Suri- well, seeing as the first installment was so popular, I'm updating ASAP ^.^ Good news, Muteki is spending the night at his friends, so I'm FREE! I'm free I tell you!

Part 1- The Past

Sasuke and Sakura How they came to be

Chapter 1- The Beginning

Sakura glanced down at the invitation in her hands. "It's serious..." She said, her emerald eyes scanning over it once more. "Mother..! I've been chosen by the Shadow Lord...!" She exclaimed, turning to run up the stairs of her house.

You see, in this time period, being 'chosen' meant becoming a bride. Each village was ruled over by a Lord, the Lord of this particular village was the mysterious Shadow Lord, who had ruled over his village for many years and supposedly never aged a single day...or taken a bride.

Darting up to her mother Sakura held out the tiny slip of paper for her to read. "The Shadow Lord, mother..! Me, to become his bride...!" She said, a smile lighting up her face.

Her mother glanced at her in shock. "This is a great honor, Sakura, this will bring pride to all our ancestors...you must prepare yourself at once to meet your future husband."

She nodded before running off to her room, emerging hours later fully dressed and prepared to be accompanied to the palace. A long emerald gown tightly hugged her frame, her pink hair curled and cascading down her back as she walked into the parlor of her small house. "Mother, I'm ready..."

Nodding, her mother gently grabbed her hand and led her out the front door and down the street towards the ever-looming palace. Upon knocking on the door, a butler escorted Sakura to the throne room where a shadowed figure could be seen sitting on the throne.

"Sakura Haruno, I presume...?" He questioned, straightening up from his leaning position.

She bowed slightly, her eyes struggling to make out his hidden features. "Yes, your highness. I..umm...understand you've chosen me...and umm..." She hesitated slightly, not wanting to appear a fool before her lord.

He stood, stepping slightly into the dim light. He had spiked back black hair, and red eyes...Wait, red eyes..?

She glanced up at him, her gaze locked onto his eyes. It was almost as if they were mesmerizing her, forbidding her to glance away from their crimson depths. Blinking, she snapped out of it, a blush slightly lighting up her face.

Smirking, he stepped down in front of her. "Yes, you have been chosen...by me...you are to be my mate. Now and forever.." He said, fangs slightly slipping down to rest over his lip.

Sakura gasped, looking in awe at his fangs. "Y-you're not human...are you, my lord...?" She questioned quietly, shifting her gaze to the ground.

He grinned, his hand lightly grasping her chin, forcing her to look at him. "Hn, I haven't really thought about it. Assuming I've been alive 126 years and still appear to be in my twenties, no I guess I'm not human..." He said, leaning in to lightly graze his fangs over her neck. "And stop referring to me as 'your highness' or 'my lord' , only servants and peasants call me that. You will know me a Sasuke, your husband and your mate."

"Y-yes Lord Sasuke.." She stuttered, shivering slightly at the feel of his fangs.

Growling, he lightly bit down on her neck in warning. "There will be none of that either..!" He growled, but quickly regained his composure so as not to frighten his new bride. He smirked, pulling back slightly to look at her. "Though I do like the fact that you see me as your master." He grabbed her hand and pulled her off into a bed chamber. It was a large room with crimson walls and a king-size bed in the middle with a crimson canopy and silk black sheets draped elegantly over the bed.

"L...I mean...Sasuke, what are we doing in here...?" Sakura asked, gazing around her in wonder, her hand subconsciously tightening around his, causing him to smirk.

He pulled her over to the bed and gently laid her down. "Oh, don't worry, I'm not going to deflower you...yet...but now I'm going to mark you as mine. " He stated as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "Most mortals get dizzy and pass out upon making they change, I didn't want you to hurt yourself.." Grabbing a small dagger from the bed side table he slashed his wrist, blood pouring forth.

She gasped. "Oh, Sasuke, are you alright..?" She sat up, trying to see how deep his wound was.

He pressed his bleeding wrist against her lips. "Drink." He commanded, his red eyes glaring into hers.

At first she struggled, until she caught his gaze. Then, she leaned in, as if in a trance, and latched her mouth over his bleeding wrist, a purring noise coming from her closed mouth.

After a few minutes, he pulled his wrist away, surprisingly much to her dismay. The wound upon his wrist quickly closing as he leaned in and sunk his fangs into her pale neck, eliciting a whimper from her. When he pulled back, licking his lips, she collapsed onto the bed. "Mine...mine forever...and nobody will take you from me..." Sasuke growled, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist and waiting for her to awaken.

- A Scribes Babble

Suri- Alright, since I feel like it. I'm not posting the next chapter until this story reaches at least 7 reviews. I think that sounds fair, that's only five more than there is now. So, REVIEW and the next chapter will come out sooner. Until Next Time!