Author's Notes:

Hey everyone! This is just my first fic so please go easy on me. I really am addicted to reading fanfics, so I thought, why not start my own? Well, please take time to read.

Summary:

Haruno Sakura is tired of having rich parents. Giving her piano lessons instead of guitar lessons, she can take. Firing the maid she befriended and replacing her with a nasty one, she can take. All she can't understand is why her parents have to choose a man who will marry her at the age of twenty-five. They chose a boy whom Sakura did not even know. She can't take it no longer. The solution? Run away from home.

Disclaimer:

I don't own Naruto or any of the characters here. Well, maybe some of those you don't recognize.

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Knock, knock, knock...

A girl about the age of twelve stirred in her bed. Her pink hair reaching just below her shoulders were all tangled up.

Knock, knock, knock...

Haruno Sakura opened her eyes and stared at her surroundings. Her incredibly large room would fit any girl. With a king sized bed, a television, an incredible computer and lots more stuff, it would be a dream room.

Except for her. All she wanted was a simple room with a study table and a place to put her books and magazines. She wanted a bedside table with a lava lamp beside a bed with white pillows and pink blanket. But no, she got more than that, and she's not happy.

Sakura stood up from her bed and grabbed a brush from her dresser. She began brushing her hair while she stared at her reflection. Lots of people told her she was very pretty. Inside and out, she was almost perfect. She didn't listen to those people. She wanted to be ordinary, but no.

Knock, knock, knock...

"Sakura, this is Nadine. Your mother wants to see you right away." Exclaimed a girl from the other side of the door.

Sakura put down her brush and went to her closet. She knew her mother very well. She always quotes "Be not punctual, and you will be not alive".

"I'll be right there, Nadine. Give me a second to change." Said Sakura, her voice echoing as she spoke. Nadine was her personal maid. She was evil and was very strict. Sakura liked Joan, her first personal maid, better.

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Sakura heard Nadine's footsteps fade away. She hurriedly changed into her clothes and went down the huge spiral staircase of their mansion. She entered the mansions hallway, in which their butler, Lionel, bowed down and greeted her.

Sakura merely waved a hand then proceeded to their dining room. Her house was a classic. It was painted with white and decorated with expensive chandeliers. You could see pictures of her family and paintings displayed on a wall.

She reached their dining room and found her parents sitting. Her mother was talking to someone on her cellular phone while her father was drinking a brand of expensive coffee while signing a few papers.

Her parents were very important people. They were always busy and never had any time for her. They kept on giving all these crap things to Sakura which she never even recognized. She wanted time with her parents, but they were too busy with money and work.

Sakura walked to a chair and sat down. Maids began serving her all sorts of food which she began to eat. After a while, her mother and father both stopped what they were doing and stared at her.

Sakura stopped munching her toast and stared at her parents.

"Well Sakura, let me look at you." Said her mom. Sakura resisted the urge to roll her eyes and stood up.

Mrs. Haruno began scanning her daughter. Nadine was beside her, taking notes of what she said.

"Hmm, her hair is absolutely untidy. Her ears need piercing for valuable jewelry." She said. She walked closer to Sakura and grabbed her hands. Sakura's fingers were uncut and there were black and blue manicure.

"Nails, unclean. Clothing, not civilized." Continued her mother as Nadine continued to take down notes. Sakura looked at what she was wearing. Pants and a blue t-shirt. Absolutely civilized.

"What are you talking about?" asked Sakura as she took a step back from her mother.

Her mom's eyes suddenly lit up and she clapped her hands in a business way.

"That's what you're here for my dear. You father and I will tell you together. Sit down and Nadine, give that to our stylist." Her mother said. Sakura sat down as Nadine walked away, carrying her clipboard.

Sakura stared at her mother and father, daring them to tell her whatever they have to tell her.

"Well Sakura, your father and I came to the conclusion that you needed a perfect husband. Rich, caring, industrious, handsome." said her mother as she flipped through a folder.

Sakura raised an eyebrow. She was too young for this. This was a waste of time.

"Yeah, you'll meet him when the right time comes. Where is this going, father?" asked Sakura.

Her father coughed a little and stared at Sakura behind his glasses.

"Sonia, we have decided to pick you an early groom so that we will know that you will be safe." Said her father slowly.

Sakura turned from angry, to shocked. Not only did her father not know her name, but they picked a groom for her? What the?
"Honey, this is his picture. His name is Matt and he's the perfect guy for you. He's everything we want for a husband for you. You'll get to meet him tonight, and both of you will marry at the age of twenty-five." Said her mother as she handed a pictured to Sakura.

Sakura ripped the picture to pieces and glared at her parents.

"Excuse me, don't I get a say in this? I mean, I don't even know the guy! Why can't I pick the perfect husband for me?" asked Sakura, tears threatening to spill.

"You know we only want what's best for you. Matt is handsome and rich, everything you ever dreamed of." Said her mother.

Sakura stomped her feet.

"No! You won't even let me choose a boy I like! Matt is everything YOU ever dreamed of, not mine! I don't want to marry him!" exclaimed Sakura.

Her father stood up. He looked furious.

"You will marry him, and that's final. I will not tolerate behavior such as this!" shouted her father.

"You don't want me to be happy! You only care about money! I hate all of you, and father, my name is Sakura!" screamed Sakura and she stormed out of the dining room, crying.

She ran towards the entrance door of the mansion, but Lionel stopped her.

"Miss Haruno, you are not allowed to go out of the house. Don't you remember that rule?" asked Lionel.

Sakura didn't care. She really never did get out of this house. She was always stuck inside this mansion with nothing to do.

"I don't care! Let me out!" said Sakura but Lionel didn't obey. Suddenly, she felt someone grasp her shoulders and Sakura turned around and saw her father.

Her father then dragged her to her room, slamming the door in the process. Sakura heard her door lock and she began banging her fists on the door.

"Let me out of here! Right now!" exclaimed Sakura.

"You will stay in there until it is time for you to meet Matt. End of conversation!" exclaimed her father from the other side she heard footsteps fading away.

Sakura then began crying. She threw herself onto her bed and began sobbing.

She hated her parents. They did nothing but make her life miserable. They gave her piano lessons instead of the guitar lessons she wanted. They fired the maid she liked and hired a new one she hated.

Right now, they're about to make another mistake by letting her marry a guy she did not even know.

Her parents did not care about her. They could do anything except letting her marry that guy. She wanted to marry someone she loved. Yet her parents did not listen.

She knew the answer to her problem, even though it might be risky. But it would be worth it.

She had to run away. She'd run away and never come back.

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SOMEWHERE IN KONOHA

A FEW HOURS AFTER THE HOUSE SCENE

"Ha! Beat ya again Naruto!" exclaimed a guy with very fuzzy eyebrows. A boy with blonde spiky hair and whiskers pouted.

"That's so unfair! Lee always wins." Exclaimed the boy. A girl with white pearly eyes blushed and then held the boy's shoulder.

"Do-don't worry Na-naruto-kun...You'll ge-get him next ti-time." said the girl.

A group of kids were in the park. All of them were doing something different.

Yamanaka Ino and Nara Shikamaru were by the swings. Ino was hitting Shikamaru's head, while Shikamaru kept on muttering 'How troublesome'

Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuuga Neji, and Gaara were having a glaring contest.

A few more kids were playing, and it was a very busy day in the park.

Suddenly, a limousine drove by and out came two men wearing black tuxedos. Both of them were wearing dark glasses.

They walked towards the group of twelve-year old children and stared at them.

"Has any of you seen a girl with pink hair and bright green eyes?" asked one of them. All of the kids were shocked but they shook their heads. The men nodded and bid their thanks and went back to their car.

When they were gone, the kids huddled.

"Wow, that sure was scary. I wonder who was the girl that they were looking for." Said Naruto as he sat on the ground, Rock Lee beside him.

Ino shook her head.

"I really don't know...But man, they were rich." She said. Everyone nodded.

Suddenly, they heard a rustling of leaves and a girl came down from a tree. She was carrying a small backpack and her hair was tied up in a ponytail.

Shikamaru pointed at the girl.

"Look, a girl just came down from a tree...How troublesome." He said. All of them turned to look except for Sasuke, Neji and Gaara. They just closed their eyes.

All of the others were observing the girl.

"How about that, a girl with pink hair and green eyes." Said Tenten. The others froze. That was the girl the two men were looking for.

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