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Tears of the Unworthy	By : MudbloodMalfoy Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female > Itachi/Sakura Views: 9325 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter Twelve
Two Weddings...
Naruto © Masashi Kishimoto
Also...I know nothing of Japanese wedding traditions...so I'm just gonna stick with 'Hokage-says-they're-married' and leave it at that. I don't want to insult or upset anybody by getting something wrong. Also...I know nothing of kimono, what they're supposed to look like for a wedding, or the different parts of them...I'm just going with what wikipedia told me...which isn't that much.

When Hinata Hyuuga woke up on the morning of her second wedding, she felt no nerves or fear. She felt absolutely fine. She told everyone later that she used up all of her nerves during her first nuptial attempt. So on this day, Hinata woke up, showered, and called Ino. Ino, who had been planning both of the upcoming weddings, showed up five minutes later with the rest of Hinata's wedding party. Sakura and TenTen helped Hinata into her wedding kimono, an almost exact replica of the first one that had been damaged before. This kimono was a beautiful shade of pale pink, with small sakura blossoms hand-painted on the hemline to create the illusion of them swirling around Hinata as she walked. The obi was a shade darker than the sakura blossoms. Hinata had decided not to go all out with her hair and make-up this time, settling for a simple yet elegant up-do and the bare minimum of lip gloss and eye shadow.
As Hinata walked out of her room, the other girls gasped. Ino grinned. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you look better now than you did at your first wedding!"
Hinata blushed and smiled. "Thanks to you, Ino. And the rest of you girls. I really don't know what I would do w-without you."
Sakura smiled gently. "I'm so proud of you, Hinata. You've been working so hard on not stuttering. I'm happy for you, and for Naruto. You guys are going to be great for each other."
Ino grinned lecherously. "And if you're wearing that lingerie I had made for you last time, I have no doubt that it'll be exactly nine months to the day from now that you guys welcome the first Hyuuga-Uzumaki child into the fold."
Hinata blushed again. "Actually, Naruto found out about the Yondaime-sama being his father. He talked to Godaime-sama and they've legally changed his last name to Namikaze. He's going to start fixing up the old Namikaze estate after the wedding."
The other girls looked shell-shocked. Hinata continued with, "It's not much of an estate, just the main house and a small guest house. But Naruto thinks it's going to be wonderful."
Shaking her head, TenTen smiled at her cousin-in-law. "You're wonderful, Hinata. You've really been there for him all these years. He doesn't know how lucky he is."
Hinata smiled back at Neji's wife. "I'm so happy to call you family. All of you, really. Thank you guys for b-being here."
The girls all crowded around the bride-to-be, gently hugging her. Ino stood back and wiped her eye. "Well, look at the time. Girls, we need to change now."
Sakura grinned at Ino, TenTen, Temari, and Konan. "No, we don't. Just follow my lead, okay?" As the other women nodded a bit apprehensively, Sakura slowly made a series of seals. At the end, a white cloud enveloped her and slowly dissipated to reveal Sakura standing in the outfit she had planned for the wedding. Ever her hair, makeup, and nails were fixed to perfection. Ino squealed and rushed through the seals, eager to see what Sakura had planned for each of them. After all of them had "changed" and primped a little, it was time for the wedding to begin. Sakura quickly made her way to the Hyuuga compound's courtyard, where the wedding was to be held. Hinata's father had insisted on her being closer to her home in case something happened again.
Everyone had pitched in to help decorate. Yamato had used his Mokuton jutsu to create a beautiful arched trellis, where Ino had used a jutsu to cover it with pure white cosmos. Sakura had created a jutsu to cause a continuous "snow" of pale pink sakura blossoms. Streamers had been threaded through the trees and hung with small ornamental paper lanterns. The ground was covered in lush green grass and beautiful flowers. When Hinata stepped outside, she couldn't contain her gasp of surprise. She looked at all of the wonderful decorations, then to her soon-to-be husband and felt her happiness and love for that man swell until her heart hurt with it. Before she could tear up, Hiashi had stepped up to his daughter and held out his arm. He still wasn't happy with Hinata giving up her rights as Hyuuga heir to marry the Kyuubi brat, but at least she would be happy. He gently placed his free hand over hers and together they walked up the path to where Naruto and Tsunade waited.
Naruto felt like he couldn't breathe. When Hinata had stepped outside, all the breath left his body in a whoosh. He had never seen her look so beautiful. This wasn't the girl who would blush and pass out if he so much as looked at her; this wasn't the young woman who would secretly pine for him, but never say a word about her love; this wasn't the young woman who had risked everything to be with him. This was the woman he was going to love and cherish for the remainder of his life. Which, according to Tsunade, was going to be a pretty long time. On his last check-up, she had noticed that his body had slowed down to an incredible level. It seemed that as a Jinchuuriki, his lifespan was quite a bit longer than the average person.
As Naruto watched the love of his life walk toward him, he didn't care about any of that. All he knew was that whatever time the kami blessed them with together would not be wasted. At all. He heard a rumble echo through his mind, oddly sounding like a purr. He smiled, knowing that the Kyuubi approved of his choice in mate.
Finally, Hiashi held Hinata's hand in his for a moment before placing the dainty fingers into Naruto's hand. The two smiled at each other before turning to Tsunade, who had a soft smile on her face. As the ceremony proceeded, she witnessed the love between the two grow even stronger. At last, the two were officially presented as Naruto and Hinata Namikaze. A few gasps were heard as the guests realized that Naruto was indeed the beloved Yondaime's son.
Sakura smiled through her happy tears as her best friend left the compound with his new wife. They were going to the Namikaze estate, then continuing to their honeymoon. Gaara, who hadn't been able to attend the wedding, had given Naruto and Hinata free use of his family's summer home in the Land of Waves.
Itachi watched Sakura watching her friend. His lips twitched a bit at the thought of finally giving Sakura her dream wedding in just a few days. The guests of the wedding milled around and talked. Itachi quietly stole up behind Sakura and slipped his hands around her waist. A smile instantly curved her lips. She turned slightly in his hold so that she could lightly kiss his cheek. "Just a few more days," Itachi reminded her. Sakura's smile widened even more.
"I can't wait to become your wife, Itachi. I love you so much." Sakura glanced up to look him in the eyes so that he could see the complete honesty in her words. He smiled just that tiny bit and kissed her lips.
"I am also looking forward to calling you my wife. But for now I suppose we shall have to settle for living in sin."
Sakura gasped until she saw the teasing glint in his eyes. She smacked his arm. "Itachi, you're terrible. I'm going to go help the other girls with Hinata's kimono for the honeymoon."
Itachi's eyes took on a hazy glint. "I am also looking forward to our honeymoon. Very much."
Sakura just rolled her eyes and smacked his arm again before walking off. He watched her walk away, feeling the little tug in his heart that made him grateful that she wasn't walking away for good.
His urges years ago had, honestly, scared him. He had felt dirty, wanting Sakura in such a primal way. Waiting a few more years had given them both time to mature and grow in strength. And wealth. Due to Pein's leniency, a third of every mission's proceeds went to the team who had completed the mission. Itachi was a wealthy man. Of course, physical wealth could never compete with the wealth of family and love. So Itachi had decided to come back to Konoha and to Sakura. His plans went awry, as best laid plans are wont to do. He had been dosed with a narcotic that caused his libido to skyrocket. Kisame had been paid back in full. With interest. But the damage had been done and Itachi had effectually raped Sakura. The rose and his necklace had been a token of his apology the next morning when he realized what he had done.
Sakura didn't know the truth behind the necklace, that it was pretty much a betrothal necklace, passed from mother to eldest son, who would give it to his chosen bride, and so on. By giving her the necklace and by her acceptance of it and wearing it, they had been engaged since before the twins were ever born.
Itachi blinked as a hand gripped his shoulder. Brought back to reality, he looked up and saw Kakashi Hatake's masked face turned to where Sakura stood with Hinata and Naruto. "She's doing so much better than she was just two years ago. Even after she realized you were gone and not coming back, she never quite got back to herself. Her laugh wasn't as bright, her smile always a bit forced. But now look at her. She hasn't been this happy since she was a Genin. I think...she's forgiven you, Itachi-san. Maybe not completely, but enough to truly love you. You might regret abandoning her and cutting ties, or even stopping those little visits to the teahouse, but you can't live in the past, Itachi. It never works. Take that from an old man who tried for many years."
Itachi was a bit shocked that Kakashi had even spoken to him, let alone practically read his mind. Then he remembered Sakura telling him of Tayuya losing their first child a few months back. He nodded his thanks to the older man, understanding his words of regret. "I'm sorry for your loss, Kakashi-san. But I hope that everything turns out well for you and your wife."
Kakshi grinned at Itachi through his mask. "Maybe sooner than later. Tayuya's pregnant again."
Itachi's lips tilted up a bit as he congratulated the man. When Tayuya walked up to her husband, Itachi congratulated her as well. The red-haired music nin blushed. "He's already told half of the people here. If he doesn't stop, everyone will think we're trying to steal Naruto and Hinata's thunder," said with a poke to Kakashi's ribs. The three continued to talk as Hinata and her "ladies in waiting" made their way to the room that the newlyweds would be sharing that night. Sakura and the other girls unwrapped the kimono from Hinata's slightly trembling form as Ino retrieved the lighter kimono that would be much easier for Naruto to remove later. Kurenai helped remove the pins from Hinata's hair and then brush it into some semblance of order. Ino remarked that by morning, it wouldn't matter anyways. Hinata barely blushed.
For two months, she and Kurenai had been talking about what to expect on this night. Kurenai had told Hinata everything pertinent and ways to help ease things along. Every time they had those conversations, Kurenai expected it to be the last, but Hinata was always back a few days later with more questions. By the day of the wedding, most of Hinata's shyness of the subject had worn off. She wasn't afraid of her first time with Naruto. She was looking forward to it. Kurenai had told her of the pain that some girls feel their first time, but Hinata wasn't worried about that. Her life as a kunoichi had probably taken care of the physical barrier of her innocence. True, it would hurt to be stretched as Kurenai had said she would, but she didn't fear the pain.
Finally, Hinata was dressed in a simple lavender kimono that tied with one single string. Surely Naruto could figure that out. Hinata giggled a bit at how naive her husband really was. But it really only made her love him more. He always believed the best of people and was seemingly immune to the hardships that had plagued his life. She was in awe of his ability to grow stronger because of those hardships.
As the girls left the room, Hinata kept pondering her husband. While she was looking out of the window and lost in her thoughts, Naruto stepped into the room. He smiled at Hinata's intense look in the window's reflection. Walking over to her, he wrapped an arm around her waist and kissed her neck. When she jumped and turned to face him with a squeak, Naruto just smiled as he lightly pinned her back against the window.
"So, Mrs. Hinata Namikaze, what would you like to do now? Get a head start on our honeymoon or wait until we get to Gaara's summer home in the Land of Waves?"
Hinata giggled. "I want to wait, Naruto. I don't want our first time to be in my old house with my entire family listening to everything we say!" Hinata ended the sentence in a raised voice. Coughs were heard throughout the hall as the other Hyuuga family members flushed guiltily at being caught. Naruto's eyes widened comically. "Still want that head start?"
Naruto shook his head emphatically. Then his gaze sharpened. "Hinata. When did you stop stuttering?"
His new bride flushed. "I've been working on it for s-some time. I usually only stutter in public. With you, I've been more and more relaxed and not as prone to stuttering."
Naruto grinned at Hinata as he drew her into his arms for a hug. "I'm so proud of you."
Hinata smiled back at Naruto's enthusiasm. Soon after, the two settled into bed to get some rest for their trip to the Land of Waves the next day.
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While Hinata and Naruto slept, Itachi and Sakura were trying to have some alone time. That alone time was being interrupted every few minutes by either Deidara or Kisame. Deidara kept freaking out about whether or not he was doing something wrong while watching the twins; Kisame was just being as ass. Finally, they split up to deal with the interruptions. Itachi went to see to Deidara and the twins while Sakura went to pummel Kisame. Deidara was straightened out within five minutes, under threat of bodily harm if he bothered them again. Kisame was sent to Tsunade after only two. Sakura had pinned him to a wall and punched him every time he said no to whether or not he would finally leave them be. With every hit, Sakura had channeled a bit more chakra into her fist.
Finally, the two had a peaceful night together, contemplating where to go for their honeymoon. Sakura was in favor of just staying in Konoha with the twins, while Itachi wanted to go to one of the smaller Akatsuki bases in Rain. Rain wasn't quite as...rainy...during that time of the year and it became quite beautiful at the base. It was like a jungle or rainforest. Sakura just didn't want to be away from Mai and Shin for so long. She didn't trust that Tsunade, Deidara, and Ino would have things covered. But Itachi was slowly winning her over to his side. Mention of hot springs, a private chef, and peace and quiet were too hard to pass up. She finally caved when he said that he would give her a massage every day they were there. Sakura moaned at the thought of his masterful hands massaging away her aches and pains every day for a whole week. She said yes pretty quickly after that.
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Two days later, Itachi and Sakura were married. There wasn't near as much fanfare that Hinata's wedding had. Sakura was wearing a plain kimono that had belonged to her mother, but it was beautiful in its simplicity. The Hokage stood under an archway in Mikoto Uchiha's revived garden. Itachi stood to her side, uncharacteristically fidgeting. Sakura waited inside the house with Kakashi for their cue to begin their march. Naruto and Hinata, who had postponed their honeymoon, were standing with Sakura's mom, Shikamaru and Temari, Ino and Gaara, Sasori, Deidara, Kisame, Pein and Konan, TenTen, and Neji. Tayuya was once again the musician, but she didn't mind. As she started playing her flute to begin the wedding, she watched the people interacting with each other.
The married couples were very loving and attentive to one another. The Akatsuki members looked a bit uncomfortable. Except...Sasori kept sneaking glances at TenTen, as did Neji. That was gonna be dramatic later on. Itachi looked anxious, which was very surprising, considering that the man rarely showed any emotions. As Sakura, escorted by Kakashi, walked out of the house and toward Itachi, Tayuya saw the looks that flitted across his face. Love, worry, happiness, regret. As Sakura came closer, the love shone through more than anything, though it hardly showed for the others watching. They didn't see the little smile that curved his lips, or the way his eyes had widened a bit when Sakura had stepped outside. Tayuya looked to Kakashi, standing beside Sakura's mother, and saw the same look on his face, only more pronounced. The sound nin blushed a bit, but kept playing.
As Sakura made her way down the stone path to where the others stood, she couldn't help but think of Sasuke. "I always thought I would be here with you, Sasuke. Can you ever forgive me for not being there when you needed me? I should've tried harder to keep you from leaving. I should've went along with Naruto and the others when they went after you. I'm sorry, Sasuke."
A breeze swept through the garden, seemingly caressing Sakura's cheek. "I don't blame you, Sakura-chan. I never have. And, as misguided as I was, I thought it would be us, too. Be happy with Nii-san, alright? You both deserve happiness after everything I put you through. I love you, Sakura."
Tears formed in Sakura's eyes and started to fall as Sasuke's words whispered into her ears by the wind. "I love you too, Sasuke." Sakura's gaze found Itachi, watching with a bit of worry as Sakura cried. "But not like I love him. He's my world. I should never have tried to replace him with you. It wasn't fair to any of us."
"I told you, I don't blame you. We were kids, Sakura. Now, go get married and finally become Sakura Uchiha." With that, the wind slowly dissipated. Sakura smiled and turned her attention back to Itachi. Smiling brightly, she grasped his hand and let him gently pull her up onto the small dais where he and Tsunade stood. As Tsunade began her speech, Itachi felt the same wind that had carried Sasuke's voice to Sakura. "Take care of her, 'Tachi."
"I will, little brother. I promise." Itachi heard Sasuke's husky laughter. "You never were good at keeping your promises. See that this one is different." The breeze flicked Itachi's hair around a bit, then slowly dissipated. Itachi turned his attention back to Tsunade, who had turned and grabbed a red ribbon from somewhere behind her.
"This ribbon symbolizes the bond between you. The color red, for the hearts involved. The ribbon itself, for the tie that will bind you together. Each of you will transfer some of your own chakra to the ribbon, to signify that this is of your own free will, and that you choose to share your life with the person standing on front of you." She gently wrapped the ribbon around Itachi and Sakura's wrists, then tied it and placed the knot between their clasped hands. At her nod, they both began pushing chakra into the ribbon. Itachi's black chakra and Sakura's pink melded together and flickered like flames above the ribbon. Neither tried to dominate the other, instead seemed to be dancing. Tsunade quirked an eyebrow, then continued with the ceremony. "With the acceptance of each other's chakra, and each other, this marriage is now final."
Tsunade unlooped the ribbon without untying it, then handed it to Itachi. "Keep this in a safe place. If you two ever want a divorce, you'll have to bring this to me, untied. The act of pulling out your chakra and untying the ribbon makes the divorce final." Itachi nodded and placed the ribbon in his pocket, almost reverently. He grasped Sakura's hand and pulled her to him for a kiss - their first as man and wife. The gathered crowd cheered and clapped. When the two broke apart, Sakura went to coach Deidara on the do's and don't's of babysitting. Ino and Gaara walked over and reassured Sakura that the Iwa missing nin wasn't going to be the only one watching Mai and Shin. Itachi made his way to Naruto and Hinata to thank them for being there, at the expense of missing two days of their own honeymoon. They smiled and excused themselves early, after saying goodbye to Sakura, so they could get a start on said honeymoon.
Itachi and Sakura thanked everyone for coming, then made their way inside to pack their things and say goodbye to the twins. Hidan and Kakuzu were both asleep, each with a baby clasped to their chest as they snored. Sakura stifled a giggle as she went to kiss Mai's head. Hidan barely twitched. When Itachi brushed his lips over Shin's hair, Kakuzu's threads twitched a bit, then settled as Itachi and Sakura backed out of the room quietly.
Deidara was waiting at the bottom of the stairs. "Take good care of our children, Deidara. I will kill you if anything happens to them." Sakura smiled as Itachi delivered his threat. The way Deidara paled at his tone reassured Sakura that he wouldn't let anything happen to them while they were gone. With a few more goodbyes, the two left for their own honeymoon.
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