EPILOGUE

"Would you two shut up and stop competing with each other?! " shouts Sakura over Sasuke's and Naruto's voices. "This is supposed to be a party!"

"Tell him that!" Naruto yells, rising from his seat and pointing his finger in Sasuke's face. He's still pissed that Sasuke won their last round of poker. Everyone had been playing party games for hours, but the games always came down to Naruto versus Sasuke in the end. Each was furious when he lost and arrogant when he won. They were adults now, but just as competitive with each other as they were when they were younger.

"It's not my fault your poker face sucks, loser!" yells a defensive Sasuke, popping up out of his chair.

"That's it! I'm gonna pound you!" Rising to meet the challenge, Naruto raises his fist and pulls his arm back.

Hinata's hand wraps around Naruto's wrist, sparing Sasuke an angry blow. "Naruto," Hinata says charmingly, leaving her chair empty to stand with her man, "Why don't you tell everyone the good news?"

"Oh, yeah!" Naruto forgets his anger. With a big smile he announces, "Hey, everyone! Hinata and I are getting married! One week from today!"

Everyone applauds and congratulates them.

"Yep, looks like I'm gonna be the first bachelor of our gang to get a wife!"

"Oh no you're not!" yells Sasuke. The room falls deathly quiet. Sakura's eyes bug and her jaw drops.

Sasuke looks down on a shocked Sakura and says, matter-of-factly, "Tomorrow. Ten A.M. City Hall."

"Wha…" Sakura is blown away. So is everyone else. Even Naruto is speechless. They all wonder if he's serious.

Sasuke's stern features relax. In a milder tone, he goes on. "Hey, shouldn't we be celebrating about now? Two weddings just got announced and you guys look like a bunch of Edo Tenseis!"

Everyone stares over at Sakura, whose shocked oval morphs into a hearty grin. "You're absolutely right, Sasuke! This is the best time in the world to celebrate!"

With that, everyone applauds again, this time for Sasuke and Sakura. They all give the new couple their blessings. Naruto is so happy for Sasuke—and Sakura—that he doesn't mind being the second bachelor of their group to take a wife.

end!

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