DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto. I only own the Stealth Rams, Iyasuko Yamatari, Iyasuko Hidenori and the other contents in this fic (and the fic's previous chapters) that can't be found in the Naruto series. Back to the story...
Ino looked on the floor then back at his onyx eyes.
"It's very rare that Naruto says something as fatal and as serious as that." Ino spoke, "I agree with him. Marriage is a serious matter. You have to choose who really is the right one for you."
"Holy shit, you too?!!!" he yelled, shaking the hands of Ino off of him and stood up and faced the window with his hands in his pocket.
Ino sat up properly and continued, "Sasuke-kun, I just want you to choose properly. If you choose Sakura, I can return you the engagement ring that you gave me, if you choose me, the marriage is going to continue. Sasuke-kun, you only have two days left... And... And even if I said those harsh words to Sakura, she still shared a part of my precious and my most treasured memories. Don't worry, if you choose her, I won't feel bad." Sasuke glared at Ino and just kicked a chair and went upstairs. Ino looked at the broken chair on the floor and sighed.
The next day...
"Sakura. Your last day to stay in Konoha. Tomorrow, we'll leave. Make sure you get enough sleep, you get enough practice and be sure to eat well. I don't want you sick for the next missions. Just get rid of the memory of Sasuke, okay? Shake it off now. OH, would you look at the time! Unfortunately, I've to go. Girls, take care of this ninja, alright? Fine, fine, gotta go! JA!" Yamatari said as she bade goodbye. She opened the door and vanished in a puff of smoke.
"Sakura, are you okay now?" Hinata asked Sakura who was spinning a kunai at her index finger. "I'm fine. I'll just go and... train. You may leave now." Sakura told them and stood up. She opened the backdoor and went out and practiced. Hinata and Ten-Ten shared glances at each other and just shrugged. "She's gonna be fine, I think." Ten-Ten said. The two left the house. The phone rang and Sakura threw the last shuriken on a tree. She grabbed the doorknob and went inside. She answered the phone,
"Hello. Haruno Sakura here, who is this." she said lifelessly.
"Sakura! It's me, Ino."
"Hey." Sakura greeted again, with no emotions.
"Look, I'm sorry with the words I told you last time an-"
"Yeah, yeah, sure, whatever. I forgive you, Ino-san. I've to hang up now, I'm very busy."
"Wait! Saku-"
"Bye." she said and placed the phone down. She went back to practice.
The following day... (4:27 in the afternoon...)
Sakura was at the gates of Konoha. Her Stealth Ram uniform (traditional ninja outfit), her pink hair braided and things packed in a huge shoulder bag. Her kunai and shuriken packs were also visible on her, too (what'd ya expect?!).
"Sakura, when will you come back?" Hinata asked. Hinata, Ten-Ten, Shikamaru, Neji, Kiba, Shino, Naruto, Kakashi, Kurenai, Asuma, Iruka and Gai were there, too.
"It depends. Yamatari-sama will decide that for me." Sakura answered with a weak smile, still carrying that awful memory.
"Neh neh, Sakura-chan." Naruto asked, "When you come back, be sure you'll stay longer, okay?" She grinned and answered, "Why not?"
"Sakura, are you sure that you're leaving? Just to make sure you've no regrets." Kurenai told her.
"This is my decision. And it's my job, you know. I love my work and sure, I've no regrets."
"Sakura, it's already 4:32 in the afternoon. Your ship's about to leave." Kakashi warned. "Well then, gotta go! Sayonara, minna-san."
"Take care, Sakura-chan!" Iruka said. She waved her hand at them and walked away. She can hear the horns of the Stealth Rams' ship. She arrived at the harbor and she looked at Konoha. Am I doing okay? She reached for her scroll in her bag and she heard her captain, "HARUNO SAKURA!!! GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE, THE SHIP'S LEAVING IN SIX MINUTES!!!" Sakura sighed and closed her eyes until...
"CHOTTO MATTE, SAKURA!!!"
She immediately turned around only to see Sasuke running to her.
"What are you doing?! Ino will be angry at you if you-"
"No, Sakura. I made my choice. Ino and I won't get married anymore. It has to be you and me." Sasuke told her. Yamatari stood on the ship, watching them. She had that right hand on her chin, the other on her hip and with that smirk glued on her face, Now this is good a scene I don't see too often. Let me see...
Sakura can't find the words to say and just mumbled, "But Sasuke... I don't understand."
"Sakura, aishiteru."
Her eyes widened and tightened her grip on her scroll. She protested, "Sasuke, I have to lea-" Sakura was cut off short when all of a sudden, Sasuke kissed her. Her friends were still at the gates of Konoha and had a smile on their faces. Ino was there, too. Sasuke was still kissing Sakura and Yamatari grinned, Neat. This is such a nice moment to see.
Sasuke broke the kiss and got a ring from his pocket and knelt infront of her, "Sakura, will you marry me?" Sakura cried with tears of joy and said, "Are you serious?"
"Do I look like I'm playing a prank on you?" Sasuke answered with that smirk on his face. Sakura mentioned, "Yes, I'll marry you." Sasuke rose to his feet and inserted the ring on her left ring finger. He kissed her again and they hugged each other. The ship blew its horn and started to move. Yamatari shouted, "HARUNO!!! YOU'RE RETIRED FROM THE STEALTH RAMS!" They broke the kiss and and Sasuke answered, "IS THAT AN ORDER, MA'AM?!" "For your wife-to-be's sake, it's indeed an order. Have a nice wedding!" Yamatari replied. Sakura threw her scroll and Yamatari was able to catch it. "No one's leaving now." Sakura whispered and they smiled at each other.
The ship was now far away and they hugged each other.
"Sakura," Sasuke bellowed, "thank you."
"Hmm?" she questioned, "Thank me? For what?"
"For not deserting me. For being my wife-to-be."
"Sasuke-kun, I love you, too."
And with another kiss, the sun started to set in the horizon. It was a lovely moment for the two, a lovely moment... Indeed...
...I guess that's the way life shall go from now on with two of us. We got married after a week and who knows what happened next? The two of us had four children and I'm a housewife and he's still working as a jounin for Konoha. But for now, I'll savor this moment for the rest of my life. Being with the one I love forever... I wish that moment never ended. Yup, my love life was like a fairy tale... A dream that came true for Sasuke-kun... And for me...
-Uchiha (Haruno) Sakura-
Ino looked on the floor then back at his onyx eyes.
"It's very rare that Naruto says something as fatal and as serious as that." Ino spoke, "I agree with him. Marriage is a serious matter. You have to choose who really is the right one for you."
"Holy shit, you too?!!!" he yelled, shaking the hands of Ino off of him and stood up and faced the window with his hands in his pocket.
Ino sat up properly and continued, "Sasuke-kun, I just want you to choose properly. If you choose Sakura, I can return you the engagement ring that you gave me, if you choose me, the marriage is going to continue. Sasuke-kun, you only have two days left... And... And even if I said those harsh words to Sakura, she still shared a part of my precious and my most treasured memories. Don't worry, if you choose her, I won't feel bad." Sasuke glared at Ino and just kicked a chair and went upstairs. Ino looked at the broken chair on the floor and sighed.
The next day...
"Sakura. Your last day to stay in Konoha. Tomorrow, we'll leave. Make sure you get enough sleep, you get enough practice and be sure to eat well. I don't want you sick for the next missions. Just get rid of the memory of Sasuke, okay? Shake it off now. OH, would you look at the time! Unfortunately, I've to go. Girls, take care of this ninja, alright? Fine, fine, gotta go! JA!" Yamatari said as she bade goodbye. She opened the door and vanished in a puff of smoke.
"Sakura, are you okay now?" Hinata asked Sakura who was spinning a kunai at her index finger. "I'm fine. I'll just go and... train. You may leave now." Sakura told them and stood up. She opened the backdoor and went out and practiced. Hinata and Ten-Ten shared glances at each other and just shrugged. "She's gonna be fine, I think." Ten-Ten said. The two left the house. The phone rang and Sakura threw the last shuriken on a tree. She grabbed the doorknob and went inside. She answered the phone,
"Hello. Haruno Sakura here, who is this." she said lifelessly.
"Sakura! It's me, Ino."
"Hey." Sakura greeted again, with no emotions.
"Look, I'm sorry with the words I told you last time an-"
"Yeah, yeah, sure, whatever. I forgive you, Ino-san. I've to hang up now, I'm very busy."
"Wait! Saku-"
"Bye." she said and placed the phone down. She went back to practice.
The following day... (4:27 in the afternoon...)
Sakura was at the gates of Konoha. Her Stealth Ram uniform (traditional ninja outfit), her pink hair braided and things packed in a huge shoulder bag. Her kunai and shuriken packs were also visible on her, too (what'd ya expect?!).
"Sakura, when will you come back?" Hinata asked. Hinata, Ten-Ten, Shikamaru, Neji, Kiba, Shino, Naruto, Kakashi, Kurenai, Asuma, Iruka and Gai were there, too.
"It depends. Yamatari-sama will decide that for me." Sakura answered with a weak smile, still carrying that awful memory.
"Neh neh, Sakura-chan." Naruto asked, "When you come back, be sure you'll stay longer, okay?" She grinned and answered, "Why not?"
"Sakura, are you sure that you're leaving? Just to make sure you've no regrets." Kurenai told her.
"This is my decision. And it's my job, you know. I love my work and sure, I've no regrets."
"Sakura, it's already 4:32 in the afternoon. Your ship's about to leave." Kakashi warned. "Well then, gotta go! Sayonara, minna-san."
"Take care, Sakura-chan!" Iruka said. She waved her hand at them and walked away. She can hear the horns of the Stealth Rams' ship. She arrived at the harbor and she looked at Konoha. Am I doing okay? She reached for her scroll in her bag and she heard her captain, "HARUNO SAKURA!!! GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE, THE SHIP'S LEAVING IN SIX MINUTES!!!" Sakura sighed and closed her eyes until...
"CHOTTO MATTE, SAKURA!!!"
She immediately turned around only to see Sasuke running to her.
"What are you doing?! Ino will be angry at you if you-"
"No, Sakura. I made my choice. Ino and I won't get married anymore. It has to be you and me." Sasuke told her. Yamatari stood on the ship, watching them. She had that right hand on her chin, the other on her hip and with that smirk glued on her face, Now this is good a scene I don't see too often. Let me see...
Sakura can't find the words to say and just mumbled, "But Sasuke... I don't understand."
"Sakura, aishiteru."
Her eyes widened and tightened her grip on her scroll. She protested, "Sasuke, I have to lea-" Sakura was cut off short when all of a sudden, Sasuke kissed her. Her friends were still at the gates of Konoha and had a smile on their faces. Ino was there, too. Sasuke was still kissing Sakura and Yamatari grinned, Neat. This is such a nice moment to see.
Sasuke broke the kiss and got a ring from his pocket and knelt infront of her, "Sakura, will you marry me?" Sakura cried with tears of joy and said, "Are you serious?"
"Do I look like I'm playing a prank on you?" Sasuke answered with that smirk on his face. Sakura mentioned, "Yes, I'll marry you." Sasuke rose to his feet and inserted the ring on her left ring finger. He kissed her again and they hugged each other. The ship blew its horn and started to move. Yamatari shouted, "HARUNO!!! YOU'RE RETIRED FROM THE STEALTH RAMS!" They broke the kiss and and Sasuke answered, "IS THAT AN ORDER, MA'AM?!" "For your wife-to-be's sake, it's indeed an order. Have a nice wedding!" Yamatari replied. Sakura threw her scroll and Yamatari was able to catch it. "No one's leaving now." Sakura whispered and they smiled at each other.
The ship was now far away and they hugged each other.
"Sakura," Sasuke bellowed, "thank you."
"Hmm?" she questioned, "Thank me? For what?"
"For not deserting me. For being my wife-to-be."
"Sasuke-kun, I love you, too."
And with another kiss, the sun started to set in the horizon. It was a lovely moment for the two, a lovely moment... Indeed...
...I guess that's the way life shall go from now on with two of us. We got married after a week and who knows what happened next? The two of us had four children and I'm a housewife and he's still working as a jounin for Konoha. But for now, I'll savor this moment for the rest of my life. Being with the one I love forever... I wish that moment never ended. Yup, my love life was like a fairy tale... A dream that came true for Sasuke-kun... And for me...
-Uchiha (Haruno) Sakura-