Mirrors of Koneko {Book 2 of the Copy Kitten Series}

Chapter 9: The Reflection, Hardworking.

A/N

GUESS WHO'S OFFICIALLY BACK LOL. I kinda wrote as I was supposed to be on a nice, relaxing hiatus BUT I really just couldn't help myself at all..

Why did I choose today? Well today is KONEKO'S BIRTHDAY!!!! YAYYY!!'

I would have came back on October 7th which is the 2nd year anniversary to this series! So this series is now 2 years old!

The thing is, i'm supposed to get Takara's truth out of the way because it explains A LOT about the Kesshos, Itsuo's family, and the reasoning of her loving Itsuo and being a "Kessho"

r-r-r-r-r-r-read it

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Deep within the Akatsuki hideout, low mutters and mumbles emitted from within a darkened room that was only lit with a single candle. Koneko sat in the familiar seat that the master puppeteer had sat in all his years of the Akatsuki. A broken canister sat next to her elbow as her attention was stuck on a newly built canister.

A small meow brought her out of her thoughts causing her to let out a soft sigh, "Yuki..i'm busy." she muttered, glancing at the white cat who meowed back in response, "Yeah yeah I know... I should eat and sleep. Stop worrying. It's for the greater good." she smiled, laying back in her chair.

"Koneko...."Itachi mumbled as he passed by the workshop. She turns to her teacher, her bags evident under her eyes, "I'm talking to a cat..Yeah yeah I know~" she brushes him off and goes back to working.

The elder Uchiha stares down at the white cat in his arms that he had just recently retrieved from the Jashinist's room, "Does she realize there's nothing there, Yuki-san?" he whispers to the cat who meowed back. He places the cat down on the ground, allowing it to walk to the distressed girl and jumped on her lap, falling asleep immediately in the folds of her cloak.

Her hand trailed down to the well groomed white fur, gently caressing behind the ears. Since Hidan had recently 'passed on', Yuki has been jumping owner to owner as Koneko was out working on bounties since Kakazu had also passed on. The others were busy with the tailed beasts and the Akatsuki had to make funding some how. Hidan was surprisingly a great owner for Yuki. He groomed his fur, feed him well, and cleaned him frequently due to the cat stumbling upon the Jashin sacrifices.

Koneko yawned for the umpteenth time that day, but now she has finally agreed to sleep properly in her bed which was right across the hall. She pushes Itachi the side, bumping head first into her door as she was extremely tired, "Sorry.." she hissed in pain, patting the door in apology. Koneko finally opened the door, immediately falling down at her doorway in a deep sleep.

The elder uchiha sighs heavily before bending down and throwing the cat girl over his shoulder, "She apologized to a door.." he muttered, tucking his student her bed. She turns her body to the wall before curling into a ball under her blanket. He planted a gentle kiss on her forehead and closes the light as he exits the room.

In front of Koneko's doorway, Itachi clenches his teeth in his small burst of rage and shuts his eyes tightly, "I'm sorry I have to betray our promise like this.." he mumbles before disappearing into the darkness of the Akatsuki hallways.

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A small cat-like yawn was heard as a certain protagonist woke up from her slumber. She glances at her lamp that she had invented using chakra stones since the Akatsuki rooms didn't receive electricity and notices the stone had been used up. It was supposed to last her for a week and had it on since she had returned to the hideout in her daze, "That means...." she trails off in realization, "It's been three days!" she exclaimed, rushing out of bed and freshening up before leaving in a panicked rush.