SauSaku Month 2018 – Day 10: Anywhere
Rating: T (Just a tiny speck of language)
Context: AU/Supernatural’ish
A/N: Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy it! This is part 2 of 3.
“You do realize the implications of your actions, don’t you?” Fugaku questioned, his voice bleeding in well concealed agitation. “Has this been anyone else, I would have struck them down already! As rulers, it is our duty to ensure all our people follow the treaties that have been enacted by the Higher Council and our own to guarantee peace between all supernatural beings.”
Sasuke stared at his father with a near emotionless expression as he paced the floors of his office back and forth. He sat on a chair, immobile, and let him lecture. His mother sat on another chair next to him and gave him a reprimanding look that looked unusual on her always smiling face. Itachi on the other hand stood next to the door, leaning on the door frame, and kept quiet.
“Furthermore, the Council of Angels is demanding punishment for your insolence and they will not be silenced or appeased for very long. They hold too much influence, I’m afraid, so punishment is what they’ll have,” Fugaku ended. His hard features morphed into a tired and worn expression. Sasuke did feel bad for having caused so much trouble for his parents, but he could not bring himself to apologize. Not when it meant apologizing for meeting his soulmate.
“Things are complicated, Sasuke,” his mother began softly, “and we certainly don’t want to dictate who you can and can’t see.”
“You could have chosen anywhere else to do this and it wouldn’t have been a complication, but this party was the last place for such frivolity,” Fugaku added. “Do you understand what this could mean for us, son?”
“The Council of Angels have been looking for any excuse to bring charges against us, father,” Itachi stepped in. “If you recall, in the ancient times, angels and demons were in constant war with each other. Unlike us, they haven’t let go of old grudges and prejudices.”
“But why her?” Fugaku demanded frustratingly.
“Because she’s my soulmate!” Sasuke finally snapped. He leapt from his seat and stood face-to-face with his father, who froze in shock. “I don’t give a fuck what she is, only that I love her and I am not going to let her go.”
The silence in the air was palpable. No one dared to break the stillness of the room as Sasuke’s words truly sunk in. Fugaku closed his eyes in defeat, sighing, and pinched the bridge of his nose. Mikoto rose from her seat and kissed the cheek of her youngest son before enveloping him in a loving embrace. Itachi looked on, smirking.
“No, my son, you cannot let her go,” agreed Fugaku. “Besides, it seems like your souls have already recognized each other.” He pointed to the silvery tattoo on his wrist that used to be all black.
“We shall speak to the councils,” Mikoto smiled reassuringly. “There are ancient laws regarding the protection of soulmates that must be abided, no matter the race.”
“Trust in mother and father, little brother,” Itachi chuckled and stepped away from the door. “They are the King and Queen of the Underworld for a reason.”
True to their word, his mother and father spoke with their council and petitioned a hearing at the Higher Council to state Sasuke’s intentions of seeking his soulmate, regardless of their differences. Sasuke could barely contain his need to march right up to those damn arrogant angels and taking back Sakura. The crystalline tear drops running down her cheeks as her brethren dragged her away from his arms was burned into his mind and filled him with rage.
The days since have dragged on. His parents have been caught up in their duties and other meetings that he hasn’t been able to sit down and talk with them. Not even Itachi had been spared for any free time, therefore, he’s taken to training. After taking care of any duties that came up, Sasuke would disappear for hours at a time in the late afternoon and well into the night. His mind was filled with too much chaos concerning his situation and the restlessness was making his inner demon very irritable.
Without saying a word to anyone of his whereabouts, he’d slip into the forest and walk for miles until he reached a small clearing near the center. A small pond was etched into the ground under a dark brown oak tree. The waters were quiet and rippled on occasion as the energy from the moon pushed and pulled them. Tiny specs of shimmering light crept up the sides underneath the pond, making it a betwitching sight. Sasuke trained ruthlessly under the pale moonlight until he could no longer feel his limbs and ended up collapsing on the ground, breathing heavily from exertion.
It was as he lay there on the cool, dewy grass staring up at the star-filled veil of the night that his heart beat against his cage the hardest. He wished he could be wherever his Sakura was… The loneliness was eating at him and he wasn’t sure how much more he could take of this before he ended up doing something he would regret.
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