Lady Rine Says: (cry) this fic has finally come to an end... i apologize for the shortness of the last chapter.
ENJOY!
(heart) always
Lady Rine.
Act 30: Final Act… Wedding bells.
The 3 finalist stood shyly on the stage if front of everyone. The first one being Satsuni Keiko, a chuunin. Charming, age 18, with chestnut hair that flowed down to her elbows. She had strange orangey eyes. She was dressed in an elegant navy blue evening gown that sparkled. She played the harp.
The second was Tameo Rei a 20 year old jounin. With short long black hair up in a messy pony tail and brown eyes. She wore low rise jeans and a sparkly purple mid-drift halter. She had juggled for them.
And then there was Sakura. Haruno Sakura, 19 year old medic ANBU captain. She wore a white mid-drift tube top that stopped two inches above her navel. She was also wearing a knee length white peasant skirt that rested on her hips. Her short pink pastel hair was down and flowing freely. She had white cloth armbands that were connected (like Yuna's from FFX). Sakura had sung for them with an exceptional genjitsu performance. She smiled nervously at the crowd.
"Sasuke…" Sakura thought of how he looked at her when she landed in front of him during her song. She wanted so much to leap into his strong arms and pour out everything to him. She loved him. She didn't want to be on stage… she wanted to be with him. She didn't give a damn about being Spring Queen. She just wanted to be with Sasuke. Even if she was hurting. She meant everything she said, every word that she sung out. The entire time she was thinking of him. She scanned the crowed looking for him. But it was already evening and she couldn't see the faces from the stage. She sighed. "Where is he?"
"Ladies and gentlemen, that was the final act! We will have a short intermission for the judges to tally their points." Kakashi announced with a certain twinkle in his eye.
The ladies left the stage as did Kakashi.
About 10 minutes later Kakashi came back onstage. "Alright! I have the results in my hand. So without any a due…. In third place... Miss Tameo Rei!"
The audience applauded and Rei came out to wave to everyone. A small boy came up to her and handed her a bouquet of flowers. She stood onstage to the left of Kakashi.
"And in second place…" The crowed held their breath. Ino and Naruto crossed their fingers.
Sasuke was thinking of Sakura. "Please win… Please win…" He thought in his head.
"Satsuni Keiko!" Keiko came out and waved, again she was handed flowers. The crowed erupted into a standing ovation.
"That means this years Spring Festival Queen is..."
"YAHOO! SHE DID IT!" Ino screamed.
"Haruno Sakura!" Kakashi finished. The crowed cried out. Appearantly Sakura had become the crowd's favorite.
But no one came out.
Kakashi cleared his throat. "Ehem… The Spring Festival Queen is…. HARUNO SAKURA!"
"Where is she?" Ino asked. Many of the congregation whispered.
"I don't know…" Naruto answered with a frown. Hinata looked at him alarmed. They all turned to look at Sasuke… but he was gone too.
"Neh Sasuke-san is…" Hinata started she was cut off by Naruto's chuckle.
"So the bastard is going to get his chance…" Naruto grinned. Hinata understood.
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Sakura leaned against the railing. She had run as fast as she could out of there. She didn't know where she was going or why. Her feet just took her away from there. Back to the bridge. She peered at the water beneath her. She wanted to cry. But what would that do? She didn't know why she ran. Was it because she couldn't look at him? Is it because she couldn't hold him anymore? Or was it because she was bloody hell scared?
"I'm not enough for him?" She questioned herself. "He said he loved me… He made love to me… After that he just left me?" Tears started to fall from her eyes. "I don't get it! I don't understand! FUCK!"
"Sakura…" Warm strong hands slipped around her exposed waist. She felt him nuzzle her neck. "I'm so sorry…"
"Sa-su-ke?" Tears fell onto his hands and he pulled her closer.
"Aa…"
She turned around and looked into his eyes. "Sa-su-ke…" She stammered. Her lips were trembling. She looked at him. Love and care in his eyes. She had never seen that in him before except for that time in his bed….
But there was something else… fear.
"Sakura…" He whipped her tears away and held her cheeks in the cup of his palms. "I'm sorry… I was scared. I just… I just wanted you to be happy."
She didn't answer. So he continued.
"I've always pushed you away, I've always tried to create a distance between us. I thought it was because your love only hindered me and made me weak… but… but…"
More of her tears fell. They trickled along his thumbs.
"But I was wrong Sakura… I pushed you away because I was selfish…and scared. I can't give you everything you want." Sasuke frowned.
"How do you know what I want?" She said, her voice hoarse from crying. "What do you think I want?"
"You want a family right? A loving family…" Sasuke asked. Sakura shook her head. He tried again. "You want…you want…" He didn't know what she wanted. "What do you want Sakura?"
"I want you. You." She said crying harder. "Yes Sasuke I want to be happy… but my happiness is you! BAKA! I love you!" She yelled at him.
Sasuke smiled and pulled her closer. Kissing her. He pulled away slightly. "I love you too…" They kissed again.
He held her in his arms. They embraced in silence.
"Sasuke-kun?"
"Aa?"
"Promise me something."
"Aa?"
"Don't leave me anymore…"
"Sakura… I'll never leave you. I promise."
She smiled. He smiled. They kissed again. She looked into his eyes once more after breaking apart.
"Sasuke-kun…"
"Yeah?"
She looked at the bridge around them. "Why do we always end up here?"
Sasuke shrugged. "This is where we met." He answered not knowing what to say. Sakura smiled contently. He was right. Everything she remembered of him, how she felt, it was all linked to that spot.
"Shall we go home?" He asked her. Sakura nodded.
He picked her up bridal smile. Sakura giggled. They disappeared into the night.
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Wedding bells rang. Naruto and Hinata kissed after saying their vows. Tsunande smiled at the newly wedded couple that she had just married. She looked at a teary eyed Sakura who was Hinata's maid of honor, and then she glanced at Sasuke who was smirking as Naruto's best man. "Gee I wonder who's next…" Tsunande snickered.
"I can't believe they actually got married." Tsunande said watching them cut the cake.
"I can't believe Naruto got married at all." Sasuke scoffed.
"Be nice." Sakura scolded at the both of them. "I'm happy for them." She smiled at her best friend who looked so happy with her new husband.
"SAKURA!" Ino called. "COME QUICK HINATA IS THROWING HER BOUQUET!"
Sakura sighed. "Ino I don't really want to—"
"GO ON" Tsunande scolded at her. Pushing her off her chair.
"COME ON!" Ino grabbed her hand and dragged her to where the other girls were standing. Sakura frowned. She wasn't one for things like this… much to everyone's surprise.
"Hey Uchiha…" Tsunande began. She was surprised that he was actually wearing a tux. Sasuke looked at her, ignoring the random women who were blushing, giggling and pointing in his direction.
"Yeah?"
"Wouldn't it be funny if she caught it?" Tsunande smirked. Sasuke tensed and didn't answer.
"Ino!" Sakura complained.
Hinata turned around.
"I really don't…"
Hinata threw the bouquet backwards over her head.
"…want to!"
Sakura unfolded her arms and reached over to grab Ino who jumped in the air. Ino's fingers grazed a small fringe of the ribbon tied on the bouquet, but she missed. It landed in Sakura's hands.
"AHH!" Sakura shrieked. Her eyes were wide with shock. She didn't see that coming. Ino turned around and laughed. Hinata turned around too to see a wide eyed Sakura blinking like mad and blushing too. She had accidentally caught it. The white eyed woman smiled brightly.
"Well would you look at that?" Tsunande teased. She had seen it coming. She looked over at Sasuke. Who seemed to be just as shocked as Sakura was.
"SASUKE!" Naruto called, he ran over. "NEH NEH! SAKURA-CHAN CAUGHT IT!"
Sasuke snapped out of his trance and looked at Sakura again. He looked at her face and smiled. "Totally unsuspecting…" He mused.
Tsunande looked at him… "You're not going to…"
Sasuke got up off his chair. "Might as well do it now…"
The Hokage smiled at him and watched him walk over through the crowd of gawking women to the dazed pink haired Konouchi.
"Neh, Baa-chan, what's he going to do?" Naruto asked.
"Shut up! I want to watch this."
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"Sakura…" Sasuke said. His voice melting the hearts of the girls around him. Sakura snapped out of her shock and looked at him. She didn't see him there. She blushed deeply and gripped the bouquet in her hands.
"Sa…Sasuke-kun…" She smiled shyly at him. "He's not going to..." She wondered.
Sasuke smiled at her and knelt down on one knee.
"Oh my God…" Sakura blushed even more. She could feel the glares from the jealous women around her.
He reached into his pocket.
"OH MY GOD!" She couldn't tell if this was real.
"Sakura…" Sasuke began. He pulled out a small black velvet box. He opened it. Sakura gasped. The ring was beautiful. White gold, 3 diamonds a larger pink one in the middle and two small white ones at its side.
"OH MY GOD YES!" Sakura's mouth opened in shock.
"Will you…"
"FUCK YES!" She screamed in her head. She smiled at him looking into his eyes and him into hers.
"Will you marry me?" Sasuke asked.
"YES!" Sakura answered right away. "YES!" Sasuke stood up smiling and she flung her arms around his neck hugging him. He kissed her passionately and she kissed him back. They parted hearing applause from the people around them.
Sasuke pulled the ring out of the box and slipped it onto her finger. Sakura couldn't stop smiling. She hugged him again. Sasuke kissed her lightly on her forehead. His arms around her waist.
"I love you..."
"I love you too."
She closed her eyes. He was hers… She was his. They belonged together.
"Tonight…" Sakura giggled enjoying his embrace. "I'll tell him I'm pregnant."
-FIN-
