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By: Antantaru
Prologue- The Wedding
She stood, looking at herself in the floor length mirror as the servants prepared her. She was to be married in mere minutes.
She was the heir of her clan; he the heir of his. They were to be joined to bring their bloodlines together, an arranged marriage. They knew nothing of each other, only that their union would save their clans...
Once the servants were finished, they stepped back, bowing as she looked herself over. Her hair, cotton candy pink, was pulled up into an intricate bun, a few tendrils escaping. Her wedding kimono was black, with emerald dragons lining the hems and going up her arms. Her clan's emblem was on the back, also emerald.
"You look beautiful, Sakura..." her mother said, stepping up behind her.
"Yes..." Sakura said softly, sadly, "I look as a bride should on her wedding day..."
"Just remember...You are doing this for the clan..."
"I know, Mother..."
"I am sorry, Sakura... This was not your burden to bare..."
"At least Yuuki got away..." Sakura spoke of her older brother, "Even if I must carry his burden, as least he was free to marry for love..."
Before her mother could respond, a clan elder opened the door, "It is time, come..."
And Sakura walked out, following him to the alter, and her fate...