A/N: Another of my neglected fics I finally update! Yes!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but the storyline, yes.
Chapter Two: Valentine's Day and White Day Mayhem
"Why isn't Naruto coming down for dinner?" Sakura fumed. "He's facing dilemmas in relationship," Haku whispered. "What kind of dilemmas? Who's the lucky girl?" Sakura asked in a low voice. "Guy, you mean," Haku replied with a soft giggle, nudging his head in the direction of Sasuke, the silent one. Sakura suddenly felt an inspiration to help out Naruto. "Haku why don't you go get Naruto? I have a wonderful idea," Sakura said with a large smile. "What is it?" Haku asked. "Well, we still have time tomorrow to make some chocolates. I'll just help Naruto make one," Sakura dropped hints. Haku smiled, getting the meaning.
"Naruto, help me out here!" Sakura yelled from the kitchen. "Ch'kuso, why must I be your slaves!" Naruto complained, but still went to assist his pink-haired friend. Hinata came in and asked, "What are you doing? It seems fun." "Hinata-chan, we're making homemade chocolates for Valentine's Day," Haku answered, stirring the melting chocolate in a pot.
"Valentine's Day?" Hinata mused.
"Hinata, haven't you heard of Valentine's Day?" Naruto asked.
Hinata shook her head. "Well, Valentine's Day is a day where girls give guys chocolates and gifts as a sign of love. Bought chocolates mean friendship. Homemade chocolates mean love. If they don't like chocolates, gifts are always an option. In return, the guys give the girls something on White Day, a month after Valentine's Day, which will be tomorrow," Sakura explained. Hinata blushed as she suddenly thought of a certain enigmatic vampire.
"Who are you making chocolates for?" She asked again. "That's a secret! Hinata, do you want to join us? You can ask Ino too," Sakura suggested. "Thank you!" Hinata replied gratefully and ran off to find Ino. "The girls and two guys spent the day in the kitchen, making chocolates. "We're finally done!" Sakura exclaimed after decorating the last piece. "Naruto, Haku, we're counting on you tomorrow!" Ino added. "Yea, fine," Naruto muttered. How he hated being postman…He didn't know how Haku dealt with the embarrassment.
Sasuke was never a morning person. He ignored the loud knocks on the door of his room. The knock stopped, only to come back as slamming. "Fine, I'm up!" He was surprised to see Naruto with a basket. Naruto handed him two wrapped packages and a note. "A delivery, have a good day." With that, Naruto left him. Haku was made to deliver to Gaara, Shikamaru, Lee and Kiba. Naruto's next target was Neji. He sighed. Why did he have to be made to deliver to all the cold, murderous guys! He was about to knock when the door swung open, revealing a stern Neji. Naruto nearly jumped. He was always freaked out by how Neji managed to expect something coming. "It's a delivery," Naruto stated automatically as he trained himself to say and gave him the same things he gave to Sasuke and left.
Naruto shook a bit at the door of the one and only Uchiha Itachi. He feared getting on the bad side of the fearsome leader of the household. "What are you doing here?" The question shocked Naruto he nearly dropped the basket. Itachi was already staring at him. "Ah, um…A delivery!" Naruto practically shoved the basket into his hands and bolted back to his room. Itachi looked at the basket and picked up a note inside.
"Chocolates on Valentine's Day. Chocolates on this day mean friendship or love. With all due respect, those who received chocolates are expected to give something in return by 13th next month. Give it to Naruto or Haku to help deliver to the ones who made chocolate just for you. Please attach your names on the gift so that it will not be mixed up with the rest," Itachi read aloud. Itachi looked at the only chocolate he got. Chocolate wasn't particularly his favourite food, but he'd give it a try. He nibbled a bit of the chocolate and found it surprisingly good. Dark chocolate, someone certainly knew his tastes. Only question is, who is it?
Sasuke hated sweet things. He was about to tell the dobe to take back the chocolates when he spotted a little initial on one of the chocolates. "U.N…" A chocolate from the dobe? Sasuke suddenly felt much obliged to try it. It was bittersweet chocolate, not too sweet and not too bitter. He loved it and decided to return a worthwhile gift…
Neji had absolutely no idea how to deal with the idea. What was he supposed to do for a return gift? He thought long and hard, who might give him a chocolate? He only got one, after all. Then it suddenly struck him. Who else but Hinata, his cousin? Obviously, Hinata gave him a chocolate in gratitude of their kinship. He knew now what to give…
Lee nearly wept with joy. Someone must love him to give him chocolate! Lee decided to prepare the best present for that person. Kiba's reaction was similar to Lee's. Both of them were now scrambling around for ideas on a perfect gift. Gaara had no reaction whatsoever. He'll deal with it on that day. He doesn't like chocolate anyway. Shikamaru sighed. This was troublesome.
"Naruto-kun, I'm counting on you!" Lee exclaimed. "Oh, shut up! It's embarrassing enough as it is!" Naruto exclaimed. He was getting uneasy with the smirk directed at him from Sasuke. He felt a bad premonition. Well, at least his condition was not as bad as Haku's for now. He seemed to be picking up all the big deliveries, and he meant BIG. "Haku, are you sure you don't need help with that?"
Haku's smiling face answered. "I'm alright. Let's just deliver everyone's well-deserved gift." Naruto shrugged. "If you say so." His first stop was Hinata. "Wow, she's got three gifts in return. She's such a kind girl," he whistled. "Hinata, delivery," he said as he knocked on the door. Hinata opened it shyly. "You're such a popular girl," Naruto grinned as she blushed while taking what belonged to her from Naruto. "Thank you," Hinata answered. Now he had to go off to Sakura's. "Sakura, your gift is here," he mumbled at the door. "Great!" Sakura just grabbed the packages. "But I thought you made one more for the perverted icy bastard. How come he doesn't give you a gift?" Naruto asked, curious. "Oh, that's because I put your initials on it," Sakura nonchalantly replied and closed the door. It took five seconds for her words to register in the blonde's head. "YOU WHAT!"
Naruto quickly gave the last presents to Ino before returning to his room only to find one large present inside, one Sasuke gave to Haku to deliver. Naruto ripped it open, and was shocked to see it was a portrait of him with a smile. There was even a note with it. "For my lovely, tasty blonde muse…? Argh, he's perverted and crazy!"
What's wrong with it? The art's beautiful. Heck, I suppose even prettier than the real person!
'You shut up! He's crazy!'
Hey, I think he's pretty…delicious.
'That's because you're perverted yourself!'
Don't tell me you don't want him? He's every bit as sexy as his brother.
'We're here on a mission, not to find some guy to fuck, or potential lovers!'
Suit yourself. But when this is over…I'm gonna expect you to make some moves.
'Why me!'
Fine, you be uke. But I'll be making my own moves because I wanna be seme.
'Y-You…!'
Bye-bye!
Haku however, was in pure bliss. He got a card from Gaara! He loved it better than Sakura or Naruto's present. It was simple, but at least it showed he cared. Sakura found a pink veil from Lee, and was honestly surprised that he could do handwork. Hinata had a carved dragon, and knew it was from Neji. A puppy plushie told her it was Kiba. The last gift was a pendant decorated with intriguing designs. It was a bird of sorts, and in its claws it held an amethyst gem. This gift came from Itachi. Blushing heavily, Hinata decided to treasure it.
Itachi was currently in a sort of dilemma. He wanted to know who gave him the chocolate. He dismissed Sakura as a possibility. It could be Ino, since it was no secret she was infatuated with the Uchiha siblings, or…He somehow found himself hoping it was the shy siren, Hinata. Among everyone in the household, he got along best with Hinata. Hinata was a kind and gentle creature; she helped around the household a lot. However, she seemed to be easily wound up around him. Itachi wondered what made the young female this way. One way was to ask the chocolate postman. He went off in search of Naruto.
"That's a very beautiful picture."
Naruto jumped. "I-Itachi…What brings you here?" Once again, Naruto wondered why he was so intimidated by the elder Uchiha. "…This painting, by my brother I presume?" Itachi asked. "That's right, he's stark raving mad! Your brother thinks I'm some sort of prey or something!" Naruto ranted. "He finds you fascinating," Itachi simply replied. "What's so bloody fascinating about a dobe blonde who loves ramen to death and has very bad reflexes who doesn't even notice his damn stalker mooching his lips until it's too late!" Naruto yelled.
Itachi blinked. Sasuke…kissed Naruto? Naruto's rants didn't stop there. "Bastard Sasuke's a damn gay who molests people when he feels like it and stalks idiots like me because he's never seen one before and he finds them incredibly delicious! He never stops bothering me and always insults me like what I just said and when will he stop with his ice prince attitude and stop stalking me!" "…I believe he's bi," Itachi said thoughtfully.
"Who the bloody hell cares if he's bi or not! I just want him off my back!"
Naruto heaved a sigh after releasing his pent up anger. "So, is this why you came looking for me?" Itachi shook his head. "No, I came to ask you who gave me Valentine chocolate." "Erm…I'm supposed to keep it a secret…" Noticing the Uchiha glare, Naruto let out some sort of strangled sound and bolted. "I'm sorry I can't tell you!" Itachi walked leisurely after him. "It matters not where you run, I will get the answer out of you."
Naruto didn't know how long he ran; he ended up in some sort of room. The room was entirely empty. "I think I'll be able to hide in here for…GYYAAAAAAAHHHH!"
"Haku, have you seen Naruto?" Sakura asked. "No, I haven't. Isn't he in his room?" Haku replied. "No, I guess I'll go find him," Sakura answered. "Naruto, where could you be?" Sakura muttered, wandering the hallways. She came to a stop in front of a painting of an apple farm. "I don't recall this paint-WHOAAAAAAA!" It was afternoon when Haku decided to look for his friends. Strangely enough, they were no where to be found. Then he noticed a strange sculpture. "I've never seen this…" Haku leaned closer to take a better look, supporting himself with the wall. "WHAAAAAAA!"
Meanwhile, Uchiha Itachi was having a little difficulty finding Naruto. He didn't expect the blonde to find such a good hiding place in his own castle. Or maybe the blonde was lost. He'd have to ask Kiba to find him.
"Owww…Where the hell am I?" Naruto rubbed his ass to ease off the numb feeling from landing on his butt. Foul stench assaulted his nose immediately. "Damn, what's rotting in here? I can't see a thing!" Naruto groped around until he found a doorway and stumbled out to a dimly lit corridor. "Proper air at last! I must've fallen in some trap. Why the heck does the castle have so many traps? I nearly got killed by flying scimitars the other day…"
Naruto sighed and got moving along. Soon he heard slight shuffling sound, like cloth dragging on the floor. "Hey, is anyone there?" A little bit more of the shuffling sound came and then Sasuke materialized, but he wore something that looked like it was from 14th century complete with a cape, which was what made the shuffling sounds. Naruto laughed at the outfit. "Has your brain turned to mush? You don't go out in public wearing those, do you?" Sasuke made no reaction but came closer. Naruto became uneasy and edged back.
"W-What do you want?"
Before he noticed it, Sasuke had him pinned to the wall. Sasuke nuzzled his neck affectionately. "You creep, unhand me!" Naruto yelled, but Sasuke did nothing of the sort. His hand snaked down to Naruto's waist, holding him firmly. His other hand slowly unzipped Naruto's collar, revealing the smooth skin of his neck. His fingers lingered there for a moment, ticklish. Sasuke opened his mouth and bared…were those fangs? Naruto shoved Sasuke away with all his might and started running. "Argh, you pervert! Somebody help meeeeeeeee!"
"Ouch, I must've got into a trap…" Sakura dusted her skirt and focused on looking for a way out. Suddenly she thought she heard someone screaming. "Must be my imagination…" And then, it started. The sound of scuttling. It was faint, but it was there. Sakura paid it no mind, until she came to the lit hallway and saw the creatures responsible for those sounds. "S-S-Spiders! KYAAAAAA, get them away!" Not just one, but maybe a dozen. Not small, but the size of your palm.
Haku was already exploring the halls. "Secret passages, huh?" And then, he heard simultaneous screams. The next, he saw Sakura and Naruto running towards him. "Sakura, Naruto, what's wrong?" He asked. "That's what's wrong!" Both yelled and pointed in opposite directions. One was a horde of spiders, something hardly to be afraid of if you didn't mind ticklish sensations. Another was…Sasuke.
"What's to be feared from Sasuke-kun?" Haku asked. He honestly didn't see the danger. Suddenly Sasuke grabbed Haku and was ready with his fangs when Naruto punched him. "Hey, that felt good! Wait, why am I wasting time!" He grabbed Haku and Sakura and ran. With much relief, they burst out into the living room only to face Uchiha Itachi. "Naruto, you're not going anywhere before answering my question," he stated, but it seemed that Naruto wasn't listening.
"Itachi, your brother is insane! He tried to molest me and bite me! Then I escaped and he caught Haku but I punched him…He's coming! Deal with him!" Naruto demanded, hiding behind the taller man. Itachi felt suspicion. He had warned Sasuke not to show the humans any sign that he was…not ordinary. How can he be so careless? But when he saw the 'Sasuke' coming out of the hidden passage, he eased up.
"This isn't Sasuke. Rather…a failed replica made by Gaara when he was still not right in the head. Gaara messed around with cloning and did a Sasuke clone, but it's a failure because the clone has a thirst for blood. I guess it wandered the secret passages without our knowing," Itachi explained, adding a white lie about the blood thirst. "Well, if it turns out to be a failure, why didn't Gaara kill it?" Sakura asked. "Isn't it obvious? That clone is there as an additional attraction for those who meet their untimely death down there!" Naruto replied. "It's heading this way," Haku pointed out.
Itachi simply cuffed the clone around his waist and carried him down back into the passages. "Yes and the monster is defeated!" Naruto cheered. "What time is it now?" "I'd say nearing the evening," Haku answered, pointing at the window. A little while later, Itachi surfaced from the hidden door and closed it. "Naruto, you haven't answered my question." "I can't tell you! It's a promise to…" Naruto's mouth was shut by Sakura, who smiled nervously. "Naruto, you don't want to leak secrets. It's the policy."
Kiba suddenly burst into the room, panting hard. Akamaru was growling. "Itachi, don't go near them!" Itachi backed away slightly. "What's wrong, Kiba?" "The first time you came, I smelt something funny on you, and I couldn't remember. But just now I went hunting, and I finally figured out your weird smell! Show your true form, fox demon!" Kiba yelled. Sakura chuckled darkly. "Oh dear, we've been found out." "That's alright. We've wasted enough time here," Haku answered. "Why don't we gather everyone here first, Mr. Vampire?" Naruto asked with a wicked smile.
A/N: Yeah, it's done! Please review!