Sakura was walking around the village bored with no mission planned or training. She didn't want to read or practice her jutsus or anything really, she just wanted to see what was going on in the village. She wandered by the apartment of the young ninjas who don't have parents and live on their own. Then she noticed a huge wagon with boxes piled on top of each other. One of the movers was carrying so many boxes that it went over their head. The boxes began to wobble back and forth threatening to fall over. Sakura ran and held the boxes still. Then she picked up the top three boxes and found Lee behind the boxes.
'Oh hi Lee' Sakura greeted.
'Oh Sakura, good after noon' Lee grunted.
'What are you doing carrying all of these boxes?"
"Just helping out my neighbor. She's moving in with her daughter," Lee replied setting the boxes down.
"Neighbor? You mean you live here?" Sakura asked, baffled.
" I have for awhile at least five years," Lee replied, taking the boxes from Sakura."Why did you ask?"
Sakura didn't want to sound rude, but her curiosity got the better of her.
"I thought you lived with your parents?" She asked, gathering more boxes.
"I never knew my parents actually"
Sakura looked at him shocked, there was so much she didn't know about Lee.
"I have no memory of my mother or of my father. I was raised by Juno. Til she died of Cancer when I was 12. Since then I've been living here,"
It was three hours after they were done helping Lee's neighbor, Lee wanted to ask Sakura something that he's been wanting to for a long time, but he knew he had to put it more smoothly then he did when he asked her the first time. Then he came up with an idea.
"Um mm Sakura?" Lee asked, scratching the back of his head nervously.
"Yes Lee?" Sakura replied.
"I want..to ..thank you for helping me with my neighbor. I really appreciate it. I want to thank you by...um mm..."
"Oh please Lee there's no need,"Sakura gestured, smiling.
"No I do I think it is necessary to thank a friend who was so kind-"
"But really it's no -"
"Please tell me how to thank you. I have no idea what to do,"
"OK if you really want to thank me,"Sakura paused to think real of an idea of what to think,"Then I think we should do a small dinner tonight at a Dango shop. How does that sound?"
Lee looked at her in shock, but he started nodding and agreed.
Sakura stood in front of the full-length body mirror in her room looking herself over. She agreed to go on a date with Rock Lee. Something she's never done before. She's loved Sasuke, then she had feelings for Naruto, but recently she hasn't had a relationship with anyone. So she figured why not try to go out with someone she knows. So she wanted to look good but comfortable at the same time. So she grabbed a blue skirt that went above her knees, a pink tank top and a white short jacket that tied below her chest and a heart shaped necklace. She brushed her pink hair and put on a white eye shadow over her green eyes. Around 6, she heard a knock on the door. She ran down the stairs.
"By mom and dad I'll see you guys later,"
Sakura opened the door and stood in shock. Lee was not in his usual attire, he was in a pair of blue jeans, a black button down shirt and a rose in his hand. He smiled a little and gave her the rose. Sakura smiled and took the rose and Lee lead the way.
They were in a small booth in a Dango shop. They ordered tea and Dango and sat together. It was one of the best moments Sakura has ever had in a long time. Nothing has gone the way she hoped since Sasuke left, then the destruction of the Hidden Leaf and then finally the War for Naruto and B. It was finally done and something has gone right for once. She was laughing at his charisma, his attitude, his behavior. But in the duration of their 'date' she began to feel something that she never felt towards Lee. She has felt this feeling before, but not towards Lee. Then again she was 11 years old when Lee admitted that he loved her. But what was it? She couldn't tell. But the night ended before she even knew it. Lee walked her home.
"Thank you so much for this Lee. This was really a lot of fun. Like the most fun I've had in a long time. " Sakura smiled.
"Thank you for helping me Sakura I am not certain that I could have gotten any of this packing done,"
"This was way more than I can ever ask for, I mean you bought a lot of Dango and Tea for me. I think I owe you,"
"Oh no it's the least I can do," Lee said.
"Oh please let me take you out tomorrow. I mean it's the least I can do. Please take up on my offer. My treat," Sakura pleaded.
"Oh no please. It's not proper, I mean it's not fair,"
"Please?" Sakura pleaded, feeling her eyes turn puppy.
"Oh...alright. If you insist. Same place tomorrow?" Lee asked.
Sakura nodded with a smile on her face. When Lee left, she felt different. Like Sai, she gave a smile that was different but didn't know what it meant. She sat on her soft bed and laid on her back staring at the ceiling. She felt happy. Not just happy; warm, content, numb. Why was she feeling this way after one date with Lee?
