He had a small smile displayed on his lips as he stared down at a fairly short girl, who was sputtering out apologies and bowing so low that her head seemed to hit her own knees. She never noticed the boy's gaze sticking to her as she scurried away, her not knowing that she was marked by a monster. Oh, what a tragedy! We all know she would likely die by his hands, but is that really what happens?

'Romeo and Juliet, or Monster?' Aria thought to herself as she stared at the books in her hands."Maybe I should get Monster..." She quietly said to herself. "But, Romeo and Juliet also seems interesting..." She stared intensely at the two books clutched in her hands.

'I feel like Monster has a more adventure-y feel to it than Romeo and Juliet.' Aria placed Romeo and Juliet back on the bookshelf and went to borrow the book in which she seemed to show more interest in.

"I see that you are getting another book, eh?" The shopkeeper observed, "Oh yes, Much Ado About Nothing was so good that I couldn't put it down!" Aria said, with a big smile on her face.

"Well I hope you enjoy the book!" The shopkeeper called to her as she walked out of the store with her already opening the book to read, almost tripping over a basket full of bread as she became engulfed by words on pages.

She heard giggles a couple pages in and looked over to see 2 girls swooning over a certain boy with a hairstyle that has the equivalent appearance of a pekin's behind. Aria rolled her eyes and returned to her book, once again becoming mentally engulfed by it.

She was once again interrupted, but this time from her book snatched out of her hands. She attempted a grab for it, but soon it was taken out of her reach, as she was too short. She huffed in annoyance and looked up at the person who took her book.

"What is it do you want?" Arua asked, with a slight edge to her voice since Sasuke had taken her book away. Sasuke stared down at her for a moment before he spoke.

"Hn, reading those silly stories again, Aria?" Sasuke smirked.

Aria puffed out her cheeks, she reached out for her book, while Sasuke raised it higher, taunting her.

Sasuke, skimmed through a few pages, before tossing it toward Aria's direction.

"Nothing is like a fairy tale, Aria. Get your head out of the clouds and grow up."

Aria glared at the man before, clutching her book to her chest. She gave a polite farewell, as polite an angered woman could get, and continued her daily walk through the village.

"Father, I'm back!" Aria called as she walked through the front door, carrying a basket and her book in her hands. Her father walked out of a room wearing gloves.

"Hello Aria, what book did you get today?" Her father asked, with the corner of his eyes crinkling as he smiled while Aria talked about Monster.

"Well I see that you are reading more of the 'lovey-dovey' writing eh?" Her father asked, feeling a bit more happy about the news he was ready to tell.

"I just enjoy reading different aspects of writing by other people, the character's attitude, the setting and the way people wrote." Aria explain, with a sparkle in her eyes that seemed to only appear when talking about books.

As Aria spoke, her father only seemed to get happier at the sight of his daughter being so happy, he only imagined that she'd be delighted at the news.

"So, Father you seem to be happier than usual, something good happen?" Aria asked, snapping him out of his thoughts.

"Darling, I have arranged for you to be betrothed to Uchiha Sasuke." Her father said, barely containing his excitement.

However, Aria's smile fell when he said those words. "But Father, why?" Her words seemed to only snap him out of his giddiness.

"You don't want to marry him?" Her father asked, his mood flip flopping quickly. Aria shook her head as she looked up at him, tears threatening to fall. "I despise that boy! You can't force me to do such a thing!"

"You are going to accept the marriage, just like I did with your mother." Her father said, his tone sharp and demanding.

"But-"

"NO BUTS! YOU ARE GOING TO MARRY SASUKE AND BRING GREAT FORTUNE TO THIS HOUSE." Aria's father yelled, making it seem as if he was near combustion with anger.

As her father's voice got louder and louder with each syllable, more and more tears streamed down Aria's cheeks. Soon enough, [Name]'s voice replaced her father's.

"It's all YOUR fault that Mother died! How can I listen to you?"

She ran to her room and slammed the door shut, seemingly making the entire house shake a bit. The moment she slammed the door, she felt her own words come crashing down on her and immediately felt bad. She leaned against the door and slowly slid down it, silently regretting the words she said.

"I'm sorry Dad..." Aria whispered, the word sounding foreign to her.

She hugged her knees and replayed the moment in her head that happened a few seconds ago. She wanted to go to her father and apologize, but she couldn't seem to take back the words she had yelled. (Name) saw that flash of hurt on his face and the visible wince when she yelled about her mother.

She didn't really remember her mother, other than the fact that her father loved her very much despite the fact that he didn't know her. It was almost like love at first sight.

Of course, to Aria there was no such thing as love at first sight. To her, people claim that it was "love at first sight" while they are just attracted to each other by physical features.

Aria decided to continue reading Monster, as reading seemed to distract her from problems that rarely seemed to occur or give her a bit of inspiration on what to do.

The boy had a far away look in his eyes. She promised to visit him tonight, did she forget? He gazed silently out the window, rain poured against the glass, tree branches making the sync tap, tap, tap. Wherever has his love gone? He sighed, reached for his trench coat and hat, and opened the door. 'Why wait, when you can search?' With that fleeting thought, the man ventured out into the night.

Aria

closed her book, thinking over her choices, the only ways to break out of an engagement, is to have both parents revoke the marriage, which is not happening anytime soon. She could run away...but that would break her father's heart. Aria started to pace around her room, she really could possibly take on the offer of running away. Aria froze, smiled, with a nervous fluttering feeling in her chest. She knew the perfect plan.

That night, Aria fell asleep with a smirk on her face.

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