Well, how about we continue this story too eh? It's about time we did that. But first, to answer my reviewers.

LeeLover09: I'm glad you do

Troublesome writer: Yes, I really like Lee/Saku, simply because they belong together. I hope you're not mad for the long wait.

Panther eyes: You think so? Me too, sooner or later…

Anna: no need for pleading. Heheh, here's the update.

Okay, that's all of them. I'm sorry for the long wait, but updating all stories regularly is too much, even for me, but that doesn't mean I don't update every now and then, so here it is!

Found

Sakura gasped in slight pain as two strong arms carefully turned her around, lifting her into a caring embrace. Her good hand could feel the soft texture of a certain green jumpsuit, and she couldn't help but smile. Her back was supported by a strong knee. She coughed and saw she was coughing up blood. Oh, how she felt weary and weak. She couldn't even look up to look at the person that had found her, and was now trying to help her. She couldn't even say thank you.

She just wanted to drift off into everlasting darkness. She wanted to sleep so badly. "Please do not give up Sakura-chan." A pleading voice begged, pulling her back. "I swear I will do everything I can to help you." The same two strong arms from before carefully lifted her up, and Sakura couldn't help but grit her teeth in pain. Sure enough, she was sure there wasn't a single way for anyone to shift her body in a way it didn't hurt, so she didn't blame the person.

Suddenly, the wind was blowing her hair in her face. The soft feeling of the caressing breeze was faint. She knew that she was drifting off, slowly but surely. And the question was if she was ever going to wake up again or not? Where was this gust of wind coming from though? She felt her limbs swing a bit as a warm, soft body was pressed against hers, or was it the other way around? She felt like she was being carried by that wind itself, but knew this couldn't be true. Maybe she was simply dreaming? She couldn't even remember what was going on anymore.

And thus, she slowly drifted off into that now very welcome black abyss, the one that granted her the sleep she so desperately desired, not sure of her current situation, knowing that she really shouldn't care. She shouldn't, but she did. And without knowing it, her hand grabbed a soft green texture of a certain jumpsuit.

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Lee gasped as he saw how Sakura was out of it. He knew it had been bound to happen but either way, he had wanted to keep her awake for as long as possible. He was now gasping for breath. He had run quite a while. He turned into the hospital, pushing the doors open with his back, not wanting to hurt the frail, little flower in his arms even more then she already was. What had she been doing to wind up like this? And what was she doing in that faraway place, in a bush nonetheless?!

As soon as Lee entered the hospital, a nurse ran towards him, asking him to put Sakura on a bed, ready to roll her to a room. Lee did as he was told. He didn't want to let go of the girl, for many reasons, but he had to. She needed to be taken care off. He watched in pure agony and stress how the bed was rolled off, Sakura on it, eyes closed, her body blooded and broken. He felt tears sting in the corners of his eyes.

How long had she been lying there? How long?! And why did he have the feeling that she had given up. Not a word she had spoken the entire time, as if she was experiencing a dream, while not really asleep, still vaguely aware of certain sensations, but not of him, who had carried her to the hospital. And still he wondered what could possibly have happened for her to look that way.

He wouldn't leave, no he wouldn't. He would wait, for weeks if he had to, but he would make sure she was alright, and do everything in his power to help, even if he wasn't a medic nin, there had to be something he could do. Right? Something… even the smallest of things. He would do anything for Sakura. He sighed. Why did his heart ache so much? Obvious. He loved her. Lee crashed down in a chair, in complete defeat, a few other people sitting there, either to engulfed in their own problems to care, or throwing him useless worried glances.

It was no secret. He loved her with all his heart. He would die for her. And he had promised to her that he would protect her with his life. He had failed her. He sighed dramatically. Seeing how broken and bloodied Sakura looked, he finally understood why he had made that promise in the first place. Because he never had wanted to see her like that. He clenched his hands into fists. He had screwed up so much. He had failed Sakura and himself. He felt the urge to rip off his headband and throw it away. What kind of a ninja was he?

He cast his eyes down to his bandaged arms. Hard work… what did it mean if he couldn't even protect the ones he cared about most, the one he loved,… his precious person? No one would answer these thoughts to him though, and he kept engulfing himself more and more into his own private darkness, in the hours he had to wait,… and wait.

It was dark before anyone came to tell him how the girl was faring. And even that had happened coincidentally, since no one had expected him to still be there. The lights had been turned off, and all the people had left, leaving Lee to be the only one still there, not caring if the room was dark, just waiting, waiting for news about the one he loved. The one he could never have, but still loved, just for who she was. And then, the nurse saw him.

"Oh sir, you're still here?" she said, addressing Lee in shock and awe. Lee nodded quickly, wanting to move on. " Yes, do you have news on Sakura?" "Oh, her name is Sakura." The nurse said, taking note on her clipboard. "Well, right now she is alright." She said with a smile. "But she's very tired and is sleeping right now. You must understand that she's lost a lot of blood." Lee nodded. "But, she is going to be alright?" he asked hopefully. The nurse nodded, smiling. "May I stay with her this night, please?" Lee asked hopefully.

The nurse opened her mouth to answer before Lee jumped in to say more, wanting to persuade her if necessary. "I promise I will not make a sound, but I want to watch over her, for you must understand, that she is the girl that I love. I must make sure she is alright myself. Please let me stay with her." The nurse giggled a bit. "You're very persuasive." She said. "Well, I guess for this one time, I'll let you stay with her tonight, but only because you're the one who saved her in the first place." Lee smiled brightly. "Thank you so much!" he hollered. "But remember." The nurse whispered. "Be very quiet!" Lee nodded, and went to the room the nurse had told him his beloved cherry blossom was in.

He was going to watch over her to the best of his abilities, and those went very far…

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End of chapter 2! Finally you might think, well, I'm thinking the exact same. Enjoy! And please do review.