Confused
When Sakura woke the sun was already high in the sky. The morning that met her was foggy and damp. She sat up and found herself in the mansions backyard garden; she hadn't been here since she was very young. The garden's little hand woven hammock swung in the cool breeze behind her.
What am I doing here?
The sound of a trumpet blared somewhere in the distance. The welcoming trumpet, why would? Finally, she remembered the significance of that day. She jumped up off the ground and ran inside the building
Sakura snuck out into the courtyard hoping that the other girls had saved her a space. It had only taken her fifteen minutes to change into the yellow uniform dress all the other women were wearing. She thanked God she didn't have any have any clumps of dirt to wash out of her long hair. The girls around her reluctantly shifted as she squeezed up to the front of the crowd. A brunette almost sent her flying out into the empty space in front of the crowd with a hard shove. Eventually everything calmed down and quieted enough for the ceremony to begin.
The two families stood across from each other in their ceremonial dress. On the right side of the yard Seth stood beside the Lord and Lady of her house. Ino, his younger sister was next to him in a bright yellow kimono with white flower petals spilling down the side. Her blond hair had been arranged into a bundle of long curls. Even with all of the beautiful decorations, Ino still couldn't manage to look mature; all she could so was giggle and bat her eyes at the boys that stood idly across the yard. Next to Ino stood Sakura's favorite of the three, Gaara. He was like a mini version of Seth, only quiet and gentle. He has never been rude to anyone who works in the mansion, not even to the men who are disrespectful. Most people believe that he is nothing like the other members of his family because isn't really related to the Yamanaka family at all; he was adopted as a toddler after a terrible accident that caused his parent's death. There have been some rumors about Gaara being involved in their death somehow, but most figure that the chances are next to none. Most people would never guess that Gaara is adopted because he has Seth's crimson hair; some even mistake them for twins.
On the left side of the yard the Uchiha family stood surrounded by the slaves that assisted them on their journey. The family and servants all wore the same shade of navy blue. The Lady Uchiha was stunning. Standing proudly next to her husband, she wore a dark navy Kimono and her hair was tied into a tight bun at the back of her head, a cream colored lily was pinned on the side of her head. All three of the Uchiha children were stunning, but she found herself staring at the youngest Uchiha heir. For some reason she couldn't help but feel that he looked familiar.
Suddenly memories from the night before flooded her mind. "Naruto?" the girl that pushed her before hissed, "Shut up! I want to hear what they say." Sakura glared at the girl before turning back and pretending to listen. She was still trying to figure out what was going on. Was her memory lying to her? If this Uchiha boy was actually the man she had spent the past night with then he was nothing like the rumors had said. How could he have been so kind and gentle to her before if he was so famous for being one of the two most popular cold hearted womanizers in the country? It couldn't be true could it?
"Lord and Lady, if there is anything we can do for you or your children we will gladly accept your request," Lord Yamanaka said. Sakura bowed along with the other servants around her. A house of good standing will usually refuse such hospitality as a sign of wealth and pride, but the question was always asked because of the Yamanaka tradition.
Sakura peeked at the royal faces. All members of the family shook their heads no except one.
"Excuse me," The youngest, Naruto he had called himself, said, "I would like to ask for one thing," The gasps in the crowd were ignored and Lord Yamanaka replied, "Yes Uchiha Sasuke?" Sakura almost blanched. The boy she had worked, played, and slept with was Uchiha Sasuke? Out of the two Uchiha boys; most women's hearts have been broken by Uchiha Sasuke. People even say that he is the coldest man on earth. Sakura didn't think he seemed very cold. He had actually been… nice to her; the nicest person she had met in a long time.
"I have a favor to ask," Sasuke begun again, "Everyone says that your palace is large and very confusing so I would like to have an aid to guide me around the house. What you could call a personal helper." The lord, still surprised that he was actually making a request, nodded, "I'm sure I can find one of my best manservants to be your guide for the length of your stay," Sasuke smirked,
"I already have someone in mind," Sakura's crowd of servants started buzzing for a moment. "What if he wants one of us?" Sakura heard someone whisper near her. Sakura was completely confused for a moment, and then she realized.
"Sakura Haruno," Sakura didn't know what to do. She wanted to run away from the crowd of people that was currently trying to figure out where she was in the crowd, but at the same time she wanted to walk up and slap him for lying about who he really was. All she did was stare at the ground and play with the hem of her yellow dress.
"What, Sakura can't do that! She has a lot of responsibilities here; she can't just stop everything to baby-sit you Uchiha!" Seth yelled at him across the lawn. Sasuke seemed to grow even more confident after his reaction. "I wasn't asking you," but Seth had already been set off, he glared at the Uchiha, "Plus, why would you even want a female guide? You're probably just a pervert trying to misuse our workers!" That was ironic. Sasuke ignored him completely, "I was asking you, lord Yamanaka."
"Do you know Sakura somehow?" Seth, and everyone else for that matter, quieted to hear his response, "Yeah it's a long story, but I know I would feel more comfortable with her at my side."
Seth's anger was almost tangible when his father nodded softly, "I don't see why not, Seth. We can just have other people replace the jobs she'll be neglecting. Everything will be taken care of." Seth grimaced and then looked over to where Sakura was standing, "There are certain things only she can do."
Sakura felt completely naked after he said that. What was she even doing here, why was this happening to her? She knew some of the other workers had understood the meaning of his comment, but did they know that she didn't even remotely want this to be happening to her? She wondered how long people had thought of her as a slut… she felt so disgusting; At least before it wasn't as obvious.
"She can do them whenever she has free time" lord Yamanaka answered. Seth crossed his arms, "I guess that's fine, I just want to make sure she is taking care of her responsibilities," Sakura wondered if this was some kind of punishment for the night before; for enjoying herself so much, for being happy. Sasuke smiled, Sakura could tell he was curious, "She won't be available very often. I'm sure I will be in need of her almost all the time." Seth fumed.
The two princes glared at each other for the rest of the ceremony. Sakura didn't know what to do; she was completely confused. If the wealthy heir of one of the richest families in the world could pose as a servant, If the same person, who was know for being a cold insensitive heartbreaker, could make her feel so loved and at home, what could she believe?