May: Updating this finally…-sweatdrop-

Previously:

"B-but…" Kyuubi faltered, his gaze dropping. What about Naruto?

Itachi sat down next to the redhead. "…Do you hate me that much?" he asked. Kyuubi's eyes snapped up to his.

"N-no! It's just…" Kyuubi bit his lip. 'Brotherly Secret: Number 1; Never tell the secret.'

"Is it for someone else?" Damn! Itachi was good! Kyuubi shook his head a little too quickly. Itachi's eyes narrowed. "It is…are you not allowed to tell?" Kyuubi blushed slightly and nodded. "Okay…" Itachi replied, leaning back. "…Out of curiosity, does this person like me or hate me so much that they'd hate you for marrying me?"

"It's not you…" Kyuubi replied, gripping the blanket tightly in his hands. "They like Sasuke, but if we're together…they can't be…" Itachi studied Kyuubi for a few more moments.

"Is it Naruto?" Kyuubi jumped, eyes flying to Itachi's. Shit! Shit! Shit!

"N-No!" he replied quickly, he could tell Itachi knew he was lying. "Oh God…Itachi, don't tell anyone, ok?" Itachi stared back at the redhead emotionlessly "Itachi…please..?" he begged, grabbing the brunette's hands with his own. "I'm begging you…don't tell anyone." His ears drooped slightly "I'll mate with you even, just don't tell…" 'They might be separated...' he didn't pull away when Itachi's lips brushed against his neck, he did, however, flinch when Itachi began licking the sensitive flesh.

Itachi hands gently gripped Kyuubi's shoulders, holding the redhead up.

'It's for Naruto…Naruto…' he repeated firmly in his mind, clenching his fists. He cried out in pain when Itachi bit onto his neck, marking him. He whimpered pathetically as Itachi lapped up the blood, murmuring apologies. He flinched when Itachi pressed his shoulder against his lips. 'If Naruto gets to stay with Sasuke…he'll be happy…right?' Kyuubi licked Itachi skin slowly, hesitantly. 'But I want them to be together, even if I really like Itachi…' he bit the brunette's shoulder, a single tear tracing down his cheek. 'He deserves it more than me…'

Itachi stared mutely as Kyuubi began to sniffle and sob, burying his face in his hands. "I'm sorry…" he stated regretfully, not knowing the fox would cry. "Kyuubi…" he stroked Kyuubi's hair gently.

The redhead shook his head, crying into his hands. Itachi hugged to miserable fox to chest, cradling him, promising him everything he wanted, this only made Kyuubi cry harder.

'I'm so sorry, Naruto…to choose my own desires over my responsibility for you…'

Chapter 2-

"Ah, how about we don't mention that to our parents..?" Sasuke tried, a pleading look in his eyes.

Naruto just grinned slyly "Why not?" he purred "It's not like Kyuu-nii or Itachi-san are getting along anyway…" he grinned when Sasuke paled slightly. "What?" he turned to look ahead and saw Kyuubi and Itachi walking towards them. "Kyuu-nii!" he chirped, running up and clawing at his brother's robes in an attempt to get Kyuubi to pick him up.

Kyuubi hesitated for a moment before picking the blonde fox up. "Good Morning, Naruto." He greeted cautiously.

"What's the matter, Kyuu-nii? Are you afraid of what Kaa-chan'll do when she finds out you two…didn't…mate..?" Naruto stared blankly at the mark on his brother's neck.

"Ah! Naru!" Kyuubi gasped when Naruto scrambled out of his arms.

"Jerk! Meanie! Baka! I hate you!" Naruto wailed, tears pouring down his face. "You knew! You knew and still!" he screamed, spinning around and shoving past a confused Sasuke as he ran down the hall.

"Ah! Naruto!" Sasuke chased after the blonde, glancing behind him at his brother and Kyuubi.

"Oh no, oh no." Kyuubi whimpered, pulling away when Itachi's arms circled him. "He hates me, oh no…" he cried, burying his face in his hands.

"Kyuubi…" Itachi murmured, wrapping a supporting arm around Kyuubi's waist. "Why don't we go back to the room, you can take a nap, okay..?" he sighed when Kyuubi nodded, still not taking his hands from his face.

Kyuubi let Itachi lead him back to their room at sit him down on the futon.

"Do you want water?" Itachi asked, pulling Kyuubi's hands away and studying his mate's swollen eyes. Kyuubi shook his head. "How about some food…" Kyuubi shook his head.

Itachi sat down wearily next to the redhead "You need to eat something."

"Not hungry…"

"Kyuubi! It's just a little fight! He'll get over it!" Itachi snapped, annoyed with his mate's weakness.

"Shut up! How would you feel!? Naruto's the only I was allowed to play with, the only friend I had, my little brother! And he hates me! He's the only I have!" Kyuubi wailed, hands clawing at Itachi as he tried to push him away and pull him close at the same time.

Itachi gripped his mate's arms firmly, causing Kyuubi to look into his eyes.

"You have me…" he stated simply. Kyuubi blushed deeply, yanking his hands away before dashing over the other side of the futon and yanking the cover over his head. Itachi chuckled, lying down on top of the sheets, petting the twitching bundle of cloth that held his mate.

"Naruto?" Sasuke pushed his way through the brush the large courtyard of the Uzumaki manor. "Hey, are you there?" his ears twitched when he caught the sound of muffled crying. "Naruto?"

Naruto tucked himself further into the small nook of the oldest tree of the courtyard, burying his face into the sleeves of his kimono when he heard Sasuke draw closer.

"Naruto?" Sasuke knelt down and peer into the small, hollow trunk of the tree. "Hey…" he called out when his eyes rested on the whimpering blonde.

Naruto stiffened when he heard Sasuke begin to scramble into the small area. "Leave me alone!" he wailed, kicking at the brunette. Sasuke caught the foot, frowning when he saw the torn up sole. The rough rocks on the ground of the courtyard were too much damage to Naruto's feet, and the dirt had most likely infected it.

"You're feet are infected." He stated, trying to pull Naruto out of the brush. "Come on, let's go find a doctor." Naruto pulled his hand out of Sasuke's grasp.

"Go away." He sniffled "Leave me alone to die."

"Naruto!" Sasuke shouted, shocked. "Come on, why is Kyuubi and Itachi-nii-san's engagement such a problem for you? After the Uchiha castle was destroyed in the war, it was decided that Itachi and I would say here!" Sasuke stroked the blonde's hair. "We're not leaving…I'm not leaving…" he added in a whisper. Naruto glanced up at him from his dirty kimono sleeves.

"…Sasuke?"

"Nothing, nothing." Sasuke replied quickly, managing to tug the blonde out of the tree trunk. "Come on."

Naruto stepped gingerly onto the ground, wincing. Sasuke sighed, turning around and squatting down slightly.

"Hop on."

"I-I'm not doing that!" Naruto shrieked, face red in embarrassment.

"Just shut up and do it."

"No!" In less than a second Sasuke had spun around swooped Naruto off his feet.

"Have it your way."

"No! This isn't my way! Put me down!" Naruto cried shrilly. Sasuke rolled his eyes before carrying the blonde bridal style back to the manor.

Itachi sighed, Kyuubi's head in his lap as he watched Naruto and Sasuke arguing.

"Damn, otouto, just take him already." Truth be told, Sasuke had the hots for Naruto. In fact, Itachi had known for several years. Since Sasuke went to Itachi for everything, Itachi was also the one who listened to Sasuke's dreams. Most of them being dirty ones.

Luckily Sasuke kept out the details, hell, Itachi had enough of a problem with his own dreams about Kyuubi, and he didn't need anymore on top of that.

"Mm…" Kyuubi sighed, shifting slightly on the futon. Itachi busied himself with brushing Kyuubi's hair away from his perfect face.

Everything about Kyuubi, his looks, his attitude, including his spunk and mother-hen-ness when dealing with Naruto was perfect. Kyuubi would make an excellent mother.

"As would Naruto…" Itachi muttered to himself. He was sure that if anyone had the right to bear Sasuke's kits, it was Kyuubi's younger brother.

May: Done! Lolz, now you know. As such, there's going to be some trouble in the next chapter…maybe. REVIEW!