A/N: I'm sorry that everything is confusing right now, but I promise that everything will be okay. This story is designed to slowly give you the answers as it goes on. I hope that everyone still loves this story!..or at least still likes it!

Disclaimer: Is Lee getting chased by Seme's that want him as their Uke? No? Then I don't own Naruto.

Title: Save your Sorrow

Chapter 1: The Exam

The next day, Lee found himself waiting at the false door to the inside of the Exam building. His team and him had agreed on playing dumb, as if they didn't know that it was a fake.

He held back a sigh and watched everyone, bored. Lee noticed that someone was talking to the guards. He blinked, recognizing the boy from yesterday

'Uchiha Sasuke' he thought to himself then saw a fight was about to start.

Lee ran between the guard and Sasuke, catching a hand and a foot. He hadn't been able to help it.

Gaara stared at Lee's unaware form 'He's here...' he thought distantly. He looked at Lee's body, from his feet to his head, remembering what he saw yesterday. Yes, he had made his sand trace Lee's body, but it was worth it as he had seen what Lee grew up to be, thanks to a sand model of him.

'Why don't we take our lotus?' said a growling voice inside Gaara's head 'We have waited to long.'

As much as that thought was appealing, Gaara answered back 'No, not yet Shukaku...'

'Why not?' the demon growled louder inside Gaara's head

'The mission...we need to finish the mission...' Gaara frowned, hating that fact.

'But we can still play while we're here...'Shukaku said with an amused tone.

Gaara's lips twitched and he almost smirked 'Yes' he thought. His eyes never leaving Lee.

Lee shivered as he felt eyes on him, those possessive eyes that he knew all to well. He didn't show any discomfort or embarrassment on his face as he turned to the boy, Sasuke. He thought for a moment, about challenging the man and decided not to. It was not a wise choice and he would rather hurry to the real exam room.

Unknowingly to Lee, Sasuke was staring at the taijutsu fighter intensely. Sasuke grit his teeth 'He stopped my kick...that must be some impressive chakra in his arm.'

Lee suddenly turned away, walking back to his team

"Wait!" Sasuke said, causing Lee to stop and turn back out of politeness "Fight me." he continued

Lee replied with no hesitation "No thank you."

Sasuke smirked, shoving his hands into his pockets "Tch, too scared?"

"No, I am sorry, but you are not worth my time right now." Lee said with blunt honesty.

Sakura stared at Lee with wide eyes then they narrowed in anger 'How dare that freak say that! He's not worth Sasuke's time!' fire burned within her.

Naruto laughed "Take that Sasuke-teme!" he just loved the fact that someone acted like Sasuke wasn't worth it. He moved towards Lee and stuck out his hand

"Hey fuzzy-brows! I'm Uzumaki Naruto, remember it! I'm going to be Hokage!" Naruto gave a fox-like grin.

Lee looked surprised for a moment then laughed happily. He took Naruto's hand "I'm Rock Lee. I hope you never give up on your dream." he smiled widely, his eyes closing for just a moment.

Sasuke twitched at how easily he was ignored and tossed to the side. He glared at Lee, swearing that Lee would regret doing such a thing.

Lee suddenly felt a cold chill shoot up his spine. He could hear a slither a sand, so quiet that no one else heard but him. Having grown around that sound, he would be able to hear it from a mile away.

"Well I must be going, Naruto-san. Take care." he nodded to the blond boy and turned once more, leaving with his team mates.

As Lee walked into the main waiting room with his team mates. He looked at all the people and felt an excitement fill him. He couldn't wait to fight!

The green clad boy leaned against the wall with Neji and Tenten. The three talked together silently, Neji leaning close to Lee as he spoke. Then Lee saw a painted face in the corner of his eye. He looked and saw two of his favorite people. He smiled as he saw that a certain red head wasn't near. He almost ran to them leaving Tenten confused and Neji slightly angered

"Temari, Kankuro!" he said in childish happiness.

The two turned quickly and looked at Lee in surprise. Kankuro grinned and brought the shorter boy into a strong hug

"Lee, damn you haven't changed at all" the puppet user laughed and pulled away.

Lee pouted "I have too! I have gotten taller, and I have the fire of youth in me!" he grinned cutely.

Temari laughed "Fire of youth? Are you sure you're not just crazy?" she pulled Lee into a hug as well "You're still as thin as ever, you need to eat more!" she said acting slightly motherly.

Lee felt a warmth inside his heart, even with the teasing words. He suddenly hugged them both "I have missed you two so much." he said in a very fond tone.

Temari smiled, only showing her kind side to Lee "We missed you too"

Kankuro nodded, patting Lee's head "Yea squirt, but we're glad to see you're ok...You are okay, right?" he looked at Lee intently.

Lee's cheeks turned pink in happiness "Of course! I'm great, Konoha is a good village."

Kankuro nodded, satisfied for now.

Lee woke up in the middle of the night. The new bed and room was to strange for him. He hoped that he would be able to sleep easier tomorrow.

With a sigh, the young boy got out of bed and walked from the room.

He went down the stairs and to the kitchen. Sitting down on a chair, he crossed his arms and lay his head on them. He was tired, incredibly so, but just couldn't sleep.

Lee didn't know how long he stayed down in the kitchen but after a while, he heard footsteps. He looked up towards the door and saw the girl, Temari, look in.

"You're...Lee right?" She said, stepping closer.

Lee nodded, rubbing his tired eyes. He smiled at her "And you are Temari-san, yes?"

She nodded, her slightly long hair falling over her shoulder. She walked to the table and sat down, her arms crossed.
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"...Why are you wearing a dress?" Temari asked with a critical eye, truly wondering.

"A dress..?" he looked down and blushed as he saw that he was wearing the silk nightgown that Gaara had given him the night before "O-oh! W-well, Gaara-kun gave it to me and well it's really comfy to sleep in, I kinda forgot a was wearing it since it was so soft and I guess I-"

"Stop!" Temari began laughing as Lee's blush grew "Sheesh! Stop being so nervous!" she grinned boyishly "I get it, you like wearing girl clothes!"

Lee looked mortified "N-no!" he said quickly "T-this is the only thing I own suitable for night time!" He then looked down blushing "I mean, I don't mind girl clothes but I'm a boy so I shouldn't"

Temari grinned "Nah, you'll just be my new sister." she teased "You kinda look like one anyway, with your long hair and all."

"...Now I know you're teasing me Temari-san.." Lee pouted slightly though was secretly happy. He hoped that this meant that Temari liked him.

"Yep!...Though~ the thought is tempting." Temari grinned again "Anyway, just call me Temari. We are going to live together from now on."

Lee looked at Temari surprised then slowly gave a blinding smile "Yosh!" he nodded quickly.

They both didn't know about the angry eyes that watched them from the shadows.

Suddenly there was a blast of smoke and an intimidating man stood there when it cleared. He spoke of the written portion of the exams and directed us to another room.

Lee said a quiet goodbye to Temari and Kankuro before quickly heading to the room. He looked at the floor as he walked down the stairs, thinking about his exam

'I will not fail!' he mentally shouted in joy.

He suddenly felt pain on the back of his head and his balance failed him. Lee fell backwards and onto something hard, but strangely not the hardness of the floor. Arms encircled his waist and hot breath hit his ear

"Hello, Lee-chan..." the deep raspy voice said.

Lee shivered hard and his heartbeat went from calm to rabbit speed. He turned his head so slowly, to see if the voice truly belonged to him.

"G-gaara-kun?" Lee stuttered as he saw familiar blood red hair.

Hello everyone! I hope you all liked this new chapter! Yea I know I am really slow with the updates but to be fair I have a lot of stories that im doing.

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