Hello! How are you all doing! I have a chapter here for you for this story and as a way to say sorry, I made it longer than most chapters I write! Also, I want someone, anyone, to write another crossover for Naruto x Princess Lover. There is quite a bit you can do in this section. This is a challenge to all of you! So with this, I bid you all a good day and a happy late new years!
Lying on a bed, Naruto opened his eyes weakly. He grunted as he tried to push himself off the bed. Sitting up, he looked around to see medical machines and equipment nearby his bed.
"Hospital?" He thought. His mind was still foggy and the memories slowly started to come back to him.
"Dammit...I hope Teppei's mom is alright." He thought. Then a painful expression flashed his face. He couldn't save his friend's father. Not only had he failed to save his friend's father, he failed to save the man that was the closest thing he had to a father. So, lost in thought, he failed to notice the blond girl waking up. The blond girl yawned and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes before her eyes landed on Naruto.
"Naruto..." She spoke. Naruto was snapped out of his thoughts when all of the sudden he was tackled back to the bed as he felt arms around his torso.
"Naruto!" He heard as he looked down to see Sylvia hugging him and crying at the same time. He had never seen her cry and seeing her cry made him feel like an asshole.
"It's ok Sylvia, I'm fine." He said as he ruffled her hair. Sylvia however looked up at him with a glare that scared the shit out of him.
"You idiot! You could have gotten yourself killed! What were you thinking?" She questioned. Naruto however kept his mouth shut as he allowed her to rant off to him.
"Do you know how it felt when I heard that you were s-shot? I thought that you were going to die! I-I thought that I would be a-along again..." She said as she buried her face in his chest. Naruto sighed; he didn't know she was this...fragile. Hugging her, he closed his eyes and sat there for what seemed like hours, thinking.
"I know that you are mad at me, but I couldn't just let them die. I already failed Teppei's father, but at least I saved his mother. I'm sorry Sylvia, but I would do it again and again if it meant keeping those close to me safe." He responded.
"What about me? Would you do it for me?" She questioned as she looked up at him. He flashed his grin.
"I would gladly die for you if it meant protecting you." He answered as she blushed at his response. Naruto was one of a kind. The moment however was broken with a knock on the door. They turned to the doctor that had walked in with his clip board in his hand.
"Ah, mister Uzumaki, I have to say that you got pretty lucky. That bullet missed all of your vital parts. All in all, your vitals are good, but we still want to keep you in the hospital for a week or two." The doctor said, as he went through the charts and such. Soon, the doctor left the room, leaving the two alone.
"You know I was really worried...I thought that you were going to...going to die..." Sylvia said as tears started to form on the edge of her eyes.
"Cheer up Sylvia-Chan, I didn't die? Did I now?" Naruto said with a chuckled as he tried to cheer her up, but only met with light punch in the arm.
"Idiot." She mumbled as he kept laughing while she blushed. In the end, she gave him a kiss and left to head back home while Naruto lay back down to sleep.
The next day:
"Thanks' for saving my mom man." Teppei thanked Naruto as Naruto just lay in his bed. He was still recovering, but he was doing better than yesterday.
"It's ok Teppei; though sorry about your dad...I couldn't save him." Naruto responded, getting a little depressed. To him, Teppei's parents were his parent figures since he never had any. Teppei however sighed after noticing his friend's mood fall. He had taken a bullet for his mother and had saved her. If he wasn't there, then Teppei would have lost both of his parents and while he was sad that his father was killed, he didn't get depressed over it and knew that he would want him to move on. At the very least he had his mother and a great friend.
"Come on Naruto, don't be so down in the dumps, cheer up. Oh, before I forgot, I and my mother are moving in to one of my grandfather's estates, so the shop is going to close..." Teppei said, oh shit, it seemed like that made Naruto more depressed.
"Ramen...my sweet ramen!" Naruto yelled. He liked working in that noodle shop and he loved the ramen of the said shop and now it was all gone! Teppei sweat dropped, it seems like even after getting shot Naruto's love for ramen could not be vanquished.
"Well, you could come visit us and she could make ramen for you?" And just like that he did a complete 180 and his eyes shined with hope.
"Really!? Thank you Teppei!" Naruto thanked him. At least he wasn't depressed.
"Also, my grandfather has some kind of party going on; I wanted to know if you want to come as well?" Teppei questioned.
"Really? Sweet man! I hope you have a good time. I'll be strapped to this bed for the next week or so." Naruto grumbled he hated hospitals and he hated hospital bed no less!
"I was actually wondering if you wanted to come, I mean, it would feel pretty strange if I went there since I don't know the people there." Teppei offered. Naruto however shook his head.
"Thanks, but no thanks, I got something going on next week as well." Naruto declined. Teppei just shrugged his shoulders, at least he tried.
"Well, I hope you get well soon." Teppei said as he said his good buys and went to visit his mother next. Naruto looked left and right before pulling out a hand-held console and started to play a random game. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't even notice Sylvia enter his room, though she seemed depressed about something. Taking a seat next to his bed she coughed in her hand. That broke Naruto out of his concentration. Looking to his left, he smiled.
"Sylvia-Chan! What's up? You seem a little down?" He questioned as she smiled sadly. This was going to be a hard conversation.
"Naruto...this week there is a party that I must attend with my father." She started as Naruto raised an eyebrow, was everyone going to a part this week?
"I am to meet my fiancé at that party." Naruto froze for a second before he started to shake.
"So... you're going to get married?" He whispered as his hair covered his eyes. She nodded sadly. Seeing him like this broke her heart. She didn't want to get married to this unknown who her father had chosen for her. She loved Naruto and if anyone, he was the one she wanted to marry.
"Who is that little bastard that forced you into this arranged marriage?!" Naruto demanded, not knowing that little bastard was her father.
"Naruto calm down! It was my father's idea." She said as she tried to calm him. Naruto thought over to what she had said and growled.
"I am going to this party and I am going to beat the living shit out of him and the man you're supposed to marry." He said. If there was one thing that people knew about Naruto, it was his rage and thus the immortal saying known as "never piss of an Uzumaki" was born. People suspected that much as Uzumaki meant whirlpool and no one fucked with a whirlpool. Sylvia smiled at Naruto. Even with his wounds he was willing to fight for her sake.
"Naruto, listen, there is a way you can stop this." She said as Naruto snapped out of his rage and looked at her.
"You will have to challenge my father for my hand in marriage." She said as Naruto thought over what she had said. That would be the most logical and civilized way to do so.
"What makes you think he would even accept my challenge? I am just a no name orphan!" He said. Sylvia felt like banging her head into a wall or something. She loved him, but sometimes he could be pretty stupid.
"You might be an orphan, but your swordsmanship is second to none. I am confident that you can win." She stated as Naruto nodded.
"I guess that might work, but I swear to you that I am going to beat the shit out who ever this guy is." Naruto said with fire in his eyes.
"Well, you should rest up; those wounds aren't going to heal themselves." She stated as he sighed and nodded. He hated hospitals.
"Yes, MOM!" He responded as he pouted. Sylvia giggled as she gave him a kiss before she left the room leaving him to rest up. He was going to need all the rest he needed, after all, his Katana wasn't going to wield itself.
"Speaking about my Katana, I am going to have to sharpen it till it shines..." He said with a dark chuckle, he was going to have fun sharpening his Katana. Indeed, he had his own Katana, though he didn't take it out in public since that would against the law, hell, just owing a Katana would land him in big trouble with the authority. The Katana was a gift from Teppei's parents, in-fact, Teppei himself had one. Yawing, he slowly drifted away into dreamland, where he was killing some poor bastard with his Katana.
One Week Later:
Naruto yawned as he made his way to the hotel where the party was supposed to be held. Sylvia had given the address to him so that he wouldn't get lost. He had his Katana in his bag and was almost ready to spill some blood.
"That's a pretty big hotel..."He commented. As he made he entered the lobby. However, he was soon spotted by the guards.
"You there! Stop!" The guards aid as they blocked his way. Naruto raised his hands in the surrender position.
"Wow, I'm not here to cause any trouble, just here to attend the party." Naruto said. Bullshit, he had a fucking sword with him. Who the hell takes a Katana to a party? The guards looked at him from head to toe. He didn't look he was dressed for a party; if anything, it looked like he was dressed for school...which he was.
"We need to see an invitation before we can let you through and why do you have a Katana? Is it in compliance with the Sword and Firearms Law?" One of the guards said as he tried to take his sword, but Naruto didn't allow that.
"Like I said, I am here for the party!" Naruto said in annoyance, maybe he should have asked Sylvia for an invitation.
"Naruto?" He heard. Looking back, he spotted Teppei and boy did he look like he had been through a warzone. His clothes had tears in them and his face was covered in dirt.
"Teppei? What the hell are you doing here?" Naruto question as Teppei approached him.
"I'm here to attend by grandfather's party. Didn't I tell you that I would be attending one? I even invited you!" Teppei said as Naruto slowly nodded, remembering that day.
"Right...so is that offer still up?" Naruto questioned with a sheepish look. Teppei sighed, just another day with Naruto.
"Yeah, just let me find my invitation..." He said as he reached into his pockets to find the card, only to find nothing...
"I think I lost it..." He said as he blinked. With that the guards now stopped, both of them.
"Ok, you're gone have to come with us." One of the guards said as both Naruto and Teppei started to argue.
"Like I said, Arima Isshin summoned me here and this is my good friend over here! So, let us through." Teppei said as Naruto nodded, but the guards wouldn't hear any of it and proceed to detain the two, well in Naruto's case, they got a good beat down.
"Stop!" They heard someone yell. Everyone turned to find an old man with a white hair and beard looking down from the stairs.
"Those two are important guests of mine, so release them at once." The old man said as one of the guards simply fainted just by that.
"Teppei, follow me and bring along your friend." The old man said as Teppei looked at Naruto, who shrugged. They both soon climbed the stairs.
"Thanks old man, those guys were really starting to piss me off." Naruto said as Teppei's eyebrow twitched. Said old man laughed. Naruto had met with Teppei's grandfather before, seeing as it was him who gave Naruto the scholarship. He didn't know that this building belonged to him though.
"Come now Naruto, you mustn't be so rebellious." The old man said as Naruto huffed before his expression turned serious.
"Tell me...Teppei's parents weren't attacked by a bunch of thugs looking to make some quick cash..." Naruto said as the old man sighed. Teppei nodded as well, that was more than your average robber. The old man turned and started to lead the two in.
"And what will the two of you do after finding out who had them kill?" The old man questioned as Naruto narrowed his eyes.
"My hands are already stained red with blood; you already know what I will do." Naruto said as Teppei looked at his friend with a concerned look. It seems like Naruto took attack and the death of Teppei's father more personal then Teppei did.
"Then what? Someone else will simply come after you for revenge." The old man said as Naruto narrowed his eyes.
"Do you think that Kanae and that man wished for you to have a life of endless hate and sadness?" The old man said as Naruto slammed his fist into the wall.
"That man had a name, Hajime Arima, your son-in-law, husband of Kanae and father of Teppei. Don't you ever refer to him as 'that man' ever again? And aren't you even sad about his death? He was your son-in-law dammit!" Naruto said with anger in his voice. He would not have the man who he saw as a father, be disrespected. The old man hummed as he turned around.
"I still have my daughter and Teppei." The old man said as Teppei looked down sadly, it seemed like his grandfather didn't really care about his father all that much. Naruto however was shaking in anger.
"So, you don't even care that you son-in-law is dead, your daughter almost got killed and Teppei almost becoming an orphan?" Naruto questioned.
"But he didn't? Like I said they are all I have left." The old man said as he started to walk away. Naruto was going to say more but Teppei stopped him by grabbing his shoulder.
"Just let it go Naruto..." He said as Naruto looked at him before sighing.
"Excuse me, but your clothes...the guests will be surprised if you go in there with those clothes." A maid said as she pointed at the two of them. Teppei looked down and indeed nodded. He didn't want to make a fool out of himself. Naruto however scoffed at that.
"I like what I am wearing thank you very much and as for Teppei, well, I bet that bastard saved someone along the way." Naruto said as Teppei's grandfather turned to him with wide eyes.
"You saved someone?" He questioned as Teppei gave a sheepish smile and nodded.
"Told you." Naruto commented. Teppei's grandfather then started laughing.
"Very well then you will be going in those cloths!" He proclaimed as Teppei looked at him as if he was crazy.
"Now hold on a second! Naruto might like the way he dresses, but I need a change of clothes!" Teppei said as Naruto turned to him.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!" Naruto yelled.
"No offense Naruto, but you take the color orange to the limit." Teppei said as Naruto huffed and turned away. How dare this fool say that his love for orange was too radical!?
"You got yourself dirty for a good deed, there's nothing to hide!" Teppei's grandfather said as he walked off. Teppei just looked at the old man wondering if he had gone senile.
"Cheer up Teppei; on the bright side, you got more character with those clothes." Naruto said as he followed the old man.
Party:
The party was in full swing as Naruto and Teppei walked in.
"Wow, talk about high class." Naruto said with a whistle as Teppei nodded.
"Yeah, I wonder what they have on the menu-" Teppei said as he turned to Naruto but stopped as he found Naruto on the floor with a rain cloud on top of him.
"No ramen...they have no ramen..." Naruto said with a solemn voice. Teppei sweat dropped at that, but sighed. Suddenly the lights went out and a single light shined down on him and his grandfather.
"I am sorry for the wait, but allow me to introduce you all too some new faces." His grandfather spoke as Teppei and Naruto wondered what he meant by that.
"Allow me to introduce you to Arima Teppei, my grandson and my successor." The old man said as Teppei looked at him with shock.
"Successor?!" Teppei said. Naruto however started to laugh.
"Look at you Teppei! Gonna have to mingle with all these rich snobs!" Naruto said laughing, much to the said rich group of people's annoyance.
"And my adopted grandson, Naruto Uzumaki, also my successor." The old man announced as Naruto stopped laughing.
"WHAT THE HELL OLD MAN!? HAVE YOU GONE SENILE! TAKE THAT BACK! I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE RUNNING SOME COMPANY!" Naruto yelled at the old man as everyone looked at him in shock. Why was he angry? He was announced as a successor to a major company!
"All I wanted to do was run a small ramen shop with Sylvia and live a long and happy life, not this. Teppei, you're in-charge. Also, what the hell do you mean adopted?" Naruto questioned the old man who in-turn sighed.
"I guess my daughter didn't tell you, but she has officially adopted you." He said, much to Naruto's shock and happiness, though he didn't show it. He blanked out as the old man went on to say something else and embarrass Teppei about something. He was too lost in his thoughts. He was adopted...after so long he was adopted. He felt like he was wanted. Like a hole in his heart was finally filled. He was knocked out of his thoughts when Teppei dragged his grandfather and him to a different room.
"What the hell was that all about? I only came to get your help in getting information to get revenge. Not become your successor!" Teppei argued.
"And that is what you shall do." The old man said as Teppei looked at him, confused.
"There are many that won't accept you two being my successors. I held this event to find out who they were." He said as Teppei looked at him confused.
"What do you mean?" Teppei questioned as Naruto decided to speak up.
"Meaning we are live bait. He's trying to drag whoever it is out of the shadows." Naruto said with a bit of anger. The old man turned to him and gave a light smile.
"You should learn from your brother a bit Teppei, he already understands." The old man said as Naruto sighed.
"Teppei, your mother was the legitimate successor; it explains why she was targeted. However, now that she is in hiding, the attackers are laying low. With us being announced as the successors, they will target us. Oh, and why the hell did you drag me into this? I only wanted to life a peaceful life with my girlfriend." Naruto said, as looked at the old man who in turned sighed again.
"Like I said, my daughter adopted you, it will be official tomorrow." He said as Naruto threw his hands up.
"On the bright side, we are officially brothers." Teppei said as Naruto grinned at that. The two were already brothers all but in blood.
"Now then, let us return to the party and remember, the enemy will approach you and attempt to be friendly." The old man said as he left.
"Well, we better head out then." Naruto said as he stood up.
Back at the Party:
"This suit is killing me, why do I have to wear it." Naruto wined as he loosened the collar of his shirt. He didn't like to dress up so formal.
"Just roll with it Naruto." Teppei stated. All the adults were hording them, talking about themselves, their companies and such. Naruto's eyes twitched.
"What a bunch of self-serving bastards." He thought. Oh yeah, these people were all in it to gain favors or money.
"Excuse me; I am sure they feel intimidated by all the adults surrounding them." They heard a man speak up." They all looked up to find a middle-aged man with brownish hair. He was pretty tall, about Naruto's height.
"Sir Van Hossen!" Someone said as Naruto raised an eyebrow.
"So, that's Sylvia's father." Naruto thought. Now was his chance. He approached them, saying something about being Arima's personal escort. Everyone smiled nervously at that before turning away. He then leaned closer to the two.
"They're so pathetic. They're all desperately trying to get close to Isshin-san through you." The man said. Ok, this guy might not be as bad as he thought. He then introduced himself as Vincent Van Hossen. As he talked with Teppei, Naruto looked down to find a mop of blond hair. He looked to find a little blond girl who looked like a clone of Sylvia, but she was so dame cute.
"Oh, you must be Sylvia-Chan's sister?" Naruto questioned with a smile as the male Hossen look at him.
"How do you know my daughters?" The man questioned.
"Oh, how do I know her name? I should know, I mean, what kind of boyfriend I would be if I didn't know the name of my own girlfriend." Naruto said with a determined look. Vincent looked at him in shock.
"Oh, so you are the reason why Sylvia is so cheerful these days." He said as Naruto nodded.
"Indeed, is she here by any chance?" Naruto questioned as the man looked around.
"She was here; guess she left to get some fresh air." He said as Naruto sighed.
"No, she most likely went outside to practice." Naruto said as he started to leave.
"Naruto, where are you going?" Teppei questioned.
"To find a leprechaun. What does it look like I am going to do? Find Sylvia and have a little match." He answered as the little girl giggled at that.
"He's funny." She said as Teppei sighed. Let's hope that this girl wasn't like Naruto. One blond prankster was enough.
With Naruto:
Naruto walked out and into the small park. He kept walking and found what he was looking for.
"What are you doing out here alone, Sylvia-Chan?" He questioned as she turned around with wide eyes and looked at him. She quickly ran up to him and hugged him.
"Naruto! You came after all!" She spoke with happiness. Naruto huffed at that.
"You're damn right I did! No way in hell I am going to allow some rich snob to marry you!" He proclaimed as she giggled at that before kissing him.
"Will you look at that?" They turned to find the old man, Teppei, Sylvia's father and sister standing there.
"Father!" She said as she blushed and turned away. Naruto glared at the man as he held her.
"I am not going let you marry her of to someone she doesn't event love. I'll fight for her if I have to!" Naruto said in determination as Teppei gave him thumbs up; he was going to support his brother in any way possible. The old man however started to laugh, with Vincent chuckling.
"Well, seeing as how my daughter has been quite open and happy for the last couple of months, I see no reason to keep her away from you, but you are going to have to challenge her groom for her hand." Vincent said, shocking the blond couple. That was easier than they thought it would have been.
"Gladly!" Naruto said as he grabbed his Katana. Teppei felt sorry for the poor bastard who had to fight Naruto. He was suddenly pushed forward and handed a Katana?
"Eh?" He said as he blinked. He saw his grandfather laughing like a fool.
"Well then, Teppei-san, your brother has challenged you for the right to marry my daughter. Seeing as you were the groom to be, it falls upon you to fight him for her hand." Vincent said as the three teenager's eyes widened.
"So Teppei was supposed to marry her?! I am sorry Teppei, you might be my brother, but I will never let you have Sylvia!" With that said Naruto pulled out his Katana and charged after Teppei, who started to run away.
"I give up! I give up!" Teppei yelled as the two ran around the park, with Naruto chasing after him with his Katana.
"Come back here and fight like the man you are!" Naruto yelled. Yeah, just another day with Naruto.
How was it? Was it good? Bad? You tell me! I hope you all enjoyed it, so with this, I bid you all goodbye, oh and do remember the challenge! Bye!