A.N: So sorry for the long update, finals were killer! But all that said and done, so here's the fourth chapter!!!

P.S- I'm listening to Michael Jackson's thriller while typing this chapter, I know weird but I was a big fan of Michael before he became a white pedophile. (No racism intended).

Chapter Four

Introductions

Sakura walked out of her suite only to find that Hinata was not behind her. Turning around and sighing in frustration, she walked back into the room and dragged a red- faced Hinata into the hallway.

"Come on Hinata, stop being so shy. You look fantastic!" Sakura said as she fixed a stray hair on Hinata's bun which had been piled on top of her head, adding great contrast to her fare skin with the rich blue fabric of the dress.

"B-But Sakura-chan, I've never personally attended an I-Introduction dinner m-myself before." Hinata said as she stared down at her feet.

"Well neither have I, so see there's a first time for everything." Sakura said as she gently grabbed Hinata's arm and they walked down the grand staircase.

"Y-Yes but, you look s-so beautiful Sakura-chan." Hinata said as she quickened her pace trying to keep up with Sakura's quick stride.

Sakura's hair was tied into a low braid which was draped casually across her shoulder, the rosy ringlets grazing the low front of the wine red dress.

"Thank you Hinata, as do you. So you see we have nothing to worry about except defending ourselves from that lecherous Itachi Uchiha. But I doubt he'll try anything in front of his parents." Sakura said with disgust. She still couldn't stand Itachi. Originally, Sakura would be very excited about going to this Introduction dinner if that dog Itachi wasn't going to be there.

As they made their way down the stairs, Sakura spotted Sasuke at the end of the staircase presumably waiting for them. Sakura immediately blushed then shook her head.

'No way, so what if he looks super hot in that tux. He's still a mega-jerk.' Sakura thought. Although she couldn't help but continue to stare at the way his tie was loosened around his neck and the top two buttons had been left undone, showing off just enough chest to make Sakura's face heat up. His jacket was also unbuttoned and had been slung over his shoulder's carelessly, which made him look even more mouth watering.

Sakura felt Hinata squeeze her hand slightly and Sakura threw a reassuring smile across her shoulder.

"Good evening Prince Sasuke how are you this evening?" Sakura asked politely, trying her best not to look fazed by his appearance.

"Hn." He said ignoring her question. Sakura furrowed her brows and was about to comment on his rudeness when he interrupted her.

"You don't have to bring your chambermaid to the dinner you know." He said with a light smirk as if laughing at her actions.

Sakura could feel Hinata's anxiety increasing from behind her and she squeezed her hand attempting to comfort her.

"For your information Sasuke-kun, I invited Hinata to this dinner and if she can't come then I won't be attending either." Sakura said narrowing her eyes attempting to intimidate him.

Sasuke scowled at the suffix added to his name then rolled his eyes shrugging it off.

"Makes no difference to me what you do." He said as he took a step forward.

"What exactly are you doing here anyway?" Sakura asked truly curious.

"I do live here genius." He said

"Obviously I know that, what I meant is what are you doing here waiting for us smartass!" Sakura huffed.

She heard Hinata stifle a giggle softly behind her and Sakura smirked at this.

"Unfortunately, I have been asked to escort you and apparently your chambermaid to the dinner." He said with a slight frown.

"Ha, what do you mean "Unfortunately"? You should be jumping at the chance to escort us two beautiful ladies to dinner!" Sakura said emphasizing her point by putting her hands on her hips.

"Whatever." He said as he held out both his arms to Hinata and Sakura.

Sakura's face tinted a little but she ignored this as she took Sasuke's arm and stepped down from the steps. Hinata did the same only her face was heated and she refused to make eye contact with anyone.

Sasuke rolled his eyes at their reactions as he led the way to the grand hall. Suddenly a loud echo was heard throughout the castle.

Both Sakura and Hinata jumped at this but Sasuke remained unfazed except for the scowl that had returned.

"What a loser." He said under his breath as he faced the direction in which the sound disruption had come from.

Seconds later a blond haired male came running straight at them wearing a tux similar to Sasuke's only instead of black he wore a bright orange blazer.

"Sasuke-teme! How could you leave without me you'll pay for that!" He yelled still coming straight at them.

Sasuke who smirked at the situation smoothly side stepped the blond bringing both Hinata and Sakura with him who had latched onto his arms in fear.

The said crazy boy stumbled onto the glassy floor and yelled profanities under his breath as he attempted to stand up.

"That was a cheap move teme, be prepared to get your ass kicked because I-" The boy stopped suddenly when he finally noticed Hinata and Sakura there next to Sasuke. One looking surprised and freaked out, the other looking incredibly frightened.

"Oh, ahhh…." He said while reaching up to scratch his head with a goofy looking grin on his face.

"Naruto you idiot, what are you trying to do? Scare them to death?" Sasuke glared.

"Well excuse me teme, I didn't know that they were with you!" Naruto yelled.

Turning to Hinata and Sakura he smiled sweetly before introducing himself.

"Hey there ladies! My name's Naruto Uzamaki and I'm Sasuke - bastard's best friend, although he'd never admit it. Sorry about spooking you there earlier." He said.

Sasuke grumbled something under his breath while shaking his head but Sakura ignored this.

" Nice to meet you Naruto, my name's Sakura." she said as she extended her hand smiling.

Naruto eagerly grabbed her hand shaking it with so much force that Sakura had to let go of Sasuke's arm to steady herself.

"Nice to meet you Sakura-chan!" He then turned to Hinata who was still recovering from her earlier scare.

"Hey I know you, don't you work here at the palace?" Naruto asked smiling toothily.

Hinata nodded her head slightly while shaking his hand, blushing profusely.

"Yeah, that's cool. I work here too, at the stables." He said still shaking Hinata's hand.

"Are you coming to the Introduction Dinner as well Naruto?" Sakura asked.

"Hell yeah! I was coming here with the teme but he left without me the jerk!" Naruto said as he glared at Sasuke.

"Hn, loser." Sasuke smirked turning away. Sakura who was still on Sasuke's arm followed him confusingly.

"Wait Hinata!" Sakura said to Sasuke.

"That's okay Sakura, Ill escort her to the dinner." Naruto said as he hooked his arm with Hinata's and hurriedly caught up to Sasuke. Hinata blushed a deep crimson when Naruto walked her through the hall next to Sasuke and Sakura.

Sakura, who noticed this giggled at Hinata's reaction as they entered the Grand Hall.

The Grand Hall looked glorious with the decorations hung from the ceiling giving off the royal appeal. The place was filled with many quest's who mostly stood around talking to one another. There was an orchestra playing on the stage and a few couples were out on the floor dancing happily.

This was what Sakura enjoyed most about being a princess. Going to parties with her best friend Ino (who was the duke's daughter) was one of her favorite hobbies.

The grand Hall was alive with happiness and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Everyone that is except for the man currently on her left.

Sasuke looked like he'd rather be anywhere else than where he was now. Naruto who had previously drug off Hinata to the dance floor was dancing happily away. Sakura giggled when she saw Hinata's face which was blushing with excitement.

Sakura looked at Sasuke who was still glaring at anyone who dare approach him and smirked as a plan began to form in her head.

"Come now Sasuke-kun, wipe that scowl off your face. Let's enjoy the time we have now even though we cant stand each other." Sakura said as she pulled him onto the dance floor.

Sasuke who had no time to respond was surprised when he found himself suddenly surrounded with music and dancing couples.

Sakura laughed at his reaction as she grabbed both his hands and attempted to lead him into the waltz.

Sasuke frowned a little but complied and Sakura found that he was an amazingly great dancer. Taking one of his hands out of her own, he took hold of her waist and pulled her close to him as they danced among the other crowd.

Sakura blushed deeply at their close proximity unlike Sasuke who acted as though nothing was happening at all. They continued to dance across the floor with Sakura laughing happily. Sasuke found himself enjoying her laughter and smirked when she accidentally tripped on his shoes.

But all this excitement was soon interrupted when Sasuke felt a strong tap on his shoulder. He hadn't realized at how much fun he was having until that moment and it made him want to punch who ever happened to be standing behind him.

Turning around he saw it was none other than his brother Itachi. Sasuke glared at him menacingly as Itachi merely smirked.

"If I recall brother you were asked to escort my fiance to the Grand Hall, not keep her all to yourself." Itachi said smoothly.

Sasuke felt Sakura quiver in his arms and instinctively he pulled her closer to him. 'That's right she's Itachi's fiance, I shouldn't have let myself get carried away' Sasuke thought. But that didn't stop him from deepening his glare toward his older brother.

Sasuke had no idea why he had suddenly become so possessive over the pink-haired girl, but something inside him roared with rage when he thought of Itachi dancing with her the way he had been.

Luckily they were saved from a potentially disastrous situation by Hinata and Naruto who decided to show up unknowingly at the perfect time.

"Hey Sakura-chan, some red head chick was looking for you." Naruto said completely unaware of the tense atmosphere.

Hinata however could tell that something was amiss and immediately decided to help the situation.

"Sakura-chan w-would you like me to s-show you who it w-was?" Hinata asked very aware of Itachi who was now smirking at her.

"Sakura-chan huh Hinata? Awfully informal for a chambermaid to address a princess don't you think?" Itachi said as he smirked at her.

Hinata's expression turned frightened and Naruto's turned angry.

"Hey you son of a-" Naruto started but was interrupted by Sasuke.

"Naruto why don't you go with them, besides I hear there's ramen at the food bar." Sasuke said giving Naruto a warning glance.

Naruto gave him a knowing look and nodded as he grabbed both Hinata and Sakura's hand and led them away from the two brothers as he began to chat aimlessly about all his favorite flavors of ramen.

Sakura looked back at Sasuke with a worried expression and Sasuke continued to stare after her until she was out of sight from the crowd.

"Now now brother, you wouldn't be contemplating stealing my soon to be wife are you?" Itachi said chuckling darkly.

"Why would I be interested in someone like her, we were just dancing." Sasuke said icily.

"That's good Sasuke because you know that would make me quite cross." He said as he leaned in slightly.

"Besides it's not like she'd be interested in you either once she found out about what you really are." Itachi whispered.

Sasuke pulled back glaring so profusely that a few people who had been witnessing the conversation stepped back.

Itachi smirked once more before he left the vicinity but that didn't stop Sasuke from glaring.

'That Bastard'

A.N: Whoosh! That was a long chapter, for me anyway! Hmmm… seems like Sasuke's getting a little possessive over our favorite pink-haired princess.

And what did Itachi mean "what you really are"? Well you will all find out in the next chapter which will hopefully be updated sooner than this one! Thank you all for your patience and remember review!!!

Chapter's play list: Just some things I listened to while typing

-Please don't stop the music - Rhiana (I know I spelled that wrong)

-Thriller- Michael Jackson

-Ma Ya Hi - Lucas Prada

-Hungry Eyes- Eric Carmen

Yeah I know I have weird taste in music but whatever!

Amber Out!!!!