Chapter 11: The Wedding
Sakura x Gaara
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I woke up early that morning to get ready for my wedding. I realized that Gaara was already gone, but I should have figured that he would be gone. Can't see the bride before the wedding. I sat up slowly and saw that Temari was waiting on me. She of course grinning from ear to ear and she was holding the box that had my name written on it. I smiled sweetly at her and walked over to her and opened it. Inside was the most beautiful necklace I had ever seen.
"Do you like them?" Temari asked.
"I love them. Did Gaara send them to me?" I asked.
"Actually, they are an early wedding gift to you from me." She replied.
"Temari this is too expensive of a gift. I can't accept this." I said trying to hand it back to her.
"Please accept it. Kankuro helped me pick it out." She said.
"Temari I don't know what to say." I said.
"You could start with thank you." She said with a light laugh.
"Thank you." I said.
"Your welcome. Now let's get you ready for your big day." Temari said smiling.
Temari immediately set to work on my hair. She curled it then she pinned it up and the started on my makeup. I swear this girl didn't waste no time. I am so glad that I decided to let Temari help with my hair. She did my eye shadow a light pink then set to work on polishing my nails the same color as my hair and the same with my toenails. I looked in the mirror and realized that she had put a beautiful flower in it.
"I really don't think that all of this is necessary Temari. No one is going to see my toe nails." I said.
"No sense. You must look your absolute best." Temari said.
"Temari you are to kind." I said.
"Thank you. Now come on we don't have time to waste. Let's get you in you dress."
The dress that I had chosen was simple, but it was beautiful. It was strapless and was accented by the necklace that had on. The bottom of it was Cinderella style, but you could unstrap it and turned into a knee length dress. I had it designed that way to make it easier to move around after the wedding was over. The back of the dress was corset style adorned with gems. Temari helped me into the dress and stepped back once I was in it to admire her handy work.
"You look stunning Sakura." Kakashi said as he walked into the room. I whirled around and smiled at him.
"You guys made it." I said.
"Of course, we did. We wouldn't miss this for the world." Naruto said coming in behind Kakashi.
"Unfortunately, we are the only two that came, everyone else is on a mission or busy." Kakashi said.
"I am assuming that Tsunade had a lot of work to do!" It was more of statement than a question.
"Yeah Tsunade was swamped with paper work. Ino, Sai, and Shikamaru are away on a mission." Naruto replied.
"That a shame, I know that Ino would have loved to be here." I said.
"Sakura the wedding is about to start." Temari said with a smile.
"I didn't realize so much time had passed." I said.
"We better take our seats then." Naruto said and dragged Kakashi out the door.
"They are right, you look beautiful, my brother might actually cry for once." Temari said.
"I don't look that pretty." I said.
"I am going to go take my seat and Kakashi should be back in to walk you down the isle." Temari said and then left.
It was hard to believe that I was getting married today, and to Gaara. He was the most amazing man I had ever meet and I truly loved him. I remember the fight that we had and how upset I was.
Flashback
"Gaara do you not since the chakra difference. That is not Sasuke, that is Itachi." I said.
Gaara stiffened next to me and I looked at his face, he knew that what I was saying was the truth and that was not Sasuke. Now I sensed a dangerous chakra rising in Gaara and this forced me to step back a little. The look in his eyes alone were scaring me, and the way that he was standing spoke volumes. He was furious that Itachi dared to step into his village and claim that something here belongs to him, and that he was lied to about the death of Itachi.
"The game is up Itachi, we know that it is you." I said.
"Is that so. You really are very clever little one." He laughed and morphed into himself.
"Why are you even here?" I asked.
"Sakura butt out. This is my village and I will take care of this." Gaara growled.
I wanted to say something more, but the look that he give me made me change my mind. I could never forget that look, it was one only meant for enemies. I don't understand what I did to make him so made. I didn't lie to him about Sasuke. Now here I am trying to figure out what was going on with him and why he was being so hurtful.
"Itachi you have no business here, as I said before nothing here belongs to you." Gaara said.
"Is that so?" Itachi smirked.
"Yes it is! Now leave." Gaara demanded.
"Not without Sakura, she is what I have come here for. I intend to marry the young girl and revive my clan. I also plan to bring Sasuke back so that he can help revive the clan as well." Itachi said.
"You will not leave my village with her, but what you do after she leaves this village is no of my business." Gaara said in a dismissive tone. My heart dropped.
"So you are sending here back to her village?" Itachi asked.
"That is correct. I want nothing to do with her or her village pathetic village. They lied to me, because I was under the impression that you were dead as well, but here you stand as clear as day." Gaara replied.
"Leave it to Tsunade to weave a web of lies to get what she wants." Itachi laughed.
I could believe what I was hearing, Gaara was sending me home. That meant that he no longer wanted to marry, and just like Sasuke he was leaving me behind. Why did it always end this way, and why did Tsunade insist that I marry him? I could tears brim at the corners of my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. I wouldn't be weak not this time. I won't show the pain, I would push through it and make myself stronger. No one will ever get to my heart again, EVER. I watched as Itachi disappeared into thin air and Gaara turned to me.
"I thought Itachi was dead?" Gaara asked, holding back his anger.
"No, he was never dead. Tsunade wanted everyone to think that he was dead so they would stop hunting him." I replied.
"Why would she do a thing like that?" Gaara asked his anger rising.
"Because he was the last of his clan. Tsunade didn't want the blood line to die out." I replied.
"So, she lied to everyone for her own selfish reasons?" Gaara yelled.
"It wasn't for personal reasons. They were a mighty clan, and Tsunade sought to rebuild that clan so our village would once again be great." I replied, keeping my cool.
"Sounds like selfish reasons to me." Gaara ground out.
"What do you want me to say. I was told to keep the secret for the good of the village." I said.
"You didn't see the need to tell the very man that you were marrying that someone was hunting you down?" Gaara asked.
"I wasn't aware that he was looking for me." I replied.
"Really. What a shocker. It's clear that he wishes to use you to revive the clan." Gaara said.
"I would never dream of being with him, not even if he was my last choice. I want to marry you and no one else. I love you." I yelled.
"Guess you will be single for the rest of your life. As if someone like me could love someone a weak and pathetic as you." Gaara said. Ouch that hit home big time.
"I will go pack bags, nothing more needs to be said. You have made it very clear that you don't want me here and you intend to go to war with my village. I will leave at dawn. All I ask is that you allow me time to get back to my village and give the news before you attack." I said.
"I think that would be a wise decision before thing get a little out of hand, and I will honor your request, to at least be able to warn your lying village of my attack." Gaara said in his normal cold heartless voice.
We walked in silence back to his place and without a word I went up to what was my room and packed my things. I looked at the single picture that I had of Gaara and myself.
End Flashback
"Sakura are you ready?" I turned to see Kakashi.
"Of course, I am." I said, and walked forward and linked my arm with Kakashi.
"I can't tell you how proud I am of you and how happy I am for you." Kakashi said.
"Thank you." I said.
"You are like the daughter I never had and I will protect you as such." Kakashi said.
"Thank you Kakashi." I said.j
Kakashi led me out the door and through the corridor, to where Gaara was waiting and I could feel my stomach knotting from the anxiety. I smiled brightly as we arrived at the double doors leading to the sanctuary where Gaara waited for me. Kakashi opened the doors and I looked up to see Gaara smiling brightly. He was really happy to see me and I was happy to see him. I walked down there isle where Gaara eagerly took my hand when I reached him.
"We are gathered here today to witness the union of Gaara and Sakura. If anyone should have reason why these two should not be wed speak now or forever hold your peace." The minister said.
"I object." I paled, because I knew that voice all to well. It was Itachi.
"What reason do you have to object to this union?" The minister asked.
"She is my wife of course." Itachi said and gasps could be heard all around the room.
"I'm not your wife. I belong to Gaara." I said and looked over to see Gaara was furious and let out a low growl.
"How dare you interrupt our wedding and accuse Sakura of being your wife." He yelled.
"It's true, we have been married since her birth. Take a look at the mark on her shoulder." Itachi said.
Gaara looked at my shoulder and there lay what Itachi was referring to , the Uchiha clan symbol in cased in a heart with roses. It was the clans marriage symbol, but how did I get this symbol. I could kill Itachi, but I knew that was a mistake. He could control me if he wanted to.
"You see before I killed my clan the chose a bride for me. She was had just been born but they had foreseen that she would do great things, so they bound her to me in marriage with the consent of her parents." Itachi said.
"That's impossible." I said.
"Ask your dear parents when they get back from their mission, they will tell you all about it. Oh, wait they can't because their memories were altered after the massacre. Power Hokage didn't want the precious blossom to marry a villain." Itachi said.
"I am going to marry Gaara and I am going to find a way to remove the mark." Gaara yelled.
"Sadly, the only way to do that is to kill me, and that isn't going to happen. I can control Sakura and make her do whatever I want, including bear my children and bring Sasuke back and bear his children." Itachi said.
"I would never do such a thing, even if you made me." I yelled.
"Hush Sakura." Itachi said and I strangely did what he said. I tried to fight his control but to no avail.
"Now sleep." He said and waived his hand in front of his face and my world went black.
(Gaara's POV)
"Till next time." Itachi said.
He scooped Sakura up in his arms and disappeared before anyone could object. I was stunned a first and then I felt the tears falling down my face. My precious blossom had just been kidnapped and it take a miracle to find her.
"Find my bride and find her now. Spare No efforts." I yelled.
I watched my ninja disappear and the my ANBU disappear. I would find her one way or another. I felt Temari wrap her arms around me as I continued to cry.
"I finally stand before her at the alter and she is taken from me. I will make Itachi pay for this." I yelled.
"I am going to go help the others find her, you should go back to the house and compose yourself." Temari said.
"No, I am going to help find Sakura." I said.
"Gaara do you think that is wise?" Naruto asked.
"There is a bounty on his head, whoever brings it to me will be rewarded handsomely. Make sure everyone knows this, everywhere. I want him found." I yelled.
