Hello! So I was writing this chapter, and I realised that it was going to be very very long! An average chapter is 5 pages, I was already on 7 and I still had a few more things to write! So, this is not the final chapter, I decided to split it in two, so there is one more chapter to come! I will post it when I am happy with it, which hopefully is not too long away.

So, anyway, enjoy! :)

Sasuke woke the next morning with a smile on his face. Sunlight shone through the curtains brightly, lighting up the whole room. He rolled over, to come face to face with the goddess in his bed. Hinata. She lay on her side, the sheets bunched over her legs. He moved his hand down her side, resting it on her hip, marvelling at her curves and her flawless skin. The sunlight lit her perfectly, making her seem otherworldly as he looked at her. His eyes travelled to the now healed scar on her stomach. He traced it with his finger, thinking back to that night. His heart clenched at the memory of her covered in blood in his arms. He wrapped her up in his arms, needing the comfort of her warmth, needing to be close to her. He closed his eyes, listening intently to the sound of her breathing. She snuggled closer to his chest in her sleep, making his heart fill with a foreign emotion.

Happiness.

Was it happiness? He could not remember what it felt like, it had been so long.

His thoughts disappeared as she said his name.

"Sasuke?" Hinata asked blearily. She rubbed her eyes, trying to wake up. When she looked at him, his eyes were filled with so much love she could hardly bear it.

"Hi," he said, carefully brushing hair from her face before doing something that made Hinata's heart do flips. Something she had never seen him do before. He smiled. God, it made him even more perfect, if that was possible. Normally he looked like a god, but now…she was just at a lost for words.

It was hard to imagine anyone looking more amazing than Hinata did now. Even with her dishevelled hair and tired eyes, she was more beautiful than ever. He tilted her chin up so he could kiss those perfect lips, closing his eyes as he found heaven once more. Nothing could ruin this moment.

"SASUKE!" Naruto shouted, bursting through the door. Well, almost nothing. "WAKE UP, TSUNADE WANTS TO SEE YOU!"

Naruto blinked several times, his brain trying to process the scene in front of him while Sasuke glared at him, and Hinata squeaked and pulled the bed sheets up to cover herself, blushing violently. After several seconds, Naruto still had not moved. Sasuke broke first.

"GET OUT!" he shouted, throwing the first object he could reach at Naruto's head. He ducked, narrowly avoiding the lamp, before sprinting away downstairs.

Hinata peered out from under the sheets and giggled. She squeaked again as Sasuke rolled them so that he was on top of her, before kissing her passionately. She moaned in to the kiss, his lips still made her dizzy. She felt him press his hips against her, before kissing her neck, and she could feel him getting harder between her legs.

"You need to get ready," she said breathlessly. Sasuke stopped kissing her and looked up at her.

"Hn," he sighed, rolling off her. He planted a light kiss on her lips. Hinata giggled, pulling the sheet up again. She watched as Sasuke got out of bed and put on his trousers. Her heart beat wildly as he approached her again, a lustful gleam in his eyes. She grabbed his shirt from the floor and forced it in to his hands before he could do anything. He smirked slightly before putting it on, walking to the side of the bed. He kissed her lips once more before turning to leave.

"I will be back soon," he said, opening the door. He was just about to leave when Hinata blurted it out. She could not stop herself. It just happened.

"I love you," she blurted quickly, immediately pulling the sheets up even further so only her eyes were visible. Why did she have to go and do that?! Sasuke was just staring at her, he must think she was an idiot!

"COME ON, SASUKE, HURRY UP!" she heard Naruto shout from downstairs.

"SHUT UP!" Sasuke yelled back, turning away from her. Her heart sank. God, she was so stupid sometimes! But suddenly he strode towards the bed and kissed her forehead and lowered his until their foreheads were touching.

"I love you too," he said simply, kissing her lips one more time before quickly exiting the room.

Hinata's heart swelled at his words. He loved her too? A smile spread across her face. And it would not go away.

Sasuke walked in silence with Naruto on the way to Tsunade's office. He was trying to ignore him, but it was difficult since Naruto was staring at him constantly. Finally he snapped, coming to a standstill in the middle of the street. Naruto kept walking for a few steps until he realised Sasuke was not with him.

"What?!" Sasuke almost shouted.

"You," Naruto replied.

"What about me?" Sasuke snapped impatiently.

"Why would you sleep with her?" he said accusingly. "Hinata is one of the nicest people I know, she does not deserve to have her emotions played with like this!"

"Like what?" Sasuke said angrily.

"Like this! We both know you will dump her just like you dumped Sakura and God knows how many other women!"

Sasuke was really getting pissed off now. "One; I never slept with Sakura, two; it is none of your business how many women I have slept with, and three; this is not just some one night stand!" he snapped angrily.

"And how do I know that?" Naruto snapped back.

"Because I love her!" Sasuke practically shouted. "I love her," he repeated, almost a whisper this time. The pair looked at each other, Naruto in disbelief, before Sasuke strode away. It took Naruto a few seconds to realise that Sasuke had gone.

They walked the rest of the way to Tsunade'e office in silence. Sasuke knocked on the door rapidly. He heard a muffled "Come in" before he opened the door. "Ah, Sasuke, it is good of you to get here so quickly," said Tsunade happily.

"Well Naruto said you wanted to see me," Sasuke said stoically.

"Yes, that is right," she said. "I have decided to lift some of your punishment. You will be able to live on your own and go about the village on your own, but I still want to know if you plan on leaving the village. Also I will start giving you missions, but no higher than C-rank, you are technically still a genin, you know," she laughed.

"Hn." Sasuke did not find it amusing that he was an S-rank criminal and now he was reduced to genin. Tsunade clearly thought it was hilarious. When Tsunade had stopped chuckling she started speaking again.

"I also need to know what you intend to do with Itachi's body," she said seriously.

The question caught him off guard. Yes, he still hated his brother for what he had done to his clan, and to Hinata, but he was his brother. He really was the last Uchiha left, and it was his fault. But Hinata would have died if he had not stopped Itachi.

"Bury him in the Uchiha compound," he said bluntly. He turned and left before she could say anything, Naruto following. Part of him did not want to put that traitor with his family, but he was still his brother.

Neither of them spoke until they were almost back at Naruto's house.

"Prove it," said Naruto suddenly. Sasuke halted. What the hell was he talking about?!

"What?" he said, confused.

"Prove you love Hinata," Naruto said, a serious look on his face. "I will not let you hurt her." Why was he not getting it? Just because he had never really cared for anyone did not mean he never would. And how exactly did he want him to 'prove' that he did? Then a thought flashed through his mind. A crazy, impulsive thought, which seemed like a brilliant idea, he did not even think it through.

"Fine," he snapped, dragging Naruto in to a shop a few steps away.

"Good morning sir, how may I help you?" the pretty shop assistant said politely, swooning at Sasuke. "Perhaps some cufflinks, some earrings for your mother?" she said hopefully. He shook his head.

"I need an engagement ring."

The woman's face fell as he said it, clearly she was hoping to flirt with him a bit. Sasuke strode towards the cabinet with all the rings in it.

"Woah, Sasuke, what are you doing?!" Naruto exclaimed, leaping after him.

"You said you want me to prove I love her, so I am doing," he replied, looking in the cabinet. He looked over at a silent Naruto. From the look on his face, Sasuke thought Naruto was going to rip his jaw off. But a large smile spread across his face and his eyes lit up.

"Oh, who would have thought it?!" he yelled, throwing his arms around Sasuke. "Ice-Prince Uchiha in love! His heart of stone shattered by the charms of the beautiful Heiress! Oh I am so happy!" Sasuke's eye twitched.

"Get off me. Now." He was seconds away from throwing the blonde through the window. Naruto let go of Sasuke but he still practically had love hearts instead of eyes, that huge grin still plastered to his face.

"Hey, Sasuke?" he said animatedly. Sasuke ignored him, going back to look at rings.

"Sasuke?" He still ignored him.

"Saaaaasssssukeeeeeee?"

"What?!" he snapped.

"Can I be your best man?"

"Whatever." Naruto squealed a very unmasculine, girly, high-pitched squeal of excitement. Sasuke rolled his eyes.

The impact of what Sasuke had just done only hit him when he got out of the shop. Oh God. He had just bought an engagement ring. What if she said no? Was he moving too fast? He groaned. He was not usually an impulsive person. This was why he always thought things through. "I still can not believe you are going to do this!" Naruto exclaimed, still grinning.

"Neither can I." He felt butterflies in his stomach. Marriage. Oh God, he did not think he had ever been nervous before. But there is a first time for everything, right? No, Sasuke Uchiha did not get nervous. Naruto grabbed his arm and started dragging him home.

No, he was not nervous. He was petrified.

So, what do you think will happen? :)

Reviews are welcome!

Like I said, hopefully the next chapter will be up before next week, it depends how many reviews I get! ;P

See you next time!