I don't own Naruto or the Barbie Princess movie which i can't remember the name to... kay? ^-^

Prince Charming Academy

Chapter One: Uzumaki Naruto

"Oh, and doesn't the crowd look excited today!"

"Order up, kiddo! Take this order to table five, pronto!" the old man's voice carried over the sounds of the television in the corner of the restaurant.

"That's right, folks, people are already lining up in honor of the arrival of this year's graduating nobles!"

"Yes sir!" came a slightly frantic voice from the other end of the shop. The blond boy quickly started to weave his way through the crowded tables and the people walking all around him, careful to be respectful to the customers and to avoid any collisions. All the while, he was completely oblivious to the cool gaze following his hasty movements.

"Yes, it just goes to show the pride we citizens of Konoha have for holding the most prestigious, and only school in the entire world for teaching the future Kings and Queens of our great nations! Not to mention the nobles and lady royals!"

"How, you holding up, Naruto?" the older man said to his slightly panting employee.

"I'm fine, Teuchi-san!" the teen said hastily, giving the man a wide smile.

"You know, Vicky, in this year's graduating class is none other than Uchiha Sasuke, younger brother of the recently crowned King of Akatsuki, and heir to the long vacated throne of Konoha itself!"

"Tell you what, Naruto, after your shift, why don't you take a week off?"

"Eh?" Naruto said, somewhat distracted by the newscast broadcasting loudly over the hum over the restaurant full of customers. "But Teuchi-san, don't you need – "

"Ayame and I can manage just fine without you for a few days, kid," the owner said, smiling at him. "Besides, your little brother will want you home to watch the parade with him tomorrow! And I'm a sucker for the little guy."

"That's right Tom! At the end of this school year, not only will we be crowning the next generation of royals, we will finally crown the new King of Konoha!

"I can't just blow off work just because of a television special," Naruto grimaced. "I'll be home in time to catch the last half with Konohamaru either way."

"And what an excitement that is! You know, I don't think we could have picked a better candidate to take up the throne after all these years of vacancy."

"Besides…I can't really afford a week's vacation right now," he finished sheepishly, scratching at the back of his head.

"You just have to add your thoughts on everything, don't you Tom?"

"Naruto…take the week off. I won't count it off your month's paycheck. Just spend sometime with your brother and grandfather."

"Teuchi-san I can't do that!" Naruto said, horrified at the thought of taking advantage of the old man that way.

"Think of it as a gift to your grandfather," he said, waving off the boy's protests. "The three of you have always been my best customers, and it's the least I can do while Hiruzen's so ill."

"At least I'm capable of intelligent thought. In addition to the parade to welcome the future princes and nobles, the lucky winner of the annual scholarship lottery will be chosen by none other than prince Sasuke himself! I can practically feel the excitement in the air!"

"But – " the blond began, but he was cut off before he could form the words.

"No 'buts'! I won't hear anything else about it. Now hurry up and take this order to table five before we have angry customers on our hands!"

Naruto finally relented, and a small smile of thanks lifted the corner of his mouth.

"Thanks…old man."

"Better be careful Tom! You wouldn't want to release that excitement prematurely!"

The man just returned the smile, clapping him reassuringly on the shoulder.

"Well at least I'm not a frigid bitch!"

Picking up the steaming bowls of ramen, Naruto quickly started off through the tables again, glancing quickly at the television screen.

"Ha ha ha…fuck you, Tom! Fuck you."

Suppressing a snort at the ever-bickering news anchors, he continued to dance around the maze of tables so intent of keeping the bowl's contents inside, that he didn't notice the discreet foot sticking out from the table he was passing until it was too late.

He fell spectacularly, bowls of noodles spilling their contents on the floor as his face smacked into the hard floor.

"Whoops…" said a dispassionate voice from above his painful position on the floor. "…my bad."

Looking up, Naruto saw the man, wearing clothes that were far too expensive to be casual. An odd mask cover the bottom half of his face, and with the help of his bizarre silver hair that seemed to jut out of his head in gravity defying angles only his cold grey eyes could be seen, and they stared at Naruto with disinterest, as if he truly didn't care that he had caused the hot broth to spill over the waiter.

Naruto's temper flared at the man's superior attitude, and he began to push himself to his feet, fully intent at giving the bastard a piece of his mind. But the arrival of his fellow server cut him short.

"Ah! Uzumaki, you klutz!" Ayame cried as she raced forward, a napkin dispenser from the nearest table in hand. "Oh…you got ramen all over yourself! It didn't burn you did it?" she fussed, pulling out napkins as fast as she could and using them to soak the hot liquid off Naruto and the floor.

"I'm fine Ayame-nee, Naruto grumbled still glaring at the stranger's impassive stare.

"Well then go get the mop, Naruto, for goodness sakes!" she said, abandoning her attempts at seeing to Naruto in favor of the floor. "I'm so sorry sir!" she apologized to the man, whose eyes never left Naruto as he stood, grumbling beneath his breath and left to find the mop.

On the floor, Ayame continued her apologies, but the strange man simply ignored her, his eyes following the blond curiously.

"Uzumaki…Naruto…huh?" he said to himself softly.

By the time Naruto had returned with the mop, the man was gone, the money for his meal sitting on his plate.

Tada! Chapter one done! And yes...this is based off the barbie princess movie (don't remember the name). Why? Because I'm crazy that's why.

Hopefully later chapters will be longer, but I make no promises!

Thanks for reading, and I'd love a review if you have the time! More reviews = faster chapters XD just saying ^-^

~Ducky