Chapter 3

Listen to your Heart

Okay, last and final chapter. It took me forever to get it just the way i like it, and i think i did a pretty good job. This song is called Listen to your Heart by DHT. This one i heard on the radio, so enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but if i did, everything would be chaos.


Rock Lee was sitting all alone in the small apartment complex that he shared with his team mates Neji and Tenten. It was early in the morning, and the sun was sitting still over the shadowy horizon. His eyes that were normally bright and positive were now dark and gloomy with despair.

Why?

Unrequited love, that's why.

For he still loved his marvelous angel, Sakura Haruno.

All was quiet and motionless that morning, because after Lee had spent most of the premature daylight training, he was spending the morning time sitting. Staring off into space.

When he heard footsteps approach him from behind.

"Sitting here moping again, I see."

Neji.

"I have…nothing else better to do, Neji-kun." Lee answered weakly.

Neji sighed and made his way to the kitchen.

"Sure you do. Go find Gai-sensei and train and stuff. Go wake up Tenten-chan and talk to her about youth. Go find that Sakura-chan and-"

"Please do not mention Sakura-san, Neji." Lee said with a shaky tone.

"Knew it was her. I really don't understand what you see in her. She's kinda…ditsy and she in reality isn't that pretty-"

"SHUT UP! SAKURA-SAN IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WHOLE VILLAGE AND SHE'S SMART AND NICE AND FUNNY AND-"

"THEN GO TELL HER THAT! STOP SITTING HERE SULKING AND GO FIND HER IF YOU LOVE HER SO MUCH!"

Lee's throat began to dry up.

"But her heart has already been taken by Sasuke-kun-"

"SO?" Neji continued to shout. "WHO CARES! JUST TRY SO WE CAN GET BACK TO OUR NORMAL LIVES AND I DON'T HAVE TO SIT AROUND HERE AND WATCH YOU WASTE AWAY! IT'S REALLY ANNOYING!"

Neji was right. If Rock Lee ever wanted his gorgeous flower alongside him forever, he was going to have to do something about it.

"You are right, Neji-kun. I must win over my beloved. I do not care about Sasuke; he is gone now. I will try go get Sakura-san to fall in love with me!"

"Good." Neji grumbled "Just be glad we didn't wake up Tenten-chan…"

Too late.

"NEJI HYUGA! ROCK LEE! IF YOU SCREAM ONE MORE FUCKING TIME I WILL CHOP YOUR FUCKING HEAD OFF AND MOUNT IT ON YOUR BEDROOM DOOR!"

Rule number one; never wake Tenten up early on Saturdays.

Lee effectively choked back laughter.

Neji was successfully choking, from fear, on a bagel.


Sakura was lying, gawking at the ceiling, on the couch of her friend/rival Ino Yamanaka. Ino had invited Sakura over to spend the weekend at her house, because they had been rivals so long, they really needed time to catch up.

And she wanted to find out why Sakura had been so depressed lately.

Why was Sakura depressed?

Unrequited love, that's why.

I know there's something in the wake of your smile.
I get a notion from the look in your eyes, yea.
You've built a love but that love falls apart.
Your little piece of heaven turns too dark.

Why was it that she always was in love with someone who loved another? Was it just her bad luck? Was it because it was just the way the world wanted her, alone?

"Hey Sakura-chan! Want something to eat?" She heard Ino yell from the kitchen.

Truthfully, Sakura was somewhat famished, but she was too miserable to eat anything.

"Not really Ino-chan. Thanks anyway."

Ino's head popped up from behind the kitchen doorway.

"You sure, Sakura? I've got chocolate ice cream!"

"No thank you, Ino-chan." Sakura sighed and rolled on her side facing the comfortably enveloping material of the sofa.

Ino's temper flared and she stomped towards Sakura, flipped her body one-hundred-eighty degrees to face her.

"Sakura-chan, I can't stand it anymore. What is wrong with you? Is it Sasuke-kun? Do you still miss him?"

Sakura shook her head violently.

"No…it's…it's just…Lee-san…"

Listen to your heart
When he's calling for you.
Listen to your heart
There's nothing else you can do.
I don't know where you're going
And I don't know why,
But listen to your heart
Before you tell him goodbye
.

Ino blinked.

"Not Rock Lee. That 'Lee-san'?"

Sakura nodded faintly.

"What about him?"

Sakura took a sharp breath, sharper than any kunai or shuriken.

"I…I…I…I love him…"

Ino eyes grew large and her mind slipped into a trance-like state.

"You-you do? You are in love with Rock Lee?

Sakura nodded, flimsier than the last one.

"…So tell him." Ino shrugged.

Sakura's eyes well up with burning tears that blinded her when they came in contact with her pupils.

"But…he and Tenten-chan…"

Ino looked at her with a silly face and began to vigorously chortle.

"What's so funny?" Sakura demanded rising from the couch.

"Didn't you hear? Lee-san and Tenten-chan broke up days ago. Tenten-chan told me that she realized she only saw Lee-san as a friend, not a boyfriend."

Sakura's heart skipped a beat.

"You mean…"

"Yeah. I do. And if I were you, I would go and find Lee-san fast."

Sakura looked down to the floor and allowed the blazing, sight-taking tears fall on Ino's carpet.

"But it still might be too late…what if I ignored his feelings for so long, he doesn't love me anymore?"

Ino scoffed

"Yeah, Whose first words to you were 'Please be my girlfriend. I will protect you until I die'?"

Sakura actually heaved a chuckle.

"Lee-kun."

"Who said 'I will always be here when you are in a pinch'?"

"Lee-kun."

"Who used to only call Sasuke, 'kun', but now just called Lee-san 'kun'?"

"…Me?"

Ino clapped her hands together.

"It's simple. Like two plus two equaling four. Now I don't know what all that stuff means to you, but…to me…"

Sakura moved to hug her best friend.

"Thank you, Ino-chan. You truly are my best friend."

Ino smiled and hugged her back.

"You too, Sakura-chan."

So Sakura left to find the person she loved most in the world.


Sometimes you wonder if this fight is worth while
The precious moments are all lost in the tide, yea.
They're swept away and nothing is what is seems,
The feeling of belonging to your dreams.

Mental note, never scream at the top of your lungs while your female comrade is still sleeping, or else she'll kick you out of the apartment.

Tenten had only locked Rock Lee out because he was screaming about Sakura, and Tenten had agreed with Neji concerning what he should do about it.

He didn't want to know what she was doing to Neji

But sitting on the steps of the public housing they shared was not getting Sakura to be his girlfriend; it was only contributing to his regret.

'Where is Gai-sensei when you need him?' Lee thought to himself, but he knew that Gai-sensei was either teaching his other students, or trying to beat his rival Kakashi Hatake.

Yet his heart has been dealt a fatal blow by being unwanted by Sakura-angel, and the person he needed most was nowhere to be seen.

"Tenten-san!" Rock Lee shouted from the steps few feet away from the door "May I come back inside now?"

"NO!" Tenten shouted back "Not unless you have Sakura-chan with you!"

Lee heaved a sigh, and continued to sit still; Tenten-san would come around in about an hour and let him inside, knowing that he will eternally remain rejected.

"Lee-kun…" said a soft voice standing over him.

Rock Lee gradually lifted his head and met the beautiful eyes of his Sakura-angel.

Listen to your heart
When he's calling for you.
Listen to your heart
There's nothing else you can do.
I don't know where you're going
And I don't know why,
But listen to your heart

Before you tell him goodbye.

"Sakura-san…" Lee breathed.

Her jade crystals that she claimed to be eyes were sparking with radiance from the sun, and tiny glass tear drops were seeping out through the gemstone spheres, soaked in light from the sun and slid slowly down her face.

"Why are you crying, Sakura-san?" Lee's voice was full of worry for her.

"I'm okay…" Sakura said almost inaudibly "I just…wanted to see you…"

Sakura sat beside him, very close by the way and laced her fingers together nervously.

"Why were you out here by yourself?" She asked.

"Ah…" Lee rubbed the back of his head and smiled abnormally.

"Tenten-san locked me out because Neji-kun and I were yelling at each other. We woke her up."

Sakura managed a laugh through her precious jewel tears.

"Why were you and Neji-san yelling?"

"He…uh…he said…"

Sakura waved that question away; she had other things to say.

"Lee-kun…I came to tell you…tell you something really important."

Lee listened carefully and painstakingly.

"I…I've been…"

Sakura entwined her hands with his.

Lee blushed a light cherry color.

And there are voices
That want to be heard.
So much to mention
But you can't find the words.
The scent of magic,
The beauty that's been
When love was wilder than the wind.

Listen to your heart
When he's calling for you.
Listen to your heart
There's nothing else you can do.
I don't know where you're going
And I don't know why,
But listen to your heart
Before you tell him goodbye.

"Sakura-san…" He gripped her hand "The…the reason Neji-kun and I were quarrelling…was because…"

"Lee…I was doing a lot of thinking…and I realized…that…"

"I love you." They both said at once.

The two of them both stared at each other for long moments. Not moving or saying anything. Just being there. With each other.

"Sakura-chan…" Lee whispered "I still love you more than anything and will always appear when you are in a pinch."

He brought his rough bandaged hand up to her eyes and dried all the shining diamond tears on her face, and held her closely.

"I…I love you, too…" Sakura half sobbed.

Sakura's emerald green eyes were stained with tears as she held on to the person she loved most like her life depended on it.

And they sat there for another long moment, just holding on to one another, time stopping just for them. Sakura continued to silently cry, and Rock Lee kissed all of her tears away, because he never wanted his angel to shed tears again. And while she was in his arms. Safe. Protected. Loved. She never would.

Listen to your heart, mm-mmmmmm

I don't know where you're going
And I don't know why,
But listen to your heart
Before you tell him goodbye.

...Listen to your heart...


Yay! Hooray! All finished. Please R&R i wanna know how you like it. I thought Sakura was kinda OOC. And it was kinda fluffy, and i dont write fluffy well. I'm currently working on another LeeSaku oneshot, and a onesided SasuSaku told from Sakura's POV. There might be some bashing in that one, cuz i think Sasuke is a heartless traitor. But that's just me. Laterz!