Gaara ran around the town looking for Lee. He searched and searched but couldn't find him. He ran into Neji.

"Hey, Neji, have you seen Lee?" Gaara asked.

"Lee? I heard he was on a mission. He is supposed to be back soon. Gaara, I heard something about Lee. Sakura told me. Do you know if it's true? Does Lee really like guys?" Neji asked.

Gaara didn't know what to say. He just shot Neji a weird look and left. He searched around for a while. He came across the tree in which he had first met the Konoha ninja. He sat down in his branches and closed his eyes. He felt the soft breeze and heard the soft rustling of leaves. Konoha was a very peaceful place.

Gaara suddenly heard a commotion by the gate.

"Hurry up! Lee's unconscious. He's not hurt but we need to get him to the hospital just in case." A frantic voice called out.

Gaara turned to the gate to see Gai carrying Lee towards the hospital. Gaara stood up and began to follow. Gai got to the hospital and handed Lee over to the nurses.

"What happened?" Gaara asked, worried.

"Gaara? Oh, Lee had a little problem with a poisoned kunai. The poison wasn't that strong. It just knocked him out. Once he gets the antidote, he should be fine within about an hour or so." Gai said, winking at Gaara who replied with a confused look on his face.

They let Gaara into Lee's room. He sat nearby the ninja as he waited for Lee to wake up. A couple hours passed before Lee woke up. He blinked his eyes and looked around. He was stunned to see Gaara by his bed.

"Gaa-chan?" He said in his dazed state.

"Yes?" Gaara replied.

Lee smiled and sat up. He clutched his side where the kunai had grazed him. Gaara softly put on of his hands over the wound, his warmth adding some degree of comfort.

"Are you going to be ok?" Gaara asked, concerned.

By now, Lee's daze had worn off and he now fully grasped the situation.

"Yes, I shall be fine. Gaara-san, am I late for dinner?" He asked.

"I don't think you'll be able to make it. Tomorrow, we can go to dinner. Just you and me if you want." Gaara said, a slight blush graced his pale face.

"I'd love to." Lee said pulling Gaara into an embrace.

Lee and Gaara pulled away and blushed as Sakura entered the room.

"GAARA?!?! YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH GAARA!?!!" Sakura shouted at the top of her lungs.

Sand roughly pushed her out the door and held the door shut. Gaara turned back to Lee.

"I…" He started, catching a glance at the clock. "I got to go. Bye, Lee." He said leaving the room with a soft smile towards Lee.

Gaara went to dinner, politely dining with his friends. He was sad that Lee wasn't able to attend but happy that he would be able to go to dinner with Lee the next day. At the end, he once again thanked everyone and went home.