I'm so happy you all love this story ;D

But first, I need to say a few things.

Okay one; this is NOT SasuKarin. Never was, never will be. There was a hint of it in the beginning, and YES they were together at first. But Karin broke up with him(ISN'T THAT WEIRD! I think I saw a pig fly across my window.) the night Sakura died.

Number 2; I update this every day. End of story. :D

Number 3; Ino will be in most, if not all, chappies. She's the sadistic one of the fic; she's here for revenge and torture. And Ino will be Cinniminni :)

Number 4; NARUTO DIED A YEAR AGO. Sakura died on the same day he did. Coincidential much? Haha, yeah. Their graves are right next to each other as well. :D

I'm surprised to see that everyone loved what Ino did! You're right, she kicks ASS. :)

Okay, here's something I don't get.

Is fanfiction going crazy, or am I getting random hits from absolutely nothing?

I checked my traffic report, & I got about 500+ hits while I was at school.

Then, when I checked the stats on all of my stories, NONE of the hit numbers changed.

Wierd, right?

THANK YOU SO FUCKING MUCH FOR REVIEWING PEOPLESS :D :D :D

Moving right along…

Realization

Lee

Lee walked home slowly, thinking of everything that had happened in the past year. The death of his two best friends and guilt being sprinkled all around the school, it was really hard for him to take.

Lee had a massive crush on Sakura during their whole life, him knowing her since their childhoods. Everytime he had asked her out, she would decline gently, saying she wasn't interested. He was okay with that; as long as she was safe and she was his friend, that's all he needed to keep living his life.

But with Sakura gone from his life, he feels so empty, without a goal or ambition. He needed something to keep him going, but what?

He thought back to the day Naruto had died; Lee was suppose to join them that night, but he backed out since he wanted to do some training so that he could spar with Neji and possibly beat him. Now that he had thought about it, if he had gone with them, he could've prevented Naruto's death. He could've prevented everything that had happened, if he wasn't so selfish and didn't think of his own stupid goal in beating Neji.

Lee had started to tear up, and he let the tears come down freely. He started to feel weak, he was weak. He could've save Sakura, he couldn't save Sakura, he couldn't do anything for the love of green jumpsuits…

He dropped down to the ground, kneeling. Rain had started to drizzle around him, but he didn't feel it. All he had in his mind was the fact that Sakura was really dead, and it was all his fault.

"Is the guilt finally kicking in?" a cruel, creepy voice said behind him.

Lee turned around, and came face to face with Ino. He sniffed and dried his tears.

"Maybe, maybe not." He sniffed, trying to show off his inner man.

That didn't work for Ino though. "Oh shut up, Lee. Stop trying to keep your manly pride and face the truth. Sakura's death was mostly your fault."

Lee widened his eyes. "No, it couldn't have! It couldn't… It was Sasuke and Hinata and Karin.."

Ino gave a laugh that sounded like she was possessed from the devil. "Oh please, Lee. You were never mad at Sakura since Naruto's death, were you?"

"I… No, I wasn't… But-"

"No buts, Lee. You were just afraid to stand up for her because you didn't want to lose your friends! You're such a coward, and even selfish!" Ino spat.

"No.. I … I didn't… Well.." he stuttered, not wanting to face the truth.

"Don't want to face the truth? Too bad, cause your gonna have to. Did it ever occur to you that if you were there the night Naruto died, the two would still be here?" Ino said.

Lee didn't say a word, but tears started to brim his eyes.

Ino snorted. "Even if you didn't save them that night, you could've saved Sakura from her suffering! But no, you were too afraid to lose everyone else so you just left her in torture!"

Lee was sobbing now, and tears were spilling out of his eyes.

"You had two chances, Lee! This was mostly all your fault!" Ino hissed.

"NO! IT WASN'T! No… no no no… AHHHH!" Lee screamed, running off to his house in a fast pursuit, leaving Ino with a sadistic grin plastered on her face.

Sakura

"Yeah, Ino! SHOW THOSE BASTARDS!" Naruto exclaimed happily, pounding a fist into the air.

Sakura frowned. "Naruto, this isn't a good thing! She made Lee cry!"

Naruto snorted. "Well, he deserved it! Every person who treated you like dirt should be treated like that. I underestimated Ino, she's AWESOME!"

Sakura sweatdropped, and turned back to Lee.

Lee

Lee ran off towards his house, got in, and slammed the door with as much force he could possibly muster. He slid down his door, crying like crazy.

'It's not my fault, it can't be... but it is, I could've done something… No… I don't deserve to live…' Lee thought, as he cried until all the water in his body was out.

Lee stood up after at least an hour of mourning and crying, and went to his room. When he got in, he opened his drawer and started to dig for Sakura's letter. When he had found it, he opened it slowly and read its contents thoroughly, making him cry once again.

Dear Lee,

Lee, it's been forever since I've last spoken to you. Unfortunately, there will never be another time.

I hope you've been good these last couple months without contact, I'm sure Neji and Tenten are doing good. I've really missed talking to you and being with you, but there was nothing I could've done. I haven't had time to talk with anyone, but you probably didn't want to speak to me anyway. You must think I'm some monster after Naruto's death.

So, because of everything, I've decided to rid myself from this world. I couldn't take it anymore, Lee. I feel so lonely, so empty and weak. No one to protect me, even you didn't. I thought that you were going to believe me and protect me, but you didn't. You had told me that you would've protected me no matter what, Neji and Sasuke too.

I guess promises are just meant to be broken.

Sincerely,

Sakura

"I'm so sorry Sakura… it was my fault… you're dead cause of me… I'm so weak…" Lee whispered, tears cascading down his face.

"I promise you now, I will become stronger. Stronger for you, stronger for everyone. I will not rest and back down until I become strong. I will not remain weak. " he said, determination in his voice.

And that's what Lee did. He ran, punched, kicked, and sparred like there was no tomorrow for 2 straight weeks. He barely ate any food, and probably only had a couple drops of water every day.

He grew very tired through those two weeks, but he didn't back down or stop. He kept going, only sleeping for 4-5 hours. Sakura and Naruto watched this happen, with Naruto cheering him on as Sakura prayed for him to stop and rest.

Eventually, the exhaustion caught up to him.

Lee was jogging around the neighborhood early in the morning, just like how he'd been doing for the past two weeks. He hadn't sleep the night before, and was feeling horribly hungry and sluggish.

As he started to cross the street, his vision started to blur and his legs grew weak. He didn't stop though, and just kept going.

Lee didn't notice the upcoming car driving down the road, that is until the person in the car honked as loud as the car possibly could. The car screeched into a halt, but it was too late.

Lee saw the car, but at the right time. As he faded into darkness, he thought of Sakura, the girl he loved.

Sakura

Naruto hugged the rosette silently, but in his head cheered like a rockstar.

Sakura on the other hand, wasn't all too happy about Lee getting hit by a car. She cried and pleaded, in hopes of him staying alive.

"Sakura-chan, let's go to the hospital now. Lee's there now." Naruto said softly.

Sakura nodded, and they disappeared once again.

Normal

As the doctor emerged from the OR room, he was attacked by questions from Tenten, Neji, Sasuke, Hinata, Shino, and Kiba.

"Doctor! Is Lee okay? What happened? Please tell us?" Tenten pleaded, her face showing marks of tears.

The doctor nodded slowly. "I'm sorry to say, but you're friend had suffered a great deal of damage, and will most likely be in a coma for a long time, if not his whole life."

Tenten screamed, and cried, as Neji comforted her. Hinata spoke up.

"Doctor, what led to this? What happened.. he should've been able to move away in time."

The doctor nodded, and looked at his clipboard. "Yes, he could've. But over the last couple of weeks, he hasn't been getting enough nutrients into his body, as well as enough energy. His muscles are terribly sore, some even ripped and torn. Even if he had woken up from his coma, he wouldn't be able to leave that hospital room. It would have to be a miracle for him to completely heal."

Hinata nodded, silently crying as Kiba comforted him.

"Can we go see him?" Neji asked.

The doctor nodded. "Room 217, 4th floor."

The group of people present nodded, and rushed to the room.

When they got there, they didn't like what they saw. In fact, they were horrified.

Laid on a hospital bed, clad in a white gown, was Lee attached to a bunch of tubes and machines. There were bandages all around his body, and looked so fragile. Tenten cried like a crazed person, holding Lee's only uninjured hand gently. Everyone simply hung their heads, thinking the same thing.

'Sakura…'

DONEEE!

Man, that was sad. Oh well. Don't worry. :D

READ READ READ! Lee's story is NOT done yet. We will go through everyone's story, and then come back to his.

Hinata's story is skipped until the middle of the story, which will be explained when we get there.

Review, please? (:

Thank you everyone for reading this story! I'm so happy :D

Next: Neji Hyuuga

~Missy!