It was after one in the morning when the plane landed and a limo awaited us outside to take us to our hotel. I snorted unlady like, I knew it was Jiraiya's doing. He wanted to show off to Itachi. We exchanged looks and both rolled our eyes. I could have told Uncle that it was a wasted effort.
We made it to the McKing owned hotel in one piece. Walking in, I was half dead on my feet and if someone dared to piss me off they wouldn't leave this hotel in one piece. I went up to the desk to get rooms for the both of us, leaving Itachi by himself in the large lobby.
The black haired man looked around amazed, not noticing a girl watching him with lusty eyes. He wouldn't admit it but he was impressed. It was clearly a five stars. Hell, it could even be a six star hotel if there was such a thing.
A blond haired woman, with a tall figure and revealing dress came up behind Itachi, inspecting the gorgeous body of the man infront of her. Ling had never had seen such a male beauty before in New York before, especially in this hotel. She could immediately tell he wasn't American.
Tapping the male gently on the shoulder, she smiled. "Hello," she said in perfect Japanese. The onyx eyed young man blinked before glaring, "What?"
Ling smiled again, unaffected by the man's cold tone. Feeling her body heat up at the sight of those soft pink lips. She could imagine said lips roaming over her body. "My name is Ling Khun and I was wondering if you were lost."
Shaking his head, Itachi replied coldly, "No, now get lost. I'm here with—"
"He's here with me, so you can leave," I cut in smoothly and icily. I had just finished getting the keys for the room and turned to see some strange chick to close to my best friend and boss. The sight had sent me straight over here.
Itachi hid his jump at the deep growl and turned to face Ariana. She looked really angry, and he could guess the lack of sleep was making her temper flare up faster then usual. He was amused however that she was angry when this woman came to flirt with him.
Ling frowned deeply, was this chit this hot guys girlfriend or what? Before the blond haired woman could open her mouth to say anything the red haired woman was pulling the black haired man away and toward the elevator. "Come on Meat head, let's go." Though her tone was a calm, inside she was seething. This slut had the nerve to hit on Itachi when he told her to get lost!
Itachi said gently, "Calm down Ariana."
I glanced at him and slowed, rubbing my eyes tiredly, "Sorry, i'm just really tired. And I figured I better get away from that slut before I did something rash and mess up this nice hotel."
Itachi smirked, "Oh yes how terrible."
I scowled at him and stuck my tongue out at him. The smirk on the bluish black haired man's face grew. "Careful. If you don't put away that tongue right now, i'll take care of it for you."
I smirked and blew a rasberry. He stepped closer to me and leaned down and practically purred in my ear, "If don't put that tongue in your mouth right now, I'll take care of it for you."
A crimson blush rose on my cheeks but I didn't back down, "Well, why don't you?" Ariana's hazel eyes glowed with satisfaction at his boss' look.
The dark haired man eyes narrowed at the challenge. Still running on instincts, he leaned down again and snapped his teeth at me and I snapped my tongue back in my mouth quick. He smirked in victory and before I could retort Ling interrupted with a cough.
Itachi pulled away slowly and shifted cold black eyes to the blond haired woman. "Was there something you needed?" I glared death at the woman, feeling my temper flare.
"Yes," Ling ignored me and smiled sweetly. "I was wondering if tomorrow you would like to come to lunch with me and I could show you around New York."
Before Itachi could retort I said coldly, "He won't be able to do anything with you at all the time he's here. He'll be with me the entire time. Now I advice you to leave us alone before I make you leave." Itachi stared at me
Ling looked taken aback but then gritted her teeth in anger. This woman was so fucking irritating. "How dare you," she spat. I stepped up to her and Itachi grabbed me around the waist and pulled me into the elevator, "Now now, you can't bloody up your Uncles hotel."
I snarled at the woman as she paled and the elevator doors closed.
The Uchiha smirked at me and didn't remove his arms as I steamed and slowly cooled down. I finally sighed and said, "Whatever. They probably put our stuff in our room already."
Itachi looked at me in surprise and asked, "Our room?"
I sighed heavily, explaining to Itachi that the only room available was a honeymoon suite. And we had to share. Neather of us minded, we've had sleep overs as children. But it surprised both of us that Jiraiya would allow it. It just made us more suspicious.
It went completely unnoticed that the group which had just occupied the lobby, the hotel clerk picked up the phone and placed a phone call to the main McKing Office. The clerk call was taken and he reported what he saw to the person on the other line.
Just an hour passed by and Ling Khun was thrown out from the hotel.
She was banned as well.
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Itachi and I got to our room. I dragged my carcass to the bathroom, changing into my pajamas suddenly too tired to think straight and plopped on the couch. I crossed my arms and buried my face in them, grumbling, "Wake me in twenty years."
Itachi shook his head and went to use the bathroom, "Sorry, but we have to meet your Uncle tomorrow. Or I guess now it's today."
I grunted and closed my eyes. I wasn't entirely asleep, but right inbetween awake and asleep. Itachi walked out of the bathroom in black sweatpants and black t shirt and hid a smile at the sight. Ariana's feet were over one arm rest and her head buried in her arms at the other end of the couch.
Knowing she'd be cramped in no time sleeping like that he went up and gently shook her shoulder, "Ariana, come on. Bedtime."
I turned my head, eyes closed and said something that sounded like, "Imma tired."
Itachi brushed a bit of hair from my forehead and I groggily opened my eyes. Slowly, as if my body weighed a ton I sat up and swayed as I got to my feet. Itachi watched warily as I took a step and my foot caught on the carpet and I nearly fell head first into the coffee table. Itachi saved my noggen and in one move scooped me up and sighed, "Your going to kill yourself."
I rested my head on his shoulder and murmured, "I'm sorry."
Itachi glanced down and then carried her to the Queen sized bed and one handed moved the blankets back and set her down. Running a hand through his hair he meant to go over the data once more but a hand caught the back of his shirt and he looked back in surprise. Ariana looked up at him groggily, "Sleeptime."
He was so surprised he didn't even give a second thought as he gently undid her hand and went around to the other side and got in bed. Ariana curled up on her side, back to him and he lied with his back to her and slowly fell asleep listening to her even breathing.
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Bleary hazel eyes opened but shut them quickly from the bright light. I waited until I was ready to deal with the sunlight, then opened my eyes again and stared straight ahead, then sighed. I snuggled my head into that comfortable chest that was slightly familiar.
I tensed, eyes open wide and I thought, "Wait. Chest?"
I slowly, very slowly looked up and when I saw black hair and a sleeping Itachi I nearly jumped up as if electricuted. But then Itachi took a deep breath and tightened his arm that was around my waist and I studied him. He probably was tired too. Sighing in defeat I closed my eyes and went back to sleep, deeming it important for both of us to get more sleep. Not that Itachi was comfortable, nope.
I grumbled to myself just as I fell asleep, "Goddess I'm such a lier."
the next time I woke up was when I heard the chest underneath me yawn and I opened my eyes as Itachi didn't seem to notice me and then looked down. I grinned widely as he stared for a moment and then his eyes widened and he rolled.
Unfortuntatly his arm was still hanging onto me and we were on the edge of the bed. I yelped as we crashed to the floor, me ontop of Itachi and both of us intangled in blankets. We stared nose to nose at each other and I felt a giggle bubble up and it escaped.
Itachi's eyes widened even more and I burst out laughing. I was laughing so hard I couldn't even hold myself up and Itachi slowly chuckled and I gasped, "My god, what a wake up call!"
Itachi tugged on my hair and I slowly stopped and he said, "Well, shall we get up?"
I grinned whickidly at him, "Can we?"
he blinked, frowning in confusion and I tried to get up only to tumble to the side because our legs were cacooned on blankets. He grunted and we somehow got undone and he helped me to my feet. I giggled again and he scowled at me. I meerly grinned and nudged him towards the bathroom, "Go on and take a shower first. You look like you need it."
he snorted and elegantly gathered his stuff and stormed into the bathroom. I meerly grinned and stretched, "He's kind of cute when he's embarrassed."
I tossed the blankets back on the bed and then got out my laptop and checked everything over just in case. I glanced at the clock. It was 11 am and we had to meet Jiraiya at 2pm.
I heard Itachi come out and looked up and stared. "Who knew that Itachi's hair looked so sexy wet?"
It framed his face, making his dark look more intense then they were. Even though I knew that he wasn't supposed to be looking at my boss and best friend in that way, I couldn't stop myself. A drip of water fell from the bluish black hair onto Itachi's pale cheek. It rolled down to his strong jaw, then fell again, this time onto his collarbone and under his soft grey shirt.
Hazel eyes watched transfixed and a hot blush worked its way to my cheeks that would make a tomato jealous. A red eyebrow furrowed. Why was I even blushing in the first place? I was blushing at my boss! Hastily, I closed my mouth and spun around quickly before Itachi noticed.
Holding out my laptop to him I faked a smile and said, "Look this over for me and tell me what you think."
He took it and I grabbed my clothes and cheered, "My turn!" And made my escape into the bathroom.
Unfortunatly Itachi had noticed the look Ariana had given him. Being chased after for so long, Itachi was able to identify that specific look the redhead had on her face. He knew that he looked damn good. Smirking he sat on the couch and shook himself from those thoughts to concentrate on the work, though the smirk didn't leave his face.
I wanted badly to bash my head against the tile as I stood under the shower head. I sighed, "Dammit Ariana. We're on a buisness trip. No flirting or any such thought about your BOSS and BEST FRIEND!"
Nodding as I hardened my determination, and after I got out I dressed. I was wearing black slacks and a white shirt under a soft green dress shirt that brought out the green on my eyes. Glancing around I realized I had forgotten my hairbrush in my bag and went out, hair wrapped in a towel ontop of my head.
I went out and dug through my bag as I asked, "How does it look?"
Itachi's voice was impressed, "Good. Very good."
I smiled happily at the compliment and turned to look at him. His face showed nothing but I was an expert at reading underneath the Uchiha mask. Flipping my head down and briskly drying my hair, "Good. We'll do fine today. We know what we're doing and we know what we want. Everything will be fine."
Itachi stared at me, wondering how on earth I knew that he was worrying about the meeting and I straightened and ran my brush through my hair, "Oh don't look at me like that. I've known you for years, i'm an expert at Uchiha language."
I flashed him a bright grin and he snorted. I chuckled and then winced as my brush caught a snag and I turned my concentration on my hair. I finally got it all brushed out and left it down to dry. Itachi closed the laptop and said, "Lets go to breakfast."
I nodded happily and we grabbed our jackets and Itachi held the door open for me and we headed down to the fancy resturant in the hotel.
We talked buisness and game plan as I got a stack of pancakes smothered in whip cream, strawberry's and syrup. Itachi got eggs, bagon and toast with coffee. I had three cups of cocoa.
After we were done, the tab on Jiraiya's bill we went up to get ready to go to our meeting with Jiraiya. I decided to do something different with my hair and took strands near my face and pulled them back away from my face and pinned it there.
Just in case I put hairties in my pocket and grabbed my laptop as Itachi did and we headed downstairs. As we walked out I couldn't help but roll my eyes at the limo waiting for us. We got in and now that I was awake for the limo ride I snooped.
Itachi watched in amusement as I found the snacks, the fridge, the tv, sterio and finally a stash of books called Icha Icha paradise. I laughed and said, "I had forgotten he wrote these books."
Itachi rolled his eyes, uninterested and I stole one to send to Kakashi. Knowing he'd love this book.
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