Eeee! I'm so sorry for not updating for like... a long time. But anyway, here's the fifth chapter! I can't believe how many of you reviewed for the fourth one! :D Thanks!! Oh but, incase you were wondering about the huge no-updating period, it wasn't because I'm lazy or anything –eyes shift- um... It's just that I started school again and high school is really weird. I just always get home and either have to do home work, need to chill out or party oO;. Not to mention marching band has been keeping me EXTRA busy. One day I had to stay at school for fifteen hours (7AM – 10:30PM). It sucked.
Disclaimer: I own nothing of Naruto! But I do own the idea for the butler (Hayuki) so there :p
Pairings: Narusasu, itanaru, irukaka, um... probably more if I feel like it
Warnings: um. Language? And more stuff... mehbeh.
Review Corner:
Kin Uchiha: xD oh yes. He will come to realize this soon... but in the mean time I'll have fun watching you all squirm under the sexual tension... Mwahahaha...
Kirin Kage the Shadow Girl: Well yes, that was a bit OOC but if you've read the manga up to chapter uh... well I can't remember but if you've read the entire manga up to where it is now (229 I think) then you can see that Gaara is slowly starting to open up... just a little. I don't know. :D I think he'll get better with time.
Tracy-kin: lol thanks for reviewing my story! Hehe x) I'm gonna try and get some more people from Naruto in here soon but it might not be until later that you see them because of... oh wait :x almost gave something away there x3. I'm working on the Itanaru :3 oh yes... don't worry about that. Maybe Sasuke wants to do both? Hehe.
Orochuban Ebichu: Meep—is flying-tackle-glomped. Wow, that is evil! The whole oubliettes thingy.... x3 nice. Lol :D
Kuroi Hikari: x3 lol, maybe I will. Poor Sasu-chan will be trying to protect his Naruto from all sorts of people, ne?
Gi wo mite sezaru wa ya n: Oooh I see!! .... –is lying- hahahaa... ha... xD just kidding. Thank you for reviewing :3 (and keep your promise x3)
I gaara: x3 hehe hope you don't mind me saying, but your name reminds me of that movie "I Robot" or whatever. xD I can just imagine thousand of robot Gaara's running a muck... lol. Have you seen that movie? It was ok... just watch it and then imagine thousands of Gaara's. x3 Lol thanks a lot!
Yaoilover S: xD I hope so too! Lol! Thanks for the review. I may add Neji but he'll have to come later... –puts on an evil 'I-know-something-you-don't-know-cuz-I'm-the-authoress grin- Mwahahaha...
Moonsong k'Shallia: lol don't feel guilty... I just took a huge break so now my 'update every other day' pattern has been broken x3. Hehe snogging eh x) hehehe.
Kyuubi-kun: :D You changed your name! Lol, it was weird when I noticed cuz I was actually thinking about taking the –san off of my name o.o... I might still :). xD yes, maybe Kakashi being a cook isn't the most brilliant thing in the world but it works x)
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Kali Swifteye: Procrastinating is fun :D! Lol, just kidding :) I didn't mean to take a huge break like that but with school starting it's weird.
Megaotaku: Um, I think I know what you're talking about :D and I'll do that now so I won't forget. And yes, the itanaru is one side x3
Letta: Yay for giggling and unable to wait for more! Lol. Thanks for reviewing!
Yuen-chan: That's ok :D you still reviewed either way! Thank youz :3
AragornsPixie: Lol I'm sure they'll enjoy those! I gave Sasu-chan his but I'm saving Naruto's until his birthday (October 10th) hehe. Arghh I can't wait until Monday!!! We can finally finish my Lenne costume –pumps fist into air- HOHO x3!!!!
Kitty Meow: xD oh yes, Gaara in a French Maid costume! That would make my day--no... year x3.
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Argh, I'm not gonna be able to reply to all the reviews. Sorry but there's just a lot so next time I'll probably just do a few or something...
Recap:
Sasuke gave another weary sigh and gazed out the window one last time before turning away and opening his door to go down stairs.
It'd be time for dinner soon... and Sasuke didn't want the dobe to miss it.
Good Night My Knight!
Chapter Five: Hallway Fears and Candlelight Greetings
Fucking hell! Naruto had sworn he'd seen this hall before!
'Shit! I'm lost!' Naruto began to panic.
His steady walk became a slight jog. He wanted to find someone to lead him out of here. Where the hell was Sasuke when Naruto needed him, ne? Naruto rounded another corner. He had just been down that hall.
'Well, maybe if I go down it again then I can backtrack and find the main hall again! Alright! Let's try!' And so, he started down the same hallway he'd just gone through for the fifth time.
Naruto was oblivious to the complete circle he was leading himself back into when he noticed it'd had been getting slightly darker every second. He started to panic.
"Aaahhh... this isn't good! I don't like the dark at all... and this place is just too creepy!" Naruto said aloud to himself while shifting his eyes around the darkening hallway.
The shadows began to look like they were moving. And Naruto began to panic more. He'd catch himself jumping at the slightest thing, his pace quickened, then slowed down with fear. He started to shiver, it was scary. It was very scary. And he wanted out. A painting looked down at him with a menacing glare and when he heard something behind him, he took off running. He didn't know where he was going, but anyplace was better than here. Naruto shut his eyes and ran faster when he heard another sound. He was running so fast that the window he'd just flew by swung open and the gust of wind knocked a painting off the wall right beside Naruto and scared him silly. He let out the most ear-piercing scream known to man, and then tripped over the same painting that had fell. Feeling himself hit the cold ground he began his shivering again. He bolted to sit up and looked franticly around the hall. That's when he saw what he'd tripped over, and why the painting fell.
'It was just the wind... just the wind. Nothing to be afraid of.' He told himself trying to calm down.
Naruto was picking himself up when he saw a light from the corner of his eye. He quickly jerked his head in the direction of the light and his eyes went wide with slight fear, trying to see what was coming around the next hall. Candlelight? He began to cautiously walk towards the light. It was coming from around the next corner. Naruto breathed in deeply, but silently. Footsteps could be heard, with each footstep the light bobbed, someone was around the corner. Naruto quickly took a chance and rounded the corner.
"Sasuke!?" He half-yelled jumping out from around the corner.
Dark sunglasses caught his eye. This wasn't Sasuke.
xoxoxoxoxo
Itachi hummed a bit and was about to turn the page in his book when he heard a soft crunch of grass. He looked up to see Gaara entering the courtyard.
"There you are. I was about to leave, it's almost time for dinner you know."
Gaara muttered an apology. He never did like talking with Itachi much. He just never seemed to trust him. Itachi didn't seem to mind Gaara's lack of communication, he preferred it actually. It was better than Ino who seemed to follow him around like a lost puppy. Itachi pulled out Gaara's payment from where it rest in his book and held it out for Gaara to take.
"I'm assuming you haven't seen my brother have you? I tried to tell him it'd be time for dinner soon but I don't think he was in his room."
Gaara shook his head and gently took the paper in Itachi's hand and shoved it into his pocket.
"Oh well, you're dismissed." Itachi sighed.
Gaara nodded and quickly turned to leave. Itachi watched with curious eyes as Gaara left the courtyard. He seemed more distracted than usual.
xoxoxoxoxo
The figure in front of Naruto was silent. His hands were in the pockets of his white coat and he seemed to look like an enigma behind his tall collar and spiky hair. He was silent a bit longer as Naruto looked at him, a slightly surprised look on his face.
'Well, I should have known there were more people here...' Naruto thought fuming a bit at his stupidity.
"Who are you?" The boy asked.
"I'm Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto! Itachi-kun brought me here, earlier and I kinda got, lost. Um, sorry for thinking you were Sasuke I just wasn't really... paying... attention?" Naruto wasn't sure if the boy was listening anymore, with a slightly annoyed face Naruto shot back, "Who are you?"
The boys turned his gaze back towards Naruto, or so he assumed.
"I'm Shino, the night guard." He said dully, "I heard something, you, running around the halls and decided to check it out."
"Oh, uh... I see, Um, sorry about that." Naruto slightly dug his heal into the ground, "Say, Shino. Do ya think you could help me out of this maze?"
Shino nodded and began silently to walk in the direction Naruto had just been running from. Naruto followed closely behind Shino, trying not to lose sight of the dark boy. Naruto felt incredibly better now that someone else, who actually knew where they were going, was with him. Shino had been silent for most of the trek towards freedom from the hallways. He was busy thinking to himself or something... Naruto figured he should just stay silent until Shino spoke up.
Rounding another corner and taking his hand out of his pocket to glace at his watch Shino spoke, "Dinner will be served soon, I'll just take you strait to the dinning room if you don't mind."
Naruto vigorously shook his head, "Not at all! Lead the way."
Shino turned to his left at the next corner. Naruto sighed with relief as he began to recognize more and more around him. There was the painting of what he assumed was Itachi and Sasuke's father. Then that creepy suit of armor that he almost tipped over when he was near the kitchen, and then the kitchen doors themselves. Shino turned into the kitchen and a wonderful aroma poured from the room. In the kitchen, Naruto was able to get a better look at Shino, he looked like he preferred the night, his skin was pale and his hair was dark. Naruto thought he saw a spider crawling on the side of Shino's face but when Naruto did a double take, there was nothing there. Shino was kind of intimidating to Naruto, but Naruto soon found himself getting used to the dark presence leading him through the bright, hot kitchen. Naruto rubbed his eyes as sweat dripped from his forehead onto brow. It was hot in here... they were cooking up a whole feast it seemed like.
"Ah! Naruto! Shino! What are you two doing here?" Came a familiar voice.
Shino turned to the voice, "Taking a short cut. Hope you don't mind, Iruka."
Iruka smiled and placed his hands on his hips when he stopped not but three feet from them.
"Not at all. You'd better hurry though, Naruto, if you're going to dinner. Kakashi's taking out the first course soon."
"First course?"
"Yep. The first of seven."
Naruto's eyes widened.
"SEVEN!!! WOOHOO!! I'm in paradise!!" Naruto began to gallop off towards what he assumed was the dinning room.
Iruka laughed next to a silence Shino.
"I hope he doesn't hurt him self on the swinging do--"
A thump and a string of cusses interrupted him.
xoxoxoxoxo
Sasuke had given up looking for Naruto and figured he'd just go ahead to the kitchen, maybe the dobe had used his nose and caught the smell or something. Sasuke shoved his hands in his pockets and turned on his heal to head back. He was half way there when he saw Itachi walking in the same direction. Itachi felt someone's eyes on him and turned to see who it was,
"Sasuke! There you are, I was worried that you'd forgotten about dinner."
Sasuke was silent for a moment. Itachi had stopped walking but resumed his pace as Sasuke reached his side.
"You seem happy." Sasuke said monotonously.
"Actually I'm not. Shikamaru has been slacking off again."
"That's nothing unusual."
"No, I suppose not."
"Then why the cheery attitude?"
"Hm... maybe Naruto's cheery aura is just spreading, don't you think?"
Itachi didn't miss the twitch of Sasuke's eyebrow when Naruto's name was mentioned. Smiling to himself, Itachi stayed quite for the rest of the short trip to the dinning hall.
End of Chapter Five:
Erm. Yeh. I can't really think of anything else to write for now so I think I'm just going to go post this. Again, I'm uber-sorry about not updating in forever but right now I just wanna go play SSX3 so um, yes. Oh, but before I forget, I'll try to start writing updates about my stories (when I think I'll get the next chapter up or if I need new ideas, etc.) on my blog! You can go to here: or if the link doesn't work go to my profile and you can find a link there, if that doesn't work do a yahoo search for "Within the Mind of a Lunatic" and you should find it. I'll see you guys later! Review please :3!
Love Anukis
PS. When talking about food, is it a course or a cours or what??? oO;
