Disclaimer:
This is (in my POV) the most depressing story I have ever written. I got the idea for it from one of my favorite anime characters of all time. It's really short, but I purposely made it that way. It's amazingly tragic and I have no idea how I even got through writing it. I just felt it had to be written.
Dedicated to the one and only,
Rock Lee
Fight On
A one-shot by bushybrow101
Dear Lee,
You always said you would. And one day, you did.
I miss you more and more everyday. It makes me wonder why I ever doubted you, why I ever regretted being your friend. Sitting here, staring at your name carved into the cold, hard stone makes me really think about you... like I should have.
My memories of you haven't faded in the least bit. I still remember your heartfelt and determined smile, and the twinkle that appeared in your eyes when you fought. I still remember your glossy hair and green jumpsuit that mimicked your dear sensei. And I still remember how many times I turned you down for a date...
319 times.
Seeing your willpower and selfless sacrifices has made me realize just how special of a person you really were. There is no doubt in my mind that you were, are, and always will be the best...no, "most splendid" ninja in the entire world. If you can hear me, does it make you happy to know that you have accomplished your dream? Does it make you happy that I am praising you for it? Does it make you happy that all of Konoha praises you for it?
I cannot forget what you said before you left me. You looked at me...and smiled. Your voice still rings through my head: 'I love you, Sakura...and I am sorry.' I would cry about it now, but I've already cried too much. I have no tears left in me to give to you. If only I could show you how wrong that you were, to be sorry for such a meaningful thing, I would. I never recognized you, never even gave you a chance...I'm the one who should be sorry, not you. And I truly am. You sacrificed so much...and I, in return, have given you so little.
The most I can do for you is never forgetting. Never forgetting all you gave for me, never forgetting all you worked for, just to through it all away by doing something pointless like saving me...and never forgetting you.
I hope that wherever you are, you're still doing what you love: training to be an even more splendid ninja, and fighting for your dream. I'll miss you forever and I'll never forget you. I'll work hard to not let your sacrifice go to waste. I'll never give up and use everything that I've learned from you to become a splendid ninja myself. But I will never be anything compared to you. I'm sorry, Lee, for everything that I've ever done that may have hurt you. And thank you, for everything. Please do me one last favor...never give up.
Fight on, Lee.
Your friend, sincerely,
Sakura Haruno
xoxoxoxoxo