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: If Naruto belonged to me, then I wouldn't need to show how cool it would be if he owned a restaurant, he would have one!
Chapter Six
Sign On the Dotted Line
Tsuchi stood in silence, glaring at the other waitresses as the men finished and started to leave the dinning room toward Naruto's office. Ino smiled at Sakura who was showing Sasuke the way. Sakura only gave a weak smile and the men filed out of the room. Temari glared after her brother, then Naruto, Chouji and Shikamaru were left, the waitresses heading along with them. Ino leaned close to Shikamaru.
"What's that guy's problem? Mr. Uchiwa? He is weird," Ino whispered, Naruto telling Hinata something.
"He's a rich jerk and he was rumored of having killed his own brother to gain control of his family's company," Shikamaru whispered back. Chouji let out a sigh and then looked sideways at the whispering pair.
"Do you know him?" Ino asked.
"Not really. I had a few classes in college with him but I never talked to him, he's too creepy for words," Shikamaru whispered back as they went through a hall.
"Wait, Uchiwa right? Where have I heard that before…?" Ino said mostly to herself.
"What do you mean?" Shikamaru whispered as they turned a corner and were close to the back of restaurant.
"Uchiwa, I've heard that name somewhere else… but where…" Ino whispered as the men entered the large office Naruto basically lived in. A few chairs stood around the room and there were clothes, papers and who knew what else all over the place. The waitresses stood along a wall, Ino and Hinata making their way through a large pile of files.
"Okay, please sit gentlemen. As you all know, I want to start a chain of the Kingyo Koushou, and with you're help I can do that," Naruto explained as he made his way to his desk piled with fifteen different piles of papers.
"Look, Uzumaki, what are we getting out of all of this?" Gai said quickly, shifting in his chair.
"Good question," Naruto said, leaning back in his chair, eyes closed, "Hinata, can you get those papers over there?"
Hinata nodded and quickly grabbed a small stack of papers on a shelf and handed them to Gai.
"Waitresses get paid twenty dollars every hour, cooks fifty dollars an hour, and everything else will be divided up into the stores, which I would like to open fifty within the next three years, that makes an average income being around twenty-thousand a year, so do the math and you each get twenty percent of that. Anything left will go to me," Naruto said as Gai read the papers, handing some to Kakashi.
"Twenty percent off of fifty stores? Are you insane?" Chouji asked suddenly standing up.
"Twenty percent is pretty generous," Naruto said, closing his eyes and putting his arms behind his head.
"That's what I'm talking about, how are you going to be able to afford everything else?" Chouji asked urgently.
"You can cover any extra costs, all eleven of you," Naruto said, not moving. Sasuke looked at the plans, smirking a little. Naruto needed every one of the eleven to get what he wanted done. This was a big statement he was making.
"Uh, hey, I don't understand, you are just going to throw all extra costs on us?" Lee said, standing up as well and glaring at Naruto. Hinata blushed and pushed past the other waitresses and whispered into Naruto's ear.
"Oh, yeah, uh, what was the question again?" Naruto asked, opening his eyes and looking at the group.
"This isn't how you run a business Uzumaki!" Kiba said, getting up also, clenching his fists. Ino looked at the other girls, Hinata close to Naruto still. Temari was clenching her own fists, staring at Gaara and Tsuchi had her eyes locked on Abumi. Shikamaru looked over at Naruto then at Ino who kept looking at the door.
What is she up to? Shikamaru asked himself.
"Look you can take it or leave it. This is how it's going to work or you aren't going to be in this venture which will look bad for you later when my place gets famous around the country," Naruto said simply, shrugging and closing his eyes again.
Hinata looked at Neji who was glaring at her. She frowned a little and look sideways at Naruto. He didn't move as Sasuke stood up.
"How long is this contract for?" Sasuke said, the others sitting down suddenly.
"Thirty years, solid as a rock. Sign your names and you never have to worry about money again gentlemen," Naruto said, smirking a little behind closed eyes.
"It can't be breached? No matter what everything is going to us?" Sasuke said, smirking now.
"Nope, no way to get through it. You sign it and I will be forced to do everything it says," Naruto said, his smile widening. Hinata blushed a little more and smiled a little.
"Where do we sign?" came a voice. The entire group turned to see who was talking. Shikamaru had a pen out and was looking at a copy of the contract in his hands.
"On the last page, dotted line."
"Good, I need to get home and some sleep before I leave tomorrow," Shikamaru said lazily, scribbling his name and handing the pen to Chouji who smiled widely.
"I completely understand," Naruto said, sitting forward, his full attention on the group. Shikamaru got up and walked toward Naruto, placing the contract on his desk and held out a hand.
"Glad to do business with you, Uzumaki," Shikamaru said, shaking Naruto's hand and Chouji followed suit.
"Same here, good food and good night," he said, turning and winking at Ino.
"Oh, I can show you the way out gentlemen," Ino said hurriedly, opening the door. Kakashi laughed and pulled a pen out as well.
"Glad to be working for you Naruto," Kakashi said, throwing a contract on the desk, Hinata smiling happily. Gai growled and followed suit, not wanting to be one-upped by Kakashi, throwing another contract on the desk.
"I'll show you the way out sirs," Temari said with a smile, her eyes still on Gaara. He glared at her and then grabbed a pen, scribbling on his paper and throwing it on the desk, getting up without a word. Abumi growled low and realized he had been defeated and just threw a contract with a quick signature on the desk and Tsuchi escorted them out. Kiba, Lee, Shino, and Neji did so as well, a pile started on Naruto's desk as the men were all taken out of the office, Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto left.
"You did really well Mr. Uzumaki!" Sakura said happily, looking at the contracts as Naruto got up.
"Time to say goodnight to my guests."
Kiba petted Akamaru on the head as a limo came rolling up, Shino climbing in without a word and the dog lover turned around to see Hinata smiling at him.
"Come back again," she said blushing. Kiba nodded and waved at Naruto coming out the entrance. Soon the limo was gone and Hinata was laughing.
"You did it Naruto! I can't believe you ended up convincing Kiba Inuzuka to work for you!" Hinata said, turning and looking at him.
"Hinata!" came a fierce voice. Naruto slowly turned to see Neji with his hands in his pockets and a scowl on his face, Tenten close behind him.
"Neji…" Hinata said, looking down.
"I knew it! I knew your name was familiar, Hinata? Is he like your brother or something?" Tenten asked, walking over to Hinata who was looking at the ground.
"No… he's my cousin. Neji, how are you?" Hinata asked, slightly waving at Neji.
"What are you doing here! In a restaurant with this idiot!" Neji asked, grabbing her by the arm. Naruto scowled.
"Look, I just wanted a job and to get away from our stupid family name. You always wanted all the money so you got it! Now leave me alone!" Hinata said, pulling away from him and started to cry. Naruto grabbed Hinata and pulled her into a hug as she cried, Neji turning toward the limo that had just pulled up.
"Fine… You're family will be pleased to find out your still alive," Neji said, Tenten sighed and hurried to allow Lee slowly get in the limo. Suddenly a card was stuck in her face.
"Call me if you need a better job," Neji said, and Tenten blushed a little.
"T-Thanks," she said, taking it and the limo drove off.
"I'm sorry…" Hinata said, leaning her head on Naruto's chest.
"Hey, don't worry about it Hinata," Naruto said soothingly. With that Tenten went back toward the entrance to get almost hit by a door.
"Get back here Temari!" Gaara said angrily, the tall blond hurrying toward the street.
"Leave me alone!" Temari yelled, pushing past Naruto and Hinata.
"What in the hell were you thinking of coming here!" Gaara yelled, Temari stopping at the street.
"I wanted to get away okay! I hated the life I was living. I found a way to get to New York and then out of the blue someone gives me a job and I lived like a normal person. That's all I've ever wanted! A normal life away from our stupid family name and family! What do you want me to do?" Temari said, now crying a little.
"I… I didn't do it…" Gaara said after a long time.
"I know…" Temari said, choking on some tears and put her head on his shoulder, crying. Gaara hugged her to quiet her.
Tsuchi and Zaku came out the entrance and Zaku quickly handed Tsuchi a piece of paper and the limo arrived for them to leave.
"I'm not forcing you to come back, but at least call me once in a while, okay?" Gaara asked as Temari called for a taxi, not bothering with changing her clothes.
"Yeah… of course."
With that the limo and cab was off into the dark night. Hinata sighed.
"That poor girl…"
"Yeah… come on. We need to put the chairs up."
-Cool. Sorry for the sudden ending but I was tired of all the tension between the characters so I ended it. Kakashi and Gai and Shika and Chouji already left by the way, but there is going to be at least one more chapter so don't worry. Talk to you later. Thanks for the reviews!
Hog OUT!