Be With Me

Chapter 3

         

          Akira walked into the entertainment company's building at around 3:30. It had been about a month and a half since she had moved in with the Asashinas. She was enjoying getting closer to all of the brothers and growing to be part of their family in her own unique way. She didn't completely see them as brothers, but she did feel connected with all of them. She felt welcomed and accepted there, and she wouldn't trade that for anything in the world. She even started to feel less awkward around them and was able to be more open with them like she is with Ema.

         Akira has now been waiting there for almost an hour, her client being later than my essays.  She was starting to grow frustrated at his or her tardiness. "Ok, here's the deal, if he or she doesn't show up within the next ten minutes, I'm out of here. I will not stand for tardiness, especially to this extent," Akira said, walking up to the manager. "I-I swear he will be here any minute now! Please don't walk out!" He begged, wiping the sweat off of his forehead. "Ten minutes, then I'm out," She said, sitting back down on the couch with a loud 'thud'.

       'This kid, if he's this late every day then I don't think I can deal with this' Akira thought, rubbing her temples out of frustration. 

       Ten minutes had passed, and there was no sign of the kid. Akira sighed, standing up dramatically. "Ten minutes is up, I'm sorry, but I'm a woman of my word," Akira said, grabbing her stuff. "But you're barely a woman," A boy said, laughing behind her. She turned around to be faced with a boy who looked to be no older than sixteen with light, messy brown hair. 

        "So, what did I miss?" The boy said, sitting down in one of the chairs, putting his feet up on the table, leaning back in his chair. "Well, I was just leaving because you're an hour late to our meeting," Akira said, a flash of annoyance in her eyes. "No! Please stay! We-we'll pay you double the amount that we were going to!" The manager said, pleading with her for her help. "Why should we? I'm already successful on my own, why do we need her?" He said, relaxing back into his chair. 

        "Hmm?" Akira questioned, looking at the boy with a raised eyebrow. "I'll take your offer, but only if I get to do one thing," Akira said, a devilish smirk forming on her angelic face. The boy sat us straight in his chair after hearing this. "I get to start working with him immediately," She said, crossing her arms as if she had won. "R-really? W-well if that's all you want, then I guess we can't turn you down!" He said, smiling brightly, putting out his hand for her to shake, which she gladly accepted. "H-hey! And I don't get a say in this??" The boy asked/shouted, slamming his hands down on the table. "This will help your career, and we already agreed to this earlier, so no, y-you don't," The manager said, his eyes looking everywhere else in the room except for his client.

       "Well then," The boy said, getting up and walking towards the door, which Akira had planted herself in front of, "I guess we'll just have to get started won't we?" He said, taking her chin in his fingers, pulling her closer to him. "Yes, t-that is what I said," Akira said, looking away as a bright blush lit up her face, moving quickly away from her new client.

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      Akira sat in the practice room with her new client, tired and mentally worn out. It was not about 7:00 at night, and she was just about done with him. He constantly contradicted her words, joked around, and flirted with her. She had made no progress with him, but she swore that she was going to change this, no matter how long it took.

       "Ok, I think we're done for the night," Akira said, standing up and stretching, looking down at the brat/ client. "Are you sure about that?" He questioned, a sly smirk growing on his face. "Definitely," She said, grabbing her stuff and leaving the room.