Ice and Sugar

DelightfulSmiles

Author's note: Okay seeing as this is the epilogue I thought I would do something a bit different, I've decided to jump ahead a few years to a certain important point – other than the marriage. Yes folks, I've decided to glaze over the shebang that I know a wedding would be, to something I thought is a bit more life changing. And not only that but I've decided to do this chapter in Sakura's point of view, we've been with her but I never did anything in her POV. I do really appreciate all the support and love this story has received, I'm going to miss this story to. And my God! This story has almost been going for almost an entire year! –smiles- . Please leave a review, comments are always welcomed.

I do not own Naruto

Sakura

Four Years Later

I sat in Sasuke's and mine bedroom of almost three years now, I looked around at all the furnishings that gave off a nice and cosy aura to all that enter. The clothes that are constantly strewn all over the floor, the portraits on the walls and the warm colouring of reds and browns. But that was only due to my persistence that my dear husband kick the habit of using dull and cold colours like grey, white and dark blue

I smile fondly at the sight as I continued to take in my not-so-new home. Ever since that day in the hospital Sasuke and I had been inseparable, it led us into the beginning of a truly beautiful relationship, of almost a year we went on a date every weekend and spending a few hours a week on the phone talking about our day.

I smiled as I remembered on our sixth month anniversary Sasuke had given me the leather promise ring he told me he had been "saving for that lucky, right girl". I guess I was that right girl, and boy did I feel lucky. Half way through a second year of dating he finally got up the guts to ask me to marry him, me being me gave him a hard time about him taking his time with this, but telling him that I have never been happier.

Sighing contently I laid back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling and the intricate patterns of flowing swirls and waves, it was one of the main reasons I wanted this house, because the pattern wasn't just in the bedroom, it ran the length of the ceiling all around the house.

Suddenly there was a sudden wail coming to my right, I turned my head in the direction sitting up quickly. And there on the bed side table was a baby monitor, yes a baby monitor. Our son, Nori Itachi Uchiha, the name coming after months of arguing over a baby dictionary name book, as Nori meant 'ceremony' or 'regalia' and we thought as the future co-heir of Prodigy Incorporated, along side Neji and Tenten's son Kano. Our son was only a few months old, as Sasuke and I decided that we wanted a few years to ourselves to truly appreciate being husband and wife.

Sasuke chose to give our son Itachi as a middle name, due to the fact that after his brother's release from prison my husband and his brother was able to talk about what had happened all those years ago

By the end, Sasuke had discovered that Itachi was dying and he realised that this was the last member of his family and sought to ease over the feud that had been between them their entire life. With the easing of the relationship Itachi's death was a calming one, he was surrounded by people he knew cared about him

Now Sasuke remembered his brother in a fond light, instead of remembering all the darkness that had followed him he instead thought of his childhood with his brother who had always pushed him to do the best he could do.

Anyway, I got up and headed over to my son's room and picked him up from his top of the line baby cradle and swayed him slowly in my arms cooing to him calming words

"Shush honey…mummy is here now" I whispered into his ear

Soon Nori calmed down and settled into a nap, I grinned lightly before settling in the plush chair that Sasuke and I decided to put in the nursery so that whoever had care duty could sit comfortably. Because to my amazement Sasuke was actually a first-class father, who could hold his own with taking care of a child, however his skills stop short of changing diapers.

Staring into the face of my now sleeping son I smile gently as I remembered the day he was born

Four months ago

I was sitting in the lounge room cuddled against Sasuke's warm side, and we were watching mindless television to past the time. I was due any day now, I rubbed my bulging stomach with a loving caress

Soon Sasuke's hand joined my own rubbing my swollen stomach

"I can't wait until our child is born…then there would be someone else for you to nag and boss around" he joked grinning down at me

I gave him a playful shove in the arm as I glared at him, but the smile on my face taking away any sign of a threatening nature.

"Oi! If it wasn't for my inane nagging you wouldn't be doing your chores half the time" I argued back sticking my tongue out

Sasuke grinned shaking his head lightly

"You know you love me" he said

But before I could say anything I felt a stab in my abdomen and I gasped in surprise, Sasuke snapped to attention and stared down at me concern written all over his face

"What's wrong honey?"

Another stab went through me and I groaned in pain, I clutched his hand as I suddenly felt wetness spread between my legs, I looked up at him in a mixture of surprise and pain

"My water's broke!" I snapped.

And with that announcement Sasuke whipped me up and got me into the car with my packed bag in under ten minutes, which of course had me screaming by then

"Sasuke hurry up!" I yelled out the window as I tried to do the breathing exercises I had learnt in those classes every pregnant couple has to go to.

"For God's sake…hurry UP!" I screamed as he got into the car, and I stared in disbelief as he fumbled with the car keys

"SASUKE!"

"I'm going…breathe Saki, deep and calming breaths!" he told me as the car started and we zoomed off.

In the delivery room I laid with my legs spread clutching Sasuke's hand in a death grip. His face was pale with sweat at the strain that my grip was causing him

"Push!" the doctor ordered as I screamed in pain

"I am pushing! Why don't you try to have a bloody baby!!" I screamed in agony clutching Sasuke's hand tighter causing a small yelp to escape his lips. I sent him a death glare

"You think you're in pain…try having a ARGH!!" I yelled as I felt another contraction as I tried to push.

"Oh God…I think I'm going to be sick" Sasuke said as he tried to see if I would let go of his hand, I only clutch to it harder making him flinch

"If…you…even take…AH…one step…GOD DAMN IT…toward tha – AHH…door…I swear I will, NEVER…forgive YOUU!" I managed to get out as I continued to push

He quickly nodded his head in agreement.

A gruelling ten hours later I was gave birth to a son and I smiled softly as I held this small, wriggling miracle in my arms. I glanced up at Sasuke who had this shinning look in his eyes as he stared at the two of us, I sighed contently as his arm wrapped around us

"I now hold the two most important people in my life" he stated lovingly.

I heard the nursery door open with a quiet whoosh and I smiled as I looked up and saw Sasuke approaching us slowly

"How is the little whiner" he joked lightly

I rolled my eyes as I gently stood up so I wouldn't wake Nori up and let his father take him from my arms, I grinned lightly as I stroked our baby's cheek as Sasuke leant down to give me a light kiss on the cheek

"Do you remember what today is Saki?" he asked using his nickname for me, I stared at him in mock anger

"How could I forget? It's our anniversary!" I said quietly leaning my head on his shoulder

"I made a special meal just for tonight" I continued thinking about the roast I had cooked earlier on in the day and was now seating on our dinning table down stairs resting.

Sasuke chuckled lightly as we made our way, with Nori in his arms, to the dinning table where I found a bouquet of red rose lay waiting for me on the table. I smiled in appreciation as I picked up the flowers to smell their sweetness, I noticed the card that was lying on the table top and I glanced up at Sasuke who had a smug look on his face, a familiar smirk playing on his lips

"Read the card" he gestured with his head

I picked up the card board and flipped it open to read the message:

Dearest Wife,

Happy Anniversary, I bet that you thought I had forgot about it, but have no fear the Great Uchiha is always in on the know!

In that bouquet there are twelve roses and each one represents an 'I will love you'. And let me just tell you, I'll love you until the very last rose dies.

Love you,

Sasuke

I stared at the card before looking down at the flowers with a frown

"Don't you like them?" I heard Sasuke ask with concern interlaced in his voice

I looked up at him still frowning

"These are going to eventually die" I stated dryly staring at him. But the smug look still did not leave his face, and I glared at him before walking out of the room with the roses. For the next few hours I spent locked in our bedroom ignoring Sasuke's pleas to let him in.

'How dare he say that he'll love me until the very last rose dies! All of them are going to die eventually!' I thought angrily as I gazed at the roses.

But then I realised one of the roses didn't look exactly how the others did, I raised my fingers and stroked the petals before I froze there in shock.

The rose was plastic.

Plastic.

I'll love you until the very last rose dies.

It wouldn't die…

A smile appeared on my lips as I realised what Sasuke had done, and I jumped to my feet and raced to the door, the bouquet left on the bed. I slammed the door open and found a depressed looking Sasuke seating on the floor leaning against the wall, with his head in his hands.

"Sasuke" I gushed as I ran over to him

His head snapped up at the sound of my voice, he stumbled to get onto his feet

"Sakura I –" but I cut him off as I gave him a kiss

"I'll love you until the last rose dies" I replied looking up to him, knowing my eyes were beaming with love.

He must've realised that I had recognized that one of the roses was plastic and grinned as he wrapped his arms around me.

"I love you too…and I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you" Sasuke whispered into my ear.

The End

Author's note: Well I always thought that idea was the sweetest thing that could ever happen to me so I decided to use it - I do not own it! Please leave a review, sorry for any mistakes. And that's all folks.