Sakura went through a door and locked it behind her. "Now look! He got me all soaked! Mother's going to be furious with me!" She sighed and squeezed some water from her hair.

"Sakura!" Sasuke turned the door's knob, but it would not budge. "Damnit!" he cursed, "Open this door!" He banged it a few times and then kicked it. "Damn you!" All of a sudden, the door flew open and hit the unsuspecting Uchiha on his nose. "WHAT THE HELL!!" he cried in pain and covered his sore nose with his hands.

Sakura looked at Sasuke sheepishly. "Hmm? You said to open the door. Did I hit you?"

"The hell you did!"

"GOOD." Sakura slammed the door back shut and Sasuke pounded on it in response.

"Woman, open this door!"

"No!"

"If you don't open this door right now, I swear I'll never forgive you for anything again!"

"I never asked for an apology, Uchiha!" Sakura leaned on the door and sighed, ignoring her cold body. Why am I so angry at him? Sure he may have gotten us both...soaked...but still. It's not like he did anything super bad. She closed her eyes and clenched her hand into a fist as the Prince on the other side shouted her name for the third time.

"Get out here right now!" Sasuke demanded. He soon found that the pink-haired woman was no longer responding and heaved a sigh. I guess she left. Argh! What did I do to mess up this time? He sat down on the floor and removed his wet jacket and collared shirt. He threw them aside.

Sakura opened the door a little and peeked outside. No one. "Wonder where he is..." she mumbled and opened the door a little wider.

"Sakura!" Sasuke shouted and popped up in front of her.

"Aaaaahk!" Sakura shrieked and made an attempt to close the door. Sasuke quickly put his arm out and stopped the door from closing. "Sasuke, let go! I don't want to reason with you right now!"

"Then when will you?"

"When you get a brain!"

Sasuke gritted his teeth as he forced the door to completely open. "Look, I just wanted to prove to you that I'm not childish," he stated.

"Which explains why you forced that door open," Sakura backfired, "And with a girl, too. You're low, Sasuke!" The dark-haired male advanced towards her and she moved away a little. "Sasuke, don't even try anything! I'm mad at you, you hear me?!" He placed his hand on her cheek and she flinched. "No, get away from me! I don't want you near me!"

Sasuke quickly took this as an opening and pulled her into an embrace. "Stop it."

Sakura struggled for a while, but then stopped. He's so warm...despite the fact that he's all soaked up and stuff.

"Do you really want me to stay away from you?" He felt her shake her head and smiled to himself. "I thought so."

Sakura pulled away from him and said, "You confuse me, Sasuke."

"How so?"

"I want to know... How do you REALLY feel about me? And don't make any smart comments. It'll ruin the moment." Sakura folded her arms and eyed him expectantly, tapping her foot. "Tell me already."

Sasuke looked around uncertainly, running a hand through his damp hair. "Sakura," he breathed, "I'm not one to say things like that."

"Tell me or else I really will be mad at you," the Princess threatened.

What am I supposed to say? There are so many things that I feel when I'm with you, Haruno. "Well..." Sasuke started and averted her gaze as he spoke. "When I'm with you, I don't feel...alone."

Sakura looked up at him, her eyes softening and lips parting in surprise. "What do you mean? You're never alone."

Ah...I knew she wouldn't get it! Sasuke scratched his head and walked a few steps away from her, trying to figure out what to say next. "You see, even though I'm with admirers, friends, family, and other sorts of people, I can't really feel much 'joy' in being with them as I do with you. You're fun to argue with, the way your expression goes from rigid to soft... Those are what keep me company within conscience."

Silence lingered in the air.

Sakura placed a hand on her mouth and began to laugh, catching Sasuke's attention. "I'm sorry," she chuckled, "It's just that...you sound so hilarious saying that!"

"What?! How the hell was my confession hilairous? Do you have any idea just how much ego I had to deflate just to say that stuff!"

"Next time don't use big words- that way it won't sound so funny when you say it."

"Must you criticize me for everything?" Sasuke folded his arms and huffed. "It's not like your grammar is any better..." he mumbled under his breath.

Sakura stopped laughing and glared at him. "What did you just say?" she snapped.

"Nothing, nothing."

The pink-haired maiden approached her dark-haired Prince and rest her head on his back, surprising him a little. Closing her eyes, she whispered, "I'm sorry."

She's sorry?

"I asked you how you felt about me...and I laughed. It was heartless of me."

Sasuke blinked slowly and then grasped her hands that hovered beside his. They interwind fingers, gasping silently at the friction. A small smile crept to his face. "Thank you," he elucidated.

When you say thank you to me

For some reason it hurts.

Sakura brought his hand towards her, causing her partner's body to turn.

Like a magic spell that doesn't...

She freed her hands from his.

Become undone even after the good bye.

Pulled him down by the collar.

A hint of bitterness...

Crashed his cold lips against hers.

The flavor of life.

Thunder struck, rain fell.

The felicity of the kiss swept Sasuke's senses. As Sakura's solicitous fingers clenched his collar tighter, his hands traveled up her body and soon found their way to her hair. He frowned a little and pulled her closer, deepening the kiss. He ignored the raindrops that came between their lips as they briefly parted for air and linked once more.

A tear fell from Sakura's eye as she felt Sasuke's fingertips touch her scalp. She was scared but at the same time beyond ecstatic. She smiled a little at this, knowing full well that she was finally feeling the true essence of love.

For fear and happiness to create this feeling... It's truly beautiful.

Sasuke pulled away gently. "Please..." his softened voice whispered, "Love me earnestly from now on."

"Only if you promise me the same thing," Sakura answered without much hesitation. I know how I feel about you now. She didn't receive a voiced reply- only another loving kiss- which she returned with much passion. I've always known, haven't I?

1 year later...

"Oi!" Sasuke called from afar, holding a polo stick. "Sakura, don't make me play this all by myself!"

Sakura pursed her lips. "Hmm..." She looked down and mumbled, "He's quite bossy, isn't he?"

Sasuke, from his distance, could not hear what the pink-haired woman was mumbling on about on her side. Annoyed, he walked over to her. "Sakura," he fussed, "You promised to play with me. Last week remember? We had a deal so c'mmon!"

Sakura rolled her eyes and stood up slowly. She walked past him and cried out into the air, "When you grow up, I hope you have better manners! But if you have the same temper, that's okay, too!"

"Who are you talking to?" Sasuke asked, very puzzled.

Sakura turned around, a smile on her face. This smile was of pure happiness. Tears welled up in her eyes. "I hope that one day..." she now spoke quietly, but loud enough for Sasuke to hear. "You'll grow up to be as great of a man...as your father." She placed a hand lovingly on her stomach and caressed it.

Sasuke's eyes widened. No way... It couldn't be! Could it?! He knew full well of the situation now. He ran over to Sakura's side and held her shoulders, shaking. "Sakura, you're serious?"

She nodded.

"Are you really..."

She nodded again, tears streaming down her tinted cheeks.

"When? How long?"

"It's been three months. The doctor confirmed it was a boy just two weeks ago."

Sasuke smiled even more and his eyes began to water a little. "Whoa..." he breathed, "No way... This is- This is-" He looked down at her stomach and up again at her.

Sakura gave him an approving grin. "Yes," she sniffed.

Sasuke fell to his knees and held her belly adoringly, pride and happiness welling up inside of him. He quickly ran back out to the meadows and cheered loudly, "I have a son! A SON! My beautiful wife is having a son! OUR son!"

Sakura chuckled at her husband's excitement. "You hear that?" she whispered to the young one that slept inside her, "That's the voice of your father- Uchiha Sasuke."

The end.

--- Author's Note:

Whoa... It's been a LONG time since I updated. Ehehehe... Sorry. I hope this ending made up for it though. Sadly, that is the conclusion to our little drama. Hope you enjoyed it everyone!