Let's live for hope

Kohaku: hey guys I'm back

Naruto: hey Sasuke do you have any kings

Sasuke: no go fish

Kohaku: WHAT THE HELL IT'S ONLY BEEN ONE DAY!

Sasuke: yeah and we got tired of waiting. Damn it I lost.

Kohaku: Sasuke why are you taking your shirt off?

Naruto: we are playing strip go fish

Kohaku: well that's a new one

Sakura: on with the story, and I finally show up yay!

I woke up to the faint smell of cherry blossoms all around me. And I was on my couch.

What exactly happened last night?

Well let's see, you met an old man who gave you some well needed advice and you saw…

Where's Sakura?

…

What?

Nothing, she's in your room where you put her last night.

Oh yeah

I'm leaving have a great heart-felt reunion

What?

But I couldn't ask the voice was already gone. I walked up to my room and opened the door as quietly as possible. Just like to voice had said Sakura was lying right there where I had left her last night.

I slowly opened the door wider till I could slip in without being noticed. After I was in the door I made my way to the side of the bed where Sakura lay. I sat down on the edge of the bed as I watched her sleep.

"You haven't changed at all. Your still as beautiful as ever, but do you still love me?" I didn't really say this to anyone even though it was meant for Sakura, I had figured she was asleep but I got an answer anyway.

"Of course I still love you. But why did you never come back to me Sasuke?" I looked at Sakura's emerald orbs and saw nothing but the truth; she was the only person that had never lied to me. I believed her with every fiber of my being, I trusted her. But I didn't trust the others as much as I should have. Maybe that was a good thing or maybe I should have gone back.

"I don't know." I truly didn't know why I didn't go back to her. I had every opportunity so why didn't go when I should have? I still didn't know.

"Sasuke." She gently held my face in her hands as she looked at me with those loving eyes. Those eyes that made me fall for her in the first place. "You can still come back."

"No, I can't." I was telling the truth, if I went back even if the Hokage let me off easily the council would not. They would surely kill me the moment they even thought I was going to betray the village again.

"Sasuke, for me?" she was somewhat begging now but not quite.

"Even for you Sakura, as much as I would like to." It was true I couldn't deny it but I would not put her at risk just for me. Is that why I left her on that bench so many years ago?

She looked down as if in shame or disappointment, I did not know.

"Then I will stay with you." Not exactly what I was expecting

"Sakura" I sighed, she didn't understand

"Sasuke, I found you by accident this village is nearly completely isolated aside from the bridge that links it to the rest of the world. We could live here and we could rebuild this place, please." She was determined and also scared, afraid that I would reject her again and determined to get what she wanted. But I couldn't say no forever.

"Alright." Her face lit of with happiness, "however, you will send a letter to the Hokage, I don't want her sending the entire ninja population to find you."

"You mean this letter." She pulled out a paper that already had a bunch of writing on it. I skimmed over it and saw my name a couple of times and some other important words retaining to me.

"Sakura?"

"I figured that you wouldn't come back, even if I asked so I wanted to try and see if you would take me with you this time and if you did I would send that to the Hokage. I already told her about it plus it saves a lot of time."

I shook my head and smiled a true smile, one that I hadn't used since the last time I saw Itachi and his family.

Apparently Sakura had never seen me smile because her face lit up with wonder. And then she gave me her sweetest smile.

"Let's go send that letter to the Hokage." I said as I got up.

I turned around to make sure she was following and sure enough she got up slowly and was right behind me.

Once we were outside, she summoned a messenger bird and ordered it to take the letter to the 5th Hokage. It complied and flew away quickly.

"So what do we do now?" she asked as she turned back to me

"I don't know."

"Sasuke, can I ask you a question?" I nodded as encouragement for her to continue

"How do you truly feel about me?" I turned to her with slight shock on my face. Definitely a question I didn't expect, needless to say I had to give her an answer and I was tired of lying to her all the time.

"Well Sakura, since the first time I saw you I fell in love with you."

"Really?"

"Yes really, at first I was confused but with a little help I finally realized what my feelings for you were." I was smiling genuinely so she knew that I was speaking the truth but that didn't stop her from looking at me with complete shock and then tackle me to the ground in her embrace.

It really didn't bother me that Sakura was hugging me. If fact I liked it, it was weird, any other time I would have pushed her away but after being away from her for so long I couldn't help it. I hugged her back.

At this point she was crying again. But even I could tell they were tears of happiness so I didn't say anything. We stayed like that for awhile before we went back inside. Night had fallen and we were both tired.

Did you have a nice time with your soul mate?

The voice asked just as I was climbing into bed next to Sakura, she refused to let me sleep on the couch again saying it must have been uncomfortable.

Yes I did.

Good cause I wasn't gonna help you out if you were gonna hurt her again.

Is that what you were expecting to happen?

Do you want to truth or a lie?

Truth

Absolutely

Wow thanks for having so much faith in me. I was being sarcastic but it didn't sound sarcastic if that makes any sense at all

You're welcome

When the voice was gone I looked back to Sakura, she had fallen asleep a few minutes ago.

"Goodnight, my love." I said as I slowly drifted to sleep as well

Kohaku: I like this ending better

Naruto: every ending ends with Sasuke saying my love to Sakura. What the hell

Gaara: do not judge Naruto

Kakashi: yea I think it's kinda cute

Naruto: what ever

Hinata: N-Naruto-kun

Kakashi: forget it Hinata he is just being whiny

Kiba: haha loser, oh hey where did Sasuke and Sakura go?

Kohaku & Kakashi: (points to a door where soft snores can be heard)

Kohaku: they fell asleep awhile ago and note earlier in the chapter Itachi was mentioned, he is not dead in this fic. I just wanted to let you guys know that.

Itachi: let's hope the next chapter comes out soon