Well, actually, I started the Sasuke fic first, but after a lot of contemplation, I decided that the Sakura fic should go before the Sasuke one. Because Sasuke will open a whole can of worms to another topic, so, so, I should do the Sakura one first. I actually will not bash her very much in this story. Im just going to write her exactly how I see her. Sadly, though, she ended up being the Princess. Cuz every good fairy tale needs a Princess.

The Princess

Sakura was the Princess. Actually, she was not a princess, as she was not part of the royal family. She was just very high in the ranking, and was blessed by Tsunade. She was the daughter of the very old and powerful Haruno family. Not as powerful as the Hyuugas, but that was a different story.

Sakura was powerful. Sakura was strong. Sakura was beautiful; having a lot of suitors. With her looks, her piercing jade eyes, and her silky pink, feminine hair- who could resist? Well, Sasuke could, that's who. She had chased after Sasuke her whole life- deeming herself to be hopelessly in love with him. She wasn't the only one: Sasuke had loads of girls chasing after him and his dreamy looks his whole life. Oh, his dreamy looks: onyx eyes so black, seeing through her very soul, smooth black hair that glinted in the light - who could resist him? No one, that's who (except Hinata, but she wasn't very important). At least, not Sakura. Sakura melted into a puddle of goo whenever Sasuke simply looked her way- whether he was scowling or frowning, it didn't matter.

Yes, Sakura has always been addressed as a Princess - but never by him. She was never his Princess. He never gave her the time of day. But, Sakura didn't care. As long as she was alive and breathing, he would be hers, just as she would be his. Her parents couldn't bring themselves to say anything; after all, Sakura was their little Princess. And what a Princess wants, a Princess gets.

Sakura couldn't understand. She was by no means ugly. She had proof: Lee and Naruto were head over heels in love with her. Oh, Naruto, the dolt. He would forever be the Jester, the one designed to make her laugh, but no, not to love. Never to love. Her only love was Sasuke, and would always be Sasuke. It was a good thing the Jester understood. Hah, Sakura would become the laughing stock of the kingdom if they ever (God forbid!) coupled. But why was Sakura thinking about Naruto? He wasn't important. He never was.

She could not understand why Hinata liked the Jester. She could have anyone or anything- with her standing, Sakura was sure that even Sasuke wouldn't mind- but, no, Hinata was stubbornly in love with the Jester. Sakura sometimes didn't know whether to laugh, or feel pity toward the woman. Hinata wasn't a threat to her love, that was established, but Ino was.

Ino. With her beautiful fair platinum hair, and sea blue eyes, she could have any man she wanted. From all the men in the land, Ino, however, wished to go after her man, Sasuke. And afterwards, Ino wondered why Sakura had to end her friendship with her. Sakura snorted. Let Ino wonder forever, then. If Ino had not broken the best friend code, things wouldn't have come down to this.

Yes. Ino had been her best friend. They had gotten along - talking about girly things, like clothes and make-up, and saw each other every day. Until all that was ruined by a man, the devastatingly handsome man, Sasuke. Sakura always had a small feeling of guilt in her stomach for disregarding Ino the way she did. She had tossed Ino aside, like she was worth nothing more than the ground beneath her dainty feet.

But it was all worth it. Everything was worth it for Sasuke. Everyone coupled together could never be half of the worth that Sasuke was. He could have so much; the land, the sea, the sky. Yet he chose to focus all of his attention on the fruitless effort of revenge and hatred. Sakura would never understand; she never thought she could understand. But all that revenge and hatred had somehow made Sasuke handsomer, and cooler than ever.

Sometimes, it felt like Sakura was battling with herself. One side of her was the side of Emotion, and the other side was the side of Reason. The side of Emotion always defended Sasuke, while the side of Reason tried to tell Sakura that Sasuke was a human too, and that he made mistakes, and that he wasn't as perfect as he made himself seem. Somehow, the side of Emotion always won, the side that was her heart. Although Sakura felt that she always wanted that side to win. But if she thought any more on this topic, she'd only get more and more confused.

Yes. She was a Princess: perfection personified. Her personality was sunny, and suave, and she was always the centre of attention. She always wore the most glamorous dresses, the ones that sparkled at night. Her make-up was always perfect, giving her a dreamy look. She came from a wealthy family, and she had status. A Princess.

Every one of the women envied her, (except Hinata, but she wasn't that important, Sakura reminded herself) all of the men wanted her... yes, all except for Sasuke. But she wouldn't start on that subject now. She had already been through that subject.

Yet, her side of Reason... felt like she was too promiscuous. Everything was always so fake; the smiles, the status, the happiness. So, so fake. Her parents were like that too; in front of other important noble people, they smiled, but once their backs were turned, that smile turned into a grimace. A very ugly grimace.

The only person that smiled no matter what was the Jester, Naruto. It was his job, after all. Why was she thinking about him again? Her thoughts moved onto Tsunade. Tsunade was a fair woman with blonde hair, and deep caramel eyes. She was beautiful. She was even more beautiful than Sakura. She was all that Sakura wished to be.

It was too bad that Sakura could never be Tsunade. They lived different lives, with different statuses. She was a Princess... and Tsunade was... Tsunade. She wasn't a Princess. She couldn't be meant for Sasuke.

Sasuke. Like usual, all of her thoughts went back to him. She was the one meant for Sasuke. She was. She was bright, while Sasuke was dark. She cared, while Sasuke didn't. She talked, Sasuke didn't. She was his other half in everything. Why couldn't Sasuke see that?

That didn't matter. Sakura had her whole life to prove that to Sasuke. And if worst came to worst, her parents could always arrange an arranged marriage. Although Sakura wasn't sure they would be able to get through Itachi.

Itachi was Sasuke's brother. He was just as handsome, (Sakura blushed at that thought) and much more polite than Sasuke was. But he had no fire - he was too calm, and always knew what to do. That annoyed Sakura to no end, but she still couldn't help but be in awe. Itachi was perfect. Even more perfect than Sasuke. It was inhumane, really, and Sakura felt ugly just looking at him. That was why Sasuke was better. Sakura could look at Sasuke, and not feel small. She could be herself, she could be a human.

Yes, Itachi was Sasuke brother, and Sakura was sure that Itachi loved Sasuke with all his heart. That was why Sakura could not understand why Sasuke wanted 'revenge' on Itachi. All Itachi did, was love. Maybe it was jealousy? Sakura's side of Reason chimed in, but was quickly ignored. Sasuke could not get jealous. He was perfect, and hers.

After all, Sakura was a Princess, and what a Princess wants, a Princess gets.

Yes. I made Sakura kind of spoiled, and very split (In personality). Yes, she was the princess. I bet you're wondering what kind of character Sasuke is, right? Or Itachi? Or Hinata? Well, I wish you the best of luck to guess. I have done two... out of... wait, I'll count the ones I'm going to do: Sasuke, Itachi, Hinata, Shino, Kiba, Choji, Shikamaru, Ino, Neji, Tenten, Lee, Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and... I'm not sure, but I was sure that there was more... ah well. So, two out of... seventeen.

Anyway, Review, Review, Review,

Sincerely, Aurora-chan!