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8 years ago

"Sasuke-kun were you really going to leave the village?" asked a sad Sakura after he told her what he was going to do that night.

He shook his head and sighed "No… well…I don't know." Her emerald eyes welled up with tears and she began to sob again. Sasuke moved closer to her on the bench and hugged her letting her cry onto his shirt."You're such a cry-baby. You can't become a good ninja if you're going to cry for everything." She said something but it was muffled by his shirt so he let go and saw that her eyes were red and tears were still flowing. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a handkerchief that had the Uchiha crest on it and handed it to her. She took it and wiped her eyes and she could see everything just a bit clearer. She saw that she left a huge wet circle on his shirt.

" I'm sorry about your shirt" she apologized.

" Hn… It's probably way after midnight you should go home." She sniffled a bit then nodded and proceeded to walk home. A little way off from where they once were on the bench Sakura turned around and noticed Sasuke was following her. I wonder if this is considered being walked home. He probably is just talking a long walk home. Her house came into view and she went inside and up to her room without waking her parents and as she slipped into bed she fell asleep instantly from exhaustion. Sasuke was just outside of her window in a tree watching Sakura sleep awhile before he continued on his way home.

Present Time

"Ne Sasuke kun why did you have to bring that up, that was 8 years ago" Sakura whined.

"Hn…and yet you're still the same" Sasuke replied and smirked at her. Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto all grew up and became closer but Sakura and Sasuke had something special like a spark that connected them. He would constantly tease her about the scene that happened 8 years ago but had she known that he watched her sleep for 5 minutes before he left she would have known that Sasuke Uchiha, THE Sasuke Uchiha which everyone fawned over loved her, but he would never tell her.

"Hey Sakura-chan I gotta go!" Naruto shouted to her as her headed for the door.

"Stop right there Naruto! I thought today was our day off together just the 3 of us" she stated. The 3 of them were going to spend the day at Sakura's apartment but Naruto had unexpected plans.

" I uh…well…you see..." He began

"Na-ru-to" sakura threatened.

" I-have-a-date-with-Hinata-chan!" he gushed.

Sakura and Sasuke were in complete shock. The hyper-active blond actually got Hinata to go with him on a date."So… see ya!" Naruto ran out of the room and went on his way. Sakura sighed heavily and dropped herself on the couch.

"Now I'll have nothing to do all day Sakura complained. Sasuke looked at her coldly for acting as though he wasn't right there. She knew what he meant.

"Like you ever want to do anything fun. You're as strict as you are on all our missions. I wonder do you even have emotions Sasuke-kun?"Sasuke moved closer to her and put his face right in front of hers and watched her face get tomato red.

"Hn, maybe" and he moved back to his spot on the couch. She was flustered and her heart was beating fast.

"S-Sasuke!"

"Hnnnn" and he turned to look at her with a sly smile on his lips. She huffed and turned her back to him. He rolled his eyes ,she could be such a drama queen it's not like he kissed her or anything although he was dying to.

"What do you want to watch?" Sasuke asked.

"I'm not talking to you" Sakura said and pouted.

Sasuke ignored her and asked her again. "Sakura- chan what do you want to watch" he said sweetly.

"Your Uchiha charm won't work on me I'm not one of your fan girls" she stated and she got up off of the couch. As soon as she got up Sasuke grabbed her arm and pulled her down onto his lap and wrapped his arms around her. Her body felt so warm. Sakura had struggled to get free but he wouldn't let go. His arms are so big and warm I could stay in them forever. No no no what am I thinking this is my best friend.

Itachi, Sasuke's older brother teleported into her apartment with a poof and saw the two of them and smirked .Sasuke immediately let go of her and she stood up.

"I-itachi-san!" sakura addressed him nervously. "It's not what it-"

Itachi chuckled "The hokage-sama would like to see you Sakura-san."

" Hai" She and Itachi left immediately for the hokage's office.

"So are you my little brother's girlfriend?" Itachi asked.

Sakura almost choked on saliva."No! we… we're just friends" Sakura replied.

"Oh…my apologies Sakura-san."

Itachi and Sasuke look so much alike but Itachi seems more expressive Sakura thought to herself. They reached the hokage's office and both Itachi and Sakura went in. " Tsunade-sama you wanted to see me?" Sakura asked politely while she curiously wondered why the elder Uchiha was still here.

" Hai Sakura. I have noticed Team 7 have successfully become a jounin team and there are many jobs requesting you three but apart from that I have summoned you here to talk to you about your future." Tsunade explained.

"My future?" Sakura said quite confused about where the hokage is going with this.

"Ah yes. Who you would marry, what clan you would be marrying into and children."

" Tsunade- sama I'm only 17!" Sakura interjected.

"Yes, I am aware but a clan has already suggested a husband and I agreed on one condition." Tsunade straightened up in her chair. "That you agree also in 2 days."

Sakura's jaw dropped " T-T-That can't be! I have 2 days to decide my future with someone I don't know!" Sakura shouted angrily. " Itachi please escort sakura outside and give her the DETAILS on this please." Tsunade said and sighed. Itachi quickly tried to usher Sakura outside but she put up a big fuss. He gently poked her forehead and it knocked her out.

Sakura woke up an hour later in a room she instantly recognised that was not her own. Her head hurt a bit but it wasn't bad. She was lying on someone else's bed and she wanted to know why. Just as she got off the bed Itachi entered the room. " Ah so you are awake Sakura-san. I do apologise for knocking you out so suddenly but it was necessary." Itachi said. Sakura now remembered what had happened and the news that made her upset. She looked down in embarrassment. "Sakura-san there are some important details that you failed to receive from the hokage." He moved closer and sat on the bed next to her. " Sakura-san I asked for you to be married into the Uchiha clan." Itachi explained.

"What?" Sakura said completely shocked about what she just heard.

"I know it's technically not a clan anymore but I asked for you to help rebuild it." Itachi continued.

"I…I …I'm supposed to marry you?" Sakura asked quietly.

" Would that be a bad thing Sakura-san?" Itachi asked quietly as well.

"Yes! –" Sakura shouted and was going to say something more but just then Sasuke broke down the door.

"Itachi! " Sasuke shouted in anger.

"Sasuke" Itachi replied calmly. They just stared at each other, Sasuke his sharigan spinning and Itachi sitting calmly watching his brother. Sakura stared at the two before she asked what was going on.

"Is there something I still don't know Itachi-san?" Sakura asked.

Itachi smirked and stood up. " Yes sakura-san, you're not marrying me. You are marrying my dear little brother, Sasuke-kun." Itachi smiled and walked past Sasuke leaving the two teens in their shock.

48 Hours ago

"Itachi you know what you are requesting no?" the hokage asked him sternly.

"Hai, I am asking that you let your only and best student to marry my brother for the sake of rebuilding the Uchiha clan." Itachi hokage nodded.

"You also know that if Sakura doesn't marry Sasuke no one else will marry him or you for that matter. You are both seen as traitors but only a few know the whole story." Tsunade explained.

Itachi nodded." Hai".

Tsunade sighed in frustration." I have no doubts that she'll accept but if this is to go through she must agree in 2 days. Also this would make it a completely awkward situation for them being only teenagers but responsible ones… it would be like jumping off a cliff. So since you are the only one I could trust with doing a good job. You are to make sure they become closer, closer than friends… if she agrees." Tsuande told Itachi sternly.

"Hai" Itachi said and left her office.

Present Time

"I'm…marrying…you Sasuke-kun?"

The question stunned the young Uchiha. "Uh, I guess so." He replied. They both felt awkward about the situation.

"Sasuke-kun you broke the door down." She said trying to change the subject.

" Itachi told me he was going to marry you.." Sasuke explained. "And….I got kinda upset.." he added slowly.

Upset? Had Sasuke got upset over me? Sakura felt blood flush to her cheeks. " Then I don't mind." She said.

" Don't mind what?" Sasuke asked genuinely confused.

" I-I-I don't mind marrying you…if it's okay with you." Sakura stuttered and blushed.

Sasuke held her hand." It's fine with me."

The whole situation right now seemed awkward because they both didn't know what to say or do. Itachi stood by the door and cleared his throat making the two teens jump and pull away their hands.

"Don't break up the romantic moment because of me, I actually do want to have little Uchihas calling me uncle you know." Itachi said with a smirk widening on his lips. The two blushed and Sasuke was the first to recover.

" When do we have to… get… married?" Sasuke asked.

" When you're both 18."

Sasuke sighed loudly."Do you have a problem with marrying me Uchiha!? Cuz' I can always object you know !" Sakura scolded him.

Sasuke groaned." No I was just relieved we don't have to tell everyone about it yet." Itachi's smirk grew into a full grin.

" Well… she does have to move into your room by tomorrow so I guess people will find out sooner than later." Itachi said.

Sakura looked over to Sasuke who had a frustrated expression on his face. I'm probably making things complicated for him. Sakura looked down.

"What about Sakura's parents? Shouldn't they know about this first?" Sasuke asked.

"They already agreed to the idea as long as Sakura agrees." Itachi explained. "So Sakura-san…do you accept?" Itachi asked her.

Thoughts raced through her mind. What if Sasuke is only agreeing so he can rebuild the clan. He probably doesn't really love me. I love him but is the feeling mutual? "I…uh…" Sakura couldn't answer. "I need… some air…I have a headache" she lied, to get away from answering and she walked out of the room and out of the Uchiha household.

They had their own little park in the back of the house that Sakura loved to play in when she was little, now she was in that same park on the bench contemplating the idea of marrying her best friend whom she loved.

"Sakura-san" Itachi called to her. She looked up at the elder Uchiha who now sat beside her. "Sakura-san are you having second thoughts about agreeing?" he asked.

Sakura fidgeted before she answered "I can't think straight right now."

" Aa." Itachi understood. " Sakura-san do you love him?"

"Well…yeah…I think so." Her face was beginning to heat up.

"Please excuse my little brother, he isn't very expressive of his feelings to show you how he feels. The only reason I chose you Sakura-san is because I believed there was something between you two, perhaps I am right?

" Sakura's face was now red all over with the thoughts of Sasuke actually loving her but not being able to express it. But was it love Itachi meant when he said feelings? When it comes to love and relationships Konoha's cherry blossom was as clueless as they come. Before Itachi could go on further Sakura interrupted" I'll marry him…"

"Hm?"

"I'll marry Sasuke-kun." She repeated. Itachi smiled and got up from the bench. " My little brother is lucky to have someone like you…Sakura-san." They both walked out of the garden and saw Sasuke sitting on the front steps playing with a kunai in his hand.

" Sasuke would you walk Sakura home. Her parents probably would like to talk with her." Itachi said and left. Sasuke put away the kunai and started to walk Sakura home. Their walk was silent neither of them talking until they reached her house.

"Sasuke-kun…could you stop by my apartment tomorrow?"

"Hm…for?"

"To help me carry my stuff…I have a lot of…uh…stuff" She could have sworn she saw Sasuke smirk a bit before nodding.

"Bye." Sasuke said before he began to walk home.

Sasuke POV

I got up earlier than I usually do to get ready to help Sakura because she usually gets up early. "Itachi-nii I'm going!" I called out to my older brother who appeared in the kitchen.

" Hm? Leaving so early to see your beloved?" he taunted. I felt a slight heat in my face as he referred to Sakura as my beloved. Yes my Sakura. I turned and left while he laughed at me softly. I walked quickly to Sakura's apartment and knocked on the door. No answer. I got a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach that made me take the spare key under her mat and open the door. I quickly scanned the room and hesitated before opening her bedroom door. I heard muffled sounds and soft moans. I turned the knob and the door swung open revealing Sakura in a green tank top and a pair of black shorts. She was bent over a box saying something about a lot of stuff and she heaved the box and stacked it on another. I just stared at her, I cursed myself aloud at the thoughts that were entering my head.

" Sasuke-kun!" she almost screamed and I jumped.

" I…uh knocked… you didn't hear." I said feeling like I intruded her private space.

"Oh my apologies." And she bowed. She grabbed a long skirt on one of the boxes and quickly put it on. I could see her face was as pink as her hair and she covered her face with it.

" Need some help?" I asked noticing there was a lot of boxes.

" Thanks." She smiled at me, that smile that makes me forget completely of the troubles I once had in life. For the first time since she agreed to the arranged marriage I felt excited to marry her.

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