LAST CHAPTER OF A LITTLE RED ROSE!!!

PLEASE REVIEW AND STAY TUNED FOR THE SEQUEL (I need help for a name)

I'm sorry it took me so LONG to update but it was a busy year so far, and I kept trying to perfect my new story: A Death God's Secret only this one is a Naruto Ino paring… though no luvy duvy thing goes on…I promise that I will try to update more regularly!! DON'T GIVE UP ON ME PEOPLE…REVIEWS ARE MY FUEL…MY FUEL I TELL YOU!!!

-ahem...and now the story-

Ino shed a small tear. Outlining her face, and dropping of her chin, it made almost an ear deafening sound as it splashed onto the floor. Her eyes went downcast for a moment before they looked up at Gaara, only this time, he was close…she could see him, smell him…yet she was restricted from touching him. Slowly his hand rose to her face, and wiped the tear's trail.

"Don't cry," he whispered. Ino just looked at him, eyes wavering, soaked in tears.

"How can I not?" she whispered back, giving him a questioning look.

"Because I am here now, Ino…as I promised, I have returned. Now is not the time for crying…we have time for that later…" his hand dropped from her face and fell to hand, giving it a small squeeze.

"Remember that day in the SPA, when I followed you, and almost broke to you that I loved you, and was like really sad you didn't love me back?"

Ino gave a small laugh, "How can I forget…?"

"And look where we are now. Look where life lead us to. Separated for fourteen years. They can't keep us away from each other forever. I need you in the morning with me, I want my daughter to drag me into a store and waste my money. I want to see my son come to me and complain about his crushes, and ninja and football practices and teachers. I need a family. I need someone there with me. Ino, will you come back…will you accept me, and marry me…again?" Gaara's voice stayed low, but was drenched in compassion, longing, love and yearning.

Ino during this time was looking at the floor. Finally, as he finished speaking, she looked up at him, and with a sobbing voice, gave an audible, but small yes.

For the first time in fourteen years, Gaara's heart felt happy, felt loved, felt the same electric surge it did when their hands brushed in the flower shop so many years ago. His eyes lit up, and without a warning, his hands found their way around her waist as he picked her up and kissed her. Ino smiled into the kiss, closed hear teary eyes, and kissed him back, holding his cold face in her small hands. The hall exploded will clapping and cheering, and 'woo's. It was a blissful moment.

He put her down, and slipped the ring onto her hand.

"I'll get you a new one when we get back to Suna," he said. She was just laughing, crying and well happy, that she had didn't have the heart to argue with him right then and there. Like he said, there was time for small things like that later.

Akira and Ayame have been really quite all the time. Slowly they approached the reacquainted couple.

"Mom…" Akira spoke softly. He gave her 'explain now' kind of look. Ayame was just staring at Naruto, trying to get his attention. So he was 34…WHO CARES!! HE WAS HOT!!

"This is you father Akira…the same man you saw on that video. And I am getting married to him again, officially this time, and we will move to Suna and lead our sappy lives there…" Ino gave a sarcastic, 'don't argue with having to move…' smile.

"You're dad…?" Akira looked at him just to make sure her mother wasn't making things up.

"Yup…you can control sand, can't you…?"

"Ya…" Akira rubbed the back of his neck.

"Well, then I'll have to train you with all its uses. You inherited that gene from me. Your mom's just a boring mind reader."

"HEY!" Ino felt truly offended until Gaara winked at her indicating he was kidding.

All three laughed.

Ayame came up, and gave her father a big hug…

"Do they have shopping malls in Suna…?" she asked, pointing to her clothes.

"Does this mean I bankrupt the minute you enter one?" Gaara asked her, smiling a 'you have got to be kidding with the shopping crap. Can't your mom take you?' grin.

"YUP!" Ayame grinned a Naruto trademark.

The headmistress butted her way through. With her megaphone, she called the attention of the whole school.

"PARTY MAIN HALL!!!" she yelled.

Another wave of screaming erupted, and a stamped was created by the mass of students, and Naruto trying to enter first.

The family entered through the big oak doors coated in gold last.

The theme…red and blue…just like them.

The party was a major success. Most of the ninja's got unbelievably drunk, and Chouji just got a lot fatter, and also got Ino's LOSE WEIGHT lectures. It was a sight to see.

The rain outside began pouring an hour into the party, and by the end, it was a storm. The ninja's didn't care. Now that they found who they were on a quest, searching for, they wanted to return home.

They packed their bags and around 11 PM were in the wagons. Ayame said goodbye to all her friends, hugging each and nearly suffocating them. Akira promised he would write every week, and that Andrew could even come visit, and FOR SURE, Akira was coming back.

Tucked safely inside the carriages, the family and friends' laughter was drowned into the distance, as was the goodbyes shouted by their friends.

No one noticed a small little red rose drenched in the rain water, laying in the mud.

And to it was a note attached…Good-bye

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Really short…I know….but I promise the sequel will be much MUCH MUCH LONGER!!!

What did it mean by Goodbye….who left that rose…what does it all mean…

Find out in the Sequel…Memories of Nobody…

Coming out as soon as I get a lot of review for this and a lot or reviews requesting the sequel!!!

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Oh and heres some Resses Peanut Butter cups, Chocolate Chips, and Oreos to go with that…lets not forget HERSEY!! And M& Ms!!!

Until next time..

'Midnight-Angel-Dreams'