Marry someone who isn't afraid or embarrassed to hold your hand in public..
Sakura felt like she was going to throw up. Her nerves on edge as she tried to steady her heartbeat with deep steady breaths. She glanced to her right and was met with a picture of calm, or so it seemed on the outside, but she had learned to read his posture extremely well. His usual slouch wasn't as relaxed since his shoulders were stiff and when looking in his charcoal eyes that were now focused on her she could see the turmoil in them.
She had been the one to suggest going public with their relationship sooner rather than later, but now as they walked up to the hokage tower she was having second thoughts. She had loved being in their own comfortable little bubble for so long, but due to the development in their relationship people were going to find out anyway. And she rather it be from them than someone else's. She was al too familiar with Konoha's rumor mill and their ability to switch up stories.
The only person who knew of them were her parents who managed to catch them off guard in Sakura's kitchen in the middle of a make out session. Sakura had been sitting on the counter as Kakashi stood between her legs and was in the process of removing her shirt.. Just thinking about it made her cheeks turn crimson. But her parents, especially her mother had been surprisingly supportive, her dad did put up more of a fight regarding traditions but was quick to give them his stamp of approval. She liked to think that it was because they made a great couple and not for her parents constant bugging for grandchildren.
She was now almost 24 and had been dating the infamous copy ninja for the past 2 years and he had asked her to marry him just the previous month. A small smile tugged at her lips as she cradled her left hand in her right, her heart fluttering at the sight of her engagement ring.
A sigh pushed past her lips as she thought about how her friends were going to react. Especially Ino and Naruto. She just hoped they wouldn't feel betrayed at their choice to keep them out of the loop for so long.
Just when her chest started getting tight with nerves again she felt his hand slip into hers and intertwine their fingers before giving her a reassuring eye crinkle and let their hands dangle between them. Taken aback by the action she gaped at him and stopped in her tracks bringing him to a halt too.
A smile quickly formed on her lips as a lone tear slid down her cheek, effectively ignoring the stares they were now receiving Kakashi used his other hand to wipe away the tear and cupped her cheek afterwards.
In that moment she remembered why she has said yes to marrying him & knew everything was going to be okay..
