Itachi Uchiha
Kagome gasped as she tried to keep pace with her boyfriend. He was not very happy at the moment. They were late for one of his fancy parties...again. "God, Kagome can't you do anything right? We were supposed to be here half an hour ago!"
"I'm sorry." She flushed as she struggled not to fall, her high heels clicking on the pavement. He scoffed at her yet stopped to let her catch up, "Hurry up! God…you really are useless." She held back her tears as she took his offered hand muttering a small 'I'm sorry' under her breath.
He rolled his eyes as he plastered a smile on his face ready to suck up to the more prestigious families that lived in the city of Kohona. Couldn't she do anything right? He mentally rolled his eyes as she sniffled lightly. "Look Kagome don't start that shit now. Why do you always have to be so difficult?"
She took a deep breath pushing her tears back and looked up at him, "I'm sorry. I'll try not to be too difficult." She plastered a fake smile as she and her boyfriend walked around talking, well more like she just stood there smiling as he talked.
She sighed lightly as he causally sweet talked Sakura Haruno, heiress to the Haruno Pharmacy Company. She smiled as she looked up at him, not wanting to interrupt, yet feeling highly uncomfortable. It wasn't like he meant everything he said it was just business. "Darling…I'm going to go get something to drink do you want anything?"
He blinked remembering that she was there and smiled at Sakura tossing his girlfriend a strained smile, "Yeah, what do you want Sakura-Chan?" Sakura blushed and turned to his date as if she was nothing more then a waitress. "I'll take a glass of red wine."
Kagome sighed and nodded disengaging herself from him, not that he noticed much and walked towards the table that held the drinks. She slowly grabbed two glasses of red wine, knowing he would want what Sakura did, and struggled to grab a third glass of juice for herself.
"Would you like some help?" She blinked as she turned lightly to smile at who ever had talked to her. She blinked taken back by how handsome the man was, he had pale skin which brought out his long black hair that was pulled into a low ponytail. She blushed more as he slightly smirked down at her his obsidian eyes boring into her blue ones.
"Oh, um if it isn't to much trouble…Mr…"She trailed off not knowing this man's name, even though she had a nagging feeling that she should know who he was. He smiled down at her taking the glass of juice from her allowing her to hold a glass of red wine in each hand, "Itachi, Itachi Uchiha."
She blinked...this man was Itachi Uchiha? The famous heir to the Uchiha Corporation? Oh no, she could not let him carry her juice! Her boyfriend would throw a hissy fit, and it would reflect badly on his newly formed company, Inu Corps. She quickly moved to take the glass back forgetting that both of her hands were full.
Everything seemed to move in slow motion as she tried to grab the glass back the one in her hand clinking against the one in his. She watched with wide eyes as both glasses spilled, red wine mixing with juice to form a nasty mixture of liquid that covered them both. She looked down in shame as gasps sounded around them, oh God...what had she done now?
She felt tears gather in her eyes at her boyfriend's outraged cry, she was no doubt in for it now. She had most likely ruined any chances he had at expanding his company. She felt like such a fool, she could feel everyone's disapproving glares on her. Her boyfriend was right, she couldn't do anything right.
She blinked as she heard a light chuckle and looked up to see Itachi smiling down at her lightly, "Well...I am no longer thirsty and I have you my lady to thank for it." She smiled lightly as the others around them laughed lightly before going back to enjoying the party. She looked back down not used to looking at people in the eyes, "Thank you."
He shook his head at her; she was an odd one that was for sure. "It is fine, please come with me so we can get you all cleaned up." She blushed as she looked up placing the un spilled glass of red wine on the table. "Oh no its fine really." He waved off her protests as he lead her down a hall way away from the party, "Please do not insult me…it was partly my fault and as your host it is my duty to take care of you."
She flushed but nodded, "Thank you Itachi-Sama." He nodded at her his hand still lightly resting on her back, "Do not fret about it and if you want you can call me Itachi…" She nodded lightly, enjoying how easy it was to talk to the 'blood thirsty tyrant' as her boyfriend liked to call him. "I really am sorry…I wasn't thinking."
He blinked, she really was timid…he found it refreshing from the cut throat women he was used to. He absently noticed that she didn't smother her face with makeup and it was nice. She was very beautiful, she genuinely seemed like a very nice girl. What was she doing at one of his parties? Not to be rude but his parties were more like minni wars between all the companies of Kohona, it did not seem like the kind of place a girl like her would willing come to.
He glanced at her and noticed the wine was making her plain white satin dress stick to her, he looked down at his own tux and winced, that was not going to come out. First things first he would get them cleaned up. He paused at a door and knocked on it lightly before opening it. He smiled as his mother turned to look at him, "Ah Itachi…oh and who is this?"
Kagome blushed as she looked at the floor, she was in the room of the Uchiha matriarch! She took a small shaky breath and looked up a small unsure smile on her face, "I am Kagome, Kagome…Higurashi." She blushed as she looked down, everyone knew about her surname. Her family had once had a company as big as the Uchiha's but her father had a gambling problem needless to say they lost everything.
Itachi's eyes widened lightly, she was a Higurashi, interesting. He shrugged it off, he unlike the other animals in his ball room did not care all that much. Shit happened end of story, there was a point in time when his stupid younger brother almost lost the company. Thankfully he was able to fix it, not that he had any doubt he could.
"Oh? It's so nice to meet you…I am Mikoto Uchiha…oh no look at you two you're both messes! Itachi what did you do now?" He lightly rolled his eyes, "I accidentally spilled some wine." He sighed as his mother got up and pulled the stunned Kagome more into the room turning to shoo him off. "Well go get cleaned up! Go, go shoo I can take care of this without you hanging over my shoulder."
He rolled his eyes but left the room tossing Kagome a small reassuring smile, mouthing 'Don't worry' to her as the door was slammed in his face. Mother's. He rolled his eyes as he made his way to his room to get cleaned up and change.
Kagome blinked as Mikoto sat her down in front of a vanity table before walking over to a very large walk in closet, "Lets see I know there's something in here that might fit you…" Kagome blushed, "Oh no you don't have-" Mikoto waved her off, "Oh its nothing! Please don't insult me by saying no…" Kagome blinked and nodded lightly. She thought it was 'like father like son' not like mother like son.
It was an odd fifteen minutes later that Kagome stared in awe at the young woman who looked back at her form the mirror. That…was her? "Oh…my." Mikoto smiled at her proud of her work, Kagome was cleaned up. Her long black hair was pulled into an up-do held up by up a sapphire pin, showing off her nice bone structure, her cheeks lightly flushed. Her lips were parted lightly, lip gloss making them shine lightly in the light. She was wearing a light blue party dress, bringing out her beautiful blue eyes, it also clung to her curves. All in all she was stunning.
She smiled as she turned to face Mikoto, "Oh…I can't wear all this!" Mikoto waved her off, "Don't worry about it its not like the dress fits me anymore." She laughed lightly patting Kagome on the back, "Now where is that son of mine? He should be done by now…" She blinked as someone knocked at her door, "Oh speak of the devil." Kagome blushed as Itachi opened the door and nodded at them.
Itachi gaped lightly as he took in Kagome's new attire, she was stunning! He nodded at his mother moving forward to offer Kagome his arm. "I think its about time we return to the party. Come along my dear." She nodded lightly taking his offered arm a light blush on her face. He smirked lightly at her bringing her closer to him. There was something about her that drew him in. "Yes, we don't want the rumors to start flying."
He nodded, "Indeed…how troubling those people can be…they have no lives of their own so they busy themselves butting into other people's." She laughed lightly, her stomach doing nervous flips. "Yeah…um…your mother is very nice." He nodded and glanced down at her, "Yes she is. Though she can be a tad bit pushy at times." She smiled and laughed lightly, "Yeah…she practically shoved me in this dress…not that I'm not thankful…its just…" He nodded, "Yes, I know." His face was set in a 'God's do I know face.' She laughed lightly.
She still couldn't believe how easy it was to talk with him…it felt right being by his side. She blinked at that thought, where had it come from? She had a boyfriend and yet…everything felt the opposite of when she was with Inu Yasha…she felt like an actual person, not a screw up. It was nice, very nice. She frowned when she realized they were fast approaching the party.
He smiled down at her in encouragement, "It will be fine, hold your head high." She nodded lightly struggling to do as he said, years of being told otherwise rearing its ugly head. "I'll try." He nodded schooling his face into the 'Uchiha' mask. She blinked as she caught Inu Yahsa's eyes. He was mad, worried, and confused. She smiled lightly at him as Itachi walked in the opposite direction as him, taking her with him.
He couldn't help it, he did not want their time together to be cut short by that whelp of a businessman. He brought much shame to his late father's name, sleeping around to get to the top, it was disgusting. To think the boy was the son of the late Touga Tashio, now he was a great business man he generally cared for all his employees and business partners, unlike his whelp of a son.
Kagome blinked as she leaned lightly on Itachi they had been standing on the balcony for the past five minutes, he was no doubt lost in his thoughts and she did not want to disturb him. Besides it was nice just standing there with him, things were calm and she liked it. She blinked as she noticed Inu Yasha was walking towards them…he did not look very happy.
She quickly looked away from his angry gaze, staring at the floor as he stomped his way to them. Itachi blinked as the boy made his way to them, an aggravated look on his face. He mentally sighed as he turned around to face the boy his, arm now wrapped around Kagome's waist. He did not like how she clammed up around him.
Inu Yasha quickly tried to school his face into a mask of friendliness, when his moron of a girlfriend had spilled her drink on the Itachi Uchiha he thought he was ruined! He couldn't take the wench of a girl anywhere, she was always finding a way to embarrass him. In fact the only reason he dated her was because as an ex heiress she knew how to network…plus she just happened to look like his ex Kikyou who had left him for some freak named Oreomario or something like that.
He nodded lightly at Itachi very much intimidated by him, he was after all Itachi Uchiha! "Hey there...how's it going?" Itachi mentally rolled his eyes, "It is 'going' well though it could be better." Inu Yasha nodded glancing at Kagome, "Oi, where did you get that dress?" He narrowed his eyes at her, she better not have done something stupid like try and steal it…
Itachi sighed lightly, "My mother gave it to her to wear…her other clothes were unsuitable…" Inu Yasha blinked, knowing he was talking about what had happened at the drinks table, "Yeah, about that I'm sorry…I should've know by know I can't bring her anywhere." Kagome shifted lightly, feeling the sting of his words. Itachi narrowed his eyes lightly, "Well…if she had the proper help in the beginning it would not have happened, regardless it's been taken care of."
Inu Yasha nodded, "Yeah…thanks for that I mean I don't know how I put up with her for so long. Knowing her she was zoning out, she's not to good at paying attention…" Kagome bit her lip to hold back her tears, why was he being so mean? Did he have to belittle her in front of Itachi? She didn't know why but that was what bothered her the most, she had grown so used to his words that they hardly stung anymore…but when it was in front of Itachi it hurt.
Itachi narrowed his eyes at the boy noticing Kagome's depressed aura, "Maybe it is not her with the attention problem. If you had been paying attention to her rather then that other woman you would have noticed she needed help and helped her. Yet it was I that noticed and offered her help when you would not."
Inu Yasha huffed angrily starting to get the picture, "Oh I get it now…you're shacking up with her? Huh?" She stared down at the floor, "Inu Yasha its not like that…" He glared at her, "I wasn't talking to you!" She flinched back, "I'm sorry." He snorted at her, "Whatever bitch." He blinked as he felt Itachi's glare on him, "What you have something to say?" Itachi nodded, "In fact I do. If indeed I was 'shacking up' with Kagome it is none of your business."
Inu Yasha narrowed his eyes, "Yes it is, she is my girlfriend not yours." Itachi snorted. "If that is true why did you not inquire where I was taking her? Did you even notice we were gone for fifteen minutes? Did you even care or were you to busy with Ms. Haruno? We could have been doing anything in those fifteen minutes, you didn't even care did you?"
Inu Yasha gaped but turned on Kagome, knowing he was no match for Itachi Uchiha. "I can't believe you, trying to sleep your way back up to the top. I should have known better then to date you. Your father lost everything and now you're trying to get it back by fucking an Uchiha! How like a Higurashi…" Itachi narrowed his eyes at the tactless man, his security walking towards them. He pulled Kagome towards him and was slightly shocked when she pulled away from him to glare at the boy. Good, he knew she had some back bone she just needed to find it.
Kagome huffed her anger growing, "No…you're the one sleeping your way to the top. Did you honestly think I didn't know? You know I used to tell myself it was okay because you loved me…but I can see that you don't! In fact I knew…I knew you didn't love me yet I still stayed with you because I thought I loved you…but…now…now I don't know what to say. Except…goodbye Inu Yasha, it's over."
Inu Yasha grunted as he turned on his heel brushing past the security. She sighed as she leaned on Itachi, "Thank you Itachi." He smiled down at her and lightly kissed the top of her forehead, slightly shocked by his own actions, he brushed it off, it felt right. "You are welcome…you can do better then him." She smiled lightly a blush on her face, "I think I already have." He nodded pulling her closer, "Good."
