Lee opened the door and entered his fiance's room. "Are you lonely, my sweet?" he asked Sakura softly, eyes showing tears of pity and longing.

From beneath the bed, Sasuke lifted the skirt a bit to watch the scene. Yuck.

Sakura pulled out a hankerchief and faked some tears. "Yes, I really am." She glanced at Sasuke and nearly yelped when she saw him peeking from behind the skirt. "I...I... Can you please close your eyes for a second, my Prince?"

Sasuke's eyes widened. Huh?!!

"Of course! Anything for YOU!" Lee breathed deeply and closed his eyes. "Does it please you?"

"It certainly does!" Sakura motioned Sasuke to get out, eyes flaring. She bit her lip to keep herself from shouting. Damn it, Sasuke! Move your butt out of here before I move it FOR you with my foot!

Sasuke got her message and crawled out from under the bed. As he stood up, he accidentally hit the desk and dropped a porcelain elephant on the floor, breaking it. "Shoot!" he cursed to himself, a bit too loudly. His eyes widened a tad and he placed a hand on his mouth.

"Ummmph!" Sakura grunted, angry at the Uchiha for being clumsy enough to give out his position.

"What was that?" Lee asked, fully alert. He opened his eyes, but gave out a small groan when Sakura blindfolded him with a red cloth. "Princess Sakura, what are you hiding?"

"Oh, umm..nothing!" Sakura quickly replied, but gave a small cry when Lee wriggled from her hold and pushed her away. She looked at him, shocked.

"Who is IN here?" Lee asked angrily, "And don't you DARE lie to me!"

Sasuke wanted to hurt him so badly for using that tone. Only I can be mean to Sakura! Grrr... He let go of his feelings though and sneaked into to the walk-in closet.

"Now I know there's someone in here!" Lee went over to her bed and began to lift the bedskirt. He looked inside- nothing.

"No!" Sakura protested, "No one's here!"

"Oh, really?" Lee went to the closet- where Sasuke had just gone into. "Then perhaps I'll check in here!" He stomped his way in, eyes burning with determination to find his 'culprit.'

"What?!" Sakura ran after him. "No! Not the closet!" She then yelled at the top of her lungs, "DON'T GO IN THE CLOSET!"

Sasuke heard her and began to panic. Nevertheless, he remained calm and hid within the hangars, behind Sakura's dresses and coats and thick bundles of skirts. "Crap, crap, crap...!" he murmured to himself.

"Hmmm..." Lee pondered and glanced over to the hangars. "Perhaps in here."

Sasuke peeped through a small gap between the clothes and saw Lee coming. DAMN! He never gives up! He searched around frantically for anything that would help him and felt something cold and metallic. He turned around and found that it was a vent, causing him to smirk. Perfect.

"Lee, stop!" Sakura cried, horrified that Sasuke would be found.

Too late. Lee pulled the clothes away from each other and found...nothing again. Just an air vent. He frowned in dissatisfaction. "I thought someone would be in here for SURE," he told himself.

"Eeeeeeeeek!" a maid screamed from the halls, just outside Sakura's room.

Sakura gasped and turned to the noise. Oh, no! Sasuke?!

Lee reacted quickly and ran over to where the comotion was. As soon as he arrived at the halls, he went over to a young woman with long dark hair and onyx eyes and asked, "Wha-what happened?!"

The woman fixed her skirt, not looking at the Prince. "I...I simply saw a small mouse, that is all," she said quietly, hiding her face with her bangs.

"Do not frighten me like that," Lee told her and turned back to Sakura. "I'm sorry to have worried you, my sweet."

Sakura felt her stomach lurch in that name, but let out a smile. "It's alright. I understand that you just wish to protect me. No wrong in that."

"Right. In that case, I shall see to our visitor, Miss Akari. I have asked her to collect some water lillies. Well, be seeing you." He smiled at her and left.

The maid let out a "Pfft" and looked at Sakura with lazy eyes and a smirk. "That took him long enough," she said in a cocky voice, arms folded.

Sakura stared at her, surprised at her disrespect. "Excuse me?!"

"It's me." The maid was engulfed in a puff of smoke and as soon as it was cleared, Sasuke stood in her place. "Sasuke."

Sakura gasped. "A replica! But then...where's the REAL made?"

Sasuke lifted the white tapestry from the wall, revealing an unconscious maid. "She's unharmed. I just had to knock her out and hide her here. Who knew that vent lead here?"

Sakura sighed, sweatdropping. "You idiot..."

"Now, c'mon!" Sasuke took Sakura's hand and began to lead her back to her room. "We've gotta get out of here. I don't think Naruto's going to hold on long. That jutsu of his takes up chakra- let's not forget." He seated her on her bed and began to look for his tools.

"NARUTO?!"

"C'mon..." Naruto grunted as he leaned over the rock, reaching out for a fully-bloomed water lilly, "C'mon..." He gave himself a little push and finally had a grip on the flower. "Gotcha!"

A little girl in pigtails and a pink dress ran past Naruto, carrying a stick. "Fetch, Bobo!" she cried and threw the stick past Naruto, and all the way to the other side of the lake. "Go fetch it, boy!"

"Arf! Arf!" a dog barked.

Naruto paid no attention and continued to try and pull the flower out of its ground. "Stupid...flower!" he grumbled, "Why did I get stuck with this job? Oh, yeah! Now I remember! Because of stupid Sasu-"

"Arf!" BAM!

"Whoa!" Naruto felt the dog's weight strike him from the back and he fell forward- into the cold water. "Aaaahhh...pppprrrllmm..." He sank, but then rose back into surface and coughed out some of the pond water. He turned to the little girl, who was gawking at him, and snapped, "Watch where your stupid dog is going, you little brat!"

"Don't snap at me, old lady!" the little girl snapped back, sticking her tongue out.

"Why, you...!"

"Miss Akari!" Lee ran over to the pond and bent down. Holding out his hand, he shouted, "Here! I'll help you out!"

Naruto's eyes turned teary and he pouted. "Oh, thank you, Prince!" he hummed cutely and took his hand. As soon as he set foot on the ground he looked at his reflection in the water. "I'm soaked! All thanks to that little girl!"

Lee turned around and took a glance at the girl Naruto was reffering to. "Little Cynthia?"

"Yes!" Naruto hissed, "Her dog bumped me and caused me to fall into the pond." He shivered. "The coldness..."

"I didn't do anything!" Cynthia squeaked, face flushed.

"Yes you did!" Naruto countered, balling up a fist.

"Prove it!" Cynthia stuck out her tongue again, making a face. "You old hag!"

Naruto let his anger get the best of him and he formed some handsigns. "You asked for it, twerp!" he cried, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" He multiplied three times and looked around, confused. "What? Why only three?"

"Ahhh!" Cynthia screamed and ran away.

Naruto slapped himself. Duh! I'm still using my sexy jutsu! And telling form my clones, I don't have a lot of chakra left. I'd better go before this wears off.

"My," Lee stated, catching Naruto's attention, "It appears as though you know quite a bit of ninjutsu arts there, Miss Akari."

Naruto laughed as his clones vanished. "What? Oh, that. Ehehe... You see...umm-"

"No matter!" Lee cut him off and took the blonde's slender hand. "I like you just the way you are." He bent down and gave it a soft kiss.

Naruto turned extremely blue as the kiss sent icy shocks throughout his whole body. He shuddered and quickly snatched his hand away, earning himself a confused look from the Prince. "You...waahhhh...but you... She... HUH?!!!"

Lee grinned and swept his hair back, acting 'cool'. "Though I may already have a fiance, I am not married yet. I can still be with other women." He winked at Naruto.

Naruto felt naseuous and held his head. Ew! Gross! That jerk-of-a-player! He hid his hands behind his back and began to retreat back inside the castle. "I-I'm sorry!" he stammered, "B-but I r-r-really have to get b-b-back inside...now. Bye!" He twirled around and made a fast run for it, tears of disgust in his eyes.

Lee watched his 'lady' go and smirked. "She's quite shy," he told himself, chuckling.

"Yeah," Sasuke nodded, "Naruto. He's here to help me get you out of here."

Sakura looked at him as though he were crazy. "You're kidding. Telling that it's Naruto, he probably messed up already." She swept her bangs back. "But... I DO have a bit of faith in him...I guess."

Sasuke gave her a small smile, but then became alert once again when he heard footsteps running down the hallway. Naruto?

The door opened and revealed a soaked Naruto in a blue kimono. He panted and coughed. "Sasuke!" he shouted, "You'd better be finished here! I'm exhausted! And I a-a-achoo!" His own sneeze sent him flying back and falling to the ground on his butt. "Ouch!"

"Naruto!" Sakura gasped, standing up and rushing over to him.

"Ne?" Naruto sniffed, his nose dripping. "Sakura?"

Sakura glared at him. "You're making a ruckus!" she scolded and pulled him up and into her room, slamming the door shut. She shoved Naruto onto Sasuke and placed her hands on her hips. "Now, both of you explain to me CLEARLY what is going on in here!"

"Ugh, Naruto!" Sasuke pushed Naruto off of him and groaned. "Great. Now I'm wet."

Naruto merely sniffed and moaned. "That hurt, Sasuke..."

"EXPLAIN!"

"We're trying to get you out of here!" Sasuke flustered, "What else is there to THAT?!"

"You-"

"I see," a smooth, lulling voice murmured. "So this is what you are up to."

The three turned around and saw a pale silver-haired woman standing by the door, eyes full of anger yet calmness. She sent them a cold, yet gentle-like glare, lips still.

Sakura's eyes widened. "Mother!" she gasped.

Sasuke and Naruto cocked their brows. "Mother?"

"Hmm," the Queen hummed sternly and turned her gaze to her daughter.

Haha! I finally updated at long last! XD

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