachi's face, he continued. "Yesterday I overheard Tobi and Deidara talking about me and you. I heard everything but I really could care less." Naruto leaned in even closer, almost pressing his lips to Itachi's.

Itachi pushed Naruto away. "I don't understand. Why?" He had just prepared himself mentally for the rejection that was inevitable and Naruto had done the complete opposite of what Itachi was expecting. All that mental preparation for nothing!

"I figured that you had enough balls to come and get me, when this Sasuke guy wont even try to find me. I don't even know how I really feel about Sasuke, but I know that I'm in love with you." Naruto got on his knees, putting his face close to Itachi's. "Besides, I have no intention of leaving you. If I wanted to leave because I knew you lied to me, then I wouldn't have stuck around to hear a confession."

Naruto pushed their lips together, bringing Itachi into a soft and chaste kiss. Itachi pulled back, pushing Naruto down onto the bed, straddling his hips.

"Allow me to make up?" Itachi asked half seriously and half seductively. Right now, he was experiencing two wants. He wanted to apologize for lying to the one he loved and he wanted to have the one he loved under him, moaning his name loudly.

Naruto answered by clashing their lips together in a passionate kiss.

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"Sasuke are you sure you know where we are going?" Sakura asked with a groan. They had been jumping through trees for hours without stopping, Sasuke mumbling under his breath the whole time. Sakura was sure that if they had to wait much longer to get Naruto back that Sasuke would really go insane.

"Yes!" Sasuke snapped angrily as he pushed off from another branch. "It's only a few miles up ahead."

Sakura didn't want to know how Sasuke knew of Orochimaru's hideout, but she figured it was better that way. A few moments later and she could barely make out a small figure that looked like a house. With each inch she grew closer to it, she could see that Sasuke was right-Orochimaru's hideout was here. You could tell by the angry looking sound ninja's positioned outside.

"We're going to have to take out that big guy," Sasuke mumbled as he stopped. Sakura glided to a stop beside him. Sasuke looked at her and sighed. "Are you ready?"

Sakura didn't even answer. Her anger had slowly built up during their trip here and she was ready for some action. She ran forward, ready to fight.

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"Sasuke," Orochimaru practically sang as he stepped out into the light. The guard at the door was on the ground; passed out from the few swings Sakura had dealt him. "I wasn't expecting you." He talked slowly, analyzing the situation. A slow creepy smile graced his lips. "This is going to be too good."

Sasuke glared at him. "What are you talking about?" he seethed. His hands clenched tightly into fists at his sides as he watched the creepy snake wannabe size him up, his eyes wandering further and further down Sasuke's body. "Bastard, answer me!" Sasuke got into a fighting position.

"Tell me something, Sasuke-kun," Orochimaru said as he circled around the two shinobi. "Can you feel that?"

"Can I feel what?" Sasuke asked but no sooner had the words left his lips did he feel it. A chakra presence. And not just any presence, it was Naruto's. Accompanied with Naruto's chakra, there was another. Another chakra signal that Sasuke had never wanted to feel in a million years.

Sasuke let out a low hiss as he swiveled around, his back towards Orochimaru, trying to see through the impossibly big trees to see the advancing shinobi. Behind him, he could hear a long, low, maniacal laugh echo from Orochimaru. Before he had a chance to turn around to glare at the snake man, two figures leapt out from the trees. Deidara, Sasori, Tobi fell into place in front of Sasuke.

"Oh…this is bad," Deidara whispered to Sasori. Tobi bounced in place. The tension that hung in the air made him itch for a fight. He really wanted to kill that Uchiha brat that was glaring so hard it almost reflected the suns rays. "Stop bouncing!" Deidara ordered Tobi. The tension was making him angry, grating on his nerves, making him almost sick with anticipation for a fight.

Sasuke was about to say something but his attention was averted from the three Akatsuki members in front of him when Naruto and Itachi both leapt through the trees. The youngest of the Uchiha's couldn't help but gasp out loud as he saw his lover. His face…it was…strange to see such an expression on Naruto. His face was set in a hard expression-an Uchiha expression, Sasuke realized. He wore an Akatsuki coat that wasn't buttoned up the way the others were. His coat flapped around him as he flew through the air, showing his outfit-a tight black shirt that cut off above his belly button, and black leather pants that rode low on his hips, showing a few blonde hairs that made Sasuke furious with jealousy.

All in all, Naruto was freaking hot! Sasuke and Sakura's mouths fell open as they took in his lean sexy figure.

Itachi and Naruto both looked down, both recognizing the boy on the ground. Apparently Sasuke had caught both them both off guard as they both lost their concentration and fell to ground flat on their faces.

"Naruto!" Sasuke called loudly. Deidara, Sasori and Tobi pulled out shrunken and kunai. One wrong move and this guy was dead. Over the time they had spent with Naruto, they had built a…relationship…an attachment. He was good to talk to when one got bored.

Naruto lifted himself up and brushed off his pants. He looked at Sasuke carefully, taking in his whole appearance. The boy before him seemed familiar. His heart hammered in his chest the same way it did when Naruto was with Itachi. It frightened him, this feelings, making him feel horrible for feeling love for someone else besides Itachi.

"Who…" he started confused. "Who are you?"

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Fay: I wanted it to be longer…(cries) but I couldn't bring myself to write more. I actually have the next part written but in order to make a better and more suspenseful story I had to end it there. Sorry! Also, it probably would have been longer if I had edited it. I got a little…lazy.

There might be a place where I don't update for a LONG while because I am going to Caswell for a retreat with my youth group and then I've got to go on tour with the All State Youth Choir. I will take my laptop with me so I can write but there won't be any Internet connection in either place. Sad but true.

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PEACE AND LOVE!!