Title: Bushy Eyebrows and Giant Foreheads
Author: Insidiae
Pairing: Rock Lee / Haruno Sakura
Fandom: Naruto
Theme: Holly - Foresight, #25
Disclaimer: LAst time I checked, Masashi Kishimoto was a male.

This is how it begins.

"I am Rock Lee! The beautiful green beast of Konoha!"

Oh brother, who was this guy? This had to be some kind joke. Who in their right minds would recommend this guy for the chuunin exams?

Well, Gai-sensei of course, but Sakura hadn't known that at the time.

There were two things about Rock Lee that you just couldn't ignore. One was his questionable taste in clothing. Though really, the big issue there was his questionable taste in role models, since all he was doing was emulating his less-than-average teacher, but alas, I digress.

The other thing was the eyebrows. Oh gods, the eyebrows. Seriously, had this kid ever looked in a mirror?

Ack! He was blowing kisses at her. Sakura freaked and nimbly dodged each of the 'attacks' he sent her way. She couldn't believe her luck. Naruto and now this freak; why did she only attract weirdos?

Oh, Naruto challenged him to a fight. Figures. Sakura rolled her eyes at her impulsive teammate's actions. Whatever. Even Naruto should have been strong enough to beat this kid-

Or not. Sakura stared at the blond from the sidelines. That had been one quick fight. If she had blinked, she would've missed it. Huh. She must have over-estimated her teammate. Though, if he was doing so poorly with this freak before they had even registered, it didn't bode well for the remainder of the exams.

What was that now? He challenged Sasuke? Sakura snorted. Stupid kid. Nobody could defeat-

"Sasuke-kun!"

Christ, what was this kid?! He was whooping Sasuke's ass halfway to Sunday, and the Uchiha heir was even using his newly awakened Sharingan. And what's he doing with those bandages on his arm? Sa…. Sasuke-kun!

"Lee!"

A turtle…? Sure, why not. This was already weird enough, so why not just top things off with a talking reptile?

"Gai-sensei!"

"What?!"

Again, Sakura was forced to roll her eyes. Yes, Naruto, screaming will obvious fix everything (nevermind that Inner Sakura had been doing the exact same thing for the past few minutes). Honestly, he was a ninja. He wasn't supposed to be surprised at anything, and that included a bushy-eyebrowed ass-kicker and his apparently reptilian teacher.

Of course, if Sakura hadn't been in shock over Sasuke losing (the boy was currently crouching off to the side, catching his breath), she would've easily noticed the signs of a Henge no Jutsu. Sure enough, in a puff of smoke, the turtle transformed itself into a taller version of this boy, Rock Lee, with the same ghastly green jumpsuit and the same impossibly thick eyebrows.

…And these guys were supposed to be shinobi?

Green Thing (big) was lecturing Green Thing (small) about something. Forbidden techniques and whatnot. GTS (green thing small) nodded his head enthusiastically, apologies accenting each movement. With determination in his eyes, the younger turned back to the group of three, and spoke.

"I am afraid I must leave you now. Until next time, my dearest Sakura-san!"

He disappeared with his teacher in puff of smoke.

"Rock Lee, huh?" Sasuke shrugged his shoulders and turned away. He had a registry form to fill out. Naruto soon got up and followed suit.

Sakura remained where she was for a moment longer. Lee had the kind of personality that left little doubt in her mind that she would see him again. Though, what role he played in her future, she couldn't tell.

Hopefully not a big one. She scoffed. Freak.

"…"

Her eyes shifted from side to side. When she was sure nobody else was there, she smiled.

He was kind of cute, as freaks go.