Image is Everything
Part Nine: Fuzzy Eyebrows
Rock Lee was staring at his reflection in the lake. He just didn't get it. Every one always made fun of his eyebrows, but he didn't see anything wrong with them. They looked great... just like Gai-sensei's. If anything, every one else's eyebrows were too thin. Still... he was sick of everyone teasing him... even Sakura had commented on his eyebrows when they had first met. Maybe he should just pluck them. After all, if he didn't like it, they'd always grow back.
"Yes!" Lee exclaimed. "For the better of my image, I will pluck my eyebrows!"
"I can help with that."
Lee turned to look to see who had uttered the statement. "Shino?"
Shino nodded. "I've watched my mother do it all the time."
How lucky! Lee grinned, his smile pinging in the sunlight. The two boys walked back to Shino's house.
"So..." said Lee, trying to engage the other boy in conversation, "we really don't know that much about each other..."
He waited for Shino to comment, but he said nothing.
"Hmmm, maybe I should tell you about myself. You already know I'm on Gai-sensei's team and all that. I know! I'll tell you about my interests. I like training, Sakura, Bruce Lee movies, and toothpaste."
Still nothing.
"So. What do you like?"
"... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... bugs."
"Oh... yeah..." Well, he could have guessed that on his own. "Anything else?"
"... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... chocolate tanukis."
"Umm, okay." Well, that was unexpected. Lee raised one of his abundant eyebrows as he saw Naruto and some one who looked a lot like Sasuke only cuter walk into the local Abercrombie and Fitch. Wait... there was an Abercrombie and Fitch in Leaf Village? Go figure.
"We're here."
Lee followed Shino into his house and sat down in a chair that Shino pointed to.
"This might hurt a little," said Shino, taking out some hot wax and a strip of paper. He walked towards Lee, somewhat menacingly, or at least Lee thought so.
In the next moment, there was a scream that could be heard all through out Kohona.
Part Nine: Fuzzy Eyebrows
Rock Lee was staring at his reflection in the lake. He just didn't get it. Every one always made fun of his eyebrows, but he didn't see anything wrong with them. They looked great... just like Gai-sensei's. If anything, every one else's eyebrows were too thin. Still... he was sick of everyone teasing him... even Sakura had commented on his eyebrows when they had first met. Maybe he should just pluck them. After all, if he didn't like it, they'd always grow back.
"Yes!" Lee exclaimed. "For the better of my image, I will pluck my eyebrows!"
"I can help with that."
Lee turned to look to see who had uttered the statement. "Shino?"
Shino nodded. "I've watched my mother do it all the time."
How lucky! Lee grinned, his smile pinging in the sunlight. The two boys walked back to Shino's house.
"So..." said Lee, trying to engage the other boy in conversation, "we really don't know that much about each other..."
He waited for Shino to comment, but he said nothing.
"Hmmm, maybe I should tell you about myself. You already know I'm on Gai-sensei's team and all that. I know! I'll tell you about my interests. I like training, Sakura, Bruce Lee movies, and toothpaste."
Still nothing.
"So. What do you like?"
"... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... bugs."
"Oh... yeah..." Well, he could have guessed that on his own. "Anything else?"
"... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... chocolate tanukis."
"Umm, okay." Well, that was unexpected. Lee raised one of his abundant eyebrows as he saw Naruto and some one who looked a lot like Sasuke only cuter walk into the local Abercrombie and Fitch. Wait... there was an Abercrombie and Fitch in Leaf Village? Go figure.
"We're here."
Lee followed Shino into his house and sat down in a chair that Shino pointed to.
"This might hurt a little," said Shino, taking out some hot wax and a strip of paper. He walked towards Lee, somewhat menacingly, or at least Lee thought so.
In the next moment, there was a scream that could be heard all through out Kohona.
