Epilogue

Two pairs of eyes flew wide open abruptly open hearing a knock on their doors. Two figures sat up immediately, looking towards the door. Naruto had entered the room, a wide grin across his face. The sun had practically just got up along with them.

"Ohayou, kids," He greeted.

Yuriko and Sou yawned loudly.

"Uncle Naruto, why did you wake us up so early?" Sou asked softly as he rubbed his eyes.

Yuriko fell back to the bed, pulling the blankets over her. "I want to sleep more!" She moaned under the sheets.

"Really? Oh well," Naruto forced out a sigh. "I guess you guys don't want to meet Raven and Flower-"

"What?!" Yuriko and Sou shouted at the same time. Their eyes were wide. They couldn't believe it as they faced each other.

"I thought Raven died!"

Naruto raised an eyebrow. Then, he chuckled. "What do you mean? They've always been alive! Didn't your father tell you the part about Raven protecting Flower?"

"Yeah, but he made it sound like Raven died!" Yuriko exclaimed. Sou, on the otherhand, couldn't be more happier.

"I knew he didn't die! The hero always lives and is happily ever after with the girl!" He cheered as he jumped up and down on the bed, laughing. Yuriko smiled brightly. It suited her well, Naruto thought. She resembled her father way too much when she wasn't smiling.

"Now what are you guys still doing in your PJ's? Get up if you want to see Raven and Flower in time! You might just catch them doing something quite interesting," Naruto exclaimed, with an evil grin.

Uchiha Sasuke opened his eyes as the morning rays entered through his window. The first thing he saw was a mess of pink hair, covering the face he so enjoyed staring at last night. He picked up some strands and tucked them behind the woman's ears so that he could see her porcelain-like face once more. She breathed softly and quietly. She was still asleep. His thumb massaged her cheeks gently, making the her smile even though her eyes were closed. She stirred. Slowly, jade eyes revealed themselves on her face.

He couldn't believe what was beside him. Sakura laid there wearing the heart-shaped necklace he had given her probably seven years ago, and only that. He wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him. Both their bare skins touched each other. He kissed her softly on the lips.

"Good morning, Sasuke-kun," She said with a smile. She positioned herself so that her head was resting on his hard, bare chest. Sasuke massaged her back, making her moan slightly.

"No more. I'm exhausted."

Sasuke smirked. "You sure weren't last night."

"I want to see my kids, though," She whined playfully. She heard a scowl from above her.

"Oh, stop pretending you hate our kids," She said, twiddling her fingers across his chest.

"But I do." He was joking. Sakura knew he would never mean that.

"Don't blame them for our future, barely existing sex life. We had a whole week of that."

"And I already miss it."

"What about the kids?" Sakura asked slyly. Sasuke sighed.

"Maybe all this sex is cause you secretly want another kid too," She stated, looking up to him.

"Two is enough to buy ice cream for."

"Aw, but maybe if you asked for another one, we could do another round," Sakura suggested with a seductive smile. Sasuke smirked. He was a man after all. He couldn't turn down such a deal.

"Really now?"

Sakura nodded. "Boy or girl?"

"Girl." That was a quicker response than Sakura expected. She raised an eyebrow.

"A girl? Unexpected choice, especially from you. Thought you preferred boys."

"I actually want one to act like a girl. She'll be the perfect excuse for me to beat up even more little boys."

"As if Yuriko wasn't enough already," Sakura giggled before she leaned up to kiss her husband again. "I think that's adorable of you to think our daughter will be so beautiful to catch every man's eyes, considering you're going to be one protective daddy later."

"They are Uchihas. If they weren't good-looking, I'd probably be suspicious whether you slept with another man or not," Sasuke chuckled darkly. Sakura pounced him jokingly.

"Hey! You know I would never do that to you!"

"I know." He positioned himself so that Sakura was now lying on the bed and he was hovering over her, just like the night before. Sasuke had a warm eyes that moment. The two stared deeply at each other for a moment, none speaking to each other. Both had smiles on their faces, content with what they have had in the past, now, and will in the future. They remembered everything they went through just so they could be in this position right now. All the happy moments, all the painful moments, all the harsh times, all the calm times. They had gone through so much and finally, Sasuke realized what he achieved with this woman. He had gotten freedom. Freedom from the terrible past, freedom from revenge, and freedom from the fear of losing someone special to him again. He did not have just one person special to him. He now had his own kids and a wife he would love and care. He knew he could protect them and make them happy for as long as he lived.

Sasuke kissed her tenderly. "I love you," Sakura breathed.

"I know. You've been saying that for over 15 years."

Sakura smiled. Sasuke had never felt so lucky to be the one to wake up to that smile every morning, let alone even make it happen. He was now holding himself up on his elbows. His lips were not even an inch from hers and yet it felt so far from him. She could feel his heart beat a million times faster than usual.

"Sakura..." He was about to close the gap when-

"OTOUCHAN! OKACHAN! WE'RE HOME!"

Sasuke and Sakura froze. Panic erupted on their faces as they stared at each other wide-eyed.

"Shit." They both whispered. Sasuke reached for his boxers that were on the floor, cursing himself for not being able to put it on fast enough. Sakura looked around everywhere for her clothes, cursing at the man who tore them apart last night and them them to each corner of the room. Sasuke had barely put on his boxers when their door opened. Sakura imemdiately covered herself with the blanket. Sasuke couldn't move at the sight of his two kids, Yuriko and Sou, staring at them in awe. Their jaws were dropping to the ground basically. Sou clung onto the doorknob loosely.

Sasuke blushed. "Uh, kids...we can explain..."

Then suddenly, they saw Sou grin evilly and pointing at them with an accused finger.

"Haha! You guys are wearing underwear! Haha! Otouchan and Okachan are in their underwear!" Sou sang like it was a children's songs. Sasuke cringed.

"Sou, y-y-you..." But Sasuke stopped as his eyes turned into a complete glare at the sudden appearance of a blond man, who wolf-whistled at the sight in the master bedroom.

"Damn, Sasuke! You guys got real busy here last night!" Naruto exclaimed so loudly the whole village probably woke up already. He scanned the entire room. "If this is what you did last night, imagine what happened on your little honeymoon! Ho ho ho!"

Sakura pulled the blanket up even more to cover her body. She blushed furiously. She tightened her fist around the sheets. "N-N-Naruto...I-I-I swear..."

"Oh, I get what you mean by having fun under the sheets now, Uncle Naruto!" Sou exclaimed cheerfully. "But why do you have to be naked?"

Naruto immediately felt some strong, evil force building up near him. He gulped when he saw that Sasuke now had his sharingan on and that his palm was quickly surrounding by blue electricity. He chuckled nervously.

"Ahhh Sasuke, d-d-don't! I-I-I'm the Hokage and your k-k-kids are here! D-D-don't promote violen-"

"CHIDORI!"

Naruto jumped outside through the window, followed by Sasuke. A loud boom was heard as a giant tree was now discovered to have a hole that looked like a crater. It was fortunate to not fall down yet, as well as Naruto. He had dodged it by only inches. Naruto shook violently at the destruction his friend had made. He let out a sigh as Sasuke's chidori began to diminish. However, he immediately brought his guard back up when he saw a pair of red eyes glare at him once again.

"Hahahaha, we still friends now, t-t-teme-"

"You're never watching my kids again."

"What?! Aw, come on! It was an accident that Sou happen to hear me talk like that!" Naruto moaned like a little kid.

Sasuke grunted. Then, he felt a pair of soft, small hands tug his arm. He looked down, pleased to see his daughter. She looked curious about something.

"Ne, ne, otouchan. That was the chidori right?" She asked. He nodded in reply. He was well aware his daughter was incredibly smart like her mother and loved to trained just like him.

"You use this seal right?" Yuriko then performed the seals, amazing her father. She had imitated his seals perfectly, especially since it was one of the few times she saw it. No only that, his movements were incredibly fast to catch up to see.

Sasuke nodded. Once again, at surprising speed, she performed the seals and began to concentrate all her chakra to her palms. Sasuke's eyes widen when he saw blue electricity surround her palm. She was actually doing it. It was very small, as Sasuke expected, but nonetheless, it was quite a feat, considering her young age and body. She glanced at Naruto then back at her father. The father and daughter exchanged similar smirks.

Naruto stood up, wiping the dirt away from his Hokage cloak. "Phew, that was a close one! Now then, guess I should be-eh, Yuriko-chan?" He suddenly froze.

"Chidori!" The girl screamed iwith determination as she charged at Naruto. Immediately, her electric-shocked fist made contact with Naruto's stomach as he yelped. He fell down to the ground once again, moaning in pain loudly.

"Gaahhh...Damn you, Sasuke-teme..." Naruto whispered, rubbing his stomach. "You raised a girl version of you..."

Yuriko smiled in victory. She skipped back to her father, unable to stand still. She was jumping up and down, clasping her hands , she went to wrap her arms around her father's waist tightly.

"Otouchan, did you see that?! I actually did chidori! I actually beat the Hokage! Now I can't wait to beat Gaimaru and Kouji-kun!"

Sasuke chuckled. As always, he placed a hand on the top of her head. He ruffled with her long, black hair that always swayed back and forth. He took in the appearance of the child that appeared before him. It seem liked yesterday that Sakura had just given birth to this girl. Their first child. She was extremely tiny at the time, even for a newborn baby. But she made it. She had cried loudly and couldn't stop for over an hour. But it was also that time when she opened her big, black eyes, that Sasuke thought she would bloom into a beautiful girl, like her namesake, Yuriko.

Yes. He remembered now. He was the one that actually gave her that name. Sakura managed to force him to name only the girls while she could name only the boys. He was surprised at the time how easy it was for him to pick that name. It was probably the instant the girl was born. And now, she had grown. It was easy for the villagers to take one look at her and know that she was his daughter. She had his deep, black eyes, the dark hair, the skin, and according to Sakura, his smile too, which he never knew how. Kakashi once commented the girl was bound to be a genius, just like her father, and intelligent, just like her mother. Yuriko took on a lot from him, physically, mentally, and his likes too. Six years passed since the girl was born. His hand had yet to leave her head.

She better still think boys are disgusting when she gets older, Sasuke mentally thought. He really hoped for it, even though it was unlikely. It wasn't like that was a problem. It gave him more reasons to unleash his secret killing monster. He smiled at her.

"As expected from my daughter."

"Otouchan!" Sou cried from the window loudly. "Okaachan said to wear some clothes now! She's going to make breakfast and hurry up! I'm starving!"

"Oh yeah...EW! YOU'RE STILL ON YOUR UNDERWEAR!" Yuriko spat, quite disgusted as she ran back into the house.

Sasuke scowled. Immediately, he jumped up into the window, ignoring the Hokage's fainted body. Sakura had already left the room, probably making breakfast as Sou said. He got dressed in a basic t-shirt and some pants. Slowly, he walked downstairs but stopped when he got to the first floor. He leaned against the railing as he watched silently at his two kids who sat at the breakfast table, impatiently waiting for their mother to make breakfast. Sakura was by the stove, cooking eggs probably. Even doing such a simple task, Sasuke saw a very content smile on her face.

"Okaachan, hurry! I think I'm going to die!" Sou complained as his stomach growled loudly.

Sakura had a content smile on her face. "Patience, Sou."

Sou crossed his arms and pouted. Sasuke couldn't help but smile. There was also the boy. Sou. He was the one who would for sure carry the Uchiha name. Sasuke remembered the night Sou was born, how it was a miracle for him to be there. That night, Sasuke was dragged to a bar by Naruto after receiving news that the blond boy would become Hokage. Of course, they had got wasted and the only way they managed to get out was by Tsunade's mad fists. She had looked everywhere for Sasuke, telling him that Sakura was currently in labor. Sasuke had ran across the village, all drunk, arriving at the hospital, only to meet Sakura's fury. But luckily, Sou was born just before she could do anything horrible to him at the moment. The boy cried nearly ten times louder than Yuriko at birth. But after a while, after Sasuke swayed him back and forth, he started laughing. The two had never heard something so precious and cherished. They were fortunate to hear that laugh everyday now. Sou was one of the few sources of laughter to Sasuke, whether he did it on purpose or not.

Sou started making a fort out of the chopsticks, trying to pass the time. Sasuke couldn't believe he was staring at the minature version of him. His eyes were big and black and he had the same hairstyle as him. Appearance was the only thing that Sasuke and Sou resembled. The boy was seriously too loud for him. He was curious about everything, asking questions to the most random people, yelling out random things, was constantly hungry, his stomach always growling, and ran way too much and fast to Sasuke's liking. Sou could never sit still, or even remain still. The boy was spending way too much time with Naruto, Sasuke thought. But the boy was innocent and young. Not only that, he was usually bright and positive. Like his mother.

A wife. Two kids. All together for breakfast. Everyday. So this was what his life turned out to be. His heart felt warm each morning when he woke up to this.

"Hey, otouchan, stop standing! Get over here or we're going to eat all the eggs before you do!" Yuriko exclaimed. Sasuke nodded, taking a seat at the end of the table. Sou's fort of chopsticks immediately fell. He was in horror.

"Ack! My fort! It's all your fault, otouchan!" Sou pouted, glaring at his father. Sasuke chuckled. His son could not glare. It was the kind of glare that would make someone laugh. His son was way too innocent and happy for that.

Then Sou gasped. "Ah! Uncle Naruto forget to take us to them!"

Sakura glanced at her son, confused. "Who's them?"

"Raven and Flower! From the tale!"

Sakura turned around, unsure of what her son was talking about. "Who are Raven and Flower?"

"Sou, you're so stupid! You haven't met them yet?!" Yuriko scowled. Sasuke couldn't help but noticed she scowled just like him. Sou shook his head.

"They're right here!"

Sou opened his mouth wide. "Really?" Yuriko nodded. Then, her brother got off the chair and started running away, to Sakura's confusion.

"Sou, what are you doing?! Breakfast is ready!"

"But I wanna find Raven and Flower! They're probably hiding in the attic!" Sou exclaimed as he started running up the stairs. Sakura took off her apron and was about to follow her until Sasuke stopped her with his hand. He shook his head. Sakura looked at him with uneasiness.

"Sasuke-kun..."

"Let him be. He's still a boy."

Sakura sighed. She smiled weakly. Both knew came with a conclusion: Uchiha Sousuke had to stop hanging out with the Hokage. Sakura placed four plates of eggs on the table. She wiped her hands with a napkin and excused herself to the bathroom. Now, only the father and daughter were left at the moment. Sasuke glanced at his daughter.

"Are you ashamed of me?"

"I was."

"Hn."

"You were a butthead in that tale, otouchan."

"That's a lesson for you to not marry one."

"Then why did okaachan decide to marry you anyway?"

Sasuke smirked. His daughter was good at wordplay.

"I feel even better to be your daughter now, otouchan."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

He was met with a bright smile.

"Because you and okaachan make each other the happiest people in the world."

Sasuke stared at his daughter. Then, with two fingers, he flickered her forehead. She winced in annoyance. "What was that?!"

"Please act like a girl for once."

"Ha! Beat me in a fight and I'll act like one!" God, she was even getting his arrogance. Sasuke smirked.

"It's on."

"RAVEN?! FLOWER?! WHERE ARE YOU?! COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE!" They heard Sou scream loudly. "I HAVE EGGS!"

Looking at the life he had around him, one he was lucky to survive to, Sasuke laughed.

The End

Okay, this is really sad. I actually finished this. Yes, it didn't come out as I wanted it to, but it was still great, if not better. Thank you to all who read this story. I know there are not many reviews, but I enjoy looking forward to seeing new ones. Reviews actually do make my day cause I work hard on trying to tell this story. Sometimes I just sit here in front of the computer screen, knowing how the story goes, yet unsure of how to write it. I have trouble trying to translate the images and story in my mind to the words on the screen. That's why when I read the story, it doesn't really have everything I had in my mind, but I don't know how to write it. That is what I need to improve. Either way, just thank you to you readers and reviewers. I appreciate for just reading it. I feel accomplished now.

For those who have stayed with me since my very first story, thank you too! My writing skills are not the best yet, but I can tell they are improving. Yes, i make stupid grammar and spelling mistakes, but hopefully, that did not destroy my story telling. Don't expect another story for me for quite a long time. It's not that I don't have any story ideas. I have like, A LOT. It's just that in my high school, track and field season is gonna start soon and I'm on it. It's going to take up a lot of time and plus, my classes in school. I have so much testing this year that I'm not going to find time to write a story now. Hopefully by summer, I will have a new story, though I am unsure of what's it going to be about. After reading the latest chapters in Naruto when Sasuke attempts to kill Sakura and laughs like a crazy maniac, I need to face reality that there's a high chance SasuSaku won't happen (cuz seriously, SASUKE IS LIKE A DUNHEAD, EVIL, TRYING TO KILL SAKURA!) But I still have hope. I really want him to end up with her. If Sasuke stays evil for the rest of the series, I won't be surprised if he dies cause he is too damn evil. But if he does survive and turns around for the good, I hope he gets with Sakura :)

Anyway goodbye for now, readers. I hope this story was a source of laughter and smiles for you. Your reviews were to me.