Prologue
Iruka was reading the words for the marriage ceremony between Uchiha Sasuke and Haruna Sakura. Standing before the alter Sasuke wasn't even looking at the door his eyes were locked with his hearts, namely one Uzumaki Naruto. Heavenly sky blue and ebony black were locked together with a desperation that shook the very soul.
The doors opened and Sakura walked in like a queen but her eyes didn't go to the groom but scanned the room searching for a different blond. Yamanaka Ino and Sakura gazed at each other with the same desperate attention as their male counterparts.
Sakura reached the alter and Iruka began the ceremony but Sasuke was still watching his blond haired koi who was leaning against the wall in front of him and Sakuras attention was still on Ino. Iruka noted the differences of attention and heart but could say nothing, this marriage had been arranged when the two had been born.
The village elders had decided that Sasuke was old enough to marry but not old enough to choose to back out of the marriage. The Hokage had fought this desperately but it was the elders who decided on things like this.
On the other hand Sakuras parents wouldn't let her back out. She had told them the truth of her relationship with Ino and they had refused to believe her, choosing instead to let Sasuke 'cure' her. What they didn't seem to understand was that the black-haired boy had the same 'problem'.
Both couples had been together for so long that their hearts could not be turned; they had found the other half of their souls but were being forced to give them up. The ones who knew this had tears of sorrow running down their faces that the rest didn't understand.
Upon looking closer Iruka noticed hope glinting in the soon to be married couples eyes, they glanced at each other for a second before they locked eyes with their souls again. Iruka realized they had a plan and relaxed slightly, maybe this wouldn't be as everyone thought.
Finishing the words before the actual part where the two have to repeat after him, Iruka paused for a few minutes and that's when the two standing before him moved to their respective blonds.
Sasuke stood in front of the leaning Naruto and Sakura kneeled next to Ino. Iruka cleared his throat and said the lines which were repeated by Sasuke and Sakura to the ones before them. Iruka said the next line and Naruto and Ino repeated it.
There were small smiles on all their faces and the crowd was laughing, thinking that this was a joke before the real ceremony took place. Those who knew this was real and supported the four were smiling through their tears. Sakura's parents stood up and began yelling but they were ignored.
The vows had to be skipped because none of them had time to really think of anything but that didn't matter because everything they wanted to say was reflected in their eyes. Rings were exchanged and the marriages were sealed with a kiss the rest of the room wasn't expecting, still thinking it was a joke.
Uchiha Sasuke became Uzumaki Sasuke and Haruno Sakura became Yamanaka Sakura.
The four managed to slip out in the confusion, after all there was one more part of the marriage they had to complete.
I revised it is this better or is it worse?
