Sweet Cherry - I
Content/Prompt: Being children of different mafia families, their marriage is a significant change in their lives as they share the evening after their wedding together.
The great villa stands out with an ancient touch within the capturing gentle gold of sunshine, yet it is far from old. The brightest and whitest of marble welcomes the newly married pair as they enter the enormous gates that are meant to keep the villa safe. The new guards greet their masters with a bowing head – they would have to introduce each other later since the pair surely would need to recognize who works for them and who doesn´t. The life of the mafia is one that is dangerous and even more so if the said pair are uniting families by their marriage. Many other families would take advantage to part them and to break the strong bond of two of the city´s most feared mafia families. It is widely known that the new pair has to be careful.
The chauffeur stops the limousine elegantly in front of the villa´s wide doors and next to the fountain which graces the place with marble statues of angels and heroes. The chauffeur steps outside and hurries to open the car´s door for his new masters. First steps out a man clad in a black suit. He has black hair and eyes, and a glorious face of an Adonis. He looks around, eyes scanning his new home. Next, he turns around and unwraps his right hand off its white glove. It is obvious who he holds his hand out to as a soft, feminine one reaches out to take his. He stands steadily as his eyes follow the woman who steps out of the limousine with grace in every movement. The golden sun settles around her pastel pink hair and bare shoulders. The white of her striking wedding dress stays untouched by the light, and so she steps further to stand beside her spouse in front of their new home. They make a perfect picture of a married pair in front of their villa and fountain. As soon as they move out of the limousine´s space, they let go of each other´s hands and he nods his chauffeur a goodbye as he drives off. They watch the limousine exit the mansion through the gates before he turns around to approach the villa and she follows.
Her heels click in practiced rhythm as he holds the doors open to her and she enters first. They exchange looks after he closes the doors and turns around. She stands firm and back straight proudly as he closes the distance between them, yet places a comfortable distance.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Sasuke Uchiha."
She holds out a hand for him to shake. He takes it with a raised eyebrow.
"Quite formal, are we?"
"I simply do not recall us sharing a proper conversation before."
He nods and they let go of their hands. Hers is wrapped around her other one, whereas his finds its way to his suit´s pocket.
"Let me tell you something then. I promised myself to let you something know from the very beginning of this…circumstance." He makes a generous gesture, implying all of their surroundings to be part of it.
She stands still as he continues speaking. "I thoroughly and sincerely apologize for this sudden marriage." She shares an indifferent blink of her eyes. "To lessen your probable sour mood; I was not prepared myself. Not in the slightest." She sighs at his confession, head narrowing before straightening up again.
"It is relieving to hear that we both share this, as you describe it, sour mood." He feels himself being a little more optimistic at their shared emotions. She looks around and turns to walk deeper into their shared villa. "However, it is not hiding the fact that we both cannot escape this situation and must adjust to our new condition. Let us step inside and look what we will find in this capturing home of ours."
They explore the villa as a couple. Door by door they open and look inside. Room by room they enter and observe. She tries to act delighted, and he tries to act interested. They attempt to waste time for the last room to see which makes them uncomfortable for what to come.
"This is the last room", she says as she opens the door. This time, she doesn´t smile.
Their shared bedroom comes into view as they walk inside. They let their eyes gaze over every inch and then she spots the glass bottle and two glasses on her nightstand.
"I think someone thought this through well enough." She takes the bottle in her delicate hands and examines it. Her face does not fail to show enchantment. "And what kind being this was! It is my most loved drink, Sweet Cherry, a true healer for my soul." She turns around and looks at him, expectantly and mocking. "Shall we?"
He cannot deny her beauty as she motions for him to carry the bottle so she can hold the glasses. She decides they sit at a table by the balcony and he doesn´t refuse. They settle on their chairs and she fills their glasses with red liquor. "Cheers" they say and let their glasses clink before enjoying their drinks.
She closes her eyes and tastes the flavour on her tongue. "Bless this kind soul! What a memorable taste indeed!" She doesn´t hesitate to take another sip, and another.
He smirks. "Do I have to be afraid that you enjoy these kinds of drinks much?"
She blushes, and her lip forms a little pout. "Oh, please. This is a special occasion made for special drinks."
"You say", he comments as he settles his head on his palm. "I hope it takes away the bothers of the day."
She leans back to set for a more comfortable position. "I will not lie. It does. Though, I believe it could have been worse."
He raises an eyebrow. "How do you think of worse?"
"If you had been an ancient don of whichever mafia exists out there", she grazed the tip of her finger over the golden ring of the other. "I would have killed you. However, you are lucky to be around my age and", she stops as she searches his eyes with her own, "surprisingly, handsome."
He stills for four seconds and snorts. His hand lets go of his head and takes her hand with the golden ring instead. He raises it for its back to meet his lips as he gently kisses her hand. Her eyes follow his every movement while she smiles, deeply appreciating his manners of a true gentleman.
"It is my pleasure to meet such a beautiful woman, Sakura Uchiha."
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Fin.
Beat´s Note: After watching 91 Days (anime), my writer´s block vanished and I fell in love with this idea. I will only write little drabbles about this story, so I don´t know if there will be any story progress. If you want to suggest any prompts for this AU or any other prompts for other AUs or questions about my works in general, go for it and ask me here or on Tumblr (it´s honestly better on Tumblr since I get faster notifications there. The emails by ff net sometimes don´t even reach my inbox). My name is BeatOneHeart there, too.
Hope you enjoyed it!
-Beat ^^