The weeks passed uneventfully. Sasuke and Naruto visited Sakura frequently, and it seemed Sasuke stayed true to his word; he ended his affair with Naruto.

Everything seemed to go according to plan. Sakura planned everything, from the cake to the dress to the guestlist; while Naruto freaked out. Sasuke, being the good friend he was, laughed at him the whole time. Finally getting his arm twisted, literally, by Tsunade;Naruto went to go tux shopping with Sasuke.

"Look at this Dobe" he pointed out, the tux was a simple black classic.

"Hmm..." Naruto began. "It's nice, but it's missing something."

Sasuke cocked a brow. "Missing what."

Naruto continued to frown until his face grew into a brilliant smile, all that was missing was the 'Eureka!'.

"It needs orange!" Naruto exclaimed. After that statement, even the eavesdroppers cringed.

"Naruto" Sasuke stated calmly. "You cannot wear orange to your wedding. Sakura would kill you, and then she would kill me for allowing you to walk out of this store with it."

Naruto grinned. "You're right about that, Sakura is very picky. I think it would just be easier to marry you." Though Naruto said this lightly, the air around them seemed to constrict. There was dead silence in their space, only broken when an attendant came around.

"Here you are sir, I think you might like this." Naruto nodded slightly as the man led he and Sasuke to a dressing stall.

When they got there, Naruto used the attendant as a clutch, asking him stupid qustions so he would stay. "How do you put on a tie? Okay...how about pants?" Finally the attendant rolled his eyes and stated firmly he had to attend to the other guest, leaving he and Sasuke alone. Casting a glance in Sasuke's direction, he saw the other man had his chin in his hand, deep in thought. Naruto's heart clenched at the sight. He could remember clear as day when they were younger and bitter rivals for everything; be it trophies to food to Sakura. Yet as they grew older, the rivalry changed into friendship, eventually progressing into something more. It blew Naruto's mind how he could love both of his teammates equally, and yet be forced to choose. Now he would forever and always have only one of those loves; Sakura. The pink-haired medical nin who captured him at an early age. Though short-tempered and whiny, she always stayed true to her feelings, and he was looking forward to it.

At the same token, he had to let go of his other love. The onyx-eyed Uchiha. The man was sarcastic, rude, and brooding like no other; but he was the best friend Naruto ever had, and perhaps even the best lover. Though Naruto would never admit it, the man had a lot of pent up passion that allowed him a different side of lovemaking. The heat and intensity that entwined their lovemaking wasn't all physical, a lot of it was also a mental bond.

As Naruto turned his head to fight a suppressed tear, Sasuke finally snapped out of his thoughts.

"Naruto, what's wrong?"

Naruto didn't reply, only pointed to a random tuxedo on a chair. "While you were daydreaming Teme I was choosing a tux. Now I got it. Let's go" Naruto had so much he wanted to say to the Raven, but decided to leave the words behind in the dressing room, resonating as a silent echo.

Sakura arrived at the Uzumaki-Uchiha house with a bundle of papers, ready to talk their ears off with plans. Upon entering, she caught the two men half-heartedly playing a game of chess; it was obvious that their minds were worlds away. Dropping the papers unceromoniously on the table, Sakura walked over.

"So, I brought the plans for Sunday. I know it's only Thursday, but you know. Everything's set, but I just thought Naruto should pretend he played a part in it." Once the two men were fully aware of Sakura's presence, the atmoshpere returned back to normal, but it was too late, Sakura already knew what no one would say.

After talking and laughing for a half an hour, Sakura yawned comically and stood up. "Well, I think it's time for me to get some shut eye." Naruto stood and walked Sakura to the door, putting on his jacket to walk her home. They walked in silence most of the way, and Naruto didn't even notice when they arrived at the hospital.

"Sakura...?" he questioned.

She smiled. "Oh, it's alright. I just have a check-up with Tsunade." Naruto gave her a skeptic look, raising his brow. Giggling, Sakura went up and kissed him. "I think there's someone you need to say good-bye to properly" Naruto's brow raised impossibly higher. "You don't think I know? Oh, come now Naruto. I know you haven't said good-bye to Sasuke. Now hurry, tomorrow we have a lot of things to do." Naruto blanched but returned home anyways. "Oh, and Naruto.I love you."

Sakura waited until Naruto was out of sight, not even noticing when Tsunade came up beside her.

"You sure you're ok with that?" Tsunade stated beside her.

Sakura blushed deeply."Ah! Tsunade-sama! What do you mean?!"

Tsunade didn't even blink. "Let's not play dumb Sakura. You just gave Naruto permission to go back to Sasuke for the night."

Sakura blanched. "Of course, they're roommates!"

Tsunade shook her head. "It's alright Sakura, I know about them. Just as I know you have'nt told him you're not pregnant. "

Sakura sighed. "I've tried, but it's just...so hard."

Tsunade stared out at the road.

"You know Sakura, it's not easy being Hokage. I have to make desicions that effect the lives of several people, and if I choose wrong, even once, it can mean their deaths. You Sakura, never have to make these choices, at least not until now. You choose, because if you make the wrong choice, it may affect people other than you and Naruto, don't you think?"

Sakura nodded slightly. "Yes, I understand."

Saturday morning, Sasuke awoke feeling extremely sated and happy. Out of nowhere, Naruto came home and ravaged him like a starving homeless man would a cheeseburger. Of course, it took a little explaining, and a lot of convincing, but he gave in at the end.

Sasuke sighed heavily at the memory of Friday's lovemaking. It was intense, much more intense than before. Naruto took his time, going over Sasuke's body slowly, remembering every curve and crevice, it being the last time they would be together. They did it two times after that, and Sasuke refused by the time Friday afternoon came, expecting Sakura; but she didn't come, which eventually led to them doing it six more times up to that Saturday morning. By the third time, Sasuke was tired of the slow, heated movements and continued to tease and prod Naruto until they were doing it like two cats in heat.

Now it was Saturday morning, and Naruto was fast asleep next to him.

Picking up his clothes and leaving Naruto's room, Sasuke lingered at the doorframe, his last time with the Dobe. Getting dressed, Sasuke headed over to Sakura's house. No matter what Naruto said, he was convinced he had to tell her what happened. He believed she gave her permission, but he thought she did it so Naruto wouldn't hate her, not out of truly being okay with it. Walking up to the door, he found it unlocked.

"Sakura..." he whispered. He checked all of downstairs, no sign of her. He was finally about to give up when he heard a slight sob from upstairs. Fearing the worst, Sasuke raced up the stairs, prepared to either kill an intruder or call the hospital.

"Sakura! What happened!?"

Sakura sat at the edge of her bed, head in her hands. "Sasuke... Agh this is so horrible!"

Sasuke sat down next to her. "What is so horrible?"

Sakura turned to face him. "Sasuke...I have to tell you something." Sasuke only nodded.

"I'm not pregnant."

Sasuke looked blank, then gaped. "You lost the baby!? Oh no, this is..."

Sakura cut him off. "No, there never was a baby."

Sasuke stopped. "But I thought..."

Sakura sniffled. "I...I only said that because I was jealous of you. I hadn't had my period for a week and I took it as a definite pregnancy. So I make all these plans and go get a checkup and I find out...I'm not."

Sasuke stared at her. "So, what are you going to do?Naruto would still marry you I'm sure."

Sakura shrugged. "I don't know Sasuke. I don't know."

They sat in silence for a few moments before Sasuke got up to leave. Before exiting though, Sasuke told her one last thing. "I won't tell Naruto" before closing the door. Sakura sat back on her bed. She had two choices. Tomorrow, on her wedding day, she could tell Naruto she wasn't pregnant and probably still get married, or she could just call it off altogether.

"Tomorrow..." she whispered.

The next morning, virtually all of Konoha was abuzz with the news of Sakura and Naruto's wedding. The wedding wasn't until the late afternoon,yet people starting arriving in the morning. Back at the Uzumaki-Uchiha house, Naruto was jittery and dressed up. Sasuke could only pace in the living room, waiting for him. When he finally entered, he was wearing an all black tux with a single orange rose. Sasuke grinned.

"You ready?"

Naruto smiled. "As I'll ever be." Even with what had occured the night before, there was no awkwardness between the two men anymore.

"Let's go" Sasuke stated.

When everyone was seated, and Sasuke and Naruto were in the back room getting prepared, Sakura entered.

"Agh! Sakura" Naruto yelped. "I'm not supposed to see you yet!" he exclaimed while comically trying to shield his eyes. Sakura only smiled and grabbed his hands.

"Naruto, we can't get married."

Naruto's smile fell. "But why... You're pregnant, we planned this..."

It became evident Naruto was becoming angry. Sakura continued.

"Naruto, I'm not pregnant. I thought I was but when I found out I wasn't I was too afraid to tell you. Now, I see. You are too good of a person to call off the wedding, even with that news. But, I don't want that. If you and I get married Naruto, it shouldn't be under these circumstances." Standing up, she brushed off her dress. "Besides, I think I'll wait for you two to kill one or theother before we marry" she a Naruto still a little confused and angry, Sasuke asked the right question first.

"So, what do we do now? Everyone's out there."

Sakura smiled. "Don't worry. Already taken care of."

Everyone turned as the bride made her way down the isle. The groom was not facing them, so they couldn't see his face. When the bride finally approached the front and took off her veil, it wasn't Sakura; it was a young poor woman from a neighboring village, given a gift of the wedding of her dreams.

While everyone else tittered with the scandal, Tsunade smiled and laughed.

Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura; all in their wedding outfits, all headed towards the gates of Konoha. Approaching the gate, Sakura turned back towards the two men. Ino was waiting for her with their bags.

"Well, have fun on your vacation to the hotsprings." Sasuke said with a grin. Sakura laughed. Naruto seemed to have a permanent scowl on his face, probably from being left out.

"I'll see you two when I come back. Sasuke. Naruto." With that she turned to leave, not before placing a soft kiss on Naruto's lips.

The two men watched as Sakura and Ino left through the gates, to the suprise of the guards, who immediatley ran to the wedding chapel with a message of the runaway bride. Sasuke was smiling like he never had before.

"This was the best wedding ever. You know, if you keep this up, I think I might actually stick around."

Naruto gave him a death glare, which only made Sasuke laugh harder. "Why you..." Naruto growled.

"What's the matter? Little Naruto upset cause he got dumped twice in two days?"

Naruto roared as his fangs appeared. "Shut up!"