Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ It's a Nanny's Job ❯ Marco Polo and Macaroni ( Chapter 3 )

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It's a Nanny's Job

 

Chapter Three- Marco Polo and Macaroni

 

When Sasuke's wife divorces him, and leaves him their kids, it's up to him to get a nanny. But nobody seems right for the job. Except for this blonde, who refuses to leave his property until he gets the job. What's Sasuke to do?

 

 

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It took Naruto no more than seven minutes to get to the school. This meant three minutes to find the classroom (the phone call took five minutes). He was lucky that the school had Jesse for a receptionist.

 

Jesse looked up from the papers she was sorting when the bell on the door rang. A smile stretched her lips instantly. “Naruto! How are you?”

 

Naruto grinned as he put leaned on her desk, “Nothing much has changed since ten minutes ago, Jesse, but thanks for asking. Can you help me; I need to know where the kindergarten classroom is.”

 

Jesse nodded, and pointed to the left, “Just go out into the hall and to the left. It's room three, it's got a bunch of cute paintings all over the door and everything, you can't miss it.”

 

Naruto nodded, “Thank you!” He blew a kiss to her, and ran out into the hall and to the left. Soon enough classroom three was right in front of him. He moved to open the door, fingers hovering over the handle as he jumped a little when the bell rang.

 

WHAM!!!

 

Naruto found himself flat on his back on the hard carpet, children not bothering to look at him as they raced down the hall and to the outside world (purposely or not stepping on him).

 

Naruto immediately got up; rubbing his nose and the back of his head (the door hit him on the nose, the floor on the back of the head). He opened the door (standing on the other side where it couldn't hit him), and went inside. Looking around, he spotted the only two children left, sitting at two desks next to each other. There was a woman sitting at the teacher's desk, with short light brown hair and laughing doe brown eyes. Obviously the teacher, and obviously a very cheerful woman, suited greatly for kindergarten teaching.

 

William's face immediately broke into a bright smile, “Daddy let you be our nanny?”

 

Naruto nodded, grinning as well. William jumped up, running up to him and hugging him around the waist. Naruto put one arm around him (as he was hugging him around the waist on the side), and looked at Sarel, smile softening. She was sitting huddled in on herself on the chair, facing sideways (facing them), arms around waist, hunched down, eyes shyly peeking at him through pale blonde bangs.

 

William let go of Naruto and moved back a few steps. Naruto slowly walked up to the (extremely) shy girl. He kneeled next to her chair, and she quietly stared at him.

 

“Hey Sarel. I'm here to pick you two up from school and take you home so I can take care of you until your daddy gets back home.” Naruto paused as the girl shifted in her seat, “Don't worry, I'll take good care of ya, trust me. And if you don't like me, you can tell your daddy, and he'll make sure I don't ever come within one hundred feet of you ever again, alright?” Naruto hoped she would trust him enough to come with him, back to the Uchiha house.

 

A few minutes passed in silence, but then Sarel got up, picked up her backpack and slung the straps over her shoulders, then held out her hand to Naruto, head bowed. Naruto grinned, standing up and taking her small hand. He walked out the door (William grabbed his other hand as he passed by him), calling a goodbye to the teacher.

 

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Three Minutes Later, Walking down the street

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William was walking behind them (Sarel was still glued to Naruto's hand), irritating Naruto to no end. Well, he wasn't really irritating Naruto, as Naruto could take a lot, but he was getting there.

 

“Why don't you have a car? Can't we take a bus? Why do we have to walk? Is your hair really blonde? Why do you have scars on your face? How old are you? Are you really a girl?” And on and on…

 

Naruto sighed, running a hand through his hair. He stopped and turned around to face the boy (letting go of Sarel's hand in the process), “I don't have the money. No bus takes you to your house. We're walking because it's good for you. Yes, my hair is blonde. It's a long story. Twenty-one. No, I'm all man. Any more questions?” Naruto was just amazing like that.

 

William just gaped at him. Naruto smiled, amused, before turning around when he felt a tug at his shirt. Sarel stood there, holding her arms up to him in an obvious gesture of wanting to be held.

 

Naruto smiled at her and put his hands under her arms and lifted her up, setting her on his hip and wrapping an arm around her waist and one under the leg set against his stomach, to help hold her in place. She set the side of her head against his shoulder and fisted her hand in his shirt next to her head.

 

Naruto continued walking, knowing that William was following (if the loud clopping sound behind him was any indication). As he was walking up the pathway to the house, Sarel mumbled something into his shirt. He paused, “What was that?”

 

She shifted her head a little, “Why do you want to watch us?”

 

Catching her meaning, he said, “Because I knew you two would be awesome kids. And you'd be great at Hide and Seek, and Duck Duck Goose, and I was hoping maybe you'd even help me bake some cookies. Would you like that?”

 

Sarel nodded slowly, a small smile creeping onto her lips.

 

Naruto opened the door and went inside (he didn't have a key yet, so he couldn't really lock the door), and William followed. Naruto set Sarel down and looked around. He looked down at the two children, who in turn stared back up at him expectantly.

 

“Sooo… What should we do now?” Naruto asked.

 

The two children looked at each other, and then back at him. William tapped his chin, looking thoughtful. “Well… I think we should play a game…”

 

“Like what?”

 

Sarel spoke up this time, “Simon Says?” She spoke softly.

 

Naruto nodded, “Do you wanna be Simon?”

 

Sarel quickly shook her head, but William was jumping up and down, waving his hand in the air, practically yelling, “I wanna be Simon! I wanna be Simon!” Naruto didn't know where he got the loudness from, certainly not the stoic Sasuke.

 

Naruto nodded, “Ok, William, you can be Simon.” He waited for William to calm down, “So, let's go to the living room and play, alright?”

 

They both nodded and lead the way to the large living room. William stood in front of them and began, “Simon says… touch your ears.” They both did that, “Simon says… Stop touching your ears. Simon says tap your nose and rub your belly. Simon says tap your nose, rub your belly and jump up and down on one foot. Simon says sing a song.” He almost got them, but they continued to rub their tummies, tap their noses, and jump up and down on one foot, “Stop!” Naruto stopped.

 

William grinned triumphantly, “Yooouu'rrre outta there!”

 

Naruto pulled a mock sad face and went to sit on the couch while William played Simon says with only Sarel. Sarel eventually lost, and they played five more times (Naruto only won once), before they all sat down in one tired heap on the couch. By then it was about one o' clock. They still had four hours until Sasuke got home.

 

After a few minutes of rest (and silence), William jumped up, energy restored. “Ok, ok! What do we do now?”

 

Naruto exhaled slowly, trying to think of something entertaining to do, “Ummm....” He was silent for a minute, and then sighed, closing his eyes, “I got nothin'.”

 

It was silent (again) for another moment, before William inquired, “Why do you have peircings in your ears? I thought only girls did that.”

 

Naruto's face got a tinge of pink, “Well… I guess I just felt like doing it. It was a whim.”

 

“A whim?” Sarel's little face scrunched up cutely.

 

Naruto cocked his head, trying to find a good way to explain what a `whim' meant, “Well… Like, just feeling like doing it suddenly. I was walking past this piercing shop, and saw these really cool earrings, and thought, `That'd be cool', and I got my ears pierced.”

 

Sarel nodded, her mouth shaping an `o'.

 

William jumped up and down eagerly, “Do you have anything else like that?”

 

Naruto lifted up his shirt, showing them the spiral tattoo he had, “I got this on a dare.”

 

Sarel traced it with her tiny finger, “Did it hurt?” She whispered.

 

Naruto nodded earnestly, “Terribly.” He pulled his shirt down over his stomach, “Alright, done with that! Let's find something to do, alright?”

 

William bounced up and down excitedly, “Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! I know! I know!” Naruto though he closely resembled a monkey in that moment, “Let's play Marco Polo!!”

 

Naruto blinked, “Umm… I think that only works in water.”

 

“Nuh-uh! It's easy! It's really fun, promise!” Naruto still looked uncertain, and Sarel's eyes were wide, “Look, I'll even go first!”

 

Naruto hesitated, thinking about what things could be destroyed during this game, but nodded anyway, “But! Everyone has to stay in this room! And we'll tell you if you're going to run into something, ok?”

 

William's response was to shut his eyes tight and lift up his hands, fingers out, and begin folding them down, signaling the count. Naruto and Sarel immediately darted off in search of a place far away from him so he wouldn't find them.

 

Two hands were fisted in the air at once, and then brought down in front of him, feeling the air around himself as he called out, “Marco!”

 

Sarel's voice barely rose above the usual decibel as she and Naruto immediately called out, “Polo!”

 

William immediately turned and walked in their direction, following them about the room, occasionally calling out `Marco!' and receiving two giggled `Polo's in return.

 

Squealing, Sarel tried to sidestep William, but he was faster and grabbed her hand, eyes snapping open and a triumphant grin on his face, “You're it!”

 

Sarel pouted for a second, before she broke out into little giggles and put her fingers into the air.

 

They continued this game for a long time; Naruto was busy making sure nothing was knocked over during the game. They play other games as well, at about five thirty, Naruto got up off of the couch (William had made them watch his favorite show with him) to start dinner.

 

“Hey!” He called out the kitchen door, “What do you two want for dinner?”

 

“Spaghetti!” William called, nearly drowning out his sister's call of, “Macaroni!”

 

Naruto blinked, and then put the pot he had been holding down on the stove, walking out into the living room.

 

“I can't make both of those. So we'll have to compromise. Today, I make one of those, and tomorrow I make the other. How do we decide?”

 

William grinned, “I'm older! I get first pick!”

 

Sarel frowned, “Only by three minutes. I think we should play Rock Paper Scissors.”

 

Naruto nodded, “Whoever wins two outta three gets their choice of dinner tonight.”

 

First try, Sarel won rock over scissors. Second, William won, paper over rock. Third, well, Naruto couldn't tell who had won. They had both cheated.

 

Naruto sighed, running a hand through his short hair, “Look, neither of those are in the game.”

 

William looked at him as if he was stupid, and Sarel looked down, feeling ashamed.

 

“Yes they are! Hot lava and monsoon have always been in the game, where have you been?” William thundered.

 

Naruto sighed, “Fine, but who beats who?”

 

“Ha! Obviously Hot lava beats monsoon! It's so hot!” William crowed.

 

Sarel shook her head, “I don't think so, monsoons bring water, and water is bad for hot things.”

 

“Nah uh! Hot la-“ Naruto covered William's mouth, tired of the bickering (though Sarel obviously wasn't participating much in it).

 

He pulled a coin out of his pocket, “Call it in the air, William.” He tossed it into the air, and William called out `Heads!' Naruto caught the small silver coin and flipped it onto his wrist.

 

Naruto smiled, calling out, “Tails.” While William growled and pouted, Sarel smiled in satisfaction, hiding it behind her hair. “We get mac-and-cheese tonight, spaghetti tomorrow.”

 

William and Sarel sat down to watch more TV while Naruto started to make dinner.

 

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TBC…