Neji marched furiously through the corridors of the opera house, sending people skittering out of his way.
Naruto was missing and no one seemed to care about it but him!
He was about to start pounding his fists against the wall in frustration when he passed by Naruto's dressing room and something inside of it caught his eye.
The magnificent full length mirror was hanging slightly askew and he could just make out a faint light behind it.
Frowning in confusion, Neji moved into the room and touched the mirror lightly with his hand. His eyes widened as the mirror swung back to reveal a long corridor lit with torches.
After a moment of hesitation, Neji moved into the corridor and turned to look back through the mirror to find that he could see right through the glass. He felt chills go down his spine as he realized that someone could have been using this secret passage to watch Naruto. And maybe that person was the same one who had taken Naruto.
From the inside of his coat, Neji drew the pistol he always carried with him incase of emergency and began to move down the corridor.
Naruto didn't know how much time had passed since his disappearance from the world above and he didn't really care about it either. He was content enough to just lie on the bed in Sasuke's arms but suddenly Sasuke broke the silence.
"Naruto, do you want to stay with me forever?"
"Of course I do," Naruto said. "Don't you know that by now?"
"I suppose so," Sasuke chuckled. "I just wanted to make sure before I asked you."
"Ask me what?" Naruto asked.
"If you wanted to marry me," Sasuke said.
Naruto was sure that he had stopped breathing and it took him awhile to answer. "M-Marry?" He finally choked out.
"Well, I figured that I already gave you a ring," Sasuke said, "and your wearing a white dress so—"
He was cut off by Naruto, who threw his arms around Sasuke's neck and pressed their lips together hard.
When he finally pulled away he had a huge smile on his face. "Yes!" He said. "Now give me back my ring."
"Gladly," Sasuke grinned. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the ring. He slipped it onto Naruto's finger and then pressed his lips to it.
A blissful sigh escaped from between Naruto's lips. This was by far the most happiest night of his life.
Sasuke looked up at Naruto, his eyes filled with a passion that made the person it was directed at shiver.
"So," The raven smirked, sliding his hand up Naruto's dress, "why don't we skip straight to the wedding night, hm?"
Naruto was about to lean towards Sasuke when a loud bang sent him skidding backwards.
The door to the lair had been kicked open and a familiar pale eyed man was running into the room.
"Neji!" Naruto exclaimed. He was about to stand up but Sasuke held out his arm to stop him.
"Stay back," He ordered, raising from the bed. "Can I help you, sir?" He asked Neji.
Neji gave a start and whirled around, pointing a pistol that Naruto hadn't seen before at Sasuke. His eyes widened when he saw who had spoken to him. "Sasuke Uchiha?" He gaped.
"I see my legend proceeds me," Sasuke said. "But still I'm glad you're here, sir. I didn't think I'd be able to take care of two annoyances tonight."
At first Naruto wasn't sure what he meant but then Sasuke drew out a knife and the cold chill of realization ran threw him.
"No!" Naruto cried, gabbing Sasuke's arm.
Sasuke tensed under Naruto's touch and frowned at him. "Naruto, let go," He said.
Naruto shook his head frantically and gripped Sasuke's arm tighter. "You can't do this!" He said. "Neji doesn't deserve to die!"
"That's what you think…" Sasuke muttered.
"Naruto!" Neji shouted. "Get away from him before he hurts you!"
"You stupid boy," Sasuke growled. "You honestly think I'd hurt him?'
"I wouldn't put it past a monster like you," Neji snapped.
Sasuke stiffened like a board and his face contorted into a look of rage that was so great that Naruto shrank back in fear.
Yanking his arm free from Naruto, Sasuke readied his blade and ran towards Neji.
Eyes wide with horror, Naruto shut up from the bed and ran down between the two men.
He threw himself against Sasuke, trying to hold him back, and right at that very moment a shot rang out.
Naruto froze as he felt a sudden burning pain erupt in his back and he felt his body go weak.
Sasuke caught him as he began to fall and glared at Neji who was standing there in shocked disbelief.
"You fool!" Sasuke cried. "You've killed him!"
"I'm not dead yet," Naruto wheezed. He coughed as blood began to fill his mouth.
Sasuke looked down at Naruto with sorrow filled eyes. "Not yet maybe," He whispered, "but you will be soon. No one can survive a shot like that."
There was a soft shuffling sound as Neji tried to back away and Sasuke's head snapped up. "Where do you think your going?" He demanded.
He placed Naruto carefully down on the bed before advancing towards Neji who was watching him with wide, fearful eyes.
Naruto tried to move to stop Sasuke but he didn't have enough strength left and his voice was fading too fast for him to cry out.
Neji tried to run but Sasuke grabbed his ponytail and yanked his head back. "You shall pay for your interference," Sasuke growled, and in one swift movement, he brought his knife down across Neji's neck. He then pushed Neji's now lifeless body to the ground in disgust and rushed to Naruto.
Naruto could hardly feel the pain at all now; all there was now was a heavy exhaustion. He realized that he must not have much time left and his eyes burned with tears that Sasuke wiped away.
"We will meet again. Love and music last forever."
Naruto wanted to ask him what he meant but his weariness overtook him and his eyes began t close.
He almost expected to see a light but instead he heard a familiar voice calling his name…
Wow, two updates in one night! The last chapter will be coming next! And I know it seems like a horrible ending but remember this part of the story only began after Naruto got hit in the head with the sandbag...