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Naruko's P.O.V

"What about this guy anyway?" I asked but the answer seemed to be kept from me, as I looked at the small picture of a blonde haired boy, not older than seventeen. It looked to be Tamaki Suoh. He was a lot more mature than I'd last seen and he seemed as pampered as ever.

"Doesn't he look like her? They could be siblings." The voice spoke. It sounded old and worn, obviously a female. Matching its owner.

"Who could!? Us?" I snapped, I was tired and my patience was wearing thin.

"Or, a cute couple!" Shizune giggled, hugging Tonton tight to her chest as usual. I glared at her, she needed to pick a side and stick to it.

"I should think not." The woman spoke again, her tone seemingly angrier than before. "She'll be there to protect him, not to service him like a whore."

My eye twitched as my anger and impatience exploded. "Whore?!" I yelled as I stomped over to the frail looking woman, but I knew her appearance was deceptive. I knew all about the Suoh family and how she treats her grandson. It made me sick. She was lucky enough to have people to care for and she so openly hated them. But what I didn't understand was why she would be coming here and talking about protection.

"Look, Lady! If you think you can come in here and insult whoever you please you have another thing coming. Money will get you nowhere around here. Not when we have weapons in our pockets and the Will of Fire in our hearts!"

"It will." She cut me off, not raising her voice. "The money I have will buy you and then you will do as I say."

"I'm not an object." I scoffed. Tsunade stayed quiet and watched us as Shizune fretted about my treatment towards the old hag. I opened my mouth to continue my stream of somewhat abusive words.

"Your mission will be to protect this lady's grandson. There has been an official threat made and they wish for you to discreetly watch over him until it's sorted out." Tsunade may have sounded calm but I could tell she was as pissed as I was.

"Very well, as long as I don't have to see her while I'm at it." I motioned my head to the grandmother of the Suoh family in disgust.

"You will be dealing with my grandson, Tamaki Suoh, only." She said, as if dismissing my mean words. I nodded my agreement to the mission and kept my mouth shut. It was an A ranked and paid well, it wasn't the worst thing in the world. "You will need to wear more appropriate clothing and we will discuss you attending the same school for the time being."

"The same school!?" I raised an eyebrow, apart from the Academy I'd never attending a school. I'd never even set foot in a fancy private school. It promised to be interesting at the very least.
Hey! What's wrong with my clothes!?
I was wearing my usual orange and black jacket with my orange shorts and knee high boots.

"Yes, you will need to watch him around the clock and as a result you shall be staying in his mansion with him." Tsunade added. "You may go now. " She extended her arm and held out a scroll for me to take before I left. I stepped forward and grasped the scroll in my right hand before exiting the room. As soon as the door was closed I sighed and slumped against the wall. At least I got to stay in a fancy house for a while. I walked away from the Hokage's office and made my way out of the building. Waving to the odd person and saying Hello as I passed them by. As I got to the entrance of the structure I looked up towards the windows which held Tsunade's office.

I wonder if they're still talking… What if the Old Hag is complaining about me? I wasn't very nice after all.

I took a deep breath and continued to walk towards my apartment, releasing the oxygen from my lungs slowly and steadily. I watched my feet take each and every step and tried to keep my mind blank. Thinking was too much work and wouldn't accomplish anything at the time being.
I thought it weird to only send me as a bodyguard, although the more people they sent the more obvious the whole operation was. I remembered the words Granny Tsunade has used. "Discreetly watch over him." I'd have to be a very convincing Ninja for that.
As I climbed the steps up to my apartment I recalled his face and his blonde hair. Maybe I could pass as a cousin coming to visit him and not have to transfer into the school? If not, it would take a lot of time and bribery to make sure I was placed in the same classes as him.

"Hey, Naruko!" I looked up to see the lady who lived next to me, she was stood outside my apartment with a broom, with only her pyjamas on.

"Hi…" I was about to add her name but then I remembered that I didn't know it.

"There's a smell coming from your room." She said without a moment's hesitation.

"A smell?" I asked as I pulled out my key and unlocked the door. She nodded and followed me in. I sniffed the air in the room and she was right, there was an obvious smell, it wasn't a very bad smell but it wasn't nice either. "I wonder what.." But I fell short as I laid my eyes on him. He was sat at my small dining room table which was more in the kitchen than in a separate room. He was wearing a white suit with pink trimmings and his hair was ruffled perfectly into place. He had a small China cup which he took from his lips and placed on the table, extending his pinky so he didn't make a noise. The smell was obviously his expressive perfume, or whatever it is guys wear. "What the hell are you doing here?!" I snapped as the neighbour lady gawked at him.

"Why, is that any way to speak to a guest?" he flashed a charming smile as he stood up from the chair.

"You're not a guest," I sighed as I pushed the lady out of my home. "You're an intruder." She wasn't going willingly and she refused to remove
her eyes from the boy in front of her. "Thanks again, Miss!" I smiled before slamming the door shut behind her.
I leaned down and unzipped my boots before kicking them off, not bothering to straighten them. I walked back into the room and glared at him.

"Nice to see you again, Naruko." He smiled his brilliant smile.

"Yeah, but what are you doing here, Tamaki?" I asked in return.

Oh, did I forget to mention that I'd met the spoiled, eccentric ass before?

"Long time no see," he smiled as he waltzed over and grabbed my hand, shaking it furiously. I withdrew it from his grasp and walked past him, towards my fridge.

"What are you doing here?" I asked again, hoping for an answer this time.

"Didn't you hear about your mission?" He walked into the living room and began snooping around, not even asking if he could. But he'd always been the kind of person who did as he pleased without asking others.

"Yes. But I was supposed to go to you." I opened the door to my confined food and gave a look over what I had. Milk and orange juice in the door, cheese, ham and eggs on one shelf and various meats to add to my ramen on the other. I sighed again, nothing much that I fancied in there.

"You are, but grandmother brought me with her. You'll be escorting me home tomorrow evening." He said as if it was just another dinner engagement. I walked to the closest cupboard and grabbed a packet of chips from within it.

"Great," I grumbled. I was hungry and I'd had to put up with this guy. "You're not planning on staying here, are you?!" I asked as I got a sudden thought of the nightmare it might be. In affect it was a sleepover.

"That's right." He walked back into the kitchen and took a seat at the table, across from where he was originally sitting. "Grandmother is going onto another town after visiting here so I can't stay with her and I thought it would be fun." He seemed cheerful and enthusiastic, everything I wasn't about this whole thing. The old hag had really rattled me up.

"Great," I grumbled for the second time as I opened my bag of chips and threw one into my mouth. "I'm not giving up my bed, so you get the couch."

He nodded. "I expected as much…" He kept the smile on his face, I couldn't tell if he was trying to be charming or if he was just being himself. He was a difficult person to read. "Oh! How rude of me!" He got out of his seat and walked over to me, bowing his head formally as he spoke. "Please, take care of me."

I smirked and extended my arm, bunching my hand into a fist before giving his head a nice, firm bop. He jumped back and began rubbing the lump which was beginning to form.

"Heeey! What did you do that for!?"

I stood up and held out my pinky finger. "I'll keep you safe," I stated. He'd seemed... nervous, so it couldn't hurt to try and ease him. His lips lifted back into a smile as he nodded and locked his pinky with mine. "But I can't promise I won't kill you myself!" I laughed as I let go of his finger and continued to munch at my chips. He looked at me with curiosity and wonder.

"What.. What does that taste like?!" he asked, way too much excitement in his voice.

"Here," I picked a chip from the packet and shoved it in his mouth, snatching it back before he chomped down on my hand. I watched as he chewed it slowly, as if he were counting and analysing each chomp. Then he swallowed, I stared and waited for his verdict. "Oh! That's delightful." He beamed. "What is that flavour?"

"Prawn cocktail," I said simply before munching on another.

"Allow me to have another!" he grinned as he spoke properly, it was weird. I shook my head and turned my back on him before tipping the rest of the packet into my mouth and chomping on them. He flailed his arms and tried to snatch it from me but he was far too slow to take on somebody of my skill and love of food, I mean, come one! I'm on par with Choji. No way was he getting my chips.
He made a whiny, sad noise but I paid no attention as I threw the remains in the bin. I turned to him and glared as I finished my mouthful.

"I guess I'm your babysitter for a while then."

He nodded with a sad, pouting face. "At least you'll get to meet my friends."

"Oh yeah, you mentioned them last time. I look forward to meeting those Twins you told me about! They sounded like a lot of fun."

"And there's been a new addition since then," he perked up, any signs of sadness and loss gone. Boy, must he have liked that one chip. "Her name's Haruhi. I think you'll like her!"

"I'm sure I will." I smiled.

Even though he was annoying and a pain in the butt, it was great to see the rich blonde again, he had been kind to me in the past and I was grateful for that, but most of all… he was a nice person. Unlike some of the people he was related to. I was just glad to see him happy and smiling.
It had been almost a year and a half since I'd seen him, and even then it had only been for a couple of weeks. His family had come to The Leaf Village on business and I'd gotten to see him. But before that, I'd met him at The Crescent Moon Kingdom when he was visiting Hikaru, just after the whole incident of my leg getting turned to stone and having to save Prince Michiru.

Good times.


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