The Crow's Soul and The Scarecrow's Heart (On Hiatus)

Chapter 18

Time went by and soon I was at the gates of Akatsuki Corp. I stood there with my first romance manga in my arms still debating whether or not I should go into this place. "Miss Atsuna?" said a voice, as I jumped and looked seeing Konan waiting for me. "Are you ready?" she asked, as I nodded and followed Konan to the two men who waited for me before. The doors opened and there they were waiting on the couch again just waiting for me. "Miss Atsuna" said Tobi standing up and walking towards me. I took out my manga and handed it to him. He looked at me a bit surprised but then smirked. He took it from my hands and started looking through it. I watched his facial expressions change as he looked through the pages. "This is amazing" he said, as I took a deep breath of relief. "Very impressive Rei" he said, as I held out my hands. Tobi paused and raised a eyebrow at me. "I want it back" I said, as he smirked placing the manga back in my hands. "Of course" he said, as I held my manga closer. "Shall we have a tour of the building?" asked Tobi, as I nodded my head. Tobi smirked sitting up and started escorting me everywhere in the entire building. "You won't have to worry about memorizing a lot of the building. If you want you can spend most of your time at home working if you prefer" said Tobi, as I eyed him. "What exactly does Akatsuki Corp do?" I asked again, as he stopped and turned to me. "We want to take over the creative world" said Tobi, as I stopped and he glanced back at me. "What do you mean take over?" I asked, as he sighed and looked at me. "Some of the worlds greatest writers, artists and creators have yet to be discovered, some of the companies won't even discover you unless you have a name" said Tobi, as I stopped and froze into place. "What?" I asked, as Tobi raised an eyebrow. "I thought you knew that considering your background" said Tobi, as I narrowed my eyes. "How?" I asked, as Tobi continued walking with me slowly following. We reached a room and Tobi pulled out a file in a filing cabinet. I then paused seeing My first name with my father's last name on it. "This is you isn't it?" asked Tobi, as I bit my lip. "No, it's not" I said, as Tobi smirked and put the file away. "Well in any case your work is outstanding as always" said Tobi, as I turned around. "Are we done here?" I asked, as he smiled while closing his eyes. "For now" he said, as I walked away and soon walked out of the building. I soon shook my head and made my way to the Deer Cafe. This is what always happens. I just never knew that my family had no faith in me to make it on my own. I sighed and sat at my booth in the cafe. "Rei" said Yoshino, as I looked at her. She placed a coffee jelly in front of me and I smiled. "This is a thank you for helping Tsunade" she said, as I smiled. "No problem Yoshino" I said, as she smiled more. "Well, well, look who it is" said a voice, as I growled and glared seeing Tara. Tara sat in front of me and tried reaching for my coffee jelly. I grabbed it away from her and she glared at me. "What do you want?" I asked, as she smirked. "Just wanted to know if the rumor about your editor dropping you was true" she said, as I narrowed my eyes. "Why do you care?" I asked, as she giggled a bit. "Oh? It is? That's too bad" she said, as I then growled at her. "Rei?" said a voice, as we turned our heads and I paused seeing Itachi. Tara blushed a million shades of red and I looked up at him. "What are you doing here?" I asked, as Itachi smirked. "Well actually Kakashi told me you come here a lot and sure enough here you are" he said, as I just glanced at him. "Can I sit down?" asked Itachi, as Tara stood up. "It's such a pleasure to meet you, I'm such a big fan" said Tara, as Itachi smiled nervously. "Friend of yours?" asked Itachi, as I took a bite out of my coffee jelly and glared at him. He smirked and then sat next to me ignoring Tara. "How did it go?" asked Itachi, as I stayed quiet and took another bite out of my jelly. "Rei?" questioned Itachi, as more screeching occurred and soon my whole booth was surrounded by adoring fans of Itachi. Itachi sighed and then smirked a bit. "Rei" whispered Itachi, as I closed my eyes still ignoring him. My eyes then widened when he grabbed my spoon and ate a piece of my jelly. "Hey" I said, as my face blushed a million shades of red when Itachi kissed my lips as well as fed me mouth to mouth the jelly he placed in his mouth. All the girls screamed in delight and I was going to die from embarrassment. "ALRIGHT ENOUGH, IF YOUR HERE FOR VIEWING THE MODEL THEN GET OUT" shouted Yoshino, as all the girls whined. Tara then sat in front of us and I turned my head away annoyed at the whole situation. "How do you know each other?" asked Tara, as I kept quiet. "Should you tell her or should I?" asked Itachi, as I glanced at him. "You can do whatever you want it's not like she's going to believe it" I said, as Itachi cupped my face and I glared at him this time. "Probably because your in a bad mood" said Itachi, as I turned my head away. "If you know that then stop poking the bear" I said, as he smiled and wrapped his arm around me. "Well?" asked Tara "She's my girlfriend" said Itachi, as we both stopped. Tara looked at us shocked and I eyed Itachi at how bluntly he called me his girlfriend. It made me really happy.

"You and Itachi Uchiha" she said, as I nodded my head. Tara then growled and stood up. "You didn't even originally like him" said Tara, as I narrowed my eyes at her. "You do know relationships grow right?" I asked, as she growled louder and then walked out of the cafe. "That was fun" said Itachi, as I sighed. "You did that on purpose" I said, as Itachi chuckled. "So how did the interview go?" asked Itachi, as I sighed. "Well I got the job and editor" I said eating another bite of my coffee jelly. "So what's the problem?" asked Itachi, as I sighed. "The only reason I got my original editor was because of my fathers name" I said, as Itachi then moved his right hand and touched my chin lightly. "You earned your place Rei, don't think less of yourself just because your parents gave you a boost you didn't want" whispered Itachi, as I smiled a bit. "Your speaking from experience aren't you?" I asked, as I then blushed when Itachi kissed my lips passionately. It was kind, bold, and wild way different than the first time we kissed. When we broke I gasped for air and Itachi did the same thing. "T-that was" said Itachi, as I lightly grabbed his shirt. "Intense" I finished, as he lightly chuckled and cupped my face. "Yeah" he whispered, as I blushed when he came closer to my neck. "Ahem" said a voice, as we turned our heads and I smiled seeing Kakashi. "Do I even want to know?" asked Kakashi raising an eyebrow. "I got the new editor at the new company" I said, as Kakashi smiled while sitting across from Itachi and I. "I knew you would" said Kakashi kissing my forehead from across the table. "So I had a thought" said Itachi, as we both looked at him. "Since our vacation got spoiled how about we go on another this coming weekend" said Itachi, as I smiled and Kakashi sighed. "Yeah I can move some things around I guess" said Kakashi "Sounds fun" I said, as Itachi kissed right ear. I then paused when both Kakashi and Itachi's cell phones rang. "Gotta run?" I asked, as Kakashi kissed my left hand and Itachi kissed my right. "Later" they said, as I smiled watching them walk out. Yoshino then sat in front of me. "I think this is really good for you" said Yoshino, as I smiled more. "Yeah, I'm actually really happy" I said, as we paused when seeing Hana and Haku running into the cafe. "REI?!" they shouted, as I looked at them shocked. "What's wrong?" I asked, as Haku sighed. "Obviously, you haven't heard" said Haku, as I tilted my head. "Heard?" I asked, as Hana and Haku looked at each other and then looked back at me.

To Be Continued...