When nobles came to dinner...
The trees were carefully watching them. So they sat there and waited, what else could they do? Any movement ..and they fail the test and get no lunch. This was insane, how much longer would they be here?
"Sakura.. this is taking too long" The blonde haired boy whined.
"Shut up naruto!" Sakura and Sasuke cried.
"You shut up sasuke! I was talking to sakura!" Childishly naruto stuck his toungue out to his teamate sasuke.
"Naruto!" Sakura grabbed his hair and pulled him closer so he could hear her next words. "Naruto...im not failing this test because you cant keep your mouth shut!" Forcefully she pushed him away and looked away.
"Sakura...Im going to climb higher...wait here and keep naruto out of my way." Sasuke looked around and slowly stood up on the thin branch. He made a gesture to zip their mouths shut. They nodded back.
They didnt know it yet..but they had already failed the test. Off in the distance their sensei grabbed two sponge kunai and aimed for sasuke.
Naruto leaned back against the tree as he watched sasuke take command. He mumbled to himself. He could be brave too..and take command..and be all emo looking! Naruto looked off into the distance and thats when he saw it. There in the distance...the silver hair and orange adult book hiding in the trees. And he new they would surely fail if the kunai it a teamate!
"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted!
Before sasuke had a chance to hush him, naruto had pushed him out of the way of the flying kunai.
See...he took command. But uh... he was now falling down...down..and down until.
BAM!
Ichigo sat up so hard her felt his neck crack. He looked around, felt his body...and took a deep breath. His lungs expanded and her exhaled.
"Stupid dreams." He rubbed his neck and stretched, it was awfully hot in his room, so Ichigo layed back down and kicked off his blankets.
"ICHIGOOOO!"
Oh shucky ducky. Ichigo clenched his fist. He tightened his stomach a moment before his fathers fist made contact.
Ichigo groaned "You bastard!" He rolled over and held his stomach. His face burried in the pillow.
"Wake up son! You have a big day ahead of you." Isshin patted his sons back before he walked over to the window and pulled open the long red curtains.
Ichigo used his elbows to prop himself up. "Big day?"
Isshin grinned and picked up his sons robe off the floor. "Ichigo." He was using his serious dad voice. "Your almost eighteen, and you refuse to look for a wife." Isshin held the robe out infront of his son. "You cant become king until you have your queen. And you refuse to look for one!" Isshin wiped away fake tears. "What would your mother say if she knew you were gay!"
Ichigo snatched his robe from his father. "Im not gay!" He sat up and ran a hand through his hair. "I dont want to marry just any girl. Stop being so pushy!"
Isshin looked out the window of his palace. "Oh ichigo the right girl wont just fall at your feet! You have to go out there and meet a few ladies first."
"But mom practically landed at your feet!"
"Luck only happens once in the kurosaki family son." Isshin chuckled to himself.
Ichigo bit his tongue to keep from exploding. Finally anger had pushed him to the point of calm "What do you want from me dad. You tried to get me to date the guy who carves those blue dragons cousin Rangiku. And she was a idiot. I was set up with the tall girl who works with the doctor, then the short girl with all her body gaurds and bees,-"
"She was nice ichi-"
"You even wanted me to go out with the shop keepers wife Yoruichi! Mr. Urahara offered me their bed room!" Ichigo reddened and turned away. "I dont want some random girl. I wont become a King if i cant have the girl of my choice."
Isshin eyed his son. "Ichigo, i understand how you feel." Ichigo turned to his father and grinned. "But that doesnt change anything. Now i want you to go marry Princess Orihime."
Ichigo's jaw dropped. "Oh god no." He shook his head "Noo..no! Dad shes a bigger idiot than Rangiku! Last time we spoke, she asked me how i liked being prince!" Ichigo pulled on his robe and continued. "What kind of stupid question is that!"
"Ichigo!" Isshin pinched his nose. "Son, you are going to go and purpose to that idiot girl and like it! AND your going to be king over Karakura town and your going to wear nice clothes tonight!"
Ichigos mouth hung open. So you could imagine his shock. He had to go marry that..thing! Wouldnt you be upset if you were forced to marry someone you absolutely hated?
"No..i wont do it." Ichigo pulled the covers to his king sized bed so they were even. "Im not going to marry her."
Isshin reached into his pocket and pulled out a small velvet bag. "Yes you are. And you will give her your mothers ring." Isshin held the bag infront of ichigos eyes.
Ichigos face piniched up and he looked at the tiny bag.
"Ichigo! You better not make that face tonight!" Isshin tossed the bag to his son. "Princess Orihime is invited too..so dont forget to bring her."
"Tonight?" Ichigo scratched his head. "Whats happening tonight?"
Isshin walked over to the door. "The nobles are coming to dinner remember."
No. "Oh yeah, it slipped my mind."
Isshin shook his head. "How will you manage my town if you cant even remember a simple dinner plan." Isshin had already left the room but continued ranting on. "OH masaki! What have i done wrong!"
Ichigo stood in the middle of his room. "SONAOFBITCH!" He walked over to his mirror and looked at himself.
"Prince of Karakura, you are about to purpose to a girl whom you hate with a passion. How do you feel." Ichigos head hung and he slowly turned to the door where his younger sister Karin stood.
"I feel like I have no say in who i marryand that its not fair."
Karin shrugged. "Ichigo, nothing is ever fair when it comes to father. Hes making me wear a dress tonight! How is that fair!" With that she turned away.
Ichigo walked over to his bed, "Dinner with stuffy ass people, and my future fiancee." Ichigo crawled back into his bed. "I hate being a prince."