I am ashamed of myself for writing so much of this fic! I mean seriously! I can't stop! It's evil! It's like the GB draws me creatively and I can't freaking write anything else! I'm getting hate mail ( not really) from reviewers wanting me to get the freak back to my other fic's! I'm sorry T.T I'm trying I really am! The GB has taken over my soul! XDD lol
Kyo~
Disclaimer: I'm going to shower, but I'm never going to own Naruto. ( TMI for sure)
Chapter sixteen: Cha. ( Again you didn't read it wrong lol.)
Konoha, Hokage tower:
" I think we've given you enough time regarding the Haruno. He's not consummated his relationship with the Nara, and has no other lovers." Elder number one said. Tsunade liked to number them, it annoyed him to even think more about them, let alone to know their names.
" I think a few months is enough time to find lovers. It is not a hard task for a young male to do." Elder number two said. Tsunade sighed.
" The Clans are fighting over Sakura already, if we push anyone else on him it could cause more problems then the village needs. Give him one more month, if he hasn't either consummated his relationship with Shikamaru Nara, or found a lover of his own, then I'll make my move." The Elders looked unhappy.
" If you don't give him time he'll find all the wrong women, you don't want children from whores." Jiraiya said speaking up despite the fact Tsunade told her to stay quiet, if she was going to stay in the room. The Elders glared her way.
" We will give him one month, if he does not have a lover by then, we will force it." Tsunade nodded and the Elders left. Jiraiya snorted when they were gone.
" How they going to force him? Get him some happy pills and shove a girl on his-" Jiraiya began but Tsunade cut him off.
" Jiraiya." He said silencing the white haired woman.
" Go tell Sakura he has a month to find a lover, a real lover... and to consummate it." Tsunade added the last part with a frown. He hated doing this to Sakura, if there was any way he could save him the trouble he would. Despite wanting Saku happy, and with a family of his own, he didn't want him to be miserable getting there. Or force him with someone he didn't love.
If Saku wanted Itachi, he needed to get a move on. Despite the trouble it would take to get her at all, he needed to move fast. Or else find someone else first, or even accept he couldn't get rid of the Nara, then he would have at least a lover and the Elders would cut back, maybe give him an entire year to get another lover. It would give him the needed time.
The only problem was getting a lover in a month that wasn't Itachi, who he wanted. If there were easier women to win over, he would have snatched them no doubt, but obviously Sakura like the hard to get ones. Tsunade shook his head.
" He flirted in Suna, but not with our people." Jiraiya commented softly interrupting Tsunade's inner debate. Tsunade's eyes widened at that information.
" Who was he flirting with?" Jiraiya turned her eyes to Tsunade's amber.
" Mostly Kankuro, but Gaara as well. It seemed that the kid would have been much happier had he stayed." Tsunade winced softly.
" Don't I know it 'Raiya. Don't I know it." He shook his head and took a drink of Sake from the bottle.
" Was it serious flirting?" Tsunade asked after a long moment.
" It could have been had he let it. He however did not." Tsunade frowned hard.
" You think those stuffy bats would have let anyone from Suna have him?" Tsunade shook his head.
" No, but if they could get many lovers here for him, one from Suna would only strengthen our bond with them." Jiraiya frowned as well.
" Your going to have to be rougher on him." Jiraiya warned. Tsunade sighed.
" I know. I'm just afraid he won't be able to take it." Jiraiya's brows went up but she left Tsunade to himself after that.
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" I don't see the point." Shikamaru said with a frown. Saku scowled at her as they sat at a cafe eating desert after their lunch together.
" You don't see the point to changing my name, cutting my hair off, and moving to Iwa to join monks?" Saku asked with a dirty look. Shika rolled her eyes.
" I don't see the point to becoming a monk, it wouldn't suit you. Besides the village couldn't go on with out you. This is more then just you and I, this really is for the village sake. Besides... I'm not sure Iwa even has any monks." Saku sighed. Yes he knew. It was more of a Mist thing anyway.
" I can't be the only one who has a background of more male then female offspring." He said with a hand through his hair. Shika rose her brow.
" No, but you are the only one with nothing but male offspring in your family line. There has never been a female Haruno born from your family." Saku sighed again.
" I have pink hair, did they ever think maybe I was a genetic fluke as it was and that all my children could be born female instead?" Shika snorted.
" It isn't the end of the world to start a family Sakura." Saku sighed once more. It was one of those kind of days.
" No. I want a family. I want children. I want to come home to someone. I want a wife." Shika rose her brows in surprise. That was a lot she hadn't known. She had thought he had been so against this because he didn't yet want a family.
" But?" She asked knowing there had to be one coming.
" But I don't think it's right to use my children, or women, just for breeding." Shika's mouth opened in surprise.
" Sakura they aren't using women as breeding, they're using you." Saku glared.
" That's not what I meant. Do you even wonder what hell my children and wives will be put through. I mean I have to get three. Three Shika! I've never even had one." Shika's eyes widened. She supposed that was true. Lovers on missions didn't count, and she realized with a start he was right. He had sex on missions because it was for a mission, he never had it unless he was ordered. She was shocked into silence.
Sakura never had a real lover, and Konoha wad forcing three on him. Sex wasn't the same as love or getting married or starting a family. Sex was just sex. No wonder he was having such a hard time. He didn't even know where to start.
" The Elders won't allow you to only have one. It would be too much stress on one woman to have as many children as the Elders no doubt want." Saku made a face.
" If they think I'm going to have a million children running around, they have another thing coming, they'd be better off with just one wife." Shika's brows turned down.
" You can't have only one child per wife Saku. They expect at least two or three." Saku snorted.
" I'm not having nine children." Shika frowned.
" That's what they expect." Saku glared.
" Then I'm better off dead. I refuse to have so many children." Shika frowned harder.
" You love children." She pointed out.
" I do love children, but how much time do you think I will get to spend with my wives, let alone nine children Shika? I wouldn't be able to work full time at the Hospital you can forget me ever leaving the village or going on missions." Shika sighed.
" I admit the Elders probably aren't thinking about you, they're thinking about how screwed we are as a race. If male children keep declining in birthrate, we will soon have little, if no, men left." Saku sighed.
" I doubt that they even thought about the fact that even if I were to marry three woman and have three children with them each that not all my children are a hundred percent going to be male." Shika frowned clearly puzzled.
" You get your genes from more then just your father Shika. The only reason our family has never had a female is because our genes are dominate and our clan always marries, by chance, a woman with less dominate genes and ours wins out, what happens when I encounter a wife with more dominate genes then mine?" Shika was stunned. Why didn't anyone in charge ever think of crap like that.
" Are you saying if you simply find someone with more dominance for male offspring and put him or her with someone with a less dominate female offspring gene, then you'll get male offspring automatically?" Saku nodded.
" If they would just think, then we wouldn't be so far behind in the male population. I admit that there are very few, if only me, with a family line of only men, normally it can different between male and female children, but some are more susceptible for male offspring yes." Shika shook her head.
" Have you told the Hokage?" Saku gave her a firm look.
" Of course I have, but it's almost impossible to predict who will have more dominate genes then someone else, let alone who has the ability to produce more male children, thus it can't be helpful to anyone. In my case however it can be helpful. They just never thought of it, and I'll be glad to prove them wrong. I think it's about time to have a female Haruno, maybe she'll even get my hair. How adorable would a girl with pink hair be?" Saku asked with a grin. Shika shook her head with a smile.
" Have you made any moves toward Itachi?" Shika asked after she finished her desert. Saku shrugged.
" It's hard to tell. We're closer as friends, but I don't think it's really helpful in this situation." Shika sighed this time.
" Do you not want her as your wife?" Saku's eyes locked on Shika's.
" Of course I do, but I have to wonder if it will be the right thing for her. Let alone am I even able to win her heart? I haven't done a very good job for the several years I've been trying before this." Shika snorted.
" You weren't trying as hard then, now it matters. You have to move or you won't get her at all." Saku rolled his eyes.
" Who do you think I am Shika? Doctor Saku Haruno, sex god? If she hasn't noticed me flirting this far, she never will." Shika rolled her eyes and shook her head.
" You are so troublesome. You can never get to her just by flirting, you need to act." Saku turned red all over. Shika thought it was surprisingly cute.
" A-act?" He choked face flaming with heat. Shika's lips curved.
" Yes genius, act." Saku glared at her but it was ruined by the dark blush across his face. Some girls nearby fluttered around them with hearts. Shika ignored them as always. Saku didn't even seen to notice them.
" What do you mean? Like...h..hold her?" Shika face palmed. How could someone with so much sexual energy, and confidence, known as the best at seduction missions ever, be so innocent like that. She swore he was so bipolar.
" No, you'll only confuse her. Itachi doesn't understand subtle when it comes to romance. You need to be upfront. If anything you need to either tell her, or kiss her." Saku resembled a tomato. A fidgeting tomato. He looked so troubled and upset.
" I can't just tell her." Shika shook her head.
" Sometimes you act like Hinata." Saku glared.
" Are you more afraid she'll say no, or that she'll say yes?" Saku tensed completely. Shika watched him fight for the right words for several minutes. Past the point where he was interrupted to pay for lunch and they stood to leave. Once they were on their way to his house, for a game of Shogi he promised her, he finally spoke.
" I'm afraid she'll laugh in my face at liking her, or think I'm ridiculous, or that I'm just like all the other guys who tried hitting on her. I'm afraid she'll think I'm weak. I'm also afraid she'll say yes, because then I have no clue what do to, or where to go from there. I never really thought I would win her over to start, it was enough to just watch, but I don't want to get married to other woman, I want her." Shika frowned. He wasn't finished though.
" I want her to be the mother of my children. I want her to be the reason I come home at night. I want her to be waiting for me when I come home. I want to hold her in my arms. I want to wake up beside her every morning. I want to see our children. I can't see being married to anyone else if she wasn't one of them. I can imagine a future with her, but I just don't know how to get my thoughts into actions around her when it comes to that." He admitted. Shika thought she understood what he was getting.
She knew that he loved Itachi, it was clear, but she hadn't though he was so very committed to it. He dreamed of a life with her. It sort of made her feel like she was intruding on something. Of course Saku never wanted more then Itachi. How on earth would his other wives feel knowing she would always be the only one he wanted from the very start.
Frankly if it were her, she wouldn't feel very pleased at all. In fact though she knew it to start with, she wasn't happy at the moment with his confession at all. She knew from the start that whoever he ended up with he would love her unconditionally. He would be a very good husband and father, however his plans were changed when his perspective was changed and he was forced with three lovers and wives not just Itachi.
He was struggling as it was with Itachi, Itachi took all his effort just to win over, let alone for him to snag up two more ladies. If he counted her, then one more, but since he hadn't even spoke to her about being his lover for real or otherwise, or touched her or treated her any different, she figured he was set on finding a way to make it so she didn't have to marry him. She was slightly unhappy with that.
She had gotten use to the idea of them together. She was comfortable around him, she loved him, maybe not in a sexual way, but she was sure she could see him that way after a while. She already knew he was attractive. She wasn't objective to the idea of marriage or sex with him after all, so she didn't see a problem. However... he did.
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Neji got slapped on the back by Naruto, she glared at the blond who was eating her ramen with Hinata at her left while Neji herself was at her right. Neji was surprised to see Hinata sitting with Naruto instead of spying on him. He had taken a step toward the woman he loved, Neji was somewhat proud, somewhat displeased by his choice. After all Neji wasn't a fan of Naruto's.
" What's up Neji-teme? That time of month?" Neji glared at Naruto's bluntness.
" No idiot." She said with a huff as she stared down at her own ramen. Why did she have to eat here with them again? Oh yes, because Hinata made his move with Naruto, and his mother wanted her to keep an eye on Hinata and Naruto's progress. Hiashi was not happy with Hinata's choice of future lovers after all.
" Ha-have you been by to s...see Saku-kun today, Ne-neji-nee-chan?" Hinata asked fidgeting beside Naruto. Neji turned her silver eyes to her cousin's lavender. Neji frowned slightly at the mention of Saku Haruno. She hadn't seen him since they got back from the mission in Suna. He had been seen spending a good bit of time around Hinata of course, his best friend, and Shikamaru Nara, his other good friend. Neji had no reason to seek him out. They needed to work together better of course, to get back on normal missions outside the village together again, but he usually sought her out, not the other way around.
Besides what her aunt had asked her to do involving him, she didn't want to chase him, if anything he should be chasing after her. He had after all liked her enough to feel her up in his sleep. So obviously he was attracted to her. He would go out of his way to make friends with her for ANBU and because he was that type of guy. She hated guys like that.
Men who didn't stand up for themselves. Men who had no backbone, that never said no to anyone, that was always kind. Sakura Haruno was like a puppy, loveable and adorable, something you wanted to cuddle. Neji hated men like that. She wanted a real man not someone who was a teddy bear. Saku was too kind for his own good. He was a medic for a reason. Shinobi life was too hard for him to even do. He didn't have the balls for it.
Her mind flashed back to the night in Suna he felt her up. A shutter raced up her spine against her will remembering his dazed eyes, the look on his face and his husky commanding tone. Maybe with work he could be the type of man she liked. She would have to make him that sort of man if she was going to be forced to be with him by her clan.
" No." Neji said to her cousin about his question about her going to see Saku today or not. Hinata frowned. Hinata knew they were both partners in ANBU, being Saku's best friend of course he knew, but he also knew Neji was his partner because Neji herself told him so.
Hinata conveyed with his eyes his confusion about that. As if asking why she wasn't making an effort since their ANBU captain had told them to get along better. It wasn't only up to Saku to make things right after all. Neji sighed softly at her cousin's reprimand without words.
" I have things to do." She said as she stood and paid for the ramen then departed before Naruto could ask. Sometimes Neji wondered whose side Hinata was on, their clan, or Saku Haruno's. How on earth did he get so many people to like him so much they would do anything for them even if it was against their own clans, or morals even.
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Hospital:
Saku was walking his hospital walls, walls and paths in halls so familiar he could walk them with his eyes closed backwards, upside down, or even be transported to one place in the hospital and know where he was immediately. He had spent so much time here in his life. Well in his older lifetime. After all he had to learn to be a medic and before that he was a miserable weak child with unused potential. It took Sasuke's refusal for him to man up and take a different road in life.
It made him wonder if Sasuke wouldn't have said no...where would he be today? Would he be married to her? Would he have even fell in love with Itachi? Would he have ended up like Ino even? He found that hard to believe but...anything was possible, but none of it mattered. Not now. He didn't like looking to the past there was no reason to. He knew what had happened, he regretted many things, but if he looked back he would doubt himself and being a medic and ANBU you never wanted to doubt yourself it could mean the life of your teammates or yourself.
Saku frowned as suddenly Jiraiya appeared in front of him. Saku rose his brows at the look of distaste on her face.
" I was sent by Tsuna to tell you some bad news." Saku sighed and hung his head a moment. This wasn't his day, or year for that matter.
" Alright come to my office so we can speak in private." She wagged her brows at him and he snorted at her and lead the way. He know knew what women felt like when vulgar old men stared at them, just he was getting stared at by a vulgar old maid instead.
When finally they reached his office and they were as private as they could get Jiraiya broke the silence.
" Sorry to have to be the barrier of bad news kid, but depending on what way you look at it, it might be good news." She said a little more encouraging. Saku rolled his eyes. He knew what she thought as of good and what he thought of as good were no where near the same lines, so it would be bad news after all.
" Way to ruin my last hope of good news for the day." Saku said with sarcasm. Jiraiya flashed him a charming smile that no doubt wooed all the men. She was striking after all even as old as she was. Strangely she sort of reminded him of Shisui. She would hope Shisui did end up like her, but with the life Shisui lead she was on her way down the same path. He wished he could save her from it, but she chose that life and if she wanted off she had to step of herself.
" Alright whats the news?" he knew it had to do with his mission and Elders. It always did now a days." Jiraiya looked at least a little apologetic for him which sort of made him feel better. At least they weren't secretly laughing at his misery behind his back or anything.
Jiraiya leaned her hip on Saku's black leather sofa in front of his desk, while Saku stood by the window waiting for his bad news. It would be a perfect end to a bad day. Of course it was only noon.
" The Elders want you to have at least one lover in a month's time. Tsuna made sure to tell me to make sure you commit to your lover...in a sexual way. Or else the Elders will make life even worse on you. I know it seems bad already but kid...it's not all bad being forced to sex up three women is it?" Jiraiya asked honestly. Saku smiled at her slightly.
" It's not all bad no. If this wouldn't have happened at all I would have never had the guts to tell Itachi how I felt." Jiraiya's eyes widened at his confession.
" You told her?" She said a little surprised. Saku turned red and fidgeted.
" Not yet...I will. But I would never have if this wouldn't have forced me to." Saku said defensively. Jiraiya sighed but she smiled at him regardless with her usual charm. He was a strange one but it's what made him different from the rest. After all no one wants to read the same old story line.
" Just so we're clear...you have to get a lover in a month and make her cry your name to the sky...right?" She asked eying him. He sent her a look.
" I get it. Consummate the relationship." Jiraiya snorted, just like Tsuna. Figures they would be alike. Jiraiya nodded and turned to leave but paused and turned back with a question in her eyes.
" Tell me kid...would you tap this?" She asked with a provocative shimmy. Saku rose his eye brows in surprise. He gave her a customary once over from head to toe. Then shrugged.
" Not my type, but if you keep trying Tsunade-sama will eventually come to." Saku said with a sly grin. Jiraiya coughed on a surprised laugh and sent him a grin before leaving. Not exactly like Tsuna after all.
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Once Jiraiya was gone Saku ran a hand over his face. It was bad enough he had to find three at all, now he had to find one in a month and sleep with her. How on earth was he going to find his future wife and get her to sleep with him in a month? He didn't think a relationship like that should be formed in such a short amount of time. In his opinion it took someone at least a year to get to know if you wanted to marry them or not let alone have them as your lover.
It's not just sexual attraction. He's going to have to be married to this woman. Sometimes he wished he was more like Ino, then this wouldn't be so stressful, he could just chose from his many fan-girls or sway any woman to be his.
His eyes brightened...to accomplish this for the mission he needed to do what he did in the past with Sasuke. When things didn't go the way he planed he had to man up and go a different route in his life...this time he needed to change himself much more. Of course changing to be EXACLY like Ino was out of the question, but to man up. To stop being so shy, so nervous, so scared of what will happen. So...inexperienced.
To be experienced you first needed a start. He needed to start. He needed to be able to charm his future lovers...that included Itachi.
His heart fluttered in his chest and he scolded it.
No more of that...man up. Man up Haruno you have women to seduce. Cha. He tossed his first into the air and paused dramatically before feeling silly and lowering his hand. Okay Naruto could get away with it...he could not. No matter... he knew what he needed to do.
Now he just had to figure out who else he wanted in his life permanently. Other then Itachi. He wanted her more then anyone else. He wanted her and no one else, but he knew it wouldn't be as simple as to seduce her into being his. He needed to first get her to see he was flirting at all, that he liked her, then make a move. He'd been at this for four years he didn't think he could just jump in and after a month snatch her as his. He was a realist after all.
So...who else could he see himself with?
He immediately waved away the images that greeted him because he could never have her. He thought over who else he wanted and waved it away as well. He couldn't have Shisui either. He sat at his desk and pondered for what seemed like hours...finally he slammed his head onto his desk in utter defeat.
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" What are you doing?" Naruto asked making Sasuke jump five feet at least into the air and make a sound that strangely sound like a 'eep' as she flipped around and clutched her heart. She glared at Naruto as she panted.
" Don't DO that." Sasuke said with a fierce death glare. Naruto gave her a WTF look in return.
" What are you doing on the roof of the building, across the building, across from Saku-kun's office window?" She asked crossing her arms over her bountiful breast. Sasuke looked around and then back innocently.
" Oh? Is it?...I...didn't notice. How interesting." She said with a bored shrug as if not caring either way. Naruto shook her head.
" Cut the crap teme, what are you doing stalking Saku-kun? I thought we talked about not doing it when he's working. Don't you remember last time? Besides it's Wednesday not Thursday." Naruto said to point out their stalking schedule. Sasuke gave her a look.
" You actually made the schedule?" Sasuke asked incredulously. Naruto looked around then shrugged.
" Desperate times and all that. Anyway it's not about that! What are you doing here teme!" Naruto demanded waving a finger in her face. Sasuke slapped her finger away.
" What are YOU doing here?" Sasuke reversed. Naruto shook her head.
" Ah ah! I asked you! I'm here for you. Hina-kun couldn't come to lunch and I'm broke and need you to spot me." Sasuke snorted.
" Eventually he's going to get mad at you for making him pay for your food. Or go broke like the rest of the people you use." Sasuke said shaking her head.
" Stop it teme focus! If you don't spill it I'm going over there and telling Saku-kun you were spying again!" Sasuke glared.
" Fine. I wanted to see what he was doing. I need to speak to him alright?" Sasuke said with a glare at having to out her plans. Naruto frowned harder.
" About what? Your not trying to seduce him still are you? Because if my sexiness won't work you have no chance." Naruto said and stuck a pose. Sasuke rolled her eyes.
" Do you practice bull crapping in front of your mirror at home?" Naruto glared.
" No." She said as if she did. She stomped her foot in frustration at Sasuke's ability to avoid the conversation.
" Stop it! Why do you need to talk?" Sasuke rolled her eyes.
" I can't talk to my teammate ever again? Where as that seems like a dream when it comes to you...I like our other teammate. Usually doesn't annoy me as much." Naruto narrowed her eyes.
" Fine...don't tell me why. I'll just ask someone else." Sasuke let her flounce off and turned back to watching Saku to find him gone. She sighed. It just figured. She would never be able to apologize when she could never get him alone! It just never seemed like the right time to say it. Of course if she never apologized she would be happier, but their friendship could break, not that there was much of one anyway...but still. She had to apologize so she had to get him alone. Who knew he was so damn popular!
He was like a circus appearing to a bunch of bored people.
She would eventually get him alone...and in the mean time maybe find out more. A win win on her part.
It was worth the time spent stalking his pretty pink … she glared at the image in her minds eye.
She needed to get a life for sure. She sighed and went off to find his trail again.
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End chapter:
FINALLY! A NEW CHAPTER! Is this a filler chapter? Sort of... I'm writer blocked! I can't help it! Also I had a tragedy happen in my life I rather not talk about...so it's been hard to get in the writing spirit after the death.
So it's been a little difficult and for that I apologize. If this darn fic wasn't so popular it would be much easier to write! If I stay writer blocked I might have to apologize and say hell with it and grab my fic and disappoint most of you by making Saku with who I intended from the start. Not yet, but if I have to you'll all just have to live with it or else read something else. And good luck finding a good GB to read. SERIOUSLY GOOD LUCK! I mean really if you find something like this tell me! I'm in desperate need of more good GB's! They're like a dying breed!
Anyway... just to say a few things in general. Yes this fic is sometimes OOC but hello it's a GB how in Character can you be when your gender is switched. Men and women don't act at all alike, not to mention if you have someone change genders they will be different so cut me some slack people.
If you can do better be my guest.
As for my favorite anonymous reviewer(s)!...( I have more then one but since I'm not near my internet attached computer, and I only remember one, I'll just write that down. I love all my reviewers equally! Except for DSB, she's special. She's my favorite. :D lol
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Until next chapter!
P.S By the way as I said writer blocked so updates may be longer then a week to be posted since I have no main computer to write out chapters and our internet attached computer, long story, is always in my brothers or siblings grasp, and I never get it, thus...I'm writing all new material on notebook paper, it's not much I tell you, but when I get my computer back I'll write like the wind and get a bunch of new chapters up, until then I have one more written out I can post that I'll try getting up next week, or somewhere in that general area, so please be patient with me. :D Thank you!
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Kyo~