A/N: I posted 2 chapters in one day…That's unusual. I want to take a moment to remind everyone to leave a review or two. They really mean a lot to me and I appreciate it! Oh darn, I forgot the disclaimer again…I always do that!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does. And I'm sorry for not putting that in earlier!

Sakura Goes Camping

Chapter 3

Sakura and Lee did manage to find a dark alleyway to sleep in. They even found a few cardboard boxes to sleep on. When morning came, Sakura awoke to find Lee was gone. Not many people were out on the streets yet.

"Le- I mean, Kei?" Sakura almost said Lee, and she mentally slapped herself.

"Kei?" Sakura repeated. Sakura hesitated to leave the alleyway.

'What if he comes back? But then again, he might be in trouble…' Sakura didn't know what to do. Until two teenagers walked by. They were guys, and their clothes were so ragged and torn Sakura was sure they'd fall right off if she would touch them. Although both of them were wearing a gold chain with a glittery M on it.

"Yeah, we sure showed him!" One of the guys giggled.

"Teach that bushy browed freak what happens when he gets all up in my crib!" The other one commented. They high fived each other and Sakura nervously walked up to them.

"Excuse me, what did you do with the bushy browed freak?" The two guys exchanged looks of surprise but the older of the two smiled.

"Why do you want to know? A girl like you can do so much better then dorks like him." Sakura became aware that the older guy moved very close to her.

"He's my brother. I'm Emiko Hana." Sakura attempted to smile but the guys laughed.

"I see. Well, I can't remember right now. Maybe a little kiss would refresh my memory?" The older guy leaned in and Sakura did the first thing she thought to do; slap him. Both guys stared at Sakura. Then, the younger one cracked his knuckles.

"Oh, you dead now girl." He threatened.

"Street Dog, relax man. You know I like them ones who fight back." The older guy was amused.

"But Daddy Gangsta, she has a bad look about her." Street Dog exclaimed.

"So, she just had one to many babies. Ain't her fault she's so good lookin." Daddy Gangsta shrugged.

'I don't think they even realize I'm here…' Sakura thought as she slowly backed away. Then she ran. Sakura could hear their shouts behind her but she only ran faster. Sakura's feet were naturally taking her around the town. She soon found herself at the local playground. Nobody was there, except for a bushy figure hanging from the monkey bars. Sakura walked towards the figure and moaned.

Lee was hanging by his underwear, and blood was drizzling from his nose.

"Kei! Kei, are you alright?" Sakura saw a sharp stick nearby and cut Lee loose. He fell to the ground and winced.

"I think they broke my nose Emiko…" Lee stood up. He felt dizzy and Sakura had to hold onto him.

"Don't worry, I took a first aid class before." Sakura and Lee walked back to their cardboard boxes and Sakura dug around in the garbage cans until she found a dirty old piece of paper.

"Kei, use this to stop the bleeding." Sakura told him.

"What happened anyway?" Lee grinned sheepishly.

"Well, I was trying to find a decent place to use as a bathroom, and as I was passing the playground these two guys come out. They start yelling about how I'm in their territory, and I told them they could shove that crap up their buts. But they didn't like that…" By now the sun was fully out and the streets were getting noisy and busy.

"I'm going to see if I can find us some food. Stay here." Sakura instructed. Cautiously Sakura walked onto the streets. Most people ignored her and she them. It hurt to see people she knew ignore her.

'Lee said we might have to steal what we need. If we act all goody good, then they might suspect us…But so many things could go wrong with this mission...' Sakura was to busy thinking to watch were she was going. With a thud Sakura ran into somebody.

"Sorry!" Sakura gasped as she stood up.

"Watch it!" The woman snapped. It was Ino's mom.

"Don't you street kids have any manners?" Sakura swallowed and nodded.

"I'll get on that miss." Sakura ran off quickly. She didn't stop running until a food stand came into view. It sold a lot of cheap breads, veggies, and dairy. Sakura stared wistfully at the food. The food stand manager was a large guy with a head full of thick, curly brown hair. He had a matching mustache.

"What is it, couldn't have another baby to sell for food money?" The manager asked. Sakura was getting annoyed.

'Why is it that everyone thinks I've had 20 kids or something? Am I fat?' Sakura took a deep breath and said,

"No sir, that's not it. I have no children, just a brother. We're trying to get some food, but we have no money…." Sakura ended sadly.

"What's your name anyway?" The manager questioned.

"Emiko Hana." Sakura answered. The manager thought for a minute.

"Call me Dave. And I think you're a decent young girl, so you're welcome around here anytime. Go ahead, take what you need." Dave smiled at Sakura's face.

"B-But Dave! I couldn't!" Sakura was starting to grin.

"Take it or I'll have your but thrown in jail for loitering." Dave joked. Sakura grabbed some bread, cheese, and apples.

"Thanks!" Sakura bowed and ran back to where Lee was.

"Kei, look!" Sakura briefly explained what happened and Lee let out a joyful whoop. Without thinking Lee pulled Sakura into a hug.

"Emiko, you are the greatest!" He exclaimed. Then, realizing what he was doing, Lee let go. They ate their breakfast in awkward silence.

"Kei, I have to ask you something that's been bothering me." Sakura was embarrassed to ask, but she had to.

"What?" Lee put down his half-eaten apple.

"A lot of people think I've had 20 kids…Do I look fat or something?" There, she asked it. Lee was stunned.

"No! You're beautiful Emiko! And don't let jerks like that tell you otherwise!" Lee answered. Sakura smiled. Then Street Dog and Daddy Gangsta stuck their heads in the alleyway.

"Hey, Emiko, come here! You wanna be making some money? Come join the Mafia with us!" They whispered. Lee and Sakura stared at each other.

'Could it really be that simple?' They both thought.

"I've wanted to my whole life! But I'll only do it if Kei can join to!" Sakura watched as Daddy Gangsta pondered it.

"Well, he does seem kinda tough. Ok. Follow us. And act natural." The four walked down the street with Daddy Gangsta in the lead. Sakura tried to sound casual when she asked,

"Who's the leader of the Mafia anyway?" Daddy Gangsta and Street Dog stopped walking.

"We don't speak of the Master like that!" They hissed at her.

"Oh, sorry. Well, what do we have to do?" Lee thought Sakura was being a bit too curious but the others didn't seem to mind.

"Ha, newbies." Street Dog laughed.

"You do what you're told to do, and don't ask questions. Being new and all, the worst you'll have to do is deliver." Street Dog answered.

"Like deliver a baby?" Lee cocked his head to the side.

"Do we have to steal the baby then or something?" Street Dog and Daddy Gangsta laughed so hard their ribs hurt.

"H-He thinks it's a baby!" Daddy Gangsta said between laughs.

"No. Like deliver the goods." He added seriously.

"Oh." Lee assumed that meant drugs. They walked to the other side of town and then kept walking.

"How far is it?" Lee looked around. The area was becoming more and more quiet and farm like. Quite different from what they were going to do.

"Not far Kei Man." Daddy Gangsta replied. "Kei Man?" Sakura giggled.

"Yeah, that's right Emiko-Kane." Street Dog raised an eye as Lee giggled this time.

"What, you don't dig your names?" Lee and Sakura put on straight faces.

"No, they're great." They said in unison. The group walked for at least another hour. Soon they stopped in front of an abnormally large rock. Daddy Gangsta walked up to it and tapped the rock right in the middle. A door appeared and they walked inside. They traveled down a long and narrow staircase. When that came to an end there was a large wooden door with a lock. Street Dog pulled out a blood red key and opened the door. Nothing could have prepared Sakura and Lee for what they saw.

A/N: I bet you're curious as to what's behind that door, huh? I'll update soon, don't worry! Wow, Sakura and Lee have a lot of names now….but I really don't know much about the Mafia, so I'm making a lot of this up as I go. But then again, isn't that the best kind?