Itachi made sure to remain seated after he and Shisui got out of the shower. Shisui noticed this and kept smirking but played along because they were all in the kitchen – including a woken up Sasuke.

Sasuke was always a heavy sleeper – so in the mornings he remained groggy and half asleep. Itachi was thankful for that that particular morning or else Sasuke would inquire why Shisui was making breakfast and not his older brother.

"Can I have coffee yet?" Sasuke asked, his eyes drooping.

Sasuke had been trying to grow up, and Itachi didn't want that to happen – Shisui could see it. His husband wanted Sasuke to remain, well, a child. The older male wasn't sure how to approach the subject with his husband seeing as Itachi was very protective over Sasuke.

"Um..." Itachi squirmed, looking uncomfortable – Shisui wasn't sure if it was from their previous activity on the kitchen floor or if it was the fact that this was the sixth morning in a row that Sasuke had asked.

"Itachi, I'm thirteen I'm old enough to start...drinking coffee", Sasuke yawned.

"You know it's just that caffeine-" Itachi tried to make up an excuse but clearly Sasuke was more awake than his brother had thought.

"Wait, why is Shisui making breakfast?"

"Shisui, please pour Sasuke some coffee", Itachi sipped his tea to hide his blush.

"Of cou-" Shisui started.

"Just a little", Itachi clarified.

"Really?" Sasuke asked, semi-excited now but very clearly suspicious.

Please be distracted, Itachi pleaded with his brother in his mind.

Shisui poured a little of his coffee into a mug.

Itachi took another sip of his tea.

"Okay, but wait..." Sasuke made a strange face and sniffed the air, "Why does the kitchen smell so-"

Itachi started coughing and Shisui basically sprinted over to Sasuke handing him the coffee, "SO! Sasuke! Looking forward to the first day of ninth grade?"

"It's going to be the same as last year, just a different label", Sasuke took a sip of his coffee and the disgusted face returned, "It's so bitter!"

Itachi cleared his throat, "I tried to tell you."

Sasuke took another sip, "But it tastes kind of...nice? I'm not sure."

"It's an acquired taste", Shisui said, scooping up some eggs and pieces of bacon for Sasuke.

"Thanks", said the younger Uchiha.

Shisui sat down next to Itachi and they spoke about general things. Shisui made one of his cheesy jokes which, to his surprise, Sasuke didn't laugh at. He stared at Shisui with a deadpanned look and Shisui was shocked – at which point Itachi started laughing at Shisui's shocked expression.

Okay so maybe I don't want Sasuke to grow up either, Shisui thought bitterly.

"Anyways, I have to get going. Bye!" Sasuke spoke, retrieving his schoolbag and swiftly exiting the apartment.

"It was a funny joke", Shisui defended himself.

"Of course it was", Itachi cooed at his husband.

"It was!"

*****

"Anyways, so then he said he was in the medical field!" Mellissa droned on about one of her recent dates while Itachi rummaged through a box full of his books. He and Shisui had resumed unpacking, they were currently busy with the living room and Itachi had put Mellissa on loud speaker so he could use both hands to fill up the bookshelf.

"Uhuh", Itachi responded distractedly.

"And I was like 'Really?', surprised y'know? Like wow, a man in the medical industry – I'm not saying I'm shallow but that would mean he has brains and-"

"A wallet", both Itachi and Mellissa responded at the same time. She had said those words so many times. Itachi knew it wasn't because Mellissa was after money. She was, after all, a very well known lawyer. She was just tired of having to pay for dates – which Itachi could understand. He didn't have financial struggles due to the money his parents had left him in their will and Mellissa's careful advice on investing.

"Right! And then he chewed with his mouth open, and I kid you not, asked me 'Do you think you'd ever dye your hair blonde?'"

Shisui howled in laughter and Itachi shot around holding his index finger to his lips to tell him to be quiet.

"What was that noise?" Mellissa asked instantly.

"Shisui found a funny picture, that's all", Itachi covered for his husband and, unbeknownst to Shisui, saved his life, "That's horrible aunty."

"Yeah but whatever. When does the new semester start?" Mellissa asked, switching topics easily.

"Uhm, in a week", Itachi said, packing another handful of books into the third shelf of the bookcase.

"I don't know, I still feel like you and Shisui should take time off for a honeymoon..."

"Every day is a honeymoon", Itachi responded easily, packing more books away. He didn't feel Shisui's eyes on him, he didn't see the love in them.

"Suuure", Mellissa drawled and then sighed dramatically.

"What's wrong?" Itachi asked.

"I just miss picking Sasuke up, taking him to school and then taking him home, y'know?"

"I miss those days too", Itachi laughed.

"And I remember that time when you were five, and your parents were away on a business trip. You wet your bed and said 'Aunty Mellissa, my peepee wo-'"

Itachi's face turned beat red and he heard Shisui sprint for the phone, he instantly grabbed it, "OkayIGottaGoLoveYouBye!" And hung up just as Shisui got to him.

"I wanted to hear that story!"Shisui complained.

"You heard more than enough of that story!" Itachi shot, blushing like a maniac, "Hurry up and let's finish unpacking, I'd rather not spend our last week of freedom rummaging in boxes."

"Oh, I'll find out that story", Shisui mumbled softly, returning to setting up the T.V.

*****

Most of the apartment had been unpacked – some odd boxes still lay around. Night had fallen and with it came the bitter cold, Itachi had thought of this when picking the apartment with Shisui and Sasuke so he made sure to pick one that had some form of internal heating.

He remembered it was a Friday, only because Sasuke had gone on a whole rant about how a school could possibly reopen on a Friday. So when Sasuke got home Itachi was already setting up the snacks in the living room.

"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked in confusion.

"It's Friday", Itachi answered simply, trying to figure out which button on the remote even turned the T.V on.

"I know, and?" Sasuke was still confused.

"That means it's movie night!" Shisui emerged from the hallway after his shower, very excited.

Sasuke broke out laughing at Shisui. He was wearing a green onesie with the hood pulled up – which tried it's best to resemble a dinosaur.

"What are you wearing?!" Itachi shrieked in horror.

Shisui just grinned triumphantly at Sasuke, "See, I can still make you laugh." He put his hands on his hips and puffed his chest proudly.

Sasuke wiped his tears from laughter, "What is he talking about?" He asked Itachi, not bothering with the adult man wearing a dinosaur onesie.

Itachi just closed his eyes trying to figure out if he was hallucinating, "He's talking about breakfast when you didn't laugh at his joke." Itachi then turned to Shisui who was still very proud with himself, "Where- How did you even fit in that?"

"It took a long time to find one made for adults and even longer to find one that would fit me, then the woman who helped me find one looked at me like I'm crazy and-"

"Shisui...just- okay. Sasuke it's movie night", Itachi repeated what his green-onesie-wearing husband had said.

"Oh, right. But I'm picking the movie tonight!" He announced.

"But-" Itachi tried.

"We-" Shisui started.

"No! I'm tired of watching Shisui's comedies and even more tired of watching your documentaries", Sasuke pointed at Itachi specifically.

"What's wrong with my choices?" Itachi asked.

"They're documentaries", both Shisui and Sasuke mumbled.

Itachi narrowed his eyes, "Fine! Sorry for trying to introduce some culture into this family."

"About...jellyfish?" Shisui asked in confusion, fiddling with the sleeves of his onesie.

"Okay, firstly, the name you're looking for is 'scyphozoans' and- actually, you know what? I'm not going to explain myself to a man wearing a green, dinosaur onesie", Itachi rolled his eyes.

"Anyways... I have a movie already, Sakura watched it and she said it scared her so we're going to watch that", Sasuke ran to his room to get it.

Shisui sat down next to Itachi on the couch and Itachi crossed his arms in stubbornness.

Shisui fiddled with his thumbs waiting for Sasuke as Itachi glared out the window.

"I think jellyfish are really interesting..." Shisui mumbled.

"It's 'scyphozoans'!" Itachi defended himself again.

Shisui engulfed Itachi in a hug, "You're so cuuuute!"

"Ugh, whatever... Not to be mean but Sakura being scared is like..."

"Rain being wet", Shisui whispered back.

Sasuke emerged back into the living room and plugged something into the T.V.

"Wait, what are you doing?" Itachi asked in confusion, still in Shisui's arms.

"I'm putting in the USB stick?" Sasuke answered in confusion.

"I can see that. Where's the movie?" Itachi asked again.

"Uhm? On...the memory stick?" Sasuke answered still confused.

Itachi widened his eyes in shock, "Sasuke...did you...pirate this movie?" He whispered like it was a conspiracy.

"Yes?" Sasuke asked still confused.

"That's illegal!" Itachi shot.

"Itachi, everyone does it", Sasuke deadpanned.

"Shisui and I don't!"

"Actually..." Shisui mumbled scratching his chin and looking away.

"Wow! I didn't know I was living with criminals!"

Shisui engulfed Itachi again, "You're just so cuuute", he gushed.

Itachi rolled his eyes, "Aside from the movie being stolen, what is it we are watching illegally?"

"The taking of Deborah Logan", Sasuke said easily turning the T.V on with the remote – which Itachi narrowed his eyes at again.

Where did he find the button to turn the T.V on? I looked at every button! Where did he learn how to pirate movies?! Documentaries are interesting! Itachi thought in a frenzy.

Sasuke sat down on the carpet and Shisui pulled a glaring Itachi onto his lap as the movie started.

*****

The credits rolled and Shisui looked at Sasuke in confusion. Itachi simply smirked in victory and Sasuke looked very embarrassed.

Sasuke turned the T.V off.

"I think it was-" Sasuke tried to speak.

"Lame? Not scary? Poorly filmed?" Shisui provided options.

"Illegal?" Itachi also provided.

"Better than jellyfish though, right?" Sasuke looked at Shisui expectantly and with hope.

"They're called 'scyphozoans'! And that was one documentary! What about the one we watched about fungi? That was interesting right?" Itachi asked looking at Sasuke.

Sasuke looked away and so Itachi looked at Shisui who suddenly seemed very interested with the couch's fabric.

"Okay, fine! Whatever, at least my movie choices weren't stolen", Itachi grumbled at the end.

"Okay, well I'm gonna head to bed", Sasuke got up and left.

"He's so going to call Sakura and tell her what an amazing movie it was..." Itachi grumbled again.

Shisui grinned and stood up, picking Itachi up with him, "Bed time?" He asked his smaller husband.

Itachi pecked Shisui's lips, "Bed time."

A/N: Itachi is still screaming 'scyphozoans'. Second chapter - I hope you liked ❤️

Leave a comment to help guide me as to where this story will go. Will we make it as dramatic as the first book? More platonic? I do have a surprise or two planned that, depending on your ship, will infuriate or make you fall in love lol. ❤️