"Wolfsbain"- "Epilogue"

When Sasuke had been released from the hospital Naruto had invited him to his house the same night. When he entered the Uzumaki mansion, he found that all of his friends had assembled there to throw him a homecoming party. Sasuke had been so close to tears. No one had ever thrown him a party for anything. He hadn't realized how many people truly cared about him until he saw everyone in the mansion. It was a fun party. There was no alcohol or drugs so there was nothing to ruin the night. No couples fought, no rude music or words were spoken, but they did play spin the bottle. Sasuke had been incredibly nervous when Naruto said guy on guy and girl on girl was allowed.

"Okay Sasuke! Since this party is for you, you spin first!" Naruto had said.

Nervously, Sasuke spun the soda bottled and his first kisser was Shikamaru. They stared at each other awkwardly. Sasuke glanced at Itachi and Shikamaru glanced at Temari. Sasuke noticed that Itachi was fighting the urge to laugh and kick the bottle so it spun to himself. Sasuke smiled a little.

"Its just spin the bottle. I won't kill you for kissing him," Temari said to Shikamaru.

Shikamaru sighed and stood up. He was across the large circle from Sasuke so he had to get up. Sasuke met him above the bottle and they gave each other one quick peck on the lips before returning to their seats.

"Aw come on! That was it?" Ino whined.

"Oh quit it you," Shikamaru retorted to his ex-girlfriend.

Kiba gave him a look before pulling Ino closer to him. The game went on and everyone kissed everyone. Here are the highlights that hit the box office in the gossip the following day at school: Shikamaru and Ino: are they getting back together? Choji and Ino: is Ino cheating? Kiba and Hinata: Hinata's first boyfriend? Neji and Lee: did you see the look on Neji's face? Sasuke and Tenten: jealous fan girls! Sasuke and Temari: jealous fan girls! Sasuke and Hinata: more jealous fan girls!! Sasuke and Ino: name calling, catfights, and even more jealous fan girls!! Sasuke and Sakura: more name calling, more catfights, and 50,000 MORE fan girls!! Sasuke didn't realize he had a fan club at school! This made Itachi VERY possessive.

MORE HIGHLIGHTS!! These were the BIG headlines. Naruto and Hinata: that's SOOOO cute! They should totally go out! They're perfect for each other! Sasuke decided he might use that to his advantage when he had to tell Naruto the truth. Then he feared that it might break Naruto's heart even worse when he had to kiss him. That was a major headline for the gossipers. The biggest topic though was Itachi and Sasuke: the Uchiha brothers…kissing? Isn't that illegal? That's so sexy! Sasuke prayed this wouldn't cause trouble. It didn't. Gossip always moved on when the next day came. The spin the bottle party was soon forgotten.

When Sasuke told Naruto about his relationship with Itachi he took it much better than he thought he would. In fact, a few days later, Sasuke spotted Naruto with Hinata at a fancy restaurant. Itachi had bought Sasuke a little apartment and they had both moved away from their parents to the other side of town. Sasuke got a job at a fast food restaurant and Itachi became a coffee importer. When Sasuke graduated high school, he and Itachi worked harder so they could pay for college. They wanted to go together for obvious reasons.

Many of Sasuke's friends got married and he was invited to many weddings. He was the best man at Naruto and Hinata's wedding. Shikamaru and Temari didn't get married as soon as Naruto and Hinata, Kiba and Ino, and Neji and Tenten. They decided to wait. Gaara became a police officer and his brother became a mechanic. Naruto and Hinata owned their own ramen shop, Kiba owned a pet store, Ino owned a flower shop, Neji and Tenten owned a karate school and Lee was the assistant manager/teacher. Choji worked as a waiter at Hinata and Naruto's ramen shop, Shino became a scientist, Shikamaru became a lawyer, and Temari became a champion wrestler. Rumor had it that Sakura was a prostitute but no one brought that up. Kisame managed an aquarium, Sasori and Deidara were rival architects/artists, Konan worked at Ino's flower shop, and Itachi's other friends were in prison for doing stupid things.

Tayuya published her book and, as promised, she sent the Uchiha brothers her first copy with a surprise autograph. Her book, titled "Wolfsbain," made number 1 on the New York Times Best-selling List and she made millions. She kept in touch with the Uchihas and told them all the exclusive news about her writing career. She was planning a sequel and a movie deal. She was going to act in the movie herself and she wanted the Uchihas to join her. That's how Sasuke became an actor. He still made it to college and he had found his calling. He was called upon for more and more movies and soon he was no longer taking orders at a rundown greasy restaurant. Now he was living in a mansion and living like a prince. Itachi quit his job and became Sasuke's manager. He also proposed to him in secret. Sasuke remembered the night so clearly.

"What's wrong Aniki?"

Itachi led him to a cherry blossom field on a starry night. The moon was full and illuminated everything in silver light. Itachi was silent as he led him to a little pond that reflected the beautiful sky. A gentle breeze blew and swirled cherry blossom petals around them. Itachi turned to Sasuke and took his hands in his own.

"I love you," he started. "I always have and I always will. I've been with you through everything. I want to keep it that way. I want to be by your side forever. So that's why I need to ask you…"

Itachi got down on one knee and took Sasuke's hand. He kissed it before withdrawing a little black box from his pocket.

"…will you marry me?"

The ring was beautiful. The main jewel was a diamond and along the gold band were little onyx stones. Sasuke smiled. Absolutely nothing could ruin this moment.

"Yes," he gasped.

Itachi smiled up at him and slid the ring on his finger. When he stood up Sasuke threw himself at Itachi and gave him a passionate kiss. Who would have guessed a poor, abused little boy like Sasuke would have a happy ending? At a time, Sasuke didn't believe in happily ever afters. When he had been cursed he had lost all hope. He believed his life had been over. Now he had the person he had yearned for all his life. He was on the top of the world. He was free.

THE END

A/N: Waaaaa!! Its over!! Its so sad! I hope it ended well for everyone. I'm sorry if it didn't meet your expectations but I hope you all enjoyed it. I dedicate this chapter to all my loyal reviewers. I'm sorry it took so long for me to finish! If you didn't want it to end and you want more, then come to my forum! I'm creating a forum for everyone who loved this story and wants to discuss it. So come on over and chat and meet other fans of the story! I'll see you there! Thank you all again!! I love you all!!