Creature Feature Deki Café
Uzumaki Naruto: embêtement
"I believe you have met most of our staff, am I correct Sakura?" Bou asked.
"I guess, I haven't formally met them, I just know who they are from Phantom and your introductions."
They both had finished touring the pirate themed section of the café and were currently moving on to another. There were a total of twenty sections, all individually themed and all with specific Deki-Maids and stewardesses who were dressed to fit that category. On occasion, some would work in different areas, but that was only if they were understaffed. But for Sakura, she was placed in the French Victorian area with Bou and three other girls. All of whom were taller and a bit more…voluptuous. Of course that's not to say Sakura wasn't pretty or curvy herself, but standing next to them, she felt slightly out of place.
"Do you remember the other three women whom we will be working with?"
"Paws, the mouse; Daisy, the ram; and Riona, the lion."
"Excellent, they usually arrive early since our area is the most popular. I'm sure if you warm up to them they will gladly assist you if you require any help. They are quite nice really; they along with the rest of the staff and have been working here for as long as I have."
Sakura smiled, "So you're like one giant family."
"You may say that. We've all been together since the first day the café opened. Once you work here, you never leave."
Sakura quirked an eyebrow, but ignored the statement. After finishing off the last part of their little tour, Bou dismissed herself and headed towards the kitchen. The pink haired woman still had a lot of catching up to do, but now wasn't the time. In less than three hours dinner hour would begin and her job as an official Deki-Maid would start. Hopefully, she'll do the café and herself some justice and not screw anything up. She was a med student for crying out loud and the best intern at the hospital. If she could do all that, she could easily serve a plate of food to some hungry business men. A bubble of pride and willpower swelled up inside her, ready to take on the world. But one quick look at her high heel shoes and the length of the stairs immediately deflated it.
Oh what a girl to do.
"Order numbers thirty-six, forty, and forty-three are up!"
Sakura carefully grabbed the large brown tray with all the orders sitting on top. She placed one end on her shoulder while balancing the end with her left hand and started heading for the table. Trying to walk gracefully was a workout all on its own. Not only did the plates add weight, which slowed her down, but the fact that she was wearing four inch heels didn't help either. Phantom thought it was a good idea to give her some more height, considering how short she was; great idea! Any minute now she was going to drop everything and look like a total fool. It was a good thing her makeup was water proof because she could feel small beads of sweat form on her forehead.
Her hair was up in tiny curled pigtails that stopped at her shoulders, which she was thankful for because she was pretty sure if it got in the way she'd be running into everyone and everything. As she walked towards the back where the VIP section was, she couldn't help noticing the way some men looked at her with very hungry eyes. She didn't know whether to feel self conscious or prideful. Sure, the other girls were wearing outfits that were equally as revealing, but everyone was looking at her. What a confident booster that was.
The bell attached to her black choker jingled happily as she walked past the guarded velvet rope, the security guards paying close attention to the fragile girl holding the overbearing dishes. If anything were to happen, they would be quick in action. Thank goodness for them because from the loud and boisterous noises coming from inside the booths, she had a feeling she might need the security. Walking further down the aisle, the noises turned into one, singular voice. One very, very loud voice. Almost reminded her of Ino.
Okay Sakura, you're here, let's do this!
"Hey shut up teme! I brought you here to relax not get in a fight with! Will you stop being an emo for more than two seconds and at least pretend you're a human?"
"Hn, shut up dope."
"What? I'm gonna kill-!"
"Here are your orders!" Sakura interjected, a bright smile plastered on her porcelain face.
Immediately, the three male's jaws dropped. The sight of the beautiful pink haired woman was apparently too much for one, in which case he proceeded to burst into tears of joy. The blonde, who happened to be one of the most powerful men in Japan; Uzumaki Naruto, stared at the puppy eared girl with his mouth wide open and drool pooling at the bottom of his lip. Meanwhile, Uchiha Sasuke, an equally powerful man and best friend of said blonde, just discovered he had hormones. But being a human ice cube, he refused to acknowledge them.
A light blush appeared on her face, as she set their steaming plates down in the correct sequence. Keeping her head down, she didn't notice the way Naruto's mouth curled into a feral grin, looking at her in an almost longing manner. Instantly, girl-crazy mode kicked in and the flirt machine was on.
"Hey there sweet thang, what's your name?"
Sakura looked up and forced a smile, remembering it was her job her flirt right back too.
"Whatever you want to call me."
But if you call me sweet than again I'll kill you.
"How about miss sexy?" He leaned in closer while she stood back up to full height. She almost burst out laughing at his futile attempts to seduce her, especially with those bed room eyes.
She giggled, "That's a bit too much don't you think?"
"Puppy-chan?"
His raven haired man with that stoic face of his, looked ready to vomit and his stupid friend's antics.
"Or you can call me by my first name, Sakura."
"Sakura? That's pretty, and it fits you! Sakura-chan, I like that."
"Well I'm glad you do, I'll be your server for tonight, so if there's anything you need, please don't be afraid to ask."
"Actually!" The white haired man sitting in the back suddenly jumped up, knocking the table in the process.
"Watch it you idiot." Sasuke growled.
"Oh hush up Uchiha! Miss Sakura, the loveliest of flowers, my name is Jiraiya, you may have heard of me; I'm the famous author of Icha Icha Paradise, the multi-million dollar book series."
"Sorry, I haven't."
"What? Well that's a shame, because I would love to put you in one of my books!"
"No way perv! Don't taint innocent Sakura-chan with those disgusting books of yours!" Naruto shoved the old man down and turned back to the blushing girl, totally ignoring his food, "Anyways, I'm sure you've heard of me right?"
"Uzumaki Naruto?"
"Ha! She loves me already! That's right, Uzumaki Naruto, founder and owner of Uzumaki Ramen! Ever tried those before?"
She shook her head, "I'm not particularly fond of ramen."
Sasuke smirked, a little more interested in what she had to say now.
"Really? Damn, that's too bad, because I was planning to take you to my favorite place, Ichiraku, for our date tomorrow?"
A grin formed on her lips, "Oh so we have a date now do we?"
"Hell yes we do!"
"I don't know, our boss doesn't really like it when the employees date the customers," She leaned her hip against the booth, "But maybe she'll make an exception for you."
His sapphire eyes began to sparkle, "So is that a yes?"
"Like I said, maybe." Just as she turned to walk away, his hand shot out and grabbed hers.
Which as a big no-no.
She cocked her eyebrow and was about to say something when her most unlikely of heroes jumped in. A steak knife was thrown at the blonde's head, but he quickly dodged it and hid behind the curtains. He instantly let go and started yelling apologies hysterically. Sasuke looked about ready to murder the boy, but he turned to Sakura with his piercing onyx eyes. Her heart began to race with great conviction.
"Are you alright?" His voice was gruff, but held no malice towards her.
"Y-yeah, nothing to worry about." She smiled nervously.
Jiraiya smacked the boy upside the head, "You moron! You aren't allowed to touch the girls, don't you know anything?"
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" He turned to Sakura with watery eyes that could put any pup to shame.
It didn't surprise her when she instantly forgave; she just didn't have the heart to stay angry at anyone in general. She just put her hands on her hips and chided him.
"Naruto, you can't do that. If you want to keep seeing me you have to follow the rules alright?"
"Yes ma'am." He nodded his head like enthusiastically and smiled brightly.
She gave him a pointed look,"So if there's nothing else you need, I'll leave you all to your meals."
"Can we have you for dessert?" He obviously wasn't deterred enough to stop flirting with her.
She giggled at his efforts.
"Idiot, we haven't even touched our food yet."
"Quit ruining the moment teme! Sakura-chan and I are bonding here!"
"You just met her two minutes ago."
"Please excuse the ice bitch here; he doesn't know how to act normal around people." Naruto growled.
"That's quite alright. Please enjoy your meals." She turned and finally left, passing by the bulking security guard and into the kitchen where more dishes waited to be served.
As she placed the last plate on the table and walked to the break area for a well deserved rest, a head popped out of the shadows and barked in Sakura's ears, causing her to jump and squeak. Which earned her the attention of several amused guests. Placing a hand over her pounding heart, Phantom jumped down from the shelf and stood next to her, examining the area with a smile and watchful eye.
"How are things so far?"
"Good, Uzumaki Naruto was the first person I served."
"Ah, and how did that go?"
"Well…great I guess, except for the part where he grabbed my hand to stop me from leaving. Other than that, he was very nice. Though a bit too forward if I may add."
"Hm, that boob, he knows he isn't allowed to touch anyone…which means you're that good! If it you can make one of our best customers break our most strictist rule, you're doing an excellent job!"
"I haven't really done anything except flirt back a little, he's with a man named Jiraiya and some Uchiha…"
"Oh, Uchiha Sasuke. His ass is always getting dragged here by Uzumaki; Jiraiya just tags along to look at the girls. Well, this is excellent news; you get to kill two birds with one stone! Charm both Uzumaki and Uchiha in one night! You should probably go check on them; they're probably missing you right now."
"But it's only been half and hour." She crossed her arms.
"Which is like ten hours in male years, just pop up, say hi and chat with them a little. Now if you excuse me, I've got a meeting with our sponsor."
And with that said, the tiny crimson haired woman walked away casually with her hands behind her as she made her way to the second floor. She sat at a table with a hearty fat man in wearing expensive clothing embroidered in gold. He laughed loudly with a mouthful of food whilst being entertained by both Bou and Daisy. Phantom looked positively tiny sitting next to him. Suddenly, a feeling of sadness crept into Sakura at the sight. This was probably what she and her husband had to deal with every night, talking to arrogant old men who invested in this flamboyant, yet humble café. She never really did like business men. They were all stuck up and pricks, not to mentions hound dogs who shamelessly courted women half their ages.
Then she remembered Naruto. He too was a business man, yet entirely different from all the others. He was a rather interesting character and not something you'd see everyday in the business world. She found him quite amusing, a bit too strong for her taste, but he was definitely easy on the eyes. He may have been a bit too full of himself, but she found that rather charming. Like a school boy vying for this favorite teacher's attention. He seemed friendly, with a good heart and a big mouth.
She giggled quietly as she made her way back to their table.
"Like I said Sasuke, it would do great to your public image if you at least smiled a little when the camera turns your way."
"No."
Naruto flicked a piece of rice in his friend's direction and snickered when the man glared at him. "See, this is why people don't want to talk to you!"
"And yet you still do."
"Jiraiya, tell teme over here to lighten up a little!"
Said older male swallowed his food before turning to the raven haired boy, "I'm on no one's side, but he does have a point. You can't really expect to inherit your family fortune with that frown glued to your face. What would the other investors and financer's think?"
"Hn, I don't care what they have to say. Why am I the only one getting grief about this? Itachi or Kiyoha doesn't have to deal with this crap."
Jiraiya gave the boy a deadpanned look, "That's because people are afraid of Itachi. When he speaks he doesn't sound like he's going to murder someone. Also, Kiyoha is nine! She smiles more than you could in your entire life!"
Naruto's eyes suddenly started lighting up, "Maybe Sakura-chan can make teme smile."
"Talking about me?
She smiled as all their heads turned at her arrival. From what she heard earlier, they were in a very heated argument, one of which she hoped wouldn't disturbed the other guests. Because unhappy guests means no tip, and if she did get any tips then there will be blood.
"I hope I'm not bothering you boys."
"Hn."
She turned to Sasuke, who had the back of his head facing her and stabbing tiny holes into his steak with a fork.
Naruto stuck his tongue at him, "Don't mind him, that's just the only noise he can make besides bitching."
She giggled and stood next to the blonde.
"And how is everyone this evening?"
"Better, now that you're here."
Sakura giggled into her hand. This flirting gig was actually quite easy now that got the hang of it. "So Naruto, why don't you tell me a little bit of what you do?"
"Oh great, here we go." Sasuke mumbled.
Choosing to ignore him, Naruto puffed up his chest like the prideful business man that he was and proceeded to explain to her in full detail of his profession. He was being very descriptive at times, and a bit overly rambunctious at others. Even though her attention was on him, her eyes would occasionally drift to the brooding popsicle sitting across the table. She laughed every now and then, and nod her head in agreement. Her eyes began to drift and turn to look at him, but when they made contact with his - she nearly forgot to breathe.
"Hey Sakura-chan, you don't happen to have a boyfriend do you?"
She looked down at him and shook her head, "You think I'd dress like this," she pointed to her clothing, "In public if I had one?"
"So is that a no?" He sounded way to eager for her liking.
"Nope."
"Awesome! Because by the end of tonight, I'm gonna be that boyfriend!"
This time she really did laugh out loud, "You can keep on dreaming."
"Which I will!"
"I'm curious Naruto, how can such an attractive young man like yourself not have a girlfriend already? Or at least bring a date instead of two other men; is there something you're hiding?"
Jiraiya nearly choked on his salad while Sasuke shot her an evil look.
"S-Sakura-chan!"
She giggled affectionately, "I'm just kidding, you know I'm only having fun." Her hand slid from the cushion seat to his shoulder and began to rub him, though lingering a little longer that intended. Even through his unsightly orange blazer, she could feel the heat coming off from him. And she liked it, though it would probably cause more harm than good if she ever told him.
"But really, do you really not have a girlfriend?"
He chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck, "Well you see the thing is…being so rich and famous…you kind of get a lot of people surrounding you so it's a little hard to choose."
"What the idiot is trying to say is that he he's too stupid to keep a girl for longer than a day."
Naruto glared at Sasuke and forced a laugh, "Wow teme, that's the most you've spoken in your entire life."
He scowled at him, returning to poke relentlessly at his food. Which hardly ate.
"I think what this moron is really trying to say is that I haven't really found the right person to be with yet. When I find the right girl, I'll do whatever it takes to keep her by my side."
"Wow, that's so sweet of you Naruto!" She squeezed his shoulder in an innocent gesture. But somewhere in the back of his ramen filled head, he took it as something more.
"But I'll make an exception for you, Sakura-chan!" He dropped to his knees and brought his hands and hers together in a begging manner.
"Hey get up boy! You're embarrassing us!" Jiraiya barked.
"Please Sakura-chan, go out with me and I'll make you the happiest girl in the entire world!"
She stumbled a little as she backed up, "B-but I'm already happy!"
"I'll make you happier; I'll get you anything you want!"
Somewhere in the back of her mind she was screaming for the security guard to come and save her.
"Dope, will you lower that annoying voice of yours down?" Sasuke glared at the people giving them funny looks. So far everyone was pretending nothing unusual was happening.
"You're just jealous cause I'm going to be Sakura-chan's boyfriend and you aren't!"
Talk about mortifying, here was a grown man on his hands and knees begging her to go on a date with him. An ordinary, average looking girl like her. Give them any other day on the streets and he probably wouldn't even spare her a second glance. But she couldn't blame him, she had to admit; tonight, she did look pretty good. Even the hard boiled Uchiha Sasuke couldn't help but secretly fume over the fact that Naruto had the galls to ask her out when he should have been the one making the moves. Thus the power of being a Deki-Maid.
"Are you harassing my maid, boy?"
Sakura's eyes widened as the room went deadly silent. All pair of eyes turne towards the voice.
Daemon.
His platinum blonde hair was sleeked back and he wore an all black suit with the exception of his silver tie, giving him a very superior look. His eyes seemed to darken at the sight of Naruto, who happened to be sticking his tongue out at him. He nodded respectfully at Sasuke and Jiraiya. Both nodded back.
"Uzumaki Naruto, the infamous little noodle brat."
"Shiko Daemon, the annoying short man whom likes to butt his nose in everything."
He scoffed, "This annoying short man happens to own this café which you frequently eat at, and the girl you're kneeling before."
"What? You don't own her!"
"In a way, I do. So unless you want security beating your ass, again, I suggest you let her hands go."
Naruto grumbled something about short men and their short dicks, but that thankfully went unheard by the owner. Sakura walked past him, but not before giving him a reassuring smile, and followed the retreating owner out of the VIP booths.
"Will you be here tomorrow?" Naruto cried out.
"Maybe!" She called back.
"Then you better expect seeing me!"
"Hn, dope."
The guard bowed as Daemon walked by him and into the still crowded dinner room, he stopped in front of the lounge area and turned to her.
"As a Deki-Maid, it is your responsibility to maintain order and keep unruly customers seated."
She nodded, accepting the scolding for her erratic behavior and letting things get out of control.
"If you can't handle the costumer, just call one of the guards, they'll set him or her straight. You need to have an aura of maturity around you at all times, remember you aren't only representing this café but also yourself."
"Yes sir."
"Dinner closes in a couple hours, but you can leave a little early since it's your first day. Just remember to check in with Bou before you leave." He turned to leave, disappearing behind a back door.
She sat down on the couch and gripped her knees, cursing at her stupidity and trying very hard to keep her tears from falling. She could not lose this job, she just couldn. No more slip ups, no more being the shy and reserved little girl. Here she was, working in one of Japan's finest café, surrounded by powerful and beautiful people; and she was now one of them. If they had power then so did she. It was time to act like the person she was born to be.
"Sakura-san, what are you doing sitting here by yourself?" Bou asked. She stood in the entranceway with a curious look on her face.
Her eyes seemed to glow in the dim lit room, and as she stood up, a whole new air of power surrounded her.
"Just taking a breather, I'm all ready to finish up dinner."
"Good to hear, there are a few dishes waiting to be served."
"Coming!"
Note to self; avoid Uzumaki Naruto, Creature Feature Deki Café's most frequent costumers, if you wish to keep your job.
Fin
Why did I make Sasuke have a little sister? Because it fits in with my story. And because I wanted to put one in here. My story, I can do whatever I want! MWHAHAHA it's crack DUH. HAHA. I got the name Kiyoha from the movie Sakuran, which I loved. Her part comes to play in the next chapter, and it will be…entertaining. Promise.
Next chapter, Sasuke's return!
R & R thanks !