Author's Notes: Hello my minions! I'm super glad to see that you all enjoyed the last chapter! So, since I got 7 reviews! And a tonne more views than I thought it'd get...I decided to make another chapter! Awesome eh? Also, I didn't put it out there last chapter, but please NO FLAMES! Oh and somethin' random before we begin...I'm eating a strawberry doughnut covered in luscious cream! x3 (That...sounded kinda wrong...ignore that...please...).

Enjoy~!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter Two: Work.

"Hinata.." whispered a voice loudly into Hinata's ear. "Hinata!".

The lilac-eyed beauty sprung up from the bed. She looked around and caught sight of Sakura and Ino standing directly near her, staring into her eyes with grins swept over their mouths.

"Time to get up, my lovely!" Ino smiled.

Hinata looked over at the alarm clock to her side. It was only 4:00am!

"Wh-What?" she mumbled, rubbing the sleep out of her blurry eyes. "It's only e-early."

"Hey, you got lucky!" said Ino, backing away to place her hands on her hip in annoyance. "We have to get up at 2:00am!"

"The Master's must really like you, Hinata." said Sakura, "They set your schedule pretty late compared to the rest of us."

'This, is late?' thought Hinata, looking over to the window were the sun still had no effect on the surroundings; everything was dark.

"Now move your butt!" Ino grinned, "We gotta go get everything prepared for the Masters!"

"O-Okay."

Sakura and Ino both waited patiently for Hinata to get dressed. When she did, she made sure that she was dressed correctly this time. No laces or strings were sprung out of random places.

"Woah!" exclaimed Ino, making sure to be precautionary with her volume. "Hinata, you got big boobs!"

Hinata's cheeks burned a fire colored red at that comment.

"E-E-Eh?"

"No wonder the Master's loved you!" Ino giggled, making Hinata blush even more.

"Ino! Enough, leave her be." Sakura scowled to the blonde. The two made eye contact and were caught in a hate-filled glare towards each other. Hinata sweat-dropped and put her hands on their shoulder's to calm them down.

"C-Come on, guys."

"Lets go Hinata." said Sakura, grabbing Hinata's hand and pulling her over to another room.

The lights in the house were dim and maids were working around the place; dusting tables, replacing withered red roses with new ones, and making the beds in the spare rooms that were placed around the mansion.

Curtains that hung over the massive windows were still shut, and the small medieval-looking lamps were the only source of light for the place. Hinata watched as Sakura searched through a small pocket in the overhanging billboard. The certain pocket she dug through had the words, 'Hinata' written atop of it in small bold letters.

"Here." smiled Sakura, passing the sheet of paper she dug out to Hinata.

Hinata took it politely and read through it. "It's just a list of information and things you have to sign in order to become a fully fledged maid of this household!" said Sakura, holding up her hand in statement.

"But," she paused for a moment. "You'll have to go and discuss it all with Master Uzumaki.". Her sudden voice change from cheery to dull gave Hinata a bad feeling.

"I-Is there something wrong, S-Sakura-chan?" asked Hinata, tilting her head with a confused frown.

Sakura jumped slightly at the sudden question. She shook her head in protestation and finished with a gentle smile.

"Of course not!"

'What's with this place? Everyone's got a sudden change of attitude constantly...' thought Hinata, smiling in reply to Sakura.

"You better go. Master Uzumaki is waiting for you!"

Hinata blushed faintly and tilted her head. "A-Already!? But it's still morning!"

Sakura gave her a look, like a...'What are you talking about? Who cares!' look. If that existed...

"Master Uzumaki doesn't sleep..I-I mean, he-he w-wakes up super early!" she chuckled nervously, shaking her hands to rub back what she said.

"What do you mean, Master Uzumaki doesn't sleep, S-Sakura-chan?"

"Ignore that!" said Sakura grinning, "I just jumbled up my words! Hehe, SILLY ME!"

"U-Um.." Sakura quickly cut Hinata off by grabbing her hand and walking her out of the room and back into the massive living-room. Sakura took Hinata up the large stairs that were in the middle of the room.

They suddenly stopped at a certain spot. Hinata admired the fine, forest wooden doors that towered over her. They were a dark brown and had a rather smooth texture for wood.

Sakura turned to Hinata and smiled. "Good luck! And remember, don't say anything unless you're spoken to, okay?" said Sakura sternly. Hinata nodded in understanding and Sakura smooshed up her face, finishing it with a little tap to her cheek and leaving Hinata on the verge of giggling at her actions.

She faced the door. Her body had a wave of fear and bone-chilling air smash into her fragile body as she knocked on the hard wooden door.

"Come in." said a muffled voice from behind the door, but it was obvious it was Naruto's.

Hinata opened the door, it's hinges squeaked quietly as she entered, closing the door silently when she had stepped in.

Her jaw dropped at the sight of the room. It was like one of those massive offices that you see in movies! It had what looked like some of the richest ornaments, finest material and the world's most expensive books and other knick-knacks around the place. One side of the room even had a towering bookcase with books surrounding it and scattered over the floor.

"M-Master U-Uzumaki?" she mumbled, looking around the huge room with no sight of the blonde.

"Ah! Hinata!" said Naruto, his head popping from around the corner of a book shelf. He was dressed in a very fancy looking suit, which was rather strange considering it was still only morning.

"Come, have a seat." he said, gesturing his hand towards the large visitors chair that faced his desk.

Hinata smiled and walked over to the seat where he was now standing. He pulled it out and Hinata took a seat, mouthing a thank you to him before doing so. He pushed the chair in gently and quickly took a seat in his large red chair.

"Now, my dear," he said, grinning the same happy grin he did when they first met. "What can I help ya' with?".

Hinata's sweaty hands reached out and placed the papers that Sakura gave to her in front of him.

"Ah." he voiced, grabbing the papers.

'W-Woah, his skin is super pale...' Hinata eyed his skin as he read through the paper. His attention was suddenly turned completely to her and he smiled as he then began looking over his skin.

"Yeah, I know." he chuckled, turning back to the papers.

Hinata's mouth parted slightly and she frowned with confusion.

"H-How did you...?" she whispered silently to herself, as a random dark-pink blush fluttered onto her cheeks.

Naruto put the papers down and turned to her. He pulled out a quill and ink, and placed it directly on the sheet of paper in front of her. Her eyes narrowed at the sight of the ink's colour; it was a blood-red. Naruto stood up and walked over to his bookshelf, pulling out a large, heavy-looking folder and placing it on the desk.

He flipped through a few papers of it and pulled out two pages, passing them to Hinata.

'Th-This is a lot of stuff just for some agreements...'

Naruto's dark-blue orbs drifted to Hinata and he smirked.

"Just sign those, and we're done!"

Hinata smiled softly and nodded. She lifted the quill and dipped it into the strangely colored ink. Naruto, all of a sudden, grabbed her wrist and looked at her. His gaze was deep and stern.

"When you sign this, Hinata," he said, his once happy voice now thrown into the abyss. "..there is no going back."

(A/N: Okay, that was a really cheesy line...)

Hinata couldn't help but blush a beetroot red at his gaze and the ice-cold touch of his hand wrapped around her slim wrist. She helplessly nodded and Naruto released her. His dark look was again replaced with his grin.

"Good! Now sign, sign, sign!"

Hinata obeyed and wrote her name in all of the areas the paper requested. She made sure her writing was readable and neat. The red ink was thin and permanent on the paper.

When she finished Naruto politely took the papers from her and held them firmly in his hands.

"Alright, that'll be all." he said smiling.

Hinata bowed. "T-T-Thank you, M-Mast-" Naruto cut her off.

"You can call me Naruto, if ya' want!" he chuckled.

Hinata blushed and smiled gratefully. "Th-Thank you, N-Naruto-kun."

The blonde smiled as Hinata quickly left the room. His attention was directed to the paper in his hands and a twisted grin, exposing sharp, shining fangs that shined from the candle-light by his side.

"You belong to us now, my hime."

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Hinata let out a long, loud sigh of relief as she walked out of Naruto's room. She placed one of her hands on her heated, red cheek and shut her eyes.

"He's very nice.." she whispered to herself, opening her eyes and walking down the dark hallway.

'I should probably go talk to Sakura for some jobs.' she thought and walked down the large staircase. Her eyes flashed over to the pinkette who appeared to be carrying a heavy box in her arms. Hinata instantly walked over to help.

"Oh, hey Hinata. How'd the talk with Master Uzumaki go?" she asked, putting the box on a small brown table beside her.

"Huh? Oh..good." Hinata smiled softly, "B-But...he's letting me call him..N-Naruto-kun.. is that normal for him to a-ask?"

Sakura's mouth dropped in shock and she stared at the raven-haired girl.

"He is!?" she exclaimed, her voice echoing throughout the mansion.

"Shh!" Hinata said, placing a finger on her mouth quickly before tightly shutting her eyes.

"S-So, I'm going to assume..h-he doesn't normally do this..?"

Sakura shook her head. "No. This is really amazing! Ino's right! He must really like you!"

Hinata held her hands up in protest and shook her head wildly. "N-No! Of course he doesn't! He's j-just being nice...".

'I think?'

"Master Naruto? Nice? HA!" laughed a voice from behind the two girls. They quickly turned to face the speaker and noticed it was Tenten. "Now that's something I would pay to see!" she exclaimed, placing a hand on Hinata's shoulder.

"Tenten?" mumbled Sakura, raising an eyebrow at the brown-eyed girl. "What are doing up? You're a night-maid."

"Night-maid?" said Hinata, turning to Sakura for an answer.

"Huh? Oh. Night-maids are the Master's special kind. They only work during the night and do the most...um...difficult jobs." replied Sakura, her tone changing at the end and a small blush tinting her cheeks.

Tenten smiled, "Yep! I'm kinda like their bitch."

"Wh-What?" said Hinata, looking Tenten in the eyes.

"You know, their se-" Sakura quickly cut her off by placing her hand harshly over the girl's mouth.

"Okay!" chuckled Sakura nervously, "That's enough! You should go back to sleep Tenten, your rising extremely early, and that ain't good for you, is it?"

Tenten sighed in her hand and Sakura released her.

"Fiiine." muttered Tenten, walking sadly back to her bedroom down the hallway.

Sakura sighed and turned back to Hinata. "Alright! You haven't done much, so let's get you some jobs. You can tell me about all this -kun business later on." she said, grabbing the box that she set down and gesturing for Hinata to follow.

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Hinata and Sakura walked down the corridors, passing maids, rooms, and some rather strange pieces set around the place.

"Okay. The Masters are going on a trip very soon, and I need you to help me with these." said Sakura pointing up and down at a large pile of boxes stacked atop of each other.

Hinata gulped and nodded. The boxes looked heavy; far too heavy for someone as fragile and puny as her.

Sakura grabbed one of the boxes and placed it in Hinata's hands. The raven-haired girl fell to the ground at the weight of the box and smacked her head onto the edge of the cardboard.

"OW!" she cried, her hand going up to touch her pulsing, sore head. "W-Wh-What is in these!?" she asked as Sakura began laughing.

"Just some things the Masters need." Sakura replied, covering her mouth to hold back her snickers and laughs.

Hinata stood up, her arms and legs straining and her cheeks covered with an embarrassed blush.

"I...I see."

"Alright, here ya' go." smirked Sakura, swapping her box for the one she was carrying. Hinata immediately felt the difference in weight. It was much lighter. She squinted her eyes at Sakura and shook her head slowly.

"Giving me the heavy ones I see." giggled Hinata, as she caught the grin on Sakura's face.

Sakura was attempting to show off by holding the large box with one hand. She grinned wider as Hinata's jaw dropped.

"Wh-What are you?" asked Hinata. Sakura stopped and stared at her, she took a step back.

"W-Wh-What a-are you t-t-talking a-about...?" asked Sakura, stuttering uncontrollably as a very panicked look appeared in her green eyes.

"A female wrestling champion!" laughed Hinata quietly. Sakura relaxed and sighed. She gave Hinata a smile and the two continued down the corridors.

'What was that about...?' thought Hinata, her eyes drifting over to the pink-haired girl walking in front of her.

. . .

"Alright! That's the last of em'!" said Sakura, her fist flying up in accomplishment.

"Yay!" Hinata mumbled shyly, her head dropping in relief.

"Okay, now we gotta-"

"Sakura." called a deep voice from the top of the staircase. Hinata and Sakura's heads turned towards the speaker. The pinkette instantly bowed. Hinata took a few seconds to realize then bowed along with her.

"Master Uchiha. What may I do for you?" she asked, looking back up before lightly hitting Hinata's shoulder for her to look up.

The black-haired man's ebony eyes drifted towards Hinata.

HINATA'S P.O.V.

This guy's trouble. Everything about him creeps me out! His dark stare like the one he's giving me right now, that personality of his and not to mention the twisted smirk he sends to everyone! I'm starting to think this job wasn't the best idea for me.

"Hinata," he said, breaking me from my thoughts, "How's your first day going?"

I don't really know how to answer that...I mean, it's still morning! And I only just started working a few hours ago! Come on Hinata! Say something, you're making things awkward!

"G-Good, M-Master Uchiha."

Curse my stuttering!

"That's good." he murmured, however loud enough for my ears to pick up. Sakura glanced towards me, then back to Master Uchiha.

"Ah yes, Sakura, I need you to go and begin preparing...breakfast." I found it rather strange when he glanced down at me, and to make it worse, he had that terrifying smirk twisted into his lips.

"Perhaps, Hinata, can help you.". He turned away from us, finishing his sentence before walking back down the small hallway and to his chambers. Sakura turned to me, she looked rather nervous, just like before when she was freaking out when I plainly said "What are you?"!

No idea what that was about...

"O-Okay," she mumbled, giving me a small smile. "We better go get the Master's breakfast. Oh and, do you know how to cook?" she asked. I nodded shyly, I didn't want to be too modest, even though it was true. I had always been a good cook, thanks to my mother. She taught me all the hows and whats in cooking when I was young. I even had my own personal cooking classes with professional cooks, including her. Mother's cooking was the best! Especially the cinnamon buns she always made for me!

But this isn't about that past...

"Excellent!" smiled Sakura, having that sudden change in personality as she did when we first met. "'Cause, I can't cook for shit." she whispered, ending it with a wink.

I giggled, and the two of us walked through the long corridors and on the shortcut to the kitchen in this massive house. Well, mansion. Psh, it was barely even that! More like a castle from the 1800's.

The two of us stood in the kitchen. I had never really examined it from tiled floor to the roof that held a small chandelier like feature on it, but this instead had candles with small blazes lit on each of the wax. The oven had its own personal space, the wall was dipped in slightly to fit it and a bench along both sides of it. There was a large silver fridge beside two more stoves that were built into the wall. But what interested me the most, was the beautiful table-like bench in the middle of the old, brown, wooden room. It had a slight different colour to the rest of the kitchens parts, with that gray-ish colour and pale white giving the forest-wooden coloured room even the slightest bit of light.

(A/N: Sorry! I know I kinda clogged all that into one big paragraph!)

"Okay, so, here ya' go!" said Sakura, passing me a big chefs hat that looked rather large for my small head.

"I-Isn't this a bit, big?" I asked, placing the hat on my head, only to feel it fall slightly over my eye.

Sakura giggled, "No, of course not! It's a perfect fit." she said with a sarcastic smile and took the hat politely from me. I smiled in response as she passed me another hat, this time looking the right size.

"Thank you." I replied, putting the hat on my head. I, of course, didn't know the reason why we even had to wear them. But it was nice to see Sakura looking actually happy, unlike how she normally puts on that fake smile.

We may have only just meant...but I have this weird feeling like...she's the only one I can trust...

Author's FINAL Notes: Yay! Over three thousand words! I feel like I've accomplished something! But anyway, how'd you guys like the chapter? I know it wasn't the best, but I've kinda been in a rush and piled with shitty homework these past few days. Stupid, ridiculous, nooby, lame, uncool symmetry! Not to mention, we're learning about Shogunate Japan in History, which is probably the only thing that interests me ('Cause it's Japan, baby!) and that means, homework with revising and writing up stupid little paragraphs about what I believe occurred and shit! Waste of time in my books (I'm talking about Maths now..). I mean, in what goddamn state in Australia or any other place in the world, do kids wanna become a Mathematician!? The only people I know who use algebra and all that shit, are fucking teachers!

Alright! Enough of that rant! Ignore that! But yeah, reasons are reasons. I promise to hurry my ass up and release the next chapter soon for you all! I'm glad to see you all are enjoying it as much as I am writing it! And sorry if anything didn't make sense to you guys, I promise to round all the confusing things up in future chapters!

R-Review, p-pleesh! *puppy eyes*

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