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Wrong Shade of Green	By : VantheKeyofLain Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female Views: 962 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-Opening
- 2-Rest
- 3-Life
- 4-Pain
- 1
- 2
Disclaimer: I do
not own Naruto, and this is making me no profit.

NOTE: What can I say that won�t give
this away? Well, nothing really, so enjoy this shocker! ;p

Warning:
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The Wrong Shade of
Green

�Help me��

She felt
weightless and heavy all at the same time. She felt as if she was floating, and
sinking all at once.

�Someone��

The world
around her was quiet, muffled and almost eerily soothing.

�Anyone��

She was in pain, but at the same
time relaxed. She could not speak, but had so many thoughts running through her
mind.

�Naru��

What light
she could see above her was blurring, dancing across the wavering surface and
growing dimmer, and further away.

�Sen�sei��

She could
feel the tears she shed mingle with the fluid of her surroundings. She also
felt the contraction of her chest. Her body was fighting to release the breath
she held, so it could replenish with much needed oxygen.

��Sorry�I��

The world
grew even dimmer, the light blues becoming black, the black swirling around and
blending everything into one solid void of darkness. She lost the battle of her
body and her mouth snapped open. She watched as the bubbles rose quickly,
racing, almost mocking her. On instinct, she inhaled, but the only thing her
body took in was the water in which she currently drifted in. Thrashing, she
began to chock and cough; her body rejecting the water, only to suck more back
in. Soon she lost her movement. Soon she lost her hearing. Sinking even faster
now, her mind briefly flashed over the faces and names of people she wanted to
see again so badly. Forget everything else she just wanted to see them one last
time. Why? Why when just yesterday she celebrated the beginning of her
twenty-first year, did it register to her this was now her last moment.

��live�please��

Just as she closed her eyes, resigning her
fate to the deeps of the deep blue and to the heavens, the last thing she could
recall seeing was a color other than black. It was a color that, for the
briefest of seconds, made her body quiver with the slightest of hopes. It faded
as her eyes closed, and she felt herself become light, and uplifted.

��ee��

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Noise, at first soft, and gentle,
slowly grew loud. A force of pain ran threw her body and her eyes snapped open
as she lent up and lurched. Water was excreted from her lungs and stomach as
she gagged, and air rushed in to her much needed organs. Dizzy was her state as
well as ill and great pains ran up and down her body. Light, overwhelming
light, made her even dizzier and the sounds�

And slowly,
she fell back into a lopsided embrace. Eyes once again closing from over
stimuli, over worked use and overall trauma. Yet once again, as the shouts and
noises began to dim, and she felt a wave of tiredness sweep over her, once
again that same color was the last glimpse her consciousness allowed her to see
before falling into the void of dreamless sleep.

��Lee��

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

She was
aware, but not entirely. She could feel she
was somewhere safe. She knew by
instinct someone was in the room with her, but she couldn�t explain where she
was or who was here, where ever here was. Not that she minded, for at the
moment she was at ease. She was slowly beginning to feel a growing numbness of
pain, but it was slow to come.

�You gave
everyone a real scare, Sakura-san.�

She heard
the words, and heard them clearly. Yet the voice was just a voice. She couldn�t
identify it, nor could she even distinguish if it was male or female. She just
couldn�t place it, but she knew whomever the voice belonged to was someone she
should know. She trusted it, and knew she was safe.
It was at
this point Sakura began to become aware of feeling not just that numbing pain
from before, but her surroundings. The surface she lay upon was hard, yet firm,
almost soft. It was certainly warmer than the ground would be. A bed, perhaps? She could also tell something was draped
over her. Thin, soft, and light, like a thing blanket most likely. Smell was
now coming slowly back to her senses. The room smelt of sterilization�and a
slight scent of something the pink haired one couldn�t place, not just yet.
Perhaps she was at the hospital? That would indeed mean she was safe.

The there
was another feeling. It was warm, gentle and slightly tickled her cheek. This
was a nice feeling. It felt like�a touch, a caress. Yet she didn�t mind. In
fact, Sakura enjoyed it. At least the contact proved the voice had a body and
was in fact real.

�Just try
to be more careful.�

What was
that? These words�This person was� well, they were meant as words of concern
and endearment. She knew they weren�t meant to belittle her or push her down,
but she couldn�t help feel as if this person was calling her less of a ninja
then themselves. A low short laugh emanated next to her. Perhaps her thoughts
had somehow consciously fabricated to an expression? It was possible.

�Rest for
now, Little Flower.�

Yes�rest is
nice. She should rest as she felt really tired. If she could have, she would
have chuckled. Little Flower�how many little names would people come up with
for her? It was such a play on words, but it was cute, if not teasing.
Then the
warmth left, and the voice was quiet. She was sure the person was gone now and
she was alone once again in the quiet sterile room upon which the light faint
scent was now dying away. She sounds from outside where also growing dim as she
felt sleep wanting to claim her. So she decided to abide. The more rest she
got, the sooner she could wake, and hopefully see everyone again.

And it was
then Sakura met the world of dreams instead of the world of void; though her
dream began with her standing in a vibrant field of�

�..Grass��
There. She found it. She was briefly surprised at how one could overlook such a
simple scent of something as everyday as that as grass; but then again,
anything so simple against the mix of a sterilized room smelt like the richest
of perfumes.

Thus,
Sakura, in her dreams, smiled lightly as she walked the field of grass, every
now and then seeing the faces of her friends and comrades. These were peaceful,
untroubled times.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

��and you
should have seen Hinata. She looked so cute all red
faced like that! Oh, but then she passed out and I ate her ramen. I mean, I
didn�t want it to go to waste and it would get cold. I told her I�d take her
out to make up for it-�

�Naruto�.do you ever breathe?�

�Sakura-Chan! You�re awake!�

Naruto, the hyperactive blonde youth of the former Team Kakashi, flung his arms around the now awaking pink haired kunoichi. He was careful not to squeeze her too tight.

�Yeah. The nap helped. I do feel a lot better. How long have
you been here?�

�Oh, I�ve
been here for an hour, or a little more. I thought telling you my day�s events would
help your mind wake up, and it worked I see!�

�Well, just
do me a favor and keep your promise to Hinata, or
I�ll jump out of this bed and kick your ass to Tea Country and back.� Sakura
answered slightly groggily, but there was a warm smile on her face.

�You know
me Sakura.� Naruto gave his signature goofy grin, but
then out of sheer Naruto-ness, gave a thumbs up.

�It�s a
promise.�

Sakura for
a moment, just stared, then slowly began to lightly laugh, to the point tears
began to escape out of her eyes. Naruto confused,
dropped the pose and looked curious.

�Sakura-Chan? Ne, Ne? What? Sakura-Chan?�

This went
on for a couple of minutes until a new occupant walked in, and over to the bed
ridden one.

�I see
you�ve gained back your awareness and spirit, Sakura.�

�Kakashi-San, yes, I have. I feel�good.�

The Jounin moved up to the young woman and rested a hand on top
her head. Even with just one single eye showing, Sakura could read the varying
emotions flickering through the deep slate blue of her former teacher. She gave
him a warm, endearing smile and looked into his eye.

�I�m fine. Really. I was very lucky. I�ll- �
Sakura paused, the words she had heard spoken to her came back, and she
smirked.

�I�ll try
to be more careful.�

�And I promise
to be a better teammate- and not let something like that happen again.�

It would be
useless to argue with the man, so Sakura nodded and spoke softly.

�I know.�

�I too, Sakura-Chan.�

Sakura
turned to the blond boy, who�s carefree face was now
serious.

�I know. I
believe you. Now, please, let us enjoy the fact I�m awake now, and not dwell on
the �what-could-have-been?��

Naruto slowly smirked and gave a shout; Kakashi
just smiled lightly under his mask. In all the years he�d watched the two grow,
he was still amazed at how mature Sakura had become. Gone were the days of her
infatuation of Sasuke, at least outwardly. Kakashi believed she still, deep down and perhaps
unconsciously, held some tiny burning match for him; though nothing compared to
the torch she use to hold. Sakura had become a very strong and uprising Kunoichi amongst her fellow peers, and seemed to only be
going forward.
For a
moment, Kakashi dropped back to the unoccupied bed,
sitting down and giving himself a moment to just be free. Sakura was alright;
she was doing well now. This information did nothing to ease the incredible
guilt he felt in not seeing the danger Sakura had been in. He was her former
teacher, teammate and her comrade; and even then he�d missed an event that had almost
lead to her demise.

�Kaka-Sensei?� Naruto questioned.
Though the man was no longer really his teacher, the name would forever stick
to the copy nin.

�Maa�nothing, just thinking.�

Naruto and Sakura both shared a glance that clearly read �he�s
lying again.�

�Sakura, I
would like to do something�special for you.�

�You don�t
have to, Kakashi-S-�

�I know I
don�t have to. I want to. It�s not much, but it�s a start.�

Sakura
blinked. A start to what? Pushing the thought aside,
she smiled and nodded her head.

�Alright,
what do you have in mind?�

�How about,
tonight after you�re released, I�ll spring for a celebration to your
twenty-first.�

Sakura and Naruto looked at one another, smiled growing and eyes
dancing. As they both agreed the idea was great, all three sat together and
thought up where to go, who to invite and what sake to drink.

~ ~ ~ ~

�Man,
you�re lucky, Sakura. Kurenai-Sensei never did
anything like this for me.� Kiba spoke just loud
enough that his former teacher heard him. Sakura just laughed as the older
woman promptly gave him a well deserved headlock.

The party
was indeed a great idea. Sakura had invited the whole group, as well as their
former teachers. Hell, even Tsunade-sama had joined
in the festivities. It wasn�t exactly a grand party, but the spirits where as
high as the sake, and the overall mood was swinging. Sakura smiled to herself
and observed the room quietly, fleetingly listening to one conversation to the
next.

�Ne, Ne, Iruka-Sensei,
did I tell you about when me and Hinata got stuck in
the library two weeks ago?�

�Yes, Naruto, and you told me every little detail of it.�

�Oh and
then she turned around and was all like �But that�s too troublesome.� Two
seconds later we were both laughing so hard we cried. I told her she�s been
hanging around Shika too long.�

�Well, I
plan to write a full letter of complaint when I get time. Cantonese Crunch was
my favor flavor.�

�He�s in
the lead now, but somehow I bet by the end of the week, I�ll be up by two.�

�You�re on!
I�ll bet 5000 that you�ll get your ass handed to you, and be down by two
instead.�

Though most
of the occupants knew Sakura had been in an accident of sorts on the last
mission, only a select few knew the exact extent to her incident. Sakura felt
it was for the best that those who didn�t know the details carry on without
them. The last thing she wanted was to have her friends and comrades overly
worried about her.
Getting up,
Sakura excused herself from the table she resided at and walked outside into
the crisp cool evening. She needed a moment to take in the fresh air, and a
moment away from the buzzing world inside.

Bright
emerald eyes studied the stars above her for a moment, taking in their sight
and ethereal beauty. Before, she�d always looked at them and smiled; seeing
something nice. Tonight, she saw them in a�what you could say, a new light. In
fact, all day she�d been taking notice of things she�d previously never stop
and take more notice of. In a way, it made her feel that she didn�t stop to
appreciate what she had around her when she was younger. However, it also made
her feel good to know that she was now taking more steps to do such things.
Perhaps this was one of those occurrences that went with a near death experience;
she didn�t know. All she could do now was to go on, and this time, take that
extra moment of time to just�

Sakura�s
train of thought was halted as she heard the enthusiastic cries of a rather
unique man and friend. Turning her head to the source, she could see in the
distance a group of four walking down the way. Sakura�s expression broke into a
smile. She was worried the four would not have made it back in time from their
latest mission, but it seemed luck was on her side.

Without
thinking, Sakura�s feet began to pick up and walk towards the approaching
group. The source of the voice was walking in front of the other three, though
backwards and was animatedly waving his arms around; no doubt going on into
some wild tangent about something amazing or uplifting, or whatever it was.
Sakura�s smile grew even more, as well as her pace. Soon, without realizing,
she was actually spiriting towards them. With a quick shout, she broke the
man�s banter.

�Lee-Kun!�

Swinging
around, Rock Lee only had enough time to brace himself before a rush of pink
and the feeling of a tight embrace hit him. Instantly, his arms wrapped around
the smaller figure and he felt his face flush lightly.

�Sakura-San!� Lee was for good reason surprised, but mostly
at the suddenness of the tackling hug, rather than the hug itself.

The rest of
the group members stopped. TenTen looked up at Neji and gave a small chuckle, while Neji
only gave a slight grin. Gai just looked upon the
embracing pair, smiling warmly.

Sakura�s
grip on Lee tightened lightly, as a few tears sprang to her eyes. For a moment,
all she wanted to do was just hold him. It was all she could do at the moment,
as her voice failed her; no matter how many time she wanted to tell him �Thank
you.� Lee just held her, and gently rubber her back. Sometimes Sakura would
come to him and confide to him when she was dealing with immensely pressures. He
knew to wait for her to calm down; so he would just hold her, and rub her back.
Sometimes he�d whisper things to her, and sometimes he�d stroke her hair.

Sakura
herself was already calming down, as her grip was loosing and her tears had
stopped. She pulled away, almost in a shy manner. Her face was slightly
flushed, and her eyes a little red, but she quickly wipes away the tears and
gave a small sniffle.

�Oh,
Sorry�Just, you know�happy.�

�Are you
feeling better, Sakura-San?�

�Yes. I
am.� She gave a bright smile, and pulled back, almost in a skipping manner, and
turned to the quartet.

�In fact, I
think I�m really feeling for the
first time, in a long time.�

She laughed
at the puzzled look on the boy�s face, and then spoke up again.

�I�m glad
you all made it back in time. Kakashi-San threw me a
party, and said I could have anyone I wanted to come. Most everyone is there
right now, already, and I really would love it if you join in the fun.�

Lee beamed
at such the opportunity bestowed upon him. TenTen
smiled and nodded, looking excited. Neji seemed his
usual stoic self, but there did seem to be a tiny form of a relax grin and soft
gaze in his iridescent eyes.

�Oh, please
let us go, Gai-Senei! Normally I would not wish to
deviate from our evening training sessions, but-� Lee
began, but was cut off by TenTen.

�I agree, we should go! We can train together tomorrow, I�m
sure!�

Neji just smirked and kept quiet. Gai
also smirked, bringing a hand up to his chin.

�Well, I
don�t know�� He began.

Sakura,
feeling that she would need to sway the older Jounin,
retaliated by using an all purpose retaliation tactic; or as Naruto had dubbed it, the �puppy pout.�

Clasping
her hands together just below her chin, eyes full, wet and wide- and angled
just enough to catch the sparkle of the stars, and the pursed, lightly
trembling bottom lip; all aimed at the Sensei. The last touch�

�Please�.Gai-San?� The tiny cute voice.

Gai didn�t stand a chance.

�Go, Go,
have Youthful fun! Tonight is a night of celebration, is it not?� A smiling grin.

�Yay! Now the parties complete!�
Sakura jumped a little in place.

For the
moment, Sakura didn�t really care if she felt like a little girl again, giddy
about silly little things. These little things were no longer so little to her
anymore nor where they all that silly. It was these very little things she
would now hold close and dear and not ever take for granite again.
TenTen cheered with her and the two girls ushered together
a moment like two high school girls who had a mysterious secret. Then TenTen broke away and grasped up Neji�s
hand; not that the Hyuuga really minded, but he had
preferred to have leisurely walked to the party than be dragged by the Weapons
Mistress. Ah well, so be it.
As Sakura
walked up to Lee, Gai stopped and shifted his
direction.

�Have fun
at the party, and enjoy yourselves.�

�Hai, Gai-Sensei.�
Lee still called him that, even now.

�Where are
you going?� Sakura walked up to them both.

�I was
thinking I�d head home. It is a bit late and I could use the extra sleep.�

�Oh��
Sakura seemed a little dis-hearted at this.

If Gai noticed or not, he made no
mention. He began to walk off, bidding them good night.

Sakura
turned back to Lee, gazing at the ground, slowly gazing back up to the boy
before her. A sneaky grin was forming on her face, and Lee just began to smile
at the cuteness of it. He was wondering what she was planning.

�And to
think I heard Kakashi-San saying he wanted to
challenge you tonight. Oh well, I guess he�ll just have to be disappointed.�

Sakura took
one step forward, before the feeling of weightlessness took her; as if she was floating
on air. The crisp air of the night was rushing against her skin and before she
knew it, she was on the ground again, in front of the establishment of the
party joint. Blinking rapidly, she turned to see Lee trot up next to her,
almost laughing. It didn�t take her long to realize what happen upon hearing
the next words filter through the air.

�KAKASHI! I accept your challenge!�

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Pleasant
was the mood of the hour, and it was a rather late hour at that. However, most
everyone was still enjoying the leisure time of the party. A few had left due
to next day missions, or other personal matters, but most all the people Sakura
felt was her extended family were still living it up and felt touched.

So many
people cared about her. It was one of those things you don�t realize until,
well�until moments like these. Grabbing up her remaining glass of sake, Sakura
excused herself quietly from her seat and wound her way outside � this time to
the buildings opposite exit, which lead to a balcony which held a rather nice,
but not too marvelous view of half of Konoha. It
wasn�t all that much to look at, but it did have some pleasantness to it.

She leaned
on the railing, downing what little drink she had left. Sakura had gone through
quite a few drinks, and was feeling a nice tranquil calmness. She knew she was
tipsy, but she didn�t really care. She could still think accurately enough. Her
senses were still somewhat sharp; for she could feel someone coming outside,
but their footfalls stopped behind her a little ways.

�Sakura-San,
are you alright?�

�I�m fine
Lee-kun. I just wanted to get some air.�

�Ah.�

There was a
pause, but it wasn�t uncomfortable. Sakura smiled, and folded her arms. Resting
her head down, she began again.

�Everyday
we face life or death situations knowingly. Every minute we spend on a mission
could be fatal. So how is it, that even in knowing this�we never stop to
just�appreciate life?�

Sakura
smiled and closed her eyes.

�I�ve
wasted so much time�on such stupid things.�

�That time
was never stupid to you.�

Sakura
hummed and smiled a little.

Light
footfalls again, and Sakura figured Lee had walked a little closer, but still
remained behind. Even now, she mused, at twenty two he was ever still the
gentle non-pushing and patience man.

�You�re
right. Back then it wasn�t wasted; and from now on it�ll continue to be not
wasted.�

Sakura
straighten herself, though still kept her hands on the railing.

�I�ll be
back inside in a minute. I just want a moment.�

�Sakura-San...�

As Sakura
gazed out across what she could see of the town, she felt herself feeling even
more relax and languid. Perhaps she should call it a night soon? She was
feeling tired already. Then again, perhaps she�d had too much sake; had she not
heard Lee�s departing steps? But she still felt a presence. Lee could be
stubborn at times, and could sometimes in a blue moon jump to conclusions.
Oh�balcony�jump�Sakura chuckled lightly.

�I�m not
going to jump.�

The
presence stiffened, and she knew she�d hit the nail on the head. Sometimes Lee
could worry way too much. Was he not seeing the whole point that she wanted to
live life to its fullest? Then again, even she herself had to admit that did
sound kind of�well, she began to see how he could take it the wrong way.

�I need to
get stronger; perhaps even faster. I�m more than I ever have been, but I know I
can reach just a bit more�with effort. I want to move like the wind and hit
like the earth. I want to be as deadly and precise as lighting. All these
things I want to be, so I can start living again.�

During her
words, the feelings she�d imaged began to flow through her, warming, tingling
and tantalizing her. Somewhere in the back of what logical part of her mind was
slowly shutting down, she had felt more than heard him come up behind her. Her
mind was high in its own euphoria and the world was beginning to blur and dim,
but she had never felt so�felt so�
Lifting her
arms above her, as a gust of warm winds sailed over her and tossed at her
shoulder-length locks of pink, she smiled and closed her eyes.

�I want to
feel free again.�

And she let
herself fall backward.

And she let
herself be caught in a warm and strong embrace.

Slowly,
ever slowly, she reached up a hand to the now unfocused and blurry figure; a
ghost caress to the cheek, before falling to his chest and remaining. A smile
played across her lips. How many more times would she lastly see the color
green, lastly smell the faint scent of grass and lastly hear the voice full of
concern but with tones no longer recognizable? Sakura suspected many more
times.

So it was
that she snuggled deeper into the embrace, gripping a comfortable tightness to
the suit, and murmuring inconsistent words of chivalry and large eyebrows. Thus
upon her words finally ceasing, and her mind seeking rest, did a few final
words penetrate the cozy haze of her mind.

�You will always
be free. You just have to learn that, Little Flower.�

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