Pairings: SasuNaru
Summary: Cinderella - Naruto style.
Warnings: Yaoi, swearing, lemon (eventual) - basically all the good stuff
Other: "Talking" 'Thinking' EXTREME OOCNESS!
Disclaimer: HA! I wish!
Happy Endings
Chapter Four
Naruto trailed his broom across the ground as he stared out the window at the carriage that pulled up. He sighed heavily before crossing the hall to his Stepsister's room.
He knocked softly with a heavy heart. It was answered almost immediately by Orochimaru. Sakura and Ino stood close behind him, grinning. They were still clad only in their undergarments, obviously ready to make the carriage wait.
"The carriage is here," he said quietly before turning to leave. Orochimaru raised his eyebrow.
"Oh but Naruto," he said. "You're not dressed."
Naruto squared his shoulders, not turning around.
"I-I'm not going," he stuttered as his grip tightened on his broom. Orochimaru exchanged smirks with his daughters.
"Not going?" he clarified in a fake-surprised voice. "Oh what a shame…"
"Yes," Naruto said stiffly. "Well, good night."
Naruto strode from the hall towards the stairs. He didn't care if all his chores weren't done; he was going to bed.
He made it to his room, dropping his broom and leaning heavily on his windowsill.
"It was just a ball…" he muttered. "A stupid, awful, boring… wonderful ball…"
Suddenly, a light filled the room. Naruto whirled to see the doors of his chest, propped against the wall, being pushed open. The light fell on it to reveal his father's kimono, but different.
(1)The originally red-and-white robes were still beautiful, but they had been altered to fall around the collar bone rather than up at the chin as they used to. The sleeves were shorter and the hat had been set aside completely.
"Oh!" Naruto cried as he dashed forward. "They're- I- oh!"
The mice cheered as Naruto grinned at them all.
"Thank you!" he cried as he tugged his top off. "Thank you!"
Orochimaru led Sakura and Ino towards the door. They were both dressed in colours that matched their eyes.
"Ok," Orochimaru said. "Remember, when you meet the Prince-"
"Wait! Oh wait!"
The three froze, turning to face the stairs. Naruto dashed down them, dressed in his father's kimono.
"Do you like it?" he asked with a grin. "Do you think it will do!?"
Ino and Sakura began to shriek but Orochimaru held up a hand.
"Girls, girls," he hushed them. "We had a deal…"
Naruto's grin faded as Orochimaru moved closer, reaching out to finger the red sash that hung around the neck of the kimono.
"This sash…" he murmured. "It gives it just the right touch… don't you agree, Sakura?"
"What do I care?" Sakura began. "I don'-"
Sakura froze; a large gasp tore from her mouth as she looked Naruto over.
"You thief!" she shrieked. "You little thief! You stole my sash!"
"What?" Naruto asked, terrified. "No I-"
"And my ribbon!" Ino screeched. "That's mine!"
The two girls tore into the blonde's kimono, tugging at the items they believed were theirs. Naruto could only watch as the girls tore into it, horrified.
By the time they were done it was a wreck, hanging loosely on Naruto's shoulders. Naruto stared down at it, shocked.
"Girls," Orochimaru interrupted. "That's quite enough. Let's go."
Sakura and Ino hurried out the door, Orochimaru following. Naruto gazed mournfully down at his torn kimono before tears filled his eyes. He ran from the room, from the chateau, to the garden. He fell to his knees beneath a giant willow, leaning heavily on the bench before him as he cried.
Naruto didn't notice as light gathered in the area. It pooled around where Naruto was weeping, assembling to reveal a young woman with blonde hair. She reached out to pat Naruto's hair softly.
"Soft…" she mumbled. "Stop crying…"
Naruto gasped, looking up at her. He stumbled back a couple of steps.
"Where did you come from?" he demanded. "Are you…?"
"Your f-fairy Godmother?" the woman slurred. "You bet your ass I am."
"Fairy Godmother!?" Naruto repeated. "What!? Shouldn't you be like fifty!?"
"I am, brat," the woman replied. "Name's Tsunade."
"Hag!" Naruto shouted. "You're lying about your age! And you're drunk!"
"Listen brat!" Tsunade snarled. "Do you want to go to your ball or not!?"
Naruto fell silent, staring up at the woman with large, hopeful eyes.
"You can help me!?" he asked desperately. "Can you!?"
"Course," she muttered. "Hang on, gotta find it…"
Tsunade began to fumble in her pockets for something before smacking her forehead.
"Of course!" she said. "I put it away!"
With a flick of her wrist Tsunade revealed a slender wand. Kankuro, Choji, Shikamaru and another mouse, Shino, squeaked from their hiding place behind a wagon wheel.
"How she do that!?" Kankuro whispered. Choji shrugged.
"Ok, let's see," Tsunade mumbled, pushing back the sleeves on her long blue robe. "Just a wave and…"
With a small pop a bottle of sake appeared. Tsunade grabbed it, chugging straight from the bottle.
"Hag!" Naruto shouted. Tsunade swallowed.
"What?" she blinked, the bottle vanishing. "Oh right, you."
Tsunade pushed her sleeves up again, waving the wand.
"The first thing you'll need," she began. Naruto grinned, picking at his ruined robe. "A pumpkin!"
"A pumpkin?" Naruto repeated. Tsunade nodded, waving the wand. A lage pumpkin detached from the patch and floated to land in front of Naruto. Tsunade waved her wand again and the pumpkin began to transform. Vines grew longer; curling to become wheels, the pumpkin itself became huge. With one final wave the pumpkin became a beautiful silver carriage.
"There," Tsunade mumbled. "Next! Mice!"
"Mice?" Naruto asked. Tsunade pointed her wand at the four mice, curled up behind a wagon wheel. In a flash, the mice grew, becoming three silver horses. Tsunade frowned.
"What the fuck?" she grumbled. "Where's the fourth…?"
She waved the wand again and Choji shrieked as he grew. Soon the four horses were staring at each other in shock.
"Ok," Tsunade muttered. "Now we need a horse…"
"Another one!?" Naruto cried. "You've got four!"
"Shut up," Tsunade grumbled. She waved her wand and Gaara flew out of his stall. He snorted in protest before he was shaken. With a slight 'pop' he became human, large green eyes gazing out of a pale face, a shock of red head on top of his head as he was dumped on the driver's seat of the carriage.
"Whoa…" Naruto whispered as he looked his former horse over. Tsunade ignored him, setting her sights on Kiba next.
"Come here," she growled, pointing her wand at him. Kiba shrieked as he was picked up and shaken before being dumped on the back on the coach. He stared around at everyone, his hair a spiky brown mess on top of his head, red fang marks stretching down his cheeks.
"There you go," Tsunade grumbled. "Have fun."
"But hag!" Naruto protested. "My clothes…"
"Yeah, you look great," Tsunade muttered, looking over at him. "You look marvellous you- ugh!"
Naruto rolled his eyes as Tsunade took his appearance in slowly.
"You can't go like that brat!" she shouted. Naruto glared at her.
"I know!" he yelled back. She waved her wand impatiently.
"Here, let me fix that…" she muttered. "OK… going on what your father used to wear…"
Tsunade waved her wand and sparks poured over Naruto. He gasped as he felt his old clothes sliding off to be replaced with new ones.
(2)When the light cleared Naruto was wearing a long white kimono, low cut to expose the smooth skin of his neck and collarbone. Red flames raced up the bottom and the sleeves. Small crystal slippers were on his feet.
"It's beautiful…" Naruto whispered. "But… the shoes…"
"Aren't they pretty?" Tsunade asked dreamily. "I wore them to my first ball…"
"But they're girl's sho- Whatever…" Naruto mumbled. "Can I go now?"
"Yeah, yeah," Tsunade said flapping a hand at him. "But this all wears off at midnight."
"What?!" Naruto shrieked. "You're kidding me?"
"Nope," Tsunade said as she produced her bottle again. "You're wasting time!"
With a shriek, Naruto tumbled into the carriage.
"Go!" he cried. Blinking, Gaara cracked the reins. The mice-turned-horses took off running as Naruto leaned out the window, waving at Tsunade.
"Bye hag!" he shouted. "Thank you!"
Tsunade waved before tilting her empty bottle upside down. She shook her head and vanished in a shower of sparks.
Naruto sat back, a large grin on his face as he looked out the window.
'I'm going to the ball!' he thought. 'I'm going! Me!'
(1) Those are the Hokage robes.
(2) Those are The Fourth's cloak.
WOO! This is only a short fic!