Chapter Two
Dealing With Exs.
Further down from the Hyuuga Household was an average road of houses, some tall and some small. One of these houses was certainly average, but not so much so that it is displeasing to the eye. You just had to look at it to catch your eye; of course this is exactly what the home owner had wanted.
The inside of the house was another matter; it was filled with expensive furniture and smelled of spices. It was rather plain but you could tell by the appliances that the owner of this house had spent a pretty penny.
Even though it held only five rooms it didn't matter to the Uchiha, it was all that was needed. An easy escape from the outside world, had his girlfriend and little brother leave him be. Sadly both insisted on stopping by daily, or whenever the chance arose.
To say he was frustrated would be an understatement, but no one could tell by looking at him. He never paused in his work and never lost the composure he was famous for.
Yes this was the home of Itachi Uchiha and he preferred it quiet, something of which he almost never got.
His little brother was currently in his study leaning back on one of the chairs, just staring at him. Of course he was just waiting for him to finish with what he was doing, which wouldn't be for another hour or so.
The door banged open only moments later his red haired girlfriend charging in with a furious expression on her face. Karin. He didn't choose to date her, nor did he want to. Had it been up to him he would have been left alone in solitude, but his father was insistent and was trying to tie a marriage between the two of them to bind the two companies.
He would have scoffed at the thought but then he would lose his stoic expression, he honestly thought it was foolish to bind two companies through marriage. Especially since the Uchiha were famous for their fighting techniques and chain link restaurants, while the Suniko were famous through music and starting up new bands.
He hadn't a clue as to how his father had gotten the idea that the two companies would work well together, certainly not. It didn't help at all that the Heiress was a stubborn, spoilt brat.
"Itachi-Kun! You were supposed to meet at the restaurant an hour ago!" She whined. He felt a vein twitch in his forehead. Did she not see the papers overflowing on his desk?
She had gone all out for a small event as well, another thing he was reluctant to admit that he loathed. She was wearing a strapless red, shockingly red dress with bright red heels. Her eyes were blood red and her hair, red. Her nails manicured and painted what do you expect? Red.
It was like the color had thrown up on her, he had never seen so much red on one person before. Nor had he wanted to.
"I was busy." He responded picking up his pen once more as he read over the documents; he swore he heard Sasuke snicker under his breath.
"So? You can easily have your co-workers do…this." She swung her arm out over the papers a few landing on the floor. Another vein. Why did his father stick him with such persistently annoying women?
"I'm afraid not." He wouldn't way his workers down with such work; it was his to do anyway. As much as he was loath to admit such a thing, besides all of these papers had to have HIS signature.
"Why not?" Again with the whining? She distantly reminded him of an annoying puppy. He hated dogs.
"They require my signature." Her heels clicked on the floor in a pacing motion, he didn't stop in his work until her hand was thrust into his face.
"Surely the council will understand, after all they have our…arrangement to think about." He was sure his brother was choking on laughter by now as Karin stamped her heel on the floor irate by his silence.
"That's IT!" she shrieked.
He looked up at her from his desk.
"I give UP! You hear me now Uchiha? We're through!" Then picking up her red hand bag she stormed out of his study with a slam of the door, then out of his house.
"Well that lasted what a week?" Sasuke said smirking. Itachi shook his head with a weary sigh. His brother frowned.
"She WAS right about one thing though." Itachi turned towards his little brother which was all Sasuke needed to know he had his attention.
"What would that be then little brother?" Sasuke scoffed but continued from earlier.
"You need to get out more, I mean the only company you have is whenever the family or the council visits this place. I'm not saying you should go on vacation for a month. I'm just saying that you should head out for tonight." Itachi's eyes narrowed and his eyebrows furrowed.
He might consider such a thing, if he hadn't to do so much paperwork. Of course his brother found a way to tip that too with his next words.
"You two months ahead in this anyway, I'm sure one night won't kill you." With that said Sasuke stood up and threw him a thick wax sealed envelope, and then he strode out the door with his head held high as if he had just accomplished an important task dealt to him by the councils.
He put the envelope at the side and picked up the pen once more, the scratching of paper being the only sound in the house.