Chapter Twenty Four
Naruto stepped out of his new car with his headphones on and quickly ran around to the other side to open up the door for his girlfriend who gave him a kiss on the cheek before they walked into the arena hand in hand.
As the two walked in cameras flashed and people took videos of them but Naruto was unfazed as he walked towards the locker room with his girlfriend at his side.
When the all star reached the locker room he left Kendall outside the door as he changed into his uniform which was his Lakers road uniform and he threw a grey sleeveless All Star hoodie on that had his name and number on the back.
When he stepped out of the locker room he saw Kendall on her phone.
Naruto walked up to his girlfriend and wrapped his arms around her.
"What you up to?"
Kendall moved her head into the crook of his neck.
"I'm just texting a few people. You about to get some practice in?"
"Yeah, but just for a bit. You can help me out if you want."
"Oh you want me to show you my skillz."
Naruto laughed. "You did not just say that."
"Well as much as I want to I don't want to embarrass myself so I'll pass."
Naruto nodded. "Well if that's the case then, I'll see you in a bit."
Naruto leaned down and kissed her on the top of her head.
"Love you."
Kendall smiled from ear to ear.
"I love it when you say that."
"And I'll keep saying it."
"I love you, I love you, I love you."
Every time he said it he kissed her on her face.
"I love you too now get out of here."
Kendall playfully hit him on his arm as Naruto took off running.
NBA Rising Stars Challenge
Naruto took his warm up shirt off and headed to the spot that has become sacred for him before games.
The scorers table where Nina was waiting for him with Kendall.
He turned to Nina as Kendall held her over the table. The father daughter duo did their signature handshake, three hand slaps before bumping wrist three times, then they brushed off each others chest twice before finishing with a superman taunt and roar. Naruto turned around and beat his chest.
When he turned back around he gave Kendall a kiss on the cheek and high fived a few of his friends.
"Take those clowns down numbs nine."
The All Star gave Killer Bee a thumbs up as he got in position for tip off. The Rising Stars challenge was played different than other NBA games instead of four twelve minute quarters it had two twenty minute halfs.
For the majority of the first half Naruto mainly passed and picked up six assists and five rebounds.
With five minutes left in the first half Naruto decided to take his first shot and lined up a three from the corner which he missed. As he ran back on defense he saw Harrison Barnes prepare to throw a bounce pass to Andre Drummond but the point guard stepped in front of it and caught the ball. The moment the ball was in his hand Naruto took off down the court and whipped the ball behind his back to avoid the steal from Barnes. When the rookie saw no one else in front of him he charged to the rim and went up for a dunk.
The crowd roared as Naruto pulled himself up to the rim before dropping to the ground. The other team decided to inbound the ball just as he was coming down and Naruto caught the ball as it hit his chest a quickly laid it up before running up the court and shrugging his shoulders as he looked at Biggs who was taking pictures for the Lakers.
Dion Waiters brought the ball up the court and watched as Naruto picked up on him. Waiters gave a few dribbles between his legs before pulling up and knocked down a three.
Naruto nodded and slowly walked the ball up the court as Waiters waited for him at half court.
Naruto slowly dribbled between his legs before stepping back and drained a three from thirty feet.
The crowd got on their feet as Waiters got the ball and walked up the court. At half court he drove getting past Naruto. Naruto chased after him and went for the block but Waiters double clutched it and made the layup.
When the ball went in Waiters turned to the crowd and did Naruto's super man taunt. Since he wasn't paying attention he didn't see Naruto grab the ball, take it out of bounds and throw it towards his back until it was too late. Once the ball bounced off of Waiters back Naruto caught it and raced down the court before shooting a three after taking two steps past half court.
The moment the ball left his hand he turn around to face a surprised Waiters and did his super man taunt just as the ball went in.
The crowd went crazy and Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, who were sitting court side jumped out of their seats as a timeout was called. Durant ran at Naruto as the two shoulder bumped and Westbrook gave the rookie a high five.
After the timeout Naruto was put on the bench but he heard the crowd cheering made him look to see several NBA players take seats in the crowd. He saw Kyrie Irving, Stephen Curry, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony.
After halftime Naruto started the second half and slowly walked the ball up the court. He surveyed his options before deciding. He drove to the basket and did a half spin. Paul stopped but expected Naruto to shoot and jumped. Naruto simply pivoted the other way and hit a fade away jumper.
"And Naruto Uzumaki is in the zone!"
Naruto shrugged his shoulders as he got back on defense and let a rare in game smile grace his face.
Waiters brought the ball up the court and wasted no time firing away from the three point line but missed and Naruto was given the ball.
The rookie walked up the court and stared down the man who seemed to want to challenge him this game.
Naruto quickly began dribbling between his legs and he went behind his back a few times before giving one step in convincing Waiters that he was gonna drive before he stepped back and shot a deep two. What made it even better was Waiters couldn't keep up with him and ended up falling on his face an Naruto stepped back and drained the shot.
"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! There is nothing else you would rather do in an All Star game than cross someone over and hit the jump shot."
"Amazing shot by Naruto Uzumaki."
Naruto looked at Waiters on the floor and raised his eyebrows surprised that he fell.
On the other end a shot was missed and Anthony Davis grabbed the rebound and passed to Naruto who walked the ball up the court. At half court he accelerated to the rim but Waiters stuck with him determined to not let him score but Naruto threw the ball behind his back and into his left hand. Waiters tried to steal it but Naruto whipped it back to his right hand and drove hard to the rim and laid it up, leaving Waiters behind him stuck and confused.
The other team called timeout and Naruto was put on the bench until there was five minutes left in the game and his team was up fifteen so Naruto decided to relive his college days.
He bought the ball up the court and went between his legs a few times before using a screen set by Davis. After coming off of the screen Naruto drove to the basket and went for a layup. Drummond went to block it but just as he jumped up Naruto glided under the rim and did a reverse layup and the crowd went crazy.
As Naruto ran down the court he saw Kyrie Irving nodding his head while clapping his hands.
After his layup the other team managed to score. Naruto just shook his head as he called for another screen. After using it he was double teamed but he simply picked up his dribble and took a step between his defenders and another to get in range for a layup which he made giving him twenty points on the night.
Trying to keep their offense going the other team managed to score on a triple. After their shot they tried to double team Naruto again but this time Naruto saw his Davis open in the paint and he smirked. Naruto quickly pumped faked a shot and bounced the ball between his defenders legs as he jumped into the air and Davis quickly slammed it in.
The other team managed to hit another three but they still couldn't slow down Naruto. Sticking to the use of screens Naruto called for another one but Drummond stepped forward after Naruto went around it. Never slowing down Naruto looked the center in his eyes and switched his dribbling hand. As soon as the ball touched his left hand the center reached and Naruto quickly went behind the back and drove past the frozen defender and got another layup at the rim.
On defense Naruto managed to strip the opposing point guard when he went in for a layup and instead of rushing up the court he walked up allowing his team to get in position.
When he reached halfcout the entire arena stood up on their feet to see what he would do next. Naruto just seemingly ignored the attention as he dribbled behind his back before pulling up for a three and knocking it down.
After his three the other team called a timeout and Naruto walked to his bench.
"This is what I do! I was born for this!"
Naruto looked into the crowd and pointed to Kendall who was cheering at the top of her lungs. He laughed and gave her a thumbs up as his teammates surrounded him and gave him pats on the back and high fives.
After the timeout the other team managed to score with thirty eight seconds left. Naruto wisely held the ball for as long as he could but with twenty two left on the clock he went back into action.
He slowly approached the three point line like before and went behind his back. That was enough to convince his defender that he was going to shot and Naruto used his speed and drove. His defender got back on defense and bumped him forcing him to pick up his dribble. Naruto just simply faded away hitting it off the backboard.
The crowd erupted as Naruto backpedaled to get back on defense while shaking his head.
"Game over!"
The other team inbounded the ball and held it until the buzzer sounded signaling the end of the game.
Naruto smiled as he high fived players on the other team as everyone got ready for the presentation of the Rising Star Game's MVP.
While everything was getting setup Naruto grabbed his sleeveless hoodie and put it back on as Ernie Johnson prepared to announce the MVP.
"Ladies and gentlemen it is my honor to present the Rising Stars Game MVP to this young man who has wowed the crowd all night long. All Star weekend is about putting on a show for the fans and that's exactly what he did tonight. Ladies and gentlemen your 2014 Rising Stars MVP, Naruto Uzumaki!"
The crowd cheered as Naruto was presented with the trophy.
"Naruto all season long you've been dominating the game but tonight it was on a different stage with a lot more eyes on you. What was it like out there and how were you able to dominate this game?"
"Man the energy was great out there and me and my teammates we had one mindset and that was to play as hard as I can and do great things."
"Well I won't take up too much of your time since you no doubt have a long weekend and it's only just getting started but I'd like to ask how does it feel to be participating in this years All Star Game. How does it feel to know that you were selected over so many other players who are having amazing years and even a few former All Stars."
"It's an amazing feeling especially since the fans put me here. I can't thank them enough and on Sunday I'm gonna put a show on just for them."
With that said Naruto left and headed back to the locker room.
After showering and changing Naruto met up with everyone in the parking lot.
"Good game babe."
Naruto smiled and put his arm around Kendall's shoulder.
"Thanks."
He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Yo Ruto we should really go out and celebrate."
Naruto quickly shook his head and pointed a finger at Tyson.
"Nah big fella. Last time I went out with you I got my car stolen."
"You got your car stolen?"
Naruto shook his head as he looked at Kendall.
"Not right now."
Shikamaru quickly intervened.
"I actually agree with him."
"You agreed with him last time!"
"And you had fun...up until the point where you got robbed but that was the next day. Plus you have no reason to chase after a girl this time."
Naruto sighed and Starr shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't see the problem, plus if somebody try anything you know me and Shana don't mind fixing anyone of these hoes."
"Ohhhhhhh."
Starr looked down at Nina.
"Don't worry lil bite, hoe is not a swear."
"But it is an inappropriate word."
Starr quickly looked at Amanda.
"Says who!?"
"Says me."
Amanda glared at Starr who eventually sighed and fished a dollar out of her pocket before handing it to Nina.
"Alright it's settled. You mind watching Nina for the night Ma."
Amanda nodded. "Don't I always."
Naruto smiled and kissed his mother on the cheek.
"Your the best."
He grabbed Kendall's hand and led her to his car.
A Few Hours And Dozens of Shots Later
Naruto used his foot to kick open Kendall's hotel room's door after slotting the key card into the hole because his arms were too busy keeping Kendall upright. Despite a lot of talking, she seemed to have forgotten she actually had legs and so, as he managed to drag her over the threshold and shut the door behind him, he picked her up and threw her over his shoulder, much to her objection.
"Naruto Uzumaki!"
She protested as he strode across the room towards the bed but her feeble pounds on his back weren't exactly doing anything.
"Put me down this instant!"
Naruto smirked. "Okay then."
He gently dumped her onto the mattress and she burst out into laughter again as she sunk into the duvet.
"Come on, babe, let's get you changed."
He reached forwards to help her unzip her jumpsuit when she grabbed hold of his neck and pulled him into a kiss. Even though she was drunk, and he was a bit tipsy, Naruto couldn't resist kissing her back for a bit, both of them smiling madly as they began to make out, but he wasn't about to take advantage of her.
"Okay, you've had enough now."
He grinned as he pulled away from her and finally managed to pull her zipper down.
"Naruto!"
Kendall whined childishly and he laughed as she pulled her arms out of her jumpsuit before she flopped back down on the bed again and pointed at her legs.
"Help me!"
The All Star rolled his eyes playfully as he pulled the hem of her pants and the whole thing slid off leaving her lying on the bed in front of him in nothing but a pair of black lace underwear, his weakness.
He stopped and stared at the underwear before his eyes wandered slowly up her naked torso before finally coming to her face which he noticed was positioned in a smug smile.
"That's not fair."
Naruto groaned as he tilted his head back before leaning down over her, his hands on either side of her head on the mattress to support his weight.
"Kendall you're fucking gorgeous."
Kendall laughed. "God, tell me something I don't know."
Naruto leant down and kissed her again. He felt his skin tingle with excitement as Kendall's arms wrapped around his neck and he felt his body give in to her. He climbed further onto the bed, their lips still locked, until Kendall pushed him away and got onto her knees before pushing him back down so he was lying on the bed and she straddled his waist.
"Now look who's not playing fair."
Kendall pouted as she signaled to his black jeans and grey sweater that he was still wearing and giggled.
"Naughty you..."
The two of them laughed as Kendall pulled him towards her again and they continued to make out as she slowly removed the grey sweater and Naruto ran his hands up and down her bare back and through her long, brown hair.
Before long they were sitting there, chest to chest, skin on skin and completely out of breath.
"Do you really wanna do this right now?"
Naruto asked her quietly as Kendall's lips were only a centimetre away from his. Kendall then moved her head away from his and stared down at him with a scowl. They looked at each other for a few seconds, her waiting for him to correct his mistake and him just sitting there struggling to find the right words.
"I-I mean..."
Kendall rolled her eyes before getting up off his lap and stumbling but somehow successfully managing to make her way over to the bathroom.
"Ken, come on...I didn't mean I didn't want to do it!"
"Oh, sure!"
She shouted back at him from the other room.
"So, it's just all about what Naruto wants, is it?"
"Well...no, obviously not, you idiot."
He smirked from where he was still lying on the bed.
"I mean, that's kinda why I asked you!"
"Whatever Naruto!"
Kendall walked back into the bedroom to check her phone from her bag by the coffee table, still dressed in nothing but her black underwear. Naruto knew Kendall was just reacting like this because she was drunk and a part of him knew that if he just kissed her she'd go back to normal and they'd be having really great sex but he wasn't in the mood to play her games right now.
"Ugh, fine."
Naruto got up and headed into the bathroom.
"Guess I'll just go get ready for bed, then!"
Before Kendall had time to react, he shut the bathroom door behind him and flicked the lock just as she knocked on the door and let out a sigh of frustration.
"Naruto, Fuck you!"
Kendall yelled at him through the door and he just laughed silently to himself as he turned on the hot water tap to wash his face.
"I'm not done in there! I need to take off my makeup and everything!"
"Well, you had your chance! It looks like you're just gonna have to wait until I'm done in here!"
"Naruto, don't be such a bitch!"
Kendall shouted back angrily as she continued to bang on the door.
"There are two fucking sinks in there for a reason!"
But, despite her continued protests, Naruto simply started to whistle as he got on with washing his face and brushing his teeth. Eventually, after the banging had stopped, he decided that he had tortured her enough and that she really would kill him if he pushed her too far, so he dried his face and unlocked the bathroom door.
As it swung open, he was greeted by the sight of his girlfriend standing in front of him, her hands on her hips, her chest still bare and a huge scowl on her face.
"Thanks for waiting, gorgeous."
Naruto gave a cheeky smile with an added wink but Kendall just thumped his shoulder before pushing him aside and storming into the bathroom, slamming the door shut behind her.
He couldn't help but smile to himself as he pulled off his jeans before getting into his side of the luxurious double bed in nothing but his black Supreme boxers. As he laid there checking his phone, he could hear a lot of movement in the bathroom so he guessed that Kendall was knocking a lot of stuff over while trying to take her makeup off and brush her teeth.
Eventually, after a good ten minutes of sitting there laughing to himself and snapchatting Kendall's angry huffing and puffing to send to her sisters, the bathroom door flung open and she stormed back out into the bedroom again.
"Excuse me, what do you think you're doing?!"
The model glared at her boyfriend when she saw that he had made himself very comfortable, she was still drunkenly swaying from side to side where she stood.
"Firstly, you're not sleeping here and secondly...you're not sleeping here!"
"Oh Kendall, come on."
Naruto groaned as he threw his phone onto the bedside table.
"Just get into bed, you're being ridiculous!"
"Fine! Well, if you're not leaving then I am!"
Before he could do or say anything, Kendall picked up one of his sweatshirts from a chair and pulled it on. She always did that because she found it comforting to wear his clothes so it was yet another clear indication that she wasn't actually pissed off with me and that she was just trying to play with him instead.
"Where the hell are you going?"
Naruto sighed as Kendall grabbed her phone and headed towards the bedroom door.
"Ken, it's two thirty in the morning!"
"I'm going to go sleep in Khloe's room!"
She told him this in a matter of factly voice just before she exited the room, slamming the door shut behind her.
The point guard was suddenly left in total peace and quiet and he let out a long, low sigh as he rubbed his eyes before picking up my phone again to send a text.
Naruto: Ken's coming over to sleep with you apparently...don't worry, nothing serious happened, she's just drunk and looking for attention and I have practice in the morning.
He only had to wait a few seconds before his phone began to vibrate in his hand and he looked down to see that Khloe was calling him.
"Hello?"
"Naruto come and get your girlfriend."
Khloe quickly snapped sternly and he could hear people talking loudly in the background.
"Kylie and I are trying to watch a movie and it's fucking hard to do that with her bitching and moaning about how you didn't realise she was horny and just wanted you to fuck her!"
"What?!"
Naruto let a small smile grace his lips as he heard Kendall talking loudly in the background.
"Did she actually say that to you?!"
"Yes! Just come...what, Kendall? No, you can't sleep in here! Naruto's coming to get you!"
"Khloe, just tell her to come back here herself! She managed to get over there okay, she can do it again."
Instead of hearing a reply from Khloe he could hear movement...then silence...then Kendall shouting down the phone at me.
"Oh, so now you want me to come back to bed with you!"
Naruto quickly moved his phone away from his ear and heard a distant ringing.
"Well, that's too bad for you Uzumaki!"
"Naruto, just get here quickly!"
Khloe said exasperatedly before the line finally went dead.
Naruto realized that he was going to have to do as he was told and so after pulling on a grey hoodie, he grabbed the key card from where he had dropped it on the floor before marching out of the room and into the hotel's hallway. Luckily, it was late at night, or early in the morning, so there was no one to see him walking around half-naked.
Nevertheless, he was quick about making his way down the hall towards Khloe's room. He knocked on the door only to realise that it was already open by a crack and so he stepped inside.
At first, he was confused because as he looked around, he didn't see anyone but the sound of retching brought his attention to the bathroom.
Kylie was leaning against the doorframe when he walked in to see that Kendall was slumped against the toilet bowl with Khloe holding her hair out of the way.
"Thanks for this..."Khloe smirked as he quickly stepped forwards to take Kendall's hair from her so that she could go and wash her hands that were covered in her sister's vomit.
"As soon as she's done throwing up, you're taking her right back to your room, okay?"
"Hey, I didn't make her come over here."
Naruto responded defensively as Kendall began to throw up again, luckily aiming directly for the toilet bowl.
"But...yeah, I'm sorry you had to deal with this..."
"It's not actually your fault, Naruto."
Khloe reminded him with a touch of sympathy in her voice and I looked up to receive a warm smile from both her and Kylie.
"You've been so good to her since you've been together. All she ever does is talk about you."
"Yeah, although maybe you should just screw her next time."
Kylie joked and the three of them burst out laughing as Kendall finally sat up and leant against the cool marble wall.
"How're you feeling, baby?"
Naruto asked her gently as he sat down on the floor next to her and handed her a towel for her to wipe her mouth.
"You ready to head back to our room?"
Kendall let out a small sigh and shuddered slightly as she leant her head against his shoulder and he placed a comforting hand on her leg to let her know that he was there for her.
"I'm sorry..."
Kendall said quietly in a small voice as her eyes slowly shut and Naruto looked up at Kylie and Khloe to see that they were looking down at us with sympathy on their faces as though Kendall and I were the most adorable things we had ever seen in their life. And if he looked closer he would have noticed something else in Kylie's eyes, longin.
"Alright, come on then."
He got to his feet and held his hands out to Kendall to pull her up.
"You want us to carry you?"
"Nah, I'll be fine."
She gave him a small smile as the four of them walked out to the bedroom again.
"I just need some water."
They said goodnight to Khloe and Kylie who just rolled their eyes playfully before they walked back down to their own bedroom where he pressed the key card into the hole and led his girlfriend inside.
"I'm gonna go brush my teeth quickly."
Naruto nodded as he began to plump the aired out the duvet and grabbed a bottle of water from the mini fridge and the bin from beside the sofa before setting them both down on Kendall's side of the bed in case she felt sick again.
Finally, and feeling completely and utterly exhausted, he climbed back into bed and a few seconds later, Kendall emerged from the bathroom looking slightly fresher than before.
"Come here you."
The Laker yawned as he patted the bed next to him. Kendall gladly crawled under the duvet and snuggled underneath his arm before he placed a kiss on her forehead and turned the light out.
"Why didn't you just fucking kiss me..."
Kendall sighed gently as they laid there in the dark and they both laughed happily, their legs intertwined.
"Well, if you're still up for it..."
He smirked before lowering his face but he heard Kendall scoff as she lightly flicked him away.
"What now?!"
"Well, I'm not kissing you now! Not after-"
But before she could finish her sentence Naruto pulled her body closer towards him and kissed her passionately on the lips. She didn't even have the energy to struggle against him and she actually melted in his arms as they continued to kiss.
"I love you, Naruto Uzumaki."
Kendall whispered after they finally pulled away from one another.
"I love you too, Kendall Jenner."
Naruto replied happily as their eyes fell shut.
"Always have, always will."
And Done!
Long chapter hope y'all enjoyed. I wanted to put the last part in the next chapter but I'm just gonna put All Star Saturday Night in the same chapter as the actual All Star Game. Then the Playoffs.
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