Continuing with training Lee mentally thanked whatever guardian was helping him. The next day Lee got up early for his routine training. A few minutes in he felt a presence watching him. Finishing the exercise he was doing at the time he looked around. Seeing no one he went back to training, still feeling the ever watching presence. After every exercise he would look around, still seeing no one.
That morning Gaara had been bored so hopping through the trees he made his way to his favorite tree. On the way he saw Lee heading out for his routine training. 'Hmph. He's dedicated.' Gaara continued on his way and was confused when he found himself at the training ground. Looking down at Lee he hid himself and settled in to watch. 'I've got nothing better to do.' He reasoned to himself. Watching Lee look around after his first exercise he knew that Lee knew someone was watching. 'Maybe I should go?' Gaara thought still sitting there. 'Nah. I'm just watching.'
Lee continued to train getting used to the presence, though still checking after every exercise. A few hours in Lee turned for about the fifteenth time. This time though he was surprised, and not delightfully, to see Neji. Slipping on a twig he fell backward.
Neji was on him, sitting on his chest he bent down to whisper in Lee's ear. "This time no one's going to save you." Neji pressed his lips against Lee's forcing his tongue in. Lee tried desperately to push him off. Neji just used pressure points to immobilize his arms. He lowered his hips over Lee's while slipping a hand under his shirt, playing with his nipple. Lee closed his eyes trying, but failing, not to cry.
Neji broke the kiss caressing Lee's cheek. Neji lifted Lee's shirt. He lowered his head planting kisses all over Lee's chest.
Lee tensed. "NO! Stop!" Lee cried. Sobs began to rack his body. "Stop!" He said desperate.
Gaara watched from the tree. Becoming enraged the more he saw until he snapped. 'How dare you make Lee cry!' Gaara's sand threw Neji against a tree yards away at such force it made the tree shake.
Lee felt the pressure of Neji's body gone and opened his eyes relieved to not see Neji standing anywhere near. Lowering his shirt he rolled into a ball and began to sob.
Just then Tenten came up for the team's morning training. Seeing Lee she immediately rushed over. 'Not again!' She wrapped her arms around Lee's shaking boy, Lee clutched at her for comfort.
Gaara was long gone having regained composure when Neji was knocked out. Though truthfully he wanted to kill him.
"Lee what happened?" Gai-Sensei came up.
Lee immediately stopped crying. 'I-I can't tell Sensei!' "I fell asleep and had a nightmare that you died." Lee lied, and it worked.
"Don't worry, Lee I won't die." Gai-Sensei looked around. "Why's Neji knocked out?"
"He must have tried to wake me up and I thought he was the killer." Lee improvised.
"Hmm. Must have surprised him." Gai-Sensei reasoned.
Meanwhile Gaara sat in his favorite tree thinking. 'That's the second time I've saved him.' Gaara looked at his hands. 'Why was I so angry? Why did I think that?' Gaara couldn't get over the fact he had wanted to kill Neji, not for the joy of killing but because he made Lee cry. 'Maybe Temari can help me figure this out.' With that thought he made his way home. "Temari?" Gaara walked into the house. 'How should I ask?'
"Huh, Gaara. Did you want something?" Temari came into the hall from the kitchen.
"Can I talk to you?" Gaara's low voice was softer than normal.
"Uh sure." Temari motioned toward the kitchen. Gaara followed her and they sat down at the table. "So what's up?"
"What does it mean when you get angry when you see someone cry?" 'I won't tell her what happened.'
"Well, it could mean a few things." Temari answered. 'What's up with Gaara? This is unusual. Could he maybe have a crush? What am I thinking! No way, Gaara could ever have a crush!'
"Like?"
"That you care about them, mostly. But there are different degrees."
"Like?"
"Well some people don't like to see others cry." Gaara crossed his arms as if to say 'and?'. "And people don't like to see friends or family cry. Other times it's because you like the person or even love them." Temari saw his enlightened look. "So why do you want to know?"
"That's none of your business." Gaara snapped.
"Hey, I just answered your question! You could return the favor." Temari snapped back.
Gaara sighed she was right. "I-I felt that way when I saw someone cry earlier." Gaara turned to leave.
"What? Who?" Temari was excited. 'Could it be he does have a crush?'
"..." Gaara left. "Lee." He whispered.
Temari barely heard him, but hear him she did. 'Fuzzy brows? Okay then I'm wrong.'