My Snippets: Part 2

Complex Affection - 🔞

Sakura must work hard to gain his family's favor, but in the end is it even worth it? Should she really even care?

A sasusaku AU snippet, possible story or socmed? Angsty. Would be a slow-ish burn. OOC, 18+, and UNEDITED.

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Her cheeks ached with the intensity of her brilliant smile, her eyes pouring with continual tears as the love of her life got down on one knee near her feet. Who would have thought that 'the' Sasuke Uchiha would be brought to his knees by the likes of her.

Some days she was still in shock when she woke up next to him; in his arms. How far they'd come— She was truly blessed. So of course when he took her left hand into his own and pulled out a ring, her answer came as easily to her lips and air filled her lungs.

"Yes! Of course I'll marry you, Sasuke-kun!" His lips twisted into an uncharacteristically wide grin before he easily slipped the 10 carat diamond on her finger before rising to his feet; taking the back of her head with his free hand to draw her near for a passionate kiss that was filled with the promise of forever.

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"Tsk. Another disappointment."

"Who's surprised really. She'll never learn. She'll never be a true Uchiha."

"Look at her. She's a fucking walking contradiction. Elegance and grace? I don't think so."

"Pink hair and green eyes? Be for real. No Uchiha in our history has ever had pink-hair or green eyes."

"No one will take her seriously. We'll be the laughing stock of all of the Great Nations if this thing between them continues."

"She's brainwashed him somehow. That has to be it."

"Or maybe when they fucked she did some sort of voodoo spell or whatever to make him fall for her?"

"Like a sex incantation? You think she's some sort of witch?"

"Nah. I don't believe so. She can't be that good in bed."

Just when she thought her head couldn't possibly hang any lower from both shame and humiliation, she felt a warm hand land on her lower back. She looked up in utter astonishment at her fiancé's older brother; the soon to be patriarch of the powerful and rich Uchiha clan. He stood there next to her proudly; ever the regal diplomat and leader. "I-Itachi?"

"Pay them no heed, Sakura." He glared at a couple of women pointedly mocking and giggling at her, but they quickly fled when they caught his eye. He bent down and whispered against her right ear, "They're just jealous of you."

She felt her eyes involuntarily roll. "Yeah right," she whispers back. He remained in place, his hand still planted on her back in a show of solidarity and what she could only assume was an attempt to comfort. It helped, a little, to know that she had his full support. She'd need it in the upcoming months if she was to survive before their wedding day. Sakura felt like a lamb thrown into the den of a pride of hungry lions. Her lovely fiancé had neglected to tell her how truly ruthless and hateful they would be in accepting her into their family.

Itachi's large fingers flexed against her back as he glanced around the room. "Sakura, you are unique, beautiful, and you managed to catch my seemingly aromantic brother's eye. It's not that far-fetched of a notion to consider," he whispers conspiratorially and Sakura couldn't help but grin. 'Why can't the rest of Sasuke's family be like Itachi and his wife?' They've been so welcoming and kind, from the beginning.

It hurt more than she'd like to let on that the others weren't as friendly. She leaned over slightly. "Thank you, Itachi. I appreciate your attempts, but when will Sasuke be here? I'm getting a little..."

"Anxious?"

"Yes," she confesses, wringing her hands in front of her. He removed his hand and placed them behind his back, standing upright just as his parents came into the room. The feelings of unease settled more firmly in her gut. His parents had been the cruelest of them all.

"Soon and if my brother finds out what they've been saying about you...well, just be prepared." Sakura's brows pulled together in slight confusion. She knew that Sasuke cared for her, but would he truly be that angry about the little side comments and continuous mockery said about her by his own flesh and blood? When her gaze lifted upward she soon realized that Itachi's expression was severe, and she swallowed anxiously.

At that moment, she began to question herself. Did she truly know her fiancé; what was Sasuke Uchiha truly capable of?

'What in the hell am I getting myself into?'