Dragon Peach by Ana Alvarez (ebook reader below 3000 TXT) 📕

as if silently declaring that it agreed. Finally having someone else to talk too, she skipped around the kitchen, humming and dancing, as she prepared the lunch.

The cat just looked at her back and forth as she moved here to there finally stopping after she had the rice balls on five plates. She still didn't know if Fugaku and Itachi were coming back today but everyday she put two extra plates just in case. "Onee-chan! I'm home!"

She placed the plates on the table and walked over to the door where Sasuke was already taking off his hat and shoes. "Welcome back Sasuke-chan, did you have a good day?" Momo picked him up and hugged him, finally happy to have someone home with her. "I hope you're hungry; I made some rice balls for everyone"

"I am! I love your cooking Momo-nee-chan!" Sasuke squealed in happiness as he laid his eyes on the neatly made table. "I love her cooking too" The pair turned around and saw a smiling Itachi leaning against the entrance frame. "Itachi-sama/nii-san!" They yelled out and made their way to the Older Uchiha and simultaneously jumped on him.

"Have I been out that long?" He chuckled and ruffled Sasuke's hair while the other arm supported Momo. He looked at the two and couldn't help but laugh. They had formed a strong bond between them in such a short amount of time and were near inseparable. "Nii-san! How was your mission?" Itachi sat at his usual place at the table, Sasuke following right behind him giving Momo the image of a baby duck waddling after its mother.

"It was successful. Oto-san is at the police station reporting in but he might stay there a while" Itachi commented and said a quick silent thank you for the meal and opened his chopsticks. Momo came over and sat near him, smiling happily. "And you Momo-san? How have you been?" Momo cocked her head to the side and stared at him almost in a dreamy state. She really did miss him since she wasn't quite used to him leaving for such a long time and since the only other friend she had was Sasuke all the little boy wanted to do was play and sometimes she just liked talking to someone of her age.

"I have been very well Itachi-sama" She whispered as they stared at each other, his eyes had become softer the second they laid eyes on her. "Are you guys making goo-goo eyes at each other?" Sasuke said in a teasing voice. The two snapped out of their trance and Itachi gave his little brother an amusing look. "How would you know? Have you looked at someone like that?" Sasuke's face turned beet red at what his brother said.

"N-no! What gave you that stupid idea!" Sasuke stammered and looked away. "T-that's stupid! I'm going to my room!" He grabbed his plate and stomped off leaving the other two laughing at his childish ways. "Well, it seems my little Ototo-kun may have his first crush" Itachi said as he turned away from his brothers disappearing figure and unto the red headed girl next to him. The sun outside was lowering, leaving in its wake hues of pink, yellow, and blue in the sky and the chirps from birds to quiet down.

"I have missed you Itachi-sama" Momo said gently as she lifted a delicate hand and laid it on his cheek. His own hand came and grabbed hers, leaning his cheek against her warm hand and seemed to make an approving sound. "As have I. It was strange not eating your cooking for two weeks" She giggled and ran her hand through his hair, coming to a stop at his hair tie. "Do you think you will be assigned to more missions soon?" Without letting go of her hand he reached with his left one and grabbed a rice ball, letting his nose inhale its scent quickly (a habit he had from traveling to so many places) and took a bite out of the small ball.

"Maybe. Knowing my father, he has been testing me on whether or not I could be going on missions by myself. He even wants me to try out for anbu" As he talked, Momo couldn't help but notice something. The lines on his face had gotten deeper and he seemed way more tired than he usually was. "Itachi-sama, why don't you rest? You seem tired" His smile came out weak but nevertheless it was a smile he had put on for her. "I'm alright, just a few sore muscles but nothing I cannot handle"

In the back of her mind she was worried for him but they continued on talking for a few hours until he excused himself from the table and said he needed to do a few things. It was later on that night though, that Momo stood in front of Itachi's door, her hands wringing themselves nervously. She didn't have the courage to knock on his door because yes, they might have been alone together a few times but this time it was different.

They would be alone... in his room. All the times her father had talked to her about men suddenly came up causing her face to blush a deep crimson. "You've been standing there for the past twenty minutes Momo-san, you can come in, I won't bite" Momo squeaked in fright and covered mouth quickly, inhaling and exhaling quickly. Itachi smirked at how cute she looked in front of him, so vulnerable and delicate right now. "I-Itachi-sama! I-I'm sorry! I w-was going to knock b-but..." He grabbed her hand and led her inside.

His room was what she had expected it to be. Very dark, scrolls lying all over the place and a few kunai's on the wooden desk. A single, personal bed was put right on the corner of the room, its sheets cleanly made. "So what brings you to this side of the house?" Itachi asked as he sat down in the middle of the bed and leaned back on his hands, leg crossed over the other.

"I have noticed how tired you were and I-I was thinking that maybe I could h-help you in s-some way" Itachi looked amused as he stared at her body language. He knew she was nervous, about what seemed to escape him, yet her whole body screamed out at how uncomfortable Momo was right now. "Oh? And what do you propose that will help me?" Her hands wrung themselves away, looking as it was taking away some imaginary water and she never once looked at him.

"W-Well, I'm sure you know that I can h-heal and I could help you relax by removing all the knots and twinges off your b-back" Itachi let out a small sound in acknowledgement and said; "Really now? I would very much appreciate it if you could do that for me" She nodded, more like bobbed her head comically, and said, "If you could t-turn sideways and r-remove your s-shirt I could begin"

Her stuttering was finally noticed by him and his smirk widen to the point that it looked smug. Brushing his fingers at his waist line and grabbed the hem of his black shirt. Lifting it slowly he peeked at her who stood a mere few feet away from him and looked at her flushed face as she made no move to look away from his body. Bringing it over his head, he held to the piece of fabric in the edge of his fingertips and turned ninety degrees making him face the wall where his headboard was.

She shuffled over to where he was her pajama pants ruffled against her body as she walked over and kneeled on the mattress. "You tell me where it mostly likely hurts ok?" She whispered and a sudden blue light covered the room. Itachi's back felt cool and as he stared at the wall he tried to imagine her face as she did this.

A total look of calm and professional expression would grace her features, eyes concentrated at their task at hand; yet knowing her there would be that small blush that always seemed to appear whenever he was around her. "There" He whispered in a hoarse voice when her hand reached the lower right side of his back. She inserted chakra in his back and could feel the 'knot' loosening.

His body tensed and to assure him that everything was fine Momo leaned forward and rested her forehead on his left shoulder. He groaned when her fingers pressed on the spot and felt it untighten its point and flexing back to its normal state. "Did you sleep on the ground a lot during your mission?" She questioned as she passed her hand from his shoulders to his lower back, repeating the motion slowly and many more times.

"Yes" It sounded almost gurgled as his head leaned forward and a sigh escaped his lips as the wonderful feeling passed through his body. "Itachi-sama?" He couldn't find the words to speak to her so he grunted; telling her to go ahead and ask what she was going to ask. "Does this feel better?" She whispered and another groan passed through him, this time a bit louder.

Her fingers pressed themselves in different points in his back making it feel twice as better than her chakra. She giggled softly and moved her hands once again to his shoulders but this time ran them down his arm. Through the chakra she felt his muscles untie themselves and almost seemed to take a relaxing breath. He felt so calm as if he had no worries anymore and once her arm trailed down his arm he grabbed on to her hand and pulled her forward.

Her red hair flickered in his line of vision and her body bounced on his bed. She stared up at him, hazel eyes confused and wondering as they looked up at his onyx ones and he quietly mumbled, "Thank you" She nodded but something caught his eyes.

Determination.

Her expression had changed suddenly, to quick even for Uchiha Itachi's shinobi's eyes to catch, and he felt her hands slid onto his cheeks and move towards his neck, her fingers holding strongly to the back of his neck and brought him down.

His body tensed when he noticed how close their bodies were coming together and he was surprised at how fast his heart was beating. "Do you feel better Itachi-sama?" She whispered against his lips and not able to find the words he nodded and closed his eyes, willing his heart to slow down.

"Itachi!" The Uchiha's head whipped towards the door causing a strange pain hit his neck. His father stood there, glaring down at the two on the bed. "Ryuu-san I think it is best if you stay in your room for the rest of the night. Itachi, I need a word with you" Momo quickly stood from the small bed and bowed towards Itachi then to Fugaku.

"I am terribly sorry for this Uchiha-sama, this was entirely my fault" Itachi glared at her back but was interrupted before he even spoke. "I shall deal with you later" Without staring at the two she swiftly left the ends of her hair the last thing he saw. "Would you like to explain what was going to happen Itachi?" Fugaku crossed his arms across his chest, waiting for his firstborn son to answer.

"She was healing the strains on my muscles, nothing more, nothing less" Itachi stated coldly. "That didn't look like nothing. I should be mad at your actions but I won't, do you want to know why?" Fugaku entered the room and closed the door behind him, making sure no unwanted ears