Chapter Ten: Reflection

A/N: Despite all of the lovely conversation between Akina and Itachi in this chapter, it also contains a lemon. If you are underage, do not read this unless your mind has already been corrupted. Other than that, enjoy the chapter.

"We are here." Itachi took off Akina's blindfold and she opened her eyes.

"Where are we?"

"At our meeting place."

"Do you live here?"

"Some of us do. Others have apartments they live in. But we have plenty of room to accommodate them. Come with me." He began walking down the hall and Akina followed closely behind. The walls of the hallway were carved from stone, and the floor made of cobblestone.

"Aren't these the sewers?" Akina asked him.

"We are much further down than that. Underneath Tokyo was the original city. Over centuries it was built up." The halls opened up to a large room that had blue roses everywhere.

"Blue roses? But...how?"

"These roses do not need the sun to survive. The sun would kill them."

"But blue roses? I thought that there wasn't such a thing."

"There is," said Itachi. "You just have to know where to find them." They walked through the garden and over a small wooden bridge to the other side. Akina looked over the ledge to see a small steam flowing underneath. Itachi led her down another hallway until they stopped at a door.

"This will be your room." He opened the door and inside was a beautiful bedroom. The walls were blood red and the bedspread was black and white.

"It's beautiful," she said admiring the artwork around the room. Itachi stood there silently as she walked around the room aimlessly. She stopped and turned around.

"I don't mean to be rude, but why are you still here?"

"Perhaps I forgot to mention that this is also my room."

"We're sharing?"

"We didn't have enough spare rooms," he said plainly. He began to advance towards her. "And besides, I want to be alone with you." Akina backed up slowly until she bumped into the bed. She fell backwards onto the mattress and Itachi pinned her down to the soft sheets.

"Itachi..."

"Akina, I know that you've been unhappy, am I right?" She nodded. "Tell me everything from the beginning."

"What do you mean she quit?" Kurenai shouted. "Do you know how much work I put into keeping Akina our top model in my agency?"

"I'm sorry," said Naruto. "But there isn't anything I can do if any of our models want to leave." Kurenai slammed her coffee mug back onto the desk.

"Fine. But she won't make it far without us."

"Actually, she didn't officially quit the agency. She left this note saying she simply needed time off."

"Give it here," said Kurenai. Naruto handed her the note.

Dear Kurenai-sama,

I am very sorry but I have chosen to take a break from the modeling world for a while. I find that it is getting stressful and it had caused my eating disorder to relapse. I am currently away getting treatment. I promise that in a few months time I will be back to my normal self. But the problem is I don't know who I am, or what I want anymore. My time off will hopefully assist me in finding myself.

Yours,

Akina Kobayashi

"So she's confused and wants to find herself..." Kurenai put the note down on the table. "Naruto."

"Yes ma'am."

"Give Gaara Subaku a call and tell him that Sakura will be taking Akina's place in his editorial shoot tomorrow."

"Right." Naruto left her office.

'Akina...I hope you know what you are doing.'

"I suppose I'll start from the beginning," said Akina. She sat on the bed next to Itachi.

"I grew up very close to my parents and my older brother in Okinawa. I went to school like any other girl, I had friends, good grades. Everything was perfect. But when I was 10, my parents had died in a car crash. My life wasn't so easy after that. At school I didn't want my friends to worry about me."

"You hid your grief from them?"

"Yes. Everyone at school thought I was perfect and I wanted to maintain that. When I was older, I became obsessed with how I looked. I ended up becoming bulimic when I was 13."

"Are you still?" Itachi asked her.

"Sometimes I have an occasional relapse. I have a hard time fighting it with all the stress I've been going through." She lay back onto the pillows. "Becoming a model just made everything worse, and going to college didn't help me much either. I worked so hard through high school to be the best and now look at me. I don't even know what I want to do anymore." Itachi lay beside her.

"Akina, I know you haven't had it easy. But you're not alone."

"Really?"

"My parents put so much pressure on me to be the best."

"And what did you do?"

"I rebelled against them. I used to get into trouble, I did drugs, and I..."

"Became a vampire?"

"Yes. I took the lives of my entire family for my own selfish interests." Akina's eyes widened with horror.

"But how could you?"

"I was not in the best state of mind. I hated my father. My intention was to only kill him, but then the taste of blood was too much. I took my mother too. And before I knew what happened, I sucked the blood dry of my entire family."

"But you left Sasuke alive?"

"I wanted him to become strong and not make the same mistakes I made. He's made plenty of his own already."

"Do you regret anything you've done then?" she asked him. Itachi sighed.

"No. Because if I didn't...I would never have met you."

"Itachi..." Itachi rolled over to his side to face Akina. He rested his hand on her hip and pulled her close to him. The warmth of his body felt somewhat comforting to Akina. She missed the feeling of being held in someone's arms. Itachi's hand moved around Akina's waist and found the zipper to the back of her dress. He tugged on it gently and her dress loosened around her.

"What are you doing?"

"Aren't you uncomfortable in that dress?" he asked. "Maybe you should...take it off?"

The front of her dress was loose enough to the point where Itachi had a good view of her strapless bra underneath. She held her dress against her chest, but Itachi grabbed her hands and pinned her to the bed. He tugged at her dress until it was down to her waist.

"I don't think we should be doing this," she whispered. Itachi ignored her words and left soft kisses along her jaw line.

"What are you afraid of?" he asked with curiosity. "Is it because that my brother broke your heart?"

"Yes. How did you know?"

"I can see in your eyes that you've been hurt." How was he able to read her like a book? Akina did not have the slightest idea, but one thing was for sure: he could relate to what she was feeling. He had also gone through a long period where he was unhappy, and now he will do anything in his power to bring happiness to her.

"I want you to heal me." Itachi's lips came crashing down onto Akina's in a deep passionate kiss. Her hands moved up to around his neck and she began undoing his black tie and slid off his coat. His tongue slid into Akina's mouth and fought with hers for control. Somehow Akina managed to unbutton Itachi's shirt and he quickly pulled away to take it off.

He took the red ribbon that held his hair back and released his long raven locks. They fell carelessly over his bare shoulders and Akina reached out to run her fingers through his soft hair. Itachi leaned in next to Akina and whispered in her ear.

"I want you." He kissed her neck and she moaned softly. His tongue trailed up and down the crook of her neck and she moaned again in ecstasy. His hands roamed up to her chest and slid under her bra to touch her soft breasts. Her heart continued to race when he pulled down her bra and cupped her breasts in each of his hands.

His lips moved from her neck down to her collarbone, and soon found her soft pink nipple. Itachi's tongued moved over it gently, slowly moving faster until his tongue was swirling madly around her breast. Her inner core was becoming wet and heated and the tension was becoming too much for her to handle. She had to have him.

"I need you now," she whispered.

"I can't wait any longer either." She could see that a bulge had formed in Itachi's pants, and was anticipating having his hard erection inside her.

Itachi started unbuttoning his pants and pulled down the zipper when the door flew open.

"What the fuck is going on in here?" Itachi and Akina broke apart and were in complete shock to find Hidan standing in the doorway. He was steaming mad and his face was full of envy. Akina quickly covered up her breasts and Itachi buttoned his pants back up.

"I would like to ask why you didn't bother knocking?" Itachi said plainly as he got off of Akina and picked up his shirt.

"I knew very well that you were going out to find Akina and tell her everything."

"Who told you?"

"All I had to do was get some information out of Kisame. So tell me Itachi, did Akina tell you about the encounter I had with her a few days ago?" Itachi turned around to look at Akina. Her bra was back on and her dress was zipped back up.

"You're lying," Itachi said. "Our leader has forbidden you from seeing her."

"In a few minutes I won't be the only one." Hidan left and slammed the door behind him. Itachi turned around to look at Akina.

"Did you do anything with Hidan?"

"I—"

"Did you sleep with him?"

"No! I never did anything like that with him!" Itachi calmed down.

"Good. Because I don't want you anywhere near him."

"Why not?"

"Because he just wants to use you."

"What if he doesn't?"

"Trust me. He does. Hidan does not see you as someone who he could love." Itachi dropped his shirt back onto the floor and unbuttoned his pants again. They fell to the floor along with his underwear, allowing Akina to get a full view of his throbbing erection. Her eyes widened in shock at his actions and she remained in a state of shock when he climbed on top of her and started taking off her dress again.

He slowly pulled it all the way down until it was completely off of her. Soon her bra was gone and she lay below him in only her panties. Itachi bent down and kissed her gently on the lips, his tongue soon demanding entrance, and Akina granting it to him. One of his hands was used to pin Akina's arms to the bed, and his other was free to roam her body, touching her nipples, stroking her stomach and moving down to her heated center.

One of his fingers moved across her center slowly and a muffled moan escaped the back of her throat. His hand inched toward the edge of her underwear and a finger slid under the delicate fabric and gently touched her sensitive bud.

"Do you want me?" he asked her as he pulled down her panties until they were off completely.

"I need you," she whispered. Itachi's fingers began rubbing her sensitive bud, her hips beginning to buck so he would go faster. He shifted his weight to pin her down and his touch became more and more agonizing. Two of his fingers thrust into her wet core and Akina let out a loud moan. Itachi smirked and watched as the young woman below him cry out in ecstasy for him.

"You like my touch?"

"Yes! I need more," she whispered as her breathing began to stagger. "Fuck me now!" Itachi slid his fingers out of her and pressed his hips against her and began rocking back and forth, the tip of his hard cock rubbing against her sensitive bud. Itachi pulled away from her and came back down upon her and thrust hard into her, filling her to the hilt. His movements were painfully slow at first, moving faster each minute. Itachi thrust harder into Akina's wet core and she cried again in pleasure.

"It...feels...so good! Harder!" Itachi obeyed her wish and pumped harder into her. She responded with another moan and more cries for him to go faster.

Sweat began to appear on both of their bodies, making them glisten in the dark. Itachi bent down and licked Akina's other nipple as he continued to move in and out of her. Never before had anyone pleasured her in such a way that would make her want to scream.

Itachi's heart beat so fast with excitement as he made love to Akina. This was what he had wanted: to have her all to himself, and not let his brother or Hidan have her. He enjoyed making others jealous. The pleasure was becoming unbearable for the both of them and Akina could feel her release coming. Itachi's mouth left her breast and moaned as he felt his release coming on. Cries of each other's names were heard as they both came.

When their release was over, Itachi pulled out of her and lay next to her, his arms holding Akina close to his body.

"That was amazing," Akina said softly as she ran her fingers through Itachi's matted hair, as if she was trying to untangle it. Itachi remained silent and shifted his weight off of her to lie beside her. His arm rested on her waist and pulled her closer to him.

"Do you have any regrets?" he asked her.

"No. I wanted this." Itachi left a soft kiss on her forehead.

"Good." In a few minutes Akina had fallen asleep from being so exhausted from the entire day. Itachi watched her as she slept peacefully, many things running through his mind.

'Will she be safe here? I don't want her to be taken away from me. And then there's Hidan. Next time I see him I'll kill him. He's not good enough for her to have. She deserves someone better...like me.' After hours of long interrupted thought, Itachi felt his eyelids become heavy and soon found himself fast asleep.

That's it for now. Will the love between Akina and Itachi last? Or maybe it's just a fling? Find out next time.