A/N: HEY! I read your reviews and I got really excited so I kinda rushed to finish this! I know that this is a bit shorter than Chapter 1, but I'm going to try and make Chapter 3 longer...
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I only own my Oc's... i still can't remember too many of them though, Haruno Haruna, Assarishita Les, Yumaru...um...I think that's it for now.
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Chapter 2: I Wish You Weren't the Enemy
The two heirs met again the following week.
"Ohayo, Sasuke-kun." Sakura smiled when Sasuke sat down in front of the border.
"Hn. Likewise." He replied, he kept his head down for some reason. He still couldn't understand why his brother would want to let him have the crown.
"So…your brother stepped down and decided to let you have the crown?" His head snapped up and his eyes met hers.
"How did you know that?" Sasuke snapped.
"Ano, Les-sensei was talking in her sleep again…" Sakura kept looking to her feet, his gaze making him nervous.
You like him don't you? Her inner teased. I DO NOT! And besides, even if I did, mother would have a heart attack and all of Oto would want my head on a silver platter! She screamed inside of her head. Sakura hated the inner conflict that her 'inner self' had created.
ZOMG! YOU LIKE HER! Sasuke winced at his inner. …I have a gay inner… I am not! But I'm sure as hell better that you.Sasuke rolled his eyes and looked at Sakura, who was still dealing with her own inner. She's pretty though. Sasuke couldn't help but agree. She was wearing her hair down and her white cloak was next to her. She wore a red short-sleeved hoodie with a blue shirt underneath, and a black skirt with black shorts wan a kunai holster on the right leg. Her knee-high high-heeled boots adorned her legs and a Konoha headband around her neck. And powerful, but that's the problem. Even if I did, Oto's Armies would want her head on a silver platter if she dared cross the border. Not to mention, her sister stepped down too; meaning if we did get married, it'd end her clan's name and such. Dude…you're thinking that far ahead? I don't think that things like this work when you plan them out. Remember what happened with Mom and Dad?
His inner was right. While Sakura was enjoying her birthday dinner, Sasuke had confronted his mother about how she was able to be with his father. When she told him that it started with them meeting at a lake that was like the tree, and the secrecy ending at the battle that started where Sasuke and Sakura were sitting at that very moment. Mikoto had secretly said that the tree must have been taken care of by both sides, although her former friends never met, there had always been changes, and footprints on Konoha's side.
I get your point. But… He didn't know why, but this was only their second meeting, and he craved to hold the pink haired princess in his arms. I don't think that… Forget it, I'm wasting time talking to myself. Yeah…
Oh forget you! Sakura screamed to herself. I'll go away if you just admit it, you're falling for him and this is only the second time you've seen him. …Fine I like him! Okay, Bye then!
"Tch…annoying." Sasuke muttered to himself.
"Nani?" Sakura heard his little comment to himself.
"It's nothing." Sakura giggled a little and just smiled at him. They just sat there for an hour or two. Until they both heard their elder siblings calling.
"SAKU! Sakura, where are you? You're going to be late for training again! Tsunade-obasama's already started with Hinata-chan!" A voice called.
Sasuke raised his eyebrow at her. "Rozeotome." She whispered. "Next week?" He nodded; she smiled at him and left.
"Sasuke! There you are." Itachi ran up to his younger brother who was staring into the forest of Konoha. "What are you doing?"
"Aniki," Sasuke stood up. "Do you ever wish that…that this war would end soon?"
"What brought that up?" He smiled at his little brother.
"It's nothing." He sighed and walked back, thinking about the upcoming war meeting that he would have to attend.
"A direct attack on the Haruno manor?" Mikoto said in surprise. "Why?"
"Mikoto-hime, you forget that, regardless of your former bonds with the Haruno Queen, we are in a war with them. And we must attack." Said Kabuto, a general in Sound's army.
"But-" Mikoto was interrupted by her husband.
"Gomen Mikoto, but it has to be done. If the younger Haruno Princess decides to take the throne instead of her older sister, then they'll have the advantage!" Fugaku said. "Princess Sakura must be killed, or injured to the very least."
"They're probably discussing the same thing about us, Father." Sasuke finally spoke up. "According to our sources, the Haruno Princess is of equal strength as I. Not to mention that Itachi-niisan is also stepping down so that I can become King. If this information is correct, then Konoha might be planning an attack as well." Everyone attending the meeting looked at Les for confirmation.
"I've said it for the past…how old are you again?" She asked Sasuke.
"Nineteen."
"Right. I've said it for the past nineteen years, and I'll say it again. I'm not giving information to either sides!" Les yelled. "I'm just here to visit Miko-chan!"
"Then why are you in here?" Fugaku raised an eyebrow.
"Your wife told me to come, Uchiha." Les smirked. "And you guys should know better, I'm a clone, the real me is in Konoha."
"Damn."
"Meeting?" Mikoto asked.
"Yeah." Les sighed. "And I think both plans from both sides suck."
"Well, which side has a better strategist?" Kabuto asked.
"Konoha, because there are two."
"Who?"
"I'm not saying anything."
"Deer boy and son?" Mikoto asked.
"Yup. His IQ is fucking high." Les laughed. "But seriously, both plans suck dick."
"LES!"
"So you're saying that both plans suck dick?" Shikaku asked.
"Che, yeah." Les replied with an annoying teenager voice.
"Les-san! No need for the attitude!" Haruna complained.
"ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz…."
"See! Both Princesses are asleep! Even Prince Sasuke is thinking of ways to end their meeting! Like, I don't know, Death!" Les complained. "Why do you guys keep dragging me into these fucking meetings!"
"Because you're the General of the Army!" Shikaku kicked his son awake, since he got tired and fell asleep.
"Well the General wants to leave!" She yelled.
"How about we let Oto make the first move?" Sakura mumbled as she awoke.
"That would be suicide." Rozeotome replied to her little sister. Well, they still had Naoki, their younger brother, and Ren, their even littler sister.
"No it wouldn't, it leaves the illusion that we are weak, meanwhile they're armies may lose great numbers!" Les was jumping for joy. "Then maybe we can meet in the middle for a battle."
"Les, I know you remember the last time we had a battle in the middle." Haruna sighed. "We were both there."
"Yes, I know. But you also remember that our army is larger, we still had several large groups for back-up and in the end, back-up was not needed and it was four on one." Les replied.
"We lost two great kunoichi that day." Haruna glared at her friend for making her mention her former teammate.
"But we gained something in return." Les retaliated. "I'm telling you, the twenty five years are almost up Haruna, I've already witnessed the beginning of the end. I'll leave you to think about my plan." She exited with a smile on her face. 'I haven't been wrong yet, Runa-chan.'
"OOOOHHHH!" Les smiled. "Me likey!"
"You like what?" Fugaku asked.
"Nothing…" She trailed off.
"Tell me." Fugaku demanded.
"Do you want me to end the world? Cause' I can make that happen." She threatened. Seriously…she could… with a pogo stick and a jar of grape jelly.
"Pogo stick and grape jelly?" Mikoto asked, arising confusion in to Uchiha meeting room.
"Yeah… you'd be surprised on what you could do with the two." Les smirked.
"What could you do?" Itachi smirked.
"I don't know; break up the pogo stick, melt it and weld it into a katana, kill you with it, and pour jelly all over your corpse and pray to the gods of jelly to BURN YOU IN A JELLY LIKE HELL!" She yelled manically. "NOW GET THE JELLY TWAT!"
Three of the guards blocked Itachi from her view. "Excuse me?" He asked from behind the big burly Otogakure ANBU.
"Nothing…" She backed off. "Note to self: regain sanity and stop watching Dane Cook."
"Who?" The entire room-minus Sasuke- asked.
"Hn." She mocked.
"Are you mocking me?" Fugaku asked.
"Aa."
"Stop that."
"Tch, whatever."
"I said stop!"
"Hn."
"GUARDS!" Two big men lifted her off the ground.
"OKAY OKAY! I'll stop!"
'If we attack…Sakura…' The Uchiha would never admit it, but…he was falling for the Haruno Princess.
"You called me back why?" Les had been dragged by her own men-Kakashi and Tenzo-back to the Haruno meeting room.
"Shikamaru reviewed your plan several times." Haruna said while showing a big grin behind her crimson glasses.
"And?"
"And… we've come up with a plan to go with it, to ensure a victory." Shikaku said. "The war council agrees with your plan to let Otogakure and the Uchihas," He said 'Uchiha' with a deep hatred in his voice, since it was Uchiha Shisui who had murdered his wife before his very eyes. "To make the first move."
"Then we must prepare immediately." Les smirked at the approval of her plan. Haruna making her the General was the best decision she had ever made besides marrying Sakutaro.
"Why, might I ask?" Rozeotome asked.
"Yes, why?" Sakura had a hint of worry in her eyes, but none in her voice.
"If they plan on attacking us, they won't hesitate to do that as soon as possible." She turned to Haruna. "You do remember Fu-fu-kun's impatience and need to perfect a plan then put it into affect immediately, correct? Since he is now a King, he can do that without question! If we do not make preparations for this now, this plan will fail; no matter how foolproof it is!"
"I agree." Haruna said, as she motioned for a servant to come forth. "Yumaru, please notify my mother of the plan, alert Ibiki and Anko to make the correct preparations, and please ask the cook to prepare some mini-sandwiches for me and Les in my chambers." Yumaru nodded and ran off to do the tasks given.
Les tried to suppress her laughter.
"What?" Haruna asked.
Giggle. "You said… 'Chambers'" She burst out laughing as she left the room with Queen Haruna muttering. 'Immature little Princess…and to think she's the eldest!'
Sakura was frozen on the spot, but she got up and walked to her large, pink room. She curled up on the bed and cried silently.
If the plan succeeds…t-then… Sasuke-kun will… She sobbed some more. Please don't let him get hurt… She was forbidden to do so, but…
Uchiha Sasuke…I think I'm falling for you…hard…
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Sometimes when nothing goes well…
You just have to hope tomorrow will be better.
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