Hey! Today's Ino's B-day but this chapter is still dedicated to Shikamaru!

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto! OMG! I DON'T! (eyes full of shock and hurt…starts crying.)

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He glared at the spot on which the Princess once stood. How could a woman be so damn slippery. He smirked. He liked this girl. She wasn't like all the other princesses that would just drool when they saw him, Sakura had even ignored him. He jumped off the balcony and landed on the grass below.

He was off to look for her. After all, no one leaves THE Prince Sasuke talking to himself…

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Sakura ran through the garden of the castle. She needed to get out of that hellhole and away from the arrogant hot jerk.

She suddenly stopped in her tracks…hot? Since when was that guy hot? He was okay, but not hot! Right?

She sighed as she picked her dress up and started running. Somehow the tent that was called dress, helped her. She had stashed several kunais inside it. She would need those, just in case.

She really didn't know why she was running off. She had to get back there eventually, so why did she even start running. All she knew was that she felt weird while being with the Uchiha and just couldn't take it. The truth is that Sakura didn't even wait for him too finish his stupid speech.

Running and not watching where you're going could get you in serious trouble. Sakura was about to find out.

-"Aaaaaaah." She fell on the grass because she had just tripped on a rock. She sighed as she got up and straightened her dress. This was not how she wanted the day to end. For some reason, her legs wanted to carry her back to the balcony in which her and Sasuke were.

She wanted to be with him right now, but why? She had ran first of all because of the weird feelings she was having when she was near him and now she wants to go back!

She looked around the garden and saw her favorite pond right there in the clearing. She went towards it and sat down next to it. Sakura took off her high-heeled shoes as she put her feet in the water.

Finally, she was getting tired of running around with those obnoxious shoes!

She looked up at the sky to see the moon staring down at her. She couldn't help but smile as she felt it's glow on her face.

When she was small, her mother would take her to this same exact pond and tell her stories about the moon and about ninjas also. They were her two favorite types of stories.

When her mother died though, Sakura had no more time for fun and games. She had to learn the ways of the kingdom and her grandfather started to teach her about all the important facts.

Sakura remembered that one time, she saw two servant boys playing outside with a stick. It seemed like they were drawing things on the dirt that was not filled with grass yet. She had gotten up from her duties, which were studying, and went downstairs towards the boys.

Startled, the boys saw her, and quickly bowed down to her saying that they were sorry and ran off. The stick and drawing were forgotten.

She went towards the drawing, sadness clearly in her eyes, and then widened as she saw what the drawing was. The boys were making fun of her. The drawing was of her face and a giant arrowed pointed at her forehead. There was writing, also.

She remembered how she read those two words and she began to cry. It read 'Forehead girl' and Sakura, since then, has become more conscious of it. She never lived it down.

Her childhood wasn't the greatest, although it wasn't the worst either. She was always with her mother and they would always be talking about girl stuff and how when she grew up, she could wear all the pretty dresses all the other girls did.

Look at her now…

She considers the dresses as a cage also. Everything that has to do with royalty is a cage for her. Anything that ties her with the castle is a burden.

She looked up at the moon again and smiled at it once more. Sometimes, she would imagine that her mother was the moon and her father the sun. Her father would watch her by day and her mother by night, always protecting her.

This is why she preferred the night. It was time for her to have her daily talk with her mother. She giggled at the thought.

-"Hey mommy. I miss you" she would always start with those words somehow. Her smiled grew wider as she gazed deeper into the moon.

-"I don't have much to tell you today, except that I escaped two times from the castle, counting this one, and that I met an arrogant jerk that is a prince." She said the last thing as she laid down on the grass while her feet still soaked in the water. She closed her eyes and sighed. This sigh was a heavy, dreamy one that always came after she had this talk.

She bolted up right after, when she felt a hand placed on her cheek. It was a warm and soothing hand. A little rough, she has to admit, but nevertheless, warm and caring.

She looked at the person who dared to touch her and sighed as she settled down. He saw the reaction she had and smirked. She was getting used to him already.

-"What are you doing here?" she asked as she laid back down on the grass. He sat there next to her, while gazing at her beautiful face. He had to admit that this girl was beyond the word gorgeous or beautiful. She was just…perfect.

-"I came looking for you." He stated, hoping to get a reaction from her. Instead though, she had just shrugged her shoulders and looked up at him.

-"You didn't have to."

-"I know." He was a little disappointed to say the least. He wanted her to hug him and scream 'thank yous'. Well…not exactly that, but something around those lines. This girl was pretty amazing and most of all, very interesting. "You should at least say thank you."

-"I didn't ask you to come looking for me."

-"But I came anyway, so I still deserve a show of gratitude." He stated, trying to piss her off. Now this plan, was working.

-"I don't feel like giving you thanks. If you want, I can get you another person to say it to you?" she said as she started glaring at him. He shook his head as he quickly got on top of her.

Sakura's eyes widened as he grabbed her wrists and straddled her in place. He smirked at her and she glared even harder now.

-"What do you think you're doing!" she yelled/asked him.

-"I'm going to force you to say thank you." He stated as he lowered himself to her face. Their noses were touching.

Sakura felt a blush rising, but quickly tried pulling it back down to no avail. He noticed the blush and he almost smiled, but stopped himself. He hadn't smiled since his mother died. This girl was even more intriguing now.

-"Let go of me now. I'm never going to say thank you to a bastard and low life like you!" she screamed as she tried wiggling out of his grasp. Didn't she know how arousing that was?

She kept on struggling against him, but he kept her down. No doubt that he was stronger.

-"No and would you stop moving? It gets me in the mood."

Sakura abruptly stopped and stared at him wide eyed.

-"In the mood for w-what?" she asked, not sure of wanting to know the answer.

How naïve she was, so cute. Her innocent eyes were sparkling with curiosity. He couldn't take it anymore.

-"For this." He said as he plunged his lips into hers.

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Muahahahahahahahahahahahaha! I did such a nice cliffhanger….don't you think?

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