Senko: Alrighty everyone! Senko is back! I haven't updated in a while lol well I been busy with school work yeah. And now, it's going to be even busier. Read the bottom of this chapter if you are interesting in knowing what is going on with me at school and why I'm busy v.v;;

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Isiri: Hey, you know, when I first thought of the story I thought that I'd make it like that too. I thought I should make the princess, like, get lost or something and get amnesia and then Sarutobi finds her and all. But I think that'd be too cliché you know?

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Disclaimers: Sheez I don't own it!

Previously on "Love Me For Who I Am": "Shut up Ino-pig! You bring bad news! At least they aren't ugly and that's all I need to know!"

"What? Are you sure?"

"Yes I'm sure! Notuglynotuglynotugly!" Sakura beamed widely.

Thoughts/emphasis italics

"Speech" quotes

Chapter 4

Jade eyes diverted from the glossy ceiling and peered out through the massive window unto the vast, crimson red dusk sky. Sakura sighed. She was freaking bored. It had been hours since she had agreed to be the princess of the Haruno Kingdom. Ever since then, she hadn't seen Ino(or Gaara but she could care less since he is quite freaky to be frank). The only times she saw Ino that day was when Ino took food up to her room. Her eyes glanced around at certain objects. Bored… she told herself. Unable to stop herself from sleeping out of boredom, she got from the bed she lied on and walked around.

Sakura made her way to the door and opened it slightly, peeking outside. Seeing as the long hallway was deserted, she stepped out of the room and gently shut the door close. She continued down the hallway, admiring the beautiful paintings that hung on the way. All was going well until a door in the hallway suddenly burst open.

"Aaah! I'm sorry TenTen!" a boy, about her age but maybe a year older, came running out through the doorway and bumped into her, causing her to fall down. He turned, bent down and offered out his hand to her, "Oh I'm so sorry, my beautiful maiden! I wasn't watching where I was going!"

She looked at him and…man was she freaked out! Before her has got to be the biggest and thickest of eyebrows she had ever seen in her life! To her dismay, she involuntarily screeched, "AAAAAAHHH!"

A girl with her hair put up into buns appeared from the doorway. "Lee! What have you done!" she pushed the boy aside and helped Sakura up. "I'm so sorry, are you alright?"

Sakura lightly brushed the skirt she wore once she was up. Remembering that Ino had warned her about the princess's traits, she decided to smile gently at the girl. "Um y-yeah. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell. I was just…um, surprised."

The girl smiled. "Well, I'm glad you're all alright."

Sakura was about to respond but, before she could, a guy appeared from the door. "TenTen, Lee, what are you doing?"

The two people before her, which Sakura assumed the girl was TenTen and the guy was Lee, jumped up in surprise. TenTen bristled, "U-um, sorry Neji. It was Lee's fault! He forgot one of my scrolls and…assumed I was going to punish him so he ran through the door and bumped into this girl here. I was only helping her up."

The guy, known as Neji, stared emotionlessly at the three. "Hm. Both of you go inside."

As if they were inferior to him, they obeyed and entered the room.

Sakura focused her gaze at the floor as he stalked up to her. No, it wasn't that he was so irresistibly hot that she couldn't look at him. It was more because…well let's just say that she despises (more like hates) the Hyuuga and Uchiha Kingdom and here she is, right in front of someone who was from the Hyuuga Kingdom. Now, if you are wondering why she knows, it's simply because it's quite obvious. Those who are royals from the Hyuuga Kingdom had white eyes. She had always wondered why but no one really told her. In fact, she didn't know anybody who knew the reason as to why they had white eyes. "Um…I'm really sor-"

"I'm sorry," he interrupted her. "Are you hurt anywhere?"

"N-No, I'm not hurt anywhere." Her gaze remained fixed on the glossy floor, but not for long. She felt her chin lifted up against her will by foreign fingers and her emerald eyes were met with silver ones.

"Your attire seems very…unpleasant. What have you been doing?"

Is he suspicious of me? "W-What? You don't have a right to ask me that."

"You're right. I don't, princess."

Sakura blinked. What? Princess? "What? Princess?"

"You're not the princess?"

Crap. Now I just gave myself away! Better think of something fast. "I am. I…I just…I don't know you a-and so…um I didn't know you knew I was the princess…yeah."

He chuckled slightly. "I'm…Hyuuga Neji."

Hyuuga…she didn't know a Hyuuga was capable of being so human-like. In her eyes, the Hyuuga and Uchiha were just despicable beings.

"Sakura! Sakura!"

Sakura turned in the direction of the voice. At the end of the hallway (which was connected to a stair leading down) was Ino. She was running towards them.

"Who's she?" Neji asked.

Sakura paused for a moment. "My bodyguard Ino."

Ino soon caught up. "Sakura! There you are! I couldn't find you anywhere…" She examined Sakura's apparel. "Uh, after we finished picking flowers in the garden! I was looking everywhere for you! Eheheh you know wearing those rag-like clothing do make you harder to find! Oh, are you two acquainted yet?"

Neji remained silent. Seeing this, Sakura decided to answer. "Yeah, Ino. We just got…acquainted."

"Ah I see, Sakura. Uh, would you two like some privacy or something? It seems so tense here, as if you two are having some serious discussion!"

Sakura silently thanked Ino for bringing it up. She could finally escape from the Hyuuga. She opened her mouth to tell Ino that it was okay since it was getting dark and she should sleep soon, but Neji beat her to it.

"Yes, I'd like to speak to Sakura for another moment," he said.

Sakura forced a smile on her face as Ino began to head towards Sakura's room, "Well, enjoy then! Sakura, I'll go and tidy up your room!"

Could this get any worse?

"Well, Sakura, you sure seem different," he stated.

Oh crap. Maybe he is suspecting something? "What do you mean?"

"Earlier today, when I had just arrived and you barged in while I was in the middle of a discussion with your father, you seem more…energetic and somewhat rude."

RUDE? Well how could she forget she's a princess? And princesses are supposed to be gentle, timid, and nice. Great. Now she has to make up another lie. Fortunately for her, nobody really knows the princess. "Ah…well…I guess I am a bit like that but I was just getting kind of gloomy back there…uh trying to figure out a…plan to escape Ino's technique." Sakura was relieved. She remembered when she had barged in on the discussion her 'father' was having with Neji and this other guy and Ino came and said something about her escaping the technique.

"I see," he said. He then lifted her small, frail hands up with his hand and placed a light kiss on it. "Well, it's getting pretty late…princess. You should get going."

"Yeah…I should." Sakura blushed and attempted to pull her hand away from his, only to have him grip her delicate fingers hard enough for her to pay him her undivided attention.

"I'd like to request for you to carefully consider your choice in marriage, Sakura. Also, might I add that it will benefit you better too? After all, the sake of your kingdom lies within that."

"Uh…yeah. I know…yeah," with that, Sakura pulled her hands away from his and darted to her room. She slammed her door shut, ran to her bed, and collapsed face-down on it.

"What's wrong?" Ino asked, rising from the chair she sat at and walking towards Sakura. "What'd he talk to you about?"

Sakura grasped the silky sheets of the bed tightly. "He's irresistible!"

Soon after Sakura disappeared from his sight, Neji entered his room (he has his own room because he is a guest at the Haruno Kingdom for a while) and was greeted with two pairs of eyes filled with curiosity.

"So what'd you tell her, Neji?" TenTen asked eagerly.

"Just this and that," Neji replied.

TenTen and Lee's 'eyes of curiosity' were soon replaced with eyes of suspicion. "Brainwashing her?" Lee asked.

Neji smirked. "Don't call it brainwashing. I don't do brainwash…only that Uchiha guy does that. I merely speak the truth. Her kingdom would definitely fall if she chooses him. After all, what can a kingdom like Sasuke's do? There is no king or queen because they were murdered by the true heir to the throne, Itachi, whose whereabouts are currently unknown. What a terrifying kingdom…as if."

"Well, of course he's irresistible! He's a prince!" Ino exclaimed dreamily. "But the other one is even dreamier!"

Sakura sat up on the bed. "Hm but he's kind of weird."

Ino looked at her intrigued. "Weird? Heh what do you mean by that?"

Sakura paused a moment. "Oh! Well…hmmm….oh yeah. He was saying some stuff and then he told me to carefully consider my marriage. What does he mean by that? And then he said something about how it would benefit me. Odd, don't you think? Maybe he was just being considerate and decided to give me advice."

Ino let out a small laugh. "Uh, yeah. Now, for tomorrow, we can't have you going around wearing rags."

Sakura glared.

"What, I'm a person of truth and honesty," Ino stated. "Anyway, my bedroom is right across from yours, alright? I picked out an outfit for you already. It's that red Chinese dress over there on that drawer. Make sure you wake up before before 8 and get dressed before 8 also. Breakfast is served at that time. I'll come by at 8 to escort you down, alright?"

Sakura nodded. Ino left.

Shortly after Ino left, Sakura made her way to the drawer that the red Chinese dress was placed on. The dress was designed with a white circle. Placed near the dress was a forehead protector. Sakura panicked a bit. The princess was a ninja right? But Sakura isn't a ninja, nor does she have ninja training or experience. Would being a shinobi impact this act? Well, if it did, she won't be successful at this…could it be called a mission or merely an act?

The next morning, Sakura awoke groggily. Even though she had already put on that red dress, took a shower, brushed her teeth, and combed her hair, she still felt as though she had barely awoken.

Knock Knock

Sakura yawned as she strolled over to the door and opened the door; it was Ino, as she had expected.

"Alright, rise and shine. Gosh, you look even more terrible than before, forehead girl!" Ino teased.

Sakura glared. "What do you mean by that, Ino-pig!"

The two then began down the hallway, but were joined with an unexpected group.

"Ah, the beautiful maiden has awoken from her slumber!" the guy who had bumped into her the previous night beamed enthusiastically. "I feel so honored to be in your glorious presence again!"

Sakura smiled nervously, "Y-Yeah. Uh thank you for your…original greetings."

"Oh, did I ever introduce myself? Well, I'm Rock Lee and that girl with her hair tied up in buns is TenTen! We are Neji's bodyguards!"

"Ah, I see. Well, it's nice to meet the both of you. I am-"

"Sakura," a voice answered from behind them; it was Neji.

"Yes, I am Sakura," Sakura restated. "Good morning, Neji-san."

"Hm." He walked past her, followed by his bodyguards, and headed down the hallway.

"What's his problem? He was nice yesterday!" Sakura frowned.

Ino sighed. "I don't know. I never really met that guy, but I heard he's cold. Well, actually, he and Sasuke-kun are almost alike…in a way that is! They don't talk much and usually ignores people. Also, if they weren't searching for their brides as of their 17th birthday, I'd have gone and assumed they were gay! Except Sasuke-kun though! It's clear he's straight!"

"Sasuke? He's that Uchiha prince right?"

"Well duh. Wow, you're slow!"

"Oh shut up, pig!"

And then, the two made their way downstairs for breakfast…

Senko: Well I'm still quite busy with school -.o but I've only 9 more days of school! HELL YEAH! Um anyways, Sasuke did not appear in this chapter! I think he might appear in the next chapter. If not, he'll appear in the next one. And if not the next one, then you know the routine lol oh yeah check out my other story "Peer Counseling Day" ok? It's basically about Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai noticing a lack of teamwork, trust, and blahblahblah within their teams. So, they established a Peer Counseling Day, where their teams will get together and discuss their inner/outer conflicts. But, the genins are teenagers and we all know how difficult it is in the teen years :D

Anyways, tell me what you all think of this chapter! REVIEW!