Warning: Slash fic. Lee Centric.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

In The Cut.

Slash

"How can he be a ninja?"

Slash

"He can't even mold simple chakra…"

Slash

"He puts ninjas like us to shame."

Slash

"Dead-last… A failure."

Slash

My glassy, doll-like eyes stare back lifelessly

Slash

Staring into nothingness

Slash

A blink to hold back tears

Drip

One falls

Sobs

Another follows

Why do I cry?

A blade gleams in the dark

Why is it so difficult?

At night, it is a time for me

Kami-sama…

I seek refuge

Have you left me too…

Mars on tanned skin

Slash

Red and bare for all to see.

Slash

An internal struggle to survive

Slash

Don't they see?

Please

But all is blind

Help me…

Dawn comes…

It's beautiful

Like bursts of flames in vibrant hues

But, full of deception…

I stand before others

"Ohayo…"

No one notices

Silence

I try again

"Ohayo…"

Alas

Silence

I continue to smile

Smile… just smile

Youth will forever prevail

Let them believe

A lie that I wish to hold on to

Let me believe

Life never gets easier

I don't want to be judged

Don't run from life

Not today… not tomorrow

Just run from yourself

Rustle…rustle

A boy huddled beneath a shrivel tree

Sobs

Darkness falls…

Where is the light?

Moon light reflected on metal

Save me…

Relief comes easy now

I want to save myself…

I bleed at night

Slash

For

Slash

One night can seem an eternity

Slash

Footsteps in the distance, light but certain

Rustle…rustle

This time…

Who are you?

Refuge seeks for me

Will you save me?

A hand reaches out for me

I want to believe

A jounin stood before me

"Maito Gai…"

Youth will always prevail

"Will I be ok?"

A grin reassures me.

"Where did I go wrong?"

Now…

Smile… just smile

In midst of all emptiness

He speaks

I see him

"Tomorrow is a beautiful day…"

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Time passes by…

A child weeps quietly

When one is saved another is lost

Loneliness pleads for a companion

Metal glistens

Slash

Another soul lost

Slash

Another to be saved

Slash

History always repeats itself

A figure stands before sorrow

But,

A hand reaches out

This time…

"Lee-sensei…"

Sanctuary will come

Tearful eyes widened

And

"Will I be ok?"

A single moment will last a lifetime

"Will you stay?"

For

"Please…Don't leave…"

I will be her sanctuary

I smile


Yay… I finally wrote something with a happy ending. Lol.

Anyway, as you can see this is Lee and yet another angst.

Please, to all those kind souls out there, review. You don't have to be a member to review.

naash