Rating: Teen.

Ugh.
I screwed up the beginning.
I found typos when I was re-reading.
So I went back to fix 'em.
But I forgot that I didn't have who I dedicated the chapter to
or
anything else, on the original draft.

So it's dedicated to all my reviewers and silent readers.

ilubjuu.

A knock at the door made a tired Hikari jolt up. She had dozed off on the couch, in the middle of testing the newest game from her company, much to her horror. Wearily, she wiped the sleepy from her eyes as she stumbled off the couch. Glancing at the clock, it read six in the evening.

"I'm coming!" She hollered when she heard the second knock. Hikari was easily irritable when awoken from a nap. Like a Grizzly bear.

She opened the door, not caring to look through the peep hole first.

A young woman, perhaps a few years older than her, stood with a crooked grin. Her ink hair was pulled into a high and messy ponytail. Her eyes matched her hair with the exception that they almost seemed amused at seeing Hikari.

However, Hikari had no clue who the woman was, or why she was at her front door.

"Is Itachi Uchiha home?" The woman's voice was like velvet. And eerily familiar to Hikari's ears.

"He won't be home for a few hours." She spoke as she shook her head. "Did you try his office?"

"No, no. I was trying to avoid that." She mused as she lazily pushed a piece of stray hair away from her cheek. It didn't make sense to Hikari. Why would you come to a person's house without going to their work first?

"May I take a message for you, miss?" Hikari tried to be as polite as possible. Despite her short-temper. "You're as sweet as sugar." The woman complimented, raising Hikari's awareness.

"Just tell him 'Asa' stopped by. He'll know who you're talking about, sugar." She mused as she turned away. Before she left, Asa tossed a glance over her shoulder to the weary girl.

Hikari nodded to herself, shutting the door and taking mind to lock it.

The strange woman didn't bother Hikari that much. In fact, she fell right back asleep on the couch.

What seemed like a mere short time later, wasn't, when Hikari woke up. She heard the very faint sound of the newscaster on the television, and her head was positioned on a much softer surface then her stiff arm.

Hikari made a soft moan as she stretched her arms above her head, wincing when she heard her elbows popping from the sudden movement. Her eyes adjusted rather quickly to the light that was radiating from the lamp at the side of the couch. Itachi was staring off at the news broadcast, taking a sip of coffee from his white mug. He was wearing his black glasses, which meant he was doing paperwork at the same time.

"Did I wake you up?" He stared down at the girl on his lap. His eyes were soft from behind his glasses.

She shook her head, nuzzling her face closer to his abdomen. "I'm glad." He ran a hand through her chaotic hair. "Mmm." Was the simple noise she made, honestly wanting to drift back into her peaceful slumber.

Suddenly, she had a flashback to what had transpired a few hours earlier. "Ah. A woman came by looking for you." Her voice was hazed with sleepiness. "Her name was Asa. She said you'd know her…"

She felt his body abruptly stiffen up. And she could swear the air in the room dropped in temperature.

"Did she say anything else?" His voice was rigid by now.

She shook her head. "Nope…"

"Did she do anything?" Itachi persisted.

Again she shook her head, "Nothing."

"If she comes by again, I don't want you answering the door. Call my cell, Hikari." When she glanced back up at his face, his eyes were more then serious.

She went to sit up, but Itachi pushed her gently back down. "I don't want you talking to that woman. Please, don't." His voice had gone from strict to concerned rather quickly.

"Who is she, Itachi?" Hikari let out a sigh.

"An enemy." He hissed.

She wasn't expecting that answer. Hikari had never heard Itachi refer to anyone as an 'enemy'. Honestly, she thought he'd say she was just a 'client', like he had always said about Maria. But an enemy? The woman seemed awfully nice to Hikari, so she was naturally curious as to why Itachi would think of her as an enemy.

Though, Hikari knew when she shouldn't push Itachi. Besides, she just wanted to enjoy the moment of peace before she had to get back to her own job. Relaxing, Hikari found herself falling back into the blissful sleep.

Once again, Hikari awoke to find herself in a different position. A different room all together. She could only assume Itachi had carried her into the bedroom. Sitting up, she rubbed her eyes as she stared at the clock. It was a little after six in the morning. Itachi had already headed to work. Feeling a draft, her gaze then fell onto her not so covered body. Her cheeks flushed as she realized he had taken the time to undress her.

Hikari climbed out of bed; tossing on a turtleneck shirt, pulling on her jean mini-skirt, sliding on her black leggings, and white boots. She pulled her long hair into a high ponytail as she stared at her reflection in the mirror. Giving an approving nod to her appearance, she snatched up the game and her report on it; stuffing them into the shoulder backpack she carried about.

The rushing girl made sure she had her cell phone and house keys before she left the apartment.

She hurried down the stairs, skipping two at a time and almost tripping over her clumsy feet.

"Are you really sure you should be jumping around in such a short skirt?" A purring voice almost made her scream.

She had reached the bottom of the stairs to find the familiar figure of Asa leaning casually against the wall beside her. For some reason, Hikari felt like she was in the middle of some bad horror flick.

"I guess not." She laughed nervously, backing all the way to the other side of the corridor.

Before Asa could ask anything, Hikari volunteered the information. "Itachi's at his office right now. You should go there if you want to speak with him."

"Oh? What if I came to see you, miss?" Asa cooed, taking a step forward.

"I'd say you're a little too late." Hikari gave a tight smile. "I'm sorry, I've got to go. Work calls, you know."

With that, Hikari bolted out the double doors and onto the sidewalk. Asa was left with a more then amused look on her face. 'Oh little kitten… Run while you can.' An ominous smirk slithered onto her painted lips.