Chapter 5
Sakura thought she heard it wrong.
"What?" She asked the butler.
He smiled widely, "you must've saved a country in your previous life time to have all the luck, the Prince wants you to serve him at his bedside! Quickly come, I'll tell you about some rules to watch out for, also, don't eat anything from now til you finish serving his Royal Highness..."
"Why?" Sakura is extremely passionate about food.
"Do you want to burp or fart in front of the Prince?" The butler asked rhetorically as if Sakura is stupid.
Sakura was still deciding between understanding the phrase "help me to bed" means helping him to get ready for bed, or helping him in bed to do stuff.
She's not particularly worried about potential sex. She already knows this is what a concubine must do, but she would much rather do it with someone she likes. So far, she doesn't really like Sasuke, except for his looks. Which, would probably cause an uproar everywhere he goes if he's back in her world, the 21st century.
Speaking of, Sakura found that her memory of her own world is rapidly fading. She knows most common typical stuff like cars and toilets etc, but familial stuff is almost forgotten. She only remembers bits and pieces of her family, she roughly remembers she had a sister who adored her, and where she went to school, and her cat, Mr. Snuffles.
Sakura was dragged into a huge steaming wooden bath tub with flower petals and essential oils, and a few bath girls came in to scrub her clean from top to bottom. Lathered her hair with soap and scrubbed her teeth with soft tree bark, and made sure every inch of her smells nice, and then have her recite Disciplines of Being a Good Woman, before waiting till the sunset comes, and send her into Sasuke's chambers.
Sakura stood at the corner, and observed.
The Prince has a large bed chamber, also made out of wood. But the quality of the wood is vastly different from Sakura's house. Even just by looking, she knew that even the vase in this room would probably worth more than her life by this world's standards. The bed itself is also attached to the wall, except the drapes are made with some sort of silk mesh, and the elaborate 3d carving of mystical creatures made it all the more majestic. Sasuke was sitting in front of a large wooden desk by the window, and to the left is a jade plate containing quartz cups and a jade pot full of laurel wine. He was reading a book and paid no attention to Sakura for the first few minutes. Until he finished reading the page and said to her, "turn the page, fill up my cup."
She quickly walked over and carefully turned the page, and poured some wine into his cup.
And the room was silent again.
Sasuke read another few pages before being curious with Sakura's behavior. Normally when a girl gets the chance to be close to him, they flirt, they act weak, they do everything they can to get him into bed. But this girl is as still as a statue.
He then decided it's time for bed, and said, "put the book away."
Sakura quickly did that, and when she turned around, she saw Sasuke standing behind her, with his arm stretched open.
Is he asking for a hug? Sakura wondered at first, then saw his impatient expression, and realized he's waiting for her to undress him.
Oh my god.
She quickly peeled his clothing off layer by layer. For royalty there are a lot of layers to put on, she couldn't help but be amazed st the quality of his clothing. They're lightweight, super cool to the touch, and golden thread hand embroidered. She wondered if this one piece could sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars in the future, or be displayed in a museum.
After she's done, Sasuke is only wearing his undergarments. He lay on the bed and leaned against his elbow, "well?"
He looked more seductive with his clothes off than being adorned in silk.
Sakura waited until this moment, and quickly said, "Royal Highness, I need to ask you something. Have we met before?"
He scoffed, "there's a line I haven't heard before."
"No, this isn't a line. Truly, I feel like I've met you before, a long long time ago." Sakura said sincerely, but silently thought to herself, rather I've met you a few hundred years into the future , "do you remember?"
Sasuke narrowed his eyes, "A long time ago huh? Maybe in our previous lifetime?"
Sakura's face turned bright red. He's mocking her.
He laughed, using a finger to raise her chin, "who told you to say these things? Did you think it'd intrigue me?"
Sakura blinked, insisting, "No, it's true, I remember because your eyes..."
Sasuke apparently have no patience for her anymore. He reached over and grabbed her waist, pulling her down onto the bed with him. Smiling.
Sakura was so spooked she quickly twisted and backed away. He didn't force her, apparently since you're a royalty, everything that comes at you is within the palm of your grasp, therefore Sakura couldn't get away even if she tried.
Suddenly a breeze came in through the window, and Sasuke frowned, tilting his head.
Sakura quickly jumped off the bed to close up that window, and then turned to day, "Royal Highness, you must've drink a tad bit too much, let me help you massage your head, it'll make you feel better."
Sasuke thought she's jumping right ahead into foreplay, so he uttered, "en."
But to his surprise, Sakura actually started massaging his temple and scalp, and her hands never wandered around.
Eventually it got so comfortable he begin to feel sleepy. So he laid down on her lap and fell asleep.
Sakura realized a few moment later that he's asleep already. She quickly let out a breath that she has been holding since this morning and carefully moved his head back down onto the pillow. During this process, Sasuke frowned in his sleep and mumbled something incoherently. She quickly patted his head and said softly, "shhh... it's alright... everything is alright... I'm right here..."
She used to do it with Mr. Snuffles.
The Royal Prince soon slept soundly.
She's still struggling with her memory. The Prince does look extremely familiar now that she had a good look at him. Where has she seen him before?
Also she's positive once he wakes up in the morning he will forget her in his mind.
She quickly pulled off a small strand of her hair and wrapped it around his index finger, just so he'll remember who she is and maybe he'll remember where he has seen her.
She quickly cleaned up the table, and just when she doesn't know what to do next, she heard a hissing voice. "Hey!"
It's the soldiers standing guard the doors, "you need to leave now!"
Sakura quickly remembered, the Royal Prince hates having women in his bed when he wakes up. She better go right now.
She creeped out of the room as quietly as possible, and ran back to her chambers.
Her roommate Sadako was so excited to see her.
"Did you do it? How was it?" Sadako asked eagerly, almost yelling, "do you think you've made an impression?"
"I didn't do it." Sakura said, blinking, "I massaged his head and he fell asleep."
Sadako now looks at Sakura as if she's the biggest idiot in the world.
A knock came through the door, and an elderly female servent held a bowl of black herbal medicine. "Haruno-san, you should drink this as soon as possible."
Sakura frowned, "what is it?"
The servent said monotonously, "so you wouldn't get pregnant."
Sakura waved her hand, "it's ok, I didn't do the deed with the Prince. We hardly touched each other."
Now there are two people who are looking at Sakura as if she's the biggest idiot in the world.
The elder maid recovered, "regardless. It's my duty to watch you swallow every drop."
Oh well.
Sakura took the bowl and drank it up.
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