Cupid's Bedtime Stories
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Chapter 12: Lee x Sakura
"You're thinking about him, aren't you?"
Lee's voice cuts through your self-pitying musings. You don't say anything, in hopes he'll go away and leave you to brood alone. Instead, he sits down beside you and stares up at the sky.
"The clouds seem… youthful." Lee's awkward attempt at conversation makes you want to smile, but you resist. You must stay here and mourn Sasuke, and mourning means no smiling. Lee lets out a cough when you don't reply quickly enough, which only makes the moment more awkward.
"I guess." Your reply is clipped, almost monosyllabic. Before Sasuke had ran away (took a break, you remind yourself firmly), this would have been an awkward moment, but now it was a comfortable silence.
After a moment, Lee speaks. "Sasuke's departure hasn't only affected you." The words sound almost offensive, but the look on Lee's face is so … so caring that you take no umbrage. Instead, you nod for a little bit.
"You're right."
He is.
Lee puts a bandaged hand on your shoulder and you stare at it for a moment. Its a reassuring movement, to remind you that you're still here, even though Sasuke left you and Naruto hadn't brought him back yet.
Without really knowing why, you lean into his arm, until your shoulder touches his chest. A well-muscled arm awkwardly places itself on your shoulders, and you realize that all of a sudden, you're not thinking about Sasuke anymore.
It isn't quite a relationship yet, but it's a start.