Author's note: Oh wow…..I'm awestruck..to you guys wjo reviewed..wow..thank you! Hope you enjoy this chap, the warning is still the same as in the last chap.
The room was quiet. Sasuke turned to stare at Neji and Tenten, "You both knew…. What and who she was didn't you?" They both nodded. "When did you..?"
Neji sighed, "Tenten found her first. She recognized the birth marks on your arm on her. That's why she was staring at you so oddly yesterday. She told me about it last night, we were going to tel you today but…" He looked away at Sakura.
Sasuke nodded, "Thank you." Tenten smiled, she was relieved that Sasuke wasn't angry at them.
Naruto looked around, "Is anyone as confused about this as I am?" Everyone looked at him and shook their head, frustrating Naruto beyond belief. "WHAT'S GOIN ON!"
"Nhg…."
Sakura moaned softly, jolting once before her eyes fluttered open.
She looked up into Sasuke's face and immediately went white. "O
my God…." She shoved at his arms and jumped down, backing into
the table. "W- what….you said….. it can't be true! I'm
not..I don't have a birth mark and .." She shoved her shaking
hands into her hair. "There has to be a mistake!"
Sasuke
shook his head, "No mistake, look." He showed her his wrist, she
glanced at hers and backed up. Shaking her head, repeating no like a
chant. "Sakura… don't be afraid.. it's all true."
She looked at him, shocked that he can take everything so easily. He had just found out that she's his life mate. His as of now fiancée, his pretty much wife! And he was taking it as if she had told him she got him an ice tea!
Tenten stepped forward, aware that Sakura was in shock and confusion. "Let's eat and talk later, ok?" Everyone nodded, except Naruto and Sakura. Sakura was too dazed and Naruto was too confused. Hinata put a comforting arm on Naruto. Sasuke stared at Sakura from across the table. Never taking his eyes off of her.
After eating Neji stood up, "Sasuke, Shikamaru, Naruto and I have matters that need to be seen to, I trust you ladies will halp Sakura out?" The girls nodded, Neji nodded to Tenten. She nodded back, she knew what she had to do, calm Sakura down.
After watching the guys leave Tenten and Ino dragged a rather soic Sakura down the hall to the wardrobe room, where seamstresses and rather beautiful clothes adorned the place. Sakura gaped, not even in the fancy market places or on the streets had she seen clothes as beautiful as the ones she was seeing now. Ino smirked at her expression then turned back to the matter at hand, finding Sakura suitable clothes.
Ino, Hinata, and Tenten scourged through the racks. They went through almost every rack; pulling out clothes or telling the seamstresses what would be good to make for Sakura. Sakura meanwhile sat in a chair oinching herself. Thinking, she had to be dreaming, right?
After almost an hour of searching and making Sakura practically do a fashion show, they found some outfits that were just for Sakura.
By the time Sakura came out of the room, they pummled her into a hair room that was just as magnificent as the last room, the clothes room. After fussing over her for another hour the girls stood back, admiring their work. Ino whistled, Tenten and Hinata beamed. They had done an awesome job.
Sakura stood in a black colored Chinese styled dress trimmed with gold. Her hair was unbound, flowing to just above her waist. Wavy and silky, her eyes stood out like emeralds. Hinata clapped her hands and suggested a walk or a little fun girl time in her quarters. They all nodded in agreement and walked off.
After sitting down the girls started talking about their pasts, telling about how they had first discovered their marks and such. "When I was 5 yrs old my father noticed the marks. He was outraged because at the time, the Uzumaki clan was our most despised enemy. And there I was, born to be the Uzumaki heirs, wife! I became an outcast to the family, everyone despised me and was disgusted be me. Later around the time of the wedding even Neji and my sister hated me. But after I saw Naruto, I didn't care. After all the pain I had gone through, marrying Naryto was worth going through it!" Hinata laughed. "But everything was settled and my family eventually excepted me and the later they excepted the Uzumaki clan as friends and allies." Hinata smiled. Sakura held back tears.
"I had been discovered to be Neji's bride almost at birth. But I didn't officially know about it until I was 7. At first I was so happy about it, Neji was rumored to be hot, strong, and beyond smart. So I was happy and proud to be his.. sort of fiancée. But then, after a time my own people began to fear me. They were afraid that I might end up suddenly disliking them and have them all killed or something. After that I hated the Hyuuga family, they had turned me into the outcast of my own home! But after meeting Neji.." Teten sighed, "It was just like Hinata said, all worth it. I haven't regretted marrying him since!" She grinned. Sakura took a bite out of a cookie and grinned back.
Ino through her beautiful long hair over her shoulder. "When I had found out that I was Shikamaru's bride I was horrified. I though I had been in love with Sasuke. I was angry and upset and I acted like a stuck up brat who couldn't get what I wanted. On my wedding day I was so angry, I ran outside and shouted how much I hated the Nara family. Unfortunately Shikamaru was behind me, laying on the ground watching the sky. He didn't get angry at me or anything, he just said I was wasy too troublesome. I should've been angry but instead I was shocked." She sighed and took a sip of some water a maid had brought over. I realized that my 'love' for Sasuke wasn't real. It was just attraction. I though I had been in love but the truth was I just though that Sasuke was hot. But when I met Shikamaru I fell head over heels for him and I realized that I didn't hate the Nara family, that I was just acting like a spoiled selfish moron. After marrying him I changed into a much better woman, though he still says I'm troublesome." She paused and then laughed, "But then again he thinks everything is troublesome!"
They all giggled. Sakura told them about her village. About how peaceful and magical the place was. They all sighed.
Ino paused for a moment, "You know Sakura, I've watched Sasuke for a long time. I mean I didn't realioze that I actually didn't have a crush and that I wasn't in love with him until I met Shikamaru. And that was about 3 yrs ago on my 17th birthday!" Her eyes met Sakura's sadly, "Now I care about him and a friend, I think that I actually always have! I was just to immature to realize it. I always knew Sasuke had been waiting for someone. It may have seemed like he had forgotten about those ' emotions and reactions' that he use to get. But I've known him since I was 4. And I've watched him a long time. Just from looking at him I knew he hadn't forgotten those emotions and reactions. My heart use to break every time I'd see him staring at A Sakura tree." She grabbed Sakura's hands and smiled. "Please except him, he's not a bad guy. And I want him to be happy, as a concerned friend please just consider him. I know your confused but… please.." Ino began to cry, "Please don't walk away from him."
Sakura looked around and saw that all the girls were crying. Apparently they were all worried. She smiled. "Ok.. but.. he screws up once and I'm out!"
All the girls cheered, never noticing the stranger behind the door to the quarters. Whispering softly, "Oh I hope you hold on to that promise pinky. Cause I'm gonna make Sasuke screw up, sp you'll leave and I'll have him.. I'll have my Sasuk- kun all to myself!" The stranger smirked and walked away. Never seeing the grey haired ninja near her.
Author's note: Sry I had to end it like that.. I've got tests to study for unfortunately. But I'll update soon, and by Wednesday, at least 3 of my stories including this one, will be updated. Hope you guys enjoyed this chap and I hope you'll review. O and befoe I get, I hinted the ages in of the charcters but if you don't understand. Every one but Neji and Tenten are about 20 yrs old. Neji and Tenten are 21. And the setting is in regular Naruto type. Which is basically Japanese with bits of Chinese style clothes. Cya!
