This is a bonus chapter!!! Meaning it's not going to be filled with Hinata/Kiba goodness. This one's going to have pretty much everyone except Hinata and Kiba and Ten-ten and Neji. Why you ask? Because, I want people to know what happens when they leave. Next Chapter will be devoted to Neji/Ten-ten goodness and Hinata/Kiba fun.

Disclaimer: I don't own these characters.

Enjoy!

Bonus Ch! After the Party

"Wow, Shika-kun," Temari giggled. "You're a lousy drunk."

He hiccupped and glared at her. "Like you're one to talk, 'Mari-chan? And could you keep your voice down? Troublesome woman…"

"What was that!?" Temari asked, quickly changing moods, emitting a black aura.

Shikamaru smirked. The two were supposed to be on the way to Temari's apartment, but weren't in a hurry. In fact, they were on their way to their favorite tea shop. Or they were supposed to be.

"I called you a troublesome woman, Mari-chan," he said, smirking. He then dodged before she could hit him with her fan. "Now now Mari-chan. You should know I have the advantage this late at night."

"I thought I told you not to call me Mari-chan," she asked, glaring.

"And I told you not to call me Shika-kun," he said, smirking. "We're even."

She pouted. "But Shika-kun's such a cute nickname."

"So's Mari-chan," he retorted lightly. "But then again…It's not nearly as cute as the girl it belongs to."

She blushed and looked away from him. "Wow, you are drunk, Shikamaru-kun."

"Hmm?" he said, brushing a finger against her cheek. "I actually only had one cup of sake. Other then that, I had ginseng tea, which gives me hiccups. Hiccups are troublesome…but I really, really wanted ginseng tea." He leaned in closer to her and whispered in her ear. "Almost as much as I want you right now."

"Liar," she muttered. "One cup my ass."

He smirked. "Why would I lie to you, Temari-chan? Besides, for some reason, I'm feeling particularly honest tonight. Otherwise I wouldn't tell you how beautiful you are, especially when you blush."

"No more sake for you," she said, teasingly, laughing lightly. "You must be an easy drunk."

He shook his head. "Even if I was drunk, Temari-chan, I wouldn't say this to just anyone. For some reason, you seem to be the only girl I'm attracted to, drunk or not. It's one of the few things in this world I can't figure out, and being rational only seems to make me more confused. Do you understand how difficult it is to have a high IQ but not be able to understand why your heart pounds when you see one person? Why it's so difficult to keep my thoughts off of you? Do you understand how confusing it is for me? How frustrating it is?"

"Shikamaru…" Temari said, surprised. She'd never expected a confession from Shikamaru. She'd never been confessed to in the first place. She scared men with her strength. And she'd always bothered Shikamaru. She never expected a confession from Shikamaru. Nor did she expect that he'd kiss her, gently, almost shy. She didn't even expect that she'd lean into it as she did. She didn't expect the sparks she felt, or the passion. None of the few lovers she'd had over the years had given her as much pleasure as that simple kiss. That one kiss that proved to her that she was in love with Shikamaru.

All too quickly, they pulled away from each other. "How would this work?" she asked, not an inch a way from him.

He smirked. "We'll get to that eventually," he said. "As for now, all I want is to do this." And he kissed her again, this time more confidently. And this time, they didn't stop at one.

So Hinata's pregnant, Gaara thought, sitting on a roof overlooking Konoha. That certainly is a surprise. He had left a while after Sasuke and Naruto left. He'd only answered the invite because it was for Naruto. It wasn't like he loved Naruto…not like Sasuke obviously does. Not that the others would see it like he did. They forgave Sasuke too easily for leaving them. But Naruto should know better. He shouldn't forgive Sasuke. And Gaara worried about Naruto too. He was his best friend. What could the others expect from him? Well, considering he had never shown any entrance in the opposite sex, it was easy to consider he might feel that way about Naruto. Close friends obviously could cross that line fairly easily.

"Kazekage-sama?" a brown haired girl said timidly. She was dressed in sand ninja garb and was fairly plain.

"Matsuri," he greeted.

She walked down the roof top to join her Kazekage. "I hope you don't mind, but the council wants you back in the village soon. They claim it's urgent and I was assigned to come retrieve you and Temari-san."

"How serious?"

She hesitated. It wasn't her place to judge how serious it was. It wasn't like the sand village was in danger. The only reason the council wanted him back so soon was the impending visit of an important official from the village hidden in the mist. Her superior had told her it makes a good impression when our Kazekage is there to greet someone important. If a neighboring village official is offended, especially one that doesn't hold strong ties with the village, it could start a war, something nobody wanted. But…the man wasn't due for five days. And Gaara could make it easily in three.

"Nothing pressing," she said finally. "Our village isn't in immediate danger, neither are our shinobi. It's more like a reminder that an important official's coming from the Village Hidden in the Mist in five days. It's only that the council is worried that you won't be back in time and the official will be offended."

"Our relations with the mist village aren't strained. We can stay until morning."

"Yes, Kazekage-sama," she said, bowing her head. She hesitated slightly before sitting down next to him. "So what are you thinking about? You have something on your mind, don't you?" There was a moment of silence and Matsuri looked down abashed. "I'm sorry, Gaara-sensei. It's not my business."

"You're rather intuitive tonight," he said quietly.

"Hmmm…I suppose…I'm not being too nosy am I?"

"No," he said, reassuring the timid girl. "They have selected the new Hokage."

"Really? I didn't know that Tsunade-san had decided to retire. Who is the new Hokage?"

"Naruto Uzumaki."

"Really…Isn't he a friend of yours, Gaara-sensei?"

"Yes," he said. He hesitated before adding, "I also just discovered he's in a relationship."

"Oh? Who's the girl?"

He hesitated again before stating, "It's not a girl." Why am I telling her this? he thought, but told the round eyed girl about Sasuke and what had happened and how he was worried about his friend. Matsuri nodded, listening to her Kazekage's worries. She'd always liked him, even when the other's condemned him for the demon inside him. But she'd never have a chance with the Kazekage, not now, not ever. But she could be a companion for him, at the least someone he could confide in. That's all she wanted. When he finished, she smiled.

"I believe that's the longest you've spoken to me," she said, gently.

"I believe I haven't spoken this much since I was little," he admitted.

She smiled. "If you ask me, Naruto is taking a risk in going out with Sasuke. But there is a saying that if you love something, then let it go and it never comes back, it never belonged to you in the first place. But if it comes back, then it will always belong to you. Even though Naruto didn't exactly let him go, he wasn't able to tie him up and force him to stay by his side. But in the end, Sasuke came back of his own free will. I don't know if Sasuke came back because of Naruto or not, but if he loves Naruto, then I'm sure he did."

There was a brief pause of silence while Gaara processed this. He sighed. "Once, Naruto told me that all Sasuke'd have to do to get the Mangekyou Sharingan, the most powerful form of Sharingan," he added for her benefit. "that Sasuke just had to kill his most important person. Sasuke could've done that once. It was the last time he saw Naruto before he left. Naruto also told me that when they finally met again at Orochimaru's old hideout that Sasuke told him why he spared him, that it was because he didn't want to be like his brother and kill his most important person. Of course he tried to kill Naruto right after telling him that. Naruto didn't even move…I wonder now how long Naruto's actually loved him."

She nodded and reached over, grasping his hand comfortingly. "You just have to watch out for him. I think those two really love each other, and will always love each other. And the most that you can do is make sure that Naruto's happy."

"Matsuri…" he said quietly, looking at their hands. Matsuri's face turned red as she immediately let go and stood up.

"I'm s-sorry Gaara-sensei," she said quickly, bowing. "I stepped out of place. I'll go now."

She turned to leave and was about to jump to the next building when Gaara grabbed her hand. "No Matsuri. You didn't. Thank you for listening to me." He leaned forward and kissed her cheek, before disappearing into the night, leaving Matsuri red faced and alone on the roof.

"You shouldn't be allowed near sake, Dobe," Sasuke said, petting his lover's hair softly. "It makes you crazy." The rain had stopped somewhere in the middle of the party, and the grass was still damp, but the moon was even more beautiful surrounded by wispy white clouds. And it was even more beautiful reflected in the lake. And no one was around but them, Sasuke gently petting Naruto, Naruto leaning into his lover's arms.

Naruto laughed lightly. "You know you like it, Teme," he said, nuzzling him. The alcohol was still in his system, although they had left the party an hour ago. Maybe he had drank too much. He could've sworn he'd only had five cups. And they were spaced out so he wasn't binge drinking or anything like that.And Kyuubi usually burned it out pretty quickly. No, he wanted to be at least mostly sober for their celebration. Just him and Sasuke. He should be happy, but something kept gnawing at the back of his mind. "Sasuke?"

"Eh, Naruto?"

"It's nearly been nine weeks correct?"

"Hai," Sasuke admitted, knowing what this was getting at. Hinata. If there was one girl Sasuke could get jealous of for owning a piece of his dobe's heart, no matter how small, it had to be the Hyuuga girl.

Why Naruto liked playing big brother was beyond him, but he knew it was nothing more then platonic. If he should get jealous of anyone, it should've been Sakura, the one who he chased after blatantly, but it was Hinata. Timid little Hinata. Maybe it was because he knew she wanted what was his. It was irrational, like most emotions, but even Naruto got a spark of jealousy sometimes when Sakura was close to him. He hides it well, but Sasuke knows better. Like he could feel Naruto's anger at that moment.

"I can't believe Kiba took advantage of her like that," he growled. "I thought Kiba lovedher. How could he use someone he loved like that?"

Sasuke smirked. "What if Hinata had used himbecause he loved her?"

Naruto shook his head. "That's not Hinata. She's too shy to impose her will like that."

"Desperate people take desperate measures," Sasuke shrugged. "Hinata might not have been like my fan girls, but she was definitely obsessed with you. And she most likely wouldn't have had to impose her will to much. Once she started, it was up to her where they stopped."

"Stop blaming Hinata-chan," Naruto said stubbornly.

"I'm not, Dobe," Sasuke said, slightly exasperated. "It's no ones fault. Not even yours."

"Wha?"

"I know you blame yourself for putting her in that situation," Sasuke said, locking eyes with Naruto, who's eyes were wide, like a deer in the headlights. "You shouldn't. If it's anyone's fault it's Hinata's and Kiba's. We might've set things in motion, but it was Hinata and Kiba's choice. And they're handling it a lot better then some other people would've."

Naruto nodded, then laid down on the grass, sighing. "Hinata-chan's so lucky."

"Eh Dobe?" Sasuke said, raising an eyebrow. "Why's that? I thought you had your dream."

"I do," he said. "But now…I have one more."

Sasuke smirked. "And what would that be?"

"I want…" Naruto swallowed, slightly apprehensive about what he was about to admit. "I want kids Sasuke. I want my own kids. And I can't have that. I don't regret anything but… I wish I wasn't such a burden."

"What are you talking about Dobe?" Sasuke asked.

"Eventually, someone's going to point out that I can't produce an heir for the Uchiha clan. And then, I'll become a burden to you, because you'll feel honor bound to produce an heir and because of me you won't. The only reason they don't say anything now is because they think I'm just part of a phase for you. That's what they say…all the time…that I'm not worthy to be your lover."

Sasuke snorted. Naruto was so silly. But then again, he was called dobe for a reason. "I thought you would be used to stupid rumors by now, Naruto."

"What if there might be a way for me to have children."

Sasuke looked wide eyed at Naruto. No…He couldn't consider it… "Naruto. Even if you could…you shouldn't do that."

"Why not, Sasuke? With Kyuubi's chakra as a womb it's possible. At least that's what Tsunade-baa-chan said."

"But…Naruto, a male body isn't meant for pregnancy. How is the baby supposed to get nutrients? And once it's born, who will breast feed it? And the birth? Naruto, even a woman might die in child birth, and they're made to have children. You could diein child birth." He sighed. "I couldn't bear to lose you, Naruto. I left you once and I thought you would be lost to me. With death there's no second chance."

Naruto nodded. He still wanted to argue with his teme, which would've been fun, but the main point of coming to the peacefulness of the lake was for their celebration of Naruto's dream coming true. He'd bring it back up later.

"What's your dream, Sasuke?" Naruto asked quietly, changing the subject.

Sasuke smirked. "Dobe, I'm living my dream."

Naruto smiled as his teme leaned in and kissed him. Never, they both thought as their kisses became more passionate. I'll never let you go.

Did you like??? Sasuke's comment on Naruto's crazy drunkenness is because I originally was going to write it as them in bed, after Naruto had seme moments, but let's just say they had fun in the hot springs, Okay? And I know Matsuri isn't even close to being even a side character but I have a friend who really enjoys that pairing and I decided to amuse her.

Also, I didn't write any Ino/Cho or Saku/Lee for two reasons. 1: I honestly can't really write Sakura and Ino outside of their obsessee modes. It's a weakness I'm working on but I don't read a lot of fics where they're not obsessed over Sasuke and I've never really seen them any other way. And my second reason is that this chapter is a little bit longer then my longest chapter and it's a bonus. That's all so please review. This next chapter might take longer then normal but expect one sometimes in January. I've had major writer's block lately. I apologize.