Ok…chapter 2 is up! Yay!

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Anyway… on with the show…

Disclaimer: I didn't own Naruto, I don't own Naruto, I will never own Naruto. Sighs

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Sakura walked around a large room, back and forth…how was she going to get out of this one? They had locked her up in her room. She tried getting out through her balcony, but there were two guards there and immediately, they had grabbed her.

If she hadn't met that weird guy…what's his name…she would've never been caught! If she ever saw that man again, she was already imagining what to do with him.

First, she would slash his handsome face right down the middle, then she would make his eyes pop out, and then…

Her train of thoughts got interrupted when the only person she wanted to see came into the room.

She ran up to him and gave him the biggest hug anyone could imagine.

-"Thank God you're here grandpa! They have your poor granddaughter locked up in here and they don't even let her go to the yard!" Sakura pouted.

-"Those were my orders, Sakura-chan." The King chuckled at her childish behavior. After all, Sakura was already 16. In her country, the woman married at 15 and already had children. In her grandfather's eyes, Sakura must get married as soon as possible.

She stared wide-eyed at him.

-"You can't do this to me! I wasn't born for this life, grandpa! I don't want to rule the kingdom! I just want to be………me." She said the last word quietly, as if whispering.

King Raidon walked to Sakura's burgundy colored king-sized bed and sat down on one of the corners.

-"I'm sorry, but you have no choice in the matter." He stated nonchalantly.

Sakura rolled her eyes, knowing the lecture that was going to come to her.

-"You are the only heir left Sakura and I'm already too old. Your father died in the war we had against Sound and your mother died giving birth to your sister."

-"Who in the end died a few weeks later of being born." Sakura finished. She already knew her grandfather's sob story and she was tired of listening to it.

-"If you know all of this, Sakura, then you must know that you have to marry soon. If I die and you're not married, Sakura, you can't rule the kingdom alone. You need a male to do so."

-"Why are all of you so crazy about males reigning the throne! I bet you I can do a better job then all of the kings so far! No offense grandpa but don't you think it's time we change those rules?" Sakura said getting exasperated. She hated this talk that she had once, if not more, a week with the King.

-"I hope that you will be on your best behavior tomorrow for the celebration. Notice each and every man carefully, you must choose someone that you know will serve this kingdom well." King Raidon said as he got up from her bed.

-"Seriously, grandpa, the words true love don't fit together in your vocabulary do they?" Sakura said as she plopped down on her bed exhausted. She closed her eyes and before she even knew it, she fell asleep.

The King sighed at his granddaughter.

-"If only you knew who was my true love. You would've probably laughed and said something stupid, child." He said with a caring voice as he left the room, locking the door behind him.

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The next day came and it was already 7:00. Time for the ball, in which Sakura had to pick her future husband and the man she would share her life with for eternity.

She sighed, looking at herself in the mirror. The person in front of the mirror, wasn't Sakura. This person was Princess Sakura. The proper and elegant young woman that had all the single men of her kingdom wanting and desiring her.

Her mind trailed back to the guy she met at the market. In the end, she didn't know why he was following her. Whatever it was, for today she had to shrug it off. She has to look for her husband now and can't think about that guy.

She looked back at the mirror once more. She was dressed in a beautiful red dress. She felt that she had a tent under, instead. The dress was embroidered with small diamonds all over. Her hair was tied in a complicated bun and she had no idea how she was going to untie it later. All the maids had left her after they were done putting the make-up on her.

She sighed again. She would've preferred if her future husband seeing her as she really is instead of the doll that she was dressed up as.

-"Lady Sakura, everything is ready." Called Yasuo from the door. She went to open the door to see the man gape at her. Surely she wasn't going to get that face a lot tonight…right? Hopefully not, because the truth is that she hated it.

Snapping out of his stare, he let her pass. He bowed down to her, while she nodded in acknowledgement.

Two large, royal blue doors stood in front of her as she frowned. She was probably going to have to marry one of those stupid stuck up princes' that only think about themselves. How she hated the irony of it all.

Two guards opened the two doors for her and she passed right through. All eyes on her as she gave them all a fake smile and went to where her grandfather was standing.

It was time for her grandfather's long and boring speech. She sat down, next to him on the throne. He didn't sit down, however, and started the so-called 'speech'.

-"Welcome all and thank you for being here today. As you all know, today my granddaughter, Princess Sakura, will choose a husband to help her lead our kingdom towards prosperity. I hope that you all be patient as the rest of the festivities will begin soon." He stated as he sat down.

Sakura glanced at the King and noticed that he looked exhausted. She knew he was sick, but she didn't know up to what extent he was. Finally, the men started to line up, one by one, in order to see her.

She grimaced; she could already see half of them with lust filled eyes. How she hated when men looked at her that way.

As one by one came, she nodded and flashed a fake smile at them. Already, when Sakura was getting tired of this 'stupidity', in her opinion, she stopped caring and nodded her head at them.

A man came up and stepped right in front of her. She looked up and saw a man that had a gash on each side of his nose and had red eyes. He smirked at her and Yasuo that was right next to her announced him.

She was wide-eyed at the man. Not because she liked him, it's because the man looked so much like that guy she had met in the market place. She was probably hallucinating, she thought to herself.

-"Uchiha Itachi, the oldest prince from Sound." Yasuo stated.

He nodded at her and she nodded back. In her head, he was the best catch all day, although there was something about him that she couldn't help but……loathe? She decided that she wouldn't pick him in the end. He wasn't a person to trust is what crossed her mind.

Right after this man, came another one. He went and looked down at her. He wasn't paying a lot of attention to the ceremony and he wasn't really interested in getting married, so he didn't give a damn what the Princess looked like. He looked at her and she looked back at him.

Immediately Sakura bolted from her seat while the man's eyes were wide in surprise.

-"You!" they both said pointing a finger at each other.

-"What the hell are you doing here?" Sakura said, not even trying to sound polite. She forgot where she was and what the whole purpose of this ball was when she saw man of the market place.

He smirked at her and nodded at Yasuo. Yasuo taking it as his cue went back to the list.

-"Uchiha Sasuke, youngest prince of Sound." He stated. Sakura's eyes widened.

-"You're a prince?" she asked, as she looked him up and down. Of course, now Sasuke was wearing a black tuxedo and looked very prince-like, but when she first met him, he was wearing peasant clothing to say the least!

-"Aa." He said as he looked at her up and down. "You must be the Princess." He said nonchalantly.

Sakura shivered in his gaze but quickly recovered.

-"It's your highness to you." She stated as she sat back down. They both smirked at each other.

-"As you wish, your highness." He said as he bowed down, never losing eye contact with Sakura. She nodded at him and he left, so the next 'contestant' could come up.

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Finally, after all of the 'constestants' finished up, she looked at her grandfather for approval to leave and he nodded.

She was trying to get out of that seat in a while; finally she was free to roam around. She walked around the giant ballroom. Sakra finally found what she was looking for…. her way out.

She walked towards one of the many balconies that the ballroom had and just stood there. She didn't want to give the impression that she was going to jump and run for it, just yet.

She stared at the scenery that she could see from the balcony. Everything was really beautiful. To think, that all of it was hers. She hated it the feeling, in her mind it was called 'trouble' but in the proper word for it was responsibility. Too much of it, if she might add.

She sighed as she felt the breeze blow on her bangs that framed her face. How she wished to be as free as the wind. It could travel anywhere and everywhere. Nothing can stop the wind.

-"I wish I could travel and see knew places. Far away from this cage." She said as she looked at the scenery once more.

-"Give up the throne and surrender it to Sound." Sakura jumped as she came in contact with a warm body right next to hers. She saw who it was and glared.

-"I'll never give up my kingdom to Sound, I'm not going to throw my father's efforts to waste. Even if it costs me my freedom, I will become the Queen of this land and rule over it." She stated. "Sorry, but Sound, Uchiha-san, will have nothing to do with my kingdom as long as I live."

He lowered his eye level to hers. He saw the determination in her eyes and couldn't help but admire her courage. She was a woman, which was just devastating to this kingdom. Woman can't rule. If Sakura chooses the wrong husband, then she can forget about her kingdom. It was time to put his plan into action.

-"Look, I think we started out on the wrong foot. We don't have to hate each other because I'm from Sound, your Highness." He stated as he looked down at her. His eyes widened a fraction. She was…….gone.

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Tada!

Finished chapter 2!

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