"I can't believe Lee has returned!" Iruka exclaimed smiling at the Silver haired man beside him.
Lee slouched into the booth hoping neither Sensei had seen him, Sakura being nice to him was different and he didn't want to ruin it by her realising who he was and hating him again.
"I'm surprised we haven't seen him zipping around or loudly declaring his love for Sakura" Kakashi entangled his hands with Iruka's and Iruka kissed them gently.
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"Kakashi-Sensei and Iruka-sensei are dating?" Lee exclaimed quietly
Sakura didn't answer but looked down instead "he hates me..." she whispered tearfully
"Yosh?" Lee asked seeing her smiling face teary.
"Please...will you take me home?" Sakura asked as she fumbled money onto the table "Allow me" he muttered slipping the money back into Sakura's pocket and paying himself.
He then took her home and left her at the apartments door. Watching from afar as she struggled with her keys and finally fell into her apartment.
He vowed to see her everyday
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Three months later
Sakura stood at the doorway, waiting for him. Her friend who she was with every day, who she couldn't name.
She smiled as she felt his aura approaching "Ohio!" she called "Hi Sakura-chan! it is wonderful weather"
"Its raining..." she could hear the rain drumming and the thunder.
"Heh" Lee was drenched he had run from across town to get to her apartment.
Sakura sniffed smelling the water that ran from him "Inside"
"I'm fine"
"Who" she glared without seeing "is the medic nin around here"
"Hai ma'am" he said and marched into the apartment "Here" a pair of shirts, a large t-shirt and finally a towel all flew towards him.
"out of those wet clothes"
"What! here?" Lee blushed crimson Sakura stuck her head from the kitchen a pale pink colouring her cheeks "Well its not as if I can see much"
Lee changed and waited for Sakura to exit the kitchen. He looked towards the window. She had been sat here before waiting for him by the door. There was a cooling cup of tea and a sketchpad. He casually glanced at the pad and choked. There on the page was an exact likeness of him, younger bowl cut and everything.
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"Helloooo" Sakura called "Here" he replied taking the tea from her. He continued looking at the picture. "Whats this picture about?" he asked not daring to be hopeful "It's a picture of a boy...man" she corrected herself "he used to love me" she added sadly "Used to?" Lee frowned, had he done something wrong?
"It shames me, to remember" she rubbed her head "Tell me..." he begged Sakura snapped and struck a chair nearby, it broke under her strength. "I was and idiot. I told him i hated him. I shouted. I cursed. I mocked" she screamed. panting from where she was knelt. Slowly she stood anger speant and lovingly took the sketchbook. "I hurt him" she whispered "i drove him away and now he hates me, he cant even stand to visit me"
Lee caught her as she walked into him. "Sakura chan..you don't know who i am"
She shook her head "n,no i dont"
"Its me" he said gently "Lee"
Sakura stepped back in shock "Why didnt you say"
"I, um, thought you knew"
Sakura hesitantly reached forward tracing his hands then face.
"you did come"
"I promised i would protect you...i should have been there when you were attacked" He was accutly aware of the fact Sakura's hands were tangled in his hair and he was looking down on her.
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His thoughts on how beautiful she was were broken and suddenly her face contorted with pain.