Abhorrence
Chapter Eight
-Suspense-
Akito paced back and forth in the private dining room he and Haru were going to be meeting in. To put it simply, he was freaking out. Not only about the commercial shoot, but about things with Natsumi. He'd wanted to talk to her last night, but he knew she had to be tired, and so he decided to let her sleep. And today when he had gone by her room, she hadn't answered, and he later found out that she was down at the spa.
Since he felt bad for making her work so hard the day before, he had decided to just leave her alone. That was probably what she wanted anyways, was to be left alone. And so, in an attempt to keep himself occupied, he had caught up on all of his work, and then come down to dinner early. It was now four-thirty, and he was two seconds away from nervously biting at his fingernails. Haru needed to get here, and get here fast.
He quickly turned as the doors opened and in walked his friend, carrying his MacBook. "Please just show me the commercial now before I piss myself." Akito said, not giving the brunette time to speak.
"Jeez." The brunette scoffed, walking over to the table and hooking up his laptop before turning it on so that it would appear on the large screen in the room. "Someone is a little jittery today. What happened? You cum too soon? Couldn't get hard for your pretty little girlfriend?" Haru teased, sitting down at his spot.
"Don't even mention her." he sighed, sitting down at the table and rubbing his face tiredly. "I haven't even seen her since the shoot yesterday.
"Hm. Maybe that's a good thing. You look like you're about to snap. Is everything okay?" Haru wondered, actually appearing concerned.
Akito looked at his friend. "Natsumi told me that she likes me, but she doesn't think she can be with someone who can't speak their mind. And it's not that I can't speak my mind, I do it all the time. I just don't know how to tell her about my feelings without creeping her out…I mean you've seen the secret room in my apartment…" he said, sitting back in his chair. "I just don't want her to think I'm some crazy obsessed fan."
"Well are you?" he asked.
"No…yes…I don't know." The Uchiha groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose. "People would think that I am if they knew, but I don't think I am."
"Then tell me why you like her." Haru said, leaning back in his chair.
"Because…well she's beautiful. She's got this smile that just lights up her whole face and makes you want to keep it there…and when she blushes it's so adorable you just wanna kiss her. She's so bossy and mean, but at the same time caring and kind…she's not afraid to stand up to people or argue with them to prove her point. And her voice is like an angel's…somehow she just…soothes me. She makes me want to be a better man…to be the kind of person she deserves that would be able to treat her right and make her happy always." He told him, drawing random patterns on the wood of the table. "It sounds kinda stupid since I barely know her, but ever since she came out with her first single I've been in love with her. I love everything about her…even down to her high maintenance, bitchiness, and fear of heights. Those are just more things that make her Natsumi."
The brunette couldn't help but smile at his friend. "Well then, why don't we watch the magic Haru came up with to lift your confused spirits. After all, it just might help." He chuckled, hitting the play button on his keyboard and lifting the remote to dim the lights so they could watch it. Akito turned his attention to the projector and went wide eyed when the first picture that showed with the music was of him and Natsumi together at the front of the hotel. Her smile was absolutely gorgeous and he could remember how excited she had been. Even he looked happy, though it was clear he was only looking at her.
The rest of the shoots and commercials played, all pictures of him and Natsumi on their day off. While they were at the aquarium, the beach, and even the beach club. It finally ended with the scene they'd shot yesterday, closing out with their kiss that was shadowed yet illuminated by the sunset. When it was over, Haru turned the light back up and grinned. "So? What do you think?"
"I think it's brilliant." Akito said when he could find his voice. "After all, I'm the face of the company, so it makes sense for me to be in the commercials. Sort of gives it a more personal touch. And then with me and Natsumi, it's like we're friends…or lovers I suppose you could say, and that's why she goes to the resorts, not just because we paid her to do a few ads for us." He nodded, before he frowned. "Do you think the board will go for it though? After all, it's not what we'd planned."
Haru scoffed. "Do you think I followed you around, hid in bushes and trees, just so your dumb ass board could make up some crap about how they don't want my gold?" he glared. "This is real. This is you, with a girl you like more than anything, and apparently she likes you back and you can't even tell her? You're on one of the most romantic beaches in the world and you can't muster up a 'Natsumi, I really like you and I really want to date you'. Did you not see your face as you watched her in all those clips and pictures?"
The ebony haired man huffed. "I can so tell her that I like her." he said, standing. "I'll go do it right now, you just watch me you freakish little stalker." He pointed to his friend before walking towards the door. He stopped then and looked back at his director. "Seriously though, don't peek in, I don't need you to be part of every single private moment I have with Natsumi."
The brunette snickered. "I was just doing my job sir."
"Yeah well consider it done." Akito said, before leaving the room and heading back towards the elevator.
Haru was right, after seeing that footage of him and Natsumi, he just had to tell her. He'd never seen a smile on his face so much…he didn't even think he could smile that much. And regardless if Natsumi rejected or accepted his feelings, he would have gotten it out there and finally confessed to her. He rode the elevator up to their floor and walked over to her door, knocking on the wood and waiting for some kind of a response.
Her massage should have been finished by now, and he knew most people liked to bathe afterwards to get the oils and lotions off of their skin. But even if she was in the tub, she'd yell out to him, right? Not knowing if that was the case, he knocked again, this time harder and louder.
The door finally opened, and Natsumi peeked out before opening it fully. "Oh Akito." She said, stepping aside. She was wrapped in just a towel, her wet hair still dripping, so it was obvious she'd just gotten out of the shower. "Is something wrong?"
"Yes…well not really…maybe?" he said, entering her suite so that she could shut the door. "I just need to talk to you…but you've been busy all day so…and I wanted you to enjoy yourself and relax…am I making any sense?" he asked, not believing he was suddenly so nervous in front of her. Her lack of clothes didn't even have anything to do with it, though they didn't help any.
"Uh…yeah." She said, though she seemed confused. "What did you want to talk about?"
"Well it's just…I…" he frowned, this was ridiculous. He was Uchiha Akito, public figure of Uchiha Inc., asshole to everyone who didn't know him, and some who did. He did not appear weak to anyone, least of all a woman. "I am perfectly capable of speaking my mind, if you haven't noticed, I do it all the time." He said. "On top of that, I really like you…more than I should, considering you're my client, but I do. And after the past couple of days, I have decided that once we get back to Japan, I would like to take you out on a date."
Natsumi blinked, a small blush coming to her cheeks. "You want to date me?" she asked, lifting one of her hands to her lips as she tried to hide her giggling smile. "Really?"
Akito nodded. "Yes."
"B-but why? I mean I thought you hated me at first?" she said, looking down. "I mean, you are pretty mean sometimes, but you're so cute and you can be really nice. But…you're defensive, and I don't know if you would be okay with my profession."
"I could never hate you." he said before he realized it. "Look, Natsumi…I'm not asking you to marry me or anything. I just want to give us a chance. You actually make me feel my age," he smiled slightly. "With you, I don't have to pretend to be a stiff suit…I can just be myself."
"You sure?" she asked, though she smiled as well. "I mean, it will be pretty hard, since I'm famous and you're the icon of your company."
"I'm willing to try and make it work if you are." he said, stepping towards her and cupping her cheek. "Because I really want it to work…" he whispered, leaning down and kissing her.
She kissed him back, wrapping her arms around his neck and pressing her body against his. It felt so nice to be against him, as if her body formed perfectly to his. She'd never been liked for herself before, and she couldn't help the flutter that didn't go away in her stomach. "I'd love to date you." She mumbled against his lips.
"Great." He smiled, continuing to kiss her as he held her close. "I promise…you won't regret giving me a chance."
"I'm so excited." She whispered. "I've never had a boyfriend before, so I want all the cliché." Natsumi giggled, rubbing against him.
"Like holding hands everywhere we go?" he asked, kissing a trail down her neck. "And sharing drinks and popcorn at the movies…surprise flowers just because?" his hands slid down to her rear and brought her against his slight arousal.
She nodded, moaning softly. "Chocolates, spending the night and watching movies together, dinners in public out in the wonderful air." She giggled when he reached her collar bone. "Everything. I wanna be a princess courted by a prince."
"You will be." Akito murmured, his hands slipping beneath her towel to grip her bare ass. "Natsumi…unless we're going to fool around or have sex…you really need to put some clothes on." He said, reluctantly pulling away and looking down at her. "Because I don't know how much longer I can control myself."
Natsumi smiled, holding her towel closer to her. "Yeah…we probably should stop." She blushed, looking off.
"If you keep looking so cute I'm going to ravish you." he warned, rubbing her butt. He just couldn't resist that innocent, blushing look of hers.
She laughed, looking up at him happily. "I feel like I'm on cloud nine right now."
"I don't think I've ever been this happy." He smiled.
"Well, why don't I get dressed and then maybe we can get something to eat?" she asked, still seeming a bit nervous about asking him to do things that weren't part of the plan.
"That sounds great, cause' I skipped out on my dinner with Haru so I could come see you." the Uchiha said, kissing her lightly before releasing her.
Her smile only grew. "Yay." Natsumi leaned up and kissed him once more before she pulled away and headed into her room to change and get ready.
Akito smiled as she disappeared, before calling down to the hotel restaurant and telling them how he wanted them to set up their private table. This was going to be so great…he couldn't believe she'd actually said yes and let him grope her in the same two minutes. He was in heaven. He just hoped things went smoothly when they returned home and he told his father. Because there was no telling how the elder Uchiha would react to such news. No telling at all.