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Chapter 4

The pink haired girl was laying on her bed, arms under her head and staring at the ceiling, lost in deep thought.

She heard some noise downstairs, her mother's voice called out to her "Sakura! We're home!"

"Hmn.." a simple reply given to them, signaling she had noticed their arrival.

Her mother walked into her room, receiving a glare from her daughter since she hadn't knocked when she entered.

Sakura grunted lowly and moved into a sitting position. "What.." She asked.

"What did you do today? You were out pretty early" Her mother inquired, leaning onto the doorpost while looking at her daughter.

"I went to visit a friend" She answered, turning away since she didn't really feel like talking with her mother about it at the moment.

"Oh? What friend?" Sakura's mother always wanted to know where her daughter went, what she did and who she was with, Sakura didn't like it and she tried to avoid her mother because of it.

"Someone I met during the Chuunin exam" She said bluntly, walking towards the door that led to her balcony.

"Ah.. I see..." Her mother said before going back to the kitchen downstairs. "She obviously isn't in a mood to talk to me" she thought, sighing slightly.

"Good riddance.." Sakura muttered, sitting down on her balcony and staring up at the nightsky, again lost in thoughts.

It was very clear this evening, the stars were clearly visible and Sakura liked these kind of evenings, it was.. peacefull...

She smiled, thinking back to the visit she had payed to Lee.

"I don't know why.. But I like being with Lee-kun, he's taught me so much already and he's really sweet..." A faint blush appeared on her cheeks as she giggled softly, thinking of Lee's face when she kissed his cheek, it looked so cute.

She yawned and rubbed her eyes, glancing at the clock "11:37 PM, Hmn.. Might aswell go to bed then.." she said with a yawn as she stood up.

She woke up early the next morning, she yawned and rubbed her eyes in an attempt to wake up more.

Her eyes fell on the clock above her desk, 7:13 Am, She sighed and got out of her bed.

The sun was already up and the sky was rather clear, today was going to be as beautifull as yesteryday.

Sakura sneaked into the bathroom, she didn't want to wake her parents up, and started to take a shower, get dressed and fix her hair before she went downstairs.

Quickly preparing a sandwich as her breakfast and going outside to take a walk, it might have been early but there were already some people on the streets.

It was around 8 Am now.

Mostly owners of stores who prepared to open up their shops for the public, and those who were walking towards their work.

She finished her sandwich and continued walking, not really knowing where to go.

Sakura didn't really care either, she just went where her feet took her, and today that place was one of the training grounds in Konoha's forest.

She stayed there for a while, still thinking about the events that had happened the previous days, and her new feelings towards Lee.

"Argh, I really don't know why I'm attracted to him all of a sudden, I wonder why..." she muttered, not noticing someone behind her.

"Attracted to who?" The newcomer asked.

Sakura's eyes widened and she quickly turned around, she cursed herself for letting her guard down and stared into two blue eyes which were accompanied by a sly smile.

"Naruto! What are you doing here!" She shouted, standing up and glaring at the blonde boy.

"Hey no fair, I was gonna ask you the same thing!" He hollered, backing away a bit because he was afraid Sakura might do something to him for disturbing her in whatever she was doing...

She stared at him and then pouted slightly "Hmpf.. I.. I don't really know actually..." She said, wondering why exactly she had come here.. "Ah.. no reason I guess.." She said with a shrug, turning back to her team-mate.

"And what about you? Shouldn't you be training or something?" She inquired, sitting down and leaning into a tree.

"I just wanted to out for a walk.." Naruto said, placing his right hand on the back of his head and smirking slightly.

"Hey! Wanna go get some ramen with me!" He asked her loudly, a few birds flying away from the trees around them, terrified of the blonde boy's hyper outbursts.

Sakura blinked and thought for a moment as her gaze drifted around the training ground.

"My treat!" He said quickly as soon as he saw she was thinking.

She got up and nodded, smirking as she did "I'd like that, but I can't stay long, I promised Lee-san I would come visit him again today and I want to get something for him before I go to the hospital." She said, looking at the fox-boy.

Naruto blinked at this, recalling the day she met Lee and how freaked out she had been when he asked her out "Bushy brows? Why?" He blurted out, looking at her with questioning eyes.

Sakura tilted her head a bit as she looked at Naruto "He's in the hospital recovering, and I promised him that I'd come visit today." She stated simply, avoiding the confused boy's eyes.

Naruto shrugged and then started walking to towards his favorite ramen stand with Sakura right behind him.

He sat down and waited for Sakura to take a seat, then turned to the old man who ran the ramen stand "Hey old man, 6 bowls or pork-ramen for me!" he said loudly.

Sakura's fist collided with Naruto's right cheek only mere seconds after that "You could've asked in a nicer and politer way, Naruto!" She said before turning to the cook "I'd like a vegetable-ramen, please." The old man smiled at her and nodded "Coming right up!"

Naruto regained his confidence quickly and sat back down on his seat, rubbing his cheek as he looked at Sakura, who just gave him a glare.

"Hmn.. Well anyway.. Sakura, about what you were saying earlier.." Naruto said as they received their orders, his blue eyes fixed on the girl next to him.

Sakura raised a brow as she looked at him "What about it?" She said after swallowing some of her ramen.

Naruto continued, him being the rude pig he is talking with his mouth full "Well, you said you were attracted to someone, I was wondering who you were talking about.." He said, smirking shyly at the girl he has had a crush on since god knows when.

Of course he was hoping it was him, but he had a feeling it wasn't.

He was curious about it nonetheless, he needed to know who his rivals were for Sakura's heart.

Sakura death glared at him for a moment, leaving Naruto less confident than he had been mere seconds ago. "I don't see why I should tell you" She said as she continued her bowl of ramen.

"Ah.. Gomen, Sakura-chan!" he quickly apologized in fear that his face would have another meeting with Sakura's fist.

Sakura merely nodded at his apology and finished her ramen, turning towards Naruto "It's not you that's for sure" She said, patting him on his head so he wouldn't feel too awkward about it.

A faint blush appeared on the blonde's cheeks as a response to her touch, he stared dreamily but he soon snapped out of it when Sakura stood from her seat.

She bowed slightly to Naruto and the ramen-stand cook "Arigatou Naruto, thank you for the food!" she said, waving as a smirk appeared on her face.

Naruto looked at her as she left, his mouth still stuffed with ramen and he pouted, another rejection from his childhood crush.

He quickly forgot about it as he saw the other bowls of ramen and he started the next bowl of ramen soon after that.

Sakura could swear she had heard him saying something about a personal record and how he was going to break it.

She walked slowly trough Konohagakure, glancing into the different shops as she walked by them trying to think of a gift for Lee so she could try and cheer him up a bit.

She stopped infront of a flower shop and looked inside, there were all sorts of different flowers and all of them were very beautifull.

A smile appeared on her face as she walked in, admiring the beauty of all the flowers around her, it made her calm.

"Forehead girl? It's rare for you to come visit our flower shop" a voice from behind the counter said, Sakura slapped herself mentally, this particular shop was owned by Ino's parents.

She turned to the source of the sound to find her old friend Ino, smiling weakly as she faced her. "Hey Ino" she said softly before turning her attention back to the flowers around her.

"You're not going to visit Sasuke-kun are you, Sakura?" Ino asked, now standing behind Sakura and smiling mischieviously.

"No." Sakura answered honestly as she picked out some flowers for Lee, but apparently Ino didn't believe her.

"Then who are you buying those flowers for, Hmm?" She asked at a more vicious tone.

"These? Oh.. They're for Lee-san." Sakura said, standing up and facing the blonde kunoichi.

"Lee-san?" Ino asked, blinking in suprise as she did "I guess she really isn't visiting Sasuke-kun then." She thought, a weak smile appeared on her face as she walked towards the counter so Sakura could pay for the flowers.

"Arigatou, Ino." Sakura said as Ino handed her the flowers she had purchased for her friend.

"You're welcome, Sakura." Ino said, thinking for a brief moment.

Sakura was about to leave when Ino grabbed her hand "Hey you know about Lee right?" Ino asked on a serious tone, looking Sakura straight in the eyes.

There was an emotion in Ino's eyes that Sakura couldn't quite comprehend, but she shrugged it off. "What about him?" She asked, curious about what Ino was on about.

"I heard that his injuries are severe, bad enough to prevent him from being a ninja ever again" She said, Sakura's eyes widened in shock after hearing this and the prickling feeling of upcoming tears stung in her eyes again after she received this news.

She bit her lip and nodded as she turned to leave the store, leaving a worried Ino.

Lee was waiting eagerly for Sakura's arrival, he had woken up early because he couldn't wait to see his beautifull flower again.

He grinned and touched his cheek again, "Hah, Gai-sensei, I think hard work pays off after all!"

He was in a good mood, but as soon as he saw Sakura he felt there was something wrong.

"Konichiwa, Sakura-san!" He said with a smirk as she sat down on the edge of his bed, her eyes were fixed on the floor however and this was a clear hint to Lee that something was troubling her.

He reached to take her hand, his cheeks bright red as he took her hand into his and gazed at her with soft eyes "What is wrong, Sakura-san?" he asked softly, trying to get her to look at him.

"Nothing, Lee-san" She answered, she had just noticed Lee's hand wrapped around hers and a blush appeared on her cheeks aswell "Just thinking, that's all.." she said, a faint smile appeared on her face as she turned towards him.

"Care to share your thoughts with me?" Lee asked, tilting his head slightly as he smirked to her, trying to get her to tell him whatever it was that was troubling her.

A soft sigh reached his ear and she began speaking, he noticed a few tears running down from her eyes and he frowned at this.

"I-I.. heard th-that you m.. might not be able to.. to live like a ninja anymore, th.. that your arm and leg are injured too ba-.. badly." She said, stuttering slightly because of the emotion she was feeling at the moment.

Lee blinked, she was worried about him? She was worried that he might not recover?

He pulled her a bit closer to him, speaking softly as he continued to comfort her.

"Sakura-san, do not worry, I will heal, that is a promise! Otherwise I will run 100 laps around Konoha!" He said confidently, before being grabbed by Sakura and being pulled into a hug.

Lee was totally overcome by suprise by this and he smiled, patting her back and whispering softly to her as he wiped away her tears.

"You don't have to do that, silly" She said softly, pulling away slightly from Lee so she could look him in the eyes.. Those ebony eyes, dark pools where she could get lost in them forever.. Wait.. what.. what was she thinking!

He smiled at her and patted her on her back "Do not cry because of me Sakura-san, I cannot stand it to see someone dear to me crying." He said softly.

"Why couldn't I see what I already had? Lee really does care about me and he even tries to cheer me up even though he's in a worse condition than I am" She smiled faintly at the thought of this before pulling the boy back into a hug.

A/N:

Ah, this was rather hard to write.. I had some sort of writing block all of a sudden. xD

I'm not that happy with the first part, but I tried really hard to get a good chapter so I hope you guys like it..

Thanks for everyone's support, and for the reviews I got.

Sambers