Title: Emperor of Servants
Warning: AU, OOC, YAOI, NejiGaara, other pairings yet to be revealed, language, drugs, smex (later chapters)
This story might not be suitable to some readers. If you feel uncomfortable with this story then I urge you not to continue.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to the Naruto series. But a girl can dream.
AN: Hi! So I decided, along with my HP fanfic, that am going to start writing chapters for this lovely story. Yay! This one isn't that exciting, I think, but really shows the slowly budding relationship of the group. I hope you all enjoy!
Chapter 10: Double date… sort of
It took Gaara a long time to gain enough courage to tell Naruto what he thought happened the night Jiraiya decided to get them drunk.
"I believe we made out." He simply said, trying to avoid eye contact with his friend. Gaara was embarrassed enough and he knew looking at Naruto would just make it worse.
"Holy…" Naruto was at lost for words. "… You're kidding right? Tell me you are?"
"I thought I dreamt it up but reality is… it happened." Gaara buried his head in his hands. "I think Hyuuga knows it too. That's why those two pompous bastards have been ignoring us."
"You're right. What if Sasuke and I..." Naruto held his fingers up to his lips and blushed.
Gaara rolled his eyes. "Yeah, you'd want that to happen though."
"Not true!"
"Sure Naruto, keep telling the world that." Gaara grinned as he reclined back on his bed. "I notice you blushing out of the blue when I catch you daydreaming. Thinking about your cuddle buddy Uchiha again?"
"Whatever!" Naruto threw a pillow at Gaara. "Listen here, Mr. I-love-kissing-Neji, I have to get back to work. Iruka is going to kill me when he finds out the east of the estate isn't mowed yet."
Gaara groaned. "Crap, I have to clean the hallway of the Hyuuga's living quarters. I swear to god Neji better not be anywhere around there."
"With your luck buddy, I'm betting a million that he'll be spying on you through the cracks of his door." Naruto got up, waved at his fuming friend and left the room.
"Stop being creepy!" Gaara yelled to Naruto, who he heard laugh in the distance.
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Naruto actually enjoyed being outside, catching the sun's rays. It was the main reason he took the job to maintain the owner's landscape. He didn't mind the dirty work, really. All he needed to do was put on his headphones, listen to his favorite music, turn on the lawnmower and he was in a world of his own. It was, in a unique way, therapeutic. He had the sun to thank for his perfect, tanned, sun kissed skin.
Naruto was too busy whistling and humming to the music to notice a certain somebody spying on him through the second floor window. The eyes bore into him, hungry for any other movement the blonde had to offer.
Sasuke woke up early that day. Like the previous time, he didn't get that much sleep since after that certain night happened. It had been bugging him to no end and he couldn't stop thinking about it, much to his displeasure. He decided, that morning, he will go to the library and catch up on some reading. He thought it would get his mind off of things. However, Sasuke's little reading time was interrupted when he heard the sound of a lawnmower. He tried to tune the sound out but it was no use. He got up and went to the window to yell at the rude servant when he noticed the person he was avoiding was the one who was causing it.
Sasuke froze at the sight of Naruto. After that night, he had a long internal battle with himself. He wasn't sure if he was suppose to be disgusted and angry or if he was supposed to just let it be and let the situation go. His mind was telling him to make the blonde pay but his heart was telling him to let it go because, he hated to admit, he enjoyed the feeling of the other boy in his arms. But he was an Uchiha and he was expected to make his family proud. Having a crush on Naruto wasn't going to happen, ever. However, watching Naruto at this very moment won't kill him. Sasuke sat down on the windowsill and continued to observe.
"Damn, it's hot!" Naruto said to himself. He looked around to see if anybody was near. Seeing that nobody was around, he stopped mowing for a few seconds to take off his sweaty shirt. "No farmer's tan for me. No sir!" Naruto smiled to himself and continued mowing.
Upstairs, inside the library, the Uchiha gulped at the site before him. Naruto's body physique was right up his alley, when it concerns men. The raven haired boy was interested in both male and female. He didn't care about their sexuality. Just as long as they had the looks and the money, it was all that mattered. Looking at Naruto's beautiful body, it was going to be hell trying to ignore him. Sasuke growled at himself and kept trying to tell himself that Uchiha's never go for the dirt poor. But of course, that wishful thinking never really happens when Naruto was around.
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Moving on to the upper west wing of the estate, we have poor Gaara. He was furiously scrubbing the floor, mumbling profanities under his breath like he usually did. There was never a day when he actually enjoyed cleaning and so every day was a hated experience. Once in a while the paranoid red head would suspiciously look around to see if a certain someone was spying on him. Gaara decided he was going to blame Naruto for his paranoia.
"Stupid Naruto." He mumbled to himself.
"Talking to yourself Gaara?"
The hairs on Gaara's neck stood on ends at hearing the voice. No no no! He thought to himself. The redhead pretended not to hear anything and continued to scrub the damn floor. That is, until he heard footsteps going towards him. It was not his lucky day.
"I think you missed a spot." Neji felt like annoying Gaara today. He had nothing better to do and ignoring the red head was not going to last anyways.
"I'm working here Hyuuga. Leave me the fuck alone." Gaara furrowed his eyebrows as he tried his best to keep from ground kicking Hyuuga's feet so the bastard can fall over.
Neji laughed and squatted next to Gaara. He heard the other groan and saw him roll his eyes. "What's with the attitude today? I didn't know Iruka mentored a potty mouth. Maybe I should give him a little talk?"
The veins on Gaara's head felt like it was about to burst. "My apologies, Neji sama. What can a lowly servant like myself do for you?" he said through gritted teeth.
Neji smirked at the sarcasm. "After you're done here, I need you to accompany me while I go shopping today. I'm also bringing Sasuke with me since he's been so moody lately. I know how he loves shopping so hopefully it'll make him feel better. Oh, that reminds me. Tell Naruto he will be joining us as well. We need an extra hand to carry out purchases. I don't think you alone can carry me and Sasuke's things."
"Can't you carry your own god damn things?" Gaara said annoyed.
Neji pretended to think, only for a second. "Hmm, let me think… no." He got up, laughed, and left a fuming red head glaring daggers behind his back.
After Gaara was finished with the hallway, he went to the east of the estate to look for the blonde and inform him of the bad news. He didn't really have to look that far because he saw Naruto running towards him, topless, and covering his nipples with his hands.
"What the hell are you doing?"
Naruto paused for a moment to catch his breath. "Sasuke… I saw that bastard peeking at my nakedness through the window. That pervert!" He huffed.
"Well that's unfortunate." Gaara raised an eyebrow at his friend. "Naruto, can you please stop covering your chest as if you're a topless woman with big boobs. You're a man for christ sake."
Naruto noticed this and grinned. "Woops, I guess I just freaked out back there. It's not every day when my enemy sees me half naked you know."
"Well, you saw him topless at the lake. You can call that even then."
Naruto scratched his head. "Eh, I guess you're right." Then he beamed again. "So what brings you to this part of town?"
"Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but Neji wants you and me to be their man servant for him and Sasuke while they go shopping."
"What?" Naruto almost yelled out loud. "Why can't they go by themselves?"
"Because we both know how lazy and annoying those two are. They expect us to carry all their stuff. Who knows, maybe I'll just accidentally leave their stuff in the trash can." Gaara mentally laughed at the thought.
Naruto started laughing. "Well, too bad I'm busy. I don't think anyone can cover for me today."
"That already has been arraigned for the both of you." A voice said from behind. Of course it was the almighty Neji Hyuuga once again.
"Can you stop sneaking up on me?" Gaara glared.
"Sorry, but I live here so I can go wherever I please." Neji winked causing Gaara to glare even harder. "You two are excused from the rest of your duties today. We will be meeting at the foyer in an hour. Don't be late." Neji coolly walked pass by the two friends, not making eye contact.
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The ride to the mall was nerve-wracking. Gaara and Naruto tried to sit as far as they can from the other two in the limousine. The same can be said about Neji and Sasuke. Naruto and Sasuke tried to avoid eye contact at all cost and when they accidentally did, both of their face turned red in an instant. Sasuke hated being in the car with the blonde. It was worse for Sasuke because he felt so disgusted with himself when he got caught staring at Naruto back at the estate. He must have looked so pathetic.
"Sires, we have arrived." Kakashi announced. He got out of the car and opened their door, bowing as each of the boys stepped out. "I shall wait for you all here. Have a good day sires." He made sure to give Naruto and Gaara a wink before they left.
"I never knew I would be stepping foot in this Rodeo Drive mall version. Can you believe the prices in here? A shirt for two hundred dollars? No thank you." Naruto whispered to Gaara as they passed by expensive looking boutiques. Gaara didn't want to mention to his friend that he himself owned a few expensive pieces of clothing. Everyone seems to forget that Gaara wasn't poor to begin with.
You can tell the atmosphere in the wealthier mall had a different feeling from a normal one. First off the bat, you can tell from the people. They had this aura around them that screamed all high and mighty, as if they owned the damn place. Naruto hated it. The only thing he admitted he liked was the décor. It felt like you were shopping through Olympus. It was absolutely stunning. The air smelled clean and fresh, the areas were spacious and not cramped, and just everything about it screamed regal. He looked at his clothes and he suddenly felt so small.
"I want to go home already." Naruto sighed to himself.
Gaara heard him. "Don't worry. I don't want to be here either." He assured his friend. Poor Naruto he thought he's not use to this kind of place.
For the next hour the strain on both Naruto and Gaara's shoulders were increasing as more and more bags were handed to them. The duo refused to go inside the boutiques so they would wait outside the store and make fun of the people passing by. Once the rich duo was done, they would hand it to their servants and move on to the next store. In Sasuke's case, drop it in front of Naruto and quickly walk away from him. Needless to say, the two servants were tired as hell.
"We're going to eat. I'm hungry." Neji announced as he tried to scout which restaurant suited his taste for the day. "Ah, Italian sounds great! Don't you think so Sasuke?"
"Sure." He responded.
"Geez, they're not the only ones hungry." Naruto whispered to Gaara. Coincidentally, both of their stomachs growled at the same time. "I wish we brought a snack or something. Who knows how long we have to wait for them to finish eating."
"You tell me, I didn't even get to eat breakfast." Gaara rubbed his stomach and wished he had money to take Naruto somewhere to eat.
"Gaara! Breakfast is the most essential meal of the day!" Naruto gasped.
"Oh shut up. C'mon, let's wait for them by the fountain. Let's hope they eat fast." They were about to head there when the brunette interrupted.
"Where do you think you two are going?"
"Where do you think? We're going to wait for you over there and rest our sore arms." Gaara said to him with an attitude.
Neji smirked, "No need. You two will be joining us." Sasuke glared at Neji and elbowed him on the rib.
"What the hell are you doing?" He whispered harshly.
"What? They're hungry and have no money. I'll be a careless owner if I left them like that."
"How about your things?" Naruto lifted the bags to show them.
"We'll have the restaurant staff watch over them when we eat. Is that fine with you both? I know you're hungry. I'm not as evil as you think I am."
"Whatever." Gaara rolled his eyes as he followed.
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Naruto sat nervously at the table and kept looking everywhere but straight. Of course he had to sit across from the Uchiha. He hated the fact that the place had a dim romantic feeling about it. The whole place was draped in deep purples and burgundy. The chandeliers looked like jewels as the flickering candles reflected off of them. This would have been a perfect date spot except, currently, it wasn't.
"Do you remember what I told you?" Gaara whispered to him.
"Eh? About what?"
Gaara groaned. "About the proper use of the utensils. Do you remember what fork to use for the pasta?"
Naruto scratched his head, "What was it again?"
"It surprises me that you have the knowledge of proper dining etiquette, Gaara." Neji said as he watched the red head teach the blonde how to use the utensils.
"I'm not ill bred like you think I am Hyuuga. In case you forgot, I didn't come to your house to earn money."
"My apologies." Neji said amused. "It's hard to remember when you're scrubbing the bathrooms. Imagine that, a wealthy boy like yourself, scrubbing the toilet."
Gaara glared hard at Neji and he unconsciously made a fist. Naruto had to poke his leg to get him to come to his senses. Can't he just punch Neji on the face just once? Please? Naruto sighed in relief as the appetizers were brought out. He didn't want his friend to get kicked out from the restaurant for giving someone a bloody nose.
Sasuke sighed. Everything about the day was challenging. He tried his best to ignore Naruto but it was almost impossible. It went downhill when he found out that Naruto was going to help carry their stuff. He didn't want to face him after he was caught drooling over his body. It must have been the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to him. But now Sasuke was sitting across from said person and he just couldn't stop stealing glances at him as Naruto tried his best to figure out what fork to use. The illumination of the candle against his perfectly tanned skin wasn't any help either. It just brought out his features even more. Especially those blue eyes; the same blue eyes that just made eye contact with him just now. Oh god Sasuke thought as he quickly looked down at his food. He started blushing furiously again, as did Naruto.
Neji noticed. "Ah, how cute." He said out loud. He felt Sasuke kick him under the table. Neji decided to look at the person across from him as well. The duo was currently whispering to each other about god knows what. Neji noticed how delicately Gaara's lips moved as he talked. Those lips… the same lips he kissed. Just thinking about it made Neji's face turn pink. When they woke up that morning in his grandparent's house, he knew right away that something happened. It didn't take him long to recollect what had happened that night. They had kissed. He was too embarrassed and shocked about what he figured out that he left the house right away, not even turning back. Neji promised to himself that he would forget about the whole thing as if it never happened. However, like Sasuke, the memories of that night were forever imbedded in his memory. Haunting him. Sometimes, against his own will, Neji's mind would wander off and think how those pink delicate lips would feel on his again.
"Eating at expensive places takes too much work. Don't you guys want to eat somewhere that's more… oh, I don't know… easy? Like burgers and fries. No utensils needed." Naruto said out loud.
"That sounds like fun!" Neji said suddenly. "How about next weekend for dinner? Take us to your most favorite burger place Naruto." Neji didn't know what had possessed him to say that. It was too late to take it back. He felt Sasuke kick him again under the table, even harder. Heck, they needed something exciting to do during their break right?
"Uh…" Naruto dared not look at Gaara. He didn't want to combust into flames. "…sure?" Oops! He wasn't supposed to say that. "Oops I meant…"
"Sounds like a date then." Neji teased.
They all finished eating over an hour later, mostly in silence. They were all stuffed and surprisingly, Naruto didn't think it was all that bad. Eating at a fancy place once in a while would be awesome. When he wins the lottery he will surely make it a monthly event.
"I guess it's back to carrying bags." Naruto huffed but was suddenly taken aback when Sasuke decided to carry half of it.
"You slow us down when you're carrying all of it." He simply said, not making eye contact. Naruto whoever, smiled to himself. Showoff.
Gaara frowned at how lucky Naruto was because he doubts the rich bastard was going to help him with his. He went over to the bags he was carrying and was even more surprised when he saw Neji carrying all of the bags. It was a miracle after another.
"What are you doing?" Gaara asked.
"I didn't want you to break your arms, seeing as you're very weak and all." Neji smirked. Gaara didn't know whether to push him or thank him. All he knew was that his arms were free of pain for the next hour. Of course they didn't shop for much longer. Gaara and Naruto can tell the others were getting tired of holding the bags after only fifteen minutes. Weaklings Gaara thought in his mind. They were also hinting that they wanted help with the bags but Naruto and Gaara found it amusing and continued to ignore them.
"My arms hurt!" Sasuke complained for the fifth time.
"Suck it up princess." Naruto teased.
"I think I need help" Neji tried to tell Gaara.
"No." Gaara simply told him, causing Neji to groan in frustration and almost regret helping him. Gaara was enjoying making Neji suffer but he did find it interesting how Neji tried to be manly for him. He was thankful for the help but he wasn't going to admit that to the brunette. Overall the day wasn't so bad. Neji actually fed them and wasn't much of an ass like he usually was. Who knows, maybe when they were back at the estate he'll be back to his normal self. But for the rest of their time out, Gaara was enjoying the company of this less of a bastard Neji.
AN:Was the ending a hint of niceness in Sasuke and Neji's part? I love me a sarcastic and smart mouthed Gaara. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Read and review lovelies.