An Arranged Marriage { A SasuSaku fanfic }

Chapter 14- The Start of Three Weeks with Sasuke *^_^*

"Everything's packed, Hime." Alice says, bowing.

"Alice... I told you that you didn't need to worry. I would've packed myself." I tell her.

"Well, it was your fathers' orders. And he also said that you could continue working at the hospital due to your new position." She says.

New position? I never accepted....

A smile makes its way onto my lips. Lady Tsunade... Shishou...

"You're allowed to go tonight but you'll be away for the next three weeks. That's why I decided to help you."

"Thank you, Alice." I reply. "I'll be off." I grab my backpack and slip on my white coat, then head to my car.

A few hours later, and hearing much of Shishou's complaints that I won't be back for three weeks, but then reassuring her that I would continuously study, I return home, exhausted. I collapse in bed, letting darkness overtake me.

"Sakura-hime! Wake up!" Alice shakes me, and I groan, rubbing my eyes.

"What time is it?" I ask.

"Three in the morning."

"There's no way I'm getting up." I respond, turning away from her.

"Oh, yes you are. Today's the day you go with Sasuke!" She exclaims, and just hearing his name gives me full senses.

I open my eyes up and spring out of bed. "Today?!"

"Yes." She confirms, and I immediately go scrambling for cute clothes to wear. I find nothing. "Here you are, hime." She says, handing me a cute red sweater and black leggings. Grateful, I slip them on and Alice starts on my hair. She throws half of it up and leaves the rest down, then puts some light eyeshadow on. Thankfully, there are no pimples on my clear skin, so Alice just applies blush and is done.

"Thanks, Alice!" I hug her and run down the stairs, phone in hand. There's s plate of eggs and bacon waiting for me and I quickly devour it, then head upstairs and brush my teeth.

"Hime, the Uchiha's are here." Alice says, and I nod. I grab my phone and charger, along with a couple medical books, slipping them in a backpack, and head out the door.

A chauffeur holds the door open, me muttering a thank you, and I slip inside. "Hello, Sakura." Mikoto says, smiling.

"Mikoto-san!" I hug her tightly.

"Is your father coming?" She asks, and I frown.

"No. He's too busy right now." I reply.

"Oh, you poor thing, sweetheart! That's it! We'll call him once you two leave." She says, looking at Sasuke and I.

"M-Mikoto-san... you don't really need to do that." I respond.

"Of course I do! Right, honey?" She turns to Fugaku, a.k.a. Mr. Uchiha.

"Hn." He agrees. Don't ask me how I knew, guess I've been hanging around Sasuke too much. Speaking of Sasuke, I steal a glance at him. He catches my eyes and I blush, looking away.

What has gotten into me?

We arrive at the airport thirty minutes later and get our stuff out of the trunk. "Thank you, Mikoto-san, Uchiha-san." I bow to them.

"Sakura, its Fugaku." Mr. Uchiha says, shocking me.

"H-hai." I reply.

"Please make thirty babies!" Mikoto says, and I immediately blush fifty shades of red.

"U-uhm... erm...." I'm currently unable to function. Thankfully, Sasuke grabs my wrist and drags me with him, but not without a 'Hn. Troublesome parents.'

"Are you okay?" Sasuke asks as we get in the Uchiha's private jet. Cool.

"Uh... why wouldn't I be?" I ask, still blushing.

"Hn. You look like a tomato. And I love tomatoes." He whispers in my ear.

"Stop flirting!!!!!!" I squeak out.

"It seems that you like it though." He says. I let out a 'huph' and cross my arms over my chest, looking away from him. He's silent for a few minutes, but then starts to speak. "Sakura. I have to tell you something."

"What?" I ask, turning to face him.

"Listen. I'm going to be completely honest. And as a man of few words, this will be hard to get out. S-so please, don't scream or jump or whatever." He says, and I notice his stutter. Realizing that he's waiting for me to say something, I encourage him with a 'go on.' "Sakura. I knew we were friends as kids, and I remember promising to you that one day we would marry." He says, and my eyes widen.

I remember that day. He was completely honest with me. I could see it in his eyes.

"And then Karin came into the picture, and she took me away from you. I honestly don't know why I was with her. After that, I remembered our promises, our memories as kids, but most of all I remembered you and the way you made me feel."

"W-what are you trying to say, S-Sasuke?" I ask him, noticing how his cheeks slightly turned pink. Barely noticeable, but it's there.

"Sakura, this whole arranged marriage was my idea. I wanted to be with you, but I disregarded your feelings in the matter. I don't even know if you still feel the same way." He says, and my eyes widen. Then, he stutters on his next words, as if his previous ones were hard to say. "Well, my father did say I had to marry. And the first person I thought of was you. Well, the only person I wanted to be with was and still is you. You're the only one on my mind, the only one for me."

"S-Sasuke-"

"I get it if you don't want to be with me still. I'm sorry-" he cuts me off, but I cut him off too.

"Sasuke, I still love you. I've loved you all these years and will forever." I pull him close to me and kiss him. He reacts a second later and kisses me back, smiling throughout the kiss. Smiling. Sasuke rarely smiles. I wrap my arms around his neck as he wraps his own around my waist, holding me tightly to him almost as if afraid I will leave.

But this moment is real. It feels perfect, and I am proud and happy to be in the arms of the man I love. His next words surprise me.

"Sakura, I love you too."