A/N: sorry for the wait! I've been ambushed by other fics!!! GARSH! and the Holidays! But don't worry! I'll be updating over the holidays! I hope :D.. that is because this year my grandmum and granddad aren't having the annual party.. Though we will be spending Christmas eve with my auntie Lois and my other Auntie Kathy who is bringing her family. Then my brother in law and my sister and baby Ryan will also be here instead of at my sisters in-laws house :p. So it will be crowded:D I love it when my family is all around :D. Oh thanks to my editor.. I'd be dead with out her :D... HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
Sakura finished curling her long pink locks so they fell in soft curls around her face. She ran her hands down the dress she has picked to wear. She threw open the bathroom door to face Sasuke who wore a deep red tie. She smiled at his expression.
"How do I look?" she asked, motioning to her nearly white, pink cocktail dress. A red sash ran along the waist line and really made her look curvier than she was. It was strapless and went down to her knees and she wore a matching red shawl over her shoulders.
"Perfect," he smiled, shoving his hands in his pockets.
"Good, because I'm not changing." She smiled and grabbed his arm. "Now, come love, we have a party to get to."
He nodded.
"Oh, and Reiji," Sakura stated, as she paused to face the maid. "Just remember to let Claude in to take Oscar on his walk."
Reiji nodded her small mop of dark brown hair before going back to dusting Sasuke's picture frames. Each of which contained stupid pictures Sakura had forced him to take. Most of them had her making a funny face and him making a bored face. Sakura didn't care, she loved him still the same.
Sakura smiled. "By the way! If you happen to find Sasuke's engagement ring, you know the one he's going to give to me, I'll give you a raise."
"Don't waste your time, Reiji, I don't have one for her," Sasuke stated, before pulling a disappointed Sakura out the door.
Sakura gaped at the banquet hall of the Hyuuga manor. It was exquisite. The walls were a soft off-white, the floor was real marble. A set of grand stairs sat in the centre of the room and giant crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, casting a rainbow glow across the rooms.
Sasuke smiled. "I remember when this room was being re-done. You see, about fifteen years ago there was this earthquake. The chandeliers fell. They managed to fix up everything to its original glory. But I remember coming here with Neji just after it happened, we played space captains in here. That is until his uncle found us and sent us away."
"You must have had an enchanting youth, Uchiha." Sakura stated, smiling. "I spent mine in tears."
"My youth was pretty good, until about ten years ago, then it just stopped. I had to grow up, that was the end of it," Sasuke said, a little morosely.
Sakura clutched his arm and led him over to a table. She sat daintily in it and Sasuke joined her. "You know, this means a lot to Hinata, you being her bridesmaid."
Sakura nodded, "Hey, you're the best man, I'm the maid of honour. Maybe us close friends should get...closer," Sakura implied.
He rolled his eyes. "I swear, you think more about sex than the average man."
Sakura scowled. "Who said I was talking about sex? You pervert!!!"
Sasuke sighed. "I love you, Sakura."
He smirked, it always worked. The moment he says I love you, she always shuts up.
"I love you too, Sasuke-kun," she smiled softly and grabbed his hand.
"Madly in love," Shikamaru stated from a table not too far from Sasuke and Sakura's. He turned to face his slightly drunken friends, "So, how long do you give it?"
Neji smiled. "They'll break it off before the wedding, I mean theirs, not... Hinata's."
"You have no faith," Lee stated. "The beautiful Sakura is hard to resist, I say that Sasuke will make it work for a life time."
Shikamaru stared at the boy across from him. They boy just so happened to be his girlfriend's brother. "So, Gaara?"
"Three months, after the marriage," Gaara stated blatantly.
Shikamaru shook his head. "I've known Sasuke for most of his life, only a year less than he's known Naruto. He's never been with a woman like this before. All the other girls he's dated in the past have been calm and reserved spoiled young ladies. All of them with rich parents. He never seemed happy around them. Sakura, she comes from a rough life, she's crazy. She makes Sasuke smile. Anyone who can do that is going to stay with him for a long time. He won't let go of her, this I am sure."
He looked over at the slightly smiling Sasuke.
"I can remember the last time he smiled like he does now. And it's not because it was anytime recent, it was because of what happened moments after his last real smile, that will forever stay burnt in my memories."
"It was right before... it happened, correct?" Neji stated, sipping his scotch.
Shikamaru nodded. "He'll never let himself forget."
"I say they'll last forever," Tenten said, seating herself on Neji's lap. She sipped her orange juice and smiled.
Neji rolled his eyes. "God, Tenten, you've put on weight."
She glared at him. "Thanks, Neji. It's your constant comments on my size that keep me running to the toilet."
"Pssh," Neji grunted. "You're not going to convince me that you're bulimic."
"What if I am?" Tenten asked. "I need to keep my figure so that you'll stay with me."
Neji sighed. "Don't worry, I won't leave you."
Tenten smiled. "Thanks, Neji."
He shrugged.
"I'm pregnant," she stated.
Neji froze. "What?"
"Remember, when we were making sweet monkey love on Sasuke's couch?" Tenten asked
(Yes, they really did.)
"We never had sweet monkey sex on Sasuke's couch," Neji stated.
(Ok, I lied, so sue me.)
"Fine, in your bed. Well, there was a bit of a problem," Tenten explained. "And now I'm having you're baby."
"How?" Neji asked.
"SWEET MONKEY SEX!" Tenten yelled slowly.
Neji looked at her for a second. "You're joking, right?"
She shook her head. "As serious as serious can be."
Neji looked at her for a second before passing out.
"Poor guy, can't hold his alcohol," Tenten smiled.
"Are you seriously pregnant?" Shikamaru asked.
"About as serious as Bush supporters," Tenten scoffed. "I just wanted to freak him out. Maybe that'll stop him from wanting it five times a day. I'm not a machine."
Shikamaru thanked the heavens that his girl friend wasn't as crazy as Sakura and Tenten.
"Shikamaru."
"Speak of the devil," Shikamaru mumbled, getting up. "The troublesome one calls."
He waved goodbye to his friends and walked over to Temari.
Sakura smiled at Sasuke, "Sooo."
He looked at her in question, "So what?"
"Aren't you gonna go talk to your little friends. Get a bit drunk?" She nudged him playfully.
"I doubt it," Sasuke stated, taking another drink from his glass of water.
"Why not?" Sakura asked.
"One of us has to be the designated drive," Sasuke commented.
"That's why you have a limo, pretty boy," she smirked.
He rolled his eyes. "Very well, if you must insist."
She smiled and waved as he got up and walked over to his pals. She leant back in her chair and swirled her martini with a movement of her wrist.
"CHYAAAAAAAAAA!" came a cry from behind her.
Sakura turned to see Tenten standing proudly. "Hey, Tenten!"
"Hey love!" Tenten smiled, taking a seat next to her. "Sooooooo...how's prince charming?"
"Himself," Sakura sighed, taking a sip from her drink.
"Ahhh," Tenten nodded. "Neji can be like that too. Hehe, I made him faint."
"How?" Sakura asked, smiling.
"Told him I was pregnant," Tenten smiled.
"You aren't, are you?" Sakura asked, unsure. "Because you promised me we'd have our first kids at the same time. You'd have a girl, I'd have a boy. They'd get married and have cute little babies who will marry Chihiro's kids' babies."
Tenten laughed. "We have way too much free time."
Sakura smiled and looked out at Sasuke. He stood there, in his white shirt and red tie, sipping some sort of alcohol. "You think he'd want kids?"
Tenten frowned. "Why? Do you want kids?"
"One day," Sakura stated. "But only if they're his children."
Tenten sighed. "I'm sure one day he'll want kids, and he'd only want your kids."
Sakura smiled lightly. "Good, because I'd like kids. One or two, maybe three."
"Better get started on that soon," Tenten stated. "Because hun, your biological clock is going to start ticking."
Sakura rolled her eyes. "I'm twenty five, I have plenty of time."
"I dunno," Tenten stated. "The world is just one crazy unpredictable place. I say you make the most of every second."
"What, jump him right now?" Sakura asked, laughing slightly.
"No, but maybe tonight," Tenten nudged.
"Nope!" Sakura stated. "I already promised myself I'd wait for my ring."
Tenten laughed and patted Sakura on the shoulder. "Just remember, he'll always love you."
Both looked off at the men they had fallen head over heels for. Neji had recovered and was downing another glass of scotch as Lee explained Tenten's lies. Sasuke leant against the wall nearest to his friends, a small smile playing on his face. He had a glass of some sort of alcohol in his hand. His eyes flitted briefly from his friends to Sakura and jade eyes clashed with onyx.
Tenten smiled and leant into her friend's ear. "Tell me that isn't love in his eyes."
Sakura felt a tear slide down her cheek. She lifted her hand and waved at him. He lifted his hand in response.
Sakura felt like breaking into tears. She was overwhelmed. All the love and devotion in his eyes broke her heart. She was afraid that she could never quite love him as much as he loved her. She mouthed the words 'I love you' to Sasuke and he smiled just a little more. Lee shouted something in Sasuke's direction and he ripped his gaze from Sakura.
"I don't know if I can do this, Tenten," she breathed out.
"What?" Tenten asked.
"I don't know if I can marry him," Sakura said, beginning to hyperventilate.
"Calm down Sakura," Tenten whispered. "You're just nervous, you've never been in love before. It can feel strange at first."
Sakura nodded. "I suppose you're right."
Tenten smiled. "Of course I am."
She got up and smiled at her friend. "The party is about to really start, so I'll chat with you later."
Sakura nodded as her friend retreated. Sasuke waved to his friends as he walked back to Sakura. He took his seat beside her and cast her a glance. She slid her hand over his and squeezed it.
"I love you," she whispered softly.
"I love you too," he whispered even softer.
She leant in slightly and kissed his neck. She moved her mouth up to his ear and breathed against it. "I'll give you my heart, if you promise not to break it."
He knew what she was talking about. "I promise, if you can promise me the same," he whispered back.
"I'd sooner kill myself than break your heart," she whispered, puling back.
He smiled lightly.
A glass clinked.
"So as you all know," cried a booming voice over a microphone. "I am going to marry the lovely Hinata Hyuuga!!!"
Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"She is the most beautiful girl in the whole world," Naruto stated, smiling brightly from the top of the stairs. "No offense Sakura-chan."
Everyone laughed and Sakura turned a shade of pink that matched her hair. "None taken, Naruto!" she shouted back, letting more laughter fill the room.
"I remember the day I met Hinata," Naruto reminisced dreamily. "She knew who I was, but I didn't know her name. It was odd because I had known her cousin, Neji, since I was very little. Apparently she lived in Neji's uncle's house, which made perfect sense after she explained it a few times."
More laughter.
"We started to talk more, and she started to stutter less. Soon I found myself madly in love with her," he stated, his tone very serious. "I found that not a night went by that I didn't think of her. I found that everything I did, I wondered if Hinata would approve of it. She became, in a sense, my entire world. "
Some whimpers of 'awws' flew from the audience.
"I wondered from time to time if she felt that way too. I stopped going to my psych classes to be with her, just to see if she really truly loved me in return. In return I failed a term and found the woman I knew I'd spend my life with. I weighed it in and found that it was most definitely worth it," Naruto grinned. "So on this night, we celebrate the fact that Hinata has agreed to take my hand, with full blessings from her father."
Everyone clapped. Naruto held out his hand and Hinata stepped into view. More clapping. She curtsied and smiled. She looked radiant up there, her blue hair gently curled in front, her eyes full of joy, her smile bright. She wore a soft silvery dress that reached the floor and hugged her curves. Naruto handed her the mike and she blushed deeply.
"H-hello, she whispered into the microphone, "Th-thank you all for attending this party."
Naruto smiled and wrapped an arm around Hinata's shoulders and pulled her closer.
"I-I h-hope you have a good time and en-enjoy yourselves," she smiled, before giving the mike back to Naruto.
Naruto grinned and placed the mike back in the stand. "Well, enjoy the party, and the music," he stated before leading his blushing to-be bride to dance in the centre of the giant hall.
Sakura watched in awe as the two danced gracefully across the floor. Naruto tripping up every step or two and Hinata laughing quietly. She watched as the two locked gazes, such love and devotion shone through. She smiled and remembered a similar look in the eyes of Sasuke. She turned to look at him and got a kiss square on her lips. She smiled against his lips before pulling back slowly.
"You are always so full of surprises," she stated, smiling.
He smiled and gave her a cupcake that he had picked up from the dessert table. She laughed at the silly thing. Placed in the frosting was a plastic ring with Naruto's smiling face on it. She stifled a laugh and Sasuke smirked. He picked up the ring.
"Sasuke! Gimme!" Sakura cried out as the ring made its way to his mouth.
He licked the frosting off and Sakura looked at him like he was crazy. "You hate sweet things," she hissed. "Now gimme back my ring!"
Sasuke rolled his perfect eyes and took the ring from his mouth and slid it on her ring finger.
"EWWW! Sasuke, your slobber is all over this!" she cried.
He smiled. "You have your ring, don't complain."
She stopped being grossed out and looked at the ring. "Oh I love it! Now I can look at Naru-kun's face all day long," she swooned.
Sasuke took the ring off her finger.
"SASUKE THAT'S MY NARU-KUN RING!!!" Sakura cried out. She reached for the ring but Sasuke's hand held her back.
"I don't want you swooning over the dobe each morning," he stated, throwing the ring away.
Sakura frowned and folded her arms. "Sasuke-kun...you are no fun!"
Sasuke smiled. "I love it when you pout like that," he smirked as she turned red.
"You are mean, Sasuke-kun, I never want to marry you," she stated, pouting further.
Sasuke smirked. "I guess you won't be wanting this then," he stated, slipping a ring onto her finger.
She looked at her hand and gasped. She fought back her tears. "GOD I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, I HATE YOU!!" Sakura cried. She got up and ran out of the very large building only to find herself in a maze of hedges. She sat gingerly down on a bench near a fountain and few roses and looked at the ring again. She took in a deep intake of air and then cried into her hands.
As he watched the girl he loved run from the building he sighed deeply and ran a hand through his dark locks. Shikamaru walked up beside the confused Uchiha.
"What have you done this time, Sasuke?" Shikamaru asked.
Sasuke stood up and ran another hand through his hair. "I gave her a ring."
A/N: Ten points to whoever cane name the anime I stole their hired helps names from...