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Chapter 7 – Detention

After school had ended the 3 boys walked together towards the mountain. They were alone, for the teacher knew that Lee and Neji were not normally trouble makers. He knew they would do there punishment without having to be watched over and therefore knew they'd keep Gaara in line if need be so he didn't have to watch over them. Lee was in was in the middle as they walked with Neji on his right looking very annoyed having to be so close to Gaara and Gaara on his left who didn't seem to care about anything at the moment. Gaara almost always wore a poker face so you never quite knew what he was thinking or feeling unless he wanted you to know. The silence between the 3 boys was deafening. Lee wanted desperately for someone to say something, even if it was rude. Though he wanted someone else to speak so bad he couldn't think of a single thing to say himself. Just as the silence was getting to be unbearable, Neji spoke. "Remind me to cause pain to Naruto after this." Lee turned looking at Neji.

"Why? What did Naruto do?" Lee was expecting him to say it was because of that morning when Naruto splashed Neji.

"Who else would have done something like this to the Hokage heads other then Naruto?" Lee's stomach clenched. Guilt was setting in. It was him and Naruto who cause the mess to begin with and it was a accident. Just as he was thinking this Lee remembered Naruto being on top of him and there lips meeting. His face turned red at the memory and tried to forget about it.

"Well we don't know it was him." Lee said trying to stick up for Naruto without rating himself out as well. Neji didn't seem convinced though. The angry look on Neji's face made Lee look away. He was feeling guilty and felt bad that his friends had to help clean something he was partly responsible for. He glanced over to his other side to see Gaara was looking at him. Gaara didn't seem annoyed or anger at all. It actually almost looked like he had a smile on his face but it was hard to tell. Lee blushed again seeing Gaara had been looking at him and turned back facing forward. Neji saw his cheeks were red when he turned back and glared at Gaara because of it. Gaara had a sadistic grin on his face as he returned Neji's glare. Lee was a few steps ahead of the two so he did not see the glaring match.

After what seemed like a much longer time then it should have they arrived at the cliff. Lee pulled out rope and handed one to Neji and one to Gaara, keep a third for himself. They had 3 buckets, 3 scrubbing brushes and some soap. "First we need some water, I think there's a stream not to far from here so I'll go and.." Lee stopped talking as Neji had grabbed the 3 empty buckets.

"I'll get the water." He said simply and walked off. Lee tied his rope around a sturdy tree and then simply waited for Neji to return with the water so he could get to work. Gaara hadn't moved at all since they stopped walking. Lee kinda felt awkward standing there with Gaara not saying anything. Gaara was also looking at him which added to his uncomfortable feeling he was already having. His stare was enough to make Lee start to feel guilty and found him starting to explain everything that had happened on the mountain that morning with Naruto. Gaara didn't speak at all as Lee explained the whole thing. Training, Naruto balancing the paint on his head, pulling Naruto back up, even Naruto and him kissing which he didn't really mean to say out loud but got carried away when explaining. No sooner did he feel relived did a new guilt fill his mind. His promise with Naruto. What happened on the mountain stayed on the mountain. Gaara had been grinning at Lee the whole time he was explaining what happened. That is until he mentioned the kiss and his grin faded. Lee grew silent again not knowing why he had not been acting like himself lately. 'It's all Neji's fault' he thought to himself anger for Neji building up inside him again. Just as he was remembering that horrible evening where Neji told him that he had been playing with his emotions, Gaara walked forward. In a forceful manner he pushed Lee up against the tree Lee had tied his rope around and pushed his lips against Lee's. Lee's eyes went wide in shock and before he could even react to this situation the sound of a bucket dropping and water splashing to the ground could be heard. Gaara pulled back turning to see Neji standing there with a disbelieving expression on his face. Lee still had a shocked look on his face that only got worse has he looked into the deep eyes of his friend who looked like he was just smacked in the face. Gaara simple smiled at the expression on Neji's face.

"Is there something wrong?" Gaara asked knowing exactly why Neji had such a look on his face. Gaara seemed to be enjoying this. Lee on the other hand wasn't. He wasn't enjoying this at all. No matter how much he hated Neji for what he did in his heart he knew that he still loved him no matter how much he tried to deny it to himself, but it also wasn't a lie that feelings are developing for this red haired sand nin that stood before him. Lee couldn't hold it back anymore.

"Neji, this isn't what it looks like, we were just..." but Lee was cut off in mid sentence for what seemed like a 100th time lately.

"You don't need to explain yourself to him Lee. It's not like he cares for you in anyway, isn't that right Neji." Gaara's words stung at Lee's heart and he wanted to tell him he was wrong but Lee knew he wasn't. Neji told him he didn't care. Lee lost the feeling that he had to explain himself and lowered his head looking at the ground with a hurt look on his face. Gaara was smiling. things were working out perfectly for him. He was going to get what he wanted no matter the cost. Neji was now enraged.

"WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME OR MY FEELINGS YOU TATOOED FREAK!" Neji had completely lost his cool. It was obvious Gaara had just stomped on some very sensitive nerves and Neji could no longer hold back his anger. "You don't know half the things Lee and I have been through together. We have a relationship that words take no part in, and no matter what is said that bond can never be broken." Lee had lifted his head. Was Neji saying that he didn't mean what he had said to him. Gaara's smile did not falter as he was being yelled at.

"What are you feelings towards Lee?" Gaara asked this very bluntly and it took both boys by surprised. Both looked at Gaara as he asked this and then slowly looked at each other. Lee with almost pleading look on his face. He wanted to know the answer to this question. The question he wanted to ask himself so bad but was never able to. Neji froze. His mind went blank. He wanted to answer the question, he wanted to tell them how his heart felt, but how could he tell them when he still didn't know himself.

"I don't need to answer that, it's none of your concern." Lee's face dropped in disappointment at this answer but really didn't expect anything else. He knew Neji to well to actually expect him to answer that question. Gaara seemed to be very pleased. it was as him he was hoping for this answer.

"For someone that can't express his feelings is only going to end up alone. I for one am not afraid of my feelings." Neji twitched in anger. he knew Gaara had just called him a coward. "I have fallen in love with Lee and I will no long let you toy with his heart." Sand was swirling around Gaara now. he had made a threat to Neji and was serious. Neji wasn't about to back down either. Lee was now looking at Gaara, cheeks a nice shade of red. Gaara had fallen in love with him. Hearing him say this made his stomach flip in a joyful way but then come crashing back down as he looked back at Neji and he felt like he was going to get sick. His heart was pounding so hard that it hurt his chest. His eyes could no longer focuses his head started to spin. He heard the fight between Neji and Gaara begin. the sound of sand flying through the air and weapons being thrown. Lee took a few steps forward wanting to stop his friends from fighting. He walked right in the middle of the fight just as both boys where attacking and was now directly in the line of fire of both of them. Gaara tried to stop his sand and Neji tried to pull back his arm but it was to late. They couldn't stop and both attacks hit Lee head on. Lee cried out from shock and pain as he was unexpectedly hit with the attacks. He flew into the air and right off the cliff. Neji and Gaara didn't have time to try and save him before he was already off the cliff. He tried to brace for the impact but the pain in his chest and the turning of his stomach made any other thought or action impossible. He hit the side of the cliff hard. Bouncing a bit before rolling down the mountain. He stopped rolling as he got to base of the mountain. He was half laying in a stream, half his face was submerged in water. He was bleeding quite a bit and his breathing was shallow but he was still conscious at the moment. he tried to move but the pain he felt in his body right now was to great to do anything. He hurt all over but the pain that was effecting him the most as he slowly lost consciousness was that in his heart.