Alternate Ending 1
Disclaimer: Same as the first, same as the next. Do I really need to say it again?
"Sakura," The guy Lee yelled out again, throwing his arms around Sakura in a hug so tight, she felt as if she couldn't breathe. "I am so glad you have picked me! I swear to you, you will not regret it! Whoo hoo! Yes! Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy..."
"Awww, young love," Gai sighed, wiping a tear from his eye. "Well, that's our show folks. If--"
"NO! No, it is not over!" Sakura yelled suddenly, breaking from Lee and storming over to Gai. "How can you go from this--" Sakura asked waving her arms in reference to the other contestants; putting much emphasis on Neji, Kakashi, and Sasuke. "To this!!" Sakura shrieked pointing to Lee."
"What's that supposed to mean? That's a dapper looking young man." Gai smiled at Lee and gave him a thumbs up and a wink. Lee smiled back and returned them.
"Dapper my ass!" Sakura growled back. "I demand a re-pick!"
"Awwww, I'm sorry Miss," Gai told her in his host voice. "There are no 're-picks' on The Konoha Dating Game." Once again, the audience took it upon themselves to shout out the title with him.
"No re-picks? You've got to be kidding me!"
"I'm sorry Sakura, but you've made your decision. And a marvelous one at that! I mean really, how lucky can you get!" he flashed a smile at Lee again.
"This was not a marvelous decision! This was-this was...this was a rip-off!"
"No way, there are no rip-offs on the…"
"Ko--"
"The Konoha Dating Game! I know, I know!" Sakura yelled to the audience at the top of her lungs. "Well, if you won't let me chose again then I'm not going out with him damn it!" Sakura stalked over to the couch and plopped down, crossing her arms across her chest like a spoiled brat.
The entire studio fell silent for about five seconds.
"Hey, I'll go out with him," a female voice yelled out from somewhere within the 'Sasuke Fan Club' section.
"Me too. He doesn't look that bad," another voice rang out from over on the 'United Lovers of Neji' half.
"Kakashi's gonna be busy for awhile." A lady next to the woman in the pink shirt called out. "I'd go out with him too. But only once." She added quickly.
"Ummmm," Gai looked at the producer. "Well, come on down, all three of you!" Gai invited. The audience cheered as the three girls came onto the stage. They crowded around Lee and Sakura sat on the couch and watched; her mouth wide open.
"We-hell," Gai chuckled. "I guess this concludes a very…interesting episode. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves-except for Sakura, who we know didn't and now because of her fastidiousness she's going to grow old and alone and bitter and the only company she'll have will be her twenty cats who she'll gripe to in her senile age about what could've been. Well, anyway, that's all for now, join us next week for a fabulous new episode of…"
"The Konoha Dating Game!" the audience yelled out.
"Have a good time, Lee! Gai out!"
That whole cat thing is an inside joke between me and a coupla my friends; it fit perfectly for Sakura just then.