Chapter 20: Betrothal and a Voice
Three days later after getting caught by Itsuka, Sasuke and Sakura were trying not to do anything out of order. But as fate would have it Itachi usually played the trick of leaving them alone for extended periods of time.
--Next Day , Konoha High--
Sasuke and Sakura saw Naruto and Hinata who were holding hands.
"Hey Naruto how's the seal?" Sakura asked with a smile.
"Good after you restrained it it hasn't leaked out anymore." He replied cheerfully.
"I'm glad." Sakura said as Sasuke nuzzled her head.
They all walked around the school until they saw Ume and Kiba sitting down under a tree so they decided to sit down with them.
"Ohayo." Sakura greeted sitting next to them.
"Ohayo." Ume replied with a broad smile.
"So what will you be doing this Saturday Hinata?" Asked Naruto.
"I'll be in a meeting with family during the morning." Hinata replied with a deep sigh.
Ume bit her lower lip she was curious about the meeting and her uncle refused to say a word she couldn't even coax ojiisama to tell her.
"Hinata do you know what they will discuss in the meeting.?" Ume asked hoping for an answer.
Hinata shrugged but didn't say anything they prepared a surprise for Ume so they were under oath of silence.
"Man this bites." Ume whispered miserably.
Then the bell rang signaling the beginning of the school day.
"Well time to go." She said and yawned.
Everybody nodded and went to their separate classes until they would meet again at lunch hour. While they waited for that they were pretty much bored out of their minds.
--Lunch Time--
Sakura waited for Sasuke in front of his locker calmly. As soon as the bell rang rang for lunch she stood straight waiting for him.
"Sorry I took so long the exam took longer than expected." Sasuke said with a goofy grin.
"It's alright Sasuke now let's go I'm starving." Sakura said laughing.
"Me too." Sasuke said and smiled.
Sasuke then laced his fingers and kissed her cheek. While they walked to the school cafeteria they met up with Ume and Kiba. They walked together and saw Hinata and Naruto waiting for them.
"Okay time to eat." Ume said triumphantly while everybody laughed joining her.
--Saturday--
Ume searched through her closet for a kimono she was frustrated when someone knocked on the door to her room.
"In a moment." She said and ran to the door and saw her ojiisama.
"I wanted to give you this for today Ume-chan." He said with a smile giving her a kimono.
Ume smiled and waited for him to leave. Once he left she opened the kimono it was a rich purple in color with silver plum blossoms printed in a fashion that they seemed to be falling with the movements of the fabric. The obi was silver with no designs but it was just as carefully made.
"This is gorgeous." She whispered and she decided to wear it since she indeed to wear something decent.
After outfitting herself with the kimono she looked at the comb ojiisama had given her and she decided to wear it also, she tied her hair in a bun leaving two thick strands of hair in the front then she finished with the comb as the single decoration. At the end of each strand she tied a silver thread with silver bells at the end. She applied a bit of lip gloss and eyeshadow and she was done with her preparations. When she walked out of her room she saw Neji waiting for her he was dressed regally too he looked very handsome and he was holding hands with Tenten who was wearing a black Chinese dress decorated with golden dragon.
"Ume-chan you look stunning." Tenten said with a smile
"Thank you." Ume replied with a smile.
"Well remember today is the day of the grand family meeting and well everybody seems to always want to out do themselves in clothing but I take Ume is the most beautiful of the Hyuuga's." Neji said with a smile.
Ume smiled and walked with them to the meeting room once they reached it Neji opened the door for both girls. Ume looked around and she saw something was definitely up since she saw Haku, and she also saw Sakura, Sasuke the twins and Deidara.
'Something is going to happen beside why would all this guys be here and dressed so nice.' Ume thought.
They sat down in their proper seats, Ume looked around but she saw Kiba was nowhere in sight so she resigned herself to listen to an avalanche of boring things until she was called to the front by Hiashi. Ume stood up and walked slowly towards Hiashi without looking up when her lifted her chin and made her look towards the door.
'Okay what's going on?' She thought when she saw what seemed to be Kiba's silhouette.
The door opened to reveal Kiba much to Ume's surprise she looked around the devious smiles of everyone in the room apparently they knew all along. Kiba walked towards her his mother and sister following him. Ume still did not understand when she saw Kiba bow in front of her.
"Kiba-kun what's going on?" She asked as she sat on her knees in front of him he looked up and smiled at her.
"Marry me Ume-chan." He replied.
Ume went red as everybody awaited for her answer but she didn't answer with words but with actions she kissed him almost throwing him to the floor everybody cheered for the new couple. Ume and Kiba smiled at each other and stood up together.
"Did you plan this by yourself?" Ume asked.
"No your family helped me out." He replied with a sheepish smile.
Ume smiled at him and gave him a kiss on the cheek and held on to his hand tightly.
"Well let's go now your family prepared a party for us.
--Monday, Konoha High--
Sakura looked at the sky hazily she was still tired from partying all day Saturday and then going to sleep late, she would have never thought the Hyuuga's could throw such great celebrations.
"What are you doing so early Sakura."
"Sasuke I could ask you the same thing." She said turning to face him.
Sasuke smiled and wrapped his hand around her shoulder and kept walking with her around the school
when a voice resounded through the grounds. As they kept walking they noticed time was standing still they looked around the school not even the wind was blowing.
"Sasuke I'm scared." Sakura whispered holding on to him.
"Do not worry my children." A voice said but there was no one in sight.
'I have heard that voice before but where?' Sakura thought raking through her memories for an answer.
Flashback++
"I pronounce you husband and wife and the guardians of the staff of light and darkness." Said The voice. Sasuke and Sakura smiled at each other and he planted a kiss on her lips while Itsuka, Ume, Neji and Itachi looked on with a smile.
End Flashback++
They both saw the same things and had a puzzled look on their faces. Then Sakura spoke up.
"I think that was God you know."