Cherry Cinderella

by KiiroIka

"I mean look at you—tattered clothes, grimy skin and that pink rat's nest on your head—do you think a prince would fall for you?" She said. "You are out of his league."

3. Enchanted

Cherry Cinderella

A SasuSaku Fanfic

By KiiroIka

Waah, my fave chappie! Same same, Sakura's POV and Sasuke's inserted. I love love love this, and I hope you do, too!

Didja guys listen to Taylor Swift's Enchanted? I swear that song's meant for Cinderella :"

ARIGATOU~~!

xCherrz and TheAnimeprincess96

TeamTHEFT: YESH YESH! Almost :D

MishaGutierrez: Awww, thank youu! :D Um, I can't see your email. Can you give it to me again? Sowiee.

BTW, I give credit to the inspiration of my story to annapurnawang's drawing! If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have thought of this. You rock!

(LINK!) http:/fc09.deviantart.net/fs32/f/2008/187/8/6/_Cinderella_by_annapurnawang.png

And get a glimpse on my inspiration for Cherry Cinderella's dress! GO T-SWIFT :"

(LINK!)

http:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=07_pfPWbU6A

I do not own Naruto or Cinderella OR Taylor Swift.

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Chapter Three: Enchanted

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I didn't mean to stare at the watermelons, I swear! Honestly, I did! I started to blush and feel very rude when I realized that they weren't watermelons.

"What are you staring at, Sakura?" The owner of those… things spoke in a demanding voice.

Yup, you guessed right—those were boobs.

"Wh-wh-whaaaa—?" Was all I can say.

OhmyGod, arethosethingsevenreal?

'The hell with that!'

"How'd y-you get in here?" I stuttered. Not only did she have those massive war machines but she also just magically appeared in my room!

"What do you mean 'How did I get in here?'" She put her hands on her waist. I took a look at her more and she looked beautiful. She had sandy blond hair ties up in a bun, intimidating honey colored eyes, a curvy figure hugged by a flowy green dress. And the weirdest of all…

"Are those wings?" I said.

"Duh, it is!" She rolled her eyes. "I suppose you don't know me yet. I'm Tsunade, your fairy godmother."

And that's when I thought I was going crazy.

Isthissomekindofjoke?

"Is this some kind of joke?" I mimicked. I laughed. Hard. "Okay now, fairy Tsunade. Just poof yourself out of here and leave me to sulk about my miserable life." I waved a hand.

"Oh, so you wouldn't accept if I say I'm here to help you attend that Grand Ball?" Tsunade said. I knew it was impossible, but I looked at her eyes: she was dead serious.

Shedidpoofinhere.

'Yeah… no broken door, or walls.'

"You… will?" Okay, I sounded crazy. Fairies don't exist! I must be dreaming! I'm going insane.

"Yes." Tsunade smiled and waved a stick. Her magic wand, I suppose. Shimmering dust surrounded me and lifted me to my feet. I gave myself a small, hard pinch and knew I wasn't dreaming.

I was probably standing there with my mouth wide open because Tsunade gave a laugh. "You cute little girl." She smiled. She flicked her wand once more. For a few seconds I was taking a bath. After that, I poofed back to my room, a towel wrapped around my hair and body.

"Now… I say we go with a white dress." Tsunade said. "I'm not good with colors, so don't be picky!" She snapped her fingers and I was immediately dry. My towel was then replaced by a tight, sparkly silver tube dress that stopped 12 inches above my knee. Okay, was that even a dress?

"H-hey! This is too short!" I stammered, tugging on the hem of the sparkly top. "SHH! It's not yet done!" Tsunade said. Her index finger was tapping her forehead. "Hmm…" And she flicked her wand. My hair flew everywhere. It magically grew a little longer, so it probably covered half of my back. She flicked and swished her wand around; pretty soon it was tied up. She made a long, silky white cloth appear out of nowhere. It wrapped around my waist, forming a skirt. She lunged her wand forward and the skirt puffed up. It was long, because the end was being dragged on the floor. Tsunade twirled her wand and I instantly felt… prettier. Maybe she put on some make up. Then, white gloves wrapped three fourths of my arm. My shoulders lay bare.

"Shoes… Hmm…" Tsunade was thinking hard, I could tell.

Whatdowelooklike? Iwannasee!

'Be patient!'

Tsunade's face lit up. She twirled her wand again and I was floating. Transparent, 2 inch heels were slipped onto my feet. I was put down, and the dres wasn't touching the floor anymore.

"Glass slippers." Tsunade started. "So I wouldn't have to worry what color it would be." She put her hands on her hips and her face was proud. "You look gorgeous, Sakura dear!" And a mirror appeared in front of me. I looked and I didn't recognize who was being reflected. She looked so… Beautiful. It wasn't me. Her skin was so white. Her cherry hair was tied up into a messy bun. A light shade of pinked danced on my eyelids. My cheeks were also tinted with pink. My lips were also, you guessed, pink.

I… We…

"You look beautiful." Tsunade said. "Now go have fun at that ball." The mirror disappeared. "And I used pink to bring out your eyes." Tsunade winked.

"How am I going to get there?" I asked.

"Your carriage is waiting outside." Tsunade said. I blushed.

"Th-thank you, Tsunade-san." I bowed. She hugged me. I was almost suffocated by her breasts.

Arethosereal?

She let me go. "I'm an old fairy, Sakura." She said sadly. "The magic would wear off at 12 midnight." I nodded. "Thank you, Tsunade-san. I really appreciate your effort." I smiled.

"Go!" She patted my back. I went to the door. I forgot that it was locked, but I twisted the knob and it opened. I looked at Tsunade and she winked at me. "By the way," she said, "The glass slippers would never break." And she poofed off.

I went outside and saw a beautiful white carriage and two beautiful white horses in front. I rode it and the guy managing the carriage pulled his whip and the horses galloped to the palace.

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There I was again tonight,

Forcing laughter, faking smiles,

Same old tired lonely place.

This is pointless.

Nothing. It's just like taking a troll in the kingdom. Fangirls screaming, trying to touch or kiss me. I danced with almost every girl in this room, and no one interests me. They're all 'Sasuke-kun, let's get married!' or 'Sasukekun, you're hot!' and they all sound like a broken record. I'm sick of it.

"Obviously not enjoying, eh, teme?" My loudmouth best friend said, earning me a glare from my father. I shrugged and noticed a girl with long, deep blue hair and pearl eyes—a trait of the well-known Hyuuga family. She was wearing a simple white dress and she had her right arm linked to Naruto's left. He looked at me with a confused look, and laughed. "This is Hinata-chan! She's my date to the dance." He grinned. I nodded towards Hinata and she spoke in a soft voice. "A p-pleasure to m-meet you, Prince Sasuke. My cousin, N-neji-san, has heard a lot about y-you." Her cheeks were tinted pink. I smirked in response.

"Oh well, Hinata-chan and I are gonna dance. See you around, teme!" Naruto said as he dragged Hinata away. Poorgirl, I thought.

I scanned the room. Nothing was amusing me. Everything was so… Boring. Stupid. Nonsense. Need I say more? I sighed. I was about to dance with this girl until I saw cherry-blossom pink by the door. It was a girl's hair.

Shifting eyes and vacancy

Vanished when I saw your face.

Since when did girls have pink hair? Is that even real?

I pulled away from the girl I was dancing with. I walked towards the girl, ignoring squeals and screams. I then stood face-to-face with the pink-haired girl. I scanned her body. A long, white cloth covered up her legs, but I saw how white her skin was when I looked at her bare shoulders. She had pouty lips that were slightly open (probably because I was staring at her) and a small nose. Her eyes enticed me more—they were the color of emerald. Her eyes popped out, because of her pink hair. I knew they weren't fake—her eyebrows were pink, too.

"P-prince S-sasuke." She blushed, making her cheeks pinker. She fiddled with her gloved fingers and bowed awkwardly. "A p-p-leasure to m-meet—"

I cut her of as I pulled her with me to dance.

It seems I have found the perfect girl.

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I was speechless.

I have no idea what words I mumbo-jumboed through my mouth. I entered the room, only to find the real Prince Sasuke staring at me. I tried greeting him as properly as possible, and that's when he shocked me. He dragged me to the dance floor.

My cheeks were probably tinted rose. He was holding my hand, pulling me to the middle. I scanned around and let out a sigh of relief as I didn't see any sign of the evil dragons who locked me up.

This is me praying that

This was the very first page

Not where the storyline ends

"I'm sorry," Prince Sasuke said, "may I?"

I nodded, trying not to blush harder. I felt him place an arm on my hip. I guessed he notice that I didn't know how to ballroom dance. He held my right hand and placed in on my left shoulder. He then clasped my left hand with his right and held it up. He started moving his feet.

"P-prince Sasuke," I said silently, "I don't know how—" My voice faltered. Even Inner was awfully baffled by what was happening. I was slightly happy that her mouth was shut.

"It's not that hard." He replied, his voice smooth and gentle. He looked me in the eye and his black orbs pierced through my soul. I was instantly in love with him.

I had no idea how, but I started to get a hang of it. We swayed and glided, letting my dress go with the flow. We both didn't mind the whispers and the glares of the fangirls. I did hear Karin's voice say "She looks like Sakura," and I stumbled a bit. Lucky my Prince Charming was there. He caught me and let out a small giggle.

I can't believe newspapers say that he's a badass or a jerk. He was so gentle, and his eyes always made me feel safe and happy.

We danced and danced. Time flew fast. Glares were getting worse, whispers growing louder, but we didn't care. I felt the eyes of the King and the Queen on us, but we didn't mind. He soon pushed my head to his chest, and I heard the soothing sound of his heartbeat. The world died around us, and it felt so good.

Please don't be in love with someone else

Please don't have somebody waiting on you.

"So," He started. "I haven't seen you around."

My head shot up. That's when my world began to crack.

I can't let him know that I'm a peasant girl. I can't let him know who I really am. He'll probably hate me after that.

"I, uh," I stammered, feeling my cheeks burn up, "am not really allowed to go out of the house."

He raised a brow. "Locked up?"

My eyes widened. I stared at his. His eyes were black, but it was full of curiosity, understanding and… concern?

"Y-yeah. Something like that." I managed, avoiding his gorgeous eyes.

"I know the feeling." He said darkly. "People may think that being the heir to the throne is fun. All people care about is the wealth. I was never allowed to leave the palace, let alone play outside. I never had real friends. Except one—my best friend." He pointed to a blonde boy, with whiskers as scars, laughing loudly.

"And you feel like there's no freedom. No more tomorrow." I said, quietly. "You're life is so… controlled." I was holding back the tears now. He looked at me with shock. His mouth was slightly agape. I saw even more understanding in his eyes. I felt a different bond form between us. He cupped my cheek and wiped away the tear that already escaped my eye.

"I know I'm so much more. I know I'm not just one to be manipulated." My voice cracked. I was talking to myself now. Tension was building between us. We stopped dancing. My hands fell to the sides, my nails digging into the cloth of my white gloves. "I shouldn't have… I won't…"

I was already crying.

"It's just…" I looked at him. His eyes studied me carefully. He had both hands on my cheeks now, my tears wetting his gloves. "When you want to run away, prove the world of who you really are, you realize that you have no place to go. No place to stay."

The whole room fell silent. The Queen's eyes looked at Prince Sasuke and I with sadness. The King's eyes were amused.

"I…" Prince Sasuke said, "I know… How you feel."

And that's when I realized that I was blurting out all the emptiness and hatred I've been feeling for 16 years. May I mention I said it in a place where Karin and Stepmother where listening.

"We… we should go check on Sakura." Stepmother said. I felt her suspicious eyes on the back of my neck. I turned it and saw that they were on their way to the door. My eyes widened. I stepped away from Prince Sasuke. He extended and arm.

"What time is it?" I asked, sounding desperate.

"About… I think it's almost midnight."

That's when the sound of the bell rang through the hall, officially stating that it was midnight.

I gasped loudly as I kept backing away from Prince Sasuke, who had a look of worry in his eyes. His best friend appeared behind him. The King and Queen were off their seats, as if anticipating what I was going to do next.

The bell rang again.

My vision started to blur and my head started to spin. I fell on the floor but I hurriedly managed to stand. I suddenly noticed that Karin and my stepmother were nowhere to be seen. The room was suddenly filled with whispers, which were hurting my ears. Prince Sasuke mouthed some words, but only a few managed to enter my ears.

"Let… Help… Okay?" He looked at me with worry and shock in his eyes.

"I have to go." I managed. I ran to the gates. I accidentally kicked off one of my heels. I can feel him running behind me, and I quickened my pace. I heard him shouting: "Wait! Are you alright? Before you go, what's your name?"

Tears stung my already blurry eyes. I ran faster. I was out now. Twigs and branches hit my body. My hair was messy and my dress was gone. I was back to ugly peasant Sakura, but one of my shoes [well, the one left] was still clinging to my right foot. It made it harder to run.

Either time was running fast or it was me running past. I caught a glimpse of the carriage Karin and my stepmother was riding, and went past it quickly. I arrived in my house minutes before they did. I ran to my room and shut the door. I curled up into a ball on my mattress and hid my sparkly shoe inside my pillow. I heard the door magically lock itself. Tsunade was still helping me.

My tears immediately wet my pillow as I remembered all that happened at the royal ball. Prince Sasuke pulling me to dance with him, him opening up to me, our eyes lovingly staring at each other, me opening up to him, running down the stairs and out of my fairytale… Everything seemed too fast, and my heart ached even more.

We were so close! That boob lady Tsunade should have made the magic last until we kissed him!

'Great. Now my headache just got worse.'

Tch.

'I'm happy Tsunade-san helped… It was my fault. I got too distracted.'

…

I slipped my hands into my pillow and clutched the shoe.

Dark spots started dancing in my vision. I managed one more image before I fell into a deep slumber.

"Prince… Sasuke…"

And darkness engulfed me.

I was enchanted to meet you.

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I just had to insert the song there. I had to!

And I wanted drama :

It's such a long chapter. Gomen!

I hope you enjoyed!

SASUSAKU FOREVAH!

Lovelove, KiiroIka~