Chapter 7 - chapter 7

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The last thing she read before she drifted off into the sweet unconsciousness of sleep was, ‘I fear that the Prince is just feigning being nice in order to win my heart, and then once father agrees to the marriage proposal he will be like the servants claim he is. I trust Ino with my life, and know that she would never lie to me.’ The date on the entry was the days date.

Sakura awoke the next morning to someone straightening up the room she was in. She opened her eyes up to find TenTen busying herself around the room. She looked down at the diary in her lap, and turned the page. She let out a surprised gasp as she looked down and saw another entry, one that hadn’t been there the night before.

“Is something wrong, Princess?” TenTen inquired, looking oddly at Sakura.

“Um, no, not at all, I was just surprised to find you already in my chambers so early in the morning.” Sakura made up an excuse quickly.

TenTen giggles. “But Princess, it’s almost noon. You’ve been sleep for hours.”

Sakura blushed at having slept so late. “I’m sorry. TenTen, has Master Kakashi come yet?”

“Yes, your highness, he’s waiting in the receiving room.”

“Oh, please send him in, then. You are dismissed.” Sakura said with a wave of her hand.

A few minutes later, Kakashi entered the room. “Finally awake, I see.” He said.

“Yea, I am.” Sakura said.

“So have you read the diary yet?” Kakashi asked.

“Yes, sensei, but there’s something weird about it.” Sakura said, glancing down at the diary that was in her lap.

“Oh? And what would that be?” Kakashi asked his student.

“Well, I read to the end of the diary last night, and now there’s a new entry. And it has today’s date on it.” Sakura said.

“Hm.” Kakashi said. “That’s interesting.”

“What do think is going on with it, sensei?” Sakura asked.

“Well, maybe the entry that the Princess would have added to the diary today automatically appeared, since the Princess isn’t here to write it.” Kakashi said. “Maybe it’s what the Princess wrote on that particular day, and it will automatically appear. This could be a good guide for you. Just read the entry every morning, and it should tell you what happened, and what your ancestor did during the day. It will also help you make certain decisions.”

“You’re right, sensei.” Sakura said. “Oh, I want to tell you what yesterdays entry said. It said that the Princess didn’t want to marry the Prince, and that she trusted Ino with her life. Maybe she did try to escape the marriage in some way?”

It’s possible that she did try to escape the marriage.” Kakashi said. “But I wouldn’t object to the marriage outright until the Princess writes what she is going to do. She most likely knows that this marriage is very important for her kingdom.”

“Just as I know it.” Sakura said with a sigh. “Sensei, I’m so confused, and I have no clue what to do anymore.”

“Well, for starters, you might want to change your dress. You can’t wear the same one forever.” Kakashi pointed out.

“Ok, I’ll be right back.” Sakura said as she exited the room and headed towards her bedroom chamber. When she came back she found Kakashi reading one of the books from the shelf. She had slipped on a deep blue bodice with an ice blue skirt. The sleeves on the dress switched to ice blue lace when they hit quarter length. “I’m back.” She said and Kakashi looked up at her.

“Good, now, what should your lesson be about today?” Kakashi asked her.

“Why are you asking me? You’re the teacher.” Sakura said.

“But you’re the Princess.” Kakashi said.

“Well, I really wish I could do some training. I really don’t want to get any farther behind than I already am.” Sakura said.

“I don’t know. We really shouldn’t leave your chambers today. And training you would be a bit obvious. I doubt the Princess ever did anything like that.” Kakashi said, making a point.

“True.” Sakura said with a sigh. “Maybe we should just stick to discussing mission tactics, then? If I know them ahead of time, I could probably know them better.”

“Ok, then. We’ll do that. Now first, w had a mission that was coming up…” Kakashi said as they went on to discuss the mission and the plans for it.

“Princess?” Sakura looked up from the discussion to see Hinata peeking around the doorway.

“Yes, Hinata?” Sakura asked.

“There’s someone here to see you.” Hinata said as she stepped aside, allowing the person to enter the doorway. Sakura looked up at the doorway, surprised to find Temari standing there.

“Hello, Sakura. I’m sorry to interrupt your lesson, but I just had to stop by.” Temari said, shooting a look at Kakashi that told him he was dismissed. He just looked blankly back at her.

“Master Kakashi, I guess the time for our lessons will end early to day. Thank you for coming.” Sakura said, letting her sensei know that he needed to leave. If Gaara was a prince, that made Temari a Princess. Kakashi didn’t need to displease her and get himself fired.

“Ok, Princess. I’ll be back tomorrow.” Kakashi said, as he exited the room, using the door this time.

“Please, have a seat, Temari.” Sakura said.

“Thank you.” Temari said as she sat down.

“So, what purpose has this visit? I thought your family had left yesterday?” Sakura questioned the girl.

“Well, my father and brother did, but I stayed behind in the palace.” Temari explained. “I wanted to talk to you about Gaara.”

“The Prince? But why?” Sakura asked. She had a bad feeling about this.

“Well, since he’s soon to propose-” Temari said but she was cut off by a gasp from Sakura. “Oh, don’t tell me that you didn’t know. It’s so obvious! I mean, our fathers have been in meetings every day. You have to know that they all aren’t about the treaty. Some of them have been about you and my brother.”

“I had no idea that some of them were about us. I thought it was just about the treaty.” Sakura said looking baffled.

“Well, you guys are the treaty.” Temari said with a giggle. “Seriously, though, since Gaara’s going to propose soon, you need to know some stuff about him. When things aren’t done the way he wants them, he can be a bit…hostile.”

“What do you mean by hostile?” Sakura asked.

“Well, he yells and screams a lot, for one thing.” Temari said. “So you might want to agree with what he says.”

Temari said nothing about refusing the proposal, probably because that wasn’t an option. The two kings had already agreed on it, so it was a done deal. “Ok, I think I can do that.” Sakura said while meanwhile she thought, ‘There’s no way I can do this! Marry a crazy guy, and then do whatever he asks me to? No way!’

“Well, then, I’ll just be on my way. I’ll see you at dinner tonight?” Temari asked as she stood up from her seat. Sakura nodded absentmindedly. “Ok, then. I’ll see you then.”

A/N: Ok, so here’s the next chapter. I’ve kind of had the idea about the diary for a while now, so I’m glad to get it down. Reviews are much appreciated ^-^

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