Himitsu by StrawberriiSuzu
POV: Sakura
Splash!
"Wake up forehead! The prince is here at our very own village. I heard he's looking for someone to be his wife. I hope he picks me, after all I am so gorgeous", Ino squealed. "I'm totally going to pick a blue strapless wedding dress that will match my beautiful eyes. And then I'm going to have a white bouquet of roses. You'd be my bridesmaid right forehead?"Ino rambled on. She clasped her hands and stared dreamily at the prince's carriage outside of the window.
"Ugh…Pig you didn't have to splash me with a bucket of cold water. I was already awake" I said while squeezing the water out of my shirt. Ino woke up from her daydream and said "Oh sorry I thought you were still sleeping and pigging around". "Excuse me Pig? I think you need to stop pigging around with your pig squeals" I said making a sharp reply.
Ino gasped "Oh no… you didn't". "Oh yes I did, problem?"I replied while rolling my eyes. "Whatever forehead, make sure you dress up. The prince ordered every girl from ages fifteen to sixteen to meet him at the main square. Speaking of dressing up, I got to go do that now. See you" Ino took off while grabbing one of my dresses that I was planning on wearing today.
I don't mind sharing clothes with Ino. After all we have the same size clothes. But what pissed me off was how she took my dress without asking. If she had asked then I would have let her. But never mind that I have to change quickly.
I rummaged through my large dresser and found a silky white and red cherry blossom kimono that belonged to Okasan when she was young. The kimono wasn't too short and was about knee length. I smiled and grabbed the kimono out of the dresser. While walking towards to the bathroom, I picked up a small makeup case. I don't normally put on makeup but the pig expected me to wear it. She was the one who bought me it on my birthday. I dabbed some blush onto my cheekbones and a light layer of red lip stick. I fixed my long pink hair into a loose bun with bangs framing my face and put on the necklace from my childhood friend. After putting on the kimono, I opened the bathroom door. Outside of the bathroom was Ino looking down at her three inch high heels and tapping them making sure that they were sturdy.
"I didn't know you were so traditional", Ino looked up, wearing my short shimmering navy dress. She had heavy mascara, hot red lip stick and some blush applied to her face. I raised one of my eyebrows, "I didn't know you like to steal my dress". Ino laughed nervously, "Sorry, I was kind of in a hurry. I'll ask for permission next time". I smiled and nodded, "Okay you're forgiven Pig".
We both made our way into the busy main square, many girls were fawning over the prince and his handsome looks. I didn't want to be picked as the wife of the prince. I want to be free and study medical jutsu just like Tsunade shishou does. She is the one of the legendary Sannin, every kunoichi looks up to her. I hope the prince chooses Ino as his wife, Ino would be so happy and joyful. I can't help but feel pity for Shikamaru. He is one of the prince's right handed men and is in love with Ino.
When we got to the center of the main square, many girls were rejected but still proclaimed their love for the prince. A girl named Karin shrieked about saying that the prince and she were destined to be soul mates. The prince's body guards took her away. There weren't many girls in the village ages fifteen to sixteen. There were more of the older generation like Jiraiya and Tsunade shishou. I followed Ino from behind and observed everything in sight. Just as we were walking towards the prince quietly, the prince's right handed man Naruto jabbed the prince's side and looked toward me. I wasn't sure it was me because Ino was squealing and telling me that they were looking at her.
I decided to leave early because I had to study some medical scrolls. Tsunade shishou expects me to finish reading them by today. I said bye to Ino and turned around toward my house. Suddenly I felt someone's gaze on my back. It was creepy having someone analyze your movements. I shook that feeling off and walked slowly home. So what the person was staring at me? But why do I feel that the prince might be the one staring at me?
The prince's right handed men suddenly shouted that the prince would be leaving and coming back to this village to pick his wife up tomorrow evening. I turned back and saw Ino gushing how handsome the prince was today to Hinata. Hinata didn't know what to say but she nodded her head at everything Ino said. Apparently, Hinata didn't like the prince that much. She was eyeing a certain loud and blonde boy next to the prince. I felt someone staring at me again. I looked up and found the culprit. I gasped, it was the prince. My gut feeling was right. Oh no does this mean I'm going to be taken away from Ino, Tsunade, and my family? I rushed home and sent a letter to Tsunade saying that I will be moving over to her house in a nearby village. Putting the message into the pocket slot of the hawk, it flew away delivering a message.
Tsunade shishou always help me get away from marriages with dirty kings or greedy princes. She lets me stay at her house until the kings or princes go back to their mansions and kingdoms. Sometimes I wonder why I get so many marriage requests. I am not even that pretty. I scribbled a short note about my whereabouts and left it on the counter for Ino. She knows my situation and helps me out by saying I moved somewhere else. I made hand signs and in a flash I'm in my room at Tsunade's.
Preview for chapter 2
POV: Sasuke
"Oi teme! Isn't that the girl you're looking for? Pink hair and green eyes?" Naruto screamed into my ear. "Dobe", I muttered. Of course that's the girl I'm looking for. She became really sneaky and went into hiding. I had to transform and change my appearance in order to try to catch her by surprise. "I don't think she likes you teme" Naruto said after some silence. "Hn…go back to your chambers Naruto". Naruto left giving me a look of pity. I don't need his pity or anyone's pity. I am going to find Haruno Sakura and make her my wife before someone claims her.
Author's note:
Okay so Sakura doesn't know that the prince is Sasuke. She hides from those dirty kings and princes weekly. It becomes a habit for her. And Sasuke tries to make Sakura his wife. What he doesn't know is that she doesn't like to be kept as prisoner and a delicate flower to look at. Chapter 2 is coming up!
Characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto