Nothing Special

Chapter 27

That night Aceso was folding clothes on the roof, she was embracing the almost full moon, in tears. How could she be stupid? How could she be naive? She actually believed Gaara wanted to be her friend, did something bad happen to Grain?" She began to put up the wet fabric. A slow breeze came through, and through the flap, in the distance, she could see a silhouette sitting on a roof. She looked away, she could not bear to look.

After she was finished doing the laundry, she went down to her room. When she opened the door she saw Lee passed out on her bed, sitting up and a flower sitting on her desk.

"Lee?" Aceso asked, his eyes opened and he looked over at her.

" What took you so long?" Lee asked.

" What are you doing here?" Aceso asked as she closed the door.

" I was feeling lonely," Lee answered. " What do you think of the moon?"

" It's pretty," Aceso answered as she walked over to the flower, it was a red rose, and it was in the same vase as a decayed flower.

" Gai-sensei got that for me," Lee said.

" He did?" Aceso asked as she picked out the dead one.

" Gai-sensei told me what happened earlier, I thought it would cheer you up," Lee said as he stretched his one arm.

" Thanks," Aceso breathed softly as she walked over to the window with the old one. She got on the bed, knee walked over to the window, she then opened it. Picked all the petals off the stem, and threw the stem out the window.

" What are doing?" Lee asked as he tried to get a look. With great struggle, he scooted over to the window.

" It's windy tonight," Aceso answered as she looked at him.

" Huh?" Lee asked.

" Hold out your hand," Aceso suggested. He put his good hand out as he leaned against the window with his shoulder. She put some of the petals in his hand. " Hold it out the window." He put it out the window, and seconds later a breeze swept by, picking up the flower petals and transporting them to a mysterious destination. Aceso glanced at him, his eyes were staring at the flying petals. " Want to do it again?"

" Yes," Lee answered. " But what about you?"

" We can do it together," Aceso said. She cupped her hand against his, till the point they both had petals, they held it out the window, and seconds later the breeze came by and swept those up as well. " I like watching them fly away."

" It looks like they are doing the Leaf Hurricane," Lee said.

" Are they fighting the wind?" Aceso asked as she turned around.

" Yes," Lee confirmed as she picked a folder and book off the end of her bed. " Don't you think it's a bit late?" She opened and continued her notes on everyone in the competition.

" It's for tomorrow," Aceso answered. " I have all the ointments, that will be best to be treated on them." Lee adjusted so he could look down at it. " You should get some rest, Lee."

" As soon as you do," Lee argued.

" The competition is tomorrow," Aceso reminded him.

" You need sleep if you wanna be wide awake while you're working it," Lee advised. " The youthful patient will give the youthful doctor advice this time. I will stay here until you finish."

Now the petals all flew in different directions, one of them landed on Gaara. He peeled it off and stared at it, a purple petal.

Friendship, to actually think he would be friends with anyone, he heard a meow, he looked over to see Grain walking over to him. He sat down and swatted at the petal. Gaara reached out a hand, he went to go strangle the kitty, but then he stopped. He grabbed his head and groaned, Aceso popped into his head, from when she was holding the cat, and Gai popped into his head, with some others.