Chapter I: That Spoiled Princess!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Bleh!
RikusChika778: Hey you guys. I realized "It was the cat" is boring, now that I look at it and every time I read it, it pisses me off that Sasuke isn't in the story. What was wrong with me that day? So for the few months I've been trying to find a replacement Naruto story and I finally came up with one. It's called "Young Master" or "Young Prince". If you want, you can help me decide but I'm leaning more on "Young Master" . Anyways, here's the summary;
Summary: Sakura is a young lady in waiting for her queen's daughter, Princess Karin, to be married to the prince of the Land of Fire, Prince Sasuke.
Sakura had to travel with her lady along with her closest friends, Hinata and Tenten but only to arrive in the palace with the mistake of accidentally running into the prince himself and having to become mesmerized but at the same time terrified of the cold, heartless man with eyes as dark and empty as the aura she felt that was surrounding him. After the encounter, Sakura only resulted to be more tempted by him upon the countless encounters especially with the prince himself already in pursuit of her.
"SAKURA!" A young girl called as she began throwing all of her clothes around her room, only creating a tornado of outfits. "SAKURA!"
"Madame Karin," Karin finally came to a halt with her rampages once she sees the young maiden standing by the doorway of her chamber, hair in the color of the cherry blossoms during the bloom season and a pair of sharp emerald eyes which varies its color depending on its emotion. "You called for me?" Sakura bowed, looking down at the ground submissively.
"Yes, I did. I want my room fixed and tidied up immediately and for all my outfits to be picked out neatly and color coordinated, starting with red," Karin paused before carelessly throwing a dress on the ground in a lazy manner only adding it to the already chaotic mess. "Oh, and the next time I call for you, you better be here. Is that clear?!" Karin said, tone as cold and ruthless as she peered down at her with eyes in blazing ruby.
"Yes, princess." Sakura waited until Karin left before releasing the breath she was long holding in. "What a bitch," She muttered to herself as she stood up from her bowing position on the floor.
She was the lady in waiting to the princess of the Land of Earth, much to her dismay. Princess Karin was only three years older than her and held so much grudges against her since they were six. Sakura couldn't comprehend the reason why, but her best friend Tenten pointed out that Karin was merely jealous of how pretty she was. How on earth was she pretty? She had a small frame with the possibility of snapping instantly into two when lifted off the ground, and not to mention her oversized forehead. Her breasts weren't all that good as well and won't even have the chance to possibly compete against the large ones she usually sees adorning much more elegant-looking maidens, despite the compliments she receives from other women every so often.
"Why can't she clean up her own mess for once? It's so damn annoying," Sakura growled to herself loudly as she folded up her lady's scattered clothes piece by piece. Suddenly, she paused and fumed. "It's a lady in waiting's job!" She mocked, recalling Karin's words when once asked her.
A lady in waiting's job is to attend to their princess whenever she needed assistance, and generally be there by her side. Also, she must be a master in multiple skills in order to entertain and work for her superior. Karin has three lady-in-waiting's. Sakura was skilled in dancing, healing arts, musical arts, and was a licensed teacher of various academics. She was to always stay at Karin's side. Hinata and Tenten were the princess's other maidens. Just like her, they also had a few unique professions. Hinata was a trained cook and cleaner whereas Tenten was a trained bodyguard, weapons mistress, and was a trained dancer. Karin usually had one of them within shouting distance from her, each time causing them to wish death upon either themselves or on Karin herself.
Sakura heard the door creak open and turned to see another girl quietly enter. Her hair was a silky black, and her eyes were almost a sheer white, as if she were blind. Instead, she could see perfectly fine, and the milky orbs held a special ability she had running through her blood. Hinata Hyuuga, a young orphan who was separated from her family and found by the queen. She was a smart, yet shy and very reserved girl who didn't have any difficulty in expressing her feelings. Despite her flaws, she was still fun to be around.
"Did a tornado hit this place?" She asked jokingly as she leaned against the wooden frame of the extravagant door. Sakura snickered lightly before shaking her head, pouting.
"Tell me… Why are we servants to a crazy bitch again?" Sakura wondered aloud, placing a neatly folded dress down and quickly working on the next one.
"Because her mom loves us more than she loves 'the crazy bitch' and begs us to put up with that spoiled princess. I came by to pick up her outfits that she's suppose to be bringing along the trip but apparently, she wants to take everything in her closet," Hinata explained, offering a helping hand to a grateful Sakura as they continued folding the clothes. "I'm pretty sure Prince Sasuke and Prince Naruto aren't looking for a wife who likes to show their cleavage or ass every chance they get, but a woman who's smart and kind."
"When is Princess Kumi arriving?" Sakura questioned, remembering they had one more bit—uh, princess accompanying them.
"She just arrived a few moments ago. That's why Princess Karin was in such a hurry to leave." Hinata elaborated. "Tenten is downstairs making sure the horses and carriages are safe and secure for the ride, and that everything is being packed in the trunks. She's been having a hissy fit all day."
"Who wouldn't?" The pink-haired girl countered. "Karin doesn't exactly pack light stuff. She's even been gossiping to Princess Kumi about how much she was going to impress her future husband, Lord Sasuke. But, I heard he's a cold-hearted man that has no soft spot for anyone outside of his family. Kumi proclaims she's on good terms with Lord Naruto." Sakura finished packing the clothes and turned back to see Hinata twirling a handkerchief in her hand, deep in thought. "Hinata?"
"I heard Lord Naruto and Lord Sasuke are both very handsome young men." The Hyuuga girl said softly in a wistful tone. "I wonder what Lord Naruto looks like…"
"I'm surprised you'd think about that, but you know our class level could never match with theirs. Sorry Hinata." Hinata shook her head and went on, continuing to fold the clothes she'd been working on earlier. "Who knows, though? Maybe you'll have a chance." Just then, as both girls were loading up the rest of the trunks, they heard a loud crash outside. They sent each other a curious and slightly panicked look—were there ninjas attacking? Dashing as quickly as they can outside, they spotted Tenten brandishing a large piece of glass and threatening to stab an attendant.
"Tenten!"
"I told you the trunks are inside Karin's room, not in the living room! Go get the trunks before the hounds have a new toy to play with." Tenten snarled with eyes flaring fiercely. It was obvious that her patience was running thin today, and she just might follow through with her threat. The quivering attendant nodded and quickly ran off as the grumbling brunette threw the glass into the woods, the sharp object landing somewhere in the bushes. "I swear…" Tenten faced her two friends who were staring at her with wide eyes.
"And to think that boy admitted he had a crush on you," Sakura managed to gasp out in between her fits of laughter. Tenten was a long-haired brunette, though she often kept the mane into two buns, and eyes like pools of dark chocolate which you can easily get lost in. She was very thin but built for her size; add up the fact that she has a very quick temper when things didn't go exactly her away. In other words, she was the same as Sakura, or maybe even worse. Just as the attendant began to stumble towards them with the bags, Karin shoved past him causing him to be knocked over in a graceless manner.
"Chop, chop! I want to see my dear Sasuke-kun." She announced hotly as she stormed pass them all.
"If you hadn't knocked over your trunks, maybe we would have left already," Tenten mumbled to herself, searching for the glass she had tossed previously, glancing around the area where it may have landed.
Princess Kumi was already waiting in the carriage as Karin demanded someone to open the door to let her in. When all of her maidens stared blankly at her and stayed rooted in their positions, she growled, opening the door by herself. "You three can ride the horses next to the carriage."
"Hooray…" Tenten cheered sarcastically as the queen came out to say goodbye to her daughter and to wish her a safe trip. Karin didn't even bother to say anything, slamming the door shut in her mother's face leading for the queen to only let out a sigh before bidding her farewells to Sakura, Hinata and Tenten.
"Please don't let anything happen to them." The queen pleaded, looking at all three of them with her hands clasped together.
"Yes ma'am…" They affirmed, bowing respectfully.
Sakura and the girls loaded up onto their assigned horses letting the carriage pull out first. Tenten led at the front which has became her usual position, being that she was Karin's bodyguard much to her displeasure.
Hinata and Sakura remained quiet for the whole ride, which was six hours at the most. They were lucky that no foreign ninjas and other bandits have yet appeared today, but because of that, they arrived earlier than expected in the Land of Fire.
"Sasuke-Kun!" Karin leapt out of the carriage in glee, eyes wide with infatuation before pulling into a stop once she finally spotted him. This caused a slight ruckus as the carriage horses whinnied and reared at the sudden, unusual action with the girls immediately trying to calm the animals down. Tenten had to go pull her back and scold her about her manners and not to be too reckless while Sakura and Hinata immediately went to the horses stables.
"We didn't even manage to get a glimpse of his Lord and Prince Naruto." Hinata said in disappointment, sliding off the horse and hooking it to the pole.
"It's fine! I'm sure we'll be seeing them plenty of times from here on out," Sakura reassured her with a smile as she sees Karin hugging a tall figure not paying much attention to the lectures Tenten has given the red head, managing to only catch a glimpse of raven hair. When the dark figure disappeared behind Karin and the mass of workers who were pulling out the trunks earlier on were out of sight, she was only able to purse her lips together thoughtfully, narrowing her emerald eyes. "Hmm…"
RikusChika778: How do you like the new replacement on 'It was the cat!'. If you don't really understand it yet feel free to email me, I'll gladly answer any request or questions. Oh, just so you know Sakura and the girls are 18. Karin and Kumi are 19 same for Sasuke and Naruto who will fully make an appearance soon. Until then!
CiiCiinREX: (B/N) Hey guys! Apparently, I'm the new beta-reader for this story! I'm trying to work hard to make RikusChika's story as perfect as possible, and work on it almost daily. So please, review! We're both working hard and molding this story together so that you guys will enjoy it! :) I had a little bit of fun on this chapter xD.
butterflyxox (B/N); Hullo, hullo! I'm RikuChika778's beta-reader and I mostly just help with the polishing and trying to make the story even better with the grammar, spelling and so on. I hope you enjoyed it so far and don't forget to review her story, aiight? Ja ne! c':