A/N: Okay, I have finally made myself start writing another SasuNaru. And possibly a RoyEd coming…XD
I don't have much to say this time round, so, please read now! Hope you enjoy my story.
His Personal Attendant
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"I need money…" The blond boy sighed to himself.
"Waiter!" A customer called.
"Coming!" Said boy hurried over.
Uzumaki Naruto hated his job as a waiter. It was hard to please people, although he did have experience, he just didn't like people who loved to just sit there and look at the menu for minutes (which seemed like hours to him), slowly thinking of what they wanted to eat as if their brain had difficulty processing what the menu was describing. He contemplated just kicking their asses once they were done, but decided not to, since he would probably lose his job. Although the job payed him, the money was shit. However, this was the best job he could get in the city, considering that he didn't study much. He was told that this job might be only suitable for people who had studied quite a bit, learned manners and have good looks, too. Within all of those qualities, he only had good looks. His boss said to him, "The reason why I hired you was because I think you have the brightest smile I've ever seen!"
Brightest smile? Kinda true actually, I agree. He mentally thought, while taking this comment from his boss to lift his mood.
At the end of the day, he concluded:
I need another job. Badly.
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Naruto packed his stuff up and set out for home. As he was weaving through the bustling evening streets, his eyes got caught on a large poster.
"What's this…?" He asked himself. He could barely read most of the poster. It was evening, and he didn't study much, anyway. All he could make out was, 'hiring', 'you', 'kingdom' and, 'high pay'. Those words were telling him that this job probably required maybe someone who needs to study more again.
As Naruto started to walk away, some guy and his friends came up to the poster.
"Hey, hey! Look at this poster! It says, 'Hiring a personal attendant for the king!' And whoa!"
"What?" His friend asked.
"It says that even commoners, like us who didn't study much, can be one too! As long as you are good at serving and…smiling?! What the…"
"Maybe so that the king can cheer up, or maybe it shows that you're polite!" His friend said.
"Yeah... maybe. And it's tomorrow! What's more, those who become one, you get to live in the palace with the king!" The guy exclaimed.
"Oh my god! I'm on it! I'm going back to prepare now," His friend hurried away.
Naruto was still there, deep in thought. I SHOULD go... shouldn't I? Well, no harm in giving it a shot. Plus, he needs someone who can serve well... and can smile! That's ME!
Naruto practically skipped home. He was ready for the 'interview' tomorrow. However, he wasn't too ready to live in the palace. He would miss his friends around this area. Like Kiba, Shikamaru and Shino...
He reached home, a sudden wave of depression washing over him. He was going to leave his house and his friends.
Knock knock!
"Who's that?" Naruto called out.
"It's Kiba, Shino and Shika!" Kiba's loud voice rang out.
Naruto opened the door revealing Kiba and his dog, Shino with his big coat as always, and a lazy looking Shikamaru. He stepped aside and let his friends come in. Akamaru, Kiba's dog, jumped around happily.
"Hey guys, what's the big occasion?" Naruto asked jokingly. All 3 of them sat down as Naruto followed suit.
"Naruto, heard of the job that the king is offering?" Kiba asked, while patting his dog.
"Yeah, I saw the poster today," Naruto suddenly felt a twinge of sadness and looked down.
"Oh. You going? 'Cause I think we're going too,"
Naruto looked up, surprised and asked, "Aren't you guys gonna continue working in your own family businesses?"
"Dude, once I saw the high pay, I was sold!" Kiba said, excitement in his voice.
"Heh. I see. I'm not surprised that you're going Kiba, but Shino and Shikamaru?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, they're going too, for some weird reason," Kiba looked at them questioningly.
"We're just trying our luck," Shikamaru explained, obviously a bit bored of this conversation. Shino, the ever-so-silent him, silently agreed.
"Are you sure? I don't think they're gonna take in someone who loves dogs more than himself, someone who is too lazy to do anything and someone who is so silent!" Naruto snickered.
"Hey!" All three of them chorused at once. (Surprisingly, for Shikamaru and Shino, since one was so lazy and the other was so silent.)
"What do you mean by that, Naruto, Are you saying that I'm incompetent?!" Kiba said heatedly.
"Whoa... that's one big word, there. Where'd ya learn that?" Naruto teased.
"That's it!" Kiba finally lost it, and tackled Naruto to the ground.
Shino and Shikamaru just watched the 2 boys brawl in silent amusement.
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Naruto woke up the next morning, feeling exceptionally happy. His friends were trying it out as well. At least he knows he's not so alone, after all. He made sure he was dressed well, so he looked presentable and made sure he was clean. Combined with his mood, he was sure to make it in today!
He opened his door and saw his friends apparently standing, seemingly waiting for him. Akamaru barked to Kiba, and Kiba turned around seeing Naruto.
"You look nice, Naruto!" Kiba grinned.
"Whether that was an insult or not," Kiba pouted at this, "I still thank you. And you guys look good, too!" Naruto added a sunny smile.
"Thanks," Shikamaru said. Shino silently said his thanks (if it was even possible) and Kiba's grin just grew wider.
All four of them set out for the castle, all confident that they would make it in.
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Uchiha Sasuke rubbed his temple while he stared at the note in front of him.
It read:
Hi Sasuke-kun!
How about another date this weekend? I'll go over to your side instead. Please write back to me as soon as possible!
Lots of love,
Sakura
Sasuke cringed at the '-kun' suffix. A knock sounded from his door.
"Come in," Sasuke called.
The door opened, revealing a pale, long haired man who resembled Sasuke very much.
"What do you need, Itachi?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow at his brother.
"Don't forget, little brother, today is the day you are supposed to choose a personal attendant," Itachi looked at Sasuke.
"Damn," Sasuke swore he had burst a vein by this point.
"You really forgot?" Itachi frowned at his brother's forgetfulness.
"Kind of. When are they coming in?"
"Now…?"
"Shit. I'll go get ready, you tell them to come in later. If you need to, ask Kakashi to assist you,"
"Sure. Have fun choosing little brother." Itachi smirked.
"STOP CALLING ME THAT YOU IDIOT!" Sasuke blew up and hurled his book towards the door. Unfortunately, Sasuke was unsuccessful since Itachi saw this coming, and quickly exited the room. The poor book hit the door for nothing.
He walked down the long halls of the palace. As he turned a corner, he bumped into someone and that said person yelped. Itachi almost fell back but managed to steady himself. He was a prince for god's sakes! He cannot fall that easily, but neither was he going to let that person fall too. He reached out and grabbed that person's hand.
That's rare... his hair is blond. Itachi thought to himself.
"Sorry!" The blond boy apologized.
"It's alright. Are you okay?" Itachi asked, testing the boy. He knew he must be one of those competitors competing to be his brother's personal attendant, judging by the way he was dressed and the way he looked.
"Yes, I'm fine," The blond added a smile.
"That's good," Itachi seemed to like this boy. He doesn't seem like someone who might be rude, or someone who was evil, since his smile was genuine.
"Err, I want to know where the restroom is... I need to go," The blond looked a bit embarrassed for asking this question.
What a shy boy... Itachi thought maniacally.
So, Itachi being the naughty Itachi, he pointed out the direction to the restroom and spanked the boy's ass. The boy's eyes immediately widened and he jumped.
"Hold it, what's your name?"
The boy, fearing Itachi's wrath (of spanking his ass) said timidly, "N-Naruto."
"Hmm... I see. Now go. You look like you're about to pee your pants." Itachi smirked.
Naruto 'meep-ed' and hurried in the direction the Uchiha pointed to him.
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"Guys!" Naruto rushed back to his friends in the Assembly Hall. His friends wondered what took him so long.
"I met this perverted guy who spanked my ass! And he kept smirking at me!" Naruto looked traumatized. Kiba burst out laughing while Shikamaru snickered and, somehow because of this, Shino managed to laugh too.
"Don't laugh! It's not funny! Seriously, he's a pervert! I only asked him for the direction to the restroom, and he had to spank my ass!"
"What..." More laughing, "does he... look like?" Kiba managed to choke out between bouts of laughter.
"He has freaky hair, freaky eyes, freaky face, and freaky-"
Kiba cut in, "If everything is freaky to you, we wouldn't know who he is!"
"Well! He IS freaky!"
Suddenly, a loud voice boomed through the Assembly Hall. The one standing in the front was a white haired man, who oddly wore a black mask over his mouth and nose.
"Now! Shall we let this competition begin?" The white haired man asked.
Everyone looked at him confidently.
"Let me explain this again, if you become the king's personal attendant, you will have to stay in the castle and as this is like a contract, it goes on for 3 years. Unless the king says that he wants you to stay longer, or he wants to fire you, then you have to do so. You have no right to argue back. So, those who wish to leave right now, please do."
No one made a move to exit the hall.
"Good! Now, these are some of the things you need to know. If you are his personal attendant, you would have to stay with him, go to wherever he goes, serve him and respect him. Get it?"
Some nods from the people.
"Okay! Let us begin!" A number of guards came up, and, started to pick out some people to start out.
"We will randomly pick a few people and bring them to the king's room. The rest will stay here and wait until you are chosen."
Seconds felt like minutes.
Minutes felt like hours.
How long was this going to take, exactly?
Naruto and his friends were getting impatient since they weren't chosen yet.
Kiba yawned, "It's been two hours already, when, in god's name, are we going to be picked?!"
"You have to be patient. Perhaps the king has already decided on his attendant," Shikamaru explained.
"Do you have to be so discouraging?" Kiba asked.
"What? I am only stating the facts."
Shino had nothing to say.
"You four, come!" One of the guards said.
"Hey, it's us, guys! Let's go!" Naruto said cheerfully.
All four of them got up and followed the guard. Somewhere from within, Naruto's heart was beating wildly. He was nervous. He wasn't sure of how to react if they asked any questions.
It seemed like things were going so fast, they had reached the king's room already. The previous batches of people were ushered to get away from the king's room.
"Hey you, with the pineapple hair, go in," The guard said and opened the door. Shikamaru entered and his first reaction was to yawn though he was faced with the king and another long raven haired man beside. He looked at the extravagant room. On the right side of the room was the king's bed and to the left was another door, probably leading to his bathroom. A couple of book shelves were against the wall and were fully stacked with books. He stared at the room with complete boredom. I can't believe I'm actually here doing this…
"So troublesome…" He said to himself, not caring whether anyone heard it or not.
"What did you say?" The white haired man raised his visible eyebrow at that comment.
"I said it's troublesome."
And Shikamaru was pushed out of the room. He couldn't even serve that king.
The other three looked at Shikamaru and sighed. All of them knew he had said those two fatal words: 'So troublesome...'
Next up was Kiba, he walked in to the room and prepared to do whatever they told him to, but instead he ended up just gawking at the magnificent decorations and didn't react for the next 10 seconds. He got kicked out as well since they thought he was stoned.
"Wow, you should see the decorations man! They were awesome! I thought I was in heaven!" Kiba said.
Then Shino walked in. He was asked to serve the king tea and did so. In fact, he could serve the king.
But he was kicked out as well. Why? He was just too quiet and almost expressionless.
Finally, it was Naruto's turn. He took a deep breath and entered, chest lifted up a bit, face filled with confidence and that smile which he was known for.
When he entered, he got a shock.
"The pervert?!" Naruto suddenly exclaimed out loud while pointing at the guy who just spanked his ass.
The dark haired boy looked at Itachi and sighed, "What did you do this time?"
"Nothing really..." Itachi tried to look innocent.
"Nothing?! Yeah right! You asshole!"
"I will deal with you later Itachi. Anyway, pour me a cup of tea, please." The King pointed to the side of the table, which has a tea pot and a cup.
With his skills and experienced he had acquired as a waiter, he poured the tea out and immediately asked, "Do you need milk or sugar to go with the tea?"
"None, thank you."
Without Sasuke extending his hand, Naruto bowed politely and handed the king his tea.
Good service.
"Well done. It seems like you know the way to serve someone. You're the first one to pass. You're not clumsy or too nervous like the rest, and I believe that is the way to serving someone. I see that you are sincerely doing your job. You have potential."
Naruto looked at him wide-eyed and in surprise.
"I told you so little brother," Itachi sounded smug.
"Shut up." Sasuke said, annoyed.
LITTLE BROTHER?! WHAT THE HELL? Naruto screamed mentally.
"You know, since you only need one attendant, let's just choose Naruto instead," Itachi suggested. Sasuke was also considering this.
Naruto suddenly said, "You're not giving other people a chance?"
"Do you wish to waste this chance then?" Sasuke asked.
"N-No..." Naruto looked down.
"It's decided then," Sasuke said firmly, "Your name is?"
"Naruto. Uzumaki Naruto," Naruto said with a big smile.
"How many contestants are there left then?" Sasuke asked the guards.
"Not many. Only a few are left," The guard answered.
"Kakashi, did you tell them that this is a 'first come first serve' competition?" Sasuke looked at that forgetful man.
"Eh..." The white haired man, known as Kakashi, brought his hand up and scratched his head, indicating to Sasuke that he was sorry and adding a smile, hoping that Sasuke wouldn't kill him.
A sigh escaped Sasuke for the millionth time of the day. "Forget it. I'm tired anyway... Naruto, come to the palace tomorrow morning instead. Go do what you need to today. You don't have to bring anything at all, since you'd be given new clothes and the like."
Naruto nodded and he exited the room to announce his new job to his friends.
The day finally ended with him being very happy. He got a new job, and a higher pay, too! But he would definitely miss his friends.
Naruto looked at his friends sadly, Kiba assured him that they were fine.
"If only if I had given you guys tips beforehand, then you guys might be chosen too..."
"Nah, don't be silly! Even if you did, in the end, it's always ONE person who gets chosen. And you are the only ONE. Don't worry about us Naruto, we'll live!" Kiba grinned at Naruto and slung his arm over his shoulder.
"Yeah, we'd still be the same old us. I'm sure you won't be in the palace FOREVER..." Shikamaru said, attempting to cheer Naruto up.
Shino, the silent one, made this an exception for his seeming muteness.
"Go for it Naruto." he said for the first time.
"Thanks guys," Naruto managed to smile a bit.
"Welcome. Don't worry too much. Since I don't have work tomorrow, I'll see you off to the palace," Kiba offered.
"If you want to!" Naruto grinned.
"Deal!"
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A/N: AH! XD I finished this in like, 2 hours!!! I think it's pretty okay for a start. Instead of doing what everybody thinks Naruto is, someone who is dumb, or probably hated by every single person in town, maybe even no friends at all, I made him all friendly and at least have common sense.
I made Itachi more of a pervert. Since I won't really focus much on anything else but Sasuke and Naruto's relationship, don't expect loads of action. It's just mostly loads of LURVE and humor. XD
Anyway, please review! Tell me what you think. No flames please! Or they will be used to cook marshmallows. Constructive criticism is much appreciated. :)
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EDIT: I made a lot of changes and sent it to Cami so that she can beta this chapter as well. Anyways, I'm probably gonna do that for the rest of those un-beta-ed chapters as well. I hope that this change wasn't as lame as the first original plot. The major changes are that stupid 4-people-enter-the-room-and-serve-the-king thingy. xD
Next chapter: Naruto's first day at the palace and working for the king. How will it all turn out in the end? Is Itachi really the pervert he thinks? And who is that white-haired man? Stay tuned to find out!