A/N: And here a new chapter I am trying my best to finish this :D

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Chapter 13: Preparations

Itachi 23 years old, OC 18 years old

I really don´t know if Itachi proposing to me was a good thing or a bad one. At first I was happy and thought of it the best thing in my live...but now...I don´t know if that wasn´t in reality a curse.

I stood in a room of the Uchiha man house on a little stool while standing straight holding my arms out for the seamstress to take my measures and discussing with Mikoto the colours and patterns for the two Kimonos I would wear and the dress for the night, the first one would be for the wedding the second one for the party afterwards and the dress would be something private for the night between my husband and me.

So I needed to stand there like a statue letting them poke me and literary use me like a Barbie doll to dress up. It took hours and I could simply not understand that all this drama for just some dresses...a but who I am to judge as long as everything is fine in the end I will endure.

When I´m done and could move I nearly collapsed on the floor groaning from my stiff muscles.

"Good the dresses are in work, now we need to make other choices with which you want to begin? The location or the decoration? Or the dishes?" Mikoto unrolled a scroll with all the tasks that needed to be done...that thing goes miles long.

Groaning I choose the location. I wasn´t the only one undergoing such torture, Itachi had also his own set own tasks to do, like getting the damm paperwork set or train some more for being later the head of the clan. He may have been trained since a young age, but there were things he only gets to learn when he takes over...and that would be after our wedding or how Mikoto said as soon as I´m pregnant...I caught in the gossip mile that Tsunade set out a bet how long it will take him to do that and Mikoto bet on our wedding night till a week later. Fugaku mumbled something about her otherworldly foresight and began to teach Itachi the last bites he need.

When I got home late in the afternoon I made dinner. Waiting for Itachi I began to stretch my muscles to ease some of the stiff muscles and letting my mind wander freely over everything beside the wedding.

Warm fingers running down my spine jolted me back into reality and I gasped.

"Everything alright?" His voice rang near my ear and I felt him leaving butterfly kisses on my neck, he really was a sucker for my neck, always kissing it and nearly always leaving marks. I don´t know how often I got asked from kids if I were hit by someone or the suggestive shattering of the old woman in the market and he would always have that cursed smug –sexy- smile on his lips, out of revenge I once got the idea to do the same to him only with the result of an Uchiha high on pride and smugness...Kakashi came that day to me.

Flashback

I felt myself rather smug, this morning I didn´t let Itachi have his usual way with me, this time I turned the table on him and pressed him down the bed kissing and suckling on his neck, or better on every part of him in my reach. Pleased with my work I let him go and continued to nap a bit before I also must go to work.

I was only there for maybe two hours when the window was flung open and a ruffled Kakashi slipped inside and rush over to me.

"Kakashi-!" Shikaku was in the progress to scold the other Jonin but was cut off.

"What did you do!?" Kakashi shook me forth and back demanding answers.

"I did a lot of things"

"Itachi" Kakashi demanded.

"Oh~ You want details?" I still felt pleased with my work on him.

"With what? Did you drug him?" Kakashi began to sound panic.

"I didn´t drug him, why is he alright?" I looked at him fearing the worst.

"You didn´t? But someone must have, that isn´t normal"

By now I was highly confused.

"What isn´t normal?" Shikaku asked interest piqued.

"An Uchiha in high spirit oozing smugness and pride" Kakashi explained.

"Do you know how many ANBUs are scared shitless?! The whole building is empty! I found Sai on the other end of the village drawing one bloody scene after another... I asked him why he is there he said ´The Uchiha was in a good mood, I read about this calmness before someone does something really really bad´" Kakashi ruffled his hair in frustration.

"I thought maybe you had drug him with something, but you seem to tell the truth you didn´t. Do you know what could have done this to him?"

"Hatake-san...I think you need a girlfriend" one of our colleagues said looking at me and winked.

"?"

"Hatake...I thought you would know...with you reading all that porn." Shikaku shook his head in disappointment.

"I didn´t drug him per say...I rather left a huge amount of hickeys on his person this morning..."

Kakashi stared at me and slowly it dawned to him.

"Never do that again" He gave me his eye cringle but I only frowned.

"What I do or not with my fiancé has nothing to do with you or anyone else for that matter"

Flashback End

"Just feeling a bit stiff, its only two weeks after you proposed but I already begin to think it was a bad idea" I joked and he huffed, knowing that I was joking...halfway, but he understood my reasoning.

"You made dinner?"

"Yes" I smiled and we both began our routine. We ate and then take a shower and then changed to finally drop into the bed.

"Two month left of this" I sighted.

"We both choose to do this...we both choose the 20th of December for our wedding." My head laid over his heart and he played with a few strands of my hair.

"I know...but in the end I have the feeling Mikoto manipulated us for that date, she was entirely too pleased with it. Do you know of the bet?"

"Hn?"

"There goes a bet around how long it will take for me to get pregnant." I huffed at that but he was silent.

"They also bet on the genre" at that my head shot upwards and I looked at him with wide eyes.

"You are joking right?"

"No" he had a stern face no amusement.

"Urgh" I pulled a bit on my hair.

"These dam gossiper, not having other hobbies that talking all day and making bets of peoples personal live." He pulled my hands out of my hair drawing circles on their backs to calm me down.

"Let them talk" I breathed out a long sight and cuddled up to his warm body.

"I wish there weren´t so much pressure behind that" and the pressure of my little secret, the secret that my children would be powerful...that I were still keeping that from him slowly began to eat at me, I wanted to tell him but it was still too soon. When was the best time telling him? I continued listening to his heartbeat, steady and warm against my ear together with the slow rise and fall of his chest I fell asleep.

While eating our breakfast I came to a realization.

"Isn´t 18 too young to marry and have children?" That this thought didn´t occurred to me earlier was a testament to my slowly fading memories of my former live.

Itachi looked at me a bit strangely.

"It isn´t, not for us ninjas or clans, live is too fleeting don´t worry it is pretty normal, as I heard from some of your friends also got engaged like Uzumaki and Hyuga-san." Ah yes no one knows how and when Naruto did it, but suddenly one day Hinata was wearing a silver band with a single rosé stone and rumours said that the younger Uchiha didn´t want to be outdone and just two days after Sakura wore also one with the Uchiha crest formed by little jewels.

From Itachi and his mother I heard that it was unusual romantic for Sasuke, but these three really had some strange relationships to each other.

"You a right, but it strokes me at odd for a moment to marry in two months with 18...while there I was already over twenty and didn´t had any serious relationship...thinking I would marry somewhat near being 30..." I looked in the air, not really seeing anything, just thinking back on blurred memories.

"Do you miss your live there?" It was the first time since I revealed my secret to them, he asked about it.

"No, not one bite I´m even relived to forget."

"That bad?"

"You have no idea" I settled my eyes on him being serious.

"I´m here now, and I´m more than happy Itachi" I smiled before it fell in a matter of a second. Groaning I moved my hand over my eyes.

"Today Mikoto wanted to talk about the decorations..."

"What location did you choose?"

"The shrine for the wedding, a traditional one, while the party will be hold in the great hall to fit all the people."

He nodded thinking over something.

"You are sure you want a traditional one?"

"Yes"

"Then you should go with the colours of my clan and mix some of you favourite one under them, purple right?"

I smiled at him and nodded.

"That is a good idea and I´m sure Mikoto would be delighted to help me" sarcasm much.

He only chuckled and gave me a quick peck on my lips and left first.

Arriving at the Uchiha main house I not only found Mikoto but also Ino in the living room filled with books.

"Uhm...I thought we only wanted to do the decoration?" I asked.

"Oh, it would also be the best time to choose the flowers so I thought Yamanaka-san would be perfect for helping us." They both smiled and I sighted and sat down on the table.

"So dear do you know at least which colours you want to use?" Mikoto asked.

"We thought it would be nice to use the colours from the Uchiha clan, white, red, blue and in addition purple...my colour"

"A nice decision, now we only need to choose for which decoration to use" and witch that she pulled a book from the towers around us and opened for us to see that this were all sample books...maybe from around all the great nations.

"How about black dishes, white table napkins and red and purple flowers?"

"Hmm...no I would like white table ware and blue napkins, but red and purple flowers doesn´t sound so bad."

"About the flowers...red roses, purple iris, bell flower and some ivy" at that Ino melted.

"Awwww...oh my god so sweet" she even blushed.

"Huh?" Mikoto, she was maybe very well versed in the language of flowers, but at the moment she didn´t knew the combination of the flowers.

"Red roses the symbol of love, also meaning "I love you", purple iris "with everything I´m I stand beside you, bellflowers "Our heartbeats are one" and Ivy stands also for "Love" together they are a statement of their love for each other awwww how romantic" Ino hold her hand to her cheeks and squealed and even Mikoto nodded in approval.

"A nice and decent choice"

"So what napkins do you want, beside that they would have the Uchiha crest on them, some simple ones like this or more elegant like this" Ino asked after jotting the flowers down and showed me the right pages with examples.

"Oh and the fabric is important too" Mikoto said.

"Simple ones wouldn´t do, maybe some out of a heavy and fine fabric"

´Really, do we really discuss about napkins? Ugh´

I really didn´t know and maybe will never know why such simple things need to be discussed so intensely, but I will work through this...because I really must love Itachi being willing to endure this torture.

We only managed to decide the right napkins and the flower arrangements when the sun set and Mikoto ushered me to go so I could make dinner for my soon to be husband and myself.

I needed some relaxation...and some attention. With that goal set I made some dinner and waited, waited and waited. It looks like he was working long today. I ate my portion of soup and but his back into the pot, the nights were getting cold. When I made myself comfortable in the bathtub with the candles lit originally for seducing him...now to comfort myself. Sitting there alone I felt the sting of loneliness in my heart, I knew he don´t do that purposely but still I couldn´t help myself. I closed my eyes willing the negative feelings aside to think of doing this for myself for my relaxation and it doesn´t matter if he was here or not.

Closing my eyes I felt a tear escape my eye and ran down slowly my cheek, I felt the earlier eager flame of lust snuffing out, I knew they wouldn´t burn up again today even when he should suddenly appear out of nowhere naked and ready, hormones are a real bitch to deal with.

? POV

I watched her as always, my blossom. She waited for the bastard for hours after making dinner, sitting on the kitchen table all alone I could see how that affected her, how her posture slumped and how she slowly made her way upstairs. I sent one of my summons into the house, one from his eyes I could watch her. She was in the bathroom lighting the candles one by one and then began to strip. The eyes of the rat, at the little gap in the door, followed every move of her letting me watch the show. She is a goodness, soft looking skin unmarred, perfect round breast not too much but still enough to fill a man's hand with enough soft flesh to play. Her hourglass waistline invited to let your hands wander over it ending in wide hips and a butt, plump and firm cheek, that would jiggle when being spanked all of that would soon belong to that Uchiha when he doesn´t find a way to snatch her away.

She sank down into the tube letting out a sight of bless from her rose lips. She looked so relaxed until some sadness edged itself into her beautiful face and a tear escaped and ran down her face. He cursed the goddam man for having such a woman waiting for him and he doesn´t bother to show up. Maybe this was his chance now. The rat crept into the room making its way up to the tube, but when he wanted to use the replacement jutsu his rat dispelled itself sensing the Uchiha coming home.

For tonight he would rethread but he swore to the night that one day she would be his. His alone in a golden cage.

? POV End

I felt water entering my mouth jerking me awake from the slumber in unconsciously slipped into.

The water was cold and some candles were burnt out shrouding the room into half darkness. I quickly stepped out of the water letting it out of the tube and dried myself with a towel before changing in a short wine red satin nightgown formerly intend for seducing Itachi, but now...I sighted picking up one candle and blew out the rest.

With the little light I have I found my way to the bed, but before I could have slipped inside I got a whiff of woman perfume and the dark shimmer of my beloveds raven hair in the candle lights. He was fully clothed, ruffled and smelling of a woman and bending over his form I could make out lipstick on his neck and I froze.

My stomach felt like ice, I knew he would never, never betray me... but to let a woman touch him nonetheless... while I waited for his touch it hurt like hell. I know he couldn´t have known that I was in the mood, that I went early to home... but still...my heart felt like it was stabbed, no shredded into pieces. I stood there looking down at his form until I couldn´t bear it and took some spare blankets and pillow, going downstairs into the living room. I made a fire in the fireplace and made myself a comfortable bed before it, laying down I tried to warm my heart again, to not blame him without knowing the details, but in the end, I fell into an uneasy sleep my mind plaguing me with pictures of him and another woman.

Itachi POV

I woke up in the morning, it was early, earlier than my alarm. I didn´t knew what woke me up, something wasn´t right amiss even I reached for Yuuki only to find cold sheets. I furrowed my brows and blinked my eyes opened searching for her only to come up empty. The sheets on her side were cold and unruffled, not used, she hasn´t been here. I reached out with my chakra maybe she was somewhere in the kitchen instead I found her in the living room. I moved into the bathroom to change out of the clothes from yesterday, when I saw in the mirror something red on my neck, lipstick. I also found candle stumps around the room and I slowly pieced the puzzle together not liking it one bit. The realisation that she maybe had waited for me only to possible find me in the bed ruffled and with lipstick in my neck, which was from a vile woman he needed to interact with to get something for his future wife, a surprise.

Changing the clothes and washing the red dirt away I went downstairs finding her in a cocoon of blanket before the fireplace. I knelt down and touched her shoulder to turn her around. She tensed and slowly turned showing me the hurt on her face cutting into me. I never want to see her like that with red rimmed eyes and dried tear streaks on her cheeks, with so much hurt showing in her face and knowing that I was the cause let the guilt grow to a nearly overwhelming intense.

"Yuuki" I called her name but she only closed her eyes going from hurt to utterly sad and turned slightly away from me. I gathered her together with her blanket, sat down and pulled her into my lap, into my embrace. I wouldn´t let her go without explaining.

"I´m sorry Yuuki, I arranged something for us...you...It took longer than I thought and that woman was a necessary evil, but it was for you" I caressed her face making her to look into my eyes.

"I apologise and I will make it up for you" I kissed her lightly on her sweet lips and she let out a sight.

"I know Itachi, I knew that it wasn´t like how it looked...but I couldn´t really help myself" She cuddled up to me. I wrapped my arms stronger around her breathing in her sent of milk and honey her favourite body gel...guilt hit me again, she really did put effort into last night and still she forgives me, my little light.

"Hikari, my Hikari*" I mumbled into her hair. I felt a light peck on my cheek and looked down at her smiling up to me.

"I will make some breakfast and your lunch, for dinner will be the left over from last one" She said wriggling out of her cocoon and my arms but I stopped her short by grabbing her wrist and pulled.

Our lips crushed and I toughly devoured them, slowly let go of them I could see them being red and swollen.

"I don´t deserve you, you are too good."

"Now you sound like me" She laughed letting the warmth come back into the atmosphere between us and I smiled at her.

Itachi POV End

I really can´t stay mad at him, he would show me why that...humpf... woman needed to be near him. Today was only a short session a lot of things needed to be delivered before any other choice could be made so I had free time at my hand that I used to do some groceries shopping and a bit shopping for myself, but in the end, I bought something for both of us.

On my way home I felt being watched, to be exact I already felt like that ever since the beginning of this month. I know Itachi arranged some ANBU guards that watched over me, but I don´t think they would give themselves away by staring, but guarding someone boring as me would for sure be annoying...maybe I should finally say something about that. I went into an alley and stopped there.

"ANBU-san?" I called out to the one watching over me hoping they would react. I flinched only slightly when one appeared kneeling before me.

"Uchiha-san"

´NOT YET!´

"Ah...uhm...I´m feeling being watched...not from you I don´t think you would make such a mistake"

"We didn´t saw anyone following you around, how long do you already felt like that?"

"The beginning of the month...even now..." I looked around, slowly being creeped out thinking back I also felt like that when I bathed yesterday.

"I will report it, we will protect you Uchiha-san"

"I don´t know how to thank you all, it really must be a tiresome job to watch over me"

"Not at all"

And with that he disappeared into thin air. Maybe I should do something for these poor guys even when I know they don´t really like me still they were professional and fulfilled their assigned guard duties.

Being home I made something quick for myself and then began to clean the house until it sparkled.

Being done with that I lit a fire and sat myself down on the couch with a hot coca.

"Do I also get one? It really gets cold out there and my office isn´t better" with a cold gush of wind Itachi came inside and hurried closed the door.

Going into the kitchen I made a cup for him and also began to heat the soup for dinner.

"Here" I turned around and meet him halfway to give him his cup.

"I´m home" he murmured and gave me a kiss before he turned to his cup and took some sips.

"Welcome home."

"I heard the report, you are sure you didn´t felt them, you are getting better at sensing us." he looked concert.

"I´m pretty sure you didn´t order them to watch me even in a bathroom or bed room" Itachi froze at the and got a serious look on his face.

"I didn´t...I think we have to do something against this"

"Ah and Itachi...what could I do to thank them for guarding me, it must be a boring work sitting all day on a roof or tree in this cold weather and watch me basically do nothing." I already had some ideas.

"It is their job" Itachi seemed a bit defensive about that.

"I know that they don´t really like me, but still...will you let me reward them?" I looked at him hopefully.

"Your heart is too big for this world" unlike him he let out a sight.

"I know that is why I marry you right? So you can protect it" I winked at him as I made my way back into the kitchen preparing what I had in thought for my guards.

He only gave me a short kiss and went upstairs.

In the morning we went into the ANBU building early in the morning and he helped ma placing the items by the right persons locker. After that I went on my way to my torture hoping the guy liked my gifts.

Everyone got two marked thermos bottles one with warm soup the other with cocoa and a little box with chocolate cookies.

3 rd POV

In the morning when ANBUs entered their locker room some of them found the bottles and knew they were from a certain woman the greatest weakness of their greatest ninja, one they hated for making him vulnerable and her she went out her way and made them something all decorated with thankyou cards and later in the cold day they were also thankful for the warm soup and drink they were delicious.

3 rd POV End

*Hikari is a name meaning simply "light"

I hope you liked this Chapter and I know I am concentrating more on her live with the Uchihas then with her friends, but don´t worry ^-^