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“Don’t worry, I will.” Sasuke said as he followed the couple back to the castle.

In Sakura’s Room

“Princess?” Sakura’s eye twitched. How had her ancestor dealt with this? There were people everywhere, asking her opinion on details for a wedding that she didn’t want to happen.

“Yes?” Sakura asked, her annoyed tone coming out in the word, but the person speaking either didn’t notice or didn’t care.

‘Which color would you like for your dress? And which gems do you want sewn into it?” So this person was the seamstress.

‘Joy of joys.’ Sakura thought. “White silk, with pink diamonds. And I want the diamonds scattered throughout the skirt. Oh, and I want a band of them going around my waist with a big one at the center front. I also want the fabric bunched up in the back, so that it flows in a train. And another big pink diamond at the top of the gathered fabric.” ‘Let’s see the seamstresses of the Middle Ages complete that on time.’

“Yes, Princess. We’ll start on it right away.” The seamstress said as she bowed her way out of the room.

“Princess, your father has sent you the guest list he has come up with for you. He wants your approval of it.” Another maid stepped into the room.

‘Where are my maids?’ Sakura thought. She would have been fine if it had been her friends dealing with her. But Ino, TenTen, and Hinata were no where to be found. Most likely doing something for her mother that dealt with the wedding. She sighed as she thanked the maid and picked up the list. It was just a bunch of nobles and so on. ‘I know I’m not supposed to draw attention to myself, but I think the real princess would have done the same.’ Sakura thought as she added some names to the bottom of the list.

They were:

Ino
TenTen
Hinata
Kiba
Naruto
Kakashi
Sasuke

So what if the majority of them were servants? They were her friends, and her ancestors as well. I mean, who else were you going to befriend if you didn’t leave the palace much?

“Here.” Sakura said handing it back to the maid. The maid bowed and backed out of the room. Unfortunately for Sakura, there were still a ton of people buzzing around her, asking questions that Sakura answered with a nod of her head. She was starting to get a headache.

“Princess, there’s someone here to see you.” A maid said as she led Kakashi-sensei in.

“Princess.” he said as he bowed.

“Master Kakashi, what brings you here?” Sakura asked, silently thanking God for an interruption from all of the buzzing maids.

“Since you missed our lesson earlier, I thought that maybe we could have it now, or perhaps a walk in the gardens.” Kakashi said.

“A walk in the gardens would be lovely." Sakura said as she stood up, ready to follow Kakashi out of the room.

“Princess, we really need to get your opinion on these things.” One of the maids said and the rest nodded their heads.

“I’ll be back in an about an hour, we can do that then.” Sakura said firmly as she walked out the door.

When they were in the garden, Sakura sighed. “So, why did you really come see me, Sensei?”

“Well, Sasuke came and talked to me.” Kakashi said. “And I figured that you could use a break from all of those maids right about now.”

“Well, you were right about that.” Sakura said. “So what exactly did Sasuke tell you?”

“He just told me what happened today.” Kakashi said. “How Gaara made him walk ahead of the two of you, then he proposed, and that you accepted. So what are you going to do now?” Kakashi asked. He had just left out the fact that Sasuke had come to him for advice about Sakura. But Sasuke had asked him not to tell anyone, so he didn’t, yet.

“I really don’t know. It’s so hectic, sensei. And I don’t even have a minute to think, everyone’s asking me questions all at once, and Gaara, I don’t even know…” Sakura said with a sigh.

“Well, you know we’re here to help you through this.” Kakashi said.

“I know you guys are. It’s just, sensei, what am I going to do?” Sakura asked, looking up to Kakashi, waiting for his advice.

“Well, Sakura, what would your ancestor have done, and most importantly, what do you want to do?” Kakashi asked, looking at his pupil seriously.

“What I think?” Sakura asked, confused. She thought she needed to think like her ancestor here.

“Yes. We haven’t gotten out of this yet, and I don’t know if we’ll get out of it by the wedding date. I don’t want you to be in a situation that you don’t want to be in just because your ancestor would have done it for her kingdom.” Kakashi said. “Up until now we’ve been careful about what we do so as to not give ourselves away, to not let anyone know that we’re from the future. But I think the time for that is gone.”

“Well, sensei, if it’s my choice,” Sakura said, “I want to follow Ino’s advice. And get out of here.”

“Ok.” Kakashi said, running a hand through his hair. “When?”

“You’re ok with that?” Sakura asked.

“Yes, I am. I don’t know if we’ll have to go with you or not, but we need to be prepared. So when do you want to escape?" Kakashi asked her.

“Well, if we leave too early, they’ll just come and find me and bring me back, and if you guys come with me, you’ll b punished, even killed. And I can’t wait until after the wedding, because by then I’ll be on my way to Suna with the Prince.” Sakura said, trying to figure things out.

“So?” Kakashi asked.

“So we’ll have to leave right before the wedding. The day of, and only a few hours before, if possible. Most people will be preoccupied with last minute preparations, and we’ll be able to slip out more easily.” Sakura said thoughtfully.

“The day of the wedding it is.” Kakashi said.

“The only problem is, the wedding is next Sunday. And today’s Thursday. We don’t have too long to prepare.” Sakura said.

A/N: Ok, I’m so sorry for the late update, and again, short chapter! Things aren’t good at my house, because my grandmother is dying, and my mom flew down to be with her, so I’m getting my one sister ready for school, and then watching my other sister while my dad’s at work. Ands then I have my summer reading that I put off until last minute, which I can’t seem to find the time to do…Well, reviews are much appreciated! Also, school starts next Tuesday for me, and I’m thinking I’m going to get an avalanche of school work, so my updates won’t be as frequent.