Seducing Sasuke

A/N: Sorry to keep you guys waiting so long. I know the contest ended and I haven't updated until now. I apologize to keep you all waiting. The reason is that my family went on a winter trip because we didn't go during winter break, for one reason or another. So we went to this lodge place and I tried to learn to ski. Let's just say that I am never going to try that again. I fell and I broke my arm and sprained a leg. Right now, I'm having a friend write this note down for me cause I can only use my right hand—I am left handed—and I can't write, yet. Since my arm is out-of-commission, I don't know when I'll write. I'll just ask someone to write or type it up for me, I guess. So, that's pretty much why I hadn't updated sooner. As for the winner, he or she has been notified and here is the chapter. The winner wishes to remain anonymous and I totally respect that, so I'll call that person Shrouded by Mystery. I am not great at making up names and that's the best I got. The reason that this person won was because—it was one of the very few entries received and because it was just as I pictured it. It's simple and to the point. Okay, so on with the story.

Chapter 10

Sakura sat silently on the edge of the bed, her mind working in overdrive after what Sasuke had proposed to her just minutes ago. Was he serious about that or was he just made a spur of the moment decision. That had to be it. There was no other reasonable explanation for it.

Did he really want them to get married in this village, far from their home and from their friends? Not only was it a crazy idea but she was sure that Ino would feel cheated out of planning a wedding. And Tsunade wouldn't be happy at all.

"Sakura, may I come in?" said a voice that brought her out of her thoughts. It was a female's voice, not the voice of her fiancé that she was hoping to hear.

"Yeah, sure." she answered, turning her attention to the visitor who turned out to be Karin. She was surprised to see the redhead. She had assumed that Karin would have been long gone after what had happened that morning. "Hey, Karin."

"Hey." Karin replied in a tone that Sakura couldn't recognize. "I came by to apologize to you, Sakura. Not just for what happened earlier but for everything that happened since we met. I'm sorry."

"It's alright, Karin. You don't need to apologize." Sakura assured the girl.

"I also came to tell you that I've changed my mind. That I've decided to come to Konoha with you and Sasuke." she said, astonishing Sakura with her sudden change of heart. "Suigetsu convinced me to help. I owe it to Sasuke because he rescued us from Orochimaru's clutches. And I owe it to you because I was a bitch. And I owe it to myself, to do the right thing and to give my life a meaning."

"I don't know what to say, Karin. I'm thankful to hear you say that. Really, you don't know how much. Konoha needs all the allies it can get." Sakura replied, smiling genuinely at the redhead.

"So, when will we leave?" Karin asked.

"I don't know. As soon as Sasuke says so, I guess."

"No, as soon as you decide whether or not you'll marry me here and now, Sakura. The choice is yours." Sasuke said as he walked in the room with Jugo and Suigetsu in tow.

"I don't know, Sasuke...Isn't it a bit rushed to get married now?" Sakura interjected.

"What's wrong with now?" he replied.
"I don't see what's the difference between getting married here than in the village."

"Well for starters, our friends are there? And we need witnesses."

"Well, what are we...chopped liver?" Suigetsu remarked in a sneery tone. "If you need some witnesses, then here we are. Ready to roll. At your service and all that crap."

"See, problem solved, Sakura." Jugo said with a smile on his face.

"Well, what am I going to wear? I need a dress or kimono..."

"There must be shops around here. It's a festival so business is booming." Karin said. "Come on, Sakura. Let's go."

" So, how about it, Sakura. Will you marry me now?" Sasuke asked with a smirk that is impossible to resist. Kami, he was so persuasive with those looks of his.

"Well, then I guess...Yes, Sasuke. I'll marry you." Sakura replied, kissing Sasuke on the lips.

"Hey, get a room." Suigetsu said mockingly. "Oh, wait. Never mind."

"Come on, Sakura, let's get you that dress." Karin said, pulling Sakura away from Sasuke.

Sasuke smiled smugly, happy that he was getting what he wanted. "We'll meet you at the plaza in one hour."

"Ok, Sasuke, don't worry." Karin assured him. "We will not take long."

The two girls left, leaving the guys to their own devices.

An hour later, they met back up. Sasuke's eyes dropped when he took sight of Sakura. She looked beautiful. Like an angel that descended from heaven. She was dressed in a short, pale pink dress with a black sash around the waist. Her hair was loose against her bare shoulders.

"Beautiful." he murmured as they walked over to the middle of the plaza where he had already had everything arranged. The villagers watched them in excitement as they walked. Happy to see a wedding about to take place which was actually an elopement, but they didn't know that.

Normally in this festival, more than one couple took the vow of everlasting love but this year nobody did. So, naturally they were excited to see a wedding. Especially for foreigners to their village.

Sakura was nervous. Her heart was beating erratically in her chest. She was getting married...well eloped… but still. This was an important moment for her.

The wedding was very simple, all they had to do was sign a few legal documents and receive a certification of the ceremony and it was done. Afterwards, they would celebrate for a bit with the villagers before changing into travel clothes and leaving the village to head to Konoha.

Later as the newlyweds and Karin, Jugo and Suigetsu camped out for the night in the forest about a day's journey from Konoha.

"Sasuke, you do realize that Lady Tsunade isn't going to like this and that neither will Naruto or Kakashi-sensei or anyone." Sakura said.

"I know which is why we won't tell them. We'll have a proper wedding in the village. Although that will be mostly just for show because you are already my wife. Is that ok with you?" He replied.

"Yes, it is. The wedding itself doesn't make a difference. Just as long as we are together. But, we will have to tell Lady Tsunade. After all she's the hokage."

"I suppose you're right. That is all that matters."

"Now, we should get us some rest. We still have to travel tomorrow. And then face Tsunade." Sakura said, shuddering at the very idea. Her sensei would not be pleased and Sakura was afraid of how she would react. Her heart was beating erratically in her chest at the mere thought of it.

'We are so dead'. She thought as she closed her eyes and let sleep take her.