This is the last chapter. I mean, I can't believe I actually reached the end of another fic. Yes, my chapters aren't very long and they're not that many in number either, so it's not a huge success, but I'm very happy. I think this is how REAL authors feel when they complete a series or even just a single book...the sense of accomplishment is exhilirating!

Oh and also:

LEMON ALERT! LEMON ALERT! Okay, not really. It's kinda like a lime. Insinuated, but not described full on. But I think it's good? LOL read on and tell me what you think! :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I wish I did, though.

He interrupted me again in a manner most effective.

He kissed me.

While I was confessing to the floor, he'd moved with lightning speed and grabbed me and shoved me against a nearby wooden door before slowly bending his neck and capturing my lips in a mindblowing kiss. I could taste a delicate wine on his breath which added to the deep headiness of his own flavour. Absently, I thanked my lucky stars that mints always helped me boost my confidence before I entered into sticky situations!

"Did you-did you just kiss me?" I was stunned that my mind could even form words and that my mouth would speak them, let alone coherently. I blinked unseeingly and weaved unsteadily on my feet, even though I wasn't moving AND the kiss had barely lasted for fifteen seconds.

"What can I say? I love you too," he smiled sheepishly, almost timidly, and my heart melted.

"B-but you and m-me...we..." I stuttered and he laughed softly. I lightly pushed him away, but he didn't let go and tightened his grip on me.

I just kept staring at him wordlessly, blinking rapidly to prove to myself that I was awake and NOT delusional.

"Sakura, I've loved you for a long time. Since you dropped coffee on me," he whispered, his black eyes shining. "Or maybe even before that...I don't know. Love is kind of strange like that."

"I...I never thought you would ever..." I licked my lips and his eyes followed the action carefully. "When you turned up at my apartment that time...I fell asleep thinking of you."

He pulled me to him again and kissed me softly, turning my insides to mush with his gentleness. As his lips wandered to my throat, I gasped softly - I'd never felt such a feeling before.

"I-I thought you liked Karin," I stammered. "Or e-even Ta-Tayuya,"

He stopped his kisses abruptly and looked directly at me, making my cheeks heat up. He led me to his room which wasn't that far from the door he'd pushed me against. I wondered what was so serious that we went to the room instead of just having him explain everything to me where we stood. To be honest, it was nerve-wracking. What dirty secret was he hiding?

"Karin was, and still is, a slut - besides, she's not my type." he stated bluntly when we were both sitting on the edge of his bed. "Tayuya's dating Ukon - your old boss Sakon's twin - and she's gross anyway. We didn't want our deal to become public before it was finalised, so all those times we had to be seen in public, we pretended we were together. Ukon knows about it, and I'm single so it didn't interfere with our personal lives."

Listening to his explanation, I felt relieved that it was nothing big and said, "Oh, that's all? Why did you bring me here to explain just that?"

"Oh, that's because I didn't want to hurt you if we did it on the marble floor in the living room, and I knew that once we started, we wouldn't make it here." he answered seriously.

I stared at him. He was adorable when he was explaining things, especially when they weren't all that important but he was still so earnest and serious about it. He made me want to kiss him, hard. So I did.

I just leaned forward and grabbed his face between both my hands and kissed him as passionately as I could. I just hoped I wasn't awful and crappy, my COMPLETE lack of sexual experience was an embarassment! As if nobody ever wanted me, so I was still a virgin. Still, knowing that my other three buds were virgins too was a bit reassuring.

When I'd initiated the kiss, Sasuke'd stiffened for a moment, before responding in kind and running his hands all over my body. In turn, I ran my fingers through his hair - a long-time ambition of mine. It was surprisingly soft, but kind of crunchy at the spiky part. Softly moaning, he deepened the kiss, our tongues gently battling. I leaned more deeply into him and he took this opportunity to lay me down on the bed and climb onto me, his elbows buried on either side of me. I was lost, I barely knew what he was touching and what his fingers were doing...until a rush of cool air raised goosebumps on my back.

Unbeknownst to me, while he had been tenderly running his hands down my back, he'd also unzipped the gown and pulled it halfway off. I suddenly felt shy when he lowered his head to my chest, and the urge to push him away, like I had the other men who'd tried to get this intimate with me, was weak. I didn't want to push Sasuke away. I wanted to give myself to him, and no one else.

My eyes fluttered shut as I gave in to his gentle minstrations and my hands in his hair, unconciously tightened. He laughed softly and returned his attentions to my lips, and my I tugged the crimson shirt off his broad shoulders, his pants already disappeared. Pausing momentarily, he looked me straight in the eyes, and I blushed at his intense stare.

"You're sure?" he sounded worried. "I mean, if it's too soon for us..."

"I think it's too late to ask if I'm ready, don't you think?" I laughed, tugging harder at the boxers that I'd been struggling with for awhile.

"I'm glad," he smiled. "I love you," My heart skipped a beat, and I whispered back to him.

He groaned softly, bent low over me again, and this time I had no doubts, no worries. I was with Sasuke, and I wanted to be with him...all night long.

I blinked rapidly when I woke up. Was that a dream or did that really...

I sat up slowly and looked around. There was a lump in bed next to me, but it could be anyone. Lifting the sheets gingerly, I saw...

NAKED SASUKE NEXT TO NAKED ME!

I almost screamed out loud in sheer happiness, but satisfied myself by touching his cheek. Slowly, I got out of bed to clean up a bit. I brushed my teeth using my fingers and washed my face, and hearing Sasuke behind me, called out a greeting.

"Come brush your teeth, I'll get some breakfast ready." I said, hurrying out of the bathroom as he groggily replied and did as he was told.

A few minutes later, I'd just managed to locate the coffee powder when he walked into the kitchen and smiled shyly back at me.

"Wanna go shower?" he asked, taking the tins from my hand and setting them down on the counter.

"Together?" I shot back and he laughed.

"Of course, I'm all for water conservation!" he winked.

I laughed and he pulled me into a kiss, dragging me to the bathroom. When we got there, he ripped off the bathrobe I'd been wearing, and practically attacked me. Hungrily, we kissed, even though we'd been intimate just a few hours ago, he was ready to go. And I couldn't be more willing to oblige.

In the midst of all our fondling and playing around, I began scrubbing his chest with the soap I'd lathered onto my hands. Sasuke gathered me into his arms and began to return the favour. Silently, we soaped each other, totally comfortable in each other's company. Nudging me to make me turn around, Sasuke picked up a loofah, and I turned my back to him. He began scrubbing gently, and the lower he went the more erotic the action became. Then he stopped.

"What's the matter?" I asked, almost desperately. "Why did you stop?"

"You have a tattoo..." he stated, his voice wonderstruck. "This is probably the first time that I...I found a tattoo sexy."

His voice and his tone made me blush and I waved my hand to brush it off as nothing. To be honest, I was faintly proud of myself for bearing the pain and getting what I wanted.

"My friends and I got tattoos on New Year's Day, three years ago." I told him. "I don't know why I chose this design, but it was in my head the whole time, so I got it done. Atleast I don't regret it!"

"Very sexy," He repeated. Big hands grabbed my hips and turned me around to face him again. Pulling him into a deep kiss, we began building our intimacy...like we'd done the night before.

We were sitting on his bed, wrapped in fuzzy blankets. Our hair was still damp, and we hadn't bothered putting on any clothes yet. Setting down his cup of coffee on the night-table, he wrapped his arms more securely around me and kissed my ear. I giggled and almost spilled my own coffee in the process, and quickly set it down too.

"I'm still quitting, you know that right?" I asked him, a little nervously.

"Why? There's no rule against employee-employer relationships!" he protested. "I always thought that rule was dumb, so it was never implemented!"

"I know, but I won't feel comfortable doing that!" I responded, turning around slightly to face him. "Come on, Sasuke, you gotta understand where I'm coming from."

"Well...are you going to be my pretty little staying-home-wife?" he asked teasingly and my breath caught in my throat.

Wife? Oh, wow.

"Um, er...well," I spoke, desperately trying not to jinx my future. "I can always get another job. Maybe at Naruto's-"

"No!" he exclaimed. "Naruto's workbase is not here! Besides, he's a bit too touchy with you for my liking."

I secretly smiled at that little display of jealousy. First a hint at marriage, and now jealousy? This was getting pretty good!

"...didn't you want to become a doctor or nurse?" he queried, out of the blue.

"Huh? Who told you that?" My startled look was ignored as he went on.

"Do you want to go back to medical school?" Sasuke suggested, and at my disapproving stare conceded. "I overheard Naruto say you'd almost completed three years earlier but you couldn't go on."

"Okay, you need to work on your self-control." I told him. He just rolled his eyes as I continued, "Hahah, you're such a creeper!"

"Anyway, that is a pretty good idea." I continued. "However, I need to work a little longer so I have enough savings for medical college."

"I'm right here!" he exclaimed, poking me. "Let me help you pay atleast, if you want to be all independant..."

"I can't, Sasuke-"

"Let me help you." he said firmly. "I want to help you become what you want. I want you to do something that makes you happy."

"I'd feel guilty..."

"Please, Sakura? I want to do my own little bit."

"...alright." I conceded. "BUT you won't pay for everything and you won't boss me around just because you're helping me!"

"I would never do that!" he sounded angry. "...and thanks."

I smiled and kissed his cheek. Then I turned away to hide the moistness in my eyes. Love can really mess with your head. Every little detail is over-examined and molehills are made into mountains.

It was freakin' awesome!

"Hey, Sakura?" he asked, sounding for all the world like a little boy.

"Yes...Sasuke?" I replied, and felt him smile into my back. Apparently, it bugged him (like it bugged me) how we never used our first names with each other before.

"Don't wear a dress like the one you wore yesterday, okay?" It sounded more like a command than a request.

"Why not?" I asked, masking my sadness. "Surely I didn't look that ridiculous!"

"Huh? Ridiculous?" he seemed genuinely confused. "You looked amazing, I just don't want anyone to look at you but me."

"What?" I shoved him in surprise, and sat up. "THAT'S why you kept telling me to cover up? Not because I-I...well..." I blushed as I trailed off.

"It's not like I could tell you why I wanted you to cover up." he protested. "I thought you hated my guts!"

"I did!" I faltered at his sudden pout. "I-I mean, I hated your guts, but not you! I didn't want to like you...love you, as much as I do."

"Neither did I," he kissed me. "Believe me, it was hard being near you with your crazy glasses and ugly outfits and STILL liking you. Every little geeky thing you did, turned me on, it seemed."

I was at a loss for words. There was atleast four insults in that declaration, yet somehow I was grinning like a teletubby, only hearing the nicer bits of it.

Leaning into his chest, I sighed. Perhaps a loser's love life wasn't so bad after all...

I finished another story! Omg, I am so proud of me! First 'Wedding Night Baby' and now this! I am really going to miss writing this, but newer ideas are out there, folks! This last chapter was a little like...burnt toast. Tastes good, but the blacker bits are crap. You get what I'm saying? Oh yeah, so the surprise thingy - not so much - for this story, the huge plans I had were/are:

INTERLUDES!

Okay, they will probably all be one-shots, albeit LONG ones, about each of the other three. The common theme would be sex. Sor-ryy for being blunt, but I want them to not be virgins anymore, so in the interludes, they WILL do IT! OKAY? Geez! *Ahem* Lost track there...so yeah, all the one-shots would be a sort of peek into the "adventures" of Ino, Hinata and TenTen with their respective men. So some things I'd like to say and ask are:

1. Should they just be one-shots or longer?

I can't write much for them, I warn you now, because I didn't really put much thought into it. Maybe Hinata and TenTen's would be longer, because they, like Sakura, have to become better acquainted with Naruto and Neji. So think about it...

2. Thank you all so very much for sticking with this story until the very end, even when I failed to please you with my terriblly SHORT chapters and crappy fillers. Oh wait, fillers are needed for the plot to thicken, so scratch that! =P I really loved writing this fic and was absolutely shocked at the response I got from everyone...this is my first story to be so acknowledged! Wedding Night Baby was well-received too but the sort of happiness I feel is...different for both the stories. Thank you all so much, again, and I hope you'll continue reading my stories and possibly read the interludes? They'll be hard to miss because I'll be naming them the same, with the exception of name-changing.

3. Thanks also for bearing with my antsy ANs and reviews and all the support. I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH! ^_^ I'll work hard and bring you more stories that you'll hoopefully enjoy! Thank you all very, very much, yet again, from the bottom of my heart!

Please review and tell me how it could have been better or how it was awesome and perfect the way it was ;) Jk! But seriously, I may even take your suggestions and put them into an extra chapter. So if you want an Omake, do review and tell me what else I could have done! Thanks everyone, love ya'll loads and I hope you'll read the interludes, for sure, un! Till next time!