A/N: For those of you who didn't read my author's note in chapter 6 which is just my notes...please read it, cuz I replaced the chapter with a better one. Thank you.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO.....

~The Morning After~

Sunshine broke through everyone's window, and outside on a little tree, there were little birds chirping for a new day.

Rock Lee was still asleep with a bubble enlarging and decreasing in size inside his nose. ^^ His long legs had grown over the past year, and he was glad that he was finally more taller than Sakura. Rock Lee's sleeping body was spread over his large bed, and all of a sudden, his door swung open.

Rock Lee was awoken by the noise that his visitor was making and opened his black eyes. He thought it was Sakura for a second and hugged her, but it turns out that it wasn't who he expected.

"Eww!! Get your hands off me," Ino spurted out while she was slapping her hands at Rock Lee who was only looking for a hug from his crush....unfortunately not her.

"Hi, Ino." Rock Lee laughed at what he did and apologized, while Ino was patting her dress from any germs from him.

"Uh huh, yeah. Anyway, Rock Lee." Ino bent closer to him until they were face to face.

"Ino...." Rock Lee closed his eyes and puckered his lips as if he looked for a kiss, but Ino smacked him, as if to wake him up from his present dream.

"Eww!! Don't even think about that!!!" Ino crossed her arms together and looked at the upset Rock Lee.

"Anyway, Rock Lee....since we met while we were Genins, I noticed that you have an infatuation with my uh...rival here.." Ino put a finger on her chin and her eyes landed on Rock Lee, as if hinting him to catch up on her.

"I...uh....well....uh," Rock Lee scratched his head, and Ino's head enlarged and a vein popped out of her temple while she opened her mouth and yelled softly.

"JUST SAY IT!!!!! YOU LIKE HER!!!" While Ino said it over a blown over Rock Lee.

Rock Lee got up and scratched his head again, and Ino got frustrated with him, "What?? Do you have lice or something?" Ino looked away, and Rock Lee shook his head furiously.

"No." Rock Lee got up and Ino looked at him surprised. Rock Lee put two fingers up and winked at her with his teeth shining, even though he didn't brush them yet.

"My hair is too beautiful for anything to go in it." Rock Lee froze in place while Ino poked a finger at his hair.

"I didn't mean it that way!!!" Rock Lee turned away to stop Ino from putting her finger in it.

Ino let out a sigh, and stood up to make her face to face to Rock Lee. She noticed that he grew a few inches, and ignored it.

"I have something for you to do," Ino gave out an evil grin.

"What?" Rock Lee curiously asked.

"I want you to sweep Sakura off of her feet, and keep her away from Sasuke and me," Ino plainly said.

Rock Lee turned away and faced the window where there was a beautiful view of the ocean. The crystal waters glittered like diamonds as the sunlight rays shone upon it. Ever since he had been here, he wished that he would bring Sakura with him to have a picnic there. Out on the warm sand.

Ino had a fist clasped together and knocked on Rock Lee's head as if to find out if he was still awake.

"Why?" Rock Lee looked at her and Ino couldn't bear his soft look, and twirled facing the doorway. As she walked out of the doorway, she told him her answer.

"If you like her enough, why should you question about it?"

~*~

Naruto brought out his arms as he yawned in his bed. His blue eyes opened and were full of energy. He got out of his warm bed and looked at Sasuke, but his bed was vacant. Naruto disregarded it and went out of the bedroom and headed to the bathroom. Without even knocking the door to find out if it was already occupied, the stupid Naruto opened the door, and a scream woke him up.

"NARRRUUUTTOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!"

Naruto opened his eyes and he screamed. He closed the door behind him and quivered his head wishing that this had never happened. Then, the door at the back of him opened and Sakura who was in her bathrobe punched him with a fist.

"OwwWwwW!!" Naruto pushed on his bump that was on the back of his head.

"UH HUH!!! YEAH NARUTO!!! THAT IS WHAT YOU GET FOR GOING IN ON ME!!!!!! PERV!!!!!!!!!!" Sakura gave Naruto another strike, and Naruto got up and looked at her.

"Sorry, Sakura-Chan!!! Sorry." Naruto fell down on his knees and waved his hands in the air as if praying for forgiveness. He opened one of his eyes and found that Sakura had steam coming out of her ears and nose.

"NARUTO!!! DO YOU KNOW THAT IT IS RUDE TO NOT KNOCK ON THE DOOR WHEN SOMEONE LIKE ME IS ALREADY IN THAT BATHROOM?!?!?!?!??!?!?!" Sakura bent over with her robe around her looking at Naruto.

"Sorry Sakura-Chan!! I really am!!" Naruto was still on the ground and Sakura breathed and her green eyes bore into Naruto's blue eyes. Later, Sasuke who was in his swimming trunks opened the door and went in.

Sakura's green eyes turned from pissed off to happy. "Sasuke-kun!!!" Sakura ran over to him and hugged him. He looks sooo nice with his top off, she thought. Her head looked up at him, and Sasuke's black eyes looked into hers. Their eyes were fixed in place when Naruto got up and muttered something.

"It's not like you have anything to show." Naruto ran away to hide from Sakura's wrath who obviously heard him.

Her green eyes then faced Sasuke, who was still looking at her. She then noticed that her arms were still wrapped around Sasuke's wet and warm body.

Wet and warm.

Before she could rest her head on his shoulder, Ino pushed her aside and took her place. "Sasuke!!" Ino snuggled her head into Sasuke, but instead of returning the affection, he gently shoved her aside and started for his room. As he passed Sakura who was on the floor, he caught a small glimpse of her and then looked ahead.

Sakura saw that he finally noticed her, and she had her hands together and smiled with joy. She closed her eyes wishing that she and Sasuke will be together, and when she opened her eyes, she realized that Ino was at the door.

Ino had her hands all over the door. "Sasuke!!! Please, let me in." Ino for the first time, cried, right in front of Sakura. Her pale legs dropped to the ground and whispered, "I love you,"

Sakura who was still on the floor in the living room was shaken by her words to Sasuke. She went over to her and picked the crying Ino into her arms. Surprised, Ino wrapped her arms around her and cried even more.

They stood there for a few minutes, until Hinata and Neji came downstairs.

"Excuse me," Ino sniffed away her tears and then ran away up the stairs past the cousins.

"Hello Hinata," Sakura for the first time greeted Hinata. Hinata smiled and greeted her back. Sakura looked at the silent guy beside Hinata and smiled.

"Hello Neji," her green eyes smiled with warmth, while Neji's white eyes were cold.

Neji, without even saying a word, walked away toward the living room, leaving Hinata and Sakura alone in the hallway.

A/N: So??? How was it???? R+R!!!

~Eva~