1"Gaara! Please don't die..."
Lee lowered his head to the kazekage's shoulder as he wept for his friend. They had been discussing taking their friendship further...and then this happened. An unexpected battle. Everything in Suna had been going so well lately...noone had seen it coming.
But now; the you ng leader of the village was laying motionless. His expression was twisted with pain, his skin paler than normal.
"Lee...I'm sorry."
The redhead was soaked in his own blood...and the leaf was shaking with a mixture of anger and sorrow.
"Don't leave me! You promised. You promised that you would be fine. That this would be no big deal for you. You're Gaara of the Desert, for christs sake! You can't die!"
The young leader chuckled weakly.
"Don't be so sad. Death is inevitable. It happens to everyone sooner or later-.."
"But, Gaara...I don't want you to go. W-we...we were going to..to..."
He trailed off as his body shook with sobs.
"Yes, I know Lee. We were going to be more to eachother." He coughed dryly; blood trailing from his lips.
"But I can't last much longer..."
He saw a bright light and smiled softly.
"So beautiful..."
The older boy could feel his friends skin cooling off...he could feel the heart beat slowing down in the younger frame.
"Yes...you are. I love you, Gaara..."
Gaara was silent for a few minutes; and the leaf feared he had already left the earth.
"I love you too, Lee."
He breathed out shakily and smiled.
"I love you. Be happy. Don't grieve. It doesn't suit you."
Gaara took his last breath; his eyes closing slowly...
Leaving the leaf clutching onto him helplessly.
Lee dropped light kisses over Gaara's face, before burying his face into a shoulder as he shook violently.
"No! Gaara..."