Disclaimer:I obviously do not own Naruto or its characters, though I wish I did because I love them oh so much.

Sakura looked at herself in the mirror. The hair and makeup artist did a damn good job fixing her up. Her lips were painted red, her eyes were lightly covered with makeup, and her cheeks were as rosy as the cherry blossoms that were placed in her pink hair for decoration. Her French nails accentuated her white gown and the train of her dress extended for about a yard and a half. This was about to be the absolute worst day of her life.

"Sakura-sama. It's time."

Sakura took in a deep breath and looked at her bodyguard in the mirror, who was waiting for her at the door of the dressing room. "Right."

She walked over to him and heaved a big sigh. "Itachi. Will you be staying my side after this ceremony?"

"I'm not sure if I can."

"I see...what will you do after this?"

"I'll still work at the royal palace in Linshore with your father since that's what he wants me to do...so I'm afraid that this will be the last time I escort you...your highness."

"Right...by the way, didn't I tell you to stop calling me 'your highness'?"

Itachi hid a small smile. "I apologize, Sakura-sama."

"Ugh...sama again..."

She walked into the hallway and saw guards lined up against the wall towards the stairs that led to the enormous hall where the wedding ceremony was going to take place. At the top of the stairs, she saw her father waiting for her. He held out his arm and she wrapped her arm around it. Looking at Itachi, her father bowed his head in thanks.

"Thank you, Itachi. For everything you've done for my daughter up until this point."

Itachi bowed and Sakura looked at him sadly. "Itachi...I-"

"Be happy, Sakura-sama."

Sakura pursed her lips together in a tight line without saying any more and nodded. Her father looked at her regretfully and she noticed her dad's expression and sighed. "I have to do what's best for our country, didn't you say that? This was going to happen eventually."

When they finally reached the palace hall, wedding symphonies started playing, marking their cue.

"Put your veil on."

Sakura followed her father's orders and did so after taking a quick look around the unfamiliar palace hall. She could definitely feel the tension in the air between the two royal families of Linshore and Ferravea.

For many years, the weather in the country of Linshore was unbelievably unpredictable. There would be seasons where the country would suddenly fall victim to harsh dry seasons. Most farmers couldn't harvest their crops and there wouldn't be much food to go around as a result. This eventually caused a great wave of hunger among its citizens leading to riots and crime in the country. Sakura's father knew that as long as this kept on going, Linshore would eventually fall apart. No one ever when or how long the dry seasons would last. Its neighboring country Ferravea on the other hand is blessed with fertile land and many farmers tend to a wide variety of crops.

However for over 100 years, both royal families have never gotten along and have always been at odds with each other. Multiple wars broke out and they never made an effort to get along either. It wasn't until last year when Sakura's father declared for a peace treaty with the king of the Ferravea. Even if Linshore didn't have the most fertile land, its royal family had knowledge to many medicinal secrets and formulas and had healing abilities running through their blood. It was a rare power that the king of Ferravea knew would definitely benefit his country...and his bloodline. As a result, both royal families decided to settle their differences and work together, but at the expense of their children's freedom. It was because of this peace agreement that Sakura was given the task to marry the only son of the royal family of Ferravea.

For what felt like forever, Sakura made it to the front of the hall where her future husband was waiting for her. She saw her father shake hands with the king of Ferravea and she went to stand next to the prince. It was their first time meeting each other since their parents wanted to make sure they would see the wedding through till the end. Both of them couldn't see each other very well since the veil was somewhat obscuring their facial features to one another and so with both hands, the prince unveiled her face and her mouth opened slightly in shock. The prince of Ferravea was handsome and looked ridiculously familiar. He had dark hair and dark eyes and sharp facial features that were incomparable to even some of the most handsome men from Linshore. She noticed that his expression also had the face of someone who looked like he saw something outside of his expectations. He smirked at her, sending chills down her spine.

They turned their heads towards the priest who was going to wed them. In a loud voice, the priest bellowed, "Welcome royal family and friends of Linshore and Ferravea, we are gathered today to celebrate this very special day, marking the beginning of our peace treaty between the countries of Linshore and Ferravea. I introduce to you Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno. By joining them in marriage, may we see our lands prosper and may all the people of our kingdoms live in peace and harmony."

Sakura glanced at Sasuke, who had his full attention on the priest. Her mind went completely blank and Itachi appeared in her mind. She bit back at her tears and heaved a sigh. Sasuke heard her protesting murmur and glanced at her from the corner of his eye. He noticed that she was biting hard on her lip and he looked back at the priest. It seemed like the both of them were going through the worst days of their lives.

The ceremony took about an hour and the royal family and its guests were quickly dismissed after it had ended. There was no reception at all. The wedding turned out to be all formalities and it ended, just like that. Her whole life was now committed to this stranger, the son of the king whose ancestors had been at odds with hers for generations.

The newly weds went to their separate dressing rooms and changed out of their formal attire. For Sakura, living at the Ferravea palace was definitely going to be hard to adapt to. Some of the maids who were helping her out of her dress and makeup gave her evil glares. Most of the guards also looked at her distastefully. She hated it. She walked out of her dressing room after finishing up and saw Sasuke waiting for her outside.

"You're different from what I imagined." Sasuke said.

"And so are you."

Sasuke scoffed. "I guess I got lucky huh. Even if our parents waited till this day for us to meet, I still would have called it off if you had turned out to be ugly."

"If you had done that in front of our families and the guests, you would have been stripped off your crown and a war would have broken out. I don't think you're that stupid, unless you really are what they say. A spoiled conceited brat who doesn't give a damn about anyone else's problems."

Sasuke chuckled and walked up to her. "Oo. Spoiled. Believe whatever you want. I don't care about this treaty. But if it's with you, I don't mind."

Sakura closed her eyes and walked away from him. "You and I both know that this is all for the sake of our countries and our people. Don't expect me to treat you any differently."

Sasuke pulled her back and turned her around with a dangerous look in his eyes. She yanked herself away from him and stepped back. "Knock it off."

Sasuke placed a finger under her chin and lifted her head up to look at him. "You don't talk to your husband like that. Keep in mind that you're in my chains now. Your country is nothing without our land."

"And your country is nothing without our abilities. We may be equal in strength but your intelligence is zero when it comes to medicinal values. You have no power over me."

Sasuke glared at her and forcefully cupped her face. She didn't flinch and he chuckled and shook his head in response. "You've got guts, wife. I'll make sure your time with me becomes a living hell."

In an instant, Sakura saw someone pull Sasuke away from her. A man with a ponytail that was very familiar to her stood in front of her, blocking her from Sasuke's reach. Sasuke's eyes widened and he put his hands up.

"Whoa, dude. Chill."

"Itachi?"

The other guards in the hall quickly pointed their blades at Itachi since he posed a threat. Sakura panicked, holding her hands out against the guards. "He doesn't mean any harm."

Itachi's eyes appeared resolute and he kept them focused on Sasuke. "Living hell, you say? Not if I can help it."

Sasuke scoffed and looked at Sakura, her horrified expression towards the guards pointing their swords at her personal guard spoke wonders to him and he knew immediately why she was acting this way. "A princess and her royal servant. Sounds pretty novel doesn't it?"

Sakura's eyes widened and her face flushed. "Shut your damn mouth."

Sasuke smirked and looked at Itachi. "I don't know who you are, but if you're her bodyguard or whatever princesses need these days, you're useless now."

Itachi bowed, shocking Sakura who had never expected him to bow to any member of the Ferravea family. "May I have your permission to stay by Sakura-sama's side?"

Sasuke scoffed. "Have you no pride?"

Sakura pulled on Itachi's shoulders, trying to get him to stand up straight. "Itachi, you don't have to do this."

Itachi stood firm and replied. "I don't have to, but I want to, Sakura-sama."

"My father needs you."

"And so do you."

Sakura's lips parted slightly as she was at a loss for words.

"Oh man, did I miss something? What's all this commotion?"

Sakura followed the sound of the voice and saw a blonde haired man walking up to them from behind Sasuke.

"Naruto," Sasuke scowled, recognizing the voice. "You're late."

"Yeah, well, sorry. I was messing around. How was the wedding?"

"Were you with Hinata again?"

The man called Naruto shrugged in response and made eye contact with Sakura. He whistled and eyed her up and down.

"This her? She's a fucking babe."

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "She's not all that. Just like the people of Linshore."

Sakura raised a hand to slap him but Itachi stopped her. She groaned and pulled her hand away and looked at Sasuke. "If you don't mind, I'm going. I don't like to associate with guys like you who speak badly of my people. Let's go Itachi. I'm going to father directly and I'll request for your transfer. I honestly could've just done that from the start but I guess you and I both know you're better off here."

Itachi smiled as he huffed out of his nose and followed her.

Sasuke, astonished at her sudden reaction watched them leave. "W-what did you say?"

Sasuke, with Naruto beside him, fumed and he walked up to the both of them. Sasuke pulled her arm back but Itachi immediately stepped forward cutting Sasuke off and making sure he wasn't close enough to Sakura. However, Itachi stopped any attempts at Sasuke as soon as he heard a familiar sound. He drew his attention away from his original target and saw that Naruto had drawn his sword after noticing the sound of it being taken out of its shaft.

"You let your guard down man," Naruto chuckled. "Sorry but I can't let you attack him. If you try something against Sasuke, you and your little princess will be in biiiig trouble."

Sakura placed a hand on Naruto's sword expressionlessly. "That's enough."

"I don't take orders from Linshore scum."

"I am your prince's wife. I can. Now stop."

Naruto's eyes widened, surprised at Sakura's eagerness. He looked at Sasuke who sighed and moved his hand back and forth as if shooing Sakura and Itachi away.

"Whatever, this is pointless. Let's go Naruto. Keep in mind Sakura, the people of our countries believe we're married so don't try anything scandalous with your little toy you call your guard." Naruto looked at Sakura and Itachi and put his weapon away and followed Sasuke.

Sakura clenched her fists and turned around to go the opposite way. "He is not a toy...whatever...let's go Itachi."

Itachi followed her and turned his head to look back at Sasuke, who was also looking their way. After a moment, they both turned their heads back around and kept looking ahead, going opposite directions.

"Is it just me, or does that guy look really familiar?" Naruto asked Sasuke.

"Her guard?"

"Yeah."

"That's what I was thinking. Who knows."

A/N: Hi. I'm back with another one. Heh. There will be some chapters where there'll be some M rated stuff going on buuut I'll warn those of you who gag at those things, so no worries. ;) I hope you all enjoy.