OMGAWD, I'm SOO not proud of it ;;
It was supposed to be better. Much better. I HATE BEGINNINGS!
Oh, well. it's a prologue. It had to be done so that you'll get at least a brief idea what it's going to be about since it's set in a new world, etc.
A gift (long awaited, too) for Marshie-chan. The entire story is written only for her and because of her. And while writing it, I'm thinking of you, Marshie-chan and wondering of you'll like it :3
Love you. –hugz-
On with the story!
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Once upon a time, there was a kingdom, called Konoha Kingdom. Because it was too big to be ruled by one person, the whole kingdom was divided into a few smaller parts, which were given to the most respected and trusted families of Konoha. Once in a while, there was a meeting for all the elders of the clans in charge to keep everything together and make sure there wouldn't be any national wars.
Our tale starts now, here, following the future of the new, growing, generation of clans in the Konoha Kingdom. Or, to be more specific, one clan in particular...
This is Ino Yamanaka.
Isn't Princess Ino just beautiful?
As a fourteen-year-old, with long, blonde hair, blue eyes and a flawless figure, Princess Ino is beautiful. She is the only child of Yamanaka Inochi, the elder of the Yamanaka clan. Her clan covers almost all the forest area in Konoha and it's one of the biggest and wealthiest parts in the whole kingdom. Ino is really proud to be the future ruler of the land and she just can't wait to become a true princess, who is loved and cherished by all her people.
Ino's life is perfect. She has everything she wants. She has a big, flowery garden just for herself because she loves flowers so much. Her room is big, her closet takes up another room and she can afford everything.
But then again, maybe her life isn't so perfect. She has a strict etiquette to follow, she has to attend all kinds of lessons- like political education, which is an extremely boring subject. She has little time for herself to spend in the big, flowery garden...
This is Shikamaru Nara.
Hey, are you sure this boy is not dead? He's been lying like this for hours straight!
Shikamaru is a gardener. As a fourteen-year-old servant of the Yamanaka family, because of his position as Princess Ino's childhood friend, Shikamaru is promoted to be exclusively Ino's private servant. He comes from the Nara clan, which was mysteriously murdered years ago, when he was just an infant... And since then, the Yamanaka clan took over the Nara's grounds and took him in as a royal servant.
Shikamaru doesn't mind being a gardener. His life is perfect. He doesn't have to work as much as others and he likes to spend time outside, anyway. No one controls his work, except for occasional order from Princess Ino, and he often takes long breaks on a hill, with a fabulous view on the whole Yamanaka residence. And sometimes, just sometimes, he can see a familiar, slim silhouette in the window and a tiny, flicker of bright, yellow hair in Ino's chamber...
But then again, maybe his life isn't so perfect. Not exactly sure when or how it happened, Shikamaru found himself growing... fond of the young Princess. Unfortunately, a gardener is not enough to even consider being a suitable candidate for the Princess's hand, therefore Shikamaru can only stay in shadow of the giant castle, staring upwards at Ino's chamber, while trying to convince himself and others that the clouds are what are so interesting today...
This is Sakura Haruno.
Oh, look! It's the Princess Ino's friend!
The Haruno clan was not powerful enough to get a land of its' own. Their territory is within the Yamanaka clan's and Sakura is just another, ordinary citizen...
Or she would be if it weren't for one, seemingly innocent meeting years ago. She was playing alone, as usual, when a girl around her age came up to her. And Sakura found herself engaged in an interesting and friendly conversation. It was one of the rare times that she spoke so fluently and freely to a stranger.
Then the girl, a stranger no more and her first real friend, had to go home, promising to be back tomorrow. And Sakura was waiting from the early morning.
To her surprise she was taken to a beautiful mansion, with lots of exotic flowers, sweets and toys- and her friend was a Princess. It was the Yamanaka residence and since word traveled fast, she was soon known as 'The Princess's friend'.
Sakura's life was perfect. From an average citizen, she suddenly became one of the most important people for the young Princess and she could surely count on help whenever she needed something, anything. Princess Ino was very caring.
But then again, maybe her life wasn't so perfect. Sakura was almost completely dependent on Ino. She was someone only because of Ino's friendship- not because of who she was. Only because one day Princess Ino felt like talking to a lone girl, sitting by a road...
And Sakura didn't want to live her life like that.
The real tale is just starting.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A/N: Hahahaha, lame, I know. It had to be done, though. I promise I'll try to make it better.
Yea, I'm not into writing recently. I did not so good (subtly said) on my exams and I was more into drawing (until this whole shit with getting into your chosen highschool is over, anyway). When I draw, I don't think so much. And thinking is the last thing I wanna do right now.
Failure, failure...