Hey everybody! You know when you think your summer is going to start out great but it turns out to be bad. Well that happened to me this week. My boyfreind broke up with me on the internet(Monday or Tuesday. Gaia Online doesn't really have the same time like my computer) and I didn't know cause I went on a vaction to Hilton Head. I just got back from Hilton Head, friday. So I didn't know it for 4 or 5 days while everyone else except my family knew. I come back from an awesome vacation and everything hits me at once. He broke up with me, Jewel Miller, a soccer teammate, was killed in a car accident, and I accidently hurt one of my kitten's paws. I was upset when I read the message so I put the kittens out. I shut the door and heard a loud meow. I opened the door and saw that Mizuki tried to come back into the house. It was an accident but I couldn't believe that happened. I'm okay with the break-up thing but some tears escape when a memory of us comes back to me. So this week has been a bitch...but anyway enjoy the story^-^

I thank mickey8701 for being my Beta Reader!

Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto(Masashi Kishimoto does). It would be awesome if I did!

Escape and Fiery Blossom

Naruto Pov.

"Excuse me…master Naruto?"

I groaned when I felt someone pushing at me. "One more minute, Baa-chan." I snuggled more into the bed and pulled the covers close to me. I was about to go back to sleep, but a sharp hit to the head stopped me. I sat up straight to see TenTen glaring at me.

"Sorry, Naru-chan, but that was rude of you to call me grandma," TenTen said.

"Sorry, TenTen. Usually my grandmother tries to wake me up and if I don't get up, she forces me to get up by pouring cold water on me, or by pushing me off the bed," I said, rubbing my head in embarrassment.

"That's one hell of a grandma you got there. Well, enough talk about grandmothers; let me see the mark!" With that comment, she leaned in close to me.

"What mark?" I asked.

"The mark that Sasuke gave you, silly," she informed me with a smile while pointing at my neck. "Wow! An actual Uchiha marriage mark! And it's for a boy! I'm so lucky to be working for a royal family!" She clasped her hands together in excitement, eyes sparkling in joy.

I didn't exactly feel the same way. I jumped up from the bed and ran in front of the mirror. I looked closely at my neck to see three black dots that looked similar to the Uchiha's famous Sharingan. How in the hell did he give me this! Suddenly recent memories from the garden flooded into my mind. I blushed furiously at the memories, especially of the bite. Oh My God! I can't believe he did that! Like hell I'm

marrying that bastard.

"Hey, TenTen, does this mark mean that I'm his fiancé?" I asked, looking at her in fear.

"No, it only symbolizes partial ownership over you. The only thing that can complete it would be you placing a kiss over his heart. It's sort of like a mating ritual, you'll become soul mates after all of that is done. Unfortunately for you and your brother, you two came the week they had to choose their mates."

Shit! We need to get out of this place! There's no way I'm going to be a perverted Uchiha's wife…I mean, husband! If I wanted to get married, I would marry a girl like Hinata Hyuuga! That's it. I'm out of here.

"TenTen?"

She looked at me with that 'I'll serve you anything,' look. "Yes Naru-chan?"

I opened the window and looked down. It wasn't that high, so I knew that would live. I'll come back and get my brother later. I put a foot on the window sill and winked at her. "Tell that bastard that he can find another play thing! I'm out of here!" And with that I jumped out of the window. I started running as soon as I hit the ground. Being a thief has it's advantages. The only thing I didn't count for was losing my balance and ending up in the bushes.

"Damn," I murmured, trying to pull myself out of the bushes.

"Well, that wasn't a good landing, was it?"

I looked up to a young woman, with short pink hair, wearing a simple white dress. She was sitting at a table with a giant umbrella attached. "Y-Yes, it was. Not one of my best landings, but hey…no broken bones." I comment with a silly grin. I tried to get out of the bushes again but it was no use. I fell even deeper into them.

She saw my dilemma and got up from her restful spot to help me. She gave me her hand, and in the process, giving me a better view of her. She had luscious pink hair, dazzling emerald eyes, and creamed colored skin. She was indeed beautiful. I hoped she was as beautiful inside as she was on the outside. I took her hand and she pulled me up from the bushes. "Thank you," I say to her with a blush.

She smiled. "I don't get to see many angels. I guess today is my lucky day."

I stared at her, flabbergasted.

She lifted her hand and slowly ran her fingers through my hair. "My friend, Ino, would be so jealous of you. You got what most girls would die for. She's a blonde like you, but she's a platinum blonde. Her eyes are a dull blue while yours are bright like the ocean."

Weird, I'm being complimented by a complete stranger. Who is she?

"So what's your name?" she asked with a smile.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. What's yours?"

She looked a little bit shocked but quickly recovered "My name is Sakura Haruno."

Wait a minute! She's the princess of the Hidden Leaf village! If she's a princess, then that must mean that she's a candidate for Sasuke! I've heard so many things about Princess Sakura; she's smart, beautiful, nice, and everything a man wanted in a woman! Maybe she can change Sasuke's mind about the marriage! I look at her with sparkles in my eyes. My savior. Sakura just raised an eyebrow at this.

"By any chance, are you and your friend competing to be Sasuke's wife?" I asked with my hands clasped together in glee. One would have thought that a ray of sunshine would come across her face but that didn't happen. Instead of a ray of sunshine, a dark shadow fell upon her face. "Umm…what's wrong?"

"Ino is competing to be his wife, but I…I'm being forced to." She answered with a scowl.

"Forced?"

"Don't get me wrong, Sasuke's hot, but he's a jackass. I knew him since we were little. Besides, I have a fiancé; his name is Rock Lee. He's not much of a looker, but he's a sweetheart. My parents don't like him; they want me to marry someone like Sasuke. Heh, which will never happen."

This woman is…awesome! Not all the ladies love you, teme. "So what are you doing here…Naruto?" A confused expression came upon her face as she spotted the necklace around my neck. I fidgeted, not wanting to tell her about Sasuke. She was about to say something until shouting interrupted her. She smiled. "Oh! Speaking of the jackass, here he comes with a group of guards and…Ino?" She saw the look on her friend's face and chuckled, "I guess her evening with Sasuke has been cut short."

I just stood there in fear and shock. I forgot that I was suppose to be escaping. "I have to go, Princess Sakura!" I started running as fast as possible.

"Stop where you are, Dobe!" Sasuke commanded with his sharingan swirling madly. Suddenly, my body stopped all movements. I wanted to rip that asshole apart. I looked down at the necklace and scowled. I hate this damn necklace. Soon enough, Sasuke and the guards reached me and waited for their master's command. When he was sure that I wasn't going anywhere, he called the command off. I could finally move freely. Before Sasuke could open his mouth to speak, Sakura ran up to him, and smacked him upside the head.

"What the hell, Sakura!" Sasuke growled, rubbing his head in pain.

"I should be asking you that same question, Sasu-chan! Why in the hell are you chasing this boy? And why does he have that necklace on?" Sakura scowled, pushing me behind her.

Sasu-chan? Ha ha. Who's the girl now, teme? "Don't bring idiotic names from the past into this conversation, Ms. Billboard Brow!" Sasuke smirked knowingly as Sakura's face flushed in anger. "He's my fiancé, but I still have to break him"

This guy's actually asking for me to kick his ass!

"I am not your fiancé! I'm just a thief who was captured by you, and forced to become your personal servant! I didn't even ask for any of this!" I growled, pointing at Sasuke in anger.

Sasuke just sent me a glare while Sakura had a shocked, yet intrigued, expression. She looked at my neck and smirked. "You actually had to force this boy to be your fiancé? I thought you said that, besides me, you can get anyone to fall for you? I guess not," Sakura chuckled as Sasuke flushed in embarrassment.

I clasped my hand over my mouth in order to stop the pending laughter, catching the eyes of Sasuke and Sakura in the process. "Don't even think about laughing, dobe. You really have no room to talk. Those kisses that I gave you do affect you. Don't think that I have forgotten about what happened in the garden," Sasuke snickered, knowing that he touched a nerve.

I gripped my head in anger and tousled my hair violently. This guy is the most annoying, perverted, antisocial, possessive, and evil teme! So frustrating! I released my hair and threw a well aimed punch at Sasuke's face. I watched as he hit the ground four feet away from me. I smirked. That's going to leave a bruise.

"Prince Sasuke!" The woman named Ino squealed in fear.

"Served him right," Sakura murmured.

My victory didn't last long. The guards got a hold of me while someone helped Sasuke up. After brushing himself off, he…smiled and walked over to me? Question mark? Why the hell is he smiling? "You're supposed to be mad, not happy, you retard!" I yelled at him, frustrated. Once he was in front of me. I could see that his eyes were filled with anger but interest as well.

"I'm smiling for two reasons. One, is because I love the fact that my fiancé has some fire in him. Two, is because you just made me officially pick my bride," he said in satisfaction. "The mark was just a symbol of partial ownership in the marriage ritual. It sort of means that I was still thinking about choosing you as my bride, but now you're my one and only official fiancé." Sasuke answered watching as my face filled with horror.

"B-But wait a m-minute! I have to place a kiss over your heart to seal the marriage ritual! There's no way you can make me do that!"

"I have my ways, Naru-chan. You'll be in my grasp sooner than you think." He cooed before winking at me.

This guy is unbelievable! And what ways?

Before I could say anything, Sakura interrupted the conversation. "You know, he does have a life, Sasuke. His family and friends aren't going to just let you take him away from them. You don't even know who his parents are," Sakura warned, trying to convince Sasuke to think about the consequences.

"I'll take care of them when they come and try to take him away. They'll be dealt with the Uchiha way." Sasuke simply said while staring at Naruto intently.

Sakura rolled her eyes and whispered into my ear, "Don't worry; I'll keep you safe from him. I'm going to be here for a while. You'll get used to his bastard demeanor and maybe you can even soften him up a bit. But I can't save you from the marriage ritual; what he desires is you and he'll do anything to get what he desires." She winked at me and walked away.

I felt Sakura's words sinking in as I was hauled away to hell with that bastard.

'What he desires is you and he'll do anything to get what he desires…'

Kyuubi POV

As I slowly woke from my peaceful slumber, I felt silk underneath me and a softness that I wanted to stay with forever. I also felt someone poking at my face and giggling. Who the hell is giggling? My eyes blinked open to meet grayish, amber eyes which caused to me jump up from the softness and hit the headboard of the bed. Konan was kneeling on the floor with her elbows on the bed and her head in her hands. She was smiling creepily.

"Sleeping beauty has woken up!" she giggled, clasping her hands together in glee.

"Konan, don't scare me like that!" I groaned, annoyed. I am not a princess... Suddenly, I remember the recent events that put me in the peaceful slumber. But I will be if that bastard gets his way.

"Sorry, but you just looked so beautiful while you were sleeping! I just couldn't resist! You are the perfect bride for Itachi-kun!" She squealed in glee.

"I don't want to be his bride, Konan!" I growled. Once I see that bastard, I'm going to strangle him! "Oh! Where is that bastard anyway?"

"He's taking a bat-"she stopped suddenly, cheeks flushing. She was staring at the door while droplets of bloods leaked out of her nose.

"What's wrong Kona-" I stopped when I turned and saw a glorious sight; there stood a dripping wet Itachi with a towel slung around his waist. The Uchiha's toned chest was glistening and his hair looked soft to touch.

That the damn bastard looks even sexier when wet. That sounded wrong…and what the hell am I talking about! This guy shouldn't be attractive to me! I'm straight, damn it!

"You like what you see?" Itachi teased.

My eyes grew big and I gaped at him. "H-Hell no! Put some clothes on you pervert!" I yelled, throwing a pillow at Itachi. Who did he think he was? Making me flush at the sight of his body!

"I don't see why you want to hide your true feelings from me. It's very obvious, you know," he huffed before sitting down next me.

I scooted away from him, not wanting him to touch me. He was almost naked with that towel around his waist and I was in his bed, looking practically vulnerable right now. I looked at him and made a face. "If you're talking about love, then you really need to get your head checked. I only feel anger and irritation towards you. Besides, you're too perverted for me." I insulted him, watching as his smirk became a scowl. But suddenly, that scowl turned into a seductive smile. What the hell does he have planned? Itachi leaned in close to me, making my breath catch when I felt his hand touch my thigh. He whispered softly into my ear, sending shivers through my body. "So if I stopped being perverted, you would want me? Is that what you mean, my vixen?"

I instantly pushed him away from me while blushing fiercely. Damn it! Why does he have that kind of effect on me! I hate it this! "No, that's not what I meant asshole." I pouted, puffing my cheeks out in anger.

"You say that, but do you really mean it?"

I stared at him with a shocked expression. Did I mean it? No, shake that out of your mind, Kyu! There's no way I'm going to fall for a perverted prince. While I argued with myself, an arm wrapped itself around my waist. "Eeep! Let go, perv!" I squeaked, wriggling around in his arms.

"I don't want to. You're cozy," and with that, he blew some air into my ear, making me shiver.

"The only reason why I'm cozy to you is because you're half- naked."

"True, but you like that fact that I'm half-naked," Itachi smirked.

"You might seem like a sex god to others, but to me you are just a spoiled brat with a toned body."

Itachi growled at this comment. "At least I'm not going as fast as Sasuke is; he has already put the mark on your brother," he said, narrowing his eyes at me.

"Mark?" I asked angrily.

"The mark symbolizes an unbreakable bond between two people. In other words, the mark symbolizes that your brother is my brother's mate."

"So you're saying that my brother has been unwillingly bound to that asshole?"

Once Itachi nodded his head, I thrashed around in his hold, almost escaping in the process. "No one takes advantage of my brother!" I growled.

"You're not going anywhere. Your brother tried to escape, but got recaptured so now you are both going to be on tight leash from now on."

Silence.

Konan and I looked at him with blushes adorning our cheeks. Didn't know he was into that stuff...

Itachi looked at us in confusion until the realization hit him. He leaned into me and licked the outer shell of my ear, causing me to bite back a moan. "If you wanted that kind of stuff, my vixen, you should've told me. I would've had you in a dog collar a second after you told me." Itachi purred in a husky tone.

Suddenly, he was hit upside the head two times. He let go of me and rubbed his head. He looked up at me and then to Konan who was hiding behind her little purple, flower designed fan. "You were being too perverted. You do need to have some limits." she chuckled, hiding her blush behind her fan. I giggled lightly.

"Who are you laughing at, Miss School Girl Who Likes Collar Kinks?" he huffed.

"I do not, you pervert! I just misunderstood!" I hissed, gritting my teeth in embarrassment. I watched as the bastard chuckled. I stuck my tongue at him before getting up from the bed. I then felt a hand gripping my wrist.

"Where do you think you're going?"

I look at him in annoyance. "For future references, Uchiha, stay in gentlemen mode because this red head doesn't like being touched like that. Anyway, I'm going to go see my brother," I snatched my wrist out of his grasp. "Is that a crime?"

Konan chuckled behind her fan while Itachi glared at me. "Well, it might be to my brother since he wants some personal time with his mate, and you are trying to take that from him. And do you really thing that I would let you go alone? You're more experienced than your brother; you may actually have a chance at succeeding at escaping."

"He's my brother and I'm going to see him!" I hissed and ran to the door. Once my hand was on the knob, I was pushed against the door by that asshole!

"Get off me!" I growled, trying to push him off with my body.

"That's not a good idea, kit. I might not hold back if you keep doing that." he purred sexily into my ear. It took a few seconds until I finally figured out what he meant.

"P-Perv!"

He chuckled. "You're the one who started it, kit." Before he could do more, Konan grabbed his shoulder, pulling him off of me. The Uchiha glared at her for interrupting his fun.

"Let him keep his virginity until the mating ritual. And here's an idea, why don't we go out into town? He does need fresh air." She commented, smiling.

Both Itachi and I nodded, fearing the sweet smile. At least I get to be in the town and not stuck in this place. But I bet that even with loads of people around, that bastard would still try to molest me. Please protect me Konan!

We have 4 kittens. Two blacks, one tabby, and one that is between white and smokey, raccoon tail, and faint light grey stripes over his body and i think he has some apricot tint to his stripes. Female black-Kiki, Male black-Jasper, Tabby-Tobi, the other one-Mizuki(He's the kitten that I accidently hurt). We can only keep one and that's Mizuki.