Down in the deep sea, where fish swim with no fear, and people with fins swim around in the shining sea. One of the most gorgeous things down under though, isn't the reef, or the colorful tails swishing about, it's the golden palace of the king and queen, plus all their daughters. The castle shines throughout the ocean, viewable to anyone for miles and miles.
The castle is huge and has arcs that took time and energy to carve, the palace surrounded by lush gardens, containing the rarist flowers. Although, some would say that the palace itself isn't the prettiest thing around, but instead the mer's that live in the house. The royal family. Their tails starting at a shade of one color at their hips, and then working to a different shade of the same color at their fins. Only the royal family has tails that are shades, anyone else has one solid color, instantly giving away whether someones's royal or not.
And the tails are something that everyone is aware of, and not just because of their majestic shading. But, because royals aren't aloud to be married to nonroyals, something that's been in the rule for centuries. Although, the in the palace, a young princess wants to change that rule, her heart beating for a one shade tail merman, not a shade variety tail.
"Sakura why are you wearing such clams? they hardly show anything, wait they don't show anything!" Sakura only crossed her arms at her mother, looking up at her from the side of her bed.
"I see no reason to make him think I'm agreeing to this."
"He doesn't need to know that! He knows you and him will be married, it's already been agreed on." Sakura's eyes snap open at that, she had known she would most likely be marrying him, but she didn't think it would be so fast.
"But mother! Why don't I get a say in it? It's my life and I want to marry who I love!" Her mother put her hands on her hips, and made herself seem even more like a threatening mother.
"And who could you possibly love Sakura? You're coral statue? You haven't met anyone else sweetie, so therefor you can't be in love, and should just learn to love Naruto. He's a wonderful boy!"
Sakura didn't saying to her mother, knowing she possibly couldn't mention Sasuke, and the thought hurt her. She's never ever been able to tell anyone her secert.
"Yes mother, but what if I did meet someone and th-" Her mother gave an unlady like snort, and tossed her head to the side, her blonde hair going with her head, slightly suspended in the water.
"No more buts dear, you are marrying Prince Naruto Uzumaki, and that's final."
"But why can't anynone else marry him? You have five daughters!"
"I said no more buts!" Her mother didn't answer her question, and Sakura knows she lost the battle, battles.
"Yes, mother." Her mother finally smiles, and pulls her up.
"Now come dear, we're already been keeping your father and Naruto way too long." Sakura nods and follows her mother out, hoping that something would draw her or her mother away, but nothing keeps them from their path to the throne room.
