Yayness! Another story! My third Leexsaku one. My second with mucho plans for many chapters. It those plans become reality, I do not know. Since I obviously have no reviewers yet to answer, I can start with this story right now!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any character from the niame. But I do own the story I am writing. Yay me!!!

When I wake

"3586, 3587 , 3588, 358… OW!!!" Lee collapsed onto the hard ground again. He sighed. "Not you too!" he said glaring at his right leg. His right hand had given in, the bones in his fingers scattering while he was doing his 9578th punch. The same happened with his left hand, having been able to do only 5 punches more then the previous number. Lee had only growled angrily at his hands, blood dripping onto the ground. How could he ever woo his one true love, Haruno Sakura, when his body gave in so quickly. Thinking about her had made him shoot into action once more and he had started practicing his kicks on the log. It seemed, this time, his shinbone had scattered. The pain that had exploded was nothing compared to the knowledge that he was a failure, and that he would always be one.

Lee didn't want to give up though. He had tried to make his right leg carry his entire body weight while practicing his kicks with the left leg but this seemed to be impossible, as the leg simply refused to do so without sending extreme waves of pain trough Lee's body. If it had been Lee's choice, he would've continued nonetheless, but his body chose to collapse onto the damp, cold ground, the sand tickling his bare, blooded fingers, tears sparkling in the corners of his eyes. Why couldn't he do it? Why did his body betray him? The pain started to get a bit worse now. He hadn't overdone it, had he? "Lee!" the last thing he saw was his only female team-mate running up to him as fast as she could, his own youthful sensei quickly gaining in on her, a worried glance emanating from his eyes. That look didn't suit him at all. Lee closed his eyes right before they could reach him, welcoming the darkness that sent away his pain.

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"This is horrible!" a female voice said. Why was it so familiar? Lee wouldn't, or rather couldn't open his eyes yet though. His eyelids simply were too heavy right now. "What was he doing to have these kind of fractures?" the same sweet voice asked, somewhat horrified it seemed. "He was training." A voice growled. Ah, there was the familiar grumpy voice of Neji. He was there too? Lee envied Neji for knowing who that female presence was. Who was she? But his mind was simply too weary, his body too heavy, to recognize or respond to anything. He was wide awake though. How strange, that he wasn't even able to move his still loyal left leg. The turning of a few papers were heard, only tickling Lee's curiosity further.

Where was he, to have people this concerned, yet not even trying to wake him up, with Neji actually talking to a girl, and that girl not seeming to swoon for the Hyuuga, and a fair breeze suddenly swaying his hair. He shivered a bit, even though he liked it, but then he heard a thump and the wind stopped. "Oh, for goodness sake, he really should be tied to a bed for a few weeks." The female voice sighed. This sounded gruesome to Lee. Were they trying to torture him? He heard Neji chuckle slightly. "He'd probably think of that of torture." He told whoever else was there. Oh, how the Hyuuga knew him well.

"But still…" the other voice sighed. By now, Lee's mind had gained some consciousness and he was finally able to identify the owner of that angelic voice. "Sakura….chan." he managed to say. Wait, did he say that out loud? He groaned slightly as the pain returned to him. It was a bit too much to handle without uttering a sound. "What is it Lee-san?" Lee smiled, finally opening his eyes. Yes, there she was, his beautiful angel. Had she come to visit him? Lee was struck with disappointment when he saw Sakura was wearing her nurse outfit though. That meant he was in the hospital. He looked around to see nothing but white. The whiteness even beat Neji's furious, white eyes. Wait, furious?

"Must you always be so foolish?" Neji exclaimed. "N-Neji,… I d-do not…" why was talking so hard? The fact that Neji was interrupting him wasn't the only problem. "Do you have to train so damn hard?" Neji continued. Lee blinked. Was Neji actually concerned for him? "This won't make you stronger, you know?" Neji said, pointing to Lee's bandaged hands and leg. "N-Neji, w-why is i-it s-so h-hard to t-talk?" Lee managed to ask. Last time he checked, injuries to your legs and hands didn't cause a speech problem. Sakura's angelic voice cleared up the answer for him. "I gave you painkillers." She stated simply. "They tend to make you a bit drowsy, unfocused and yes, unable to speak properly."

Lee nodded, showing that he understood. Though he doubted the painkillers were helping much, seeing how that damn pain was still coursing freely throughout his body. But he wouldn't hurt his angel by telling her it didn't work. Why did she look so mad though? He hadn't accidentally said it without thinking, had he? How far out of it was he? "Why did you do it?" Sakura asked. See, he had said it out loud. He decided to play dumb though. "Do what, S-Sakura-c-chan?" Lee asked to his best effort. "Train so hard!" Sakura yelled furiously. Lee's eyes widened. She was mad about that? But that had not been what he was trying to do. He had to explain it to his blossom. "I-I w-was doing i-it f-for you." He responded. He damned his lazy tong though.

Sakura seemed shocked to say the least, and right when she opened her mouth to respond, Tsunade entered the room, seeming a bit angry. Well, let's say, very angry. "Sakura, why are you shouting to a patient?!" Tsunade yelled. "Lee needs his rest, and he won't get that with you yelling at the poor boy!" Sakura hung her head and nodded, following the finger that made her leave the room. "I'm sorry Lee-kun" Tsunade said sweetly. "I-It is n-no problem." Lee responded, inwardly cursing the hokage for having sent off his angel. Tsunade frowned slightly at Lee as he spoke, then walked over to a table next to his bed that he had failed to see. She took a bottle from it and looked at it, then sighed. "I'm sorry Lee-kun" Tsunade said once more. "It seems Sakura gave you the wrong kind of painkillers, these won't help you at all."

She smiled wearily at him. "She'll learn eventually though, please forgive her." Lee, not wanting to respond, nodded slightly. His poor flower seemed to have been mistaken, yet she had tried to help him nonetheless. Tsunade grabbed a bottle from her pocket and placed it on the table instead of the previous one. She poured out a glass of water and gave Lee one of the pills. "Open your mouth Lee-kun." Tsunade ordered friendly. Lee didn't think he should be treated by a baby, but seeing in what shape his hands were, he accepted the help. He opened his mouth and Tsunade put the pill casually on his tong. It tasted bitter. She then tilted Lee's head slightly and made him drink the water, swallowing the painkiller.

"Sakura will check up on you later." Tsunade reassured him after she was done. It was as if she was reading his mind. "After all, you don't want to be taken care of by a slightly older woman, do you?" she said winking, obviously referring to herself. Lee giggled slightly, and Neji seemed to want to comment nastily but shut his mouth before the fifth hokage could kill him. "Don't worry, the side effects will ware off eventually." Tsunade said, and left. Lee sighed. "It seems you'll be taken care off wonderfully here." Neji said in a slightly monotone voice. Lee knew Neji was referring to Sakura, and found this slightly inappropriate, but Neji stood up before Lee could try to say a thing about it.

"So, I'll be leaving you now." Lee could've sworn Neji's eyes had glistened playfully for a very slight moment, but decided not to dwell on it. "Get better soon, stupid." Neji sighed and left. Lee decided not to feel insulted by the 'stupid' comment and turned his head to scan the room. Strangely, by his window, a flower was placed in a small vase. As if it didn't belong there and was carelessly placed there for no good reason. But Lee knew it was for him, since it was a daffodil. He smiled to himself as he remembered how he had gotten quite a lot of them when he was in the hospital before. Perhaps now he'd find out the person who always put them there for him. His eyes didn't stay focused long on the flower before they slowly fell shut. Outside, the moon had been out already, darkness covering the night sky.

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Sakura slowly entered the room, careful not to wake the taijutsu master. She closed his drapes, and carefully fluffed the pillow his head had been supported by. She stroked his face gently a couple of times while doing this. She didn't admit to herself this had been on purpose though. She checked if the boy still had a fair water supply and found he did. She pulled up the covers up to Lee's chin, seeing how it had been tossed slightly. And then, she just stood there, as if not knowing where to go, or what to do, when suddenly she broke down into silent sobs, trying to be quiet, yet not able to contain her feelings.

Her legs couldn't support her anymore and she fell on her knees, putting her head on Lee's covers, crying her eyes out. Why did he have to be this way, and why for her? Why did he have to hurt himself, and why, why for her? Why did he have to be so sweet, just for her? She cried and cried, wanting to stop but not being able to. She managed to stay quiet though, and Lee did not wake up. He did not find her crying at his side, and thus did not comfort her.

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At dawn, the sun peeping trough the drapes that hadn't been shut too wonderfully, and shining into Lee's eyes, Lee opened his eyes. He had slept not very good. The entire night he had the feeling something was wrong, and it was his fault. It was strange. He shifted his arm a bit and blinked when he found his sheets to be wet, well, soaked to be honest. He frowned, not quite understanding where the scentless, wet substance had come from, and why on that spot. Oh well, perhaps there was a leak in the roof. Yes, that was probably it.

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"sigh" first chapter over and out. Why it got so long, I do not know. But I will update when I can. I won't promise I'll update tomorrow because I can't be sure of that, but I will update soon, don't worry. But either way, please do review and let me know what you think.

Bye!!!