Title: Lee's Hurt Sakura!
Author: AnimeGirl144
Chapter 5: Crying
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Sunlight shone into the hospital room. A light breeze blew in as well. Sakura was sleeping in the hospital bed. She slowly opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling. What happened last night? Was it real? Was it a dream? Last night, as she was knocked out, she swore she felt someone kiss her on her head and whisper something to her. Was it Lee? He was the last person she saw, and she was picked up into two strong arms. She felt her cheek and could feel a streak. It had been made when she was crying so much.
"Lee," Sakura said, her eyes widening.
She jumped out of bed, even though her legs hurt. She ran out of the hospital, again, and ran to the Hokage's Tower. She had to warn Tsunade that Lee left the village.
"Ok, so no one as a clue why he left?" Tsunade asked the four boys in the room.
Neji, Naruto, Kiba, and Shikamaru nodded their heads. She sighed. Was he too running away to train with Orochimaru?
"Alright, I will send out a small team to find him. That team will consist of-" she was interrupted by her door being slammed open.
Everyone in the room looked at Sakura. She was breathing hard and looked as though she was going to pass out.
"Sakura," Naruto whispered.
"Lady Tsunade, please, let me go and find Lee," Sakura said, "on my own."
Naruto's and Kiba's eyes widened. Tsunade looked unfazed.
"And why should I allow you to do that?" Tsunade asked.
"Because," she began, taking a gulp. "Because I'm the reason he left."
Everyone's eyes widened.
"So, that's why he left," Tsunade said.
'Better than going to train with Orochimaru,' she thought.
"Explain why he left," Tsunade said, "and then I might let you go on this mission alone."
Sakura took in a breath.
"Ok. On our last mission, he sort of hurt me and put me into the hospital. He felt so bad, and thought that he killed me, so he stayed away from me, not wanting to hurt me again. But, he left, because he felt that if he stayed, he would hurt me again. I tried to stop him last night, but," she explained, looking down at her legs, "but my leg gave out before I could stop him. I guess he brought me to the hospital then left."
Tsunade sighed.
'That boy is going to get himself killed by his feelings,' Tsunade thought.
"Well, since you explained everything, I believe you'll be the perfect one to bring him back. So, this is your mission Sakura," Tsunade said to her student.
Sakura smiled and bowed.
"Thank you Lady Tsunade," she said.
Naruto wanted to say something, but knew it would be pointless.
"You will leave early in the morning," Tsunade said. "Neji, Naruto, Shikamaru, Kiba, you four will be her escorts until you reach about 5 miles from the village. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes ma'am," all five in the room said.
They bowed and left. Sakura walked down the streets alone. Her thoughts were all on Lee. She almost cried when she heard her name being called out. She turned.
"Lee?" she whispered.
Tenten, Ino, and Hinata ran up to her.
"Sakura, you shouldn't be out of bed," Ino said.
"Or out of the hospital for that matter," Hinata said.
"Did you hear, Lee left," Tenten said.
"Tenten," Ino said, signalling for her to stop.
But she didn't.
"I can't believe it, why would he leave. Don't we matter to him. What about you, he said he would never leave you, yet he left!" Tenten continued.
Tears started to fall. Sakura fell to her knees and began to cry her eyes and heart out. Ino sent Tenten a glare. Tenten freaked out.
"Oh my gosh Sakura! I didn't mean to make you cry! Please stop crying! I didn't mean to make you cry!" Tenten said.
"Tenten! Quit freaking out, that's not helping," Ino said.
Hinata bent down and tried to stop Sakura from crying. It didn't work.
'I wish Lee was here, he always knew how to make her smile,' Tenten thought, remembering all the times Sakura would cry and Lee could make her smile.
"I know, I'll get Neji, he might be able to help," Tenten said.
She ran off before the others could stop her.
"I don't think that's a good idea," Ino said.
Hinata nodded.
'Naruto, please come and help,' Hinata thought.
Neji was lazily sitting in a tree. He heard his name being called out and turned to his female teammate.
"Neji, please help us," Tenten said.
"Why? What's the matter?" he asked.
"It's Sakura," Tenten said.
Neji jumped off the tree and followed Tenten. It's not that he cared for the girl, it's just that if anythign happened, Lee would have his head. Normally, he wouldn't be so scared. But once, when he made fun of Sakura, Lee punched him through a tree. Yeah, when it came to Sakura, Lee was stronger than the angry fifth hokage. They came back to Sakura and Neji's left eyebrow twitched. Sakura was still crying.
"This is why you brought me here?" Neji asked.
The other girls nodded.
"This is pathetic," he said, hovering over Sakura, his shadow casting over her. "You want to bring Lee back, yet you can't keep your emotions in check?"
"Neji," Tenten said through clenched teeth.
"I'm going to talk with Lady Tsunade and talk her out of letting Sakura go on this mission alone," he said, about to leave.
Sakura stopped crying and stood up.
"No, please, don't," she said.
Neji gave a triumpet smile. His plan worked. He turned back to Sakura, not smiling at all.
"Are you sure you can do this mission and keep your emotions in check?" Neji asked.
"Yes," Sakura said.
"Fine," Neji said, still walking away.
"Neji, where ya going?" Tenten asked.
"Home, I'm going to bed," Neji repled.
Ino sweatdropped.
"Him and Shikamaru must hang out, they act the same," Ino said.
Everyone nodded and laughed. Sakura looked at the ground.
"You should be heading back to the hospital, you look very tired," Tenten said.
"Yeah, you have a big mission tomorrow," Ino agreed.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Good bye," Sakura said, leaving for the hospital.
When she returned to the hospital, she went into her bed and fell asleep. Her dreams were all about Lee.
'Lee, I'll come and help you,' she thought in her dream. 'Please, be safe.'
To be continued .
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Me: Ok, done with this chapter. So, what will happen now? Will Sakura find Lee? And if any of you know me, then you already know the answer. Anyway, read my next chapter, and please review.