Tatiana Hime - AngelEyes-Shikayou rock. I an sooooo going to write up a fic with Kankuro in it just for you. Sorry he didn't really get a part in this story... I don't think he's gonns either > gomen. But I will make sure he is in the next one. Promise. lol. .

Okay I am going to be gone for like 5 days so there is gonig to be a delay in me posting the next chapter. Sorry guys. But I'm going to Anime North. As Temari . It's sooooo cool. My costume is perfect and I've been worknig on it for a long time. I'm gonna have such a blast. Now on with the story and I'll post the next chapter as soon as I get home. huggles enjoy

Chapter 8 - Heart to Heart

Gaara and Neji both watched Lee fall from the cliff and roll out of site. The drop was far too great to fallow after him so they'd have to find another way down. Neji just stared at the stop where Lee went out of site. His heart was beating so hard it hurt but he ignored it. When Lee didn't come back Neji went to make his way down the cliff when Gaara put a hand on his shoulder to stop him. "There's no point and losing your own life trying to get to someone you don't even know is alive." It seemed like a heartless statement from Gaara but there was real concern in his voice. "Let's find a way to get to him safely because we will be no help to him if we get hurt as well." Neji would have been shocked at the fact that Gaara was actually speaking to him in a not mean way, but his focus was elsewhere. He turned and nodded to Gaara and the two boys hurried off to try to get to Lee both forgetting the anger they had just felt for each other.

When Lee came to his body was aching all over but he was oddly comfortable. His head was resting on something soft and it seemed his injuries were being treated. He lay there not opening his eyes for a moment before he realized that he was still outside. The wind and the sound of the stream made him realize this so he opened his eyes to see a pink haired girl looking down at him with a concerned look. Lee's head was resting on Sakura's lap and when he saw her his face turned bright red and he tried to get up but the pain knocked him back down. "Lee, don't move. You're pretty banged up." Sakura's voice was full of concern. Lee stopped moving and just lay on her lap feeling very embarrassed. Out of all people to find him like this it had to be her. Sakura was Lee's very first love. He loved her more then anything else in the world, but she did not return his feelings. She was already in love with another. Uchiha Sasuke. Sakura did care for Lee but her heart belonged to Sasuke. "I was out for a walk and I saw you laying there. I thought you were dead. You gave me the scared of my life." Sakura had a very worried tone in her voice. "You're pretty banged up but it doesn't seem like anything is broken and I cleaned out all your cuts so you should be alright in a few days."

"I'm sorry to have worried you Sakura. It seems that every time I see you I find a way to prove that I'm not worthy of you." Even though Lee always had such a hard time expressing his feelings it was different with Sakura. No matter what she felt for him he would always love her, even if he has moved on knowing she can never be with him. He always felt like he could tell Sakura everything, and laying there on her lap made him feel very safe and clam for the first time in days.

"You're more then worthy for me Lee. It's I whose not worthy for you. I've noticed you haven't really been yourself lately though. You seem so spaced out and not yourself at all. I've been worried about you. Is there anything you'd like to talk about?" Lee found himself smiling. Sakura was such a nice person, with a kind heart. Well to him she was anyway. Lee soon found himself telling her all about Neji breaking his heart, Gaara expressing his feelings, the fighting between the two, the confused feelings he had and just everything that had been on his mind the last few days. Sakura sat there in listened to everything he had to say, not interrupting him knowing if she did he was bound to stop and she could tell he really needed to get it off his chest. When Lee had finished talking, he felt much better. To spite the pain in his body he felt the best he had in days. It's like a very large weight was lifted from him. Sakura had been rubbing her fingers through his hair as he talked and it was very relaxing. He felt very tired now and slowly fell into sleep. Sakura smiled down at him as he fell asleep and smiled sweetly at him. "I do love you Lee. I just can't get over my feelings for Sasuke. I will always be here for you though, no matter what." She leaned down and kissed Lee on the forehead. Lee tilted his head slightly at this but didn't wake. Sakura smiled and continued to run her fingers through his hair as he slept.

Back on the mountain Neji and Gaara were still trying to get to where Lee had fallen. There was no direct path to get to where Lee had fallen from where they were. They'd have to go all the way to the other side of the mountain to get to the path the lead there and there wasn't enough time for that. They didn't speak to each other as they hurried along, trying to find a safe way down. But a safe way was not what they found. Right before them was a gorge. If they could get across it they could get to Lee easily. But they didn't know how they were going to get across. Gaara didn't seem bothered in the least well Neji was looking around franticly trying to find a way across. it was much to far to jump and the fall was enough to kill you. "Tell me Neji, do you love Lee?" Neji shot a dirty look at Gaara for asking something like that at a time like this.

"What does that matter right now. We have to get to Lee. It's not about loving him right now, it's about saving his life, He's my team mate after all." Neji had resumed scanning the area looking for a way across.

"It does matter now. I wanna know. Lee is mine." Gaara said a little more forceful then he intended.

"Yours. I think Lee is the one to decide that, not you." Anger was again filling Neji. Why did Gaara make him so angry all the time. He didn't understand anything at the moment. Everything seemed so messed up to him.

"Lee is mine, no matter what he or you say." Gaara walked right up to Neji so they were face to face and his tone changed to a seductive tone as he continued to talk. "But if you wanna get in my way, I can also make you my own." He leaned in a little and smelled Neji's hair. Neji was a little put out by this. What exactly was he saying and for that matter what the heck was he doing. Before Neji could speak though Gaara had placed one of his hand on the back of Neji's head and the other was place around him resting in the small of his back.

"Wha... what are you doing?" Neji asked in a wavered voice. Neji enjoyed the feeling of hands on him. It had been awhile and he didn't realize how much he'd miss being held. Gaara pulled Neji close pressing his chest against his. He heard Neji's words of worry but his body was telling him not to stop and this pleased Gaara. Gaara leaned his mouth right to Neji's ear and in a soft voice whispered to him.

"Give yourself to me." Gaara felt Neji's body stiffen but no words came from the longer haired boy. Gaara started to lick Neji's ear and the sensation it sent through him made him forget all about the hatred he had just been feeling for the red haired sand nin. All he wanted now was to wrap his arms around the sand nin. He wanted him to be closer to him. Gaara pulled his head forward and pushed his lips forcefully to Neji's who let out a satisfied moan. As they kissed Gaara grabbed Neji's shirt and pulled it hard causing it to rip. He kept pulling till most of the shirt was on the ground and only lose fabric was left in a few stops. Neji didn't seem to care about his shirt. He fallowed suit and started pulling at the sand nin's cloths. Gaara's belt that held his gourd of sand came off and the gourd fell to the ground. Gaara pulled back from the kiss and quickly took off his shirt before charging forward again pressing his lips hard to Neji's. The force was a little to much and Neji fell backwards landing on his back on the ground. Gaara was now on top of him and did not break away from the kiss. He was biting lightly at Neji's lips. Gaara started to kiss down Neji's neck and lick along his chest. Neji felt his pants feel like they had just become very small as Gaara sent sensation after sensation running through him. Gaara had made his way to the brim of Neji's pants and was started to unfasten them when a thought ran through Neji's mind. Neji's was enjoying the forcefulness of Gaara. When he was with Lee, Neji was always the forceful one. As he thought this his eyes opened wide and he broke free from the moment.

"Lee!" Gaara looked up releasing Neji as he called out his friend name. Neji sat up and Gaara aloud him to pull away. Neji didn't have a shirt to put back on anymore but Gaara calmly picked his up and put it back on. Then he returned his gourd to his back. Neji had completely forgotten about Lee and felt horrible for it. Lee was somewhere hurt and all he could do was get lost in a moment with someone he still wasn't even sure he liked at all let alone enough to get so close to. Gaara seemed please with the self hate Neji was now letting off. Sand swirled around Neji and lifted him into the air. It carried him to the other side of the gorge and Gaara fallowed.

"Shall we go." Gaara said with a grin on his face. Neji didn't look at him and simply hurried off at top speed in the direction Lee had fallen. Once on this side of the gorge it didn't take long for them to reach where Lee was. Neji jumped from where he was and landed on the ground just out of view of where Sakura and Lee were. Sakura heard the noise of someone moving around and still not sure how this happen to Lee, readied a weapon incase this turned out to be a enemy. Her worry was soon relieved as she heard Neji's voice call out for Lee.

"Over here!" Sakura called out returning her ninja star to her pocket and saw Neji emerge from the bushes and was surprised to see Gaara not far behind him. After listening to all Lee had to say before he passed out again Sakura couldn't help but look at both of these boys in a different way. Neji was at Lee's side checking his pulse and looking him over to see if he was alright. Sakura smiled at him. "He's going to be alright. I took care of his wounds. He's just tired right now and is going to be sore for a few days.

"I'll take him home."

"I'll take him home."

Both boys had spoke at the same time and then glared at each other. Sakura did not want a fight breaking out between them so she intervened. "Why don't you both take him home. I'm already 2 hours late for my meeting with Sasuke" you could her the disappointment in her voice as she knew he wouldn't be waiting for her anymore "so I really need to get going. I couldn't just leave Lee here alone though so I'm glad you guys showed up." Neji was feeling great gratitude to Sakura.

"Thank you for taking care of him Sakura." Sakura smiled at Neji and nodded to him. 'I'm in your dept' he thought to himself as he started to lift Lee off of Sakura and Gaara quickly help each placing one of Lee's arms around there shoulders. Sakura got to her feet placing a hand on Lee face.

"Take care of him guys." Neji nodded to Sakura informing her that he understood and then Neji and Gaara both jumped and hurried off in the direction of Lee's home. Sakura watched them go until they were out of sight. "I told you to take care of him Neji but I didn't just mean now." She said to herself and then turned and started to walk towards Sasuke's house to beg him to forgive her.

Both Neji and Gaara were quite as they carried Lee home. Once at Lee's house they could tell no one was home so invited themselves in placing Lee on his bed. They didn't bother to turn on any lights even though the sun had gone down by the time they reached Lee's house. They both looked at him for a moment then Neji moved away feeling very uncomfortable. He could still feel Gaara's mouth on his chest and felt his cheeks get red. He turned away from Lee and went to walk away when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned and Gaara was looking at him with a grin on his face. "Your blushing Neji. Are you thinking nasty thoughts about Lee" he paused for a moment. "Or me?" Neji expression turned nasty and he pulled away from Gaara.

"What happened on the mountain to was a mistake. I didn't want for it to happen and I don't want it to happen again." Neji wasn't looking at Gaara. His mind was telling him that this was true. He wanted nothing to do with Gaara, but his body was calling out for him. It wanted nothing more then to have those smooth hands of the sand nin on his body. Gaara could tell Neji ment his words but could also hear the call of his body. He walked forward and placed an arm around Neji. His body screamed out yes but Neji's mind told him no. "Stop it Gaara." Neji never used Gaara's name and it excited the red head. He pulled him closer about to force his lips against his until…

"Leave." Both Neji and Gaara turned to see sitting up in bed with his head hung and gripping at the sheets. His voice was very dry. Gaara released Neji and Neji took a step towards Lee.

"Lee, I.."

"LEAVE!" Lee screamed his knuckles turning white from the force of squeezing the sheets. His eyes darkened and he was trying very hard not to let his body shake since he had failed at not showing his anger. The forcefulness in Lee's voice was enough to shut Neji up. Neji wanted to say something. He didn't want to leave like this. Since they weren't leaving Lee yelled again. "GET OUT!" Neji gave a death look to Gaara and then both boys showed themselves out leaving Lee alone in the darkened room. The moon was bright and cast and blue glow to Lee's room. A sparkle could be seen shining at the corner of Lee's eye in the light of the moon and his body started to shake slightly has he could no longer hold back his emotions. He lay back down and aloud the tears to fall.