Hello. This chapter pretty much speaks for itsself. So I won't keep you long. I'll just say, enjoy the saw and of course R&R.

Disclaimer: I maybe playing cupid for this pairing, but I don't own Naruto.

Sakura looked wide eyed at Hinata. Even though her eyes were telling her what was going on, her brain couldn't quite comprehend it. Had timid little Hinata actually HIT her. It wasn't possible. Her cheek throbbed reminding her that was in fact what had happened. Hinata glared at her in hate. Warm tears slowly travaled down her cheek as she looked at the girl who had once been her friend. Sakura suddenly snapped out of her trance and was on her feet in an instance. She stalked closer to Hinata, shreiking in rage.

"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! HOW DARE YOU HIT ME!!"

When she was face to face with her Sakura slapped Hinata's left cheek hard. Hinata's head snapped to the right. Lee went to grab hold of the pink haired girl in question, but Hinata held his arm and stopped him.

"No Lee. I have to handle this."

"But.."

She held up a hand to silence him and turned her head back to face Sakura. They glared at each other in silence. Hinata finally broke it.

"Sakura. I loved you like a sister. We were like family! You even helped me to pick out my wedding gown! Tell me why you did this! WHY?!"

"Because you're not the only one who needs someone to care for them. I was the strongest kunoichi! I worked the hardest, but still I was passed by. I mean even you managed to find not one, but two people to love yo.."

Sakura's head almost did a complete 360 as Hinata's hand once more came in contact with her face. Sakura looked at her dismayed.

"Naruto...needs you. Now more than ever, and here you are acting like a spoiled brat. If you want someone's love, you should accept his! You do not deserve my pity, and you will not recieve it. What you and Naruto did, I may have one day forgiven, but I can't and won't let you or anyone else take away Lee."

She looked into her eyes. For the first time in a long while Sakura cast her eyes down in shame. Hinata calmed slightly. But tensed again when Sakura started to speak.

"But he wants you."

"No. I don't think that's true, and even if it was at one time I..I wish to find my own path to happiness."

For a briefe moment she looked back at Lee. He smiled and gently put a comforting hand on her shoulder. She placed her hand over his, and turned back to Sakura.

"Go to him."

Sakura nodded and left the two lovers behind. They stood in silence together long after she had left. Lee moved forward and wrapped his arms around her from behind. She leaned into the loving embrace, feeling as if all of her strength had left her after such a speech. Lee nuzzled his head into her neck drowning in her intoxicating smell of lavender, cinamon, and sugar. He kissed her neck once, and then raised his mouth to whisper in her ear.

"You will always be my path to happiness, Lady Hinata."

She smiled as a shiver coursed through her body. How had she ever been so fortunate. She brought one of his hands to her mouth and kissed his palm.

"I know Lee...I know. But please do one thing for me."

He raised his eyebrows, and looked at her with concern.

"Yes. Anything."

"Please don't call me LADY Hinata."

He chuckled and turned her so that they were facing each other. He leaned in close, until their lips were only a whisper apart.

"As you wish."

She wrapped her arms around his neck, as tightened around her waist. Their lips crossed the small distance, and met in a loving dance.

Lee looked nervously from his spot under the Sakura tree. He had everything planned out, and had even arrived an hour early to practice what he would say, but now as he watched Hinata approach, his mind was totally blank. He looked down at the notes he had gotten from Gai sensei and hoped that they would help him. Hinata waved at him, and he quickly waved back a little too excitedly. She gave him a strange look when she finally arrived.

"Hi Lee. Ar..Are you okay?"

He nodded vigoursly, and took hold of her hand.

"Of course. I'm perfectly fine. Awesomely fine. Extremely okay. Why wouldn't I be okay? Do I look like I'm not okay? If I do I'm sorry to have worried you, but I'm fine. I'm okay."

Hinata giggled at his rambling. Now she knew something was on his mind. He only spoke like that when he was nervous. She unconciously ran her fingers through her hair, and winced a little as she remebered that it wasn't long anymore. She had cut it short after the incident with Sakura. She had thought that Lee would hate her for it, but really he hadn't minded. All he had asked was if that was what she had really wanted. And she had. She turned towards him, and put her hand on his cheek. He blushed slightly, and returned the guesture. After a moment he took her hand and removed hit from his cheek. He cupped it in both of his and looked down at the delicate appendage. She gave him a concerned look.

'This is not going to be easy.'

He cleared his throat and tried to find someway to begin.

"H..Hinata. I've..We've been together for more than a few years, and over that period of time...We...We were tested a lot. And now that I look back on it, I've noticed that something has always been the same."

He paused for a moment to look into her eyes. She looked utterly confused, and not comprehending where this was going. He looked a way, and ran his fingers through his hair. It was impossible to stay focused when he looked in those eyes.

"I've loved you through all of it. Every good moment and every bad one. And I know I'm not the best...best..ninja or the brightest, and this may seem selfish, but..but I want you Hinata. I want you to be with me and just me."

She forced his head to look at her. She was pleading with him to finish. With one last deep breath he crossed the threshold. He pulled a small black box from his weapon pouch.

"Will you marry.."

Before he finished Hinata had jumped on top of him. They toppled over and started to rolled in the grass straight into the stream. Between her kisses and the water he almost suffocated. He put his hands over her face, and broke the kiss. He smiled up at her.

"Should I take that as a yes?"

She blushed furiously and nodded her head. He pulled her into a tight hug, and for a moment. A single wonderful moment, the whole world stood still.

(sigh) I love these two. It's just so cute what you can do with them. Anyway, I'm sorry to tell you, but there's only one chapter left. Review and tell me what you think.