Okay again my update took along time i know and its like getting late to i won't bother to proof read just excuse the mistakes and don't yell at me. I was informed that Masashi is the name of Naruto's creator, i had know idea i really didn't and i also didn't feel like changing it. so i hope you like this chapter i think the ending turned out good and my next update will be asap.
Proper Young Ladies
The morning sun shown through the girl's room window where the curtains had not been drawn closed the night before; it spread across the room covering the girl's faces and warming them enough to make them stir in their sleep. The sun's warmth was just enough to pull Harumi from her dream like state and she began to sit up blinking her eyes. 'It's never this light out when I wake up, what's going on?' She sat up fully now and began taking in her surroundings. The music still playing from the karaoke machine and her friends lay around the room, Natsumi on the couch across from her, Yukiko lying in the biggest chair. Hinata lay on her bed as did Sakura while Akiko had fallen asleep on Tenten's bed. Tenten herself and Ino were asleep on the floor with pillows and blankets. She looked at the clocks on one of the bed side tables. The digital numbers blinked 9:55 in bright red. Slowly this registered in Harumi's brain. Then it hit her, she jumped to a standing position, she'd never even slept past seven before and it was nearly ten.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no, Natsumi wake up, we are so very late. Goodness girls, GIRLS! Get up" The other seven sleeping girls began sitting up, wiping sleep from their eyes and mumbling about going back to sleep. "It's nine fifty five; we were supposed to be down stairs nearly an hour ago." She was panicking, a lot. The other princesses also jumped up and promptly fell back down gripping either their heads or stomachs.
"Oww my head" Yukiko moaned and got up more slowly this time.
"Why do I feel so…tired?" Akikio said temporarily forgetting their lateness.
"You're not used to the sleep over stuff; vast amounts of junk food, staying up till two in the morning and the constant loud music playing it's just a major change for you, you'll be fine in a bit." Sakura explained
"Well that is all fine and good but we really should get going now." Harumi said impatiently as she pulled on her slippers. "We still need to go change"
"We don't have time to change lets just get down stairs" Tenten said as she pushed them all out the door not even putting on her own slippers. They began sprinting down the hall to the dinning hall, Suzu running along side them.
Down in the Dinning Hall
The four lords sat around the table with the eight boys. It was completely silent. No joke not a single one had said more then a thank you for over an hour and that was only to the maids who had served them the breakfast which they were now collecting untouched and cold. When the lords did not touch their own food they got the impression they should not either. There seemed to be a great amount of tension which was broken when Lord Asari finally spoke up.
"Where are they?" he said loudly and banged his fist on to the table. "They have never once been late and now on a very important day those girls are nearly an hour late."
"Why could this be, I would think they would be very anxious and got ready much earlier then necessary not later." Lord Asahi wondered allowed his voice much quieter but still a little unpleasant.
"I bet it is those other girls fault" At this the boys looked down the table to where the lords sat. "They are not the most well mannered girls I have come to meet. I assume they are the cause for the tardiness." Unknown to the lords, or maybe they just didn't care, the teammates of these unmannered girls where glaring at them.
"How dare they blame them, I mean yes it's likely it is their fault but they have no evidence to prove that" Lee whispered, quietly enough that they could not hear them at the other end of the table.
"They would say anything to believe it was not their own girls to blame" Sasuke said.
"I think we should go check on them, their rooms are on third floor if I remember correctly" Lord Asari was getting up from his seat.
"If they go and see they are not in their rooms but with the girls their opinion of them will drop even more" Shino said as they continued to speak in whispers.
"Well we'll have to stop them" Lee said
"How?" the other said together.
Lee hopped up from his seat. "Excuse me Lord Asari but we could go see what is the cause of the ladies lateness." Lord Asari gave him and the other ninjas a very skeptical look.
"I think I will go check for my self." He continued to the door but stopped abruptly when eight very panicky girls rushed into the room dressed in wrinkly pjs, un-brushed hair and sleepy, yet wide awake faces.
"I told you this would not end well" Shikamaru whispered.
"I am so sorry we are late father" Harumi immediately started babbling to lord Asari as he stared at the group of them. They all curtsied politely but didn't dare move any more then that. "-we over slept and we came dow-"
"Enough" he stopped her holding up his hand "I do not want to hear any more excuses, you were late and that is unacceptable. You look a mess and we are running behind schedule you are supposed to meet Masashi in fifteen minutes and you have not yet eaten." He took a deep breath "Go down to the kitchen and get something to eat then go straight to Masashi, try to make your selves look presentable." He finished and began walking away the other lords following closely behind looking stunned and appalled at their own daughters. Once they had fully left the room Tenten and Sakura both dropped to a sitting position on the floor.
"Well that did not go so bad." Yukiko said gently to Harumi who was staring at the floor.
"Umm…yeah come on let's go" She said quickly and headed for the stairs.
"Is she okay?" Naruto asked the boys joined them in watching Harumi leave.
"She does not like to disappoint lord Asari, it is pretty funny just because of all of us she is the least interested in being a princess." Akiko explained as they also went to the kitchen with a quick pace. Once in the kitchen they ate fast but not so to make them selves sick. The boys also got to eat finally though it confused the girls as to why they had to eaten before.
"So I think we better get going" Natsumi said "Our fathers are pretty rough when we are late but they are nothing compared to Masashi." The girls took the opportunity to practice clearing the table once more and then rushed up stairs to the wardrobe room. Harumi knocked on the door and footsteps could be heard. Masashi threw open the door the door (obviously a morning person).
"Good morning today is the big da- what happened to you girls?" he asked looked at the girls' messy pjs and fly away hair.
"We were just running a bit late this morning" Akiko told him. "But we are back on schedule and ready to start" they had now entered and taken seats.
"Very good but last night after you left I had a stroke of genius; sense you girls will be impersonating them I thought we couldn't have two of each princess running around but we can have you impersonate them back." Masashi explained as he once again took out the four beautifully colored boxes and then four others. "As long as it does not interfere with any plans?" He half asked half stated. The boys shared a glance before nodded for him to continue.
"Great we will have your four looked like royalty and you four looking- average" he motioned to each group respectively. Sakura, Tenten, Hinata, and Ino looked offended but when they were handed their boxes the statement was suddenly forgotten. Oh the power of a beautiful dress. "Now the boys and myself will excuse ourselves knock on the door twice when everyone is changed I will come back in, you will not" He motioned to the boys "it will be a surprise for you, I need something to amuse my self now out" They left the room and once again lined up against the wall outside the door.
Inside the room the girls were changing into their kimonos or in the princesses' cases casual clothes. Not used to wearing traditional clothes they needed help putting on the kimonos especially tying the obi's many belts which confused them beyond belief. (You'll find out what they look like in a bit). Once they had finished they knocked on the door and Masashi came in, backwards. He was telling the boys they might as well find something to occupy their time them meet them in the entrance hall in about an hour.
"Okay so we need to do hair and make-up not to much though" Tenten sighed in relief. She could stand a bit of make-up but some people would just go a little overboard with it. They each took a seat in one of the vanity seats and it began hair brushing, powder everywhere, and even a bit of perfume. So exactly one hour later on the dot they were done.
In the entrance hall
"I bet they're going to be late" Chouji said as all the boys met up in the entrance hall an hour later like they had been asked. "Isn't an hour of getting ready more like three hours?"
"We have nothing better to do right now so let them be late." Kiba said.
"I have never been late a day in my life and I don't plan on starting now" Masashi stated as he appeared at the top of the stairs just as the lords appeared from a hallway that led off the room.
"So I will begin by showing off my lovely work with the princesses then you will see the true masterpieces."
"He's speaking like they are pieces of art work" Sasuke pointed out in a quiet whisper.
"Alright!" Masashi said up the stairs "Harumi, Akiko, Yukiko, Natsumi you girls first." They came from around the corner looked incredibly self conscious. Harumi's usually ringlet curls were gone and her hair was straight much like Sakura's but it was half up and half down. She was wearing a dark green ¾ lengths shirt and kaki caprices. She and the other girls all wore ninja shoes. Akiko had her dark brown hair in a bun with long bangs hanging in her face. Her outfit consisted of yellow dress (like Sakura's in part one) with dark brown knee length shorts. Natsumi wore a black skirt and pink sweat jacket, her blonde hair down except for a small braid that hung to the side. Finally Yukiko had on a white tank top and jeans. Her violet hair in a side ponytail.
"And now for the lovely Sakura, Ino, Tenten and Hinata" Now coming around the hallway and down the stairs they walked also looking self conscious and not sure of them selves. Sakura had on a silvery-white kimono with a sakura flower pattern that brought out both her pink hair and green eyes. Her hair now in tight ringlet curls with a flower barrette holding back one side of her bangs, pink heels and the fake flower pendent around her neck safely hiding the tracking device. Ino was looking a bit more confident then the others in her dark blue kimono a pattern of stars and other shapes in various shades of lighter blues and whites. This dramatically brought out her eyes. Her long blonde hair was in an elegant braid tied with a light blue ribbon with a few strands of hair hanging down in the front, while heels and her own sun pendent tracking device. Hinata's kimono was the same lavender color her eyes sometimes had with dark purple and white butterflies decorating it. Her hair was in a bun with chopsticks that matched the dress, dark purple heels could be seen beneath the hem and a tracking device that looked like Yukiko's snowflake pendent hung around her neck. Finally Tenten's kimono was a pale yellow color with a sky like pattern of pink orange and peach. Her long brunette hair was half up and half down all of it in loose curls, at the point where it was tied a small peach, yellow, and pink flower had been placed. Pink heels and a maple leaf pendent matched her attire. She was the last one off the steps and stumbled a bit grabbing Hinata's arm to keep steady.
The boys stared at them, shock clear on all of their faces, not sure of how they were supposed to respond.
'Wow, I didn't know Hinata was so pretty' Naruto thought as he stared at the shy girl whose cheeks had turned a light shade of red the second she cam around the corner.
'Ino is to pretty for her own good' Shikamaru thought as the only somewhat confident girl twirled in her dress. He already worried enough about her with all the boys who followed her around.
'She looks gorgeous' a very ooc Sasuke thought as he stared a Sakura who was to distracted looking around to notice her admirer. 'I wonder if she still likes me.'
Neji's also emotionless face looked shocked by the girl's appearance but of course when his eyes came across Tenten they stayed there. He had a little debate with himself about if Tenten should dress girly more often or not at all. 'She looks great but I would not be the only one to notice if she walked around like that everyday'
"So how do we look?" Ino asked the boys who only grunted in response. "I think that's a good sign"
The rest of the morning went very well. They had gone over the plan once more to be sure it was clear. Sakura was also now carrying a communication device in a hidden pocket of her dress just in case their happen to be a problem. While the meeting was going on the princesses would wait in the kitchen along with Naruto, Neji, Shikamaru and Sasuke while Lee, Kiba, Shino and Chouji watched from outside; It would not be strange to any one to see ninja watching over the mansion.
Finally an hour before the suitors' arrival the girls went into a panic. They were waiting in the kitchen standing in a circle holding hands willing telling them selves that they could do this and it wasn't going to be that hard. Quarter to the arrival time the four girls headed upstairs with lots of luck wished on them by their teammates and the other girls. They waited near the large double doors in the entrance hall the lords standing with them. This added to their nervousness because it had been the first time they were left alone with them and it was obvious of their dislike of them. They stood with just the right amount of confidence and then-
They were there. One of the guards from outside the front gates had escorted four men, all in their early twenties, into the entrance hall.
'And here we go' Tenten thought.
"Good afternoon Lord Asari, Lord Asahara, Lord Asahi, and Lord Asai" One of the boys said as he and the others bowed to them. He looked to be the oldest of the four brothers.
"Good afternoon you must be Ichiro Tanaka" Lord Asari said.
"Yes sir and these are my brothers Jiro, Saburo, and Shiro" The boy named Ichiro nodded to each brother. (Their names mean 1st son 2nd son 3rd son and 4th son, its really creative I know-sarcastic smile)
"These are our daughters," Lord Asahara turned and gestured to the girls "Harumi, Akiko, Natsumi and Yukiko" They curtsied to the four boys, no problems occurring.
'Step one down' they all together.
"It's a pleasure to meet you" Another boy, Saburo, said to them as they bowed.
"The pleasure is ours" Hinata said politely.
The suitors turned their attention back to the lords and Tenten, Ino, and Sakura all smiled at Hinata who was trying her best not to blush.
"Let's walk around the yard and discuss the matter at hand" Lord Asahi said as he took the lead back out the double doors.
As taught to, the girls walked a little farther behind as the men talked. Sakura walked close enough to Tenten to whisper something without looking disobedient. "They talk as if they are making a sale on a plot of land, not arranging a marriage" She sounded offended if not for herself then for the princesses.
"I know it's insulting." Tenten whispered back and they separated a bit so not to look suspicious. A while later after they had walked the garden once and now they were going back inside to start preparing the dinner. In the kitchen the princesses and the boys went out another door in the kitchen to wait while it was occupied. The girls began taking ingredients out of the cupboards and started preparing them. After a little more talking, mostly about what an excellent cook 'Natsumi' was they went back up the step to the dinning hall. Once the door at the top of the stairs clicked the others rushed into the room and the girls tossed them selves into the chairs around the table. Natsumi looked over the cooking food.
"Oh my gosh, this is exhausting" Tenten said as she pulled off her heels "I wish the kidnappers would just hurry and show up"
"Tenten don't mention that" Sakura said anxiously "You don't know when they might show up, we can't blow our cover"
"Don't worry about it, no ones around" Hinata informed them.
"These boys are such, such, I don't even know" Ino said "They couldn't care less about us- I mean them" she referred to the proper girls.
"We told you that is how it would be" Yukiko said.
"Well it would be gentleman like if they at least pretended to show interest in us" Ino replied stubbornly. About forty-five minutes later the girls had all their shoes back on and were setting up the appetizers they were about to serve.
"You guys can do this you're doing great so far" Naruto told them as they each picked up a plate. The serving went well, nothing was spilled, everything was in the right place and there was even a smile of some of the lords' faces. During dinner the suitors paid more attention to the girls as if they had heard Ino's complaint. One last trip down to the kitchen, they were bringing up the dessert they had their first mishap. The way they were seated at the table the boys' backs were to the kitchen door while the lords faced it. As the walked towards the table Tenten tripped in her heels loosing grip on the tray in her hands and nearly falling to the floor. Hinata, who was behind Tenten, lost the grip on her tray as she moved to stop Tenten's fall. Sakura and Ino leap forward to catch their trays. This all together happened in less than five seconds and was completely silent. It went un-noticed by the boys but it looked like the lords hearts may have stopped. Quickly they regained the proper look and served the dessert.
"So I was thinking maybe we could get to know you ladies a little better, maybe go for a walk through the gardens again. That is if it is okay with the fathers." Jiro said finally addressing the girls. If only momentarily. After deciding there would be no problems with this they cleared the table and brought the stuff down to the kitchen.
"They want to walk us around the gardens; maybe you guys should be up there as well." Hinata pointed out to them. The four boys followed them up the steps about ten minutes later to be sure they would not be seen.
In the gardens
The suitors and girls had finally split into pairs, it was the first time they realized they had no idea which one they were supposed to be 'marrying'. Each pair had wander in a different part of the garden, Sakura with Jiro, Ino with Saburo, Hinata with Ichiro and Tenten with Shiro. This led the boys to also split up to follow them. You can guess who followed who.
With Hinata and Ichiro, Hinata was doing her best not to look paranoid. She knew she was supposed to be kidnapped but the whole thought of it made her feel uneasy. Not to mention that she got paired with the oldest of the brothers.
"So you are Yukiko correct?" he asked her. She nodded. Another thing she had no trouble with was not talking too much. Naruto was following closely behind in the bushes. He did not see anyone suspicious looked around but he wasn't really all focused on the surroundings as much as he was on the dark haired girl herself.
"Well tell me is their anything you think I should know about you?" he asked and he tried to casually hold her hand.
"Umm…what do you want to know?" She asked and prayed that he could not see her bright red cheeks.
"Anything really"
"Oh okay well" Hinata racked her brain for something about Yukiko. "Well I do have a pet I am very fond of. My dog Suzu I have had her since she was a puppy." She looked at him hoping her answer was good enough. He did not look as if he was paying any attention to her but was instead staring into the distance. Hinata followed his gaze and saw a small green light twinkle before she felt herself being lifted from the ground.
Naruto had rushed back to the front gates as soon as it had happened. Everyone else was waiting their already.
"It was them, they're the kidnappers." He nearly shouted.
"Keep it down Naruto, we're just as surprised as you" Shikamaru said. "We should probably start after them in about five minutes." They nodded in agreement and ran off to tell the lords and the princesses the information that the suitors had been the kidnappers.
Okay like i said i didn't proof read so don't kill me/ im really tired and wanted to put this chapter up
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