I'm back! Quick note before I start: After this story, I am wanting to write my version of 'Romeo and Juliet'. Please visit my polls and vote on who you want to be Romeo! Thanks :)
~PA
Chapter 3: Sakura's Jealousy
"Saso-kun!"
Sasori's ears perked up at the voice. He turned and saw that same little girl running to him, her arms full of irises. As he took in a breath, the lovely scent of the flowers made him smile.
"Look what I picked for you!" she said and smiled, her eyes shining brightly.
The redhead smiled and took the flowers from her hand, bringing them up to take in the scent again. He took one iris and looked at the girl.
"I want you to have this one." He said, tucking the flower behind her ear.
The little girl turned scarlet, but her smiled never faded.
"Soon, Saso-kun. Soon we'll be together!" she said and embraced him. Sasori immediately tried to put his arms around her, but they went straight through her.
Moments later, she disappeared. Nothing left but her flower, which slowly floated to the ground.
Sasori's eyes began to sting, but he ignored it and quickly reached for the flower.
Holding it close to his chest, he forced a smile on his face and surprised himself when he said..
"I'll be waiting."
Sasori's eyes slowly opened, and his face was wet. He brought his hand up and wiped his cheek, only to find that he had been crying.
He sat up, his sketchbook tumbling off his body. His eyes slowly settled on it. He couldn't remember what he had drawn... Or if he had drawn anything.
Picking the book up, he turned to the page.
And his heart stopped.
He had drawn the little girl, asleep in a field of irises. He looked at his hands and saw they were smudged with the black charcoal, and there was no doubt he had gotten it on his face while he slept.
He sighed and stood, feeling the blood rush to his head. He stretched as he walked to his closet.
He rummaged around in the closet when there was a knock at his door. It startled him and he jumped, hitting his head on one of the shelves. Moments later, boxes and papers fell to the floor, going in every direction.
The redhead cursed under his breath as he rushed to open his door.
There, clad in a way too low cut dress and with too much make up on in the morning, stood Sakura, smiling a little too sweetly.
"Good morning, Prince Sasori." she said sweetly. Sasori felt his stomach turn.
"Ano, good morning, Lady Sakura."
Awkward silence.
"You have something on your face."
"It's charcoal."
Silence.
"I'll be down shortly, Lady Sakura. Please inform Haku to start breakfast." he said and closed the door.
Sakura flushed and opened her mouth, closed it, opened it, closed it and stormed off.
Sasori sighed and rubbed the sore spot on the back of his head. He started collecting the papers off the floor, arranging them in neat stacks. He then picked up two boxes. As soon as he stood up, the bottom of one of the boxes fell out, and all of its contents landed on the floor.
"Damn..." he mumbled and knelt down again.
He started shuffling through the items, but stopped when he saw a flower petal.
A white flower petal.
He moved various pictures and papers, until he found one dried out, brittle iris.
He felt his heart skip a beat or two.
'W.. Where did this come from?'
He picked the flower up and turned it over in his hand, afraid it would crumble into dust.
Then he noticed a ribbon tied to the stem. He ran his fingers over it gently.
An image of the little girl flashed through his mind.
"It couldn't possibly... No... I'm just imagining things. This must have been from something else."
He placed the flower on his desk and quickly took all the papers and other things and placed them in the box, carefully placing it at the top of his closet with the other papers and boxes.
He took another look at the withered flower and proceeded to get dressed for the day.
Sasori sat at the breakfast table alone. Sakura hadn't come down yet and Haku was in the kitchen.
He tapped the table rapidly, not waiting for the food, but for Haku.
As if reading Sasori's mind, Haku walked in, carrying a tray of fresh toast and glasses full of water.
The brunette glanced at Sasori and walked towards him.
"Is something wrong, Sasori-sama?"
Sasori hesitated to speak, and dared not to look at Haku.
"Ano, Haku, you take care of the garden, correct?"
Haku nodded, a confused look on his face. "Hai."
"I was just wondering if-"
"Good morning!"
The two men looked at the speaker who entered the room.
Deidara walked in, grinning, as always.
Sasori smiled at him while Haku just glared. He still wasn't over the whole thing that happened with his entire china collection. He growled to himself and stalked out of the dining room.
"Good morning, Deidara."
The blonde plopped in the seat next to Sasori, who sighed and rested his head in his hand. "So, who are you expecting today, un?"
"Well, I recieved a letter saying three of the ladies would be arriving at the same time, because they had all met at the same inn. So, later in this day, we should have three more."
Deidara cringed. "At least Sakura will have someone else to whine to, un. I'm getting tired of hearing about all her problems." he said and smiled. Sasori smiled and chuckled to himself. "So, where is Sakura, un?"
"I don't know. I haven't seen her since earlier this morning." Sasori replied, tapping on the table again.
"I'm right here!"
Deidara and Sasori jumped and looked at the door. Sakura stood there, wearing a whole new outfit than she was before. The dress was a bright pink and it was covered in roses. As she walked past Deidara, he snickered at her. She sat next to Sasori and smiled sweetly.
"Good morning again, Prince Sasori." she said.
Sasori nodded and kept his eyes on the table, not really wanting to look at her. Suddenly, the strong scent of roses lingered in the air. He took a big breath of it and looked at Sakura.
"Lady Sakura, are you wearing perfume?" he asked.
The pinkette flushed and looked down. "Hai. Haku-san said you loved roses..."
Sasori had a confused look on his face. As a matter of fact, he wasn't a big fan of roses at all. Or any flower.
Right?
Sasori then stood from his seat. "I'm going to check on Haku. Please excuse me."
Sakura tried to say something, but Sasori was already gone.
Deidara simply stared out the window at a bird who was nibbling at a dying rose.
Sasori sighed as he walked to the kitchen. "Haku?"
At the sound of his name, Haku looked up. "Hai?"
Sasori turned slightly pink and averted his eyes to the floor. "Ano... About earlier. I was going to ask you... Do we... Do we have irises in the garden?"
The brunette just started at him. "Irises, sir? I don't believe so. Why?"
Sasori turned even redder. "I.. I was just curious. Thank you, Haku." he said and turned to walk out, but stopped.
"Haku."
Haku looked up again. "Hai?"
"I would like irises in the garden. If you wouldn't mind."
Haku smiled and chuckled. "Not in the least bit. I'll go to town tomorrow and pick some up."
Sasori smiled as wide as he could. "Arigato, Haku." he said and proceeded out of the kitchen.
Haku just shook his head and smiled more, going back to his cooking.
Later on that day, Sasori walked out into the gardens.
'I don't know what I was thinking... There's no room for the irises. The entire garden is full...'
He stopped and looked around the garden.
It was full of lilies, daisies, lilacs, roses, and so so much more.
But no irises.
That thought saddened him. That there were roses, but no irises.
He turned and looked at his bedroom window, where he had first drawn the little girl.
Why was she in his dreams?
Why had she felt so familiar?
Why...
Why couldn't he get his mind off of her?
Sasori sighed and ran his hand through his messy red hair.
He would find out... He had to.
Sasori walked in from the gardens into the foyer. Much to his surprise, there stood three young ladies.
One had long blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a low cut dress made out of every color purple fabric you could imagine.
Another had brown hair, fashioned into two large curls on each side of her head, held up by ribbons and she wore a beautiful green dress with matching jewelry. She seemed to be at unease.
The third one had dark blonde hair that was braided and it reached just below her shoulders. She wore a plain yet elegant yellow dress.
All three ladies curtsied as Sasori walked in.
The first girl gave a charming smile. "Pleased to meet you, Prince Sasori. I am Ino Yamanaka."
The second girl just looked at Ino then back at Sasori. She gave somewhat of a forced smile. "I am TenTen Chang, your Highness. I am very honored to meet you."
The third girl held her head high with a smirk on her lips. "I am Temari Sabaku. I am very pleased to meet you."
At that very moment, Sakura came down the staircase. She stopped dead in her tracks when she laid eyes on the other girls.
"Sakura, this is Ino, TenTen, and Temari." Sasori said, gesturing to each girl.
Sakura's green eyes flared up in jealousy as she quickly walked to Sasori, clinging to his arm. She simply glared at the girls, not saying a word. The room filled with uneasiness as Sasori tried to pry Sakura off of him.
"Now, ladies, we still have one more girl who should be here tomorrow. When she gets here, I will explain everything to you. For today, you may rest in your rooms." he said, then looked at Sakura. "Your rooms."
Sakura scoffed and turned red, quickly averting her eyes from him.
Later that day, Deidara decided to go into town for some peace and quiet.
He sat at a bar, looking into his glass with no expression. He sighed and stood, looking around the near empty room. He threw some change on the counter top and walked out.
He proceeded to walk down the street, away from the castle. 'The farther away from her the better..' he thought to himself.
Lost in his own thoughts, he bumped into someone, knocking them over. He immediately knelt down, checking to see if the girl was alright. When she looked up at him, his heart skipped a beat.
She had the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen. They at first seemed to be white, but as he looked longer, they had a mix of light blue and light purple and white. They went well with her smooth white skin, and her dark hair framed her face just right. She squeaked and pulled her hood back over her head. "G-Gomen! I didn't see where I was going..." She sputtered.
"No, it was my fault... I apologize." the blond said and helped her up, giving her a smile. "My name is Deidara. I really do apologize for knocking you over, un. If there's anything I could do to-"
"Thank you, but I'm quite alright." the girl said, giving him a sweet smile.
Deidara felt his heart skip again and felt his face heat up just a little.
"I must get back before it gets dark... It was nice meeting you, Deidara-san." she said and began to walk past him.
"May I escort you? I still feel terrible for running into you."
She looked back at him and blushed. "O-Of course."
Deidara smiled and quickly walked to her.
The girl kept her eyes on the ground the whole time, her cheeks never losing the blush.
"So, you don't seem to be from here, Miss. Where are you from, if I may ask?" Deidara spoke, trying to break the silence between them.
"I-I'm from Water Country... I'm here on my father's wishes..." she said, and there was a hint of sadness in her voice.
Deidara felt kind of sorry for her, it seemed like she was being forced into something.
The two stopped in front of an inn. "Is this the place, un?"
She silently nodded her head, that blush never leaving her cheeks.
Once they said their goodbyes to each other, Deidara's smile never faded as he walked back to the castle. She was really the prettiest girl he'd ever seen. 'I hope to see her again, un...' he thought to himself.
"Before I leave, may I ask you your name, un?" Deidara asked.
The girl looked up at him, smiling and her eyes held just a little happiness in them.
"You may call me Hina."
Deidara stopped in his tracks, smiling up at the sky.
He had fallen in love.
Oh my goodness! What have I done? Just a little drama to throw in :)
I apologize for the late update, but Ive been quite busy. I'll try my hardest to work faster!
~PunkyAngel
