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02 | ignorance

" Having a bad day , aren't you Chief ?" Cat said , passing his senior a bottle of chocolate flavoured milk.

" Ah , thanks Cat ," she sighed , sipping the drink decadently. " This Itachi guy is so frustrating and he taxes so much of my energy.."

" Want me to take him away from you ?" Onyx , a male grim reaper said .

Of course , Onyx is just a nickname. But Chief Park always thought that the human-grim reaper love stories sprouted from reapers like Onyx.

Silky black hair that is messily styled , but oddly sexy. Prominent features , a tall , lean and athletic body. Pale skin , pitch black eyes , and blood red lips.

Oh , never mention his lips. Even Chief Park's iceberg heart melted. And to top it all off , despite his appearance , he wasn't an emotional and brooding antisocial.
He was actually sociable and decent enough to hang out with.

" No thanks Onyx ," the female reaper spoke , shaking her head gently.

" Ah , by the way , here are your name cards for today ," she said , passing out lots of name cards, all in their black envelopes.

The chief relaxed in her seat , delicately sipping her beverage while her juniors fussed over the soon to be dead people.

" What ?! Itachi Uchiha ?! He's too cute to die !" Kitty , Cat's female counterpart shrilled. Her pale face was flushed , and her usually immaculate scarlet hair was thrown around messily.
" Itachi Uchiha ? Give that name card to me , Kitty ," Chief Park said sternly . When Kitty hesitated , she snatched it out of Kitty's hands.

Uchiha Itachi
Aged 23
Born on 9 June 1994
Died on 21 September 2017 at 5:21 pm
Cause of death is severe concussion.

" I'll handle him. All of you , head to the respective places ," Chief Park bellowed , fixing her hat and teleported .

She arrived in front of the Uchiha Corporations building , and her eyes darted around wildly , searching for Itachi .
She pursed her lips , looking around for the thing that may cause concussion.

That was when she noticed the chandelier , hung up high and shining brightly.
The female reaper was never fond of chandeliers - they were too huge and gaudy, and it was just a catastrophe waiting to happen.

She glanced at the watch on her wrist. 5:19 pm. Just two minutes before the said incident.
Judging by how Itachi hadn't been injured yet , she assumed that he will die on impact.

5:20 pm. At that exact moment , the elevator doors slid open. (Name)'s heart sped up , when she saw Itachi , and she felt insanely conflicted.

She had two choices.

i) Appear from thin air and save him , and risk getting seen by hundreds of people - which would result her in getting severe discipline measures .

ii) Stay hidden and let him die , although Noir clearly instructed her to keep him alive.

She went with the first choice.

Chief Park casually strutted towards Itachi and took off her hat , simultaneously appearing in front of him.
" Ah , long time no see , Itachi-san ," she smiled.
Itachi's eyes bulged , seeing her appearing out of nowhere.

" Shinju-san ," he breathed , and then he noticed her attire. The completely black outfit - black blazer , black trousers , black belt and four inch high black stilettos.
Never forget the signature black hat .

The exact same thing she wore that night.

" Are you.. Uh.. Going somewhere ?" she asked.

" I was just going out to grab some coffee , Shinju-san ," he replied politely.

" Ah , coffee .. You know , Itachi-san , I love coffee , I absolutely adore it , you know. What about we go together ? " she grinned.

Itachi nodded. " That'll be perfect. I also have a lot to say to you , Shinju-san."

" We should get going , shouldn't we ?" the female reaper spoke , grabbing Itachi's covered arm and dragged him away from the floor under the chandelier.

Just after they went out of the main entrance , the chandelier fell down and shattered into a million pieces.

" What was that ?" Itachi spoke , attempting to re-enter the building.
" Probably just a faulty screw. Let it be ," she murmured carelessly.
She glanced at her watch again.

5:22 pm.

He was safe , for now. That was how it is - he would only see her if he was in grave danger.
" Ah , I forgot ! I have a very important meeting that I need to attend. What about we meet up some other time ?"

Itachi shook his head. " That will not do. Now that you're here , don't expect me to let you go that easily. And that meeting of yours can wait."

He had waited far too long , and the suspense literally bit at him . Itachi took the black hat out of her hand , and wrapped a possessive arm around the reaper's waist.

" Now, this is better ,"he smirked.

♤

The two were currently sitting in The Brewery , one of the most famous cafés in Konoha.

" This is pretty decent , huh ?" the reaper said , making herself comfortable in the seat.

" Yes. I'll appreciate it if you'll stop behaving like a monkey , Shinju-san ," Itachi replied drily.

" Ah , I'll behave like a normal person now ," she murmured . She sat upright , blank faced and completely rigid.

" That's not it. That's a statue ," Itachi sighed. " Act natural ."

She stared at his face awkwardly , as if his face had the definition of ' act natural ' written on it. Well , there wasn't .

Thankfully , the waitress went to deliver the drinks and snacks , so the two were able to avert the gazes and attention towards the food .

" What's that ?" Itachi said , motioning to the white card that was jutting out from her blazer pocket . He held out his hand and snatched it out of her pocket before she was even able to react.
" Eh ? It's blank ."

The reaper smirked to herself. Thankfully , humans were unable to read the name cards. Of course , imagine how shocked they would be to see names of people complete with the date of birth , and death of them.

" Doesn't everyone keep a piece of blank card with them ? You know , in case a really hot guy asks for your phone number ," she winked.

" That is , if you have a phone number. Oddly enough , Shinju-san , that phone number of yours doesn't exist.

" Really ? You must've dialed the wrong number ," she smiled in an attempt to negotiate.

" I remember the number very well , Shinju-san. 013 666-4444 . It doesn't exist ," Itachi said spontaneously.

" And Suzuki Shinju also doesn't exist. Tell me , who are you ?"

The reaper lowered her head , swallowing the lump in her throat.
She should have known that he could easily track her down with just her name . And when he couldn't find her name in the National Directory of Name , he would easily know that the name is fake.

'Well , Noir did say that I might as well make him forget .'

" Itachi-san . Please look into my eyes ," she spoke slowly.

Slightly confused , Itachi did exactly as he was told .

" You did not see me today , you never knew about. Please forget everything about me. What you saw that night wasn't supposed to be seen by any mortal. Please forget about it all. "
Itachi's eyes dulled as if he was in a trance. When he finally got control of himself , his mind went blank , and he had no idea how he got there.

And he had absolutely no recollection of her.