On the Night of Falling Stars

SASUKE'S POV
We all pile up in Neji's limo as we begin the drive to the place of the promise

'Shiori, wait for me'

She was the one for me all along. After all these years. We've been brought together by fate

I look around me. Everyone is chatting happily with eachother. I think it's time. I decide to tell them the truth

"Hey, everyone" I call

They all look at me

"I haven't been completely honest with you guys" I say

"What do you mean?" Naruto asks

I tell them everything. That Shiori and I were forced into dating for the sakes of our parents' two companies, longing for my first love who's actually Shiori, how Shiori and I bonded and how, before I knew it, I fell for Shiori all over again

"So my suspicions were correct all along" Neji says

"Yeah" I nod

"You fooled all of us!" Kiba says

"Arf!"

"We were told not to tell anyone. The only person who knows other than us is Ino" I say

"What? That Ino pig knew?!" Sakura asks in surprise

"Ino was the perfect person to have in on the act. She was a great ally" I say

"Why didn't you tell us?!" Naruto complains

"Because you guys might actually accidentally blurt it out. Especially you Naruto" I sigh

"Hey!"

"So why tell us now?" Shikamaru asks

"Especially to me. You're not afraid that I could tell everyone your little secret?" Neji says

"Just until a while ago, I wouldn't have thought of telling you. But, then, I realized that you care about Shiori. And you wouldn't do anything to make her sad or ruin her reputation to your family" I say confidently

"Hm"--Neji

"He may not show it much, but Neji would never betray his friends" Lee grins

"That's right" Ten Ten nods

"What about us?" Kiba asks

"You guys have been helping me all this time, you guys always have my back. You guys are my best friends, I shouldn't have kept it from you guys. And Hinata and Sakura became part of our group of friends along with Ino and Shiori, so if Shiori trusts them, I trust them too" I say sincerely

Neji, Lee, Ten Ten, Shikamaru, Shino, and Hinata smiles at my words

But Naruto and the others on the other hand have tears in their eyes

"Oh Sasuke!" They all move in to hug me

"Hey! What do you fools think you're doing?!" I say as I try to push them away

"You've touched our hearts"--Sakura

"We're glad to know that you love us that much"--Naruto

"Seriously! Get away!" I say

SHIORI'S POV
I arrive at the large rock

'The sun is starting to set'

Some memories flood in my mind

"Hm" I touch the rock and start walking around it

Below me, I see a drawings and writings. I crouch down and see that it's an umbrella with two names under it and hearts all around it. Just as I expected, one of the names is mine. However the name next to mine shocks me

'Sasuke Uchiha love Shiori Hyuga'

Tears falls down my face as I realize the truth

'Sasuke? My Sasuke? Of course. How could I forget'

I smile as I touch our names. Finally, the face in my memories becomes clearer

"All this time. It was you all along" I smile through the happy tears

I take out my key necklace from my dress pocket and ascend on top of the rock and I ensconce down the rock and reminisce

INO'S POV
I open the closet again and realize that there's a medium sized chest at the corner

"Something must be here. Shiori wouldn't put it here for no reason" I say as I pick up the chest and place it down on the desk

"Please don't be locked" I pray as I attempt to open the chest. It's locked

"Wait a minute, I found a key earlier" I take out the key I found under the bed and I try it on the locked chest

*Click*

"Yes! It opened!" I cheer at my accomplishment

I open the chest to see that it's full of letters and photos. I pick up one of the photos and see two familiar faces

'Sasuke and Shiori?'

"No way" I take out more photos and sure enough, Sasuke and Shiori are in all of them

I read one of the letters

"'Let's read Zawze in Love again together tomorrow -Sasuke Uchiha'" I read

Everything clicks in my head

"Sasuke and Shiori's first loves are each other all this time" I say

"I better show Shiori!" I say as I bring the chest with me as I run out of the room

SASUKE'S POV
We all finally arrived at the camp. We get out of the limo and start observing our surroundings

'I haven't been here in over a decade'

"Where could Shiori and Ino be?" Hinata wonders

"Should we split up and look for them?" Sakura suggest

"Yeah, let's do it. We'll find them faster that way" Lee says

"Hey! Isn't that Ino?!" Before we could split up, Choji exclaims this

"Huh?" We look at where he's pointing, and surely enough, Ino's running out of the dormitory, carrying a chest

"INO!!!" we yell and run to her

"Huh?" Ino notices us and stops in her tracks

"What are you guys doing here?!" Ino asks

"We were looking for you and Shiori. Believe it!"--Naruto

"What about you? Where are you running off to?" Shikamaru asks

"With a chest nonetheless" I add

"Shiori's your first love and you're Shiori's first love! Look! I was just about to find Shiori to show her" Ino exclaims as she show us what's in the chest

Pictures of me and Shiori

"We already figured that out" Shikamaru says

"We already knew before coming here" I say

"You're a little late on the news Ino pig" Sakura smirks

"Billboard brow!"

"Stop it" Neji says seriously and the two girls stops

"It's getting darker" Shino comments

"Where's Shiori?" I ask Ino

"She went over to the big rock" Ino replies

Without waiting for the others, I start running to a certain direction

"Hey! Wait for us!"--Naruto

'It's funny, I haven't been here for years and yet I somehow feel like I know where I'm going'

I start running faster and faster. Then above, a meteor shower starts. And before I knew it, in front of me is the big rock and sitting on top of it is the girl I've been craving to see, watching the meteor shower

"Shiori!" I call out

She turns around

"Sasuke?" She looks at me confusedly as she stands up, she holds the key necklace to her chest and her hair and dress flows in the wind

It's a sweet and familiar sight. I can finally see her face in my memories

I jump up on top of the rock and hug Shiori

"I finally found you" I whisper to her

SHIORI'S POV
The sun has sets completely

'Strange, I should be disquieted and fearful right about now, however I'm completely serene'

"Maybe it's because my heart and mind are at ease? *Giggle*" I say as I stare down on my key necklace

"Oh, a shooting star" I whisper

"Oh, another one"

More more stars starts falling into the night. A meteor shower has begun. I stare at the pulchritudinous sight in awe

'I wish Sasuke is here with me to witness this sight'

"Shiori!" I hear Sasuke call my name

I turn around

"Sasuke?" I look at him in confusion as I stand up, I hold the key necklace to my chest as I look at Sasuke running towards ne

It's a sweet and familiar sight. My prince charming is running to me

Sasuke leaps on top of the rock and hugs me

"I finally found you" he whispers to me

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