(A/N: This is the last chapter, people. I'm really proud of this story and I'd love to thank all of my reviewers from this story! I really, really, really appreciate all of the support throughout the writing of it! You all pushed me to continue, and now look where I am! YAY!)

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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

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Silence.

Absolute and undisturbed silence.

Oh, wait. No, there goes to the doorbell.

Sakura swore loudly as she got up to answer it. She was just turning away from her chair when Sasuke held his hand up in front of her to stop her and left the room to the door. She heard him open it, tell the person to leave, and then shut it. Probably in the person's face.

Poor, poor person.

But Sakura was too curious about Sasuke's answer to really care.

So... not so poor, poor person.

Sasuke returned and sat back down, looking down at his plate as he took another bite. This went on for ten minutes before it began to piss Sakura off. "Sasuke! Answer me!"

He finally looked up at Sakura and she was frozen in her seat.

His eyes were so intense. It was the deepest and most passionate gaze she'd ever encountered. She couldn't help but stare right back. She was rendered speechless by the power in his dark eyes.

"S... Sasuke... kun...?"

Then, before she could even register that it was happening, he kissed her.

He kissed her.

Uchiha Sasuke kissed Haruno Sakura.

The world had ended.

The apocolypse had come.

And Sakura had a feeling that she had already died and gone to heaven.

When they finally broke apart, it took a moment for Sakura to gather up her dignity again. She slowing reopened her eyes - she had closed them during the kiss - and stared at Sasuke again. He was looking at her in surprise. Then he looked down at his plate again, what looked like a light blush adorning his cheeks.

"Are you blushing, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked, a bit amused. The Uchiha Sasuke was blushing! Blushing!

He mumbled something. Sakura, wanting to make sure that he wasn't regretting the kiss, got up and hugged him. After Sasuke had gotten over his shock, he slowly hugged her back.

Sakura let her guard down and snuggled against him, pulling herself into his lap. He allowed her to. After she'd gotten comfortable, she looked up at him and got lost in his intense eyes once more. They stayed like that for quite awhile until Sakura broke the silence with one sentence that just slipped out unconsciously.

"I love you, Sasuke-kun..."

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A young pink-haired woman sat on her bed, tears streaming from her eyes.

Haruno Sakura had been abandoned.

"I can't believe he'd got off and do something like this! Why'd he leave me? Why?"

Her friend, Ino, stood against the door frame, looking at her friend sympathetically. "Sakura, he couldn't stay. You heard what they said."

"I-I know, Ino! But tomorrow's supposed to be my wedding! How can he do this to me?"

Ino was soon pushed aside and a man dressed in all black entered the entered the room. Ino smiled knowingly, and closed the door behind her as she left.

"S-Sasuke-kun!" Sakura threw herself at her fiancee. "Sasuke-kun! M-My dad... he died on a mission..." She sobbed into his chest. (A/N: Ahaha! Fooled ya! You thought it was Sasuke who had gone, didn't you? xD)

Sasuke rubbed her back soothingly. "Shh, Sakura, it's okay. He didn't have a choice in the matter. If the Hokage needs him for a mission, then he has to go. And if he dies on it, then you should know that he died protecting himself and his comrades."

Sakura just sniffed and nodded. "I-I know... But he was going to walk me down the aisle... And I miss him so much already..."

"Sakura." Sasuke lifted up the pink-haired girl's chin so that he could look in her tear-filled eyes. "He wouldn't want you to have to reschedule anything for him. I know your dad. He wouldn't want you to stop doing something or do something new just because he died. Let's just go to his memorial service and he'll be happy. I know he will."

Nodding, Sakura stood up with the help of Sasuke. She grabbed a few Kleenexes and they walked out of the house, heading off to the service that was happening now, since the death had happened four days ago.

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The sky was sunny and a few clouds dotted the blue stretch of sky. Chairs were all filled up in the huge outdoor garden. Uchiha Sasuke stood at the front, by the pastor, his best man behind him.

"Don't worry, Sasuke-teme," Naruto whispered into his ear. "She won't chicken out. She loves you way too much."

Sasuke just nodded a bit and stood at attention when the wedding march began. First, came Sakura's brides' maid, Hinata. The Hyuuga heiress had worn a lovely light purple strapless dress that reached her knees, a ribbon bowed around her waist. Ino came next, her gown light blue, and wore the same style as Hinata. Then, finally, out came Sakura.

Sasuke's soon-to-be bride wore a white, floor-length piece that was also strapless. It had little embroidered sakura blossoms decorating the bust and they were also embroidered to look as if they were falling along the bottom half of her dress. She carried a bouquet of white, pink, and red peonies. Her little heels made no noise on the petaled grass as she walked forward. She had decided to walk down the aisle on her own, wanting to honor her father.

As soon as she stood next to Sasuke, she smiled kindly. He didn't smile, but he was obviously happy by the look in his eyes. It just made Sakura's smile larger.

The rest of the ceremony went by in a blur. The couple couldn't stop watching each other. Sakura almost missed her turn to say "I do," but she said it.

And then it was over. They kissed. They left. And they went on their honeymoon.

The day they arrived home, Sasuke wandered off almost an hour after they'd gotten back. When Sakura found him - back at their house - he had a large female German Sheperd sitting on the couch next to him.

Sakura named it Sachi.

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(A/N: I'm sad! The story is over... OVERRRRRRRRRRRR.

Okay, calm, Psychotic. CALM. BREATHE. Alright, I'm okay now. Just a bit teary-eyed.

The review responses:

C.A.M.E.O.1 and Only: That she is! And now she's normal forever. AND there's another puppy! YAY!

gaara-sasusaku7: Thanks! I think it's really cute, too. Tell me: did you like the ending?

Again, I want to thank everyone who EVER reviewed for this story, even if I didn't reply to your reviews. It doesn't mean that I didn't get them! I did, believe me! I just can't say much more except for thank you and to keep reading! xD Hopefully, you were all satisfied with the ending. There won't be a sequel. This was just a one story thing. But keep watching my account! I might create another Naruto fic soon!

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Psychotic Female of Many Names

09.11.07