Fated To Love You

Sasuke just stood there in shock with wide eyes. "...what?"

Sakura felt a rush of nervousness wash over her. Was he seriously gonna make her repeat that? Her lips trembled and she averted her eyes down to the floor. "I...I know that it might be a little weird to you, but...I'm telling the truth." She stuttered. "We're divorcing after tomorrow, and I..." Sakura paused and took a deep breath. Her voice was starting to quiver and she was scared to say the words. She knew she would be left heartbroken if he rejected her right now, but she had to do it.

"...I just wanted to tell you my feelings before that happens..."

Sasuke stayed quiet, just staring at her. He didn't know what to say or what to do. He was happy, confused, and shocked all at the same time. She loves him. She really did feel the same way.

Sakura clenched the sides of her dress tightly when he wouldn't say anything. "It's ok if you don't feel the same. I keep telling myself that you do nice things because you actually have feelings for me, too, but I don't want to keep deceiving myself anymore. Reality isn't that perfect." She cleared her throat and took a step forward.

"U...um...I'm gonna go sleep over Ino's place tonight. I'm sorry for making things awkward like this..." She quietly apologized and quickly walked passed him to the stairs. She could already feel her tears forming at the corner of her eyes. She didn't want to cry in front of him.

He didn't say anything. So of course...he didn't feel anything towards her. Everything that happened at the dance was just in the spur of the moment. 'It's enough...that one moment with him was enough. I'll just keep that memory with me.' Sakura thought herself and smiled sadly.

Sasuke's hands clenched into fists as he heard her footsteps going up the stairs and the bedroom door closing shut. He was honestly too shocked too even think of anything.

Sakura quickly wiped away the tears that were dying to fall. She took a few deep breaths to calm down and finished packing her things to sleepover at Ino's.

"...what was I expecting. That he'd actually say he loves me back?" She scoffed at her own stupidity. Her eyes averted down to her ring and letting out a sorrowful sigh, she took off her ring and set it on the small dresser beside the bed. She also took off her heart necklace and placed it beside her ring. '...I wanted to keep it, but...I think it'll be a bit too much.'

She grabbed her bag of clothes and then went out the bedroom door. She peered down to see if Sasuke was still standing there and sighed in relief when she didn't see him.

She quietly walked down the stairs and just as she was about to put her shoes on, she saw Sasuke sitting over at the living room. Sakura slowly made her way over to him and stood quietly at the back of him. "...I'll come back early to make breakfast..." She simply replied and hesitated a bit before turning back to go.

Sasuke sat there for a few moments, pondering on what to do. He just couldn't let her leave like that...he knew that she was probably very confused right now also. So much was happening in just this one whole night. He needed to stop being such a coward and actually make the first move. She was probably so heartbroken when he just stood there without saying anything to her.

He gripped the side of his pants as he heard her footsteps walking away. When the door opened and then shut closed, Sasuke stood up. '...if...I don't do this now...I'll lose her.'

Immediately, without another thought, he got up after her. He quickly opened the door and saw that she was already in the car. Damnit, Naruto didn't bring back their other car yet. He watched as she drove out of the garage parking way and he quickly ran, trying to catch up as she drove down the road.

Sasuke panted heavily and his mind was screaming out her name. Every time she went out the door, fear overtook him. He didn't want to lose her...he didn't want a divorce...she just confessed to him, and now she was leaving. After tomorrow, he may never see her again.

He groaned in frustration when the car was eventually too far to catch up to. 'Damn it...' Sasuke fell down to his knees and watched as the car turned out of sight.

He needed to tell her. He needed to tell her that he loved her, that he didn't want a divorce, that he was sorry for making her go through such a difficult marriage...that he was sorry for not responding to her when she just confessed to him.

Sakura arrived at Ino's place within 15 minutes.

"What is it this time?" Ino rolled her eyes as she set down Sakura's bag on the couch.

"...um..." Sakura paused and then sat down before she continued. "...I told him..."

Ino raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"I confessed to Sasuke..." Sakura muttered.

"...what! ? Seriously? What did he say? Did he yell at you? Did you guys argue?" Ino gaped.

Sakura shook her head. "He didn't say anything. He just stood there without a word. I guess he must've been really shocked...you know, for the past two years, he thought I hated him. And honestly, if he didn't answer me, then...of course he doesn't feel anything towards me."

"He just stood there? Without saying anything? Geez, how anti-social can he get." Ino rolled her eyes again. "Anyways, why did you confess to him tonight? Did you guys have a serious talk or something?"

"No. His company threw a formal party for him, so I attended with him. During the dance, we...we kissed. So I thought, I might as well do it now or never."

"You kissed? !" Ino gasped. "Oh my goooosh! If he kissed you, then of course he feels the same! You're so stupid. What if he was just too nervous-,"

"If he felt the same, he would've told me. He didn't even say anything when I left, so...I think I just need to stop now. That moment at the dance with him, I'll just keep that in my heart." Sakura sighed and stood up. "I'm gonna go shower. I'll leave tomorrow morning to go sign the divorce papers and I'll call you when everything's settled."

Ino could only nod as Sakura took her bag and left to the bathroom.

The part where they kissed still got her suspicious. If Sasuke didn't love her, why would he kiss her? Ino shook her head. "For sure, he has feelings for her, too. He just needs to man up and tell her before they finalize the divorce."

Sasuke laid alone that night. It felt so...cold...so lonely.

He sat up and his hand searched for something up on the small dresser beside him. He finally grasped it...his wedding ring. He hasn't been wearing it for this past week; he also wasn't wearing the heart necklace.

His hand once again searched for it, and his eyes narrowed when he felt more jewelry than necessary. He quickly got out of bed, turned on the lights and walked back to the dresser.

Sasuke's eyes widened, seeing Sakura's own ring and necklace. 'So she took them off, too...' He grasped his necklace and put it on. He kept his gaze on Sakura's ring and necklace and once again, something tugged at his heart.

He couldn't...just let her go. The official divorce date was tomorrow and he was going to lose her for good.

Sasuke shook his head. 'I won't lose her.' He told himself. No matter what it took, he knew he had to confess to her. All he's ever done is hurt her, and he didn't want to do it anymore.

This time, he was going to make things right. He was going to make this marriage work, and he was going to mend everything in their relationship. He was going to apologize to her and he was going to show her that she meant the whole world to him.

And he knew it was going to take a lot more than to just say a simple 'Sorry.' He looked back at Sakura's ring and an idea suddenly clicked.

...proposing. The idea sounded cheesy and it made him cringe at the thought. But he's never done anything to show her how important she was, and renewing their wedding vows seemed like a pretty good thing to do. If they renewed their wedding vows, it would actually be a marriage out of love this time.

The next morning, Sasuke didn't waste any time. He left voicemails for both his and Sakura's parents, informing them that he and Sakura were no longer divorcing.

He dressed up in a suit...the exact one that he wore on the wedding day, and put on both his necklace and ring. He grabbed Sakura's ring and necklace, and placed them inside his pocket.

Sasuke reached for his cell phone and scrolled down to Sakura's number. He knew she was probably still asleep...so sending a text would be better.

...this was it. If he backed down now, she'll leave him, and he'll probably regret it for the rest of his life. He sent her the text, then walked over to her closet. He searched for her wedding dress, which was way behind all her other clothes...there was even dust forming on the plastic over the dress.

Sasuke blew the dust off and folded the dress nicely in half, then ran downstairs and out the door.

Sakura's eyes fluttered open when something vibrated beside her. She tiredly reached for her phone and opened it. "...text...?" She blinked and slowly sat up. Who would contact her this early?

Her heart nearly jumped when she saw that it was from Sasuke. Sakura was hesitant to read it...what if it was just a text to inform her about the divorce? Because, obviously, it wouldn't be anything else.

She gulped and then opened it and her eyes narrowed when she read it.

"Meet me at the place where we got married. -Sasuke"

"The place...where we got married?" Sakura didn't even remember how the place looked like because she was too upset that day. She just remembered that it was at a park and they married right under a huge cherry blossom tree...although, the tree was only growing leaves at the time of their wedding. A bunch of old people attended, and she remembered how awkward it was when she and Sasuke exchanged their wedding vows.

"But why would he want me to go there?" Sakura sighed. Did he want to break up the marriage at the place where it was started? Hn, probably.

"I guess...I should get going..." She felt a heavy burden in her chest; today was really the day that she and Sasuke will part. They will just be strangers and they probably won't ever see each other again.

Sakura felt the urge to cry. She knew that nothing can be prevented now. It was officially over between her and Sasuke.

"Well, this is goodbye, then."

Sasuke arrived at the park. It was a good thing he got there early; no one was there.

His was taken by surprise when he saw the cherry blossom tree that he and Sakura got married under. This time, instead of leaves, the tree had full, blooming flowers. They were in colors of pink and red and the petals were falling gracefully down.

He didn't ever think the situation would be so perfect. Things like that only happened in movies...but he guessed fate was on his side today.

Sasuke walked over to the tree, with the falling petals sliding down his shoulders. It was so beautiful...it reminded him of Sakura. Hopefully, she'll come. He knew she would be confused by the text, after everything that happened last night, but he couldn't reveal anything more.

He fiddled around with the ring on his finger and took a deep breath. He was nervous as hell right now, and the fact that Sakura could possibly reject him, it made him even more insecure.

But, he couldn't back out anymore...this was the last chance to save their marriage.

Sakura was surprised that no one was at the park. Well...it was kinda early, anyways.

She saw Sasuke's car and parked next to it. Sakura narrowed her eyes when she saw no one inside the car. 'He's probably already waiting for me.' Sakura thought as she got out.

She saw the tree and gasped at how beautiful the flowers had bloomed. Her eyes widened when she spotted her wedding dress and veil hung nicely on a low tree branch...but Sasuke was nowhere to be found.

She slowly walked over to the tree and noticed there was a note on the wedding dress.

"Wear this. -Sasuke"

Sakura blinked. She was so confused right now. He asked her to come here, and then leaves a note telling her to wear her wedding dress...what exactly was he up to?

She took the note off the dress and lucky for her, she was wearing a short, strapless dress. It would be easy to just put on the wedding dress. Sakura looked around to make sure no one was there...then she unzipped the back of the wedding dress and wore it.

Sakura remembered how she felt in this dress. She felt so helpless, knowing she was going to marry a man she didn't know. But somehow, this time, when she wore it...it felt amazing. She felt so much more beautiful.

Sakura moved her hair out of the way and zipped the back of the dress back up. Her fingers ran down the embroidery of the top part of the dress and smiled slightly at the delicate design. Then she reached for her veil and fitted it on top of her head. Slowly, she let the veil fall to cover her face.

...now...where was Sasuke? Did he just want to humiliate her and tell her to wear this and not even show up? Sakura bit her bottom lip and stared down at the petal-covered ground. 'Why...did he ask me to do all this...?' She thought and shook her head, confused.

Then at that moment, she heard something behind her. Sakura was quickly torn from her thoughts, and slowly, she turned around, embarrassed that some stranger might see her in her wedding gown.

Sasuke walked as quietly as he can towards her. But he knew she heard him when he saw her slightly stiffen.

He watched as she slowly turned around to face him, and as he expected, she just stood there in shock.

Sakura was speechless...she hadn't expected to see Sasuke, dressed in the same exact suit he wore on the wedding day. It was like deja vu, except this time, there was no one watching them, and the aura seemed so much more...romantic.

Her heart was thumping furiously. What was he doing? This was the first time Sasuke ever did anything like this. Things like this only happened in movies, and here they were, dressed in their wedding attire, staring at each other under falling cherry blossom petals.

Sasuke was the first one to make a move. He took a few steps forward until he was in front of her. He nearly smiled, seeing how beautiful she looked. "You're...probably confused right now." He stated.

"Y...yea..." Sakura stuttered and averted her eyes down. Silence filled the air for a moment.

She slightly flinched when he suddenly reached over and grasped the bottom of her veil, pulling it over head to reveal her face. Sakura could feel herself blushing when his arms didn't drop back down to his sides, but instead, his hands traveled down her shoulders to hold her hands.

She noticed that his hands were trembling...was he...nervous?

"I'm..." Sasuke started. "...I'm sorry..." He muttered.

Sakura jerked up to look at him. She never, ever, expected to hear those words come out of Sasuke. He was never the type to apologize for anything.

"Last night, I didn't even say anything to you after you told me how you felt." Sasuke's eyes met hers. "...and I'm sorry that I just left you confused like that. I'm sorry that this wasn't your ideal marriage. I'm sorry that you were forced to marry me." He swallowed and stayed silent, waiting for her to say something.

She didn't. She just stood there, quietly, listening to him.

"I honestly don't understand how you can come to fall for someone like me." He continued. "And I know everything in this marriage that has failed, is my fault. You did your best everyday to be a good wife, and yet, I still acted cold towards you. I'm just not the type to warm up to someone, and I'm not good with words." He paused and let out a small sigh.

This was really hard right now. He's never spoken such sincere words to anyone before.

"But I want to tell you, that I don't want to lose you."

Sakura's heart nearly skipped a beat. Was he saying that he didn't want a divorce? Was this seriously Sasuke Uchiha? Was this seriously her husband that was always cold to her? Everything was just...it just all felt like a dream.

"Sakura, I want you to stay with me. I want this marriage to work, and I want to build our relationship. You're..." Sasuke once again paused, trying to find the right word. "...you're everything, to me."

Sakura's eyes were glistening and she was no longer staring at him. Sasuke knew she was probably in denial right now...he was surprised himself, that he actually said all those things.

"Stay with me." Sasuke quietly repeated.

Sakura's lips quivered. "Is this real?" She suddenly asked.

Sasuke didn't respond. Then he gently let go of her hands and took a step back. Sakura just watched as he reached into his pockets and her eyes widened when he pulled out her necklace. She realized that he had also put his necklace and ring back on.

Sakura stood still as he put the necklace around her...and like that day that he bought the necklaces, instead of Sakura putting the two sides of the hearts together, Sasuke did.

He put together the two pieces of their necklace so that it was a complete heart. Once again, their eyes met.

"This is how I feel about you. This is real." Sasuke answered.

Sakura opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say. Honestly, what could she say? Here she was, in a situation she thought would never happen in a million years. What could she possibly say?

Seeing how she was still shocked about everything, Sasuke reached into his pocket again. This time, he pulled out her wedding ring.

Sakura swore her heart skipped a beat.

"Will you marry me, Sakura?"

"What...?" Sakura didn't understand. They were already married, so what was he doing?

"Today was our official divorce date. Instead of divorcing, I want to renew our wedding vows." Sasuke explained. "I don't want our marriage to be based on an arranged contract between our parents. I want to marry you, not because I have to, but because I want to. I want to marry you because I love you."

It came out so naturally, Sasuke didn't even register that he just said it.

Sakura couldn't believe it either. He just...finally...confessed that he loves her, too.

"...will you marry me, again?" Sasuke repeated.

Sakura's gaze never left his. Sasuke's hope rose when he saw that familiar faint smile on her face.

"How could I say no, after all this?" She gave him that same loving look like she did at the dance. Sasuke held her hand and delicately put the ring on her finger.

He couldn't explain how happy he was...he did it. He really did it. He said all that he wanted to say and she actually said yes!

Sakura's eyes were still glistening. This time, the tears that fell, were happy ones. "Please, say it again." She took a step closer to him.

It took a moment for him to get what she was saying. He raised his hands up to cup her cheeks, and wiped away her tears. It honestly...wasn't that hard now. He leaned in until their noses touched and whispered it to her.

"...I love you..."

Sakura smiled and then leaned up, closing the gap between them.

This time, she knew this kiss was real. This kiss meant a new beginning for them...they had a long way to go, but she knew they were going to be ok.

This marriage...was going to be alright now.

Wow. Cheesier than I expected. Well, I didn't know how I'd make that NOT cheesy, lol.

I honestly would've bawled my eyes out if I saw a movie with this kind of story line, haha.

Review and tell me how you liked the ending :)

Thank you guys for reading!