Ok, so I had a chapter written but someone said it was disappointing and I had to agree so I took it down and now I'm doin it again :) promise this one will be better. I just wanted to kind of outline the time frame for this story so you guys don't think that nothing's happening or it's moving too slow. The first week is going to be individual with Sasuke and Naruto developing some bck story and then from there it will get interesting, but the whoe thing is going to take place over a month, so roughly three weeks of SasuNaru action :p and away we go.
Even if Naruto felt like his life was over, Nao's was in full swing. That evening, after being beautified by her new aquaintance and friend Hinata, there was a dinner in her honor where she met a lot of big time people who's names she forgot immediately. She ate daintily, wanting a steak but only ordering a salad when Kyuubi pinched her under the table. Jiraiya made himself scarcely seen through out the evening but was always there when someone got too close. The food was decent the company not so much, Kyuubi was everywhere Nao turned, smiling politely and on occasion glaring in the blond's direction. He obviously wasn't' happy with what had happened earlier but did nothing in public, Nao was scared of what he might do in private.
"Hello there." A tall pale complectioned man with long black hair stepped out of the shadows behind the princess and tapped her on the shoulder.
Nao squealed and spun around ready to fend off an attack, but she didn't have to Jiraiya was there in a split second standing between the stranger and his client. "Easy there pal, no touching the super star."
"Oh excuse me," the man chuckled good naturedly and offered his hand to be shaken, "I'm Itachi Uchiha, and I didn't mean to startle the princess."
"No harm no foul." Jiraiya was still leery and instead of stepping away he moved tot he side and draped his arm around the girl's shoulder.
Itachi was no fool and quickly caught onto the bodygaurd's intentions, he aimed to protect and that was what he would do. "I was just wondering how your evening was going? These events are notoriously dull, and I'm hoping you're not having to put up with too many stiffs."
Nao smiled, glad someone else realized how boring the whole occasion was, she extended her hand and shook Irachi's firmly until she remembered she was supposed to be a lady and relaxed her wrist to be guided through the motion. "Nice to meet you, I'm Nao."
"No last name?" Itachi quirked an eyebrow and bent down to kiss the back of the well manicured hand.
"Uzu" she paused to stop from saying her old last name and then continued, "...usually yes but not for me." a terrible save she had to admit.
"First name Princess last name Nao." Itachi's lips curled up into a small smirk, successfully giving the blond the creeps.
"I guess so." Nao shrugged and took her hand back, slyly wiping the back of her hand on her dress.
"Well if you haven't heard it enough yet tonight, you look stunning Ms. Princess."
The guy was charming Nao had to give him that, but he was right. Tonight she wore a silk dress that draped over her curves and fell down past her feet. It was a bright shiny blue at the top and faded through the colors until it was a charcoal grey at the bottom, and covered in sparkles the whole way down. It had a plunging neckline that went down to her belly button but instead of open skin it was a nude tone material that was sparsely glittered. And unfortunately it was long sleeved, Nao would have been sweating her ass off if it wasn't for some blessed soul that had put the thermostat down to what felt like 60 degrees.
"Thank you," Nao tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. Her hair due only proved to amplify her beauty, pulled back off her face into a half up pony tail curled to perfection and the rest of it straightened flat with a few tendrils framing her face. Hinata had added some plastic jewels to her hair that caught the dim light and reflected it brightly.
"Do you know what's on your schedule during your stay?" Itachi motioned over a waiter and took a few glasses of champagne off his tray, offering one to Nao and Jiraiya, the older man refusing but Nao accepted.
"My manager makes the plans, I just show up." she giggled and took a sip of her bubbly drink.
"Did someone say manager?" Kyuubi excused himself from the crowd he was currently entertaining and walked over to the three of them.
Nao instantly tensed, she had successfully avoided standing next to the man for the entire night, but now he was mere inches away from her and as he stood there, he put his hand on the small of her back and kissed her cheek in greeting. She wanted to vomit but managed to hold it down and give a weak smile to the other two members of the group. Jiraiya slid his hand down off her shoulder 'accidentally' hitting Kyuubi's hand away, Nao heaved a secret sigh of relief and stood up straight.
"You must be the famous Kyuubi. Also no last name?"
"Last names just take up more space on business cards" Kyuubi shook the Uchiha's hand firmly and gave Nao a disapproving look as she downed what was left of her champagne.
"Very true, speaking of which." the brunette pulled out a card and handed it to Kyuubi. "My company handles a variety of things, from PR to real estate. If we can ever do anything for you don't hesitate to call."
"I'll keep that in mind." He slid the piece of paper into his jacket pocket.
"So what is on Ms. Princess's agenda for the next few days?" Itachi sipped his drink smoothly, more elegantly than Nao had ever seen anyone drink something before.
"Well we have a press conference tomorrow afternoon, the next day she has to meet with the head of the production company there are a few scenes that are going to be filmed here in Konoha." Kyuubi ushered over a girl carrying a tray and took a glass off, putting Nao's empty one on it, and before he could stop her she snatched another one. He rolled his eyes and shooed the girl away, but she didn't budge.
"Oh...my...god." Her voice was shrill and made a shiver run up Nao's spine.
"Excuse me?" Kyuubi flexed his jaw trying to get rid of the ringing.
"I am so sorry, but I totally love Princess Nao." she set the tray down on a nearby high top table and clasped her hands together over her chest. "Would it be totally terrible of me to ask for your autograph?"
Nao looked out of the corner of her eye to Jiraiya, but the man didn't see the girl as a threat so he just stood with a goofy grin on his face, he loved putting Nao into these kinds of situations. "Not at all" she turned on her best princess smile back on the waitress and crossed her arms under her breasts, lifting them up even more, her eyes roaming over the other female's body.
She wasn't that curvy or bust but she was attractive more or less. She had big green eyes that were framed with too much eye liner, and thin lips that had on bright pink lip gloss. Her skin was pale in a healthy way and she didn't have any freckles so it didn't look like she tried to get sun but rather accepted the fact that she was a fare skinned young lady and probably always would be. She wore the same uniform as all the other girls; a black vest over a white button up long sleeve shirt, a black mid thigh length black skirt and a pair of calf high black boots. She wore it well but over all looked average, that is except for her over sized forehead which she futilely tried to hide behind bangs, and speaking of hair hers was dyed bright bubble gum pink.
Nao hiked up the hem of her dress and walked over to the table where the girl had put down her tray, and climbed up into one of the seats. She sat with her spine straight, not touching the back of the chair, and her head held high, crossing her legs and letting her dress fall freely, almost touching the floor. She pointed tot he seat across from her and the pink haired girl eagerly scrambled up onto it, doing her best to imitate the celebrities stance, failing to look as regal of course.
"My name is Sakura."
Itachi walked over, taking his jacket off in the process, and hung it over the back of the third chair before he sat in it. "This seems to be the night of no last names."
"Oh my goodness, Mr. Uchiha!" Sakura waved even though she was only a few feet away from the man.
"Hello there, how has school been?" he pulled over a coaster and set his drink down on it.
"It's been good, Sasuke has been there every day!" she gushed trying to avoid getting the boy in trouble.
"Aw yes, but no need to lie, I know my brother's attendance record leaves much to be desired." Itachi smirked at the girl and she swooned, almost forgetting what she had come over for, but snapped out of it to turn her attention back to the celebrity.
"Oh my god, so could you sign something for me? Like anything my friends will die when they see it. Oh my god especially Kiba he is your biggest fan."
"Aren't you supposed to say you're my biggest fan?" Nao joked and grabbed one of the napkins on the tray to sign. "do you have a pen?"
"Omg! I totally am a huge fan but Kiba would like die if he met you." Sakura pulled out a pen from her breast pocket and handed it over.
"So, to Sakura?" Nao signed her name in pretty cursive letters and then wrote the girl's name under it with a few x's and o's.
"Omg yes please!" Sakura held out her hand for the napkin bouncing up and down in her seat excitedly. "Ino is going to have a heart attack."
"Oh, should I do one for her too?"
The pinkette opened her mouth to say no, but snapped her jaw shut in order to not look like a bitch in front of one of her idols.
Nao smiled knowingly, she had dealt with bitchy high school girls more times than she cared to count, "then again, to be the only one with a star's signature could do wonders for someone's rep." she kissed the square and handed it back to her fan. "have fun with that."
"Thank you so much!" Sakura folded it up carefully and put it in her pocket then picked up her tray ad went back to work.
"Your son goes to school with her?" Kyuubi knew Itachi was too young to have a son but he hadn't to make himself feel bigger so he offered a subtly insult.
The brunette gave a good hearted 'ha!' and lifted his drink to his thin lips, "brother." he took a swig and put the cup back down on its coaster. "If I'm not mistaken Ms. Nao will be paying them a visit in the upcoming weeks."
"Oh, he goes to Konoha Elite? Yes that is on our itinerary for next Monday."
"My brother was supposed to accompany me this evening but he is out with his friends." Itachi saw an opening and seized it like the hot blooded business man he was. "Speaking of, would you three like to come over to my house for dinner one day this week. I think it'd be helpful for you to meet Sasuke, he's the student counsel president and will most likely be the one showing you around."
"That's an excellent idea." Kyuubi sat down on the seat that Sakura had just vacated and took out the man's business card again. "Well we have your number and I'll call you to set it up." Kyuubi pulled out one of his own cards and slid it across the table.
Itachi picked it up smoothly and tucked it away without even looking at it, "You do that Mr. Kyuubi"
A few seconds passed and no one moved, it was clear that both men had been dismissed but neither was going to be the one to leave. Nao rolled her eyes, recognizing the situation and decided to take the lead. "Well, it was lovely to meet you and I look forward to having dinner with you and your brother." She stood up and straightened out her dress, successfully getting the red head's attention.
"You say that now, but we'll see how you feel after you meet Sasuke." Itachi chuckled, but the mirth never got to his eyes, he was busy staring at Kyuubi.
Nao smiled softly and laid a hand on her manager's shoulder, grossing herself out at the same time, and gave it a gentle squeeze. "I think I'm ready to go back to the hotel."
Kyuubi broke his silence and stood, squaring his shoulders to look bigger than he really was. "Nonsense, the night is young and there are many more guests we need to shmooz."
Jiraiya came up behind the girl, unintentionally making Kyuubi look tiny, "Actually it is 1 A.M. I think Nao should get back and get some sleep."
The princess shrunk back instinctively as the man's eyes glowed with malicious intent, "You're right Jiraiya, why don't you take her back and tuck her into bed. If you'll excuse me I have yet to give the mayor my thanks for throwing such a lovely get together." and he walked away, leaving Nao to slump against her security man in relief.
Itachi saw the tension leave her stance and stood up to bid his farewells. "See you soon my dear." he took the out stretched hand and kissed the back of it again. "Jiraiya" they shook their good byes, but when the white haired man pulled away there was a piece of paper in his hand and as Itachi passed he whispered "My company does a variety of jobs, just in case."
They made their way through the bustling crowd trying to get to the exit, a few dozen hand kisses and shakes and they finally made it. The car ride was short and silent, with Jiraiya throwing the blond several concerned looks, but he didn't start a conversation until they were in the hotel room. "What the hell is going on?"
Nao walked into her room unzipping as she walked, "What do you mean?" she wasn't dumb, she knew her behavior tonight gave it away.
"You know what I mean." Jiraiya followed, turning his back when the girl dropped her gown and waited for her signal that he could look again.
"I don't want to talk about it." the blond tugged on a long sleeve orange top and matching plaid bottoms giving a soft whistle for Jiraiya to turn around. "could you make me some tea, I think I drank too much champagne."
"Not until you tell me what happened," he crossed his arms and stared her down.
"Fuck! I don't want to talk about it!" she pulled back the sheets and crawled into bed.
"He touched you didn't he." Jiraiya knew the answer when the blond gave none back. "When?"
"Before the party." Nao pulled the covers over her head and fought back tears, it was one thing to be raped it was another to talk about it.
"I'm sorry. I'll never leave the two of you alone again." he knelt dow next to the bed and freed the girl's head from the covers, fighting down his urge to hunt down the red head and kill him.
"I know." Nao sat up straight. "I'm a guy! I should be able to fight off that bastard."
"Naruto you are a boy but you are at the mercy of that prick, I'm so sorry I wasn't there." The man sat on the mattress and put an arm around the blond's morphed body.
"It's not your fault...I...I'm just so weak...I can't do this shit anymore." Naruto let the tears fall not bothering to wipe them away as they soaked into his friend's shirt.
"You just have to say stop, and it will be over."
"Are you kidding me?" Naruto punched the older man's shoulder weakly. "When this is over, I'm over. I have no work experience," he lifted one finger, "I am a dude pretending to be a chick." another finger, "I don't even know if my dick will ever work again!" the last one had no standing in the conversation but he just had to get it off his chest.
"You'll be fine bud." Jiraiya pulled the boy back into his arms and patted his back, "and you can always come work for me."
Jiraiya had left the company he had been a part of for almost fifteen years to become a free lance agent. Nao had been more than kind and told him that he would always have a place with her as long as she was princess Nao, she even gave him a raise. Of course Nao had been his only client as a private body guard but it was a pretty big account, one that he was sure would get him more business in the future. But all that had been what felt like decades ago, it was far more complicated now, if he had known half the stuff he did now he wasn't sure if he would have taken the job.
"Jiraiya, I'm so tired." Naruto had cried himself dry, and his eye lids were drooping.
"Go to sleep kid, I'll be right here." Jiraiya laid the boy back down and pulled the blankets up to his chin. "don't worry."
The man watched him sleep for a few minutes before going to sit on the couch and pulled out the Uchiha's card. "Maybe..."
Ok so there you go! please R&R and let me know if this is better than the last, for who ever read the one I put up and took down. :) thank you