OKAY! something different. first het submission. if you haven't read my other stories don't feel left. obviously you're not into yaoi and that's perfectly okay. this story was originally supposed to be a fluffy kaka/saku story about kakashi telling their kid about Sakura. well, turns out it's lee telling the story to his son so yeah. i was kind of still in the weird mood i was in while writing "love" so it's pretty sad. i have no control over what i write (read my profile). So if it's too sad and you start crying I'm warning you now that it's sad.
DISCLAIMER: i don't own naruto. again, if i did it would suck because i'm not that creative and no one would write fanfiction. so you should be thanking me.
WARNING: CHARACTER(S) DEATH!! okay, it's a whole story about sakura who is dead from the begining so it's going to be kind of sad. PLEASE don't blame me if you start to cry, i've warned you twice now. VIOLENCE (reffering to characters' death), language, refferals to sex.
"Daddy, tell me about mommy." The small boy said as his father tucked him in.
"What do you want to know about her?" He asked.
"Was she pretty?" The boy asked. The father smiled and nodded.
"The most beautiful girl I had ever seen in my life." He said.
"Was she smart?" The child asked.
"Very smart. One of the most brilliant konoichi in the village." His father smiled.
"Was she strong?" The boy asked.
"Much more than any of us knew. Not only was she physically strong, but she was emotionally strong for all of us and was always there to pick us up when we fell." The father answered.
"Was she good?" the boy asked. The father's eyes watered slightly.
"Definitely." He smiled and nodded.
"Do you think she would have liked me?" The boy asked. The father laughed and nodded his head.
"She would have loved you. You're a lot like the man you're names after. And he was one of our most precious people." The father said.
"Naru?" The child asked. The father smiled and nodded.
"Naruto Uzumaki. He was one of the greatest shinobi to ever live." The father said. The boy smiled a bit.
"Tell me the story daddy." The boy said.
"It's long." The father told him.
"I'll listen." The boy answered.
"It's sad." The father told him.
"I'm strong." The boy said. The father smiled and ruffled the dark hair on the boy's head.
"Very well, I'll tell you." Lee smiled. "It started a few years before you were born."
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"But Sakura-chan, why not?" Lee pleaded.
"I'm too busy Lee. I can't go out on a date with you." Sakura shook her head as she walked towards the hospital.
"Please, Sakura-chan. One date that's all I'm asking and I'll never ask again." Lee said. Sakura laughed a bit.
"Do you know how long Naruto has been saying that to me?" Sakura asked. Lee frowned.
"I will not give up, Sakura-chan!" Lee yelled at her as she walked into the hospital.
"What is he yelling about?" One of the nurses giggles as Sakura sighed heavily letting the glass doors shut behind her.
"Another boy asking you for a date?" One of the doctors asked. Sakura blushed heavily.
"Speaking of boys wanting dates, Uzumaki is in room 312." The nurse said handing Sakura a clipboard with a file attached. Sakura sighed.
"That boy is gonna kill himself one day." Sakura said as she walked to the stairs to go up to Naruto's room. "What did you do this time?" Sakura asked opening the door to the room. Naruto was sitting on the bed with an IV in his arm and his head bandaged up. Naruto smiled sheepishly and scratched his cheek.
"I guess I overdid it today sparring with Kiba." Naruto laughed a bit. Sakura sighed and sat on the bed with Naruto.
"Don't exert yourself. You're still weak from your last mission." Sakura told him.
"Which is all the more reason for me to get stronger. If I was stronger I wouldn't have gotten hurt on that mission." Naruto said. Sakura sighed.
"Just take it easy for a few days." Sakura said. Naruto smiled.
"Hey, how about when I get out of here you treat me to some ramen?" Naruto smirked. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Don't think so. I have too much work to do." Sakura said. "I'll come back to check on you in an hour."
"Fine. Have fun with that." Naruto laughed and leaned back on his bed.
"Sakura, you have another one." Another nurse said as Sakura stepped out of Naruto's room.
"What?" Sakura asked.
"Just came in and insisted to be treated by you." The nurse said. "He's just down the hall." The nurse said handing her a file. Sakura grumbled and walked down to the room. Slowly she opened the door and was shocked to find Kakashi there.
"Kaka-sensei?" Sakura asked.
"Ah, there's my favorite student." Kakashi said.
"Tsk, favorite? I'm the only one who even pays attention to you any more. And that's only when you're in here." Sakura pointed out.
"I only let myself get injured so I can visit you." Kakashi said. His eye crinkled to show he was smirking.
"What did you do then?" Sakura sighed.
"Don't sound so upset." Kakashi said.
"I'm sorry, Kaka-sensei." Sakura sighed. "I've just had a rough morning. So far you're the third annoyance I've had to deal with."
"Aw, I'm an annoyance now? I remember when you guys use to look up to me." Kakashi sighed.
"So, what did you do?" Sakura asked.
"I broke my wrist, nothing big. But still I'd rather you heal it than some stranger with cold hands." Kakashi said. Sakura laughed a bit.
"Fine. Give me your arm." Sakura said. She sat on the bed and held Kakashi's wrist in her left hand while her right hand hovered over the break, glowing with green chakra. Kakashi inhaled deeply.
"New perfume?" Kakashi asked.
"New shampoo." Sakura corrected. Kakashi chuckled.
"It smells good." He told her.
"Don't tell me you're looking for a date too." Sakura rolled her eyes.
"If you don't want to go on a date with me that's fine. But I'm not opposed to buying you dinner for old time's sake." Kakashi said. Sakura looked at him slightly shocked.
"Y-you're really asking me on a date?" Sakura asked in disbelief.
"Just dinner, nothing fancy." Kakashi said. Sakura stared wide eyed at her teacher. "Sakura? Are you okay? You looked kind of sick."
"I'm fine." Sakura nodded. Kakashi smiled.
"So, what time can I pick you up?" Kakashi asked.
"I get off at five." Sakura said softly.
"Great, I'll be here." Kakashi said taking her hand and kissing it gently through his mask. Kakashi disappeared and Sakura sat there blushing heavily.
"Sakura!" A nurse said banging on the door.
"I know, I'm coming." Sakura yelled back. She huffed and went back to work.
"Sakura, you have Kakashi Hatake waiting for you in the lobby." One of the nurses said. Sakura froze and looked at the clock. It was five exactly.
"Damn. Look at me, I'm a mess. He would choose right now to show up on time." Sakura half grumbled.
"I think you look just fine." Kakashi's voice echoed down the hall. Sakura and the other nurse turned to look at him. They both blushed slightly, it was Kakashi after all. "This is just casual for old time's sake, remember?" Kakashi asked with an obvious smirk in his voice. Sakura nodded and started walking towards him.
"Right." She said. They walked silently through the village. Kakashi leading and Sakura following next to him. "Kaka-sensei, where are we going?"
"Just somewhere." Kakashi said. They walked to a small park where there was a picnic set up under a large tree.
"Kaka-sensei." Sakura said softly.
"Okay, so maybe it's not just a casual thing." Kakashi said.
"You were planning this, weren't you?" Sakura asked. Kakashi shrugged.
"If I was would you be mad?" Kakashi asked. Sakura blushed and shook her head. She wouldn't deny that she enjoyed the thought of Konoha's number one bachelor wooing her. "Just sit down and enjoy the picnic." Kakashi said taking Sakura's hand and pulling her onto the blanket.
"Did you make all of this?" Sakura asked. Kakashi nodded. Sakura knew some of the dishes Kakashi had set out took a couple of hours to fix. She smiled. "Thank you, Kaka-sensei."
"Just for tonight, call me Kakashi." Kakashi said softly. Sakura nodded.
"Thanks, Kakashi." Sakura repeated softly. Sakura looked down at the blanket. Kakashi was sitting so close to her. She saw his hand fiddling with the lids of the dishes before scooping some food onto a plate for Sakura and them for himself. Sakura watched as Kakashi's hand rose. Sakura looked on in shock and awe as the tips of Kakashi's fingers slipped under the top of his mask and slowly pull it down. "Ka-" was all Sakura could manage to whisper. Kakashi was beautiful. It was the first time she had ever seen his whole face, and she couldn't help but to stare.
"Well, eat. I did spend most of the afternoon making this for us." Kakashi said. Sakura forced herself to look at her plate and started eating. They ate in silence, but not an awkward silence. Just a silence. When they finished, Sakura set her plate down on the blanket and placed her hands in her lap. She stared at her hands until she saw Kakashi's hand come into her peripheral vision and eventually grasp the hands she was staring so intently at.
"Kakashi." Sakura said softly, not daring to look up at him.
"I didn't ask you here for old time's sake." Kakashi admitted.
"I know." Sakura told him.
"I'm going to risk sounding very cliché and corny by telling you that you have grown up to be one of the most beautiful girls I've ever met." Kakashi said. Sakura turned her head away from him even though she wasn't looking at him. "Sakura," Kakashi said softly as he reached up and gently took Sakura's chin in his hand. He moved her face to look at him. Before she could say anything, Kakashi gently pressed his lips to her.
"Kakashi." Sakura said softly as Kakashi pulled away.
"I probably shouldn't have done that." Kakashi whispered.
"No, I'm glad you did." Sakura said. Kakashi looked at her. They held eye contact for a second maybe two before their lips met again and their eyes slowly shut. Kakashi was gentler than Sakura had expected. She had heard stories about Kakashi's vigor and roughness. But this was soft, slow, and loving. As if he was pouring everything into this one kiss. In her head Sakura smiled. Kakashi did everything with precision and planning, nothing was ever rushed or done half-assed. She knew that this was not a coincidence of getting swept up in the moment on Kakashi's part. He had been planning this exact moment for some time.
"Sakura, I'm in love with you. I don't know when or how it happened I just know that it did." Kakashi said. Sakura laughed a little.
"I think the same can be said for me." Sakura whispered before Kakashi pulled her in for another kiss.
AN okay, so this is half kaka/saku and half lee/saku. kakashi is the background story but i had to cut it off here cause it worked better.