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Sakura POV
"I hate this." Sakura spent most of her walk mumbling to herself. Ever so often she past a familiar face but she didn't chat long. She didn't like being late not because her was a punctually freak or anything. After years of training under the silver haired most tardy, never on time ninja in the land of fire, she learned it's not very nice to keep people waiting. She made it all the way to the edge of the woods and tried to walk down the dirt path. "NO." She tried to walk the path only to have her heel sucked into the soggy dirt. It had rained earlier in the day; the streets were dry but dirt dyed slow then cement and bricks. She sighed and looked around for a method to make it throw the mushy mess head.
She had to switch gears. It was 7: 52. She couldn't look at this as a date anymore. A date wouldn't be this hard. She'd face it like a mission. She closed her eyes and set the scenario in her head. Naruto. He was captured by Ame ninja (fromAmegakure). They were in the rain county. The ground was wet. Not only could it be use for tracing but it may hold a few traps. The safest and quickest way to reach him would but.
Her eyes shot open as she soared up into the trees. She took off her shoes while she searched for a chakra signal. "Got ya." She took off with her shoes in one hand and two Kunai (she had taken from those kids) in the other.
She move trough the trees the way any ninja her level would. Quickly and silently, leaving no trace she was ever there.
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Ino POV
Ino had been lingering around the Ramen Bar for sometime now. I think she's far enough.. She had every intention of minding her business, but she could only mind her own business for so long. After a while it got boring. She was waiting the right time to start heading back to the lack. In fact she had been the minute Sakura walked away. She felt her friend should be happy she waited this long. She start walking swiftly she didn't want to draw any attention but it was too late.
"Ino." Naruto had jumped off a near by building and landed in front of her. "I know what you're doing."
"So… " She walked around him and he followed. "What are you going to do about it? "
She glanced over her shoulder. She was walking around with his arms folded behind his head. Idiot. "Simple I'm coming with you." She went to say something but he wasn't done. "Or I can tell Sakura what you did."
She stopped and looked him up and down. in the end she decides he wasn't bluffing. "Come on."
Ten-Ten POV
"Hay Ten-Ten." She looked over her shoulder to find Naruto waving like an idiot and Ino trying pretend she wasn't with him.
"Hi Naruto. Hay Ino." Ino did a half wave in replay.
"Ten-Ten come with use." She didn't really like yelling back and forth, so she crossed the street. "Hi. I can't go."
"You don't even know where we're going." That's true.
"I have to find Lee."
"For what?" that's the first time Ino spoke.
"To try and stop him from doing something stupid."
"That's were we're going." Naruto explained everything. Then Ino explained it again in a language I could understand. Afterwards we took off at a run.
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Sakura POV
I jumped out the tree fully prepared to strike until I realized we weren't in the rain county. And although my bones were being crush this was not being attacked.
"SAKURA YOU ARE NOT BLOODY AND BEAT." I was gasping for air. "YOU ARE NOT DEAD." Dead… no. Deaf… Maybe. "I AM SO SORRY I WAS NOT WITH YOU IN YOUR TIME OF NEED"
"What… need…" That was all I could say in between being suffocated.
"INO SAID YOU WERE NOT DYING BUT I JUST COULD NOT BELIEVE HER."
"Well… I'm…. not…" her vision was blurry. "I'm… Not… LET GO."
He let her go just like before, but unlike last time she didn't land on her feet. She didn't stand up and tell him she was ok. Instead she fell to the ground and waited for the world to come back into focus and for air to fill her lungs. Unlike last time she didn't hear Lee whimpering in the back round.
Where the hell'd he go? This was the part in the evening were he cried for her safety. Although she didn't really enjoy the crying bit, it was nice show of affection. A little annoying, well very annoying, but nice.
"Here." there was a voice that sounded surprising like Lee but it was much to soft to be him. The world had finely come back into voice and to her amassment it was him. "Here drink this."
She took the cup and began to drink it. It was sweat and tangy. She knew the taste but couldn't place it. She licked her lip before asking what it was.
"I am not sure... Hinata made it." She could only look at him. "Hinata said you would like it."
At any other point in her life she would have love to hear him speak this way. His voice was low and calming. She didn't like it; there was sadness in his voice. If this was what it took to keep him quite and to keep all her bones in tack, she would take his yell and few cracked rids.
"Lee… You know I'm fine." She smiled when she saw the tears in his eye. Well that didn't last long.
She looked around at the scenery. The place was beautiful. She had fallen on a soft blue blanket with little orange flowers stitched in the corners. This is Inos. The spot they were in was perfect. They were sitting under a tree. Well she was, the part of the blanket he was on was under the stars. Strait head was the Lake, clear and undisturbed. Behind was the forest, thick and mysterious. The only light in came from the moon and a strange group of fireflies.
"Lee. How long did it take to do all this?"
"I'm not sure Ino did most of the work before I got here." He still sounds sad.
"What's wrong?" It took a while but eventually he answered.
"Remember when you said you would not go out with me to save your life."
She had never felt worse in her life. She had said those horrible words before the Chūnin exam, before she even knew him. She always wished she could take those words but she couldn't. To make it all worse he had almost died trying to say her life, less then a week after she said. He wouldn't even let her apologize, not that an apologue would make them any less cruel. But still she had to try. She closed her eyes and let out a deep sigh. She was looking for the words, any words, to tell him how wrong she was to say that.
"Lee… I'm so sorry…" She eyes her eyes closed tighter. "I shouldn't have…" She took a deep breath and opened her eyes. "I didn't mean to be so… so…" She couldn't think of the right word. Cruel and callous were too nice.
She felt him put his hand on hers. She looked at him to see his smiling. "Sakura it dose not matter."
"Yes it does, Lee."
He shook his head slowly. "No it dose not. It is all in the past." She went to speak but he cut her off. "I have come to a new decision." Ok? She was surprised by his rudeness. He was never rude and he would never cut her off. Well he's never quite ether. She tried to calm herself. Whatever it was it had to be important. She was curios as to what would make his act this way.
"Tell me, what have you decided?"
He looked towards the sky. "I told myself I wouldn't rest until I became a great Shinobi, and I have." She nodded in agreement although he wasn't looking at her. "I wanted to prove a failure could indeed beat a genius. Naruto helped me prove that." Again she nodded. "I said I would not rest until you agreed to go out with me at least once." She nodded more slowly this time. He was looking straight in her eyes now. "And you have given me my chance." But this was not even a date… at least not a good one. He stood up and faced the lake. "You see I have done all I have set out to do. Now I make a new vow."
She shifted slightly in her seat. She was afraid to ask what it was. Every time Rock Lee made a vow he cared it out. The problem was she had a feeling she wouldn't like this one too much. He's acting strange. She heard movement in the trees. The faint smell of smell the ramen filled the air. Naruto. He was the only ninja who ate so much ramen that he began to smell like it.
Under normal circumstances she would have pumbled him for invading her privacy but at the moment she welcomed the intrusion. She only had two Kunai she had to make them count. If she could nock him out of the tree it would distract Lee long enough to forget about his vow. With Lee it wasn't official until it was spoken. She just had to keep him from speaking.
She throw a kunai into the thick green of the tree. She waited for a sound. Come on. Hit. The kunai was thrown back at her but slightly to the left. It was imbedded in the tree. Rats. She looked at Lee he was too lost in his own thoughts to notice. She throw the second Kunai only to see a long blonde pony tail fly throw the trees to intercept it. Damn you both.
"Yes. It is time for a new vow." No. She had almost forgot about him. She shot an evil glare at the trees. Damn you both. "I, ROCK LEE, WILL NOT REST." He's yelling again. To think she had wanted him to go back to "normal". Oh, damn you both. She wanted to cry. "UNTIL YOU, SAKURA HARUNO," he turned around and pointed a pointed a finger at her. Like I don't know my own name. You baboon. All her sympathy was gone. "AGREE TO ACCEPT MY HAND IN MARRIAGE. "
"WHAT?" She began choking on her own spit. She was horrified. Naruto was rolling on the floor with laughter. Ino was stand there but her expression couldn't be read. Ten-Ten had appeared next to her looking ashamed and embarrassed.
Ino POV
"WHAT?" You can't be serous. Naruto fell out the tree. I hoped out be hind him. She already knew we were there. I looked between Lee and Sakura. Is he stupid? Not even Naruto would be dumb enough to propose on the first date. At least he doesn't have a ring. I looked at Sakura and her eyes were even wider. The terror was clears. I looked at Lee to see why she looked so afraid. No. He wouldn't. He is.
Naruto POV
What did he just say? I heard Sakura and Ino scream out there disbelief. Ten-Ten began rubbing her temples. He did. I couldn't old in my laughter. Honestly I didn't try. This was funny. I fell out the tree and landed on a small rock but it was too funny. I ride to stop but when I saw Inos face I couldn't. She looks like she the one marrying him. Lee pulled something out his pocked and started walking towards Sakura. What is it? Ten-Ten dragged him off with saying something over her shoulder.
Ten-Ten POV
Lee. I sighed and lowered my head. He was giving me a headache. I rub my temples. Sometimes you're worse then Neji. Neji was straightforward when he wanted something but not even he would go this far. I knew he would do something like this.
I jumped into the tree across from me before jumping down. I landed in between them. I didn't know who to feel more sorry for. I looked at Sakura. She looks like she wished she were dead. I looked at Lee. When she refuses to go out with him again he'll wish he were dead. I let out a heavy sigh and lowered my head. I told him not to this. I told him don't do anything stupid.
"Lee we have to - NO." He reached in his pocket and pulled out a small velvet box. I told Neji to hide that damn ring. H opened it and began walking towards Sakura. Oh no you don't. I had him in a headlock before he made it to her. "Lee if you ever want her to even look at you again you'll leave." He tried to talk but I was crushing his windpipe. "She looks terrified." Lee looked and started to struggle more. You'll only make it worse. "Give her time."
I looked over my shoulder at Sakura. "Sorry about this." She didn't say anything. I don't think she could say anything. "He just gets a little carried away, sometimes." She didn't look convinces. I don't blame her. We all knew Rock Lee meant everything he said. A Vow was a vow. Not even a restraining order could help her now.
Sakura POV
She was absolutely right she didn't like this new vow. Not at all.
What the hell happened? I said one date. One date. She was horrified. This was the worst date of her life. I can't marry him. I… I… What the hell happened? She flung herself back and just listened to the night. Naruto was still laughing but she didn't have the energy to hit. Lucky for her Ino did.
"Ouch. That hurt"
"GOOD. Now go away you idiot."
"Whatever. Shikamaru was right about you… You are a drag." She could hear him running away. And hear Ino chasing after him. She let out a deep sigh. What am going to do?
A voice deep inside her can out. One she suppress for a while. Only Naruto made her angry enough for that side of her to show. Well one thing for sure. I'm not marrying him. She tried to find the stars throw the mess of trees she had lain under. Imagine what the kids would look like.
She closed her eyes and pictured a cute little girl running around the training ground. One with bright pink her hair likes hers. The girl had her hair in two long ponytails. She was running around with the energy that no one but Lee could posse.
Although she in no way wanted to be married. And she sure as hell didn't want any children she did like the picture of this little girl. She was having fun watching the imaginary child she had named Mikota for some unknown reason.
Apparently she was having too much fun because that voices can back. Don't you think you're missing something? She looked over the image she created and could find nothing wrong. Ok. I'll help you.
The littlie girl began playfully spinning around. She called for her mommy to come play with her and Sakura can running. She could still see nothing wrong with the little angel. That is she saw nothing wrong until she picked her up and came face to face with those eyebrows. LEES EYEBROWS.
He shot up and her eyes popped open. That voices inside was laughing but this was not funny. There is no way in hell I'd ever marry him. That voice continued to laugh at her for what send like hours. You also said there was no way in hell you'd ever go out with him… and look at you now.
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