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♥ Chapter XXIV: Perfect Moment ♥
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"Ew, someone farted...", Sakura muttered, wrinkling her nose in Gate 13A, then moved towards the exit of the gates.

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"Oh my god, Sasuke! C-c-c-calm it!" Tenten said in-between the wild movements of Sasuke's fastest – and largest – car. In the front seat, where three persons could sit, were Sasuke, Tenten and Neji. In the middle seat sat Naruto, Hinata and Temari, while in the backseat Shikamaru, Ino and Chouji sat.

"We've just a few goddamned minutes left!" Sasuke shouted as the police's sirens could be heard behind the abnormally fast car. "It's ten minutes past four already!"

"Actually, it's just nine minutes past four", Neji muttered. "And there's the airport, Sasuke! Hurry and get out now!"

Sasuke didn't need to get told twice. He parked the car swiftly, almost crashing into the car behind, pushed his wallet into Neji's out-stretched hand, and began running towards the airport.

"Gate 9B, Sasuke! Nine B! I repeat, nine B!" Tenten called after him. Sasuke didn't respond. He just ran as fast as his legs could carry him into the building.

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"It's weird, why can't we go into the airplane yet...?" Sakura muttered for herself as she looked through the glass doors into the crowded room of the gate.

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"Damn!" Sasuke swore as he realized the queue in front of where they controlled that you weren't taking any illegal into the airplane. He quickly picked up the airplane ticket he had, with amazing speed, bought thanks to his family's friends and his butler, and also his ID, and rushed towards the control gates.

"Hey...!" a woman exclaimed as he rushed past her.

"Gomen nasai!" he shouted after him, but the guards stopped him.

"Sir", they began, "You –"

"ID, passport, air ticket, and nothing started to beep when I walked through so there you go", he snapped and glared warningly at one of the guards. When they saw his name, they smiled nervously.

"Ah...", one of them began, "Uchiha Sasuke... the... co-owner's son, isn't it? G-g-gomen, gomen..."

"I'm in a hurry, so let me through NOW!" he snarled and began running. (A/N: Unrealistic? I don't know, I've never been a VIP...)

"9B, 9B, 9B... there!" he exclaimed when he saw a sign saying "9B" with an arrow pointing to the right. He immediately began running in that direction, and after some running, reached B.

"Sakura!" he burst out when he ran into the gate. The people stared at him, and he looked at the digital sign next to the 'counter'. Denmark, Copenhagen?! What the...

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"Excusez-moi, mais vous parlez anglais?" she asked in much better French than the one she had come to the country with.

"Yes, we speak English", the airhostess smiled at her kindly. "You wonder why you can't board the airplane yet, I assume?"

Sakura nodded.

"Unfortunately, due to technical problems, the flight has been delayed for some time."

"Some time?" Sakura frowned. "How long time, miss?"

"We're unsure of how long, but it won't be more than a maximum of half an hour, miss, so please don't worry."

"Ah, I see." Sakura smiled. "Well, I'll wait patiently then..."

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"You said what? You said when? You said where?" Sasuke spat right in the face of the poor airhost.

"Uh, monsieur Uchiha", he grinned anxiously, "Unfortunately, the flight to Tokyo has been moved to Gate 13A –"

"Gate 13A?! GODDAMMIT!" Sasuke swore and ran off again.

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"Eh, sir..."

"I believe that you're all tourists?" the police officer snapped, glaring at them.

"No, actually, we've been exchange students here for quite some time", Tenten explained, "But you see, our friend Uchiha Sasuke wanted to see his friend –"

"Uchiha Sasuke? The Uchiha Sasuke? Ha!" The police officer laughed ironically. "Yeah right, and I'm Queen Elizabeth, aren't I?"

"But, sir... can we pay and be let off? We're in a hurry."

"Hurry? To do what? You've just illegally driven fast, ten times faster than normal people!" He glared at them again. "You think you'll just be left like that? You don't think I'll go, 'Good job, kids, do it again just 'cause you've so goddamned rich parents', eh? Think again!"

"Can't we just pay and be let off? We're in quite a hurry", Temari said, distressed.

"Sure, how much? Let's say, a proper 500 euros would do." (A/N: I know exactly NOTHING about France's traffic fine. I just came up with something. And also, I don't think France's police officers are that mean. I just wanted to have this mean and sour police officer to make them a bit stressed.)

"Yeah, fine", Neji replied and shoved 500 euros into his hand. The police officer just stared.

"So you're pretty rich, eh? So who was the guy who drove this car? I won't let you off like that."

"Uchiha Sasuke, for the thousandth time! Why won't you believe us?!" Ino shrieked.

"Okay, calm it, Ino", Shikamaru said.

"Ino? As in... Yamanaka Ino? Whoa! What're you doing here?" He now stared at the blonde, whose blue eyes intensively glared back.

"I'm here because my stupid classmate and friend Uchiha Sasuke first ditched my other friend Sakura and is now going to apologize to her before she goes to Tokyo and because a certain stupid police officer won't let us go because he thinks Sasuke didn't drive the car and I'm just freaking hungry and need something to eat and... and... and... GOD I HATE THIS WORLD!" Ino bellowed and burst into tears.

"Hey, Ino... how troublesome", Shikamaru sighed while he hugged her, and then turned towards the police officer. "Sorry, she's just in a bad mood."

The police officer could only sweatdrop. "O... kay..."

"Now DISAPPEAR out of my sight before I go insane and I'll also fire you 'cause my dad owns the police thingus whatever it's called in French and I hate you bastard we already paid the fine so let us go now you stupid idiot –"

"Ino!" Shikamaru said reproachfully.

"- NOW I said, NOW!"

"Uh... right... sorry, mademoiselle Yamanaka..." The police officer sweatdropped as he slowly began moving away from the car.

"Hey, good job, Ino", Temari winked at her and did the thumbs-up as she turned around in her seat.

"Tee-hee", Ino giggled, stuck out her tongue and did the thumbs-up back. Everyone just stared.

"You planned that?" Naruto asked, awestruck.

"Duh", Ino sighed. "C'mon, guys, we're totally late... I don't want to miss anything, this is so much better than the TV series I was supposed to watch today after school..."

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"Geez, this is so boring... I think I'll listen to my mp3", Sakura murmured for herself as she pulled out a mp3-player from her pocket, switched it on and began listening to the music...

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"DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAAAAMNIT!" Sasuke shrieked in a way most unlike himself.

He didn't care that people stared at him, he didn't care people thought he was a maniac, he didn't care people kept whispering behind him, he didn't care he didn't act like himself... he didn't care!

It's 4:21 already... it's probably too late...

No! You can't give up! Inner Sasuke burst out. Ganbatte, Outer Me! You must make it! You must!

"I must", he breathed as he continued to run. "I must..."

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Urgh... I think I need to pee..., Sakura thought with a grimace as she began walking towards the toilets...

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"THERE!" he exclaimed as he saw the gate come into sight. "Finally... Sakura... don't go!"

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"Ew, the toilets were gross... thank God they had such a nice soap...", Sakura muttered as she walked out of the toilets towards the gate opposite her, but then she felt something grab her hand -

"Sakura."

She turned around, more than astonished at the source of the voice, and saw the dark chicken hair she knew so well... she loved so well... she didn't even notice her mp3-player had fallen to the floor, playing the song that she had danced to with him...

This is my moment
This is my perfect moment with you

"Sakura", he repeated, out of breath, still staring at the floor, his other hand on his knee because he was panting out of exhaustion and had bent down. (A/N: You know, like when you've run too much and bend down with your hands on your knees? Just that one of his hands is already occupied, so only one is left, right?)

"Sasuke-kun! What're you doing here? How did you know which gate I was going to? And –" Sakura was roughly interrupted again by Sasuke.

This is what God meant
This is my perfect moment with you

"Sakura... don't go", he panted.

I wish I could freeze the space in time
The way that I feel for you inside

"What?" Sakura said, utterly confused. (A/N: Which I can't blame her. I mean, how normal is it, you're minutes away to leave the city of your dreams and your dream prince, and then right when you're going to your gate, your dream prince appears out of nowhere and tells you not to go?)

This is my moment
This is my perfect moment with you

"Don't go", he said a little louder, and looked her straight in the eyes. "Sakura."

"Sasuke-kun, why –"

Tell me you love me, when you leave
You're more than a shadow, that's what I believe

"... because..." He took a deep breath. "... Sakura... I... I love you."

Sakura's world began swirling.

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You take me to places I never thought I'd see
Minute for minute, you're the world to me

Sasuke didn't hesitate. He didn't think twice. He didn't ponder the idea. He just did it.

He could hardly believe it himself, but he knew he had done it when he found himself in the midst of the kiss and embrace that he had pulled her into.

I wish I could freeze the look in your eyes
The way that I feel for you inside

And then he could feel her kiss back. And he pulled her closer, and their kiss deepened...

... and it was as though time had stopped...

This is my moment

This is my perfect moment with you

... until Sakura broke free from the kiss and looked into his eyes. He could feel his heart pound hard. What was she going to say? But her gentle, soft emerald eyes showed nothing, and she didn't say anything either. She was waiting for him. For the explanation.

But he said nothing either. For what seemed like a long time, their eyes were lost in each other.

And if tomorrow brings a lonely day
Here and now I know I haven't loved in vain

"Sasuke... why are you doing this to Cindy?" Sakura whispered.

"I'm sorry, Sakura. I didn't realize it before, but..." Sasuke smiled at her. "... you're the one I love. When Cindy came back, I thought I was in love with her again. But I kept seeing you in her. I didn't see her in you. Ever. You're you. She's she. It's you that I love. Not Cindy. So... I think... we belong together." Then a worried look came across his eyes. "If you... feel the same, that is."

From the tears in the rain
And if love never comes again

"Baka", Sakura whispered. "It was to make you jealous that I got together with James. And because I tried to find a new love."

"You didn't succeed, did you?" he whispered.

I can always say I've been to paradise skies
In your eyes...

"Never", she whispered back, and they kissed.

Again.

Tell me you love me, the moment you leave

You're more than a shadow, ooh, that's what I believe

"Sakura?"

"Mm?"

This is my moment
This is my perfect moment with you

"I love you."

"I love you too."

This is my moment
This is my perfect moment with you

"Oooooooh..."

Blushing, both turned swiftly around to see their friends standing there, grinning broadly.

"What're you doing here?" Sakura and Sasuke asked at the same time.

"We just wanted to see the entire 'reunion' scene", Temari smirked. "And besides... we wanted to welcome Sakura home, don't we, guys?"

A loud 'yes' came from the rest of their friends.

"So..." Tenten smiled. "Welcome back, Sakura."

Sakura smiled back. "Thanks, Tenten."

With you...

Finally the kiss everybody's been waiting for:D Next up is a series of bonus chapters that has been THE TORTURE for me to write x.x; Next chapter is the longest chapter in the entire story so far! I've worked on it since... August, I think. Been editing the plot, events, characters' role in the story back and forth, gotten Writer's Block and everything, so FINALLY I'm done and am working on the 26th chapter, dedicated to the 100th reviewer, HeartAngel:D

The 26th chapter might be delayed, though. Lately, things have been hectic over here. With a bunch of homework and tests hanging over me like a dark cloud, and with a bunch of things I'm supposed to do with my friends that I can't fit into my schedule, I've not had much time to sit down and write. And when I do have the time, I feel so tired I prefer to sit and watch some anime or read some manga or talk to my friends than focus too much on grammar and sounding interesting so I don't bore you to death with the bonus chapters.

Also, about those reviews... I must think frienz4ever and rebel-girl very much, and I've to say, sorry frienz4ever, but you gave me the wrong reviewers... silverdragon994 is the 500th reviewer, and I counted several times and kawaii chibi sasuke luver is the 400th. However, the 300th reviewer was more difficult to find... rebel-girl, which page was it on? (But I was quite sure you had got it right, since I've a faint memory of Shy-Princess being one of the bonus chapter winners, but I'm not absolutely sure.)

Reviews Corner (Almost 600! C'mon, people:D)

I want to thank ALL of you very, very much, and I'm very sorry for the delay. Thank y'all so much, I love you guys!!!

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hushhushyou (I know what you mean, cliffhangers always make me frustrated XD Right now I'm damn curious about what's going to happen next in the SLOOOWLY updating DN Angel. Anyway, it's fun to leave you guys at cliffhangers, because... I'm evil :3 And who said the story is going to end...? D)

Merridaine (Yes, I do ;.; I feel so sorry for them! And for Kurenai too... I know exactly how she feels T.T But I do wonder who the king is... o.O)

bunnyandpuppylover (As a matter of fact, there IS going to be a boat ride in one of the bonus chapters, but how and when and with who I won't say XD But hmm, I haven't heard that song before... but there won't be that much songs in this fic, if any at all, sorry u.u; )

rebel-girl ((James: OW! Why does everyone hate me? -sob sob-) Because you're a jerk. O: (James: Not! -wail-) And thanks for telling me the reviewers:D But which page was Shy-Princess' review on? Somehow, I can't find it... but I've a faint memory that she was one of the reviewers anyway, so... :D)

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Sneak Preview of Next Chapter: Double Matchmaking?! The Power of Love and Ramen

"So what's the task? Carrying piles of papers on a weekend?" Kakashi wondered.

"No." Tsunade smirked. "Play matchmakers."

Kakashi and Kurenai just stared.