Order Up!
Summary: AU Naruto Uzumaki is a rich slacker who owns the biggest and finest restaurant in New York, the Kingyo Koushou and when eleven men dressed in black suits show up, his six waitresses have the time of their lives…
Disclaimer: I wish I was what's his name, but I'm not. Oh well.
Chapter Four
Mr. Gaara Uchiwa
Temari grabbed the tray with the full course meal, a nice sea food dinner as she left the kitchen, smiling.
'Just wait until Mr. Uzumaki finishes with his meeting and then you can fight with me all you want, Gaara.' She thought to herself. She past table 49 and on to her own table.
"Thank you for waiting," she said sweetly placed the plates in front of the arguing men.
"Kakashi! Admit it! I win, it's fifty to forty-nine! I win!" Gai said in triumph.
"Can you really count that time in the cave? I thought we were both knocked out for three days," Kakashi said, poking at his fish before thanking Temari.
"Enjoy your meal sirs," she said, taking the tray back to the kitchen, passing the timid Hinita, who was carrying a tray as well.
"Akamaru, speak!" Kiba commanded and the little dog barked and Kiba laughed pat Akamaru's head.
"Y-Your meal, s-s-sir," Hinita said in a timid voice, watching Naruto talking to Sasuke in the corner of her eye.
"Who's a good dog?" Kiba asked, Akamaru barking playfully as Hinita placed the three plates in front of the guests. Shino staying quiet as ever as Hinita left in silence as Kiba fawned over his dog, eating at the same time.
"What strange guests," Hinita said to herself, as she returned to the kitchen to find Sakura trying to balance two trays.
"Do you need help Sakura?" Hinita asked, blushing slightly.
"Oh, that would be great! Thank you, Ino needs help trying to get this stuff to her table and I still haven't given my table their food, Mr. Uzumaki is a little upset," Sakura said as she handed a tray to Hinita.
"I'll take care of these, you go ahead," Hinita said smiling.
"Really? Thanks, I'll be right back," Sakura said, hurrying out the door. Ino then came from the kitchen, the cook yelling at her from inside.
"Bite me!" she said loudly, and smiled at Hinita. She was holding two trays in her hands.
"Sakura dump my job on you?"
"Oh, d-don't worry about it. My table has been served already, I can help you," Hinita said, blushing and looking at the floor.
"Hey, thanks. Come on," Ino said, hurrying out the door. The two went pass Tsuchi, and headed to the table Chouji was smiling at.
"Yay! Food! This looks great! Naruto certainly has a great place, huh Shikamaru? I think I really might want to help open a chain of these places with this great food and service!" Chouji said happily as Ino placed a few plates in front of him.
"I'm glad you're enjoying yourself, sir," Ino said, taking the other two trays from Hinita and smiling.
"This is good!" Chouji said as he started on his second plate. Ino finally was finished with him and grabbed the last plate for Shikamaru.
"Sorry for making you wait so long sir," Ino said, placing the plate in front of him. He didn't move or thank her but just glared at Chouji.
"Calm down, you might give yourself a heart attack one of these days," Shikamaru said as Ino sighed and grabbed the trays, heading for the kitchen, Hinita following close behind her.
"My goodness, you have a very strange table Miss Ino."
"Oh well, not like I can't handle it. Wow! It's already going on seven, I can't believe it! Just another hour and half and we'll be free of these guys!" Ino said happily, sitting down on the locker bench. Hinita sat next to her and poked her fingers together.
"M-Miss… Ino?"
"Huh? What's wrong Hinita?" Ino asked, looking at her.
"It's… uh… I was wondering…" Hinita blushed slightly, "D-Do you think… that Mr. Uzumaki is… uh…."
"Cute?" Ino tried, smiling. Hinita blushed even more then normal and looked at the floor.
"T-That… isn't exactly w-what I meant…."
"Well, he's cute, loaded and is really laid back, but sometimes he's too much of a kid for me. I like him though, as a good friend. Did you know I was living on the streets when he brought me to work here?" Ino asked, Hinita looked up.
"You were?" Hinita asked, as Sakura came in and sat down on a bench, followed by Tenten and Tsuchi.
"Yup, I didn't do very well in college so I had to leave early and work. I worked for three restaurants before I came here. Each time I was thrown out because I would loose my temper easily with a group of idiots. I was soon out of work and I needed to finish school, but I didn't have any money. One day I was still trying to find an apartment when I walked past this place, under construction.
"I tried to find out what they were building, maybe I could get a job when I meet this weird guy in a hardhat and old clothes, slacking off. I told him he should be working and he just laughed at me," Ino said, laughing a little.
"Working? Why? Do you have a job?" he asked.
"No," Ino said, blushing a little.
"What if I gave you an offer, to be a waitress here?"
"What?" Ino asked, looking around.
"This is my place, I am building a large restaurant here, and I need good service. You seem to be great. Work for me," Naruto said, laughing as he took off his hat.
"Uh, y-you're that guy, Naruto Uzumaki! This is what you're building? But it doesn't even look finished!" Ino said, looking at the large building.
"I have a few employees but not enough. You can start tomorrow," Naruto said, looking at a clipboard.
"But it's not even done!" Ino said, pointing to the building.
"Don't matter, I just need to know you'll work. I can start you off with a good salary and you can buy a nice place to live! I see you walk by here all the time. You don't have a place do you? I know a guy who lives a little further down Broadway, get an apartment from him," Naruto said, writing something on a piece of paper.
"Come back when my place is done, what's your name?" Naruto asked.
"Ino, Ino Yamanaka," Ino said, taking the paper.
"Call me tomorrow and I'll make sure you have enough money to live off of until this place opens next spring. See you later," Naruto said, walking off.
"Wow, Mr. Uzumaki really gave you a job without knowing you?" Hinita asked, blushing slightly.
"Yeah, same sort of thing with me," Tenten said. "Hired me and wasn't even sure if I had experience! The guy's a push over. But really is a nice guy."
"I remember he walked into the place I worked and hired me while I was still working," Tsuchi said, sighing a little.
"He gave me the job over the phone, the weirdo," Temari said, as she joined the group.
"Strange… I just walked in from the rain two years ago and he asked me to help him to wait a table for a big client of his and then he gave me a job," Hinita said, blushing a little.
"Yeah, he's the best of the best, I promise you that, I just hope these guys realize that and help him open a chain. Mr. Uzumaki is probably the best in the business," Ino said, stretching her arms.
"I better go check on my table. I'll talk to you later," Tsuchi said, getting up and fixing her bandana and heading out the kitchen door.
"Yeah, me too, see you," Temari said, heading out.
"So, Sakura, what's he like?" Ino asked.
"Who?" Sakura asked, looking at her.
"Duh, Mr. Hottie at table one, Sasuke Uchiha, is he serious like he looks?" Ino asked.
"Well, I guess so. He tried to warn Mr. Uzumaki about biting off more then he could chew. I think he's right though. Gaara Uchiwa is the one I'm worried about. Tsuchi must have fun trying to serve that psycho," Sakura said. Ino leaned forward.
"So then you know him. I heard of his company but not him. What is even weirder is that he has the same last name as Temari. That's no coincidence, I promise you," Ino said.
"Yeah, actually Temari is his older sister. We went to high school together but she graduated long before Naruto and myself, but I remember her weird little brother, Gaara. He would always get into fights and was rumored to have killed his older brother! I didn't ever trust him. Then when I came to work here, I met Temari again and she made me swear not to tell anyone that the two were related. I don't know why, but it's big," Sakura whispered, Ino nodding.
"Do you understand Hinita? You can't tell anyone about this," Ino said and Hinita quickly nodded.
"Yes, oh, I should check on my table, I'll be back," Hinata said, hurrying to her feet and out the door.
"Hinita is so strange at times. I think she has a crush on Mr. Uzumaki, Sakura…" Ino said, looking at the pink haired girl.
"I think so too… I better go see if everything is alright out there. See you later."
Sakura left Ino by herself.
"If I remember correctly, Uchiwa INC, is a large corporation in Japan were they produce large amounts of water. A few years ago the three owners had arguments and one mysteriously died and then the other disappeared, leaving the company to the soul heir. What would Uzumaki need with a water company?" Ino said to herself. She thought about it for a second before getting up and heading out the door to check on her table.
"Well, I hope you enjoyed your meal, Gai, Kakashi?" Naruto asked, smiling.
"It was great! I like your little place. I think my company will be glad to back you up on making a chain," Hatake said happily.
Kakashi Hatake: Owner of Obito Org, a sea company that catches millions of fish everyday.
Gai Maito: Owner of For Teens Martial Arts INC, and supplies entertainment to some of the greatest restaurants in New York.
"Glad to hear that! The meeting will be starting in only twenty minutes," Naruto said, heading off to continue seeing the progress of the men he had invited. He next came upon Kiba and Shino.
"Gentlemen, you enjoyed your dinner I hope," Naruto said, his smile still big.
"Yeah, I think this is a nice place. I might be willing to join your little crusade," Kiba said with a laugh.
Kiba Inuzuka: Owner of Inuzuka Inc. that produces buildings and homeless shelters for animals, people and restaurant chains.
Shino Aburame: Founder of Mushi Org. that builds displays for hospitals and buildings.
"Good to hear, glad to know you are enjoying yourselves. Talk to you later," Naruto said, leaving them and moving on to where Ino was rushing around and making sure Chouji was happy.
"Hey my good friends, how is everything? Was the food good?" Naruto asked, waving off Ino and smiling.
"It was great! I really think opening a chain is a great idea!" Chouji said loudly, chewing on some nuts.
"Yeah… I was surprised, your service put up with this guy all night. What's her name?" Shikamaru asked, looking up.
"Ino Yamanaka, she's really one of the best waitresses here, I like her. Glad you guys enjoyed yourselves. The meeting will start in only fifteen minutes," Naruto said, patting Chouji's shoulder and walking off.
Choji Akimichi: Heir to the Akimichi Family billions in stocks and bonds.
Shikamaru Nara: Owner and Operator of Nara Publicity and has been invited for his expertise in making restaurant's real known.
"Is there anything else you need?" Ino asked. Please say yes, please say yes, she thought over and over.
"No, we're good," Shikamaru said before Chouji could ask for another dessert. Ino nodded and hurried off into the kitchen. Behind the door she did a weird little dance and quickly tugged on her tie and hurried to her locker.
"I'm free! I am so happy!" Ino said, opening it up and continuing to pull on her tie.
"Hey, Ino! What are you doing?" Sakura asked, coming in with a tray full of dirty dishes.
"I am free from the hell twins! I am going home!" Ino said happily.
"Uh, are you sure that's a good idea? I don't think Naruto would like that," Sakura said, looking out the door.
"Don't worry about it, everything's going to be great. You guys can handle the rest of them by yourselves," Ino said smiling. Just then Naruto's head appeared in the door.
"Evening ladies. Uh, Ino?" Naruto asked, seeing her undone tie, "What are you doing?"
"I uh, was just… uh… getting some air, my tie was killing me. It's kind of hot back here," Ino said, trying hard to not drop her smile. She wasn't off the hook yet… crap.
"Oh, well as long as you put it back on properly when you are done, then that's fine, sorry about the heat, good work!" Naruto said, disappearing back into the dinning area.
"No! Nooooooo! My life is ruined!" Ino said, grabbing at her head and sobbing silently.
"Hey, you should do what he says. We have ten more minutes before the meeting. Naruto wants us to do something before that," Sakura said, hurrying into the kitchen. Ino groaned.
"I was so close…. So close…." She moaned as she fixed her tie and hair and tried as hard as she could to smile. Crap….
-I realized this when I was writing, that Sakura calls Naruto both Naruto and Mr. Uzumaki. I did that though, it's because even though people know you and work with you, you have to show them respect and since Naruto owns the place, she calls him that. Just a thought I had when writing this, sorry if it confused you.
Hog OUT!