Touching the untouchable

Chapter 2

Itachi wanted to glare at everyone and everything. He can't believe his secretary, well ex-secretary as of a few minutes ago, messed up so badly. The job of his secretary was simple enough - make sure everything runs smoothly and on schedule and to do whatever the boss required to be done. Simple right? Apparently not, seeing as she messed up his schedule that he was almost late for his meeting and flight. Grateful that he had the habit of setting reminders for himself, he managed to get himself an air ticket and to the airport in time after the meeting. True he could've used his family's private jets but some were in maintenance and his other family members occupied the remaining 3 seeing as he apparently wasn't suppose to be flying today.

Itachi glared angrily at the ground just thinking about it. No point being angry now, she was now fired from the wealthiest corporation in the world. Once he had landed, he had himself whisked to his next conference immediately. The men present talked but nothing was of relevance or interest to the Uchiha corps, making Itachi send him a look and he immediately fell silent, ashamed. The secretaries of the other companies served their bosses tea and tried to flirt with Itachi while doing so, making him annoyed.
Itachi massaged his temples, it has been a long tiring day and he couldn't wait to get back to his hotel. His two bodyguards flanked his sides, watching and wary, ready for anything. Itachi saw a movement from the corner of his eye as someone charged towards him on a bicycle. One of his guards pulled him out of the line of attack while the other attempted to dismount the person. A well aimed kick sent the attacker tumbling to the ground. Jumping up angrily, he charged past the guards and began slashing in Itachi's direction as the Uchiha dodged each slash carefully. He watched as his guards pivot on their heels and was ready to pounce at the man. Itachi sent a roundhouse kick towards the man's hand when he saw an opening, forcing the man to release the knife. Itachi didn't want his guards to get hurt when he can easily prevent it from happening. He didn't usually have guards, it's just that recently the attacks have increased and his parents are paranoid. He could defend himself perfectly fine and he doesn't really condone the idea of using someone as a shield to protect his own life.
He watched as one of the Anbu guards fling the man, only to fling him into the table of someone else. Itachi let out a soft sigh, making the female guard look at him questioningly before following his gaze to the blond man picking up his camera from the ground. She must have guessed what he was thinking because she moved to approach the blond haired man, making the blond turn around so that she could keep an eye on Itachi whilst talking to someone else. She was the better option to approach someone anyways, his other guard was too... insensitive.
He watched the interaction, the blond's cheeks flushed slightly. Itachi, for a brief moment entertained the thought that he was kind of cute.

"What did he say?" Itachi asked.
"He said he would call me when he returned to Japan." She said as she glared at anyone that tried to get too close.
"What had been damaged?"
"His camera cracked when it landed on the ground. He said it couldn't be replaced but he also said he didn't want any compensation." Itachi frowned, usually when they claim they don't want any compensation, they turn to the media and accuse the corporation of damaging their things and not fixing it. "I know that you are not a secretary but could you please help me out and fix this as soon as possible, Konan?" Itachi asked, tired. She chuckled and nodded, she wanted to tease but she could see the exhaustion lining his face no matter how he tried to hide it. Her and the other guard, Kisame, had been guarding Itachi for years (more than a decade) - since the Uchiha turned 10 actually- and over the years they have developed a friendship along with a few other Anbu guards that didn't follow them on this trip as Itachi said he didn't need so many of them. Usually when they are all not working (I.e. when Itachi forces them to take the day off), they would go out for a drink or dinner or something.

When his anbu guards finally finished sweeping through the room to see if there was anything suspicious, they deemed it safe and allowed Itachi to enter. They had booked a hotel room which accommodated all 3 of them but also let them all have a private bedroom each to themselves. Itachi loosen the tie around his neck and flung it haphazardly onto the bed. "Do you want dinner?" Kisame asked, poking his head in just as Itachi was trying to undress. Itachi shot him a mock glare for not knocking, making the taller man grin and wolf whistle at him playfully. "Lookin' good!"
"Out." Itachi growled, kicking a shoe towards his friend, hitting the man in the leg. "Fine fine!" Kisame exclaimed, running away when he saw Itachi was ready for a second hit.
"Do you want dinner though?!" Kisame yelled from the kitchen. Itachi let out a deep breath, letting his gaze wonder towards the window. He felt himself captivated by the simple view of a the skies. Itachi redid the buttons on his dress shirt and put his jacket on, he scooped up his phone from his bed.
"I'm heading out." Itachi said as he was half way out the door.
"Wait! What?!" Konan yelled with a mouth full of spaghetti. Konan picked up her plate, running after him. She blocked the door from closing, glaring at Itachi. "Can't you wait till we finish eating?" Itachi let a soft smirk grace his lips, his friends never change.
"I'll be alright. I'm just going to walk around." Itachi said, shutting the door behind him, ignoring their questions.