Okay. This time, there's a bit of fluff! Yay! Fluff rules! And, thanks to all my reviewers! There is also why this fic is called 'The Real Reason.' And, sorry about the late update. I had little time. And, you know, a really good song is 'Never Alone' by the Barlow Girls. And also, the people are seventeen in this fic. Forgot to mention that.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot.

"Talking."

'Thoughts'

Song lyrics

Inner/Change of POV

Emphasis

(A/N: Author's Note)

Normal POV

Sasuke opened his eyes slowly. 'Where am I?' he thought. He was in some sort of tent, From what he could tell. He sat up, and was immediately attacked by Sakura hugging him and crying. He did the first thing that came to his mind and hugged her back, whispering, "Sakura, it's ok. I'm alright."

She slowly stopped crying, and pulled back so she could see him. "I… You almost died! If I hadn't been there, you would have! I wouldn't be able to live without you! Sasuke-kun, I love you, you should know that by now."

He smiled. "Sakura, I-"

She cut him off. "I know, you don't love me, but-"

He tried to get her attention. "Sakura!"

She continued, "-try to be happy, at least. As long as you're happy, I'll be happy."

Annoyed, he exclaimed, "Sakura! I do love you! Always have, always will." She stared at him. Calm now, he said, "And, I can only be happy if I'm with you." He then kissed her passionately, after which there was no need for words.

Still Normal POV

They were back in Konaha. Sasuke was wondering what his punishment would be, as was everyone else in Konaha. 'I know I won't be killed, as I did kill two of the biggest threats to Konaha. But, I won't escape punishment, either…This is so troublesome…' (A/N: I love Shika's catchphrase!)

"Sasuke, try not to worry so much." Sakura said. "Tsunade-shishou promised me she would go easy on you." Even though she said that, he could see she was greatly worried. 'I hope it's not too bad, if only so that Sakura won't have to worry about me and how I'm doing.' he thought.

Sasuke, Sakura, and the rest of the group slowly made their way to the Tsunade's office. When they were in front of it, they knocked and entered. "So, Teams 7 and 8 have managed to bring Sasuke back. To what do we owe this honor, Sasuke?" Tsunade said, when they were all in the office. "I take it you have already killed Itachi for revenge?"

To everyone's great surprise, He replied, "Actually, that's not the only reason I killed my brother. Also, I did not leave solely for revenge. I left becau-"

Tsunade cut him off. "Wait. Let the others hear this. Shizune, bring the rest of the Rookie Nine and Gai's team." Shizune left to fetch them.

When they were all assembled, Sasuke started. "After Itachi killed the clan, and before he gave the survive-to-kill-me speech, he said something very important. He said that if I did not kill him, he would eventually kill the person I loved. I have loved Sakura ever since I first laid eyes upon her, and I first met her a few days before the massacre. Foolishly, I had told my brother all about her. So, to try to hide my feelings, I acted like I hated her. When I left, it was because I couldn't stand acting like that anymore; I couldn't stand making her cry any longer…So basically, I'm not the big jerk everyone thinks I am."

Needless to say, everyone was shocked. Ino, the first to recover, said, "Are you the real Sasuke?"

He responded, "Yes. What do you expect from me? I'm finally free from Itachi! For the first time in 10 years, I can be happy again!"

Tsunade stood up, went over to Sasuke, and shook his hand. "Well, let me be the first to welcome you back! Your only punishment is that for the first four weeks you can't go anywhere without Sakura! So, Sakura, you will move into the Uchiha District with him. You are dismissed!"

When everyone recovered, they slowly left. Sasuke and Sakura were the last ones out. They first went to Sakura's apartment and got her stuff. Then, they went to the grocery store, where Sakura insisted on buying food other than tomatoes. Finally, they went to Sasuke's mansion in the Uchiha District. (A/N: You know, he doesn't actually have a mansion, but for the sake of the story he will.)

When they got there, he showed her to her room, after they put the groceries in the refrigerator. The room was red in color with 'white and pink roses drawn on the walls. (A/N: I googled this, and white and pink roses' mean 'I love you still and always will.' And do you know, my birth month's flower is a rose! Sweet!) Before he left to see what condition his room was in after three years, he told her to come to the living room after she was done. When she was finished putting her stuff away, she left the room.

When she entered the living room, she saw Sasuke sitting on the couch facing her. He was...smiling…at her. She said, "So, you're going to be more emotional, now that you've defeated Itachi?"

To which he replied, "Yes. Obviously." Now that she was standing before him, he stood up. "Now, Sakura, I was wondering…" He blushed. Yes, Sasuke Uchiha was blushing. "Would you like to…go out…with me?"

'He looks so cute when he's blushing…Wait a minute! Did he just ask me out? OMG!!!!!!!!!!!' Sakura thought. She immediately said, "YES! You have no idea how long I've waited for you to ask me that!"

He replied, "Cool! Then let's go. I've been wanting to go to a certain place again."

And I'll end it there! You'll have to find out where they're going next chapter. Review please! And flames will turn to chocolate so don't bother. I love my reviewers! Almost as much as I love chocolate! Which is a lot! I'm hyper because it's snowing here. Bye!

Edit: Okay, anyone have any ideas? I'm out of them!