Hahaha, I'm in a good mood today. I get giddy because of writing, which is weird! Now, let's answer my youthful reviewers first eh.

InvaderWeb: You could? I'm so happy! I must say I'm kind of proud that I can trigger that kind of reaction out of you, especially because (sorry that I keep saying this) You are my number one favourite writer!!! Yeah, I tried to be original with all my might! And I thought it'd be nice to compare both amounts of pain. Thanks for the review!

Animelover5.6: Hahaha, I'm glad too. Is this soon enough for you?

Panther eyes: Of course you would! I would too you know. But I like to dramatise a bit, you know.

StrawberrySakuraChan: Yeah, well, perhaps not too soon. I like to write, and read about the journey they go trough before Sakura accepts him, or in very rare occasions, Lee accepts Sakura, I love those! Could never begin to write one though.

And that's that. Let's see. For the next chapter I will…

To keep a painful secret

"Sakura-chan, please tell me what is wrong!" Sakura looked up at Lee who seemed worried about her. Was he feeling this pain right now as well? Was this the pain he felt every time she rejected him? Then why did he remain so sweet and friendly, and why was he so worried right now? "Sakura-chan, can you speak?" sounded Lee's voice once more. Sakura wanted to respond but she was having difficulty enough with biting her tears back. How strong was Lee really? She gasped once more for breath when she suddenly felt how two strong arms lifted her up. It was at this moment the hurt in her heart disappeared, as if the emotion of Lee had suddenly changed to something else, something she wasn't destined to feel as well.

She was still shocked though. How much did he love her, and why? Why would he love her? "Why do you love me Lee?" Sakura whispered unintentionally. Lee stopped in his tracks. Another pain shot trough Sakura's heart but she didn't flinch. She didn't want Lee to start running again. "Are you feeling better Sakura?" the poor boy was out of breath. Sakura looked around to see they were standing in front of the hospital. "That's fast." She said in admiration, more to herself then to Lee. "What happened?" Lee asked worriedly. Sakura wondered why he avoided her question. She was her he had heard it because of the shot trough her heart though.

"I don't know." Sakura said, pushing Lee's protective arms away so she could land back onto the ground. Suddenly, a hand was placed against her forehead. She sighed slightly as Lee checked out her temperature, his eyebrows knitted together. "Let us make the doctors check up on you anyways." Lee tried. Sakura shook her head. "No thank you, Lee." His worry was driving her crazy. He hurt the boy so much, yet he still cares so much about her. He tried so hard, but still…he wasn't meant for her. "Damn you cat." She hissed in a low voice. "What was that Sakura?" Lee asked, leaning in to see her face better, their noses only mere inches away from each other.

Sakura decided to smile. She smiled for him. It was a fake smile, but it was a smile, and not an insult. "Nothing Lee, don't mind me. Thank you for caring so much, but I can take care of myself from here on out." Lee looked at her rather sceptical. "Sakura-chan, one moment you seem like you are about to die because of the pain, and then you suddenly simply say you are alright? You are not saying this, just to get rid of me, are you?" Another painful tug was given to Sakura's heart. "No!" she immediately responded.

Lee took a small step back because of her outburst. "I am sorry Sakura, I did not mean to anger you." Sakura gulped as more pain coursed trough her body. Strangely though, this time it seemed familiar, and it felt as if it was hers. Why was she feeling this? Things were just too confusing with someone else invading her heart right now. "I'm sorry, Lee." She said, apologizing. "I didn't mean to yell, I'm really grateful, truly!" She gave Lee a quick peck on the cheek and ran off again. It felt bad when she did, but was this because Lee wanted her to stay, or…

Sakura ran straight to her house, trough the door and in her room. She sighed nervously in her pillow. She smiled softly as she realized how quiet it was in here. She remembered how Sasuke had once called her annoying because she – according to him – didn't know true loneliness. The truth had been that Sakura herself had been bluffing at that time. She didn't have parents either, she just went around, telling everybody she did. She didn't want others to feel sorry for her, but when Sasuke had called her annoying that day… it had been truly painful.

Which brought her back to what happened some moments ago. The pain she felt was even more intense than it had been that one day. It felt as if being with Lee teared her apart. "Having fun?" A dark orb floated above Sakura's bed. She backed off against her pillow and screeched. "Silence now, you don't want that Lee kid to come here, now do you?" Sakura frowned. That voice was familiar. And indeed, all of a sudden, the cat was sitting on her bed, this time, with a demon's wings attached to her back. She was entirely black, except for the tip of her tail. "You're not Ordula." Sakura stated. The cat took a step in her direction. "Oh, I am you hag." It said. "You will notice me change and you better wish those changes are for the better."

Sakura put her pillow in front of her legs as if to shield them from the cat. "I don't understand." She said. "You will soon." Ordula responded. It laid down. "What are you doing?" Sakura asked. "Go away!" The cat swayed her tail a bit. "No, I stay here until I think I can leave." Sakura growled. "So, tell me, what happened?" Sakura raised a hand to clutch her shirt where her heart was supposed to be. "It hurt." She whispered. "It hurt a lot." Ordula said nothing, just kept swaying her tail. "Is this truly what he feels?" Ordula started purring. "You feel every ache you bring him."

Sakura took a slow breath. "Exactly the way he feels it?" "Yes." Sakura sighed. This was not fair. Suddenly, a sharp pain shot trough her body once more. "What the…" Ordula looked up. "Ah, that's right. Aches brought by you also means the conversations he had about you, the thoughts he has about you, and dreams he has about you that hurt him." Sakura started crying. This was too much. "I have enough heartache as it is." She begged Ordula. The cat's eyes lighted up in a blood red colour. "If you truly believe that, you understand nothing yet."

Sakura continued crying, just because she felt the need to do so. She didn't know if Lee was crying right now, but either way, she wasn't as strong as him anyways. Thus, she cried herself to sleep, with Ordula purring on her bed, as if happy how things were unfolding. What in the world was she to do?

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Okay. I'll have to think how I'm gonna continue this, don't worry, I will continue this but I don't want to do the same all the time or something. Besides, on normal days I don't have time for more then one story, maybe two. Enjoy now, and please review.