Disclamer: Naruto: Masashi Kishimoto, Beauty and the Beast: Disney
ItaNaru Beauty and the beast.
Chapter 6: Orochimaru's plot and first night.
At the village inn Orochimaru was sitting in his fangirls crowded around him fawning. The snake-like man was brooding.
"Who does he think he is? No one says no to me!"
"Of course, Orochimaru-sama."
Orochimaru drowned his sorrows in sake.
Soon he was drunk and bragging.
"No one hunts, like Orochimaru."
Everyone in the inn soon started singing praises to Orochimaru, when a wet and dirty man bust in. Jiraya. The snake-like braggart, looked up with surprise as did everyone else. Jiraya usualy showed up to flirt around with the pretty girls but tonight he looked disheveld and had a frantic look in his eyes.
"Someone help me! He's got Naruto locked up!"
"Woah, Jiraya. Who's got Naruto-chan locked up?"
Jiraya ran over to him, his arms flailing. "A beast! A horrible monstrous beast!"
The people started to laugh.
"Is it a big beast." The boy with red triangles on his cheeks asked mockingly.
"Huge." Jiraya answered. Everyone laughed.
"With a long ugly snout?" The man who had red-purple face paint asked.
"Hideously ugly." Jiraya shuddered at the memory.
"And sharp cruel fangs? Un." Added the boy with long blond hair.
"Yes! Will you help me?"
"Of course Jiraya. We'll help you out."
"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Jiraya was grabbed by the two brown haired boys and then threw him out the door and into a pile of snow.
Inside they laughed more. "Crazy old Jiraya. He's always good for a laugh."
Orochimaru then thought. "Crazy old Jiraya, huh? Crazy old Jiraya. Kabuto-kun, I had a thought."
"What is it Orochimaru-sama?"
"Jiraya Uzumaki is Naruto-chan's father. And his sanity's only so and so. When I looked at him the thoughts in my head began concocting. I promised I would be married to Naruto-chan, and I have a plan to do it."
He pulled Kabuto closer and whispered his brilliant plan. Kabuto grinned.
"It's perfect."
The laughed about it.
Outside Jiraya went around to the people asking for help, but it was hopless.
Everyone thought he was crazy and poor Naruto was doomed.
On the bed Naruto was sleeping. Every so often, tears would come out his eyes.
He woke to a soft knock.
"Who is it?" "It's Haruno Sakura." A soft feminine voice answered.
The voice seemed friendly enough so Naruto got up and went to the door and slid it open. Instead of a woman, a white tea pot with sakura blossoms on it hopped in to his room with a small chipped teacup. Naruto backed up in surprise. "I thought you might like a cup of tea."
"But-but you're a..." He backed into the wardrobe wich also sprang to life.
"Oh careful."
Her design was purple and had yellow accents and pig shaped handles.
Naruto sat on the bed feeling even weaker than when he lay down the first time.
"This is impossible." Naruto said more to himself.
"I know it is. But here we are. I'm Ino by the way. Ino Yamanaka" "Sakura Haruno. And this is my little cousin Konohamaru Sarutobi."
"Hi!" The teacup said.
"Er..Naruto Uzumaki." 'Did I just introduce myself to a talking wardrobe and teapot? I must be having a bad dream.'
Sakura poured some tea into Konohamaru and he hopped over to Naruto. "Thanks."
Before Naruto could take even a sip.
"Wanna see me do a trick?" Naruto looked at him. "Er, sure." Konohamaru held his breath and bubbles formed at the top.
"Konohamaru!" Sakura looked at him sternly.
"Oops sorry." Sakura shook her head, then turned to Naruto.
"That was a very brave thing to do Naruto."
Ino nodded her agreement. "We all think so."
Sadness flooded Naruto's eyes. "But I lost my Tou-chan, my dreams, everything." Naruto's voice shook as he said it.
"Cheer up. It'll turn out all right. You'll see. I had better go I have a supper to get on the table. Konhamaru-chan. See you later Naruto-san."
"Bye." Konohamaru said as he hopped out.
That left him alone with Ino.
"Well what can we dress you in for dinner?
Let's see." She looked in her drawers and pulled out a red silk kimono. "Oh this will bring out you hair. You'll look ravishing in this."
Naruto looked at her and blushed a bit when she said that. "That's kind of you, but I really don't want dinner right now."
Ino gasped. "But you have to go. Itachi-sama will be furious if you don't."
Naruto looked up at her. "I don't care what that bastard wants. I'm not going."
Before Ino could protest further. Sasuke came in. "Dinner is served."
Naruto looked at him. "I'm not going. I don't care what he does to me, I'm not having dinner with him."
Down in the dining room, Itachi was pacing angerly. He was getting impatiant.
"What's taking him so long? I told him to come down so why isn't he here yet?"
Sakura and Lee watched him pace.
Sakura sighed.
"Itachi-sama please try to be patiant. He has lost his Otou-san and his freedom all in one day. He probably needs time to adjust." Itachi glared at her and she shrunk back. Lee stood up.
"Itachi-sama, have you thought that mabey, just mabey this boy could be the one to break the spell?" He asked carfuly. Itachi's glare turned to him. "Of course I have. I'm not a fool."
Itachi resumed his pacing. Lee smiled.
"It's perfect. You fall in love with him, he falls in love with you, and POOF!"
He blew on his flames. "The spell is broken.
We can become human by midnight."
Sakura shook her head at him. "Lee, it's not that simple. These thing need time to happen."
Lee looked at her. "But Sakura-san, the rose has already begun to wilt."
Itachi stoped pacing. "It's no use. He's so beautiful and I'm...Well look at me."
Lee shrugged at Sakura. "You have to help him see past all that."
Itachi looked away. "I don't know how." He said softly.
Sakura hopped down from the mantle, then on to the table.
"Well, you can start by making yourself more presentable. Straighten up and try to act like a gentleman."
Itachi did as he was told. Lee hopped up next to her.
"When he come in, give him a dashing smile.
Come on show us your smile."
Itachi smiled a smile that showed his teeth, gums and looked rediculous and scary all at the same time.
"Oh don't scare him." Itachi nodded.
"Impress him with your sharp wit."
"Be gentle."
"Complement him." "But be sincere."
Itachi felt a headache from all the advice.
"And above all."
"You must control your temper!" Both said at the same time.
They turned when they heard the door.
Itachi looked up and tried to smile. It turned out to be just Sasuke.
Itachi frowned in dissapointment.
"Well, where is he?" He asked getting really anoyed.
Sasuke looked up at the Uchiha. "Who? Oh the do-boy. Well he's er, he's,"
Sasuke sighed. There was no beating around the bush. "He's not coming."
Itachi stood there in shock for a moment then recoverd. "WHAT?" His shout could be heard all throughout the manor.
Fury took over. He stormed out the dining room and ran to the blonds room.
Lee, Sasuke, and Sakura followed behind.
Itachi without knocking went into Naruto's room. Naruto was laying down on the bed. He sat up when Itachi burst in.
"I thought I told you to come down to dinner!" The beast shouted angry.
Naruto crossed his arms.
"I'm not hungry."
"You come down stairs or I'll carry you there myself!"
Naruto looked at him, fire in his eyes.
He turned and gave a grunt.
Itachi was about to hold true to his words when...
"Itachi-sama." Itachi looked around.
Lee, Sasuke and Sakura were beckoning him.
Itachi went to them.
"Itachi-sama I may be wrong but that may not be the best way to win his affection."
Lee pointed out.
"Can you at least attempt to be a gentleman?" Sakura asked.
"But he is being so difficult!" He directed the last word at Naruto whose only responce was a "Hmph!"
"Just try." Itachi looked at them and sighed. "Will you come down to dinner?"
"No." Naruto said. Itachi glared at him.
"Ah, suave, genteel." Lee urged.
Itachi went over to him. Naruto turned around. Itachi bowed before him.
"It would give me great pleasure, if you would join me for dinner. Please."
Naruto turned away. "No thank you."
Itachi had enough. "You can't stay in here forever!" Naruto wasn't going to give up that easily. "Yes I can." "Fine then go ahead and starve." He walked out the room and stared at the servants.
"If he dosn't eat with me, then he dosn't eat at all."
He stated and stalked off.
They all sighed. "Well, that could have gone better." Sakura said.
Sasuke turned to Lee. "Stand watch and inform me at once if the dobe comes out."
Lee saluted. "You can count on me Sasuke-san."
"Well we might as well go downstairs and clean up."
Saukra and Sasuke left Lee.
Itachi reached his room and paced, fuming.
"I ask him nicely and he refuses. What does he want me to do? Beg?" He spotted the mirror. He picked it up. "Show me the boy, Naruto." The mirror glowed green then the image of Naruto, still sitting on his bed came to him.
Ino walked up to him. "You know, Itachi-sama's not so bad when you get to know him. Why not give him a chance?"
Naruto huffed. "I don't want to get to know him. I don't want to have anything to do with him." And he lay back on the bed.
Itachi heard the words and dread filled his heart. "I'm just fooling myself. He'll never see me as anything, but a monster."
The rose dropped another petel. Itachi watched it fall wishing he didn't even exist.
Naruto lay down wishing that he was with his father. He sighed and drifted off to sleep. A tear fell from his eye to the pillow. He now belonged to a monster.
"It's hopeless."
Both thought, as darkness fell.
Me: "I had a thought." RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! My dad says that and when he does it means somthing miserable for us. Coming from Orochimaru's mouth it's THE APACOLYPS!