AM chapter 5
Chapter 5
Hey guys its blackthorn again. I'm going to try to update faster and I hope you guys like the story so far. The reviews really helped me start to write again so thank you! I'm actually going to try to write things in better detail. I hope….
When I got home Meg decided to come in and help me get ready for dinner. It was about 3:30 when I got out of my nice shower. I was getting picked up at 5:30 so dinner is around 6. Meg used a hair dryer to speed up the process. We had settled on curling my hair due to the crappy frizziness. We pulled out my curling iron and got to work. When that was finished, I got into my beautiful dress. By then it was 5:17. I grabbed my black 3in high heels. I slipped on my shoes and walked into the living room where the rest of my family were waiting.
I walked out feeling kind of embarrassed. "Wow, you look amazing" my mom came over and hugged me. Everyone else complimented me, but my step dad. I looked over to him "don't mess this up, " he mumbled. I wanted to walk up to him and hit him right in the face, but I refrained from doing so. Meg didn't even look that happy as she glared at my stepfather. My mom took some pictures of me for bragging reasons. She was acting like I was going to prom or something. 'Wait, I wonder if Itachi will ask me to go with him'. I got admired by my family until I could hear Itachi turn into the driveway. "Well, I got to get going, I'll see you guys later!" I said as I ran out of the house and down to Itachi's car where he was waiting holding open the passenger door. "Wow, " he muttered as I quickly got into the car. "Let's go before my mom decides to get pictures of you too." He closed the door and hurried around to get in. Once we made it out of the driveway Itachi started complimenting me. "You look beautiful, " he said like he actually meant it. "T thank you" I stuttered and mentally hit myself afterwards. "If my father makes you feel uncomfortable, then just tell me. He is extremely strict, so he might be hard on you, " he warned me. "I've got it, so what do I need to do?" I began to feel nervous. "To please everyone all you have to do is greet people, other than that just stand there and look pretty." He smiled at me "but Itachi that's so hard" I fake wined. "Will you make it look easy, " he smirked. I blushed deeply and turned away to hide it. "I'll be your escort for the night so stay next to me, " he said grabbing my hand. Surprisingly, I had no desire to pull back. We didn't say anything else until we got to his house. There were lots of cars in front of the building. Itachi tightened his grip on my hand as he parked the car and turned to me. "Everything will go smoothly" he said, giving me hope that I won't mess everything up. He let go and I felt myself wanting the warmth of his hand. He got out and came around to open my door. Again he took my hand to help me out. Just like a gentleman, it was like he was a prince or something. We linked arms as we started heading for the house. A lot of people had their eyes glued on us and I didn't exactly like the attention. He leaned down and whispered in my ear, "I'm jealous other people get to look at you when you're this beautiful" this caused me to start blushing again. As soon as we got in the house Mikoto and a guy who I was guessing is Itachi's father seeing how close he is to Mikoto. "Good evening, dear, you look beautiful in that dress." She gave me a hug. "Thank you Mikoto" I hugged her back. I thought back to when I first met Mikoto, I hated her so much until I realized that she is the sweetest person I've ever met. I turned to the man next to her, he had his hand held out for me to shake. "Hello Elizabeth, I'm Fugaku Uchiha, Itachi's father, " I take his hand with a firm grip and shake it. "It's a pleasure to meet you, " he slightly smiled "same to you, " he replies quickly going back to a straight face. "This Way" Itachi lead me into the dining room."that's like the first time ive seen him smile" Itachi whispers to me. "Yeah?" I suddenly felt very proud of myself. The kitchen now had more tables in it that were all set with name cards. Next to Mikoto and Fugaku our names were written neatly on a cream colored paper. On the other side was Sasuke. "Dinner is about to start" Itachi said, grabbing my hand to hold it on my lap. In the 3 minutes left until dinner, everyone shuffled in and took their seats. The last people to come in were Mikoto and Fugaku. Servants came in and filled up everyone's drinks with either clear water or wine. I looked up, giving Itachi a wondering look, "They were hired for this occasion" Itachi whispered. Fugaku stood up "First, I'd like to make a toast to my dear son and his fiancé... In their future, " he raises his glass and everyone else does the same "to their future" everyone said. I also heard some congratulations being said. At that moment more servants rushed in and placed the food in front of us one by one. "Thanks for the food" many people mumbled. As soon as everyone started eating the room was filled with chatter. "So Elizabeth how are you and Itachi getting along?" Fugaku asked I looked him straight in the eye. "Very well, Itachi is always so kind" I answered. Some people were listening in on our conversation. Fugaku lifted his eyebrow and looked at Itachi. "Has Itachi told you about this company?" I nodded "yes the major things" I replied. "Mikoto is the one who suggested Itachi get married to you, " he said looking at Mikoto. "He and your mother knew each other in school." I nodded, remembering my mom saying that. "I was informed" I started to eat my food. "Even though you don't come from a rich family, I know you will do good for the company and Itachi" he nods to me and I return it with a slight smile. We continued to eat in silence.
I was really nervous so I didn't eat as much as I normally do and Itachi somehow noticed. "Aren't you hungry?" He asked. I smiled "not really". When everyone was finished eating Mikoto stood up. "Excuse me, for dessert we have Dango, so if you're finished could you please go to the living room" lots of people got up and left. Itachi stood up and took my hand "lets go get Dango" he walked me to the living room. There was a table that had drinks and Dango sticks on it. Itachi seemed to only have eyes for that as he walked towards the table and grabbed one. "Do you like Dango that much?" I laughed. He looked down at me as he chewed and that made me laugh more. When Itachi finished his I picked up one. Right before I took a bite Itachi took it from me. "Hey give it back!" I reached for it, but he was a little too tall. "You said you weren't hungry, " he smirked and went to take a bite. "Don't you dare put your lips on my Dango!" I was irritated. "Fine then, take a bite, " he held the Dango out in front of me urging me to take it. "I can eat it myself" I mumble starting to blush as some people stopped to watch us. "Just take a bite, " he continues to smirk. More people gathered around, but Itachi payed no mind to them. "You're a devil" I lean in and take a bite. My lips touched his finger and I blush harder. I pulled back and chewed looking away from everyone. By now I could only hear some whispers being shared between people as they watched us. "Poor girl, " one of the lady's said and another giggled "They must really like each other." I looked up at Itachis smirking face "I hate y -" Itachi leaned down and kissed my cheek. I was too surprised to do anything. 'Did he just do that in public while everyone was watching?!' I didn't dare look over at his family, but when I looked past Itachi, I saw Mikoto and Fugaku Standing by the door watching us. Mikoto was smiling and Fugaku kept a straight face. I wanted to crawl under a rock and Mikoto must have noticed. "Excuse me everyone, " she called out getting everyone to turn to her instead of us. "The wedding will be on June 10. Everyone is invited so on your way out, please pick up your invitation. Now I think Itachi would like to say something" urging everyone turned to us. Itachi got down on one knee and pulled out a small box. "Elizabeth Kuran over the past days I've begun to like you and I know you want to fall in love like a normal person and that you wanted a real proposal, so would you do me the honor of becoming my wife" he opened the box and inside was the ring he bought at the mall. "Well, do I have a choice?" I asked, smiling at him. He looked like he didn't expect me to say something like that. "I.." He was at a loss for words. Everything was dead silent. "I guess since you actually had the guts to do this in front of your whole family, I will say" I took a deep breath "yes ill become your wife" I smiled at him. He sighed "thank god" he got up and placed the ring on my finger and hugged me tightly. "I thought you were going to say no" I hugged him back. "And embarrass you in front of your family? Oh come on I'm not that mean, but thank you for doing this. It makes me happy knowing you care about my feelings." I pulled away and kissed him. Now it was his turn to be surprised. I felt his warm lips on mine and It felt like I was melting into his embrace. When we pulled away everyone started clapping. The rest of the night was spent with people congratulating us.