...The key to my heart…

Love in the moon light...

It was a sunny day of in the city of Konoha. Near the ocean was the royal palace of the Haruno's. Princess Sakura stood in her room fixing her hair into long pink curls that flowed over her back and shoulders. Sakura was a Minnie of her mother, the queen. Sakura's father had been gone for 2 months. He sailed to America to sign a peace treaty with them, so we all could live in peace. Sakura was really missing her father, and couldn't wait for him to come back.

"Sakura! Sakura!" Sakura's best friend, Hinata, came running into her room. Hinata was the same height as Sakura. She had dark blue hair and big pale eyes. They had been friends sense practically birth! "Your fathers back!" Sakura's face lit up at the news.

"Oh, Hinata!" Sakura hugged her blue haired friend. "Can you tighten this?" Sakura turned her back to Hinata.

"Sure." Hinata tightened the corset and zipped her white dress up for her. Hinata had a light blue dress on. Both girls hugged and ran out of Sakura's room.

The Hanuro palace was close to the harbor, so they didn't have to run too far. Sakura didn't care if she fainted, she wanted to get to her father as quickly as her heals would let her go. Soon she could see the ships sail, and her father coming off the boat.

"Daddy!" Sakura yelled and jumped into her father's arms. Her father caught her, and spun her around. "I've missed you so much!" Sakura kissed his cheek and smiled up at him.

"Same here, sweet heart." The king smiled and kissed his daughters forehead. "Hey, my other daughter." Sakura's father laughed and gave Hinata a hug to.

"Welcome back, Sasuke." Sakura skipped over to her friend. "I'm glad everyone came back alright." Sakura gave him a quick hug and went back over to her father.

When Sakura was younger, she had the biggest crush on the Uchiha ever! But that was when she was young. Now that she was 19, she just saw him as a best friend, and never looked, or wanted, it to be more than that. Sasuke was in the navy, Sakura had got him his spot as captain on her father's personal ship. Even though Sakura didn't like Sasuke like that anymore, he loved her. He always has, but always turned her down as kids. Sasuke still thought that Sakura liked him, though.

"Sasuke? A-are you c-coming to the p-party to-tonight?" Hinata asked after she gave him a hug. Hinata was actually a shy girl when she wasn't only around Sakura. She always kept quiet, but when Sakura and her were together at a party, like the one that was going on tonight.. LOOK OUT! Things could get wild! (AN: Un-princessly wild!)

"Yeah! How in the world could I miss something like that?" Sasuke smiled. They both jogged to catch up with Sakura and her father.

Later that night, Hinata and Sakura were getting ready for the party in Sakura's room. Hinata chose a midnight blue dress with gold lace around it. Sakura chose a pink dress that matched the color of her hair. They were giggling the whole time they got ready. Soon, Sakura's mother came in to tell them the party started 10 minutes ago. They both laughed and ran down the hall to hit the party.

The party's that Sakura got to plan, were always a blast. She picked the best DJ and had him play her favorite rock songs. She made sure there were plenty of lights, all in different color that she and Hinata were well dressed for all of the hot boys her mother allowed her to invite. The king's returning party was always put in the hands of Sakura. And BOY did she love it! Her father was always surprised with each one, and how different they all were.

After a few hours of dancing, Sakura told Hinata she was going to the garden to catch her breath for one, and so she could look at the stars. Sakura always loved to stare up at the night sky, the way the moon and stares watched over her family and her people. Sakura was walking by her favorite part of the garden, the roses, when she heard something behind her. She looked behind her, thinking Sasuke has followed her to the garden, but was met with brown eyes and a pain to her head. She fell limp in the stranger's arms.

"Did you kill her?!" A blond with big blue eyes asked, looking at the pretty pink haired women.

"No, Naruto! Now shut up or you'll get us caught!" Whispered a brown haired and eyed man. He had 2 red triangles on both of his cheeks. He picked Sakura up over his shoulder and started back towards the harbor.

"KIBA!" Naruto whispered harshly, stepping in front of his friend. "Captain said to get the king! Not some chick!"

"We'll get information out of this maid and hack into the royal account and take all their money from under their noses! Now shut up!" Kiba looked behind him, and they both started back to the ship that was waiting for them in the harbor.

"Who's the chick?" Asked another brown haired man. His haired was held down by the handkerchief that was tied around his head.

"A maid from the palace." Kiba said as he made his way onto the ship.
"Captains going to be mad! He said the king.. Not some broad!"

"Shut up, Kankuro." Kiba glared at his friend and looked around. He set the women on the deck and moved towards the hatch that leads to the cells below deck.

"Uh, Kiba?" Naruto pushed some of Sakura's pick hair off her neck. "You sure this is a maid?"

"Yeah why?" Kiba huffed as he pulled the metal hatch off the opening.

"Because with this color hair.. HOLY SHIT!" Naruto jumped back and pointed a finger at the girl.

"What?" Kiba bent down and looked at the necklace around her neck.

"HOLY FUCK!" Kiba jumped back and started laughing. "We'll get more gold then we thought!"

"What? Why?" A girl with blond hair in a high pony tail came out of the cabins hall and saw the girl that Naruto was pointing to with wide eyes.

"Because, Ino. That's Princess Sakura Hanuro." Kiba got a wicked grin on his face as he looked back at the girl lying on the deck. "The king will do anything.. PAY anything to get his only child back."

"Well we can't put her in the dirty cells!" Ino looked around. "Grab her and bring her in here." Ino went back into the hall which she just came from. Kiba shrugged and grabbed the girl before following Ino into the hall.

"NO WAY!" Naruto had gone in before Kiba, and was shouting at Ino. "She can NOT stay in there!" He was pointing to the captain's cabin.

"It's the best place for a princess!" Ino was yelling back at the other blond. "I'm not-"

"SHUT UP!" Kiba yelled. "Both of you!" He let out a sigh and looked at the girl that was under his arm. "She'll stay in there until Gaara gets back. Then we'll see what he wants to do with her." Kiba walked into the room and set Sakura down on the bed and left, shutting the door behind him.

Sakura woke up hours later. She had a terrible pain coursing down her head to her neck. As she rose off the soft bed, she rubbed her neck and quietly went to the door and listened. She couldn't hear anyone outside of the door and slowly opened it. Sakura's heart raced as she glanced down both sides of the hall. No one was there, so she crept out into the hall and down to the door, where she could see the morning light.

She cracked the door open, and didn't hear anything, so she opened it enough to step out. Sakura sighed and ran to the ramp leading off of the large ship. She ran as fast as her heals would let her. Sakura made it, not even half way, before she ran into someone.

"I'm so sorry!" Sakura rubbed her head and looked down at the person she just knocked over. A loud gasp escaped her mouth. "Hinata?!" Sakura helped her friend stand up and hugged her tightly, but that's when she saw her house. It was set ablaze, and smoke was furiously darting from the roof and into the sky.

"SAKURA!" Hinata let out a small sigh and squeezed her friend tighter. "I thought you were dead!" Sakura could hear Hinata's voice cracking.

"W-what happened?" Sakura backed up a little to look into Hinata's pale eyes. "MOM! DAD!" She gasped.

"Their alright. The guards made them leave. They were so worried when we couldn't find you!" Hinata reassured her. "Their waiting out front. Come on!" Hinata started pulling Sakura away, when something green stepped in their way, making them both fall on their butts.. Again.

"Didn't think you'd get away so easily.. Did you, Princess Sakura?" Sakura looked over her shoulder to see that Naruto boy with an evil smirk plastered on his lips. "Come on, Lee. Let's take them back to the ship."

The boy that was in a bright green jumpsuit nodded and grabbed hold of Sakura's arm, who in return kicked him in the nuts. "RUN HINATA!" She screamed and they both tried to get away, but were stopped by Kiba and Naruto. Hinata fainted soon after, and Sakura tried to pull herself away from the dog boy.

They both were put back in the room, where they first put Sakura. Hinata was still out cold, lying on the bed. Sakura hit and kicked furiously at the door as they blocked it, so she couldn't get out. She banged on the door a few more times, but hearing their fading footsteps, she gave up and sat on the bed next to Hinata. Sakura cried softly, pulling her knees up to her chest and leaning back on the wall. Her tight dress restricted her breathing, so it came out in raspy breaths. Within an hour, the sound of box's moving outside the door, made Sakura look up. The door opened and she stood up and wiped the tears from her eyes.

A red head stood in the door way looking back at her with a blank stare. He was a little taller than she was, and had a tattoo of the 'love' kanji about his left eye. His dark lined bright green eyes scanned over both of the girls, before he shut the door and looked down the hall.

"Naruto. Lee. Why are there two women in my room? And where is the king?"

"Uh.." The blonde looked dumbly at his friend. "They looked to high up to be put in some old dirty cell." Naruto could see the anger rising in his captain's face, and looked over to Lee for help.

"But, Captain Gaara, the pink haired one is his daughter, Princess Sakura. And just think.. You'll get more gold for her then you will the king." Lee gestured to the door as he talked.

"I want them out of there, and in a cell by the time I get back." Gaara scowled and pushed past his crew.

Sakura had been listening the whole time. She could hear Hinata waking up, and ran to her side. She quickly told her what was happening and that's when the two men came in. Sakura helped Hinata to her feet and glared daggers at the two people walking towards them.

"Now listen.." The blonde started. "We're out at sea, and if you try to jump, we'll let you die. So there's no use in trying to run, is there?"

"You just wait until my father sends someone to get us." Sakura stepped into the hall with Hinata linked on her arm. "He'll have your heads for this!" Sakura let the men lead them down to the cells where they were going to be kept. Lee gave them extra blankets, because it gets cold at night, and he didn't want them to freeze.

"NARUTO! LEE!" A girl with dirty blonde hair came running down the hall. Her hair was short and pulled into 4 pig tails on the back of her head, and she had a sword at hand. "It's Sasuke. Their attacking!"

"Tamari, get Gaara!" Naruto and Lee ran back up to deck with the girl called Tamari.

The two girls in the cell could hear the sharp sounds of metal clashing with metal. Hinata was starting to freak out, but Sakura shook her to her senses. The princess wasn't stupid, and knew how to get out of one of these cheep cells. Sakura had Hinata help her lift the bench ish thing and run at the barred door with it. After 2 slams, the door broke and they ran out, trying to find their way up to the deck. When they got up, they saw Gaara fighting Sasuke. Sasuke was standing on the edge swinging his sword at the redhead, but only slipped and fell off the ship, backwards.

All of Gaara's crew started jumping up and down, yelling and screaming with joy. Sakura watched with an expressionless face, as Sasuke, who claimed to be the best at everything, slowly climb up to his ship. She scowled at him when he glanced over and saw her. Soon, the navy ship was out of sight, or just a speck on the horizon. Sakura sighed with a shrug, looking at Hinata.

"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" Sakura laughed and skipped over to where everyone was dancing to the radio Ino had turned on.

A shrill shriek and splash made everyone stop and look at the side of the boat. Ino turned off the radio and looked around ion confusion. If Hinata didn't run to the railing and yell Sakura's name, no one would have known that Naruto bumped into her, making her slid on the wet floor. Naruto grabbed the girl and pulled her away from the side, so she didn't fall, too. Without hesitation, Gaara kicked off his boots and pulled all of his shirts over his head and jumped in after the princess.