She didn't expect every diamond necklace in the world or the best wedding in the history of the ninja world. But for Kami's sake, would he at least look like he wanted to chidori himself?!

Sakura rolled her eyes as she watched him standing outside the Konoha hospital with his exaggerated aloofness, the scowl on his face having people flock away within a six-foot radius. She hiked up her medical bag and made her way towards him before he could flash his blasted kekkei genkei at another unsuspecting patient or doctor.

"Sasuke-kun! I told you if you're going to act as though picking me up from the hospital is a chore, then it's best that you stay at home and eat a tomato. You're making a bad name for yourself and-," Sakura chided quietly as she tried to keep the obvious attention on the couple to the bare minimum before she was interrupted.

"You."

Sakura looked at him confused, "What?"

"A bad name for myself and YOU," Sasuke repeated accusingly with the ever present stoic mask present on his handsome face. Sakura frowned at his assumption. She adjusted the bag once again. The books that she had borrowed from Tsunade-shishou were really weighing down her sturdy form but she sucked it up as she prepared her answer.

"I was going to say 'and scaring off all these poor people'. If we're going to get married, Sasuke-kun, you're really going to have to stop assuming the worst in me. I would never be embarrassed by you," she said with as much honesty as she could muster.

Sasuke turned around just as she finished and had begun to walk away. The only answer he offered was half-muffled the ruffling of his cape.

"Hn"

I'm sorry.

Sakura smiled and scurried to catch up to him.

You're forgiven, anata.

By the time they had both reached home halfway Sakura tiredness had begun to surface. She had just worked a 22-hour shift at the hospital because some chunnin had gotten attacked on a mission and were hit at many chakra points.

I guess that I was more tired than I expected to be. Those silly kids, what were they thinking? I was just able to heal their major chakra reserves. If I didn't then they would have ended up having to train with Lee.

Sakura would have shivered at the thought of three young chunnin dressed in Lee's green body suit yelling some nonsense about youth and eternal glory but the heavy bag once again slipped from her hands and landed on the ground with a thud. She sighed and went to pick it up but couldn't find the energy to do so. She looked forward to see Sasuke walking as though he had heard nothing. Inner Sakura rolled her eyes.

Well, she may as well suck it up and give it a shot.

"Sasuke-kun," she called. Sasuke turned around and looked at her as though just realizing that she has stopped. He also saw him giving her a look over as though assessing what was keeping her from walking home to where his stash of precious tomatoes that were innocently waiting for him. Inner Sakura rolled her eyes and muttered something about baka not realizing she was ready to hibernate and that her hair looked like a mess. She tuned her inner self out.

Sakura put on her cutest face. Lips puffed, eyes big...

"I'm kinda tired, Sasuke-kun. Do you think you could hold my bag for me?"

"You'll manage," and just like that, her pouty lips morphed into an almost exact copy of her lover's scowl. Sasuke ignored her and turned around to continue walking only to be stopped by her insistent whine once again.

"But Sasuke-kun I just worked a whole day at the hospital. I had to spend three hours pouring chakra out of my body and I'm exhausted. Plus, I spent the day before grocery shopping for your darn tomatoes. Please?" This was degrading. She should have just hit him with one of her chakra infused punches and huffed home on her own. Only, she had no chakra left to infuse so she was stuck hoping the damn Uchiha would do her this one favour.

When she didn't get an answer, she huffed and reached for the bag again, truly wondering if she could make the rest of the way back to the Uchiha manor with the giant bag. She was contemplating when she felt the bag being pulled out of her grip. She looked up to see the Uchiha easily swinging the grey bag over his shoulder before turning around for the third time to make his way back to his house. Sakura silently punched the air in triumph before scuttling to catch up with her dear fiancé.

When they reached the large manor, Sakura tossed off her shoes and then tossed herself onto the first couch she saw, which happened to be the one that was specifically reserved for the brooding raven that was making his way into the living room as well.

Sakura thought she was about to get booted off but was surprised when Sasuke didn't say a word as he sat on the couch across from her once he had placed her bag on the ground.

She curled up and yawned, taking the action as permission for the young kunoichi to stay in the Uchiha's chair, her small fit perfectly in the chair built for one.

"Sasuke-kun?"

"Hn."

"So what's the plan for our wedding?" It was a subject that she hesitated on bringing up in the past but with them being engaged for almost 10 months it seemed like it was time to finally tie the knot.

"The Hokage will officiate it whenever we want him to."

Sakura just facepalmed, "I know that Naruto would do that. But I mean the reception. We should start planning soon, no?"

"Marriage is just the piece of paper. The reception holds no legal binding so there's no point to it. Just a waste of time."

Sakura gaped at him for a good minute before giving him her rebuttal, "Sasuke-kun! Not everything is about legal contracts. You're being so closeminded. It is more than a piece of paper that makes a marriage. I want a reception. And a honeymoon," she argued.

"Why?" Sakura heard the curiosity in his voice and couldn't help but blush as she thought about all the reasons.

"Well... I want to invite our friends to see us getting married. My parents, Naruto, Hina-chan and all our other friends. And... it's that one night. To dress up and for me to look beautiful and for you to look handsome. I want you to look at me like I'm actually the most beautiful person. If only for a night anyways. It would be so romantic Sasuke-kun. We'd dance and give our vows and it would be as though time stopped. Then we'd go on out honeymoon and... well you know," she said. At this point she was a bright red, she knew it.

"It doesn't have to be big or elaborate. If anything, you can think of it as just an excuse or something. An excuse to have a night with no fighting or blood or hate. That's it. Just give me this one night. I've never asked for anything more," she knew she was pleading an almost fruitless cause. Sasuke couldn't look less interested, even after her explanation.

"Hmm... nevermind. It was just a stupid fantasy from when I was twelve. Forget I said anything," she forced out with an awkward giggle. She turned away from him so that he couldn't see the gloominess on her face.

"I'm not planning any of it. I'll show up to rehearsals or whatever and do as you say. But one question on what colour the flower arrangements will be and you can count me out," the petit pinkette turned around with surprise on her face as she looked to see his figure head towards the kitchen.

When he got back- tomato in hand- Sakura still hadn't moved. It took a few seconds of collecting her thoughts that she finally forced out her burning question.

"W-why? What's making you change you mind?"

"You're right. You've never asked for anything more. When you did... I shut you down," he said quietly.

She knew what he was referring to. That night before he left with Sound 4 and that night he almost killed her.

She'd plead. Only for him to walk away. But no more of that.

Never again.

"You want this one night. And you can have it."

"I want you to look at me like I'm actually the most beautiful person. If only for a night anyways."

I always do.

3 months later

The chandelier casted a gentle light into the baquet room. They were all there, dressed in their best clothes, dancing and laughing and having a great time.

But no one could deny that the bride looked the most gorgeous. Not that Sasuke ever doubted it even if he wouldn't voice that opinion. Her hair was pulled back into a simpe bun with pieces falling on her face. Her white kimono glimmered as she laughed at something with dobe's wife and her smile made the stars seem dull. She then turned to the dobe who sweeped her up into a hug, followed by her blond pig friend.

When she was released, she looked around the room until her jade eyes met his cobalt ones. She walked towards him and he allowed her to take his hand.

"Sasuke-kun, can we share a dance?" She asked with a large, uncontainable smile.

He didn't say yes. But he didn't say no either. He simply let her guide him to dance floor when they assumed position and swayed to the soft music that the band was playing.

With his hands on her waist, hers on his shoulder and her head against his chest, he felt something he hadn't felt for a long time.

As he glanced at the Uchiha fan on her ring finger and the glow that radiated off of her, he could help but gently leave a kiss on her forehead.

So this was peace.

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