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Ending #1: Naruto.
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"I have chosen... Naruto," Sakura said, holding her head high with forced confidence. All three of her companions gaped at her in silence, but a split second later Sakura felt a set of arms wrap around her.
"I understand, Sakura," Kakashi said as he hugged her tightly to him. Sakura hesitantly returned the hug, a quick feeling of guilt washing over her. As her sensei pulled away, she tried to ignore the stinging behind her eyes, but her eyes became wet anyways.
"So that is how it is," Sasuke said with that traditional wiseass smirk of his. He lifted his head and stared at Sakura, eye to eye. He gently placed one hand on her shoulder, and just stared at her.
"Sasuke-kun, I'm sorry..." Sakura mumbled, and Sasuke's hand went up to her face to catch her tear.
"Don't be sorry. This is what you want. I only want you to be happy, and I am willing to let you go so that you can be happy," he said simply, then turned his back and stepped off the porch. Sakura held back the tears that threatened to fall.
"Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked cautiously, walking over to her. She turned to face him. "Are you okay?"
"I'll be fine, Naruto-kun," she said softly, and gently rested her head on Naruto's chest. He was taken aback for a second, but slowly wrapped his arms around her shoulders and held her there lightly.
"Alright then! Who wants champagne?" Kakashi asked loudly, popping the cork on the bottle and pouring two glasses. "C'mon, don't be so solemn! This is a happy event! Sakura will finally be happy!" The jounin handed each student a glass cheerfully, then poured one for himself. Sakura pulled away and took her glass, as did Naruto.
"Cheers- to Sakura's new relationship," Kakashi said, holding up his glass. The new couple clinked their glasses together, and all took a great swig of the liquid. Sakura daintily wiped her mouth, her glass empty. Naruto belched, and Kakashi just chuckled.
"It's getting late, you guys," Sakura pointed out, handing her glass back to Kakashi. "I should be getting some sleep."
"Right then, see you two in training!" Kakashi said. He made as if to turn around, but before anyone could even blinked he had placed a quick little kiss on Sakura's cheek and disappeared into the night. Sakura moved her hand up to the place where Kakashi's kiss had met her skin, her eyes wide. She then turned to Naruto, who was gazing at her fondly.
"Sakura-chan, I didn't think that you would choose me," Naruto said quietly, embracing Sakura again. She curled up to his body, her head resting on his chest.
"I chose you for many reasons, Naruto, but I am not going to tell you them just now," Sakura replied simply. Naruto gently stroked her hair, his chin resting on her head as the two simply embraced each other.
"My parents aren't due back until tomorrow, and it is a real mess out here with all the snow," Sakura said suddenly. "Would you like to come in and watch a movie with me?"
Naruto grinned in his cool little fox way and followed Sakura into her house.
Ending #1: Naruto.
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"I have chosen... Naruto," Sakura said, holding her head high with forced confidence. All three of her companions gaped at her in silence, but a split second later Sakura felt a set of arms wrap around her.
"I understand, Sakura," Kakashi said as he hugged her tightly to him. Sakura hesitantly returned the hug, a quick feeling of guilt washing over her. As her sensei pulled away, she tried to ignore the stinging behind her eyes, but her eyes became wet anyways.
"So that is how it is," Sasuke said with that traditional wiseass smirk of his. He lifted his head and stared at Sakura, eye to eye. He gently placed one hand on her shoulder, and just stared at her.
"Sasuke-kun, I'm sorry..." Sakura mumbled, and Sasuke's hand went up to her face to catch her tear.
"Don't be sorry. This is what you want. I only want you to be happy, and I am willing to let you go so that you can be happy," he said simply, then turned his back and stepped off the porch. Sakura held back the tears that threatened to fall.
"Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked cautiously, walking over to her. She turned to face him. "Are you okay?"
"I'll be fine, Naruto-kun," she said softly, and gently rested her head on Naruto's chest. He was taken aback for a second, but slowly wrapped his arms around her shoulders and held her there lightly.
"Alright then! Who wants champagne?" Kakashi asked loudly, popping the cork on the bottle and pouring two glasses. "C'mon, don't be so solemn! This is a happy event! Sakura will finally be happy!" The jounin handed each student a glass cheerfully, then poured one for himself. Sakura pulled away and took her glass, as did Naruto.
"Cheers- to Sakura's new relationship," Kakashi said, holding up his glass. The new couple clinked their glasses together, and all took a great swig of the liquid. Sakura daintily wiped her mouth, her glass empty. Naruto belched, and Kakashi just chuckled.
"It's getting late, you guys," Sakura pointed out, handing her glass back to Kakashi. "I should be getting some sleep."
"Right then, see you two in training!" Kakashi said. He made as if to turn around, but before anyone could even blinked he had placed a quick little kiss on Sakura's cheek and disappeared into the night. Sakura moved her hand up to the place where Kakashi's kiss had met her skin, her eyes wide. She then turned to Naruto, who was gazing at her fondly.
"Sakura-chan, I didn't think that you would choose me," Naruto said quietly, embracing Sakura again. She curled up to his body, her head resting on his chest.
"I chose you for many reasons, Naruto, but I am not going to tell you them just now," Sakura replied simply. Naruto gently stroked her hair, his chin resting on her head as the two simply embraced each other.
"My parents aren't due back until tomorrow, and it is a real mess out here with all the snow," Sakura said suddenly. "Would you like to come in and watch a movie with me?"
Naruto grinned in his cool little fox way and followed Sakura into her house.