Warning:Slight spoilers…. All up to the point where the Sasuke retrieval arc takes place.
Note: Every bolded letter is the start of a new day. Just food for thought.
Author's note: I know it's no where near Valentines. But Halloween just ended, and Christmas music is on the radio oo so, I guess holidays don't need an order anymore. heh. enjoy!
Masquerade
Sakura x Lee-(centric)
Lee's favorite holiday had always been Valentine's Day. St. Valentines Day was the day of love, beauty, and everything so splendid and youthful. Even though Lee had no official girlfriend, and was unsure if anyone could ever love him enough to be in a relationship with a loser. Lee tried to be positive—making bets with himself on how many roses or boxes of dark chocolate it would take to get someone to glance his way.
Three days before an annual Konoha lover's dance, Lee bought a dozen red roses and set them on the porch of Sakura Haruno. He watched from across the road in a bush as she opened the door, glanced around, and wordlessly took the roses inside. Lee gave a youthful cry, wiping away tears of hopeful joy.
Two days before an annual Konoha lover's dance, Lee purchased one big heart shaped box of dark chocolate candy. Red cellophane on the outside, and twenty four little pieces of inky brown sweetness on the inside. He set it on the porch of Sakura Haruno, and leapt behind a tree in front of her yard this time.
He watched nervously as she opened the door, glanced around confused, and spotted the shiny red package on the doorstep. She gave a small wave to seemingly no one, before picking up the present and stepping back inside. Lee shook with radiant happiness – suppressing the urge to shout joy to the world.
One day before the annual Konoha lover's dance, Lee picked up a shining black box, with a diamond necklace inside and walked up to the porch of Sakura Haruno. He put it on the porch wordlessly and rang the bell before dashing down the steps and around the corner, confining himself in the side of her home.
When Sakura opened the door, he peeked around the corner, and watched her glance around in wonder, before taking the suspicious box to her chest and peering inside. Now her eyes widened and she searched the empty streets in front of her once more, before taking the precious jewels and stepping back inside. Lee smiled gently and his heart fluttered like butterflies.
His eyes lingered back on her home as he made his way back to his house.
On the day of Konoha's annual lover's dance, Lee climbed the tree in front of Sakura's home, and left nothing on the porch, and when she opened the door to walk outside, dressed in a pearly pink gown and hair made fancy. Lee's eyes sparkled.
He watched as she greeted the couples that were coming to stop in front of her home.
Ino, bathed in silk white and Shikamaru being drug along by their connected elbows. Tenten, and her gorgeous smile, dressed in all red with a pleased looking Neji Huuga by her side. Lee smiled a sad, gentle smile at his rival. Hinata—Neji's cousin, came to stand beside him for only a moment before Kiba raced up next to her, wrapping his arms playfully around her lavender coated hips. Kiba eyes her like candy and Hinata blushed like a cherry.
Lee's eyes were back on Sakura in an instant, standing completely alone—looking more beautiful than candy, cake, or any precious metal. Who was her date? Lee's hopes sky-rocketed, only to plummet in the next instant when golden spikes and a crème suit stood in front of Lee's open view of an angel.
…Naruto…
Sakura smiled gently at the blonde in front of her, and Lee could only guess that a bright grin was being presented for her as well.
He watched, eyes trained on the group, and saw Sakura's eyes soften sadly, along with her smile as she reached up, brushing tender strokes at Naruto's cheeks for some reason.
Lee's breath hitched as she leaned forward—so close to Naruto's… ear. He relaxed on the branch. Then with a voice covered in sugar sweet sin, she whispered, "I think he may have left me some things…" to her teammate, and Lee couldn't breathe.
Did Sakura know who left her all that?? Tears of mirth streamed down his cheeks, and he got ready to bounce out of hiding, until…
"No, Sasuke's gone Sakura… he couldn't have."
Lee's hope vanished, and he sat back again, smiling softly as Naruto hesitantly took Sakura's hand—both expressions pained slightly.
"You must be right…so I wonder…" Ssakura's eyes glanced up at the cherry tree in front of her house for only a moment, Lee practically melted, and then she turned away.
Lee blew a gentle two-fingered kiss at the retreating group, paired up by twos. And from his place in the tree, hidden by leaves, he smiled because he loved Valentine's Day.
ox.ox.ox
Kawaii. Valentine's Day Blues!
Meh, it sort of strayed from my "addictive" drabble-line.
This was written in sort of a poetic stance. See, I wanted to say without saying how much Lee actually cared for Sakura, in giving her hope that Sasuke was still around… and also letting her know that someone other than Sasuke could actually care for her. So he was sort of testing her acceptance, in not so many ways. I'm not sure if the message is lost in here or not.
Also, Sakura's living establishment is constantly referred to by Lee as a "Home" while his is only a "House."… and later Sakura's is a house, almost from her own perspective. What does this have to do with anything? I have no clue! Thanks for reading my rant! x)