Hey again and thank you all for the reviews and I hope not to disappoint you in this chapter!
Warning: Since I'm Indian, I may get a few things wrong here and there in the wedding as I have never been to such a wedding and only learnt about it from fanfics or TV. So, you can correct me if I'm wrong and all.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto; I'd rather own Sasuke xD
"Ouch, Ino! Stop pulling my hair so much and treating it like some weeds that need to be pulled out and Tenten, careful on the blush please! And hey, don't you think that's enough hairspray, Hinata?" Sakura said in annoyance, wincing each time her friend, Ino tugged at her hair painfully. Today was the big day. The day the two- Sasuke and Sakura- were to be united. The bride's friends, Ino, Tenten and Hinata were helping her get ready. So far, it was clearly annoying.
Everything was going the way the raven-haired man had planned; it was a pleasant day, not too cold or hot. There were a few puffy clouds floating about in the sky and the sun glowed a sheet of dazzling white. All in all, the weather was perfect- perfect for an outdoor wedding just as hoped and predicted. The wedding was being held in the Uchiha compound itself in one of the central gardens there. The grasses were lush green and occasionally swept to one side due to the refreshing, cool breeze. As per wedding decorations, everything had been arranged and yet there was still half an hour to go before the main event begins. The whole display was set to perfection.
A white, flowery arch dotted with other colourful ones stood still facing the chairs arranged for people to sit on, leaving sufficient place for the carpeted aisle through which the bride was to make her way to the bridegroom. Behind the arch was situated a higher, small, stage like ground. This was where they were to stand with the priest, exchanging vows of love and protection. The whole span was beautified with flowers and curtains and decorated just like one of those dream weddings. A small crowd of people had been invited, like the rest of team seven and for Sakura, even the Hokage herself, Tsunade, was to come to greet the newly wed couple. The whole set-up and arrangement was ideal and seemed flawless. The bridegroom was almost ready and the bride was too.
The reception was to be held in one of the halls next to the crisp gardens, which was also well in place with all the caterers having arrived already. The hall was also much decorated like the wedding area, with the addition of candles, tables and chairs, a dance floor and a smaller levied area for the DJ to take his position. Both, the wedding area and the reception hall were adorned with Sakura that is Cherry Blossom flowers, on the bride's request in order to personalize the ceremony. The Uchiha clan's symbol was also occasionally used here and there as an ornamental piece.
After a while, the guests had already started arriving which caused the bridesmaids and the bride to start panicking even though they were ready but unsure if they were all looking perfect or not. Back in the room meant for them, they were all fighting for the mirror.
"Move over Ino! You've had the mirror to yourself since the past half hour or something!" Tenten protested.
"Well, obviously! I need it more than you since I'm going to have so many people looking at me." Ino argued back.
"And are you saying I won'…" The brunette started just to be interrupted by her pink-haired friend, who was the bride of the evening. "Umm…don't you both think that since I'm the bride, I should at least have a look at myself since I haven't got an opportunity to thanks to your bickering!" She complained. Both the girls instantly turned their heads and moved away to make space for her in front of the mirror. Seeing she finally got the chance to see how she was looking, she smiled victoriously.
"You know what Forehe - I mean Sakura, I must admit that today, you actually look stunningly gorgeous, thanks to us of course!" Ino chirped excitedly taking her first look at her friend too. Sakura mouthed a thank you to all her friends who complimented her and helped her get dressed. She finally turned to the mirror, and in that very minute, she stood still with a disbelieving smile. Today was her day so she certainly didn't have to act modest if she didn't want to. She couldn't believe that she could actually look this…in one word: beautiful.
She was wearing a white halter style gown. The back was barely halfway empty and in the clothed part of it, slits were cut revealing more of her vanilla skin. The gown hugged every curve in her body and the bottom of it, flew outwards with soft ruffles joining it along the way. The whole piece was made out of soft and smooth silk. She wore her hair in a messy bun with locks framing her pretty face. The veil started from the hair and led its way through to the bottom of her back. To top it all of, she wore some elegant strap heels and her make-up showed of the best features of her face, her eyes, for instance.
Slowly but surely, a smile of pure happiness crept up to her face. A wave of optimism washed over her. So far, though this was just the very beginning, everything was better than expected and she truly started feeling, perhaps for one of the first times that this angst relationship between herself and Sasuke could actually work out but then she instantly shook away the thought just as it came. Was she really judging how her wedding will most probably turn out on the basis of how she was looking? Wow, this whole wedding thing must really be getting to her head. She giggled a little at her silliness. As she came back to reality, she remembered that she was going to get married in a few minutes and immediately turned her head to the wall clock.
"There's only five minutes to go! What to do, what to do!" She said. She suddenly got extremely nervous and conscious even though she hadn't stepped out of the room yet. "How's everything outside and Sasuke-kun, is he ready and, and the –" She trailed off worriedly. A person's voice from outside told her that everything was ready and that the wedding is to start in about two minutes or so. Sakura let out a frustrated squeal.
"Hey, hey, relax Sakura, you'll be fine just as everything else is, ok? Not to worry, we're all here for you." Ino said and Hinata and Tenten both agreed and replied 'yeah'.
Out in the garden, the wedding had almost started and Sasuke was doing some last minute check-ups like whether the cake had arrived or not and he inspected each part of the reception hall as well as the garden. Everything seemed to be in order: the rings, guests, best man, which is Naruto, the food, music etc. The only thing that seemed out of place was Kakashi, who was going to lead Sakura through the isle. If he's late today, Sasuke's going to make sure that he soon becomes late forever. He checked the clock and headed for the wedding.
Sasuke stood there with his best man and priest at the altar, dressed handsomely in a black tuxedo and his usual spiky hairstyle. He waited there for all the bridesmaids and groomsmen to pass quickly as he wished nothing more than to get all this over with as soon as possible. He saw the crowd stand up and guessed that Sakura was going to come through any moment. He saw Kakashi and her arriving together, walking on the aisle towards the altar. He glanced at Sakura casually and instantly, stopped breathing. He had never noticed her much, speaking of looks, but today, no matter how much he denied it, she was breathtaking. Any guy with even a cinch of hormones would feel the same way.
They finally reached the altar and the priest started chanting the usual speech and pledges. While he was going on and on, Sakura was in thought. This was finally it. The day they were going to unite.
She promised herself that she was never going to cry no matter how rough their journey was going to be. She was going to make him happy just as she is and always will be. Everyday, she would take it upon herself to brighten the hours for Sasuke, who by the way was looking dead handsome today. This day onwards, everyday of the year would be a task until she achieves her secret little goal. Today marked a very special day, one of the most important ever. She was getting married, and here's a little secret, due to her missions and job, she over-pressures herself and never leaves any leisure time to enjoy, which meant that she was still a virgin and has never even had her first kiss and today, she would cross both those lines.
She smiled at the man in front of her who looked pretty bored by what the priest was saying. Naruto and all her friends were grinning brightly at her. She smiled back and decided for herself that this smile would never wipe off from her face, so she would try to do.
It was finally time to exchange the rings. They were both handed each others rings and on cue, he reached out for her hand gently and slipped in the ring like he had done the first time he had proposed to her. She did the same and through it all, she had the most cheery smile plastered on her face, never once faltering. She heard the cheering of the crowd and heard the priest say that the groom was now permitted to kiss the bride. The words sunk in and she started shaking very slightly as Sasuke looked at her, still emotionless, and started inching forward. The earlier cheering started to fade and everything, according to her, had come to a halt and all she could see was him inching closer by the second.
After what seemed like forever, their lips met in a quick kiss. But to her, it felt like an eternity. She felt as if her knees were about to buckle and the whole world was spinning. She barely got any time to respond as it all happened too fast at the same time and as they separated, she was still dazed. Still not fully being able to catch on about what had just happened, she looked at him and then the roaring crowd, and realized that she was finally married. It was all over and she was finally, after years of yearning, an Uchiha. Once dazed, her smile immediately came back and her happiness was unexplainable. She recalled her kiss and felt as if all her worries concerning this marriage, had sprouted wings and flown away. She was going to just lay back and enjoy today; their day,
Sasuke on the other hand, was daresay, happy and relieved that everything was almost over. Only the reception was left and the only hard part about it was the first dance with his bride and answering people's questions. He really didn't like talking to people, so conversing with so many people would only prove painful for him.
He heard the priest say the closing sentence regarding how he and Sakura were Mr. and Mrs. Uchiha. With that said, they all headed for the reception hall.
It had become really late at night and the wedding and reception were over. Sakura was currently waiting for Sasuke in their bedroom. She was shaking with nervousness. She had been eagerly waiting for this night as well as dreading it. She wasn't ready for it but wasn't sure if she would ever be. Right now it would be the time when she would completely surrender herself to her new husband, Sasuke.
She heard the sound of soft approaching footsteps and guessed it was time. She heard the click of the door and saw the said man appear. He closed the door behind him and inhaled in a calm breath. He looked at her shaking figure and stepped forward towards her and looked straight into her uneasy eyes.
With a serious edge to his voice he said, "Sakura" She jumped a little as she heard her name being called in his deep voice. She nodded and he continued, "I'm going to make things very clear now." He paused a little to see her slightly startled expression. "You don't have to do this right now. Whenever you are ready. But once you are, I will surely expect an heir from you some day or the other, if you catch exactly what I mean." He gave her a little while to understand the statement. A number of things were going through her confused and conflicted mind.
She knew what he meant. She was, in fact, surprised that he actually gave her a choice of what she wanted to do instead of starting off whatever the whole purpose of this 'wedding' was. She sighed as she came to a decision. This was their wedding night after all and what better day to start it? There would never be a better opportunity- so she thought. She nodded slightly, her nervousness all of a sudden fading, she felt obliged to continue. "Today would be…fine" She breathed out. Sasuke still didn't avert his gaze from her for a while, as though trying to search her face for any regret or disapproval. He did find a few signs of sadness but just ignored it. She was smart enough to decide for herself and he would respect that.
He reached out his hand and flicked off the light. The room was now pitched dark, with only the moonlight illuminating it a soft midnight blue. Sakura felt some weight on the bed and felt herself being pushed back slightly. After that everything went by really fast. She was lying flat on the bed, with the man she loved hovering on top of her. She could smell his masculine scent and savored it. This was the closest she had ever been to him, actually, the closest she has ever been to any man before.
She felt his hands roam around her clothed body and the next thing she knew; she was wearing nothing at all. As far as she could make out, Sasuke was currently shirtless. If it were any other girl, they would probably squeal out of delight, but not her. To her, all there was in this room was darkness. She didn't know what to feel, other than nervousness, conscious, and hot in the cheeks out of shyness. She was currently feeling a mixture of them and, of course, a strange kind of sadness. She unexpectedly felt his lips on hers which blanked out her mind. This time the kiss was longer than at the wedding, which allowed her to slowly respond to it.
Without warning, all of a sudden, she felt this shooting pain spread through her whole body. Out of reflex, her eyes started watering and she screamed out in pain. After taking in a few gasps of breath, she came to understand what had just happened. He was inside her. Through the darkness, she saw his soulless eyes look at her as though waiting for an answer or sign of approval, perhaps to continue. After a while, the earlier pain started to subside and she felt him moving in and out of her. Every thrust hurt her, mostly emotionally. She thought she was supposed to feel ecstatic at a time like this, but what she felt was a total contradiction. She knew the truth behind this was just for an heir and till now, it ate up every part of her even though she had promised herself to brush all of it away.
After what seemed like forever, she felt him retreat and the earlier weight on the bed, shifted off. She was feeling weak and helpless just like when she was twelve. She heard the noise of the bathroom door shut and made out that Sasuke was in it. She decided to put on some clothes, as no matter how broken she felt right now, she did not want to feel tomorrow's embarrassment when he would see her naked. She inwardly, laughed at herself bitterly for getting such thoughts at a time like this, but nevertheless, did as her mind told her.
The night was almost over. Sasuke, her new husband, was sleeping peacefully beside her, breathing lightly, now only half clothed, as far as she could make out. Sakura, on the other hand, couldn't quite come to doing the same; sleeping. How she yearned it right now but was too scared to do so. She was afraid of having nightmares which may tell her to back out of this relationship before it's too late to escape.
She had made up her mind once and that was it. No backing out no matter what. This was just the beginning that started out with thorns which, hopefully, will end smoothly. Naïve she knew she was for still believing in happy endings, but looks like true dreams never do completely wither away.
She looked at the direction in which the window stood. She sat up a bit to gaze at the pale moon, sitting still there among the many twinkling stars. It was really a beautiful night as cool breezes occasionally blew through the blue sky. But to Sakura, right now, everything seemed grey but hoped that someday, she would be able to make everything in her life start twinkling again and turn it into a bright star, which is made joining two happy souls.
She breathed in the cool night's air before dozing off comfortably on her soft bed, beside the other occupant, Sasuke. One thing was for sure, she would never make the mistake of blaming him if her life doesn't turnout to be the fairytale she had wished for. He, after all, had always given her the choice of turning away and after being through so many suffering years himself, he deserved rest and peace for once.
End of chapter 5, and before you start throwing in the shoes, I'll admit too that this was the worst chapter yet, especially for the un-detailed half lemon, which was, intentionally done like that, by the way.
For this chapter, I don't expect too many reviews, so lucky you! xD