"I want to marry you."
Sakura's heart stopped, her breath catching at the proclamation.
They were in a cold prison, him inside a cell, her outside his door. The only thing she could see through the tiny barred opening was his eyes, dark and serious. She wanted to move closer, to reach out to him, but couldn't – one step closer would earn electrocution, courtesy of the heavy wards placed around his cell.
"Are you kidding me?" she hissed, voice echoing eerily off the metal walls.
"No. Why would I be?"
"Because that's insane!" she cried. The noise boomed loud and metallic. Lowering her voice, she continued, "Do you have any idea what would happen if I married you? You're a criminal in this entire village's eyes."
"Who says anyone has to know?" he asked, eyes gleaming, revealing the plan stirring inside his mind.
"You mean... get married in secret?"
He nodded.
Sakura chewed her lip uncertainly. She loved Sasuke and wanted more than anything to be with him. But could she really handle being bound to someone she could never touch and rarely speak to? It would be years until Sasuke was released and even longer until he was accepted – marrying him was no simple decision.
"I... Yes. I'll marry you."
It took all her strength not to reach for his hand.
Author's Notes: Part of me is happy with this, the other is not. At all. xP Blaah. I guess it's okay, but there's something about it that seems off.
I hope you guys still like it!
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