Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights 9

Naruto was lying on his bed, staring at the ceiling. He was trying not to think because thinking led to feeling and feeling, in this case, led to sadness. He wanted to be alone but he didn't. He remembered that Ten-Ten left to do something but he wasn't paying attention. The last thing he remembered was watching Neji disappear down the hall. Everything after that was just a blur. He didn't even know how he made it to his room. Since he was trying to block everything out, he didn't hear the door open and close but he did feel someone poking him in the ribs.

"I know you don't want to but you have to get up Naruto."

"Just tell them I have an incurable disease that I just contracted Ten-Ten."

"They wouldn't believe you."

"I don't care. I just don't care anymore."

"If it makes you feel better, I have a feeling that the wedding will end up like your first one."

"If it does then I would give you anything you want."

"I'll hold you to that. Now come on."


Ten-Ten dragged Naruto off his bed but when he fell on the floor he just lied there making Ten-Ten glare at him. He just gave a resigned sigh and stood up. He followed Ten-Ten out the door. He thought about running but then Ten-Ten would get in trouble and the guards would have probably caught him before he could get to the outer walls. So he just followed Ten-Ten, dragging his feet and slouching. If Ten-Ten noticed the way he was walking, she didn't say anything. Before he knew it, he was at the door to the throne room. It was all too sudden. He started to panic and would have bolted but two guards came and flanked him so he had no choice but to go through the doors and up the stairs to the throne. Neji was already there along with his father, who still looked a little sour. His father stood up from the throne to begin the ceremony. Naruto tried to stand as far away as possible from Neji but he had to stand next to him for the ceremony.


"Ladies and gentlemen. We are gathered here to unite my son with my Grand Vizier in a simple marriage ceremony. If there are any objections to this unity then speak now or forever hold your peace."

"..."

"Then let us begin. Do you Neji Hyuuga, Grand Vizier of Sultan Arashi, take Naruto Uzumaki to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I do."

"Do you Naruto Uzumaki, Prince of Konoha, take Neji Hyuuga to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"..."

"Naruto?"


Arashi/Kyuubi looked at Naruto who was staring at him, then noticed that Neji was staring at him with his mouth slightly open in disbelief, and then noticed the whispers and murmurs of the people watching the wedding. He didn't understand what they were looking at until he felt a breeze on his chest. He looked down and noticed that he was only wearing his underwear. He wasn't ashamed of his body, well actually it was Arashi's, but this was a wedding and the Sultan didn't wear his underwear in public. That was actually a real rule in the royalty handbook. And who stole his clothing without him and everyone else not noticing?


"I shall be back in a few moments and if I find whoever stole my clothes they will be in big trouble!"


With that Arashi left the throne room. Once the doors were closed behind him the audience broke out into conversation. Naruto snapped out of his thoughts and ran after his father. The guards tried to stop him but he said he was going to go see his father and if they didn't trust him then they could just follow him if they wish. The guards looked at Neji, Naruto walking towards his father's room without waiting, and he just shook his head. When Naruto made it to his father's room there were guards blocking the way.


"I wish to speak to my father immediately."

"The Sultan said not to let anyone into his rooms."

"But I'm his son."

"The Sultan was quite clear. He said 'absolutely no one.' You'll have to wait Prince."

"But it's an emergency."

"He also said if it was an emergency then to tell who ever is requesting the Sultan is to go speak to the Grand Vizier. Do you want me to get in trouble Prince?"

"Fine. Then send someone to give Neji a message to meet me outside my room."

"As you wish Prince."


Naruto took off for his room and waited. A few minutes later Neji appeared and he looked at Naruto worriedly.


"What's wrong Naruto?"

"That man is not my father."

"Excuse me?"

"The man doing the wedding ceremony is not my father. And now that I think about it, my father hasn't been acting like himself for the past few days."

"How can you be sure of this Naruto?"

"My father has a scar on his arm from the last assassination attempt from Uncle Kyuubi. The man posing as my father had flawless skin."

"Alright. I'll go see who this imposter is."

"Thank you Neji. And be careful."

"I will."


Naruto went into his room and lay down on his bed. Neji went to Arashi's room, got passed the guards, and confronted Kyuubi, who was looking at himself in the mirror. Kyuubi looked at Neji through the mirror and then turned around.


"What is it Neji?"

"He knows."

"Who?"

"Naruto."

"Knows what?"

"That you are not his father."

"How?"

"You forgot about the scar you left on Arashi's arm."

"Damn it."

"What are you going to do?"

"Desperate times call for desperate measures. Sorry Neji."

"You're going to kill him?!"

"Yes."

"Not if I have anything to do about it. You'll have to go through me first."

"If I must."


Kyuubi drew his scimitar at the same time Neji did. They stood across from each other waiting for the other to make the first move. Kyuubi made a small, miniscule movement that had both parties dashing towards each other. The scimitars clashed together then were pulled apart to once again crash against each other. The scimitars locked while their holders pushed against each other to gain power over the other. Kyuubi pushed Neji back because he had a little more height, strength, and experience than Neji. Neji jumped back and went into a defensive pose. Kyuubi ran at him, locked their scimitars together, and punched Neji in the face making Neji drop his scimitar. Neji tried to jump away again and reach his sword but before he could move he felt a searing pain in his gut. He looked down and saw Kyuubi's scimitar sticking out of him. He looked at Kyuubi wide-eyed while Kyuubi just looked at him like 'what a pity.' Kyuubi then pulled the scimitar out, cleaned the blood off, and exited the rooms while Neji fell to his knees clutching his wound. He saw a flash of red and then everything went black.


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Kyuubi walked swiftly towards his nephew's room. He didn't want to kill Naruto but for some reason he was going to anyway. He made it to Naruto's door, unsheathed his scimitar, hid it behind his back, and walked into Naruto's room. He looked around the room to make sure there were no extra people. He then looked for his nephew and saw a lump under the covers of the bed. He quietly walked forward until he was standing next to the bed and then he lifted the scimitar above his head. But before he could swing it down for the killing blow the covers were thrown back to reveal, not his nephew, but a black-haired man that he remembered was that fake Grand Vizier.


"Well fancy seeing you here. I hope you weren't going to do what I think you were going to do with that very scary looking scimitar."

"I was but not on you but now I have no choice. Before I kill you, though, where is my darling Naru-chan?"

"Uncle?"


Kyuubi turned around to see his nephew looking at him wide-eyed and he could see the hurt in those clear blue eyes. Sai, seeing that Kyuubi was distracted, rolled out of the bed to escape the scary scimitar. Kyuubi spun around to attack Naruto but was intercepted by Sasuke making their scimitars clash loudly. Sasuke pushed against Kyuubi, surprising Kyuubi by pushing him back a few steps. Kyuubi then jumped back and then dashed forward. Sasuke dodged, which Kyuubi was hoping for because Naruto was behind Sasuke. Sasuke turned around and looked on in anger and horror at his mistake but before Kyuubi could stab Naruto, Sai grabbed Naruto and pulled him out of the way making Kyuubi stab the wall. Sasuke then dashed towards Kyuubi trying to stab him but Kyuubi spun out of the way, leaving his scimitar in the wall. He then dashed out of the door, with Sasuke following him, and grabbed a scimitar that was hanging on the wall further down the hall. Kyuubi turned around just in time to parry the slash that would have sliced him in half and then pushed Sasuke back. After a few minutes of their scimitars clashing, they heard footsteps and the yells of guards. Sasuke jumped back from Kyuubi, panting heavily, while Kyuubi smirked at him. Sasuke scowled but then smirked himself, making Kyuubi raise an eyebrow at him. He could see the first guards round the corner, that was when he called out for Gaara and in a flash he appeared. Kyuubi looked owl-eyed and then narrowed his eyes.


"I wish that Kyuubi didn't have his disguise anymore and won't be able to use it anymore."

"As you wish."

"And I wish that the guards were incapacitated."

"With pleasure."


Gaara removed Kyuubi's Arashi disguise making him change into himself and made it so the guards tripped. Sasuke saw why Gaara said 'With pleasure.' The guards had their weapons out and the not so lucky ones landed on their weapons. He rolled his eyes at Gaara and then focused on the fight with Kyuubi once more. Kyuubi tried putting his disguise back up but it wouldn't work. He growled at Sasuke and charged. Sasuke blocked but was pushed back. Kyuubi pulled the same move that he did on Neji and punched Sasuke in the face, dazing Sasuke, and then hit Sasuke's scimitar away. Sasuke went to take a step back instead of retrieve the sword so he was able to dodge Kyuubi's attack, only getting a slash in his side, and then delivered an uppercut to Kyuubi. Kyuubi wasn't expecting that so he flew back, hitting his head hard against one of the many pillars in the palace effectively knocking him out cold. The guards that were able to miss falling on their weapons started coming towards Sasuke when he pointed at Kyuubi. The guards apprehended Kyuubi but were lost on what to do about Sasuke. Sasuke disappeared into Naruto's room and looked around for his love and his cousin.


"It's alright now. You can come out."

"Sasuke?"

"It's me dobe."

"Sasuke!"


Before he knew it he was being glomped by his dobe. But when Naruto squeezed to hard he hissed because that aggravated his wound.


"Sasuke you're hurt! What should we do?"

"Calm down Naruto. Sasuke's tough."

"But..."

"It just needs to be bandaged that's all."

"Naruto!?!"

"Ten-Ten? What's wrong?"

"I heard Kyuubi was here and I wanted to make sure that you were alright. And you two are late. Oh yeah and."

"Ow! What was that for?"

"I have a boyfriend!"

"Oh. That was just a thank you kiss."

"I'm going to sick my boyfriend on you."

"Ten-Ten! We need first-aid!"

"Why?"

"Sasuke's hurt."

"It's in the corner. Why don't you fix Sasuke up? While Sai comes with me!"

"Why?"

"I'd like you to meet someone."

"Bye Sai."

"Uhm help?"


Ten-Ten dragged Sai off to meet Lee and she could have some entertainment for the evening. Naruto went to get the first aid kit while Sasuke sat down on the bed. Naruto came back over and jumped on the bed next to Sasuke. He placed the kit in the middle of the bed and rummaged through pulling out the bandages and salves. Many inanimate objects hurt him (of course it's not Naruto's fault right?) enough that he knew what the best salve was for Sasuke's cut. Sasuke tried to take his shirt off but hissed when he reopened his wound. Naruto looked at him worriedly and then saw what the problem was. He helped remove Sasuke's shirt, which made him blush and Sasuke smirk, and then went to get some warm water and a washcloth. He came back and slowly washed the blood off from around the wound. It was slightly deeper than he thought. Sasuke tried to keep his face blank because he didn't want to show that he felt any pain. Naruto could tell by his tenseness though. Once he cleaned the blood off he started to gently put the salve on. Sasuke flinched because it was cold and it stung. After a little while he felt something being put over his wound and then something encircle his waste. Naruto finished bandaging him up, as best as he could, and sat next to Sasuke. Sasuke raised an eyebrow and pulled Naruto closer to himself.


"I'll get grandma to look at it later but that should be good for now."

"I feel fine dobe."

"Liar."

"Hn. What happens now?"

"They need to find my father. I hope he's fine and not..."

"I doubt Kyuubi would kill him."

"Really?"

"Really."


Sasuke shifted so he was lying on the bed and dragged Naruto up to lie next to him. He wanted to do more than just hold Naruto at the moment but he knew that he had to let his wound heal. Patience! Like he had any but still. It would be worth it in the end.


"Sasuke?"

"Hm?"

"Are we still getting married?"

"That's a given idiot."

"Bastard!"

"And if they try to lock me up in prison again, I'll just bust out, kidnap you, and go far, far away."

"I doubt they would do that to you since you saved me but that's so sweet."

"I don't do sweet. I do what I want."

"Don't make me hurt you."

"Hn."


Someone burst through the doors, making them both sit up, and making Sasuke wince. It was the guard that had an affinity for green, bushy eyebrows, and a weird hairstyle.


"Prince Naruto! We have found your father!"

"That was fast."

"That's wonderful Gai. He's alright isn't he?"

"Yes Prince he's fine. He wants to speak with you immediately. He's in his room."

"Okay. Come on Sasuke."

"Is it alright to bring him with you Prince?"

"Of course. My father has to meet my future husband now doesn't he."

"As you say Prince."


Naruto nodded and went to find a shirt for Sasuke to wear. Sasuke looked at Gai coldly. Gai was torn between the youthfulness of blossoming love and protecting the Prince's innocence. Naruto came back and helped Sasuke put the shirt on. Sasuke held his arm out for Naruto to take. Naruto beamed at him and held onto his arm while they walked towards Arashi's room, Gai following behind. Naruto knocked and actually waited for a response when they made it to Arashi's door. They heard a muffled enter so they both went in with Gai staying outside the door. When Naruto saw his father he let go of Sasuke and rushed over to hug Arashi. Arashi hugged and petted Naruto to reassure him that he was there. Arashi looked up at Sasuke and signaled him to come closer. When Sasuke was closer to where Arashi was sitting he bowed.


"I have heard many things about what has happened when I disappeared. And you seem to be in the middle of these stories young man. The first story I heard about you made me very mad. Actually all the stories I heard made me mad. You come in the palace, molest my precious son, lie to the court about being royalty, escape the death sentence twice, and break your banishment."

"Father, don't hate him please. I-"

"Shh. Naruto. Let me finish. What I have heard about you from these stories and other people is that you are cold, sly, perverted, and... absolutely in love with my son. You are very persistent and from what I can see in my son he loves you very much."

"May I marry your son Sultan Arashi?"

"You may Sasuke."

"I love you Daddy!"


Arashi laughed as his son hugged him tightly and then went to glomp and kiss Sasuke. Sasuke winced again and cursed mentally when Naruto pulled back.


"We need grandma."

"Why?"

"Kyuubi hurt Sasuke when Sasuke protected me."

"No one told me about this."

"Let me get someone to get grandma and I'll tell you all about how Sasuke and his cousin saved me."


Naruto went to the doorway and called out for a servant while Sasuke sat down in a chair across from Arashi. Naruto came back and sat next to Sasuke, launching into the story of what transpired not to long ago. Tsunade came in when Naruto finished his part of the story. Arashi wanted to know Sasuke's part of the story but Naruto wanted Tsunade to check on Sasuke. While the two blonds bickered back and forth, Sasuke went over to Tsunade and lifted his shirt trying not to wince. Tsunade saw what he was doing and helped then led him over to a bench. She unwrapped the bandages, checked the wound, worked her magic, and voila, Sasuke was fine. They went back over to the blonds that were having a glare/staring contest. Sasuke sat down next to Naruto and poked him in the ribs making him jump and start yelling at him. Sasuke just shut him up by kissing him, making Naruto blush, Tsunade smirk, Arashi raise an eyebrow, and then wrap his arm around Naruto's shoulder to look at Arashi.


"You want to hear my side of the story?"

"I'd like too but it is quite late and you two need your rest for your wedding tomorrow."

"Really, dad? It's tomorrow?"

"Later in the day of course since we have to prepare everything and I need to find out what has been going on in my city for the past few days."

"Well I'm off to bed. Goodnight Arashi, brat, perverted brat."

"Goodnight Tsunade."

"Night grandma."

"Hn."

"You two should get to bed also. I'll have a servant show you to your room Sasuke."


Sasuke scowled slightly at Arashi who looked back at him calmly and a little coldly conveying that he didn't trust Sasuke to wait for after the wedding. Arashi called for a servant and gave them instructions while Naruto dragged Sasuke over to wait at the door. Arashi came back to hug and kiss Naruto goodnight. They then left Arashi's room and followed the servant. Sasuke was so tempted to push Naruto in through the next door that he saw but he knew that the servant would freak out and then all hell would break loose. Plus that could complicate tomorrow so he would just have to be patient. Sasuke was beginning to hate that word. The servant led him to the room he stayed in while he was pretending to be a prince. The servant opened the door and bowed towards him but didn't leave.


"Is there anything else?"

"I am to escort Prince Naruto to his room after I have showed you yours."

"I don't need an escort. I know where my room is."

"I know Prince but these are the Sultan's orders."

"Why do I need an escort?"

"The Sultan doesn't want to leave you alone with your fiance."

"Why not?"

"Uhm... If there is nothing else then I shall escort you to your room."

"That doesn't answer my question!"

"Dobe. Do you even have a brain?"

"Don't call me that!! And what is that suppose to mean?"

"Hn."

"I'm leaving!"

"No goodnight kiss Na-ru-to?"

"Uhh..."


Before Naruto could try to think about stomping back to his room Sasuke pulled him into his chest and captured his lips. Naruto melted right into Sasuke's arms, which was perfect for Sasuke. The servant blushed because the way they were kissing wasn't exactly fit for an audience, well unless you were a voyeur. So before Sasuke could go to the next step the servant coughed loudly while pulling on the back of Naruto's shirt. Naruto pulled away, looked at the servant, jumped away from Sasuke and blushed brightly. Sasuke just growled at the person who interrupted them. The servant knowing when to retreat grabbed Naruto and high tailed it to the Prince's room. Sasuke glared in the direction they disappeared and then went into his room. Closing the door he thought that maybe he should pull the dog trick again but he would rather molest his Naruto then just see him naked. He went out into the garden and looked over towards Naruto's room. He saw many servant and slave girls laying on various pillows talking to Naruto. Even if he snuck in there the girls would create a ruckus. Arashi was smart. He went back in his room and lied down on the bed. He thought about using Gaara but for all he knew Gaara would only do a half assed job and his wish would just land him in trouble plus he learned not to rely on Gaara too much. Sasuke undressed and got under the covers only in his underwear. His second to last thought being 'Where was Gaara anyway?' his last being 'I can't wait until I have Naruto all to myself and alone.'

To Be Continued...

Pervy Sasuke but don't you just love it? Yeah I took a while with this one. I'm watching Naruto again. I watched it until 105 and then stopped for a very long time. youtube can be sooo annoying sometimes. >.< As you can tell the wedding will be next one. I'm not sure if I'll combine the lemon with the wedding or not but I most likely will. (I suddenly want lemon cake with white frosting... or vanilla cake with lemon frosting.) Then I'll have maybe 2 extra chapters. One I know for sure and they'll be citrusy as well. ^.^


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