Here we go with Chapter dos... Ohyeah- forgot to mention- Hopeless Case of a Kid in Denial is a song by the Hellacopters. XB Bon Appetit. err.. Enjoy.
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Chapter 2
Lee sat silently eating his lunch. There weren't too many pennies left in his food fund, so he brown bagged it today... plain ham sandwich on plain bread with a plain coke. He was spending a particularly long time chewing one bite, and didn't notice his friends approaching.
"I said.. HEY LEE!!" Tenten shouted. She was a little attention deprived to begin with, but... "Ohhh boy. He must be thinking about somethin~~!" She poked him playfully.
Lee responded by swallowing his food.
"Hm, nope. SomeONE. Right?" Neji was right behind Tenten. They sat down on either side of him.
Lee groaned "Nooo.. I don't wanna talk about it."
"Fine." Neji reached over into his expensive-looking bag and pulled out a paper bag filled with food from the deli adjacent to the school. It was one of the best delis in the whole city, and Neji ate from there nearly every day.
Lee seethed at this fact. It was so unfair. Neji's family was rich; they were supporting him completely through school. He was talented to boot. Not quite as talented as Lee, but Neji's family name was sure to get him a foot in the door with ease. Lee resented him, but didn't hate him. Neji was his friend for a long time. Tenten, as attention deficit as she was, also was Lee friend since he was little.
"I got you a tuna club." Neji reached across Lee's face to hand a sandwich to Tenten.
"Thanks hunny." She said, digging in.
That's it..
"You guys suck." Lee started getting up. He didn't really wanna deal with their.. 'hunny' type stuff right now. It was weird enough when they decided they liked each other...
"Hey, I'm sorry! You want some? Your lunch doesn't look very appetizing, is that what you're mad at? Come on, I can't eat all this." Tenten tried coaxing Lee with half of a tuna club.
That wasn't the problem. But hey, free sandwich.
"I met a girl on the train."
"Ooohh! You like her?"
"Yeah. She was... really beautiful. Much more than you, definitely."
"I'll take that tuna back, ya know.."
Lee opened his mouth full of masticated food. Tenten yelled 'eew' and told Neji to make him stop. Neji just smiled and ate his food silently. Tenten went on asking Lee about the girl. He told her how they met and about how she invited him to a gig that night. Oh yeah.. the flyer! He dug it out of his bag.
"Heyyy.. what a cute guy!" Tenten observed.
On the flyer was a photo of what was obviously the band. The kid holding the drumsticks was blond and puny. He had his pierced tongue displayed and was trying to look tough. Lee found this amusing. The bass player had a sweatshirt on with the hood pulled over his head. He had very intense, animal-like eyes. In the middle there was the lead guitar/singer. Lee thought he was beautiful... in the way that some beauty transcends the sexes. He had perfect raven hair hanging over his eyes and that perfect feminine-but-not-too-feminine face and complexion. He was dressed impressively, even had knee-high versions of Lee's own high tops.
Crap.
This was the boyfriend.
After they ate, Neji pulled Lee aside. "Is that her boyfriend?"
"Wha.. um.. I think so. How'd you..?"
"All these years and you think I can't read you?" Neji smiled playfully and embraced Lee. "Were closer than you think..."
"Gah.. jeez, not in public."
"So it's okay in private?"
"NO."
Neji chuckled. "Go and whisk her away like the Prince Charming you are."
Lee looked at him. "That was so gay... But know what's even gayer? YOU HUGGING ME IN PUBLIC."
Neji let him go and laughed.
For the rest of the day, Lee just daydreamed. Neji was thinking of himself probably when he called Lee Prince Charming. Yeah.. Lee would ride up on his chariot made out of art supplies being pulled by his team of rats. Sakura would be all for that...
Screw it. He just wouldn't go. Lee stared at the flyer some more.
'Look how arrogant he is...' Lee thought. He looked so high-maintenance compared to Sakura. She looked completely down-to-earth and easygoing. He wondered what kind of relationship they had. Maybe he just had her around to make himself look better. What if he treated her badly? This thought hit Lee like a sack full of doorknobs. She WAS only 16... a naive little highschooler. A gorgeous lead singer could seduce her easily. Oh gosh, the thoughts swirled around his head. Crappy chariot be damned, he was going to this gig.
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Ohhkay! Not too much resolved from Chapter uno... but I think now you can guess who the boyfriend is. D Maybe the other band members too... Guess who they are and win a prize! really? NO! =D Now.. what will happen at this gig? What should this band even SOUND LIKE?? *dies* -CS
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Chapter 2
Lee sat silently eating his lunch. There weren't too many pennies left in his food fund, so he brown bagged it today... plain ham sandwich on plain bread with a plain coke. He was spending a particularly long time chewing one bite, and didn't notice his friends approaching.
"I said.. HEY LEE!!" Tenten shouted. She was a little attention deprived to begin with, but... "Ohhh boy. He must be thinking about somethin~~!" She poked him playfully.
Lee responded by swallowing his food.
"Hm, nope. SomeONE. Right?" Neji was right behind Tenten. They sat down on either side of him.
Lee groaned "Nooo.. I don't wanna talk about it."
"Fine." Neji reached over into his expensive-looking bag and pulled out a paper bag filled with food from the deli adjacent to the school. It was one of the best delis in the whole city, and Neji ate from there nearly every day.
Lee seethed at this fact. It was so unfair. Neji's family was rich; they were supporting him completely through school. He was talented to boot. Not quite as talented as Lee, but Neji's family name was sure to get him a foot in the door with ease. Lee resented him, but didn't hate him. Neji was his friend for a long time. Tenten, as attention deficit as she was, also was Lee friend since he was little.
"I got you a tuna club." Neji reached across Lee's face to hand a sandwich to Tenten.
"Thanks hunny." She said, digging in.
That's it..
"You guys suck." Lee started getting up. He didn't really wanna deal with their.. 'hunny' type stuff right now. It was weird enough when they decided they liked each other...
"Hey, I'm sorry! You want some? Your lunch doesn't look very appetizing, is that what you're mad at? Come on, I can't eat all this." Tenten tried coaxing Lee with half of a tuna club.
That wasn't the problem. But hey, free sandwich.
"I met a girl on the train."
"Ooohh! You like her?"
"Yeah. She was... really beautiful. Much more than you, definitely."
"I'll take that tuna back, ya know.."
Lee opened his mouth full of masticated food. Tenten yelled 'eew' and told Neji to make him stop. Neji just smiled and ate his food silently. Tenten went on asking Lee about the girl. He told her how they met and about how she invited him to a gig that night. Oh yeah.. the flyer! He dug it out of his bag.
"Heyyy.. what a cute guy!" Tenten observed.
On the flyer was a photo of what was obviously the band. The kid holding the drumsticks was blond and puny. He had his pierced tongue displayed and was trying to look tough. Lee found this amusing. The bass player had a sweatshirt on with the hood pulled over his head. He had very intense, animal-like eyes. In the middle there was the lead guitar/singer. Lee thought he was beautiful... in the way that some beauty transcends the sexes. He had perfect raven hair hanging over his eyes and that perfect feminine-but-not-too-feminine face and complexion. He was dressed impressively, even had knee-high versions of Lee's own high tops.
Crap.
This was the boyfriend.
After they ate, Neji pulled Lee aside. "Is that her boyfriend?"
"Wha.. um.. I think so. How'd you..?"
"All these years and you think I can't read you?" Neji smiled playfully and embraced Lee. "Were closer than you think..."
"Gah.. jeez, not in public."
"So it's okay in private?"
"NO."
Neji chuckled. "Go and whisk her away like the Prince Charming you are."
Lee looked at him. "That was so gay... But know what's even gayer? YOU HUGGING ME IN PUBLIC."
Neji let him go and laughed.
For the rest of the day, Lee just daydreamed. Neji was thinking of himself probably when he called Lee Prince Charming. Yeah.. Lee would ride up on his chariot made out of art supplies being pulled by his team of rats. Sakura would be all for that...
Screw it. He just wouldn't go. Lee stared at the flyer some more.
'Look how arrogant he is...' Lee thought. He looked so high-maintenance compared to Sakura. She looked completely down-to-earth and easygoing. He wondered what kind of relationship they had. Maybe he just had her around to make himself look better. What if he treated her badly? This thought hit Lee like a sack full of doorknobs. She WAS only 16... a naive little highschooler. A gorgeous lead singer could seduce her easily. Oh gosh, the thoughts swirled around his head. Crappy chariot be damned, he was going to this gig.
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Ohhkay! Not too much resolved from Chapter uno... but I think now you can guess who the boyfriend is. D Maybe the other band members too... Guess who they are and win a prize! really? NO! =D Now.. what will happen at this gig? What should this band even SOUND LIKE?? *dies* -CS