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and the truth is, I have this sudden urge to finish this story!
I plan on finishing it over the next two days, oh hail sudden inspiration, except I'm sort of worried cause next chapter is going to have a lot of fighting scenes...and how to put this...I cant write fight scenes! I'll have to try...but I'm worried all the same.
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Chapter 8: The Wedding Day

Naruto stood beside Jiraiya as they took a break from the long walk away from Konoha, Jiraiya was setting up some food for them, it had already been one night since they had set off, and Naruto was extremely tired. Sitting on a log he grabbed out a maternity book and started to read about child birth, he knew it was drawing closer and was becoming increasingly worried about it.

Jiraiya saw Naruto flicking through the book, "Ahhh good now we can cook," he said happily as the fire got lit, Naruto looked up from his book, "Um, ok." And sat beside Jiraiya as they ate, Jiraiya continued to watch Naruto.

"You know its going to be alright," Jiraiya said placing a hand on Naruto's shoulder, "Tsunade gave me some tips on how to deliver the baby, I'm no Tsunade but I'm sure I wont do too bad."

Naruto did not like the thought of Jiraiya cutting him open one little bit, in fact he shuddered with the thought, "I'll try not to worry then…" Naruto said a bit nervously as he bit into his food, "Oh…and if I do die…then you can tell the bastard Uchiha that the baby is his," Naruto joked, but at the same time wasn't that fond of the thought, heh just imagine it, he would hit two birds with one stone, ruin Sasuke's marriage AND reputation.

Jiraiya laughed at this comment before waking Naruto on the back encouragingly, "That's the way to think! Yeah I will,"

Naruto rolled his eyes, "Yeah all I'll have to do is die first," Jiraiya punched Naruto in the arm, "Oi!"

"Don't think like that, you've been through too much to think like that! Look forward to seeing your baby, look forward to watching him or she grow, hmm I wonder…"

"Him, the baby's a boy," Naruto answered.

Jiraiya clapped his hands together excitedly, "I'm having a boy!! Well then I wonder who he will take after, Sasuke or you!"

Naruto smiled, "Well I'm sure he will inherit my strength and the teme's sharingan… also he will inherit my good looks,"

Jiraiya laughed, "Damn you cocky bastard!"

Naruto and Jiraiya set off again, it didn't matter where they went as long as it was far away from Konoha, Jiraiya knew a few places they could stay.

Naruto moved along behind Jiraiya finding it increasingly hard to keep going, his stomach weighing him down, Jiraiya looked back to him, "Do you want us to stop for a bit?" Naruto shook his head, he just had to keep going he had to keep going and forget everything about his old life.

As he walked he remembered the last kiss he had with Sasuke, a kiss that wasn't even meant for him and Sasuke would never know that he shared that kiss with Naruto, Naruto would never go back to Sasuke, Sasuke abandoned him, Sasuke thought Sakura and what the council wanted was more important then Naruto, his boyfriend.

It hurt Naruto to think that he held such sore feelings towards Sasuke, he wanted to look back and be happy, he wanted to look back and regret nothing and when the baby was born tell the baby stories about his father, but right now all Naruto could think about was that kiss and how…it wasn't for him it was for Mizuki…

"I'm going to raise you, and you will be different you will always love me," Naruto said to his stomach laying his hand on it, before looking before him Jiraiya was a long way ahead, Naruto fastened his pace.

The day of the wedding a day of celebration, of love, of two people coming together and being together for the rest of their lives, having children, sharing stories and events, growing old together and dying with the person you love.

Sasuke moaned turning over in his bed covering his head with his pillow, it was the day of his wedding and he DIDN'T want to get married, thoughts were driving him crazy, like Mizuki and how while kissing her he felt like he was kissing Naruto, "Its impossible!" he exclaimed to himself as he sat up in the bed.

Gaara groaned next to him, Sasuke turned looking down at the half asleep other ninja, who would think that someone like Gaara would let someone like Sasuke stay over and sleep in his bed with him? Well times are weird and Sasuke's buck night was a disaster.

Lets just say it involved fireworks mixed up with ammo and a lot of cleaning up, Gaara said Sasuke could stay at his house for the night.

Gaara stretched getting out of the bed, Sasuke looked away covering his eyes, "You know you could have at least wore SOMETHING!"

Gaara lazily walked over to the cupboard swinging the doors open, "You stay at my house, you put up with my rules."

Sasuke rolled his eyes so now one of Gaara's rules was sleeping naked, "Well thanks for letting me stay anyway, I better head off to the church and that soon." Sasuke said as he got up he was wearing a t shirt and boxers. Pulling on his pants he made his way to the door.

Gaara turned to him, "You know… no matter what you don't have to go through it…" Sasuke looked back in amazement, never had he heard Gaara say something like this.

"I mean…I usually don't speak my opinion but…I think what they did to Naruto and you was wrong, its your life and if you love him then…you shouldn't be forced to love someone else," This was possibly the most Gaara had ever spoke in ope shot, his green eyes dug into Sasuke, Sasuke who was quite taken back, Gaara was right…"But Naruto's gone…"

In a small clearing in the forest surrounding Konoha stood Deidara, Sasori, Kisame and Itachi, Itachi as expected was pretty pissed off, "So do you have ANYTHING on Naruto's whereabouts?" the raven haired man said in a annoyed tone.

"Well…" Deidara started scratching the back of his head, "No one knows where Naruto is yeah, he ran away yeah. Something about your brother and him going out or something and yeah…"

Well Itachi was a bit shocked at the news that his brother was gay but all the same he was in business mode, "Well, I don't know what you two were doing…in fact I might have an idea what you both were doing BUT I'm sure someone knows where the nine tails is," Itachi's eyes glowed red to show how annoyed he was, "And I want answers today, Kisame is going to help you,"

"Well errr today is actually your brother's wedding, yeah." Deidara perked up.

"Hmmm interesting, I don't care how you do it just get me answers or I will be forced to make sure that one of you gets punished for this disaster."

Sakura woke to the smell of rice cooking she opened her eyes slowly getting greeted by the morning light blaring in through the window, rubbing her eyes as she sat up.

A feel of anxiousness came over her, she was getting married today, her dream was coming true…she loved Sasuke and loved him more now, shouldn't she be happy?

"BILBOURD BROW YOU UP YET?" Ino's annoying voice rang through the house.

"DON'T CALL ME THAT INO-PIG!" Sakura said jumping out of bed and running to the kitchen where she tackled Ino, before taking site of the food, "Wow! You cooked all this?"

Ino smiled, "Yep, it's your big day after all!" with that she pushed Sakura into a chair serving the food up for her before sitting across for her, "Just so you know, no hard feelings Sakura. Seems like you finally won, you got Sasuke in the end…never thought you would, but hey! I was wrong. So I just wanted you to know the war is over, lets just be friends now instead of rivals you got Sasuke and I can deal." Ino said happily stuffing some fried rice into her mouth and chewing on it happily.

Sakura peered at her from across the table what was up with Ino? "Inoooooo-piggggg" she said suspiciously.

"Don't call me that!" Ino said but didn't seem phased by the comment at all which amazed Sakura.

"Ok, spit it out what happened? Why are you so happy and over Sasuke all of a sudden?" Sakura paused before adding, "Wait…who is it?"

Ino blushed, "What do you mean…" she said playing with her rice, Sakura squealed before jumping up in victory, "ARHHHH you LITTLE slut! Who is it??"

Ino buried her face in her hands trying to shield the embarrassment, "If I tell you will you shut up about it?"

Sakura pursed a finger to her lip, "I will consider it."

"Ok…" Ino took a deep breath, "I…well…me and…."

"and AND? And???!!!" Sakura pushed on.

"Shika…"

"SHIKAMARU!" Sakura exclaimed, "You've been sleeping with Shikamaru!" she stood up holding her chopstick in the air.

"Noooo, its not like that… he goes to the library a lot…and you know my community service yeah well… we have been seeing a lot of each other and his really sweet…and yeah we started dating."

"And you're sleeping with him?" Sakura pushed on.

Ino blushed again, "Honestly Sakura it's like you have a one track mind."

Sasuke straightened his suit as he gazed at himself in the mirror, his fist was clenched as he tried to think on a one track mind, 'I'm going to get married, I'm going to get married' why the hell couldn't it stick.

He sort of loved Sakura…but not like how he loved Naruto or…Mizuki, "What the fuck is wrong with me!" he said pacing before a hand grabbed his shoulder swinging him around.

"Calm down…" Shikamaru said, Sasuke was confused what was Shikamaru doing here?

"What is it Shikamaru?" Sasuke asked as Shikamaru pushed him into a chair.

"I have to inform you of something, I fear you will be making a big mistake if you go on with this marriage." Shikamaru started, Sasuke looked confused.

"Why what's going on?" Sasuke sort of felt guilty like he was waiting for something like this to come up.

"Well…its about…"

"Shikamaru!" Tsunade's voice rang out as she walked into a small side room of the temple, "I need to talk to you about something."

Shikamaru stopped in the middle of what he was saying, he couldn't tell Sasuke anything now that Tsunade was here. Shikamaru wanted to tell Sasuke…he wanted Sasuke to know that he didn't have to marry Sakura and that Naruto was bearing his child.

"I'm sorry Sasuke," Shikamaru said getting up and walking over to Tsunade, "What is it?"

"Shikamaru, don't you DARE say anything to him! Naruto doesn't want him knowing and we are not going to go against his wishes…and there is something else I have to talk to you about…" Tsunade said scratching at her nails.

"What is it? Is it about Naruto?" Shikamaru asked urgently.

Tsunade nodded before dragging Shikamaru out into another room, the whole times their voices were low, "I don't know where he is…Naruto is missing!"

Shikamaru kept his calm face, "For how long?"

"Well last time I saw him was two days back, in his state he may not have been able to get far though…and he could be using a new disguise," Tsunade started to fret, "What are we to do! What if the baby comes?"

Shikamaru grabbed Tsunade's shoulders trying to calm her, "Lets just get the wedding over and done with then we can start the search for Naruto,"

Tsunade nodded before walking back into the room that Sasuke was situated.

The little bug puppet took flight from one of the rafters above Shikamaru, flying back to its maker with the new information.

Tsunade approached Sasuke, "Sasuke," Sasuke turned abruptly, "The ceremony is about to be underway," Tsunade started straightening Sasuke's tie, deep down she felt bad for putting the 17 year old boy through this.

Sasuke nodded his head about to head out to the alter before Tsunade grabbed his sleeve, "I'm…" she paused about to say sorry about to confess before gulping and holding it back, "I'm grateful that the Uchiha clan will return to its prier glory," she said in the most professional voice she could muster, before watching him walk to the alter, he was going to sign away any chance of happiness and Tsunade couldn't say anything because of her promise.

Sasori addressed the puppet gathering the information before smiling up at Deidara and Sasori, "It seems like the Hokage does have some information on the nine tails,"

Deidara smiled tempted to kiss his puppet master but stopping himself because of Kisame's presence, "Woooh yeah, now all we have to do is attack and get some answers yeah."

"Let's not do anything too rash," Kisame interjected.

"But you heard Itachi yeah, he'll punish all of us if we don't get him some information," Deidara pointed out.

Sasori paused before adding, "We need to know what she knows, we can't sense the nine tails chakra, and it seems that Naruto has some sort of disguise, if we don't know what she knows we will have little to any chance of finding him."

Kisame sighed, "Then we have no choice but to break up this happy little arrangement,"

The music drifted through the temple, a pink haired girl made her way down the alter, her white dress had pink flowers embroidered up the skirt the long peach coloured veil lay around Sakura's form, she wore a little lip gloss, she tried to smile as she walked down all the eyes were on her, flowers lay before her feet and she could hear people sobbing.

She looked down the row, seeing Sasuke who was covered in black apart from a white shirt, his hair shinning and his eyes shimmering but his face with the same indifferent expression, he looked at her with what looked like too little emotion.

Sakura gasped in her emotion, he looked so beautiful, so perfect, but something was wrong, looking at the people in the rows her eyes were drawn to one person Lee who looked so sad, yet he smiled at her encouragingly.

Reaching the alter, Sasuke took her hand and stepped beside her, he let go of her hand picking up her veil lightly throwing it over her head letting it float down lightly, he smiled at her, was it a fake smile? Sakura wondered. This was exactly how she had seen it in her dreams, the flowers, the people, the big grand temple and of course Sasuke before her, yet something wasn't there…the feeling wasn't there.

Trying to push the feelings down she turned to the priest who proceeded to go through the ceremony, she would flicker a look in Sasuke's direction every now and then. He was perfect, he was what every woman would want, why did Sakura feel wrong about this?

Sasuke saw how Sakura's eyes kept flickering to him then turning away, she was concerned, she felt like he did, he wanted to hug her or comfort her in some sort of way, make all her worries disappear, he wanted to tell her that it was alright that he could return her feelings, that they would be happy together, that they COULD put everything behind them. But the reality is he couldn't, he couldn't put Naruto behind him and just act like he was happy and nothing was wrong.

He loved Naruto, yet he also did love Sakura…but he would NEVER stop loving Naruto, and Sakura would just have to deal with this. The way he felt for Naruto was a lot different to the way he felt for Sakura.

Sasuke gulped before looking to his shoes, how long could he keep up this charade? This act? The cool Uchiha who never loses his cool, nothing too hard for an Uchiha right?

Sakura tried to smiled, this wasn't that hard, she would live, she's a ninja she has been through harder situations then this. She would carry on the Uchiha blood line and Sasuke and her could be happy…maybe.

But then her heart sank, it sank so low in her chest as she heard Sasuke's deep and cool voice, "I do."