The Little Merman

Summary-

Naruto is a merman that was assigned to watch Sakura, Triton's youngest daughter. When Sakura falls in love with a human Prince, she goes to the sea wizard to be with him. While trying to stop and save her Naruto takes the full blast of the spell and becomes human while Sakura just loses her voice. Now in order to free Sakura from the sea wizard Naruto must complete the contract that Sakura had signed and make the human Prince fall in love with him in two weeks. Can Naruto do it? Or will he and Sakura belong to the sea wizard forever.

Chapter 5-

Sasuke was sitting on the rocks near the ocean looking at the moon, a seagull flew past the moon and Sasuke sighed. He put his fingers to his lips as he faintly remembered the soft lips that had been pressed against his while he had blacked out. The memory of the blond haired angel that had swam up to him and saved him from death flashed in his mind and then again when he thought about the way the sun had filtered through the boy's hair. He wanted to run his fingers the boy's hair, he wondered if it was as soft as it looked.

Sasuke wanted to pull the boy close to him, wanted to see the boy blush; because he obviously looked liked one who would easily blush. He wanted to kiss those soft lips, he wanted to run his tongue along his lips and gain entrance into his moist cavern and taste him. He wanted to feel the boy's body pressed up against him. He wanted all this and much more, and he didn't even know who the boy was.

Itachi kept telling Sasuke that he had made up the boy after they had searched the whole kingdom for the boy and didn't find a trace of him. But Sasuke knew that the boy was real, and he wouldn't rest until he found that boy. And when he did find that boy, he would make him his and never let him go for he was very possessive.

"I will find you." Sasuke said then turned and made his way back towards the castle, morning was nearing and he didn't want Itachi to worry anymore than he already has, and staying out all night was sure to make him worry.

.:'':.

Naruto broke through the water's surface just as the sun rose, the scene would have made a beautiful picture, if there was anyone around to paint it. Naruto took a breath and coughed a little as his newly formed lungs hurt by the sudden amount of air that he breathed in. Tsuke and Sakura swam him to the shore where he slowly crawled up on to the shore, tired from the long swim to the surface.

Naruto turned and sat down, he looked at his new legs in shock, he was really a human now. He bent his knees to try to stand up when Sai flew over to them and landed on one of Naruto's knees. Naruto glared at him and Sakura tried to giggle, but no noise came out of her mouth. Naruto looked at her, his expression half sad and half guilty.

"Well, look at what the catfish dragged in! Look at ya! Look at ya! There's something different." Sai said looking at Naruto, who looked at him annoyed. "Don't tell me. I got it. It's your hairdo, right? You've been using the dinglehopper, right?" Naruto looked at him like he was an idiot, which he was. "No? No huh, well let me see. I gotta admit I can't put my foot on it right now, but if I just stand here long enough I know that I'll-"

"I've got legs you fucking idiot!" Naruto snapped then covered his mouth and looked at the innocent Sakura, he then sighed, thankful that Sakura didn't understand the word he just said. Sai flew off his knee and landed on a rock.

"How did that happen?" Sai asked and Naruto sighed.

"Sakura traded her voice to become human, but at the last second I jumped in and turned human. Now I must make this human prince fall in love with me so that Sakura can get her voice back." Naruto said and stood up. He looked down at himself and saw that he was naked, he blushed once again thankful that both Tsuke and Sakura didn't realize this was wrong. He looked around for something to cover himself with, he saw a torn sail and ran over to it. He wrapped it around himself, still blushing.

"He's only got two weeks to get that prince to fall for him and kiss him." Tsuke said. Naruto saw something red and furry running up towards them, he recognized it as the fox from the ship.

"Hide." He hissed at them as he jumped over a rock and hid from the fox. The fox ran around the rock to Naruto, who silently cusses then climbs onto the rock just as Sasuke and Itachi run up.

"Kyuubi . . . Kyuubi – Come back here Kyuubi! What's gotten into you fella?" Itachi asked then him and Sasuke see Naruto on top of the rock. "Oh . . . Oh, I see. Are you O.K., miss? I'm sorry if this knucklehead scared you. He's harmless, really-"

"Miss?" Naruto asked and Itachi then realized that Naruto was a boy and Sasuke laughed.

"I'm sorry sir, but you looked, I mean-" Itachi said and Naruto glared at him. Sasuke took a closer look at Naruto and silently gasped.

"Have we met?" Sasuke asked shocking everyone. Naruto's voice left him for a second at the thought that Sasuke had seen him while he was saving him and nodded. "We have met?" Sasuke's eyes lit up in recolonization as the memory of the blond boy swimming to him flashed in his mind. "I knew it! You're the one - the one I've been looking for!" Naruto was shocked, he had been looking for him? Naruto saw Sakura peek up out of the water. "What's your name?"

"N-Naruto." Naruto stuttered then blushed at stuttering. Sasuke chuckled, he was right the boy did blush easily. Suddenly Sakura rose even more out of the water and Naruto began to panic, Sasuke noticed this.

"Hey, what's wrong? Are you hurt?" Sasuke asked concerned, his brother gave him a weird look. Naruto suddenly stood up on the rock, intending go to Sakura and push her back under the water, but slipped and fell into Sasuke's arms. "Whoa, careful, easy." Sasuke whispered into his ear, causing him to freeze and blush again, forgetting all about Sakura. "You must have really been through something. Don't worry, I'll help you. Come on, you'll be okay, I've got you." He said as he began to lead Naruto to his castle.

.:'':.

Naruto looked around the room as a man with short brown hair, light honey brown eyes, and a scar across his nose folded his clothes. . . er. . . sail, and placed it on a chair. After Sasuke had lead him back to the castle, he had ordered the man to give him a nice bath and make him feel right at home. Naruto had blushed at that and bowed his head then followed the man up a few flights of stairs and into this room. The man had then prepared a bubble bath for him and helped him get undressed then helped him into the tub.

"Wh-what's your name?" Naruto asked.

"Iruka." The man said warmly as he made his way over to Naruto to scrub him down.

"Ar-are you a servant?" Naruto asked not looking at the man.

"Yes." Iruka said.

"So am I." Naruto whispered. "Or, I was."

"What happened?" Iruka asked softly, reminding Naruto of a father. Naruto looked up at him with wide blue eyes, should he tell this man? He had a distinct feeling that he had met this man before, a warm feeling flooded through him.

"I'm a merman." Naruto blurted out, either this man would believe him or he would think that he was traumatized. Iruka froze, his eyes wide in shock.

"Why are you on land?" Iruka asked and Naruto knew he believed him.

"Princess Sakura, Triton's youngest daughter, fell in love with Prince Sasuke, even though we tried to keep her away from the human world." Naruto sighed, "She made me save Sasuke when he was drowning, and then, after Triton blew up her little cavern of human junk she went to Orochimaru, the sea-snake. I went with her to make sure she didn't do anything stupid. But I failed. She traded her voice to become human." Naruto said pulling his legs to his chest Iruka had unfrozen and hand begun washing him.

"Then why are you here and she isn't?" Iruka asked.

"At the last second, I took her place. I don't know how I did it, all I really remember is seeing a light envelop her and the next thing I know I'm pushing her out of the light and transforming into a human." Naruto said, the burred his head into his knees. "I failed King Triton, he ordered me to follow and protect Sakura."

"Have you always been a servant, Naruto?" Iruka asked and Naruto nodded.

"Ever since King Triton found me." Naruto said.

"When did he find you?" Iruka asked.

"When I was eleven, seven years ago." Naruto said.

"What did you do before Triton found you." Iruka asked.

"I don't remember. I'm not even sure Naruto is my real name." Naruto muttered and Iruka froze.

.:'':.

"Sasuke, little brother, be reasonable." Itachi said sipping from a wine glass as he watched Sasuke who was standing in front of the large window in the dinning area, every now and then the boy would glance at the door.

"It's him. The boy who saved me! I know it is! I'm going to woe him and then marry him. He will be mine." Sasuke said. Itachi sighed and was about to say something when the door opened and Iruka walked in, followed closely by Kakashi.

"Come on son, don't be shy. They won't bite." Kakashi said and Naruto stepped into the room. He was wearing a nice suit that looked really good on him. Naruto stood in front of them and pulled loosely on the shirt, as if uncomfortable. Iruka grabbed his hand to stop him.

"Are you uncomfortable? Is that outfit not to your liking?" Sasuke asked not liking the fact that his blond was uncomfortable.

"It's not that, sir, I'm not used to wearing something like this." Naruto said softly while blushing.

"Why not?" Itachi asked.

"I'm a- a servant sir." Naruto said bowing his head. Sasuke and Itachi were shocked to hear that, Sasuke quickly walked towards Naruto then gently lifted his head up.

"What would you be more comfortable in Naruto?" Sasuke asked. He didn't care if this boy was a servant, he would make this boy fall in love with him and then marry him so that he would be his and only his.

"I'd be more comfortable without this on." Naruto muttered. Sasuke let got of Naruto in shock, Iruka gasped at him, Itachi nearly dropped his cup, and Kakashi smirked at him. Suddenly realizing what he said, his eyes widened and his face became dark red in embarrassment. "I-I-I mean, I'm not used to wearing any clothes- I mean- OH!" Naruto said then turned to try to run out of the room. This was so embarrassing. Sasuke gently caught him in his arms and pulled him to his chest.

"Shh, it's okay. I think I get what you mean." Sasuke whispered in to his ear. "Don't worry, you look wonderful." Naruto blushed and tried to hide his face as Sasuke led him towards the dinning table.

"Come come come, you must be famished." Iruka said then pulled out a chair for Naruto to sit in. Naruto nodded his thanks.

"It's not often that we have such a lovely dinner guest." Itachi said, "Right Sasuke?"

"Yes, and I hope you'll be able to stay for a while." Sasuke said sitting across from Naruto, his eyes burning with desire. Naruto blushed and looked at Itachi.

"Wh-what's for dinner?" Naruto asked.

"Oh, you're gonna love it. Choji, our chef, has been fixing his specialty, stuffed crab." Kakashi said as Naruto took a drink of his water. Naruto's eyes widened in shock and then began to cough on his water. Iruka instantly ran over to him and began to rub his back trying to calm him down.

"O-oh I see." Naruto said. The doors opened and a couple servants walked in carrying their dinner plates covered up with a lid, Naruto gulped when his was sat in front of him.