From the west, to the east

A Naruto and Touhou mixed fic

A/N: I think that that statement above me explains what this is all too well. When searching for crossovers, I think that FF lacks a Naruto and Touhou community. So here is my first try to make a hopefully decent crossover of the two. You may or may not like it, but please do express it in the review section. By mixed, I mean story that contains drabbles, fluff, randomness one shotties, short series, tear jerkin moments… all that you can find it here. But I say this… this will have a much slower update other than my first story.

In this world, even the most common thing could become rare. But in Gensokyo…

Let's just say that the statement above is technically and definitely useless.

"Okay…. This is… awkward." The sound of clothing rubbing can be heard.

"Ahem, I suppose it is."

In Naruto Uzumaki's life, he had never seen someone so… tiny. Yup, tiny would be the perfect choice of word to use right now. In reality, he himself is short. He is shorter than most of his peers. But the thought of meeting someone who is shorter than him doesn't occur in his mind, not until, well, now.

"So, what is your name?" a female's voice, asked. The sound is light and high, similar to that of a child.

The boy scratched his back, eyes looking as weird as ever. "Name's Naruto Uzumaki." He gave the girl in front of him a curt nod. Supposedly that's his own way of greeting, but let it be known that Naruto Uzumaki also knows how to show politeness. Dressed in an orange and black jumpsuit, he has a long red haori with black flames licking down the bottom edge. On his head is headband bearing a symbol of some sort.

"Aaand… you come here why?" the girl asked again, the clinking sound of a tea cup being placed into a table is audible. The boy in front of her took out something that appears to be an envelope from his jacket, he pulls out a small razor from his pocket using it to open the letter.

Then he took what's inside the letter, opening it and finally showing it to the vampire. With a crooked smile stretching his whiskered cheeks, he said.

"I am here to apply for a job."

Remilia Scarlet is so shocked that she spits out her tea into the boy's face.

Somewhere…

"Marisa?"

"Yeah?" chewing a gum that she borrowed from Kourin is always good. Heck, everything she does is good. Except that one time when she went to Yuuka's garden and trust her that was not good. Her witch hat placed down beside her, she leans her form on the pillar behind her. Resting in Reimu's place is as good as resting in her own house, but she got actually to see the shrine maiden work today.

"You're thinking of something rude didn't you?"

"Nah, just thinking how boring it is that nothing's happening here anymore." The shrugging of her shoulders clearly explains her feelings. Indeed, nothing has ever happened in here anymore. Not a single incident, not an incident and not even a single INCIDENT. Eyes opened to see the clouds above, she commented. "And I'm sure you're bored too, Reimu."

Reimu, the other girl sitting right beside her doesn't look affected by the witch's comment. She sips from her porcelain green cup, no doubt drinking tea. "I'm not bothered by it at all. In fact, I'm fine with the way things are lately." She stretched a little. "No nosy youkais to deal with, no Yukari, no annoying Oni and most importantly no Yukari." Sipping a tea has never been so relaxing than this.

A bead of sweat dropped from the witch's face. "You really find that hag annoying do you?"

The shrine maiden shrugged her shoulders, not caring and brushing her friend's obvious comment off. "Who don't? Stop talking about her, my tea will go bad." She said that but she's still sipping her tea like normal.

Somewhere, Yukari cried for no reason.

Her carmine eyes wandered to the sky once more, seeing the soft and marshmallow like clouds floating adrift slowly. The sun's up high today, but it's pretty cloudy to cover it. The wind's fairly chilly, maybe because autumn is coming soon. Either way, she'll still hang around here. Her hand reached out towards the cracker filled plate behind her, grabbing a hold of one, she bites into it.

"You know Reimu…" the witch started, gulping down a mouthful of crackers.

"What?"

"It would be amazing if someone were to cause an incident right now, right?"

"…No."

Okay that's it, she can't take it anymore. "GAAAAAH!" Marisa sprung from her place to her feet, face looking frustrated as ever. She gripped her hair, stomping the ground with her boot. Even from the sudden action, the miko doesn't seem fazed, still enjoying her tea.

"I'm bored Reimu! I'll die if I don't move!" exaggeratingly moving her arms, the witch looked desperate for entertainment. She has the eyes of a woman who hasn't seen her husband for weeks and stress would be the best choice of word to describe her appearance now. "This is worse than dealing with that nineball!"

Eyebrows raised, Reimu commented. "Oho? Really? I thought that the nineball is the worse and the most annoying thing that you could find."

"I don't care!" she pouted. "It's boring, I haven't got anything to do since… I don't know, the last eight months! And, to be honest, I'm sort of frustrated." She gripped into the handle of her broom, teeth gritting.

Seriously speaking, not having anything to do is worst than going inside Yuuka's garden. She usually goes to Patche to borrow some books but that's boring now, and even if she wants to borrow, that maid would've just grab her and she'll start from square one again.

Damned maid…

Anyway, she better find something to do or anything to do. Grabbing her broom that she left resting on the other side of the pillar she's been resting one, she made a determined face, while fixing her hat into place. "Just you wait Reimu, I'll find something to do you see it!" placing the broom in between her thigh, she blasted off sky high, leaving trails of stardusts behind.

The miko reached for her cheek, peeling off a leaf that was stuck there due to the witch's earlier blast off. Placing her tea down, she could only say one thing.

"That was so sad Marisa."

It's too late Reimu-san.

"You were a soldier?"

"Yes."

"A carpenter, a musician and a caretaker?"

"Yes, yes and also a yes. Oh." He pulled out another similar looking piece of paper from his other pocket. He hands it towards the shorter girl, face still bored. "Here is the second paper."

Ignoring the many variety of jobs that he had before, Remilia is not amused. She is not amused. Pinching the bridge of her nose, she can only restrain the urge to shout at him for being so sudden. After keeping quiet for a while, she finally finds her voice. "Let's see. Naruto, right?"

Face still the same, he nodded. "Yup."

"We. Here, at the Scarlet Devil Mansion are not looking for another employer. In fact, I'm wondering how on earth you went past my gatekeeper." She tried not to look so scary and it seems it's working.

The blonde scratched his cheeks. "That was a gatekeeper?" ignoring his silly question, he really is surprised.

Face dropping, Remilia uttered. "Huh?"

"I thought that's a statue."

A loud face palm echoes in the room.

The blonde then coughed, getting the vampire's attention. "Don't worry. When I say I'm looking for work I literally meant work. You do not have to pay me or provide me with a place to stay, I have my own shed just near the lake." Eyes trailing to a painting of a vase, he spoke. "And it's up to you really, whether I'll work full time or part time."

"Near the lake?" her eyes are wide right now.

"Yup. In fact, I get to play with the fairies there, so it's a win win for me." He nodded in a satisfied manner, a smile appearing on his face.

Not getting paid? Then what is he looking for? "Not getting paid? Then why do you want to work?" she actually said that. Crossing her arms on the table, she asked curiously.

It was then when he actually looked uneasy. This action caused Remilia's interest to rise even more. "Eh… that's… that's complicated." He said while looking away. He turned his face towards the girl again, trying to explain the best way he could. "I am from a place far away and I need to get a job before I could get back, the job itself does not have to be a paying one. But as long as my employer is satisfied with my services, than that's fine."

"Isn't that hard on your part? For what reason do you want to work?" shifting in her seat, the vampire asked further. "And don't try to lie to me, it won't work." She said out rather flatly in the end.

"I actually… okay, I'm not from here. My main reason coming here was to find out where I was, but since that's going to take so long… so why not take a job while at it? It doesn't have to be a paying one, but at least it'll keep me busy. After all, I haven't got anything to do lately." When his explanation ended, Remilia spoke once more.

"So you're lost?"

"Yes, that's basically it."

She then sighed, not knowing what to do. finally, she stands from her seat. "Please wait in the living room first, I'll need to discuss this with my maid." Hearing the tone of her voice, she must really mean it.

Nodding, he replied. "Sure." He lifts up his case and fixed collar and headband back to place. Exiting the room after giving a curt bow. The vampire's eyes waited until he has fully exits the room, before sighing. "Haaah…. What do you think, Sakuya?"

Time froze

Time resumes

"It seems worth trying, milady." A maid, dressed in a traditional blue and white maid outfit appeared out of thin air. Her silver hair tied into small braids that adorns her look as an elegant maid. A stoic expression is what defines her face. "It is worth trying my lady, and he offers free service, what could go wrong?"

Knowing that her maid got a full point on that one Remilia couldn't help but agree more. After some thinking, maybe it's worth a shot. It's also to get some question as to why he's here, and what is his business. The humans in the human village are told to never come to the SDM unless it is very, very necessary. Sometimes, necessary won't work. But seeing the boy's fashion, appearance and style, he's not from here that's for sure.

He looks awfully similar to someone… someone that she can't recall. Recalling, he said that he's lost in Gensokyo. The first thing that comes to mind is that the fact that he is an outsider, not from Gensokyo. Clothing aside, his face says obvious. Looks like she'll need to involve the miko in this.

"I don't know Sakuya, he seems… off for some reason." Her shoulders sunk, expressing fatigue. Finger trailing on the wooden board that is her table, the vampire commented. "I was about to say that he could be lying but what kind of person who works without getting paid? As an outsider."

The maid nodded, understanding her mistress's doubt. "Then perhaps a test should suffice. To test if he is true to his words, or he's lying about all of them. I say that's fair, what about you, Ojou-sama?"

True… then very well, a test would be proper for someone who is looking for work in the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Any other things such as the placement of position could be dealt later if he passed the test.

Waiting outside in the living room is not bad. For how long has it been since his last visit to a mansion? Fifty… if not sixty years ago, a mansion in Paris. The lady who owns it is a dear that girl, always persuading him to work as a chef there. The way that this place is decorated is also familiar. For once, the style of this mansion is similar to that of an Italian and British styled manor combined.

Aside from various paintings, there seemed to be a fair number of vases as well as antiques. He saw a broadsword being displayed near the hallway to this room. The presence of dim lightings also adds up to the mood for this mansion, horrific and mysterious. Instead of using lights, this mansion has candles lit almost everywhere. There is also a mirror placed on a wall near the shelves.

Overall, this place is okay. But he could already tell that this place is waaaaay bigger than it seems. The fact that the hallway is longer than it appears to be outside is enough to convince, but the height and sheer space is just unbelievable. Looking back on the other end of the hallway, it looks like that there is an intersection ahead. To the left and to the right, for what room or place, he doesn't know.

Then, snapped out from his musings, the sound of the double doors behind him creaks open slowly. A figure, Remilia, dressed in purple exits the room but this time she is accompanied by a maid. He can certainly recall that she's not present in the room when he was still there, but he decided to discard that thought due to him feeling the strictness and stoic attitude coming from the maid.

Remilia coughed into her tiny fist, taking her chance to speak. Using her other hand to gesture towards the maid, she introduced if not proudly. "Naruto Uzumaki, this is Sakuya Izayoi. She is my chief maid here in this household, she will be your tester." Pausing, she then motions for Sakuya to continue. "Sakuya?"

"Thank you milady." Not losing her strictness, the elegant maid approached the shorter boy, giving off a rather dignified presence. "You are Naruto Uzumaki, milady said that you wish to work here. Then for that, I shall test if you are worthy enough to work here as a servant."

"Then I'll take my leave, Sakuya." The vampire signaled her leave, turning into a flock of bats disappearing into the end of the hallway.

"You will be tested in three different fields." Staring at his eyes, her own pale grayish eyes are reflected upon his azure and sky blue orbs. "First will be household. This is important for a servant. Come follow me to the kitchen." She said, walking off to the hallway he's staring at earlier. Naruto simply follow; face looking serious if not tense. He has no problems dealing with house works but if he got someone to evaluate him then that's a different thing.

Their walk doesn't last long, walking through a shorter hallway than the one before, their journey is still accompanied by the sight of vases and other precious ornaments such as shelves and fancy decors. They soon entered a room just near a bookshelf, upon entering, he was greet by a spacious if not large space of room.

This beats all the fancy and even high end kitchens that he had seen before coming here. They are not technological advanced, aside from the stove and the fridge, but they make up for it in designs, quality and style. The kitchen is decorated in a different gradient of color. Instead of red or ruby to match the entire house, it's white and black. The head maid stood beside a counter, looking at the boy again.

"This is the kitchen, I trust that you are familiar with cooking? If not, then I suggest you proceed to the front door." No sense of humor was intended on that one. The chief maid grabbed a knife from inside a knife drawer, skillfully holding it with her hand. "Aside from cooking, you will also be tested on how quick, efficient and neat your station is." Pointing towards the fridge, Sakuya said. "There will be whatever ingredient that you'll need from inside that refrigerator."

Pulling out a pocketwatch from her… obviously… pocket, she took three seconds before saying…

"Now."

He starts right up to the fridge. Not running but quick at the same time. opening, he was actually surprised to see such complete set of foods inside, as well as ingredients. From poultry to frozen solid meats, milk to vegetables and even fruits. Picking up his choice of ingredient, he does so with great care. After having them all, he placed them on a counter. Looking at Sakuya, she's still there looking at her stopwatch/pocket watch.

He wastes no time. Grabbing a knife and cutting board, he chopped a hunk of meat. It's tender and perfect for steak material, so he's going with that. Steak. An easy but tasty piece of delicacy. Without knowing directly, he could tell that steak is often served here. But then. He stopped.

Sakuya took note of this and subtly raised her eyebrow.

He grinned.

"Kage bunshin no jutsu!"

Sakuya is in for a surprise- no – she is IN a surprise.

Later….

"So, how is he?"

Sitting in an elegant manner, Remilia Scarlet is a woman of taste. She prefers wine instead of tea, though red tea is good, wine is definitely better and she'll gladly drink them whenever she can. Opening scarlet eyes, she sips from the cup that she's holding. "I trust that his performance is well?"

The maid nodded. "It is more surprising that what you could've possibly thought, Ojou-sama." Her tone itself remains the way it used to be. Remilia simply raised an eyebrow, motioning for Sakuya to continue. "He possess… skills, yes, skills."

"Skills?" such a weird way to put it. Sakuya could've easily said powers but she used the word 'skill' instead. Discarding her now empty cup, she rests her feet on the couch. "How skillful is he?"

Sakuya coughed before replying. "He… I think that it's better for you to see for yourself." Turning her being towards the door to the room, she cups her hands to her mouth. "Naruto, enter."

An audible grunt can be heard from the other end of the door. The blonde male dressed in his forever iconic orange and black insignia, a composed smile on his face with his hands on his side. Remilia blinked. "What are you showing me here, Sakuya?" the maid doesn't need to answer, Naruto gestured a 'come here' to the door, as if to let someone enter. Then, to her shock, another Naruto came in. followed by another, another, another and another.

Six Naruto in one place…

Eyes wide, mouth nearly gaping and cup dropped, Remilia could only utter two things.

"What… the…?"

The original smiled, forming a ram seal on with his fingers. "Let me explain. Dismiss." Five other Naruto disappeared into a cloud of white smoke. He then smiled that usual and carefree smile of his that literally speaks nothing but normal. "In my form, I wrote that I was a soldier. And believe it or not, I was."

"A soldier? I do not recall of an ordinary soldier capable of doing that." Remilia retorted, regaining her bearings. Seeing it for the first time is surprising but it took only a couple of seconds to return to her usual self. "Please, elaborate."

The blonde allowed himself to sit opposite of her, knowing that the woman don't mind. Seated in a polite posture, he answers. "I am a ninja. I served on a… country a long time ago. That basically counted as a soldier right?" he closed his eyes, smile widening. He was a ninja, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi… all those guys and girls, yup he still remembered them from now till forever.

"Well… yes, but how? How can you do that?" while knowing the term and some common abilities that a ninja could do, the information he gave still leaves in the dark. While ignoring the irony, she hates it when something is kept away from her.

"It's difficult to explain. But let's just say that all of my peers or any other 'ninjas' in my place are capable of doing that." He answered in a brief manner. Not losing his polite tone, he continues. "Of course, it's a skill, not a power. Everyone back in my place are capable of doing that and as well as many other interesting things."

With a furrowed brow, the vampire asked. "So where are your friends?"

"Extinct."

Extinct. Just like that, both Sakuya and Remilia tensed. Looking at the boy, he's still sporting that carefree and casual smile. Not even bothered by his choice of words. If Remilia has a question that would be, "Extinct…?" she's downright baffled and shocked by his choice of word. One would commonly use 'dead' or 'deceased' but extinct…

"Yup." Still smiling, the boy affirmed.

"W…Why or how?"

"Well, you know that the older you grew the quicker you die right?" if not weirdly, he's clearly strange. "And I'm the last of my kind." There it is again, that smile of his that literally speaks nothing but carefree and cheer. The boy loosened the collar of his jacket, but don't mistake him for being nervous.

Well that's not surprising. Then, old? Something is turning in Remilia's stomach. Composing her inner mental state, she asked a question with a quiet tone. "Naruto… just how old are you?" it's a silly question she knew, but seeing the situation in full live, she has the decency and right to ask.

He grinned.

Remilia knew that grin too well. Even if she has never met the boy, she knew that that grin belongs to a mischievous and cunning person. The blonde laughed, a small laugh. He wiped fake comedy tears from the corner of his eyes. "Why I'm only thirteen of course." he paused.

"Hundred."

Eyes bulging, Remilia tries to process the information given to her by the boy. First, there is someone… someone older than the gap hag in front of her. Second, thirteen hundred roughly means one thousand and three hundred years old. And third, why does he look so young? Sakuya also has her own set of eyes expressing a surprised reaction.

The maid didn't get a single clue… she thought that he's just a simple, ordinary if not normal boy who's lost here in Gensokyo. But no… he just has to be someone who is older than Yukari Yakumo. She didn't know why but her hand is sloooowly reaching for the knife hidden under her skirt. She stopped mid reach, she swears that she saw him glancing at her if not for a second.

"So…" the boy started. "Am I good enough to work here?"

Remilia values family. She does. Hell, the reason why she locked her own sister in the basement is because she's afraid that she'll hurt herself out there. But to accept a new member into one's family is not that easy, unless you're a triad mobster. She values trust. She values it to the point where the simplest lie would hurt her. She too values respect. Respect is the golden plate that is served to all the family, it has to be applied and used all the time.

Even so, it's not easy to just accept a new person into her household. Even if he passed Sakuya's standard, which is also an equivalent to her standard, it's still risky and uncommon. Seeing him, he do has the look of a proper gentleman. Beautiful eyes, even she has to admit, a nice complexion, proper posture and manner and it looks like he's independent too.

So, after a lot and mental discussion with her inner self, she answered.

"Pack your bags."

Naruto smiled.

As usual, in the Scarlet Devil Mansion, the morning goes rather… late. Where one would usually wake up at six to work or just waking up, Remilia Scarlet finds herself waking up in a routine of nine in the morning. As usual, her scarlet eyes would see the red and beveled ceiling of her room, decorated in carvings of roses and thorns. Rubbing her usual tired eyes, her smoked mirrors barely allows a single ray of light to come into the room. The candles that are placed by her shelf is enough for her to see.

"Ojou-sama?" as expected, Sakuya would come at the right time. stretching and yawning, she scratches her neck. "Come on in Sakuya." She said out to the maid who is at the other side of the double hard wooden door. Entering her mistress's room, Sakuya did so with style and respect. Eyes closed and a tray with a silver platter on it covered in the same material. She pushes the cart with the tray on top of it, approaching her mistress.

Reaching an appropriate distance, she stopped curtly. Opening the tray to reveal an expensive looking ceramic tea set appearing in western style, and complete with the pot and cups as well as dishes. A rack of snacks ranging from cakes to cookies and small sweets is also present, not to mention that they are freshly baked from the oven. Skillfully pouring tea into one of the cups, Sakuya readies her mistress's morning snack.

Remilia finished changing as soon as Sakuya was done with her preparations, she prefers to dress herself today. Taking a seat near a small round table in her room, where Sakuya is serving her snacks, she did so with manners. Grabbing a purple napkin and placed it on her thigh. Grabbing her tea, she took a small sip to savor the warm and sweet sensation of red tea.

Casting a look towards her maid, Remilia spoke. "So, how does our… butler fair today?" Sakuya took note of the emphasized word in her mistress's tone. It's no lie that she's curious on how their newest employee is doing. Taking another sip, the vampire speaks again. "Is he doing well? Or is it different from yesterday?"

"He's doing well, too well in fact. I am suspicious that he's experienced in this line of job, did he say anything when he's in the 'interview'?" Remilia raised a visible eyebrow at her maid's tone. Not only does Sakuya answers her question with another question, she's the one looking worried instead of her.

"He did say that he's been in a lot of professions… why?" the vampire knew that she's in for another surprise, a probability of it being bigger than yesterday is definitely there. The maid sighed, before taking and regaining her composure.

"No… it's just that… he's currently playing with Imotou-sama." She answers in a dejected manner.

"PTUUUUU!" Remilia spits her tea out to the carpet. She choked as she tried to cough, form hunching slightly due to the shock that she had just experienced. It took her three seconds to get back, still coughing. "W-What?! How in the earth, did he go down in the basement?" Remilia asked, her tone rose.

The maid, however, shook her head in negative making the vampire even more confused. "I'm afraid no, Ojou-sama. It seems that Imotou-sama was taking her morning stroll earlier at about 4 a.m. Naruto does not have any intention of meeting her and it's Imotou-sama who approached him first. Of course, I too was surprised when I saw them playing tea party in the living room."

"Tea party?!"

"Haaah…"

Flashback

"Hmm... hmm…" humming a light tune, the head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion makes her way to the grand living room. She needs to make sure if the new recruit or a 'butler' does his job. Don't mistake her displeasure, because she's clearly isn't having one. In fact, she' rather pleased at the thought of someone capable to help her. Even with the power to stop time, it's still a pain in the shoulders to do a chore in a mansion as big as this.

Thing is, it's to her surprise when a boy no older than thirteen to be working here. Even if he did say that he's thirteen, he's actually older than Yukari. But still, the man told her that he's rather addressed as such so she shall respect that. Perhaps it's only her opinion but the man's fishy, not in a bad way. It's just suspicious. While knowing that random outsiders can be transported to Gensokyo, it's still a wonder that an old but very young looking boy wanting to work in a place he has never been in, without may for that matter.

If she were to be in the same state as he's in, she would ask directions, not applying for a job interview. But it happened, so there's no use in worrying about it, at least not anymore. She walked the usual long hallway of the mansion, her peaceful walk ends when a familiar, too familiar voice pierces the air just like a spear to the bark of a wood.

"Thank you very much Sebasti- I mean Naruto, another please."

"Of course, Imouto-sama."

Time stopped.

Pun not intended by the way.

Her heart stopped for exactly five seconds, it's amazing that she's still standing. Pupils dilated and every hair in her body standing straight up, Sakuya was frozen in time. Again, ignore the irony. Then, her heart resumes. She makes no haste to run as fast as she could, ignoring the house rules. Her breathing is ragged and short; it feels as if she has run a marathon for three hours nonstop.

With every step she took, her heart paces faster than the ticking of a malfunctioning clock. Her mind is so panicked that she can't control or use her body to fly. It's just pure worry and adrenaline that is coursing through her system, invading it like a fast acting frenzy drug. The pitter patter of her boots echoes the narrow hallway, clearly exposing her in sound. It took her no longer to reach where she heard the sound.

The grand living room.

Seeing the unclosed double door, she barged straight in.

"Hah! Naruto! Are you o…okay?" her voice died down, eyes looking at the odd and strange scene in front of her. Her ragged and short breathing stopped, not in shock but downright dumbfounded by the scene in front of her.

Lips grinning, eyes sparkling and hands waving, a forever young Flandre Scarlet waved her hands to the maid who has barged into the living room just before. "Hi Sakuya! I'm playing with Naruto here, he's fun why didn't you tell that we're having a buttlet?" she said so in an innocent manner.

One eye opening, the blonde male chuckled naturally. "It's butler, Imouto-sama." He reminded the younger scarlet.

"Yeah, butler!"

The male, Naruto, is dressed in a completely different attire than what he was wearing before. Long gone the iconic jumpsuit and long red haori. He's dressed in a formal black coat with the long sleeves and all. Wearing a red collared shirt under that coat with matching black ties, he also has a necklace of a small crucifix that is colored in pure black. His lower attire consists of matching black pants and formal black shoes. All in all, he has the perfect look to work here. And skills.

The younger vampire, still with that huge grin on her face, is sitting on the sofa with a smaller tea set laid out on the table in front of her. Naruto is standing by her side, with a wry smile on his face. Her younger mistress, dressed in her usual red and white dress and cap, turned to the male and said. "More tea please."

"Here you go."

The newly announced butler of the SDM poured a teapot full of hot steaming tea into Flandre's cup. The littlest and youngest vampire to the Scarlet family said her thanks before sipping into her tea. After done, she licked any leftover tea on the lips. "Now, snacks?"

"Here you go, Imouto-sama."

He placed a plate with a freshly baked and warm chocolate lava cake. The maid's eyes nearly pop from their sockets, while the youngest vampire is so happy that she could destroy the entire room with a single clap. "Yay! Thank you, I love chocolate." Flan digs in, with fork in hand. As she slices through the cake, the hot chocolate secrecy poured out cascading into a lava like glossy liquid. She bit into it, chewing and finally swallowing.

Then her face becomes red, a huge smile on her face. "Ummm~ It's so sweet, I like it! can I have another one?" she turned to the taller boy, asking him.

The man laughed a little. "You haven't even finished this one and you want one already? Finish it first then I'll take another one here for you." he said finishing his usual carefree smile.

Eyes sparkling, she gave her biggest grin to the male and newly named butler of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. "Thank you sooo~ much Naruto!"

Flashback End

"…"

"…"

"Sakuya…?"

"Yes, Ojou-sama?"

"Bring me to him, I'll need to see for myself."

"Of course."

"Haah… I never thought that I'd be able to get a life again." Azure eyes trailed from the tip of his fingers to the bottom of the red carpet. "It's been far too long isn't it," looking backwards, he came face to face with his very own reflection on the mirror's surface. "Me?"

The smile. His smile. That accursed smile that has forsaken five nations combined, that smile that has lied to billions of lives and that smile… that smile that has broken a very important promise. He hunched forward, gripping the frame of the mirror. Gripping it tight enough that his knuckles nearly shatter the frames, he let out a throaty chuckle. Then, with purple eyes, he says.

"I've lived for far too long… it's time I retire."

It's a dead and empty declaration, because he himself knew that death won't ever come to him.

"Ah, good morning, Mistress."

"Good morning… Naruto."

"Oh hey Onee-sama!"

Seeing her sister sitting so happily on another man's shoulder is something new for her. Given if the man isn't that old looking, the scene still makes her stare like a dumb parrot. Crimson eyes stared at the two blondes in front of her, one male and one female, one a stranger and one her sister. But looking closer, it's probably not so surprising if someone were to call the two brothers and sisters, they do look alike from the distance.

Her sister's face is sporting a smile that she herself has never seen before, a true and happy smile. A smile that she usually show to that witch that comes here to steal from the library. The male, however, has a more peaceful and calm expression. His light carefree smile is the only thing that is showing, aside from the shine of his blue orbs. She wonders what caused them to shine like that.

"What are you doing in the corridor?" asking the mentally older male, in age too, Remilia crossed her arms.

"Imouto-sama said that she wanted to collect some spiders, I'm sure that there's a few bunch of cobwebs around here that'll have these little buggers." The boy answered back, smiling.

The youngest vampire that is currently on top of Naruto's shoulder nodded with glee. "Yup! I read in a book that spiders have eight legs and can be deadly, they're cute too."

Remilia resisted the urge to do a face palm right here and then, she does so replacing it with a sigh. "Flandre dear, we must be careful to not harm them, it's only proper if a true lady shows manner and proper behavior." That is not a scolding.

However, the younger Scarlet pouted. "Mu! You always say that, I'm going to find me some spiders whether you like it or not, mu!"

This time, the eldest really did face palm, annoyed by her sister's rebellious attitude. She swear… her sister must be at that age where she'll start disregarding what she says. "Whatever sister, but do be careful." She gave the butler a silent look to which he replied with a small wink.

"Then, let's go Imouto-sama." He started to walk in a slow pace, down the hall. The sister of the devil cheered as the boy carries her towards where they're going to go. She seemed happy, Remilia noted. Sighing to herself, the Scarlet devil does so in a tired manner. Looking down on the red carpet that is beneath her feet, she could only mutter.

"He's doing well… that's good."

Two days later…

"Naruto~! Naruto~! Are you here?" her small hands peered over a familiar doorframe, the doorframe that leads to one Naruto Uzumaki's room. She likes Naruto, he's nice, funny and fun. He always tell her some very good stories, about a knight saving princesses, about a hero that brought spring to a country that is made of snow, about another hero that saved a kingdom of towers…

In the youngest vampire's mind, the blonde boy is fun. She thought that Naruto is like Sakuya, making her tea and preparing her for bed. Too bad that her bedroom is down in the mansion tough, so he can't play that much down there. She went into the room. "Naruto, are you here?" looking around, the boy is nowhere to be found. She searched for him under the bed, behind the curtains and even inside the drawer.

A sad frown marred itself down to Flan's lips. He's not here… then, where is he?

BOOM!

"Kyaa!"

She fell uncharacteristically to her butt, shocked of the huge explosion that came from the other side of the mansion. But this explosion… it's…

That frown of hers turned into a full grown smile if not immediately.

"Marisa!" with that, the young Scarlet rushed towards the library in no time.

In Patche's library…

"Cough… cough…" reaching for her grimoire, the librarian of the Scarlet Devil Mansion coughed. Looking a bit bitter, she muttered. "Damn… I'm going have to let this stop fast…" of course, this is a common thing, if not too common.

A grin, a long flowing blonde hair, apparel consisting of black and white and a familiar hat and a broom by her side, Marisa Kirisame is in the house. "Yo Patche, I'll be borrowing your books today ze?" she flew down to the ground, landing off from her broom.

The purple girl muttered dark curses under her breath. "Marisa, do you know why I won't let you borrow any of my books?" she asked tone as soft and tired as it used to be.

Scratching her cheeks, the black-white witch shook her head. "No?"

"Because you never return them that's why!" long gone the sickly and tired appearance. On her hand, a spell card appears. Channeling manna into it, the librarian released her fury upon the witch. "Water & Wood Sign: Water Elf" the storm of danmaku bullets began to fly like crazy towards Marisa. But the witch is fast enough to dodge all of them, getting a graze here or two.

"Yeow! Looks like it has to be like this eh Patche?" smiling, the witch took a familiar looking Hakkero.

"Not quiet."

Marisa looked at where the sound came from. Turning her body, she saw Sakuya and a boy that she has never seen in her entire life. he's dressed rather fancily, so the obvious came to mind. "Wait… who's the kid?" she points her finger towards the boy who rubbed his head sheepishly.

Instead of waiting for Sakuya to introduce him, the blonde boy gave his fellow blonde a curt salute. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki, I am the new butler to the Scarlet Devil Mansion. I've heard from Miss Patchouli that you are a bother in her library, and as a working butler, I can 't allow that."

A grin

"Dattebayo." Hands stretched out to the max, he uttered two words.

"Rasenshuriken."

The rest is omitted.

Five weeks later…

"I can't believe that you told my sister to go outside, what were you thinking?!"

"I wasn't. I was merely accompanying her outside of the mansion to play."

"She can't go outside, she can't and never! Who gave you the permission anyway?"

"…"

Hearing no reply from the male, Remilia sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose in an irritated manner. Waving her hand in a dismissive manner, she dismissed the male outside. "Just… just get out…" she slumped to her chair, sitting down.

Bowing curtly, the boy gave a salute. "Yes Mistress."

He turned to leave but Remilia stopped him. "One more accident like this… and I'll make sure that you're out of this house, is that clear?"

…

"Yes, Mistress."

Closing the door, the blonde male sighs to himself. Looking at his shoe covered feet, he can only smile sadly. "Haah… this is a job after all." Just in two months, he already get his first scolding from his boss. That's normal. But what's not is that another person is involved in this one.

"…Ano… Naruto?" as if to mock his thought, said person came peeking from a corner. Her ever blonde hair and Scarlet eyes are staring at the man with absolute regret. She came running and hugged him, managing only to hug his hips due to him being superior to her in a matter of height. She looked up from the embrace, asking. "Did Onee-sama get angry?"

Stroking her soft crown, he said with a grin. "She damn did." At that, the girl goes sullen, head drooping low. The boy saw this and began to stroke the top of her head softly, giving her a gentle look. "It's fine though… it's a job after all, getting mad at is a part of said job."

But the young vampire shook her head, still pressed on to the man's stomach. "No… I… Because of me, Onee-sama gets angry at you. I'm sorry Naruto…" she hugged him harder, shoulder shaking slightly.

Smiling, he said. "It's fine… hey, let's go get you to bed, I have a nice story to tell you." in hopes of cheering the girl up, he softly tap her shoulders, grinning. At that, Flandre brightens if not a little bit. She nodded and followed him down to the basement where her room is at. When reaching the door to her room, Flandre enters and go straight to her bed, taking off her shoes earlier.

The blonde male loosened his tie and collar, getting a nearby chair to sit. Sitting down, he waits for the smaller girl to get ready and tuck herself to bed. When ready, he starts.

"Many… years ago, a country, a nation lived in peace. There was no fighting, no bad things just people living in harmony. The forest, the mountains all of them are in good condition, the animals too. But one day… a demon came attacking. The demon was sooo big that even the entire people can't do anything to stop it. but one person, a man a very brave man surrenders his only son. A newborn baby to become a jailer for the demon.

So, the demon was sealed into the baby, but in result with the father's death. the baby was still so… so very young, he can't do anything and has no one to care for him. But he grew up, he grew up without having many friends and people that he could trust, he grew up in the streets where it's dark and icky. At a very young age, the boy learns of his past, the reason why he's alone to all this time.

The people… the staring… the glares… the words… it's because they feared of the demon that is inside of him. they feared that he might lose control anytime and kill all of them in a ingle day. But the boy said that he won't kill, he'll be nice and play just like the other kids. But no, they didn't give him even a single chance. He's forced to live a life of solitude, locked away in his cell of a house with no one knocking on his door."

Pausing, he leaned forward towards the listening girl. His face sporting a familiar smile.

"But one day, someone… someone knocked on his door. The boy was surprised, but he made to haste to open. Another boy, at the same age of him… with eyes that are similar to him, is there smiling. The other boy hen brought another friend, another, another and another. It came to a point where the lonely boy has a lot of friends! The boy is happy, he's so very happy."

Eye's closed, he turned the story.

"However, he's still hurt. Why? Because, he. Is. A. demon."

The vampire hearing this asked. "Why? But he\s not right?"

The male nodded. "True, true… but the boy was so lonely that he had thought that he himself was a demon… he's afraid that he might hurt his friend or maybe even kill them. So you know what he did?"

"What?"

"He asked them to help him."

…

"Why?"

"Because he knew that he rather be a demon than someone who failed to protect his friends. He rather be a bad person other than a person who betrays their friends."

"Isn't he good?"

"Oh?"

"He likes his friends right? If so, then why…? Why is he a demon?" the young Scarlet blinked, tucking herself deeper into the blanket.

Naruto smiled. "Imouto-sama. Tell me… what will you do when all… all of your friends, family and even lover died because of you?"

The youngest Scarlet did not answer, but she soon finds her voice. "I'll feel sad and angry at myself… why?"

"True. That's what the boy felt, he knew that if he's going to have friends he'll have to be stronger to protect them. But he's too weak… he can't even protect the same boy who knocked on his door. As a result, he failed all of them. He failed all of his friends." He then smiled wryly. "The end."

That last statement caused a frown to mar on the girl's lips. "That's a sad ending… I don't like it, change it change it!" she pouted and crossing her arms, discontent with the ending that was told to her.

The boy laughed, his normal amused laugh. "Then, Imouto-sama. What if I tell you that the boy is happy this entire time?"

"Eh?"

"Yup, he's happy. Even if he is hurting and failed, he did made some good memories after all. All those time, he would laugh and talk with his friends, go to parties and maybe even having his first love."

Still, Flandre did not look convinced. "It's still sad though…"

"That's only a story after all, Imouto-sama." Looking at the ticking grandfather clock, Naruto smiled. "Well, it's time for your bed. Have a good night sleep and don't let the bed bug bite." He tapped Flandre's forehead lightly, emitting a small giggle from the girl.

"Okay, good night Naruto."

Before closing the door, he smiled. "Good night to you too."

"You lied again didn't you Naruto?"

"Hah… what can I do? we're liars after all…"

Sitting on the bed of his room, the male blonde talks to himself, holding a picture of someone. Smiling sadly, he speaks again. "How long has it been? Four decades? Five centuries? A year? I can't tell, sorry guys…." Four people. Him, a girl, a boy, and a man. He placed them on the bed near him, he shifted his position so that he could lie down and relax.

"Haah…" sighing while looking at a red ceiling, the man could only hope. He reached for the picture again, grabbing it and looking at it so fondly. "I'm sorry… I tried." He apologized, shaking his head, he knew that it's too late to apologize. Looking at the picture again, he frowned. "Still making that face huh teme? You're still as bad as ever…."

His eyes trailed from the boy to the girl. His feature changed, this time he smiled softly. "It's still frightening seeing you punching the teme to sky high Sakura-chan, forcing him to go back to Konoha… and in the middle of our battle nonetheless." He nearly laughed.

Then finally, he finished with the older looking man. "Sensei… we finally did see your face huh? Surprising for me that it's so normal." A drop of liquid stains the bed sheets in warmness. Then, his smile disappeared. Leaving only a face that can be considered as blank.

"I miss you guys…" he hugged the picture closer, doing a daily routine that he had unhealthily developed these past years.

Early morning, Naruto was given a break by the head maid. So, he took his time to write poetry.

"Your smile is vile, nothing is worth your while. As you look at me your eyes are deadly as they can be…" a bitter and sour look marred his face. "Well that was lame." He discarded the small notebook inside his pocket, looking ready to end his break, he stood up from his chair.

"Well, a new day a new life as they say." A grin, a heart and a purpose, Naruto Uzumaki began to live his temporary life.

End of part one.