Chapter 3

The Man she Hates, The Man She Loves

Sakura carefully walked down the stairs to meet the Uchihas. Her father smiled at her while Sasuke smirked. As she reached the bottom step, Lord Uchiha spoke up.

"Ah, there's the beautiful bride-to-be for my son." He said with wide open arms, hoping for a hug from her.

Sakura was furious. Who ever said she would actually marry HIM! Sasuke's smirk grew even wider as he put an arm around her waist, pulling her down to sit with him. She growled. Sasuke held her tight and put her arm around her. Sakura deepened the growl and stabbed his toe with her high heels. She saw him wince in pain. Lord Haruno, who was watching, frowned at his daughter's behavior.

Lord Uchiha who hadn't noticed anything cleared his voice. "So Sakura, do tell us a little about you?" Lord Haruno stared at her, expecting her to do something. Sakura sighed. This was for the sake of her kingdom, and Neji. She stood up and said in a loud and clear voice,

"Well, I like to play with animals and do people's hair." The Uchihas looked shock. A princess should not be playing with animals. And a princess should not be doing people's hair, they should be doing the princess's hair!

"I also like playing catch with the ball, training, cooking, and gardening." She continued. "I hate snobs, greedy people, and super rich guys." Lord Haruno looked worried.

"So, um, Sakura dear. Tell them what you plan to do as a queen." Lord Haruno said nervously.

"Well, I plan to make homes for all the wild animals with my 30 of my money. Especially for the almost-to-be-extinct ones. Then, I'm going to use 20 for homes for people. 10 goes to charity then I'll keep 40 myself." She said with a straight voice.

Lord Uchiha and the Lord Brat-to-be laughed. Sakura glared at them. "You must be joking princess. Surely you are joking! A very good one princess!" Lord Uchiha said. Sakura glared again. "I'm not joking." She said in a straight voice. The laughter stopped.

"Haruno, what have you DONE to this child!" Lord Uchiha said, "She is a absolute insult! A princess should not care for others nor should she be GIVING riches out instead of RECEIVING them."

Lord Haruno was very frightened. He backed up slowly.

"No matters," Lord Uchiha said, "I will take care of your princess for you. Come Sakura, in week, meet me by the drawbridge with everything packed. I shall take you to my kingdom where you will learn to behave." Sakura was shocked. Leave her home and Neji behind! Not going to think so! Lord Uchiha turned to Lord Haruno.

"And you!" He said, pointing, "I've heard you got yourself a new prisoner. The Hyuga to be specific. I will take you prisoner and count him as my own. When I kill him in front of thousands of people, everyone will thank me. Not you! Understood?!"

Lord Haruno was grumpy. But he understood. He couldn't fight back to the Uchihas. Sakura hearing this sighed a bit. At least she would still be with Neji, she thought. Then, Sasuke and his father left. Lord Haruno, who was still frightened left for his royal bedchamber. Sakura stood there wondering what to do. I should pay a visit first before I go to sleep, she thought. The conversation went through the whole day. But she better get into something more suitable first, so she went upstairs to change first.

Down in the Dungeon…..

Down in the Dungeon where the floor creaks and the mice squeaks and the… ok you get the point. The dungeon is very bad and ugly. Neji was the only one on the very bottom of the dungeon. All the other prisoners were on the first floor of the dungeon, but no, HE had to be at the bottom. Neji was furious. What was so bad about him that everybody didn't like? Just because Hinata was weaker then him doesn't mean they need to hate. (A few people asked about why Hinata's mean but she's not in this story. She actually like Neji as a cousin, but everyone thinks she hates him so they hate him too. )

No matters, he thought, I can get out of here. The guards were upstairs preparing their food. He got up and did a kick at the Iron bars. Snap He heard. His ankle felt heavy. He felt pain. "Oh great." He muttered, "I think I just broke my ankle." He sat down and tried to stop the chakra points on his foot to stop the pain. But it didn't help. Suddenly, a guard passed by and shoved his food in the little space between the iron bars.

Neji dragged himself over to see what it was. One look at it and he lost his will to eat. It was a dead, rotten mouse with ants all over it. He shoved the plate out the iron windows. He heard a crash and a bunch of cats.

Suddenly, he saw a swish of a black coat in front of him.The person in the coat opened the door to his prison. It came in.

Sakura's Side

Sakura had walked into Neji's prison cell. She disguised herself with a black coat with a hood. Neji was sprawled on the floor with a look of pain in his eyes. She saw his swollen ankle and knelt down.

"Oh," She said, "I brought you some food." She set the box down next to him. She took his foot and felt around.

"Oh, "She said again, "It's nothing bad but your ankle is sprained." Neji stared and stared. This is a dream, he thought. No one has ever been this nice to me before. Sakura took the hem of her white dress and ripped it. She took out her medical kit she always took with her and used the rubbing alcohol. Then, she started wrapping his foot. Neji finally spoke up.

"Who are you?" But before he got his answer, someone had flicked him on his neck, then he passed out.

Sakura was having a great time, but she had to stop his nerve system to make him pass out. He's cute, she thought, but I don't want to tell him just yet. She finished wrapping his foot then stood up. I can't help it, she thought, I just want to do it. She knelt down beside him again then stroked through his hair. It was silky with a bunch of knot. I can't believe he can still keep his hair this silky even though he's alone with know where to live, she thought. Then, she leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. She closed the iron door and waltzed back upstairs. I can still see him tomorrow, she thought. Tomorrow, is just another day.

A/N: Sorry I took SO long! I completely forgot to update until someone reminded me. Actually, more like threatened me with scorpions and snakes. But thanks for the reminder!