Title: Road to A Happy Ending
Posted: 12/21/12
Main Pairing: Uchiha Sasuke & Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto (Female Version)
Rating: K+

Summary: Naruto and Sasuke have been together since they were sixteen-years-old, and now, at the age of twenty-two, they finally want to tie the knot and be known as Mr. and Mrs. Uchiha Sasuke. Sadly, before any of this happen, the approval of the family is needed. Now, with meddling relatives and a very protective fox this will obviously end up...interesting.

Notes: To those who don't approve of Fem!Naru, to be honest I don't want you to read this story. I mean, I understand your desires, but come on…I imagined this ten times better if Naruto was a girl. So, don't flame me for it cause obviously I don't understand why you would read something you don't approve of anyway.

Disclaimer: I own what I own, nothing more, nothing less.

© 2012, Reignstein, The plot of this story and the original characters belong to me. Any similarities that might occur are purely coincidental and I apologize in advance if such an occurrence ever does happen.

"…This is it boys, this is war
What are we waiting for…"

~Some Nights (FUN)

"Are you sure about coming with me?" Nagato asked, turning to his right to stare down at his little sister. It wasn't everyday that she willingly accompanied him, and though he loved the chance to spend some time with her, he slightly doubted that she would have a good time. He would try his hardest to include her in everything, but he also couldn't promise that she would never feel left out. After all, Yahiko and Konan were his best friends, not hers. "Don't you want to spend some time with your bastard of a fiancé or something?" No matter how hard Naruto had hit him, Nagato would always claim that it was worth it.

"I bet you're just jealous!" The blonde exclaimed, crossing her arms in emphasis. "You know how much Konan-san and Yahiko-nii love me! You just don't want the spotlight stolen from you!" A sigh escaped the red head's lips, rolling his eyes at the female's words. Naruto knew very well he cared very little about being the center of attention. Being the heir to the Uzumaki Pharmaceutical Company practically gave him enough pressure as it is.

"I bet that they'll hug me way before they hug you!"

"Stop acting like such a brat, Naru-chan." Nagato teased, suddenly pinching her cheek and causing her to glare at him once again. "Dad spoiled you way too much, you're beginning to forget about respecting your elders." Okay, probably not the best come back he could have come up with, but he knew it would be the one to push the most buttons.

"You're twenty-four! That barely counts as an 'elder'!" Naruto countered. "Besides, mom practically answered your every request! You were NEVER on the receiving end of one of her very, very long speeches!" The older man laughed, for it was, indeed, very true. Then again, Naruto was never subjected to having punishment handled by their father.

Seeing as Nagato visited this part of Konoha frequently, it has become a sort of tradition between him and his two best friends to meet up whenever they could. They would hang-out by eating in a good restaurant, just walk around, or sometimes even watch a movie. When they were apart, Yahiko and Nagato practically texted each other every night before going to bed. Konan has stated, many times, that Yahiko was truly dating Nagato and merely using her as a cover.

Naruto took every opportunity to tease her older brother about it, hence the bromance title that she has given Nagato and Yahiko's relationship.

Yahiko and Nagato had been friends for as long as Naruto could remember. The orange haired boy practically lived in their house as well! The sleepovers, the video games, and everything else that happened behind Nagato's closed bedroom door (that Naruto also mercilessly teases him about), it was like growing up in a household with two big brothers rather than one. The only difference was the fact that Yahiko was WAY less protective.

"NAGATO!" A loud voice called out, causing the quietly walking brother—sister pair to look up from the sidewalk and focus their attention on the nearing park playground. The previously mentioned orange haired lad, accompanied by a violet haired woman, was waving his hands frantically at the sight of them. "YOU WALK LIKE A TURTLE!" Naruto saw the elated look on her brother's face, and did not hold the fact that he ran forward with a speed that rivaled a cheetah's against him. Bromance for a reason.

"YAHIKO!" Came the red head's eager reply. The two looked like a couple of pouncing lions as they greeted each other half-way, both falling and rolling on the grass. Naruto walked up to Konan and greeted her (with a hug) as well, both of them waiting for the two boys to settle down. Naruto was very tempted to shout 'down boy, down', but decided against it. It was comedic enough without her meddling needed.

"Hopefully they stop before people looking this time." Konan stated, making the blonde turn to her with a perfectly raised brow. Having good blackmail material was always good, especially with the situation.

"Do tell," Naruto mischievously stated.

"Last time they saw each other, parents gave them weird looks and covered their children's' eyes." She explained, smiling and chuckling a bit at the memory. "One mother actually walked up to them with her son and said 'Have you boys no shame?'. They were so confused that they didn't even understand what people were beginning to think! It's embarrassing, really!" Naruto laughed alongside her.

Both boys ceased their rolling, eventually, and took notice of the two laughing women watching them. They had the decency to blush, causing Naruto to laugh harder, and jumped so far apart that one would think they were struck by the lightning bolt of Zeus himself. Once again, another enjoyable scene to witness.

"Oh, hey!" Yahiko exclaimed, taking a good look at the blonde. "If it isn't Sunshine!" He continued, dusting his shirt off and walking towards them. "What brings you to this part of Konoha? The Uchiha dump you or some—OW!" Naruto was thankful for Konan's strong whack, effectively shutting her brother from another up. Nagato just scowled as he approached, obviously he had heard the 'tabooed' name as he put it.

"He didn't dump me, for your information." Naruto answered, a scowl on her own showing at Nagato's displeased look. "In fact, everything is going better than ever!" A growl escaped the red head, causing the orange haired man to turn to his best friend (still rubbing his head due to pain and fear of concussion) with a questioning gaze. Konan seemed confused as well, but decided that it must not have been that bad if Naruto's smile was beating the Cheshire Cat.

"The Uchiha has decided that he is worthy enough to marry Naru-chan and—" Konan squealed as she pulled Naruto into a hug, obviously happy for the blonde. Naruto hugged her back, of course. "—and my little sister actually thinks she's ready to get married."

Girls squealed, Nagato glared, and Yahiko smiling as he placed a hand on his best friend's shoulder. "Mate, I think you're going to have to come to terms that it's going to happen." Nagato did not acknowledge him. "They've been together since high school, not much you can do about that." Konan was asking Naruto about proposal details, and Nagato's mood dampened as the story was told once again. At least his mother was not present.

"There's a lot I can do." The red head answered. "Castration is a good plan."

"Facing the wrath of your sister sure seems like a very good alternative too." Yahiko let out. "Also, I'm sure castrating an Uchiha, you know, the family filled with detectives, lawyers, investigators, and all of that, will go very well for you. How long in prison do you think they can keep you at?"

"Would be worth it though."

"Fine, but you have to explain to your mother why her son is going to prison."

"…on the other hand, maybe scaring him away could work."

Naruto and Nagato were more than just brother and sister. They were friends, they were each others' keepers, they were each others comforters and shoulders to cry on. There was nothing that they hid from each other, and they could read expressions on their faces that only they would be able to decipher. Kushina and Minato once called it their 'super power'. It was just proof that they knew each other very well, but the thought of having powers wasn't all that bad.

"So…" Nagato began, taking a good lick from his chocolate ice cream scoop. "…will you tell me willingly or will I have to pry it out of you?" Naruto was confused as she looked at her older brother, a strawberry ice cream cone in her own hands. She wasn't fooling him though, the signs were clear.

The fact that she had wanted to walk home from school was the first sign. It meant that she wanted to talk to him personally. She didn't want any sort of possibility that their parents could overhear the conversation. The second was the fact that she had treated him to ice cream. Usually, she would con someone else to buying her food (usually it was the Uchiha best friend of hers), but today she suddenly became generous to buy something for her older brother. This just signified that what she wanted to discuss something important and serious.

"Don't give me that look." Nagato said, another lick on the sweet, creamy, treat afterwards. "You want to talk about it, obviously, but for some reason you aren't comfortable." Naruto turned away, focusing on her own treat as her brother voiced out the undeniable truth. "Come on then, sunshine. Spill it out."

"It isn't that easy to just…spill it out." She wasn't being her hyperactive, loudmouth, acerbic self. She was being quiet with the whispers, hiding her thoughts, masking her feelings. He didn't like it, not at all. "Especially cause it's you, and you're my brother, and I think I should be talking to Sakura-chan or Ino or Tenten or Temari, or heck maybe even Hinata is better choice, she'll listen the best out of everyone! I don't even know what I'm thinking! You! I shouldn't be discussing this with you or dad or heck, even Yahiko-nii! ARGH!" Rambling, it meant she was nervous.

"Sunshine, you know—"

"Nope, nope, just forget." Great, now she wasn't even listening. It was normal, but not in this case. Usually during their bonding moments, Naruto was all ears. "I didn't say anything. Every—freaking—single—thing is fine and there is nothing to worry about." Nagato rolled his eyes. Was she trying to convince him, or was she trying to convince herself?

"Sunshine, listen—"

"No, everything is normal, are you not listening to me?" Again, was she talking to him? She did claim that she had a small voice inside her brain that gave her advice and voiced out her true feelings. Then again, Naruto had said that during one of her sugar highs. "I am not confused cause there is no feelings!" Now, that caught Nagato's attention. "The butterflies are psychosomatic, the heart beats are just a reaction to that one time in the pool, and the ar—"

"Sunshine, don't even dare continue that sentence." Naruto seemed to realize that Nagato was standing just beside her, and that they were walking side by side. She also came to the realization that he heard every single denial she had stated. "You're my baby sister, I seriously don't want to hear your reasoning for that particular feeling."

"I just…don't know what to do!"

"Do about what?"

"Weren't you listening?!" Naruto exclaimed, the ice cream almost falling to the ground. "I can't just spill it out, especially because you are my BIG BROTHER."

"Then why are you with me rather than with Sakura?" Naruto was stumped. She didn't know how to answer that question, yet at the same time, walking and talking with Nagato felt just a tad big right. She also had a point about telling him though. He had the tendency to over react about…well…just about everything to be honest. "Okay, sunshine, how about this,"

"Let's play twenty questions." He continued. "I'll ask twenty questions, you answer honestly, I'll try to guest what this problem that isn't a problem is." She wasn't all that sure about this idea, but she nodded none the less. Home wouldn't be reached for another good twenty minutes of walking. A game wouldn't be that bad. It would also amuse her to see him trying so hard. No matter her mood, sadism was just something that came naturally to her.

"Hmm…is it about a boy?"

"…How'd you know?"

"Butterflies, heart beats, that feeling?" Nagato raised a brow as Naruto reddened. "What do you take me for? An idiot? Last I recalled, that was Sasuke's nickname for you, not me." Naruto stuck her tongue out at him and nodded her head to answer the questions. She wasn't quite in the mood to inform him that Sasuke's nickname for him was freak.

"A boy from school?" Again, Naruto nodded.

"From your batch?" Another affirmative, causing Nagato to smirk. Oh yes, he was on a roll. His baby sister also sucked at hiding her expressions. She was basically the true proof of wearing one's feelings on their shoulders. Except, she wore it in her eyes.

"So do you like him?"

"NO!" Naruto answered immediately. "NO WAY! I don't like him, really! I mean, that's just insane! Don't ask such stupid questions! Didn't you hear the butterflies are psychosomatic, the heart beats are—"

"I'll take that as a yes then."

"WHY YOU!" Nagato ducked when Naruto trued to hit him over the head. It had worked.

Nagato's face was the epitome of calmness and thought, but in truth, he did not like this discussion probably as much as his sister did. The thought of her growing up, liking boys, being with a boy, and a boy taking advantage of her was nowhere near a dream. In fact, he probably just wanted to find out who it was so that he could make sure he stayed at least fifty feet away from his sister. He would force the bloke to transfer classes if he had to.

"Someone I know?" Nod, Nagato smirked. That lowered down the list considerably. A boy in her batch, someone he knew, he was guessing a friend of hers. There was no way he wouldn't be able to guess who it was within the twentieth question. He had only used five questions so far.

"Gaara?" No.

"Sai?" Shake of the head and widening eyes, negative.

"Neji?" Weird look, obviously not. That was a stupid guess anyway. He was one year above Naruto's batch, and Nagato was annoyed that he had wasted a question.

"Kiba?" Barfing sounds, so that was a no.

"Lee?" Yet another weird look. He had wasted, yet again, another question. Lee was in Neji's batch. What was wrong with him? He was half-way through the list though, and he had ten questions more.

"Shikamaru?"

"He has a girlfriend, Nagato-nii." Naruto answered, rolling her eyes. "He's with Temari, remember? Sheesh, you'd think you would place it in your mind that he was dating someone from your batch, you know, one of your friends." Nagato gave her that one, he really should have known.

"Kankurou?" Nagato raised his hand as she gave him the look. Right, Kankurou was from Neji's batch as well, he really should be paying more attention to the specific few rather than just blurting out the first name that comes to his mind.

"Chouji?"

"He has a girlfriend too!" Naruto answered, obviously pissed. Perhaps she was annoyed that I haven't guessed yet. Was it supposed to be obvious? Nagato didn't think so. If she would just tell him without the game though, things would be going much smoother. "He's dating Ayame, she's also in your batch." Really? He found that hard to believe, but nodded none the less.

"Shino?" Yeah, what was he thinking. The shake of the head meant no.

"Are you sure that I know this guy?" The glare was given, and Nagato raised his hand in defense. She nodded her head in confirmation, and he seemed to be out of people to state. He could have stated other guys, but they were from his batch and the junior batch rather than with the sophomores. He only six more questions too.

"Uhm…is he popular?" An instant nod was Naruto's answer, but Nagato spotted their house nearby, and he now he was under a sudden time restriction as well. He needed to make an intelligent guess within the next five questions and he needed to do it under five minutes.

"Is he someone Mom and Dad know?" Another nod.

"Uhm…Haruno Sakura?" The glare that was presented his way was not even funny.

"BOY!" Naruto shouted. "God damnit! If you're treating this as a joke I'm just not gonna answer any of your questions anymore! You're just making fun of me, jerk!" Again, Nagato raised his hand and apologized, wanting to seriously get to the bottom of it.

"Ugh, how about Konohamaru?" Yeah, the whack on the head was probably well deserved. That was obviously a no, and it was also a waste. Konohamaru was a child that Naruto was tutoring. He didn't even know what came over him when he asked that.

"Does he go to our school?" She nodded her head, and he probably should not have wasted that question as a second to the last one either. He probably should have just said a name.

"Just stop, it's obvious that you don't know me at all to even make a guess as simple as that!"

"It's not as if I think about these types of things, sunshine!"

"Any of my girl friends would have guessed him first, hell they probably already know!"

"Well I'm SO SORRY that I am not one of your girl friends!"

"You should know me better, you're my brother!"

"What do you want me to say? The only fucking name I haven't mentioned is the Uchiha and—"

Naruto blushed.

NARUTO blushed.

Naruto BLUSHED.

HOLY SHIT! Was practically the only thing that ran through Nagato's brain. Thinking about it, yeah, he probably should have known, but at the same time, this was the Uchiha! Sasuke was public enemy number one, and then they became friends, it was hard to suddenly jump to the conclusion that she wanted to suddenly be held, kissed, and God knows what else by him.

"Uhm…I'll just head inside, yeah?" Nagato stated, seeing as they were now in front of their house. Naruto hastily nodded, finding the situation awkward as it is. This was a conversation never to be brought up again, in fact, Nagato practically decided that it never happened at all.

Sasuke thought that the dinner the night he and Naruto arrived would be, forevermore, the most awkward situation that he would have to deal with in his current life time. Following his theory that fate is an annoying female, it seemed that he was wrong. Of course he was, there needed to be more drama! His life had to be a soap opera that she had to enjoy on a daily basis…and Naruto called him the bastard? Tsk.

There they were, Nagato and Sasuke, seated, facing each other. Nagato had a stern look, his murderous intent rivaling that of Sasuke's older brother whenever he caught someone else hitting on his girlfriend. It was probably weird to say, but Sasuke couldn't help but feel a tad bit scared. Itachi terrified him (though he would never admit it) and Nagato was reminding him, strongly, of Itachi at the moment.

"So, Sasuke…" Nagato began, leaning back as his violet eyes never drifted from the Uchiha. "…you want to marry my little sister, huh?" Taking a bit of a gulp, Sasuke nodded his head in confirmation.

"You see, Uchiha, I don't like you." Sasuke bit his tongue, trying to stop the comment about his distaste of Nagato as well. That would not be boding well for the future though, and Naruto would probably not appreciate him disrespecting her brother when he should be trying to earn his approval. Jiraiya's advice about not pissing wives off was true, but Naruto wasn't his wife yet and he was already getting annoyed at the mere prospect of her shouting into his ears. "Don't take it personally though," He continued. "I don't like anybody who would date—well hypothetically—my sister."

Sasuke wanted to laugh. He was Naruto's first boyfriend as she was his first girlfriend. They were first everythings to each other, and had belonged to the other the moment they met that day in pre-school.

"Just by that knowledge, you already know that you have a very low chance of gaining my approval in just about everything that you do." Sasuke held back a shudder. "Touching her, kissing her, doing that with her, being with her, yet at the same time, breaking up with her." Nagato was not making sense, but Sasuke decided to just let him talk and nod at everything. Smile and nod, like those stupid penguins at the zoo…or was that smile and wave?

"Aren't you going to say anything?" Sasuke was about to open his mouth, but the look that never ceased practically shouted 'keep your mouth shut or die'. He decided to follow it, releasing his famous Uchiha Pride. All for Naruto, all for Naruto, the idiot better be thankful! He chanted and chanted in his head.

"Nothing?" Nagato asked. "Forever hold your peace then."

Sasuke knew that Nagato was enjoying this, tremendously, and he even wondered why he was doing this in the first place. What had Naruto blackmailed him with? "Now, I also know very well that—for some unexplainable reason that I will probably never understand—my sister loves you, dearly, and I actually like seeing my sister happy whether you believe it or not." Really? Sasuke wanted to interject. Then why did he torture the man that bought the lovely smile on the blonde bomshell's face? Oh yeah, the entire family had a sadistic streak. Kushina being the head of it all.

"Am I confusing you, Uchiha?" Just a bit, Sasuke wanted to say. Shake his head, the Uchiha did.

"No? good, I'll continue then." Get to the point, Sasuke's brain practically screamed. Nagato smirked, seeming to have developed some sort of mind reading ability all of a sudden. "Though I don't particularly like the idea of my sister marrying you, I'll actually let you breathe and consider the idea—" Sasuke smirked. "—but I'll only give you my approval if, and only if, my father gives you his." Sasuke's smirk disappeared.

It was unfair! The Uchiha thought. This was Nagato's way of becoming a bad guy without actually being said bad guy. He already knew that Sasuke was going to have a hard time earning Minato's approval, yet now that approval had so much moe riding on it. The idiot was worth it, but he was beginning to doubt that—he could already imagine the punch he would be dodging had Naruto heard that.

"Do we have a deal?"

Sighing, obvious that he honestly had no choice on the matter, Sasuke nodded his head and stood from the chair. As if mocking him, the fate woman decided that he would meet Minato as he climbed the staircase. The glare the blonde man gave him rivaled that of his father, and that just caused ripples of shock to go up Sasuke's spine. He practically dashed to his room and closed the door the moment Minato was out of eye shot.

"You look like you just saw a ghost!" Naruto's voice stated, Sasuke turning to his bed to find his fiancé seated on it. Boy was she a sight for sore eyes. "I saw your dad." Sasuke answered, and Naruto released a small giggle.

"So…what did Nagato say?" Sasuke felt the nerve in head pop.

"We made a deal, you don't need to know the rest."

"Fine…" Naruto decided not to pester Sasuke, seeing as he was obviously not having a good day. "On a better note, though, my mom finally agreed to let me sleep in the same room as you!" Now that brightened Sasuke's mood immensely, yet on the outside it only showed by the small smirk that emerged from his mouth. Weird Uchihas and their emotional retarded-ness. Naruto hoped that their future children would get her cheery side, then she blushed as she realized she had just thought about bearing Sasuke's babies.

"But…WHOA!" Naruto exclaimed, realizing that at her slight lapse of attention, Sasuke had managed to make it in front of her. His eyes were clouded over, and Naruto had to push him away to make sure his hands didn't begin to wander and begin removing things. He was getting the wrong idea.

"As I was saying—" Sasuke sighed, great. There was a catch. "—she agreed, but someone has to stay in the room with us."

"What?" There went another Uchiha nerve. "Who?"

As if on cue, Kurama slammed the door opened and pounced on him with its teeth bared. Sasuke sent a glare his fiancé's direction, but this was better than nothing. "Get your monster off of me, NARUTO!"

~REIGN'S TALK SHOW~

ACTUALLY, THERE WON'T BE A TALK SHOW TODAY! I'm tired, and very disappointed that the world did not end. Oh well, still, I'm delighted to say that at least I will get to finish that story before the time comes! ON THAT NOTE! Apologies on this VERY LATE CHAPTER! I WAS BUSY, HONEST! I HAD PARTIES TO HELP WITH, I HAD PEOPLE TO MEET WITH, AND OTHER THINGS! Anyways, aren't you all happy that you're getting a chapter on the end of the Mayan Calendar? This makes this chapter special on my part! Anyways, let's begin the explanation soo…

DARKNESS

AND

REDNESS

AND

WHITENESS!

Hah! Three guesses who that came from! Anyways, How's it going bros? (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?!) Haven't been talking to you lately, and wanted to ask how are you? Honestly, is this story boring you? Cause you can suggest stuff and tell me about it via PM or Review or something. You see, I'm basing this story off of what I know to be a family meeting. When my cousin got engaged this was practically how it went and she actually never got time to spend with her fiancé cause he was always with us trying to make a good impression. If you have any other point of views feel free to share, but I am trying hard to add more SasuNaru moments!

As for this chapter, I actually enjoyed the Flashback the most. I wanted to put some sibling fun, seeing as I currently have problems with mine and wish that we didn't. We're not fighting or anything, we're just not seeing each other, so for those who don't understand why it is special to me, it just is, okay? Ahahahaha….

Well, this brings this chapter to a close. So to all you people who are part of the Bro Army or the Audience (or both like me) and to all the Readers, thanks for reading and I hope you review! Anyways, if you don't get my references, they are from famous YouTube gamers that I was watching before typing out this AN. Check them out if you like, they are PewDiePie and TobyGames/Tobuscus

See yah on the next chapter Bros…Audience…Readers…People…

Yeah…

EDIT: BTW, I just wanted to tell everyone that I had such a hard time writing Neji's name. Anyone else outraged about his death in the manga? I WAS! NO OFFENSE TO THE AWESOMENESS OF KISHIMOTO, BUT WHY NEJI?! WAH!

BYE BYE FOR NOW