I am sorry to all of my readers about the large gap between chapters. As you all know, life can get hectic. I hope you all enjoy the final chapter.
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Ten years have passed since Kukiko and Sakumo had first met. Kukiko and Daijiro had worked hard and had become Jounin. Takeshi had received ANBU status, so Kukiko and Daijiro rarely saw Takeshi as much as they used to. Not that Takeshi planned to meet them after all, he was very busy. Sakumo had also become an ANBU which enabled him to take more missions to Iwa to see his girlfriend. Daijiro and Maki were still together. Maki was a Jounin also. Hiro was killed in an ambush while bringing an important scroll back home.
On one crisp cool spring morning, Kukiko and Daijiro were heading to Konoha to meet with their friends. They finally had some time off after months of hard work.
"Do you think they know we are coming?" Daijiro asked as he stretched his arms.
Kukiko rolled her eyes. "Of course they do. I told them we were thinking of coming about two weeks ago."
"Oh. Right. I forgot you did that." He said sheepishly, rubbing his head.
"Sometimes you make me wonder how you even got to the Jounin rank."
"OI!" Daijro shouted as Kukiko laughed till tears came down her cheeks. "I fail to see how that's so funny, Kukiko!"
"It just is. Geez. Lighten up will ya? You are turning into Takeshi." Kukiko said giggling.
"……. I am not turning into him." He muttered under his breath while Kukiko was chuckling now, starting to calm down a little.
"Sure Daijiro. Whatever you say." She responded as she looked ahead of them, seeing the gates of Konoha. "We are here now."
Daijiro smiled when he saw the gates, happy to be able to see Maki once more. He started running to the gates.
"Oi! Daijiro! Wait up!" Kukiko shouted as she followed him. They reached the gates and showed their passes to the guards, which enabled them to pass without much trouble. Once they had gotten through, they had split up without a word to each other. Each of them headed to their girlfriend/boyfriend's place.
When Daijiro got to Maki's place, he knocked on the door and waited. Maki's roommate, Ayako had opened the door instead of Maki. Daijiro frowned seeing her.
Ayako rolled her eyes at his reaction. "Nice to see you too, Daijiro. I know what you are gonna ask. Maki's not home. She said she'd be at the park. Try there."
He smiled when she told him. "Thanks Ayako-chan!" He responded and ran off to the park.
Ayako watched him leave, sighing. "Must be nice to be in love." With that said, she went back inside, shutting the door.
After reaching the park, he looked around seeing kids run around and their parents watching them on the park benches. Some parents were playing with their children. He saw Maki sitting on a bench near the fountain and smiled, running to her, shouting her name to get her attention. Maki looked up from the book she was reading and her eyes lit up when she saw Daijiro. She put the book down and got up. They hugged and kissed when they got to each other.
"I missed you so much Maki-chan!" Daijiro said kissing her passionelty.
Maki smiled and kissed him back. "Ditto. It's been at least a month or two and I was considering going to Iwa to see you again."
"We have so much to catch up on and so little time. Where to start? Oh. We can go for a stroll around the park." Daijiro said, smiling more than he has in a long time.
"Before we do that, I have some news to share with you." Maki said. "You may want to sit down for this, Daijiro-kun."
"Um. Alright." He said sitting down. He was a little worried on what Maki had to tell him.
Maki looked at him and took a deep breath before starting to talk. "Do you remember the last time, when I had visited you in Iwa about a month or two ago? We made love to each other on the final night before I had to head home. Remember that?"
He lifted his eyebrow. "Of course I do. Why?" He caught on quickly after asking that and stood up with his eyes widened. "Maki. Are you… are you pregnant?"
Maki nodded her head. "Yes, I'm pregnant. I took about ten pregnancy tests to make sure. Then I took some time off being a ninja and took a temporary job at the missions room."
"I can't believe it. I'm gonna be a father so soon?" Daijiro's legs seemed to turn into jelly as he plopped on the park bench.
She sighed. "It's all up to you on whether you want to be involved in this child's life or not. I wouldn't want to be a single mother, but I don't want to force you into this." She then sat next to him and grabbed his hand.
Daijiro looked at her hand then her. "Well. I do want to be involved in raising our child, Maki. But. I don't want the child having to have to travel between countries to spend some time with the both of us. One of us will have to move in with each other."
Maki smiled when she heard that. "Well, I don't think you moving here would be great. Ayako would eventually complain that the apartment is too small for four people living in it. I can't really afford my own place at the moment either."
"You want to move to Iwa? I have my own place. It's not that big, but I'm sure three people could live in it comfortably. We should have some money to move into a bigger place when the child gets a little older."
Maki grinned. "I guess it's settled. I'm moving to your place. I just have to fill out some paperwork to change countries, but still be a loyal Konoha kunoichi."
Daijiro grinned and hugged her. "This is great! I was going to ask you to move in with me eventually, so the timing is actually kind of perfect!"
With that, they sealed the deal with a kiss and got up. Daijiro followed her back to her place to help her pack her things.
Meanwhile, while Daijiro was heading to Maki's place, Kukiko had reached Sakumo's place and knocked on the door. Sakumo answered the door and shortly after he was tackled to the floor with a kiss on the lips.
Sakumo smirked. "Hello Kukiko-chan. It's good to see you again as well. You had arrived earlier than I had anticapted."
"God, I missed you so damn much!" Kukiko said and kissed him again. "Yeah, we had gotten a day off earlier than we thought so we left as soon as possible."
"I missed you too." He responded, smirking more. "I'm actually glad you came now."
"Why's that?" Kukiko asked, titling her head a little.
"No reason." Sakumo replied, getting up and kissing her again. "Are you hungry? I can take you out to a nice restaurant."
"Nah. Daijiro and I had a quick bite at the nearest teahouse, but thanks anyway."
"Alright." Sakumo said, waiting for the perfect time. "Let's go for a walk then."
"Okay!" Kukiko smiled, grabbing his hand as he locked his door and lead her to a stroll around the village. They had gotten halfway around the village when Sakumo couldn't hold it in any longer."
"Um…oh screw it. I was gonna wait until the time was right, but I can't wait any longer."
Kukiko then lifted her eyebrows. "Wait for what?"
He grabbed her hand and got down on one knee. "Kukiko." He reached into his pocket and grabbed the box he had been carrying around with him for the past two weeks. He then opened it showing an engagement ring with a small diamond in it. "Will you marry me?"
Her eyes large and she inhaled as she was shocked. She grinned and nodded her head without thinking about it. "Yes, Yes, I will marry you!"
Sakumo smiled and put the ring on her finger and kissed her. She hugged him and kissed him more.
"I'm so happy, Sakumo! You've made my day! This is so perfect! I'm engaged to such a wonderful man!"
Sakumo grinned. "And I have the greatest woman to be my wife."
The rest of the time went by quickly as Maki moved in with Daijiro, and Kukiko moved in with Sakumo and they planned their wedding.
Six months later, they were married. Maki was about eight months pregnant so she was unable to attend the wedding. Daijiro had attended the wedding, but left before the reception began so he could be with Maki. Takeshi had taken some time off to attend his old teammates wedding and Hiro was there in spirit.
After they got back from their honeymoon, Sakumo had carried her over the threshold of his... no, their place and they had started the new chapter in their lives.
I know the entire chapter was a little rushed. This final chapter is suckish, but at least we are getting closer to seeing Kakashi. Yay. I hope you read the sequel as well. Thanks for reading and reviewing. You can continue to leave reviews to help me improve my writing! Thanks!
