In The Beginning -

Heh, remember when we first met Sakura-chan? You weren't always in love with me; I remember frequent times when you hurt me. But despite all that I adored you, I was so deeply in love with you Sakura-chan… I wanted to see you and be with you all the time. My heart only belonged to you… Despite if you didn't love me at the time and didn't really want to be with me…

Sakura's P.O.V ~

I looked out in the streets of Konoha as I mopped the floors of the kitchen. It was as busy as ever. I sat down for a moment watching the people running around talking, yelling, and laughing. All of them were probably talking about the upcoming ball at the royal palace. Not like me… I was inside doing my chores, just as my step-mother had ordered me. The ball was something I would definitely not be going to.

There were many times I wished I could be like other girls. You know, normal? Being a normal girl was now out of the question though now since my mother died when I was only six-years-old. She died and only a few months later my father decided to re-marry; that was the beginning of the end for me, why? Well for one, along with a new 'mother'. I got a new 'sister' too from the beginning we never got along, neither me and my 'sister' or me and my step-mother. That woman was nothing like my mother and girl that was her daughter was a spoiled brat.

She was only spoiled because she was so rich… So that makes me spoiled and bratty? No it's quite the opposite. When my father died two years earlier, I somehow became Cinderella, tending to their every need by force. I cleaned, I cooked, I did their hair, painted their nails, I had to even get their clothes ready for the next day.

This is my life now a servant for my step-mother and step-sister. It has been like this for the past two years. I looked away from the window, stood back to my feet, and continued to finish the floors, but just when I was about to finish…

"Sakura-chan!" I heard someone call.

"Ugh… Coming…" I sighed.

I put the mop back in the bucket and started to go in living room where I heard the voice, I saw instantly who it was my 'sister' Ino… What a thrill.

"Sakura!" She exclaimed. "Where is my dumplings and tea?"

"The tea and ingredients for dumplings are in the cupboard in the kitchen."

"Ha, ha, ha, very funny Sakura! Now get me my dumplings and tea now!"

"Huh! Fine!" I shouted, as I turned and started to go to into the kitchen.

I looked back at the snotty girl that was plopped on the couch comfortably, reading a magazine. Lazy brat…

I shook my head and stopped,

"You know what? You get your own dang dumplings and tea! I'm not your maid or servant! I am your step-sister and heck I don't even want to be that!"

"Excuse me?" she said, looking up at me.

"Are you deaf? I know you heard me! Get your own crap Do your own hair, clean up your own freakin' room!"

I turned and saw she was looking at me with a shocked look on her face. I knew she was going to tell mommy, but I didn't really care. So I added,

"Yeah and you can tell mommy that I told you that and that I didn't do what her 'little angel' asked me to do!"

I turned and started upstairs to my room.

"You think you can speak to me like that and walk away from me?"

"Oh yeah, it's really easy." I told her, continuing to go upstairs.

At that moment in my mind I had decided to put my foot down, I wanted to be free. I NEEDED to be free. And if I wanted to be free, I NEEDED to seriously get the heck out of that house, I was going to leave that slave drive and no one was going to stop me.

Naruto's P.O.V ~

I sat in the palace bored as ever, my uncle Jiraiya was out of the country for the week, my cousin, (well more like my half cousin) Sasuke? Eh, I really didn't care where he was. He could have been falling off the tallest building in Konoha and I wouldn't have cared. The only people that were with me were the prince of Suna who was visiting, aka Gaara-kun. And my loyal guard Kakashi-san.

Kakashi was standing on the right side of the throne, reading contently and Gaara was sitting on my left drawing as he usually did. I glanced at both of them and then finally let out a loud sigh,

"HUHHHH! If I were anymore bored I would be in my grave by now!"

"How could you possibly be bored? You know there is a lot going on Naruto-sama." my silver spiky haired guard said.

"Are you talking about that dumb dance again?" I asked in annoyed tone. "Yeah that should be tons of fun Kakashi-san."

"And why wouldn't it be Uzumaki-sama?"

"Man you and your formality with me Gaara-kun… You know you can call me Naruto, I really don't care."

"Oh sorry Uzu… I mean Naruto-kun." Gaara said, looking up from his sketch book.

"Anyway you guys really need to learn the definition of fun." I said. "What is it that make these balls fun? Nothing! I have to dance with a bunch of girls that I have pretend to like and a bunch of other boring stuff!"

"None of the girls in Konoha appeal to you Naruto-sama?" Kakashi asked, looking over at me.

"Not really."

"But there are many pretty girls in Konoha."

"Gaara-kun these girls may be pretty but that doesn't mean I see any girl that is really, really worth it. They're all so… Unattractive to me."

"Well Naruto-kun… What girl would you want to date?"

"My ideal girl… She has to be pretty, smart, strong," I began, starting to walk around the room. "She can't be all stuck up and pampered like some poodle."

"Hmm… Sounds like you're going to have a hard time Naruto-kun."

"Huh? What makes you say that Kakashi-san?"

"Well for one, there aren't too many girls that are like that. Especially not the ones that your uncle has had you meet."

"You can say that again." I said, rolling my eyes. "All of them rich, stuck up, pampered, and all they cared about was how they looked."

"Huh, I don't blame you Naruto-kun. That's just not my type of girl either." Gaara said, closing his sketch book. "I just want a simple girl, a girl that doesn't want me for my money."

"See not even Gaara-kun wants a girl like that."

"Well there is not much I can do Naruto-sama."

"I know, it's an impossible task for anyone to go out and find me the girl of my dreams. No matter how much I wish, how much I pray, how much I hope, no girl will come my way like that."

"Your right, all the girls seem to flock to me don't they?"

"Oh can it Sasuke! Yeah you're just the greatest lookin' guy in the world."

"I never said that, I just said all girls flock to me more so then you…"

I just sat there irritation, was there a more annoying guy in the world? No I didn't think there possibly could be. My cousin Sasuke, so popular, so cool, the guy of every girls dreams... He made me so sick most of the time, which was basically all the time.

"Pfft whatever." I said, shaking my head. "Like I really care."

"What if I snatch up someone that you really want? Then what? Would you care then?"

"Doubt that will ever happen, keep dreaming Sasuke."

"Never doubt," Sasuke replied simply, starting for the staircase. "Never ever doubt."

I sat there and glared at my cousin all up until he was out of sight, it was like he was born to annoy me. Every time he was around me, it seemed like he was always starting something with me. But that was that emo for you…

I sighed as I stood and started out the room,

"Where are you going Naruto-sama?" I heard Kakashi ask, closing his book.

"I'm going for a walk."

"Well I guess I'll have to tag along too then."

"Hmm… A walk would be nice. I think I'll tag along too, if that's okay with you Naruto-kun."

"I don't care. Come on…" I said, walking towards the entry.

And immediately they were behind me.

That day I didn't realize I was going to meet… an angel…

A/N - Another story I've updated! OH YEAH! XD Hope you liked it! Please review! Thanks! Will update soon!