Author's Note: I must apologize for some mistakes in the first couple chapters. I'm sure you noticed, but there were times in the chapters when there was a switch in location/perspective/time. I did put asterisks inbetween the different sections. I didn't however notice that when I downloaded it onto the site, it deletes the asterisks. So I hope it didn't confuse you guys too much! In the chapters from now on, I will write in 'Break' when there are changes like that. Thanks for reading!

It had been two weeks…and Lee was completely out of it. Everyone knew it. Everyone saw it. But no one could understand why. His team members were the first to notice the change. He punched harder, he ran quicker, he kicked more ferociously, he was less controlled. It seemed almost desperate. Hell, Neji almost couldn't keep up. In fact, Neji almost got beaten.

"Yo, Lee!" Lee's hair flashed as he turned around to the sound of Tenten's voice.

"Hmm?"

"What's gotten into you lately? Is there some new chick you wanna impress or something? Lose interest in Sakura or what?"

Lee tensed up. His head fell forward before looking towards what, Tenten didn't know. "I'm punishing myself."

"What!" Tenten's question was not answered. Lee had already walked away...

That night the restaurant was packed, especially their table. Everyone was there; Lee, Neji, Tenten, Naruto, Sakura, Ino, Choji, Shikamaru, Kiba, Hinata, and even Shino were there. Everything was lively and everyone was having fun, except for Lee. Leaning back in his chair, Lee held his glass of water at arms length and watched its swirling depths. Tenten, always one to gossip, was determined to find out what was up with her teammate. 'I'm punishing myself' just didn't cut it. "So Lee, tell me; what was earlier all about, hmm?"

"Oh, it was nothing really. I just, ah, feel a bit guilty about something that happened a couple weeks ago."

"Really?" Tenten perked right up at this. This was the most he'd said about it since he had started acting this way. "Oh come on, it can't be that bad! I mean it's not like you killed someone or raped someone. You can tell me!" Lee's eyes opened wide at her last statement. He then, of course, burst into tears, much to her chagrin.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hurt anyone! How could I have done it! I have crushed the tender shoots of youth and vigor from the plant of life!" By now everyone was staring at Lee, shocked and curious at the same time.

"What did you do Lee? It can't be all that bad!" Tenten said with encouragement.

"But it is! Trust is the most important thing in a friendship! I had that trust. Then I destroyed it! In one fell swoop I killed it! It was only the one glass! It was only one glass! Why did I have to do it! I thought everything was okay at the beginning! I really did! But it only ended in pain! How could I do it! I thought I had better control!"

"Whoa. Hold on a sec Lee. Did you drink sake again? Do not tell me you drank it again!"

"But I did Tenten! And then, I did it."

Naruto was irritated enough by now that he had to cut in. "Wait a minute! Are you saying that you fucked someone?" This earned him a large lump on the head, courtesy of Sakura.

Everyone waited in heated anticipation. "Yes."

The table became a whirlwind of pandemonium. Questions were being asked left and right. Everyone wanted to know who, when, where, why. Naruto's voice cut over everyone else's though. He was after all the town's loudest ninja. "Umm Lee; usually when a guy has sex, it's a good thing, not a bad thing."

"I'm not saying it didn't feel, umm, well, err, never mind. That doesn't matter! What matters is what I did! There was so much blood Naruto! So much blood!" With tears still streaming down his face, Lee leapt over to Naruto and grabbed the front of his jacket, shaking him violently. "It took me a week, do you hear me, a week to get out all the blood! It was everywhere! It was so horrible. I barely remember a thing and the blood, oh dear the blood."

Everyone got real quiet. Neji spoke up. "That just means she was a virgin you dumb-ass. Did you ever think about that?"

"She? Oh, right, umm, no because I was too concerned about the pain she must have gone through. She was gone by the time I woke up and I'm worried I might have ruined the friendship. We were friends after all." He looked down shame faced.

The guys around the table laughed while the girls glared. Naruto was the unfortunate one to speak. "Yeah, she's probably just ashamed cause she gave up her virginity to you fuzzy-brows!" He received another hard blow from Sakura.

Neji spoke up again, surprising calm and knowledgeable about these things. "She enjoyed it right?"

Lee turned a bright shade of red. "It seemed like it at the time."

"Then you have nothing to worry about. She'll eventually come around. Just give her some time. She'll come back for more. They always do." Neji of course, received a sharp 'thwack' on the head from his teammate for that one.

Lee sat back down. "I hope you're right." Lee looked at Neji nervously.

"Of course I'm right. When have I ever been wrong?" Everyone at the table turned to look at him. "What?"

Hinata looked around the table and pulled on Shino's jacket. "Umm, Shino-kun?" Her voice came out in barely a whisper, but Shino did hear her. He leaned in a bit closer and nodded, indicating for her to continue. "Umm, did you too notice that Lee-san seemed a bit confused about the she thing? He did umm, you know, with a girl right?"

Shino answered her question bluntly. "No, you aren't the only one. I doubt it was a girl by the way he was talking." Hinata blushed at this and looked down at the table, quite embarrassed now. They, however, had not been the only two that noticed…

Afterthought: I thought this would be a fun little thing to add at the end of the chapter (thank you b2 for the idea!)

Shikamaru was leaving the restaurant, slowly catching up to two of his fellow shinobi.

"Oi! Kiba, Naruto!" The two boys stopped in their tracks, letting the others in the group pass them by as Shikamaru made his way up to them.

"What do you want Nara?" Kiba asked with slight annoyance.

"I do believe that the two of you both owe me some money." Both boys' eyes twitched at the comment. "1700 yen to be exact."

Kiba growled at him. "I don't recall."

"I don't recall you sending in Akamaru to steal food from the market either, nor do I recall that incident down at the girl's bath house…need I go on?"

Kiba snarled, digging into his pockets for the money.

Naruto slapped his forehead. "Aw man! I never thought he'd actually screw someone! I mean come on! Its fuzzy-brows! It could have been anyone but him. I mean, hell, I could even see Gaara getting laid before him."

Shikamaru lifted an eyebrow. "That will never happen; just fork over the cash."