Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. So, a lot has been happening these past months, that kinda kept me from focusing on writing. At first, it was just a nasty bit of writer's block, but then other problems came to my attention, and those problems, in addition to the writer's block (And maybe a few distractions here and there), just kept me from finishing this.
Well, now I'm here. Hopefully, at some point soon, I'll be able to fully break through the writer's block and post out weekly chapters (Or at least monthly). Especially since I'm close to officially graduating from college. Until then, be patient with me please. Now, with that out of the way, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or To Love Ru.
Chapter 6: The Alien Princess First Day at School
'What the heck is Lala doing here?!' Naruto mentally cried out, while several of the guys around him cheered in delight. 'She didn't say that she planned to enroll here!'
'That girl… she doesn't look like she's from here.' Riko thought to herself. 'Is she a foreigner? A transfer student?'
'That's the girl Naruto-san was helping a few days ago.' Haruna recognized in surprise. 'Did he knew that she was going to enroll here?'
"Naruto-kun!" Lala called out happily, waving her hands at the blonde. "We're in the same class now!"
Immediately, eyes turned towards the blonde. Naruto could only chuckle awkwardly as he waved back at Lala. "Yeah, it looks like it. Didn't know you were planning to enroll here…"
Immediately, nervousness filled Riko's heart. "T-The two of you know each other…?" The clumsy girl asked hesitantly.
It was Lala who answered. "Yep! We live with each other!"
There was a moment of silence as everyone took in that information. Once they did, the whole screamed, "What?!"
"Lala!" Naruto shouted out, standing up from his seat. "You didn't have to reveal that to the whole class!"
"Huh? But why?" Lala asked, tilting her head.
"Cause people would get the wrong idea!"
"The wrong idea?" Risa repeated, catching Naruto's words. "So the two of you aren't a couple then?"
"No, we aren't." For a moment, Naruto felt relief at Lala's words. But soon after, that relief was drained away at the next sentence. "But he is my fiance."
The room somehow got even quieter, as the class processed what she said. Naruto looked at Lala with an expression that screamed 'Why?!'; Risa, Mio, and Haruna all had their eyes widen in shock; and Riko completely turned black and white, a shell-shock look entering her face.
At that moment, everyone was thinking, 'He's… married?'
And right after, yelled, "WHAAAAAAT?!"
"No we aren't!"
(Rooftop)
"Sooo, were you planning on telling us that you got engaged?" That question came from Risa Momioka, and was directed towards Naruto. They, along with Mio, Haruna, Riko, and Lala, are gathered at the rooftop.
Naruto and Lala were right behind the edge of the rooftop, with the latter happily clinging to the ninja, while the other girls were gathered in front of him. Risa and Mio sported very curious looks, while Riko still had her shellshock look. Haruna, however, looked down, a look of hurt across her face.
That last one nearly made Naruto wince. That look on the bluenette face has been there ever since Lala's announcement. He can immediately guess why, considering that he told her that he and Lala were just friends yesterday. She must've felt that he was lying to her.
"We're not engaged." Naruto answered Risa's question. "Lala and I only met a few days ago."
"Then… why did she say that you're her fiance?" Haruna asked, looking up with eyes pleading for a truthful answer.
In response, Naruto could only look at Lala with a dry look. "Cause this girl doesn't know how to take no for an answer."
"That's right!" Lala stated proudly, giving a peace sign.
The blonde ninja sighed before giving Haruna and Riko a pleading look. "I'm not lying. We've only met a few days ago, and Lala made this proposal just last night. This isn't something I would try to hide."
At that, both Haruna and Riko relaxed, with the latter letting out a breath of relief while the former gave an apologetic look. "Sorry, Naruto-kun. I shouldn't have thought you were lying."
"It's no problem, Haruna-chan." Naruto waved off. "I understand how it looked when Lala said that."
"Um, am I missing something here?" That question came from Risa, who was looking between Naruto and Haruna. Lala and Mio also looked curious at the exchange. "Did something happen between the two of you?"
"No, nothing major or anything." Naruto reassured her. "Just some misunderstanding between the two of us. Anyways, how about you girls introduce yourselves to Lala?"
"Okay." With a nod of agreement, Haruna went first. "My name is Haruna Sairenji. Apologies for not introducing myself earlier."
"I'm Riko Yuuki…" Riko introduced herself next, having an unsure look on her face.
"I'm Risa Momioka!" Risa chirped, giving a peace sign. "I'm one of the more outgoing girls in the group."
"And I'm Mio Sawada!" Mio was the last to introduce herself, giving her own peace sign. "Risa's partner in crime!"
Lala smiled happily at the group, letting go of Naruto's arm for the moment to wave back at the girls. "Nice to meet everyone! I hope we can all be friends!"
Naruto smiled happily at this. "Great! Now that everything is cleared up and introductions are over with…" He held up his bento that was tucked in his uniform. "How about we get back to class and eat? Don't want to end up hungry for the rest of the day."
With nods and sounds of agreement, the six head back inside the building. Along the way, Lala quickly wrapped her arms around one of Naruto's, something that the other girls noticed.
The pinkette's action caused Riko to bite her lip in worry. 'Naruto says that he isn't marrying her… but it's clear that she likes him a lot. Love him even, maybe?'
'Look like Riko got more competition.' Haruna thought in concern for her friend. 'I hope this doesn't make her lose hope.'
'Looks like there's another contender for Naruto's heart.' Risa observed. 'Cheerful, no trouble expressing how she feels, and a really good looking body… Riko is gonna need to step onto the field if she's gonna have a chance.'
'Wow, this girl seems to be as bold as Risa.' Mio mused. 'At the very least, more confident in her feelings.'
"By the way Lala, how did you get enrolled into school so quickly?" Naruto inquired. "Usually it would take longer to get enrolled in any school." Not to mention the lack of identification, but he left that part unsaid.
"Oh, the principal was kind enough to enroll me in school immediately! Even managed to guess the right measurement for my uniform!"
'Of course he did…' Was the blank thought of Naruto and the other girls.
"Uzumaki!" The shout of the blonde's family name caused the group to turn around. The origin of that shout caused Riko to groan.
Behind them were a group of clearly jealous guys. The one in front and leading them was a black haired boy, with a monkey looking face. He, along with the other boys, were glaring straight at Naruto.
Not at all nervous, Naruto merely smiled cheerfully and waved at the group. "Hey, Monkey-san. Been wondering when you would try and attack me again."
"How dare you take yet another girl away from us?!" The boy dubbed 'Monkey-san' shouted in anger. "You took the hearts of over half the girls in the school, including my precious Riko-chan… and now you have this pink haired beauty as your fiance?!"
"Stop saying that!" Riko shouted back in frustration and embarrassment.
Naruto merely rolled his eyes. "First off, Riko and I are friends. Best friends." He stated, as if he has repeated the statement several times. "Of course we would be together a lot. Second, I never asked for that fanclub. And third, Lala and I aren't actually engaged."
"Excuses!" The monkey boy retorted. "You still stole the heart of several maidens, you ungrateful bastard! Stole them away from us! For that, you must be punished!"
That earned a smirk from the blonde. "You're welcome to try…" He offered, taking a few steps towards them. "But in the end, you will fail." Suddenly, he threw a smoke bomb, forming a cloud of smoke that got everyone into a coughing fit.
"Catch me if you can, suckers!" The guys turned to the direction of the shout, only to see a trail of dust at the turning point of the hallway, along with the sound of maniacal laughter ringing in their ear.
"After him!" All the guys began chasing after him, with the monkey boy leading the charge, leaving the small group of girls who were either amused, confused, or exasperated.
However, a few seconds after they left the area, a part of the wall near them… peeled off, revealing a grinning Naruto holding a paper wall disguise. "That should get them running around for a while." He laughed.
"Who were they?" Lala asked, tilting her head curiously.
It was Risa who answered. "A group of jealous boys." She chirped in amusement. "The one leading the charge is Riko's number one fan, Kenichi Sarayuma. From the moment he laid eyes on her, it was love at first sight."
"Risa!" Riko whined in complaint.
Unfortunately for her, the teasing wasn't done. "Once he realized it was love, he just knew, he had to have her. Just had to win her heart!" Naruto joined in, placing a hand over his chest. "And he would fight anyone that stands in the way of his true love! Nothing will stop him from pursuing his beloved Riko-chan!" He ended that with a laugh, with Risa and Mio joining in.
"You guys are jerks!" The orangette shouted, running over and raining blows on Naruto in a fit. The blonde merely laughed at that, holding his hands up to combat Riko's onslaught.
Lala could only giggle at the scene happening in front of her. She can tell that Naruto-kun and his friends are really close to each other. She hopes she can know them that well too someday.
"What do you plan to do about Sarayuma-san and the other boys, Naruto-san?" Haruna inquired, getting the attention of her friends and causing Riko to stop hitting Naruto.
"Oh, they won't be a problem for long." The blonde waved off, mischief coloring his eyes. "I just need to remind them of why I'm called the Demon Prankster."
That got Riko, Haruna, Risa, and Mio to shiver a little. All three of them couldn't help but feel a bit of pity for those boys.
(After School)
"Stand." Haruna instructed, with the class standing. "Bow." After bowing, the students dispersed, some talking with one another while others went out to their clubs or back home.
Before the bluenette could do any of those things, the teacher called out to her. "Sairenji-san , since you're the class representative, could you show Lala-san around the school?" He requested.
"Ah… yes." Haruna nodded in confirmation. She then walked over to the mentioned pinkette. "I'll be giving you a tour of the school, Lala-san."
"Okay~!" Lala replied back, skipping over to the class representative. "It'll be fun looking around the school!"
"Do you mind we meet up at the gate after, Lala?" Naruto spoke up as he stretched his arms. "I'm gonna go help some people cool down a little." His tone, along with the mischievous smirk on his face, told his friends all they need to know, once again bringing chills down their spines.
"In that case, do you mind me joining you two?" Riko inquired as she shook off the chill, gathering her stuff from her desk. "I would like to help out with the tour. Maybe get to know Lala a bit better."
"So that you can get info on your new rival better, right?" Risa suddenly whispered right in her ear. The question caused the orangette to jump a little, before giving the mischievous girl a dirty look. Said girl merely smiled innocently.
It wasn't something Riko could deny though. From what she could tell at first glance, Lala is a very cheerful girl, a very beautiful girl, and is confident in her feelings for Naruto. But she wanted to know more about her, in order to see if she's actually a strong rival for Naruto's affection.
"No, I don't mind." Haruna shook her head in response, before turning to Lala. "What about you, Lala-san?"
"Sure!" The pinkette chirped. "I don't mind either!"
"Thank you." Riko bowed to both of them. Then she turned to Naruto. "Lala and I will meet you at the gate then, Naruto."
"Okay." Naruto nodded, folding his hands behind his head. "Hope you girls have fun." With that, the blonde ninja and three schoolgirls separated temporarily, the former planning to ruin the day for several guys while the latter planned for a simple tour.
And the tour around the school went smoothly. Haruna introduced Lala to the various clubs and areas around the building, with Riko adding her two cents here and there, while the pinkette paid attention to everything they're saying.
When they got outside the school building, Lala suddenly asked them, "Hey Haruna, Riko… do the two of you have someone you like?"
Of course, that got the two girls blushing, with the orangette of the two turning a brighter red. "W-W-What's with the question all of a sudden?!" Riko exclaimed, freaking out a little.
"It's because I fell in love." Lala said, a soft smile entering her face. "It's such a strange feeling… being in love."
Her statement got the two girls to calm down, though a frown entered Riko's face. "It's with Naruto-san, correct?" Haruna asked rhetorically, a curious look on her face. "Is it because he helped you a few days ago?"
That got curious looks from both Riko and Lala. "Yeah. How do you know?" The pinkette asked.
"I saw you and Naruto-san that night when I was walking my dog, Maroon." Haruna explained. "It looked like you were running from someone." That caused Riko's eyes to widen, realizing what Haruna wanted to talk to Naruto about yesterday.
Meanwhile, Lala merely nodded in confirmation. "Yes. I was being chased." She said, looking up with a beaming smile. "And Naruto saved me from my pursuers. He was so cool. Like a hero."
That brought a fond sigh from Haruna. "That sounds like Naruto-san alright…" It was something that she greatly admires about Naruto. He always seems willing to help anybody, no matter what.
"Definitely." Riko agreed, getting out of her shock state. She let out her own sigh, sounding both exasperated and affectionate, That's definitely the kind of thing Naruto will always do.
"But are sure you love him?" The orange-head asked, shaking herself out of her thoughts. "You only met a few days ago, right? Isn't it possible that you're letting the rescue get to you?"
"No, I'm not." Lala denied, shaking her head. "I know that it seems too soon to say that I love him… but I don't care."
"I just feel so… warm around him. The more I get to know him, the stronger these feelings are." The pinkette's smile started turning more loving. "I like how cheerful and kind he is; how he's willing to fight anyone for someone he doesn't know; his determined smile when he makes that promise." She then closed her eyes, folding her hands above her chest. "Whenever I see that smile… it just makes my heart go funny."
Both Riko and Haruna were stunned by the sheer emotions in Lala's words. Never before have they heard such warmth from somebody, such… affection. 'She really does sound serious about this…' Riko thought to herself, biting her lips nervously.
The clumsy girl is now confident that Lala's feeling is genuine; at the very least, it's an intense crush. That means she's another contender for Naruto's heart; a very strong contender.
Suddenly, the sound of several screaming boys, as well as evil laughter, broke through the air. The sounds got the attention of the three girls, all of them looking towards the direction of the screams and laugh.
"What was that?" The pinkette asked, looking surprised.
"That… is probably the sound of Naruto pulling his prank off." Riko replied with a sweatdrop.
That caused Lala's eyes to gleam with interest. "Sounds like he's having fun!" She stated. "Maybe he could teach me a few pranks!"
That caused Riko and Haruna to turn a bit pale. Naruto was bad enough, but if he finds an apprentice to train under him…
They can only hope that they won't be targets.
And that's the end. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. It's a bit shorter than the previous chapters, and probably not the best out of the current ones, but I wanted to get this done and posted as soon as I could (To hopefully get back in the writing flow). Hopefully, the next chapter will come out much sooner, especially now that I'm pretty much done with college. The next one will be the start of the first arc: Naruto's fight against Lala's would be suitors. Review, favorite, and follow, check out my blog Galactic Media, and I will see you guys later.