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Chapter 1

Wedding Week: Day 1

Sakura knocked on the door of the Hyuga Compound and waited for someone to open the door. She rubbed her arms through her thick jacket and tried to think about anything other than the cold that was starting to freeze her. The middle of winter wasn't the best time to be outdoors.

"Do you plan on standing out there and freezing? I don't think Hinata-sama will want a frozen bridesmaid," Neji smiled at her. From the way he was standing, Sakura figured that he must have been standing at the door waiting for her to come out of her daydream for a few minutes.

"Gomen," Sakura smiled back and quickly pulled her bags through the doorway and into the corridor. Neji closed the door and took her bags before he led her down the corridor to the main house. Sakura notice that Neji wasn't in his normal shinobi attire and smiled to herself. He was wearing a black woollen sweater and dark faded jeans. "Hinata finally got you to wear something other than your shinobi outfit."

"No. Naruto wouldn't shut up until I agreed to take the week off and I hate wearing that outfit when I'm not training," Neji replied. Sakura had never seen him wear anything other than his shinobi outfit. "Then again, it's too cold to be wearing it."

"Couldn't agree more," Sakura pulled her scarf down. She had her normal attire on except she traded her shorts for pants, had a long sleeve shirt on and wore a jacket, scarf and gloves. Neji opened the door for her and pulled her bags in. They both took their shoes off and walked to the stairs in their socks.

"Hinata-sama is waiting in her room for you," Neji informed her. Sakura thanked him and saw raven hair out of the corner of her eye. She smiled and walked up the stairs to Hinata's room.

"'Bout time you got here forehead," Ino yelled and puller Sakura into a headlock.

"Let go pig," Sakura yelled back and pulled out of her friend's grip. She pulled her scarf and gloves off and flung them in the corner where Ino's was.

"Hello Sakura-chan," Hinata said from the bed.

"There's our bride-to-be," Sakura peeled her jacket off when she caught sight of the heater and plopped herself in front of it.

"Hinata-chan, have you seen the shogi board? I'm gonna show Shikamaru whose better," Naruto asked as he flung open the door and looked all around the room.

"Baka, don't you say hello anymore?" Sakura yelled.

"Gomen, Sakura-chan," Naruto pulled said girl to her feet and into a bear hug. "Now has anyone seen the shogi board?"

"Get out Naruto," Ino yelled, pulling him by the ear and flung him out of the room. "And don't come back."

"Harsh much?" Sakura asked.

"Just plain simple cruel," Ino smirked.

"Where's Tenten?" Sakura looked around for her brunette friend.

"She's helping Neji to get the guest rooms ready. They refuse to let anyone help them," Hinata replied. She had stopped her stuttering when she and Naruto began dating.

"Wonder why?" Ino asked suggestively.

"Pig," Sakura laughed at her friend.

"Hello minna-san," Tenten said as she walked through the door.

"Talk of the devil," Ino sighed.

"Why? What did I do?" Tenten asked sitting on Hinata's bed.

"Oh we were just talking about all of the fun you and Neji were having getting the guest bedrooms ready," Sakura smirked. They all laughed when Tenten blushed at her understanding of the statement.

"We're gonna have to get them hitched quickly ne forehead."

"You got it pig," the two of them laughed again.

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"So Sakura, how are you and Sasuke doing?" Hikaru asked. (AN: I got no idea what Hinata's mom's name is or if she's even alive so we'll go with Hikaru. Kay.) The girls stopped laughing and looked at Sakura. They were helping to prepare dinner.

"We're not together anymore," Sakura continued to cut the vegetables and smiled.

"That's sad to hear," Hikaru replied. Since Naruto and Hinata began dating, Sakura and Hinata had become good friends and Sakura was at their house every other weekend. Sakura had become like another daughter to her over the years.

"Yeah, he and I were just too different and were in a relationship, if you could call it that, for the wrong reasons," Sakura continued. She was getting ready to start cooking when Naruto came into the kitchen.

"Hikaru-ka-san please let me get ramen. I'll treat everyone," Naruto pleaded. Hiashi was putting him to the ultimate test of his devotion to Hinata by making him give up ramen until their wedding. Sakura smiled to herself and continued to prepare the dinner. She heard Naruto give up the argument and walk out of the kitchen with Hinata comforting him.

"Hey forehead, you in?" Ino asked.

"Huh?" Sakura shook her head and looked at her friend in confusion.

"You alright? You've been daydreaming a lot lately," Tenten asked. Sakura noticed for the first time that Tenten was wearing a similar outfit to the one that Neji was wearing earlier.

"Yeah I'm fine. Now what are we doing?"

"Hikaru-ka-san suggested that we go to the karaoke house," Ino replied, eagerness expressed on her face.

"Sure, why not?" Sakura smiled. She continued to cook while her friends planned the coming evening. She began to hum a tune and didn't notice everyone leave her in her own world while she cooked. She began to sing the words to the song and finally noticed that she was alone in the kitchen.

"Your subtleties
They strangle me
I can't explain myself at all.
And all the wants
And all the needs
All I don't want to need at all."

"Hey forehead, you plan on joining us?" Ino asked, popping her head into the kitchen. Sakura was brought out of her newest daydream and looked at her friend. "I know that he'll be there but it's not healthy to avoid him forever."

"I just don't want to see him anytime soon," Sakura answered.

"You're gonna be seeing him a lot. Heck, the two of you are sharing one of the guest bedrooms."

"WHAT?" Sakura yelled and then covered her mouth to prevent everyone from running to find out what the problem was.

"Shhh," Ino ordered. She walked into the kitchen and closed the door behind her. "Hiashi-san kinda put all of us in the guest rooms with whomever we're with."

"Nani?" Sakura asked through gritted teeth.

"You and Sasuke are sharing a room. Hiashi didn't know that the two of you weren't together anymore and he still doesn't know," Ino was getting ready for Sakura's outburst but it never came.

"Isn't there any other rooms available?" Sakura's voice was barely a whisper. Ino shook her head.

"Their all taken. He had it sorted to partners and well every room is occupied."

"Oh great. I'm stuck sleeping in the same room as my ex-boyfriend."

"On the same bed."

"Shimata," Sakura's head fell and she sighed. "Kami-sama, please protect whoever feels my wrath at training tomorrow. If it's Sasuke, please let him feel immense pain."

"Sakura you may want to check the food," Ino pointed out. Sakura was in her own world for the time being. "Forehead the food!"

"What? Oh shit," Sakura grabbed the pot and tried to save the food.

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Sakura had a fake smile plastered on her face and was nervously laughing. Everyone sweat dropped as Naruto was scoffing down the food like there was no tomorrow with Lee following close behind.

"Sakura-chan this tastes good," Naruto said between mouthfuls. Sakura laughed nervously again and thanked Kami-sama for them not being able to taste the slightly burnt part of the food. Luckily she had managed to hide the burnt taste with (Sakura: That's a secret. Goddess Athena: Gomen – hides from flying kunai –).

"We should have you cooking all of our meals Sakura," Hikaru smiled. Sakura smiled again and then shifted awkwardly when her hand made contact with his. Sakura inwardly squeaked and pulled back her hand quickly. She was sitting next to non other than (Kami-sama, this is cruel) Uchiha Sasuke. Turns out that Hiashi had planned that couples were staying in the same room on the same bed and sat next to each other at during all meals.

"My cooking is nothing compared to yours Hikaru-ka-san," Sakura smiled. She was doing her best to not feel awkward next to Sasuke but it was hard when she could smell him and see him from the corner of her eye.

"Hey forehead are you gonna eat or stare at the food?" Ino eyed her friend. Sakura gave her friend a glare and then picked up her fork and began to eat. Least to say that you couldn't taste then slight burnt taste that Sakura was sure it would have. She saw everyone eat and she silently sighed at the temporary quiet.

"That was great Sakura-chan," Naruto was stuffed from almost wiping out all of the food. He was feeding his ramen craving by stuffing himself till he couldn't eat anymore but with the Kyuubi in him it was only a matter of minutes before he was ready to down more food.

"Sakura-san that was the most youthful food I've ever had in my youthful life. It was the pinnacle of the springtime of youth," Lee concluded.

"Thank you," Sakura heard Tenten grumbling. She knew just how much Tenten wanted to smack Lee over the head but refrain from doing it in front of Neji's family. Ino and Tenten helped Hikaru to do the dishes while Sakura cleared the table.

"You bet," Ino's voice broke through Sakura's now ever present dream world. Sakura looked at the two of them and realised that they were naming the songs that everyone was bound to sing later.

"Neji won't sing," Tenten said.

"We'll make him," Ino had a Cheshire grin on her face, "right forehead?"

"Right pig," Sakura agreed. She knew that there were only two things that could get Neji to dot the impossible- get him drunk and pray that he didn't faint or hold Tenten hostage.

"Why don't you three get going?" Hiashi stood in the doorway. The three of them excused them selves to get going. Before Sakura could exit the kitchen, Hiashi whispered in her ear, "Get him ramen. He deserves it."

"Hai," Sakura smiled. Hiashi could see how hard Naruto was trying to pass his test and had decided to let him off the hook for a few hours. Sakura got ready hurriedly and almost forgot to retrieve her warm clothes from Hinata's room until Sai reminded her.

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