Chapter 8- Women
I woke, momentarily confused as to where I was. Even though I had been working and sleeping here for about a week and a half, I still felt these brief moments of confusion. Generally a feeling of loneliness accompanied this state when I noticed Kisame wasn't there.
I could hear the rain falling in torrents, hitting the building with a steady rhythm. I turned away from the window, wanting to get a few more hours of sleep.
Just as I was about to get back to sleep, the door to my room was flung open. Pein entered the room, slamming the door behind him. "Rise and shine Itachi, we need to talk." He announced as he sat on the part of the bed that was not taken up by me.
"Hn." I replied, not shifting. I was excessively tired after having been with three different people last night. It would take me a very long time to get used to those acts, if I ever did. For now, I remained exhausted and… numb is the only word that would suit my emotional state.
"As I mentioned last week, there will be a meeting between our supporting firms and competitors. There's no need for you to know anymore than that, but you should know the date has been shifted to tomorrow night. Are you still up to attending?" Pein questioned, seeming to understand and/or ignore my obvious fatigue.
I shifted my blanket slightly so that I could see his face. "I just have to sit there and look pretty, right?" I muttered.
"Essentially, but I will be touching you somewhat invasively." He reminded.
"Can't be much more intrusive than what I had to put up with last night alone."
"I'll take that as a yes, then. You won't have any clients tonight and yes, Konan is going to dress you up for tomorrow." He finished before standing.
"What time should I expect her?" I asked, now feeling a little more awake. Oh well, I had tonight to sleep.
"Early noon. She's… fastidious." He answered with a slight smile.
"I noticed." I replied, getting up to retrieve something to eat.
"Oh, and now that you seem to be getting used to this role, Konan will instruct you on how to deal with women. Also, I'm afraid I'm going to have to start subjecting you to Orochimaru. He's been asking for you and he might withdraw his 'support' if we make him wait for too long." Pein continued.
"Is that bad?" I asked, pausing. Only now did I feel self conscious about how little the clothing I was wearing covered me.
"He is a regular and pays very well… however, we've had trouble with him in the past. He can be violent and very, well, perverted, for want of a better word. We will take into account how rough he is when it comes to planning your schedule." Pein answered.
"Right…" I mumbled, moving off into my living quarters.
"I'll send Konan around in about an hour then." Pein replied before exiting the room.
I sighed as I picked up my mobile. I hadn't realised that he meant I'd be getting my instruction today. I saw there was another message from Kisame. 'hey Itachi do u think I should be worried about blue balls?'
I just shook my head at his horrible joke. He must be getting bored already… 'don't u think it's a bit late for that' I sent in return. 'Text-speech' had been difficult for me to get used to, but it actually worked out cheaper if you sent as few letters as possible.
I stretched, feeling stiff and tired. I put some toast on as my mind unavoidably wondered to the dilemma of how I was supposed to cook properly for myself. Kitchens didn't seem to agree with me…
The toast popped at the same time as my phone beeped, indicating a message had been received. 'oh damn… I can't believe I have to put up with another 52 weeks of this'
'maybe u should think of it as 0.98 of a year instead'
I heard a knock on my door, which coincided with a, "You up yet, Itachi?" It was Konan, of course.
"I am now." I answered, crossing the room to open the door.
"No, no, you have to at least make an effort to be a little…'romantic' with women, especially if you want them as regulars. They may just develop a soft spot for you and favour you." Konan reprimanded as she let herself in.
"Oh, excuse me madam, I didn't realise it was one as fair as yourself." I replied, trying not to yawn. My sleeping patterns did not agree with this occupation.
She just laughed at my sarcastic attempt. "Ack, too corny, too corny!"
"Not to mention prejudiced. Shouldn't you be attracted to someone who actually has a personality?" I replied.
"That's more like it." Konan praised, "You're probably not going to get many self-confident, gorgeous ladies. In fact they'll probably be put off because you're prettier than them." She mused before returning to seriousness. "Have you ever been with a woman before?" She asked before moving to the bed.
I shook my head; no.
"Alright," Konan said, "I'd better start showing you the tricks of the trade…"
I woke a few hours later to see Konan was still here, in my bed, too. I froze when I saw her smile up at me from her position of leaning on my chest. That was how I usually greeted Kisame when he woke up...
"Get out." I said coldly as I pushed her off of me.
She just smiled a little mischievously as though she'd been expecting as much. "Can't sorry, got to get you ready first. Didn't you see the time?" I noticed it was about 1:30 p.m. I'd slept for much longer than I had thought.
The next hour or so involved activities such as Konan forcing me to shower, drying my hair, dressing me in the black and red version of my prostitute get up and applying make up to conceal any bruises, scratches and whatever else Konan didn't approve of.
Pein came in at about three to hurry us along. Apparently we still had a few hours of driving ahead of us. To my surprise, Pein was dressed in casual clothing. I had to keep reminding myself that this had nothing to do with the Mafia… at least I hoped it didn't. If it did, it would mean I had actually lied to Kisame about not doing anything illegal…
Pein wore a black denim jacket, which was open to reveal a red T-shirt underneath. He also had black jeans and when he turned around, I noticed and odd logo on the back of his jacket. It was red, white and sort of cloud-shaped and was situated across his shoulder blades.
I was surprised when Pein suddenly held me close to him, running his hands over me. My initial instinct was to attack him, but his touch seemed to have an unusual effect on me. I felt my face heat up from something close to embarrassment.
"I'm not that bad, am I?" He asked, smirking. He seemed to have guessed that only moments ago I had been about to attack him. "Still, that blush looks good. You make a good status symbol, and yes that should be taken as a compliment."
As Pein shifted slightly, I felt there was something in his jacket pocket. I put my hand over it, frowning. It was solid and sizeable enough to make a good weapon… Then I realised that it was actually a gun.
"Is this little escapade going to be particularly dangerous?" I asked. There wasn't much I could do to protect myself from being shot at from a distance.
"Don't worry, if there is trouble, the target won't be you." He assured before beckoning me to follow him. "Let's get going."
Next chapter may take a while because I'm still tossing up ideas about how the plot will progress. I was going to reintroduce Kisame into the story in the next chapter, but now I think it's still a bit too early for that… But I have two months off school, so maybe it won't take that long. I don't know anymore…
