Disclaimer: All characters belongs to their respective owners. The world, plot and some OC belongs to me.
It was indeed the happiest day for Haruno Sakura. It was her wedding day. She is going to be a wife to a man she loved with all her heart and soul. "Come, it's time" said Haruno Kizashi as he held out his hand to his daughter. He will walk her only daughter to the aisle and give her hand to another man that he learned to trust over the past few years.
"Don't cry, Sakura. You will mess up your make-up" said Haruno Mebuki, Sakura's mother. She too, holding in her tears, somehow put on her usual tough face. Sakura stood up and hug them both. "I'm… I'm sorry…" she said. Both her mother and father looked at each other.
"What is there to be sorry for, you fool" said Mebuki as she tried to fix Sakura's long pink hair. "Come on you two. People are waiting" she added. "Ka-san, To-san… Arigatou…" said Sakura as she bowed in front of her parents. "Sakura… don't make me cry" said Kizashi as he wiped the tears that already puddle in his eyes.
"You're so pretty, Sakura. Mom will always be proud of you" said Mebuki. Sakura stopped weeping. She smiled as happily as she can. "Come, To-san" she said as she accepted her father's hand. Sakura was indeed so pretty on her big day; her long pink hair rest flawlessly on her bare shoulder, covered by a lacey veil. Her pure white wedding gown wrapped her body perfectly that she looks almost angelic. Well, a pink haired angel.
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All eyes fell upon the bride as Sakura entered and walked down the aisle, together with her father. She could almost literally felt the heat from the gazes. Even the wedding song from the church organ sounded like a whisper as Sakura could only hear her own heartbeat now. Kizashi peeked on her daughter and knew that she was terribly nervous as his hand was painful now; being squeezed by Sakura.
"Calm down now Sakura! You can do it! Look, it's Sasuke-kun at the end there! Shanaroooo—!" Sakura's inner self now screaming and cheering for her. The altar where Sasuke stood with the priest suddenly turned to a finishing line. Even Sasuke's tailored-made tuxedo now has the word 'GOAL' written on it. Sakura started to feel warmness creeping back to her whole body. She finally calmed down and a bright smile was put on her pinkish lips.
However, the raven-haired guy was seemed to be so at ease, he even smiled all the way. "Please… don't laugh… Please…" Sasuke thought. He could not tear his gaze away from Itachi. His older brother appeared restless, with both his hands grasped tightly and teeth gritted. His eyes pierced directly at his younger brother that is with all his might, holding himself to not burst a laugh.
"You… damn you! Don't you dare to feel good about this!" thought Itachi with gritted teeth. He knew that Sasuke was almost dying of holding in his laugh right now. Itachi unconsciously cursed under his breath while glaring at Sasuke that was standing at the altar. The music was still on, while Sakura was getting closer and closer to the altar.
"Itachi-kun? What's wrong with you?" asked Yuki, Itachi's wife that was happened to sit next to him. Itachi snapped out of his anger. "Yu— Yuki… Ah, nothing. It's nothing…" said Itachi, faking a smile at his wife. He grabbed Yuki's hand softly as to assure her. The lady looked at him funny. "The toilet is at the back there…" whispered Yuki suddenly. Itachi startled a bit, he looked at his wife. "I know. And… I don't need to go right now" he said, with a forced laugh. "I won't go anywhere until this end" Itachi thought, as he continued to death glare his younger brother.
Meanwhile, Sasuke gave his usual smirk as Sakura arrived. "I give her to you, Sasuke" said Kizashi as he put Sakura's hand on top of Sasuke's. "Thank you, To-san" said Sasuke. Now, both the gorgeous bride and handsome groom were standing at the altar, face to face and holding hands. The priest performed his task and as the couple said "I do" to each other, they were officially man and wife.
"Now, you may kiss the bride" said the priest. Sakura blushed madly as Sasuke came closer to her. Sakura closed her eyes and Sasuke's lips were only a breath away from hers when someone screamed, "NOOOOOOO!".
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Two weeks previously…
Mikoto was carrying the laundry basket when she heard some banging sound from the second floor. She looked up the stairs. "It must be him again…" she thought as she walked upstairs. "Sasuke-kun… still hasn't finished yet?" she asked, putting down the basket.
"Hm…" he replied as Sasuke turned slightly at his mother. Then he continued rummaging through all of his old stuffs in the room. "Ahh… you're tearing down this room, you know" said Mikoto, picking up some of Sasuke's toys. "Just let them be, Ka-san. I'll sort them out later, after I'm finish sorting the important ones" said Sasuke. Mikoto shook her head slightly. She took a box and started to put in Sasuke's toys.
"You love them last time" she muttered by herself. Sasuke overheard this, and he rolled his eyes. "Ka-san… I grew up already" he said. "Yeah… you sure indeed" said Mikoto, crouching to pick up some of the toys that fell under the bed. "Kaiju-san here is one of your favorite" said Mikoto as she waved the green little dinosaur in front of Sasuke's face. Sasuke backed away a little, covering his nose and mouth.
"Ka-san, there's a lot of dust…" he said with his voice muffled. "Aahhh… pity kaiju-san… there you go now" said Mikoto, tossing the dinosaur into the box. Sasuke simply observed his mother. Mikoto then continued picking up stuffs that Sasuke thrown on the floor, that he may be intended to throw away. Suddenly, she spotted something among the pile of unused papers. She picked it up.
It is a wooden doll. "Sasuke-kun, look!" she held the doll in her hand. Sasuke sighed a little before he turned to his mother again. "Your favorite doll…" said Mikoto with a satisfied kind of smile on her face. Sasuke's eyes widened somehow. "Ah…" was all left his mouth before he grabbed the doll from his mother. For a few moments, he stared at the doll without any words. Mikoto could felt that he was somewhat emotional to throw it away since it was a present from Itachi.
Silently, Sasuke put it on the desk. Mikoto's jaw dropped. "You don't want to keep it?" she asked. "Nope" Sasuke simply replied. Mikoto could hear the doll's heart broke. "Sasuke-kun… it was your brother's—" she was then cut off. "I don't need all those stuff anymore" said Sasuke as he left the room, holding a box with other stuffs that he considered important.
Mikoto's eyebrows furrowed. She was feeling something heavy in her heart. Maybe her son grew up too fast. Maybe Sasuke was always like that. But Itachi was not. She faintly remembered the time when she helped Itachi to clear his room. The older son seems to be more considerate and appreciative. Mikoto shook her head.
/Flashback…
"Itachi-kun, how about this one?" Mikoto held an old story book. It was Itachi's favorite when he was a kid. "I'll take that one too" said Itachi. Looking around the almost empty room, Mikoto realized that Itachi actually had more boxes to take away than the box of stuff he wanted to throw away. "Your throw-away box is only half full" Mikoto sighed. Also shocked by that, Itachi turned to look at all the boxes.
"I still want to keep those. They give me a lot of memories" said Itachi. Mikoto smiled. She always knew that his son is a soft-hearted person. "How about all those stuffed toys? You've kept them for years. Some of them are broken" asked Mikoto as she realized that Itachi also kept them in a box. "My future kids can have them. It's a pity to throw them away. I'll mend the broken parts" said Itachi.
/End of flashback…
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"You're moving out today aren't you?" asked Itachi to his brother. Sasuke simply nodded. Sasuke will move out of the house just like Itachi did five years ago when he got married. Now, it is Sasuke's turn. "I need help with carrying the boxes though. Mostly are my books" said the younger brother. Mikoto came from the kitchen with drinks and some snacks. "Have a drink first before you two start working…" she said. Her two sons nodded.
Mikoto smiled while she observed and listened to her boys. She did not interrupt as they talked to each other. Although deep inside her heart, she was overwhelmed with emotions. Some part of her not wanting her boys to grow up. She just wanted them to stay kids, to stay with her forever. Some other part was so happy that they eventually grew up to be independent men. And now Sasuke is moving out, she will be left alone. Although she still had a husband with her, but the house would feel much empty.
Itachi and Sasuke went to Sasuke's old room to bring the boxes out. "Your room seems much spacious now" said Itachi. Sasuke sighed at his brother's comment. "Well, its empty now, that's why…" he replied. Suddenly, Itachi noticed the wooden doll that he gave Sasuke on the desk. He picked it up. "Hey, you're not taking this one?" he asked. Sasuke turned and simply shook his head before he went out of the room with a box in his hands.
A sad feeling lingered in Itachi's heart. He remembered clearly that the wooden doll was a present on Sasuke's 10th birthday. And he made it himself during his art class especially for his beloved younger brother. "Last time, he really like you" said Itachi to the doll, before he put it back on the desk. He then went out too, with some smaller boxes.
"There's still a few left, isn't it?" asked Sasuke as he made his way back into the house. Mikoto was outside too, with Itachi arranging the boxes in Sasuke's car. Only one large box and some small boxes left in the room. Sasuke looked around his room before he picked up the small boxes and put them on the bigger one as he tried to carry them all at once. As he lifted the boxes, he almost lost his balance and stumbled, hitting the desk. The wooden doll fell and hit the floor. One of the arms was broken.
Sasuke turned to look at the broken doll that was now on the floor. He sighed a little. When Sasuke turned to leave the place, Itachi was at the door looking at him, frowning. "What? It's an old doll after all…" said Sasuke. Slightly angered, Itachi took the doll and its broken arm. "But I gave it to you. At least you should have picked it up" he said. Sasuke's eyebrow furrowed. "You sounded like Ka-san, you know. It's just a doll. It's nothing important" said Sasuke. "You're so cold-hearted. It should mean a lot since it was my first present to you" said Itachi.
"Nii-san, don't get so emotional now. I don't have time for this" said Sasuke and he left the room. Itachi sighed and put the doll in the throw away box before he left. The doll's eye sparkled as if it were actually crying.
"These are the last one" said Sasuke as his mother helped him with the smaller boxes. His car was now full with boxes of books, clothes, shoes and some sports equipment.
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Later that night, after finished un-boxing, Sasuke landed his butt on the sofa. He looked around his new living room. It was rather spacious but it seems empty with most of the pictures and decorations were still on the floor, waiting to be hanged. "I'll do that tomorrow" Sasuke thought. He felt his body aches from carrying all those boxes, and opening them all only made the living area look messy.
Tired, Sasuke made his way upstairs to his bedroom. This time, he had a large bedroom for himself. And the thought made him smile as he made his way to the bathroom.
A/N: Hi all. This is the revised version. I cringed a lot while reading the original version. Anyway, enjoy!
