Yay! Another update! Another chapter! More suspense. I hope you guys will like this. But first, I must answer my reviewers.
Invaderweb: Heh, when I read this review, I instantly flew to your story! I'm glad you liked it! I hope you'll like next chapter as well.
Panther eyes: I agree! Sasuke is a jerk and Lee is cute! Sakura needs to open her eyes!
Timespanned soul: Aaw, I'm glad you like it. Yeah, Sakura needs to realize it sometime!
Animelover5.6: Actually, she can feel Lee's pain. But it's only natural that when she accepts him, Lee feels no pain, so neither does Sakura. It truly is, only worse.
xoSweetEscape: I will, I'm doing the best I can! Thank you
Hugs Lee 13: of course I will update! See? I'm glad you like it!
And that's all of them! Now, to write the next chapter for this story as well…
Why must I love him?
Lee took Sakura to a cute little restaurant she recognised from her daily strolls. She had never gone inside though. Sakura looked at the bandaged hand holding hers. She couldn't help but feel some respect towards Lee. He worked so hard! She saw how he opened the door and stepped aside to let her trough, holding the door. "Thank you." Sakura said smiling, kissing Lee on the cheek and walking in. She loved the reaction she got out of him. The red blush, the trembling knees and that oh so goofy smile.
"Are you coming?" she asked, seeing how Lee simply kept standing there. "Oh, yes, o-of course, forgive me Sakura-chan." Sakura giggled lightly and let Lee guide her to a table next to one of the windows. He pulled a chair back and let Sakura sit down, shifting it slightly towards her again. "Thanks." Sakura once more said. Lee took a seat of his own, across Sakura who took a menu that laid on the table. "What are you going to take, Lee-san?" Sakura asked lightly.
"Er…I was thinking p-perhaps scrambled eggs with bread." Sakura looked up from her menu to look at Lee. His occasional stutter flattered her for some reason. "That seems wonderful!" Sakura chirped. "I'll take the same." She put away the menu and folded her hands underneath her chin, her elbows leaning on the table. She observed Lee who was trying to avoid her gaze, but clearly wanting to look her in the eye at the same time. He was playing with his bandages ever so nervously, and Sakura couldn't help but giggle again. He really was cute.
"How can I help you?" a waiter asked politely. He turned towards Sakura, holding out a little piece of paper and a pen. "I'll have scrambled eggs with bread." Sakura said, smiling. "And for you sir?" the waiter asked Lee. "I will have the same." Lee answered. "That is good, and what shall you have to drink with that?" Sakura seemed to think the question over for a second before finally chirping "orange juice please." Lee smiled at her. She was so cute! "Er…orange juice sounds fine." Lee responded as well when he noticed the waiter was waiting for him. He took off after writing it down and left Sakura and Lee to their business again.
"Say, er… S-Sakura-chan?" Lee asked, stuttering as if he was about to ask a stupid question. "Yes, Lee-san?" Sakura asked, a bit curious. "I-I was wondering." Lee said. "Why did you suddenly decide to take me up on my offer?" He was as red as a STOP-sign, his eyes now alertly looking into Sakura's, patiently waiting for the answer. Sakura sighed. "Is it okay if I tell you later, Lee-san?" Sakura asked. Lee blinked in confusion. "It's just that I'm not sure if I can tell you right now, it's kind of… a weird matter." Lee still seemed confused, but his gallant side took over.
"Naturally, Sakura-chan, if you do not wish to share this information with me, I am sure you have your reasons and I do not wish to force you." He said. Sakura smiled at him. "Thanks Lee-san, I appreciate this." She suppressed a gasp as she suddenly felt a warm sensation in her chest, almost as if stressed out or perhaps… in love. No! Was she feeling Lee's love as well all of a sudden? What was that demon cat doing to her?! "I'm going to the lady's room, alright Lee-san?" Sakura said, standing up. Lee stood up with her. Sakura simply blinked. "A gentleman always stands up when a lady leaves the table." Lee explained. Sakura smiled and turned away blushing. As she did this, she saw a woman hit her boyfriend, saying something like 'why can't you be more like him.'
She sighed, as she walked to the toilets. Why did she have to be in love with Sasuke? She let the water run and splashed it in her face, trying to cool herself down. She was in love with Sasuke, right? Well, of course she was! But she also started feeling this sensation towards Lee. But…no, it had to be Ordula. "Don't you go blaming me, girl!" a sudden, known voice said. Sakura turned around to find Ordula sitting there, her wings hidden. The tip of her tail and the tips of her ears had gotten strangely white too.
"What are you doing here?" Sakura hissed. "Scram." Ordula simply glared at her. "What do you think I am, your cat? Don't order me around." Sakura sighed as she simply turned away again. She was really going insane. "You are perfectly sane." Ordula responded. "Stop reading my thoughts!" Sakura said loudly. She found it bad enough that Ordula made her feel Lee's love and now the stupid cat was interfering with her own private thoughts. "I am not responsible for the love you feel, only the pain, and not even all of it." Ordula spoke again.
She jumped on top of Sakura's shoulder. "It seems you're a quick learner." Sakura sighed. "Not at all, I'm simply really confused right now." Ordula purred. "Well, at least you made that Lee-kid very happy right now." Sakura glared at the cat. "Perhaps, but what use is it?" Sakura growled. "I'm just going to have to turn him down again in the end, and hurt him still!" Ordula sighed. "If, in the end, you feel like you should, yes, but at least you will have given him a chance." She jumped away again to disappear into a dark, waving bit of space, that closed like a portal behind her. As soon as Ordula disappeared, a woman entered the bathroom as well and Sakura decided to leave.
The brief encounter with the cat had smashed her hopes of these feelings not being hers. But she could still convince herself that she wasn't in love with Lee, after all, she could just feel happy for finally being treated kindly for a change. Yes, that had to be it. She went to sit at the table again, blinking as Lee got up once more, waiting patiently for her to sit down. Sakura smiled at him and received a grin back. She sat down and so did Lee. It didn't take long after that before the waiter brought two plates of scrambled eggs and a large basket of bread It looked truly delicious.
Sakura immediately started eating, and so did Lee. It tasted delicious as well. The entire lunch went by while both Sakura and Lee threw glances at each other. They never caught the other though. And when finally, they were finished, they met each others eyes. Sakura started to giggle. "What is it Sakura-chan?" Lee asked, not sure what was so funny. "Lee-san, you have a little bit of egg on your mouth." She giggled. It was stuck right next to his upper lip, on the left.
Lee tried to wipe it away and failed miserably. "Here, let me help." Sakura said. She didn't know what had gotten into her all of a sudden, and she didn't know what was happening, but all of a sudden, she leaned in, closer to Lee, the boy not moving, not sure of what was going to come, and she kissed it away. She pulled back, blushing slightly, while Lee was redder then he ever had been in his entire life. "There, it's gone." Sakura said. "Should we go now?"
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Annnd stop. Yay, I'm in such a romantic mood today! I can tell from my own writing today, it's weird! But I'm very, very pleased! Please review, please? As a present for my birthday? It's on Friday. So, please?