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"You really don't have to do this you know," Naruto said as he carefully examined the ring on his finger. Both he and Sasuke sat inside the carriage as it took them to their destination while Sakura and Kakashi sat in front controlling the horses that were carrying them.
Sasuke, being on Naruto's right side, wrapped his left arm around him so that he could capture Naruto's hand in his own. His half of their rings lay next to Naruto's as a plain gold ring that had the same carving on the inside, though Sasuke would never tell him that. "You're my wife now," Sasuke held up their hands so that both of them could see it. He knew he was pressing this a little farther than it really needed to be, especially since they weren't even in the city yet, but his was enjoying being this intimate with Naruto and his was going to make the most of this chance. "And I'll only give the best to my wife."
Naruto blushed once again. He almost cursed himself, he was finally getting rid of that blush, but he didn't because he was enjoying the intimacy just as much as Sasuke was. He moved slightly so that he could lean his back against Sasuke's side with Sasuke's arm still wrapped around him and began playing with the man's hand. It was an action brought on by complete boredom, but it still made both of them happier than they would ever admit to.
"Ah!" Naruto suddenly shouted once a thought occurred to him. "I don't have a name."
"Hmm," Sasuke thought for a moment. It was true that they really couldn't use Naruto's name. Even if it weren't so popular from the Naruto Bridge, it was still too much like a boy's name for any girl to have. "How about Namiko?" he suggested.
"How'd you come up with that?" Naruto asked curiously, but he went back to playing with Sasuke's hand so it was obvious that he didn't dislike the name.
"It's a mix of Naruto and Namikaze," Sasuke shrugged strong enough that Naruto would be able to feel it, but lightly enough that he wouldn't shake the man off of him.
"Uchiha Namiko," Naruto said thoughtfully. "I like it."
"Good," Sasuke smiled. He was happy enough that Naruto liked the name that he had given him, but he was even happier to replace Uchiha Namiko with Uchiha Naruto in silence. He thought that it sounded much better than Uchiha Namiko anyway.
"We're here," Sakura announced as she opened the door on Sasuke's side of the carriage almost an hour later. She bowed as Sasuke stepped out and then turned to offer his hand to help Naruto out as well. "Uchiha-sama," she said respectfully. Naruto couldn't suppress the wide grin that settled on his face at being called that. Sasuke also smiled at the address as he wrapped his arm around Naruto to hold him as close as he could while still being able to walk.
The village was actually very large and there were several tourist attractions that were made especially for couples. It was already running into late night, but their were still couples mulling about outside. The team was actually told that this was a favorite spot for many people to go to on their honeymoon. That's probably why there's no shortage of rich women for the kidnapper to take.
"Right this way," Kakashi said respectfully before coughing. He had to have a good reason to be wearing a medical mask so he figured that he would just pretend to be sick. Besides, the attacker would probably be more likely to target them if he knew that one of the guards wasn't at his best. He left Sakura with the bags, watching as a bellman walked up to her to help her carry them to their room, and escorted both Naruto and Sasuke up to the most expensive honeymoon sweet.
"Wow!" Naruto gasped as they entered the room. It was beautiful. He had never been in such an expensive hotel before and this one was decorated beautifully. There were even several bouquets of roses set in places where they would not be too much for the room and that was just the piece of it that could be seen when first walking into the room. There was a door off to the right that probably hid the bedroom from view.
"I'll just be outside," Kakashi said. "We'll bring your stuff in once it get's here."
"Can we look at the bedroom?" Naruto looked up at Sasuke with eager eyes.
Sasuke so had to suppress himself from making fun of that comment. "All right," he said as he walked the two of them over to the door, but then he stopped.
"What's wrong?" Naruto asked.
Before he said anything, Sasuke crouched down and lifted Naruto off of his feet bridal style. Naruto squealed in shock and wrapped his arms around Sasuke's neck so that he wouldn't fall. "It's tradition," Sasuke said as he opened the door, "for the groom to carry the bride into the bedroom on their first night." And so he carried Naruto into the room and placed him carefully on the bed. There were rose petals all over the bed and Naruto grabbed one to play with in the hopes that it would make his deep blush diminish.
"You know Sasuke," Naruto said with a yawn once he finally got his blush to go away and allowed himself to collapse on the bed. "I'm really happy that I get to be your wife."
"I am too," Sasuke replied. He wanted to say I love you, but the words wouldn't come out of his mouth so he chose the best ones that he could think of that would.
"Where are we sleeping?" Sakura asked once she and Kakashi had gotten all of their bags into the room.
"We'll be sleeping on the couches," Kakashi said.
Sakura looked at the two couches disdainfully. It made sense that they wouldn't leave the room that Naruto and Sasuke were staying in, but she really wasn't looking forward to sleeping on a couch.
"They pull out," Kakashi said before she could complain about it. And, just to prove it, he went to the first couch and pulled it out so that it revealed a bed.
"Oh," Sakura said. "I guess they would think about their rich customers who have body guards." There was a moment of silence between them before she spoke again. "Do you think that this is actually going to be okay?"
"What do you mean?" Kakashi responded.
"I mean," Sakura said. "We kind of just forced Naruto into the role of Sasuke's wife. Do you think the two of them will be okay?"
"I'm sure they'll be fine," Kakashi nodded as he lay down on the bed he just pulled out and started reading his favorite book, Icha Icha Paradise. "And all of the great stories end like this."
"First of all," Sakura sighed in annoyance, but she was happy that Kakashi was finally starting to trust them enough to take out his book, "those perverted books are not stories. And second of all, our lives aren't exactly good stories either."
