A/N: Another note! you know the cover!? KakaIru made it for this story! I squealed so hard when I saw it! She is one of the most AWESOMELY WONDERFUL people I know!

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

Lee's head snapped to the side before he even knew what happened. Then he felt it, a slow throbbing in his cheek. Sasuke had hit him.

"You fucking bitch!" Sasuke growled then grabbed Lee's neck tightly, "Shut the fuck up, no one is coming for you." He suddenly grinned, "I already took care of your team after all."

Lee choked on a sob even as he was trying to breathe. The tears fell even faster from his eyes as he was slowly losing hope.

'I...I really am..going to get raped...?' Lee almost wanted to laugh but sobbed again instead.

"Get your hands off him." A demonic voice sounded through the clearing.

Sasuke turned around quickly, taking out another kunai to protect himself. His eyes widened slightly at who he saw.

It was Gaara.

"What the hell are you doing here." Sasuke said, he didn't know about Gaara and Lee's relationship.

"G-Gaara-koi." Lee hiccuped, trying to stop crying but just couldn't.

Gaara's eyes, which were already the color of gold coins, turned to Lee then snapped back towards Sasuke. He growled lowly, anger and malicious intent clear in the sound.

"You're going to die." was Gaara's only warning before sand shot towards Sasuke at lightning speed, to the point that Sasuke almost didn't dodge it.

Sasuke growled to himself and quickly bit his finger and did a hand sign, disappearing from the clearing. He had teleported away.

Gaara's almost roared in frustration and anger but Lee's little cries broke him out of it. He turned his still coin colored eyes to Lee, who was now sitting on the ground, holding himself.

"Lee..." Gaara whispered, his eyes finally fading back to his normal color. He walked over and knelt down, next to Lee.

Gaara made no sound as Lee suddenly flung himself into Gaara's arms, sobbing hard into Gaara's shirt.

"Gaara-koi! Gaara-koi!" Lee chanted in such an agonized voice, "I could not- I could not, s-stop him!" his breath hitched, his voice cracked, and he buried his face harder into Gaara's shirt.

Gaara slowly took off his maroon coat, letting Lee cry into his mesh shirt instead. He covered Lee's vulnerable body with his coat then picked his fiance up. Gaara cradled Lee close to his chest, covering Lee's mouth with his coat, and slowly covered them in sand. He used his sand jutsu to make them appear in Konoha, in Lee's bedroom.

Gaara uncovered Lee's face and said, in a little lost tone, "What can I do...?"

He didn't know how to make Lee stop hurting, how to make Lee forget and just smile again.

Lee sniffled and hiccuped again as he opened his eyes. He held onto Gaara harder as he saw his bedroom and said, "Bath...w-will you take a bath with m-me? I..I w-want to be c-clean."

Gaara nodded and quickly made his way into the bathroom. He didn't even set Lee down as he turned the water on and finished stripping Lee and himself. He commanded his sand to leave him, his gourd dissolved into sand and gathered in the corner of Lee's bedroom, forming a gourd again.

Gaara stepped into the warm/hot water and sank down until both Lee and him were covered up to the chest. He put Lee between his legs then began to slowly clean him thoroughly.

"He will never touch you again." Gaara promised, as he ran the rag over Lee's neck.

Lee stayed quiet for just a moment before opening his mouth.

"H-How...how did you know?" Lee asked, not saying anything about the promise, just hoping that Gaara could keep it. Even though he was supposed to protect himself, he should have been able to protect himself! But...Lee would not deny, Gaara's promise brought him happiness, made him feel safe.

Gaara moved his hand, touching the small gourd figure on the necklace that he had given Lee for his birthday.

"It has my sand inside it. I felt your distress but..." Gaara said then frowned, angry with himself, he hadn't been strong enough to get to Lee in one teleport, he had to do five, each time having to waste time to find Lee again, "I will train harder so I can get to you faster."

Lee smiled shakily, leaning back into Gaara's chest. He took Gaara's arms and wrapped them around him, just needing the feeling of being held by someone who truely loved him.

Gaara got the hint and held Lee tightly against him. He buried his face into Lee's hair, inhaling his scent, and said, "Are you going to tell your Hokage about this?"

Lee shook his head quickly, "I do not want anyone to know that that had happened. What if word got out! and if it reached Naruto-kun's and Sakura-chan's ears...they would be heartbroken."

Gaara held Lee tighter to him, almost to tightly. "They don't matter. If you do not tell, I will."

"B-but, Gaara-koi!" Lee tried to turn to face the red head but he found that he couldn't. Gaara's grip was to tight for him to turn unless he actually used his strength. He didn't really want to though, he loved how tightly Gaara held him.

"No, if you keep this a secret, it might happen again. I won't allow that." Gaara's voice was low, like a growl.

Lee trembled lightly, he did not want any one else to know of his failure. He shook his head, pulling Gaara's arms tighter around him. He forced himself not to jump as he suddenly felt Gaara nuzzle the back of his neck then kiss the bare skin there.

"It is no failure." Gaara said, as if reading Lee's mind, "No ninja goes out, thinking that would happen to them. It just doesn't happen. The only fault in you is that you are to desirable. Which is why you need me to watch over you."

Lee felt himself blush at Gaara's words, his heart skipping a beat. No one had ever said that before, that he was desirable. He was tempted to say that Gaara was lying, but Gaara never lied, he never found the need to.

"...You distract me..." Lee whispered

"Good..." Gaara said before pressing a hard kiss to Lee's spine, making the black haired boy shiver.

Lee stifled a little gasp as he felt teeth nip his skin. He tried to turn to look at Gaara again, and this time he was allowed. He felt Gaara's hands grip his hips and lift him. Gaara turned him so Lee was now sitting on his lap, facing him, then leaned down to continue what he was doing.

"G-Gaara-koi, why a-are you biting me?" Lee asked, the little sparks of pleasure making him stutter.

"Marking you." Gaara stated, nibbling higher on Lee's neck. He was going to make his marks visible, so others would know that Lee was claimed. Then, for purely selfish reasons, Gaara slowly moved his head down to Lee's chest. He licked the wet skin all the way to Lee's jawline then bit right under it.

Lee whimpered softly and wrapped his arms around Gaara's shoulders tightly. He gasped as he felt Gaara's teeth sink into his neck and squirmed at the feeling. He held Gaara's head tighter against his skin, feeling strangely loved by Gaara's actions.

"G-Gaara-koi..." Lee whispered, shivering.

Gaara grunted slightly, gripping Lee tighter as well. He bit the skin against his lips till it bled then licked the blood from Lee's neck, groaning softly.

Lee flinched slightly at the very brief pain, then whimpered softly. He enjoyed what Gaara was doing though. All Lee could think about was Gaara. It felt like Gaara was washing away everything else. His loving touch made him feel clean and like he belonged. Lee pressed closer to his soon-to-be husband and nuzzled his cheek

"Gaara-koi...I love you.." Lee whispered with a smile.

Gaara pulled his head from Lee's neck and captured his lips instead. He held the kiss for a long time, sucking and biting on Lee's full lips. When he finally pulled away from Lee's lips, he just let his lips travel down Lee's neck then to his chest where the kanji for love resided. He licked the ridges of the old scar and said against it,

"..Love...is such an inadequate word, for what I feel towards you."

Lee blushed brightly, shivering at Gaara's touch. He hugged Gaara's head to his chest then nuzzled the blood red hair.

"Gaara-koi...?" Lee whispered after a few minutes of silence.

"Hm?" Gaara mad a noise against the mark on Lee's chest.

"I am sleepy..." Lee yawned into Gaara's hair then nuzzled it.

"Alright." Gaara said. He pulled his lips away from the mark he gave Lee and washed the soap off Lee's body. Afterwards, he stood, picking Lee up at the same time. He stepped out of the water then grabbed a big fluffy towel and wrapped it around his lover.

Gaara walked to Lee's bed and gently set him on it, then pulled the covers over him. He stared at Lee's face then cupped Lee's cheek and kissed him deeply. He played with Lee's lips then slipped his tongue into Lee's mouth, tasting him at a leisurely pace. He pulled away after a few minutes and stared at Lee's now flushed face. He looked down at his hand when he felt a squeeze to realize that Lee was holding his hand.

"I love you...so much, Gaara-koi." Lee whispered with a loving smile. In response, Gaara kissed him again.

"I will leave sand in the corner of your room, I will use that to come back in the morning." Gaara whispered as he pulled away, watching Lee almost dozing off despite the kissing.

"Okay Gaara-koi...Be..." Lee yawned, his eyes closing "Be safe..."

He fell asleep, finally letting go of Gaara's hand.

Gaara walked to the bathroom and redressed. he then walked to an out of the way corner of the room and closed his eyes. He disappeared in a quiet whirl of sand, a pile of sand being the only thing that said Gaara had even been there.

In the morning, Lee woke up slowly. He yawned and stretched like a cat then looked around, wondering how he got to his room. All of a sudden, yesterdays events filled his mind and his eyes widened. Lee pulled the blanket around him quickly, suddenly feeling to vulnerable in the nude.

He wished Gaara were with him.

Lee knew that it was...weak, to need someone beside him when feeling like this. It was weak to feel like this in the first place! Nut he could not help himself. Gaara and his presence had been so comforting and helpful, he wanted Gaara to be with him again.

Lee whimpered as the panicked feeling grew inside him. He curled into a ball, trying to keep his breathing even, and pulled his covers tighter around his body.

"G-Gaara-koi..." He whispered shakily, the fear growing inside.

Suddenly there was a hand on his back.

Lee gasped and shrinked away immediately. He yanked the covers off his head to see his intruder and almost sobbed with relief when he saw that it was his fiance.

"Gaara-koi!" Lee said, hugging the man immediately.

Gaara wrapped his arms around Lee as well, picking him up completely. He sat down on Lee's bed, secretly loving that he was able to hold Lee this way, but hated how it came about.

"Lee...don't cry.." Gaara said as he felt Lee shake.

"I-I am sorry. I do not know why I am reacting this way..." Lee sniffled, determinedly holding back his tears, "I should be okay, nothing truly happened...he did not get to far...but..I...I feel so scared when I am alone..."

"Then you will not be alone." Gaara said, looking at Lee intently, "We will go speak with your Hokage today." He would not let Lee shy away from going, not when it made him feel like this.

Lee opened his mouth to protest but saw the hidden concern in Gaara's eyes. He swallowed back his nervousness and nodded slowly.

"Alright Gaara-koi. I...I will." Lee said, taking a deep breath.

Lee slowly removed himself from Gaara's arms and walked to his closet. He felt a little shy, being nude in front of Gaara though his lover had already seen all of him. Lee grabbed his normal clothes and snuck a look back at Gaara. His cheeks burnt red at the hungry look Gaara had, just staring at his body. Lee felt his heart race and a rush of happiness fill him. Gaara still found him appealing! Lee smiled and dressed quickly.

He returned to Gaara's side and kissed him softly on the lips then moaned as Gaara turned it into a deeper one. He panted when he pulled away and smiled.

"Let us go, Gaara-koi." He whispered.

Gaara nodded and stood. He pulled Lee to him and let sand engulf them both. They reappeared next to the Hokage tower, in the alley next to it.

Lee took Gaara's hand and walked with him to the front desk, saying that he was to report an error in his mission. Lee was told that it was alright to go to the Hokage's office right now. With a nod, Lee walked up the stairs, holding Gaara's hand tightly.

When they were in front of the double doors, Lee let go of Gaara's had and raised his hand to knock. His hand shook slightly and he let out a shaky breath. He let his hand fall back to his side without knocking.

"I...I do not think I will be able to say it Gaara-koi...I do not know how to tell Hokage-sama." Lee bit his lip, looking down, ashamed.

"Then I will." Gaara said as if it were obvious.

"No! I cannot make you do that! It...It is my burden to bare." Lee said quickly, looking at the red head with furrowed brows.

"Am I not going to be your husband?" Gaara said in his normal rasp, only slightly turning his head to Lee, though his eyes were locked on the other boy.

"Wh-What? O-Of course Gaara-koi!"

"And husbands share their wives burdens and vice virsa?"

Lee slowly began to smile, "Yes Gaara-koi." He whispered.

"Then it is settled. I will do it." Gaara looked back to the Hokage door.

Lee giggled softly, feeling his heart fill with warmth. He nodded, saying, "Okay..."

Lee walked to the door and knocked briefly. After an appropriate moment, he pushed the door open. Lee walked into the middle of the room and said

"Rock Lee, reporting."

Tsunade looked up from her paperwork then leaned back. She raised an eyebrow at seeing Gaara standing near Lee but chose to say nothing for now. She twined her fingers together and said, "Continue."

"The mission was a success until half way home. At that time the mission was interrupted by-" Lee almost choked but continued on, "the missing nin, Uchiha Sasuke."

"What?!" Tsunade sat straight and stared at Lee intently, "Why would he-. How did he interrupt this mission."

"He-...I mean-" Lee was suddenly stumbling over his words and his cheeks flamed in humiliation. He could not look Tsunade in the eye anymore. That was when Gaara stepped forward.

"Lee was almost raped by the missing Uchiha" Gaara said bluntly and Lee grimaced, wishing that there was a better way to phrase his humiliation.

No he couldn't think that way!

"What!?" Tsunade choked on her spit, coughing hard "C-Care to repeat that?!"

"I said, my fiance was almost taken by the missing nin Uchiha Sasuke." Gaara repeated, using what he thought were easier words to understand.

Tsunade almost choked again at the new information, 'Fiance?!' she mentally shook her head then looked at Lee then Gaara then back again. She stared at Lee, silently asking for confirmation on what Gaara was saying. When Lee paled yet blushed and nodded she took a breath and nodded. She steeled herself for this conversation, not liking that this happened to a ninja of hers.

"Rock Lee." She said, hiding a fond smile when he quickly snapped to attention, it was good to see the boy so energetic after what happened. Oh, she regretted asking her next question already.

"I need to know what happened. You are allowed to skim but honesty is needed."

Lee paled and swallowed back his sudden nausea. He nodded, saying, "O-Of course, Hokage-sama!" then took a deep breath to try to calm himself. He clenched his fists nervously and almost flinched when he felt something touch his hand. He looked down and saw Gaara offering his hand to hold. A soft smile lit his features and Lee grabbed Gaara's hand thankfully, he knew that Gaara only did this because he knew Lee would want it.

Lee turned his gaze back to Tsunade's and felt his smile drop. He gripped Gaara's hand tightly and spoke, "The retrieval mission had been completed, my team members and I had a scroll, though I do not know what had become of them. Sas-...Uchiha said that he 'took care' of them."

"I transported them to the hospital here after I left Lee's home last night. They were severly injured but alive and still had the scroll with them." Gaara informed, making Lee release a relieved breath.

Even though they were injured, at least they were alive. With a slight smile, Lee took another breath.

"I was placed on food retrieval so I went out and got rabbits for everyone. While coming back I...I felt a pressure upon my body..." Lee suddenly grimaced, looking down, "it was...dark, malicious, unyielding pressure then I saw that purple fire again." Lee gulped then continued, "We spoke and he talked about me forgetting him...it was sarcastic."

Lee knew why too, but he couldn't talk of that night. The night before Uchiha Sasuke left.

"I tried to tell him, order him to come back to Konoha, but the purple fire. He could use it as chakra binds, and I couldn't get away." Lee shook his head harshly, barely realizing the Gaara was now squeezing his own hand in anger.

"He spoke of power, needing power, needing more...I told him to stop but he told me to...'shut up'." He didn't let it known how terrified he began to feel at that moment and how it just grew.

"I...I..." He couldn't do it, he couldn't act like it didn't happen to him, "He bound me to a tree, tore my clothes with a kunai, but didn't get far." Lee skimmed over it all, his heart racing. He felt the beginnings of a panic attack and tried to fight for air. A hand touched his shoulder and he felt soothing chakra enter his system. Lee looked up to see Tsunade standing in front of him, her hand glowing green. He gave a thankful smile and just said,

"Then Gaara-koi rescued me."

Tsunade nodded, "That's great." She said, speaking of Gaara's rescue. Her eyes couldn't hide the sadness she felt, yet she said, "I need to check you over, alright? Just to make sure there is no damage. It's just to be on the safe side."

Lee nodded his consent and sighed softly as he felt the familiar chakra rush through his body. After a few minutes, the chakra stopped and Tsunade stepped back.

"Okay, clean bill of health." She gave a small smile then went back to her 'Hokage mode', "Of course, everything you said here will stay in this room. I am removing you from the roster on missions going outside the village unless it is an emergency."

"Understood." Lee held in a little sigh, feeling sad and relieved at the same time. Sad because the lack of missions outside he would now have yet relieved for the same reason.

"Do you have anyone to stay with you?"

Lee shook his head, knowing that Gaara couldn't. He thought absently of Tenten and Neji but doubted either could stay with him.

"How about to check on you?"

"My team mates-" Lee began

"I will." Gaara cut in, causing both to look at him.

"Gaara-koi, that is not a good idea! I do not want to be taking you from your home so often!"

"I will look after you." Gaara said to Lee, looking him straight in the eyes.

Lee bit his lips then finally nodded after a minute. He couldn't stop a little smile though, and truthfully, he felt special. The fact that Gaara would be willing, that Gaara wanted to visit him every day if need be, just to make sure that he was okay. It made his heart beat fast.

"I've been wanting to ask, Sabaku-san." Tsunade said, "How did you get to Lee so fast, when it takes three days to travel between our two villages. Not that I'm unappreciative, I'm very glad that you are so fast."

"Sand." Gaara said, "I can do anything with sand."

Tsunade nodded though she felt half way still curious. Finally, she walked back to her desk and sat, then said, "Sabaku-san, please take Lee back to his home, or around the village. I don't care, I have a few things to take care of." She looked down to her paperwork then quickly back to Lee.

"Lee, I will do everything I can to make sure this doesn't happen again." She promised.

Lee smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Hokage-sama." Then he left with Gaara.

As Lee didn't want to go home just yet, Lee took Gaara around the village for a few hours.

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