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Chapter 10: Prince Syndrome
"Comfort comes to those with faith in mysterious ways,
But for me faith don't make up for what we lost."
Memories and Dust - Josh Pyke
"Hey watch where you swing that thing!" Sakura piped a she dodged the flying tyre swing.
Raising an eyebrow the small boy emerged from the shade of the tree, "I didn't see you; so it wasn't my fault," he replied bluntly as he stood still meters from her.
Tiny emerald eyes widening in shock, Sakura gasped as she covered her mouth with one hand. "Oooh you're gonna get in big trouble for that from your parents when they hear. Don't you know that you're meant to be polite to other people?"
"I'm a Hyuuga, we don't have to follow the rules you all do..we make them," he replied back freakishly articulately for a child of 10 years.
Pulling a face Sakura slowly approached him until she was invading his 'personal space.' Gazing up at his delicate features she smiled, "Well then," slamming her foot down crushing his left foot as he yelped in pain, "I hope you've learn another lesson then; what goes around comes back around."
Her eyes slowly fluttering open to reveal the same dreary hospital room; emitting a sigh she rolled her eyes as she looked around the room until her gaze fell upon a bouquet of beautiful but strange yellow flowers, someone must have visited when I was asleep…oh well they'll come back I guess.
Striding through the open doorway, Cerulean hair swishing at her waist Akame entered the room, taking the seat directly opposite Sakura's hospital bed. "You can't avoid me for ever you cowardly bitch," she said calmly as she ran a hand through her long hair, "I need to know that you will not interfere with Neji and I."
"Well hello to you too, how's your morning been?" Sakura replied overly sweet as she grinned a fake grin.
Snarling Akame's golden eyes quivered, "Sakura, answer me."
"I'm not a pet, or a servant so don't speak to me in such a manner Akame! You have some nerve coming into my domain – the hospital and when I'm unwell of all times!" I snapped back, not that I really am sick...it just sounded better…insomnia isn't a sickness it's a state…
"Whatever!" she snapped back as she rose to her feet, "You're so pathetic it makes me sick, you can't even answer a single question," snickering she smiled maliciously; "Too bad your lover boy loves me;" she taunted as she blew a kiss to Sakura, "I'll see you again soon."
"You're pathetic Sakura," Sasuke replied calmly as he watched her "simply pathetic."
No...I'm not you're wrong…pulling her pillow from behind her head she pressed her face into it and screamed.
"That isn't friendship!" Ino cried.
Tears rolled onto the pillow, "I did nothing wrong!"
"I can't do this anymore… Goodbye Sakura…" Neji whispered.
"I can't take this!" she screamed ear piercingly loud before succumbing to the darkness.
The gentle taping of the tree's branches at her window roused her as she rolled over and pressed her eyes closed once more.
A creaky sound whistled from behind her as her heart dropped as her eyes snapped open, Crap I'm unarmed.
"How do you feel, have you got your strength back?"
Sitting up slowly she felt her heart flutter as she came face to face with, "Neji-kun?" she choked out as her eyes lay upon her love, her prince dressed in his travelling attire, a giant backpack strapped to his behind as his silhouette glowed magnificently in the moonlight. Rubbing her dazed head she remembered his question, "Oh yeah...I'm feeling a lot better, why? Where are you going with that bag?"
"Come on, lets leave. I doubt I will be able to go on any longer, this charade is killing me and the reality that we might be frozen in this situation is crushing the remains of my being. I need to do what's right for our family;" he whispered, "I can't let harm fall upon you and the baby. My family is reckless."
Sakura's eyes widened as she stared at Neji for long moments of silence. "Are you crazy?" she whispered, "This would make us missing-nin and besides that they would hunt us down and we have no place to hide!"
Neji's face remained expressionless as he shrugged; "So, it's with you."
Her lips trembled; "But we have no money..."
"I've dealt with that. We have enough to get by; I've been thinking about this since we fell into the situation;" he whispered as he walked over to her bed, sitting close to her as she bit down on her bottom lip. "We even have enough money to have a simple wedding; and then we can be married, at last," he added as he brushed a few stray hairs from her face, tucking them behind her right ear before cupping her chin; "What do you say?"
Lips trembling as she started to cry Sakura started to smile. "Thankyou for being mine and mine alone," she whispered sweetly as she threw her around his neck, catching his lips in a passionate kiss as she strung her fingers though his silky long locks.
Moaning from the final contact, Neji's hands made their way to her back pulling her closer in a desperate hungry kiss. Desire washed over him as he felt her hands slip under the back of his top at the neck drawing tiny circles with her nails causing parts of him to stiffen. Hesitantly he pried her arms away from his skin as she looked up at him in confusion, "Wait."
"What's wrong?" she whispered unsurely as her eyes filled with worry, "You do realise that it is safe for us to, you know…even with the baby don't' you."
He grinned, "I was just going to lock the door, but that's nice to know," he replied as he climbed across her and flicked the lock.
Sliding to the side so she was directly under him Sakura looked up at him innocently, "So where were we?"
Grinning like a mad man Neji pulled his shirt off and raised a brow at the blushing darling before him; "Understand?"
Smiling coyly Sakura nodded as she lifted off her hospital gown to reveal her bare breasts; "Better?"
"You have no idea;" he said lowly as Neji basically pinned her to the bed, hungry for more kisses.
The gentle warming brush of the sunrise's light upon their skin roused Neji from his sleep as he looked to the end of the bed to see Sakura dressed and zipping up what little of things Naruto had collected and brought to the hospital for her.
"We should leave soon, or it will be too easy to be spotted," she noted as she handed Neji his clothes he had tossed aside from the previous night's passions.
"I think we should head north; any opinions on it?" Neji noted as he rolled out of bed and into his clothes once more.
Thinking for a moment as she tightened the straps on her backpack Sakura shook her head, "It's logical to me, I mean we know that land better than the south also so that gives us some sort of edge at least."
"I agree; well I guess this is it," He replied as he finished tightening his bag straps.
"Yeah I guess so..." she whispered as she walked over to the window with a worried sigh; "Naruto will never forgive me for this; I'm doing just what Sasuke did, I'm running away without any note, any sign… nothing."
Placing his right arm around her shoulders Neji nodded, "I won't lie, he will be hurt, but he's your friend, I know that he will see reason when we return and explain it to him eventually."
"When we return?"
Neji smiled slightly, "Of course. I want to make this right; you'll see. Next time we're here we wont have to kiss in locked rooms or in forests; next time everyone will accept that this is our choice and our life is ours alone."
Tilting her head to the side slightly as she looked up at Neji, Sakura smiled softly; "I hope so."
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