A/N: So how are you all doing? Good, not so good? Well, if you're feeling good then I hope my fanfic will make you feel even better and if you're not so good then I hope I can some how cheer you up. Oh, and just so you know the dark black lines used in the chapter separate the two different flashbacks.

A True Love Battle

Chapter 4

"Are you sure Uryu? I think Orihime might be upset when she finds out." Sakura admonished. Uryu muttered something that sounded very much like "She can cry for an eternity, at least Lee will be there to offer her a shoulder." Sakura rolled her eyes. Typical teenage boy behavior.

"Is that everything?" Sakura asked, looking around her apartment. Uryu and Orihime had been gone for almost a week now. Since Orihime didn't show any sign of wanting to return, Uryu had decided to go alone. He felt almost no regret.

"Yeah, I think. Thank you for everything Sakura. You've been a real friend." Uryu held out his hand.

"No problem. Come back anytime." Sakura reached forward and the two shook hands.

"I'll miss being here. But it has to be done." Uryu looked out the window. The evening light was growing faint.

"I understand. If Orihime asks, shall I tell her why you've left? I doubt that Lady Tsunade will be willing to help Orihime once she hears about this." Sakura was busying herself with a small basket. Uryu hesitated.

"Try not to reveal to much. I don't want her to come back because of guilt." Uryu pushed his glasses up his nose.

"Right. I'll keep that in mind. Before you go I want you to have this." Sakura handed him the basket. Inside were a few rolls, two cups of rice, a peanut butter sandwich and some rice cakes.

"Just in case you get hungry." Sakura shrugged.

"Thanks." He took the basket and for the first time in a long time smiled.

"Why are you so happy?" Sakura asked. "Oh it's nothing. I think it's just that I'm really going to miss it here." Uryu picked up his suitcase and left the apartment. Sakura watched him leave from her apartment window.

Uryu kicked a rock up the street. The memories of the past few days were haunting him.

FLASHBACKS…

Uryu was coming home from the library. He had wanted to check it out for quite some time. Sakura had given him her card and off he went. He hadn't walked more then a block or two when he saw them. Orihime and Lee were walking towards him, hand in hand. They were both laughing at something that probably wasn't funny. When they saw Uryu Orihime waved and Lee looked at the ground. Uryu ignored them and walked faster.

"Is he ok?" Uryu heard Lee ask.

"I'm sure he's fine. Uryu always does weird things like that." Orihime's response cut deeply into Uryu's already fragile heart.

Lee and Orihime were heading towards a large lake shielded by trees. It was a beautiful spot and the water was nice and refreshing. The two were going to have a picnic lunch when they saw that Sakura and Uryu were already there. They were sitting at the water's edge, their feet floating on its surface. Apparently they were reading a book.

"Look at the author's fine use of imagery!"

"I know! I really feel like I'm there." Orihime didn't seem to mind. Since she and Lee had been spending so much time together Orihime wasn't mad at Sakura anymore. Or maybe she forgot. Whatever the reason she waved happily. A bug was crawling on Sakura's shoulder and Uryu flicked it off. Lee didn't look too happy about it.

"Oh. Hi." Sakura said rather coldly as Orihime and Lee came closer.

"Sakura, I just remembered, you left the oven on at home." Uryu obviously lied.

"Yeah, you're right." Sakura and Uryu pulled on their shoes, gathered their things and headed off without another word to Lee or Orihime.

"I hope Sakura's apartment doesn't burn down." Orihime was deeply concerned but Lee knew they were lying.

"Why did Sakura do that? She hasn't spoken to me for days now…" Lee thought. Orihime insisted that they go for a swim. So they did.

END OF FLASHBACKS…

Sakura just closed her apartment door when Orihime ran into her.

"Orihime?" Sakura mumbled, rubbing her head.

"Sakura, where is Uryu? I wanted to tell him something." Sakura snorted.

"Oh, now you want to talk to him."

"What do you mean?" Orihime brushed some hair out of her face.

"You haven't said one word to Uryu ever since you stole Lee from me." Sakura glared at Orihime.

"Oh that's right. You like him too." Orihime evidently forgot that Sakura liked Lee.

"I did." Sakura replied curtly.

"But you don't now?" This surprised Orihime.

"No. Why like someone who already has a girlfriend. I'd be better off with some cool guy, like Sasuke." Sakura was reminding Orihime that those were the words she had said, even if Sakura didn't really mean it.

"I didn't mean it Sakura! I think Lee would be devastated if you did." Orihime's eyes were wide now.

"At night when Lee thinks I'm asleep I hear him going on and on about how worried he is about you. He knows you hate him but he doesn't know why." Sakura felt her heart skip a bit.

"So he does care…" Sakura thought.

"Why do you care though? He's your boyfriend." Sakura added suspiciously.

"Well, I thought I loved Lee but he really likes you so I think it's time for me to stop being so selfish. Go ahead and take Lee back." Orihime was dead serious.

"Orihime, who's going to be your boyfriend now?" Sakura asked.

"Nobody, I guess." Orihime looked down at the ground.

"Now I'm just randomly suggesting this, but what about Uryu?" Sakura tried to sound casual.

"Uryu? But he doesn't like me… I think he likes Rukia!" Orihime said. She briefly explained who Rukia was, seeing as Sakura hadn't met her yet.

"Besides, Uryu's mad at me. I can tell. How can you blame him though? Like you said, I haven't been a good friend at all…" Orihime sighed.

"Why don't you go talk to him. I think you might find him by the Hokage Tower, but that's just another random suggestion." Sakura almost laughed when Orihime asked,

"How do you come up with these ideas Sakura?" But before Sakura could answer Orihime ran off.

"Forget it. She made her choice and I've made mine." Uryu was nearing the Hokage tower now. He stopped and looked at it. A small part of him didn't want to leave, at least not without Orihime. Uryu shook that feeling away. It had to be done. The wind fluttered across his face. He didn't notice somebody sneaking up behind him. Somebody with long orange hair. She raised her arms and put her hands over his eyes.

"Guess who!" She giggled. It was obvious. Most girls weren't that loud.

"What do you want now Orihime?" Uryu didn't realize he sounded so snappish.

"Are you mad at me Uryu?" Orihime asked, all happiness forgotten. She already knew the answer, but she dreaded hearing it anyway.

"What do you want?" He repeated coldly.

"Where are you going?" Orihime looked at the suitcase and basket in either of Uryu's hands.

"Leaving. You get to stay here with Lee and I get to go home and move on with my life." Orihime was to stunned to say anything. After an awkward pause she stuttered

"W-Wait, you were going to leave without me?"

"Yeah. You're happy here with Lee and I decided that I'd be happier at home. So that's where I'm going." Uryu wasn't looking at Orihime's face. Even when he was mad he couldn't stand to see her delicate features covered in tears.

"I'm giving Lee back to Sakura." Orihime uttered. Uryu made a disbelieving noise.

"You wanna know why?" Uryu couldn't help it, he tilted his head in Orihime's direction.

"It's because I love you." Orihime whispered. The setting sun was sending off beams of light that made, in Uryu's opinion, Orihime look even more like an angel.

"Really? I love you too." It didn't matter that Uryu's face looked like a tomato with sunburn. The two teens leaned forward, Uryu dropped his stuff, and their lips met.

Sakura was letting her feet guide her through the village. She had a feeling that Uryu and Orihime were having a special moment and was determined not to ruin it. Her feet led her nearer and nearer to Lee's house. She had refused to walk this way for a week but her feet were in charge, not her mind. And she saw Lee taking out the trash. Lee put the garbage in a can and turned around. He saw Sakura and Sakura saw him. Sakura walked over to him, slowly at first and then faster and faster until she was running. Lee braced himself. He was sure that she was going to hit him. Instead he felt her slender arms around his neck and there was Sakura, hugging Lee tightly.

"Sakura? You're not mad anymore I take it?" Lee buried his face in her silky pink hair.

"No. I just talked to Orihime. We're friends again."

"That is good." Lee felt like he was going to burst with joy.

"Lee, I'm sorry. I hated not talking to you. I don't know what's wrong with me." Sakura was on the verge of tears.

"There is only one thing wrong with you Sakura; you're so beautiful that you make ever other flower seem like a dead weed." Lee smiled and Sakura had to shield her eyes. But she laughed anyway.

Orihime and Uryu returned home. Sakura and Lee waved goodbye to the happy couple and Tsunade used her magical slug named Namako to send them home. Sakura and Lee were now going out and it was soon known in Karakura town that Orihime and Uryu were going out as well. When Uryu and Orihime arrived back at Orihime's apartment it turned out that only an hour had passed since they had been gone. The large mysterious hole from chapter 1 had disappeared into parts unknown. And everyone lived happily from that day on.

A/N: Well, what do you think? I wasn't sure about how to end it, so if you have any suggestions let me know. Thanks for reading!