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—DemonicAngel—
DISCLAIMER: The only time I will own Naruto is never.
CHAPTER 1
Blind Date
"So you're here because…?"
"I'm here because my four insane sisters don't know how to mind their own business. Just because they're all married, they think I have to get married too. Sakura, Ino, and Karin, they're all four years younger than me and had been chasing after my best friend Sasuke for the longest time. Apparently they see his royal highness as the 'perfect gentleman.'
Of course not all three could have him so thankfully in between Ino found Sai, who's probably the next Michelangelo and God only knows how much Ino loves herself. So one day he asked her if she could model for him and the next day they're making out on every corner of the planet.
And then there is Karin of course, who's a bitch. I love her to death, I do, but she is the biggest bitch sometimes. You should have seen the catfights Sakura and Karin had over Sasuke. Praise the heavens when Suigetsu returned from his training with his two gold medals from the Olympics for swimming. Karin drowned the whole place in her drool the second he took his shirt off at a pool party. For a month straight she couldn't stop talking about his exotic eyes. He kept teasing her until I smacked some sense into him and told him to just ask her out. I could not take her nightly rants about him any longer.
So the catfights died quickly after that, and here was Sakura still walking around pining for Sasuke's love. Yuck. It was a year later that she decided to be spontaneous, have no idea why, and died her hair pink. Turned out that Sasuke has a fetish for pink things and boy you should have seen how fast he went after her.
And then there's Tenten. She's my favorite. My parents adopted her when I turned eight because after having three girls, they were kind enough to find me a brother. The day they went to the orphanage though, that supposed boy they asked for was Tenten. Those orphanage people messed up the paperwork and put down a girl. Much to my shock when they came home with Tenten rather than the brother I always dreamed of, she turned out to be a really cool sister and lucky for me, a tomboy.
Also, unlike my three crazier sisters, she didn't chase after Sasuke. I literally jumped in joy at that. Until I figured out that she had a major crush for the proud ass Neji Hyuuga. She thought he was the epitome of perfection. Of course I fully supported her, she was my favorite after all and helped her to get Neji. The only annoying part out of all of this is that all four of them are married to my friends. And I could just gag when us guys get together and they start talking about who's best in sex. That is so not something I want to hear.
Hey, are you even listening?"
The brunette haired chick just kept gazing at my face with those gaga eyes. This was the second time I had explained to her why I was here and she didn't even listen. Maybe I should rant less… She was probably walking off somewhere in lala land thinking about me. I don't mean to brag but that really is how every girl looks when I take them out on a date. This was probably my fifth blind date and summer barely began.
"Hey…" Damn I forgot her name. This is what happens when your sisters set you up on random blind dates all the time.
"Um… Yuki…"
She fluttered her eyelashes, emerging from her dreamy state, "Yeah?"
Score! Points for getting her name right.
"Do you want to go for a walk on the beach?" I asked, giving her my infamous Naru-dazzle-smile.
"S-sure," she replied, returning the smile and then taking the next flight back to la la land.
Dinner wasn't working out, she hadn't even touched her food and we had been sitting here talking for an hour. Well actually, I was talking for an hour and she was drooling. Typical blind date. So it was about time I took her to the romantic walk on the beach, kissed her goodnight, and drove her home. I had been through this process so many times that each step was practically ingrained into my memory. These dates were so useless. If only those oh-so-happily married sisters of mine could get that through their skulls.
The drive back was quiet and the girl seemed to have something on her mind. I could tell, she kept fidgeting and from the corner of my eye, I had noticed how she kept opening her mouth as if to say something.
The date was coming to a close as we reached the front gates of her home. I parked the car and stepped outside to open her door.
Taking her hand, I helped her out and pulled her close, ending the date with a chaste kiss on her lips.
"I had a great time Yuki."
She looked down and whispered, "Um… so when will I see you again?"
Oh jeez. Here we go.
Scratching the back of my head, "Listen Yuki, I had fun today, but I just don't think it's really going to work out. You're a wonderful person, you really are, but you deserve someone better than me."
I was trying to gently pull my way out of this conversation, the girl looked like she would tear up any second.
"Goodbye Yuki…" I hurried over to my car, giving her one last wave, and started the engine.
I could hear her calling out, "Wait!"
But of course by that time I had already driven off. And this, ladies and gentleman, is why I hate these dumb ass dates. The female population have set my status as the heartbreaker.
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RING! RING! RINGGRINGG!
"Holy shit! I'm coming! I'm coming!" Seriously. I just got into the house. How impatient can they get.
I picked up the phone and held it a safe distance away from my ear.
"HOW'D IT GOOOOO?" Four voices all yelling the same thing through the phone was enough to destroy a person's eardrums. I learned that four years ago after my very first blind date. It wasn't till the third date that I actually learned to pick up the phone and not hold it up to my ear.
"Do you guys not have anything better to do with your lives?" I emphasized.
"Psh. Naruto. We're married. Our time is composed of sex, shopping, and your love life," Sakura answered.
"She's right. You're twenty-eight years old Naruto and you still don't have a girlfriend. I mean I'm not going to lie here, you are hot. Plus you're single. And what my dope of a brother needs to be doing right now is living his life to the fullest. And by the fullest I mean you need to get laid." Words of wisdom by Ino Namikaze.
"Okay hold up, hold up. Why is it so important that I get a girlfriend?"
"Naruto, you dumbass. We go over this every time. You're sexy but you're not getting any younger. We're already married and the life you're living is sad and pathetic," Karin responded.
Bitch.
"And we also do this because it's fun to tease you," Tenten added in.
"Aww c'mon Tenten! You're supposed to be on my side here!" I whined.
"I know Naru. But they have a point. It's sad to see you all alone."
"I'm not alone! I have you gu—" I began.
"Okay! Okay! Enough with the sappy moment. So Naruto, how was the date?"
"The date was… hehe… well…." Oh man they are gonna kill me.
"SERIOUSLY?" Karin yelled.
"Naruto Namikaze! You tell me you did not blow off another one of your dates!" Eep. Ino was angry.
"Do you know how much time it took us to find her? And she is just your type!" And Sakura was mad too. Sigh. There is no hope.
"Sakura, I don't have a type."
"Don't you give me bullshit about not having a type! I swear to God, this is the last time you do that to one of your dates." Sakura retorted.
"What? What are you talking about?"
"Naruto we're coming home for the summer this year." Tenten blurted.
"Tenten! You weren't supposed to tell him!" Ino shrieked.
"YA! That was supposed to be a surprise!" Karin snapped. I could just see her pushing up her glasses while saying that.
"Sorry guys, but he doesn't like surprises anyways. Plus, you know how he is. I doubt you would want to walk in to a messy house." Tenten countered.
I looked around the house. Yup. She knew me too well.
"Shut up."
"She's got a point there. But yes Naruto, we are coming home for the summer so the house better be in a condition for sane people to live in." Ha! Sane people. Look who's talking.
"Sure, sure Sakura. So when are you guys coming? And Ino, I thought you and Sai were still touring Egypt?"
"We are but I asked him if we could go home early this year and he said okay. Besides, it's been more than a year since we last saw you and we can cut the trip short for you. Family always comes first!"
Ino was lucky to have Sai. Even though he was a complete pervert. He only ever did anything that pleased her, and though their relationship started out with loving themselves more than each other, they both slowly changed and fell in love.
They were both good for each other. Sai was an artist and travelled around the globe painting all the diverse sceneries and making his living out of selling them. And boy did he get paid well. Once Ino married Sai, she went everywhere with him and to him, 'her beauty was far greater than the world altogether.' Those were his exact words, as I recall from one of Ino's endless rants about Sai.
But from that point onward, he painted her in every painting of his and his sales even went up twenty percent. The other way around, Sai was good for Ino too because travelling around the world helped her see more than herself. Thank. You. Sai.
The only sad part was that I barely ever got to see her since she was never in the city but it made me happy to know that Sai was taking good care of my little sister.
"Family will always come first. And we'll finally have a complete family reunion after such a long time!"
"Sakura… it's only been a year," I sighed. She really does over-exaggerate everything.
"You hush. A year is a long time. And I want to see my wittle brother."
"Big brother. BIG brother."
Yeesh. How many times do I have to remind her that I'm the older one, yet she still refuses to acknowledge me has her big brother. Her excuse? Girls mature faster than boys therefore, in relevance to puberty and rational thinking; she was the older, and the wiser. Psh. Ya right.
It didn't help any that she was married to my best friend and also the new head of the wealthiest company in basically the whole world, Sasuke friggin' Uchiha. Like my ego wasn't bruised enough, it was pushed down ten points every time his royal highness entered the room. And because Sakura was married to mister high and mighty, she became missus high and mighty and her view of me as her "wittle" brother became even more prominent. Yay me.
But Sakura saw herself above others for most everyone, so I didn't mind too much when she addressed me as her little bro. I don't mean that in a bad way, when I say 'above others,' she didn't belittle anyone, she was just extremely smart and most people couldn't keep up with her, except for Sasuke of course. Her genius other half. I swear those two were made for each other. She demanded a lot and he could provide it all for her. He saw himself as the greatest, but she was the one person who kept him on his feet and could counter any argument he came up with.
After their wedding day, she moved into the Uchiha estates and managed his business along with him. That brain of hers couldn't be wasted now could it? The good part to this was that they didn't live all too far away so she could come see me every so often.
The not so good part was that she kept Sasuke busy doing you know what, -gag- so Sasuke didn't have too much time to hang out with his best bud after the marriage. Which is when I decided to go on a new best friend hunt. And found Gaara.
"Oh you two better not start your 'big brother/little brother' quarrel again. Last time it began, it never ended. Jeez, it's like you to have nothing better to talk about…"
"Speaking of better things to talk about, I heard Gaara got a girlfriend!" Ino interrupted.
Oh no. Curse the person who told Ino, of all people, that piece of detail.
"Gaara? As in cute-but-mute Gaara? HE managed to get a girlfriend while Naruto is still roaming around single? How is that even possible?"
"Shut up Karin. Ino, how'd you even find out about that?" I inquired. I bet these girls have cameras hidden everywhere and spy on me. It's the only possible way any of them could know all the details about my life. Or they're all secretly ninjas. Also a possibility.
"It doesn't matter how she found out! What matters is how he scored himself a chick. Doesn't he like not talk at all? How'd he even ask the girl out?" Tenten asked, curious.
"I didn't think he had that in him," Sakura stated.
"Me neither. But damn, I'm impressed," Ino praised.
"You guys aren't here long enough to realize that he does actually talk, and his girlfriend had a crush on him forever and she, not he, was the one to ask him out," I declared.
Hopefully that would make satisfy them.
"Sooo… who is she? Do we know her?" Karin asked.
Nope. I was wrong.
I sighed, rubbing my head. "Her name is Matsuri. She is about a year younger than you guys and they've been dating for about two weeks now. She is head over heels for him and he is very interested by her. They love each other very much. Blah blah blah. End of discussion."
"Matsuri! That teeny little girl?" Ino exclaimed.
"I remember her! She was the sweetest thi—"
"Okay guys! That's enough. Yes, Tenten, you should remember her, you guys played on the same soccer team."
Ah. Soccer. The memories. It was Tenten's championship game where she first saw Neji Hyuuga. I had brought all my college friends to cheer her on, but I didn't think she would have fallen for girly-haired Neji. Except he wasn't girly at all. According to her, he swept her off her feet. Literally. Because while running towards us after the game, she tripped on a crack and he managed to catch her just in time. What a fairytale moment. Never imagined her to play damsel-in-distress till he showed up and made her go all girly. That same week, he asked her out and she became an Ino-clone, ranting on and on about how cool Neji was, and how sexy his deep voice is.
If you're wondering, no I did not ever participate in these conversations and squeal like a little girl with my sisters because that would be very unmanly. And I, Naruto Namikaze, am not unmanly.
So, I later found out that he had a thing for sporty girls like Tenten who don't have an obsession with shopping and fixing their hair and make-up twenty-four/ seven.
Which I was glad about, this way Tenten wouldn't have to change herself for him. I would definitely not approve of that. Not that it would matter. I stopped trying to play the "older protective brother" role ages ago. These girls are too headstrong and controlling to have someone take charge of them. It's almost near to impossible to tell them to do something they don't want to do.
"Oooh! Now that you mention teams, four of the kid's Suigetsu's trained in his team have qualified for the Olympics! And if they win, he's going to get some sort of big award for coaches! So proud of him!" Karin blabbed on.
Was there ever a time that Karin didn't talk about Suigetsu winning something or another? Ever since she and Suigetsu were together, she boasted about all the things Suigetsu won. It was obvious that she was competing with Sakura, and trying to show how Suigetsu was better than Sasuke.
Karin had gotten over Sasuke and her so-called love for him. But instead of finding some neutral ground, she started to hate how he was the head of this big company and she bashed him every chance she got by announcing all the things Suigetsu had achieved. Sakura found herself above such petty squabbles and pretended not to care. I just found the whole thing amusing.
"That's greaat Karin," Sakura pressed, the sarcasm didn't go unnoticed by Karin or the rest of us for that matter.
"Okaaay girls. So when will you all be here by?" I asked, clearly changing the subject. It was for the better.
"We'll arrive next Friday, so that gives you a week to tidy things up," Sakura answered.
"Oh definitely. And Naruto, we all know you have a whole lot of cash lying in the bank. Please go and buy some real food. Ramen all day, e'ry day does not go well with my stomach," Ino requested.
"Ya seriously," Karin added.
I pouted, even though they couldn't see, "Aww, you guys are so mean."
"We still love you!" they all yelled in sync.
My pout switched to a smile. Even with all the bickering, they were still the best sister's in the world, and I wouldn't give them up for anything. Not even ramen. And that's saying a lot coming from me.
"I love you guys too," I replied sincerely.
"Alright, well I gotta go, Sasuke needs me."
Yuck. We all know what that means.
"Same here, Neji is calling."
"I gotta go too."
"Ditto." Karin responded.
"Alright. You guys go do your… thang. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
"Did he just say… 'thang'?" Ino questioned.
"He did…" Tenten replied.
"Naruto. You're a big boy now. It's called sex." Sakura informed me.
Laughter followed her comment and then the line went dead. Typical.
I put down the phone and got to cleaning. I could already feel it.
This was going to be a summer to remember.
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