I glared at the boys as they informed me that apparently I can't wear the dress that I am currently wearing to the party. Thanks to these boys I never wear clothes that show I have curves, and so wearing this tight awesome dress is making them nervous for some reason, maybe because I'm bluntly disobeying them. I sighed then skipped down stairs. I hate using this card but it always gets me what I want.
I walked into Daddy's office to see him quite busy on the computer with a whole bunch of documents. "Sakura honey! You look beautiful! Now what can I do for you?" He asked brushing aside his work. My parents always stop what they're doing to help me. I don't know why, because it's obvious this work is very important and needs to be done soon. I ignored that and started to tell him my problem.
"Daddy… Deidara and Sasori don't want me to wear this dress to the anniversary tonight!" I whined making him smirk and write a letter swiftly. He signed it then handed it to me.
"Tell those boys that it is my order that they accompany you to anniversary with you in that dress. Besides that outfit could make the Sabaku's fall over and beg us to be allies. We both hate the Uchiha's so it could be perfect." He smirked taking away my smile and happiness. This is the kind of father I have.
I ran upstairs and gave them the letter with Daddy's seal on it. They both glared until it was finally time to go. I was silent making them both look at me for a while. "I wonder if you could be part of an arranged marriage to make sure the alliance can't be broken, yeah. That would be so cool! Like a fairy-tail! Especially if you two fall in love, un!" Deidara grinned making my eyes narrow at him.
"I quit believing in fairy-tails years ago. Someday you'll have to grow up." I growled grabbing a pad and paints. I then painted a prince in black and white reaching out toward a young girl with pink hair and emerald eyes. The back half of her was wearing princess attire while the front was just a normal school outfit. The girl was taking one step into reality. The leg that was inside reality had no princess attire on it, but for some reason the girl had a single tear on her cheek.
"Beautiful painting." Sasori murmured after I finished. We'd been in the car for almost an hour. It takes a long time to get to the party place. I didn't want to look like a spoiled brat and show up in a helicopter. Instead I accepted the limo my Daddy owned.
When we got out of the car a butler was waiting to take us to the basement. It was obvious that Deidara was worried while Sasori was wary, but when we saw all the party guests there we all relaxed. I noticed the heirs leaning against the wall in a far corner of the room. They were just talking amongst themselves. I decided I should go up to them and find out exactly why I was invited.
"Hello. I actually did come." I stated with a bored expression from the three as the response to that. I sighed and shook my head. "Can you please tell me why I was invited to such a boring occasion?" I asked making them smirk and take a step forward. This was all in perfect unison creeping me out.
"My dad wants me to marry an ally family. Sadly we have none, so he decided I need to have your family become my ally. Your family would be the best since none of your competition has ever won you over in your 120 years. My father believes that you and I would make a 'cute' couple." The red head said making me stare at him for a moment.
"So you are the heir? No matter what you will be forced to marry one of the richest company heirs so I will agree only if you do not find someone you love, and if it turns out you just don't want to marry me that's fine. I wasn't planning on ever marrying anyway." I said simply making him nod at me.
"I am the heir and I accept your terms. I don't believe anyone will love me so there you have it. I am considered a monster to my family thanks to my schizophrenic nature. I would love to be a murderer but I have never killed anyone, and now I'm guessing you would like to back out?" He asked making me smirk and shake my head.
"You obviously didn't see me tackle Sasuke in second period today. I tried to kill him but my guards stopped me." I explained making the siblings grin at me. I could tell I would like this group. Perhaps we can hang sometime- no. They will betray my family somehow. I stopped smiling and then stared at them blankly. "I will give you one year before I will accept your proposal. We can see where we stand after that." I stated then turned around and left.
"I told you fairy-tails could happen!" Deidara grinned then glared. "Only I wanted the lead in the fairy-tail, not some monster who's acting like a cocky jerk!" He muttered making me laugh and pat his head.
"It's okay. I still don't think of this as a fairy-tail. We'll probably wind up like my parents. Married but consider ourselves to be single. Have a kid to be the heir, and only talk when it's about business, or when we think that maybe just maybe we can fall in love if we both date for a bit. But in the end we will never fall in love with each other." I said softly looking at the moon as I sat in the grounds of their estate.
"You are a depressing story teller." Sasori informed me making me burst out laughing. Deidara smiled too and sat beside me while Sasori sat at my other side.
"You know that we would love to marry you right?" Deidara asked making me stare at them both for a moment then shook my head.
"I would never accept your proposals." I said making them both pretend to be heartbroken. Truth is, I knew all along that they both were in love with me. Maybe people find it easier to love someone when all their faults are obvious. Anyone would be able to see mine. I've only hidden one thing from everyone. I'm waiting for my prince charming. It's a humiliation but still the truth.
"That's harsh." Sasori commented before forcing me to lay down with him. My head and chest were on his chest as I continued to look at the sky. I felt like a little kid who stubbornly believes that there are monsters everywhere, but an adult is holding me closely telling me he'll protect me. It felt nice and poetic but I knew I would never be able to love anyone. Not when I've only been taught hatred.
When I woke up it was time to go to school. I couldn't remember leaving the party last night, but I knew my guards must have brought me home. I smiled softly then shook my head. I need to get ready for school. A single tear fell making me pause for a moment. Why am I sad?
I walked the three miles to school with Sasori and Deidara 100 meters behind me. I wanted to walk alone and listen to my music. It'll be another school day and another party tonight. Something started to feel too normal about this. I've never seen another person other than my family and workers till yesterday and here I am thinking like this is all normal. I sighed then looked at all the different colored hair, eyes, and faces. All these people have their own lives and they make their own choices. I wonder if they would think I was a freak for thinking this is so strange.
I laughed evilly to myself and planned my day. Kill Sasuke and Itachi, find Gaara (my soon-to-be fiancé), and talk to Neji. When I got to school I was suddenly taken by men in black making Sasori and Deidara run up to me but they were too late when I was taken and driven away. I didn't say a word as they all stared at me blankly.
"What do you losers want?" I asked earning a whole bunch of glares and surprised looks. I sighed and looked out the window. So apparently we haven't gone anywhere. Great, a whole bunch of amateurs. I untied myself from behind and waited. Suddenly the car started moving. We only drove for about two minutes before stopping at 7 eleven. The boys took off their masks and brought me along.
"If you call for help we will shoot you." One whispered making me roll my eyes. I already knew none of them had a gun. When I was five I was taught to be able to see or sense a gun anywhere near me. So of course I knew none of these boys had a gun hidden under their clothes or anywhere else on them. We bought slurpies but they decided to make me angry by buying me a small while everyone else got a large.
"I'll pay for my own!" I growled pulling out my wallet. It only had a ten and my credit card. Of course as soon as they use my credit card they will immediately be caught by my family's assassins and guards. I glared at my slurpy cup willing for it to become a large. It didn't.
A man was waiting for us at the car. An Inuzuka was waiting for us. By the looks of him, the boy had to be about my age. His family has the most prestigious guards and assassins possible. I couldn't begin to guess why he would want to jeopardize his future over this.
"Inuzuka! Why are you ruining your future over this?!" I demanded as he smirked at me. He had upside down triangles on his cheek making me stare at him oddly for a moment. Then I shook my head and glared at him. It made no sense to me! He could have the world and yet he's giving it up for a kidnapping gig?!
"Haruno. Just call me Kiba okay? I just need to talk to you about our families becoming allies. I'm sorry for the theatrics but I knew you weren't the kind of girl to press charges once you heard my offer. I'm willing to marry you to prove my loyalty to your family. I just want to prove myself a reliable ally." He stated making me stare at him like he was insane. All of this was just to ask me to marry him?
"So you wish to do the same as the Sabaku's? Marry me to prove loyalty and show your alliance to the world? I will give you the same time as him. You have a year to find out if you really want to do this or to find out you've fallen in love with someone else. I don't want us to be bound by marriage then you tell me that you've fallen in love." I explained basically the same thing I told Gaara. He smirked then stopped and stared at me curiously.
"Why do you except so easily? This is a proposal! It will last your entire life and mine!" He cried making me pause for a moment and look at him oddly.
"Are you doing this for another reason?" I asked making him blush and look away. That's when I realized that he liked me. Suddenly I thought of myself as a little girl at a party of theirs. I kept glancing over at a boy who looked like him. He kept staring at me in awe the whole time. This memory is important to me since that was the first time I had ever seen someone my age. I smirked then and turned away.
"Wait! Why are you acting like this? Aren't you supposed to be the hater and fighter of the Haruno company?! You never accept anything less than a challenge and yesterday you kept fighting with people who were against your company!" He cried making me turn to him and raise an eyebrow.
"And..?" I asked simply knowing where this is going.
"Why are you just agreeing to this?" He finally asked in a soft voice. It's obvious that he's read a lot of reporters' stories about me. The child who never met anyone outside the company, and who grew up learning to hate the world. I knew he wanted to know why I would accept something this… different from my obvious beliefs.
"Even if you never asked me, there is no doubt in my mind that my parents would make arrangements for me instead." I said simply then walked back to school. I still had five minutes till class starts when I got there. Sasori and Deidara immediately held me close in their arms when I entered the room. It's obvious they were worried about me.
"Don't ever do that to us again." Sasori whispered as Deidara started crying like a baby. I laughed at them both and waited for class to start as I sat in Sasori's lap as Deidara continued to hug me tightly.
This will be a very long day.