Disclaimer: ….What is a disclaimer? Apparently it's a denial of knowledge. Meaning I'm in denial that Masashi Kishimoto created, owns, and profits from this, not me. La di-freaking-da!

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I Want It That Way by the Backstreet Boys -- LeeSaku

You are my fire

The one desire

Believe when I say

I want it that way

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Ahh. Sakura-san. How lovely. Sigh.

Sakura-san, my very youthful Sakura-san, just passed by, talking and laughing with her best friend, Ino-san. Oh look, she just noticed Gai-sensei and I, and she's waving at us.

…Oh, must remember to wave back, and smile. Okay, smile first, then wave. Rock Lee, you can do this! Unfreeze this moment and wave!

Alright. Right. Left. Right. Left. Right.

Okay. Now the smile. And the 'ping'. Don't forget the 'ping'. Girls love the beauty my wonderful eyes and perfect teeth - which I only brush every twenty minutes, contrary to popular belief - bring to the world, according to Gai-sensei.

Good. Now I must talk to her. What do I say? What do I say?!

"Hey, Lee!"

"Hi, Lee!"

Ah-ha! I know what to say! "Hello my youthful friends! How is your day going? Youthfully wonderful day, isn't it?"

There. It didn't sound so bad a greeting.

Sakura-san just giggled. Her giggles are like angels' hymns, sounding so youthful and… Angelic. She has this overwhelming aura about her, and she shines just like the sun. They tease her about her forehead constantly, but I think it is one of her finest points, and it makes her all the lovelier.

This is exactly why I'm greatly envious of Sasuke-san. Well maybe not the part where he went to Orochimaru, did horrible stuff, and then came back and was prosecuted, and was in jail with the people we arrested, and got sexual innuendos from them. Definitely not that part.

I meant the part where Sakura-san is still devoted to him. Well, not as much as before, oh no, just that she still loves him no matter what. Sasuke-san is very lucky. He has the youthful Sakura-san's heart, even if he doesn't want it.

"Yes, it is. Ino-pig here and I were just going to meet our teams at Ichiraku's. Wanna come with?"

"Yeah, Lee, why don't you come with us? By the way, where's Neji and Tenten?"

"My youthful teammates are out and about around the village, since Gai-sensei has given us the rest of the day off! Something about Kakashi-sensei and a competition and whatnot…"

"Out and about, huh?"

"You mean on a date, don't you?"

I couldn't help but chuckle. Neji and Tenten have been sneaking around for a few months already, and we all know what they're doing -- even the dense people know. Let us just not name their youthful names.

"Precisely."

"Well, I have a good feeling that we'll find them sooner or later, and that they'd realize we know what's going on . Let's go!"

"Very well, then. YOSH!"

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We arrived at Ichiraku's, and we found Hinata-san, Kiba-kun, Akamaru-kun, Shino-kun, Sai-san, Chouji-kun, Shikamaru-san, and Naruto-kun already in their seats, their bowls of steaming ramen right in front of them.

"Itadakimasu!"

"Wow, Naruto. How many ramen bowls with all the works are you going to finish this time? I'm not paying for all of them this time, mind you," Sakura-san greeted, putting a hand on Naruto-un; shoulder before he had the chance to eat his youthful meal. "Sai's paying half."

Sakura-san went then went over to sit beside Naruto-kun, and, as my very youthful sensei thought me, I pulled her chair out for her and pushed it forward as she was sitting. I saw her face flush bright pink. Huh.

As I was about to reach for Ino-san's chair, I saw that she was already seated, but not beside Sakura-san. There was an empty chair in between her and Sakura-san. As I looked to Ino-san to ask her why she wasn't sitting with Sakura-san, she pointed to the empty chair.

"You sit there, Lee. I'm good." I shrugged, ignoring the suspicious glint in her eyes.

As I sat down, I heard Naruto-kun laugh boisterously. I looked over, curious. Before I could ask him what was so funny, however, he promptly started choking. That's when I realized Sakura-san had thwacked Naruto-kun in the throat with her chopsticks.

After Kiba-kun laughed at Naruto-kun, Hinata-san panicked, and Naruto-kun drank water, Naruto-kun grinned like a madman at Sakura-san, prompting her to glare at him poisonously. "Ne, ne, Sakura-chan. Why all red after bushy brows sat beside you? I thought you didn't have a crush on him?" This earned him a hit upside the head. He however, just ignored the pain. "Ino, good job! I always thought you were awesome!"

"Worship me, peasant."

"Don't flatter yourself too much. It might be the cause of your future death."

During all this, I was looking back and forth between a grinning Naruto-kun, an elated Ino-san, and a blushing Sakura-san. As Kiba-kun said, "So, Sakura, does this mean I don't have a chance with you now at all? I mean, since you do have the hots for Lee over there," I finally got it.

Maybe I do have a chance.

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A/N: Well that was awfully crappy. I was gone for two months and this is what I give you. I an only ask for your forgiveness. Especially EXTRAORDINAIRE, since this is her request. In my defense…. Wait. I have none. I can only ask for you to review. Please?

P.S. I put other people's dialogue in italics, since this was written in Lee's PoV.