Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
A/N: I decided to give Sasunaru month a try in English this year, so here you have it. This is a collection of individual and mostly unrelated drabbles. Both Sasunaru and Narusasu tropes will be included and each chapter will have its own warnings, as well as a tag to specify if it's SN or NS.
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Prompt #18: I'll take care of you (NS)
Warnings: Omegaverse, arranged marriage, feminization, some mentions of drug use and forced bonding, but nothing explicit. So maybe this chapter's rating is higher than the others, but I still think T is suitable for it.
This is a continuation of day 14, so I hope you enjoy it.
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Sasuke woke up that morning feeling a bit numb and groggy.
His eyelids felt heavy, and there was not one bit of energy in him to get up, but as soon he noticed how unfamiliar the room looked, his eyes opened wide and alert.
He searched the room, from every chair to every corner, and sighed in relief when he realized he was alone. Then, he took notice of the state of his body. He was naked under very expensive and soft fabrics, but the second part wasn't something new. His muscles were sore, his head pounded, and the feeling of dread and resignation was all he could recognize within the turmoil of emotions and thoughts running through his head.
So it had really happened. He had been married off to the heir of the Uzumaki Kingdom, rulers of Wind Country. Uchiha Sasuke had ceased to exist, giving place to Uzumaki Sasuke.
Even though he had known he had been betrothed basically all his life, it didn't make the pang of misery in his heart diminish. Sasuke hadn't even met Uzumaki Naruto before yesterday, for some reason he couldn't begin to understand, and yet here he was, in what he supposed was his bed, the alpha's mating bite still fresh on his skin and said alpha nowhere to be found.
The fact that he could barely recall anything that happened last night was an indicator that his mother's antics did their trick. She'd offered him a cup of tea last night, "just to calm your nerves, sweetheart," she'd said, but Sasuke was no child, no idiot. He drank it all anyway, because with or without the tea, the marriage was going to be consummated that night, and if there was any way to make it more bearable or at least a bit less painful, he'd take it.
It turns out whatever concoction his mother gave him, it had worked well enough for him not to remember more than some blurry images about his and his husband's… mating night.
He sighed, his hand reaching to touch the edges of the bite. It stung, but the pain would go away eventually, leaving a permanent scar behind. Now, his omega side was bound for life to his husband's alpha. He would only react to his scent and his commands, which could both be a curse or a blessing in disguise.
At least, now that he was married, he wouldn't be obliged to follow his parents' wishes. From now on, he would only respond to the Uzumaki family, or more specifically, his husband, and the King and Queen. Now he'd have to wait and see if this change was for better or for worse.
A couple of minutes later, two servants knocked on the door and entered the room, introducing themselves as Sasuke's new personal maids. They helped him get cleaned and dressed, did his hair and put some almost unnoticeable makeup on him. The dress was more casual, way simpler than his wedding one, but still showed his status to anyone who'd just take a glimpse at him.
Then both maids bowed, telling him he could call them anytime and also informing him that soon enough someone would come to let him know about breakfast, and then left him alone in the room again.
Sasuke looked at himself in the mirror, still hating what he saw in it like everytime. No matter how many years went by, he could never recognize himself in the mirror, like his reflection was a stranger that had nothing to do with him.
Before he could start drowning in his thoughts, though, there was a knock on the door. This time, contrary to when the maids had come in, the person outside waited until he pronounced a soft but firm "come in".
To his immense surprise, the person that entered the room this time was Prince Naruto, his husband.
Sasuke almost stumbled to get up, but managed to do so elegantly before offering a deep bow as a greeting.
"Your highness."
There was a choked sound and then the alpha cleared his throat.
"You don't need to do that. Please, raise your head up."
Sasuke did as he was told and straightened himself back up, but kept his eyes on the floor, in submission. He wasn't going to risk it. If he somehow managed to offend his husband so shortly after they spoke their vows, it would be all so hard to fix later.
"And you don't need to call me by my title, at least not when it's just the two of us. You can just call me Naruto, and if it's okay with you, then I'll also call you by your name."
"Your highness may call me however he prefers."
"Naruto. My name's Naruto," the blond insisted.
"I couldn't possibly call your highness by his first name."
Sasuke heard a defeated sigh, and resisted the urge to look up into his husband's eyes to see his expression.
"Alright, then. We'll work on that."
Sasuke's heart started racing when his husband's steps got closer and soon enough there was a cup of steamy tea in his eyesight being offered to him.
"Here, I came to deliver this to you," he waited for Sasuke to take the cup before continuing. "And to apologize."
That last part took Sasuke by surprise.
"Apologize?" the omega couldn't help but ask.
"For last night."
Unable to hide his shock, black eyes involuntarily looked up and bored into sky blue eyes, and it was then he noticed that they were both practically the same height. Realizing what he just did, he quickly returned his gaze to the floor, an apology leaving his lips.
"No, you don't need to apologize! You don't have to bow to me, or look down when we're speaking, either," letting out an exasperated sigh, the blond recomposed himself. "I want to apologize for how last night turned out. I think our parents plotted so our marriage was consumed on the first night, even though I had told them I wouldn't force you to lay with me. So I'm sorry. I know we don't know each other and that you have no reason to trust me… We were both forced into this marriage, but I promise to be a good husband and friend, if you're okay with it. If you let me, I'll take care of you, starting with this," he gestured at the cup, now in Sasuke's hand. "It's a special tea that'll prevent you from getting pregnant. I thought you deserved at least that choice, so drink it only if you want to. And if you do, I promise no one will know about it. It's just between you and me."
Sasuke was left speechless. His husband, the prince, was nothing like he thought he'd be. From his casual way of speaking, to what his words implied.
He was giving him the choice of preventing a pregnancy? Was that even allowed? Probably not, due to his comment about secrecy. Things weren't supposed to be like this. Alphas would expect children from the very beginning, especially if they were royalty. They needed to continue the line, have heirs. So everyone expected omegas to conceive on the first night, ideally. And now this man was telling him it was his choice, and even had the bother of offering a tool to get it done?
Seeing as Sasuke didn't say anything, the alpha took a second to inspect his features. When their eyes met again, his cheeks pinked lightly and he offered him a shy grin.
"I'll let you be, then," he said, a bit awkward. "Oh, and I'll show you your room after breakfast, too."
His room? Weren't they sharing this one?
He was about to ask, or say something, anything, but the alpha had already disappeared through the doors.
Sasuke's gaze went down to the cup, staring at it for a while.
If you let me, I'll take care of you.
Could he genuinely trust those words? He didn't really have an answer for that.
When he finally made an action of his own choice for the first time in his life, it felt thrilling and terrifying at the same time. With trembling hands, he drank the whole cup of tea in one gulp.
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A/N: Please let me know if you think I should update the ratings? Because there was nothing explicit here about anything, but it's better to be safe than sorry, I guess.
Also, I'm really loving the concept of this story. I want to turn this into a whole full story, I still don't know hooooow hahaha Let's hope I figure it out someday soon :3