"Well this is new." Sakura laughed as she awoke to an array of maids in her room as well as Sasuke standing by the window ignoring the maids as the bustled around her. "Sasuke?"
A maid to her left gasped at her voice and started to scold Sakura until Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the maid who trailed off. "They are just cleaning up some... I hadn't realized how dusty the room was until you let me stay the night before." Sasuke shrugged giving her a smirk and came to sit next to her.
The maids stopped for a second as they processed what their King said. One gasped loudly. "My Lord! W-what would your people say?! Sleeping with an Earth Dweller?"
Sasuke stood up and faced the maids. "Earth Dweller?"
"Is she not from Earth?"
Sakura blinked in surprise as she watched the maid snap back at the king. "Yes. Bu-"
"She's just an Earth Dweller who you think is our Queen. Everyone knows it's just a ploy to keep your kingdom safe." The maid said cutting the King off. Sakura blinked confused but tried to gasp the problem.
"May I remind you the Queen of Wonderland is in fact an Earth Dweller." Sasuke snapped back at the woman who was making snarky comments to the other maids.
"Yes. I do remember but this is stupid. If she doesn't remember how can she be this Queen you speak of?"
Sakura huffed and flailed her way out of the bed. "Excuse me." Sakura yelled loudly catching the entire rooms attention. "Perhaps, I may not remember being this Queen of Wonderland. Perhaps I may never. However if Sasuke says I am, and I've seen the Looking Glass which shows the truth behind everything you see I'm pretty darn sure I'm this Queen you speak of." Sakura said before pointing her finger at the maid. "You have no right to accuse me of being a fraud when you don't even know who I am. None of you do." Sakura added as she pointed her finger at the other maids who were whispering.
The maid who had made the comments in the first place glared and stepped forward mumbling about how a stupid Earth Dweller would not out smart her. Raising her hand up to smack down on Sakura's back Sasuke caught the maid's wrist.
"I believe your job is terminated. Effective immediately." Sasuke snapped glaring down at the maid. Then the gasps really rang out. The King just fired the Head Maid.
"You... You can't fire me! Who do you think you are? I've been the Head Maid for the past several decades."
Sakura blinked before it dawned on her and she smiled. "You're angry." She stated with a soft giggle in her voice. "You want him to marry your daughter." She smirked. The maid gawked at the young pinklette and frowned.
"I have no interest in marrying your daughter." Sasuke sneered as he dropped the woman's wrist.
"How dare you. Do you even know who we are? We're full blooded Wonderlandian! Not some half-ling like her."
"Terminated now. Leave." Sasuke snapped glaring at the woman who huffed before turning on her heels and leaving.
It stuck with Sakura for the rest of the day that the former Head Maid called her a half-ling. Heading towards the infirmary Sakura finally broke down and decided to speak to Sasuke on the subject.
Turning and heading for the throne room where she last saw the tall young man enter. Huffing softly as the guard tried to keep her out until she demanded he move.
"I'm here to speak with Sasuke. If you don't get out of my way I'll physically move you!" She snapped in no mood to have people keep her away from answers to questions she had.
The guard moved with a smiled present on his face as he pushed the door open a little bit to hear Sasuke snap for him to close it again.
"There is an audience with a lovely young woman."
"I do not wish to speak to anyone."
"Ouskighae" Sakura snapped causing the guard to gasp. Sakura pushed past him and stepped into the throne room. Sasuke sat stunned at her words.
"M'am!"
"It's fine Katio. I'll willing see this young lady."
The guard looked between the two of them for any sign of a hostilely standoff. "Y-yes sir" The guard murmured before heading back to his post.
"That's a rather nasty word you used." Sasuke commented after the doors shut again. Sakura blushed but shrugged. "Do you have any clue what that means?"
"No... But the guard was annoying me and it got him to move out of my way while you are being prissy." Sakura sighed but smiled as she walked towards the King. He rolled his eyes but opened his arms up to her.
Settling down in Sasuke's lap Sakura sighed. "What did that made mean by calling me a Half-ling?" She asked quietly somewhat afraid of the answer. She felt Sasuke sigh as he leaned forward. Her green eyes trailing over his face and watching the wide range of emotions play out.
There was a small half smile that then turned in a grim line and he sat back again. "There is talk among Wonderland that perhaps you're a half-ling from here."
"Sasuke what does that mean?"
"You're mother might been a Wonderlandian..."
"Okay?"
"It's a theory that someone came up with many years ago when my grandmother ruled..." Sasuke started. He looked down at her for a second then glanced across the room. "They say that your mother might have been a Wonderladian who got taken to the real world. Back then they didn't realize the affects it had on our time until we got older."
"After that it was always a question on how you made it to Wonderland on your own the first time and why your hair is so unnaturally pink for a human Earth Dweller." Sasuke explains quietly. "Perhaps your mother had been Wonderlandian because of the prominent wild colored hair females here… and the gene is strong especially if they came from an predigests family…"
Sakura blinked and soaked in what Sasuke said before looking at him confused. "Are you saying I might be from a one of the kingdom's main families?" She said quietly confused. When Sasuke nodded she groaned softly. "This is so confusing…"
Standing up Sakura let out another sigh before pecking Sasuke on the cheek. "I have to think on this for a bit… If you said whatever I said earlier to the guard was Wonderlandia then perhaps if I think on it I might remember more?" She said trying to piece things together slowly.
How had she known what to say when she was angry at the guard for not permitting her into the throne room? Or how was she able to suddenly remember which hallways led to where after only being there a few days?
She didn't even need help for some of the hallways she traveled and explored. She had picked a hall she never been down and somehow she could tell right to where it led.
Deciding to let herself think on it might help her a lot more than she thought. Leaving Sasuke behind to continue with his work Sakura stepped out of the throne room.
"I'm sorry." She said turning to the guard who had been doing his job. She bowed her head slightly and sighed. "I didn't mean to be so rude. I'm just frustrated." She smiled softly and glanced up.
The amusement in the guards eyes showed and he shrugged slowly. "Apology accepted Your Majesty." He nodded to her slowly as her smile widened. "I'm just surprised a lady of your power knows such dirty words."
"I... well I didn't know what I said at first... Sasuke-kun clarified it for me though." She said sheepishly before dismissing herself. "If Sasuke-kun happens to look for me later let him know that I'm probably in the gardens."
She was in the garden for all of ten minutes before someone kidnapped her from the peaceful place. Thrashing around she was angry that someone really tired this in her own kingdom. Thinking of how she might get free she was put down gently and a familiar huffing from behind her caused her to whirl around.
Holding his knees and groaning softly was Naruto. The idiot blond general, crazy man. He continued to breathe heavily for a few more minutes before straightening out.
He gave her a sheepish smile as she glared at him. "I'm sorry ma'am." Naruto murmured shifting uncomfortably as Sakura drew closer to him. His eyes clenched shut as he saw her pull her leg back, expecting a kick to the shin or even a knee to the groin. Naruto never expected the slap to the back of the head and another Wonderlandian curse thrown at him.
Opening his eyes and blinking at the woman he smiled sheepishly at her as he rubbed the tender spot on the back of his head. "I'm sorry... I well... Uh..." He stuttered looking around hoping to find his dearly beloved girlfriend nowhere nearby. "I need your help but you can't tell Hinata-chan!"
:3 I kinda love how this chapter ended...
