Summary: Seiichi Haruno wants his youngest granddaughter to start a family of her own. Sakura is convinced that she'll escape his trap, until one kiss from Sasuke Uchiha brings everything crashing down. AU.

Beta read by: SasuSaku Forever and Ever

Dedicated to: Sapphire Rivulet for being a caring and loving sister to me and helping me through my life and through my depression phase, when my real sister never cared for me otherwise. But since I got Sophee-chan, I can't ask God for more :) Love you, Sophee-chan ^_^

Inspired by: "The MacGregor Grooms" by Nora Roberts.

A/N: The storyline is adapted from the book mentioned above, though the plot will be changed throughout the fic, as Sasuke is Sasuke and Sakura is Sakura. Sasuke might be a bit more naughty and OOC.

PROLOGUE

FROM THE PRIVATE MEMOIRS OF

SEIICHI HARUNO

I've a head for business, a skill for the art of the deal. My life has been a reach one. I've worked hard and I've gambled. I've won and I've lost. Business—the making of money—is a pleasure to me. But family is God's reward. Strip every penny from my pocket, and leave me my family and I'd die a happy man.

When a man reaches ninety years of living, he is tempted to look back on his life, to evaluate, to consider his triumphs and his mistakes. Often he might think, "What if I had done this instead of that?" or "If only I had that to do over."

Well, I don't have time for that kind of nonsense.

I've made my family and raised my children in Konoha. I have watched my children grow here. For nearly sixty years I have loved one woman, lived with her admired her, worked with her, and worked around her when there wasn't any other way. My Hana is all that is precious to me.

I'm a rich man. Oh, not just in dollars and possessions and property, but in family. Family comes first. That's something else that always was and always will be part of my life. My Hana and I made two children between us; both sons. My pride in them is nearly as great as my love. My first son, Jun Haruno, is a businessman, and is well on his way to surpass my bank accounts. My second son, Daichi Haruno, is a doctor by profession, and death befalls on me if I said a lie, he's the best doctor world could have.

Jun has one daughter and one son, Kaoru Hanazawa and Ryuu Haruno, both of them already married, thanks to my guidance, and Jun's eagerness to get his children married. But my second son, Daichi, is quite ignorant, if I might say so. He's not explained the importance of a family to his only child, my favorite grandchild, Sakura Haruno.

A man's family is his most prized possession. It is also his most solemn responsibility. I never shrink my responsibilities, and I tend well all that is mine. Children tend to become surly at what they mistakenly see as meddling. Tending is what it is, and make no mistake. So, if Daichi is not going to take the responsibility, I'm only more than happy to take it on my shoulders.

I've turned my attention on my sweet and youngest granddaughter, Sakura Haruno. Pretty as a princess is my Sakura, with a strong spine, a serious nature and a hopeless romantic at heart. And a brain? God love her, the child is bright as the sun. Still, she's like her grandmother and doesn't see that she needs a man beside her, children to bring her joy. Her pink hair distinguishes her from all people, and her forest green eyes, just like her grandma, sparkle with so much life that sometimes I think the god has granted a fairy to me in face of my granddaughter. Her abnormally large forehead has that size to accumulate the vast amount of knowledge stored in her brain. Daichi says, "It's her own decision if she doesn't want to get married yet. I'll not interfere in her personal life and form a hatchet between us."

I regret to say that my second child, Daichi was a bit slow in this area and with no doubt, he had passed that trait to my granddaughter. This had my wife worried. So, with a little help, I could get Sakura married well, and she'd thank me for that one day. Like her father, she is slow to her duty, to understand the richness of marriage and family. It worries her grandmother day and night. I'm not a man to stand by and watch my wife fret.

My youngest granddaughter is of marriageable age of twenty-two years old. She's strong, intelligent and a beautiful woman. She is making her way in this world well, on her own. With Sakura, I've a great doctor at hand, ready to surpass her father. Bright and lovely, my girl is, so the man I'll pick for her to build her life with must be rare man indeed, with handsome face that would match my beautiful granddaughter's.

So it's up to me to see that she has the right man, a man of substance. I've already picked him out for her, Sasuke Uchiha, the grandson of my old buddy, Madara Uchiha. He has a good mind, a fine heart. With dark spiky ebony hair that defies gravity, and black smoldering charcoal eyes that would keep player boys away from her with just a glare, he's the perfect match for her. His height is almost six feet, and with a lean body, he'd match up with my pink-haired granddaughter well enough. I'd settle for nothing less for Sakura—and be damned if I'd settle for any man who didn't measure up.

This will take a bit of time, but I've time yet. A man who's lived as long as I knows all about choosing his moments. I can be patient. I'll take a few months to lay the groundwork. I'll wager my Sakura will be planning her own wedding by Christmastime. And I won't ask for any thanks there either. No, no thanks will be necessary. I look after my own.

But I wouldn't have to if they'd look after themselves. Just a little push is all I'll give her. I'm not a meddler, after all, just a concerned grandfather in the winter of his life—and I intend for it to be a very long winter. I'm going to watch my great-grandchildren with dark ebony hair and forest green eyes grow, for sure.

And how much of the devil could I get if this granddaughter of mine doesn't marry and get me babies, you ask? Hah. Well, we're going to see to that—so Hana doesn't fret, of course.

So, this my sixth fic, and I can't be any happier. Though as much as I'd love to start and continue this fic, I'm not sure about it. I already have four unfinished fics at hand, but if you lovely readers want me to continue this fic, I'd give my life away to do so :)

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