It's been a month since the battle took place. A month where Sakura almost lost Sasori. His injuries were so serval she was crying and begging at anyone up in the sky to keep him alive. You would think a miracle happened when the redhead, her darling redhead, started to recover.

When she first saw him at the hospital; she punched Deidara in the face for not following Sasori because she knew the redhead was going to get hurt in that battle. The blonde didn't do anything but hug her while they sank down the floor trying not to cry.

She wasn't the only one who regards Sasori as an important person in their life. She may be a little selfish though. Since that battle forced Sasori to quit the Akatsuki. The pinkette looked at the sleeping figure next to her and smiled softly.

It was three am at the apartment her and Sasori gotten after he was released. It was a small apartment; nothing to brag about but she was proud of it. The pinkette knew the redhead wanted to continue working for the Akatsuki but he couldn't.

His injuries stopped him. His broken leg made him walk around with a cane and slight limp as well. He hasn't fitted to battle anymore. Sasori still worked for the Akatsuki as making their weapons; poisons and actual weaponry. He just can't battle with them.

Even if he can recover from his leg; it would always give him problems. It made Nagato put his foot down and told the redhead he can no longer work with the Akatsuki. Sasori tried to put a fight but even he knew the lost cost it was. He just convinced Nagato for him to at least help them a little.

He owed the Akatsuki his life. He would have been dead years ago due to the enemies he had made that the Akatsuki taken cared of.

The pinkette was so focused on her thoughts that she jumped when Sasori gripped her shirt and pulled her towards her. The pinkette laid back down staring at Sasori with confusion. The redhead gave her a look.

"You need to sleep. You have an early shift," he explained softly.

Sakura pouted at him. Sasori rolled his eyes at her in response. Yeah; that never worked on him. She never figured out why it didn't.

"Are you happy with the things are now?" She questioned. She saw him raised a brow at her.

"Not really but if you're talking about us; then yeah. I'm happy. Why?"

"Because that battle-"

"We both know you're glad that battle is the reason why I no longer fight anymore, Sakura."

"I am not glad that you got injured, you fuckin' fuck!"

He snorted at that.

"No, you're not. I know that. I know, on another hand, that you're glad you don't have to come home without seeing me bleed on our floor."

"- From that point of view; maybe."

Sasori smiled softly at her in response. "See the wonders of being honest?"

She gave him the bird in response. She got him to laugh in response so she didn't mind much. Him smiling and laughing after his release was so rare nowadays. The pinkette felt like she won the lottery when she got Sasori to smile or laugh.

That was the beginning and she should have noticed.

XXXXX

Two months have passed since that night. Sakura thought nothing of it until she noticed Sasori was leaving the apartment more than he usually did. The pinkette mused him finally getting fed up being inside the place so long that he wanted to leave for hours.

She thought nothing of it until she saw him talking to a woman that was so lovely looking that she didn't want to believe it. Knowing her emotions tend to get in her trouble didn't stop her from shouting at Sasori as soon he came home.

"You know, I was glad you finally getting out of the apartment! Like holy shit; I am glad my boyfriend is finally going to go outside and make it his bitch!"

Sasori, if he were another man, would have been visible startled at their girlfriend's sudden shouts. He simply leaned against the front door watching her with a bemused expression. The redhead didn't know what happened.

"But I see you with someone that's so attractive and like; oh I see! Well, fuck you, okay!" She shouted with tears sliding her cheeks. She even got angrier when Sasori let out a small laugh in response.

He held up his hand once his laughter died. He gave her an amused look. "One; your emotions still make you their bitch. Two: that woman is someone that I'm setting up a deal with so I can buy that place for an art gallery I had in mind."

Sakura stared at him. He resisted the urge to laugh again.

"That made my day, Sakura. Thanks for that. Winter, this year, is so fuckin' cold that I am pretty much forcing myself to go outside and discussed business with Anna; that woman. Don't stop being dramatic, okay?" Sasori replied with a small smile.

Sakura glared at him with a blush.

"I can just feel Deidara telling me I told you so. He told me I was being dumb after I nearly made him deaf over the phone."

"It would make his day even more if I had that moment filmed."

"Go fuck yourself."

Sasori smirked.

"I rather have you pegged me," with that the redhead got up from the door and walked to their bedroom. Leaving a blushing Sakura behind but it did give her ideas.

Sasori liked those ideas but he would never admit it. He threatened her he would kill her plant on purpose if she ever told anyone. She wisely kept her mouth shut because he will. Sasori, even when he's precious, was such a revengeful little shit head.

It wouldn't be a first time she found her plant died because of him though. When she pretty much kicked his ass when they were younger; Sasori killed her plant that she always bragged about.

She called it ever since she broke his prized puppet the next day since she wasn't any better when it comes to revenge and being the bigger person. They were (are) still little petty shits. One of the glorious reasons why they work out so well.

Honestly, it would not catch her off guard on looking back their memories and seeing the signs that they would become the couple they are today. She smiled staring out from the window; she didn't mind at all.

XXXX

"So Sasuke finally gathered his balls and asked Karin out on a date?" Ino questioned with a brow raised. She watched Sakura grinned at her with a nod.

"Well good. They deserve each other."

"How do they deserve each other?"

"Eh."

"Yeah, let's keep it at that."

Sasuke has never been known to be easy to read especially what's inside his head. Karin as much a fucking wild as he. Fitting couple. They would go to annoy the shit out of each other for sure; the girls mused.

They can just hear the wedding bells; they snickered to themselves.

XXXXX

After the battle; a lot of things happened. Here's how several years happened.

1). We know Sasori was forced to quit the Akatsuki but was still able to still contribute to the group. No one wanted to fuck with him given his weapons was top notch lethal. His reputation as the Akatsuki's reaper was still going strong.

Sakura thinks he has a perverse pride to that. She wouldn't be wrong. Sasori would never admit it out loud though.

2). Sasuke finally moved on and gathered his balls to ask out Karin. They have an interesting relationship. Kiba had a field day once he saw Sasuke having a bite marked on his neck once. No one, I mean no one, was surprised that Karin was a biter.

They still teased a shit out of the couple because they're horrible and stupid to not do such a thing. Lucky enough; Karin and Sasuke didn't mind it that much.

3). Deidara and Itachi announced that they were going to move in together. Hidan joked that next thing they would announce that they'll be eloping next. Deidara and Itachi said nothing to that and everyone was startled.

They didn't elope but they did reveal they might, just might, get married later.

4). On Sakura's birthday; Sasori purposed.

Sakura's screamed nearly shattered Sasori's ears but she told him yes while screaming and crying.

No one was surprised that they got engaged. They were surprised when Sakura found she was pregnant; even the couple themselves.

They had a beautiful baby girl who was spoiled rotten by their friends and Tsunade & Jiraiya. They named her after Sasori's mother.

Chiyo gave them her blessings and that was it. Sasori wasn't surprised she was hardly around. It startled Sakura at first but she got used to Chiyo's detachment.

5). Sasori's art gallery was a huge success. He was rich enough to buy a studio apartment for his family. He was famous enough that he was a well-known man from the world. His reputation he gained in the shadow world didn't damage it much to the confusion of many.

All in all; they had a good ending considering their past luck.

FIN.

Kinda shit but it felt right. So here's the last chapter. Super short, yeah but happy enough for you to be proud that the main characters got their ending they deserved.

A multi-chaptered of mine finally completed! Look at that. I'm proud of myself. Maybe I'd do one-shots concerning this universe but for now; it's the end of the show.

Thanks for sticking around to the end, babes.