Timeless

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. Well this is the grand finale of Timeless. I hope you all enjoy it. After this, I will probably wrap up Why Her quickly and then start on a new Sasuke x Hinata story.

Past Sasuke and Hinata: Speak in italics.

Present Sasuke and Hinata: Speak in regular font.

Future Sasuke and Hinata: Speak in bold font.

Chapter 24

There were very few things that got the blood pumping more than a good fight, Sasuke muses as he looks for Hinata. Fighting was easy. Fighting was something he was good at.

Fighting wasn't like expressing himself emotionally. With Naruto, he let his fists do the talking. The raven haired ninja could never do that with his Lily. It wasn't that Sasuke didn't have the vocabulary to express himself properly. He just wasn't very comfortable talking about his emotions and hadn't been for over a decade.

"Hinata?" He calls out when he sees the young woman sitting on the roof of one of the houses, watching the fireworks.

"Sasuke! How did it go with Naruto?" She asks sweetly.

Sasuke would have to try though. After all, he had managed to get her to agree to be his lover. So he must have done something right. He still wasn't used to being the chaser. He had never really had to try to get a girl's attention before and generally tried to avoid doing so. As always, Hinata was an exception.

"It went alright. Come on. I have something that I want to show you." Sasuke says with a smile as he offers his hand to the Hyuga Heiress.

"Alright." The bluenette says, taking his hand.

Sasuke teleports them to the hospital. He thought it was fitting. That was where the mirror first worked its magic and where he confessed his feelings for her. In his mind, it was only logical that he would propose there as well.

"Why did you take us to the hospital?" Hinata asks in confusion.

"I thought it was fitting. This was the first place that we really noticed each other. It was where we first kissed and became friends." He says and caresses her cheek.

Hinata smiles. She still didn't really know what Sasuke was up to, but that was sweet. That had been a difficult concept for her to wrap her head around initially, but Sasuke Uchiha was capable of being very sweet. Well when he wanted to be.

"That's true." The medic replies as she leans into his touch and kisses the palm of his hand.

"Close your eyes." Sasuke instructs her and he smiles when Hinata did exactly that.

She was such a good Lily. Hinata offered no protests to his request. He continues smiling as he places a simple leather chain upon her neck with a ring on it.

"Can I open them now, Sasuke?" The Hyuga Heiress asks.

"Yes, you can open them." The Uchiha informs her and her lavender eyes do indeed open.

That's when Hinata realized something was on her neck. She looks down to see what it was. It was a necklace with a beautiful ring on it. A wedding ring.

It was a beautiful silver ring with a massive diamond in the center that was framed by two smaller diamonds. The band had loops in it that were also filled with tiny diamonds.

"It's beautiful." She gasps as she looks at the stunning piece of jewelry in shock.

"I'm glad that you like it. It used to be my mother's. I'm not really good with declarations of love, but I do love you. You're the one that I want to be with. It doesn't matter if it's in the old time line, our past, our present, or the future. Will you marry me?" The raven haired man asks.

"Yes!" She says and tackle hugs him.

Meanwhile back in the future Sasuke watches as a mini army of Uchihas and Uzmakais storm the kitchen. Hinata had finished baking the cookies. It was feeding time at the zoo, it seemed.

Behold the young of the species, eagerly practicing their pouncing skills for when they were older. Note the healthy sibling rivalry as each cub attempted to get their fair share. And of course, the exasperated and amused parents who stepped in whenever it looked like someone might actually get hurt.

"You'd think they were starving to death." Sasuke muses.

"Well one can hardly blame them. Your wife does make exceptional cookies." Obito comments.

Sasuke nods in agreement. Hinata was a very good cook. No one could deny that. If she ever wanted to retire from being a medic, she could have a very successful second career as a chef.

"Daddy! I saved a big one for you!" Rajah says as he darts over to his father's side and presents him with a rather large cookie.

"Thank you, Rajah. That was very nice of you." Sasuke says in amusement as he humors his youngest son and bites into the offered dessert.

Kana comes out of the kitchen with her cookies and sits next to Itachi and Mei. They always had the best stories. She especially liked the one about how they got together and when her father was little.

"Oh yes, your father was very foolish when he was little." Itachi begins and Sasuke gives his elder brother a dirty look for that comment.

Kaemon toddles out not long after his elder sister. The boy was now quite content to listen to his mother tell stories about Team Eight. Hinata was more than happy to do so. Kiba, Kurenai, and Shino often visited the Uchiha family and were quite close to her children.

"Yes, Kiba sometimes used to lose control of his temper. It used to get in him in trouble. One time Shino got upset with him and switched Kiba's shampoo with pink hair dye." She tells him with a giggle.

Miyoko listens to the various stories being told and wanders around the living room. She was happy to be showing off her beautiful new dress. Sasuke notes in amusement that she liked to play Dress Up just as much as her mother.

Hinata shakes her head in amusement after she finishes telling the story to their children and walks over to Sasuke. He smiles and wraps his arms around his wife protectively as they watch the chaos together. For years, the Uchiha District had been empty. Now it could be quite crowded at times. Well at least their house could be.

"I can't believe it all really worked." He whispers to her.

"I can't either. I guess our younger selves were quiet clever about everything. Somehow they brought Itachi and Neji back, took over the Leaf, and helped to abolish the Branch System." The young mother whispers back in a voice that she knew only he would hear.

Most of the people in their home were powerful ninjas with keen hearing. One had to make quite the effort not to be overheard. Sasuke and Hinata knew how to deal with that fact though. They each knew exactly how loud they could be without risking behind overheard.

"Yes, they were little geniuses. Well I suppose I should say that we were little geniuses." Sasuke observes with no small amount of mirth.

"Speaking of little geniuses. We're up to five now." Hinata tells him.

Sasuke cocks his head to the side. He didn't understand what she was trying to say. So he rewards her announcement with a puzzled expression.

Hinata found it cute. Sasuke's face could be rather expressive at times like this. Oh how she wished she had a camera on her. Then she would be able to talk his picture. That would have been one for their family scrapbook.

"Five little geniuses." She says and places his hand on her stomach.

Sasuke blinks. Ohhh. So THAT'S what she meant. Well it looked like soon there would be seven Uchihas in the new generation soon.

He and Hinata would have five children. Itachi had a child. So that brought the total up to six. That combined with Obito's child, meant that there would be at least seven next generation Uchihas running around soon.

"Lucky number seven." He muses and Hinata giggles.

Sasuke couldn't believe his lucky. He had a beautiful wife and a growing family. Not to mention everyone knew the truth about Itachi and with Naruto as the Hokage, he could be assured that his family was safe for the foreseeable future.

"Do you think that one of them might become Hokage someday?" He asks.

"I'd be surprised, if one of them didn't. They have very good genes." Hinata tells him and kisses his cheek with a smile.

Back in the present with the "Middle Set," a grand wedding was being held. Two weeks had passed since Sasuke's proposal to Hinata. Since then, everyone had been working on planning the wedding. Now the big day had arrived.

"Congratulations, Sasuke. It seems like only yesterday, you were all just a bunch of innocent Genin. Now you are getting married." Kakashi says inside the male dressing room.

"Don't say anything stupid." Sasuke warns him.

"Sasuke, I'm wounded. I would not say anything stupid on your wedding day. What kind of monster do you take me for?" Kakashi asks as he places his hand over his heart as if he had been mortally wounded.

Immediately everyone gives Kakashi a look. They ALL knew that he was going to say something outrageous. It was very likely that Sasuke would end up Chidoring the mischievous man before they ever made it out the dressing room.

"Kakashi Sensei, just get it out of your system. Whatever it is, just do it." Naruto says brightly.

He couldn't believe that Sasuke was getting married. Not only that, but he was getting married to Hinata! It was really like something straight out of a fairytale. As far as Naruto could tell, Sasuke had just woke up one morning and decided Hinata was the one for him and that was that.

The two had been inseparable since their Academy days. He had never seen anything like it in real life before. It was both romantic and surreal at the same time.

"Well I'm just saying that I know you will want to restore your Clan, so I thought this might be helpful." Kakashi says as he hands Sasuke a familiar orange book.

The Akatsuki, male members of Taka, Naruto, and Gaara just shake their heads. Oh boy. This wouldn't end well. 3, 2, 1...and Chidori!

"CHIDORI! You are such a pervert and I do not need romantic Clan Restoration advice from a freaking book!" Sasuke snaps at him.

"I was just trying to help!" Kakashi protests and groans in pain.

"That's right. My foolish little brother does not need advice from a book. I'm his brother. It is my duty to explain to him how kunais and pouches work." Itachi says somberly and Sasuke twitches.

He loved them all, but sometimes he wanted to kill them. This couldn't actually be happening, could it? He sighs as he glances around the room. Yes, this was actually happening.

Meanwhile the girls were also getting ready. Hinata rubs the back of her head sheepishly as her bridesmaids fight over everything. They were fighting over how she should wear her hair, which bouquet of flowers she should use, and even what shoes walk down the aisle with.

"I really don't think that Sasuke is going to care what kind of shoes I'm wearing." She mumbles shyly.

"Hinata, it's your wedding day. The little details matter." Sakura insists.

Like many of the Academy girls, Sakura had had a major crush on Sasuke. Sadly, he had only had eyes for Hinata. At first, the pink haired woman couldn't help but be a bit resentful about that.

What was so special about the shy girl? Why did Sasuke only ever pay any attention to her or Naruto? She just didn't get it.

As time wore on though, she realized that wasn't being very fair. It wasn't Hinata's fault that Sasuke liked her better. Eventually, she grew out of her childhood jealousy. After all, she had Lee now.

"She's right. So I'm thinking red roses. They are traditional." Ino says.

"No. White lilies are better." Hinata says with a smile.

None of them knew about the white lilies of course. It had happened in another timeline. She wouldn't have told them anyway, but in her mind no other flower would be more fitting for their wedding.

"Alright. If the woman wants white lilies, let her have her lilies." Tsunade says in amusement and Kurenai nods in agreement.

Eventually, the grand procession make their way out of the room. Hinata went last of course. She could hear the people talking about how cute Mirai looked. The little girl was very happy to be the flower girl at the wedding and throwing flowers everywhere.

Hinata smiles as she makes her way down the aisle. They had decided to host the wedding in the Uchiha District. After all, there was a lot of space there and they had to have it outside.

There were just so many Hyugas, Team Taka, the Akatsuki, Team Seven, the Rookie Nine, and many others who had turned out for the wedding. Hinata wouldn't have been surprised, if there were over a thousand people in the streets of the Uchiha District at the moment.

"You look beautiful." Hiashi says as he escorts her down the aisle.

There was a beautiful red, blue, and white carpet that had been laid out on the streets under their feet. It was a gorgeous moonlit night with the stars glowing bright and glorious fireworks shooting off in the background. (Hinata and Sasuke had tried to tell Deidara that you didn't have fireworks at a wedding, but he wouldn't listen.)

Finally, they reached the golden alter that had white lilies and red roses woven into it. Sasuke was standing their with Tsunade. It was decided that she would officiate the wedding.

"Dearly beloved and Akatsuki members, we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of Sasuke Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga. If there is anyone who has any objections, speak now or forever hold your peace." She begins.

"Hey! What the fuck are you trying to say with that Akatsuki crack?!" Hidan asks.

SMACK. Aoda and the other Summons had been invited to watch the wedding. There was no way they were going to miss out on it. The protective reptile wasn't going to allow Hidan to sully Master Sasuke's wedding with his foul mouth.

"Be quiet. You're going to ruin the wedding." Aoda informs the Akatsuki member after smacking him with his powerful tail.

"Damn. He's better than a guard dog." Kisame muses and the guests all laugh.

Sasuke just shakes his head and takes Hinata's hands in his own. He smiles at his lover. She looked beautiful with her midnight blue hair cascading down her back like a waterfall and that elegant white silk kimono with a ruby red sash tying it together. It flattered her womanly figure in a tasteful way.

"Right. Well if you are all done making fools out of yourselves, I would like to actually conduct this wedding!" Tsunade snaps.

Wisely, everyone shut up. No one wanted to upset the former Hokage. She might no longer be in charge of the Leaf Village, but she was still very scary.

"Do you Sasuke Uchiha take Hinata Hyuga to be your lawfully wedded wife? To have and to hold? In sickness and in health? For richer and for poorer? For better and for worse? To forsake all others and love each other for the rest of your days, until death do you part?" The busty blonde asks.

"I do." Sasuke says without any hesitation.

"Do you Hinata Hyuga take Sasuke Uchiha to be your lawfully wedded husband? To have and to hold? In sickness and in health? For richer and for poorer? For better and for worse? To forsake all others and love each other for the rest of your days, until death do you part?" The former medic asks once again.

"I do." Hinata replies with a shy smile.

"Then by the power vested in me by the Leaf Village and the Fire Nation, I pronounce thee man and wife. You may kiss the bride." Tsunade finishes.

Sasuke didn't waste any time. He quickly grabs Hinata and kisses her. He kissed her so passionately, that Hiashi coughs rather uncomfortably. Some catcalls were heard from the audience, but neither of them cared. They only had eyes for each other.

"Hey, bastard! Don't forget to throw the garter belt!" Naruto calls out.

Sasuke shakes his head and breaks the kiss with Hinata. He smiles and has her sit down. The young Uchiha slowly slides off her garter belt, much to the amusement of the crowd.

Naturally, the raven haired ninja smirks after grabbing it. He knew exactly what he was going to do with it. He hurls that lacy object right at his brother's face. Ha! That will teach him to call Sasuke foolish!

"You really are such a foolish little brother." Itachi says with a dramatic sigh.

"Congratulations, Itachi. That means you are getting married next." Konan and Pain say and Itachi rubs the back of his head sheepishly at that announcement. (He highly doubted that was going to be the case.)

Hinata giggles. Well she supposed it was time to throw the bouquet. She quickly calls out to the women in audience that she was going to do so and blinks at how quickly they all lined up.

"Well I guess everyone is really interested in getting married." She laughs as she tosses it into the crowd.

Surprisingly, it was Mei who caught it. The busty Kage beams and there were cheers from the females in the crowd. Hinata smiles. Well maybe it would work. She knew how much Mei wanted to get married.

"Hey, kid! How are you planning to cut that cake?" Jirayia asks from the crowd.

Yes, somehow the timeline resetting meant that Jirayia was alive as well. Naruto and Tsunade would have been overjoyed by that turn of events, if either of them had ever remembered losing him. They didn't though.

"Good point. I got it. Temari, do you wanna give me a hand with your fan?" Tenten asks.

"Sure." The feisty blonde replies as she gets out her fan and Tenten sends hundreds of weapons hurling towards the tables that had dozens of cakes on them.

Her weapons were able to slice through all of them with ease, thanks to Temari's assist. The crowd cheered and all went to grab some cake or headed to the dance floor.

"That was rather impressive." Gaara says to Tenten and she smiles.

"Thanks. I had a little help though." The brunette says shyly.

Sasuke just shakes his head in amusement as he walks out onto the dance floor with Hinata. They were finally married. It looked like the timeline alterations had all worked out in their favor.

"I love you." Hinata says with a smile as she wraps her arms around Sasuke's neck and dances with him.

"I love you too. It looks like the Leaf is about to have a lot more weddings though. Itachi is dancing with Mei now and Naruto's dancing with the ramen girl." He muses as he glances at the other two couples who were now dancing.

"Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?" She asks with a giggle and Sasuke shakes his head.

He had a feeling about this. It would be very like Itachi to somehow land himself a Kage. That and Naruto really did love ramen. So maybe in a twisted way, it would make sense if he ended up with the Ramen Girl.

"I'll bet you anything that they all end up married. So speaking of marriages, I booked us a room on one of the island nations. It's tropical." Sasuke says.

"You just want an excuse to see me in a swimsuit." Hinata muses.

"That's not true. I want an excuse to take your swimsuit off of you." Sasuke says with a smirk and Hinata blushes a deep shade of red.

"Well we do have a Clan to restore." She mumbles and Sasuke smirks in agreement.

Back in the past, the Minis were still settling into their rule. The Akatsuki and Taka were busy making sure there were no holdovers. They didn't want to have to stamp down a big rebellion later. Even though Tsunade had willfully transferred power to Naruto, there was always a chance that someone might try to resist. They wouldn't allow them the chance to take back control.

"Hinata, have you seen Itachi?" Sasuke asks in amusement.

"Oh I think he went to the Mist Village. Mei heard about the shakeup and wanted to speak to someone in person, I guess." Hinata says.

"Ah that makes sense." Sasuke says as he places something on her neck.

Hinata looks down and smiles. It was a beautiful diamond necklace. Sasuke did love to spoil her.

"It's beautiful, but I didn't get you anything." The bluenette says.

"Oh I'm not hard to please. I think you can get me an even better present rather easily. You wearing nothing but that necklace and heading to our bedroom should be more than sufficient." Sasuke says.

"Wow. That was smooth, bastard!" Naruto calls out and the Uchiha groans.

Honestly, that loser had the worst timing that he had ever seen. The raven haired ninja had never seen someone walk in at exactly the wrong moment as much as Naruto before. Really, it was a wonder that he hadn't strangled his best friend yet.

"Loser, get lost! NOW!" Sasuke growls and Naruto takes off.

Sasuke twitches. He could hear the idiot laughing as he ran off. Yeah. He was so going to kick Naruto's ass at their next training session.

"So what was that you were saying about wanting to see me in only the necklace?" Hinata asks with a sly smile as she wraps her arms around his neck.

"Well I'm just saying that that would be an even better present than the necklace itself." He says and kisses her.

Hinata happily returned the kiss. Some days, she couldn't believe that this had all really happened. That she and Sasuke had traveled to the future and changed the course of history. She would never regret it though.

How could she? She was in a relationship with the love of her life and Neji was alive again. The Branch System had been abolished and the truth about the Uchiha Massacre had come out. In her mind, everything was perfect.

"You know it's funny. Even after all these different timelines collided we still ended up together." Hinata says with a smile.

"That's because love is timeless. It doesn't matter what year it is or how old you are. When it's real, it will find a way." Sasuke says.

"Who knew that you were such a hopeless romantic?" Hinata asks with a giggle.

"I wouldn't say that I'm hopeless. I have you, after all." The Uchiha says as he scoops his lover into his arms Bridal Style and carries her off to their bedroom.

Sasuke got what he wanted for his present. Hinata wore only the necklace for them. It was lovely, but it couldn't compete with the beauty that was a naked Hinata. The necklace was soon forgotten as the two spent the rest of the night making love.

Yes, love was timeless. It didn't matter that they had altered the timeline in major ways. The two of them would always find each other. The year was of no real consequence. That was his final thought as he fell asleep while holding his Lily in his arms.