Hello dear Readers,

Se moi Anemone I hope you are all doing well. I know I am because school is out!! yeah!!

Okay well like I had planned here is the last chapter of Lose to You. Sorry if I didn't tell you before but when I took over this story

I was only going to make it to chapter 13 because if the fight kept going on then it wouldn't make sense and I would soon run out of ideas and not update.

Oh and by the way I'm sorry for the late update. I really need to get better at this update thing. On the other hand I do have good news though, My dad is taking me to

Tokyo again as a part of his business trip. So I will get to live there again except not for one month but two!! I'm excited...oh let me get back to the story.

Since this is the last chapter I would also like to give credit to my friend, who we shall call Alixa who helped me wth the end part. I thnk that this story came out pretty good and I had fun writing this chapter especially. I'm sad though that this series is coming to an end. I really had fun with it and I hope that the original author likes it too wherever she is may she rest in peace.

After I'm done with this I may write a new story called, P.S. I love you- A Sakura/Sasuke/Sai minishot and I will continue with the Umbrella (I'm going to totally rewite it)

Oh I sugest that when you read this you might want to listen to Viva la Vida by Coldplay toward the end. I think that it matches an it makes the story awesome!

xoxox

Anemone

Note: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters. I also don't onw the song Viva la Vida by coldplay. I also don't own the quotes from Uptown girls! I don't own the story I'm just finishing it!!

"So Sakura what do you think?"

Sakura looked around at the scenery around her. The restaurant that the Uchiha had brought her to was extravagant and extremely beautiful. Flowers were in bloom everywhere and candles were set neatly on every table, it was indeed the place where girls dreamed of having a first date, yet to Sakura it didn't mean anything. The expensive food, and the nice enviorment didn't impress her as she knew Sasuke had hoped, and in truth she this place made her downright bored. This date sucked more life out of her than when Naruto goes on a rant about his previous mission. Sure this was a nice place and hell it might even cost you an arm and leg to come in, but she had gone to a lot of other places with Sai and much more fun that she was having now.

'Oh Sai I wonder what your up to now.' She daydreamed

"Sakura?" Sasuke called again

Sakura shook her head and placed her attention to the Uchiha. By the look of it he was more irritated with her than she was bored. She giggled at the thought.

"I knew you would like it, so I'm guessing that you forgive me?" he asked. Sakura's smile disappeared and a frown appeared on her face.

"Forgive you?" she said disbelievingly

"Yes forgive me."

"No" she said as she turned her head to one side. Sasuke looked at her appaled, how could she not do such a simple thing.

"Why not" he asked as he waited for an answer.

"It's simple, you ruined my relationship" she spat. An irk appeared on his head.

"Sakura, why do you like him so much? I care about you more than anything itself, don't you see that? " He asked her angrily. It didn't make sense to him, after all shes been through she would still chose him?

"Really you care about me? More than anything itself, is that so?" she said but before he could open his mouth she spoke again, "Sasuke you never really cared about me, admit it the only reason why you care now is because Sai likes me." She said angrily.

"That's not true and I won't admit it. I do care Sakura. I do, you just never had a chance to let me prove it to you." He said as he panicked on the inside. This situation wasn't supposed to be happening. What Sasuke expected was way different from what he got. Sakura wasn't supposed to be lashing out at him, she was supposed to be swooning over him, he was supposed to feel loved, adored, he was supposed to feel something that he'd wanted for a long time. Instead he felt lost and confused, somehow he felt empty.

"I never let you have a chance to prove it? Sasuke I gave you 7 years worth of chances, and not once did you take any of them. What you did do was push me away. Instead of getting the response I wanted, I got the one that I dreaded to hear, and let's not get started on when you left. The fact is that I gave you a whole lot of chances; I embarrassed myself just to get to know you, to replace what you lost, but it wasn't enough for you."

Sasuke stared at Sakura. She for once was doing what everyone else hadn't done, she was standing up to him, and it scared him, because everything that she said was true. The only reason why he was pining after her love was because he was jealous. He wanted something that he could have had but he threw it away. Damn did he feel like a selfish bastard.

"To you it's just a competition, but you just don't get it do you? The more you try to hurt Sai, the more you hurt..." she paused for a second, "me." She finished. Sasuke looked at the pink haired girl and saw that she was trying so hard to not to cry.

" I think that I'm going to leave now, goodnight Sasuke" and with that she left leaving the Uchiha sitting alone thinking about how he messed up a truly special flower.

Sai sat on the Kazekage couch and thought about his next move since his last one was a huge flunk.

Flashback

"Okay that should be the last of everything. I'm pretty sure that Sakura will be able to forgive me now." Sai said as he looked at his admired work. It was a portrait of Sakura and Sai being the happy couple that they were. Daffodils were all over the place making the background serene and peaceful. He had it all planned out, he asked, more like bribed, one of the local kids to bring Sakura to the bridge near a small stream and he would surprise her.

Yeah that didn't exactly go out the way that he planned…..

What had really happened was the exact opposite. When he set out his painting for the grand surprise the kid that was supposed to bring Sakura to him lead her away from him. This puzzled him greatly, but when he went to investigate a small child with dark hair cut him off.

"Hey mister that sure is a nice painting. Did you make it yourself?" he asked. Sai looked at the small child and smiled,

"Yes I did. I made it for someone special" he told the small kid, "Now if you don't mind I have to go find that special person." He said as he started to walk off.

"I bet people tell you a lot that you're a good painter huh?" the kid asked causing Sai to stop,

"Yes people do" he said hesitantly. The kid moved closer and traced against the edges of the painting. He then looked up and smiled maniacally,

"If you're such a good painter then I guess you won't mind if I did this." And with a small push the painting fell into the water. The colors that once were apart of a beautiful picture now mixed with each other and flowed down the stream. Sai stared at the painting that floated down the stream and then at the kid in disbelief.

"Why did you do that?" he said with a small bit of anger in his voice.He wanted so much to throw the kid into the water but he held his composure. The kid gave him an innocent smile,

"Did what mister?" he said as he crossed his hands behind his back and walked away. He turned back momentarily, "Oh yeah never mess with an Uchiha, because we always win" he laughed and a poof of smoke covered the area. As the smoke cleared there in place of the small child stood non other than Sasuke Uchiha who gave Sai his oh so famous smirk just before left the scene.

End Flashback

He picked up the book and decided to look for the next step.

"You want me to do what?" Temari asked her brothers bewildered.

" Help Sai get Sakura back?" Kankuro said a bit scared of his older sister. Gaara sighed and pushed his brother out of the way.

"Are you going to help him or what?" he asked Temari. The blond looked at both her brothers, " Why can't you two do it. I mean you both are boys, or do you lack the experience?" she teased.

"Hey I don't have a girlfriend because none of these girls here are ready to take on a stud like me. Gaara I'm not so sure about." Kankuro said. Temari laughed and Gaara hit him.

"I'm not doing it because if it was up to me I would kill the Uchiha, and maybe Sai out of frustration." Gaara said nonchalantly. Temari waved them off and laughed,

"Fine if I'm doing it then Gaara you have to clean the house and Kankuro you have to teach my afternoon class." She said.

"Deal" said Gaara. Kankuro wanted to disagree but with the glare that his brother was giving him he grudgingly agreed.

"Deal"

"Okay boys watch the work of a true master" she said confidently as she walked into Gaara's office. Kankuro and Gaara moved closer to the crack in the door to witness the conversation.

"I hope that she's not too hard on him"

Step 3: Resorting to desperate measures

When everything else fails you pretty much are in a dire situation. Here are some things you might want to try in order to fix everything.

Sometimes a girl puts up walls not to keep people out but to see who cares enough to tear them down. Sometimes you may want to show her that you care so forget about the tacky gifts and show her the real you...

"You know that love can't be defined by a book right?"

Sai looked up from the book and smiled, "Hello Temari-sama".

"Don't call me that. It makes me feel old. Call me Temari." She told the boy. Sai nodded and went back to the book. The blond girl grabbed the book and threw it to the floor.

"Okay listen up, since both my brothers are both lazy idiots to give you help I will." She spoke. Sai was amazed how this one girl changed moods so quickly. He wondered if this was the montly mood switch that Naruto told him about once. If it was he was truly scared.

"First of all quit listening to that book and follow your own heart." She said and Sai nodded.

"Are you a boy?" Sai nodded his head cautiously wondering where she was going with these questions. Seeing his unconvinced nod she asked him again,

"Sheesh do you have balls or what? If you're a boy nod with confidence, man. Confidence!" she told him. Sai sweat dropped and continued to listen,

"Okay now that I know you won't chicken out here's some advice, run and find Sakura. If she's with the Uchiha push him out of the picture and tell how you truly feel. Girls don't care about gifts even though they are nice to get, they want feelings a response. Got it?"

Sai nodded again," but what if she won't let me get close to her. Sakura means more to me than anything-"

"Then that's your cue to show her. Kiss her, hug her, cry even. If you care for her that much Sai, show her your true feelings. You're not a robot Sai even though you act like one. Now you know you're wasting more time thinking and reading about this than taing action. If you love her that much then MOVE!" Temari barked. Sai immdediatly got up and disappeared in a swirl of ink giving Temari a smile of thanks. The blond walked out of the door satisfied,

"See boys that's how you get the job done"

"It would have been easier and more fun if I got to strangle the Uchiha" Gaara said with a smile. Kankuro looked at his brother and smiled nervously,

"Yeah bro you keep on dreaming that, keep dreaming that."

"Sakura" Sasuke called. After sitting at the table for a while Sasuke felt like crap. He truly realized all the mistakes he made in life for a selfish dream, and now he was out looking for Sakura to fix everything. As he was walking by the park he heard sniffling. When he looked in the direction from which it came he saw a girl leaning over the railing of the bridge crying, her tears mixing in with the stream below.

"Sakura" he yelled. The pink haired girl looked at him and began to walk away, but Sasuke got there and held her wrist. Not letting go if his life depended on it.

"Sasuke let go, I want to be alo—" she said but stopped when she found herself in a bone crushing hug.

"I'm sorry." He said as he pulled her closer. Sakura eyes widened at the words he just spoke and she was even more surprised when she felt small drops of liquid.

"I'm sorry for everything."

"Sasuk—"

"I'm sorry for not being a good friend"

"I'm sorry for not being there when you needed me the most"

"I'm sorry for pushing you away, for making you and Sai fight" he squeezed her tighter as if she would disappear if he let go, "I'm sorry."

Sakura closed her eyes and smiled gently she could still feel the tears fall onto her face. Never in her life would she believe that this was Sasuke, and for once she would see the small onyx haired kid that was all alone in a harsh world waiting to be loved and cared for. He was truly sorry and she knew that these tears proved it. She hugged him back

"Arigato, Sasuke"

"Sakura" someone called her name. Sakura looked for the familiar voice and smiled. There on the top of the park hill stood Sai. Sasuke looked at Sakura and Sai and his eyes glazed,

"Sai-kun" she said happily as Sai made his way down the hill. Sasuke remembered how she used to say his name like that he felt his chest tighten.

"Sakura" he said softly.The pink haired girl looked at him and he pulled away from her and wiped his tears, "Go to him Sakura. I've kept you from so much these years and now I think it's time for me to grow up and let go. You deserve to be happy and if it's with him then I understand." He said quietly. He looked at Sai who stood waiting and at then back at her," Don't forget me Sakura. I'll always be there for you Sakura-chan"

She smiled softy. She knew how hard it was for him to let go. Sakura pulled him into a hug,

"Arigato, Sasuke Uchiha, Arigato" she said as she kissed him on the cheek. She pulled away frm his arms and smiled brightly at Sai.

"Sai" she called as she ran to him, "Sai" he could hear the crack in her voice and could see the tears that glittered in the setting sun. With open arms Sai caught her and squeezed her like a child would if they found something precious they lost.

"Do you know how hard it was to find a way to get you to notice me ugly? It was hard. I'm glad that I finally able to do this." He said as he kissed her.

"I love you" Sai said as he twirled Sakura around. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry Sakura. I knew that a competition was a bad idea yet I went along with it. Do you forgive me?"

"I love you, you idiot what do you think?" she said with tears in her eyes and kissed him back. Sasuke looked on at the scene before him and held his hand to his chest. He had lost so much in life, yet at the same time he was gaining new things a little at a time. So maybe it wasn't the end like he thought but maybe it was the start of a new beginging.

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled. Sasuke looked at Sakura with her wide smile, "come on Sasuke-kun lets go home" she said as she grabbed a hold of Sai's hand and extended hers for him to grab.

But that was when I ruled the world

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Some fairy tales are true, most of there stories we make up to help us deal with real life; it all depends on your point of view, but here are the facts... there was once a princess, who lived in a castle, high above the streets of an enchanted kingdom. The king and queen were long gone but they left her with a wish, that one day she would find that one person, who would make her happy and all her dreams come true.

The say that every story has an end , but in Sakura Haruno's life, every ending is just a new beginning waiting to happen.

The End

So what did you all think? I hope that you all liked it, and I hope that it makes up for the lack of me not updating.

I know that on the rest of stories I say updat if you want ,but this time I really want you to update. I want to know how I did

over all on this story and especially this chapter. I would really apreciate feedback and If you know of others who used to read the original

and doesn't know that I conitinued on with the story please tell them. I know how it feels when you read a story and you don't know the ending.

I hoped that you liked the story and I hope that you will read any new creations that I come up with.

Have a nice summer.

xoxox

Anemone