Ok. This is a Two shots. I wrote fem-sasu because I just feel Naruto and Sasuke together gives an extra charm in the story. But the customs I'll be saying here used to be performed at around 1800-1900. This story will show the social position of women at that era.
Warning: Violence, sexual activities with under aged, cursing, blood and angst. OOC-ness. You are warned! I don't think readers below 17 should read this.
Paring: Oro-femSasu(1st chapter), Naru-fem Sasu(Hint at the end of this chapter and Will be in 2nd chapter).
Ok. Let's start.
*The next chapter of 'The game with time' will be published around 10th of july. Thank you for your support.
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"Fugaku. When are you going to marry your daughter? She is 12 already. No one will marry her after one or two more years. What are you thinking huh?" Hiashi Hyuga asked frowning at his friend.
Fugaku looked at him, sorrow and regret evident in his charcoal eyes, "I know Hiashi, but you know everything about the situation of my family, after the birth of Itachi's twins and his sudden death I need to maintain the whole family. I really can't afford another marriage now."
"Everyone is talking shameful things about your daughter Fugaku. I can give you some money if you need but Sasuke must be married within a few months. You need to save your honor Fugaku." The seriousness in Hiashi's tone left no place for arguments.
Fugaku sighed, "Hiashi who will marry my daughter without proper dowry? This is why I told Mikoto to kill or abandon that girl when she was born." Fugaku said in a distressed voice. He is really getting frustrated from all the pressure. After all it is not easy for one man to provide the needs of a family of six people.
Hiashi's eyes softened looking at the miserable condition of his friend. He placed a sympathetic hand on his shoulder, "Fugaku Sasuke is a beautiful young woman, I know a person who will marry her without any demands he is from a neighboring village and he is also very rich."
Fugaku's eyes widened, he looked at his friend hopefully urging him to continue silently.
"His name is Orochimaru. He is around sixty two years old, had married thrice before but I've heard a few months ago that after the death of his second wife he was searching for a bride. All he wants is beauty and manners nothing else. I know he is a little old but Fugaku this is your best option and Sasuke will become a member wealthy and prestigious family." said Hiashi.
Fugaku was at cloud nine, never had he thought about such a proposal. The age difference is not a big deal. That kind of marriage always happens in their society. This marriage will release him from his burden; will save his honor in the village and that will happen without any waste of money!
"Hiash. You are a life saver. I'll inform Mikoto and Sasuke. Please contact Orochimaru-sama. I'm confident that he will fall for Sasuke in his first glance." Fugaku said enthusiastically.
"Sure Fugaku. I'll write a letter to my sister today, her husband works for Orochimaru. I'll inform you as soon as I get a reply." Hiashi turned around and hurried towards his house.
Fugaku stood there for a few moments before leaving in the opposite direction with a smile plastered in his face. This is the first good thing happened to him after Itachi's death.
Sasuke was playing with her little nephew in her room when her mother walked in. Sasuke looked at her questionably, her mother never comes to her at that time of day, she is always busy during daytime with household works. Sasuke used to help her before but after the birth of her nephews she has become the babysitter! Sasuke likes it better though she loves her nephews, after all they are the only things left of her beloved brother.
Mikoto walked towards the bed and sat down on the edge of it, her heart clenched painfully watching her grandson and daughter playing. She is not fond of the idea of marring Sasuke with a sixty two years old. But her husband has made his decision and she knew very well that there is nothing she can do.
Sasuke looked at her mother intently; from her thoughtful expression she can easily tell that something is bothering her. Being close to her mother Sasuke can almost read her expressions like an open book. She cleared her throat to get her attention, "Mother. Do you need something?" She asked carefully in a low voice.
"Sasuke…." Mikoto sighed. "Your father has chosen a man for you. If he agrees to the proposal then you'll be married within next few months."
"But mother-" Sasuke tried to argue, though she knew that is totally pointless. But Mikoto cut her off, "Sasuke you are twelve already. All your friends have been married. It's time child. You can't stay in your father's house forever."
Sasuke lowered her gaze. She knew that this day will come. But she does not want to get married. She wanted to go to school and complete her studies but her father has dropped her out from the school two years ago. Since then all Sasuke was learning how to become a good wife, which according to her parents more important for a girl than learning the history of their country.
"When will he come?" She asked in a quiet voice stoking the soft raven hair of her nephew lovingly.
"I don't know Sasuke. Hiashi has given the proposal and said that he will let us know." Mikoto stopped to read the expression of her daughter, but Sasuke's face reflected nothing. She continued, "Please behave well Sasuke, Your father really wants this marriage. Don't disappoint him."
"I won't mother." Sasuke replied curtly. Pulling the small child in her arms she left the room.
Ebony eyes blink open as the bright sunlight hit the tightly shut eyelids through the curtains, declaring the start of a new day. Sasuke slowly sat up on her bed, rubbing her eyes to push the sleep away. As her eyes fell on the red mark on the calendar her eyes widened. 'Shit. He is coming today.' Sasuke thought, 'I just hope he doesn't like me or demand too much dowry.' She added mentally, and prayed to every god to grant her wish.
Reluctantly Sasuke climbed down from the bed leaving the warmth of the blankets and made her way towards the bathroom. She needs to look good today. Her mother has given her a new dress and a few jewelries the day before. Sasuke sighed she sometimes wonders how easy her life would have been if only she was a boy.
After taking a long bath and dressing herself properly Sasuke looked at the mirror, deep obsidian eyes looked back at her, a beautiful contrast with her pale skin. The blue dress was enhancing her beauty ten folds. Simply she is looking like an angel in human form. Sasuke frowned she always felt good when people admired her beauty but today for the first time she is regretting it.
There was a knock at the door, after a few moments her mother entered the room. Mikoto looked at her daughter, she is really beautiful she walked closer to her and covered her face with a white veil. "Sasuke he just wants to talk to you but he can't see your face before marriage so, you need to wear this." Mikoto said softly. Sasuke just nodded to her. Placing the veil over Sasuke's face Mikoto took her hand gently and they walked towards the living room.
Sasuke is getting frustrated; she can't see a thing from her thick veil! The only thing she has understood while hearing the man's, her future husband's voice is that the man is at least forty-five or fifty years old. The man is lean and has black hair. That is all Sasuke can make out through the veil which is not satisfying her curiosity at all.
Sasuke put the tray containing tea cups on the table. The man looked at her and gave a polite 'thank you'. A wave of relief passed through her hearing the gentle tone. 'Perhaps the man won't be mean to me. He seems a gentleman.' Sasuke thought to herself. She does not want to get married because she is afraid, she has heard so much about the brutality of men towards their wives that the thought of marriage sends chills down her spine.
Sasuke slowly walked towards the other side of the room where her mother and sister-in-law were sitting and sat down on the couch. Her father was discussing about dowry with the man. To Sasuke's surprise the man just denied each and every offer made by her father saying, "I only want your daughter's hand. I have enough. I need nothing more."
Once again Sasuke was bewailed by the man's kindness. 'May be my married life won't be that bad.' she thought.
"Sasuke!" Fugaku called her daughter bringing her back from her world of thoughts, "Orochimaru-sama wishes to talk to you. Please come here." He said.
As Sasuke walked towards her father, she could feel the man's gaze on her. Standing in front of her future husband Sasuke bowed to him politely. The man, Orochimaru placed a small black box on the table.
"Sasuke do you have anything to ask me?" he asked in the same gentle tone. Sasuke shook her head. She does not know a thing about this man what good one or two formal questions would do? She thought.
"Uchiha-san." Orochimaru's voice was formal as he said his next words carefully, "I wish to be engaged with your daughter now and the marriage will be next Friday if you give your consent."
"That is fine by me." Fugaku replied.
Opening the small box Orochimaru revealed a diamond ring and asked Sasuke to extend her hand. He slipped the ring in Sasuke's ring finger and whispered, "See you next week love." Sasuke blushed a bright shade of red but due to the veil no one saw that.
Orochimaru got up from the couch. Taking his farewell from Fugaku he left the room. Sasuke stood there rooted on the spot, heart hammering in her chest in hopes of a new and beautiful future.
A week passed by within a blink of an eye and the day of Sasuke's marriage finally came. The ceremony was a small one with only the presence of village elders and a few relatives. Sasuke was sitting alone in her room for the last time. They will leave for his husband's house within a few hours and Sasuke was trying her best to hold back the tears when she looked at all the pictures on her room. She has only taken a family picture with her, her husband has told her she does not need to bring anything with her, he has already brought everything she will need. So Sasuke has just taken a family picture and her necklace that Itachi has given to her on her birthday before his death.
The door of Sasuke's room slid open and Mikoto walked in. Sasuke looked at her with teary eyes when she sat beside her. Mikoto hugged Sasuke tightly, her own tears threatening to fall and whispered, "You will be very happy Sasuke. Orochimaru is a kind hearted man. Just obey him and you will be fine." Sasuke nodded and clung to her mother more tightly placing her head on her shoulder she let her tears fall freely.
"Tomorrow night will be the most special day in your life Sasuke, you'll become a proper woman tomorrow when your husband will make love with you." Said Mikoto. Sasuke frowned not understanding her mother's words she looked up at her questionably, "What do you mean mother?"
Mikoto smiled at her innocent daughter, "You will find out tomorrow. Just do as your husband tells you to do. You are his property from now on. Do you understand?" Sasuke nodded her head.
"Mother please stay here for tonight…" she pleaded. Mikoto sighed. How can she deny her daughter's request when she does not even know when she will be able to see her again after tonight? She patted Sasuke's head affectionately, "Sleep Sasuke I'll be right here."Sasuke did not hear the last words of her mother, snuggling closer to the warmth of her mother's embrace she drifted off into a blissful slumber.
The night was dark. No sound can be heard. Sitting on the middle of the king sized bed in her new home Sasuke felt like the whole world had died and she is the only living being in the dark chilly winter night. She looked at the room again. Her husband's house is not a house, this is a mansion. Sasuek can't even remember how many rooms they had shown her earlier. She adjusted her dress and her veil once again. She was feeling self-conscious, sitting in that room for about an hour waiting for her husband.
The door of the room opened and Orochimaru walked in the room. He looked at his newly married bride, who has her face covered by veil. He liked his lips. He has heard about the beauty of the Uchiha clan so much that he can't wait to see that. He hurried towards his bed and sat directly in front of Sasuke. Sasuke was blushing madly at this point, they were so close that she can feel his breadth on her. Her hands trembled in nervousness as two big hands grabbed her small ones. Before Sasuke could register what was happening she found Orochimaru ripping her clothes in an animalistic way while holding her wrists by other hand to keep them in place. Sasuke tried to scream but suddenly found another pair of lips on her making her unable to produce any kind of sound. Her eyes widened, she tried to kick the man but her small frame was no match for the bigger man.
"Ku-ku-ku…you are such a beauty. I can't wait to have you." Again Orochimaru caught Sasuke's lips with his own, biting and bruising them. Sasuke gasped at the pain, taking the opportunity Orochimaru shoved his tongue into her mouth. Sasuke tried to move her head but Orochimaru had a firm hold on her cheeks. Sasuke gasped for breath, she could feel her lungs burning. Tears started to roll down her cheeks,but gone unnoticed by her husband. The small girl shut her eyes tightly as she felt the man biting her neck hard enough to draw blood. She cried, "Please stop! What are you doing? It hurts!"
Orochimaru just smirked at her. "Did your parents never tell you to obey your husband? What will they think if they found out you are not obeying me?"
Sasuke lowered her gaze feeling ashamed of herself. Taking the opportunity Orochimaru bind her hands with his belts and pushed her roughly on the bed, forcing her to lay down on her back.
"W-what will you do?"Sasuke asked fearfully, watching the man undressing himself. Orochimaru looked at the angelic face and replied with a smirk, "You'll find out."
Not leaving any place for Sasuke to ask more questions Orochimaru climbed on the bed, positioning properly he forced himself inside Sasuke, taking her innocence away.
"AHH…." Sasuke cried out at the top of her lungs. It hurt it hurt so much. She was feeling like someone has torn her insides and burned them.
"Please stop…." She pleaded once again. Orochimaru made a disgusting face and shoved her veil in her mouth to stop her screaming, "There now shut up and enjoy it." He said.
Tears of distress, pain and anger started to flow down her eyes. She thrashed like a wounded animal to get away from the man. Finally after an hour she stopped struggling. Her body going numb, she can't even feel the pain anymore.
She felt darkness at the corners of her eyes. Letting it take her under its wings she fell unconscious. The last thing she heard before the darkness took over her senses was,
"You are mine. Welcome to your new life."
She woke up the next morning with a burning pain in her abdomen. Slowly she got up from the bed wincing and made her way towards the bathroom attached to the room. She looked at her reflection in the mirror. There was dried blood on her thighs. Her face was bruised in several places. There was dried blood on her lips.
She sighed. What happened to the soft speaking man? What happened to the gentle promises and vows they had taken not a single day ago? This man is nothing but a monster. A sob escaped Sasuke's mouth. She clutched the necklace in her hands tightly; it was the last reminder of her loving brother. She slid through the bathroom wall and sat on the cold floor crying her eyes out. "Nii-san…"
It was an hour before Sasuke heard a knock on her door and an elderly lady entered her room. Sasuke recognized her as Kabuto Her husband's first wife. The woman looked at her with venom in her eyes.
"Listen girl. It seems that you have managed to get my husband's attention in only one night. I don't know what you did but never forget that you are the last wife and your place is below us." She grabbed a fistful of Sasuke's hair and forced her to look at her in eyes. "If you want to stay here you will work. Do you understand?"
Sasuke just nodded at her. She does not need any more trouble than she already has.
Kabuto looked at the bed sheets and saw the blood there. She slowly removed it. "We need to send this to your parents. They need to show this to people as a proof of your innocence." She murmured loud enough for Sasuke to here.
Sasuke looked at her wide eyes and then back at the bloodied sheets, stained in her blood. 'Her parents want to show people her blood! To prove her innocence? What kind of ritual is this?' she thought to herself. Tears threatening to spill from the thought of the events of last night but she controlled herself. She needs to be strong to survive.
"Get up." Kabuto ordered."Go to the kitchen and cook the lunch. I hope your mother has taught you how to cook properly? All the ingredients are there. Go. Lunch should be prepared in two hours."
Sasuke nodded again and ran towards the kitchen.
The days seemed too long for Sasuke and the nights longer. She is tired, tired of the biting, tired of being ordered, tired of her life. She just wants to hide in a dark corner and die.
Every day she would wake up around five o'clock in the morning with her whole body throbbing in pain and would take a shower. After making breakfast she would do the laundry, wash the dishes from the morning. Then she would serve lunch. She would the whole house. Afterwards she would make dinner and finally she would be allowed to leave. They don't want her on the dinner table. So she would eat a little and go to bed. She would fall asleep instantly as the day's labor would catch up to her. She would wake up by a slap on her face or a sharp bite on her neck and her nightmare would begin where her husband would ravish her body until she fell unconscious.
Days turned into months and months into years but the routine never changed. Sasuke has lost any hope of watching a beautiful sunrise a long ago. A day that would bring happiness to her broken soul.
It was a normal morning and Sasuke was serving breakfast. Suddenly she felt dizzy. "Shit" she muttered before darkness took over her, her body going limp. Before she could hit the floor Orochimaru caught her.
"Call Tsunade." He ordered as he lifted Sasuke in his arms and went towards her room.
Sasuke opened her eyes blinking to adjust with the brightness of the room. She found Orochimaru sitting on the edge of her bed talking to an elderly woman.
Tsunade noticed the raven stir, she looked at her and smiled.
"Sasuke. I have some good news for you." She said.
Sasuke looked at her questionably. 'there is nothing good in my life.' She thought.
"You are pregnant Sasuke. Someone is coming to lit up your world." Tsunade said. She watched as Sasuke's empty expression turned hopeful one. A small smile spread through the teen's face.
'A baby!' Sasuke thought, 'My baby. Something to call my own.' And after three years Sasuke smiled a real smile.
The nine months of her pregnancy was the hardest time of Sasuke's life. She was still forced to do domestic works, the biting had stopped but the venomous words were still there. Sasuke sometimes thought that she can't hold on any more but the thought of a innocent life growing inside her made her rethink before she would do something stupid.
It was her ninth month. Sasuke was just sitting beside the window looking at the setting sun. Her mind went back to her life in her home. The faces of her nephews popped up in her mind. She hadn't seen them in years. 'may be they had forgotten me.' She thought.
Suddenly a sharp pain in her abdomen brought her back to reality. She cried for help as she fell on the ground. Kabuto was there in a moment. She helped Sasuke to her bed and went out the room to call Tsunade. Sasuke cried again as the next contraction hit her in full force.
She does not know how long she laid there crying and sobbing, waiting for the pain to be over, following Tsunade's instructions as best as she could. It felt like a lifetime before she heard the sound of cry tore through the room. Sasuke let a small smile spread across her face as her consciousness faded away.
Sasuke woke up after a few hours and noticed a small bundle beside her. She smiled and looked at her baby. It has the same pale skin and ebony eyes as her. She heard the door open and Kabuto entering the room.
"It's a girl." Kabuto said.
Sasuke's eyes widened in horror. Orochimaru has told her that it must be a boy. Sasuke knew the man will just kill or abandon her baby when he found out. She needs to do something, needs to convince Orochimaru. He is out of town right now but he will be back in two days. Sasuke needs to think something before that.
The child cried out. Sasuke took the bundle in her arms and rocked back and forth, patting her back lovingly. She would think of something tomorrow. Now she just wants to have that moment with her child.
It was three days later Sasuke found a furious Orochimaru storming into her room, there was a letter in his hand.
"Give it to me." He growled.
"No." Sasuke said firmly, holding the child tightly against her chest.
"I've warned you woman. I don't want a girl. Give it to me. I'll get rid of it." He said venom dipping from his voice.
"Please don't. please…."Sasuke pleaded. "I'll do anything you want without a protest. But please don't take her away." She begged.
"Fine you can keep her but I've some conditions." He said.
"Anything."Sasuke replied instantly.
"She will never know who her father is. You will stay in this house as a maid and not as my wife. I'll not make any effort for her marriage. So she will also serve this family as a servent." He said.
Sasuke just nodded. May be she is being selfish sealing such a future for her child but for this once she doesn't care. This child is the only thing keeping her sane and she will not lose her.
Orochimaru threw the letter towards her and left the room without another word.
Sasuke opened the letter. Noticing her father's handwriting her heart filled with joy. But as she read through it her face became clouded with sorrow and pain once again.
"You can't even give your husband a son. You have disappointed me Sasuke. If your husband leaves you now, remember you have no place for you here. You are dead to me."
Sasuke could not help the tears that rolled down her cheeks reading her father's words. She really has no one. This is only her and her child. She held the child tightly as she cried herself to sleep.
Sasuke woke up from the sound of a cry on a cold winter morning of October. Is has been three months from the birth of her daughter. Getting up from her bed she hurried to the living room from where the cry has come with her child in her arms.
Entering the room Sasuke froze. There on the middle of the floor was the dead body of her husband. His abdomen was cot open and blood was still oozing from the wound. The people there was talking about robbers killing him for money.
Sasuke stared at the corps. She felt no sorrow at the death of her husband. She felt absolutely nothing.
An old lady took Sasuke by her arms and guided her towards the couch where Orochimaru's other wives were crying. Sasuke sat there clutching her daughter tightly.
A barber walked towards them instructing them to open their hair and saying that he needs to cut them. They can't keep them now that their husband is dead.
They obeyed without protest. An elderly lady took off their ornaments one by one but as she was about to open Sasuke's necklace Sasuke caught her hand.
"This is the sign of my late brother not my husband. I won't remove it."She said not leaving a place for arguments.
The lady sighed and nodded. Four men prepared the body to burn it. People from the whole town gathered in their garden to show their last respect.
The four men walked towards the wives and stood in front of them.
"Who will accompany him?" they asked.
Kabuto pointed towards Sasuke. She is the youngest. She must do that.
The men nodded "What about the child?" they asked.
"Take her too and leave her there." Kabuto replied and walked back towards the house.
Before Sasuke could proceed what was happening, the men grabbed her hand and dragged her with them. Sasuke tried to fight them but it was impossible for her.
Realizing what was going to happen to her she cried for help but there was no one to help her. She pleaded the men to leave her and her child alone but her words fell into deaf ears.
As they reached their destination the men bind her to a tree and started to arrange wood to burn the body. Sasuke shivered in fear. She tried to free herself but her efforts were useless.
A liquid was shoved in Sasuke's mouth forcefully. She tried to spat it out but the man was holding her cheeks tightly. Clamping her mouth shut and forcing her to sallow the liquid.
Her bindings were loosened but she could not struggle anymore. The liquid was showing its effects. Sasuke felt dizzy and numb. She just begged them to leave her as she watched the men bind her legs with her dead husband's through blurry eyes. They took the child from her and placed her(child) on the ground.
The men did not bother to hear the woman's words. They set the fire and started chanting for the peace of the soul of the three people, appreciating Sasuke's love and devotion for her husband and how much she wanted to accompany him even in his death.
The fire grew fierce burning Sasuke's legs and her back. She cried in pain.
"HELP! PLEASE! I NEED TO LIVE! THAY WILL ABANDON MY CHILD! SHE WILL DIE! PLEASE LET ME GO. PLEASE…" She sobbed. She just wanted her child to live. How cruel they are to kill someone like this?
The small child started crying. Sasuke looked at her daughter, longing in her eyes as she prayed for her child's safety.
She could feel her consciousness fading when she heard a gunshot. She closed her eyes as the pain from burning got intense. But she could feel the men shouting at someone. Another gunshot rang through the air silencing the men.
Suddenly Sasuke felt two strong arms pulling her out of the fire. For a moment she thought she has died and god is pulling her soul out of her body.
Sasuke tried to open her eyes. The first thing she saw through her hazy vision was two pools of blue. Those blue eyes were staring back at her with worry.
"M-my daughter…p-please….sa-save….plea….." her eyes closed and her body went limp against two strong tan arms.
Ok. Next chapter will be Naru-sasu. Now tell me how was it? Trust me these customs used to be there. It's horrible! Please let me know what you think about it? Looking forward to your Reviews. See you soon.