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"Lee… is there something else she likes?" Gaara asked while wrapping a bandage around Lee's head.
"Um… I can't really say I know of anything else…"
"Well, I think I overheard her say once that she likes track and field." Lee slammed his fist on his palm.
"Perfect!! Track is probably something I'm best at!!!" He said, his eyes shining with delight.
"Here we go again…"
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"Lee, before you drag Sakura over here, let's practice first, ok?" Lee nodded eagerly. "Ok, run around your house as fast as you can." He saluted a reply.
"Got it!!" He took off, and was doing pretty good until he turned the corner. Gaara wasn't sure of what happened, but he heard a very loud crash and thud. He was silent for a few seconds before he sighed.
"What happened?" He asked in irritation.
"Nothing!" Lee replied in a weak tone of voice, "I just broke my legs…" Gaara's eye twitched and he carried Lee to the hospital.
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"What exactly were you doing, Lee?" Sakura asked, bandaging his left leg. "They aren't broken, but they are sprained."
"Oh, I was… running?" Well, it was true. And Lee didn't want to tell her he had been trying to impress her again, but he also didn't want to lie to her. She sighed, now doing his right leg.
"Well, please try to be a little more careful, ok? I've had you in here so many times I've lost count."
"…Yes, Sakura."
"This means no training, no doing anything stupid, and definitely, don't try to impress me! Gaara told me what happened to your head." Lee blushed furiously out of embarrassment. "Look, Lee… I know you like me, but you don't need to impress me. If I start to like you, it'll be because of who you are, not what you do, ok?" Lee nodded. Sakura smiled and gave Lee a kiss on the cheek. It wasn't a kiss out of love, just out of friendship. But either way, he still smiled hugely and blushed brightly. Gaara was standing in the doorway of the room, waiting for him. Lee got up slowly and now walked with crutches, with Gaara walking slowly by his side. Once they were out of the hospital, they started talking.
"I hope she knocked some sense into you, Lee." Gaara told him. Lee laughed.
"Are you kidding?? I'm going to impress that girl no matter what it takes!!!" Gaara hit him over the head.
"You idiot!! Look at you!! You're head is bandaged, and your legs are broken! Surely you would've learned your lesson by now!!"
"I'm sorry, Gaara. But my mind is made up. I am going to impress her no matter what, and then she will fall madly in love with my manly youthfulness!!" Gaara gave him a weird look. How can someone be manly and youthful at the same time? "And then I will take her in my arms, stroke her hair, kiss her lips, and protect her, from anyone and anything… blah blah blah love blah blah blah engage… blah blah have 5 kids, blah blah blah blah grow old… die… blah blah graves will be next to each other… blah blah blah… blah blah blah won't that be awesome, Gaara??" Lee said, his eyes welling up with joyful tears. Gaara, on the other hand, was wishing Lee had an off button.
"Sure…"
"I knew you'd feel that way!!! That is why I must win her heart!!"
"Lee… you know she was right. You shouldn't try. She'll warm up to you when she feels like it."
"But who knows how long that could take!! And besides, it wouldn't be much of a challenge!!"
"I swear, sometimes you can be such an idiot."
"Am I a youthful idiot??"
"…Forget it."
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I know, that chapter was so short… sorry!
MK-chan