Bachelor Button

By: Vexitoire

Prologue – Bachelor Button

He was at the height of his bachelorhood. At age 28, Uchiha Sasuke prided himself in the fact that whenever he walked the streets of Konoha, women were bowing down before him.

Somewhat.

Sasuke had everything every girl always wanted. Money, the looks, and power. It was not just the corporate power that had run through his family. But also the power that came with being the most powerful man in Konoha.

Ah, yes. Life was sweet.

He ran his right hand through his spiky black hair as he sat in his office. His onyx eyes scanned the planner before him and his eyes fell on a certain day.

Valentine's Day.

He grimaced. Oh how he hated it. He would be showered with gifts from his countless admirers; flowers, candy, clothes, you name it, he got it. It was the only bad this about being a Sex God to these women. Every year he had to deal with disposing of these gifts. What's worse was that the dreaded holiday was only a day away and he had not made any precautions.

Crap.

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Flowers were always given to him every year.

Red roses for love, white roses for true love, yellow roses for friendship, and black roses for "the end". He mostly received red and white roses from his admirers. But they didn't mean anything to him.

And then there was the dreaded Bachelor button. Sasuke smirked. He remembered a few years ago when a colleague had been given one for Valentine's Day. Bachelor buttons come with a task. That task is to marry before the next Valentine's Day.

It had worked out for his colleague, somewhat. But the idea of spending the rest of your life with someone you've probably not known for too long wouldn't appeal to anybody.

Sasuke sat on the black couch in his condo, reading a magazine. Lamenting every moment that came closer to morning. He was up extremely early, dressed in only his red satin pajama bottoms.

He decided that the longer he was awake, the faster he could dispose of the gifts. One at a time as they came.

It was 7:00 am when the doorbell rang. Sasuke set his magazine aside and rose to the door. He waited for a few moments, making sure that no one was there before he opened the door.

It was a simple red rose bouquet, set in a crystal vase. It didn't look too bad, so he decided that this was probably something he could keep. As he bent down to retrieve the flowers, something caught his eye.

It was blue.

In the middle of the elegant bouquet was a simple blue flower that brought so much unimaginable terror to Sasuke.

It was a Bachelor button.

End of Prologue

A/N: Just a little bit of crack-y goodness

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