The scanner in my room is broken…curse it. My sister broke it trying to publish some dumb manga thing online. I told her it wouldn't work…

Also, I got really pissed because I got only TWO reviews on chapter 9! I thought I was good! PLEASE REVIEW!

And Note: THIS FIC. WILL ETERNALLY REMAIN A LEEXSAKU FIC. SASUKE HAS NO CHANCE WITH SAKURA! GOT THAT? SO PLEASE CONTINUE READING!

A Blooming Cherry Blossom Chapter 10

After that horrible date with Tenten and Neji, Sakura decided to spend the rest of the week at home. She needed to sort her feelings.

Outside, it was raining. Thunder clouds soared in the sky and the sky was dark.

"It's raining." Sakura told herself. She got up and walked towards the window, looking outside. Rain continued to splatter on the sidewalks.

Suddenly, she saw someone at her doorstep. She looked harder. But she couldn't recognize who it was. So she put on a jacket and walked to her front door, to see who it was.

Sakura opened the door and…

Sasuke.

(Notice how I didn't bold Sasuke's name or capitalize it)

Sakura merely stared at Sasuke. The Sasuke who left Konoha just months ago. The Sasuke that broke her heart and insulted her.

"Sasuke-kun…" Sakura started. But her voice croaked. The shock in her green eyes was all Sasuke could see.

Sasuke just stood at the doorstep, his hair dripping and a black cloak hanging loosely.

Sakura suddenly realized something. Sasuke was the one who joined the evil side…and now he returned, looking shadier than before. This could only mean one thing…

Was he here to murder her…?

Sakura stepped back and quickly took out a kunai. "Stay Back!" She screamed at Sasuke.

Sasuke stood there, surprised at Sakura's sudden outburst. He took one step inside and tried to say something, but Sakura cut him off by slashing her kunai at him, missing to a close hit.

She turned and aimed a punch at her, her fists clenched. But Sasuke merely caught her punch with his hand.

He pulled her in closer and kissed her.

Sakura looked shocked. She immediately pushed him away as memories of Lee flooded her head. She made a vow to be with him…and HIM only.

"What do you want?" Sakura threatened. Sasuke looked sad.

"Sakura…" he started.

Sakura paused, her kunai still pointed at him.

"I want you with me." Sasuke finished his face emotionless as ever.

Sakura looked at him, her eyes filled with shock, alarm and most of all…

ANGER.

Sakura looked at him, her eyes flooded with tears. "You came back here to tell me that? After everything I said to you that night?" her voice was filled with fury.

Sasuke took a step closer.

"GET BACK!" Sakura yelled.

Sasuke looked down. "Sakura, I made a mistake."

Sakura showed no mercy and backed up as Sasuke stepped in closer. Her kunai stayed in defense, as ruthless as ever. Sakura's hands trembled. He was obviously stronger than her…why wasn't he killing her?

"During the time while I was with Orochimaru, the only thing I thought of was you…" he said. His eyes showed little threat.

Sakura huffed. Oh great…this story is going to turn into some sappy love flick.

"I thought of your pink hair." He continued. "And your smile, and your useless attempts to help me." He smiled a bit.

Oh great, he's smiling. It's time for the evil plan to work. Sakura thought, barely hearing a single word he said.

"I want you by me. I want you to be with me for eternity." He finished. The only heard sound was the useless droning of the raindrops, pattering at the window sill.

"It's too late. You've rejected me enough. I have bigger and better things in mind." Sakura said, smirking. If Ino was here right now, she'd be awfully upset, disappointed and relieved.

"Bigger and better things?" Sasuke asked.

"Lee-san." Sakura said.

…

…

Sasuke started laughing. Laughing really hard, as in the kind of laughing you would never expect from this point in the story. That basically sums it up…

Sakura raised an eyebrow and her mouth turned into a question mark.

"Lee? That pathetic fool?" Sasuke laughed.

Sakura's grip on her kunai fell tighter. Her knuckles turned white. Anger arose.

She dropped her kunai. "You can insult me all you want." She said, taking a step closer to him. "Spit on me…laugh at me and even stick my head into the dirt before you."

Her voice grew louder. "But, if you say anything bad about Lee-san, I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU! YOU PIECE OF USELESS, BLOATING TRASH SHIT!"

Sasuke stared.

Inner Sakura arose and anger marks appeared on her head. "BRING IT ON, DAMMIT!"

Sasuke laughed and with a mysterious look, he said, "Sakura…you did a good job…"

Sakura stared at him with a puzzled look. Suddenly, Sasuke disappeared in thin air. Sakura looked around, surprised and suddenly…

OUT POPPED NARUTO, KIBA, TENTEN, NEJI, INO AND SHIKAMARU!

They were all grinning at her and she was about to tumble over in shock. What the hell was going on?

"Sakura-chan, YOU PASSED OUR DEVISED TEST!" Naruto shouted. Streamers came in and confetti was through the air. Balloons floated around.

"WHAT THE HELL?" Sakura screamed.

Tenten started explaining everything. "You see Sakura; we wanted to test you to see if you really belong with Lee."

Neji continued, "This test was supposed to test your inner will to see if you are really loyal to Lee."

"You didn't try to cheat on Lee with Sasuke." Shikamaru laughed. Sakura looked at him.

"But how did you make a fake model of Sasuke?" Sakura asked.

"Kage Bunshin!" Naruto laughed. (He means shadow replication…I prefer using the Japanese given jutsu names because there's that authentic Japanese taste. I AM Japanese, matter of fact and I hate the English translated versions of Japanese anime XD)

"So you guys set me up?" Sakura asked, stunned. "It wasn't really Sasuke-kun?"

Ino laughed. "Of course, forehead girl. And besides, why would Sasuke-kun ever try to kiss YOU?"

Sakura looked at her friends and looked down, her eyes red. She started crying large tears (real tears, not the kooky anime tears used for humor) everyone stopped to stare at her. She continued crying and used the backside of her hand to wipe away her tears.

"I couldn't have ever asked for better friends." She sobbed. Everyone smiled and hugged her.

I guess that's what friends are for…

End of Chapter.

I'm not sure whether to type more chapters for this story. You guys still want me to continue this story, in which Lee and Sakura are dating officially with obstacles?

Please review.

I have a dream…that one day; I'll be able to draw on a dog.

Can I make it have whiskers?

Can I make it look like a panda bear?

I ask my friends if I could draw on their dogs, but they say no. "Get your own dog to draw on." They tell me. Are you crazy? I wouldn't want a weird looking dog like that.

Familiar?

Oda. 1997.