Sorry for taking so long to update. It's just that its winter break, and I've gotten pretty lazy. But this is chapter has a lot of important stuff in it, so enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Chapter 3
Sakura opened her eyes, and what she saw was amazing. It was a heart shaped fountain, with the water pouring from the top, and from the left and right sides of the heart. But what really made it beautiful were the cherry blossom petals circling the fountain. They looked as if they were dancing around it.
"H-how is that even possible?"
"You mean the cherry blossoms? They come out from underground and there a air vent there too"
"Wow... its beautiful"
Sasuke smiled. "I thought you'd like it"
"I've never seen anything like this before. It's the prettiest thing ever!"
"No, I could think of something prettier"
"Which is?"
"Something"
"Hmph, fine don't tell me"
Sasuke smirked. "Let's go sit on that bench over there"
Sakura followed Sasuke, and they sat down.
"How long as this place been here?" asked Sakura.
"I don't know, since like forever"
"Then why have I never seen it?"
"Because you stay cooped up in your castle"
"Do not!"
"You know you do"
"Well it's not my fault. My uncle is just too strict. I'd be out way more if my dad was still alive."
"That's gotta suck. But then again, I can't exactly say you have a bad life. I'd do anything to have the life you have"
"Psh, you think royalty is all that great? Sure, I might get whatever I want, and have a lot of money, but I'd give it all up to have a normal life. At least that way I'd be free. Because I'm a princess, I'm not free to follow my own dreams, and live the life I wanna. I can never start my own career, because I'm the heiress to the Haruno kingdom. I'm engaged, so that means I have to marry whoever my uncle wants me too. This life is horrible; because your fate is sealed from the day you're born. Your whole life is already being discussed, and you have no say in it. All you have to do is go along with it, even if you really don't want to. I'd do anything to have the life you have"
"You think being homeless is good?"
"It's better than what I have to deal with"
"Sakura, stop thinking you actually know what being homeless is like. You have a family, friends, a place to call home. I have nothing. Nothing at all, I'm all alone. And that's something you'll never understand"
Sakura could tell Sasuke was getting mad. She didn't want to talk about the topic any further, but she felt like she had to. "Sasuke, I may not understand what loneliness is, but I know what it's like. I never said I-"
"You talk about your life as if it were nothing. You take the life you have for granted, when so many people would do anything to be in your spot. People die of disease every day. People are starving as we speak. People are slaves in some places in the world, and you think that you have a tough life?"
"Sasuke I... I never thought of it like that"
"Well why don't you before you start talking"
Sakura didn't say anything. Sasuke was right. She did take her life for granted. She knew how many people there were in the world with nothing at all. She also knew now that Sasuke probably hated her. She had said so much, without even considering his situation. This man, he made her realize how lucky she really was.
"So...you say you're engaged?" Sasuke finally said.
Sakura smiled. "You caught that?"
"Yup"
She sighed. "Yea, unfortunately I am"
"When you say it like that, it sounds like you don't like the guy"
"It's not that I don't like him. Me and Hikaru have been friends ever since we were little kids. I like him, but I don't love him. It's true that at a point I did, but that was when we were little kids. Never had I imagined that my uncle would set up my engagement with him"
"So then, if you don't love him, you must love someone else"
"No, I don't. I don't love anyone at the moment"
"Aa, I see. So that's why you never had a boyfriend"
"Yes, me and Hikaru went to the same school, so I never had a boyfriend"
"What about Hikaru? Did he ever have a girlfriend?"
Sakura hesitated, and then looked away. "Yes, he did. He had quite a few actually"
"What the hell? Then why wouldn't you tell your uncle? Or tell him to not date?"
"Because I always thought my uncle had been kidding when he would say one day you and Hikaru will be married. My uncle didn't tell me the engagement was actually confirmed until high school"
"So then did Hikaru stop dating other girls?"
"No, he didn't. In fact, he became a monster in high school. He would always have one night stands with girls, and then just shove them off like they were nothing"
"What?! And you did nothing?"
"Well, I was hoping he'd fall for one of those girls, and break the engagement. But sadly, he didn't"
"Sakura, that's a very dumb reason to not tell him off"
"Yes I know, but..." Sakura hesitated
"But what?"
"I guess I just didn't care. He did whatever he wanted, so I really didn't care"
"You didn't care what he did to other girls? How could you be so selfish?"
Sakura was getting mad. "I was selfish? It's not like Hikaru raped them. They came to him by their own free will. What could I do about it? He did whatever he wanted. To everyone and anyone... even me..."
"What do you mean even you?"
"Well you remember how you asked me if I ever kissed anyone?"
"Yea..."
"Well, I wasn't 100% honest"
"..."
"Hikaru would sometimes kiss me forcibly. He would do it to show off to his friends. I never kissed him back though. But, when he started doing that... I guess that was when I really stopped loving him"
Sasuke was surprised. "A prince did that to you?"
"Yes"
"Prince's are supposed to be well mannered, aren't they? How could any prince do that to you?"
"I was surprised too. Well anyways, now that you know my life story, it's time to hear some stuff ou-"Sakura was interrupted by a beeping sound.
Sasuke pulled out his phone from his pocket. His alarm was ringing.
"You have a phone?"
"Yea, um, I'm sorry, but I have to go. Please excuse me, I totally forgot I had a performance today, but maybe we could hang out again tomorrow?"
"Sure, just give me your number" Sakura pulled out her phone, and Sasuke gave it to her. "Thank you" she said.
"No problem, alright then, I'll see you tomorrow" And with that, he got up and left, but not before giving her a quick hug.
Sakura loved the feeling of his touch. The way his hands had wrapped around her waist, and how his head had dropped in the crook of her neck. Even though the communication was short, she loved it. She pulled a mirror out of her purse, and saw that her face was red. What was wrong with her? She had been hugged by many guys before... but they had never hugged her like Sasuke did. Truly she couldn't be falling for him, could she? She smirked. Of course not. She had met the guy yesterday; there wasn't a chance she was in love with him... yet. Sakura continued to ponder her thoughts on the raven haired boy, but little did she know that fate was already starting to do its worse somewhere else...
"Lord Hirono and Lord Akira, we have called you both here to discuss your heir and heiress's engagement..."
Hehe, I love how this story is going so far. I wonder what Sasuke and Sakura should do in the next chap...*laughs evily*
Well anyways, reviews please =)
