Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
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Sakura woke up slowly, taking the way she felt. Wherever she was, it was warm and comfortable. A strange feeling of both security and fear held a firm grasp on her heart. She could hear soft breathing. Sakura sat up promptly.
Lee sat on a chair, snoring peacefully. One arm was draped around the back of the chair, and his head had rolled to one side. His mouth was slightly ajar, and a small dribble of drool dripped out of it as he snored. Sakura's anger from the earlier hours came over her again, but she suppressed her rage for the moment.
"Lee-san, wake up," she said, shaking his shoulders. His beady eyes rolled open slowly.
"Sakura-san, you are awake," he said softly, standing up. He reached out his arms to her. "How about a good-morning kiss?" he asked, puckering up.
"As if!" Sakura yelled, slapping him across the face. He gingerly rubbed his cheek again.
"Twice in one day, how awful," he muttered.
"It serves you right," Sakura said haughtily, crossing her arms.
"Sakura-san, please don't be cross with me- I'm trying to help you. Can't you see that?" Lee asked. "I just want you to be safe."
"No, you just want me to yourself," Sakura hissed.
"Well, true, but let's not continue where we left off yesterday. Let's at least declare a truce," asked Lee hopefully, holding out a hand. Sakura begrudgingly shook it.
"This doesn't mean that I'm not still angry at you," Sakura added.
"Understood," Lee said.
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"Sasuke-kun!" said Ino cheerfully, glomping him from behind. "How are you, lover boy?"
"Get off me," Sasuke hissed, shoving her away.
"Oh, come on Sasuke-kun! I KNOW that you're falling for me!" Ino said gleefully.
"I don't have time to talk to you," Sasuke said coldly.
"Why don't you have time to talk to me, huh?" asked Ino huffily.
"I don't need to tell you," Sasuke shot back at the blonde.
"Oh, I get it! It's forehead girl! She's always coming between us!" Ino said, crossing her arms indignantly. Sasuke started to walk away, but Ino grabbed his arm.
"Let go," Sasuke hissed angrily.
"No, Sasuke-kun. You need to forget about forehead girl, she's not coming back," Ino said sincerely. Sasuke glared at her.
"How did you know she was gone?" he asked, smirking.
"Well... I... um... what I mean is..." Ino stuttered. Sasuke whirled around and placed a hand to the middle of her ribs, pinning her to a tree. He glared fiercely into her frightened eyes. "Sasuke-kun! Let go!" she squealed.
"Shut up. What did you do to Sakura?" Sasuke asked angrily. "You had better answer me, or I swear, I'll-"
"Okay, okay!" sobbed Ino, scared out of her wits.
"It's about time," he said.
"I locked Lee and her in Lee's room!"
"You WHAT?!" yelled Sasuke, tightening his grip on her shirt.
"Lee put me up to it! He wanted to be with Sakura, and I wanted to be with you!" yelled Ino, almost in hysterics. Sasuke let go of her, and she slumped to the ground.
"You bitch," he hissed. "As I have hinted so many times before, I extremely dislike you. How could you do this to Sakura?"
"I just wanted to be with you!" Ino cried.
"No you don't! You just want to take away everything Sakura has away!" yelled Sasuke, turning to leave.
"Fine, then! See if I care! Stupid forehead girl's probably fallen for Lee by now, though!" Ino shrieked after him. Sasuke ignored her, his eyes focused solely on the path to Rock Lee's home.
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Sakura woke up slowly, taking the way she felt. Wherever she was, it was warm and comfortable. A strange feeling of both security and fear held a firm grasp on her heart. She could hear soft breathing. Sakura sat up promptly.
Lee sat on a chair, snoring peacefully. One arm was draped around the back of the chair, and his head had rolled to one side. His mouth was slightly ajar, and a small dribble of drool dripped out of it as he snored. Sakura's anger from the earlier hours came over her again, but she suppressed her rage for the moment.
"Lee-san, wake up," she said, shaking his shoulders. His beady eyes rolled open slowly.
"Sakura-san, you are awake," he said softly, standing up. He reached out his arms to her. "How about a good-morning kiss?" he asked, puckering up.
"As if!" Sakura yelled, slapping him across the face. He gingerly rubbed his cheek again.
"Twice in one day, how awful," he muttered.
"It serves you right," Sakura said haughtily, crossing her arms.
"Sakura-san, please don't be cross with me- I'm trying to help you. Can't you see that?" Lee asked. "I just want you to be safe."
"No, you just want me to yourself," Sakura hissed.
"Well, true, but let's not continue where we left off yesterday. Let's at least declare a truce," asked Lee hopefully, holding out a hand. Sakura begrudgingly shook it.
"This doesn't mean that I'm not still angry at you," Sakura added.
"Understood," Lee said.
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"Sasuke-kun!" said Ino cheerfully, glomping him from behind. "How are you, lover boy?"
"Get off me," Sasuke hissed, shoving her away.
"Oh, come on Sasuke-kun! I KNOW that you're falling for me!" Ino said gleefully.
"I don't have time to talk to you," Sasuke said coldly.
"Why don't you have time to talk to me, huh?" asked Ino huffily.
"I don't need to tell you," Sasuke shot back at the blonde.
"Oh, I get it! It's forehead girl! She's always coming between us!" Ino said, crossing her arms indignantly. Sasuke started to walk away, but Ino grabbed his arm.
"Let go," Sasuke hissed angrily.
"No, Sasuke-kun. You need to forget about forehead girl, she's not coming back," Ino said sincerely. Sasuke glared at her.
"How did you know she was gone?" he asked, smirking.
"Well... I... um... what I mean is..." Ino stuttered. Sasuke whirled around and placed a hand to the middle of her ribs, pinning her to a tree. He glared fiercely into her frightened eyes. "Sasuke-kun! Let go!" she squealed.
"Shut up. What did you do to Sakura?" Sasuke asked angrily. "You had better answer me, or I swear, I'll-"
"Okay, okay!" sobbed Ino, scared out of her wits.
"It's about time," he said.
"I locked Lee and her in Lee's room!"
"You WHAT?!" yelled Sasuke, tightening his grip on her shirt.
"Lee put me up to it! He wanted to be with Sakura, and I wanted to be with you!" yelled Ino, almost in hysterics. Sasuke let go of her, and she slumped to the ground.
"You bitch," he hissed. "As I have hinted so many times before, I extremely dislike you. How could you do this to Sakura?"
"I just wanted to be with you!" Ino cried.
"No you don't! You just want to take away everything Sakura has away!" yelled Sasuke, turning to leave.
"Fine, then! See if I care! Stupid forehead girl's probably fallen for Lee by now, though!" Ino shrieked after him. Sasuke ignored her, his eyes focused solely on the path to Rock Lee's home.