Sasuke talks to Fugaku and his fiance.

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Sasuke and Naruto walked the streets of Konoha, making their way to the police department.

"Your father hates me, Sasuke. Why do I have to go?"

"As a witness."

"To what?"

"My brother having sex with her means he has to marry her."

Naruto was visibly confused,"But you.."

Sasuke scowled, cutting him off, "I'm not the heir chosen to lead the clan, idiot. It's different."

"Oh.", the blonde said, understanding. Then, after a pause, "Well, Sakura will be happy about it, right?"

"Hn."

They approached the police station and the front desk waved them through to Fugaku's office.

Sasuke internally cringed upon seeing Shisui's presence in the room and teasing glint, obviously delighted his favorite object of harassment had shown up.

Sasuke gave his father a nod of acknowledgement upon entering, "Father."

The Uchiha head was focused on his paperwork, but returned it,"Sasuke."

The young man got right to the point of his visit.

"Itachi has joined with Haruno Sakura."

Fugaku paused in his writing but did not look up,"Where is he now?"

Naruto answered,"We don't know. When we got in the room they were gone."

Sasuke balled up his fist, wishing he could slug Naruto for opening his mouth about that.

He was supposed to be helping.

"Then how do you know?", Fugaku asked, still scanning through the papers on his desk.

"We heard them.", Sasuke replied, looking straight at Shisui for his reaction.

Shisui smiled.

Fugaku's eyes finally looked up and landed on Naruto,"You heard this as well?"

The blonde shifted uncomfortably, suddenly realizing he might be in for it when Sakura caught up to him for listening to her, even by accident.

"Y..Yes, sir.", he said, more concerned about leaving this office than being here now.

Shisui spoke up,"I know where he is uncle. Do you want me to get him?"

Fugaku thought a moment,"Bring them supplies, stand guard, be another witness. I will talk to my son when he returns. Arrange their leave with the Hokage."

"What about Sakura?", Naruto asked.

Fugaku cleared his throat, eyeing his youngest son.

"Sasuke, prepare a room for her. You may go."

Sasuke didn't move, made his request instead.

"Father, I would like permission to marry."

Fugaku frowned at his son, his stern voice leaving the matter closed.

"No. We must prove Itachi's marriage first. Now do as you were told."

Sasuke crossed his arms over his chest but nodded and turned to leave, grabbing Naruto by the elbow and dragging him along.

Outside, Naruto asked him,"Why are you in such a hurry to get married, Sasuke?"

His dark haired friend scoffed at him,"You're a blabbermouth."

"Fine, don't trust me then asshole!" Naruto grumped, but didn't push it any further.

Something was going on with Sasuke, and demanding the truth would only get him shut out.


When Itachi introduced Izumi to Sasuke as his fiance, she could see it in the younger Uchiha's eyes.

He wouldn't mind having a piece of her at all.

It would have been a hot affair, and if Itachi ever found out about it he would likely let it go.

She could have money, power, a trustworthy and attractive husband, and a lusty young buck on top of it.

It was all ripe for the plucking.

She screwed her fiance's brother in earnest once his break up with Sakura was official.

The boy's jealousy of his older sibling and his heartbreak over his girlfriend made him an easy target.

His fervor in the bedroom and combative attitude kept her hungry.

She had known Itachi a long time, most of their lives really, so when she saw him on the river bank with a soft smile on his face and dreams in his eyes, she

realized his heart had been captured.

The guilt of watching him dutifully suffer for her when his heart was elsewhere would eventually get to her.

She found she did care about Itachi enough to want something better for him.

He was lucky his little brother had been hooked.

By no means was she giving up being married into the main family.

She broke off the engagement then, smiling when she saw the relief and hope settle into Itachi's familiar frame, wishing him all the love in the world.

She wasn't completely heartless, after all.

He had never been anything but utterly kind to her, even knowing well what she was.

The trouble Sasuke caused wasn't so hard for her to handle, just enough to be a challenge really.

Right now he was a fly to her spider. As he got older and wiser she might have to try a lot harder to reign him in.

Knowing Sasuke would never commit without pressure and Itachi would wait forever for whoever he wanted, she let her birth control slip to get knocked up.

She told Sasuke, then gave him the pills for Itachi, sent him on his way to make things right. She felt no guilt in it. She was the woman Sasuke deserved and she knew it.

Itachi, on the other hand, clearly deserved someone better.

Sasuke knocked on her window briefly, then let himself in.

"How'd it go?", she asked, putting on a bored face and plucking at her comforter.

"He married Sakura.I told Father."

Shit! The one girl that was actual competition.

Sakura was a career woman, an unparelled medic, hardly in a hurry to bear heirs.

Itachi would respect her wishes far and above the clan's.

If Itachi died leaving Sakura childless, she might have very unwanted company.

It would be up to Sasuke to give her one.

Sasuke watched her very carefully, black eyes scanning for every clue.

Izumi was much too good at hiding her reactions.

She was slipping a bit right now though.

Good .

He glanced out the window,"I might end up having her after all."

He didn't have to say it. They both knew.

Izumi smirked. So he wanted to fight before the fucking? Typical, and she had to admit she wasn't totally averse.

She put in her ante of unnecessarily said truths," Even a drugged Itachi wouldn't fuck someone he didn't want. He must love her, and he's honorable enough to keep her.

You couldn't get into her before, and I know you must have tried.I bet she's having her fair share of him right now."

It was too easy to rile him, but he left her some noteworthy bites and bruises this time, and plenty sore in between the legs.

Once Itachi's marriage was settled, Sasuke would be harassing his family to marry her and hide from the shame of a bastard child.

She would handle Sakura when and if she needed to.

All was still ripe for the plucking.