Ok guys, I know it's been forever since I did anything here so sorry! I decided to just end this since I kinda didn't know where to go from where I was, sorry about that, but a huge thanks to everyone who read this! It's horribly crappy, a little bit rushed, but still looked over stuff and so forth. So here's the end of my fanfic!
As Sakura walked through the city to get back to her apartment, she suddenly smelled something.
Is that . . . ramen? She followed her nose to the location of the smell. It was indeed a ramen shop. Memories began to flood her mind, how Naruto was so obsessed with the stuff and how he would scarf down at least a dozen bowls at a time without stopping. She smiled at the memories.
It's still a mystery to Sasuke and I on how he can eat so much ramen and not be sick of it.
"Yo mister! Another bowl pronto!" a familiar voice shouted.
Wait a minute! That voice! Can it be? Sakura walked to the direction where she heard the voice. She ended up at the tables located outside the ramen shop. And there they were, Naruto and Sasuke seated at an outside table with Naruto eating ramen and Sasuke telling him to hurry up.
It is them! Sakura excitedly ran up behind them. She casted a shadow over Naruto, and when he saw it, he turned around, his mouth full of ramen. When he saw who it was, without thinking, he opened his mouth.
"Sakura! It's you! It's great to . . . see . . . you?" Thanks to Naruto's thoughtless act, he had sprayed Sakura with noodles and soup. Her face became unreadable, he couldn't tell whether she was angry or gonna brush it off.
"Uh, Sakura, you ok?"
"NAAARRUUUTTTTOOOO! YOU'RE DEAD!" With a sharp uppercut to his chin, Sakura launched Naruto high into the air.
"I'M SORRY SAKURA!"
"And there he goes," Sasuke said, watching Naruto go.
"Whoops, I think I may have over done it." Sasuke sighed and stood up from his seat.
"Hey Sakura, long-time-no-see."
"Yeah, it's nice to see you too Sasuke. I would hug you . . . but . . ." she looked at the mess on her.
"Yeah, I get it, here," Sasuke removed his jacket and pulled it over Sakura, hiding her rawmen stained clothes and hair. Sakura couldn't help but to blush.
"Uh, thanks Sasuke, I'll wash it when we get to my apartment."
"No problem," Sasuke looked up to the sky.
"He still hasn't come down, I'd say this is a new record for you," Sasuke said, a little impressed.
"Heh."
Oh brother, another boring day off, Shizuo thought, walking around peacefully, smoking a cigarette. He then thought he heard someone scream, "I'M SORRY SAKURA!" from afar. He looked. He saw Naruto's body flying upward in the air. He stopped and stared.
What the heck is happening over there!? The only other person who can do something like that besides me . . . Is Sakura . . . He walked to the direction of where Naruto was launched to confirm his suspicions.
Luckily for Naruto, when he came back to earth, he fell into a tree nearby that prevented any major injury when he reached the ground, scrapped and bruised, but otherwise ok.
"Owowowowowowowow!" he whined, rubbing his backside. Sakura stood towering over him, arms crossed across her chest.
"So Naruto," she said in a threatening tone, "what have we learned today?"
"Uhhhh . . . . never talk with your mouth full?"
"Good," she held out a hand to help him up.
"Uh, Sakura, you mind?" Naruto asked, pointing to his injuries.
"For giving me an unwanted ramen bath, I'm not helping you with those this time."
"Aw come on Sakura! I'm hurting here!"
"Hm, fine, but I'll heal you when we get to my apartment. Until then, you're just gonna have to bear with it."
"Then lets get going!" Naruto said, pushing Sakura from behind.
"Hey! Stop that Naruto!" Sakura shouted, but smiled at her friend, oblivious to the mocha colored eyes watching in the distance with a hint of jealousy in them.
Shizuo walked away from the scene he saw with a nagging feeling in his gut.
Damn it damn it damn it damn it damn it! Why the heck is that bothering me!? It's probably her friends, but . . . . . . the way she was smiling at them . . . Grrrrrrr! This is pissing me off!
"So, you saw them too huh?" a voice asked from behind. Shizuo didn't have to look to know to whom the voice belonged to. He swung his arm at Izaya, which Izaya dodged.
"Don't worry Shizu-chan, never thought I'd see the day I say this, but I too am as pissed as you with Sakura's guy friends. Who knows, she might have some feelings for them since they were her friends for a longer time."
"Piss off!" Shizuo shouted, throwing a pole at Izaya.
"Heh, well later then Shizu-chan, but I would suggest you keep an eye on Sakura's little guy friends, who knows when they'll make their move on her?" After dodging another fury of blows, Izaya bounced off to whence he came. Shizuo ran his fingers through his hair, annoyed.
I can't believe I'm thinking this, but what if that flea is right? What if Sakura's friends being here will reignite some past affection? He knew that if he thought more about this, he would seriously snap.
I'll just . . . . . take it easy and try not to think about it!...
Back at Sakura's apartment, Naruto and Sasuke waited in the small living room while Sakura took a quick shower. Afterwards, she tossed some laundry, plus her rawmen soaked clothes and Sasuke's jacket.
"So Sakura, how's life here?" Naruto asked, being healed up from his injuries and feeling more comfortable.
"It's pretty great, got a decent job, new friends, I even can expose my strength whenever I want to."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Sasuke asked, lightly nibbling a riceball Sakura had prepared.
"Well, turns out, there's a lot more strange things in this town, such as the gang who call themselves 'The Dollars,' the headless rider, the annoying info-broker, and Shizuo, the strongest man in Ikebukuro." Sakura explained Shizuo to the guys.
"So he has the same strength you possess?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah, although I can't help but to wonder who's really stronger."
"Hey, could you give us a tour of the place? I'm very curious about this place that suites you so perfectly," Sasuke said.
"Sure, as soon as your jacket is done drying." The dryer dinged, announcing that all the clothes in it were dry.
"And there's the bell!" Naruto shouted, "come on! I wanna see more of this place!"
"Ok ok, just wait a minute Naruto!"
Sakura began to show Naruto and Sasuke around, until a certain informant showed up behind the gang, tackling Sakura from behind.
"Hello Saku-chan~!"
Oh no! Not him! Of all times! Sakura shook Izaya off.
"What do you want Izaya!?"
"Now now Sakura, there's no need to be so serious, I just wanted to know who your other friends are, that's all." Sakura slightly flinched, Izaya usually used the nickname he had given her, him not using it meant something, although she couldn't figure out what.
"Um, these guys are Naruto and Sasuke."
"Hello there, it's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Izaya Orihara," Izaya said, but Sakura was able to detect a hint of bitterness in Izaya's voice, it struck her as strange.
"Hey Izaya, are you ok?" she asked.
"Of course! Why wouldn't I be?"
"It's just that . . . you don't seem like yourself . . ."
"Aww, is little Sakura worried about me?"
"No! I'm not!" As Sakura and Izaya argued, Naruto and Sasuke just stood back and watched the scene in front of them.
"Wonder if this happens to her often?" Naruto whispered to Sasuke, who only shrugged his shoulders in response. They suddenly felt the earth shake a little, and when they looked behind them, a little far off, they saw a blonde charging at them with a vending machine. Both their eyes got wide, Naruto tugged at Sakura's clothes.
"Um . . . S-S-Sakura?"
"What!?" Sakura shouted, still fuming from her argument with Izaya.
"Wh-wh-who's th-that!?" Sakura saw Shizuo and sighed.
"It's just Shizuo. You guys might want to step aside." They did just that, Sasuke did at least, naruto decided to overreact and hid somewhere. Then... well, I guess you know what happens...Shizuo yells Izaya's name in rage, throws vending machine, Izaya somehow manages to escape, and Sakura calms Shizuo down as he curses like a sailor, we get it, let's skip to after Shizuo is calmed by Sakura, shall we? Well, actually when he saw Sakura, Shizuo just sprinted away without a word.
"H-h-h-h-hey Sakura?" Naruto said, coming out from his hiding place (behind a bush, really Naruto? Of all places, THAT'S where you hide?),
"Mind telling us who that was?"
"It was just Shizuo, nothing to worry about."
"How can you be so calm about this!? That guy could kill someone!"
"Shizuo would never do something like that, well, maybe to Izaya he would, but not to anyone else."
"How can you say that!? That guy can lift up a vending machine like it's nothing! Anyone with his strength is a mons-ow!" Sasuke prevented Naruto from finishing that sentence by punching him on top of his head, but Sakura already knew how he was gonna end that sentence.
"A monster!? Is that how you see me!?" Naruto then noticed what he had just said.
"No no! You're . . . a blossom Sakura, you're nothing like him!" Naruto said, trying to embrace Sakura to make her feel better.
"No! If you see him as a monster, then I'm one too!" Sakura shouted angrily, pushing Naruto away from her and ran blindly away.
"Nice going you dope," Sasuke said, "now we've lost her. Guess the only thing left to do is go back to the hotel, you know very well it takes a while for her to cool off."
"R-right."
"Heh."
"What?"
"I'm just surprised she didn't knock you into next month."
"Hey!"
How dare he! How can he be so heartless! Sakura quietly cried in her hands, seated on the bench where she and Shizuo first met. Shizuo . . . isn't even close to being a monster! He's kind, caring, strong (literally), brave, sure he has a short temper, but deep down inside he's really sweet . . .
"Sakura?" Sakura turned her head, forgetting that she was trying to hide her tears. Shizuo was looking down at her with confusion on his face, but that turned into worry when he saw her tears.
"S-Sakura!? What's wrong!?" She didn't answer, instead, she got up and wrapped her arms around him in a tight embrace.
"Wha-?" She sobbed into his chest, clinging onto his vest like her life depended on it. Shizuo, not knowing what's going on with her, simply patted her head with one hand and wrapped the other around her, trying to be comforting.
"Hey hey, it's ok . . . I'm here." Shizuo waited patiently until Sakura's cries ceased.
"You better now?"
"Y-yeah, sorry about that."
"Don't worry about it. Now, mind telling me what that was all about?"
"It's nothing really?"
"It's nothing my hide, come on Sakura, I've known you for a while and never saw you in that state," then a thought came to Shizuo, "did that flea do something!?" Sakura shook her head, "No, I wish it was him though."
"Then what happened? You didn't get hurt by another gang did you?"
"No."
"Come on Sakura, I've got all day."
"It's just . . . . . . my friend, Naruto, he got me a little upset."
"A little? You cried for at least five minutes. What did he do?"
"He . . . . called you a . . . . monster . . ."
"So? Why should that matter? I probably am, considering what I've done in the past."
"But you're not!" Sakura shouted, startling Shizuo a little, "you're the most wonderful person I've ever met! I . . . I . . ." she suddenly grabbed Shizuo by his shirt collar and pulled him towards her, pressing her lips against his passionately. Shizuo's eyes grew in surprise, but they returned to normal and he kissed back as passionately as Sakura. Both wanted to continue, but the need for air caused them to seperate and gasp.
"I . . . l-l-love you damnit," Sakura said between breaths.
"I . . . . . . me too . . . ever since you caught that sign I threw." Both blushed so hard, they put ripe tomatoes to shame.
"So I guess it's safe for me to ask, Sakura," he leaned his face close to her's, "be mine?" Tears of joy came to Sakura's eyes, she answered with another kiss. Then the moment was ruined when they heard clapping nearby. Turning their heads, it was discovered that Izaya had been watching them.
"Bravo, that was quite a scene, I think I'll call it . . . 'The Blossom and the Monster'," he said, smirking. There was a quick moment of silence, then both of Sakura's and Shizuo's voices yelling, "IIIIZAAAAAAYYYYAAAAAA!" and both throwing whatever they could get their hands on at Izaya. Even with the two attacking, Izaya managed to slip away.
After that little scenario, Sakura called Sasuke and was told that they went back to their hotel and Naruto kept hogging the phone apologizing over and over again until Sasuke had to silence him himself by knocking him out. It was decided that the guys and girls would hang out together tomorrow. They enjoyed themselves until it was time for the goodbyes. Tears were shed, but everyone was happy to have hung out with Sakura again. As they were heading to the airport, Sakura and the girls gathered for a girly group hug.
"Take care on your way back," Sakura said.
"Oh we will," Hinata said.
"Thanks Sakura," Tenten said.
"Hey Sakura," Ino started, "be sure to let us know what happens between you and Shizuo," she said with a wink.
"Actually, he and I confessed to eachother, we're official now."
"WHAT!?" the three girls said in unison.
A few weeks later . . .
After a few more gang attacks, the cafe Sakura worked at had to close down, but she then got a job at where Shizuo worked, as a bodyguard for his friend Tom. The duo were well known and the debt collecting business thrived greatly. Sakura and Shizuo began to go out, for course some of their dates where interrupted by Izaya, which would end with chaos in the streets. But hey, what can they say? That's how they end their dates.
A few months after that . . .
"Shizuo, where are you taking me?" Sakura asked, being led by Shizuo to who-knows-where? He had shown up at her apartment, and requested that she come with him, that it was important.
"You'll see." Sakura sighed, but smiled, Shizuo was certainly a mysterious one. They both kept walking for a while, then stopped.
"Here we are." Sakura looked around, it was the same place they first officially met, at that bench near the park.
"What are we doing he-? Sh-Shizuo?" Shizuo was propped on one knee, his hand in his pocket pulling out something. It was a black, velvet box. Sakura covered her mouth in shock.
"Sakura?"
"Y-y-y-y-yes?" Sakura forced out.
"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time, just didn't have the guts to do it, but," he opened the box, revealing a golden band, "will you . . . . marry me?" Sakura threw herself at him, knocking them both to the ground.
"Yes yes yes yes! A thousand times yes!" When they got back to their feet, Shizuo slipped the ring into Sakura's left, ring finger.
"My my, never thought this day would come! Congrats you two!"
"IZAAAAAYYYAAAA!"
Shizuo and Sakura didn't bother with a wedding, both claiming it wasn't their style. But their friends put their heads together and they had a mini wedding in the park, nothing too fancy. After some time, Shizuo and Sakura moved into a house where they were hoping to start a family.
One year later . . .
Sakura sat near a widow, sipping some tea. She wouldn't be able to work for a while, her swollen stomach was the cause of it, but she was happy nonetheless. The sound of the front door was heard.
"Welcome back dear!" she greeted from her seat.
"Hey Sakura," Shizuo said, walking into the living room and giving her a kiss. He then rubbed her stomach, "Any day now huh?"
"Yes, the doctor says he believes it'll be a boy!" Shizuo suddenly looked a little uncomfortable, "what's wrong?"
"It's just that . . . what if out son ends up being a . . . . monster like me?" Sakura wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Don't say that, if he's born with our strength, then we'll teach him how to control it. We didn't have anyone to help us and we turned out just fine."
"You always know what to say, don't you?" Shizuo said, giving Sakura a small smile, to which she smiled back to.
Five years later . . .
"Mommy! Here's the flour!" the little five-year-old had carried the huge sack of flour from the car like it was nothing to the kitchen, where Sakura was putting the other groceries away.
"Oh why thank you Daisuke, just put it where we always do." Daisuke did as he was told. Born with Shizuo's natural dark brown hair and Sakura's bright green eyes, Daisuke was almost as strong as them, but like Shizuo, he had been breaking bones when he overdid using his strength. But lately, he hadn't really lost his temper, so he was fine for now.
"I'm gonna be in my room, call me if you need me, ok mom?"
"Sure." Daisuke left.
"He's so helpful and kind," Sakura said to no one.
"Just like you," Shizuo sneaked up behind Sakura, kissing her on the neck.
"And he has your temper, luckily it's not as vicious."
"I think we're actually doing ok."
"I think so too."
"Sakura."
"Yes?"
"I love you."
"I love you too." Sakura giggled like the girl she used to be as she and Shizuo kissed, both knowing that destiny used it's magic when Sakura was told to move to Ikebukuro.
I know I jumped a lot through time with this lol. Hope your head didn't spin! I have a deviantart account where I post fanfics as well as photos, feel free to check it out if you're interested! Deviantart ID: neo-chan7 same as here lol ^.^ thank you so much my readers! i love you all 3