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"Speaking"

'Thoughts'

/Flash back/

Summary: AU What present does Prince Sasuke receive for his birthday? Clue: somebody naked with pink hair. Sasuke/ Sakura.

Scheming Beauty

Ch 1: His Birthday Present

Itachi approached the pink haired girl who was currently begging on her knees. Tears were streaming down her beautiful face as she pleaded for the release of her father. Her father has been wrongly accused for preparing the wrong medication for Concubine Mikoto. He gripped her face harshly and studied her features.

She was indeed good looking. He smirked and looked at her with a sick satisfaction. He pulled her closer towards his face and tried to kiss her but she struggled against him. She pushed Itachi with all her might to avoid his lips. She was not going to let this man take her first kiss against her will, her lips were meant to be saved for the one she loved. Her eyes locked onto his hand and she bit as hard as she could.

The sudden outburst made Itachi flinch his arm and the girl toppled to the ground from the impact. He didn't need some untamed lass to warm his bed at night and the more he looked at her, the more he began to dislike her. He smiled, a different idea breezed past his mind, and he wondered how his little brother would react to her company. He also conjectured whether this girl's beauty could shake his brother's little heart.

"Haha," he laughed at the thought and pointed at his maids, "I want you two to strip this woman naked."

The maids were confused but nodded their heads and answered in unity, "Yes your majesty."

Sakura's eyes widened with fright, she managed to give Itachi a fiery death glare as if to challenge his orders.

"Don't worry pet, I do not desire a scrawny body such as yours, I have a different plan for you. If you can win the heart of my brother, I promise the release of your father." He stated and walked out of the room with his eunuch to allow the girl some privacy.

Once back in his room, Itachi drew out his plan for the girl to be used at his brother's mercy. He gave the piece of paper to his eunuch to pass it to his maids. First the eunuch would have to find a water barrel and a piece of red silk. Tomorrow would be his brother's 16th birthday and he had wanted to surprise his brother with an early birthday present.

Sasuke woke up to the pleasant sound of the moaning of the birds, hold on a second, when did birds make such noises. He wanted to tuck himself back in his bed covers but there was none! The night was still dark but dawn was approaching, he slowly made his way to the source of the sound. The room was getting lighter as the sleeping sun began to creep up towards the sky. Sasuke stared at the strange barrel located directly in front of him.

"Strange, I was sure that there was no such thing in my room last night," commented Sasuke as he poked the red cloth covering a strange circular object which struck out from the barrel.

"Hmm hmmm..." the object whimpered.

Sasuke removed the red cloth to reveal a pair of startling greens eyes glaring back at him. Her eyes seemed to be pleading for help, her mouth was stuffed tightly with a rag, and thus it prevented her from screaming out. He wondered whether it was a good idea to help her remove her mouth piece. He speculated that his brother was behind this sick idea of trapping a girl in a barrel.

He really wanted to just leave her in the barrel and go back to sleep but the girl kept moaning and staring at him with teary eyes. Sasuke was about to help her remove her cloth so that she could explain her situation but his foot made contact with a piece of paper on the floor. He opened the little note curiously and read out its contents.

Happy Birthday dear brother, this is my birthday present for you. Enjoy your new plaything!

Sasuke scrunched up the piece ofpaper and eyed at the girl suspiciously. His brother was definitely sick in the mind; he sighed and pulled the stuffing out of her mouth to find out what the commotion was about.

"ARGHHH! Help me, someone help me," the girl screamed as she stared at a similar but younger version of the face she saw last night.

Her scream nearly burst Sasuke's ear drums; his half sleepy state was now fully awake. He stared at the girl angrily and was about to stuff the cloth back into her mouth except she had smartly quietened. She gazed apologetically at the young man and begged with her shimmering round emerald eyes.

"Please help me, I'm cold," she pleaded with pale white lips. Her eye lids were closing and opening slowly.

Sasuke understood her situation and gazed at the locked lid of the barrel; he quickly grabbed his sword to whack the locks on both sides of the barrel. He realised the girl was immersed in some very cold water; he pulled her out of the small confinement and noticed his hand was touching her bare skin. He blushed slightly as he became aware he was holding onto a shivering naked body.

"I'm cold," she murmured.

Originally the barrel was filled with warm water but as the night progressed the water has eventually cooled down. Having been trapped in cold water for the last few hours, Sakura was now suffering from hypothermia. She needed heat quickly and Sasuke was unwilling to give the warmth of his body to some girl he had never seen before. He laid her on his bed and rushed to his bedroom door.

It was locked.

Sasuke has never been close to any woman in his life and he wasn't going to allow some stranger, currently dying on his bed to change his routine, or perhaps he would. He slashed at his windows to head out to his living quarters but there was no body in sight. He had called out but not a soul responded. He feared the girl may really be dying and he would be her murderer because he was unwilling to help.

He ran back into his room and looked towards his bed, he noticed a deathly silence. She couldn't be? Could she? He placed a finger towards her nostrils and felt her faint breathing, she was alive, suddenly her icy cold hands grabbed onto his and dropped back down. She had fainted once again, Sasuke stared for a whole minute at the pink haired girl who was lying completely naked, and he gave in. He grunted before he took off his white sleeping wear.

"This is your lucky day," he sneered as no woman has ever seen his grown up naked body let alone felt it.

Since Sasuke noticed the change in his body during puberty he has stopped all maids from touching or coming into his room. He hated the presence of females and he didn't want to end up like his brother. His brother was a nymphomaniac and Sasuke would never forget the trauma his brother had caused him. Itachi had sent a woman to warm Sasuke's bed on his 12th birthday but he didn't predict the woman would have the audacity to tie his little brother up.

It was definitely one of Sasuke's most frightening moments in life but luckily he managed to save his virginity. He couldn't prevent the woman's mouth from savagely gorging onto his male member but he did outwit the woman. He told the woman to kiss him and she had just missed by a margin as Sasuke managed to head but her. He quickly jumped out of his bed to grab his sword with his tied hands. He plunged the sword into her without mercy and she was the first person he had killed.

Ever since the incident Itachi had thought his brother would swing the other way. The pink haired girl was merely another test for his brother. Itachi has no concern whatsoever as to whether the girl would live or die. What he did want to find out was whether his brother would save her or not. Itachi was smiling sickly before he fell into a pleasant dream, he would find out the answer the next morning.

Sasuke lay next to the girl and hugged her with his arms and right leg over her body. Ah! He shivered as his warm body met her icy cold one. She was freezing and it wouldn't be long until she stops breathing if Sasuke was not there to warm her body. Sasuke placed the girls head onto his shoulder and used his free arm to put his night wear over them. He could smell the nice fragrance of her hair and her scent was very alluring.

After a while her body began to warm a little which relieved Sasuke from his worries, her rhythm of breathing became more regular. However, Sasuke found himself breathing faster; he had never felt the body of a woman, the contact of skin on skin made the blood in his head rush down. He couldn't control his male member from getting excited as it was happy to be pressed onto her abdomen. The notion of his erected part going elsewhere crossed his mind, and this thought lingered.

The girl moaned in her sleep, she just had to make such sexy and suggestive echoes to his ears. His heart beat faster and he could feel her body coming closer to his. She was already very close, but the comfort of the prince's soft bed made her want to hug onto something tighter.

"I love you," she whispered in her sleep.

"I lo-love you," he repeated surprise.

'Who was she in love with? Has she already done it? She was placed here to trick me again? Get off my bed, you dirty woman.'

These questions ran through his mind as she tried to hug him tighter again. He tried to push her away but he soon realised his palms was pushing against her soft breasts. The sensation was very nice, definitely something he has never experienced, also a feeling he couldn't shake off. He stopped pushing to let go, but his hand craved the curvatures of her breasts.

Sasuke suddenly felt his head being clasped and the next thing he realised was that his head was pressed onto her breasts. His eyes was right next to her pink nipples and he gulped, his mind didn't want to but his body desired, his thoughts gave way to his senses. He opened his mouth and sucked, her nipples hardened and this made Sasuke excited, it was the first time he had seen such a thing. He was currently on top of her with a very agitated shaft; he wouldn't allow his first time to be taken by a sullied woman.

Just as he was contemplating about his situation, two shocked emerald eyes opened to see an image of a man holding his penis.

"ARGH! ARGH! RAPIST!" she screamed deafeningly.

Sasuke moved closer to clasp his hand over her mouth but in doing so his hard member was poking at her abdomen. It was the first time Sakura had been so naked and close to a male part and she was frightened beyond words. She flinched his hand off her mouth and continued to scream in the hopes that someone would actually hear her and come to her rescue. Her screams was giving Sasuke a headache as he gripped both her hands with his. The feisty fighter lay wriggling beneath him and his member was crushed onto her belly.

"Let go of me you rapist!" She yelled.

"I am not a rapist. I would never do such despicable acts." He responded with disgust as the word reminded him of his past experience.

"Then what are you doing now?" She asked.

"I was merely warming your body." He protested.

"What were you about to do with your thing? And please get your hard thing off my stomach." She requested and added, "It's disgusting, stop pressing it on me."

'Disgusting, this tainted woman dare insult my male part. Maybe I should play with her.' He smirked mischievously.

"You dare insult I, the second prince when clearly you are no innocent yourself." He declared and added, "What if I refuse to get off of you?"

"ARGH! Someone please help me, anyone!" She cried.

"Why do you scream so much, you dirty woman?"

"I am not dirty! ARGH someone please help! Help me." She continued.

Her screams was really annoying him, but he would never admit that it was giving him a sick satisfaction. He was afraid that he would become like his brother. He didn't know how else to shut her shrieking screams but to place his mouth onto hers. Yet he missed, because she had turned her head and his lips landed on her neck instead.

'You dare not accept my first kiss, let's see about it,' he thought as he tried again.

The two had a lip tag game but try as he might all his kisses landed on her neck or cheeks. It was a really dumb game and although Sasuke's member was still hard he wanted to compose and refrain himself from her. He broke his hold of her hands and this allowed time for Sakura to creep to a corner of his bed. She tucked herself into a ball and he could see innocent tears rolling down her cheeks. She looked very frightened and Sasuke couldn't register at what he was doing.

He was treating her in the same manner like how he was treated. He didn't want that.

"Are you perhaps a virgin?" He asked softly.

She looked at him blankly with tears sliding down her face; he really wanted to wipe away her tears. As he was about to touch her face, she slapped his hand away.

"Don't touch me with your dirty hands." She stated adamantly.

"I hate you," she added.

"I'm sorry," he muttered like he had done nothing wrong. He was merely trying to save her; he didn't predict things would end up the way it did. He underestimated the notion of two naked bodies lying next to each other and then he stared at her face. He knew it; it was her face that struck him the moment he took off the red cloth.

The room was brightly lit by the morning rays of light and Sasuke could make out her features clearly. She was breathtakingly gorgeous and her beauty was matched by an equally desirable body which was only moments ago pressed onto his. His body wanted hers; his mind couldn't think about anything other than her, could she be the one to steal his heart too? Her voice distracted him from his thoughts.

"If you are sorry, then let my father go." she requested.

"Your father?" he repeated.

Suddenly the doors of his room burst opened.

"My dear brother are you finally a man yet?" Asked a chirpy Itachi.

Sasuke gave his brother a death glare and relaxed his face a little when he spoke, "I want you to release this woman's father."

"Ah ok, if only you would answer my question. Have you two done it yet?" Itachi asked again.

"No, I would not sleep with a woman from such a low standard." Sasuke replied.

"Little girl, you should have tried harder. Too bad. I will release her father as promised but since she means nothing to you; let me kill her for you." Itachi stated and unsheathed his sword from his holder.

Sakura gave Sasuke a frightened save me look as Itachi approached closer.

"Wait isn't she my birthday present from you?"

"Your point?"

"I want her released and sent back with her father."

"Ok, if you would agree to let me watch the both of you do it now." Itachi bargained.

Sasuke gave Itachi another death glare; there was no way in hell that Sasuke would allow his brother to watch him make love, let alone his first time. Truly, his brother was very sick in the head.

"Ok, option two. If she remains your personal maid for an entire year, I will let her go. Let's give her some status too; she will sleep in your room starting from tonight."

"WHAT!" the two shouted in unity.

"You don't agree? Ok, my dear, your life was very short lived, may you go peacefully to your next." Itachi stated mockingly.

"Wait, I agree," responded Sasuke.

"I don't agree. I would rather die than spend another night in this room."

"Your father is going to be a very sad man once he learns of your death. Do you want to change your mind? It's only one year." Itachi commented.

"I... fine. I will stay here one year and you promise to let me go." She negotiated.

"You have my word." Itachi agreed and walked off to get some breakfast.

"Wait! Can I please have some clothes?" Asked Sakura.

Itachi clapped his hands and his two maids appeared with a lovely kimono. There was a blond haired maid and the other had black hair with two strange buns, they helped Sakura put on the clothing in a far corner of the room as requested by Sasuke. The prince quickly put on his sleep wear and walked out of his room to find his eunuch servant.

"That bastard," Sasuke cursed under his breath and was relieved that his member was back to normal.

He wanted to find his servant to dress him in his attire before going to breakfast. He looked and looked but couldn't find his loyal servant. He reluctantly walked back into his room and met up with the three women.

"Your majesty, your clothing is here." Ino stated.

"Where is my servant?" he demanded.

"He won't be serving you anymore, at least not for the next year," she replied.

"Your majesty, would you like us to help you put on your clothes?" Tenten asked.

"Definitely not, you two may leave," Sasuke answered.

The maids nodded and was about to leave when Sakura started following them.

"Why are you following us?" Asked Ino.

"Aren't we going to work together?" Sakura wondered.

"No, you are Prince Sasuke's personal maid; you only need to listen to whatever orders he gives you. You should thank God for landing onto such a great role; serving his majesty is like a dream come true to some people." Ino explained and warned, "Prince Sasuke is admired by many girls in this palace, if I was you, I would be very careful."

The maids closed the door and the room was left with Sasuke and Sakura.

"So what is your name servant? Maybe I should give you a name. How does Pig sound, since you've got pink hair I think it will suit you." He laughed.

"My name is Sakura Haruno, please call me by my name, if not, I shall address you as Boar. Doesn't that name fit you since you have frizzy black hair?" She remarked.

'This girl has guts to challenge me,' He snickered but couldn't come to terms that he may like her.

"I would watch that tongue of yours, if the guards or officials hear you call me that then you would be as good as dead." Sasuke warned and added, "you must address me with 'Your majesty'."

"Your what?"

"Your majesty."

"That's right Boar."

"You!" Sasuke eyed furiously at Sakura, he didn't think her joke was funny.

Sakura didn't like the tense atmosphere between the two of them and gave in.

"I... You. I mean your majesty what would you like me to do for you?" She stated.

Sasuke's heart fluttered when she said 'your majesty,' other maids has used the same word but the feeling was different when it came from her mouth. He leaned closer and placed his fingers to lift up her chin.

'I want you to fall in love with me.' He smirked.

"Put on my clothes, Sakura," He commanded.

Sakura was surprised that he had called her by her name. She reluctantly helped him get dressed and cursed under her breath during the same time. At home, she had her own maid and the thought of having her status changed from little miss to little maid annoyed her. She sighed, it was going to be a long year waiting for her.

TBC

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