AN:Ok, I didn't have time to think about the in between, but I wanted to finish this fic before midnight on her birthday.

Chapter 2: Findings

It had been three years since Sasuke left the village. Since then, Sakura had trained very hard in order to help get the one she loved back. She also got closer to Naruto. Not as much as to get over Sasuke, but enough to think of him as a younger brother she can boss around all the time. However the last time she tried to get him back he still wouldn't come home. Now Orocimaru was dead, and so was Itachi. Sakura thought that Sasuke would at least come home after that task was done.

About a month after they unsuccessfully tried to get Sasuke back... again... they gave up and instead decided to try and figure out everything about Pein while Naruto was training to be a toad sage. However, before all the secrets could be revealed, Pein attacked. They fought against him and lost a lot of people. Finally when he found out where Naruto was, he destroyed the village completely with a special jutzu. Naruto came back just in time to fight him.

Sakura didn't know what happened, but somehow Naruto was able to finally control Kyuubi. After he killed Pein to get revenge on Jiraya and Kakashi-sensei, Naruto came back to the village.

"Where's Hinata-chan?" he asked. "how is she? Is she alright?" That was all that he cared about?

"She's fine, over here!" Sakura yelled to him. Sakura had been healing her. Pein didn't hurt her. She suspected it was just to piss off Naruto so Kyuubi would show.

"Thank god!" Naruto said running to her. At this point, Hinata was waking up.

"N...Naruto?" she asked.

"I'm here Hinata." he siad smiling. "How long have you loved me?"

Sakura was in shock. That was what sparked it? Hinata finally told him how she felt?

A tear fell from Hinata's eye. "As long as I can remember Naruto-kun." she said.

Naruto smirked. "You should have told me. I'd have gotten over Sakura-chan ages ago!" he said with a smile and a kiss on the forehead. Hinata blushed, but did not faint as she usually did.

"She's ok now. She doesn't need anymore healing. I'll let you two alone." Sakura said sadly.

"But... Sakura-chan..."

"Its ok. You stay with Hinata." she said almost crying it wasn't because of them being together. It was all because she missed Sasuke so much. She talked to Tsunade who was healing other people who were hurt very badly, and since she was almost out of chakra, Tsunade told her to rest a little. She did as she was told, and found a place to sit and rest.

She then started to cry. If Sasuke was alive he must hate Konoha so much that he didn't want to come back. He must hate her just like she thought. She shouldn't have kept dreaming of the day he'd come home and sweep her off her feet. Suddenly her watch beeped. It was midnight. She was now seventeen. It was her birthday. Maybe she should give up on the thought that she would have a great birthday with Sasuke.

That was when she saw it... and envelope. An envelope that had her NAME on it... she snatched it quickly, and opened it. It was a birthday card. She opened that and found... a letter from Sasuke. She then realized she was sitting in the rubble of his old apartment! She read the letter carefully and cried more and more with every syllable. He loved her. After everything she thought... he loved her. He was protecting her by leaving. Was there still a danger? Was that why he didn't come home to her?

At this point, she didn't care. She didn't care if there was danger. She wanted to go find him. She wanted him to know she found the letter. She was even willing to give up her virginity and her job as a koinichi in order to be the mother of his children. She ran. She didn't care if anyone found her. She just ran. Ran to Sasuke. She had the letter in her hand so that he'd know she found it. While she ran, she had tears streaming from her eyes.

Suddenly she was stopped in her tracks. Some girl with red hair and glasses was blocking her way.

"Out of my way!" she yelled at her.

"Why should I? I should just beat you up or take you in so my boyfriend can deal with you!"

"Karin, why do you still call Sasuke your boyfriend?" a guy who had short white hair and pointy teeth said. "You know he hates that!"

"Sasuke? Sasuke's here?" Sakura said. "And who the FUCK are you!" she yelled at Karin for calling him her boyfriend.

"Sakura?" a voice came from behind her. Sakura was silent, but then slowly turned around. That was when she saw him. Sasuke. The same Sasuke who wrote that letter three years ago. The Sasuke who confessed his love and want of creating a family with her.

Sasuke looked at her sadly, but then noticed the letter. His face went from shocked to a face of happiness.

"You found my letter!" he said with a happy voice. Sakura never heard his voice that happy before... it was a little creepy... but nonetheless, she still loved him. She couldn't speak though. Her tears forced her throat to be sour and harsh. So she ran to hug him. She hugged him tight, and he embraced in return.

"Hey! Lay off my Sasuke!" Karin said from behind her. That was it. Inner Sakura was reawakened. Sakura punched Karin so hard she was thrown far, far away from there. The other guy, Suigetsu clapped wildly.

"Lets keep her Sasuke!" he exclaimed.

"Of coarse we will. I need to restore my clan..." and with that, he picked Sakura up without warning.

"Wha.... Sasuke?"

"I missed you." he said grinning.

"Where are you taking me?"

"My bedroom."

"Wha...what?" Sakura said blushing.

All Sasuke did was smirk. He walked into his room, placed Sakura on the bed and closed the door. He then climbed onto the bed himself and started kissing Sakura madly.

"Sasuke..." Sakura moaned. "I'm not sure if we... now?"

"Its your birthday... I have to give you a present..." he whispered into her ear.

Sakura bit her lip as Sasuke then proceeded to unzip her shirt. Sakura couldn't believe it. A few hours ago, she was lost and wishing for a life with Sasuke. Now she had one.

When they were done, which seemed like hours, they finally were laying and cuddling in his bed. She held onto him, while he played with some of her hair and kissed her forehead randomly.

"I love you." he whispered.

Sakura smiled. "and I still love you."

"I was hoping you'd say that."

"If I ran all this way alone don't you still think I feel that way?"

Sasuke smirked. "Good point... you know I would have waited and had a proper reunion with you first, but when I saw you punch Karin like that, I had to steal you away from the others and have you all to myself." he said now putting both arms around her and holding her possessively.

"You turned into a perv...." Sakura said with a laugh.

"Well I've been around men for three years... I need you." he said kissing her seductively again. They then proceeded to go another round... and another... and another... Obviously it was the best present Sakura ever had. She didn't care about going back. She wanted to stay where Sasuke was forever. She didn't care. She didn't care if she never went home. She loved Sasuke and never wanted to leave him again.

THE END