Okay guys, chapter 4, at your service! Thank you guys for being so patient with me! I am currently working on the next two chapters and I may even have them up within the next 24 hours. This chapter is short, but there is a reason for it. I hope you guys enjoy! :)

Naruto ran out to pick us up some ramen. I told him I would stay home and get the bed ready as well as attempt to get our love stains out of my couch. My living room reeked of sex; I loved it! But, thankfully, I was able to get the stains out! Thank Kami, because my mother would stroke out. I chuckle; my mother and father would probably be happy, but can you say an awkward explanation at family dinner night? I smile. They adore Naruto like nothing else, so honestly, I would probably get a pat on the back. I head into the bedroom with some clean sheets and throw a few extra pillows on the bed to make sure Naruto is as comfortable as possible tonight. A few moments later I hear a knock on the door, "It's open!" I yell. Two Naruto's walk in, two carry-out bags in each hand.

"Ah, Naruto, dear, I thought we were just getting ramen?" I ask.

"Well, I did get ramen, I actually got four bowls for myself and two for you incase you were really hungry, but than the old man had just made fresh onigiri and gyoza! And I know you love them both so I got a large order of each and than that dango shop you love so much was open too, and the old lady sold me two large orders of your favorite! So I figured, you know, we can eat and be happy and stuff," he scratches the back of his head, a blush creeping on his cheeks. I can't help but smile; my heart feels so full with him around.

"Okay, but I'm not sharing the gyoza or the dango," I snatch the bags out of his hand and take off to the bedroom.

"Kami, I love you woman!" he runs after me. His multiple to-go ramen bowls in hand.

I laid a thick blanket down on the floor in front of my bed and turned on the TV. We picked a few movies to watch as we ate our food, but the movies never really got watched. We laughed together, exchanged food, talked about our younger days, and our hard challenges. We poked fun at each other. Naruto tried to challenge me to see who could eat their ramen faster. I know better than that; not with this kid as my opponent I won't! I'll be vomiting for days on in after such a challenge. The night went on and sleepiness soon dawned on our bodies. We cleaned up our picnic and climbed into bed.

"This has been the best night of my life Sakura-chan, thank you for being who you are," he whispers to me as he kisses the side of my head. I snuggle into him, he's so warm and cozy.

"Goodnight Naruto," I whisper.

"Goodnight, my girl, I love you," he murmurs as sleep overcomes him. I stayed awake for a while longer, smiling at his words as I felt my heart swell with happiness. Eventually, sleep claimed me as its victim and in Naruto Uzumaki's arms I found peace.

Morning came a lot sooner than I wanted it to. I slowly opened my eyes as the light gently peaked through my window. Naruto was lying on his side, watching me. A slow smile crept onto his face, his eyes getting a little twinkle in them.

"Good morning, my favorite girl," he kisses my forehead, "did you sleep well?"

I nuzzled into his shoulder, "I did, thanks to you," I look up to meet his cerulean eyes.

"Thanks to me? Whatever do you mean?" his sly smile returning to his handsome face.

"You gave me quiet the workout last night, I felt like a well-fed kitten," I smile at him, "so why on Earth are you up so early? Don't you have an internal alarm clock of, oh I don't know, twelve in the afternoon or something?" I ask sarcastically.

"Haha," he laughs at me, "Normally yes, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to admire such a beauty beside me first thing in the morning. It's a sight for anyone to be jealous of." He kisses my lips. I forget how to breathe. Again. I feel like I've forgot a lot of shit recently. How not to be a whore is one of them. I groan inwardly. I don't regret our actions, but I know I'm going to regret the future. He's surely going to want to tell Hinata and I can't imagine the hurt she'll feel, she's such a sweet and kind soul. However, the selfish part of me was happy. Fucked up, right? Because I finally get to take my heart out of the shadows; I finally get to take a step in the right direction and possibly spend every minute of my life with the man I love.

"Sakura, I never got to tell you what I needed to tell you." He rolls over on his back, voice very serious, even for him. He folds his arms behind his head and stares up at the ceiling.

"Naruto, I love you too. You don't have to repeat yourself. Yesterday was a pure blessing for both my physical and emotional state. I don't think I have ever felt so elated as I did last night," I sigh. I can't help but let the truth out, "I can't tell you how nice it feels not to have to run away from the feelings I harbored inside of me all this time. I can't even begin to explain to you how free I feel." I can't believe I'm pouring this out to him, but it's not like we haven't been through enough to see each other at our highest and our lowest. Tears begin to gather in my eyes, he leans up and wipes them away with his thumb.

"Sakura-chan, I can't begin to tell you what those words mean to me. How long I've dreamt to hear them and even in my dreams, they weren't as sweet as they are now," he kisses my forehead, "you are the very thing that gives me so many reasons to want to follow my dreams. Thank you for always believing in me. Because of people like you, Pervy Sage, Kakashi Sensei, all of our dearest friends I am on my path to becoming Hokage. Because of our bonds my dream is within reach, I taste it every day. I am so blessed with all that I have been given. Sometimes its hard to think that once I was a lonely boy the entire village resented." I can hear his voice shake a little bit. The thing I love about Naruto is that he isn't ashamed of his emotions; he welcomes them and allows them to fuel his soul and purpose. I touch his cheek and smile. My heart swells with pride for this wonderful human being.

"Naruto, I love you. Forgive me for taking all this time to tell you so. I've known it in my heart for years, but I never had the courage to tell you because somehow I thought I still loved Sasuke," I laugh a little, "it's sort of funny, but I guess I used him as an excuse to hide my feelings for you. Although, I do love Sasuke as a dear friend, I know and I've known for a long time, that you are my true soul mate."

Naruto sits up and wraps me in his arms. We stay like that for what seems like ages. It felt comfortable and safe. I wanted to cry from the pure joy that my heart felt. Kami, I love this man. As a friend, as a fellow ninja, as my future Hokage, but most important thing of all I loved him as Naruto Uzumaki, my soul mate.

"Sakura," he pulls back to look me in the eyes and sighs, "I have to marry Hinata."