He woke up to the blinding light, and frowned, while

carefully opening his eyelids looking around. He

was in the room with an opened window, and the

white curtain over it was shifting in the wind, as

the sweet and peaceful silence enveloped the

room. The white walls were lightened by the

blinding light from outside and he blinked, seeing

two headbands on the shelf.

They were black, and metal plates had the symbol

of the leaf, as both of them were entwined,

gracefully laying there, and waiting to be picked up

and tied… A moment later he widened his eyes and

shocked, slowly turned on his other side, to come

face to face with… Itachi. He was watching the

blond silently, as his head was resting on the

pillow, and his dark, black eyes, were showing

emotion of happiness, as it was accompanied by

the slight smile that graced his features. Slowly, the

blond laid on his side to face him, and pressed his

hands to the man's chest.

"You're still here,"He whispered, and blinked, as he

felt that he woudn't be able to stop the tears from

falling. He didn't think that Itachi would still be here,

and he knew he will miss him greatly, once the

man leaves.

"Of course I am here. I will always be," The man

whispered back, smiling a bit wider. Itachi rose

slightly, and kissed the blond's shoulder, "I love

you, Naruto,"He breathed out and a moment later

heard a quiet sob. Confused, he looked down at

Naruto's face and saw the pained expression.

He frowned and asked,"What's wrong?"But the teen

just shook his head and sobbing quietly, pressed

himself closer to the man. Itachi thought that

maybe Naruto did not believe him, or didn't expect

to hear these words. Or maybe, he always thought

that he will never hear them, because there couldn't

be anyone who would love him.

He embraced the blond tightly, and made sure his

lips were close to Naruto's ear. He smiled a bit,

and whispered,"I love you,"And then he gently

kissed the Naruto's cheek, catching the tears with

his lips. The teen slightly trembled in his embrace.

"I love you," Itachi said and pressed his lips to the

eyelids, gently kissing them too, and then he

nuzzled the teen's neck, continuing to whisper"I

love you… Naruto…"