Itasaku, for ask me a ship
Ask me a ship:
ItaSaku
Who proposed the other first?
Itachi.
Itachi never does things in half. When he began seeing Sakura it was with intention to marriage. Had it been with someone within clan, he would have just informed his parents about the woman and they would have taken care of the rest. But it was Sakura and he knew enough about civilians that they expected some romance. Sakura never expected much from him but he knew she deserves it and more. He knew classic way was just kneeling and proposing marriage with flowers and an expensive ring, but he resorted to do things a bit differently. He got her an emerald ring with tiny rubies enclosing it, kneeled when she least expected him to – when they were having one of their rare fights – and asked her in his best stoic voice to marry him so they could fight more often. There was something about angry Sakura that pulled him in but he would never admit out aloud.
She did say 'yes' after a moment of silence. He wasn't anxious at all when he noticed she was trembling. Turns out, she was just containing her laughter.
Who kissed the other first?
Itachi.
It was a mission gone wrong. Sasuke's ANBU team had gotten ambushed and he had suffered the brunt of the attack in his attempt to protect his teammates. He was brought to Konoha, barely alive, considered a lost cause by even Tsunade, but Sakura being Sakura hadn't given up and put her everything into bringing Sasuke back to full health. It took one whole week of constant healing to stabilise Sasuke and that was the longest week of her life.
When Sakura came out of operation theatre and wordlessly smiled, tiredly but happily, at Itachi who hadn't left Sasuke's side since day one, he kissed her full on lips for a whole minute.
Who gives a good-morning kiss to other?
Itachi.
Like many things, it is hard to beat Itachi when it comes to waking up early. Sakura is a early riser herself because of her demanding job, but she wakes up only after Itachi no matter how much she tries to wake first to watch Itachi wake up. She likes to think he looks less than perfect like any other normal person.
Which is why she doesn't see how he wakes up with the sun to look at her imperfections and leaves her side with a soft kiss to her forehead that conveys all the love in the world that he hardly ever shows otherwise.
Who likes to play footsies?
Neither.
They prefer to play with their hands.
Who is the dominant one?
Itachi.
No surprise there, although he does allow his wife to show her dominance over him now and then. But between him and Sakura, it is Sakura who reigns the clan as their true leader.
Who likes to keep a picture of the other with them all the time?
No one.
Sakura has picture of Itachi in her office and Itachi keeps a seal on him that allows Sakura to direct her summons to him and know he is alive. When Sakura is on mission, he makes sure to send his summon to check on her from afar (because Sakura will throttle the crow and him if it isn't discreet in its spying).
Itachi might not look like he worries over Sakura to the public's eye, but they both know it is Itachi who is a mother hen.
Who likes to buy the other gifts?
Itachi.
He thinks jewellery suits her, especially the kind that adorns her forehead. If Sakura wasn't used to him paying special attention to her forehead, she would think he does it to hide it. He just really finds her byakugo seal perfect on her forehead.
He doesn't think twice before buying her expensive gifts that he knows she will hardly wear, if ever, but he can't bring himself to care. Sakura hates that Uchiha's are filthy rich.
Who takes initiative in making physical contact?
Itachi.
Who plans their dates?
He is a sap for Sakura branded hugs. He doesn't verbally ask her but Sakura knows him well enough to tell when he wants her to comfort him with her hugs and kisses.
Sakura.
She knows firsthand that if she leaves it up to Itachi, he will go to either Shisui or Izumi to assist him in making plans for their date. Then it wouldn't be a date but a disaster. She hadn't understood why Itachi thought an ideal date is one where you go to a ridiculously expensive restaurant and why he couldn't see how perfect it is with just two of them together. Later she realised Shisui and Izumi aren't exactly the best people to go asking for date advice and she told him as much.
Itachi thinks Sakura makes the best date plans in the world.
Who was shy on their first date?
Sakura.
Their first date had been a late-night dinner at a high-end restaurant. It was a surprise date. He did ask her to dress modestly but apparently his idea of modest and hers clashed like day and night. Itachi had fit right in, but Sakura was too busy fiddling with her simple green dress amidst people who wore expensive kimonos throughout the night to pay much attention to the date. It was the worst date of her life. Thank the gods, Itachi had noticed her uneasiness and asked her how he could make it up to her. They spent their time stargazing on the top of Tobirama's head for rest of the night.
Who wakes up the other?
Itachi.
As much as Sakura tries, she never manages to wake up before Itachi. There was this one time when she woke up to see him still in bed with her, it took her few minutes to rein in her happiness and took another 10 minutes to leave the room unnoticed after giving him a chaste kiss to lips. That had been one of the best days of her life. But what she doesn't know is that Itachi had been awake the whole time and he was feigning sleep because previous night she told him about her wish to wake up before him.
Who was shy in taking their relationship to next level?
Neither.
They only consummated their relationship on their wedding night. It was a tradition followed by the head family of the Uchiha clan. Itachi, being the heir of the clan, was no exception to the this. Sakura was only happy to follow because she always hoped to have a white wedding.
Who hogs up the blankets in their sleep?
Sakura.
Itachi sleeps like a dead man on the casket. Sakura is a hugger in her sleep. He never finds much use of blanket when he has Sakura for warmth.
Who is easy to get jealous?
Mostly Sakura.
Who cooks in the house?
If only for his amazing shinobi prowess. Her husband is just too perfect. What he couldn't make up with his aristocratic looks, he makes up with his skills and mind. Her only consolation is that she is physically stronger, far better cook and dancer than him.
As for his fangirls, they don't dare try anything with Itachi. They are all convinced his wife is secretly a demon that will hunt for their blood if they so much as glance at her husband wrong. As for her admirers, it is public knowledge that Sakura is off-limits and one should only approach her with platonic feelings lest they wish to be amputated.
Sakura.
Sakura thought she was a poor cook until Itachi cooked for her. For all his battle prowess, Itachi is a terrible cook. And dancer. But mostly cook. After he made her black omelettes for fourth time in a row for breakfast, she took matters in her hand and just asked him keep out of her kitchen. He sometimes insists on helping her cook, but aside from cutting meat into perfect pieces (with a kunai no less, because apparently there's no difference between a kunai and a knife) he is disastrous in everything else.
Who 'protects' and who 'nutures'?
Itachi protects.
Sakura nutures.
