I had everything packed and stood proudly infront of my laptop. Everything was untangled and now in working order. It had only taken me all night and I didn't get to sleep till 2 this morning. But it was so worth it!
I glanced at the clock and saw that is was 7:30 am. Sighing I heard my toast pop and I grabbed it and smothered it with strawberry jam. I heard a knock just as I bit into it and muffled, "ccommfffin!"
the door opened and Itachi walked in, dressed in black jeans a white t shirt and a black dress shirt left unbottoned over that. I waved and swallowed my bite, "Hey, you ready?"
I shoved the rest of it into my mouth when he nodded and I shut off my laptop and put it away in it's case. Swallowing I licked a stray bit of jam from my lip, "Kay, lets go!"
I noticed him staring and waved my hand in fornt of his face, "Itachi?"
He shook his head and said, "Nothing. Lets go."
Figuring he was just thinking about our meeting with Jiraiya, I nodded and grabbed my suitcase and laptop case. We went out and I locked my door and saw Naruko, Naruto and Sasuke waiting outside my door.
Smiling I grabbed each in a hug and said, "Be good, and we'll see you soon."
We headed down to the car and I jumped as my phone rang and I answered, "Ello?"
My Uncle Jiraiya said happily, "Hey Ariana! My private jet is waiting for you at the airport. Oh and you'll be staying at my hotel, the Lillypond."
"Eh? But Uncle.."
he interuppted me, "No butts. I already canceled your plane ticket and I have a limo picking you up when you get here."
I blinked once, then twice and finally sighed, "Your not going to let me say no are you?"
"Nope!"
I rolled my eyes and grudgly said, "Fine. But nothing too fancy."
He chuckled, "Fine fine. Bye."
I hung up and shifted uncomfortably as I said, "Um yeah. Uncle Jiraiya as offered his private jet for us and rooms at his hotel once we land in New York."
Itachi blinked and raised an eyebrow. I sighed irritably, "I have no idea why but it can't hurt."
Itachi just shrugged, not really caring and popped the trunk, "Sounds fine." he picked up my suitcase and put it in with his and I put my laptop in the back seat and said as I put Itachi's laptop back there, "I finished all the data on my laptop if you want to look over it."
He nodded and we got in and Itachi pulled out of the parkinglot.
We headed to the airport in silence, not in uncomfortable silence. Mostly because I was tired, and a bit cranky from lack of sleep. Itachi just seemed to have nothing to say. We parked and was met by the pilot and showed us the way to the jet.
After boarding the plane, nothing really much happened. We went to opposite sides of the plane and when the pilot finally said that we could unbuckle our seatbelts, Itachi went right to memorizing information on my laptop while I had curled up on the opposite couch on the private jet and went to sleep.
The Uchiha glanced up from his work and watched Ariana sleep peacefully. He felt a strange feeling in his chest. It was a warm feeling that spread through his body. He knew that Ariana was exausted and cranky so let her sleep. But had to ask himself, was Ariana really that comfortable with his presence that she could sleep so soundly?
It was either that or Ariana was just really tired. Being the pessimistic person that he was, he went for the latter.
He looked back at his screen to finish reading the data, but now he was distracted. His shapely brow furrowed. He was slightly nervous. Being an Uchiha, he didn't know if he could even label the feeling nervousness. It was just that he was going to meet Ariana's Uncle and the famous Jiraiya McKing. Jiraiya was famous for his companies and expansion in America.
Dark eyes glanced at the clock and he stared in shock, thirty minutes had passed. He had gotten nothing done. Shaking his head and rolling his head he popped his neck, which cracked a bit loudly. Cracking his knuckles, he focused on the computer and began to read.
About fifteen minutes had passed and Itachi was in the same position, but raised his head when he heard a small moan coming from the other side of the plane. Apparently Ariana was waking up from her peaceful slumber. Dark hazel eyes opened and she looked a bit lost. The action made Itachi smile.
"Welcome to the land of conscious Sleeping Beauty," he called out sarcastically.
The deep voice startled me and I sat up quickly. I looked around and my eyes finally landed on the smirking Uchiha and I glared with a slight pout. "You didn't have to scare me."
"Hn, you looked lost. I was just helping you remember where you were."
I pouted cutely and looked away. I opened my mouth to say something but my stomach growled, demanding attention. A hand went behind my head and I started to grin sheepishly. "Heh heh…"
"Idiot." Itachi deadpanned. Hazel eye's glared and I growled, "What?"
The bluish black haired man smirked in return. "It's a fitting name for you."
"My name is Ariana."
"Well," the smirk grew, "idiot fits you too."
"You're such a meanie!"
Instead of replying the Uchiha continued his superior smirk making me narrow my eyes. "That bastard could be really irritating when he wanted to be."
While in the mist of thinking of how much a brat Itachi was, a flight attendant came out from behind the curtain.
"Would like anything to drink or eat, Mr. Uchiha? Ms. McKing?"
"Water will be fine," Itachi replied curtly.
"And you McKing?"
Becoming slightly shy, I asked, "Is there anyway I can have a cup of cocoa?"
She nodded and went back to prepare it. I smiled and then turned back to Itachi and said, "Now where were we? Oh yes, you are such a meathead!"
he looked up from the laptop, eyebrow raised and looking at me like I was an idiot. I nodded, grinning at my brilliant name for him, "Yes, from this day forth, you are Meathead. It fits you so well."
Itachi's eyes narrowed and he snorted, "Moron."
My grin didn't falter because I knew I had irrtated him, therefore I had won. I glanced at the laptop and asked, "How far have you gotten?"
He looked at it and then set it aside, "I'm done, you did good work. You finished quicker than I thought."
I snorted, glaring at the machine, "It was a pain in the ass. I didn't get much sleep last night cause I wanted to finish it."
A thought came to me and I asked, "Did you see the company you own in China?"
he raised an eyebrow and I got up to show him. Just when I did, the plane shook a bit knocking me into Itachi's lap, causing me to straddle him. I grabbed his shoulders and felt myself tense like a frightened cat and looked around frantically, "What's going on?"
The pilot came over the intercom. "We will be experiencing turbulence for a few minutes. Please stay seated. Thank you."
I jumped as the plane lurched again and Itachi wrapped his arms around my waist before I fell off and I ducked my head into the crook of his neck and said nerviously, "Are we there yet?"
Itachi rubbed my back and held me as the plane shook a few more times and finally the ride became smooth again. I looked up from Itachi's chest, my cheeks redden when I realized the position I was in. I wanted to jump and run back to my seat but my limbs suddenly felt weak. Plus Itachi was warm and he smelled really good. It kinda… felt nice.
"Are you okay?" Itachi said, interrupting my thoughts. Dark eyes looked mildly concerned at the red head. The bluish black haired man appeared calm but Inner Itachi was a having a field day. He had Ariana in his arms and it felt damn good! Amazing!
"Yeah, thanks for catching me." The blush on my face didn't leave and I looked around warily, "Do planes usually do stuff like that?"
Itachi shrugged, "Sometimes, but it's safe. Haven't you ever been on a plane before?"
I shook my head and began to move off Itachi, who not wanting to let go, tightened his grip slightly around the small waist. I looked questionably at Itachi, who grinned slyly. "back to our discussion."
I blinked in confusion and then saw him look at the laptop and I said, "Oh!"
I pushed against Itachi again and this time got free. Sitting next to him with the laptop in my lap I showed him the small clothing company Uchiha Enterprise owned and said, "See, it's not much of a company but it could be something my Uncle could want as a trade. He's been thinking about trying his luck in China."
Itachi took it from me, looking over the data and the flight attendent came in and I took the water and cocoa from her and waited patiently as Itachi got done and I handed him the water. He nodded, "It could work."
We both grinned identically and started discussing the game plan.
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