Prince Of Egypt

(A/N in this story we are all going to pretend sand country is Egypt… okay?)

Chapter one – Slavery's Rose


Sakura came from a distant land brought to Egypt as a young girl at only fourteen and sold as a slave to do the pharaohs bidding like the other fifty thousand slaves under the pharaohs command, the woman in Egypt might not be doing the hard gruelling task of carrying the heavy bricks of limestone for the pharaohs monuments but the woman were the cleaners and general maids around the palace. Sometimes they would rather being carrying heavy objects until their hands are callused and bleeding, working at the place the woman were open targets to the palace guards and any other superiority lurking around the corner.

Sakura being from an exotic country was open up to public mockery and unwanted attention from the palace guards, she didn't look like the Hebrew slaves most of their woman were tanned and plainly brown with thick curly hair. Sakura appearance caused her the most grief her hair was silky and long, her hair colouring was what caused her the most unwanted attention the long rose coloured hair was considered to be a curse from the gods. Even at age fourteen Sakura was considered to be lanky as she was taller than many of the other girls her age, Sakura hated her looks she hated how she was tall and her long dangly legs seemed to get in the way of her work which always meant punishment for clumsiness either by rod or lash by the local advisor.

She was working one day with a girl she had being sharing a small mud house since she arrived, Hinata was a born Egyptian Sakura could tell by the way the palace guards treated her. By listening to a few overheard conversations that Hinata's father had lost all his money on the camel races and sold her to the pharaoh to cover his debits. Hinata was a very shy girl most of the time she seemed to enjoy scrubbing the floors as if she found it hypnotising. Sakura often sat in awe of the palace she never knew men could build such things, but unfortunately for her the day she was caught daydreaming the two princes walked in on her.

"Well well what do we have here… a slave girl not doing her work?" The two princes shared a glance at one another, Sakura was afraid. She knew the one who had just spoken was Prince Obito and he had always have had a reputation of being unbeatably cruel to servants. But the other prince who remained quiet was Prince Kakashi, Sakura had only seen him once or twice before and knew little about him. The servants and slaves rarely spoke of him… was he worse than Obito especially if no one spoke about him.

Prince Obito grabbed Sakura by her arm "So you're the rose coloured girl… its seems a shame your just as useful as a grain of dirt" he forced Sakura up from scrubbing the floors and dragged her towards the wall full of what they call hieroglyphics "This is that greatest culture in the world, and you just sit here day dreaming!" The prince's voice was cocky and arrogant, Sakura tilted her head down and glanced at Prince Kakashi who still had made not one noise and just stood there looking emotionless. "You stupid Girl…" Sakura could hear Obito pulling something out from his belt "This will teach you for daydreaming while working in the palace!" Obito yelled in anger at Sakura, and then lashed her with his whip he kept on his belt at all times just in case he found a slave slacking off. Obito pushed Sakura against the wall and stepped back and continued to lash her again… and again and again, Sakura's cries of pain echoed throughout the great marble hallways. Her tunic had been ripped to shreds along with the porcelain skin on her back; she felt the sticky liquid of her own blood drip down her back. She felt like she was burning.

"Brother, we have to be going. Father won't approve of us being late again" Kakashi spoke up realising that if he didn't stop his brother he would most likely rip the young girl into tiny pieces "I guess you're right, presuming when I become pharaoh that I can't be late to anything. Thank the gods that I have a second born brother to remind me where I need to be" Obito stopped lashing Sakura and chuckled as he watched her fall to the ground on her knees in pain. "Next time you won't be so lucky" Obito walked away proud with himself leaving Sakura to continue bleeding on the ground, Kakashi winced in pain. She was too young to be working here and far to pretty to be used for the amusement of others, so he waited for his brother to leave…

"You there" the prince pointed at Hinata who was busy trying not to get noticed by him, but she stood up in submission "yes your prince?" Hinata respectfully bowed "Get this girl cleaned up, and make sure next time she doesn't daydream while working here" He said as he handed Hinata a small pouch of gold coins.


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