Unwanted?

Chapter Seven – Misunderstanding

Disclaimer: I'm still pretty sure Naruto doesn't belong to me.

Rated T for language and safety.

"You're youthful spirit is awake!" a boy's voice cried behind her.

Sakura looked around and was surprised at the boy's appearance.

He was tall, with black hair that was shaped like an upside-down bowl. He also had very fuzzy black eyebrows and round eyes. The man-boy was also wearing a green sweat suit and orange leg warmers.

"Who are you?" Sakura asked, looking at him up and down curiously.

"I am Rock Lee, and what is you name, Beautiful Blossom?" he asked, sitting on a chair.

"Sakura,"

"WHAT A BEAUTIFUL YOUTHFUL NAME!" Lee yelled, jumping to his feet, tears streaming from his eyes.

Sakura looked scared for her life, "Lee, please, calm down," she said, sweat-dropping, hands raised in front of her. That was when she noticed that he right arm was wrapped in a bandage.

Her face became dark and saddened when she saw this. She breathed in a shattering breath and looked at the 'tent' opening. She guessed it was a tent that they were in.

That had been the stupidest thing she had ever done. To run away from the others, her lower lip trembled as Lee rambled about stuff that she didn't really care about. Sakura buried her face in her elbow.

Maybe they were coming to find her. She shook her head mentally. They wouldn't do that. Of course, they weren't those kind of people that let other people suffer in any kind of pain.

But she didn't want to be found. She did, but she didn't. She couldn't decide what she wanted. While Lee was crying his eyes out, she stood up from where she had been and left the tent.

The tent had been placed in the middle of a large clearing. She could hear the trickling of a stream nearby. Wildflowers were scattered across the clearing and the storm from last night had littered everything with dew drops. And the sky was clear and blue. Not one cloud in sight. It was very relaxing.

Sakura looked up at the sun. It was high in the sky. Around noon, maybe.

She sighed, sitting down next to what looked like the remains of a camp fire. She couldn't help but have a look of loneliness on her face.

She heard the rustling in the leafs and bushes to her left. It was probably a friend of Lee's. She had slowly began to give up hope that it was her 'friends.'

That decaying hope had exploded into pure happiness when she saw Sasuke, Naruto, Neji, Shikamaru, and Kiba jump out of the undergrowth. She jumped to her feet and ran to them, throwing her arms around Sasuke's neck.

The Uchiha looked surprised, but he slowly hugged her back.

"That was the stupidest thing I've ever done," she murmured, loud enough for them all to hear. She withdrew from Sasuke and hugged Naruto. The blond gave her a quick squeeze after Sasuke gave him the DEATH glare.

Neji was the first to notice her arm, "What happened to your arm, Sakura?"

Sakura pulled away from Naruto and looked at her right arm. She quickly noticed that Sasuke looked alarmed.

"It got hit by a car when I crossed the road, it's not broken, but it was bleeding badly," Sakura explained.

"Who bandaged it, though?" Kiba questioned, staring at the tent curiously.

"Someone named Rock Lee, he's really weird,"

"He didn't hurt you though, right?" Sasuke asked, staring at the tent as if his eyes could set it afire.

"Lee? No. He's weird but I don't think he'd ever hurt anyone," Sakura told him, "he's kinda clueless too, he still hasn't realized I left the tent when he was rambling. Probably still is, too,"

Neji sighed and said, "C'mon, let's go home," he paused and eyed the girl, "when we get there you can explain why you wanted to run away," Sakura couldn't help but notice that Neji was slightly nervous after she said Lee's name.

Sakura, playing the hem of her shirt, looked down at her feet and nodded. Sasuke grabbed her wrist and they all ran back to the house-mansion.

Rock Lee had watched the whole conversation from holes in his tent, "So, Neji-kun," he whispered, "You have new friends? Ooooh, I shall follow you all like a gentle antelope and report everything to Gai-senpai, he will be pleased! And then I might have a shot and being Sakura's groom!"

Lee leaped out of the tent and followed the group quietly, a big smirk on his face.

"Sakura!" Ino cried, hugging her best friend as she came through the door after the boys.

"Ino, I think you're crushing her," Naruto said, wide-eyed.

Ino looked up at her friend and saw that her face had turned an unpleasant shade of purple. The blond girl quickly stepped back, "Sorry!"

Sakura coughed, holding up her hand, signaling that it would only take a moment to recover, "Ow," she croaked, rubbing her throat.

They entered the living room and all sat in their usual spots as Sasuke lit the fireplace. When he sat down, he closed his eyes and crossed his arms in front of his chest, unlike everyone else. Everyone, excluding Sasuke, were staring at her expectingly.

Sakura sighed and whispered, looking down at her hands in her lap, "I'm sorry, I just didn't want to cause you all trouble,"

Someone laughed quietly and another person sighed. She looked up to see Shikamaru lean back in the tattered sofa between Hinata and Kiba, Kiba had a smirk on his face, "It's doesn't really matter anymore, as long as you are safe and the police didn't see you,"

"What about that Rock Lee fellow you mentioned?" Naruto asked, leaning forward to look at her around Sasuke.

"He's harmless, I bet, I don't think he even lives in the city, or at least he hasn't been in the city since I ran away from the orphanage," Sakura looked around at Neji and Tenten, there was a great tension between them.

"And everyone made out of this experience unscathed," Sasuke said, still not opening his eyes.

"'Cept for you Sakura," Naruto chuckled, pointed at her arm.

Sakura growled at the blond man-boy.

Lee listened to the whole conversation outside an open window. Police? Orphanage? Runaway? Were all of them runaways? No one ever told him anything anymore.

"I must tell Gai-senpai!" he whispered and stalked away from the house-mansion as quietly as a snake.

Oh! It's actually somewhat longer than the last one! Amazing! Hahahaha. Anyway, thanks for reading! And sorry if you like Lee. I love him, but I knew I had to fit him into the story somehow and this is how it happened. Sowweh.