Chapter 1: I never agreed to this!
"Ughh," That was honestly the only thing that came to mind at the moment. You're probably wondering why I'm starting off this story of mine with such a sound, or is it a word? Who cares, let's just begin the story.
The situation I find myself in at the moment isn't the most pleasant one. I can't even call it interesting since it's the exact opposite of that. Are you wondering about the situation I'm in right now? You honestly shouldn't, there's no point in wasting your brain cells.
At the moment I'm sitting in a car. But wait, what's so boring about that? Oh yeah, the fact that I've been in this piece of moving metal for over an hour. So now that we've got that out of the way let me introduce myself.
My name is Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto, heir to the Uzu-Kaze corporation. Now you may be wondering why we cut down the name. Well Kaa-san and Tou-san decided that they needed to shorten the name when they chose to fuse the two corporations. Smart decision if I do say so myself.
If you're wondering about my appearance then you should know that I inherited my Tou-san's spiky blond hair and his blue eyes. I inherited kaa-san's face shape and her personality, she says it's in my Uzumaki blood. I also have three whisker marks on each of my cheeks, doctors said they were birthmarks. At the moment I'm wearing a black T-shirt. Over said T-shirt is an open dark blue jacket with Orange stripes down the sides. I also wore a pair of black jeans and white and blue sneakers.
You'd think a rich kid like me would be wearing some form of high quality clothes. But I prefer to look more casual than serious.
Well that's enough about me so let's begin talking about the man next to me, my tou-san Minato Namikaze. I won't bother you with many of the details. Just think of an older version of me without the whiskers and more mature and professional.
Okay so back to the story. One of Dad's friends had decided to come visit us for a while. He apparently had something very urgent to speak to tou-san about. He had decided to fly out from all the way from the US to come and see us. The guy had some business to attend to over there but the importance of the matter he needed to speak to tou-san about was too high.
He decided to take the first plane back to Japan. Only problem was that the plane would arrive in an airport around 3 miles away from where we lived. Tou-san chose to welcome his old friend by going to personally pick them up. But the weird thing is that he decided to drag me with him, which is so unlike him. I questioned him over this decision and he only answered with the typical "It'll make sense later" phrase.
So I was practically forced into the car and taken hostage by my own parent. Well it's not all bad, I still had my music for the ride and a phone to keep me distracted.
Let's just take a small cut and return when we reach the airport.
2 hours later…
Well that was absolutely terrible. Even music couldn't save me from the incredible boredom I felt at the moment. The only thing that kept me from dying of said boredom was my incredible imagination. I don't know about you guys but a car ride and some music makes my imagination run wild. Too bad all I could think of was what happened back the-
No, it's better if I simply forget those memories, they only hurt me. Besides, my life's changed, I've changed. I bet you're wondering what I imagined during the car ride but I won't give you the satisfaction of knowing. It's better kept unsaid and buried by time.
It seems we had finally arrived at the airport and now it was time to meet father's friend. We stepped out of the vehicle after parking it and made our way inside the airport. It wasn't long before a smile reached my father's face and a man in a business suit walked towards us. Behind him was a young woman around my age with black hair that looked like silk, ice cold blue eyes and a face that belonged to an angel. She wore a simple and modest yellow sundress that showed off her amazing figure. If I wasn't the man I am today I would be blushing and stuttering right about now. But that simply wasn't the case.
Oh wait I totally forgot to inform your that Dad's friend was actually being accompanied by his daughter.
"Satoru-kun it's so nice to see you again after all these years," spoke Dad with a huge grin on his face as he shook the other man's hand. So this was the famous man known as Yukinoshita Satoru. He was everything you could imagine from a business man except he seemed much more open and friendly, just like Tou-san.
"It's good to see you as well Minato-kun, let me introduce you to my daughter Yukinoshita Yukino." Satoru spoke while also grabbing his daughter's shoulders and holding her in front of him.
"It's nice to meet you Namikaze-san," spoke Yukino. She acted like a proper lady with the highest level of manners, as expected from the daughter a sick a well known and wealthy person.
Tou-san smiled at the young lady and shook her hand. "It is very nice to meet you as well Yukinoshita-san." He turned towards me and took me by the shoulders just like Satoru had done with Yukino. "This is my son Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto. I hope you to get along well."
You probably think I would bow to her or at least shake her hand. But I simply stood there and gave and gave her a simple greeting, "Yo, it's nice to meet you I guess."
Out of the corner of my eye I spotted the slight twitch in Tou-san's eyes and couldn't help but smirk. I also noticed Satoru trying his best to hold in his laughter. But the weirdest reaction was Yukino's. She simply raised an eyebrow and stared at me.
"Wow Minato, you truly weren't kidding when you told me Naruto had changed a lot," spoke Satoru with a smirk on his face as he looked at Tou-san. The words he used made me realize that this man had met me before but I couldn't recall ever meeting him.
"Excuse me Yukinoshita-san but have we ever met before?" I asked. This truly had me curious since I could truly not recall meeting him.
"Oh you must have forgotten since you were so small but my family used to visit yours when you were a child," he answered. "You and Yukino used to play together back then. You used to be so full of energy back then."
I looked away and answered him, "Well people change, it has been many years." I could see a small frown form on both the Yukinoshitas faces as I spoke those words. It was almost like it saddened them when they came out of my mouth.
I could tell tou-san noticed the tension since he immediately tried to break it. "Well let's not just stand here and head home," he said trying to lower the tension. He slowly walked over to their luggage and picked one up. "Naruto, be a gentleman and help Yukino-chan with her bags."
I grudgingly followed his orders and walked over to were Yukino was standing. It seemed she hadn't brought as much luggage as her father, who had decided that 2 large bags simply weren't enough. I ended up having to carry only two medium sized bags back to the care unlike tou-san and Satoru which both had to carry the large bags.
I walked alongside Yukino as we walked over to the car. It was then that I noticed a problem. You see, Tou-san loves flashy cars. Sure our family is very humble but Tou-san is known for loving to drive the fastest of cars. And today he had decided to drive his Aston Martin for the trip.
No matter how hard we tried and how hard we shoved we weren't able to fit all of the bags in the trunk. For one of the fastest cars that can be bought for less than a million dollars, it had a very decent amount of trunk space. But for this situation there was almost none.
"For fucks sake Tou-san, this is why you need to get rid of this addiction!" I exploded. I love fast and flashy cars myself but this is ridiculous.
"I think your son is right Minato-kun, this addiction of yours is getting out of hand," agreed Satoru.
Yukino stood to the side and tried to contain her goggles with one hand. She must be amused by the way we scolded the CEO of one of the biggest companies in the world.
Tou-san could only stand there and take his scolding before his face brightened up. He must have gotten an idea. Wait a minute! I always hate his ideas!
A playful smirk appeared on his face as he began to explain his plan, "Let's just put the bags that won't fit in one of the back seats!"
I gave him a confused look and questioned him on the big issue with this problem. "Tou-san, there's only four seats in the car. If we use one for the bags then where is the fourth person going to go?" Something seemed fishy about this whole situation…
Yukino also seemed puzzled but decided to wait for Tou-san's answer while Satoru had a glint in his eye. Wait that glint is identical to Tou-san's! Oh this can't be good.
"Well son, Satoru and I shall take the front seats while you and Yukino-chan will take the remaining seat," he explained way to enthusiastically for my tastes.
It was at that moment that I realized Tou-san's true motives. He planned all of this just to try and help me with my problem. He is a genius after all, he would never make such a careless mistake.
I turned to glare at him with all I had and began to notice sweat pouring from his neck. He knew he had crossed the line just with the look I had given him. "So what, am I supposed to let her sit on my lap for the entire trip?"
It seems he wasn't backing down from this since he answered calmly, "That's the only option we have, son. Unless you're willing to wait six hours for us to return."
So I had two options now. I could either let Yukino sit on my lap for around three hours or I could wait six hours at the airport for Tou-san to return for me. I took all the details into consideration before my decision, mostly the pros and cons.
The first option meant getting home much faster but end up with me in a very awkward situation for three hours. And let's not forget Tou-san would consider it a win for him.
My second option would mean getting home in twice the time but it would teach Tou-san never to cross this line again.
My desire to reach home was very strong but I needed Tou-san to understand that he couldn't do this anymore. So I took the second option.
"I'll stay here then. Just call me when you get back." And with those words I turned my back on them and began walking back inside the airport.
But before I could reach the entrance, a set of words reached my ears that made me turn back. In hindsight that was most likely an unwise decision.
"Do you find me so repulsive that you do not wish to be so close to me?" Yukino asked. The moment I met her eyes, I knew I was finished. She was giving me the strongest attack all females possessed by only few had truly mastered it, a technique that not even the strongest of manga or anime characters could survive, the legendary puppy dog eyes technique!
After seeing said eyes I immediately wanted to deny her claims. But I kept my self as composed as could've before taking a few steps closer to her. "Of course I do not find you repulsive. In fact I can say you are one of the most beautiful females I've ever met. I simply believed you would not be okay with this idea." Of course that last sentence was a lie. I simply wanted out of this whole plan.
Her entire demeaned changed fro depressed to happy and flustered. "Thank you very much for the compliment," she responded with a smile.
"So it's settled then, you two will sit on the same seat," Tou-san declared. I turned to see him giving me a triumphant smirk. Damn him! So this was your ace in the hole?
Well it's about time I showed him mine. I couldn't hold my own smirk as I said my next set of words. "Tou-san, even if I agreed, this whole idea is illegal." Check mate, Tou-san. This entire plan crumbles no-
"Well that's why I brought one of my custom cars," he said as he took out his car keys and clicked a button. The backseat windows were covered by steel that blended in with the rest of the car. And then a barrier began to appear right behind the front seats. You see an Aston Martin can be either a 4 seater or a two seater, and with this new transformation it looked like a two seater and his the back seats.
I looked on with wide eyes as I realized that Tou-san had truly thought of everything. It seemed I still had a long way to go before I could truly outsmart him.
"Let's get this show on the road then!" He exclaimed with a giddy smile. He helped Satoru pick up the bag and positioned it on one of the back seats.
I on the other hand had no choice but to walk over to the other side of the car and open the door. I sat down and looked at Yukino who was standing outside the door. I took a deep breath before addressing her, "Well, aren't you gonna get on?"
She blushed at my question and simply nodded before positioning herself on top of my lap. I already detested this whole situation.
I saw Tou-san stop at the open door. He smiled at us and gave me the news that would multiply the awkwardness of this whole situation by ten. "Well I hope you two can get along well, you are engaged after all." And with that he closed the door, not even bothering with my response.
Those words just kept repeating in my head. My eyes were wide in shock and my jaw had dropped so low that it felt like it had dislocated. So this was the reason behind this trip. This was why he had taken every precautionary measure to make sure I ended up in this situation. I wouldn't be surprised if the bag next to us or one of the others was filled with rocks.
And there I sat, motionless and trapped in my own mind thanks to the words Tou-san, with my fiancé in my arms.
"Naruto-kun, can you hear me?" Yukino asked. Of course I can hear you but my mind is already having problems processing Tou-san's words. Her face came into view and all I could see was the worry in her eyes.
Come on Naruto! You can't freeze up like this, especially in front of her, your own fiancé!
"I-I'm fine," I answered her. It seemed to had calmed her down but not completely. That didn't matter to me at the moment. I needed her to answer a question of mine. "Yukino-san, were you informed of this arrangement?"
She couldn't hold her face with mine and looked away. So she did know…
"I was," she answered. "Namikaze-san and Tou-san made this arrangement when we were children since we got along so well." She explained. So this was decided even before that day. "But it seems that you have forgotten all the memories we shared."
She had then looked at me straight in the eyes with tears streaming down her cheeks. "But the contract also states that if one of us doesn't agree to the contract then we may call it off. So if you truly wish not to marry me than you may decline."
I could tell that simply saying those words pained her tremendously. Seeing her in that state brought up memories of the past, memories long forgotten by my mind. I remember befriending her when because she was lonely and then latter spending my days with her on the swings or running around the garden.
And now here we were, a decade later, engaged. But I couldn't do that to her. I wasn't the same cheerful kid I was back then. My heart was rotten and cold, but even I wasn't cruel enough to bring someone down with me.
"Look Yukino, by the way you reacted to just saying those words I can guess that you have feelings for me," I answered. "But I'm not the same child I used to be."
After hearing my words she gained a determined look in her eyes. Her tears had stopped and now she stared at me straight in the eyes. "I understand that you have had a tough time since our last meeting," those words made me widen my eyes. Surely Tou-san wouldn't betray my trust like that. "Your father has explained to me everything that has occurred to you at Konoha Academy. But that only makes me want to help you even more. I want the kind and caring boy I once knew to return!"
She seemed very passionate about this but the boy she knew is dead. I have to make that clear. But those weren't the words that left my mouth. "There's no telling wether or not you'll be able to change me back."
"Then I'll stay with you forever if I have to," she spoke those words with the sincerest of smiles that I couldn't help but return. Maybe I'll give her a chance.
She slowly laid her head I my chest as I slowly relaxed. It then dawned on me that she had no seat belt so I wrapped my arms around her waist. She seemed flustered at my actions so I explained myself, "Don't get any ideas. You don't have a seat belt so this is the least I could do."
She simply snuggled closer to my chest and replied, "Cant you let a girl dream? After all we will be going tithe same school from now on." Of course, Tou-san had thought of everything.
"So your being instated into Kuoh academy then?" I asked. She didn't answer because she had already fallen asleep and it wasn't long before I myself also left to the land of dreams.
Chapter End…
AN:
Well this is a new story I've been thinking of writing for a while and I finally decided to give it a try but there are a few things I must address in this AN.
1. Legend Across Time and Space-
If you guys followed my first story then you know that I haven't updated it in a while. The reason for this is because I got severe writers block and simply didn't know where to take it. And there was also many things I simply did not like. So I'm thinking of re-writing it some day but that may not be for a while.
2: This story-So this story is technically a crossover between Naruto and many other anime/manga but it shall be classified as Naruto/Highschool DxD. As for the pairings, well let's just say I'm gonna have my worked cut out for me. I'll take suggestions but I won't make any promises.
3: SUPER IMPORTANT MUST READ-So I'm conflicted on which way to take this story. This first chapter obviously shows that Naruto has no powers such as ninjutsu. But without it arcs such as the Riser arc have little to no meaning since there wouldn't be a giant battle. Now this is were you guys come in. I could give Naruto powers if you guys choose to by saying he's the descendant of the original Naruto Uzumaki or something like that. It's your choice but I'm leaning towards the powers.
4: Looking for a beta-reader
5: voting poll 2- should this be changed to 3rd person or stay as 1st person?
And on that note I'm taking my leave. Hope you guys enjoyed, don't forget to vote or review. I'll see you all next time!
