"NANI?" Sakura screamed as she after she had heard what Naruto had to say to her. "Hinata-chan, I thought you were a nice girl, how could you do this to me?"
Hinata giggled in reply. Naruto also grinned as he added "You could also kiss me if you want, then I'll probably be happy enough to grant you anything, we'll work something out..."
Hinata shot him a glare. Then again, with those huge white eyes with no pupils, a glare wasn't really a glare at all. Naruto asked Sakura teasingly "So who's it going to be Sakura-chan...Sasuke or Lee? Or are you going to leave him on a wheelchair for the rest of his life, never able to fulfill his dreams, his hopes crushed..."
He trailed off, seeing Sakura's confused expression. Sakura's thoughts were a turmoil, and inner Sakura wasn't helping either, with her shouts of "Just say you'll kiss them both!" She had liked Sasuke for a long time now, but in the end Naruto had protected her, and now she was too clever not to admit that she had developed feelings for Rock Lee as well, who gave her a sense of security and reassurance. It was at that point that she began to accept that she wasn't getting anywhere with Sasuke, thought they were good friends by now he would never like her that way. So she had her answer, but she hesitated a few more moments, purely because of her reluctance to show this to Naruto and Hinata. She saw how their happiness and didn't want to fail her own relationship. Eventually she gathered her courage and said three words to them "I choose Lee".
She walked over resolutely to Lee, who was still on his wheelchair, and before she could change her mind she quickly lowered her lips onto his.
Lee was taken completely by surprise – one moment he was punching a tree trunk, the next moment Sakura was kissing him and he was quickly kissing her back. And then the moment ended, and Lee stared at her in surprise. Sakura was blushing now, her cheeks almost as pink as her hair. Lee shook himself, and rubbed his eyes. Sakura said softly "I really like you, Lee-kun". They kissed again, unfortunately Naruto had to choose that time to step in, spoiling it totally. Sakura turned businesslike again "So is that good enough for you? Or do you want another one?"
Lee was understandably confused. Then Hinata walked up to him and told him everything. By then he was too happy to speak. It seemed like everything he had wished for was coming true.
Half an hour later Hinata was finished with her treatment and she stood back, satisfied. Rock Lee was sleeping in Sakura's room, due to a sleeping pill Hinata had slipped in with the rest of his medicine. It would wear off by tomorrow morning, which should give him enough time to heal. She retreated silently with Naruto out of the house, leaving Sakura to look after him.
"Mission accomplished Hinata-chan! Give me a hug!"
She did so, then she asked "What are we going to do for the rest of the afternoon?"
"Anything with you, as long as it has something to do with ramen!"
They ended up wandering around Konoha, just enjoying each other's company. They had dinner together (not ramen by the way), after dinner snack together and even watched the stars together, and they didn't separate until it was absolutely necessary.
"Same place lunch tomorrow Hinata-chan" Naruto shouted as he walked off after accompanying her back home. They both went back home feeling more satisfied than they ever had before.