Since I don't want to ruin the ending for all of you, I feel that I'll finish my author's notes here. I've had a great time writing this story and I hope that you have all enjoyed reading this. The subject of making decisions and choices has always been exact and straight forward since I was very little. That is the simple moral of this story. I want to thank all that followed, favorited, and review and viewed my stories and I hope to come out with more to come.

Timberwolfe, Signing Out

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Final Chapter

The next morning found the two girls wrapping themselves around Naruto when he awoke. He stared at Ino for a second and then moved on to his loving girlfriend. She did this just for him, even though that he might betray her, she trusted him to stay loyal. Well, she accomplished that and slightly more. If anything, he loved her so much more as of now, he was ready for the final step, but he'd wait till they got out of high school for that.(Bet most of you know what that is)

Sakura awoke to Naruto staring down at her smiling, as she quickly reached up and kissed him on the lips. She could taste what was left of last night and looked over to Ino, but found that she wasn't there. She quickly questioned Naruto on that.

"She said that she had to run over to Shika's to 'show him' what she did."

"Ha, how's she going to do that?"

"Sakura..."

Sakura looked up to see Naruto's knowing smirk and realized.

"Oh..."

"Yeah... By the way Sakura-Chan, I feel like I have something to ask you."

Sakura got up and started to braid her hair in front of the mirror in her room. "What is it?"

"Sakura, will you marry me?"

Sakura froze mid braid and slowly turned to Naruto, her eyes widened and a little confused? "What?" Her voice now sounded raspy.

"Will you marry me? I could go down on one knee but I don't have the ring on me, I mean I could get it out. I mean, it's okay to say no and all, I mean it's your decision and... "

Sakura halted his rambling with a passionate kiss.

"Naruto, This decision is so easy to make."

"Then..."

"Yes...I want you forever, now, before, and after."

Naruto quickly kissed Sakura as they kissed for a good thirty minutes. As they reached the couch, Sakura broke the kiss.

"Naru-Kun...Can I see the ring?"

"Sure, let me go get it." Naruto moved back into the room, as Sakura watched his naked body move away and back towards her. Sakura held out her left hand as Naruto placed it on her ring finger. Sakura gasped in amazement.

The ring fit her perfectly, with a silver band going around her finger, with pink stones making an intricate design along the length. There was a eight karat pink centered diamond with four green petals forming a sakura leaf before her. Around the petals was a saying, cut in half. Sakura looked up as Naruto took out his ring and placed it next to hers, completing the phrase. Sakura quickly kissed Naruto, before saying, "Bedroom, now."

And as they walked hand in hand to the bedroom, the phrase stuck out in both their minds.

'I am yours, and you are mine'


DECISIONS

There are many decisions that we make in our lives, but our lives are never set in stone. One decision can bring peace, the other chaos. One brings a nine tailed fox in to end lives; the other sacrifices his family and his life to protect the his or her village and country. We face these decisions every day, as we walk to school, to work, spend time with friends, and deciding to kiss the love of your life as he or she stands before you. Nothing is more valuable than your own life, but saving other lives is just as important. We are a people, a community, a nation, and a world. If our decisions affect us, they affect everyone.

But why worry that right now, when I have the man I've always wanted standing here right beside me? I never deserved him but here he is, after I've made the decision to give him a chance, and just look around and notice where we are! We're at our wedding Naruto-Kun, and I couldn't be more happy than I am right now. I know now that I made the right decision to know you, you made the decision to save me, and we made the decision to be together, forever, until the ends of time and our lord and savior arrives to take us away. I love you Namikaze Naruto and I'll never stop. That is my decision for a lifetime, believe it.