New chapter! About 2 or 3 more chapters left! I also want to apologize before hand to say sorry it's so short! Also, I know based on what my story is about and a whole bunch of other crap, the time of the case should have been about a year or two, but I didn't want to make it that long.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or OHSHC! Also, I do not in anyway, have ties to the famous chef mentioned in this chapter….:)

Recap:

"And I promise you, that one day, we'll see father behind bars."

He glanced down at Sakura, put she had fallen asleep. He chuckled and picked up his little sister. He carried her out to the limo waiting for them. The limo that would take them to the beginning of a long road that would lead to a better life.

6 MONTHS LATER/SAKURA POV:

I stepped through the doors and breathed in the refreshing air. It was hot and stuffy inside the court house, and it was worse when they took my father out.

FLASHBACK TIME:

"What is the jury's verdict?"

"We find the accused…guilty."

The court house erupted. All my friends were cheering and hugging each other. Sasori and Deidara were…showing their love to each other. (0.o) Two policemen came in and hand cuffed Kenji. They held him tightly. I could feel the hate and anger rolling off him in thick waves.

"Kenji Haruno, you are found guilty of child abuse. Your sentence is life in prison. Dismissed."

The judge stood and exited the room. The policemen pushed my father toward the exit. As they passed me, my father broke away and tried to get to me. I flinched, and Sasori pushed him back. Father was back in the hold of the policemen.

"Don't. Go. Near. Her."

Sasori was tense and stood in front of me. I peeked out around his arm. My father scoffed and spit at Sasori.

"What are you gonna do about it, fag? You're a disgrace-"

Sasori lunged. Itachi and Deidara grabbed each of his arms and held him back. I stepped around them and stepped up to my father. He sneered at me and I pulled back my arm and decked him. I smiled at him as his nose started to bleed.

"Stop trying to ruin everyone else's lives just because you ruined yours."

He tried to lunge at me, but the policemen pulled him away. I turned and hugged Sasori. I saw Hinata and Sasuke kissing as I peeked over Sasori's shoulder. Things were finally turning around for me.

Flashback over:

I smiled softly to myself. Itachi came up behind me and I grabbed his hand. Sasori, Deidara, and Itachi were the only ones that stayed for the last part of the trial. It was now official that Sasori was my legal guardian. Sasori and Deidara followed behind us quickly as Itachi pulled me through the paparazzi. My father being so famous and all, the reporters were crawling all over this story. I heard Sasori behind me.

"We are not answering questions at this time."

I climbed into the limo and waited as everyone climbed in after me. I smiled at Deidara and Sasori. Deidara had his head on Sasori's shoulder and Sasori's arm was slung around his shoulders. Both their free hands were intertwined together. They wore their rings proudly. They planned to be married in 2 months, near the end of September. Sasori said he wanted to be back from the honeymoon in time for my 16th birthday. I think the real reason was because he wanted to have all the colors of the falling leaves surrounding them.

Personally, I think it goes with both of their views on art. The trees in fall can last forever, in a photo or in your memory. But they are also instant. They are there one day and gone the next. Nature's beauty is both everlasting and fleeting. The perfect combination for my brother and my soon to be brother-in-law.

I leaned my head against Itachi's shoulder and closed my eyes. Content to listening the three of them talk for awhile, I relaxed. I vaguely remember Itachi sliding his arm around my shoulder and placing a blanket on me before I fell completely unconscious.

Later that day/Normal POV:

Sakura woke up and sat up. She stretched and yawned loudly. A chuckle was heard. Sakura's head turned, looking for the source of the sound. Her eyes rested on a chair in the corner of her room. Sasuke sat in the chair, watching her and fiddling with a small box. He stood up and walked causally over to her bed and sat on the edge. Sakura scooted out from under the covers and sat next to Sasuke. He turned to her and lowered his gaze to the floor. Sakura poked him.

"What's wrong Sasuke?"

He looked up and gazed into her eyes. He smirked and grabbed one of her hands. He held up the small box and placed it gently into her hands. She raised an eyebrow at him and pulled her hand away. She flipped open the lid and gazed into the box. She gasped. Sasuke smirked.

"Is it really-"

"Yes."

"But I thought you said you lost it when you were on your yacht."

Sasuke shook his head.

"I didn't. I just thought maybe, if I didn't give it back to you, it meant we were still together. Do you still have yours?"

Sakura nodded and reached into her tank top. She pulled on a chain and pulled it out. On the chain was a ring. It was pure gold and was very thin. A huge ruby was in the center. If you looked closely, you could see that carved in the inside of the ring where the words 'I love you'. Sakura looked up and furrowed her brow in confusion.

"Why are you giving me the ring now Sasuke?"

"I figured out that just because I had an object that was used to show your affection at one time, didn't mean I still had it. I figured it was time to give it back to you so you could give it to…Ootori."

Sasuke sneered slightly and Sakura giggled. She took his hands in her's.

"Sasuke, you always have my affection. It's just not the same it used to be."

Sakura smiled and pulled off her necklace. She slipped Sasuke's ring onto the chain. Sasuke's ring was an identical match to her's, except it had a thicker band. Sakura sat on her knees and pulled Sasuke in for a hug. She quickly snapped the chain around his neck and pulled back. Sasuke held the chain in his hand, examining the rings. He looked back up at Sakura.

"Why are you giving them to me?"

Sakura smiled warmly and shrugged. She stood up and walked to her closet. She stepped in a closed the door behind her. Looking at the door, Sasuke shook his head and laid back into Sakura's pillows. He lay there, staring at the ceiling as he waited for Sakura to come out. She excited the closet a minute later, decked out in skinny jeans and a black hoodie. She smiled at him and walked to her door. He stood and followed, pausing as she stopped to open the door. She twisted the knob then turned to look at him.

"Share them with Hinata. She always did love them."

Sasuke nodded and followed her out of the bedroom. They walked down the hall and down the stairs. Sakura intertwined their hands and leaned against his shoulder. They continued down the main hallway and stopped at the door. Sakura slipped into her shoes.

"Sakura?"

"Hm?"

"Where are we going?"

"Oh! Um, didn't Hinata tell you that we were all getting together and going to the reservation her dad bought me?"

Sasuke stared at her like she was ludicrous.

"He bought you a reservation?"

"Um, yes. Why? Is that weird?"

"Why did he buy you a reservation?"

"Because that's what I wanted for my birthday and 'cause I wanted Sasori and Deidara to have private property for their wedding."

"Hn."

Sakura reached up and smacked him.

"Don't 'hn' me!"

He shook his head and smirked. She grabbed his hand and pulled him out the doors, locking the mansion behind her. Waving to the redheads sitting in the driveway, she tucked her keys in her pocket. She hopped over the back of a black Jaguar XKR and slide into the back seat. Sasuke followed her, doing so much more stoically. Sakura leaned forward as the car pulled out of the mansions driveway.

"How come Kaoru can drive but you can't Hikaru?"

"Um…well…"

"He failed his driving test."

Sakura sniggered. Hikaru reached over and smacked Kaoru.

"I can't believe you failed your test Hikaru! Haha, that's pretty funny."

Sakura settled into the backseat and clipped her belt. She closed her eyes and let the wind blow through her hair as she waited to get to the gates of her new property.

A little while later/Sakura POV:

I opened my eyes to see Hikaru completely turned round in his seat. He was currently poking me in the forehead. I swatted away his hand.

"What do you want?"

"We're here and you have the code."

I rubbed my eyes and hopped out of the car. I walked up to the gate and opened the code box. It was actually a hand scanner, so I laid my hand down. It scanned my hand and beeped.

"Voice verification."

"Sakura Haruno."

"Voice verification approved."

It beeped again and I climbed back into the car as the gate opened. Hiashi wasn't lying when he said he got the best security system. We drove through the opening gates and down a long path. There where trees along the road, so I couldn't see anything. This was my first visit to the sanctuary. Hiashi said that there were some animals, but nothing dangerous. Kaoru pulled to a stop and I climbed out of the car. I looked around and saw a hummer and a black SUV. I snickered and headed to the open field.

The field was perfect for the wedding. The grass was a gushing green and there were no ants. It was a large area, a little bigger than the equivalent of a football stadium. It was more wide than long. Trees and flowers surrounded the perimeter of the field. A cobble pathway leads from the parking area to the field. The alter was going to be between the only two cherry blossoms in the area. Hiashi said there would be more when he was done with the construction. I smiled and waved at my group of friends.

Hikaru and Kaoru were already there with them. They were sitting on a blanket with Haruhi and Tamaki. Mori and Hunny sat on a blanket next to Haruhi's and Kyoya was leaning against a tree a little ways away from the group. Sasuke was kissing Hinata, who had previously been talking to Haruhi. Neji was talking to Hunny and Mori, probably about martial arts techniques. Sasori and Deidara where talking to Itachi in a corner. A few (more like all) of their friends were here to.

A tall blue haired dude, named Kisame. A silver haired bastard (I'm saying that nicely) named Hidan. A shaggy brown haired kid named Kakazu. There was Pein and Konan, a carrot top and a blue haired beauty. Tobi, who was wearing a swirly lollipop mask and had black hair, and Zetsu. He had really cool hair. It was half white and half black. He had two personalities.

I skipped over, stepping over a sprawled Tamaki. I giggled as Haruhi smiled innocently at me. I threw a smile to Sasori and his friends and started a back flip. Four back flips later, I stopped and tried to focus on my boyfriend. I wobbled and suddenly I was in Kyoya's arms. I smiled up at him and he smirked. He gave me a gentle kiss.

"You all took your time getting here."

I giggled and wrapped my arms around his neck. I pressed my body closer to his warmth.

"Sorry. I bet you had to wait for Deidara anyway."

"Ya. He and Sasori were late, and then Sasori forgot the voice activation code and had to call Hiashi-sama."

Kyoya scowled and I chuckled. I rested my head against his chest. I listened to his heart beat. It soothed me and I sighed in contempt. Kyoya's hands rubbed my back and I found myself starting to fall asleep. Suddenly, he stepped back. I looked at him, confused. Then, I was on the floor with someone sitting on top of me. I looked up and saw Hinata smiling and staring at her hand.

"What is it Hina?"

She let loose a soft sigh and held her face in front of my face. On her ring finger was my old ring.

"Sasuke just gave it to me!"

She stood up and pulled me up. We both looked at her ring. Then I hugged her and we jumped up and down, squealing. Kyoya shook his head and trailed after us as we began to walk towards the group. Everyone was talking. I looked at all of them, slightly unnerved. I shrugged and stuck two fingers in my mouth. I let out a shrill whistle. Everyone turned to me. I smirked.

"Are you all done talking?"

Everyone nodded and I smiled.

"Good! The fireworks are starting in like, less than 10 minutes. Now, if anyone is hungry-"

I was cut off by the twins. They both jumped up. Rubbing their faces against mine, they began to speak together.

"Oh Sakura-chan! How we love you! Thank you!"

I felt my eye twitch and I pushed both of them off me. They both fell to the ground, anime style. I rubbed invisible dust off my clothes and turned to everyone else.

"As I was saying, if anyone is hungry, I have food in the trunk of Sasori's hummer."

"When did you put food in my hummer?"

"Um, when Dei-chan helped me?"

Sasori raised an eyebrow and shrugged. He headed to the hummer, Sasuke and Mori trailing after him. Neji got up and followed them. I smiled to myself and ran to the Jaguar. I reached into the backseat and grabbed the blanket. I grabbed two cokes from the cooler Neji was carrying. He grunted and I patted his head.

"You're doing a magnificent job Neji! Keep up the good work."

I skipped away. I skidded to a stop in front of Kyoya, reaching up and pecking him on the lips. I pulled back and smiled.

"Darling, hold these for me."

I handed the cokes to Kyoya. He smiled and held them and I unfolded the blanket and lay it out, using my shoes to keep it on the ground. I grabbed the cokes and sat down. Kyoya turned away and began to walk to the table that was now stuffed full of food. I smiled after him and gazed around. I made sure Kyoya and I were in the perfect place. It was semi secluded but still had a great view of the fireworks. I leaned my back against the trunk of the cherry blossom I was sitting under. I closed my eyes and breathed in the fresh air. I opened them again as I heard Kyoya approach. I scooted up closer to the edge of the blanket.

"I brought rice, sweet-and-sour chicken, and beef. I also brought eggrolls, forced upon me by Hinata. She said you made them, so I had to have one."

He smiled and set the plate on the blanket. He settled down himself and leaned against the tree. I grabbed the plate and sat on his lap. I rested my legs around his waist and tilted my head to the left when he cracked one eye open. I giggled and took of his glasses. He blinked. I grabbed the plate again and picked up a piece of beef with the chopsticks. I held it up to his mouth and he laughed. I took the opportunity and stuffed the beef in. He swallowed and chuckled at me.

I continued to feed him. We talked between bites. I turned around and leaned against him and I ate my dinner. I finished soon and rested against him.

"You do make lovely eggrolls."

I raised a brow and snorted.

"Really? I got the recipe from Hiroyuki Sakai. I should send him a thank you…"

I trailed off and looked at my watch.

"The fireworks should start now-"

A loud boom was heard and I looked to see fireworks going off. I looked over at Deidara, who was laughing and seemingly taunting Sasori. Probably talking about their art again. Itachi waved and I waved back. Turning my attention back to the fireworks, I sighed. Kyoya started running his fingers through my hair. I leaned my head back so it rested in on his shoulder. I turned my head so it was facing his neck and I flicked out my tongue. He shivered and I smiled to myself. I turned around fully and straddled his waist again. He smirked at me a cocked an eyebrow.

"You know, this is becoming a habit."

I pouted.

"You don't like my habit?"

He smirked and leaned forward. Brushing his mouth against my ear, he kissed my neck.

"No. I like your naughty habit."

I blushed as he lowered his mouth to mine. The fireworks boomed as Kyoya and I spent the rest of the night indulging in each other's company.

LATER THAT NIGHT/THIRD PERSON POV:

Sakura sighed and pulled the covers over her body. She smiled to herself and stared out the window in her room. The moonlight lit up her face, and you could see happiness and joy radiating off her skin. Sakura closed her eyes and sighed peacefully.

"Things are finally right for me. And that's the way they'll stay."

With those finale words whispered sleepily to herself, Sakura Haruno drifted off to sleep.

END OF CHAPTER:

Okay, so I was going to do this one thing, but decided against it. This chapter turned out better than I had it written before. If that makes any since. The next chapter should be the last one, unless I do a like, after 5 years thing. And by the way, the one sentence that involved the word 'indulged' did not mean they had sex.

So ya, that covers it. Oh, and after the next chapter I will be re posting the timeline and adding a thanks you to reviewers and such.

OH! PLEASE READ THIS:

I want to know if I should skip the wedding and do a like, 5 year thing. Where everyone has graduated and are just having like, a bonfire or something.

OR:

If I should do the wedding and then do a 5 years later thing.

Please review and let me know! Thanks a bunch for sticking with me through this horrible story! Oh, and I changed my name from cryingcherryblossom to snowblossom! Haha! Love my readers!

~!snow!~