Woooo! I'm so glad that everyone likes my story! I really wanted to do something out of the box!
P.S, I think my favorite word is "glanced"
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P.P.S Again, I revamped this. So read from the start or you might miss something.
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Sasuke could feel the wind rush against his body, pulling him down towards the black water.
"Sasuke, Sasuke, get up honey, your father need to see you in the throne room right away," said the urgent sounding female voice.
"Mom?" Sasuke whispered, groggy from sleep.
"Yes dear now come with me, we have important matters to attend to!" she said, pulling her youngest son out of bed.
Sasuke could see the tapestries on the wall zoom by as his mother dragged him to the throne room where his father was.
"Sasuke." The king said addressing his youngest son. Sasuke looked around, astonished by the number of people in the room. Dukes, lords, servants. All were present. "Come here," the kind barked, gesturing at Sasuke.
"Father… where is Itachi?" Sasuke asked, frightened to be facing his father without his brother. Sasuke was only a child, and had yet to see even his eighth summer.
"Your brother has chosen a different path," the king said. Sasuke looked up at the man. The man he had respected and feared all of these years. Now, to the boy his father looked almost… old. "Itachi has decided that the clergy is his true calling," the king said, his words like daggers to Sasuke's heart.
"Wha…what?" the boy cried weak in the knees.
"This means that you shall now be given the title of my first born… and only….son," the king said, his words laced with sadness. "You are all dismissed."
SPLOOSH!
Sasuke could feel the water rush up around him dragging him under. He could feel Naruto's small, delicate hand slip out of his grasp as the blackness engulfed him. With a mighty push he propelled himself off the rocky bottom of the basin and up to the surface. "Naruto?" he cried as his head broke water. Sasuke glanced around, trying to see if he could find the sexy servant boy's lithe form.
Sasuke dove back under, peering around in the darkness to see if he could find the boy. There was no way he was going to let the brat die. Sasuke looked around, his vision marred by the water, then, a shock of yellow caught his eye. Sasuke swam towards the color, praying it was Naruto.
Sasuke swam closer, relived to see it was Naruto. However, Sasuke's feeling of relief did not last long. The boy was frantically struggling, his left foot caught in between two large rocks. Sasuke moved closer and began to pry out Naruto's caught and bleeding foot.
They both broke the surface of the water with a gash as Sasuke pulled Naruto over to the bank. "Wait right here okay!" the prince cried, overcome with worry. Naruto's foot was bleeding and already bruising. Sasuke knew it wasn't broken by the way Naruto could move it, yet he didn't want to take any chances with the servant boy. Sasuke began his climb up the bank to the top of the falls in order to retrieve his and Naruto's discarded clothing.
"Shit…" Naruto mumbled when Sasuke was out of earshot. "Sakura is gonna have my head…." The boy leaned back on the bank, trying his best to air dry and ignore the throbbing in his left foot.
"Here," Sasuke said tossing Naruto his clothes. "Let me help you get dressed," Sasuke said with a small perverted smirk. "Just a minute," he said, putting on his undergarments and pants. His tunic however he ripped into strips and wrapped the green material around Naruto's bad foot. "So, I though you said jumping wasn't dangerous…" Sasuke said with a smirk.
"ITS NOT! It's not dangerous if we go one at a time!" Naruto cried jumping up. The blonde boy cringed seeing stars as he placed weight on left foot. Naruto could feel himself begin to fall. Luckily, Sasuke caught him in time. Naruto could feel himself blush and become slightly aroused as he leaned his naked body up against Sasuke's half clothed one.
"Hn," Sasuke said with a smirk. "I think I rather liked the way this turned out though…." The prince mumbled, grinding himself against the blonde. There was no way he could resist the servant boy any longer. "Naruto…." He whispered into the servant's ear. Yet, he knew he had to. He couldn't jeopardize his marriage with the princess.
"Sasuke…" Naruto said, his arms locked around Sasuke's shoulders, leaning on the prince for support. Sasuke looked down at the servant boy, taken aback slightly by his beauty. Naruto's normally spiky blonde hair was dripping wet and stuck to his beautiful tan face. Sasuke took a deep breath. He didn't know how much longer he could stand here feeling Naruto's skin against his own without jumping the boy. "You can let me go now… I can get dressed sitting down, all I really need you to help me with was the bandaging… and you even ruined you tunic! What will everyone think!" Naruto blabbered trying to keep cool in the situation.
"Um…sorry," Sasuke said, releasing the boy who moved to sit on the ground and dress. Sasuke watched his movements, marveling at how graceful they were. And boy was he ever thankful he was wearing loose pants…very loose pants…
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"So, I guess I'll be seeing you…" Naruto said once they had arrived back at the palace. He slid down off of Sasuke's back, for the prince had insisted he give the boy a piggyback ride.
"Yeah, I'll be here. Same time next week, servant?" Sasuke said with a smirk. He had really enjoyed spending the day with the boy.
"Haha… I'm here every day I'll have you know so feel free to drop by whenever," Naruto said. He did not want to wait an entire week to see Sasuke again.
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"NARUTO! I SWEAR TO GOD I'M GOING TO TIE BRICKS TO YOUR FEET AND PUSH YOU OFF THAT DAMN WATERFALL MYSLEF!!!!" Sakura screamed as she took in the site before him. Naruto had been caught by the pink haired girl sneaking in though the back door of his room, half naked and limping heavily.
The only thing Naruto was able to say was a weak 'sorry.'
Sakura kneeled by the foot of the bed, lightly unwrapping the handmade bandages that were tied around Naruto's left foot. "I can't believe you sometimes!" she said, sounding exasperated. "I still can't believe you jumped! Luck your prince charming was there or else you might have drowned!" she barked, sponging off the injured boy's foot. "Good thing I have some medical training form Tsunade or else you would be shit out of luck!"
"I know I know!" Naruto cried sick of Sakura's nagging.
"Geeze, adding some insult to injury eh there Sakura?" came a deep voice from behind Naruto. The snide remark caused Naruto to turn and smile widely at the brunette behind him.
"Kiba!" he cried, scrambling over the bed to jump on his friend. "When did you get here? Did you bring Akamaru too?" he said, searching for the duke's faithful canine.
"Yeah yeah, I got here this morning, Sakura has been keeping me company," Kiba said with a wink towards the pink haired servant, which prompted her to throw a roll of gauze at the duke. Kiba laughed and continued telling Naruto the whereabouts of his 'friend' Akamaru, " the big fur ball's out in your garden… probably eating your plants…." Kiba said with a shrug, "OI AKAMARU!" the duke cried. Suddenly there was a large crash as the giant dog cam bounding through the window to land on top of Kiba. "Look!" the duke said, "I found him!"
"Hah hah Kiba," Sakura said, her voice still dripping sarcasm and rage, " but right now were in the middle of changing Naruto's bandages, so could you wait in his bedroom parlor for us?" Sakura said, still peeved at the young duke, yanking Naruto back over so that he could have his foot rewrapped.
"Yeah yeah, I'll see you guys out there," Kiba shrugged before turning to exit, his faithful companion on his heels.
"OI! WAIT KIBA!" Naruto yelled before the man could leave the room, "Set up the chess set okay? I wanna see Sakura whoop your ass again!"
"SHUT UP YOU BRAT!" Naruto couldn't help but laugh at the two synchronized comments.
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"It is so nice of you to join us for dinner Duke," Kakashi said, taking a bite of his meal.
"Frankly I'm slightly surprise that you didn't show up sooner!" Jiraya said with a laugh, inhaling a piece of pork.
Kiba wasn't paying any attention however, for his eyes where only focused on one person. The young duke had been watching the prince since dinner had started. The raven haired man showed no traces of emotion and rarely spoke. How was someone like that going to get along with Naruto? "Yes, yes," Kiba said, his attention still not fully focused on the acting king and the prince's advisor, "So…" Kiba finally yawned, turning towards Jiraya, "I see that Princess Kyuubi is not present, is she feeling ill?" Kiba asked. It was always fun to see what Jiraya would say. Sakura usually flat out lies to the man about Naruto's whereabouts, but frankly Kiba couldn't blame the blonde boy for not attending. Who would want to spend dinner with pervert one, pervert two and Mr. I Have a Stick Up My Ass.
"Regretfully the princess is, err…" Jiraya said, fumbling with the words, "as his personal servant Sakura said, having feminine issues," the man lied. The truth was that Naruto refused to come out of his room to even make any attempt at dinner with the prince and once that brat made up his mind, there was only one person who could change it (mostly with the use of force) and regretfully that person was still in the mountains enjoying her vacation.
Kiba had to stifle his laughter at Jiraya's reply. The duke could almost picture Naruto devouring a cup of ice cream and complaining about his 'aching uterus.'
"So…" Kakashi interrupted, trying his best to steer the duke and the acting king away from a conversation about women's health, "Duke, it seems that you are well acquainted with the princess, how is this possible?" The pale haired man asked. Kiba leaned back slightly at the question. Something about Kakashi made the brunette feel almost intimidated.
"Well, we used to play together as children, and because of that bond we have always stayed close," Kiba said, unsure of the answer that Kakashi wanted.
"Ah I see," Kakashi said, "It's good that the two of you are so well acquainted, perhaps you could be of assistance to Sasuke who is having, difficulties, per say with the princess."
"Uh… I suppose I could," Kiba said, shooting a look over in the raven haired prince's direction. "So Sasuke how have you been enjoying your stay in the palace?" Kiba asked, dropping Kakashi's thread of conversation as quickly as possible.
"It has been without complaint," the prince said, his tone cold and emotionless.
"I see," Kiba mumbled, taking a bite of his pheasant and trying to keep the conversation going, "Have you made any friends or acquaintances during your stay?"
"Actually yes," Sasuke said, a slightly sadistic smirk on his face, "I know that royalty do not normal associate with servants, but I have become companions with one servant boy. He said he works here as a handyman of sorts."
"Oh?" Kiba said, his mind going through every type of servant present in the palace, "And what was his name?" Jiraya also looked over, trying to recall a handyman at the palace. The acting king didn't even think the palace employed handymen.
Sasuke smirked slightly, recalling the boy's warm body and kind personality, "Naruto, his name was Naruto."
Kiba almost inhaled his spoon.
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"NARUTO!"
Naruto jumped at the sound of the voice. He could hear Jiraya out in his bedroom parlor, searching around for the boy in a fit of rage.
"What the hell Naruto!" Jiraya yelled, smashing down the door to his sleeping quarters where the boy hid, curled up under the bed.
"Please Mr. Jiraya," Sakura said, making her best attempt to calm the man down.
"DON'T YOU 'PLEASE' ME MISSY! I'LL DEAL WITH YOU AFTER I'M DONE WITH HIM!" Jiraya yelled, tossing Sakura out of the bedroom and into the bedroom parlor. The large man then flopped on the floor to pull Naruto out from under the bed.
"Wait! Wait! I can explain! Don't blame me! It's Sakura's fault!" Naruto babbled as he was dragged across the carpet and thrown into a chair in the parlor where both Kiba and Sakura sat, equal looks of fear on their faces.
"SHUT UP ALL OF YOU!" Jiraya cried, outraged at being kept in the dark this long. "So, Naruto, if you wanna keep your head, Sakura if you wanna keep your job and Kiba if you wanna keep your balls, I suggest you explain to me what exactly has been going on! How in god's name does Sasuke know who Naruto is? Whay the hell where you even out of the palace? And might I ask why you keep skipping dinners and why your foot is bandaged?" Jiraya asked, exasperated.
"I can explain, really I can," Naruto said, trying his best to keep the old man from going into cardiac arrest. "I… um… sometimes leave the palace dressed as a servant… I mean, I need to get out too yah know! And my room might be more like an entire wing of the palace, but the only people I ever see are Sakura and Kiba…."
"WAIT WAIT!" Jiraya yelped, "So you two knew about this as well?"
"Well, yes," Sakura said, "Who do you think covered for him?"
"Yea, and who showed him around town?" Kiba said leaning back on his chair.
"YOU'VE NOT ONLY BEEN OUT OF THE PALACE BUT YOU ACTUALLY WENT INTO THE CITY?!?" Jiraya cried, a large vein appearing on his forehead. Naruto shot Kiba a look; the stupid dog could have left the 'tour the city' part out.
"WELL YEAH!" Naruto yelled, jumping up to stand on his right leg, "I have to be stuck here every fucking day, and every fucking night I have to dress up as a woman! I go to parties and galas and balls and wedding and funerals but I do it all AS A GIRL! I don't even know what the fuck I'm supposed to do! I don't know how normal people act! Sure I can refer to Sakura and Kiba, but still! It's not like I'm the one living it! When I go out in normal servant clothes I can be just that! NORMAL! Nobody pays me a passing glance! I can just be Naruto! And you old man! How stupid can you get? I've been sneaking out ever since dad died! TWELVE YEARS! TWELVE! Since I was a little freaking six year old kid! Do you get it now!?" Naruto yelled, ranting until he had no words left.
"Yes, yes I do," Jiraya said his voice as cold as ice as he stood to leave. "From tomorrow onward you will be under house arrest. You will attend every dinner with the prince. You will not see Kiba and you will not see Sakura except for dressing times. Do I make myself clear?" Jiraya said, having gone into full parent mode.
"WHA…WHA…WHA…WHAT?!" Naruto screamed at the man, but Jiraya was not longer paying attention.
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Naruto sat on his bed staring at the ceiling. Sakura was not there, Kiba had been kicked out and sent home, and there was no way he could go see Sasuke. He had been under so called 'house arrest' for eight days now and was starting to go insane. He had missed his date with the prince, he had no one to talk to, and now that his foot was healed, he had no excuse to call Sakura into the room. He had been to dinner every night, and was subject to the same torture. Sasuke would ignore him, Jiraya would try his best to drop 'subtle' hits and Kakashi would simply leer at his fake boobs all night long.
Tap-Tap
Naruto looked up, shaken out of his day dream by the soft tapping that was coming from across the room. The boy got up and was not surprised to see Sakura standing there. "Sakura!" He cried, "But how?" Naruto's room was guarded by Jiraya's personal men to make sure the boy stayed put.
"I told the guard that he had hepilititosis!" Sakura said with a smile. All Naruto could do was laugh. "The truth is the poor guy just had a heat rash! Now come on! I do believe that there is a certain prince waiting for you at a certain river bank… and I also do beilive that you know what todayis?" She said with a small smile.
And for the first time in his life, Naruto was glad he lived on the first floor, as he catapulted himself out the window and ran past Sakura to go meet with his prince.
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"SASUKKKEEEE!!!" Naruto cried, tackling the surprised man.
"Che… stupid servant," Sasuke muttered, looking up at the boy who was now sitting on top of him.
"Wanna go do something fun idiot prince?" Naruto asked. He'd be damned if he wasn't gonna show Jiraya just how bad he could be.
"That depends," Sasuke said, lightly resting his hands on Naruto's slender hips, "Does it involve a waterfall, because if it does, you can count me out…"
"Hah hah," Naruto said, his voice laced with sarcasm, "No, but it does involve deep fried pork buns, a giant bowl of ramen and fireworks!"
"Alright, I'm in…" Sasuke said. He was never one to shy away from an opportunity.
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Sasuke stared at the wall like it was a demon from hell. Naruto wanted him to climb this and then go run off for some festival in the city. The raven sighed slightly. Princes did not climb walls. Princes did not go to city festivals. Princes did not mingle with servants, and yet….
"Oh don't be a weenie!" The blonde boy laughed, his high voice shattering Sasuke's thoughts as he disappeared over the wall "I mean it was this or cross the river at the drawbridge!"
"Yeah, yeah," Sasuke said, thanking god that the location was remote and there were no guards.
The two boys took off into the city running after they were over the wall. "Come on Sasuke!" We gotta get there before nightfall!" Naruto said.
"Nightfall?" Sasuke asked, "But then I'll miss dinner with the princess!" Sasuke wasn't worried about that per say, he was more worried that Jiraya would find him and end him.
"Hahahaha!" Naruto laughed, grabbing Sasuke's hand to pull him along, "I really don't think she'll care!" He said, pulling the raven haired man down a crowded city street. "First things first," Naruto said, stopping in front of a small store. "We gotta get you some clothes that don't say 'bow down to me.'"
Sasuke chuckled slightly as Naruto dragged him into the shop.
"IRUKA!" The boy cried at the shopkeeper behind the desk, his voice breaking some type of sound barrier.
"Naruto!" The man exclaimed, moving to hug the boy, "So what can I do you for today?"
"Well," Naruto said, "My friend here needs some new clothes, do you think you can help?"
Iruka just smiled.
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"I feel stupid," Sasuke said bluntly. He was wearing a simple robe like shirt that was a strange shade of gray and black pants. The outfit was nothing compared to his silk robes and furs.
"Oh stop being such a prissy little girl and let's go get some chow," Naruto cried, taking Sasuke by the hand and pulling him farther into the strange city.
The pair soon arrived at a small stand where the two of them ordered. Naruto, of course, got the largest, greasiest, most slime covered bowl of ramen on the menu, while Sasuke decided to stay slightly more reserved and only ordered the second largest thing on the menu.
"God I love this city!" Naruto said, breaking the silence between the two of them. Sasuke looked out and down the street. Gold and orange paper lanterns were lit, strung up across street lights and houses. Children laughed and played in the crowded night time streets. Multiple people were out, each selling a different type of food or product. Everything here was just some much more lively.
"Come on!" Naruto said, nearly pulling Sasuke off of his seat. "We have to go!" Sasuke stared at the boy wondering how long he had been zoned out for.
"Go where?" the prince asked.
"To the river bank stupid!" Naruto cried.
"Oh!" Sasuke said, "You mean that same river that tried to drown you?"
"Haha stupid," Naruto said, "We're not going swimming! It's Hokage day, so there's gonna be fireworks! We gotta grab some fried buns on the way down too so we have somthin to snack on cause the show can be pretty long!"
"Okay, okay servant, no need to get worked up, let's get going," Sasuke said, taking Naruto's small hand in his own.
The two of them sat on the riverbank surrounded by hundreds of other city folk and commoners. The fireworks went up with a bang causing everyone to stare at the sky. Naruto smiled. He could never see the fireworks from the palace, so tonight was a special treat, that and he got to spend some time with his prince.
There was a loud bang as the final fireworks went up. Sasuke and Naruto both stared at the sky, their eyes shining in awe. There was just something about fireworks that made everybody feel happier.
"Um, Naruto?" Sasuke said as the finale began shooting up, "Why is everyone kissing?" Sasuke said, looking around at the various people on the beach. Every single person, be they young or old, family or friends, seemed to be giving each other a kiss and then moving on to the next person.
"Haha, don't get so worked up, it's just a tradition. The Hokage were the ancestors of the royal family. After many long years of war with the Barbarians, there was finally peace in the kingdom because the daughter of the Hokage king fell in love with the son of the Barbarian king. That's what this holiday is for, to celebrate the peace that they brought us, so, that's why there the kissing. There's no better form of peace and kindness than a kiss now is there? And it's always done during the fireworks finale, I don't really know why, I just know that's the way it's always been, since the start of the Hokage."
"Really…" Sasuke said, "Then I suppose I should give you a kiss…"
"Sure!" Naruto cried, turning his cheek towards the prince so that the man would have something to kiss, "Plant one on me!"
"Hn," Sasuke said, taking Naruto's face in his hands and slowly pressing his pale thin lips to the servant boy's fully dusky ones. Naruto could feel himself pull back instinctively, but then, realizing it was Sasuke kissing him, lean into the older man. Naruto moaned as he felt Sasuke nip his lips, causing the prince to gain entry to the boy's hot, feverish mouth as their tongues swirled together. Naruto could feel his mind go blank as Sasuke deepened the kiss before beaking it off, leaving Naruto straining for more.
"Sasuke…" Naruto mewled, the two of them breaking for air.
"Happy Hokage Day Naruto," Sasuke said, helping the boy to his feet so they could begin their walk back to the palace together. "Happy Hokage Day…"
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AND THE PLOT THICKENS!!!!!
I wanted to make this chappie longer. I'm gonna try to churn this thing out before the start of school, cause I know if I don't it wont get done till next summer, and no one wants that to happen.
So, you should all leave me nice reviews for encouragement… or else I will feed you a cliffhanger and not finish the story for an entire year (AGAIN)
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