44Royalty
By Arisadono
Fandom: Naruto
Summary: Uchiha Sasuke, the beloved prince of modern Japan, never thought he'd be able to fall in love with someone like him.
Main Pairing: Sasunaru, Kakairu
Genre: Romance/ Humour
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Chapter 2
Sasuke bit his thumb as professor Iruka continued on with his lesson.
He shifted restlessly in his seat, placing his elbows against the table while anxiously peeking at his wrist watch. Neji caught himself staring.
"What's wrong with you?" he inquired in a stage whisper, making the young prince shift his gaze towards him.
Sasuke was silent for a bit, blinked, before averting his gaze back at the board.
"I'm planning on going out for a bit." murmured Sasuke, lacing his fingers together and pressed his lips against them.
Neji frowned, all the while thinking, before his eyes widened a fraction.
"How in the world do you plan on doing that with a top guard watching over you?"
Neji saw Sasuke quirk the corner of his lips upward in a smirk, discreetly pointing at the man in charge.
"Him." He said simply.
Neji looked at the professor with a frown on his face. "I don't think that's a very good idea..." he drawled, tapping his pen in thought. There was a pause.
"Don't do anything stupid." He concluded.
Sasuke scoffed, "'Course I wouldn't."
"Sasuke—"
"I'm prepared." Sasuke grumbled, swiftly pointing at his bulky blue bag. Neji sighed, rubbing his temple in defeat. "Fine, whatever. Do what you wish."
Sasuke frowned at him in dismay. "How come you're not interested?" he mumbled, pretending to listen at the professor. "Don't you get tired of not being able to go anywhere?"
"I enjoy the privacy," Neji quipped, following Sasuke's example, "and the lack of paparazzi. Besides, if it's fate that decided that I was to live like a caged bird, then so be it."
"You and your destiny..." Sasuke drawled in distaste, standing up from his seat as professor Iruka wrapped up the class. He gathered up his things, stuffing them in his bag before walking towards the professor.
"Don't get careless." Neji called out.
"Ah." Sasuke gave a short wave without looking back, before calling the professor's attention.
Once Neji got up and left, it was just the two of them.
"Iruka-sensei." Iruka looked up from gathering his papers. "Ah, Uchiha, you're still here. What can I do for you?"
"Sensei, I'm still having a problem coming up with a marketing objective for the paper you assigned for us yesterday, and I was wondering if I could have your e-mail address for questions."
Iruka gave a small frown, tapping the stack of papers against the desk. "Can't you ask me about it now?"
"We have a meeting today with the Prime Minister." Sasuke lied quickly.
If there was one thing he loved about being a prince, it was that he could come up with the most ridiculous of excuses and everyone would believe him in a heartbeat.
Of course, he does have dinner with the Prime Minister later at 7'o clock. But that's beside the point.
Iruka blinked, slowly scratching the back of his neck with his free hand while tucking the stack of papers neatly beneath his other arm. "Huh. Well..." he started, "I suppose I could... just don't tell you're class mates, alright? Last thing I need is my e-mail getting bombarded with useless questions like what does a cash cow look like." Iruka held out his hand. "Phone, please."
Sasuke took out his phone and handed it out to the man, who began typing his e-mail address on the device.
"Thank you, Iruka-sensei." He bowed as the man handed it back to him. "I'll be sure to submit it on time."
He turned around, reaching for the door, when Iruka suddenly called his attention.
"Yes, sensei?"
"Uh...well," Iruka coughed, rubbing his nose as a blush started to form on his face, "A-are you planning on giving that to Kakashi-san?"
Prince Sasuke forced down his smirk. "Would you like me to?"
"Ye—I mean, no, No! It's just, well..." Iruka seemed to struggle to form out words.
There was silence for a moment, before finally, he sighed. "Um, n-never mind." He waved him off.
"Just...have a good day, Uchiha." He muttered, defeated.
Sasuke let himself out, feeling victorious.
"Ready to go, young prince?" said Kakashi who was patiently waiting outside the hallway. Sasuke adjusted the straps on his shoulder. "I need to go to the bathroom." He stated.
"Alright, let's go the—"Sasuke shoved his phone on the body guard's hand. Kakashi peered at the screen, eyes growing wide. "Is this—"
"He's interested." Sasuke cut him off, sliding the classroom door open and roughly shoving the man inside. "Go get him, tiger."
Sasuke shut the door, just before he heard a shout from Iruka and bodies crashing the floor. A few papers flew out from the door. Sasuke bit his lips to keep himself from laughing.
Composing himself, Sasuke sprinted towards the bathroom, not knowing what was in store for him later that day.
"You know, if you stare at it long enough, you could still see how handsome he is."
"Sakura-chan..." Naruto frowned at his friend, who had turned the ugly picture of the prince as her phone wallpaper. She even made sure to send it to both his' and Sai's phone and demanded they make it their wallpaper too.
She said it was going to be their symbolic friendship thing of some sort.
Sai had smiled while Naruto wanted to ask if she was serious. Apparently she was. She had clobbered him when he tried to replace it with a picture of Jun Matsumoto. Naruto rubbed his bruised chin at the memory.
"This just proves how pure my love is for him, you know? Not caring what he looks like." Sakura nodded to herself as they continued to walk towards the train station, seemingly pleased with her discovery. Naruto wanted to gag. Sai chuckled beside him.
"But I thought it was his 'handsomeness' that made you fall in love with him in the first place." Sai said happily, signing an air quote.
Sakura gifted him with a black eye.
"By the way, I need to go this way." A now panda-looking Sai stated as he pointed at a shopping district. "I'm running out of charcoal for a piece I've been working on."
"Alright then, see you tomorrow." Sakura chirped, while Naruto waved.
"Bye, then." Sai swooped down quickly to peck Naruto on the cheek, before hastily running away towards the stores.
"Sai, you idiot!" Naruto screamed after him, sporting a huge blush. Sai just laughed in response, waving away.
"Why not give him a chance, Naruto?" asked Sakura as they continued on their way. "It's not like you don't like him, right?"
Naruto scratched his nose in embarrassment, cheeks tinted a slight pink. "Well, yeah... but it's more like brotherly love, you know?" he shrugged, adjusting the bag on his shoulder. "Besides..." he paused, and Sakura had to blink in surprise as Naruto's blush deepened a dark red.
"You have a crush on someone, don't you!?" Sakura all but yelled, causing people to stare at them.
Naruto covered his face in humiliation.
"So, who is it?" Sakura harshly whispered, clutching his arm as she leaned forward in eagerness. Naruto bit his bottom lip, scrunching his eyebrows in thought. "Promise you won't tell Sai?"
"Well..." Sakura started. Naruto glared. "Fine, fine! I won't, now tell me!" Sakura waved her free hand, clutching on to Naruto as they stopped to wait for the railroad train to pass by.
"Uh...well, it's not like it's possible for us to get together anyway..." Naruto sighed, before mumbling. "It's Hyuuga-sempai."
"Prince Neji!?" Sakura exclaimed.
The people around them started to buzz with excitement, trying to see if the prince was really there. 'Prince Neji? Where!?'
Naruto smacked his hand on his forehead.
Sakura blushed, hastily dragging Naruto as the train blockage finally lifted to make way.
"So, why him?" Sakura putted, looking down at Naruto. It's funny how short the man still is, regardless of how many milk cartons he's consumed. "I never thought of you as the type who'd go for celebrities."
"No, it's not like that, Sakura-chan!" Naruto stuttered at the feline grin that Sakura gave him. "It's, well... I saw him at the library once, looking out the window..." he murmured, recalling the memory. "He had this sad look on his face, and I couldn't help but stare..."
Naruto smiled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck. Sakura wanted to hug him. "After a while though, he saw me, and gave me a sad little smile." He blushed, running his hands through his hair. "He immediately left. But after that though, I suddenly realized that I developed a small crush."
"Naruto, that's so cute!"
"Shut up, Sakura-chan!" Naruto whined at the gushing girl, fully embarrassed.
They finally reached the train station.
Sakura and Naruto bid their goodbyes, Sakura being that her house was nearby. "You should just tell Sai!" Sakura yelled out as Naruto walked towards the entrance.
"What do you think I've been doing for the last 2 years!?" Naruto yelled back. Sakura just laughed, before waving goodbye.
Naruto began to head for the ticket machine. Two of them were occupied by a couple of people in line, while the last one was occupied by a single man. He was wearing a blue cap, dark sunglasses, and a tube necked black jacket, completely covering his features.
'What a suspicious-looking guy.' Naruto thought, seeing as the people in line were afraid to come near the man.
Naruto headed over behind him, waiting patiently as the guy continued to fumble with the machine. After a while though, he got impatient and tapped the man on the shoulders.
"Do you need any help?"
Sasuke scowled as he tried to work on the stupid machine, not knowing what to do as it was his first time riding on a train station. He tried to ask for help, but the people just kept fumbling an excuse and scurry away.
The prince growled, about to smash the ticket machine with his fist, before he felt somebody tap on his shoulders.
"Do you need any help?"
'Finally, thank God!' he thought, turning around to ask, before his vision was met with a pair of crystal blue.
Prince Sasuke's heart stopped.
TBC
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