I don't own Naruto. If I did, there would be a lot more yaoi going on.
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It was only 6:45 a.m. Most normal people, and most would argue that Gai was far from normal, would still be in bed. Gai, however, was on all fours on his bedroom floor looking for one of his leg warmers that seemed to have misplaced itself during the night. He had no idea where it could have gone. Those types of things just didn't grow legs and walk off, right?
Or did they?
He had searched under the bed, in the closet, on his bookshelf, and everywhere else one might imagine a hideous orange leg warmer would hide. He had been up since 3 that morning, and had been looking for it ever since. Where in the world was it?! He had already missed his before team meeting training workout, and now if he wasn't careful he was going to be late for meeting his team altogether. A horrible thought occurred to Gai. If he didn't find his leg warmer then he wouldn't match Lee!
Gai broke down and began to weep like a small child. When had his life started spiraling downwards? When had the bright morning turned to darkness? When had he lost his youthful memory? What was he going to do without his ultra hip leg warmer?! He could go ahead and leave. Then if Lee asked what happened to his other leg warmer he could always lie to the boy and tell him that it was part of one of his hip new training methods. The thought of not matching Lee made Gai tear up again. He dabbed his nose with a tissue.
Finally accepting his fate, Gai walked out of his apartment with his one leg warmer to meet his team. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all. Sure, he had missed his workout and hadn't had any breakfast, but things could be worse.
In a near by park, two ninja dogs sat playing tug of war with a familiar looking orange piece of fabric. The game got more and more intense until a very loud RIP! was heard. The brown dog looked at the white dog and shrugged. He really should be going, anyway. Kakashi was probably going to be looking for him. Watching the other dog leave, Akamaru scooped up the orange cloth in his mouth and went to go find Kiba. He found him not very far away, and he proudly dropped it in front of Kiba's feet. Kiba made a disgusted noise and threw the offending orange leg warmer in the trash.
Where did Akamaru find all of the stuff he carried home, anyway?!