Warnings: OOC Characters.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
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Chapter 7: Christmas Date's and Heartbreaks
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Naruto sighed happily as she twirled around and dropped several dishes onto tables all at once. She then skipped back towards the counter and sat there, sighing dreamily and staring into space with a goofy grin on her face.
Everyone who knew her, mainly the people working with her in the café, was unnerved by her odd behavior. She was fine just now until she received a call and after that she started to grin goofily and twirl around in circles, skipping instead of walking.
Curious, Hinata, Naruto's best friend, walked up to her and tapped her shoulder.
"N-Naru-chan?" No response. Another tap. "N-Naruto?" Still no response. Hinata furrowed her brows, uncertain of what to do before she brightened as an idea came to her. "N-Naru-chan! I-I just got a c-call that s-said T-Tsuname-chan was in an a-accident and is i-in the h-hospital!" Hinata yelled at the blonde who immediately snapped out of her dreamy state and whipped towards her, her arms grabbing her shoulders in a tight grip and shaking the woman violently.
"W-W-WHAT? OMFG! W-Which hospital is he in? Is he going to be alright?" Naruto yelled shaking Hinata more. "N-Nar-ru-chan…" came Hinata's faint voice, making the blonde look at her and gasp. "O-Oh my god! I'm so sorry Hinata-chan! It's just that-!" Naruto's rambling was stopped by Hinata raising a shaking hand, in a means to silence her.
When she finally recovered from being shaken so violently, Hinata gave the distressed blonde a weak smile. "T-Tsuname-chan's f-fine, Naru-chan." She chuckled at the blonde's face of confusion. "You were spacing out and wouldn't even respond when I called you, so I tried to, hehe…" Hinata explained smiling apologetically. "MOUUU Hinata-chan! You almost gave me a heart attack!" Naruto whined, pouting as the other continued to chuckled.
"So, what got you acting so…happily?" Hinata asked. She raised a brow as the blonde's face turned beet red at the question. "Don't tell me…you have a boyfriend?" Hinata knew that she was right when Naruto's face, if possible turned an even deeper shade of red.
"Kyaa! N-Naru-chan! Why d-didn't you t-tell me?" Hinata squealed, happy because Naruto finally found someone after so long and not holding on to Sasuke. "W-Well, I-I can't exactly tell you…" Naruto said, averting her eyes from the other guiltily. "E-Eh? W-Why not?" Hinata asked, obviously hurt that she wasn't trusted enough to be told. Naruto had told her everything, even about her being the CEO of a huge company! Albeit the reason being because her cousin Neji, head of Hyuuga Co. was associating with the blonde, and had to tell her. So why can't she tell her about a mere boyfriend?
"Cause then you'll get mad…" Naruto said, eyes shifting around, looking anywhere but at Hinata. "I'm e-even more m-mad when y-you don't t-tell m-me!" Hinata huffed, crossing her arms and turned the other way to emphasize what she said. "Alright, alright! Geez! But you gotta promise me you won't get mad, ok?" Naruto said, surrendering to the other. Hinata smiled and nodded.
"W-Well, you know this person too…" Naruto began, her eyes still shifting around nervously, not looking at the other. "E-Eh? Hm…" Hinata thought of the people she and the blonde knew but no one came to mind. "Who is it?" She asked. "Umm…It's, It's, S-Sasuke…" Naruto said, but the last word was said so lightly that it couldn't be heard. "Eh? I-I can't h-hear you, Naru-chan s-speak louder," Hinata said and moved over to the blonde. "I-It's Sasuke" She said again. "Eh? N-Naru-chan speak l-louder," Hinata said again. "I said, it's SASUKE!" Naruto yelled out, breathing heavily from all the nervousness that the other made. Hinata on the other hand, was shocked beyond anything. "W-What…?" She began weakly. "I-I-It's S-Sasuke?"
"Ok! Now listen Hinata! Sasuke left me for a good reason!" Naruto said. "W-What? Left you for a good REASON? What reason could possibly be GOOD enough for leaving you and marrying that-that BITCH!" Hinata yelled out, cheeks red from anger. Naruto stared at the other with shock, eyes wide and mouth hanging open. It took a moment for the blonde to snap out of shock and go in to a fit of laughs. "W-W-What? What's s-so funny?" Hinata asked, this time cheeks red from embarrassment.
Finally the blonde stopped laughing, taking in a few deep breathes to calm herself down. "Damn Hinata! I don't think I've ever seen you yell like that before, let alone curse! Ahahaha!" Naruto said and broke into another fit of laughs. Hinata's face was immediately a deep shade of red. "H-H-H-H-HEY! I-I-I was just so angry! Hey s-stop laughing a-at me!" Hinata half stuttered and half yelled out.
"Haha ok, ok! Whew! Ok, so I say Sasuke's got a good reason because, he left for me." Naruto said softly. Hinata looked at her questioningly. "You see, his father doesn't really like me, so he threatened Sasuke that he'll kill me if he doesn't leave me and marry Sakura." Hinata gasped. "B-But! I-I'm sure that he d-doesn't mean i-it-" "Trust me Hinata; Sasuke's dad is a man who does what he says."
Hinata turned silent as she processed what was just told to her. Sure, that was a very good reason, but…"But Naru-chan! What if he's lying?" Hinata asked. She doesn't want to see her hurt again! Naruto smiled. "Hinata I know you worry about me but I know Sasuke. And I've met his father. You won't believe how much of a dick he is!" Naruto exclaimed, throwing her arms up to emphasize what she said.
"W-Well, though I s-still can't r-really f-forgive him, I h-hope this time you c-can be t-together. G-Good luck, N-Naru-chan!" Hinata said. The blonde beamed at her, happy that she was willing to give Sasuke a chance.
Hinata smiled. She was truly happy for the blonde. She just hoped that this time, Naruto wouldn't be hurt again.
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-With Tsuname-
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Tsuname sighed as he finally finished his work. `Well, I think I deserve a cup of coffee for my hard work!' Tsuname thought and stood, stretching and cracking a few bones in place before he walked out of his office. He walked into the office's kitchenand poured himself a cup of coffee. As he drank, he thought of his parents. He smiled at the thought. His parents. How he loved the sound of that. It had always been him and his mother alone. When he was young he had questioned his mother about his father, but his mother would become sad and hug him, telling him not to ask.
After his father came back into her life, she had always been full of smiles, he had never seen her this happy before. Suddenly, he heard softly played Christmas carols, making him think of the upcoming Christmas holiday.
"Oh yeah! Mom and Dad are going on a date that day! Hmm…Oh I know!"Tsuname exclaimed, smiling brightly as he thought of an idea before he blushed bright red at shouting randomly, though there was no one in the kitchen at the moment, which he was thankful for. He quickly finished his coffee and left, unaware of the shadow hiding there.
"A date…?"
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Sasuke was taking a break from all his work was when someone knocked on his door. He mentally prayed hoping there wasn't anything that there wasn't anymore work to do before saying a "Come in." To his relief, it was only Tsuname.
"Er, Sorry to interrupt you Uchiha-san. Um, are you working?" Tsuname asked nervously. Sasuke smiled. "No, I was just taking a break. So, is there something you need?" The raven asked. "Yes, well, you, um, U-Uchiha-san, y-you're going on a date with my m-mom this Christmas, r-right?" Tsuname asked nervously. Though the raven was his father he couldn't help being so nervous since he wasn't used to having one. And the way he was asking him seemed like the raven was cheating with his mom or something! Tsuname gasped and hit himself on the head, scolding himself for even having thinking that. But in a way the raven is cheating with his mom, but they have a very good reason. Tsuname frowned. What if his father continued to see his mother like this? The raven was after all, very famous and to the world, it would seem like he was cheating.
"-name! Hey!" Tsuname was snapped out of his thoughts at the sound of someone yelling his name. He blinked and saw that his father was in front of him, frowning and brows furrowed with concern, while snapping a hand in front of him. Tsuname immediately blushed and laughed sheepishly as he apologized to his father who only raised a brow questioningly.
"To answer your question yes, I'm going out on a date with your mom on Christmas. I hope you don't mind?" Sasuke said. Tsuname shook his head. "No, no I don't mind. It's just that I was thinking that, maybe after you guys finish your date you can come home and we can eat a Christmas dinner together. As in, a family." Tsuname asked hopefully. Sasuke widened his eyes slightly before he smiled softly. "Of course. But you better ask your mother first." Sasuke said. Tsuname resisted the urge to jump around happily as his father agreed. Instead, he beamed and nodded at the raven before he excused himself to call his mother.
Sasuke smiled as he watched his son walk out of the room. Right now he was so happy he thought he was going to burst! Thinking of Naruto and Tsuname with himself, sitting at a table and eating dinner happily together. As a family. Sasuke thought he couldn't be more happier.
Suddenly, Sakura and his sons and his parents entered his mind. He frowned and sighed. It would be hard dealing with them when he told them he won't be spending Christmas with them. Speaking of Sakura, she was acting weird lately, not that she wasn't weird already…Sasuke sighed again and decided to focus on his work for now.
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-Christmas Day-
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Sasuke tried to control his feelings as he looked himself over in the mirror for the last time. Today was finally the day! He was going on a date with Naruto! Sasuke suppressed the urge to grin goofily as he practically sped down the stairs. But as he was about to turn the knob of the door, his mother called him.
"Sasuke dear, where are you going? Breakfasts' about to start." Mikoto asked. Sasuke was tempted to just reply her with a `Hn' but instead he said, "Hn. I'm going out. I won't be coming back for the day." With that, he opened the door and left, not even giving Mikoto time to answer. Mikoto sighed at her son's behavior before turning towards Sakura who was next to her. The pink haired woman was looking at the closed door with an unreadable expression. Mikoto, thinking that she was sad, patted Sakura's back while comforting her. Sakura just gave her a forced smile before she turned and left.
Mikoto pouted angrily. What was wrong with those two today? Geez…
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Sasuke knocked at the door in front of him nervously. God he was so nervous! `Calm the fuck down Sasuke! It's not like this is our first date! Come on! You're an Uchiha! Uchiha's DO NOT get nervous!' Sasuke thought angrily. He took in a deep breath to calm his nerves. `Just think of this as a meeting. A VERY important meeting.' Sasuke thought and nodded to himself. And then, the door opened. Sasuke's heart nearly stopped.
At the door stood Naruto. She was wearing a chocolate brown mini jacket and a simple white flowing dress that stopped at her knees. She was wearing sandals that had half an inch of heels. Her normally tied back pigtails were let down and were flowing behind her. Although everything was simple, she still looked beautiful.
Sasuke stared wide eyed at the blonde, his mouth hanging open. He couldn't stop staring at her. She was so, beautiful. Nothing could describe her other than this.
Naruto giggled at the raven as he just stood there looking like a complete moron with his wide eyes and hanging mouth. He was even blushing, though slightly. She decided to give the finishing blow and leaned up, kissing him lightly on the lips. She blinked in surprise as arms snaked around her waist, pulling her to a hard warm chest. She blushed before hugging back, moaning as Sasuke deepened the kiss. God she hadn't felt this for so long!
Tsuname blushed slightly at the sight of his parents making out. He coughed loudly to get their attention. Naruto blushed and quickly pushed Sasuke off her, looking at her son and grinning sheepishly at him as he just shook his head. Naruto squeaked as arms encircled her waist and pulled her towards Sasuke's chest again. Said raven rested his head at the junction of the blonde's head. "Mou Naruto, we haven't met for so long and this is how you treat me. I'm hurt." Sasuke said in a `hurt' voice while nuzzling the blonde's neck. "S-S-S-Sasuke! S-Stop it! " Naruto squeaked, face burning a deep shade of red.
"Ok, hurry up and leave before I puke from the mushiness of it all. Just remember come back at 7, ok?" Tsuname said and went inside his house. Sasuke smiled and held Naruto's hand in his. "Shall we?" He asked. Naruto, still blushing smiled and nodded.
They reached Sasuke's car and the raven opened the car door for the blonde like a gentleman before going into the driver's seat and started the car. Naruto sighed. The raven was always such a gentleman at these things. `But I guess that's one of reasons why I love him,' Naruto thought, blushing as she looked at said raven.
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Naruto sighed happily as she walked down the street with Sasuke hand in hand. Today had been great so far. At first, they had gone for breakfast in a small but sweet little café. Then they had watched a romance comedy movie. After that, they had shopped around on the blonde's request before having a little break in a café. Even though it wasn't much, it was very satisfying for the blonde. Now it was 4pm. `So we still have 3 hours till we have our family Christmas dinner…' Naruto thought happily. She stopped as she spotted a club.
"Ne, ne Sasuke! Can we go there?" Naruto asked the raven, pointing at the club. Sasuke looked at the club then at the blonde. "You want to go there?" The raven asked incredulously. The blonde pouted. "Why not?" She asked angrily, childishly. Sasuke sighed, already knowing that he was going to lose. "Fine, fine." He said and managed a small smile at the blonde's beaming smile. Naruto whooped and practically fly over there with Sasuke hanging like a rag doll.
The club was a typical one, with blinding flashing lights and pounding music. There were many people there, mostly teenagers. Most of them were dancing, moving with the music and molding with their partners' bodies while a few other's sat at small tables drinking.
They went towards the bar with slight difficulty through the sea of dancing people. Once there they ordered some alcohol to drink before Naruto dragged Sasuke to the dance floor and began to dance. They danced song after song, thoroughly enjoying themselves. Some of the people parted, encircling the two as they watched them dance in awe. The way they dance was just so, wow, not to mention their looks. It looked like they were two sex gods/goddess together.
Naruto perked up as she recognized a particular song.
Usher
(yeah man)
She giggled before dragging Sasuke to her.
So we back in the club
Get that bodies rockin from side to side (side to side)
Thank God the week is done
I feel like a zombie gone back to life (back to life)
Naruto wrapped her arms around Sasuke's neck, rocking their bodies towards the song, according to the lyrics.
Hands up, and suddenly we all got our hands up
No control of my body
Ain't I seen you before?
I think I remember those eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes
Naruto laughed as she threw her hands up. Sasuke smirked and grabbed the blonde's head pressing their heads together, looking into her eyes before smashing their lips together in a kiss, ignorant of the people around them.
Cause baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
Yeah, baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
So dance, dance, like it's the last, last night of your life, life
Gonna get you right
Cause baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
Naruto gasped as she pulled away from the kiss. She smiled as she heard the lyrics. "Ne Sasuke," She said, pouting as said raven replied her with a `Hn'. "The DJ got us falling in love again!" She exclaimed before laughing. Sasuke smiled before. "Yeah."
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Naruto laughed as she walked out of the club, stumbling slightly as she fell into Sasuke's embrace. "Cause baby tonight~! The DJ got us falling in love again~!" Naruto sang before she laughed. Sasuke smiled and shook his head at his blonde's antics. His blonde. That sounds so nice. Sasuke smiled a happy smile as he swung their held hands together.
"Sasuke-kun." Said raven's heart nearly stopped. Naruto also stopped beside him, both of them gone silent at the sound of that voice. They slowly turned around, praying that it was just an illusion, that they were too drunk and had just imagined it. But the gods were either ignorant of their prays or just plain cruel as there standing in front of them was the person that plagued them, in both their dreams and in their lives.
"Sakura," Sasuke said, breaking the awkward and heavy silence. "What are you doing here?"
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Sakura was despaired, no, anguished. That day at the office she had heard Naruto's son mentioning that ` Mom and Dad are going on a date that day'. When she heard that, something in her broke. But then she comforted herself saying that `maybe Naruto had found someone and that his Dad was someone else.' But today Sasuke had dressed up and left early, saying that he was going out and won't be back for the day. Sakura's heart had nearly stopped then. So she had followed the raven. But what she saw made her want to die.
Sasuke was going to Naruto's house! They were going on a date! Her Sasuke and Naruto were going out on a date! Even when they were married Sasuke had never took her out before! B-But now…Sakura had resisted the urge to bawl and cry out then and there. Instead, she followed them the entire day. But with every passing second of watching them together, her heart sank deeper and deeper.
What made her confronted them was the scene she saw inside the club. The way they danced, the way they synchronize each other, their passion, their love. Sakura's already broken heart if possible, broke even more.
"Sasuke-kun," Sakura repeated brokenly, "Why?" She asked, tears falling down. "Don't ask me why Sakura, you already know why." Sasuke answered coldly, his face blank and void of any emotion but one. Cold fury. At the sight of her. More tears fell at the thought.
"Then why now? Aren't you afraid that I will tell your father?" Sakura sobbed out. What she didn't expect was Sasuke's cold laugh. "Go ahead, I don't care. The only reason I endured all these years with you was to gather power. My father is useless now. No matter what he says, it will not deter me." Sasuke said, smirking a cold and arrogant smirk that could only belong to an Uchiha.
Sakura felt like her last hope was gone. But what hurts the most was what the raven said. "The only reason I endured all these years with you was to gather power." Power to be with the blonde. Then does that mean that if back then he had the power, he wouldn't have married her…?
"Cry all you want, Sakura. You knew that this day would come sooner or later. Whether you like it not, I love Naruto and not you." Sasuke said and turned and left with Naruto, leaving Sakura kneeling there on the ground sobbing her heart out.
Sakura cried and sobbed, unable to suppress her feelings any longer. What Sasuke just said was like a final blow to her. "WHY?" She screamed out, repeating the question over and over again. But no one answered her question, only the cold wind was there, being the only witness to the whole scene.
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Naruto glanced at Sasuke nervously as he drove out of the parking lot. "Sa-" "I'm fine Naruto. I'm just pissed from looking at her." Sasuke said. Naruto pouted. The raven acted as if he knew her every move! But the blonde felt so happy. `So the reason Sasuke didn't go and find me all these years was to gather power…For me!' Naruto thought happily.
A few minutes later, they arrived at Naruto's apartment. After Sasuke parked the car, he got down before opening the car door for the blonde. Naruto merely rolled her eyes at the action as she got down from the car. Sasuke immediately laced their hands together as they walked towards the building.
The ride in the lift was silent. Naruto glanced at Sasuke, blushing slightly. `Since we're alone…' She thought. Sasuke looked up as the lift ringed, signaling the arrival of the floor. "Sasuke." Naruto called. Said raven turned at his name. Naruto leaned up and pecked Sasuke's cheek. "I love you." She said and beamed at him, before running ahead towards her door, leaving the raven standing there looking after her with wide eyes.
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Tsuname sighed as he finished putting the cutlery on the dining table. `Perfect!' He thought, looking at the table proudly. After hours of cooking, dinner was finally done. Tsuname cleaned the cooking utensils before deciding to take a shower.
Tsuname sighed happily as warm water hit his body. Ah, this was relaxing. As he washed his body, he noticed that there were a few scars adorning his hands. He frowned. Now that he thought about it, there were so many accidents happening these few days. That day, when he opened his office door, an oven of all things fell down on him. Thankfully, he dodged it in time. Then there was this man who suddenly pushed him into an alley and attacked him. Though thankfully he was a black belt in the arts of karate and had defeated the man in an instant.
`Did I make any enemies recently? I don't think so though…' Tsuname thought before his eyes widened. `O-Oh my god! D-Don't tell me…!' Tsuname didn't have any time to think about it as he heard the sound of his mother's happy squeal at how tasty dinner looked before he quickly washed himself and went out of the bathroom. Drying himself and trying to wear some clothes at the same time as he hurried out to stop his mother from devouring all the food.
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"Itadakimasu!"
Naruto immediately dug into the food. "Mou mom! Don't eat so quickly! It's not like the food is gonna run off or something…" Tsuname scolded his mother. Naruto just stuck her tongue out at him before she resumed eating, though a bit slowly.
"Wow Tsuname, your food taste great." Sasuke said as he ate another bite of the turkey. "Yeah Tsu-chan's food is the BEST!" Naruto somehow muffled out through the food stuffed in her mouth. "Ahaha, not really!" Tsuname said laughing in embarrassment.
All too soon, dinner was finished. Naruto sighed contentedly as she snuggled into Sasuke. Now this felt like Christmas. Cuddling with your spouse while your son serves you dessert. Naruto felt like she loved everything in the world right now.
"Ne, U-Uchiha-san…" Tsuname began with an uncertain look on his face. "Just call me Dad." Sasuke said, smirking slightly. Naruto burst out laughing. "O-Oh my GOD! I-I never thought I would ever hear you say that Sasuke!" Naruto said between laughs. Sasuke glared before smirking evilly and grabbed the blonde's arm, grasping her face and planting a kiss on her lips. "Laugh anymore and it's not just a kiss." Sasuke said, smirking as Naruto's face turned bright red, practically resembling a cherry.
"Ahem! Hello! I'm right here!" Tsuname said, embarrassed and annoyed at the same time. God how can they ignore him like that? Tsuname pouted. "Sorry. So what were you saying?" Sasuke said while trapping the blonde with his arms. "Right. So, you know, there's a lot of, `accident's' happening lately. And all of these `accident's', seem to be directed towards me, you know. I think someone's trying to kill me!" Tsuname said.
The once happy atmosphere in the room was now replaced with a seriousness of the situation. "Did you make any enemies recently? Maybe in the office?" Naruto asked worriedly. Tsuname shook his head no. "But, well, I think it's this person…" Tsuname said nervously, glancing at Sasuke. Said raven frowned before he sighed. "I know who it is. Tell me, did you meet with Sakura recently?" He asked. Naruto gasped. Sakura? "Well, not like meet. She bumped into me at the office once. I guess she figured out that I'm your son or something. She looked so scared when she looked at me. She also asked me if my mom was Uzumaki Naruto when she heard my name" Tsuname said.
Sasuke sighed again. "It's definitely Sakura. I apologize for her behavior. She is after all, my wife." The raven said. The word wife was said with such disgust and loathing. Tsuname felt a bit sorry for the woman. A bit. After all, betraying your best friend and marrying her boyfriend that doesn't even love yourself, and loathes your very being. It must hurt. Speaking about wife…
"Ne, U-I mean, D-Dad, Um, So you're dating my mom now, right?" Tsuname asked uncertainly. Sasuke nodded. "W-Well, but you have a wife. A-And your kinda like really famous, so, what if the media finds out about my mom a-and then…" Tsuname trailed off. Sasuke smiled. "Yeah, I thought about that too. So," Sasuke got up and kneeled on one knee in front of Naruto. "Naruto, love, will you marry me?" The raven asked as he took a small box out of his pocket and opened it, revealing a ring. The ring was a simple silver band with a blue sapphire in the middle, like the blonde's eyes. It was simple but beautiful.
Naruto gasped as she looked at it then at Sasuke. She couldn't believe it! Sasuke was proposing to her! She shakily raised an arm and pinched her cheek, hissing as it hurt. Sasuke and Tsuname chuckled at her. "Naru?" Sasuke asked, urging for an answer. Naruto nodded and threw herself at the raven. "Yes!" She whispered as tears of joy flowed down her face. Sasuke smiled as he took the blonde's right hand and slid the ring onto her ring finger. Naruto looked at it and grabbed the ravens face, smashing their lips together. She couldn't feel any happier.
She pulled away and looked into Sasuke's eyes. "This is the best Christmas ever." She said, smiling happily. Sasuke smiled too before he chuckled. "Agreed." He said. "Awe~! You guys are so CUTE!" Tsuname yelled as he wiped tears from his eyes. It's not his fault that he was an emotional man.
"Haha! So Tsu-chan! Where's my present?" Naruto said and immediately dived towards the Christmas tree as her son pointed at it. Tsuname shook his head at his mother's childishness. Sasuke smiled. This was what he wanted in a family. Happy and relaxing. No intimidating and hateful father's. No whiny mother's. No disgusting wives. He can smile and be happy.
Sasuke frowned at the thought of his own family. Sakura would definitely tell his father about this and he would try and threaten him. But this time, Sasuke won't back down.
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A/n: Whew! Finally finished! God my back hurts so much TT_TT…But it was worth it! Chapter 7 is finally done! Lalala~ I hope you guys like it. I quite like it myself, though the ending wasn't really what I expected it to be. And the song part, GOD! My pathetic attempt at a slight song fic. TT_TT...And December is ending! Which means the end of a year and a new year of SCHOOL! I want to die just thinking of it. I regret to say that I won't be able to update much since schools reopening. But I'll try to fin the time to.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! XD~! REVIEW IN THE NAME OF CHRISTMAS!