Joyfull-Joker : So…this is my first fanfic. I'm kind of nervous… ^/^ …Well anyways, so yeah this is my first fanfic and I really hope everyone likes it! Any hateful reviews will be deleted and ignored. Mkay, on to the story I guess =)
EDIT-11/13/13: Thank you to my amazing beta Ashabird!
Talk About Love
Warning: YAOI, DON'T LIKE DON'T READ - some Adult humor/language – mature situations – some fluff – Alternate Universe – OOC-ness - pretty basic shit XD
Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Naruto... If I did, Naruto would be the ultimate Uke, Sakura would die, and Shikamaru would be MINEEE! 3
Pairings: NejiNaru, KibaNaru, GaaNaru, SasuNaru, etcNaru, KakaIru & KisaIta & KyuTsu (side pairings)
Prologue:
I sighed heavily, sitting down under a large willow tree. Kyuubi, my older brother, sat down next to me. His long red hair draped over his shoulders.
"Hey kit…"
"Not now, Kyuubi, I'm not in the mood."
Kyuubi frowned, staring at me with blood red eyes. He reached out and grabbed my unruly blonde hair making my fox ears twitch in protest, turning me so I was looking straight into his eyes. Kyuubi's gaze softened,
"Listen here kit, tomorrow is your 17th birthday – meaning that the most powerful demon clans, and eligible males, are going to be coming here in search of your hand. You knew that this was going to happen since you were young…" Kyuubi took in a deep breath. "You are Uzumaki Naruto, prince of Konoha, and one of the greatest fox demons this kingdom has ever seen. I…am Uzumaki Kyuubi, prince and head general of Konoha, and it is my duty to protect my little brother."
Kyuubi smiled at my teary eyes, tracing the whisker marks on my face,
"I know that you can do this Naruto and anytime throughout the month that you need help you can come to me. I'll make sure you don't get hurt. But this is your chance to find your mate…and I don't want to ruin that for you."
I sat up and shifted my kimono slightly,
"Hey, Kyuubi, where did you meet your mate?"
Kyuubi blinked,
"You mean Tsuki? Well, it was his 17th birthday, and when I came up to give him his gift, he touched my ears and giggled. "He laughed at the memory, "I still don't understand though. Why?"
I stood up quickly and gave Kyuubi a thumbs up and a wide grin,
"I've made up my mind! I'm going to make the most out of this month and have fun. I don't see a reason to be serious unless I'm talking to the clan leaders. Besides, if these men want my hand…well, they'll have to get my heart first."
I looked up into the sky and smiled,
"Let's get the show on the road."
-Sasuke's' POV-
I sat at the dining table with my parents, Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha, the king and Queen of The Land of Sound along with my older brother Itachi and his mate, Kisame – the king of The Land of Water. Taking a gulp of my drink I glared at my brother.
"So, what is it you wished to talk to me about?"
Itachi smirked and held out a cream colored envelope,
"Uzumaki, Naruto."
Mikoto gasped,
"Naru-chan?!"
Fugaku breathed at his wife's outburst,
"Who?"
Mikoto hit his arm.
"Dummy, he's your best friends' son!"
I raised my eyebrow, taking the envelope from Itachi's hand.
"A messenger from Konoha came to deliver that earlier today. Apparently, Naruto is turning 17 tomorrow."
Kisame smirked as my eyes took on a predatory shine.
My mother squealed,
"Al~right, it's settled then! SAKURA-CHAANNN, INO-CHAANNN! "The two maids came barreling into the room. "I want you to put 2 months' worth of clothing into a scroll for each of us and yourselves, as well as our other day to day things, understand?"
"Yes Ma'am!"
She smiled approvingly as the demons ran out of the room.
"Fugaku dear, You, Kisame, and Itachi go get the carriages ready immediately, we need to get on the road before sunset!"
The two panther demons and shark demon, mumbled curses under their breath as they quickly left the room. My eye twitched as my mother turned to me, her sleek tail swaying in anticipation,
"Well, Sasuke? Are you coming or not!"
I tsked,
"Of course I am mother, let's go."
She giggled and hummed, following me outside the castle.
-Neji's POV-
"N-Neji-san, W-wait for me!"
I stopped hearing Hinata's voice, and turned around.
"What is it, Hinata-sama?"
She smiled and blushed,
"U-Uzumaki Naruto, is t-turning 17!"
"Wait, what?"
She grabbed my hand and began guiding me through the mansion,
"Hinata-sama? Where are we going?!"
"My fa-ather is outside; h-he says that this is a good opportunity f-for you…"
I blinked and sighed, smiling slightly.
"Explain Naruto in more detail to me please, after all, you trained in Konoha with him, yes?"
Hinata's smile widened,
"A-alright, Uzumaki Naruto i-is the prince of Konoha. He has b-blonde hair that never w-wants to cooperate, big blue e-eyes and tan skin. He's about a-as tall as me, and he hates it w-when people make fun of him for i-it." Hinata giggled before continuing. "He's u-unbelievably stubborn and is full o-of surprises. He has an o-older brother, Uzumaki K-Kyuubi, the head general of Konoha. He holds an un-unfathomable amount of power there, and is very protective of N-Naruto and his mate Tsuki, an h-hyena demon. His parents are Namikaze M-Minato and Uzumaki Kushina, the king and queen of 're old friends of U-Uchiha Fugaku and Mikoto."
I smiled,
"Did you do a back ground check on him or something?"
Hinata gaped before turning around and glaring at me, the blue feathers of her wings ruffling out in agitation.
"N-no, what made you think t-that?!"
"Calm down, Hinata-sama, you're scaring the maids…"
She blushed and spun around again, dragging me outside in silence. Once outside I walked up next to Hinata's father and my uncle, Hyuuga Hiashi, the leader of the messaging system.
"Hyuuga-sama, will we be flying, or should we take the carriage?"
"We will be flying there. I've already had one of my messengers bring our things to the Uzumaki castle, he should arrive the same time we do. Let's go."
I sighed, spreading my hawk- like wings out to its total wingspan of 14 feet. I watched as Hinata did the same with her hummingbird wings, and Hyuuga-sama with his crane wings. Taking to the sky I smirked,
"Well, here I go…"
-Kibas' POV-
"You know you shouldn't mess with porcupines, Akamaru."
"ARF!"
I sighed running a hand through my hair before pulling out the last barb on Akamaru's nose. He whined and I chuckled, rubbing his head,
"What am I gonna do with you, eh?"
"Oi! Mutt!"
Why this is just fantastic! I growled, my wolf ears lowering as I glared daggers at my older sister.
"What?"
She raised her nose and scoffed,
"Someone's here to see you."
I rolled my eyes laughing,
"No one ever comes here to see me, you know that." I pouted and grumbled to Akamaru, "People think I'm scary…Do I look scary to you, Akamaru?"
"…arf."
"WHAATTTTTT?! You traitor!"
"Kiba!"
"WHAT?"
She sighed,
"Are you gonna let him in or not?"
"Fine~. Send em in…"
As soon as I said that a petite man, by his smell I guessed he was a mouse demon, walked into the room wearing a Konoha military uniform and bowed,
"I-Is it safe to assume th-that you are K-Kiba Inuzuka of the Wolf F-Fang tribe?"
I grinned, showing of my sharp k-9s,
"So, they still remember my name in Konoha, huh? Wow, didn't know I was that famous."
I laughed, the sound causing the poor guy to shiver.
"Don't worry man, it ain't like I'm gonna bite your head off. Geez, you people need to live a little."
I smiled, attempting to lighten the mood a little,
"Now, why'd you come see me? Got a message or somethin'?"
"Y-Yes, I came to i-inform you that Uzumaki Naruto is turning 17 tomorrow,"
My eyes widened, before a grin made its way onto my face,
"So, the little squirts growing up…"
I thought for a minute, rubbing the tension out of my neck and shoulders,
"Yo, sis!"
"Hm?"
"Me and Akamaru are gonna take a nice long walk to go visit the Uzumaki's. Wanna come?"
I asked, wiggling my eyebrows suggestively. She laughed,
"Naw, I'll pass."
I shrugged, hopping onto Akamaru's back and waving goodbye. I whistled and Akamaru took off.
-Gaaras' POV-
"Gaara?"
I blinked, looking up to see my sister, Temari, the princess of Suna , and our brother Kankuro, Suna's general. I sighed,
"What is it?"
Kankuro smirked at me,
"Well, your majesty, I have some…interesting news from Konoha."
My head snapping up at the name of our neighboring kingdom, I nodded my head slowly encouraging Kankuro to tell me more.
"Uzumaki Naruto's turning 17."
My eyes widened and I stood up slowly. Quietly making my way towards my siblings and walking out of the door, I looked back at their surprised faces,
"I think it's about time we visit our neighbors, don't you?"
Temari smiled,
"I knew you'd want to go. We already packed everything we need, and the carriage is waiting outside."
I nodded, walking away, pleased to hear their footsteps following closely behind me. On the way through our castle, the maids each bowed to me and gave me a respectful farewell. It seemed like no time until we were in the royal carriage. Temari reached over to me and pet my blood colored hair, taking her time to rub my raccoon ears. I gave a sort of mewl before quickly smacking her hand away and glaring at her.
"Don't do that again, I'll kill you."
Kankuro just laughed,
"You say that every time!"
I sighed looking out the window to the vast desert.
"Say, Kankuro, where did you hear about Naruto's birthday anyways?"
"Hm? Oh, there was a messenger from Konoha earlier today."
I narrowed my eyes,
"This must be a pretty big deal if King Minato went out of his way to inform us."
Kankuro simply nodded. After a moment of brief silence, Temari decided to burst into fits of laughter,
"I wonder what the bachelors are going to do when they see 'Sabaku no Gaara'!"
My eye started twitching. Kankuro just grinned,
"They'll probably cower in fear,"
"Ooohh~ or maybe-"
My siblings kept going on about what the other clans and suitors were going to do when they saw me, because according to them I'm a ruthless king who kills anyone who gets in my way. Of course that's complete bullshit. After about another 5 minutes of the back and forth, I finally snapped,
"WOULD YOU TWO, PLEASE, JUST SHUT THE HELL UP?!"
-Shikamaru's POV-(No this is not a pairing. They're friends.)-
Standing guard in front of the palace gates was not an easy job, especially when a certain prince was turning 17 the next day. I sighed annoyed, as two of the men there, a serpent demon and a monkey demon, began throwing punches. Choji, the other guard and my best friend, got in between them and growled,
"I promised Prince Naruto that I would make sure there was no fighting before, during, and after this month. I plan to keep that promise. Got it?" he rumbled threateningly.
I smirked as one of the suitors called out,
"What does it matter to you two? You're just some lowly demons in charge of guarding a gate!"
Choji smiled,
"Not exactly. You see, we volunteered to do this. Normally Shikamaru over there-"he indicated me with a nod, "is Prince Naruto's personal guard. And I'm Queen Kushina's personal guard as well."
The crowd paled,
"So, we're not as 'lowly' as you say we are, are we?"
I grumbled, tilting my head forward to point my impressive antlers at him,
"And by the way, not only am I a royal guard and an extremely skilled warrior, I'm also an assassin. So if you all don't cooperate then this is gonna be a very long and painful month. For you. Besides, Prince Naruto wishes for there to be no violence…do you honestly want to disappoint him?"
Pausing for a few brief seconds, I straightened my back and smirked mockingly at their reactions,
"That's what I thought. Now here's how we're going to do this! –"
JoyfullJoker: Okie Dokie! Well, there's the Prologue! I hope you all liked it~ 3
Naruto: Hey, Joy? When am I going to meet all of them?
JoyfullJoker: Next chapter! Oh and by the way the next chapter will get up sooner if you REVIEWW! Love you all, later 3
Chapter 1 Preview:
The men cleared a path for the young king to go through, afraid that if they got to close…he would kill them. As he walked up to the throne, Naruto took his time to look the young man over. He stopped in front of the throne Naruto was sitting on, and bowed. Iruka spoke up,
"Hello, what is your name?"
The man stood up straight,
"My name is-"
TO BE CONTINUED