Prompt Title: The proposal
Prompt couple: Sakura x Itachi
Prompt summary: She was his boss and he was hopelessly in love. When a dire circumstance occurs his chance is finally given to him.
Sakura paced up and down the walk way between her desk and the door. Oh what was she going to do? She literally had two weeks to either marry some one or get shipped back to Canada. As much as she loved good old Canada, this was her new home and she should have paid more attention to her visitors visa exploration date more closely.
"Um, Sakura?" Itachi leaned his head into her office only to quickly remove his head from the door way before she took it off with all her pacing.
"Oh, Itachi." She stopped next to her desk and looked over to him. She went absolutely silent and got a glint to her green orbs. She didn't hear him at all, no she was too lost in her thoughts to hear that she had a call on line three. "Itachi please come in." She quickly said and closed the blinds into her office as quickly as possible.
He wasn't hurrying fast enough so she grabbed his arm and tugged him inside before rapidly closing the door.
"Ah, Sakura?" He sweat dropped as she went back to her pacing muttering to herself joyfully.
"It's absolutely perfect!" She exclaimed making him jump slightly.
"What is?" He asked cautiously.
"Itachi?" She asked and got on her knee in front of him. He gulped nervously and sweat dropped as she took both his hands into hers. "Will you pretend marry me, for reals?"
"W-what?" He stuttered completely at a loss.
She sighed and slumped slightly. "I either have to get married in two weeks or get deported."
"I-uh..." Itachi trailed off stumbling over his numb tongue. It went numb the second she clasped his hands together.
"Please Itachi!" She begged giving him her best puppy dog eyes. "You're my only hope!"
Well when she put it that way...He gulped nervously. He had always pictured this moment differently. He was supposed to be the one down begging on one knee for her to marry him. "S-sure." He managed to stutter as he felt his throat closing in. This was more nerve wracking than last years Christmas party when Shisui had saved the spot light dance for himself and Itachi. In front of all his co-workers and family. Shisui had later drank his fill and proceeded to make out with the nearest girl, leaving him stranded at the party. That had also been the one time he had seen Sakura's house. She had gotten drunk with out a designated driver and he had needed a lift. He drove her home that night.
She smiled and took his breath away in a moment. She was absolutely stunning. "Oh thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
She began to stand up when he got an idea, forcing his vocal cords to funtion, "On one condition."
She stilled and looked at him with a stricken face as if she was wondering whether or not to be horrified or confused. "What is it?"
"You said you had two weeks right?" She nodded. "Then go on a date with me every day until the fourteenth day and I will be the one properly proposing to you."
He face melted into relief as she finished standing up. She shifted her hands to where she was shaking only one of them, "You have yourself a deal."
He had two weeks to make her fall in love with him.
Date 1:
Itachi struggled to calm his breathing as he adjusted his tie for the twentieth time in the past ten minutes. He was taking her to a fancy restaurant that night and he wanted to look absolutely sharp for her. Also he had called his mother earlier for advice. He couldn't screw this one up could he? Not really because at the end of two weeks she would be his fiance anyways.
All he needed to do was show up on time, give her flowers, offer her his arm, open all the doors for her, have her be seated before himself and scoot in her chair. Oh and pay for the whole thing. He couldn't forget that. If he forgot to do anything tonight it couldn't be that. His mother told him time and time again in her monologue that he was to never forget it.
He grabbed his keys and patted his pockets to make sure he had his wallet before practically running out of his apartment. He had no need for a house since it was just him. Later on he would have to start looking for a home after Sakura and he were married.
He looked at the address again and came to the conclusion that yes this white home was where Sakura lived. Turns out being the boss of the company pays really well. He pulled up to the side of the drive way.
He got out of the car and shut the tail of his coat in the door. He hung his head in humiliation. She wasn't even here and he was making a fool out of himself. He quickly freed himself. He smoothed his coat and adjusted his tie once more. He checked his watch before deciding that yes she should be ready by now.
He knocked softly three times before ringing the door bell and taking a step back away from the door to be polite. He could hear a pitter patter sounding beyond the door.
Sakura opened the door and gave him a dazzling smile. She looked absolutely amazing. A deep green shimmering dress that hung around her shoulders and loosely circled around her waist, ending about an inch above her knee. Her pink hair was piled up on top of her head in an elegant bun with strands framing her face. She clearly didn't put on very much make-up either, just some mascara and lip gloss.
It took him a few seconds to regulate his breathing and hopefully come across not as nervious as he suddenly felt. That and he had forgotten the flowers. He wanted to smack himself on the forehead. "You look amazing." He finally got across to her, surprisingly his voice was cool and calm.
She giggled slightly and waved a hand towards him. "I wasn't even trying."
He surprised her with a smile and offered her his arm, "Shall we?"
"Hang on one sec." She turned and dashed back into the house leaving him outside on the door step feeling awkward. Just as suddenly as she left she reappeared with shoes on and a small purse. She placed her hand on his arm. "Now we shall."
She giggled at her joke and he gave a breathy chuckle.
"Where are we going?"
He led her to her door and opened it for her, "Benja's."
She froze halfway on her seat. "No. That place is too expensive."
He furrowed his eyebrows, "Are you implying that I can't afford it?"
She shook her head rapidly, "No, no, not that. I mean I don't particularly like the expensive restaurants."
"Oh?" His eyebrows shot up, he never pictured that. "Then what would you like to do?"
She smiled at him, "I'm kind of a hopeless romantic, I think the dates were you spend the less amount of money and the most amount of imagination on the date, the better the date is."
That was not what he expected. And all that did was make him fall even more in love with her. "Okay, how about we go to the carnival instead?"
She laughed and agreed as long as she wouldn't be required to wear her shoes the entire night.
Date 6:
He shifted against the couch again. They had taken the day to make it a Harry Potter movie marathon. They were actually on the last movie and he was feeling rather sleepy.
Sakura snuggled closer into his chest as she rapidly watched one of the twins interrupt Giny's and Harry's moment with his tooth brush sticking out of his ear.
When the movie ended she stood up and stretched. Hearing a loud 'pop' from her back made her sigh. That had felt good.
She looked over at Itachi to see his head thrown back, eyes closed, and his breathing deep and even. She smiled at that. Gently she shook his shoulder. His head snapped up and his eyes blinked open half way. He couldn't really focus on anything. "Nnnn, what?" He mumbled/slurred.
She chuckled and nudged him to get up, "Come on sleepy head, you can't sleep right here." He stood slowly and leaned heavily on Sakura's small body. She guided him back through her house to her bedroom. She kicked open the door, "Get ready for bed okay?"
He stumbled away from her and towards her bed. She grabbed her night gown and left to the bathroom to change.
She walked back into her room noticing a t-shirt and jeans that weren't hers on the floor and Itachi curled up on her side of the bed. She pursed her lips in amusement and gently poked him, "Ne, Itachi. Move over." He blinked at her before moving over on the bed. After she had climbed in his arms had automatically found her waist and pulled her into his chest. He had a very well built chest at that. She blushed to the tip of her ears. He was only in his boxers.
"I love you." He mumbled into her hair.
Date 14:
Itachi pointed out another constellation. Then another. Sakura's chatter had died off a few minutes earlier. He glanced over at her to see she had fallen sound asleep. He smiled and looked back up at the stars. They were using the bed of his best friends truck as a real bed to camp/star gaze on. The last two weeks were something out of his dreams. He had never thought he would ever be able to wake up next to this beautiful woman like he always dreamt of. When he had actually woken up to her he had thought he was still dreaming. He wasn't.
Suddenly his thoughts were cut off as Sakura rolled over to him and used his chest as a pillow. He glanced at her. Moving his arms to rest around her waist roused her slightly. In a very sleepy voice she slurred, "I love you Itachi."
His world erupted in fireworks.
I honestly ended up finishing this late at night and I'm already half asleep. It's up to you how he proposed :)
Anywho, I have two more requests I'm working on and hopefully will have them out in about two to four days (crossing my fingers) I'm still excepting them though.
So good night sleep tight and all that Jazz.
