Hey Guys! :D So I'm back...Sorry for the long wait between updates and such. Even though This isn't the next chapter to 'A Complicated Life' but I'm still posting something! This IS however, the first story in my SasuSaku One-Shot Collection! *cheers* Yay! I'm happy with the first story. It's simple. and cute.
So for this collection I've decided they wont all be in Sakura's POV. Take this chapter for example. It's in Sasuke's POV! :3 So now enjoy!
Disclaimar: I DO NOT own Naruto or the characters used in this story! They belong to Masashi Kishimoto!
Summary: You may think it's silly to freak over something as small as a sparkle, but to her, it means the world. She's young, but she understands the price of a flower which shines as the Ultimate meaning of Love
"So?" Her squeaky girl voice chimed in.
I opened my eyes and rolled them at the new site of the girl in front of me. "You can't be serious?" I stared. She gave me a sly smile and nodded.
"I think i'm going to get them..." She said turning around in the mirror.
"Sakura, please." I sighed. She pouted at me and made a few more twirls.
"I don't know what you don't like about them, I mean, they sparkle! They're just so...Perfect!" Sakura sang, admiring a pair of dark blue jeans she was trying on. I shook my head. I don't think it was possible for men to understand the fashion of women. I mean sparkles! Really? I always thought that was a vampire's job...
"Sasuke! Don't be such a party pooper. We can get you something that sparkles too if you'd like."
I made a gagging noise along with the good old gag me face and Sakura stuck her tongue out at me. "Well, fine then. No pocky for you." Sakura winked and ran back into the changing room.
I was about to make a comment when a hand slapped down on my shoulder and I turned to see Kiba and Naruto grinning like idiots at me.
"You two actually made it?" I teased. Naruto and Kiba were never ones to show up somewhere on time, or on the right date...Like I said...Idiots.
"Hey! You try taking a city bus crammed with people!" Naruto shouted. I chuckled while Naruto grumbled to himself. Kiba rolled his eyes.
"Naruto, Kiba!" Sakura shouted stepping out of the changing room holding various hangers with different pieces of clothing on them.
"Hey squirt." Kiba winked at her.
"I'm not a squirt..." She protested with a pout. Kiba laughed. He was always one to tease people like Sakura, a small girl who was younger than himself.
"Okay, if you're done making fun of my girlfriend, I'd like to get this shopping trip over with." I said standing up from the hard chair I had been sitting in for the last forty-five minutes.
"Yeah, this girly shop is making me almost question my manly hood." Naruto said poking at the pink and yellow flowers scattered around the small shop.
"What manly hood?" Kiba and I said in unison. We both laughed and Sakura punched us each lightly on the arm.
"Now, now you two. No need to make fun of Naruto, he does it well enough on his own."
If Kiba had been drinking anything at that moment I know it would've been all over the clothes on the rack he was standing next to, because he started laughing historically at Sakura's comment. Naruto only stood with his mouth wide open and his eyes shot out of his head like a bugs. He was obviously stunned at the insult.
"Alright guys. Let's get out of here..." I said pushing everyone out the door, and without those sparkly pants! Score for Sasuke!
-x-x-x-
"Ouch! Sakura that hurt!" I said biting my lip.
"I'm sorry Sasuke, but you have to stop moving or else this pin is going to go somewhere it shouldn't be..." Sakura said nonchalantly, as if her threat was to be taken seriously. "Okay all done!" She clapped her hands and stood back to take a full look at me.
Sakura's hair was thrown back into a messy pony tail and her green eyes were sparkling, almost like those stupid pants! She was proud of her work.
"Alright, don't move your arms just yet. They're still some pins in each side, but I want you to walk over to the mirror to see yourself." I nodded and stepped off the tiny stool that I was standing on and walked very awkwardly over to the mirror. I stared at my reflection for a while. Sakura had done a great job.
I stood in the mirror in a black suit that Sakura had fixed up to fit me. It was amazing what she could do.
"Sakura, it looks amazing."
"I know." She took a sip of her chocolate milk. What a kid, right?
"So, my mom says a white rose...what do you think?" Sakura came to stand next to me.
"Isn't everything already white?" I asked while Sakura played with the collar of my suit's jacket.
"No it's all light purple and light green. But she thinks a white rose would be prettier for the suits and the bride maids. Honestly, I think it doesn't really matter...It's not my wedding." Sakura shrugged and walked out of the view of the mirror. I looked over at her and she turned around, holding her chocolate milk.
"I don't know how you drink that..." I said out of the blue. I'm not a dairy person. I can't stand milk, or cheese...or ice cream. I think it tastes like cow butt. But that's me...
"I don't understand how you can eat whole tomatoes." Sakura said making a comeback. I rolled my eyes at her and walked back to the tiny stool so Sakura could finish up the suit and we could go out for dinner. I was starving!
-x-x-x-
Sakura and I walked down the dark streets of Konaha together. It was getting late, but neither of us really cared.
"So what was up with Kiba and Naruto today?" Sakura asked stepping over a crack in the sidewalk. She was always one to believe in silly superstations like stepping on cracks or walking underneath a ladder was bad luck.
"I mean they were with us for like ten minutes and then ditched before we got to the tuxedo shop." She continued. I shrugged. I never understood them. They were idiots, but I guess they were my only friends growing up. They were like brothers to me.
"Sasuke!" Sakura screeched. I jumped at her sudden outburst.
"What!"
Sakura ran towards a shop window we were walking past and pointed to the glass.
"Isn't it beautiful?" She said as I walked up to the window. I peeked into the dark shop to see a sparkly pink flower shining from the box it sat in.
"Wow..." And those were the words of a lost man. Teenage girls were strange; it was always sparkles with them.
"I know right! It's so cute. I wish I had a ring as pretty as that one..." Sakura said amazed. I looked at her with a blank expression. I thought about saying something, but decided I shouldn't. Not that I'd know what to say anyway.
"Haha, sorry about that Sasuke! I just got caught off guard, that's all. You know me, I'm distracted easily." Sakura pulled herself away from the glass and danced ahead.
"I'm craving hot chocolate! She announced, pulling at my jacket. "Let's get some. Please?"
"Alright, but you're paying." I winked and ran ahead.
"Hey! No fair!" She yelled running after me.
-x-x-x-
It was the day of the wedding. Sakura's aunt was getting married to some loser she was so in love with.
"I'm nervous..." Sakura said squeezing my hand tight. I gave a light squeeze back. I was too, but being the man I was, I wasn't going to say it out loud.
"Everything's going to be okay Sakura." I looked down at her. She looked up at me with thanks in her eyes.
"Time to get going!" Someone yelled to everyone in the wedding. I nodded and bent down and kissed Sakura lightly on the cheek.
"For good luck." I said and left to stand with the rest of the men on the grooms' side of the church. I was one of the best men, even though I only met the groom twice. But Sakura wanted me to be in the wedding too instead of sitting by myself in the pews. She was sweet. And I loved her for that.
I stood at the front of the room with the other men and the groom as the music started to play and the flower girl walked up the aisle. She was a small girl with black hair and green eyes. After her was the ring barrier, a young boy with spiky blonde hair and bright blue eyes.
Once the two were halfway up the aisle, the bride maids walked in. Sakura's aunt had three. Sakura and her friends Ino and Tenten. They all wore the same light purple dress, but Sakura stood out the most. She had her pink hair up in pins with white roses on them and her eyes were a beautiful green. Her cheeks and lips were pink and she had a breath taking smile plastered on her face.
Once they were halfway up the aisle the bride herself came in.
-x-x-x-
I didn't pay too much attention to the wedding. It was long, and the priest had the most annoying voice.
We were at the reception now, and everyone was laughing and dancing and just enjoying themselves. I sat at a table with Sakura. She was smiling and munching away at her piece of cake. I watched her for a while. She was amazing. Even for being only nineteen she presented herself so confidently. I idolized her.
"Sasuke, aren't you going to have some cake?" She asked pointing her fork at the cake that sat in front of me.
"Nah, I'm not hungry. Plus, I don't eat cake."
"Alright everyone, gather up so I can throw the bouquet of flowers!" Sakura's aunt announced into a microphone. All the women in the room ran towards the stage. All but Sakura.
"Aren't you going to go catch some flowers?" I asked. Sakura looked at me and shrugged.
"What am I going to do with a bunch of flowers?"
"Isn't there some superstition that the girl who catches the flowers is the next to get married? Isn't that like every girls dream? Meet her prince charming, and live happily ever after?"
Sakura smiled. "I already met mine." She blushed.
"Okay here we go!" All the girls in the room cheered. Sakura and I turned out attention to the crowd. Sakura's aunt turned away from the crowd and threw the flowers over her head. They sailed through the cluster of women and landed in Sakura's lap. Everyone turned their attention to Sakura who was wide-eyed.
A moment of silence broke out through the room. Then cheers of delight shook the room like lighting. People ran up to the table and hugged and congratulated Sakura like she was actually engaged. Did those silly flowers really mean that much?
-x-x-x-
The party ended later than expected.
Sakura and I walked out of the building and towards my car. We both got in and sat in the quiet.
"Thanks for coming Sasuke." Sakura turned to me and smiled. I nodded.
We sat in more silence.
"Uh, Sasuke. You know you have to put the key in the car to start it, right?"
"Sakura..." I began, ignoring Sakura's comment.
"I don't know how to say this...But thanks. For everything. Since the day I met you, you've shown me life. And I love you for that. I love everything about you. Your hair, the way it's different, your eyes, the way they shine when you smile, your personality, your heart...you. And I wanted to show you how much you really meant to me."
"You're not proposing to me are you?" Sakura cut in. She looked shocked.
"No."
"Oh..."
"Sakura, I'm not proposing, because I want you to have the option to choose who you marry. You're still young and I don't want you to rush things. But I did want to give you this." I dug into the pocket of my jacket and pulled out a familiar red box. I handed it to Sakura and she took it.
"W-what is it?" She asked looking at me, confused.
"Open it."
She turned her attention to the box and opened the lid slow and carefully.
"Oh my god...Sasuke!" Sakura sat next to me with her mouth open wide and her face lit like a light bulb.
"You said you wished you had one like it. So I got it for you."
Sakura pulled the piece of jewellery out and held it in the palm of her hand. It was the flower ring from last night, and it sparkled just as it did before.
"Sasuke...I...Love it." She turned to me. "I love you!" She hugged me tight and then pulled away. She slid the ring onto her finger and tears started to run down her cheeks.
"I'm glad you like it. And I'm glad to hear you love me..." I smiled. Sakura turned to me and we both began to laugh at the silliness of the moment.
I loved her with all my heart, and I wanted her to be happy. And now I know she is~
Aw, don't you wish you had a Sasuke? I do! Anyways, what did you guys think of The first story in my collection? I tried hard to make it cute, but I didn't have too much insparation for this, but I REALLY just needed to write. I'm kinda stressed right now...-_-
Uh,Oh! This collection won't be updated every week. It'll be updated when I have an idea, or a crave to write! :D BUT you know what helps with updating? Review, yes...but Suggestions! I love hearing your ideas! So...Share? :D Even if you just wanna comment on something that could have been better, let me know and I can maybe write a Better version of that story.
Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed. I love you all so much!
-Kris