The Match Maker

How it all Began

I didn't ask for this honest. I didn't ask for the line of people asking for my help, pulling me thousands of different direction at once. I don't need this stress, but it keeps coming back around and I'm just too nice to turn the poor souls away. Thus the reason I started this club in the first place. Here in an abandoned music room of Shinobi High I, Arisu Ryokuchi, am known as the match maker. I will do everything in my power to help the love confused students of Shinobi High and make your perfect match.

This whole idea came around a few months into the school year I first attended Shinobi High. I was consoling my friend Lee; for he was upset that he couldn't seem to do things right to get Sakura to like him.

~FB~

"its okay, Lee," I mused, rubbing his back lightly.

"No it's not, Sakura-Chan will never like me," he wailed.

"That's not true Lee," I tried to sound reassuring.

"Tell me Arisu, how do I get her to like me?" Lee asked desperately.

"Well you could always try…"

~TS~

Lee walked down by the football field hoping to catch Sakura before she went home after practice. He had a special hop in his step as he spotted her and her team. A huge grin pulled across his features, one would describe it as light beamed off of his white teeth as happiness consumed him. Lee loved watching Sakura cheer, she had a way of making every movement so precise and fluid; it was hypnotic. Lee was pulled from his thoughts when he noticed a punt coming right towards Sakura, whose back was turned from the field. Lee quickly vaulted over the three foot fence. He ran full speed towards the un-expecting girls.

"Sakura!" He yelled getting the attention of the squad.

Sakura noticed the stray football coming at her. Lee jumped, grabbing Sakura and twisting to land on his back, pushing the other girls out of the way in the process. The football boys rushed over to make sure everyone was alright. Sakura finally opened her eyes. Her breaths coming in rapidly, she turned to look at the situation she ended up in.

"Lee?" she queried.

"I saw the football coming towards you and the others. I acted on instinct to protect you so I jumped the fence and tried to get you attention, but you were frozen in place to I jumped and knocked you and them out of the way," Lee explained, cringing as he tried to sit up.

"Thank you Lee," Sakura said pulling Lee into a hug, "How can I make it up to you?"

"Go on a date with me?" Lee answered hopefully.

Sakura sighed. "It's the least I can do."

"Next Saturday ok with you?"

"Yes."

~TS~

Lee and I scampered around preparing everything. I was to play waitress this faithful night though I really didn't want, but I was the one who suggested this plan and I'd see it through till the end no matter how much my dignity protested. Lee had done a lovely job at making a meal, though if you ask me he had the home economics people help him.

"Question. Lee how exactly did you find out what to make for Sakura?" I inquired.

Lee gave me a goofy grin. "My little secret."

He had Naruto spy for him again.

"Hurry I have to pick up Sakura soon," Lee whined.

"I'm getting there, I'm getting there. Just hold your pretty little horses," I huffed, finishing arranging the roses in a vase.

"Go get her, I'll finish the last finishing touches here," I ordered.

He nodded before rushing off.

~TS~

Lee led Sakura through a beautiful garden arm in arm. They laughed and talked as they made their way to the center.

"Where are we going Lee?" Sakura questioned.

"You'll see. We're almost there," Lee answered with a smile.

Sakura felt her heart swell at the sight of his smile.

"Here we are," Lee stated as he pushed a branch out of the way.

There Sakura found a table set for two next to a small pound that reflected the full moon. A dozen of blood red roses sat in an ivory vase. The moon cast an ivory gleam on everything within the garden setting the mood nicely. Sakura's features broke out into a huge smile. Lee guided her over to her seat. Which Sakura gladly took and Lee pushed in her chair. He took his seat across from her.

I walked in holding a bottle of sparkling cider wrapped in a white towel as though it was wine. I quietly walked up to the two.

"Sparkling cider, Miss?" I asked Sakura.

She nodded and I filled her glass three quarters of the way before turning to Lee.

"And for you, Sir?"

He nodded too and I filled his glass the same.

"I'll be right back with your meal," I said with a bow before exiting to the right.

"Lee, why?" she questioned.

"Because I wanted to show you a place as beautiful as you, but now that you are here I can judge that you are more beautiful than this garden," Lee cornily responded.

Sakura flushed with color. "Thank you, Lee."

I rolled my eyes at him and his cliché way of doing things, but hey that's what makes Lee the way he is.

"You meal," I stated setting down the try stand and placing the tray down.

I placed the plates of Shiratama Anmitsu down in front of them.

"Do enjoy," I remarked before retreating back to my corner, or really bush.

"How did you know?" Sakura asked in shock.

Lee blushed slightly. "I asked Ino what your favorite food was."

Sakura laughed at his bashful response. I smiled at the scene before me. I could tell that they were really connecting. By the next week they were officially an item.

~EFB~

Yep that's how it all started. Sakura coined the title of me being a match maker and Lee bragged about how I helped him out and thus people started to come to me for help and I decided to make a club for it rather than being attacked walking down the hallway every day. So here I am. Remember if you ever need any love advice within the walls of Shinobi High come to me the match maker I'll make your perfect match guaranteed.