I DON'T OWN NARUTO!

The palace was of great pride. The walls were adorned with pictures of past events; colorful linen draped over the windows and entrances all over the palace, the floor was of the whitest alabaster. A servant of slender size came walking down the hall. She wore a midriff top that was pink with cherry blossom imprints and she wore a green silk fighting skirt with pink slippers. On her side was a hilt of a sword that was held up by a green sheath holster. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail that was braided down to her waist.

Her skin was porcelain white, her hair as pink as a cherry blossom in bloom and had the greenest eyes that made any emerald look dull. She was a servant of high stature. This woman of only sixteen walked down the hall, looking frantically about. A request was sent to her only moments ago to come and meet with the prince. What he wanted with her, she didn't know, but she felt excitement and thrill to see him like she always did. They were friends, but if anyone was to find out about her feelings for him, she would be condemned to embarrassment. She was the type who wanted things kept secret and that's how she was, secretive.

Soon the girl came to a stop at a large black door, she smiled and soon she pushed open the doors and walked in. "You have summoned me, my Prince-"as soon as she saw the scene in front of her, her voice went. The prince leaned up and looked to see her, her eyes full of disappointment but mostly built of fear. His face looked frantic, like he was going to say that this isn't what it looked like, but that's exactly what it did look like. A woman lay under him and she couldn't see any type of clothing. She stepped back," I-I'm sorry, I didn't meant to interrupt." The man known as Prince Sasuke got up, wrapping a sheet around his waist. "Wait, this isn't, Sakura, please?"

His voice and body shook as he stepped closer to her, his hand held out to her," Sakura?" The girl named Sakura stepped back and as she did she ripped off the necklace with the royal sign. "I'm no longer yours." As she said this she dropped the jewel necklace and dashed off. "Sakura," he yelled out, dropping to his knees. His hand held up the necklace, what had he done? The woman that was on the bed covered herself with a sheet and wrapped it around herself and walked over to him, her hand on his shoulder. "She's only a servant my dear prince, she wasn't useful anyways." Sasuke looked up at her and then pointed his finger to the hall," Out." The woman looked shocked," Excuse me?" Sasuke got up to his feet and pointed to the door," I don't know what you were doing in here. You've ruined me. Now as I said, out. I don't ever want to see your retched body again, if I do, you will be put to death. "

The woman with long sky blue hair dropped the sheets and walked out of his room in a night gown that couldn't be seen in the dark. Sasuke looked at the necklace that once hugged itself around Sakura's neck and walked over to the bed. It was all a coincidence and a mistake. Sakura knew he slept in the nude, she caught him on occasions when he was sleeping, but this; this was a scene that could say more than a person would ever know just by look. That retch of a woman ruined him; he felt that all was lost.

The girl dashed off down the palace halls, just running. "Sakura," she heard his yell echo through the halls. Tears cascaded down her cheeks. As she ran, she took and threw all her jewels and valuables to the ground, her sword was an exception. She dashed to the main hall to the palace entrance and ran down the stairs. A hand had caught her's, letting her body fly into the arms of another. She looked up and saw the prince's brother. She pushed away and fell to her knees," I beg your forgiveness, my prince." The tall man knelt down and put a hand under her chin, making her get up to her feet. "My dear Sakura, what's going on? Where's your necklace?" Tears only ran down her face, she said nothing more. "Sakura," both Sakura and Prince Itachi looked to the stairs to see Sasuke only wearing pants and his chest moving quickly for the lack of air. Sakura stepped back," Sakura, please, let me explain."

Sakura backed up more," I won't believe you." Prince Itachi looked at her," What's going on, brother?" Sasuke ran down the stairs and got closer to the two. Sakura took another step back," Get away from me." Sasuke stopped, looking a little betrayed," Sakura, please, it wasn't what it looked like. I was only sleeping when this woman-"Sakura put up her hand and yelled," I won't ever forgive you. You were sleeping with her; you didn't need to summon me while doing so. You could have gone on without telling me about that, and to believe that I even loved you." Sakura's hand slapped her mouth as she began to shake her head. Sasuke wanted to die," You love me?" Prince Itachi switched his view from Sakura to Sasuke," Brother? You did this?"

Sasuke looked to Itachi," I wasn't sleeping with anyone." Itachi looked to Sakura," Well tell that to her." Sakura was an inch close to the main stairs out of the building," Sakura, I summoned you because I was to- I was going to take your hand in marriage." Sakura stepped back, her heart breaking each time he spoke," I don't believe you…you've betrayed me." Sakura ran off, her body becoming harder to see by the blinding light. As she reached the bottom step she heard his last cry," Sakura!"

Sakura ran off, running through the city, everyone's attention on her as she ran through the market. As she ran through the market a man in a black cloak turned and saw the girl's retreating figure and noticed the shape of the hilt on her sword. A smirk raided his lips, she was a prize. Sakura came to the outer wall and ran out to the desert. A few guards looked at her in question, each, knowing who she was. She ran as far and as fast as she could in the sand. The desert was hot, the sand blistering any skin it touched. Hours passed and the winds picked up, Sakura was tossed around in delirium and in the lack of strength. Soon a storm had kicked in and Sakura was caught in the middle of it.

She soon sheltered herself under a large rock, there she ripped off a piece of her skirt and tied it to her face, covering the bridge of her nose to her chin. The sandstorm raged in magnificent furry as time passed and soon the rock was of no use. Sakura had lost all track of time and sight. Morning came and Sakura was covered by sand. Her face was left uncovered by sand and most of her body was seen. Soon a man came to a stop in a dessert on a large bird. He jumped off and walked over to her body. He knelt down and looked at her face that was written with sorrow. He sighed and pulled off his cloak and pulled her out of the sand. Her body was limp, she was still breathing but she was unconscious. He looked her over and found that her clothing was in tatters, things were easily seen. He took his cloak and wrapped what he could of her in it and carried her in his arms and got onto the bird.

He made a noise and the bird complied by taking flight. The wind blew against her face, the sand blowing away and off her face. The man looked down at her, her eyes slowly opening to look at him. She saw him mouth something and then she went back to her unconscious state. He sighed, she was tired and he knew what came after that in the state she was in. Why was she running? He knew by her clothes that she was from the palace, so why did she leave? He hadn't known the answer but knew she would be of interest to someone. He wanted to smirk but couldn't find the guts to do it. His hand came up and brushed her bangs back so they would be out of her face and then he wiped away some remaining sand on her eyes. She was the definition of refined beauty and she looked to be one of a kind. He smiled and then looked ahead to see that their destination was getting closer.

The bird made a nose dive, making the man hold onto the bird's feathers and on the girl tighter than before. The bird lifted, gliding down feet first to a cavern that went straight down into the earth. Soon the bird made touchdown and the man jumped off with the girl in his arms. He thanked the bird and it disappeared into thin air. He turned and walked to a door that was painted black and had red trimmings. He put his hand up to the door and it opened. The blonde walked into the hallways and began walking with haste so he could get her treated. The man came to a stop and walked into a room, the door had a kanji symbol that read Rei. The blonde came to the bed and laid her down while putting a cold cloth on her forehead. He then turned around and left the room, leaving the girl on the bed.

A day or two had passed and finally the girl woke up from her sickness that was no more. Sakura sat up on the bed and put a hand to her head only to feel something. Sakura opened her eyes to see that her wrists wore gold bracelets and her fingers were adorned with golden rings. Her forehead was decorated with a headpiece made of gold and rubies. Her neck had a necklace that was shaped into a blood colored cloud on a gold chain.

She finally looked down to notice that she wore a black top that only covered her chest and then her waits held up a skirt of black and red. Her hands began to move all over herself, trying to find that everything was intact and indeed everything was. Sakura looked around the room that was decorated with dark colors, it resembled royalty. What was she doing here? She sighed and got up to her feet to find her slippers were gone and replaced with sandals in the color of gold. Where was she? As she began to walk around she found her sword laying on a couch and a door, hopefully the way out.

Sakura walked over to the door and opened it, to reveal a dimly lit hall. Before heading out, she grabbed her sword and put it around her waist, where it belonged. She shut the door behind her and took the sword out while taking light and unheard steps. Sakura snuck around the hall, trying her best to not be seen. Finally the corridor came to a stop and now she was faced with a decision to either take the next corridor or enter another door that was to her right. She sighed and took the door to her right. Sakura opened the door a crack to see people in the room talking and eating.

She stood there to see one of them go to a book shelf and look at a book while the other's sat at the table eating and carrying on. Sakura breathed in deeply and was going to back up when she felt her backside bump into something behind her. Sakura slowly looked behind herself about to scream when the man held her backside up against himself, his hand holding her mouth to prevent any screams. "Shh…you're ok. I won't hurt you." Sakura was huffing, but she was beginning to calm but only slightly. His hand slid off her mouth and he let her go, letting her turn around to face him. Sakura slid out her sword and had it against his throat only to find that he did the same, both were at a tie. "I told you, I'm 

not going to harm you." Sakura's jaw tightened as she pushed the sword a little bit closer to his throat," Hell, if I know that." The man slowly put his sword down, showing that he wouldn't do anything to her. Sakura sighed defeat," Who are you and what am I doing here? Where are my old clothes?" She slowly put her sword back into the sheath and the man backed up and pulled down the hood of his cloak.

Sakura's face softened when his eyes met her's. His hair was a wild orange-red that stood up, around his forehead he wore a black headband and on his neck was a necklace marking the royalty his blood bore. His eyes were a soft fire orange, accenting his hair along with his lovely marble white skin. Sakura looked at his ears and face, seeing more than just a few complimentary piercings. "I'm Pein, King of the Dawn Army."

Ok...for those who have asked for a PeinXSakura fic, I hope you like it so far and those who just happened to come across this...like I said I hope you liked it and plz R/R. thnx