Artheph's Note: ALAS! It is the LAST chapter!! Wow, I had a LOT of fun writing this during those really boring classes. Haha...how embarrassing it would be if a teacher had picked up my story and read it out loud to the class. Oh the embarrassment. Especially if it was the sterile part. Anyway, hope you enjoyed reading it!
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Sasuke stood by the door of the restaurant. He was wearing a black dress shirt that was slightly open at the chest. A red tie was loosely knotted on.
"Whooh. Calm down, Sasuke. You'll be fine. Breathe. Hell, you've been married for more than three months! Things like this should be second nature by now."
Yeah, but this time, it'll actually mean something, a nagging voice inside his head told him.
"Oh, shut--" Suddenly, Sasuke's eyes widened.
"Hi!" Sakura smiled.
Sakura was...beautiful. She was wearing a new dark blue kimono that only went mid-thigh. It contrasted well against her pink hair, which was piled into a messy bun with curled strands flowing everywhere.
"You look...extraordinary..." Sasuke managed to say.
He thrust the flowers he was holding towards her.
"For me?"
Sasuke nodded.
"Ohh they're fantastic!"
"Here." Sasuke took a single rose from the bouquet, broke the stem in half, and threaded it through her bun. The rose sat there perfectly, immersed in a sea of pink.
"Perfect." He smiled.
"Thank you." Sakura kissed him on the cheek.
"Shall we?" Sasuke offered his arm.
"Mmhmm." Sakura took it, and the two strolled inside.
Sakura gasped, not only at the five-star restaurant, but also at who was inside.
"HINATA! NARUTO!"
WHAT? NARUTO? HINATA? Sasuke shouted silently. ARGH!
"Heh heh...hey guys," said Naruto, sheepishly, noticing the death glare Sasuke was throwing him.
"Why don't we all sit together?"
"Good idea, Sakura!"
What are you doing? Sasuke mouthed to Naruto.
Oh...oops, Naruto mouthed back.
"Ladies and gentlemen? Your table is ready." The waiter motioned for them to follow.
The dinner ensued rather uncomfortably. Naruto had started with some jokes, but Sasuke only death glared him, while Hinata and Sakura awkwardly chuckled. Things were not looking good for poor Sasuke.
Oh, thank god that was over, Sasuke thought, as the two couples stepped
outside.
"Mmm...that was GREAT!"
"Naruto, don't you have something ELSE to do now? With Hinata ONLY?" Sasuke hinted.
"Great idea! Let's go Hinata!" As the two left, bouts of "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" could be heard down the street.
"Finally!"
"Oh c'mon, Sasuke. Naruto's our best friend!"
"Yeah but he..." Sasuke glanced over at Sakura, who was absorbed with the twinkling stars in the night sky.
"Hey, I know the perfect place for stargazing. C'mon!" Sasuke started running off.
"Wait for me!" Sakura chased after him.
"It's at the top of the hill. Let's go."
"You'll hafta catch me first!" Sakura giggled. She began to run up the hill.
"Hey!" Sasuke yelled out as he doubled his speed.
At the crest of the hill, Sasuke managed to catch Sakura's wrist and turn her around. Her bun was falling out and more pink locks cascaded down around her face.
"You got me," Sakura whispered, smiling.
The stars were forgotten.
"Sakura. I've been meaning to tell you something." Sasuke took Sakura in his arms and began to sing softly in her ear,
"I've found a reason for me,
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new,
And the reason is you.
I'm sorry that I hurt you,
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through,
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears..."
He then looked into her darling sea-green eyes and whispered, "You are the one reason for me, for my life. I...I love you, Sakura."
His face was neared ever closer to Sakura's. She shivered in anticipation. He saw the shiver.
"Are you cold?" he asked.
"Oh no! I'm perfectly fine!"
"Are you sure? Maybe we should go back to the house, if you're sick."
DAMMIT, Sakura screamed inside, OUR MOMENT!
"Um...Sakura? Should we go?"
WHAT SHOULD I DO? In Sakura's desperate attempt to save their special moment, she grabbed Sasuke's face, closed her eyes, and was about to kiss him when...
"What are you doing?" came Sasuke's cold voice.
NO! He reverted back to his cold, ass-y tone! Aggh...now our "confession of love" moment will never happen, thought Sakura, moodily.
"I'm sorry. I just wanted to save the moment." Sakura looked away, embarrassed.
"Well, I don't really want to be infected with your germs when you're sick."
Sakura looked up, angrily. "What the hell, Sasuke? I'M NOT SICK! You ass!" But then she caught the expression in Sasuke's eyes: no smirks, haughtiness, or distance, only... love.
Their lips almost touched...
But CHEERS erupted from the surrounding bushes. Sakura looked around, stunned.
"Sasuke?"
"I suppose you could say they're our supporters."
"People were WATCHING US?"
Naruto jumped out. "Alright! Let's celebrate at Ichiraku!"
"NAARUUUTOOOO!!"
Meanwhile...
Dr. Tsunade was in her office, cleaning out her cabinets. She chuckled when she picked up Sasuke's files.
"Right. He was sterile! Oh that just made my day," she said to herself as she opened the folder. She looked at the data again.
"Oops."
Many months later...
Sasuke sighed, looking around at his empty house. No children. There will never be any children. The Uchiha clan would die with him.
Suddenly, Sakura ran down the stairs. "SASUKE! I'm PREGNANT!!"
Artheph's Note: I just HAD to make it end ALL HAPPY because it's SASUKE after all. Probably contrary to much of the reviewer's beliefs, I think SASUKE is like the AWESOMEST character in the world after SHIKAMARU. I have ABSOLUTELY nothing against Sasuke. Sure, I made him have crappy sandpaper personality (pwahaha...source from our other story, New and Improved) in the beginning. I noticed that it was like...BOOM! SASUKE'S SUDDENLY ALL NICE in the middle of my story. OH WELL. It fit my intentions. I really hope you guys enjoyed this story!