6 years later...

Sakura combed her long pink locks, but then stopped and looked down at her feet. I'm a ninja now. But ever since the news of dad's death, I... She sighed. "I haven't been myself."

Kakashi, who was down at the courtyard, looked up and called, "Sakura, it's almost time to go!"

"I don't wanna go!" Sakura shouted.

"Lets go, Princess!" Kakashi told her, annoyed. "Queen Mikoto has told me of Sasuke's short temper and thin patience. We don't want to keep him waiting!"

The mentioning of Sasuke's name made Sakura's blood boil. "All the more reason why I don't wanna go!" she insisted.

Oh, brother... Kakashi shook his head in dismay.

Sasuke took out a shuriken and inspected it. Sharp.

"She soon will be arriving!" Mikoto sang happily as she went into her son's room, but her smile vanished when she saw him throwing shuriken at a picture of Sakura. "Is that respect you're showing?"

Sasuke threw another shuriken, hitting Sakura's nose. "Don't make me kiss her hand again. I swear I'm gonna be sick!" He went to the picture and removed the shuriken, placing them in his weapon bag. He took one glance at his mother and left.

When he reached the bottom floor, he saw the Princess with Kakashi behind her. He forwned. "Princess Sakura," he said.

"Prince Sasuke," Sakura nodded.

Sasuke noticed that her bangs were held back by a red ribbon and rolled his eyes. Now her forehead can be seen from outer space.

"Go on," Kakashi told the pink-haired girl.

Sakura groaned and approached the stoic Uchiha. He looks different some how. She curtsied and asked, "Do you mind giving me a small tour, Prince? I have a short memory."

"Hn," Sasuke's simple reply came and he turned and left.

What's with him? Sakura stared after him.

"Do you want a tour or not?" Sasuke asked coldly, halting in his tracks. "Because I really don't have to do this."

"Please forgive him," Mikoto whispered into the frightened Princess's ear. "He's been like this ever since my husband..." She sighed, fighting back tears. "...Passed away."

Sakura gasped. So both of our fathers died. Poor Sasuke. "Well then," she smiled, "I guess it's up to me to cheer him up!" She took out a small feather and went over to the Prince.

Sasuke noticed her change of mood and turned around, looking at her with a questioning look. "What are you-"

Sakura shot the feather out and lifted his shirt. "Start laughing Mr. Grumpy!" She ran the soft material over his exposed belly and giggled.

Sasuke grunted, trying not to laugh. Must...not... "Ahahahahahahahahahaha!" he cried, but then clamped his mouth shut, pushing the Princess away. "What do you think you're doing?!"

"Sasuke," Sakura laughed, "I'm still the little Princess you love to hate, remember?" She ran at him with the feather.

Sasuke turned heels and ran. Okay, use what you've learned Sasuke! Focus your chakra on your legs and get the hell away from this insane woman! He stooped a bit and increased speed dramatically.

"No you don't!" Sakura formed a few hand signs. I know I can't catch up to him. So why not use clones to corner him? "Hah!" In two puffs of smoke, two clones appeared beside her. "Go get him, girls!"

"Right!" the clones cried and ran in different directions.

Sasuke managed to get out into the courtyard and hid himself behind a tree. Looking back, he saw no one behind him and sighed in relief. Good grief. I lost her.

"I gotcha!" the clones squealed and charged at him.

Sasuke thought fast and eliminated them with his kunai knives. "She's a ninja, too?!" he asked himself.

"Aha!" Sakura squeaked and managed to get a hold of the boy from behind. "Now I really HAVE got you!" Forgetting that they were standing on a slope, she put her wieght on him, laughing. "What do you think NOW, eh, Sasuke?"

"S-Sakura!" Sasuke yelled, "Get off of me! We're gonna-" Too late. He lost his balance and they rolled down the slope.When they reached the soft ground, he found her on top of him and looked into her eyes. "..."

Sakura blushed and mumbled, "Uhh... I'm sorry. I-I didn't mean to." She pulled away from his and stood up, shuddering a bit. "Are you okay, Sasuke?"

Sasuke stood up, a moment's silence. He finally opened his mouth and said, "Of course not. You weigh as much as a pregnant whale."

"You haven't changed at all," Sakura said, shaking her head. She was relieved that he wasn't upset.

"Now get lost, brat."

"What if I don't wanna?" Sakura sneered.

"Don't start this AGAIN," Sasuke groaned and turned his back on her. "I don't wanna go back to childhood for pete's sake!"

"Toad."

"Hairy manpig."

"Urrrggghhhhh..." Sakura huffed and turned her back on him in return. "You're such an egotistic jerk. Thinking you're all that even though you're not. Not in MY eyes anyway."

Sasuke turned around a bit to get a good glimpse of the girl. Her hair's so long...so pink... She's growing into her skin well... Wait- What am I thinking?! She's ugly! "You're just jealous of my superior abilities and skills as a ninja."

"Say that again!" Sakura taunted, turning to him.

A boomerang flew out of nowhere and hit Sasuke on the head, causing him to fall on the gorund face-flat. "What the hell?" he grunted, sitting up.

"Saaaaaaaasssuuukkkkkkkeeeeee!" Naruto called from afar, running towards the fallen boy.

"Naruto!" Sakura shouted when the blonde reached them, "You just hurt Sasuke! Not that I care. But that's MY job!"

"Put a sock in it, Saruka!" Naruto spat.

"It's SAKURA!"

"Like it matters."

"Both of you- SHUT UP!" Sasuke took the boomerang and threw it at Naruto's face, giving the boy a massive nosebleed. "Naruto, what the hell were you doing?!"

"I was testing out my new boomerang," Naruto replied cheesily, wiping blood from his face. "Pretty hard, huh?"

"Yeah," Sasuke said sarcastically, "Almost knocked my head off. WATCH WHERE YOU THROW THAT THING DAMN IT!"

Sakura sighed, staring at the two friends as they talked. Why did I worry? I know I told Naruto that I didn't care, but... Something inside me told me that he was hurt and I got scared. Why is that? I hate him.

"Ever heard the saying that staring is rude?" Sasuke informed the entranced girl, approaching her.

"Ooh!" Naruto teased, "Sakura's got a crush on Sasuke!"

Sakura blushed and yelled, "D-don't be ridiculous! I simply dozed off! I'm still worn out from the long trip. I get seasick, you know." She looked away, biting her lip.

Sasuke shook his head and began to leave with Naruto. "C'mon. Lets leave her alone."

"Hey, let me come, too!" Sakura ran after them.

"Go away!!" Naruto shouted.

"I don't wanna be alone," Sakura whined, her emerald eyes shimmering. "It's boring. Besides, it's much more fun torturing you two! Heehee... I enjoy it quite nicely!" She smiled. "Admit it. It's much more fun having ME around rather than just the two of you alone."

"No way!" Naruto growled, popping a vein.

Sasuke hid himself with his long side bangs when a faint blush appeared on his snow-white face. "Well," he uttered, kicking a pebble, "I DO need a target to throw my shuriken at. I guess you can come along, Sakura."

"Oh, let me guess." Sakura picked up a cosmos flower and twirled it in her dainty fingers. "I"M the target, right? Well, I really don't mind." She took aim and threw the flower at Sasuke.

Sasuke mentally gasped when he felt the plant fly past him at incredible speed. From the corner of his eye, he saw some strands of his hair fall, cut by the flower thrown at him. He turned around and looked at his bride-to-be. "...!!??"

"Too stunned to speak, are we?" Sakura laughed, winking. "You're not the only one who's been doing some training over the years."

"Oh, yeah?" Naruto piped, feeling left out. "Well, I can do that, too!" He picked p a cosmos flower and threw it, its distance a mere foot away from his feet. "..."

"Pathetic," Sakura mumbled, sweatdropping.

"Hey, shut up!" Naruto shouted, obviously humiliated. "At least I don't have such a freakishly wide forehead like yours!!"

"Watch it..."

"Impressive," a deep, emotionless voice interrupted he trio, "That's some shuriken technique you have there, young Princess." He stepped out from behind a cherry tree. "Such beauty, too."

The preteens gasped. Sasuke was the most baffled of all. He stared at the other male in shock, his eyes wide. "It can't be!" He took a step forward. "Is that you?! REALLY you?! After all these years?"

"Who is that?" Sakura whispered to Naruto curiously. Sasuke's never been this surprised ever since I put doggy doodoo in his 10th chocolate birthday cake!

"Thats-" Naruto stammered, "Th-that's Sasuke's..."

Moment's silence, wind blowing. The mysterious person stared at them intensely, his dark silky hair swaying gracefully in the gentle breeze. Everyone kept an intense eye on one another, thoughts running through their minds like wildfire in a dry savanah afternoon.

Naruto turned to Sakura and blurted out of the blue, "DAMN, WOMAN YOU ARE FAT!!"

Everyone seemed to drop the gravity of the tense atmoshpere. WHAT THE HELL?!! WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?!

"That ruined it..." Sasuke mumbled, sweatdropping.

"Naruto!!" Sakura hissed through gritted teeth, hitting the blonde on the head and giving him a big bump.

The mysterious man in black kept himself from falling down from being caught offguard by the boy's random statement. This boy's an idiot.

HAI! Pls tell me wut you think of this chappy!! Haha. A wierd cliffy!! Who is this mysterious man?

Teehee. I didn't rlly want to start off strong cuz I wanted to take it a bit slow first. Next chappy will show a bit of jealousy inside of Sasuke, so be warned!! lol

PLS REVIEW!! Thanks!! Ja-ne!