Note from the Author: This is more of an epilogue than an actual chapter.

Oh, my God. It's finished.

Thank you all so much. Thank you to Kichou, Lotus Aia, Kawaii-Aikurushii-Kitsune, DemonRogue, PIE IS FILLED WITH AWESOMENESS and all of my other fantastic reviewers that I can't remember but didn't forget. Thank you to all of the readers who have been silently following. Thank you to everyone for putting up with moods swings and self-pity and filler chapters and long waits – and also with me flooding your inboxes in sudden inspiration. It's been a pretty wild two-month ride, and it's finally over.

So without further ado, ready? Steady?

Sing it.

They were staring at him. He shifted uncomfortably beneath their gazes, feeling a little like Hinata as he shrank into Naruto's shadow.

It was the first day of their senior year - and Sasuke's first day back among the group.

"It's okay, Sasuke." The blonde whispered, squeezing his hand. "They're surprised – not angry."

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura cried suddenly, bursting from the group and hugging him.

He was so relieved that they all weren't going to shun him that he actually embraced her.

Ino rolled her eyes, mentally wishing Lee was here to see this. "It's nice to see you, Sasuke-kun." She smiled fondly instead of tackling him, partially because she didn't want to seem like she wanted to be like the forehead-girl – and partially because Gaara had a possessive death grip on her hand.

The bell rang. After exchanging "Hello"s, "Goodbye"s, and "I'm glad you're back"s, the group dispersed, heading off in different directions toward their classes.

"What're you thinking about, Sasuke?" Naruto asked, an arm around his waist, as they strolled toward their first hour English class.

He smiled, kissing the blonde boy lightly on the cheek – ignoring the "See? That is what I want to see!" that Iruka yelled from his classroom door – before saying, "Just that no matter how far apart we get from each other – we always find our way back."

"We're magnetic." Naruto joked affectionately.

"Magnetic." Sasuke agreed, nodding. "Or just in love."

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Additional A/N: … :bursts into tears and hugs you all: