Reign Of Gods (A SasuSaku AU)

XII. A New God

Previously on 'Reign Of Gods':

11. The Deadly Sin

I sit upright. Shit. I slept on my desk again. "Sorry, Kiba."
"Sleep trouble?"
"I miss my parents," I honestly explain. "Its been a while since I've visited my village. I am homesick now."

I glare at the raven haired god. "Whatever." I cross my arms. "Not like you have to care. You're a god. I am just another annoying human for you."

I don't have even a decimal of the will percentage required to stop him when he gently kisses me.

I find my tee being discarded a few seconds later, followed by my non-existent length shorts.
His body falls on mine as I hit the bed.

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12. A New God

Sitting behind her brand new mahogany desk, Alexis Bellefleur passes her eyes over me in scrutiny. That she doesn't believe me is apparent in her stare.

I shift uncomfortably on the chair at the opposite end of the table. When she doesn't speak for another minute, I begin fidgeting with my fingers. Had I said something wrong? Another minute passes. Oh god. I am going to lose my job.

One more minute later, the woman finally pushes her glasses up and lifts her eyes from the report to my face.
"You finished this," she gestures to the paperwork, "in a day and a half, you say?"

"Yes," I nod.

"A week's worth of paperwork in a day and a half," she repeats in her french accent and suspicion-coloured tone.

"I pulled overtime," I explained.

"Right," she eyes me, obviously not believing me.

I never thought that this french woman could make me nervous.

"Is the report okay?" I feebly question.

"Its adequate."

I allow myself a little relief. This is the fourth time I've met her ridiculous deadline on time. Its clear the woman does not like me. Thank the HR department who she'd be answering to if she fired me.

"Is there, um, something else you wanted to say, Mrs. Bellefleur?"

"Yes. Next time get started sooner if you don't want to pull overtimes. I am not paying extra for your slacking."

Excuse me? My slacking? I can feel my overtalkative habit cutting its way through as my anger rises. Its a struggle not to be rude.

"Your deadlines don't allow for much slack, ma'am."

She must have read my tone. Why does she looks amused?

"And yet, here you are, Miss Haruno."

"By all means, two days are nearly not enough to finish such a report," I answer back, some irritation slipping out.

Alexis's amusement drops and her expression turns to one of confusion. "Two days?"

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I storm through the office door to find the redhead I am looking for leaning over Sasuke. He regards me gratefully and takes the opportunity to step aside. Marching up to the arrogant Karin Uzumaki, I nearly yell.
"You purposely did it!"