Just thought I'd revamp a failed story into a Leeten...
I don't own Naruto!
Lee panted as he ran with the smaller girl on his back. They had been attacked by Sound nin on their way back from a mission in Snow country, and Tenten had been hit with a gas of some variety. Lee feared it had been something serious, as the weapons mistress wheezed behind him.
Tenten's breathing was ragged, and she was running a fever. Lee was not entirely sure what to do, as he was pretty sure it wasn't any poison he or Tenten had encountered. He glanced back at his teammate and stopped in horror.
Small, bud-shaped brown things had grown at the corners of her mouth. Lee could only deduce one thing: Fungus. The cloud must had been fast-growing spores!
Quickly Lee sat Tenten against a tree to take a closer look. "What is it?" Tenten rasped, looking on somewhat absently.
"Open up your mouth please, Tenten," Lee said seriously, awkwardly trying not to sound alarmed. Tenten did so, and it took significant self-restraint from Lee not to gasp at the sight of all the spores growing in Tenten's mouth and throat. There were most likely a lot in her lungs as well. The only thing to do was get back to Konoha to get an antidote- fast.
"Lee, I really don't feel good," Tenten said in a faint tone, worry in her eyes. Lee swallowed the lump in his throat (thinking of spores growing in his own throat as he did so) and shook his head. "Not to worry, Tenten! We only need to get back to Konoha and your youth will be restored in no time!"
Tenten nodded trustingly as Lee lifted her back up onto his back and took off at a speed that would make Gai-sensei proud.
They continued this way until Tenten started writhing, and Lee had to stop. "What is it?!" Lee asked frantically, though he could immediately tell. The fungus caps crowded out of Tenten's mouth, and her eyes were wide with terror. Lee prayed he was doing the right thing and quickly used his hands to remove most of the fungus, hoping Tenten's lungs weren't too crowded yet. A thin, sharp gasp of air rewarded his efforts, and he quickly lifted the shaking ninja back onto his back.
They were within five miles of Konoha now, if he could get there before the spores finished crowding Tenten's lungs, she would be fine. At least that was what he was hoping.
Tenten was still shaking violently as they reached the gates, Lee running past the gate guards and making a beeline for the hospital. There he put the now suffocating Tenten in the capable hands of Sakura.
An agonizing twenty minutes later, Lee was permitted to enter Tenten's room. She looked so small sleeping on the bed there, oxygen mask on and IV in her arm. From what Lee had been told, they had had to operate to remove all the spores, and Tenten had been very close to death.
Lee took her hand, and smoothed her hair. He was so relieved that Tenten had beeen just fine, and so exhausted from the mad dash home, that he fell asleep as he waited for his girlfriend to reawaken.
Sakura smiled as she looked in on the scene. Those two would be fine.
Okay, um, that's it. Please review, especially if you like mushrooms!
