"AN UNFORGETTABLE MISTAKE"
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto.
OMG! This story just had 100 reviews? AMAZING! I am so grateful to all of you for your kindness and wishes. This could not have been possible without you guys. I am speechless, I know that other stories might have more but seriously for me, even these 100 mean a lot, thank you all so much for everything.
Okay so in the last chapter I told you guys about how I feel and I got your response and let me just say one thing………I AM SORRY!......... you guys are 100% right, I should never have doubted my skills, I know I'm new and I know that I may not be the brightest of them all but even so I GOT 100 REVIEWS! And people read my story, what else do I want? You guys are great, thank you so much for being so truthful to me. I promise I will get better and I WILL COMPLETE THIS STORY! I need you all because without your love, support and encouragement I would have never even continued from the first chapter. Thank you all, okay so this chapter will be LONG! Really LONG! But before I start, I want to reply to all those people who reviewed, I thought this would be the best way.
Shkh4ever: Hey there, I read your review and let me tell you how right you are. Inspiration is very important, without it most of us would never have found the inner writer that lies inside is. That example of the girl you gave was very helpful, thanks a lot. I will be hoping to see your future reviews.
Gaaraisloved94: Hey, I see you're a big Gaara fan eh? I read your post; in it you asked me why Sasuke is a monster? Let me clarify, Sasuke is not a minster, its just that living a miserable life and being trapped n the clutches of Orochimaru really put a bad effect on him. He had completely lost hope and to him no one was loyal. He thinks that at the end of the day, everyone thought about himself. Killing had become a hobby, but who can blame him? He was lost in a portrait of his fears and lust always got the better of him. I had to keep is character more Sasuke-like because he is not the happy type, if you no what I mean. By the way thanks for reviewing.
Nightmare wishes: Your review was so sweet. I am so glad that you liked the Sasuke-part. I had to become Sasuke for a whole hour so I could write that part, my mom actually thought I had gone crazy. As far as the relation between Tenten and Neji is concerned, well, you see, I wanted to keep some humor in my story too so I thought their relationship would fit best in the humor category. I agree with you, Sasuke's reactions will be priceless, even I am excited to write that part. You asked me about the person in Kohana's room, well you will find that out in this chapter. Thanks a lot for reviewing.
Cutecookiechic: (Thanks for always being there!) I think, curiosity is getting the best of you, lol, and its normal. I think everyone here is actually waiting for the TORTURE part, even I can't wait but I can't ruin the story you know, I have to go with the flow! (oohhh that rhymes) anyways I wont tell you about the torture…..you will find out in the coming chapters, and seriously? I AM YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR????? OMG! THANK YOU?! I OFFICIALLY LOVE YOU!!!! *faints*
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Alayneni: Yeah, I know that the last chapter was short but this I am sure this chapter will be better, thanks for reviewing! 3
Redsoxgirl14: *hides under the bed* Sorry Mommy!!!! Lol, your comment was the sweetest, I was like 'awwwwww' I know that was stupid of me but now I am back on the road and ready for them muffins, I mean writing, heheheheeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeee. I WILL SEE YOUR FUTURE COMMENTS AND IF NOT, THEN SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO HEAR ITACHI'S NEW POEM! *death glare* lol
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Emma0707: this is your first review too right? I am so glad to have you here. I must thank you for your polite review, its really sweet of you. I am really looking forward for your future reviews! I must say that you are right; Naruto has always stayed strong, even though there were so many people better than him but never lost hope and believed in himself and his abilities, thank you so much for saying that, it truly means a lot. I will be better and I won't disappoint any one of you, BELIEVE IT!
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Anime Author in the dark: WOW! Cool name! Anyways, your right I am an idiot to doubt myself like that, I am really thankful to you for your kind review. I do believe in myself now, you right if we all are amateurs cause if we weren't we would have been swimming in money like JK Rowling! Hahahahahahhahahhaahhahahahahhahahah, you my friend are also letting curiosity KILL you! Uggghhhh, that happens to me all the time. I know I am actually killing you by making you wait but YOUR MISERY IS FINALLY OVER. THEY WILL MEET IN THIS CHAPTER. *screams like a maniac*
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NekoAngel101: hey I also don't like it when authors rush the story, its no fun reading them, I am very happy that you find my piece of writing good, I will be looking forward to your reviews! Thanks….
Woooooo that was toooooo long, I mean I have already written 1,484 words! O_o'
Anyways, to the story
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What was that sound?
It was banging in her ear causing a strange feeling of stiffness in her gut. She felt as if her ears would explode, her throat was sour and a certain lump had formed itself in it and no matter how much saliva she swallowed, it refused to move. Her mind had gone in a trance and at the moment, all she felt was dizziness. Her eyes kept themselves locked with the ones in front and they didn't dare to blink. One could think that she was a living corpse.
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There it was again! What was it? It didn't take a genius to figure out what it was but the condition she was in; Kohana thought she might have to give her another slap. Her breathing fastened and was uneven; she was sure that if it wasn't being held by Kohana, she would have collapsed right at the spot. All her mind revolved around was one sentence, one simple sentence,
"Take my place as the bride"
She tried, she tried really hard to get those words dissolved in her mind but it seemed as if it couldn't really calculate its meaning.
"Take my place a the bride"
Her limbs had gotten numb and she couldn't feel them being a part of her, what was happening to her?
"Sakura!" A faint voice said
Someone was calling her, she needed to respond but words just couldn't make there way out of her tongue.
"Sakura!" there it was again, she could feel the grasp on her shoulders tightening, she could feel herself shaking and trembling.
"Sakura! Snap out of it, listen to me"
And that was when her trance was broken; she looked at her mistress as if she just came back from the dead. She could see her tear stained face, she could see her messy hair and her broken voice.
"B-Bri-Bride?" Sakura stuttered
At that moment she felt the grip on her forearms loosen, and as it did, she fell to the ground with her head down, she looked at her Mistress who was now standing in front of the man that she didn't know, who was he? He had something to do with this, but what?
Sakura carefully examined him from head to toe. He was tall and slightly tan, his dark eyes showed his personality and the best word that described him was shrewd. She examined the way he was standing, folding his arms against his broad chest, a crooked smirk plastered on his face and his blonde hair were long but were tied in a ponytail. She saw him looking at her mistress as she kept on pleading him about something and at the end of their little conversation all Sakura saw was a shook of his head and at this Kohana burst out into more tears. What was happening to her? But more importantly what was happening to her mistress. The wedding ceremony would soon start and she wasn't even ready, why did she take her dress off?
Sakura's breathing was still uneven and any fool could tell that she was trembling miserably. Suddenly she felt two soft hands on her bare arms. She managed to look at the their owner and the moment her eyes landed on those chocolate brown ones, it felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from her shoulders. A sigh of relief made its way and she had never been this happy to see Tenten.
"Hey, calm down, it's okay, I'm here" Tenten said as she placed a hand on Sakura's waist and pulled her up, she knew that her friend needed support and she would give it no matter what. She glances at Sakura and a sudden expression of horror made its way on her face, she had never seen the poor girl in this condition and she felt useless at the thought that she couldn't do anything.
It was obvious that she had heard everything, Sakura couldn't feel but actually be a little relieved that her friend was her here to ease her pain and help her out of whatever this was happening. Suddenly the urgency of helping her mistress popped into her mind, she didn't care if her body refused to cope with her, all she knew was that some thing bad was happening and she had to do some thing.
She ran towards Kohana, falling down twice but she couldn't care less. She saw her mistress in the same condition that she was in a few minutes ago. She quickly sat beside her and held her close.
"M-My Lady, What happening, who is this man?" She asked as she helped Kohana on her feet.
She didn't answer and all Sakura could hear was a small chuckle from the man who was standing in front of her and her mistress. She glared at him before getting up and heading towards him. She couldn't say that she wasn't scared, she was terrified, and there was something about the man that kept on haunting her. He didn't seem too old, probably in his twenties. She stood there silent in front of him until the urgency of shouting made its way and she didn't hesitate.
"Who are you and what have you done to her?" Sakura growled, shocked at the way she asked,
All that could be heard was another slight chuckle.
"Wait, I'll call the guards!" Tenten said, making her way to the door.
"NO, stop!" All three faces turned towards the fallen Princess. She had gotten up and her face showed pure horror, she was scared, fear written clearly in her eyes, "Don't call the guards" she managed to continue.
"B-But why, My Lady, he is an intruder" Tenten said as she stopped dead in her tracks.
"No, he isn't! I-I know him" Kohana said, Sakura's eyes widened and Tenten mimicked her actions.
She knew him?
That was the only thing that came in her mind as she moved her green eyes back to the man who was now staring right back at her.
"Who is he My Lady?" Tenten asked still not leaving her position, ready to run out and call the guards.
"He………he is….." Kohana stuttered, "He is nobody!" she shouted as she made her way back to the man
"Look, I'll do it, okay, I'll do it but please, let the wedding take place first, if I am not out there in a few moment, you don't know the trouble that may rise, please I am begging you. Please, please!" Kohana pleaded with fresh tears pouring down her pale cheeks. Sakura looked at her in disbelief.
"I'm sorry Princess, you know the rules, orders are orders" he said as he shoved his index finger, "Now stop crying like a baby, I told you it will only take a minute, you can marry that bastard after we are done" he continued
"But-" Kohana pleaded but was interrupted
"I already told you princess, this won't take long, I only need a few answers and then I am gone and you can marry your little Prince charming" he said once again as he grabbed Kohana's wrist.
This was too much; she grabbed the door knob and applied a slight force to it.
"I wouldn't do that" The man said with his grip firm and eyes on Tenten, "Call the guards and your little princess here dies" he warned.
She was helpless; she glanced at Sakura who had the same expression on her face, suddenly there was a knock on the door which took everybody's attention. Kohana felt her heart stop, she looked towards the ebony door and breathing seemed impossible at the moment.
"Hey, It's time to come down now Kohana, Sasuke is already there" Hana's voice came from behind the doors
"I-I'm c-coming!" Kohana said
"Okay then, hurry!" with that Hana left, Kohana let out a sigh of relief.
"Look, I'll do it okay but just give me a minute." She said to the man and then pulled Sakura to the end of the room.
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"Everything seems so wonderful"
"The arrangements are absolutely marvelous"
"This is going to be some wedding"
"I can't wait to see the bride"
"The Prince looks so handsome"
"When are we going to have the food?"
The excitement and joy was seen on every face. The moment they had been waiting for was finally here and every thing was perfect.
He was standing there, away from the crowd, where he was supposed to stand. He noticed the large gap between the crowd and where he was standing. What was this to him? He kept on questioning himself but surprisingly found no answer. He noticed that Naruto had been standing right next to him, watching him, it was funny, he looked more happy then him, why? Wasn't he supposed to be the happiest man right now, but he felt nothing. No pain, no happiness, just the same. Coal eyes roamed around the room, suddenly landing on a familiar figure. Sasuke knew exactly who it was and in no time, his coal eyes turned bloody red, furrowing his eyes brows, he looked at the man that was now seated in the last row.
He always had a bitter taste for him. They had both ended up fighting during the war between Otogakure and Konoha. Since the day he was declared as king of the land hidden in the mountains, Sasuke had always hated him but most of all he hated his guts. What disturbed him the most was that he was also looking at him, his pitch black eyes was glaring emptily at his coal ones. After the peace treaty had signed, it was made clear that no one from either kingdom would raise a hand towards any one from the other.
Sasuke's mind was on a different lane. He had decided that once he was declared as king, his first target would be him and his pitiful kingdom. He despised him, detested him, and hated him to the full extent.
There eyes met and one could not bare the intensity of fire that had arose in their hearts.
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"Look, we don't have much time, I have to go with him but I will come back in a few minutes" Kohana said as she held Sakura, "The ceremony would be started by then, that's why I need you" she continued.
Sakura listened intently to her mistress. The man couldn't hear them at all and he cursed under his breath for that.
'No, I cant let this happen, she cant switch places with her, if she does that, then my whole effort will go in vain, I cant let her ruin the plan like that.' He thought, he couldn't hear a word and he started having a bad feeling.
"Look, I don't have much time to explain, Hana already called for me so listen, and listen good. I want you to take my place as the bride-"
"No, My Lady, What are you saying? I can't do that-"
"Shut up and listen to me" Sakura kept herself quite and listened to whatever her mistress had to say, "Once you get the dress on, make sure you cover your hair with the head piece, we have the same height and almost the same weight so that won't be a problem, the only thing left is our eyes, don't worry about them either. I have seen the arrangements; there is a lot of gap between the audiences and where you have to stand and besides the Prince hasn't seen me so he doesn't know the color of my eyes. The others can't say anything to you because the head piece would be covering everything else, okay?" Kohana finished, expecting some sort of feedback from Sakura.
"NO! I won't do this My Lady" Sakura screamed as she freed herself from Kohana's grasp.
"Look, I'm not asking you to marry him okay? I just want you to go there for the timing; I will be done soon with this man, after that I'll take your place as the bride"
"How?"
"When I will come back, the ceremony would already be in the middle, I'll cause some distraction and when that happens, you run back up in this room and I will be waiting, once you are here, I'll quickly get dressed and make my way back to the alter, got it?" Kohana said, getting a little hasty.
"And what will be the distraction?" Tenten asked coming from the door.
"I'll start a fire or something and-"
"What! No My Lady, please, I am begging you. This plan already has many holes, if they found ou-"
"They won't!"
"The can, and if they do, who knows what they will do to me" Sakura pleaded as she shook her head. She placed both her hands on her skull and in no time, tears started pouring down her eyes, "They would kill me, or throw me in the dungeon and I-"
"Will you shut up?" Kohana growled, this was more like an order, "Look, they won't catch you, just play along, no one will suspect a thing and besides it's just for a few minutes" she continued while shaking Sakura's petite body.
Tenten couldn't believe what she was hearing, her eyes were full of fear but at the same time her heart trembled at the sight of her friend. She glanced back at the man and couldn't help but wonder why his eyes showed disappointment, his eyes brows furrowed and he kept looking towards the two girls conversing. He tried his best to hear what they were talking about but his attempts were all in vain.
It was that moment when there was another knock at the door and Kohana felt as if her heart would jump out of her mouth. Her breathing fastened and she was trembling miserably.
"I am leaving now, don't mess it up Sakura-"
"But-"
"Please Sakura, if you do this, I will reward you handsomely, I'll make sure you live a good and luxurious life, I'll give you everything you desire and-"
"I can't do it My Lady, I just can't, please don't make me do this, I beg you" Sakura said as sobs made their way trembling her voice, she knelt down to he mistress's feet and begged for her mercy, Kohana was shocked, not to see Sakura at her feet but to hear her denial. She pulled Sakura up from her hair and looked directly in her teary eyes.
"If you don't do this, then there will be consequences Sakura, I mean it!" Kohana growled and watched Sakura wince in pain as she tightened her grip on her hair.
"I cannot do this my Lady; please I beg you, do not force me to do something that we'll both regret. I do not ask for the comforts of life that you offer I only ask for you to reconsider, forgive me but I cannot offer you my services in this matter." Sakura pleaded as her voice started breaking.
"If you do not do as I say, then I shall make sure that you wont sleep and what I will do to you is far beyond your wildest dreams, you want your mother to have a better life and you want the villagers to stop the false blames they put on your mother and splash mud on your family name, do you not?" anger was written all over her face as she spoke those words.
"I...I...do my Lady but.......this isn't right" Sakura paused, "if anyone finds out about this, they will surely cut my head off, and my mother…..she wont be able to show her face in the village again, my already ruined life and family honor and the little left of it would perish, I-"
"Silence! If you do not do as I say then you cannot even imagine the things I would do to you, you say that if you get caught your family honor would be completely destroyed, but if you don't do what I say then you and your mother won't be able to show your dirty faces anywhere! You don't have an option do you?" Kohana finished, feeling pleased by herself as she knew very well that she had won. She loosened her grip on Sakura's hair and quickly threw the dress at her.
"Don't ruin it, I will be coming back in a few minutes, hurry up and get ready, the ceremony has already started-" Kohana said as she was rudely interrupted by the unfamiliar man. He held her wrist tightly and pulled her towards the window, she gasped at his force but knew very well that any stupid moves could cause her death.
"Let's go Princess, we don't have much time" the man said as he pushed her out the window and followed her.
At this moment all Sakura could hear were three words from her mistress.
"Don't ruin this" and with that, Kohana's voice faded away.
Left all alone in the corner of the room, Sakura cried, cried as hard as she could, she didn't know what just happened. Her life was on the line here and she couldn't do anything about it. She decided to turn back but then, an image of her only family made its way to her mind. She recalled how the people back in Yanathree looked at her mother with such bitterness that even standing too close to her was considered as a sin. God gave women more patience and ability to suffer than men, this was true and her mother was the best example she could come up with. Her sobs at night, her disappointment at work her ways of hiding her pain from her only daughter, she remembered them all.
What would happen to her?
What would happen to her if she turned her back?
No, she couldn't afford loosing her, her love, her warmth, her laugh, her tears, and her happiness. All this meant too much to her. She had dreamed of one day giving her a life worth living, if she let her mother die before her dream actually came true, she would never be able to forgive herself. Kohana was right,
Sakura had no other option; she wiped away her tears and looked at Tenten who had her own eyes watery at the sight of her friend. Sakura smiled, she was glad to have a friend like her.
"I'll, need your help" Sakura managed to say.
Both girls knew that the current situation was not in their hands, there was nothing else they could do.
"Sakura put the dress on, I'll get your hair done, we only have five minutes" Tenten said as she turned away trying to hide her tears, she knew that the risk was too great but she couldn't just go out there and create a scene. She knew that Sakura had to take Kohana's place. Sakura on the other hand couldn't believe what Tenten said, instead of going out there and saving her kingdom from the possible chaos, she stood there and chose to help her friend, they hadn't even know each other for that long but she was willing, willing to help her.
She couldn't afford loosing her mother, without wasting another second; she got up, silently praying God that she would make it through.
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"ahem, Honorable guests, first of all, I thank you all for attending my brothers wedding ceremony from the bottom of my heart, not only is this occasion going to improve the relationship between Yanathree and my beloved Konoha but it will also create a new bond, a new relation and a new hope that will stream down the hearts of every citizen of Konoha and Yanathree. For getting our past rivalries and deciding on having a brand new, and a fresh start was indeed a wise decision, I would like to show my deepest love and affection to my brother and his bride to be, Princess Kohana of Yanathree. My best wishes to the young couple, May Almighty God bless them with happiness and the will and power of fighting through any obstacle that may occur in their coming life. With the permission and wished of our village elders I would like to start the wedding ceremony of my brother, Prince Sasuke and Princess Kohana." Itachi said as he smiled, pleased at the fact that he learned the whole speech without a sweat.
Shikamaru looked at him and inwardly praised himself for writing a speech so simple yet so perfect, Chouji stood next to him and clapped after the speech ended. Everyone was there, all the Nobles, the Dutch and the duchess, Lords and ladies, Kings and Queens, Princes and princess, all the Earls were also present.
The court ladies were seated at the balcony that was located in the hall; they watched the ceremony from above. Every court Lady was present, the only one missing was Ino, no body really noticed this but she was no where to be seen. Lee, being one of the most honored fighters, stood next to Naruto who was standing next to the groom.
The sand siblings were also present, sitting in the front row. Who ever said Temari looked gorgeous wasn't mistaken. She looked ravishing. Apart from them the royalties from Elvedere sat in the middle, waiting patiently for the wedding to start. Kiba stood next to Itachi, he couldn't help but keep his eyes sealed with a certain Earl. He clenched his fists as mamories from before invaded his mind, he wasn't stupid though, he had no intentions of starting a scene.
After the speech, the elders nodded, indicating to continue the ceremony. Tsunade being one of the elders examined Sasuke's face intently. 'He better behave' she thought.
Itachi bowed in respect towards the elders and continued his speech, "With the permission and blessings of the elders, I will now start this ceremony, but first, a poem." He finished, clearing his throat. Most of the people, aware of his poetic skills, sweat dropped. The moment he started the poem, he felt two arms grab his own and pinch him slightly, he winced and he didn't need to look up to see it was his beloved wife.
"No, not the poem Itachi" Hana whispered through gritted teeth as she kept that fake smile plastered on her face, looking towards the audience.
"But-"
"Okay, everybody, we should start the ceremony now" she said as she gave her husband an angry glare and he stepped down. When he did, she saw him pout and she couldn't help but giggle at his cuteness.
"Hey, I think its time, didn't you call Kohana? Itachi asked after he had finished pouting.
"I did, she should be here now, let me……..wait……did you just call her Kohana? What happened to Princess Kohana?" Hana asked as she folded her arms against her chest, raised her eye brow and started tapping the floor with her shoes. Itachi sweat dropped.
"Um…aa..a..a…..aaaaa..Well, it's not what you're thinking H-Hana, I promise" Itachi said, putting on his cutest smile.
"Uh-huh, well, we'll talk about this later" she said and with a small 'hn' she turned on her heels and started walking the other way. Itachi let out a long sigh of relief as he closed his eyes.
"I have my eyes on you!" Hana said, Itachi's eyes snapped open as he saw Hana standing in front of him once again.
By God, if people weren't here, he would've screamed like a little girl.
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"There, we're done!" Tenten said, as she fell on the floor, showing pure exhaustion.
She didn't get a reply, lifting her head up; she saw her standing in front of the mirror, with her several tears pouring down repeatedly. What could she do? What?
Nothing
All she could do was watch her cry at her suffering. She got up and slowly made her way towards her. When she reached there, she wanted to say something, she wanted to tell her that it's going to be okay or hold on, she'll think of something, but she couldn't make false vows. She held Sakura's hand and the moment she did, the fake bride collapsed on the floor, crying her heart out. A few tears slipped down her cheeks and she didn't even know it, when she did, Tenten looked horrified, she never cried, she never showed her weakness but watching Sakura broken and shattered into so many pieces was far too much to handle. It felt as if someone just squeezed her heart a little too hard.
"Sakura, please, don't cry, its going to be okay, look its just going to take a few minutes and then Princess Kohana would be back, please, oh please don't cry" Tenten mumbled, slowly as she caressed her back.
"Tennie, I-"
"Shhhhhh, it's going to be okay" she doubted her words, was it really going to be okay? All she could do was hope, "Come one, we don't have much time, we need to go" Tenten said as she pulled Sakura up her feet.
"I can't do it Tenten, I can't" Sakura said as they reached the door.
"If I were you Sakura, I would do it either but, think about your mother Sakura, I would take your place gladly at the moment but that would be impossible, I need to be with Lady Hana and I don't know the first thing about these royalties like you do, I know its hard and I just want to kill that little……..anyways, listen everything is going to be fine, just act natural" Tenten said as she held Sakura's hand tight.
She opened the door and led Sakura to where the wedding was being held.
'Help us God'
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"What do you want to ask?" Kohana asked hastily, while examining her surroundings, they were in the kingdom but out of the palace.
He let out a dark chuckle as he pulled Kohana towards him and slowly whispered in her ear, "Oh, it's not me who wants to ask, it's my master"
"M-Master? You, you mean-"
"Yes, him" he looked at her as he saw her eyes widen in shock, "What? Surprised?" he asked
"Wait a minute, you, you cheated!" Kohana screamed while trying to pull away from him but it was no use at all, "you aren't here to ask me something, you are here to take me to him, aren't you?" She asked, putting her full force, trying to make him release.
"Bingo" he said with a mocking smile on his lips.
"Let me go, I should never have trusted you!" she growled and struggled harder but his grip just tightened.
"Your rough princess, I'll give you that, though you ruined my plan, asking that little bitch to be the bride, damn you for that, I could just kill you but I won't because I can't, I was asked to bring you save and sound but you seem a little violent type so I'll make things a little easier for me" he said, taking a small bottle out of his pocket, with a small handkerchief.
Kohana screamed, hoping someone would hear her but there was no one in the surroundings, as many people were out to see the wedding.
"Oh, don't worry, this won't hurt, I promise" he said as she watched him wrap his arm around her neck and use his hands to pour some of the odd looking liquid on the handkerchief.
"Ugh, you bastard" she cursed
"Well, well, aren't we a big potty mouth" with that he violently placed the handkerchief on her nose and watched her amusingly fade away into dark sleep, "this will take care of you till we get there" he continued.
The last words he heard were a faded but he understood and chuckled.
"Curse you Diedara"
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'Why isn't she here?' Hana thought with a worried expression on her face.
At that moment, the doors slowly opened, revealing the bride, with Tenten by her side. Hana took a sigh of relief but then started searching the room for Sakura; little did she know that who she was looking for was hidden under that gown.
"Calm down, everything is going to be okay, I'm sure Lady Kohana is back by now" Tenten said barely above a whisper as she felt Sakura's breathing fasten. She was properly covered, her hair was pulled up in a messy bun due to lack of time and her face was also hidden under the net head piece, though she could still see the crowd looking at her, but she was sure that the head piece was still too think for anyone to recognize her face.
At this moment, Tenten's mind revolved around the people who had already met Kohana and could figure out the truth, the crowd was not to worry about, the distance between them and the alter was enough so that no one could recognize her, then her mind shifted towards Naruto, he was a big mouth, sure, but he wouldn't burst out and say 'this isn't the princess, this is Sakura, MY FUTURE WIFE?!?!' No, but she still couldn't take the risk. Kiba was next on her mind, he wouldn't say anything because he won't know anything, he was standing where the bride would have her back, Hana wouldn't say anything, though she will have to explain things to her. Naruto and Itachi were the biggest problems. She formed a short plan in her mind, minding the holes in it she decided to take it into action.
Sakura tried, but tears couldn't stay there still in her eyes, they eventually poured down, staining her milky face. Her heart beat was fast and so was her breathing. Her entire world was collapsing in front of her own eyes and she couldn't do anything. At the moment she wanted to tear the head piece apart and run away from everyone back to her little happy cottage, with her little Woolfy. She would do anything for that. She felt Tenten's arm on her back as a sign of support and she accepted it gladly.
They walked slowly, as the reached the alter, Tenten supported Sakura on it and then let go, Sakura was certainly displeased with the fact that Tenten had left her, but it wasn't her fault, she couldn't stay at the alter. Tenten walked slowly back in her simple dress that she wore for the occasion, as she walked back she didn't notice the silver eyes that watched her with disgust and thirst for revenge.
Thump
Thump
Thump
Once more, that sound invaded her ears, this time she knew it was her heart. Her mind replayed all the events that took place, she first came to Konoha just so she could see her mistress get married, she made new friends, she found a little happiness and now she was standing where her mistress was supposed to stand. She had heard her talk about this man that now stood in font of her with so much love and passion that she almost felt as if she was betraying her mistress. No matter how much rude and impolite she was to her, she was still the princess and her mistress, a slave and a poor maid like her had no rights to commit such a bitter sin.
She was scared, scared of what these people might do to her, if she gets caught. She was shaking, trembling with fear. Her eyes remained low and all she could see were his feet. She slowly lifted her head to look at the man who stood in front of her. Her heart skipped several beats as their eyes locked, even through that head piece, she could see him staring with such force, that more tears spilled down her emerald eyes.
Tenten waited for the right time, she that would come when the prince removed her had piece. She looked around, seeing everyone with such gladness on their faces that it made her more nervous. She wasn't scared but she was very nervous, absent mindedly biting her lips so hard, they started bleeding.
There she was, in front of his eyes, standing there, with white roses in her hands, standing there in that beautiful white dress, standing there trembling…….why was she trembling? He looked at her intently as if memorizing her, taking a good look at every piece of her where his eyes landed.
Ho would it feel to hear her scream, not in pleasure but in pain?
He wondered. He observed the way she trembled and how the flowers in her hand kept shaking. He was confused, isn't she suppose to be happy? If so, then why is she trembling? Is she cold? Is she scared? What is there to be scared of? He kept on questioning himself. He could see those emerald eyes through that head piece and how they kept look down. He was startled.
Itachi and Hana stood together hand in hand looking at the new addition to their family; they had a warm smile on their face and they were glad, it was obvious from their expression.
Pitch black eyes grazed at the couple standing way ahead.
The monk came and stood at his respective place. His eyes grazed at the couple in front and with a warm smile he started the ceremony.
"We are gathered here, for the declaration of our next worthy King and his enchanting queen. May this marriage prove to be successful and may God bless the young ones that stand in front of me." He said, he was old, anyone could tell that by his voice. He cleared his throat and continued, "Young ones, please hold your hands"
She was about to faint, she knew it, he hands were extremely cold and she trembled miserably. Hana came close and took the flowers out of her hands. This was bad. The flowers hid the way her hands kept shaking and now she feared even more. When she looked at the man I front, she was slightly surprised to see that he held no emotion, no happiness, no anger, no smile, nothing, and nothing at all.
When he noticed that she would budge and that she wouldn't bring her hand forth, he was slightly annoyed; he wanted to get this over with. He pushed his hands forward and grabbed hers quickly. Sakura twitched at the contact but found his hands a little soothing because of the warmth. Her hands were freezing cold but his were surprisingly warm. He noticed the coldness of her palms and couldn't help but twitch. Why was she so cold? He couldn't believe the way her hands kept on shaking in his own. He tightened the grip on them earning a wince from her. He wanted her to stop shaking but it was no use. He made his grip even tighter and she pursed her lips under the head piece, taking out a small gasp at the pain. What was he doing?
Distraction, a distraction, any distraction!
She kept on trying to find it, where was she? Where was her mistress? She should be here now; she can't do this any longer. She gasped when she felt the pad of his thumb rub her hands, as if soothing them and trying to end the trembling but it just got worse.
He was surprised at her behavior, what was she doing? What was wrong with her? He didn't know, though he was amused to see her like that.
The monk asked him whether he would take her hand as his wife and he nodded but then it was her turn
"Oh boy" Tenten whispered under her breath
This wasn't supposed to go this far.
When there was no answer from her, the whole crowd looked at each other; even Hana and Itachi were surprised at her lack of response. Sasuke was annoyed, he wanted this to end already so he could get out of here, he hated being in such gatherings. He squeezed her hands harder, knowing that it was hurting her.
The monk repeated the question
"I……I….." she stuttered. Tenten closed her eyes and cursed under her breath, where was Kohana?
A waterfall of tears broke out and Sakura felt her nose clog and that it was getting hard to speak.
Then with one silent prayer and a picture of her mother in her head, she said it.
"I do!"
His grip loosened
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OMG……WAS THIS CHAPTER LONG OR WHAT?
This was a special chapter, take it as a gift from me to all of you guys, I can't thank you enough for being so supportive and loving to me. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST! THANK YOU ALL!
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter,
AND DON'T WORRY THE STORY BETWEEN DEIDARA AND KOHANA WILL BETOLD IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!
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