And here we go! Again, read from the beginning beace I updated and revamped and made it AWESOME (like as awesome as Prussia (I love you if you get that joke))
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"So…" Sasuke said, looking down at the blonde boy who still had his feet in the water, "shouldn't a servant like you be at work or something?"
Naruto tipped his head back to look at the raven haired man. "So…" Naruto said, annoyed that he had been caught, "shouldn't a prick like you be off schmoozing the princess or something?"
Sasuke could feel a spark of anger begin to stir in him as the servant boy blatantly poked fun of him. "I see you know who I am, but who may I ask are you?" he said, controlling the annoyance that was building in him.
"Well stupid," Naruto said, standing to face the prince, "Everyone knows who you are, the revered Prince Sasuke come to sweep our princess off her feet." Naruto was irked that the man was so calm even though the blonde was blatantly provoking him. Naruto needed to see what kind of temper the pale man had on him because there was no way he wanted to be stuck with a wife beater for the next forty years of his life.
"Haha, I see that the servant has a sense of humor. However, you still have not answered my question, who may I ask, are you, and what exactly are you doing out here?You do know that this is a private garden reserved only for royalty" Sasuke said, eying the boy up. The blonde was exactly his type. Lean and tan, roughly a head shorter than his six foot two stature and graced with a beautiful face and stunning blue eyes that looked… almost familiar….
"Well," Naruto said with a shrug, having given up on trying to provoke his future husband, "I think that your second question is pretty obvious… I'm just enjoying the beautiful day. I didn't have much work to do and since I finished early, I figured I would come down here and try to get in a nap. That was until I was so rudely interrupted," Naruto said with a mock scowl. He knew he had answered one of Sasuke's questions, yet had left his identity blank. He figured he had better spin the prince the same lie he had fed everyone else. "Oh, and by the way, my name is Naruto, I work as a servant here, nothing high up or anything… really just a handyman." The blonde said, flashing his most convincing smile, hoping Sasuke would drop the subject.
"Really? Because you look very familiar to me…." Sasuke said, staring at the boy. The realization then hit him like an arrow… he knew who the boy looked like. "Are you sure that you really work as a servant here…. Because you look very much like the esteemed princess…."
Naruto could feel himself pale. He had to think on his feet if he wanted to avoid being found out, "THE PRINCESS? Why I don't know whether that's a joke or an insult you bastard!" he yelped, "I will have you know that my family has worked here for generations! I would introduce you to my mother if she wasn't six feet underground!" Naruto said with a huff, hoping he had convinced Sasuke.
"Your mother eh? That's not the person I'm interested in. How about your father?" Sasuke said, realizing the reason the boy looked so familiar. He had no idea that the late king used to have hobbies like that, and worse that something had come of those hobbies.
"Oi!" Naruto cried, his face reddening in anger, "Can you just step off?!"
"Sorry, sorry, I had no idea I would strike such a cord," Sasuke said, his voice dripping with sarcasm, "But consider this payback for your previous comments."
Naruto frowned. He had been enjoying his time away from the palace and it had been interrupted by this pompous prince. Now he would never get his nap in. At least he had gotten to have somewhat of a normal conversation with the dark haired prince, something outside the realms of what he could do as Princess Kyuubi.
"NAAAAARRRRRUUUUUTTTTTOOOOOO!!!!! IF YOU DON'T GET BACK IN HERE THIS SECOND I SWEAR TO GOD I'M GOING TO RIP YOUR SORRY LITTLE FACE OFF!!!!"
For the first time in his life Naruto was happy to see Sakura sanding across the lawn screaming at him to get back inside. He would thank her later for cutting his time with the prince short.
"Well!" Naruto said, jumping up slightly before turning to look at Sasuke, "Looks like I have to go! I guess I'll see you around!"
"Yes, I do think that we will be seeing each other around…." Sasuke said, a dark look in his eyes as the blonde boy bounded away to meet his servant girl friend.
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"I can't believe you actually went through with it! Exposing yourself to him just like that! He can't really be that stupid to not see the resemblance between you two can he?" Sakura said, as she began laying out Naruto's dinner clothes.
"Actually I kind of let it slip that I might actually be a love child of the king….." Naruto said with a laugh, "The best part is I can actually talk to him! He thinks I'm just another servant!"
"NARUTO! An illegitimate child? REALLY?!" Sakura said, her face coloring in anger. "Sometimes I can't believe how stupid you are! Do you know what kind of risk that puts the late kings reputation in god rest his soul!"
"Yeah, I know, but I mean I could probably run around saying Dad was a murdering plundering bastard and people still would have loved him such he was such a great king and all" Naruto said, flopping down on one of the couches in his room.
"Hah hah," Sakura said with a mocking laugh, "Now stop sitting there being lazy, it's time to get you dressed for dinner. You know the schedule right? Dinner with the prince, Jiraya and the prince's escort every night and that's all your obligated to. During the day you can do what you please. So, for the love of god, do not mess this up! You have the entire fate of the kingdom on your back!"
"I know I know…" Naruto said, standing to begin his dressing. He could at least do as much as dinner.
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Naruto sighed slightly. He couldn't recall a dinner as painful as this one. All politics, something he knew much about, yet was not allowed to speak of since he was a "woman." That and stupid Kakashi wouldn't stop staring at his breasts. The blond had half a mind to flash the prince's escort and then tell him to shove it.
"So Princess Kyuubi, how do you view the political alliance between our two countries?" Kakashi said, leaning forward to leer at the beautiful blonde princess who was seated across from him and Jiraya and next to her future husband.
"My dear Kakashi, I do have to say that the dinner table is no place for a discussion like this… If you wish to further discuss this, I ask that you take it up with Jiraya and Sasuke in the parlor after the meal," Naruto said, taking a miniscule bite of his dessert.
"Well played my lady," Kakashi retorted, "Well played. So men," Kakashi said standing, "Shall we leave for the parlor, for we have many things to discuss that cannot be said here, or in the presence of a lady."
"Very well," Sasuke said, standing before leaving down to kiss Naruto's hand. "I bid you good evening my lady," he said, his eyes flat and emotionless.
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"That… was… torture." Naruto said, standing in the doorway of his dressing room.
Sakura laughed slightly. The boy looked ridiculous standing there in his dress holding his elaborate blonde wig. "Just think it could have been worse," she said with a shrug and a halfhearted attempt to cheer the boy up.
"No, no I don't think that's possible. Let me see… the meal stared off okay, that was until Jiraya and Kakashi began talking about adult novels that are freaking banned in this country, I spilled soup on the table and the during dessert Kakashi dropped a 'So what do you think the future of the country is' line on me! And on top of that Sasuke said a whopping nine words to me. NINE WORDS! He doesn't even freaking like the princess! Who, he doesn't know is actually a guy! AND NOT JUST A GUY, BUT A FRAKING TRANNY FOR GODS SAKE! I have half a mind to march up to his room right now and tell him the truth just to fucking get it over with!" Naruto yelled, gasping for breath, his fists balled in rage.
"Are you done yet?" Sakura said, leaning nonchalantly against the dresser. She had heard this rant more than once, and even though it varied from 'I'll tell the whole kingdom I'm a boy' to 'I say the princess died and I'm her brother' Naruto never had the guts to go through with it.
"That's it! I'm serious about this!" Naruto cried, appalled that Sakura was rolling her eyes at him.
"Fine fine!" she said. "Do whatever the hell you want."
"I will!" he cried.
Sakura could feel a laugh build in her as she watched him rant and rave about how unfair life was. Even though she appeared to be mean to him, the truth was that they were like brother and sister…. Or sister and sister….
"Sakura…" Naruto said after calming down. "I really don't know what I'm supposed to be doing… I really don't want to be stuck having dinner with them every night. It's seriously painful. I have to be all polite and proper… and so fake and girly!" Naruto cried, moving to sit on the bed.
"Yeah I know it's hard…" she said, sitting down on the bed next to him. "I understand if you don't want to go. If you want to take a few nights off I swear I'll cover for you. It'll be easy since Tsunade is on vacation in the mountains and Jiraya is such a pushover!" Sakura said putting her arm around him.
"Thanks Sakura I owe you one," Naruto said with a sincere smile towards his pink haired servant.
"I'll put it on your tab!" she said with a laugh, "Now let's get you out of that dress."
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Naruto stood on the river bank overlooking the calm, flowing water. It had almost been a week since he had told Sakura that he refused to go to any more dinners. She had been smart enough to lead Jiraya into thinking that he was sick or that he had a bad case of acne. Neither was the case. He just simply needed to be free from palace life… and those stupid corsets and push up bras. On the other hand it had been almost a week and a half since the time he had met Sasuke here, and Naruto had yet to see the prince anywhere, even around the palace. Naruto hated to admit it, but he had been looking forward to getting to meet the prince again as Naruto instead of Princess Kyuubi.
"So, here you are again…it's been awhile hasn't it servant?" came a cold voice behind Naruto that made him jump.
Naruto turned and flashed the man a bright smile. "So look who showed up! If it isn't the prince himself!"
"Hn." Sasuke said, sitting down on the grassy bank. "You hungry, servant?" he said, pulling a parcel out of his coat.
"Oi!" Naruto exclaimed, "I have a name you know! And yes, I'm always hungry…idiot."
Naruto didn't know how long they sat in silence eating the bread and cheese Sasuke had brought from the palace's kitchen. Finally the prince broke the silence.
"You know…." He said, his eyes dark. Naruto glanced up from his meal. He could sense a meltdown. Sasuke's face bore the same look that Naruto's did when he ranted about getting married. "I don't want to get married." Naruto couldn't believe what he was hearing. He turned to look at Sasuke. Underneath that polite proper exterior he was still just a child, barely older than Naruto. He was in a foreign country where only half of the commoners understood his language about to be wed to a woman he had barely met. Sasuke had been forced into this just as he had, and neither one of them wanted to go through with it. "I wasn't supposed to be married off like this," Sasuke said after a moment's pause. Naruto nodded for him to go on."The princess was originally meant to wed my brother. Not me. Itachi abstained though, choosing the clergy. Leaving me with the duties of a first born."
"Oh." Naruto said leaning back to lie on the grass. So Naruto wasn't even originally meant to marry Sasuke. He was supposed to be with his brother.
"Yeah…" Sasuke said, leaning back to lie next to Naruto. "You know what servant; I think that I like you… your good for conversation."
"Gee thanks!" Naruto said with a sarcastic smile trying his best to lighten the mood. "Hey!" he then cried jumping up an idea popping into his head. "You wanna go do something?"
"Something?" Sasuke asked, his curiosity peaked.
"Yeah, yeah!" Naruto said, extending a hand to help Sasuke up off the ground. "Trust me it's awesome! I've done it a couple time before, so just trust me okay?"
"Alright…" Sasuke said. He was willing to at least do one fun thing while he was stuck in this country. He glanced down to look at the blonde boys smiling face. There was no betrayal or fear in his blue eyes. Sasuke did not feel like Naruto was someone who couldn't be trusted. On the contrary, the boy was the only friend he had in this strange country besides Kakashi.
Naruto took off running down the river bank toward his destination with Sasuke following close behind. "Come on!" the blonde boy cried laugher pealing out of his throat, "We have to get there and back in time for dinner or I'm sure that Mr. Jiraya will have your head!"
Sasuke laughed at the boy's comment, "I don't think it would matter even if I was late! The princess has a bad cold so she hasn't been to dinner in a whole week!"
Naruto could feel himself blush. He had noticed the princess was not attending dinner. Sasuke actually cared… somewhat.
The pair continued running down the river bank, slowing to a jog when a large waterfall came into sight. "Here we are!" Naruto exclaimed. This was his favorite place on all of the palace grounds. The river that ran over the falls fed the lake near the palace and supplied the place with fresh, clean water. However, Naruto's interest was not in the beauty or usefulness of the falls. His favorite thing to do was one neither Jiraya, Sakura nor Kiba would approve of.
"Very nice Naruto," Sasuke said looking up at the falls. The entire thing wasn't overly large. The waterfall rose maybe fifteen feet off of the ground with a large dark pool at its base that was ringed with white foam from the moving water.
"Heh heh! Trust me it looks better from the top! So up we go!" Naruto exclaimed as he began climbing.
Sasuke let out a sigh as he began to climb up after Naruto. This wasn't exactly princely behavior on his part, but he figured he would humor the boy. That and he did not mind the view of Naruto's pert ass in the least.
Naruto stood at the embankment of the top of the falls looking out down the river towards the palace. This was a view he wished he could capture and take home with him. Even when it was cold out and ice had replaced the water in the river, he would still make time to come out here, sometimes dragging Sakura along so that she too could appreciate the beauty of their home. He was glad that the walls were about a mile away from the palace, just secluded enough so that only very few people knew about their existence. However, this was not winter, it was in fact the exact opposite. Naruto glanced back at Sasuke who stood looking out at the view before he began removing his shirt. "What in god name are you doing Naruto?!" Sasuke said, a slight tinge of surprise in his voice. He couldn't keep his dark eyes from wandering across the boy's smooth tan chest and down to flat stomach.
"What does it look like idiot?" Naruto said tossing his shirt aside as he began to remove his boots and then pants. "I suggest you do the same unless you want to ruin that fancy get up of yours!" Naruto said gesturing towards Sasuke's green and gold tunic.
"Hn…" Sasuke mumbled before unlacing his shirt and pulling it off. Naruto glanced up, feeling himself blush slightly at the site of the princes exposed chest. "See something you like?" Sasuke said with a leer.
"PERVERT!" Naruto cried throwing his underwear at Sasuke.
"Hah hah just kidding, servant," Sasuke said, removing the rest of his clothing. Naruto could feel himself look away in order to keep himself from turning anymore embarrassing colors. "So now that were here… airing out, should I say, what exactly are we doing?"
"Not to bright are ya prince?" Naruto said with a smirk. "We jump… stupid, but fun none the less."
"You. Are. Insane." Sasuke said, his words dripping with contemp.
"Oh come on!" Naruto cried, jumping out from rock to rock until he stood on a rock poised right at the edge of the fall.
Sasuke had no choice but to hop over to him. There was no way he was going to lose face to a servant brat like this. "So…" Sasuke said, glancing over the falls. It wasn't that he was scared, he just knew he couldn't afford to die. "Is this dangerous?"
Naruto laughed, coiling his body, ready to launch his nude form out over the edge. "Not if you know what you're doing!" He cried against the roar of the water.
"So do you know what you're doing?" Sasuke asked, readying himself to jump.
"ALWAYS!" Naruto cried before grabbing Sasuke's hand and launching both of them off the cliff.
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HA HA! Another chapter!
So Naru has yet to tell Sasu the truth! What will become of their relationship? How will he take the news? Will Naruto be rejected? When is Kiba going to show up? ALL THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE ANSWERED IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE KING'S QUEEN!!!
Heh heh… Itachi as a priest….