Chapter Two:

Sasuke's Unexpected Plan

Naruto was sitting at his kitchen table drinking some tea when he heard a knock on his door. He had been thinking about what the elders said to him the past two hours and twenty minutes, waiting for Sasuke. As the blonde opened the door he saw his raven haired friend standing there panting slightly. Naruto stepped aside to let Sasuke in, a confused look across his features.

"Sasuke, what's…" Sasuke interrupted Naruto suddenly and with an unexpected question.

"Naruto, will you marry me?"

The blonde's mouth fell open for the second time that day. He looked at his team mate who was now holding out an engagement ring to him. The ring was silver and had a sapphire gem stone embedded in the center of it and two onyx stones on either side of the sapphire. The rest of the ring was silver. All in all, the ring was beautiful.

"Wh-what?" Naruto stuttered, "H-have you completely l-lost your mind? Sasuke do you realize what you just asked me?"

"Yes, I do."

"B-but we can't…I can't…people will…and you'll be…" Sasuke interrupted Naruto a second time.

"Listen to me Naruto. I'm not gonna just let them kick you out of the village! The only way to stop them from being able to do this is for you to get married." Sasuke said.

Naruto was speechless. He couldn't believe Sasuke would go this far for him. With out even realizing it Naruto shook his head 'yes' and Sasuke slipped the engagement ring onto his left ring finger. Naruto looked at Sasuke, confusion, sadness, gratefulness, and disbelief etched across his face. Then Sasuke did something else that made the blonde blush a deep red. The raven pulled the younger teen into his arms, hugging him close.

"It'll be alright Naruto. I promise." Sasuke whispered reassuringly into the blonde's ear.

"But, Sasuke, we…no one will marry us in the village. They wouldn't want to help me." Naruto said looking into his new fiancé's eyes. Sasuke smiled at Naruto comfortingly.

"It's already taken care of Naruto."

"WHAT!?" the younger teen shrieked in surprise.

Sasuke smiled at the blonde again before explaining that he had traveled a short distance outside the village to a near by town. He proceeded to tell Naruto that there was a priest who would be more than happy to help them. Naruto looked at Sasuke and couldn't think of anything else to do. He placed a hand on the back of the raven's head and pulled him into a deep kiss. The Uchiha's eyes went wide for a few seconds as his face went a deep crimson.

Soon after though, he slowly closed his eyes and kissed Naruto back. After a few minutes Naruto broke their kiss and looked deep into the onyx eyes of his once-best-friend-and-rival-now-fiancé. He smiled gently at the raven who leaned in and kissed Naruto on his forehead softly.

"Let's get going Naruto."

"Okay."

Sasuke took hold of Naruto's hand and led him to the town where they would be getting married. The raven could tell Naruto was nervous, hell he was too. Sasuke was seventeen years old but Naruto was only sixteen. In an attempt to comfort the blonde, the raven wrapped an arm around Naruto's waist, holding him close. The blonde clung onto Sasuke tightly, looking around at his surroundings as they walked on.

It took a half an hour to get to the town and another ten minutes to get to the meeting place where the priest agreed to wait for Sasuke and Naruto. When the two teens arrived Naruto let out slight gasp. They were standing beside a lake where the full moon shined brightly, lighting up the meadow. There were flowers everywhere, making the air smell wonderful and a light breeze made it that much more enjoyable. Sensing Naruto's contentment, Sasuke smiled and approached the priest.

The three said their hello's and then the ceremony began. The priest blessed the teens before him along with the wedding rings, as they were put into place. After all was said the priest announced them as Sasuke and Naruto Uchiha. Naruto blushed at his new last name and even more as the priest told them it was time for the sealing kiss, making the bond more permanent. As Sasuke leaned in and claimed Naruto's lips, he wrapped his arms around the waist of his new husband. Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke's neck, pulling him as close as possible.

The priest smiled to himself, glad he was able to help the two before him. When the newlyweds broke apart they thanked the priest and headed home. Once again Sasuke wrapped an arm around Naruto's waist, more protectively now. Looking up at his new husband, Naruto smiled warmly as he hugged Sasuke around his torso, not letting go until they arrived at the Uchiha estate. When they got inside Naruto yawned sleepily and Sasuke guided the blonde into his room. He gave Naruto a change of clothes and Naruto headed into the bathroom to get changed. When Naruto came back out Sasuke hugged him tight, making the blonde blush a little.

"We'll get all your things tomorrow alright?" Sasuke said as he placed a gentle kiss on top of Naruto's head.

Smiling to himself, Naruto responded sleepily, "Sounds good to me."

The raven could easily tell how tired his husband was. He scooped Naruto up into his arms, getting a surprised squeak from the blonde, and laid him down on the bed. Sasuke then climbed in beside Naruto and pulled the covers over them both. Naruto cuddled up against Sasuke and was soon fast asleep. Smiling down at his sleeping blonde, Sasuke placed a soft kiss on Naruto's lips and wrapped his arms around the peacefully sleeping teen. Within minutes Sasuke was also fast asleep, dreaming about his new husband and his new life.