A/N: Here it is, performance time! I've gotta say, I'm interested in this play they're putting on. Might have to elaborate on that later... Ah, hell, another plot bunny!

Disclaimer: I really don't own Naruto. I know, it's sad.

Thanks and cookies to Akira Nishikawa and Juura99 for your reviews!

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Third person POV

"D-dead? What... H-How can this be possible?" Tory cries, staring in dismay at the two officers before her.

"We're very sorry, ma'am. If it's any consolation, he died very honorably. If it wasn't for him, twenty-six innocent children would be dead right now." One of them says, clearly trying to comfort her without being too empathetic. The other one tries to do the same.

"He was a good man. And... The day before he left for that, he knew that he might die, and he wrote a letter to you." He takes the letter from inside his pocket and hands it to her.

She takes it with a shaking hand. It hurts, it hurts so much, but she has to be strong, just like her mama taught her, be strong, don't show your tears. "Th-thank you." They give her a few more details, about the funeral, and this and that, before they've said all that needs to be said.

"We're very sorry for your loss." She just nods mutely. They give her one last sympathetic look before leaving.

She slowly closes the door, before falling down onto the floor. Now that they're gone, she can't help the tears from falling. After sobbing for what feels like forever she realizes that she's stopped crying. She still feels as dead inside as the moment they told her, but she just can't cry anymore. After a moment, she remembers the letter. She looks down at her hands, where she's been holding it tightly, as if it might fall away if she doesn't hold onto it tightly enough.

She slowly opens it, smoothing it out enough to be able to read it. Hands still shaking, she holds it up.

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Sasuke's POV

I'm waiting in the down-stage right wing. I see Naruto take the letter and hold it up. That's my cue. I slowly walk on as the lights dim until there are only two spotlights, one on each of us. He looks at the letter, scanning it as if reading it. I stand facing the audience, and start my monologue.

"Dear Tory,

Hey, baby. If you're reading this, (and boy, do I hope you don't have to), that means that... Well, I died. I'm so, so, sorry. I broke my promise to you, and you know how much I hate breaking my promises. But I didn't write this letter to re-cap stuff you already knew.

I wrote it to tell you how much I love you. Because I really, truly do. Never forget that, okay? Even though I'm not going to be there for you, or our son, when he's born, please, never forget that. And make sure to tell him that, too. I put another letter in here for him, when he's older. Make sure he gets it.

I'm so sorry that I won't be there to watch him grow up. To help you take care of him. Damn, I wish I had more time. If I did, there's so much I would write for you. But I don't have a lot of time.

I'm so in love with you. You know that, right? Every day, from the day I met you, to the day we had our first date, to the day you said you would marry me, to the day I die. I've never stopped loving you, even if it seemed like that sometimes.

Now, there's something else that I need to say before I stop writing."

With this, Naruto looks up at me, and slowly stands up and stars walking toward me.

"Be happy. Please. You've always been so bright and happy. I'm not saying that I expect you to be all sunshine and rainbows immediately, just... Be happy eventually. Don't let yourself become too depressed or anything, okay? You're gonna have our little boy to look after, remember?"

By this point, Naruto's reached me. I turn to face him, and take both of his hands in mine.

"I have to finish this now. Just... I really love you, alright? If I filled several pages with nothing but those words over and over again, it wouldn't be enough. Never, never forget that, but still, please be happy. For me.

I love you,
Colin."

I bend down and gently brush my lips against his, before pulling him to me, and holding him. We close our eyes, hardly even acting now, loving being able to hold each other. As we stand there, we hear the music begin to play.

Baby, why'd you leave me,
Why'd you have to go?

The lights slowly began to dim, and we continue to just stand there.

I was counting on forever,
now I'll never know.
I can't even breathe.

The music fades down for a moment. "I love you..." I stage whisper.

It's like I'm looking from a distance,
Standing in the background
Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now...
This can't be happening to me...

Once more, the music fades down, just long enough for Naruto to stage whisper, "I love you, too..."

This is just a dream...

The lights go completely to black, and I hear the audience erupt into applause. The rest of the cast comes onstage, and we go to the back of the group. The lights come up, and the cast starts taking their bows. A few people go up at a time, and bow together, before going to either side of the stage. Carrie Underwood's Just a Dream is playing again, but after the first couple of groups, the chorus from When You Believe from The Prince of Egypt is playing.

After everyone else has bowed, Naruto and I go up, holding hands. He takes a step forward, and bows. He steps back and smiles at me, and I smile back before stepping forward and taking my own bow. I can distinctly hear the cheers from Kakashi, Iruka, and Sakura just a few feet away from me.

Naruto and I go back and join hands with the rest of the audience, and we all take a bow together. We applaud the booth, and just as When You Believe finishes, the lights fade to black, and the cheering grows. The normal lights come on now, and everyone goes out into the audience to meet with their friends and family. Naruto and I stay on stage for a moment, still holding hands. I want to hug him, kiss him, tell him that he did an excellent job, that he looks hot in a dress, kiss him again. I want to, but I know that I can't.

So, I just pat him on the back, say "Great job!", stay long enough to hear his "Thanks, you too!", and walk away.

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A/N: Again, the theater process is based of off my own acting experience, including the songs at the end: At my theater, during curtain call, we always start by playing a song that usually has something to do with the play we just performed, and then, after a few groups of people go up, the chorus to When You Believe from The Prince of Egypt starts playing.

Just to clear things up for anyone who doesn't know theater terminology:

Down stage right wing- On either side of the stage, there are little areas curtained on two sides, open facing the stage and backstage, called wings. There are three or so sections on each side, and the one closest to the audience on the right side (from the perspective of the actor facing the audience) is called the down stage right wing.

Cue- A signal to do something- in this case, go on stage.

Applaud the booth- Raise your hands and clap towards the back of the theater, where the booth (where they control the technical stuff) is.