That note had been folded, unfolded, refolded, crumpled, thrown, kissed and everything in between. It couldn't be helped, their were so few words yet they could be set up to endless amounts of interpretation. "Fuck this!" I crumpled the note up again, throwing it in the trash before going to retrieve it.
"12:00, The night is when the shadows dance." The note read.
Stupid Sasuke, does he want me to meet me at twelve. Or is he saying something will happen at twelve? Shadows can be kinda creepy so maybe is it he's going to break up with me a twelve? Is someone gonna find out about us at twelve?
I paced around the rank four room before leaving the room, going out to clean something. Muttering started as glances were casted towards him. Orochimaru's old crew is back... wait... who are they staring at... I walked faster to see if it was something behind me. Is me... is it about the note...?
"Naruto-kun!" Temari called out, waving. "Whats going on?" I whispered. "Don't try to hide it." Temari smirked, my heart freezing in place. "I-I have no idea what you could mean?" the statement ended up as a question rather than a statement.
"Go ask Saaaasssuke." Temari dragged his name teasingly. I turned on my heel bolting to his room. It was just evening but yet somehow a rumour already started. They know we're lovers. Sasuke can't be seen as gay or dating a mere servant. He'll dump me, throw me out...
I swung open his door, he was on his bed reading a book. "Yes?" Sasuke pulled his reading glasses off. "What's going on?" I asked, shutting the door behind me. "I slipped on my words and had to say you were planning to marry Sakura. It's amazing how gullible my staff are." Sasuke sighed.
"T-that's it!?" I slowly sank to the ground. Sasuke looked so...calm. His raven hair clipped up out of his face, dark eyes unrelenting and untelling, a mouth mocking his pain and fear. He extended two arms, tilting his head too the side, asking a unspoken question.
"Idiot Sasuke." I growled, standing up and beginning to walk out. "You and your stupid notes with a frickin' secret code." I was blushing from embarrassment but wasn't going to just admit it. "I haven't the faintest clue of what you're getting at." Sasuke's pleased smirk could be heard in his voice as I walked out.
"Naruto is it true!?" Sakura came bounding towards me, pink hair waving and a small and cute face smiling as if she had just won the lottery. "If it is then...?" I asked, my heart slowly picked up its pace. What the hell happened to Sasuke? I do want him but...I've wanted Sakura longer. No, I want Sasu-
"Naruto you idiot!" Sakura's fist made friends with my face as I fell over. "We will go shopping for rings tomorrow since you most obviously have not been made aware of the proper steps." Sakura cracked her knuckles. I never noticed before...but she's kind of...a bitch. "Karin it's noisy and I can't read, fix it." Sasuke sighed from in his room and Sakura paled considerably. Karin...isn't in there. I decided against saying anything just as Sakura grabbed my hand, pulling me off.
"How scary!" She huffed. "We were almost in for a good strapping there." I played along. "What are you two doing just standing around. If you have time for a honeymoon you have time to clean." Kurenai came up from behind them. "Sorry!" Sakura bowed, bumping backwards into Ino. "Saku-ah!" Sakura and Ino ended up soaking wet in a puddle of dirty bucket water.
"That's it, I'm strapping all three of you." Kurenai motioned for us to bend over once she'd practically dragged us to the kitchen. She's only been like this recently. She used to be calm and cool. But one day she just snapped.
A piece of leather met my ass and I bit my lip. Next I heard a squeal of Sakura and one of Ino. I braced myself for the next hit which came harder than before I let out a hiss at the pain. hit after hit came untill our 10 strokes each were spent. We all ambled off to the rank four room, given a small break.
Sakura pulled out the ointment that soothes the burn of the strap and handed it to me, showing me her bare ass where we rested on the floor. I put some on my hands and started to slowly massage it in. "Ah~" Sakura let out a small moan. We'd always end up with a orgy after this but...isn't that cheating on Sasuke?
I tried to tune her voice out as she let out more lewd noises. She's exaggerating so badly, does she honestly see that as cute? I finished her and moved onto a unnecessarily fully naked Ino. I applied the cream to her and she started the same annoying exaggeration crap as Sakura. Seriously are they that horny and its midday?
I finished Ino up and stood, ready to work. "Naruto don't be such a tease!" Sakura said, now also unnecessarily naked. "Ya know you want us." Ino kissed Sakura all while keeping eye contact with me. Riiiight. I guess I used to like this kind of stuff.
"Sorry, I had something to do before we got strapped." I lied, chuckling. I saw them as friends, and it was just plain creepy to do that with a friend. "Liar." Temari remarked as she passed our room. I walked out quickly, cleaning up the mess we'd created in the kitchen before ascending the stairs from the basement (Rank four and kitchen territory) to the main floor, (dining room, living room, study, ballroom).
Suddenly the front door rang. It's a rank 1-2 job I should leave it alone...but where is everyone!? The doorbell let out a loud cry once more as Kakashi came by. "Sensei the doorbell is ringing!" I called and he came close to me, clamping my shoulder with his hand. "Answer it. I believe in you Naruto!" He said before walking off. He believes in me...? OK LETS DO IT!
I opened the door, smiling. "Welcome to the Uchiha Residence what business do you have?" I asked, replicating what I'd heard millions of times. "I'm here to see my brother." The man said, sticking his hands in his pockets and sighing. Armani suit, Rolex, shades, black eyes with a red tint, black hair, this is an Uchiha. "Lord Sasuke correct?" I asked. "Yes, I'm busy so..." the man sighed. "Who is i-AHH ITACHI UCHIHA!" Tayuya dropped her teacup, luckily and unimportant one because it smashed to a million gazillion pieces on the floor. Lee, Shikamaru and Kiba were the first to be at the scene. Lee and Shikamaru cleaned the mess while Tayuya ran to ring the bell for Sasuke who came down the stairs and appeared not too long after.
"Brother." Sasuke narrowed his eyes. "I've taken over Akatsuki corps. I'm the CEO now that Yahiko is dead. I'd also like to collect some of my...associates." Itachi said sharply. "You mean staff? Summon the Akatsuki trio." Sasuke said and not long after the trio arrived, though eye contact was never ceased. The tension.. "My net worth is still greater than yours, foolish little brother." Itachi said, never actually showing an expression. "How would you know?" Sasuke clenched his fist. "The Akatsuki doesn't have maids and butlers you fool, we are a business. These three were under orders to find your net worth which they did successfully." Itachi motioned for the three to stand by his side. "Then who's the child?" Sasuke nodded stiffly to the masked man. "Obito Uchiha. I work for Akatsuki." His voice went deeper than I'd ever heard it as he moved his mask. Another Uchiha?
Scary! "Nagato had a deal with you? I'm here to discuss it. I suppose it's dinner time." Itachi let himself in. Everybody looked like they were about to shit their pants as Itachi walked by. "Can you bring me a glass of water?" Itachi turned to me. "Yes, Lord Itachi." I answered. "Just...Itachi." He shooed me off like a pest. This...asshole. "Of course Itachi." I bowed gaudily before walking off to get him some water.
When I arrived back at Itachi I handed him his water and turned on my heel to leave but he grabbed my arm. "I'm sorry, but do you have a sister? Naruko?" He asked. How does he know about Naruko, did I dance with him or something. "No..." I trailed Sasuke made me crossdress. "Do you know her?" Itachi asked. "O-one second, she might be here for dinner!" I ran to Sasuke's room on the top floor. "Sasuke! Itachi is asking for Naruko!" I called. "What!? Does he know who...she is?" He asked, he's combing his hair, aw, he really wants to impress Itachi.. "No!" I answered.
"Get dressed, Naruko is making a surprise appearance for dinner. I can use you to drop Itachi's guard... your extensions are in my bathroom along with the makeup. I keep ballroom dresses in the closet next to the ballroom just incase a lady dirties her, use one." Sasuke barked and I got my extensions and makeup out of his bathroom in a hurry.
"Karin will be there to apply your make-up. Also, please do refrain from letting anyone else know you are Naruto." Sasuke said, as he shoved me out his room. I dashed down to the ballroom, picking out a dress that was black and dark blue, ruffles lining the rather puffy dress. A black mini top hat with a blue bow came with it. "Let's go!" Karin grabbed my arm, dragging me to the closest bathroom with Hinata in tow. They both worked on me, eye liner, mascara light pink glossy lipgloss, combing my hair and adding extensions then..
"PULL!" Karin yelled and Hinata, practically in tears, pulled my corset tighter, "I'm sorry Naruto!" She said, pulling harder."Can't breathe!" I complained. "Ok, one more pull and you cab finish it off." Karin said. Hinata pulled it tighter crying, "Sorry Naruto!"
"Phew done, now the dress." Karin and Hinata both helped me in the dress, then frowned. "Too...Scandalous." Karin said, disapproving. "It touches the floor..." I spun around. "It's not a ladies dress! It's a whore's attire!" Hinata whispered."It's not like it's showing cleavage, if I had any." The dress had a ruffle caressing my neck. "Speaking of, you need some." Karin moved her hand along my chest. "It would look worse with breasts!" Hinata exclaimed. "What's wrong with it?" I scowled."The color scheme, you're not exactly a teenager and you'd play a respectable 21 for Itachi." Karin then smirked, "But a wild 19 yearold heiress to the Namikaze name works. It's true anyways." Karin smirked. "I became a butler because I don't want to mooch off of dads reputation!" I crossed my arms. I want to make some money for myself, then I can become a respectable heir to his name. WAIT HOLD ON NOT EVEN SASUKE KNOWS THAT HOW DOES-
"Your father came to me while you were at the pool. He knew I was a Uchiha staff and close to Sasuke so he handed me a check and asked me to make sure you had everything you needed. He's worried sick. It explains the connections with so many influential people." Karin said, touching up my makeup a bit. "Sasuke doesn't know. Hinata and I will keep your secret." She said before stepping back to admire her work. "Thank you!" I held my skirt, rushing out.
"My Lady, um, I didn't hear you enter can I help you?" Kiba said. Did my makeup change so drastically he can't tell its me? "Naruko Namikaze." I bowed. "So that's where Lord Sasuke got it from..." Kiba muttered under his breath. "My Lady?" Sasuke appeared, extending his hand with a devilishly handsome smile. I took his hand delicately and he began walking towards the dining room where soup for three wad being sat.
"You must be Naruko." Itachi said, taking my unoccupied hand and laying a tender kiss on it. "My rather foolish brother is a lucky man, I assume." Itachi lifted a brow. The language got alot more formal! "Are you implying my courtship would make him so? If so, I am flattered." I asked, trying to keep up with the lack of slang or contractions.
"And to start dinner." Sasuke said, leading me by the hand to a seat next to his at the head of the table. "Yes, let's." Itachi purposely sat across from me. "So Sasuke, for serious matters first. As I said, Akatsuki is under my control and Nagato, as former leader, sold his services at a steal. I'm raising the price." Itachi's face went slack, unemotional as always.
"How much." Sasuke asked calmly. "I'm tripling it." Itachi gave a small smirk. "OUTRAGEOUS!" Sasuke slammed his hand on the table. "How so? Any successful Uchiha could afford it." Itachi challenged him.
"You're picking on me because I'm one of the last Uchiha businesses to not fold." Sasuke hissed. "What? Since you sold all the Uchiha business secrets and took their accounts I'm next? Is that why you didn't touch my trust fund? So I could start a business and you could fuck me over too!? Is that why you left the Uchiha just enough money to live in a barely leisurely state so they could take care of me untill your plan came in action? I WILL AVENGE THE UCHIHA AND BE SUCCESSFUL YOU WILL NOT STOP ME!" Sasuke had pure rage in his eyes, loosing all if the adults formal bravado and talking naturally.
"That's...horrible." I looked at Itachi, almost forgetting to make my voice girlish. "In front of a lady Sasuke must you use such foul language." Itachi sighed, Sasuke's speech unaffecting him. "Both of you, leave me." Sasuke said, in a dark voice, his eyes stabbing us with the never-dulling knife of hatred.
Itachi and I walked out slowly and after being guided to the garden sat down, overlooking the slowly rising moon. It sparkled a delicate blue as the puples swirled around it, trying to create the night. The stars taking center stage, illuminating our darkened hearts.
"I suppose I've made a bad impression on you." Itachi gave a weak laugh. "I suppose." I said softly, taking a deep breath and averting my eyes. "Do you believe in truths, proven facts, reality?" Itachi looked over at me with his shining yet mysterious eyes. Black fog meeting with Cerulean seas to form a shockwave that coursed through my body. "Of course, what else is there?" I looked away from his gaze.
"The earth being flat was a fact untill proven otherwise. The earth being the center of the universe was a fact untill proven otherwise. A Pteradon was a dinosaur until proven otherwise, and people still assume that one is a fact. People use their own truths to form a "reality". But truth sums down to opinions that make "sense". But what makes sense to you is ludacris to someone else. Having a widely accepted belief is called a fact. But that widely accepted belief may be entirely wrong. Do you understand?" Itachi's voice resonated with the heavens, as if God had granted him sight, hearing and the ability to communicate and the rest of us were left deaf, blind and mute.
"Kinda." I shrugged and Itachi gave a smile, the most genuine and sweet existence I'd ever witnessed. If my heart didn't belong to Sasuke this man would of captured it within the raised edges of his mouth. "A deal the fifth doesn't even know about occured, the best kept secret in Konoha. Konoha was in debt and the Uchiha had a greater net worth than Konoha. Konoha was scared of a coup and I worked for the government. I did it, the deed. All the money went to Konoha and the poor. But I left Sasuke's money alone, in fact I added money in. Who could hurt their favorite little brother."
Suddenly his soft lips were touching mine, his hands tugging at my ponytails, stroking his fingers through them then resting his hand on my face. His thumb gently caressed my face as his tongue swirled around in my mouth. I pulled away, my alert signals going off. "I'm sorry! You're really cool and stuff but I just, no, can't um yeah so-!" I darted off, no doubt looking ugly and awkward.
