Hey! It's Combat here and coming out with another fanfic. This fanfic was brought on by my friend and I talking about how good a boyfriend Rock Lee would be. I mean seriously! After that the wheels started turning and I started writing. I'm thinking if there would be a better title for this fic but for now, please enjoy the first chapter of Dance of An Eternal Lotus!

Disclaimer: -sighs- So troublesome to do this but, I do not own Naruto in any shape or form. I'm not that awesome to come up with the plot. I just own my OC, got it?

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Chapter 1

The afternoon sun shined brightly over the village of Konohagakure. White puffy clouds floated slowly across the sky as a spring breeze passed by. The village streets were filled with civilians going about with their daily lives. In the training fields and remote areas of the village, shinobi trained to succeed their goals. It was just another peaceful day in Konoha.

Blue one inch sandals padded against a people crowded road as a fourteen year old girl weaved down the path. In her arms she carried four bento boxes. Around each box was a neatly tied, colorful ribbon. Letting out a small sigh the teen stopped running. Pivoting on her foot she looked around, a slightly confused look was in her eyes.

"Konoha is so big," the girl thought as she continued to walk down the street, she bit down softly on her bottom lip. "I'm surprised these people don't get lost." Tilting her head then let out another sigh. Even if she wouldn't visit the leading shinobi village again it made her disgruntled that she couldn't find the location she was supposed to meet her teammates.

Looking around the crowded street the teen pondered, "maybe I can ask someone," she thought. Seeing an elderly man walk pass her, the girl turned around and tapped him on the shoulder. She balanced the bento boxes in one hand as the man turned around, the teen smiled. "Excuse me sir," the teen spoke, her voice was soft. "Do you know where the training grounds are?"

The elderly man peeked at the girl through small circular glasses. His face wrinkled as he smiled, "if you keep going down this street and take a left you'll find some open fields, those lead to the training grounds," he replied.

Smiling gratefully, the girl bowed her head. Something around her neck shined against the sun's rays. "Arigato," she said straightening up, looking at the man again the teen's smile quickly left her lips. He had a hard look in his eyes, almost like he was angry. He saw his eyes travel to her neck and the object around it, clutching the bento boxes to her chest, the girl quickly turned and started to run down the road. "That was odd," she thought, "maybe he didn't feel well or something like that." Dismissing the thought from her mind, a cheerful smile once again graced the teen's lips as she continued to her destination.

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In the hot rays of the sun, sweat dripped from a slightly shaking body as Rock Lee did push-ups in a tree filled training field. To most genin doing push-ups weren't so hard, but to do them with one finger was beyond crazy. For the green clothed shinobi though, it was just another day of intense training with a cause. Breathing in through his nose, Lee lowered his body till it was inches above the ground. A smooth breath came out of his mouth as he lifted himself up again. The taijutsu user's large eyebrows came together as he squinted his eyes.

"If I can not do one thousand finger pushups, I will do five hundred laps around the village!" Lee announced loudly to himself as he continued with his training. His muscle moved under his green jumpsuit as he did one pushup after another. The teen had a determined look on his face. He counted as he continued to do his push-ups "Eight hundred and twenty-eight, eight hundred and twenty-nine, eight hundred and thirty-"

Birds flew through the trees they were so calmly perched on as a short, high pitch scream and the sound of cracking filled the air. Lee jumped to his feet as he looked around, "what was that?" he thought to himself. The genin became still as he saw something move, turning his head slightly he saw what looked like a person; they were on the ground against a tree. Not hesitating Lee ran over to the fallen figure, and stopped right in front of them. The teen crouched down slowly and leaned in, he blinked at what he saw before him.

A young girl, maybe around his age, rubbed her forest green eyes as she placed a hand on one of her legs. Her dark silver, almost black hair was spread out in different places over her shoulders. Her light brown skin had a few cuts and grazes over it. The girl was wearing a simple light blue sundress. Around her neck was a red clothed hitai-ate. A small, almost flat circle and what seemed to be a wide, awkward 'S' was engraved in the metal.

"A Kumogakure shinobi," Lee thought before slowly extending his hand. "Are you alright?" he asked, his voice was filled with worry.

The girl jumped and scrambled back slightly at the boy's voice, she held a hand to her lips as she stared at Lee. "Y-Yes I'm fine," she said stuttering a bit. The girl quickly tried to get to her feet, but fell just as she put pressure on left leg. Hissing slightly, she massaged her lower leg. Tears threatened to fall from the girl's eyes.

Rock Lee's eyes widened as he jumped up, "you need medical assistance," he said. He curled his hands into fist and held them up slightly. "I'll go get Gai-sensei and we'll-"

"N-No I'm fine really," the kunoichi said sniffling, "I've had worse….really." Slowly the girl tried to get up again. Balancing herself on her right foot, she bent forward and gracefully pushed her body up with her hands. The teen let her left foot touch the ground lightly, "see? I'll be alright," she said smiling softly.

Lee stared at the girl blinking for a moment before giving a wide grin. "Well that is most excellent," he said brightly. The genin held out a bandaged hand giving a thumbs up, "I am Konoha's Handsome Green Beast, Rock Lee!" He opened his hand up and offered it to the kunoichi, "and you are?" he asked.

The girl held a hand to her lips as she eyed Rock Lee's hand wearily. It wasn't that she didn't like him, but his personality was slightly over bearing. Slowly she brought her hand from her lips and slipped it into Lee's hand. "I'm Yamahara Azami," the girl greeted back. Azami's lips twitched as she managed to give a small smile, "it's nice to meet you Lee-san." As the two shook hands, Azami took the chance to get a good look at the shinobi; a very thoughtful look was in her eyes.

Azami would admit that Lee's style was a bit odd, but it still suited him well. His bowl cut hair shined in the sun which surprised her. "Most shinobi don't care about their hair," Azami thought as she looked down at her own split ends. Yet she guessed he must have taken care of his hair with some mild care. Along with his busy eyebrows, green jumpsuit and orange legwarmers, Lee was something not usually seen.

Alright maybe his choice of clothing was very odd.

"Azami-chan, you can let go of my hand if you wish," Lee said breaking through the kunoichi's thoughts.

"Huh? Oh!" Azami gasped slightly as she let go of Lee's hand and let hers fall to her side. She felt her face heat up as an embarrassed blush came over her cheeks. "Gomen nasai," Azami murmured bowing her head repeatedly.

Lee watched Azami with a tilted head: he gently patted her on the shoulder. "It is quite alright," he replied smiling. The teen moved his body to the right as something caught attention, "does that belong to you Azami-chan?" Lee questioned pointing to the object.

Azami turned slightly on her good foot and looked down; she let out a gasp as she bent over and picked up the object. "My bento box!" she exclaimed straightening up again, "I'm surprised it's still intact." Azami turned back to Lee; she bit down on her bottom lip. "I had three more though…" she spoke.

Teeth shined brightly as Lee smiled and gave Azami the thumbs up. "It is alright Azami-chan!" he announced loudly. "I shall find your bento boxes!"

Azami blinked as Lee rushed past her and the tree she was standing by, her eyes widened slightly. "He's fast," she said to herself as she looked down at the bento box in her hands. "I hope the others didn't open," the silver-haired girl thought, "I worked hard on those lunches."

"Hey Azami! Is that you?!"

Turning her head, Azami watched as two figures fell from the trees in front of her. Both were boys around her age. One sported a slightly annoyed look on his face while the other had a careless expression. Lifting a hand up Azami waved slightly.

"Azami-chan! I found the bento boxes, but sadly they were-"

Rock Lee came to a sudden halt as he stared at the two boys in front of him; he turned his attention to the one on the right. The teen had pale skin and long black hair that was tied in a low, neat ponytail. His dark blue eyes held a calm look in them. He had on a long white robe-like shirt, a dark blue sash laid across his waist. He wore black pants along with black ninja sandals. On his forehead was his blue-clothed hitai-ate, the Kumogakure symbol shimmered in the light.

"Who's this?" the boy said calmly as he turned his attention to Azami. His blue eyes held an almost soft look in them.

Lee smiled at the two other genin, "I am Konoha's Handsome Green Beast, Rock Lee!" he announced. His teeth seemed to shine brighter.

Azami smiled at Lee as she limped forward to the two boys, pivoting on her good foot she faced the teen. "Lee these are my teammates, Hashigawa Kado and Takashima Tanjiro," she said introduced softly.

Rock Lee nodded to Kado, before looking at the genin called Tanjiro. He was about his height and had fair skin. His hair was a mix of brown and red that was spiked in many random places, he also had light brown eyes. The outfit he was wearing was simple, a black muscle shirt with tan cargo pants. His hitai-ate was tied around his waist.

Kado took a quick glance at Azami, "why didn't you meet us at the training ground?" he questioned. "We were wondering where you were."

Tanjiro crossed his arms and glared at the kunoichi, "yeah, and where's our lunch?" he added.

Azami sighed as she reached over to Lee and took the three cracked and opened bento boxes he was holding. "Sorry Tanjiro-kun, I kind of got lost looking for you guys," she replied looking at her teammates. "When I found the training grounds, I tripped down a hill." A sad pout appeared on the silver-haired girl's face as she looked down at the ground. "I guess the bento boxes probably hit something and opened." Azami looked at Lee and gave a small smile, "Lee-san helped me though," she added.

"Good job baka," Tanjiro said hitting Azami across the head, the girl cringed. Rolling his eyes and let out a frustrated sigh, "guess we're eating at home then," he murmured. "I'll meet you guys there. I don't feel like hanging around with a creep." Tanjiro took one last look at Lee; he smirked with a cocky look in his eyes. With that the genin disappeared as he jumped into the trees.

Azami sighed as she watched Tanjiro leave before turning back to Lee. "He's just hungry," she murmured. Azami attempted to give a weak smile, "he's kind…really." The kunoichi looked down at the ground with a shy look on her face; "I really appreciate you helping me today," Azami spoke. Taking the intact bento box, she held it out to Lee. "Take this as a show of my gratitude."

The green cladded ninja stared at the bento box for a moment. "Really?! Arigato Azami-chan!" Lee grinned as he took the bento box from the girl. "I shall treasure this first gift from you!"

Azami put a hand to her mouth as she giggled. Lee's oddness made her smile surprisingly, which she was happy for. "I'm glad," she spoke, "well we better be going." Azami winced slightly as she put pressure on her left foot, "dewa mata Lee-san," she said. Nodding to Kado, both shinobi jumped into the trees. Azami waved quickly as she disappeared into the green of the leaves.

"Dewa mata Azami-chan!" Lee yelled as he waved back. The green cladded ninja stood there just staring at where Azami and her teammate use to be before looking down at the bento box in his hands. Popping open the food container easily he peered in, his eyes widened. Five different filled onigiri were place neatly in the bento box. Crossing his legs, Lee sat down on the ground and picked up one of the triangular rice balls. Opening his mouth the genin took a bite out of the food.

Lee's large eyebrows rose as he munched on the onigiri, a heavenly look was clear in his eyes. "It's good!" Lee thought letting out a happy sigh. And for the rest of that afternoon, Rock Lee, Konoha's Handsome Green Beast, enjoyed a lunch he certainly deserved.

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Well I hope you've enjoyed the first chapter of Dance of An Eternal Lotus. I would atleast like to have one to three reviews for this chapter because I like constructive criticism. Also because I want to know if Azami may seem like she could become a Mary Sue, we don't want that happening right? I guess that's all I gots to say so, till next time!

xX.(Combat)Flats.Xx

Dewa mata- See you.

Gomen nasai- I am sorry.

Arigato- Thank you.

Onigiri- It's a Japanese riceball snack wrapped in seaweed that is very good! It's usually filled with something like fish.