I Do Not Own Naruto

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Entwining Blossoms

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Sasuke stilled his breathing and his body as he tried to calm his mind and his now erratic heart which was slamming mercilessly in his ribs at the confession he had just received from the girl he was to wed.

He could no more hate the girl in his arms than he could hate Itachi.

However, to hear she loved him…

It had his arms tightening around her as he pulled her closer to him and pressed his lips to her pink hair. She loved him.

Suddenly the girl in his arms seemed a lot more fragile, a lot more important, and a lot more vital to him. Here they were, only barely eighteen as September approached about to be married and she loved him. A part of him had promptly wanted to reply he loved her as more than a friend as well, though he wasn't too certain to what extent that was. And another part of him had pointed out every kill, every assassination, every lie, every deception, every scrape of darkness in him which made him unworthy of her love, unworthy of her affections and her presence.

And unworthy of her.

However, he was a greedy bastard. Had been since he had been a mere toddler running after her on a game of hide-and-seek, and he had always craved Sakura's attention and affections as only his. He knew it was impossible for her to be only his, he knew this very well in fact, however, it did not stop the rush of warmth in his chest or his tightening of his hold of her.

Hatake Sakura was going to be his, and though he'd have to share her with their friends, her guardian, his brother and family, she was all his. And he was relishing in having claimed her ultimate affections, something of which he had never thought he'd have.

He had her heart in his hands.

His immediate reaction was to hide it away, watch over it carefully but hide it away so she could never have it back and keep it flourishing. Thinking this he kissed her head and closed his eyes as he smirked at her admittance of loving him.

Oh, he wouldn't push it now, but later he knew he'd start demanding her to say it to often because she would never understand how much he had craved having her heart as his own to keep safe. And this was a want he hadn't even been aware of wanting, and it made it all the more delicious.

Sasuke's breath hitched as he felt her softly, slight form squirm in his grasp, her small breasts pressed against him, and her hips grinded his as she squirmed and tangled their legs. Good dear Kami was she going to kill him! he thought with grounded teeth as he tried not to react. He wasn't going to fuck up before the wedding, and she didn't even know he wanted her that way so he wasn't going to fuck up before the wedding.

Eventually sleep over came him and he was lax with her tight in his arms.

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Sakura woke the morning of her wedding alone in her bed, there was no note, though there was a slight indentation of where Sasuke had been and a slight warmth in her bed where he had been. For the entire week he had been sneaking into her bed and leaving before the dawn, which saddened her slightly but she understood; Kakashi didn't even know Sasuke snuck over to her room anymore and he wouldn't approve with them being eighteen and sharing a bed. He had kind of started to put a stop to Sasuke sneaking over when they had been thirteen. It didn't stop them, it was just what Kakashi wanted.

"Sakura," Kakashi called and then her door was opened and she stared at him. "Hey kid," he greeted.

"Morning," she mumbled.

"Big day," he said and slowly she sat up to test her legs as her stomach flipped dangerously at what today was.

"Yeah," she admitted. "Don't let me trip or something," she begged.

"Never," he assured her as he walked over to her. Sakura crawled onto her gardian's lap and let him hug her then as she inhaled the familiar scents of Kakashi, the forest, something spicey, something electric, and something warm about him. "It's not too late to run, I'll get the shoes and the bag."

She smiled.

"No," she whispered as she looked up at him. He said nothing. "I think… I think I can do this."

"If he breaks you I'm breaking him," Kakashi warned.

"I expect nothing less," she admitted then kissed his cheek as she slid off his lap.

"Alright kid, the girls will be here to take you off to get ready soon, see you at the event, I'll have the shoes and bag on standby," he said as he walked out of her room and she smiled at his statement. She didn't know if she was going to need it or not, she didn't know if this was the wisest move, but she was not backing down from the wedding. Sakura knew she wasn't the only one losing something here.

Sasuke was going to be forever married to her.

She could just see his OCD clean freak internally freaking out over the idea of them living together even if he didn't express it.

"Morning! Beg day today!" she turned when Ino shouted that as she bounced in with glee.

"Uh-huh," she agreed.

"Come on Forehead, let's get you cleaned up and presentable," Ino declared. Sakura relaxed a bit as she walked with Ino to where they were meeting up with Temari, Hinata and Tenten. Sakura was surprised when Temari actually hugged her before they went in for the spa treatment. It was nice, and it was fun, until she made it to the Uchiha main house and had to slip on the dress. Then she wanted to run out of fear of having Sasuke possibly coming to hate her because of this marriage.

Isobu steeled her nerves though as he instructed her to get dressed.

She did.

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Sasuke could not take his eyes off of her.

He had tried, during the ceremony he had tried to focus on what was being said and not how the pinkette beside him looked in her white gown and her slight, mischeivious smile. He had really tried, however, when he was told he could kiss his bride he had decided to kiss her brow before he did something stupid.

Sakura had bust into a happy laugh, the dobe had scolded him, Kakashi looked relieved and amused and Sai had said that he did not think it counted and they should kiss again.

To which he hissed his reply, so as to not be heard:

'He never specified where I had to kiss her, and I'm not kissing her in front of everyone!'

Besides, the last and first time he had kissed her he hadn't wanted to stop and had had her slight form pressed up against his. He was not going to humiliate himself or her by doing that in front of everyone. Besides, he had the distinct feeling that his now father-in-law would chidori him if he displayed any kissing in public with Sakura. And Sasuke very much liked being alive and in one piece. So he wasn't about to push his luck.

However, as he sat at the reception and watched her as she danced with her friends and her family, he found he couldn't stop looking at her, watching her and trying to figure out just how he had ended up with her.

Sure, he knew it was inevitable that he'd catch her one day, but he was trying to figure out how he had ensnared her so quickly. He hadn't known she loved him that way until last week, and she hadn't said anything since making him wonder if he had heard things which weren't there.

"Shouldn't the groom be dancing with the bride?" Sasuke looked up from his drink to the pinkette man standing before him. Haruno Kizashi smiled slightly.

"I don't dance," he replied icily. He never had seen the appeal and he never wanted to dance, even with Sakura.

"But my daughter does," Kizashi said.

"My wife enjoys many past imes I do not, and she will; no doubt, say the same about her husband," Sasuke replied icily as he swirled the liquid in his glass. It was truly amazing he and Sakura were even friends with how different they were.

"That's a cold answer from a man who married my daughter," Kizashi grounded out. Sasuke lifted a brow as he looked up to the elder pinkette.

"You have no idea how cold I can be, Haruno Kizashi, and Uchiha Sakura was never yours," Sasuke snapped as he stepped away from the man and stalked towards Sakura who was trying to get out of dancing with Haruno Haruki, Sasuke snatched her into his arms, spun her around and lead her off the dancefloor with ease.

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Sakura gasped when a strong set of arms intercepted her before Haruki could touch her and spun her once gracefully before leading her off of the dancefloor. She was vastly relieved to see it was Sasuke who never slowed in his quest as they moved through the reception.

Finally all the guests waved them off, she giggled a bit with her girlfriends and she nearly sobbed when Kakashi formally gave her to Sasuke a second time with the promise of a painful death should he hurt her. Sakura just went with Sasuke then as they walked the Uchiha compound in silence. She could feel the warmth of his hand on the small of her back and the heat of his form as she stepped nearer to him.

The night was chilling her arms, and she fought back her chatters with her nerves at an all time high. She was terrified of tonight, part of the bargain with the Haruno Family had been the confirmation of her losing her virginity, and the Hokage said that wasn't a problem.

Sakura had been examined before her wedding and she was going to be examined tomorrow afternoon, and there were no tricks she knew of to fake this. And believe her, she had researched this thoroughly. But she had found nothing.

"Sakura, relax," Sasuke ordered gently when they made it to the house he had picked for them. The one nearest to the Hatake property.

"I'm just… nervous," she admitted. Sasuke's hand dropped from her back and she felt his fingers entwine with her own.

"That's fine," he said softly.

"I've never… I've never done this," she admitted and felt her face heating up.

"That's fine…" he sounded strained and she peeked up to see him blushing a little as well.

"Have you…?" she started to ask but he cut her off quickly with a shake of his head and she sighed. So they both didn't know what the hell it was they were going to be doing. Sakura felt a little more relaxed and anxious with that knowledge as they walked into the house.

"Drink?" he offered.

"I'm good," she admitted, she had probably drunk more than she was used to at the wedding this evening. Taking a steadying breathe she looked to the man who was now her husband and saw he hadn't released her hand.

"What?" she asked him as he looked her over very carefully.

"We won't do anything you don't want to do," he blurted out suddenly and that had her relaxing as she nodded then.

"Thank you," she mumbled.

"Hn," was his response and they both quietly walked up the stairs. She saw the bed then and looked over to Sasuke who looked a little uncertain; not nervous like she was, but he looked a little uncertain. She didn't know what was going to happen tonight but what happened next she was too shocked by to stop.

His lips were on hers' again, she gasped, he deepened the kiss, and she melted into him.

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Blooming in Darkness! =)