I've been meaning to write a fanfic for a long time, but never got to….Now, I could go on and on giving you excuses, but I doubt you'd want that, so before I go on a rant…THE STORY!
-Naruto rushes in-
Naruto: THE DISCLAIMER! THE DISCLAIMER!
Me: Oh…yes….yes…right…
Disclaimer: Sadly, Naruto doesn't belong to me….
Chapter One: DAMN IT!
A boy with messy blonde hair named Naruto groaned as the alarm clock beside him started ringing. A tanned arm shot out of an orange quilt and slammed down on the alarm clock. It silenced immediately. Smiling at the silence, the boy once more settled back comfortably for sleep…until, that is, he remembered it was Monday and he had a job to get to.
"GYAAAAAA!" The people on the block sighed as birds took off at the sudden noise. Some things never change…
Naruto quickly brushed his teeth and washed his face, and donned a black T-shirt and faded blue jeans. Grabbing a cereal bar off the counter and then the keys, Naruto ran out of his apartment, locked the door, and then took off.
Naruto had just graduated from college, and was looking for a job. But looking for a job took quite awhile, and since Naruto had no parents, as they had died in an unfortunate accident, he had to find a temporary job to work in until he found a permanent job, you know, for the rent and such. Seeing as he barely made enough to pay the rent and buy food, he didn't have a car. It had been like this since as long as Naruto could remember, and since he always slept later than he should, he had become abnormally fast.
So, for all those that Naruto passed, they only saw a yellow blur.
Inside, Naruto was screaming. "If I am late AGAIN, Tsunade obaa-san will KILL ME!"
With that thought fueling him on, Naruto charged on ahead leaving behind a cloud of dust.
Tsunade had had a very bad morning. First, the coffee-maker went berserk and sprayed BOILING HOT coffee onto her face. Then, on the way to work, some IDIOT threw a banana peel onto her path, which made her, in her high heels, inevitably slip. Needless to say, the coffee-maker was just mere pieces of metal now, and the gaki who had been stupid enough to trip her was now sporting a black eye and several broken bones.
All the workers of the café, The Ninja Café, were now keeping a safe distance away from the pissed-off woman as she tapped her high heels on the hard wood floor impatiently. Every so often, she would glance at the watch on her wrist.
It was now one minute to six. Tsunade's eyebrow twitched. "If he doesn't make it in the next…" Tsunade checked her watch. "Thirty seconds…I'm gonna kill him in the worst possible way…" she thought.
Three….
Two…
On-
BAM! Naruto slammed open the door to the café at the last second, scaring the crap out of Tsunade.
"Yes! I made it!" Naruto screamed in relief.
Tsunade smiled. Naruto gulped. He knew that smile….That smile promised torture…
"That door cost a lot…" Tsunade said as she stepped toward Naruto.
Naruto coughed to keep his voice from coming out all squeaky, and said, "Um…ok…ah…I'll remember not to slam the door next time."
An evil glint appeared in Tsunade's amber eyes and Naruto used all his courage to stop from screaming like a little girl.
"It's six, so you escape punishment…." Naruto breathed a sigh of relief.
"….For now…" Naruto immediately set up his guard again. Tsunade got out of his face, turned and walked away, laughing insanely.
Shivering, Naruto prepared himself for the worst. He sighed. Tsunade was a very nice person, but sometimes, she was just too scary.
Shaking his head, he smiled brightly and headed to the kitchen. Today was going to be interesting.
Sasuke was very pissed right now. He was the CEO of Uchiha Corp., and he had a meeting later on with the owner of Sound Corporations, Orochimaru. On the day of meeting with a creepy person who seems to have a strange fascination with him, he did NOT need a whole bunch of screaming fangirls at the door of his mansion at, say, THREE AM IN THE MORNING! His body guard and secretary, Hatake Kakashi, did not help much either, laughing at him the whole drive to the Uchiha Corp.
As Orochimaru left the room after the meeting, Sasuke let out a sigh of relief and leaned back in his chair. Absently, he noted that he did not get his daily coffee today. Pursing his lips in a determined line, he grabbed his coat, laptop and briefcase, and then walked out the door of the office.
"Going to get some coffee." He said at Kakashi's questioning look.
Kakashi nodded and waved him off. He nodded gratefully at Kakashi. He knew that he didn't like being guarded all the time, and the both of them knew that Sasuke could protect himself.
The next minute, he was gone.
Kakashi smiled sadly back at the office. The boy deserved any freedom he could get.
Naruto wiped sweat off his brow and went back inside the kitchen. Ever since the café had opened, the little shop had become popular. Whether it was the name that attracted them, or the interior of the café, Naruto did not know, but he could care less, since it brought customers all the same.
Deciding to take a little break, Naruto sat at a spot in the kitchen, where he could see the café and the people there. The lights were dimmed to create a soothing effect. Soft blue lights set itself at certain tables so that some customers could have some sufficient light to read, or something.
Japanese flute music played somewhere in the background, faintly heard, but still there. Eyelids slowly lowered over blue eyes as Naruto started to feel drowsy. All too soon though, someone bopped him on the head.
"ITAIII!" Naruto cried as he massaged the growing bump on his head. He turned to his attacker and was greeted by a very agitated Sakura.
With her pink hair and green eyes, Sakura was very pretty, her only flaw being her abnormally large forehead. Naruto used to have a crush on her, but now they were just really cool friends.
"Are you slacking off again?" Sakura asked, in a slightly dangerous tone.
Naruto laughed nervously. "Of course not, Sakura-chan!"
Sakura merely raised an eyebrow. "Aha…ah…Gotta get going now, bye!"
That said, Naruto zoomed out back into the darkness of the café. He adjusted the apron he wore over his attire so that he could move easily. It was blue, and in the middle, it read, the "The Ninja Café" with kunai and shuriken near the name. A name tag was put on the right, top corner of the apron.
He went toward a table that needed a waiter, grinning.
Sasuke grimaced as he passed by brightly-lit, noisy coffee shops. Almost all of them seemed too loud to work on, and Sasuke thought, "If the next one I come across is not quiet, I'll just buy the coffee and go back to the office."
By chance, he stumbled upon The Ninja Café. His eyes widened at the peculiar sight. There were a lot of people, but it seemed quiet enough, and strangely soothing, with the lights and soft oriental music. He spotted a table at the far corner of the café and a ghost of a smile appeared on his face. There was enough of light to work with, and at the same time, it was isolated from the rest of the tables.
Pushing open the door of the café, a bell jingled, alerting the workers of a new customer. He made his way to the counter, and ordered a coffee and bagel. In the dim light, the cashier didn't recognize him, and for that, he was grateful.
He was just about to make his way over to the table, when suddenly, something crashed into him.
The person who had coincidentally fallen onto his lap mumbled a faint, "Itai…"
Sasuke had closed his eyes during the collision, but now he opened them, and cold onyx eyes met warm, sapphire ones.
Well, I apologize if my writing sucked. If it isn't too much trouble for you, could you review? Flames are welcome, but constructive criticism is even more welcome. Please be honest.
Um, that's it, I guess…..