Chapter 2: A Prince! Love Triangle!

Sakura, in her dream state, dreamt of a time when she was a part of team 7 with her fellow team mates.

--Dream flashback--

The sun was hot as the group was traveling through the rocky terrain of the boarder between the Wind country and the Fire country heading towards their destination in Wind.

"Are we there yet!" Naruto chirped.

"No!" Sakura yelled, "We won't be there until we're there! So stop repeating it!"

Kakashi sighed as they climber up a steep sand hill.

"Is there any shade?" Naruto asked.

"There's shade all around us, given by the trees Naruto..." Kakashi replied.

"Can we take a break?" Naruto pleaded

"Actually, we could..." Kakashi said, "I'm sure you three are all as tired as I am. We have been on the move since dawn. So let's take a break."

Team 7 hurried further into the forest to be hidden in the shade of the trees and they all crash onto the floor.

"It is very odd to see so much sand in a forest." Sakura pointed out.

"Very true, but as we are near the great desert of the Wind, it is very expected unlike in Fire." Kakashi responded.

"Is there a town near by?" Sasuke asked.

Kakashi replied, "There shouldn't be. So we should make camp here, you know take a break and get fully recharged before we enter the great desert of Wind."

They all agreed and set up camp, Naruto searching for wood, Sasuke tending to the sleep ware, Kakashi reading his book, and Sakura tending to the food. Once enough wood was gathered, Sasuke lit the fire and they all sat around it for warmth as the sun was nearly set. Sakura cooked all the food and handed it out in the bowels she had brought.

"What no Ramen?" Naruto whined

"Eh! Shut up Naruto, be glad for the food!" Sakura pounded.

"So what did you all think about our mission to Wave country? I never got to ask, so now I am." Kakashi said.

"Wave? Well it was very interesting and a big part of our training." Sakura carefully replied.

"It was fine; I was fully calm about it." Sasuke coolly said.

"Yeah right! You were panicking when you heard Sakura-chan scream!" Naruto pointed out.

"Was not, dobe!"

"Was too!"

"Shut up dobe!" Sasuke growled and hit Naruto leaving a bump on his head.

"OOOOWWWWWWWW! Damn Sasuke!" Naruto blazed.

Just then a huge bang and a cloud of smoke arose from just a few feet away, making the team fully aware. They got up and quickly went to check it out. When they got to the scene, a giant crater was in a clearing of tossed trees left and right, and six figures were standing there, clearly it was 5 to 1. The five opposing ninjas were in dark crimson hooded robes, it was impossible to tell what they looked like. And the single defender was about Naruto's age with dark hair styled just like Lee's, he wore green shorts and a chained tunic. It seemed like the person was totally out of kunai, and was out numbered.

At that moment the five charged, right when one was about to chop the man's head off when Sakura's kunai blocked it with immense speed. Sakura took one, while the others of group 7 took another and the unknown man in green shorts and chain mail. Kakashi gave a swift blow to his opponent and he was quickly knocked out, Kakashi then moved on to help Sakura. Naruto and Sasuke helped each other to quickly knock out their opponents, one by elbow, the other by a kick in the groin really hard.

As Kakashi closed in to help Sakura the two opponents left both lunged at her. And blood splattered across the ground. Sakura dodged them and they both struck each other when Sakura kicked one up and the other down, making it a double knock out. The man in chain mail was stunned by her performance, and so were Kakashi and Sasuke.

"I bet you liked those skills huh, Mister. Sakura-chan is so talented." Naruto chimed as the group approached him. He moved passed the others and crouched on one knee, taking Sakura's hand he kissed it delicately. Naruto became so infuriated.

"Who do you think you are!" he stammered.

"I am Koro, Umedia Koro" Koro said releasing Sakura's hand and standing up, his dark chocolate eyes looking at Naruto.

"Well, I guess we should be off..." Kakashi said and group 7 followed him to go back to their camp grounds.

"WAIT!" Koro yelled after them, "Please in thanks of saving my life please come to my home to stay."

Kakashi agreed and they went back to the camp site and packed all of their belongings and headed toward Koro's home. As they traveled through the forest they came upon a very high hill, of which they climbed. Once they met the top the looked down and saw that the hill from that point on dropped entirely to a castle and a few houses.

"Welcome to my home." Koro exclaimed.

Koro led them to the gates of the castle and knocked on the knocker of the great iron gates. They slowly opened to show guards of hard plated armor greeting them. They entered the main hall of many elegant colors and hallways branching off into different directions.

"Please take my guests to the guest rooms." Koro instructed a maid.

"Yes Prince Koro."

"PRINCE!" Naruto exclaimed surprisingly.

The maid led the group down a long corridor to a large wooden door and opened it.

"In side is the suite guest room, which includes a lounge, four washrooms, three resting quarters, and three balconies for each room.

As the group entered the room they were amazed to find the room so elegant and fancy. It was a true palace. Paintings hung from the walls, the furniture was make of old oak, the cushions we soft as rabbits fur, the floor made of polished wood, and the colors of grey, red, and royal blue covered the entire room.

"I call this room." Kakashi said entering it and locking the door.

"I call this one!" Sakura pointed, catching Kakashi's lead, leaving Naruto and Sasuke to share the double room.

"Oh hell no." Naruto said as he entered the last room with Sasuke.

Two beds were right next to each other, two bathrooms, and one balcony. In the other room, Sakura had put her stuff onto her bed and had gone outside onto her balcony. The balconies were all connected, like steps; each room's balcony was either higher or lower than the room next to it. Sakura walked back inside to find their dinner awaiting them.

There at the table in the lounge sat Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi and as Sakura took her place maids came up and began taking requests of food for the guests. Naruto requested loads of ramen, while the others just had the delicacies laid out in front of them. After dinner Naruto and Kakashi went to bed and Sakura and Sasuke found themselves alone at the table together finishing up their dinner.

"So… Sasuke-kun, what did you think of the meal?" Sakura asked.

"It was good..." Sasuke quietly said, "I will take my leave now."

"Oh ok, I think I'll stay up longer." Sakura smiled as Sasuke got up from the table and strolled into his shared room to where Naruto was snoring loudly.

Sakura got up from the table soon after and glided into her room and out to the balcony. She stood against the railing, peering over the edge to find that the bottom is so far away. The sound of footsteps made her turn; Koro was standing a few steps away.

"Mind if I join you Sakura-san?"

"Not at all Koro."

Koro joined her at the railing, "So what do you think of the view?"

"I find it rather stunning, how the trees clash in with the steep curve of the hill and how the river trails down through until it reaches a certain point and forms a lake."

"Yes, how true. It really is beautiful... but it cannot be compared to you."

Sakura looked at him shocked and confused, "What?"

Koro turned toward her, "You are, by far, the greatest beauty in this world." He raised his hand to her check and traced his finger on her cheek, cutting it in a curve making the blood drip. His other hand however, was mysteriously traveling up Sakura's shirt.

"You will be mine." Koro darkly whispered.

Surprised and highly aggravated, she steps away from him and slaps him hard across the face making the sound echo as it travels around. Sakura glares at him and turns around and she leaves the surprised Koro on the balcony. As she walks away she runs into Sasuke, he looks toward Koro and gives a dark glare to him and leads Sakura to his bathroom.

"This way…" He says and she follows obediently.

When they reach the bathroom Sasuke picks her up and sets her on the counter, then takes out the band aids. As he applies a band aid to the cut on Sakura's cheek, he notices Sakura staring at him.

"What?" He asks.

"It's nothing, but you were watching the whole time weren't you?"

"Uhm…" Sasuke's face turns a tad pink, "yeah..."

Sasuke finds himself staring into Sakura's teal green eyes, as Sakura finds herself uncontrollably smiling at him. Blonde hair breaks Sasuke's eye contact.

"HEY SASUKE!" Naruto whines.

"What is it Naruto?

"Don't being doing things with my woman!"

Sakura bursts in, "YOUR woman! I don't think so Naruto!"

With that Sakura leaves their room and enters hers, making sure the balcony glass door is locked so that any unexpected visitors couldn't come in.

--End Dream flashback--

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Ok so here's my second chapter - stupid Koro!

The writer of this story cooly walks up to Koro, she smilies sweetly with her beautiful smile and sparkling hazel eyes, then punches him in the face.

"Stupid pervert Prince!"