For Rare Pair Week 2020
Day 5: Arranged Marriage/Marriage of Convenience | "Dance as if no one is watching. Sing as if no one is listening. Love as if you have never been hurt." - Unknown.
Anonymous said:
Could we have an obidei historical au + an arranged marriage?
Also loosely inspired by Believe it? Deidara is Tobi's Hanayome! by LuneDe on this site.
The birds in their cages squawk and flap their wings loudly as another land at the pole. Rushio hurries to the bird and, after checking where the bird came from, unclasps the message from the bird's talons.
He gives the bird a treat and it flies away, disappearing into the dark sky.
Rushio hurries down from the tower and enters the village leader's ward.
"Hey, Rushio," Jin says as Rushio approaches the leader's office.
"Jin," Rushio greets Jin, "is Inoichi in?"
"Yeah, he just came back from a meeting. What's up?"
"Mail from the Uchiha Clan came," Rushio says. He holds up the scroll. "It says it's for Master Inoichi only."
Jin nods and he turns around. He knocks on the door and announces, "The keeper has arrived with news from the Uchiha Clan!"
"Enter!" Inoichi shouts.
Jin opens the door for Rushio and the man hurries inside. He hands Inoichi the scroll and leaves.
Inoichi waits until Jin closes the door before he unrolls the scroll. He scans the words on the message and heaves out a big sigh. Tension seeps from his shoulders and he rests his head back against the chair.
"Finally, some good news," he mutters to himself. Almost immediately afterward, the village leader stands from his desk and snuffs out the candles in his room. He heads outside and lets Jin end his shift early, telling him he can take a break for the rest of the night after finding his overnight replacement.
Inoichi heads down the wooden hallway of his home and stops at the entrance of his children's rooms. He kneels and raps on the door.
"May I come in, children?" Inoichi calls.
"Yes," Deidara replies.
Inoichi slides open the door and enters their room. He offers Deidara a grin and turns to Ino.
"I have great news, daughter," he says. Ino refuses to meet her father's eyes. "The Uchiha Clan has agreed to our proposal and you are to be sent off to Konoha by the morrow."
Ino says nothing. She closes her eyes and curls into a ball.
"Don't be sad, Ino," Inoichi says. "I made them promise to choose the best husband for you. Your marriage to him would ensure the protection of our lands. We won't have to worry about bandit raids ever again."
"Why can't we just ask the shogun for help?" Ino protests.
"He would never pay attention to a small clan like us. We don't provide him with enough resources to be counted as important," Inoichi replies. "We can only rely on the daimyo clans."
"It's not fair," Ino says. "I already love someone else; I can't betray him like that!"
"Forget about that boy," Inoichi says with a huff. "He is not worthy of you anyway. Who does he think he is asking for your hand? He doesn't even know his family name!"
Ino buries her face into the crook of her arm.
"Father," Deidara says slowly, feeling sorry for his twin sister, "maybe you should leave her alone. It's not easy taking all of this in at once, hm."
Inoichi sighs. "You're right," he says. He reaches out to put a hand on her shoulder, but he stops himself just short and stands. "I'll be taking my leave, then. Deidara, can you ensure your sister is packed before you sleep? I will send an escort to pick her up an hour after sunrise."
"Sure," Deidara replies and Inoichi leaves the room.
Deidara turns back to his sister. Ino is quiet for a long time. He crawls over to her side of the room and gathers her into a hug.
"I don't understand why we have to do this," Ino cries the moment Deidara wraps his arms around her.
"It's for our protection, yeah," Deidara says.
"You don't even sound convinced."
"I think we can still deal with the bandit raids," Deidara admits. "It's not like we really suffered from them. They're more so a nuisance than a threat, hm."
"Father would never think of it like that," Ino moans. "I am doomed to a loveless marriage!"
"It probably won't be that bad," says Deidara. "Maybe the Uchiha Clan really did choose a man that would treat you right."
"Do you really think so? Didn't you get bullied by one of them?"
Deidara clicks his tongue and lets go of Ino. "You don't have to remind me of that every time, yeah," he mutters. "It was just that one time."
"What if they are all the same, brother?"
"Just write to us," Deidara says. "If anything happens, I will defend you, hm."
Ino shakes her head.
After Deidara helps Ino pack up all of her belongings into three cases, he snuffs out all the candles in their room and burrows into his futon. Moments later, he hears quiet rustling at the courtyard. Then, their door opens slowly. Deidara turns to face the door, unsurprised to find Sai there.
"Hello," Sai says with a fake smile.
"Urgh," Deidara mutters. "You need to work on your stealth, hm."
"Sorry," Sai replies. He turns to Ino and taps on her shoulder. "Ino, I'm here."
Ino mutters under her breath. Sai turns to Deidara.
"Father just got news today, yeah," Deidara says. "She's to be sent to the Uchiha tomorrow morning."
Sai pales. He hurries to take off his shoes and enters their room, kneeling beside Ino's curled up form. "Ino," he says, "we can still make this right."
"There's no way," Ino cries. "Father will send me off tomorrow. We can't do anything."
"That's not true," Sai says. "We can still run away."
"Run away?" Ino asks. "But to where? You have no home and this place is all I've known."
Deidara sits up from his futon. "I know a place in the Suna region," he says. "A friend of mine lives in the Akasuna area. He owes me a favor from when we were at the art academy together, yeah. He'll help you if you mention my name."
"Does he know I am your twin?" Ino asks.
"I mentioned I have a sister," Deidara replies, "but he doesn't know we're twins. If he mistakes you for me, then tell him, 'fuck you,' and hit him, hm. He'll realize who you are."
"Thank you," Sai says. "I don't know how to repay you."
"Just owe me a favor," Deidara says with a grin.
"What's the guy's name?"
"Sasori," he says.
"Alright," says Sai. "We'll leave now."
"Do you have a horse to carry all of these boxes with you? They're quite heavy," Deidara says.
"I have my donkey," Sai replies.
"We can take my horse," Ino says. "She's not trained to carry things, but I'm sure she can help with something."
Sai nods.
"When you head into Akasuna, ask for Sasori the Scorpion, hm," Deidara says as he helps them carry the boxes out of the room. "No one will help you, but he'll hear about you asking for him and find you himself, yeah."
Ino frowns. "Your friend sounds scary," she says.
"He has his days," Deidara says. "There's a reason why we were kicked out."
Sai takes the last box from him and asks, "What are you going to do in the morning? Your father will find Ino missing."
"I'll feign ignorance, hm," Deidara says with a boyish grin. "Then maybe he'll finally listen to my plans to fight back against the bandits ourselves, yeah."
Sai nods. "Good luck," he says.
"Good luck to you," Deidara says. "You need it more than me, hm."
Ino hugs her brother for the final time, and with a tearful goodbye, the two lovebirds set off into the dark. Deidara shuts the door to his bedroom and sighs.
He glances at Ino's now-empty futon and hopes that everything will go well.
Hey guys, Red here!
A while ago, I told SweetAlphaChild about a story where Deidara is mistaken for Ino after she runs off with Sai, and he is married to Tobi after getting "recaptured." We couldn't find the fic for a long time and since this prompt list has an "arranged marriage" prompt, she told me to write a fic based off of the fic I mentioned to her for this day. I thought it was a good idea. Then just last night, I ended up finding the fic. It's very 2008, so don't judge it too harshly. It's also not finished. Still waiting, LuneDe.
I also realized that one of my Tumblr prompts asks for an arranged marriage, so I'm going to dedicate this fic to the anon who asked for it.
This particular prompt is taken from the Fanfiction Trope Mash-Up List.
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