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Hi, here is another one shot, hope you enjoy. This prompt takes place after Sasuke comes back to the village from his wonderings and before he leaves with Sakura.

It's been a couple months since Sasuke Uchiha returned to the hidden leaf village from his trip to find redemption although he made it clear to everyone that his presence in the village would not be permanent. At least not yet.

Over the course of the past little while team seven has re-established much of the trust that was lost after the man had defected from the village as a child but that's not to say it was easy. There were numerous fights between the three of them. Naruto would tell him about how much pain he put everyone through and Sasuke every time would tell Naruto how back then he didn't know any other way and to him the only way to get rid of the nightmares plaguing him was to seek revenge no matter how pointless it all seemed now.

Although it wasn't just Naruto and Sasuke butting heads but Sakura and him as well and these fights would take a lot more out of the two of them emotionally than the fights between Sasuke and Naruto which were more physically taxing.

Sasuke and Sakura had a lot of feelings to work through. Everything wasn't sunshine and daisies and confessions of love between them at first, well actually ever.

Just before Sasuke left for the road again he had been distancing himself from his teammates and it was concerning to the two of them.

"What do you think is going through his mind?" Naruto asked Sakura one day when they met for lunch. It had been almost a week since Sasuke informed them that he was planning to take off in a week's time and that week was almost up.

"Who knows with him." Sakura replied with a sigh as she finished up cooking their meal.

After she said that the room went into a quiet lull.

"Did he ask you yet?"

"Ask me what?" She asked looking over at her blonde teammate from her place at the stove.

"You know what Sakura."

When Sasuke left after the war Naruto overheard that he told her he would take her with him next time and with every fibre of his being he hoped Sasuke would own up to that promise. He wanted the two of them to be happy, especially Sakura. If anybody deserved a happy ending it was her. He also hated how often Sakura was by herself. Nearly every one of the Rookie Nine was with somebody, either married like him and Hinata or engaged like Sai and Ino. He wanted that for her.

Sakura took a moment before answering him. "No and I don't think he will."

"Why?"

"Things have been so tense between us. I guess too much has happened for us to be together. Maybe when he leaves this time it will be for good and I can finally let my heart move on."

"Do you think it's that easy?" Naruto sighed. "I mean moving on from loving someone never really works, the feelings just change. I mean after I gave up on you I still loved you, it was just different." He smiled.

Sakura returned the smile.

"I don't know, I mean I'd love to believe that but I don't think it would be that simple. After everything we've been through my love has changed from when I was that helpless genin and I don't think that the love I've come to feel for him will ever change again."

After finishing preparing the dinner in silence the two sat down and enjoyed no more talk of depressing matters. They caught each other up on what was going on, Naruto told her that his training with the Hokage was going well and in about another ten years he will finally achieve his dream. It seemed like a long time but after all the years of waiting and training he said it would feel like no time at all.

Once they were done Sakura offered Naruto some desert but he politely declined, saying that he had a movie date with his wife and he would gorge on sweets then. He offered to help clean up but she refused saying that if he didn't leave now he would keep his wife waiting, something he didn't want to do.

So when Naruto left, Sakura finally got around to doing the chores she had neglected over the past week because of work and training.

It was about quarter to midnight when she heard a knock on the door. Expecting it to be Naruto claiming he forgot something like he always did she was more than a little surprised to find that her midnight visitor was Sasuke Uchiha.

"S-Sasuke?"

"Sakura." He nodded. When Sakura noticed something covering the man's coat she at first thought it was blood but it turned out to just be rain. It was raining outside.

"Oh, come on in before you catch a cold." She said urgently before dragging him inside by the arm.

"Thanks."

"Have a seat Sasuke. I'll go brew up some tea." And with that she left the man in the living room surveying the place.

When Sakura came back she noticed that Sasuke had taken off his shoes and coat and was sitting somewhat comfortably on her couch.

"I guess this is the first time you have been in my apartment, isn't it?" She asked him as she placed his hot cup of tea on the table in front of him.

"Hn. Usually when we would get together it would be at the training grounds or someplace else in the village."

"Right. But wait who told you where I lived?" She asked him, trying to remember if she ever told him but came up empty.

"I'm leaving before dawn." He told her, not really looking at her and ignoring her question.

"A day early… Did you tell Kakashi?"

"No someone else will. I am sure."

"I see. Does Naruto know?"

"No. So far only a few people do aside from you."

"I see…"

After a while a short almost comfortable silence came over them before Sasuke placed his empty cup down on the table. This got Sakura's attention from wherever it had wondered off to.

"Sasuke?" She asked looking up at him.

"Do you remember what I told you before I left after the war?" He asked her.

"Um." She didn't know what to say. Over course she remembered it had been on her mind for the past two years. He told her he would bring her next time.

"I told you I would bring you next time I left the village." He told her confirming her suspicion that they were talking about the same thing.

"I remember. How could I forget."

She looked at Sasuke almost as if silently begging him to ask her to come with him. But she knew she couldn't push it.

"I have no idea how long I will be gone for and I know you have commitments here in the village but I talked it over with Kakashi and he said that he could spare you for a while."

"Wait…"

"I'm asking you Sakura if you will come with me." He asked her as he looked her in the eye.

"Yes." Was all she said as she took a sip from her cup. All of the emotions racing through her were hidden under what she hoped looked like partial indifference, like she couldn't care less if he had asked her or not. Although when she looked up at Sasuke she could find the faintest of grins, telling her she was not as aloof as she might've hoped.

After planning to meet up before dawn at the gate the next morning Sasuke left the girl's apartment.

That morning after she was packed with only the bare necessities and had written letters to all of her friends she locked up and left her small apartment she had only just started to make her own.

On her way to the gate she noticed that most of the village was still sleeping, and probably will be for the next hour or so given that it was a Sunday and most of the shops were closed. As she walked she reflected on everything that had happened in the past 24 hours. She had almost given up hope on ever being with Sasuke in this lifetime, and even though he didn't confess to her or anything this was as close as she was going to get for now and for her it was more than enough.

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When Sakura reached the gate, she was shocked to see who was waiting there for her, well apart from Sasuke and the gate guards.

Her parents.

"Mom? Dad?" She asked out loud.

"Sakura!" He mother yelled as she brought her in for a big hug.

"What are you guys doing here?"

"Well Sasuke-kun told us when you guys were leaving today when he came to see us last night and we couldn't let you go without saying goodbye of course." He mother said.

"Wait you went and saw my parents last night?" She asked the man beside her father.

"Hn." Was all he said.

"He wanted to get our blessings before whisking you away from us." Her dad said as he came over to give her a farewell hug.

"Wait blessings?" She asked a little confused.

"I didn't think it would seem right to ask for your hand before asking your parents." He told her with a shrug.

"Wait hand in what?" She asked a little panicked. After she asked this her father kissed her on the forehead and told her to be safe before linking arms with his wife and heading in the direction of their home.

"Sakura. When I asked you to join me on this trip I didn't do so asking as a friend. I wouldn't invite you to come along if I didn't love you." He said plainly. "I thought you knew that."

"Wha-!"

"Sakura. Will you agree to marry me when we return to the village?" He asked her as he held her hand.

"Is this for real?" She asked, disbelieving that this was really happening.

"Yes." He said. "So, will you?"

Speechless was the only thing Sakura was at that moment. But after realizing that asking Sakura to come with him was his own unique way of proposing to her Sakura could only think of one thing to say.

"Well let's get this show on the road, shall we?" She asked as she held out her hand for him to take.

"Tch. Annoying as ever." He said although he took her hand with his good one and Sakura swears to this day that she saw a glimpse of the first genuine smile on his face.

Yes, this was an unexpected proposal but to Sakura she wouldn't have expected anything else from the man.

Hi everyone I hope you enjoyed this chapter/oneshot. Please review and let me know what you think.

Chao,

Happy beginning of summer