HI EVERYONE!!

Last Chappie!!
Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I've been really busy. For those of you who live in MA I had MCAS this week. FUN!! (note sarcastic tone)

I have finals in two weeks and a zillion projects due right now so here you go. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I tried to abduct Bill Gates for an enormous ransom to buy Naruto and Anastasia rights... It didn't work well so me no own Naruto or Anastasia.

Sakura twirled around as the tailors made the last adjustments on her dress for the ball. She was wearing a long dark red gown that was tight at the top but loose and kind of puffed out past her hips. She had sleeves that had a slit to keep them open but the sleeves themselves went down almost all the way to her wrists. They were a pink color as was the triangular shape on the front of the dress that started at the neckline of the dress and the pointed ended at her waist. She also had a white sash on. Half of her hair was pulled up into a bun and the rest was left down. The tiara was placed gently upon her head as well. All in all she defiantly looked like a duchess now. Hinata was also with her wearing her gown for the evening as well. It was a white off the shoulder dress that was tight at the top but poofed out at her hips. Her sleeves were much like Sakura's except they were lavender in color. She also had a silver lining across the top and the waist of the dress as well. (a/n sorry I'm not good with descriptions)

Up in the giant study Tsunade was talking to Sasuke.

"You summoned me your grace?"

"Yes, here are the 3 million Yen as promised and my apology as well."

"I accept your apology but I don't want the money."

"Is there something else you want then?"

"It isn't something you can give."

"Why do you not want the money now. You really were the servant boy weren't you? You saved both of us and yet you still want nothing. A change in mind?"

"No, more like a change in heart." And with that her bowed and left.

Suddenly Tsunade figured it out. She smiled to herself. 'Ah, so he wants-'
" Hi Sasuke!"

"Hello Ak- I mean Sakura."

"Did you get your reward?"

"Hn."

"Where are you off to now?"

"Konoha."

"Excuse me sir! You should bow and refer to the lady as your highness." Said an elderly gentleman who worked in the castle.

"No that's not necessary" Started Sakura

"No it's okay" and with that Sasuke bowed "Goodbye, Your highness."

Sakura watched him leave.

"Goodbye." She whispered.

Naruto had gotten himself packed already but he was staying and extra day to go to the ball with Hinata. Then the two of them would go back to Konoha and live there. He had already fixed himself up and the dog as well when Sasuke walked in.

"You leaving already Sasuke? You know you're making a mistake."

"Hn. Trust me this is defiantly the right thing to do." He shook Naruto's hand and gave him a pat on the back. Then he ruffled the dog's fur. "Goodbye friend."

"Goodbye Sasuke." Naruto said quietly.

Both Naruto and the dog watched sadly as Sasuke left for the train station.

The ball had started almost an hour ago, but neither Sakura nor Tsunade had ventured out to their seats. Sakura pushed apart the large drapes behind the thrones and secretly watched the people dance. The couples gracefully danced across the floor, dressed in the finest garments around. The girl smiled remembering when she danced with her father when she was younger, and was so engrossed in her memories she failed to hear the footsteps approaching her from behind. She nearly jumped a foot in the air when she felt someone grab her arm, but was relieved to see her Grandmother beside her.

"You know he's not out there."

"Who's not there?" The rosette woman asked

Tsunade just smiled as her granddaughter played dumb. "A fine young man."

Sakura blushed and turned away knowing Tsunade had figured out the real reason she had been staring for the past hour. She immediately replaced the face with an annoyed frown. "He's probably out spending his reward as fast as he can."

"That would be true…"

"It IS true."

Tsunade just chuckled at Sakura. "AS I was saying that would be true if he actually had a reward."

Sakura turned and stared at her grandmother (like she just said that Naruto married Tsuki) as the said woman looked out upon the dancers. Tsunade let out a small sigh before turning back to her granddaughter. "You were born into this world of rich and beautiful people. With the ability to get everything you want, but is this actually the life you wish to live."

"Of course I want to live this life. This is where I'm supposed to be! With you helping our country!"

Tsunade just hugged her. "I didn't say where you're supposed to be I said where you want to be."

Sakura turned around and fiddled with her dress. "Grandma I don't know-" Sakura began but stopped as she realized her grandmother had gone to her seat in the ball room. The pink-haired woman sighed to herself and just as she was about to open the curtain to walk to her seat Tsuki began to bark. Sakura turned and watched the dog run out into the gardens.

"Tsuki!" Sakura shouted then looked up as if to talk to Kami-sama himself. "I think I'm getting sick of these signs." Then she ran outside and followed the dogs barking.

Sasuke stood in line at the train station waiting impatiently for the man in front of him to hurry up. He searched for the materials he needed to leave when he felt something soft in his pocket. A red flower was withdrawn from his pocket. The rose Akai or Sakura had given him the night they went out with Naruto and Hinata. He smirked as he remembered the evening and most of all the girl who it reminded him of. His head shot up to the clock. It read 8:50. He smirked to himself ignoring the woman calling 'next' at the teller window.

As she went through the maze of hedges she quickly got lost, but was too determined to find Tsuki that she paid it no mind. Eventually she realized that the hedges seemed to close up were she had just been. If she had gone to another segment the hedges closed sort of like a gate (a/n These hedges are like a story high by the way). When she finally rescued her little dog she found herself on a bridge. A voice seemed to whisper her name in the darkness that now plagued the city due to the fact it had to be at least nine at night. The voice defiantly freaked her out so she picked up her dog and ran. But her flight for safety didn't last long when a man emerged from the shadows. Long ebony hair flowed down to his waist, his yellow eyes scrutinizing every detail of the girl before him, pale skin reflecting in the moonlight, and a red and silver reliquary hanging from his purple belt(a/n not like the one from the show it is just a thin purple rope belt) that held his beige tunic up. His tunic had a hood hanging of the back, long sleeves that belled out around his wrists, and it flowed down just past his ankles. In fact he almost resembled a monk which he had previously been.

"Hello Sssakura." He hissed out.

"No…it can't be…You're supposed to be dead!"

"But I am, I mean I did sssell my sssoul." His pupils seemed to dilate as he said this giving them a snake look.

"Orochimaru." Sakura managed to whisper out.

Orochimaru just chuckled at her and raised his reliquary up. Light shot forth from it making the lake below freeze so it looked much like the lake Sakura had almost fallen in 10 years before. Then a few of his red creatures came and tore at Sakura's dress. Her crown was knocked from her head, her sleeves torn so that they were little shreds that went to farther than an inch below her shoulder, her sash had been torn and her gown now had long slits on it. A small creature attacked Tsuki and the two started to fight.

Kabuto just watched from above now afraid of his master's attack on the Haruno heir.

Sakura finally shook the creatures away and looked angrily at Orochimaru. " I am NOT afraid of YOU!" She yelled.

"I can fix that" he said as he used his magic to crack the section of bridge she stood on . It fell and hung by mere cabled. Sakura held on tight to the stones in the road for it was all that kept her from falling down to the frigid water below. Orochimaru stood over top of her and laughed. "No one can ssstop me now!"

"Wanna bet?" Orochimaru's laughing stopped and he whipped his head around to see Sasuke standing there.

"An Uchiha?"

'Hn." And Sasuke slugged him so hard Orochimaru went flying across the bridge landing 20 feet away. His reliquary had slipped from his grasp in the process.

Sasuke slid down the broken section of bridge and grabbed Sakura's arms. He pulled her up from the very edge of the broken piece so she wouldn't fall in the water. On the way down his sleeves had ripped and resembled her. Now they just need to make it back up to the main bridge.

"How cute together again." Orochimaru laughed from above and he used his magic to drag Sasuke away from Sakura and place him on an enchant Snake. The snake slapped him up against the road and started to crush him, but Sasuke failed to let an cry of agony erupt from his lips.

"NO!" Sakura screamed as she hung on the edge of the normal part of the road. "SASUKE-KUN!!"

"Sssasuke-kun? How cute. Young love. To bad it will end with your death! Adiosu" Then he picked up Sakura by her neck and he dropped Sakura.

However she managed to grab the edge of the street again as the broken portion fell to the water beneath her. Just as he was about to finish Sakura off he felt something bit his leg. He turned his attention to the small dog hanging on his leg.

"Ssstupid mutt!" And with that he flung the small dog off. As he turned to look over the edge he saw ripples and realized he finally finished what he had set out to do.

"YESSS THE LASSST OF THE HARUNOSSS IS DEAD!!"

"No!" Sasuke managed to get out but was pressed further into the ground by the snake. Orochimaru just looked at him and laughed.

"Long live the Harunosss!" He shouted to the open air.

"Right!" His laughing suddenly stopped as he heard the female voice. "I don't think I could have worded that any better myself!"

He turned and saw Sakura race towards him and plow him to the ground. She tried to reach the fallen reliquary but Orochimaru pushed her off and she was sent rolling away. He grabbed his possession and held it up. "YOU WILL DIE!!"

And just as he was about to finally rid himself of the last Haruno something flew by and grabbed the reliquary. The thing flew to Sakura and dropped it at her feet landing right below her readily awaiting shoe. Her silver high heel angled perfectly over the reliquary.

"Good dog!" The girl said to her pet pooch who had used his big ears as wings to fly to his mistress.

"NO! Give that here!" Orochimaru shouted landing at Sakura's feet trying to get the devil's gift back.

Sakura looked at him and pressed her heel down on to the reliquary cracking it a bit. She looked behind herself and saw the enchanted snake statue crumble, making a unconscious Sasuke now visible.

She gasped at the sight of his bruised body. She pushed even harder down. "This is for Sasuke!" now the glass all over the reliquary was cracked.

"This is for my family!" She shouted as she pushed down even harder sending some glass flying.

"And this is for you Orochimaru. Adiosu!" And she pushed her foot down with all her strength breaking the reliquary. Then a red light shot up around Orochimaru sending Sakura flying back. Sakura quickly scrambled over to Sasuke and used her body as a shield over his in case anything else came at them. The light surround Orochimaru and became opaque. When it disappeared all that was left were bones and a ripped tunic. Both dissolved into dust and flowed away with the wind.

Sakura looked down at Sasuke and realized she was too late. Tsuki sat beside her and howled. Sakura turned around and began to cry softly, but the sobs began to grow louder. However just as they were about to get even louder she heard a grunt behind her. As she turned around the back of her hand came in contact with something. She realized she accidentally hit the now sitting up Sasuke in the nose again. She recoiled and watched him for a second. He held his nose and glared at her.

"Kami woman! You have to stop doing that." She just smiled and hugged him tight. Sasuke tried to stifle the load groans from the pain but failed miserably. Sakura pulled back.

"Oh! Sasuke I'm sorry I-"

"Yeah I know all men are babies."

"Wait a minute Sasuke why are you here?"

"…"

"I didn't mean it like that! I'm glad you're here!"

"I couldn't go." He whispered

"Why?"

"Because." He closed his eyes and dropped his head "I-"

But Sakura stopped him before he could continue by placing her finger on his mouth. She moved her finger as the two began to move in only to be interrupted by barking. They both turned to see Tsuki with Sakura's tiara held up by his teeth. Sasuke took it gently from the dog and both Sakura and he stood up. He stared at it before looking up at Sakura.

"The people are expecting you."

"But I want to stay here with you."

"You can't."

"Why?"

"Didn't you hear Orochimaru baka? I'm an Uchiha. A servant and guard family of the Harunos. We can't be together."

"But you are an exception."

"Hn?"

"You saved my life."

He shook his head and handed her the tiara

Sakura frowned as she took the sparkling crown, but a smile soon graced her face. She looked up at Sasuke and pecked his cheek.

"I'll be right back."

Tsunade walked into the sitting room and saw a tiara and a note on the couch. She picked up the note and read it.

Dear Grandma,

Sasuke and I have apologized to each other and we have decided to return to Konoha. I want you to know I love you so much and I will miss you greatly but you were right. This word of glittering jewels and lavish parties isn't for me. I needed to listen to my heart (and the signs Tsuki has been giving me) to find what I truly wanted. Now Sasuke and I are going to elope. I have never felt so light and happy before. I will visit! Tell Hinata to visit when she comes to Konoha.

Love,

Sakura

Tsunade smiled and handed the letter to Hinata. She read it carefully not noticing a nosy red-head reading over her shoulder.

"How romantic." She said as she smiled to herself and then she noticed the angry aura the maid behind her was giving off. "Karin what is wrong with you?" Then she walked away with the empress. Karin just glared at their backs as they walked away.

(a/n Kabuto needs a happy ending too!!)

Kabuto watched the happy couple get onto a boat. He sighed softly to himself when he heard a flutter of wing and a soft thud. He turned to see a beautiful black bat had landed beside him.

She turned and noticed him as well.

"Hi I'm Shisune. Who are you?"

"Kabuto."

She giggled and grabbed his wing.

"Come on let's go fly."

And the two flew off into the night.

Music was playing inside the boat as Sakura and Sasuke got on it. The two listened to it for a while before Sasuke stood up. He took Sakura's and got her to stand as well. He brought her to a small platform at the front of the boat. Sasuke bowed and Sakura cursied realizing what he was up to. The two danced and twirled elegantly even though their clothes were a mess. Sakura felt like she was gliding instead of just dancing. She felt more graceful then all the couples in the ball room at the Oto palace. They spun on last time and stopped. The two looking into each others eyes. Sakura put her hands on either side of Sasuke's handsome face his hands wrapping around her waist. Sakura pulled his face in and he pulled her body closer. This time no interruptions ensued and their lips finally met. Sakura's arms wrapped around Sasuke's neck pulling him closer and one of his arms move higher up her back keeping her close as well. When the two separated for air Sasuke smirked at Sakura. Then he picked her up Bridal style and spun her around making her giggle. Then he put her down and both looked at the stars. Sakura pulled him into a hug.

"Aishiteru, Sasuke."

"Aishiteru, Sakura"

ThE EnD!

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