Author's Note: Ha! It's been forever since I last updated! I hope that I have a lot of you still following along (This includes you Sasuke-kun aka Sasukeuchiha980 I know you've been asking me non stop about this story!). I just didn't know what to write and suddenly I was inspired to write this yesterday...so here it is! Oh, and I reread the last chappie...oh...my...gosh! I'm soooo sorry for the grammar problems! I'll try to fix that when I can. Anyway, don't forget to leave a comment when u finish. It encourages me to continue!! Oh, last but not least from here on out this story is dedicated to Sasuke-kun, though he hasn't mentioned it yet, I know that sooner or later he'd mention it So enjoy everyone and I'll update as soon as I see a lot of reviews (or when I get inspired again...which ever comes first).
Disclamair: I don't think this kinda craziness would even exist in the Naruto world...but if it did...
Dedication: Sasukeuchiha980 aka Sasuke-kun
Sakura's unusual wedding ch 3
"You propose to him?" Aki asked as her eyes widen.
I had to laugh from the look on her face, it was a combination of being shock and down right pleased. Much to my surprise, she jumped up and started to pump her fist up in the air. I stood up as well to try to calm her down. As I opened my mouth to speak, she interrupted.
"I'm so happy for you! Oh! And from the sound of it, Naruto-san sounds like a real life prince!" She said with a smile on her face. Just then, a frown came across her face as she sat back down and looked up at me.
My face twisted into a confused look. This girl is confusing! One minutes she's jumping up and down more hyper then Naruto-kun and now...she's frowning? "What's wrong?" I asked softly as I sat down next to her.
She turned to look at me and I saw a plain look on her face. No seriously, I take it back, this girl she goes through emotions like a pair of jeans. Ok, I know that doesn't make any sense, but I really can't think of a good analogy!
"Answer me this," She said in a tone to match her look. "Clearly you're in love with Naruto-san, clearly you're getting married...so please for goodness sakes, please tell me why you are out here talking to me!" She finished off the last sentence in a raised tone of voice.
A smirk came across my face as I shook my head and started to laugh. This caught her by surprise. "This is the part of the story where things take a turn for the weird." I said after my laughter died down.
"What do you mean?" She asked as she tilted her head and gave me a questioning look.
"Well," I began as I took in a deep breath. "After I purposed to Naruto-kun, a few weeks later he surprised me by re proposing to me...and this time he had a ring to give me." A dreamy smile came across my face as I remembered that day.
The same look was on Aki's face. "Really? How did he do it?" She asked.
"The only way Naruto-kun could do things..." I sighed deeply with a smile. "Very loud and unpredictable...but also romantic in every way. It was much, much more better then any other proposal I got."
"A.K.A...it's better then Sasuke's right?" She asked with a smirk.
"Heck yeah." I said with a smirk of my own.
"Ok, ok...so where does the craziness start? Why aren't you in there marrying Naruto-kun?" She asked in eagerness.
"After my break up with Sasuke, I was considering canceling the wedding, seeing how Sasuke and I weren't going to marry. However, Naruto-kun convinced me not to do that, since we already agreed to get married what better time to do it then then?" Aki nodded her head in agreement, so I continued. "So it was set. Today Naruto-kun and I would be married...however the unexpected happened."
"What happened?" She asked as she was sitting on the edge of her seat.
"One thing right after the other..." I begin as I told her the events that took place two weeks a ago.
Two Weeks Ago:
Sakura and her friends sat in the cafe laughing at a story that Sakura was telling. It was just a brief moment of peace in their crazy day. The wedding was only two weeks away and the preparations were endless. Currently, Sakura, Tamari, Hinata, Ino and Tenten were on their way to the bridal boutique to pick up their dresses. Hinata was the made of Honor while the others were bride maids.
"I can't believe he said that!" Ino said as she almost chocked on her drank. She shook her head as she rolled her eyes. "Leave it to Naruto to say something like that..." She paused as she sighed deeply. She looked at her friend with a warm smile and after a moment spoke. "Sakura you are so lucky." She said softly.
"Hum?" Sakura questioned...she was in the middle of drinking a latte. Her eyebrows frowned together and as she looked at her friend.
"You and Naruto, you are so lucky to be marrying him..." Ino said as she took a bit out of her cheese cake.
"He was like your night in shining armor...that day..." Hinata said softly as she joined the conversation.
"And he's loved you forever..." Tenten added with a smile of her own. "It's not every day you come across a man who loves you so much that he's willing to scarface his feelings for your happiness."
"Well," Tamari spoke up after being quite for some time. "I've only known you and Naruto for a few years now...but..." She paused as she looked at Sakura. A serious look was written across her face. "The two of you...every time I see you two together..." She look a deep breath as an unreadable expression crossed her face. "Just make sure...no matter what...don't let anything break you two apart ok?"
All of the girls including Sakura gave Tamari a startled look at her sudden seriousness and words. "What's with those words suddenly?" Ino was the first to voice out what everyone was thinking.
She shook her head as she slowly stood up and looked at all of her friends. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to spoil the mood. I really am happy for you two...please excuse me." And with that said she turned around and left. All four girls looked at each other with the same expression. They were confused.
Sakura couldn't speak for the others, but she knew something was troubling her friend. She knew Tamari well enough that she was truly happy and she also could tell that there was more she wanted to say but she simply held it back. Now very interested in finding out what was wrong, Sakura stood up and chased after her friend without a word to her other friends. Once out side, she saw Tamari almost at the end of the block.
"Tamari!" Sakura called out as she ran to catch up with her. The said blond Suna Konochi turned around to look at her friend. She waited until Sakura caught up with her. The older Konochi looked at her younger friend with a neutral look on her face.
"Ne, Tamari?" Sakura started as she tried to catch her breath.
"Hum?" She answered.
"Don't think you could run away from me without tell me everything. You were holding back. Just spill it already." Sakura said with a pout on her face as she looked up at her friend.
"No I didn't. I told you everything that I need to say. Now if you don't mind, I have other things I need to take care of today...you know I'm here for a short time before I have to go back home." She said in an informative tone.
Sakura gave an agitated sigh. "Cut the crap Tamari! You know you're hold something back from me. You could give everyone that poker face, but I can see through it. Secondly, you don't have to leave until tomorrow afternoon...so you have plenty of time. If you know something that could end up hurting my relationship with Naruto-kun then you better start spilling now." She said in a low voice with narrowed eyes.
There was a long pause on Tamari's part before she spoke. She sighed deeply as she gave in and decided to tell her friend the truth. "Listen Sakura. You know me, I love you and Naruto as if you guys were my own brother and sister. Naruto is best friends with my brother. So, with that in mind, I usually take on the big sister role with you guys." Sakura nodded her head in understanding as she continued.
"You walked in on Sasuke about 2 weeks ago. Since then you've avoided him. So, there really isn't a closure with you two. I will not doubt that you love Naruto. I know you do. I knew when you two first started to date and when you broke up. I haven't seen you that messed up since Sasuke left Konoha. It was actually worst if I could recall...Anyway...as an outsider looking in, I could tell that under all that hurt you're not really over Sasuke. You love Naruto but...if I'm not mistaken...you still love Sasuke. Now before you start getting upset and protesting that I'm wrong and what kind of friend am I for saying such things, think about this. If Sasuke never left who would you really choose?"
Sakura stood there listening to what her friend had to say. To be honest, she was getting upset that she would say such things...however when she asked that last question, she thought that with out a shadow of a doubt, she'd say Naruto without missing a beat. So why was there a long pause? And why did she gasp in surprise? Was she really thinking about this?? She looked at her friend with widen eyes. Her mouth hung open but no words came out.
"Sakura..." She said as she placed a hand on her shoulder, a warm look was on her face. "I didn't say all of that to cause any doubts. It's just that I also know Sasuke and I know that he's not the type to just give up on something he wants. He can be quite selfish like that. So you need to be on guard...just in cause he comes up with some lame excuse. You know what you want. You've made up your mind so stick to it." With that said she turned around and left leaving Sakura to pounder on her words...
Later on that day, she was walking back home after getting her dress. There were other things that she needed to do, but they were minor. Naruto was suppose to meet up with her at her apartment for a nice dinner and movie. She smiled to herself. In the past 2 weeks she was more happy then she was when she was dating Sasuke for that whole year. When she thought about when she was with Sasuke, she could remember how he wasn't as romantic, spontaneous or even as expressive as Naruto. Sure as far as personality goes, they are as different as night and day...but...
Her thoughts drifted as she walked towards her apartment and noticed an unexpected sight. Her eyes widen in surprise when she walked closer and noticed who was standing there. Her heart nearly stopped as she stood frozen in her spot.
"S..Sasuke?" She said in a low voice as she continued to look at him wondering if her eyes were playing tricks on her. He turned to look at her and their eyes locked. She knew at that moment that she wasn't seeing things. He really was there. Suddenly, the words of her friend came to mind and she suddenly felt uncomfortable being around him. She swallowed hard and the surprised look was replaced with a hard, cold look.
She continued to walk to her door and took out the keys to open it. All the while he continued to stand where he was, near the door and looked at her. She opened the door and walked in. He followed right after.
"Get out." Sakura said in a cold voice with her back still towards him.
"Not until we talk." He said in a firm voice.
She placed her stuff down on the couch and slowly turned to face him. The same hard, cold look remained on her face as she looked up at him.
"We have nothing to talk about."
"Sakura...it..it was a mistake...a very stupid mistake. You've got to believe me." He said in a more softer voice.
"Naruto-kun is coming here soon. I don't want him to see you." She said as she looked away, arms crossed under her chest.
At hearing that, a scowl came across his face. "So you're with him now huh?" He asked in a cold tone.
"Yea, I am, and guess what? He treats me more better then you ever will!" She said with smugness as she looked back at him with cold eyes.
"Yea, cause you're sleeping with him." He muttered under his breath.
Sakura's eyes widen when she heard him say that. Her anger raised up and before she knew it she slapped him across the face, hard. The force of the slap caused him to stumble back. He shot her a dangerous look but didn't utter a word. Sakura took that opportunity to speak.
She shook her head as she gave him a look mixed with disbelief and hurt. "How dare you." She growled as she narrowed her eyes. "How dare you accuse me of some crap that only you would pull. I've been faithful to you even when you haven't. You come here to ask for my forgiveness and yet you outright accuse me of sleeping with Naruto-kun?" She curled her hands into a fist as she shook in anger. Her voice got shaky as she spoke again. "Last time I recalled, the only one in this room who slept with anyone was you!" Sakura shouted in anger. "How many times did you do it Sasuke? Was it during those times that you told me that you had other plans? Oh...no wait...maybe it was those times you told me you had missions!"
"It was a mistake damn it!" He shouted in equal anger. "You didn't give me a chance to explain!"
"Explain what?" Sakura demanded in a low voice. "Please enlighten me...what on earth could you explain that I didn't see that day?"
"It only happened once. She came over to discuss some things for the wedding...and we had a few drinks...and one thing led to another..." He said quietly as he looked her straight in the eyes.
For a moment, she stared blankly at him as she released a sigh. The look on her face fractioned only by a bit. "How stupid can you be?" She asked calmly.
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me. How stupid can you be? She JUST came to talk about the wedding? Whose wedding is it? Why wasn't I informed about this meeting? Did you bother to mention me? To tell her that since it was OUR wedding that both of us should be present?" She asked as she leaned back against the couch.
He also sighed deeply as he leaned against the wall near the door. "She said that she was in the area and it was only going to take a few minutes. She said she didn't feel it was necessary to tell you about the last minute meeting and that I could tell you afterwards. So I believed her...
We didn't just talk about the wedding, but other things as well. We laughed a lot and I really enjoyed her company. We had a few drinks and then she told me that for awhile she had feelings for me but she couldn't bring herself to tell me because of the wedding...she then kissed me...and from there..." A very sad look was written across his face and for a second, she began to feel really bad for him. But she shook that feeling off. No matter who was at fault he slept with her. Time couldn't be reversed no matter how much they might wanted it to.
"I forgive you." Sakura said in a very quite voice after a moment. She looked up to see that Sasuke's eyes were widen in shock and his jaw was dropped.
"You...what?" He gasped.
"I said that I forgive you." She said as she walked up to him and stood less then a foot from him. She took in a deep breath as she lowered her head and looked down. "But..." She added in an even softer voice. "It doesn't mean that I'll forget what you did." She looked up and she had a frown on her face. "Sasuke, let's face it, you've always hurt me. When you ignored me, when you left, when we were dating and you weren't affectionate enough. Gosh, at times I felt that we were just really good friends instead of boyfriend and girlfriend. Then...two weeks ago when I caught you..." Her voice trailed off as it suddenly became too much for her and a tear rolled down her cheek. "How am I ever going to trust you? How can we ever move forward when there really wasn't anything to move forward with?"
For the first time a look of realization came across his face. His face fell and a regretful look followed. "Sakura...chan..." He said in a very quite voice with tears hidden behind it. "Sakura-chan." His voice cracked as he closed the gap in between them and embraced her in a hug.
Sakura's eyes widen when he used that suffix. Even when they were dating he NEVER used it. She felt her heart beat quicken and she felt the tears flowing down faster. She tried to pull away but he held on tighter.
"I won't give up. I love you too much to just give up. I'll find a way to prove it to you, I promise that." He then pulled her away slightly and looked down at her. A warm look was on his face. "Please forgive me for the things I've said to you tonight. I was out of line and you were right about everything." Before Sakura had a chance to say a word, he closed the gap between them again, but this time with a kiss. It was a bittersweet kiss. Not quite the same when they were dating and not quite the kisses she had with...
Sakura's eyes widen slightly as she pushed Sasuke off from her. Before she could berate him, she got the surprise of her life..
"Sa...Sakura-chan...wha...what's the meaning of this?" Came a voice from the doorway. As if in slow motion she turned her head towards the voice. Her face paled and her heart nearly stopped when she saw who it was.
"Naruto-kun." She whispered. What she saw, she was sure, would forever be embedded in her mind. The look on his face was that of a crushed man. He looked confused, hurt and angry all at once. She was about to say something when he cut her off.
"Don't call me that!" He lashed out suddenly, no longer able to control his emotions. "Don't you dare call me that after what I saw."
"But it's not what you think!" Sakura cried out.
"So you're telling me that I didn't see you and Sasuke kiss?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
Sakura felt her throat tighten. "No...but..."
"So you were kissing Sasuke." He asked with narrowed eyes.
Her stomach turned inside out and she felt sick. "Yes." She said in a low voice as she lowered her head. With her head still lowered, she heard footsteps storming towards her. She looked up to see that Naruto was right in front of her, a very peeved look was on his face.
"Maybe we rushed this. Clearly you aren't over him so it was a mistake to even get back together. The wedding is off seeing how our engagement is broken." He spun around and started to walk away, but not before looking over his shoulder to give her and Sasuke a dirty look. "You know, there aren't any words that could perfectly describe you. Even calling you a slut isn't befitting for you." And with those last words, he was gone.
"NARUTO-KUN!!!!!" She shouted as she felt the tears coming back. But these tears were nothing compared to before...not even after seeing Sasuke with the wedding planner or even when Naruto broke up with her. It was almost like witnessing the love of your life dying in front of you. She was beyond crushed. She lost the strength to stand on her own and start to fall. That's when Sasuke tried to help, but she angerly pushed him away as she gave him a deadly look.
"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE NOW!!!" She hollered as she shook violently. Sasuke's eyes widen at how she was falling apart. By the look on her face, he knew when to stay and when it was best that he just high tailed out. So he left. As soon as he left and he neared the stair case which was 4 doors away, he heard a sound that completely frighten him...something that would echo in his mind. A scream. A blood curtailing scream...like someone was killing her slowly. His eyes widen in horror as he spun around and ran back to the apartment. When he opened the door, he saw her and he didn't delay to run to her side. She was lying on the ground not moving, not a sound coming from here. Upon closer inspection, he found that her breathing was very shallow and her pulse was hardly there.
"Sakura...Sakura-chan...wake up...please wake up." He said softly as he shook her gently.
No response.
"Sakura!" He cried out as tears started to flow down his cheeks. He shook her harder.
No response.
"SAKURA!! WAKE UP!! PLEASE WAKE UP!" He screamed as he held her tightly crying even harder.
Outside the open door about 5 doors up, around the corner, Naruto was on his knees. His hands covers his face as he broke down in tears. He heard Sakura scream...something that would forever be in his mind. He heard Sasuke's scream for her to wake up and immediately feared the worst. True he was upset at what he saw, but now he was beginning to wonder if he had gone too far.
His mind played back the whole scene. He walked to her house with flowers in hand. He was happy that she was going to cook for him and that they were going to watch a movie of his choosing. Since they got back together, their relationship was even tighter then it was a year ago. He didn't think ANYTHING would break them apart. Then he received the shock of a life time...seeing her kissing the one man who he currently despised...her EX. At that moment, he simply couldn't think clearly. His thoughts were irrational and he said things he didn't mean. He knew Sakura well...he had so much faith in her so in his heart, although he knew that she didn't do it, his mind said other wise. He couldn't believe his self...what kind of person was he? What right did he have to say that he loved her when all he ever did was hurt her...and now...
He cried even harder. Just then he heard the sounds of sirens in the distance coming closer. A few minutes later he heard the sound of foot steps rushing towards her apartment. He heard a couple of paramedics asking Sasuke questions. Soon after that he heard them taking her away. He stood up, tears still in his eyes and many questions running through his mind. One in particular...how would they move forward from this?