Chapter Two

Smirks

It was quite drafty and cold in the Uchiha Castle. There was a certain sense of eeriness when one entered through the steel bound doors; evil.

Sasuke had felt it whenever his older brother happened to be near by. At first, when the Uchiha brothers were younger, Sasuke had always noticed that there was a certain mischief's quality about his brother.

But as the years went by the childlike wickedness had strengthened in to something more threatening. Taking notice of this at an early age, Sasuke tried to avoid his brother whenever possible; this was quite easy most of the time.

Itachi Uchiha the eldest of brothers of the King and Queen of Lightening Country and heir to the throne(which had always angered Sasuke) seemed to have no need for a pesky, annoying, brat of a younger brother(At least that's what Itachi thought).

Not to mention Itachi was also the head captain of Lightning's ANBU so he was always away on missions, which suited Sasuke just fine, the less he saw of his brother the better (though Sasuke couldn't help but feel hint's of jealousy whenever his parents boasted to visiting Senates, Dukes, anyone worthy enough to be in the King and Queen's presence, about their talented older son and how he would make a great ruler one day).

However, avoiding his brother just got a bit more complicated, since Itachi had just gotten back from a six month long mission out in Rain territory, and had announced upon crashing through the Head doors that he would be staying much longer than the average two days.

Sasuke would never admit it, but the only person, the only thing that scared Sasuke in this world was his brother. Not just because of the fact that he was taller, buffer, and more powerful than Sasuke, but the way Itachi would look at Sasuke whenever he happened to be home.

He always gave him a small smirk, his coal black eyes would squint slightly and you could see the amusement behind his facade. This had always annoyed Sasuke, he had always thought his brother must be sharing some private joke with himself that must have centered completely on Sasuke, and otherwise it wouldn't make his skin crawl so.

Itachi was hiding something, Sasuke was sure of it, and Itachi knew that it was annoying the hell out of his younger brother; it was what he took satisfaction in.

'If only I knew what it was I could wipe that stupid look of his face', Sasuke thought. The onyx eyed seventeen year old stopped his walking excursion to his chambers to further process what his brother could be up to.

As he stood there in the cold stillness he was abruptly interrupted from his musings when a load high pitched scream echoed through out the cobblestone walls.

Turning in the direction of the startled sound waves, Sasuke waited until another scream echoed again (not as load as the first one but still load enough to probably alert everyone in the castle).

Raven spikes flying behind him, Sasuke sprinted to the source of disruption. Making his way down the main staircase that seemed to go on for miles, he stopped when he saw the most peculiar scene in front of him.

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"Miss Sakura-san, please, this is no way a princess should act", the poor coachmen said as he attempted to drag the pink haired fussing princess across the floor. Sasuke watched in disbelief as he saw the tantrum that was being thrown in front of him. 'What is she five?'

, he thought to himself.

"No, I refuse, you don't understand. Uchiha Itachi is a terrible person. He's a perverted dog-faced asshole and I will never marry him of my own will!" she screamed.

Sasuke wondered suddenly where the servants had disappeared to; the grand hall never looked so empty. He watched in amusement as the coachmen attempted to forcefully shake the green-eyed girl off his leg only to have the princess grip his limb painfully (by the wince on the coachmen's face) tighter.

It was then that the coachmen must have finally noticed his presence. The man turned a deep shade of magenta then mustered the attempt to "bow".

"Prince Sasuke Uchiha, my apologies sire for the disturbance, she's quite a wild one". Sasuke merely smirked as he walked over to the girl sprawled on the floor, still latched on to the coachmen's leg.

Crossing his arms, he slowly bent down until he was at her eye level. Cautiously, the princess looked up at Sasuke and blushed deeply.

'She's cute when she blushes… wait… what am I thinking', Sasuke thought as he quickly turned his smirk into a scowl, still staring stoically at the Princess.

'So this must be my brothers new fiancé', he thought as he quickly analyzed her appearances'. 'She's prettier than I thought she would be', he thought as he continued to stare at her with an unreadable expression.

Unlike his older brother who when he had been younger used to hide in the female servant's wardrobes to watch them undress, Sasuke was not a pervert. Yet, despite Itachi's lecherous ways, the ladies still loved him.

All women loved the Uchiha brothers, Itachi was quite the womanizer. However, Sasuke was never that interested into the sluttish maids who still threw themselves at him. Any women would have jumped at the chance to marry the "Great Prince Itachi", but with this woman, it didn't seem to be the case.

Her cheeks tinted a dark shade and she had that sparkle in her eye that he saw with every fan girl. 'Great, just what I need, another crazy woman to kiss the ground I walk on , he thought. Sakura immediately let go of the coachmen's leg suddenly embarrassed with her behavior. Struggling in her lime green gown, she attempted to get off the floor.

'He may be gorgeous, but he's such a jerk, he didn't even bother to help me off the floor!' Sakura thought. She then curtsied, noting that Sasuke didn't return her with a bow. He just stood there with his arms still crossed, staring at Sakura in what appeared to be annoyance.

Sakura opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted when Sasuke asked her name.

"Oh… ah… m-my names Sakura Haruno", she said as she curtsied once again. She looked up to see that Sasuke had already started walking stoically past her.

"If you plan on living here, don't be so annoying". he said as he walked out of the grand hall.

'What an ass, I can't believe the nerve of that guy.' Sakura thought fumingly as she watching him walk away. "Arrr, It makes me so mad I could just punch somebody" she screamed aloud. The coachmen, still present, hurriedly stepped away after hearing her angry warning. "These Uchiha brothers are going to drive me crazy!" she screamed load enough for Sasuke (who was still in earshot) to emit a small chuckle.

A.N: Happy! I am anyway; I finally got a computer, an actual good computer!!! Sorry for the long update, this chapter took a bit long to type, even though I already had it all written down in my RD. Blame Three Days Grace, I listened to them when typing this chapter, and when ever I listen to really good songs, what I happen to be doing at that point in time confuses me and I get up and walk around my room for no apparent reason. I know weird… Ill see a therapist. Anyway thanks for the reviews, but I must have more, more I tell you more!!!!! Sorry, got a little evil villain on you back there… maybe I am crazy? Regardless, the next update should be sooner, unless I run into any tech. problems, which would be just my luck.

Happy New Year!!!!!!!! See you all in 2008!!!!!