Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Dotless Dice ❯ Teme ( Chapter 3 )
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By: VanityWantsYou 
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy / Angst | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 11.20.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.1K | Visits: 693 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy / Angst | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 11.20.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.1K | Visits: 693 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Simple as cake.
Yay! More reviewers! ^^ You all keep me going!
And to answer Silverluna, I really tried to get things exact, but I'm not a time person :sheepish grin: so I'm really sorry about not getting the train stuff right, and I'd probably freak out if I had to search online for that. I get all my info from my Japan and Tokyo guide books.
And to Siv the Elf, what do you mean by "where's the rest of it"? Did you think that my story just cut off at the end after the Kakashi part? If so, then just know that that's where I decided to leave off. Sorry if it confused you.
Ne way! Onward to the story!
"Naruto... are you alright?"
"Yeah, you seem a bit..."
"Tired!" Lee finished with youthful enthusiasm.
More like dead... Naruto sighed and plopped down at his desk, his head immediately falling forward, "I feel like I'm about to keel over."
"And you look it, too," Yamanaka Ino said while standing next to her good friend Akamichi Chouji. The both of them were worried about their friend's health, but only Chouji would actually voice his worry.
"Geez, thanks," the blond mumbled and yawned, tears brimming his eyes.
"I think you should go see the nurse," Chouji suggested.
"Why? I'm not sick. Just tired, Chouji."
"Yes, but you will not be able to focus on your work while tired, Naruto-san!" Lee cheered while pumping his fists in the air, "go to the nurse's office and regain your youthful spirit by taking a nap!"
Ino and Naruto stared at the boy, both thinking the same thing, It's too early for this!
The reason why Naruto was so tired was because the night before, he had to clean the mess he made in his room, apologize to a screaming and disgusted Sakura, wash the dishes, and do the laundry. He had complained to Kakashi and Iruka, saying that he shouldn't have had to do all that stuff because he was a host, but they just brushed him off and said that he was only a temporary host and that meant if he did something wrong, he'd have to deal with the consequences. That just wasn't fair! How come the permanent hosts didn't have to clean?.!
"I guess I could go take a nap..." Naruto slurred through his dazed state, "you'll let me borrow your notes after school, right, Chouji?"
"Of course," the chubby boy grumbled while digging through his school bag for a snack.
Naruto got up sluggishly and waved back at the three of them, wincing at Lee's overly loud voice bidding him farewell. He was stopped by the chemistry teacher, Yuuhi Kurenai, and groaned in annoyance. It's not that he didn't like the woman, it's just that she was always so concerned about her students. And if Naruto looked as bad as Ino said, he was in for a shit load of questions.
"Where do you think you're going, Uzumaki-kun?" the red-eyed woman asked with an arched eyebrow.
"To see the nurse... I feel like I'm about to collapse," was Naruto's reply as he slipped out of the room. He did not want to deal with all of his teacher's questions right now. It was, as Shikamaru would say, too troublesome. He trudged through the hall and turned the corner, trying his best to go down the steps without falling. Once he got downstairs, he walked up to the first hall on the right and looked at the sign that read "infirmary".
Finally! I can sleep! he pushed the door open and the sound of ringing bells told the nurse and her assistant of his arrival. The nurse was a blonde woman with hazel eyes named Tsunade, and her assistant was a cheery black-haired girl who went by the name of Shizune.
"Ohayo, Gaki," Tsunade smirked and waved to him from her desk, beckoning him to come closer, "what brings you to my office? Got in trouble and need an alibi?"
"Heh, is that the only time I come here? Sorry, but this time is actually for a kind of good reason," Naruto said sheepishly, trying to push away his desire to sleep for just a little bit, "you think I could borrow one of the sick beds? I didn't get any sleep last night and I'm on the verge of passing out."
"Of course, Naruto-kun," Shizune smiled and pulled back the curtain to one of the plastic-covered beds, "make yourself comfortable. We'll wake you up before third period, alright?"
"Sounds great!" Naruto said happily, walking across the tiled floor and throwing himself onto the bed, heaving a relaxed sigh.
Tsunade frowned as Shizune closed the curtains to the occupied bed. Naruto was always well-rested, so when the teen came in and told her he hadn't slept a wink, she became worried. But she shook her head and convinced herself that the boy probably stayed up all night watching American action movies. The idiot liked to do that on occasions.
"Don't worry about him, Tsunade-sama," Shizune assured the older nurse, "I'm sure it's nothing too bad. He probably just couldn't get to sleep last night. That happens with a lot of teenagers."
That was true, but for some reason, Tsunade didn't think that was the case...
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"Naruto-san! Chouji-san has sent me here as his replacement!" Lee exclaimed proudly as he waved to the slightly less tired blond from across the courtyard. He quickly jogged to his friend's side and flashed him a pearly white smile, "I have brought the assignments from chemistry and Japanese history class!"
Naruto was leaning against the entrance gates, his eyes fully open and his hair in messy tuffs from the large squishy pillow on his sick bed. He had gotten a good rest and was now able to keep himself awake. Unfortunently, he knew that he'd probably get sleepy again within the hour, which was bad since he had a job to go to.
"You're his replacement?"
"Hai! Chouji-san's father signed him out early, so he gave me the assignments you needed. Now here I am! In all my youth!" the excited boy grinned even wider, "and here are your papers!" he took a messily stapled packet of papers out from his bag and handed them to Naruto.
"Thanks, Fuzzy brows," Naruto took the packet and shoved it in his bag, looking at his watch.
Lee turned his head to the side and blinked, "Somewhere you need to be?"
The fox boy nervously scratched the back of his head, "Um, well... I sort of got a job in Akasaka the other day..." Should I tell Fuzzy brows? He's trustworthy...
"Oh! How youthful! What's your job, Naruto-san?"
"Ehh... well, I sort of work as a..." screw it, he may be trustworthy, but one drop of sake and he'll spill my secret for sure, "uh, babysitter?"
Lee laughed and slapped Naruto hard on the back, "A babysitter? That's it? Why did you stutter so much? I'd be very proud to watch such youth!"
"Heh, yeah, youth," Naruto mumbled under his breath, and dammit, fuzzy brows, that hurt!
"Oooh! I have an idea! Why don't we go to Akasaka together? I'm heading that way as well," Lee suggested.
Wonderful...
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Sasuke was tired.
He was tired and sore.
"You have one last client, Sasuke-san," one of the female workers told him with a small blush.
The raven threw a glare at the young girl, making her step back and laugh nervously. There were no words strong enough to describe Sasuke's loathing of women. To him, they were like a bunch of blood sucking leeches that were created just to piss him off.
He sighed and shifted on his traditional Japanese bed(1), loosening his yukata and running a pale hand through dark strands of silky hair, "You may leave," he hissed lowly.
"Yes, Sasuke-san!" the girl bowed and ran out of the room squeeling, happy to have had the gorgeous Uchiha Sasuke speak to her.
Obsidian eyes stared blankly at the closing doors, a famaliar feeling brewing in the pit of his stomach. Fear. But Sasuke knew damn well that an Uchiha never showed fear, nor happiness. His family was too proud to reveal such weaknesses. Pushing away the burning sensation, he closed his eyes and inhaled deeply, taking in the scent of the incense candles.
His last client for the night was a his own brother. The very man that sold him to this damn place. Sasuke didn't know how to deal with the fact that his aniki(2) paid for an entire night with him. He paid for the special...
A knock on the wall outside of his room knocked him from his thoughts, "Sasuke, it's me," Kakashi said merrily.
Sasuke sighed and got into a more comfortable position, wincing as his muscles ached, "Come in."
The scarecrow slid the door open and poked his head in, his eye an upturned 'u', "I have a small job for you. Think you can handle it?"
"Hn."
A deep chuckle, "I'll take that as a yes, then!" Kakashi pushed the door open more and stood to the side. He watched Sasuke get up and smiled warmly beneath his mask, I'm trying my best to protect you... even though I'm sure my protection won't last forever... Sasuke, I can't keep Itachi away forever... "hurry, hurry! We don't have all day! Just because you're butt's sore doesn't mean you can take your time, Sasuke!" he teased.
Sasuke tightened his yukata and fixed Kakashi with his famous Uchiha glare.
Kakashi was used to the treatment, so he only shrugged and brushed it off, "What? It's not a good enough excuse, in my opinion. Iruka wakes up sore every morning, but he still makes it to work on time. If my Dolphin-chan can do it, you can do it, too," it was at that very moment that the raven swung a brush at the man's head. Kakashi easily dodged and sighed when it hit the wall in the hallway, "maa, Sasuke, that's another deduction from your pay. You really need to control your anger."
Sasuke sneered at the older man and gracefully exited the room, ignoring the pain in his backside, "Now what's this 'job' you wanted me to do? I thought I still had a client tonight..." his voice died down at the end.
"You did."
"Hn. I did?"
"I'm sure he won't mind if I switch his appointment to some time next week," Kakashi stated nonchalantly. When he noticed that Sasuke had stopped walking, he stopped as well and turned, "something wrong?"
Sasuke stared at the worker in disbelief, "Y-You..."
"Sasuke, quit worrying so much, you're going to end up bald," Kakashi joked, putting his arm around the boy's shoulders and leading him to the seperate bath house, "Besides, me and Itachi go way back, and I know how to work things out with him. Another week or two won't be a problem at all," clapping his hands together, Kakashi changed the subject, "Now! Let's get to the baths, so I can get you started with your little task," he walked ahead of Sasuke and pushed his hands into his pockets with a small laugh.
The younger Uchiha looked up at Kakashi and suppressed the urge to smile, .. Thank you...
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[An hour earlier]
Naruto and Lee were weaving in and out of the crowds that were scattered all over the Akasaka-dori, one grumbling about annoying kids, the other happily greeting everyone in sight. The blond was seperated from his companion for a few minutes before they both met up again by a stop sign.
"What yo--"
Naruto slapped a hand over Lee's mouth before he could finish, "Don't say that word! I've heard it enough today!" his eye twitched when Lee winked and gave him a thumbs up. Letting his hand slip away, Naruto looked down the back road and spotted The 'Pink' Trade, "I have to go this way, you know, short cut," he lied, "so I'll see you at school tomorrow."
"Actually, I have to go that way as well," Lee smiled brightly and hopped down the narrow street, "come on, Naruto-san, you have a job to get to! No time to dilly dally!"
Dilly... dally? "Right, right, I'm coming," Naruto said and looked over Lee's shoulder at the "cafe", I think I'm going to have a bit of trouble here... How am I going to get in there without Fuzzy brows seeing me? keeping himself a good distance behind Lee, Naruto slowly inched his way to the side of the road by the pleasure house, his blue eyes watching for any signs of the bowl-haired teen turning around. When he saw none, he took off like a horse that just got shot in the ass with a dart.
"Naruto-san? How come you're going in there?" Lee asked in confusion, "are you going to visit someone, too? What about your job?"
Naruto's brows furrowed and his nose scrunched up, "What do you mean by 'too'?"
Lee flashed his friend an award winning smile, "I'm here to visit my boyfriend!"
Akward silence... ... ... ...
"You're shitting me."
"Ah, like Kiba-san would say, I shit you not!" Lee stated, his bright smile still in place.
"I didn't... know you were gay..." and I didn't know you liked who- I mean hosts...
"Does me liking the same sex offend you?" Lee asked with large (cough) creepy (cough) round eyes.
Naruto rubbed the back of his head and thought about that, "Well, it's just... odd..."
The both of them jumped a few feet in the air when the door the The 'Pink' Trade opened, Iruka coming out with a bag filled with garbage. The tanned man smiled kindly to the both of them and went to sit the bag by the mailbox.
"Good evening Naruto, Lee," Iruka said, "Naruto, Kakashi wants to see you in the kitchen. And Lee, Gaara's waiting for you in his room."
"Ah, thank you very much, Umino-san!" Lee then did a 180 and ran down the steps that led to the sitting room, "I'll see you later, Naruto-san!"
"Um, bye," Naruto waved half-heartedly, so his boyfriend's name is Gaara, huh?
"You might want to hurry, Naruto, you're already three minutes late," Iruka added helpfully. He laughed to himself when the boy looked at his watch and screamed, turning around and stomping down the stairs.
Inside, Naruto shoved himself past three older workers and ran into the first hall, heading straight for the kitchen, I can't believe I'm late!! He pushed through the swinging doors and ran into a firm body.
"Itai!" Naruto yelled and rubbed his chest. He looked up, ready to yell at the person that was in his way, but stopped himself when he saw Kakashi standing there reading a small orange book. For some reason... that book looked very suspicious...
"I'm so glad you could make it," Kakashi piped up, "I have a job for you this evening! You won't be dealing with hosts tonight. Instead, you'll be cleaning out the baths."
"Wh-what? I have to do what?.!" Naruto whined and pouted, crossing his arms, "How am I going to clean out all those baths by myself?"
Kakashi tapped Naruto on the nose and chuckled when the teen slapped his hand away, "Now, now, Naruto-kun, who said you were going to do it by yourself?"
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[Back in the present time]
Sasuke stepped out of the bathing area's dressing room with a short white towel wrapped around his waist. He bent down and picked up two wooden buckets that were filled with water, sponges, scrub brushes, and rags. The raven had no clue how Kakashi talked him into doing this. He was a host, he wasn't supposed to do worker jobs.
"He said someone was going to help me," Sasuke scowled and walked across the smooth stone floors, looking around through the cool mist, "and it better not be Neji or Gaara."
"Hello? Anyone there?" a silence, then, "Aw, come the hell on! I want to get this done and over with so I can go home and sleep! I have school in the morning, you know?.!"
That voice... Sasuke clenched his fists around the bucket handles and growled darkly, I swear I'm going to kill Kakashi as soon as I'm done!!
"I'm over here, Dobe," he hissed.
"... ... ..."
Low cursing and whispered complaints were coming from somewhere in the fog and Sasuke couldn't help himself. He smirked. Well, if he had to do this stupid job, he'd make the best of it. And "making the best of it" included annoying the hell out of a loud-mouthed dobe named Uzumaki Naruto.
(1)-I'm sure you guys know what a traditional Japanese bed is :rolls eyes:
(2)- Aniki means Older Brother. That's what Sasuke calls Itachi.
I hope you guys enjoyed this chap! I know I did! :grin: I especially liked the Kakashi and Sasuke moment. Made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Yay! More reviewers! ^^ You all keep me going!
And to answer Silverluna, I really tried to get things exact, but I'm not a time person :sheepish grin: so I'm really sorry about not getting the train stuff right, and I'd probably freak out if I had to search online for that. I get all my info from my Japan and Tokyo guide books.
And to Siv the Elf, what do you mean by "where's the rest of it"? Did you think that my story just cut off at the end after the Kakashi part? If so, then just know that that's where I decided to leave off. Sorry if it confused you.
Ne way! Onward to the story!
"Naruto... are you alright?"
"Yeah, you seem a bit..."
"Tired!" Lee finished with youthful enthusiasm.
More like dead... Naruto sighed and plopped down at his desk, his head immediately falling forward, "I feel like I'm about to keel over."
"And you look it, too," Yamanaka Ino said while standing next to her good friend Akamichi Chouji. The both of them were worried about their friend's health, but only Chouji would actually voice his worry.
"Geez, thanks," the blond mumbled and yawned, tears brimming his eyes.
"I think you should go see the nurse," Chouji suggested.
"Why? I'm not sick. Just tired, Chouji."
"Yes, but you will not be able to focus on your work while tired, Naruto-san!" Lee cheered while pumping his fists in the air, "go to the nurse's office and regain your youthful spirit by taking a nap!"
Ino and Naruto stared at the boy, both thinking the same thing, It's too early for this!
The reason why Naruto was so tired was because the night before, he had to clean the mess he made in his room, apologize to a screaming and disgusted Sakura, wash the dishes, and do the laundry. He had complained to Kakashi and Iruka, saying that he shouldn't have had to do all that stuff because he was a host, but they just brushed him off and said that he was only a temporary host and that meant if he did something wrong, he'd have to deal with the consequences. That just wasn't fair! How come the permanent hosts didn't have to clean?.!
"I guess I could go take a nap..." Naruto slurred through his dazed state, "you'll let me borrow your notes after school, right, Chouji?"
"Of course," the chubby boy grumbled while digging through his school bag for a snack.
Naruto got up sluggishly and waved back at the three of them, wincing at Lee's overly loud voice bidding him farewell. He was stopped by the chemistry teacher, Yuuhi Kurenai, and groaned in annoyance. It's not that he didn't like the woman, it's just that she was always so concerned about her students. And if Naruto looked as bad as Ino said, he was in for a shit load of questions.
"Where do you think you're going, Uzumaki-kun?" the red-eyed woman asked with an arched eyebrow.
"To see the nurse... I feel like I'm about to collapse," was Naruto's reply as he slipped out of the room. He did not want to deal with all of his teacher's questions right now. It was, as Shikamaru would say, too troublesome. He trudged through the hall and turned the corner, trying his best to go down the steps without falling. Once he got downstairs, he walked up to the first hall on the right and looked at the sign that read "infirmary".
Finally! I can sleep! he pushed the door open and the sound of ringing bells told the nurse and her assistant of his arrival. The nurse was a blonde woman with hazel eyes named Tsunade, and her assistant was a cheery black-haired girl who went by the name of Shizune.
"Ohayo, Gaki," Tsunade smirked and waved to him from her desk, beckoning him to come closer, "what brings you to my office? Got in trouble and need an alibi?"
"Heh, is that the only time I come here? Sorry, but this time is actually for a kind of good reason," Naruto said sheepishly, trying to push away his desire to sleep for just a little bit, "you think I could borrow one of the sick beds? I didn't get any sleep last night and I'm on the verge of passing out."
"Of course, Naruto-kun," Shizune smiled and pulled back the curtain to one of the plastic-covered beds, "make yourself comfortable. We'll wake you up before third period, alright?"
"Sounds great!" Naruto said happily, walking across the tiled floor and throwing himself onto the bed, heaving a relaxed sigh.
Tsunade frowned as Shizune closed the curtains to the occupied bed. Naruto was always well-rested, so when the teen came in and told her he hadn't slept a wink, she became worried. But she shook her head and convinced herself that the boy probably stayed up all night watching American action movies. The idiot liked to do that on occasions.
"Don't worry about him, Tsunade-sama," Shizune assured the older nurse, "I'm sure it's nothing too bad. He probably just couldn't get to sleep last night. That happens with a lot of teenagers."
That was true, but for some reason, Tsunade didn't think that was the case...
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"Naruto-san! Chouji-san has sent me here as his replacement!" Lee exclaimed proudly as he waved to the slightly less tired blond from across the courtyard. He quickly jogged to his friend's side and flashed him a pearly white smile, "I have brought the assignments from chemistry and Japanese history class!"
Naruto was leaning against the entrance gates, his eyes fully open and his hair in messy tuffs from the large squishy pillow on his sick bed. He had gotten a good rest and was now able to keep himself awake. Unfortunently, he knew that he'd probably get sleepy again within the hour, which was bad since he had a job to go to.
"You're his replacement?"
"Hai! Chouji-san's father signed him out early, so he gave me the assignments you needed. Now here I am! In all my youth!" the excited boy grinned even wider, "and here are your papers!" he took a messily stapled packet of papers out from his bag and handed them to Naruto.
"Thanks, Fuzzy brows," Naruto took the packet and shoved it in his bag, looking at his watch.
Lee turned his head to the side and blinked, "Somewhere you need to be?"
The fox boy nervously scratched the back of his head, "Um, well... I sort of got a job in Akasaka the other day..." Should I tell Fuzzy brows? He's trustworthy...
"Oh! How youthful! What's your job, Naruto-san?"
"Ehh... well, I sort of work as a..." screw it, he may be trustworthy, but one drop of sake and he'll spill my secret for sure, "uh, babysitter?"
Lee laughed and slapped Naruto hard on the back, "A babysitter? That's it? Why did you stutter so much? I'd be very proud to watch such youth!"
"Heh, yeah, youth," Naruto mumbled under his breath, and dammit, fuzzy brows, that hurt!
"Oooh! I have an idea! Why don't we go to Akasaka together? I'm heading that way as well," Lee suggested.
Wonderful...
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Sasuke was tired.
He was tired and sore.
"You have one last client, Sasuke-san," one of the female workers told him with a small blush.
The raven threw a glare at the young girl, making her step back and laugh nervously. There were no words strong enough to describe Sasuke's loathing of women. To him, they were like a bunch of blood sucking leeches that were created just to piss him off.
He sighed and shifted on his traditional Japanese bed(1), loosening his yukata and running a pale hand through dark strands of silky hair, "You may leave," he hissed lowly.
"Yes, Sasuke-san!" the girl bowed and ran out of the room squeeling, happy to have had the gorgeous Uchiha Sasuke speak to her.
Obsidian eyes stared blankly at the closing doors, a famaliar feeling brewing in the pit of his stomach. Fear. But Sasuke knew damn well that an Uchiha never showed fear, nor happiness. His family was too proud to reveal such weaknesses. Pushing away the burning sensation, he closed his eyes and inhaled deeply, taking in the scent of the incense candles.
His last client for the night was a his own brother. The very man that sold him to this damn place. Sasuke didn't know how to deal with the fact that his aniki(2) paid for an entire night with him. He paid for the special...
A knock on the wall outside of his room knocked him from his thoughts, "Sasuke, it's me," Kakashi said merrily.
Sasuke sighed and got into a more comfortable position, wincing as his muscles ached, "Come in."
The scarecrow slid the door open and poked his head in, his eye an upturned 'u', "I have a small job for you. Think you can handle it?"
"Hn."
A deep chuckle, "I'll take that as a yes, then!" Kakashi pushed the door open more and stood to the side. He watched Sasuke get up and smiled warmly beneath his mask, I'm trying my best to protect you... even though I'm sure my protection won't last forever... Sasuke, I can't keep Itachi away forever... "hurry, hurry! We don't have all day! Just because you're butt's sore doesn't mean you can take your time, Sasuke!" he teased.
Sasuke tightened his yukata and fixed Kakashi with his famous Uchiha glare.
Kakashi was used to the treatment, so he only shrugged and brushed it off, "What? It's not a good enough excuse, in my opinion. Iruka wakes up sore every morning, but he still makes it to work on time. If my Dolphin-chan can do it, you can do it, too," it was at that very moment that the raven swung a brush at the man's head. Kakashi easily dodged and sighed when it hit the wall in the hallway, "maa, Sasuke, that's another deduction from your pay. You really need to control your anger."
Sasuke sneered at the older man and gracefully exited the room, ignoring the pain in his backside, "Now what's this 'job' you wanted me to do? I thought I still had a client tonight..." his voice died down at the end.
"You did."
"Hn. I did?"
"I'm sure he won't mind if I switch his appointment to some time next week," Kakashi stated nonchalantly. When he noticed that Sasuke had stopped walking, he stopped as well and turned, "something wrong?"
Sasuke stared at the worker in disbelief, "Y-You..."
"Sasuke, quit worrying so much, you're going to end up bald," Kakashi joked, putting his arm around the boy's shoulders and leading him to the seperate bath house, "Besides, me and Itachi go way back, and I know how to work things out with him. Another week or two won't be a problem at all," clapping his hands together, Kakashi changed the subject, "Now! Let's get to the baths, so I can get you started with your little task," he walked ahead of Sasuke and pushed his hands into his pockets with a small laugh.
The younger Uchiha looked up at Kakashi and suppressed the urge to smile, .. Thank you...
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[An hour earlier]
Naruto and Lee were weaving in and out of the crowds that were scattered all over the Akasaka-dori, one grumbling about annoying kids, the other happily greeting everyone in sight. The blond was seperated from his companion for a few minutes before they both met up again by a stop sign.
"What yo--"
Naruto slapped a hand over Lee's mouth before he could finish, "Don't say that word! I've heard it enough today!" his eye twitched when Lee winked and gave him a thumbs up. Letting his hand slip away, Naruto looked down the back road and spotted The 'Pink' Trade, "I have to go this way, you know, short cut," he lied, "so I'll see you at school tomorrow."
"Actually, I have to go that way as well," Lee smiled brightly and hopped down the narrow street, "come on, Naruto-san, you have a job to get to! No time to dilly dally!"
Dilly... dally? "Right, right, I'm coming," Naruto said and looked over Lee's shoulder at the "cafe", I think I'm going to have a bit of trouble here... How am I going to get in there without Fuzzy brows seeing me? keeping himself a good distance behind Lee, Naruto slowly inched his way to the side of the road by the pleasure house, his blue eyes watching for any signs of the bowl-haired teen turning around. When he saw none, he took off like a horse that just got shot in the ass with a dart.
"Naruto-san? How come you're going in there?" Lee asked in confusion, "are you going to visit someone, too? What about your job?"
Naruto's brows furrowed and his nose scrunched up, "What do you mean by 'too'?"
Lee flashed his friend an award winning smile, "I'm here to visit my boyfriend!"
Akward silence... ... ... ...
"You're shitting me."
"Ah, like Kiba-san would say, I shit you not!" Lee stated, his bright smile still in place.
"I didn't... know you were gay..." and I didn't know you liked who- I mean hosts...
"Does me liking the same sex offend you?" Lee asked with large (cough) creepy (cough) round eyes.
Naruto rubbed the back of his head and thought about that, "Well, it's just... odd..."
The both of them jumped a few feet in the air when the door the The 'Pink' Trade opened, Iruka coming out with a bag filled with garbage. The tanned man smiled kindly to the both of them and went to sit the bag by the mailbox.
"Good evening Naruto, Lee," Iruka said, "Naruto, Kakashi wants to see you in the kitchen. And Lee, Gaara's waiting for you in his room."
"Ah, thank you very much, Umino-san!" Lee then did a 180 and ran down the steps that led to the sitting room, "I'll see you later, Naruto-san!"
"Um, bye," Naruto waved half-heartedly, so his boyfriend's name is Gaara, huh?
"You might want to hurry, Naruto, you're already three minutes late," Iruka added helpfully. He laughed to himself when the boy looked at his watch and screamed, turning around and stomping down the stairs.
Inside, Naruto shoved himself past three older workers and ran into the first hall, heading straight for the kitchen, I can't believe I'm late!! He pushed through the swinging doors and ran into a firm body.
"Itai!" Naruto yelled and rubbed his chest. He looked up, ready to yell at the person that was in his way, but stopped himself when he saw Kakashi standing there reading a small orange book. For some reason... that book looked very suspicious...
"I'm so glad you could make it," Kakashi piped up, "I have a job for you this evening! You won't be dealing with hosts tonight. Instead, you'll be cleaning out the baths."
"Wh-what? I have to do what?.!" Naruto whined and pouted, crossing his arms, "How am I going to clean out all those baths by myself?"
Kakashi tapped Naruto on the nose and chuckled when the teen slapped his hand away, "Now, now, Naruto-kun, who said you were going to do it by yourself?"
xXxX Smex XxXx
[Back in the present time]
Sasuke stepped out of the bathing area's dressing room with a short white towel wrapped around his waist. He bent down and picked up two wooden buckets that were filled with water, sponges, scrub brushes, and rags. The raven had no clue how Kakashi talked him into doing this. He was a host, he wasn't supposed to do worker jobs.
"He said someone was going to help me," Sasuke scowled and walked across the smooth stone floors, looking around through the cool mist, "and it better not be Neji or Gaara."
"Hello? Anyone there?" a silence, then, "Aw, come the hell on! I want to get this done and over with so I can go home and sleep! I have school in the morning, you know?.!"
That voice... Sasuke clenched his fists around the bucket handles and growled darkly, I swear I'm going to kill Kakashi as soon as I'm done!!
"I'm over here, Dobe," he hissed.
"... ... ..."
Low cursing and whispered complaints were coming from somewhere in the fog and Sasuke couldn't help himself. He smirked. Well, if he had to do this stupid job, he'd make the best of it. And "making the best of it" included annoying the hell out of a loud-mouthed dobe named Uzumaki Naruto.
(1)-I'm sure you guys know what a traditional Japanese bed is :rolls eyes:
(2)- Aniki means Older Brother. That's what Sasuke calls Itachi.
I hope you guys enjoyed this chap! I know I did! :grin: I especially liked the Kakashi and Sasuke moment. Made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.