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It was a lovely day in Konohagakure, The sun was shining brightly upon the village and the city was bustling. Birds were chirping in the trees and ninja's were training at the local training fields. For anyone who could enjoy this day, they would certainly believe it to be brought on by the good fortune of the time of year, it being the summer months now. Of course, not everyone thought that this day was as lovely as it appeared, for some things were only an outward appearance...
"Sayuri! Do not mess with your hair ornament! Any more fiddling and it will fall out of place!" The harsh tone making the young woman flinch a bit for having been caught touching the rather over done hair piece.
"Miko...You're hardly helping it by constantly knocking you hand on her back like that." A kindly father retorted as he looked to his wife.
"Well if she sat up straight like she had learned in her lessons, I wouldn't have to, Gin." The woman said back, sighing deeply as she seemed that she was rather stressed.
"Okaa-san, Oto-san..." Came the weak reply of the daughter in question.
Sayuri was a small woman for her age, having the appearance of a teenager though she was already on the verge of turning twenty. It certainly didn't help that her mother insisted that she wear bright colors, often making her look even younger. Of course, as small as she was and as young as she looked, she was an idependant woman living her life as she could. She even worked as a waitress at a local cafe. However, in recent weeks her parents had begun to drop hints that marrying early would not be a bad idea for someone like herself.
Her mother had forbidden any daughters of her's to become ninja, having been raised in a very traditional family. Her father was lucky enough to have mostly sons, her being the only daughter. However, in a village where being a ninja really determined where you got in life, it made things for Sayuri much more complicated...Which was why now she was currently sitting in a very lush tea room at the Uchiha Clan estate. Yes, her father had made the arrangements behind her back with the Clan head, a man whom she had never met before but had heard of through word of mouth. Her father said she would be meeting his eldest son officially, and probably the younger one as a polite introduction. Either way, it made the poor girl nearly have a heart attack.
Itachi Uchiha was not a man to take lightly. Even as a civilian, she heard much of his skill and ability just from the stories of other ninja she served while working. Sitting there in another formal kimono, as her mother forbid any other such formal wear besides it, she felt her heart racing uncertainly. What was expected out of this meeting? Would she be leaving her engaged? She was only twenty! Oh, maybe she'd be lucky and he would turn down the arrangement. Or better yet, maybe he already had a woman in mind to marry and this was nothing more than a polite formality so he would not appear to be rude...She could only hope...
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"Okaa-san! Why are you allowing Oto-san to do this to Anki?" Sasuke asked roughly as he looked to his mother who was dressed up rather nicely in a kimono. Sasuke himself had cleaned up for the meeting knowing that if he didn't he'd get more than a speech from his father...Dressed in a clean uniform, he wore his headband proudly after having come home from training with his team. He had requested to leave early because of this family arrangement, though he did not approve of it he would be there for his older brother.
"Sasuke...Your brother agreed to it, if he had declined then your father would have never allowed things to progress this far." She replied as she turned, holding a tray that held tea crackers and a hot pot of herbal tea to serve their guests waiting in the tea room.
"You know Anki won't say no to Oto-san..." He retorted simply as he followed after his mother, opening the door for her so she could step into the hall with her full arms. "This is unfair to him, he's already doing so much for the clan."
"Sasuke...Please don't be this way, especially in front of the guests. They have been kind to us in the past, Gin has worked with your father for years prior to even marrying me. If he didn't think it was a match worth setting up he would have never even brought forth the matter to anyone. Now no more negative talk, we've got to keep them entertained until your brother arrives!" She said to him, smiling like a knowing mother would at her son.
Sasuke could only give a dejected look to his mother, glancing to the clock in the kitchen...Anki was already an hour late...
"Sayuri! Do not mess with your hair ornament! Any more fiddling and it will fall out of place!" The harsh tone making the young woman flinch a bit for having been caught touching the rather over done hair piece.
"Miko...You're hardly helping it by constantly knocking you hand on her back like that." A kindly father retorted as he looked to his wife.
"Well if she sat up straight like she had learned in her lessons, I wouldn't have to, Gin." The woman said back, sighing deeply as she seemed that she was rather stressed.
"Okaa-san, Oto-san..." Came the weak reply of the daughter in question.
Sayuri was a small woman for her age, having the appearance of a teenager though she was already on the verge of turning twenty. It certainly didn't help that her mother insisted that she wear bright colors, often making her look even younger. Of course, as small as she was and as young as she looked, she was an idependant woman living her life as she could. She even worked as a waitress at a local cafe. However, in recent weeks her parents had begun to drop hints that marrying early would not be a bad idea for someone like herself.
Her mother had forbidden any daughters of her's to become ninja, having been raised in a very traditional family. Her father was lucky enough to have mostly sons, her being the only daughter. However, in a village where being a ninja really determined where you got in life, it made things for Sayuri much more complicated...Which was why now she was currently sitting in a very lush tea room at the Uchiha Clan estate. Yes, her father had made the arrangements behind her back with the Clan head, a man whom she had never met before but had heard of through word of mouth. Her father said she would be meeting his eldest son officially, and probably the younger one as a polite introduction. Either way, it made the poor girl nearly have a heart attack.
Itachi Uchiha was not a man to take lightly. Even as a civilian, she heard much of his skill and ability just from the stories of other ninja she served while working. Sitting there in another formal kimono, as her mother forbid any other such formal wear besides it, she felt her heart racing uncertainly. What was expected out of this meeting? Would she be leaving her engaged? She was only twenty! Oh, maybe she'd be lucky and he would turn down the arrangement. Or better yet, maybe he already had a woman in mind to marry and this was nothing more than a polite formality so he would not appear to be rude...She could only hope...
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"Okaa-san! Why are you allowing Oto-san to do this to Anki?" Sasuke asked roughly as he looked to his mother who was dressed up rather nicely in a kimono. Sasuke himself had cleaned up for the meeting knowing that if he didn't he'd get more than a speech from his father...Dressed in a clean uniform, he wore his headband proudly after having come home from training with his team. He had requested to leave early because of this family arrangement, though he did not approve of it he would be there for his older brother.
"Sasuke...Your brother agreed to it, if he had declined then your father would have never allowed things to progress this far." She replied as she turned, holding a tray that held tea crackers and a hot pot of herbal tea to serve their guests waiting in the tea room.
"You know Anki won't say no to Oto-san..." He retorted simply as he followed after his mother, opening the door for her so she could step into the hall with her full arms. "This is unfair to him, he's already doing so much for the clan."
"Sasuke...Please don't be this way, especially in front of the guests. They have been kind to us in the past, Gin has worked with your father for years prior to even marrying me. If he didn't think it was a match worth setting up he would have never even brought forth the matter to anyone. Now no more negative talk, we've got to keep them entertained until your brother arrives!" She said to him, smiling like a knowing mother would at her son.
Sasuke could only give a dejected look to his mother, glancing to the clock in the kitchen...Anki was already an hour late...