AN: Hello! The idea I got for this fic from a headcanon about a pilot!au on tumblr by letsusura. My writing isn't the best, but I really wanted to write something for this idea. I almost thought about dropping this, but then letsusura convinced me to not do that, along with narusasunaruheadcanons, who is a fantastic writer. I hope others will write for this au too!
"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Sasuke and I'm your chief flight attendant. On behalf of Captain Uzumaki and the entire crew, welcome aboard…"
It's a cycle. Fucking clockwork. Everyone in the crew knows the script by heart. His thoughts could wander to something completely different and He'd still be speaking. "Our flight time will be 6 hours and 35 minutes. We will be traveling at 12,000 meters, at a ground speed of 915 kilometers per hour."
And then once he finishes the announcements and tells the flight attendants to get ready for departure…
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to direct your attention to the television monitors. We will be showing our safety demonstration and would like the next few minutes of your complete attention."
He'd walk to the back, and before he'd get through the doorway, one of the other flight attendants would tell him he was needed in the cockpit.
"Sasuke-san, Naruto-kun needs you in the cockpit."
Like fucking clockwork.
He made his way to the front of the plane, the other flight attendants taking over for the caring of the passengers. Once he got into the small room, he leaned on the door as the blond pilot finished his announcement to the guests. "You needed me, Captain Uzumaki?" Sasuke voiced once he was sure the mic was off.
"Why do you have to be so formal, Sasuke-kun." Naruto Uzumaki gave him a glance before directing his attention back to the runway.
"We haven't even taken off, and yet you called me in here. What, did you forget to use the bathroom?"
"Bastard, I just want some water." 'Bastard' was Uzumaki's nickname for him. Since he was put in Uzumaki's flight crew. Naruto Uzumaki was praised far and wide for his talents at flying. He had plenty of potential- he could've been a fucking astronaut- but decided to be a commercial pilot instead. His words being "One should explore the world first before even looking to space."
Decent words, despite coming from an idiot. He also said that his goal was to become the best pilot possible, just like his father, Minato Namikaze. He was well on his way there. Turns out that his mom was the chief flight attendant. They had officially met when on their first flight together, when a man had attempted to get into the cockpit, only to have Kushina Uzumaki put the man into a sleeper hold.
It was a rule to not fuck around on their flights, they could take anything thrown at them. Anything people tried was immediately put down. Minato was called "The Flash," since every flight took a much quicker time than expected it would take. Kushina was called the "Red-Hot Habanero." No one dared go against her or disrupted the flight. One time another pilot had attempted to grope her on one of their breaks, and left the lounge with a new broken arm.
When Naruto was only 4 years old, they had died in a plane crash. They were flying in a private plane when a horrible storm had them crashing to the ground. People were stunned to see their son take up his father's job.
Minato had his own airline service that had merged with Konoha Airlines. Thus, Naruto being a wealthy heir, with the leader of Konoha Airlines being his grandmother. So Naruto Uzumaki had everything he might ever need. He was one of the most sought after pilots for a relationship. It was fair game for anyone, since he's dated both male and female; but he was currently single.
Sasuke didn't have it like that; this job was the only thing he had. His father and mother died in an accident long ago. His brother was suspected of their deaths, due to his mental instability. But Itachi had disappeared off the face of the earth. So until Sasuke was of age, he was put in the Witness Protection before his well being was deemed safe.
He's been living on his own, but since he became a chief flight attendant, he could barely go home. He got rid of his apartment, and the only things he owned was what he carried in his suitcase. Naruto is the pilot he's been with the longest, finding himself unable to part with him.
'I don't even like the idiot that much… it's just that, who knows what would happen if I wasn't here to help run things. It would be much worse if I wasn't here.' Once he returned to the cockpit with the water, he placed it in front of the pilot. "If you call me into here for another cup of water or something else stupid, I'll pour it down your shirt."
"Can you at least lift it up for me to drink? I obviously can't get it myself since I'm flying."
Sasuke huffed and put the cup to the blond pilot's lips, watching him drink for a second before turning away with a light blush. 'This is stupid.' the fuck was he getting embarassed for?! He pulled the glass away when he was sure the man done. "I'll be going back now."
They were 4 hours into the trip, and Naruto had already called him in for several menial tasks. The passengers were taken care of, and would probably be sleeping for the rest of the trip. He sat in the chair next to Sakura. She looked more tired than usual, after being on break for a week. They sat in, what Sasuke thought, comfortable silence.
"Hey Sasuke, Naruto called you into the cockpit a lot during this flight, was something wrong?"
He didn't want to discuss this, because he knew he'd bitch about it. "The idiot just called me in to annoy me. We had people to take care of on the flight, and he wanted me to get an itch on his back. 'Can you get me some water? Can you adjust my tie? I'm hungry.'" Sasuke said these in high pitched whines. "He's like a child."
"Then why doesn't he call anyone else in to take care of it? There are a few other attendants he could call." The girl wondered. "I don't know why he couldn't call anyone else either. And also, when I first started working with him the cockpit was a pigsty. It definitely looked like he was capable of getting his own snacks." The man continued to rant, it almost sounded like nagging. But Sakura wouldn't say that to him.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Incheon International Airport. Local time is 11:00 pm and the temperature is 27 degrees celsius. For your safety and comfort, please remain seated with your seatbelt fastened until the captain turns off the Fasten Seatbelt Sign. This will indicate that we have parked at the gate and that it is safe for you to move about..."
Fuck, he was exhausted. This flight was one of the somewhat shorter, smoother ones, he supposed. But then every trip with Naruto could be tiring. He wanted to drop into bed at one of the sleeping rooms available in the airport; which was a blessing in itself.
"We remind you to please wait until you are inside the terminal to use any electronic devices or smoke in the designated areas. On behalf of Konoha Airlines and the entire crew, I'd like to thank you for joining us on this trip and we are looking forward to seeing you on board again in the near future. Have a nice night."
And with that he and the other flight attendants bowed to show their gratitude.
Now all they had to do was see the guests out, clean the seats and aisles, and sleep for, at most, 4 hours, before preparing to take off again. As soon as the last of the guests had left and the gate was taken from the plane, Naruto steered the plane towards the hangars.
Sasuke and the other flight attendants had taken to cleaning the cabin, the goal was to have it done before the plane stopped moving. Sasuke went to pick things up discarded things in seats to be thrown away or dropped in the lost and found at the airport. Some of the shit was absolutely disgusting, so he wore gloves every time he did.
By the time the plane reached the hangar doors, the whole cabin was clean, and any dishes were put away, and all the snacks in the fridge and cabinets. The flight attendants got their own suitcases and sat in the seats near the door, chatting about how eager they were to get home after being away from family for weeks. Sasuke never partook in this, but Sakura would still try to get something out of him. She'd never ask about family, and for that he was grateful.
"Freedom!" Naruto shouted, bursting from the cockpit with his jacket over one shoulder. "If I were to look in there, would it be clean?" Sasuke asked from his seat, before standing up and making his way over to Naruto. Said blond swallowed and pulled the door to the small room shut. But Sasuke was fast, and stuck his hand out to push it open all the way. Revealing empty instant ramen cups and magazines scattered everywhere. The little shit had snuck out during the flight to sneak food; most likely while Sasuke was out in cabin.
"Naruto! What the fuck is this? You're not leaving it like this, go and pick up that trash."
"Eh! It's not that bad, Sasuke-ku-," Naruto would've finished, but with the glare sent his way, he ducked back inside and picked up the trash. The other flight attendants giggling in the background.
AN: This was incredibly short, since school just started for me. But I hope that I'll be able to update this more. All the text you see in italics I had gotten the idea from airodyssey net, thank goodness. It has been a long time since I have written fanfiction, and I thank you for taking the time to read this. Please leave a kudos and a review so I know how to improve my writing!