Epilogue Part 1 - My Diary and My Bro
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Boarding School Juliet
Author's Note:
Names convention
People from Touwa and Naruto:-
Lastname Firstname
Example:- Inuzuka Romio
People from the West Duchy:-
Firstname Lastname
Example:- Juliet Persia
My diary
October
Hello Diary, Naruto here. One of my punishments for getting pops beaten up is to write a diary entry everyday. Mom is so cruel! I don't wanna write stuff everyday! What did she mean reflect on my actions? I'm kickass and awesome!
Goodbye, diary! See ya tomorrow!
Wow, someone's sure doing a lot of reflecting! ;) - Big sis
Oi! Don't write in my diary! And stay outta my room! How the hell did you get in!
You'll never know~ :) - Big sis
Hey, nii-chan's handwriting sucks! Hehehe - Kuri
Nii-chan! Nii-chan! Let's go get some ice-cream tomorrow! - Kai
O-Oi! Go write in your own diary! I'm telling mom on you guys!
Naruto, can you help me with shopping for groceries tomorrow? :) - Mom
A-Aww come on!
Hey, are we exchanging messages here? In that case, hi guys! - Dad
…I'm changing the hiding spot of my diary.
October
Hello Diary, old buddy old chum.
The prefect elections are coming up soon! Everyone seems to be fired up for some reason! Like, lol! Don't they know it's just more work? Romio asked me if I'd be competing. No, thank you.
Being under Airu is more than enough for me! Sheesh, just thinking of being in a room with him gets me all sweaty!
Naruto. I didn't know you felt that way. At least buy me dinner if this is the nature of our relationship - Airu
Oi! A-chan is mine! - Ko-chan
Airu-kun and Naruto-kun, sitting on a tree. K. I. S. S. I. N. G! :D - Teria
W-What the hell! How did you find this! Why are you writing in this?!
Why, Naruto? Does my handwriting make your heart skip a beat? - Airu
I love you, A-cha- I mean, I love your handwriting! H-Hey where's the whitener? - Ko-chan
Naruto-kun, I'm taking Romio-kun as my servant! He's so enthusiastic and durable! I'm using him as a dummy in my experiments! :D - Teria
Holy shit! I'ma bounce! My diary isn't safe here!
Five to three. It's been a pleasure. (⌐■_■) - Airu
Goddammit!
October
I can't believe it! The Sage punked me! He punked all of us! Didn't know he had it in him! :D
Man, I had this whole plan of pretending to fight with Sasuke, competing for Sakura-chan's love! Everyone would've been freed from the tree and gawking at our awesome fight! And then we'd have a super chidori and mega rasengan face off! Kakashi-sensei and Sakura-chan would jump into the fray and try to stop us and then- Boom!
We all explode!
And then emerges the Sage from the realm beyond! Basically Sasuke would swap us out and swap the Sage in.
A few well placed clones would then bow to the Sage as the return of their savior! And the ta-da! Return of the Sage! Back to savior duty!
…yeah, it sounds kinda stupid. Hehehe.
But it sounded awesome in my head!
…who's this Sakura-chan? :( - Hasuki
A-Aah! She's just a friend! I-I just had to make it seem believable, ya know? Everyone knows I had a crush on Sakura-chan! I mean, she's quite pretty. And strong. And smart. And her hair sparkles like cherry blossoms!
Hmph! Don't talk to me! - Hasuki
B-But I love talking to you!
…what else do you love about me? - Hasuki
I love your pony tail! It's so cute! And when you smile you look like a cute puppy! It makes me wanna hug you!
Y-You're making me sound like a little kid. But thanks! Hehehe. You're cute too! :D - Hasuki
And you're so smart!
And you're so funny! - Hasuki
You got the best giggles!
You got the best cackles! - Hasuki
I love you!
I love you too! - Hasuki
Wanna make out? :D
Yeah! :D - Hasuki
Woohoo!
O-Oh my god, you guys are gonna give me tooth cavities - Romio
…Inuzuka, what do you love about me? - Juliet
Huh? I-I can't think of anything. - Romio
What? :( - Juliet
I-I mean there isn't one particular bit which I love. I love the whole of you. From top to bottom. Inside out. There's only one Persia in the my heart, and she's the one I love! - Romio
G-Goodness, that's embarrassing! I love the whole of you too! Also, you're much more confident on paper! :D - Juliet
Y-You think so? :D - Romio
Oi! You two! Go flirt in your own diary!
Naruto, can I take this page? I want to frame Inuzuka's answer. - Juliet
Huh? Yeah sure.
Thank you! Also do come to the Cats dorm sometime. It feels too quiet without you. :) - Juliet
Sure, Tiny!
Don't call me Tiny! - Juliet
Lol, I got a whole backlog of teasing you! Brace yourself, Juliet! I'ma coming!
…w-what have I done? O_O - Juliet
January
Hello, diary! I can't believe it! I'm a second year now! I thought school would be hard. But hah! This is child's play! I'm even in the top of the grade! …maybe I should defeat exams in college too! :D
Very good, Naruto. Keep it up. :) - Sieber
Would you say, defeat isn't in his dick-tionary? ;) - Cait
… :| - Sieber
Boss, boss, boss. Thinking I'd lose is just a phallus-y. ;)
O-Oh god. Not this again. - Sieber
Hahaha! Well said, my former servant! A statement like that? That's a wiener! :D - Cait
…hey boss? If you had to pick a boy's name for a kid. What would you pick?
Hmph. He'd pick William. - Sieber
W-Wow. Holy shit, you got the joke?
Huh? Why would I… Oh Sieber, you beautiful woman! Willy-am! It's perfect! Sieber! Let's go on a date! - Cait
No thanks. - Sieber
W-Why?! - Cait
Naruto! Are you up for a workout! I've taken on a Servant! Scott Fold! I could use the help in whipping him in shape! - Rex
Sure, Crossdressbro! I'll meet you in the gym!
Splendid! - Rex
March, New first years
Day 23. I'm still in hiding. Ever since she showed up. It's been a constant run from a wooden sword. W-What a monstrous girl.
Inuzuka Shuna. W-What did I ever do to you! You were the last person I was expecting to be among the new first years!
If anyone finds this diary. Please send help. I'm running out of ramen. I've forgotten what the sun looks like. And I'm starting to think I'm a vampire.
Hmm. By the way, Airu's coat looks like a vampire's cape right? Maybe I should snag it for a while and try it out!
D-Does your depravity know no end? You want his clothes now?! - Shuna
O-Oi! I'm trying to run from you! Don't write in my diary!
Come out and face me! I'll cleanse you of your evil! - Shuna
Yo, peeps. What's going on over here? - Kougi
This degenerate lusts for Airu nii-sama! - Shuna
W-What?! :O - Kougi
Haha, really? Btw, hi Naruto! I'm your underclassman! You're pretty hot! Come back to the White Cats dorm? My mother used to complain about you everyday! So if you're back, I'll be free! :D - Ameria
Oi, Cat! Butt out! Shuna, what're you talking about?! - Kougi
How the hell is everyone finding this diary? I hid it in a damn forest for crying out loud!
Also who's your mom, Ameria?
She's the dorm mistress. She's so annoying! Always cramping my style :( - Ameria
Hmm, hey I got an idea. How about you pretend you're interested in me? Let's go on a date! That'll scare your mom! Lol. She'll definitely ease up on you if you agree to break up later!
Ohh~ How about today at 5? Meet you before the fountain~ ;) - Ameria
Y-You bastard! What about my sister! She's your girlfriend! Shuna, I'm joining your hunt! My throat is parched and it thirsts for his blood! - Kougi
Oi, I'm just helping a Cat out!
He has a girlfriend already? And now you're planning a date with another girl? Uzumaki, just what is your plot for Airu nii-sama! What tangled webs of love are you trapping him in?! - Shuna
Okay, fine! Let's just scrap the date idea!
Hey! What the hell! I already set things up with my mother! You can't back out now! - Ameria
Ahahaha. Sorry? :)
Shuna, I'm joining your hunt! Let's teach this no-show a lesson! - Ameria
Huh. You may be a Cat, but your heart's in the right place. - Kougi
Come, men! Tonight! We dine in hell! - Shuna
What the actual heck! What is this?!
This. Is. Dahlia! - Shuna
Graaah! (Manly posing) - Kougi
Yeaaah! (Stylish posing) - Ameria
Aaaaaah! Somebody save me!
April
Yo, diary! I've decided to wear a disguise and reenter civilization! Those first years are still looking for me in the forest! Ha! They'll never find me!
I'm heading back home for a few days. Missing mom and dad!
Aww, we missed you too sweetie! Now why do you look like you've been living in the jungle? - Mom
I was just camping out for a month! No biggie! Just me, my clothes and the untamed wild!
Goodness, Inugami. Is this the camping knowledge you've imparted on my grandson? - Grandmother
We haven't gone camping really. - Dad
My word! We shall remedy this at once! I've decided, we shall all camp out in the wilderness this weekend. A Bobcat should know these things. - Grandmother
Mother… - Mom
Hey, sounds fun! :) - Dad
Hi, granny! Where are you? I can't find you in the house. Let's go get some ramen!
I'm at the hotel, boy. Come by after your classes. I want your opinion on you becoming my heir. - Grandmother
W-What?!
You are everything that embodies what it means to be the head of our family. Cunning. Ambition. And desire to see your family succeed. - Grandmother
O-Oi! You're trusting a random guy with way too much!
Oh? Just like you, son? I found that document you know. How you were planning on transferring all rights and shares to Vermie, in case I didn't measure up :) - Dad
Naruto, I'm both very touched and very angry you were going to do something like that. I'm the mother, I'm supposed to take care of you. Not the other way around. :( - Mom
I'd do anything for you, mom. Your smile is worth the world to me. :)
Oi! If you're reading this, go to mama, quick! You made her cry! :( - Leon
Aaah! I'm sorry, mom! I didn't mean to hurt you!
You silly child. You say the sweetest things. I thank the stars everyday that I met a wonderful boy like you. :) - Mom
Me too. :) - Leon
Me too! :D - Kai
Me three! :D - Kuri
Me four. :) - Dad
O-Oi, you guys are gonna make me cry… :)
Well, there you have it, boy. You're going to be my heir. Also, me five :) - Grandmother
B-But granny! You're hyping me too much!
I'm not so obtuse that I don't realize how you've played me. :). I'm very impressed, child. You turned a confrontation into a negotiation. Leaving both parties satisfied with the outcome. I can't wait to see how you'll turn the world on its head with more power backing you. - Grandmother
M-Mom! Granny's forcing power onto me!
Mother, he's still a child. Please table these talks until he's older. - Mom
Tch. Fine. Anyway, come child! We shall dine in the finest of establishments tonight! My treat :) - Grandmother
Hey, in that case can we all come too! :D - Dad
Oh, let's go to the pizza place! - Kai
No, no! Burgers! - Kuri
Karaoke! Karaoke! :D - Leon
I fancy cakes and pastries myself! :) - Mom
Ramen! Ramen!
In fact let's go to all those places! Weekend party! Yeah!
…do I look like I'm made of money? - Grandmother
Come now, granny! Splurging on a warm meal with family is but a mere pittance in the coffers of a Bobcat.
…fine. Weekend party it is. - Grandmother
Wow, dopey. You're getting good at this playing others thing. :D - Leon
Hah. A Bobcat always is.
That's my grandson! :) - Grandmother
May, Prefect elections
Dear Diary. Today we had the prefect elections in the main auditorium. Some jackass showed you off before everyone and exposed that Persia and Inuzuka were flirting in your pages!
It was so scary! Everyone was like ganging up on them!
At first I denied it! Saying that it was just me pretending to have funny conversations with my friends!
Then the jackass compared the handwriting and blew that plan apart!
Who's that guy anyway? How did he get my diary!
I'll have a little chat with him later.
He threatened me and Hasuki too! He showed everyone my and Hasuki's messages to each other. :(
I'll find out his name. Leave it to big sis - Leon
Thanks, sis! You're the best!
:) - Leon
So, coming back to the elections. Everyone was ganging up on Persia and Inuzuka! They said all kinds of shitty things! Like traitor, or making fools of them or other stuff!
I have no idea why, but they didn't seem as bothered with me and Hasuki going out.
I asked them what the hell was up with the double standard, and they said I was 'just Uzumaki' or 'just Naruto.' They didn't pay me any attention :(
Like what the hell? Am I not a big deal or something?!
After all...
I'm a genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist! :D
Genius? - Airu
Billionaire? - Leon
Playboy? :( -Hasuki
He is a philanthropist… one out of four isn't so bad. Hah. :) - Aby
Stop dissing me in my own diary! You guys suck! :(
Except for Hasuki, she rocks!
You're admitting you're a playboy?! Who're the other girls! - Hasuki
N-No, I was just kidding! O-Okay, you don't rock. Is that better? :)
A-Aww (sad noises) :( - Hasuki
I'm sorry! You rock! You're amazing! You're the top of my world!
Aha! So you are a playboy! :D - Hasuki
My brain hurts. I don't get girls. :|
This is a genius? - Airu
Billionaire in dorkiness maybe :) - Leon
Hey!
Maybe we should start a campaign for his bruised ego. - Aby
I would like to donate. - Airu
Me too. :) - Leon
Screw you guys!
It's okay, Naruto. I'm there for you. :) - Hasuki
Yay!
I'll make the biggest donation. - Hasuki
Naaay! :O
Hahaha :) - Hasuki
Hmph! Don't talk to me!
Love you~ ;) - Hasuki
Anyway, back to the story. It was all dramatic! With people hurling insults and trash at Persia and Inuzuka! I had half a mind to just start throwing punches but then good ol' Maru came to the rescue!
What rescue?! He punched me in the face! - Romio
Can't even take a punch to the face, and you call yourself our leader? :P - Maru
Amazing crowd control by Maru! He got all eyes on him! By pretending that he was gonna kill Inuzuka! And then he had this whole dramatic heartbreaking moment where he realized Julio and Juliet were the same person! So he started attacking Juliet out of the blue!
But of course Juliet showed him who's boss!
I was pulling my punches. :| - Maru
Sure you were. :P - Juliet
Seriously though, why didn't you hit me back? - Maru
You're my friend. I could never raise my hand against you :) - Juliet
…tch. Yeah, I really can't see you as an enemy anymore. Thanks, Persia. You ruined it. - Maru
Haha. Glad to be of service, Maru. :D - Juliet
Oi, Persia! If he's your friend and you can't hit him, they why do you bully me all the time! :(
Oh, you're a troublemaker. That's different. Besides, Maru might have tormented me as Persia. But he's been nothing but a dear to Julio. So I assume we'll be the best of friends from now on! :) - Juliet
Would you stop ruining it for me? :( - Maru
Yeah, Persia. - Kohitsuji
Stop ruining it for us. - Tosa
And soon after Maru's epic friendship speech, everyone started stepping up for Persia and Inuzuka!
Goku and Vegeta stepped forward to give the relationship a thumbs-up as well!
Haha, Cats or Dogs, doesn't matter right? I just want a good fight! So let's all get along! :) - Goku
All of you are equally worthless! So you better make friends if you dare hope to stand against me. Mwhahaha! - Vegeta
Light and L had some stuff to say too!
It is highly illogical to continue our feud. We already accept Naruto's dual nature of being a Cat and a Dog. How is this any different? Also, does anyone have any cupcakes? - L
I will not let you take from me my greatest adversary, simply because you were born in different countries! There is no Light without L! - Light
Of course, then you'd be Ight. - L
Stop being a smartass. - Light
Oi Naruto, you really kicked off the role-playing scene in the academy, didn't you? O_o - Romio
Hehe :) Anyway!
With the power of friendship and all the bonds they formed, Persia and Inuzuka slowly got everyone to support their love! I-I couldn't stop crying! It was so beautiful! In fact, look out guys! I'm coming to give you a big fat hug!
Yay! Me too! - Somali
O-Oh shit. Persia, let's hide somewhere. :O - Romio
Let's hide in each other's eyes~ ;) - Juliet
Dear diary, when I later found the two of them, Inuzuka was lying fainted in the gardens, while a panicking Persia was hovering over him. The dude had a bright red face and a happy smile. I think Persia kissed him! :D
D-Don't write that in your diary! - Juliet
And so the day ended! With the new head prefects as Inuzuka and Persia! Their love won everyone's hearts and convinced them to give inter-dorm friendship a chance, paving the way for a bright future for both the dorms!
And the other prefects were Aby, Scott, Leon and Hasuki for their respective dorms!
Today was a fun day! And I'm pretty tired! So goodnight, diary!
See you tomorrow!
Goodnight, diary! :) - Leon
Goodnight. - Airu
Nighty-night! - Hasuki
Goodnight, Kitty! :D - Somali, Aby
Sweet dreams :) - Juliet
Don't let the bed bugs bite! - Romio
Let the bed bugs bite :P - Maru, Kohitsuji, Tosa
Rest up! Tomorrow's a new day for training! - Goku
A true Saiyan always sleeps on time. - Vegeta
I'd wish you a good rest, but it probably wouldn't sound right coming from me. Ha. - Light
Seriously, does anyone have cupcakes? - L
Are you people breaking into my room?! How the hell are you writing all this?!
Who knows? - Kurama
Haha. - Sayori
June
Dear diary, I'm currently riding on a ship. Why you say? 'Cause, all the second years are going on a field trip to the Duchy! Yeaah! Home sweet home! :) I'm still not used to living in Dahlia Town, for some reason the Duchy still feels like home. That's where I met mom after all! :D
Aww :) - Leon
I wish mom were coming with me on this trip. There's a lot of places I want to see with her. Like the Colosseum, the ancient statues on the islands, and most of all, to go restaurant hopping!
But still, I'll get to visit granny! She told me to visit her at all costs. Looks like she's plotting something again… :(
Oh, any idea what? - Leon
No clue, she's talking about arranging something with a viscount's daughter or something. Didn't really get it.
Oh? A Viscount? Any idea who he is? My father's a viscount himself. - Juliet
Hey, won't it be funny if it turns out to be your father? :D
Haha, maybe :D - Juliet
Lol, anyway! I'm going on the sundeck to feel the breeze! Laters, diary!
Naruto! Where are you! - Scott
Yo, Scotty! Wassup bro?
I need your help! The Princess isn't speaking to me :( - Scott
Oh! Don't worry, my boy! Your wingman's coming to save the day!
…tch. Stay out of this, Uzumaki. - Char
Princess, what's the matter? Please speak to me. I-I'll even wear a dress if it pleases you :) - Scott
Stay away from me. If you know what's good for you, dog. - Char
A-Ahh… N-Naruto, pls help. :( - Scott
…I'm getting off the ship in the motorboat. I'll have my guards, so don't even think of following me. - Char
B-But why?! - Scott
And Uzumaki, if you let Persia know of this and ruin her field trip… I'll personally make your life a living hell. - Char
Holy shit, you're serious? Don't worry, Scott. I'm coming!
Late evening, cliffside of the royal summer house
"Are you serious?"
"Yup."
"You're not pulling my leg right?"
"Nope."
"We're going to infiltrate the royal mansion?"
"Yup."
"Are you sure we won't be shot dead?"
"Nope."
"…say something else!"
"Something else."
"Aaargh!" Scott groaned with frustration, dragging a palm down his face. "This isn't a joke, Naruto!"
Naruto snickered, grinning at the other boy. He cheerfully put his arm around the other boy's shoulder as he sent him a blistering glare. Naruto smiled, he'd missed messing around with his bro.
Naruto had decided to wear his White Cats uniform for today, for old time's sake.
The two blonds were currently at the cliff side edges of the royal summer house. The royal family's vacation house which lay at the edges of the sea, neighboring the outskirts of the capital. The two of them stared up at the huge mansion which stood at the top of the cliff they were standing under.
Scott frowned at Naruto, "how do you know she's here? She disappeared before either of us could stop her."
Naruto smiled mysteriously, "I know everything, Scott. I'm a psychic."
Scott raised a brow, "oh yeah? What did I have for breakfast?"
Naruto chuckled enigmatically, his eyes twinkling with clairvoyance, "food, Scott. With a dash of water. Next question."
Scott sighed, turning an exasperated but amused smile to his fellow blond. "You're a psychic alright. You make we want to sigh and then kick you." Naruto chuckled. Scott continued, pursing his lips, "what exactly is the plan here?"
Naruto hummed, he said, "first, tell me what you think. Why did the Princess suddenly decide to disappear? Did you do something to make her mad?" Naruto glared lightly at Scott, "you didn't start raving about Persia before her did you?"
Scott glared back at Naruto, "right, let's talk about lady Persia, you ass. I've been meaning to ask you this." Scott shoved Naruto's arm off his shoulder and grabbed him by the collar, scowling at him. "You knew all along about her relationship with Inuzuka." Naruto winced and turned his head away. Scott glowered, "you never thought to tell me?"
Naruto grimaced, "would you betray Persia's trust?"
Scott's eyes widened before they narrowed, he pulled Naruto's face closer and snarled, "that's absurd! I would never!"
Naruto turned back to face Scott, smiling weakly with a light shrug, "same here."
Scott's stared at Naruto with considering eyes, "so, you decided to pity me and push my focus elsewhere." His face became pained, "namely the Princess." He frowned at Naruto with a sad face, "just… just why?"
Naruto put a hand on the other blond's shoulder but Scott immediately swatted it off, shaking his head sadly. Naruto frowned with confusion, he said, "Scott, what should I have done? I knew Persia was serious about Inuzuka. But I couldn't tell anyone, it wasn't my secret to tell." Naruto sighed, "and then I became your roommate and got to know how devoted you are to Persia." He shook his head sadly, "I… I didn't want you to be upset when you'd eventually find out."
Scott growled, "well, fat load of good you did." He scowled and spat on the ground. "To think of all the people it just had to be that rogue." He shook his head, "lady Persia deserves better."
Naruto raised a brow, "who? You, Scott?"
Scott scowled, "well, you erased that possibility, haven't you?" He smiled self deprecatingly, his face a mix of pain and joy, "a Princess stole my heart. Now how can I be faithful to my lady?"
Naruto grimaced and looked away, "I… really don't know what to say." He clenched his fists. "Only thing in my mind was I didn't want my bro to be upset."
Scott grit his teeth and glared, "so you set me up with the one who tormented me?" He pushed Naruto away and scowled at the ground. "Why didn't you try to set me up with lady Persia herself?" He glanced up and saw Naruto frowning at him, "oh wait, is it because you like Inuzuka?" Scott chuckled with narrowed eyes, "is he better than me? A more refined gentleman?"
Naruto narrowed his eyes, "Scott, what do you really want to say?"
"Why did you let the relationship between them exist!" Scott glared, gnashing his teeth with fury. "I don't give a shit who she chooses, but him? She's condemned to a life of struggle and hardship! And you let her… no sorry, you fully supported her in this idiocy!" Scott's face stormed with anger, but it slowly began subsiding, leading the way for anguish to settle in. With a sullen face, he sat down on a formation of rocks and put his face in his hands, his shoulders slightly shuddering. "W-Why did you let her pursue this foolishness, Naruto?"
"…the Princess is her best friend, if she couldn't change Persia's opinion then what do you expect me to do?" said Naruto. He slowly walked over to Scott, and hesitanted over sitting down beside him, wondering if it was okay with the other boy. Scott eyed him through his fingers and sighed in annoyance before grabbing Naruto by the arm and pulling him down to sit beside him. Naruto gave him a small smile as he sat down and continued, "and hey, even I am dating a Touwan right? Why aren't you broken up over me?" Naruto scratched his head in confusion, "actually why is everyone so chill with me dating Hasuki?"
Scott pursed his lips, "you're… ridiculous. Before the sports fest you got the whole dorm calling for your blood, then you dazzle them with something out of the world, then you get abducted by the Dogs, then the Dogs start treating you as one of their own, their prefects are all buddy buddy with you, our prefects are all buddy buddy with you… do you see where I'm going with this?"
Scott turned a weak glare at Naruto, "I was so habituated to your being both a Cat and Dog that it didn't make sense to fault you for dating a Touwan. Whose confidence would you be betraying when you have both the dorms' confidence?" Scott chuckled, "you're just Naruto, you'd sooner swear off ramen than hurt us."
Naruto's eyes twitched, "…you know you were doing so well until that last sentence."
Scott put a hand over his heart and said sincerely, "I am so sorry. I forgot that you're a genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist." Naruto groaned and covered his face. Scott grinned and placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Oh, I would also like to donate for your bruised ego."
"I'm gonna bruise your face if ya don't shut up!"
Scott chuckled, "duly noted."
They both stayed silent for a few minutes, both of them content with watching the ocean waves and the shimmer of the moons light on the surface of the water. A cool breeze blew, brushing the boys' hair. Neither of them saw the white haired head poking out of the bushes a little ways away from them. Nor did they observe the light reflect off the shiny tiara on the top of that head.
Naruto turned to Scott with a hesitant smile, "so… we cool?"
Scott sighed, "you fool, how can I be cool with it when my… bro." Scott pursed his lips for a moment and nodded to himself. "right, when my bro chooses a hard life for himself." He turned to Naruto and narrowed his eyes, "lady Persia isn't the only one I'm concerned about. Why choose the difficult road, Naruto?"
Naruto grabbed Scott in a hug, making the other boy start in surprise. "Because I love you, bro." Naruto parted and gave the confused boy a bright smile. "I've got great friends in both the dorms, Scott." Naruto's face tightened, "and… I don't want there to be a future where those friends might end up on opposite sides of a battlefield." He smiled again, "so I'm gonna do my best to make sure that doesn't happen."
Scott smiled reluctantly and chuckled. Shaking his head with exasperation, he said, "I'm touched, Naruto."
Looking away and scratching his cheek, Naruto then chuckled with slight embarrassment, "well, that and because I really love my girlfriend." He smiled happily, "she… she said she loved me, Scott. I… I still smile stupid wide when I think of the first time when she said that." Naruto turned to Scott with a grin, "And I didn't have to think anymore after that. About a lot of things."
Scott frowned, "hey, so who's more important here? Bros or hoes?" Naruto blinked and glared at him, Scott winced. "O-Okay, sorry. Bromance or romance, that better?"
Naruto pursed his lips, rubbing his chin in serious thought. He asked with a small grin, "so wanna ditch our girlfriends and run away together into the sunset?"
Scott whooped with a chuckle and raised his hand, "up top, brother!"
Naruto snickered and slapped Scott's palm, giving him a high-five.
The bush in the vicinity growled with indignation, however it was drowned out by the crash of the waves against the cliff.
After the two of them chuckled for a while, Scott looked away and sighed. Looking at the ocean with a sullen frown he said, "I never really told her that I like her. So I doubt girlfriend's the right term."
Naruto frowned, "huh? Why not?" He turned to Scott, "you seemed to be getting along well." He scratched his cheek, "I know at least the dorm is scared shitless when the two of you start laughing to yourselves."
Scott gripped his fists and leaned his elbows on his knees, looking troubled, "how do I know it's me, and not just your machinations which charmed her?" He frowned. "Does she even like me? Or does she like the me which you created?" He turned a pained smile to Naruto, "maybe she realized this as well, spurring her to spurn me." He grinned with abject dejection, "makes sense doesn't it?"
Naruto sighed, "Scott, I never put a freaking word in your mouth. I just leveled the playing field." He grinned, "everything you did? It was all you. You delivered the finishing blow which made her swoon, you're the one who saved her from my prank. And seriously, you're the one she keeps hanging out with and dressing in clothes she buys you." Naruto smiled, "so, if ya wanna talk machinations, you got a lot more of 'em than I do."
Scott frowned, considering what Naruto just said. "Maybe… but I don't know." He sighed, "without your egging I just don't know what things would've been like."
Naruto hummed, "well, I ain't egging you now. What'cha gonna do?" He stared up the cliff at the mansion at the top. "Your Princess is acting weird, and you came all the way to her doorstep." He grinned at Scott, "what's the next step, buddy? It's your call."
Scott's eyes narrowed in determination, "I'm… I'm going to tell her how I feel about her." He dug his hands into his pant pocket and brought out a sheet of paper. "I took a page out of your book and decided to write her a poem," he said with a light blush and a smile adorning his face. "She likes theatrics… so I hope she finds this doomed venture of ours entertaining." He chuckled with fright, "w-we're going to be infiltrating heavily guarded royal grounds." He gulped. "I-I hope they use rubber bullets."
The bush snickered, again over the crash of waves. Letting the girl who lay hidden within go completely unnoticed.
Naruto raised a brow at Scott, "what do you mean we? You're doing it alone." Scott blinked and whipped his head to Naruto in shock. Naruto tsked and shook his head, "do it with your own power, man. This has to be entirely you," he frowned, "otherwise you'll keep thinking you couldn't do it without me." Naruto then handed Scott a pair of shoes, "wear them. They'll let you run straight up walls!" Naruto pointed at the tower which jutted out at the top of the mansion. "See that? That's probably her room. So all you gotta do is take the straight path up there!"
Shivering uncontrollably with fright, Scott gulped and nodded. He set the shoes down on the ground and started wearing them. "O-O-Okay, h-haha." He chuckled with terror, "t-these are your company's shoes right?" Naruto nodded. "I-Isn't this still your power?"
Naruto handed Scott an invoice and smiled gently, "I expect the money by Monday. There, it's all your power now."
"…you ass," Scott scowled, reading the invoice and then stuffing it into his pockets with a grumble. Naruto snickered. Scott then gripped his trembling fist, crumpling his poem in his hand. He whispered, "this is stupid… but I have to tell her how I feel. Before she disappears from my reach." He crouched a little and shouted, his eyes determined, "Princess!" He blasted off with a running start, "your loyal dog is coming, my Princess!" Scott roared with resolve as he ran up to the bottom of the cliff and then placed his feet on the rocky wall. His speed unrelenting, he started running sideways up the wall, the shoes glowing a dull red at the soles. "H-Hyaaa!" Scott bellowed with guts and fear, soon disappearing up the cliff.
"D-Dude, Scott." Naruto dragged his hand down his face, groaning. "T-This is supposed to be a stealth mission." He gulped. "The Princess will kill me if he gets hurt."
"Well, she'd kill you anyway for not heeding her words," said an amused Princess, poking her head out of the bush she'd been hiding behind. She grinned at Naruto, who whipped his head at her in surprise. "Really, Uzumaki. You boys need to stop trying to whisk me off my feet." She giggled and blushed prettily, staring up at the cliff where Scott had run off to, "my poor heart will flood with joy."
Naruto gaped at her, watching as Char stood up from the bushes and dusted herself. She currently wore an elaborate white blouse and a frilly skirt which reached until her knees. "Y-You? H-How the heck didn't I notice you!"
Princess Char smirked and raised her nose in the air, "hah! I've had stealth training since I was a child." She snickered, "that and I know this place like the back of my hand."
Naruto sputtered, "h-how did you know we were here?"
Char raised a brow, "there's this invention called cameras. Very handy." She shook her head and crossed her arms, "imagine my surprise when security finds two blond students trying to sneak in." She grinned, "my father was thoroughly amused and decided to give you boys a sporting chance."
Naruto chuckled in relief, "o-oh good, so Scott's safe-"
Char continued with a grin, "my mother wanted to gun you down."
Naruto's mouth froze in shock.
Char gleefully resumed, smiling wide, "oh and that tower you just sent Scott to? That's my mother's room." Naruto paled. "So! One Scott shaped swiss cheese coming right up!"
Naruto immediately took off running towards the rocky wall, "I'm coming buddy- Gah!"
He choked as Char clotheslined him as he passed her, closing her arm around his neck with a smile.
Char smirked, "now, now. Let's take the scenic route shall we?" Her arm around Naruto's shoulder in a vice grip as she began walking them towards a door which lay camouflaged in the rocky wall. "After all you two said such damaging things about little old me!"
"B-But, Scott will-"
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Gunfire blasted from the tower of the mansion. Along with the sounds of Scott screaming,
"Na-ru-to! You bastard! You sent me straight to the Queen!"
Naruto's eyes widened in panic. He whipped his head to Char, "o-oi! We gotta save him!"
Char waved him off without a care, "oh it's alright, I dared the guards to almost hit you boys." She chuckled, "the one with the most near misses wins a month long paid vacation!" She shook her head, "I'm sure he'll be fine."
Right as she said that, Char and Naruto heard a woman roar with anger,
"Guards! Catch that intruder and throw him in the dungeons! The one who captures him shall be knighted post haste! How dare he attempt to serenade a married woman! His Queen no less!"
Char paled and quickened her steps as she dragged Naruto along with her into the camouflaged door, entering them into a dimly lit passageway. "L-Let's move faster shall we? Though I'm sure my mother is speaking in jest, hahaha," she chuckled weakly.
Naruto frowned. "How sure?" He said as they walked up the steps of the narrow passage.
"Fifty five percent?" Char shrugged with a sheepish smile. "But she's in a good mood today! I'm positive!"
Naruto glared at Char, "oi, so are you gonna tell me what was with all that pushing Scott away shit?" He pursed his lips with confusion, "you don't look like you hate him or something."
Char glared back, "you idiot! I had eyes on me the moment we entered the Duchy's waters! I was pretending to be disinterested in him!" She scowled, "if the nobles find out I'm courting a commoner they'll set their sights on him and attempt to control and harass him."
Naruto blinked with surprise, "o-oh. I didn't think of that." He tilted his head at Char with confusion as they exited the passageway and came into the grounds of the mansion, maids and butlers curtsied and bowed to Char and her guest as they passed them by.
The two of them entered the building through the main door.
Naruto said, "so… you do like him-"
Char frowned, "shut up, Uzumaki. I'm not done yet. You dimwit." She scowled at the floor, "you… you have wronged me. You forced my attentions elsewhere."
Naruto scratched his cheek, "w-what? I don't get you."
Char stopped walking and faced Naruto with a heartbroken face, frowning sadly, "I love Persia. She… was my world, my sunshine, the one girl who would make me smile even if everything went bad."
Naruto looked back at the Princess with a wince, his face filled with regret, "she… was?"
Char chuckled, a subdued smile on her face, "she still is, don't get me wrong but… a certain perverted boy has been usurping Persia from her domain." She barked a weak laugh, "to my absolute shock, one day I started longing to spend the day with him rather than my dear Persia." She glared at Naruto, "how unfaithful you've made me, Uzumaki."
Naruto glared back, "are you saying Scott's been playing you?"
Char grinned back sharply, "no, Scott is as loyal as they come." She laughed with contempt, "you, Uzumaki. You're the one who's been playing the both of us." She smirked, "perhaps it's time to act upon my and Scott's plans for you. I promised you I'd get payback, now it's time I deliv-"
Bang! Bang!
"Aaaaah!"
A scream interrupted her, making her and Naruto whip their heads up to see Scott jump from the staircase of the floor above them, gunshots flying over his head. He hurtled towards the ground, his hands wildly grasping at the air as he fell.
Naruto's eyes widened and he made to sprint forward-
But the Princess had already rushed forward and was dashing towards the boy. She got right under the boy and held out her hands, spreading her feet wide. "Grk!" She grunted with effort as she caught him in a bridal carry, her feet dispersing the sudden force on her arms to the ground.
Scott had his eyes shut tight, fearing an impact with the ground. It wasn't until he heard soft pants of air that he hesitantly opened his eyes and saw the Princess staring down at him with a worried face, her chest heaving from the sudden effort.
Char snapped at him with concerned anger, "you fool! What were you thinking!" She glared at him. "I told you not to follow me, Scott."
Scott winced and drew away from her for a moment, before his gaze became hard. He dug his hands into his pants and brought out a sheet of paper. He looked into the Princess' eyes and said confidently, "My Princess, I beseech you to give this cur a moment of your time." He smiled, "won't you please listen to the song of my heart?" Char blinked with wide eyes, taken aback. Her cheeks blushed a pretty pink.
Scott held the paper before him and began reciting,
"Kurama Corporation standard invoice. Wall sticking shoes, one unit, fifty nine bucks. To… be paid by… Monday…" Scott's voice trailed off as he realized just what he was reading.
Scott's eyes twitched.
Char's eyes twitched.
Naruto began laughing shamelessly. Grinning at them, he commented, "wow, that's pretty romantic, Scott." He chuckled as both Scott and Char turned their glares on him. "Man, even my invoices are poetic." He snickered, "who knew?"
Scott growled, glaring scornfully, "I'm gonna freaking kill him someday."
Char growled along with him, gnashing her teeth, "they will never find his body."
Naruto pouted, "aww, don't go all murdery on me- Ah!" Naruto yelped and guarded his face as Scott crumpled the invoice and chucked it at his head. "I-I'm sorry!"
Scott pursed his lips, glancing at Naruto with a considering look. He flinched lightly as more gunshots banged in the air. A second later a wicked glint entered his eyes as he chuckled sinisterly at Naruto. He turned to Char and beckoned her closer with his hand, making her lean her head towards him.
Char got a big grin on her face as Scott whispered in her ear. Setting the boy down on his feet, she chuckled, "my dear Scott, you sure know how to thrill a girl."
Scott smiled devilishly. "I try my best, my Princess," he said, removing his glasses and handing them to Char.
Naruto scratched his head, "uhh, get me up to speed?" He looked guiltily at Char, "and I really am sorry, Princess."
Char turned a sad face to him, "you're really sorry?"
Naruto rapidly nodded his head, "really!"
"Really, really sorry?"
"Really, really!"
Char sniffled pitifully, turning away from him and biting her lip, "h-how can I be sure? W-Would you do a little something for me?" She turned a small smile to him, "to inspire my trust in you again… Naruto."
Heartened that she started calling him Naruto, the Uzumaki beamed at her and nodded, "I'll do anything, Princess!"
Char tossed him Scott's glasses, making Naruto catch them. She said with an eager smile, "I always wondered how you'd look in glasses! Could you put them on!" Her eyes rose slightly as the stamping of feet got closer to them. She glanced back down at Naruto and gave him a happy grin, "I'd love it if you tried them on, Naruto!"
Scott smiled along with her, his face pinched hard to stop himself from laughing, "h-haha, y-yeah, Naruto- Oof!" His eyes popped out as the Princess elbowed him in the gut, giving him a warning glare before she looked back at Naruto and was all smiles.
Naruto grinned and snapped the glasses onto his face. He put his a finger under his chin and posed. "How do I look guys!" He asked, his eyes filled with blind trust.
Char smirked and purred, "marvelous, Naruto. If I didn't know you any better, I-I'd mistake you f-for-" Her face began cracking with lines of mirth, "I-I'd mistake you for- pfft. Hahaha!" The Princess lost her composure and began laughing, hugging Scott and hiding her face in his shoulder.
Naruto blinked with confusion and disorientation caused by his distorted vision through the glasses' lens. "Mistake me for who?" He asked tilting his head.
"Me," said Scott, chuckling. A light blush on his face as Char held him.
"Huh?" Naruto frowned, ever more confused.
"Seize the bespectacled felon!" Naruto heard someone roar from the floor above.
And before he blinked, a hundred guards had surrounded him while two of them held his arms behind his back.
Naruto was blinking rapidly, wondering what the heck was happening. "What the heck is happening?!" He voiced his thoughts.
Char giggled, lifting her head and smiling at Naruto. She pointed at him with glee. "Guards! Three days in the cosiest cell of the dungeon for him! Treat him like a naughty guest!"
The guards put their fists before their hearts and roared, "yes, Princess!"
Naruto goggled and resisted as the the guards began leading him away, "o-oi! Princess! What the hell?!"
The Princess giggled, "Toodle-oo, dear Naruto!" She said, waving a handkerchief at him. "Don't worry! Scott and I will be joining you for meals everyday before your cell!"
"Meals? What meals?!" Naruto yelped as he was being led towards a staircase leading down.
Scott happily informed him, "oh, I suppose just bread and butter for you." He grinned, "but for me and the Princess?" He sighed happily, looking dreamily into space, "ramen for breakfast, ramen for lunch, and ramen for dinner." Scott shivered with pleasure. "Ohh, I can't wait!"
Naruto gulped as his mouth salivated just thinking of ramen all meals. "H-Hey, you guys. This isn't funny! I'm innocent! I want my lawyer!"
Char crossed her arms, giving him a lopsided grin. "Oh, Naruto. Hasn't it struck you yet?" She smirked, "right now, I am the law."
Naruto blinked with wide eyes before he began sputtering, "Y-You! I-I'm an idiot for trusting you!" Naruto glared as he was pushed along, "you're an absolute tyrant, Princess!"
"Always have been, dear~" said Char, winking at him impishly and blowing him a kiss, making the Uzumaki pout and growl with annoyance as he disappeared down the stairs with the guards.
Feeling rejuvenated and incredibly satisfied, Char turned her head to Scott and saw him snickering with tremendous amusement at his friend's fate. Char chuckled and looped her arm around Scott's and pulled him closer, making him start in surprise.
Char said with half lidded eyes and an alluring smile, "well Scott, if this was your heart's song… I want to hear more." She leaned forward and kissed his cheek, "everyday until I bore of it." Scott's eyes widened and he exploded into a scarlet blush. Char chuckled and whispered, hugging his arm to her chest, "but I have a feeling… that you'll entertain me for a long while to come." She beamed at him, "won't you, dear?"
Scott blinked with wide eyes, staring back at the Princess, hypnotized by the affections she sent his way. He gulped, his hands became clammy, his brow became sweaty, and his throat hurt with indecision as the words he wanted to say lay painfully obstructed.
He'd say those three words, if they didn't sound so disingenuous to his own mind. There was a lot more there in between them, something which would be buried if not said right now, before either of them stomped it down with feelings of passion. Scott chuckled, he was a fool to even consider saying what he'd say now. But he'd rather not fool the one who held his heart.
Scott smiled at Char, "Princess, I do not wish to entertain you." Char's eyes widened, her arms slackened as rejection started seeping into the creases of her face. Scott's face became somber as she pulled away from him, but he continued nevertheless, "I have been the source of your merrymaking and the target of your persecution ever since middle school." Scott shook his head, "I simply do not wish to continue in the same capacity."
Looking away from him, her eyes shadowed by her hair, Char smiled bitterly, "then why come chasing me all the way here, Scott?" She chuckled, a mote of sadness in it, "seems an awful lot of effort spent for your persecutor."
Scott chuckled, smiling lightly, "because I'm in love with you." Char blinked and slowly turned her head to him, staring at him with confusion. Scott continued, stepping closer to her and looking into her eyes with burning intensity, "I no longer wish to entertain you, my Princess. That is too fleeting an endeavor to encompass what I now feel for you." In a moment of boldness, Scott took Char's hand into his own and placed a delicate kiss on the back of her palm.
He beamed at Char, whose face had gone pink and was gaping at him, "I wish to make you happy, Princess! Every day! Every hour! Every second!" Scott laughed and caught her in a hug, Char yelped in surprise as his arms enveloped her.
Feeling his hands around her back, Char's head started going woozy with the said promised happiness as she started giggling. "S-Stop it, Scott."
Scott didn't stop.
"I wish to make you smile so hard that your cheeks end up swollen! Laugh so hard that you run out of breath! I shall punish you with everlasting joy for stealing my heart, Princess!"
"Y-You sadist," Char smiled, burying her face into his shoulder. "W-What else will you d-do to me?"
"I shall exact the sweetest of revenges for all the times you entertained yourself at my expense." Scott parted from Char and gave her a devious smile, putting a finger under her chin and leaning close. "Your every smile shall be my victory, your every giggle my triumph." Scott whispered in her ear, his breath kissing her skin, "I shall take until you have nothing left to give, and then I shall take some more."
Char giggled. "Y-You bad boy." She leaned back and stared into his eyes with terrific delight, her own eyes dancing with excitement.
Scott smirked, "careful, Princess. Don't make it too easy for me."
Char smirked back, "oh, but you err, Scott. You'll make it too easy for me."
Scott frowned in confusion, "huh-"
Char suddenly leapt forward and-
Smooch!
She pecked his lips and then stepped back with a wide grin, eager to observe her handiwork.
She was not disappointed.
"W-Wha? Bwa? Huh?" Scott muttered stupidly as he looked back at her with dumbfounded eyes. "I? You? Wha?" He forgot how to speak in sentences.
Char patted his cheek with a pleased smile, "very good, Scott. Do surrender your joy to me." She laughed, "I am a greedy woman, so I shall take all I can get!"
Scott slapped his cheeks to recover his senses, he regained his smirk, and with a one-liner on his lips he turned back to face the Princess-
Char happily leaped forward and pecked his lips again.
Smooch!
As the Princess parted, Scott sputtered out the beginning of his one-liner, "t-take m-me?" He forgot the rest of it as his mind became lost in the feeling of her lips against his.
Char's brow rose. "Take you?" She hummed in thought before she brightened. "If you insist," she said with a sigh, pretending to look exasperated. She grinned and grabbed hold of his tie, holding it taut in her hand. "Any guesses what comes next?"
Scott's eyes became saucers, "n-no, wait-wait-wait-" Char laughed and jerked his tie towards herself, catching his face in her arms and smacking her lips against his. "Mmmnph!" Scott complained with a put out face.
Kissing him and running her hand through his hair, Char taunted, "mmnph?"
Scott moaned a pout, "mmhnnn…"
Char moaned back a giggle, "mmhn! Mmhn! Mmhn!"
Conversing via moaning, truly the magic of love is astounding.
After having a very moany conversation Char parted from him, panting for breath and grinning with immense satisfaction, gazing at the boy in her arms who was a deep scarlet and on the verge of fainting, with his eyes rolling with dizziness.
Gasping for breath, Scott sulked, "y-you're too cruel, Princess. L-Let me win for once!"
Brushing her locks back, Char smiled and leaned in, whispering in his ear, "I'm in love with you as well, Scott." She snickered as he goggled at her. She said softly, "from now on, your joy is my joy." Scott blinked in surprise and then beamed at her. She smirked, "so swoon for me, dear." Scott's eyes widened in alarm and before he knew it he was assaulted with kisses once again.
Needless to say, Scott swooned, fainting handsomely.
Snickering with amusement, Char held him in her arms looking at his unconscious face with a smile. "Well, that's one thing I've gotten even for." She poked his cheeks, pouting, "really, making me faint before an entire crowd like I'm some helpless little girl." Huffing, she pinched his cheeks, "this isn't enough to satisfy me you know!"
"S-So cruel," mumbled the unconscious boy, making the Princess snicker.
Char heard the guards approach her, coming back from having deposited Naruto, "Princess, what happened? Is your guest unwell?" Said one of them.
Char happily handed Scott over to the guards and left for her quarters, instructing them, "oh, let him rest with his other friend. I'm sure they have a lot to discuss. Haha~" Char snickered and walked away happily, a skip in her beat. She made a note to begin training Scott on how to handle the nobility and the members of the royal court. Because after today? No way she was going to keep her feelings for him under wraps!
"Yes, Princess!" said the guards, hauling Scott off with them to the dungeons.
A few hours later…
Two blonds conversed in a dungeon cell, one of them just having woken up from his slumber.
"W-What in the world? Where am I?"
"Hehehe. Heya, Scott. Rise and shine, buddy! Welcome to our dungeon cell! Man, I'm so glad we're in the same cell!"
"N-Naruto? H-Haha. Y-You're in here too?"
"I'm not in here with you. You're in here with me."
"W-What? H-Hey, come on! Don't look at me like that! It was just a prank, bro!"
"I'll show you a freakin prank! Take this! Thousand years of pain!"
"Aaaaah! Y-You bastard! You take this! Ten thousand years of pain!"
"Aieeee! H-Hey! Don't copy me! Hundred thousand years of pain!"
"Hah! You missed!"
"Get back here, you asshole!"
The guards standing before their cell and observing them had perplexed stares as they saw them chasing each other and trying to poke their fingers up each other's butts. They mused to themselves,
"The Princess has some strange friends…"
"You can say that again…"
Author's Note-
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