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My first story :D
Lee x Sakura
Oh, and I'm only up to episode 12 in shippuuden, so no spoilers please!
This story takes place before Naruto came back from his training with Jiraiya
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Is he going to be alright?"
The shaky voice murmured from behind her, causing her to jump. Before she had even turned around, she knew who had addressed her, and her heart sank as she thought of what to say.
The truth was she didn't know. The truth was he would be dead now if she hadn't been assigned to the mission. The truth was she might've been too late to find him anyways.
She placed her hands over Neji's chest and squinted her eyes together. A green aura sprung out around her hands, and she placed it against his skin. She could feel the muscle's beneath the skin moving, attempting to form new cells. After a few moments, she pulled her hands away, panting for air.
She finally turned her head to look at Lee. Her face fell at his distraught look. She pushed a piece of bubbly pink hair behind her ear and gave him a feeble smile.
"I hope so"
She managed out, pushing her fake smile again. It faltered, however, as she saw Lee's scowl intensify.
"Please, Sakura-chan. Don't try and sugar-coat it. Please tell me his exact status."
Sakura instantly frowned and looked away, the shame quickly showing on her face. Yes, he was right. He was a shinobi as well as Neji's teammate, and deserved to know the truth.
"He was hit by a jutsu right here"
She said, gently pointing with a feminine finger to a point on his lower torso.
Lee nodded, urging her to continue
"While I'm not sure of what jutsu it was exactaly or who did it to him, it leaked an odd sort of charka into his system. One that his body is trying to rebel against... but for some reason, that charka seems to be slowly taking over his own charka. If this continues, that charka will completely take over his charka circulatory system, and his body will keep trying to destroy that foreign charka until..."
She stopped, finding it impossible to hold back her tears. It was especially hard when she looked at Lee, and saw him doing the same.
He blinked back the tears, looking away from her,
"Until it completely destroys every bit of charka within him."
Sakura nodded, a stray tear-drop forcing itself out of her eye.
"And... that would kill him."
Lee said, trying to force his voice to sound sturdy. Sakura began freely crying at that point. She felt so weak, but she couldn't help it. She'd only been studying under Tsunade for a year. If only she had more experience! If only Tsunade was there! If only...
Lee seemed to recognize her doubt and firmly grasped one of her hands."Sakura."
He said, demanding her attention.
She looked up at him, her teary teal eyes brimming with fear and uncertainty.
"Please do everything you can. I know you can save him!"
Lee said, a reassuring smile on his face.
Sakura smiled genuinely at him and nodded. She had someone who believed in her. She couldn't let him down!
Lee grinned as he saw confidence wash over her. He pulled her into a quick hug and let her go.
"Go. I'll go get you some food pills and water to make sure you have enough energy to continue."
Sakura nodded, and turned back to Neji. Before Lee was out of earshot, she shouted his name. He quickly looked behind at her.
"Will you stay with me tonight?"
She said, knowing she would need someone to reassure her.
Lee smiled at her,
"Till the end of time."
He said, flashing her his famous 'nice-guy' smile and giving her a thumbs up.
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