Warning: really mushy, yaoi, yuri, het, and various pairings...
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, blah blah blah (I also don't own Koge-pan...)
AN: (Honeysuckle – bonds of love) For all the reviewers who were wondering, yeah, this is kinda like a collection of one-shots, but the ending will definitely be different!!! I guarantee!!! And for your information, Koge- pan is an actual character and is the property of San-X. He's so cute, and his story's so sad!!! I actually cried when I read it...
"A" = speech
A = thoughts
A = actions/sound effects
{A = authors notes on story
[A] = authors notes
&A& = flashback
= P.O.V./scene change
{Bouquets of Honeysuckle}
NEJI
Neji kicked the ground angrily as he continued to sulk, hands in his pockets. All week he had gotten into bout after bout with his family, and he was pretty pissed. Why does our family have to be so messed up...His mind turned to the whole family legacy, the reason for the byakugan, [AN: Did I spell this right?] and the two Hyuuga clan houses. The main house...He thought bitterly. He hated it with a passion, as it was the main cause of his suffering. The curse... He grimaced as he thought of it, and he fingered his forehead pensively. He was rudely broken out of his thoughts by a particularly loud shout from behind him. He blinked in confusion.
Neji turned, only to see a cloud of smoke and green spandex. Wait a minute...green spandex? He thought even more confused as the blob of smoke stopped right in front of him and billowed away to show no one other than Rock Lee. He dramatically held a large bouquet right in front of him. Flowers?
"Neji! I have noticed your particularly woeful visage and have bought these flowers for you to cheer you up!!! Please accept this gift!!!" He did another pose and handed it to him. Neji looked surprised. He noticed? He made sure to act as normal as possible, even though there was a lot on his mind. Lee flashed him a million dollar smile.
"No one can hide such things from Rock Lee!" He said, still posing.
He hesitantly accepted the bouquet and fingered the flowers, noticing they were fresh freesia and lily of the valley. A card tucked into the tissue paper caught his eye and he read it over carefully.
Lily of the valley, please return my happiness : Freesia, oh! how sweet ist thou innocence
Neji's eyes softened, and he looked up at him. Now it was time for Lee to look confused.
"What's wrong with your eyes, Neji?" He sweat dropped. Lee did this thumbs up thing (posing) and grabbed his arm.
"Youwouldn'tbelievethisstoryIheardoffoneoftheyoungergeninsheblah blah blah blah blah..." Lee babbled, dragging Neji along with him. Neji was stunned at how Lee could still be able to breathe while talking so fast. Well, then he wouldn't be Lee...He thought quietly to himself. It would just be wierd if he didn't decide to wear that suit of his one day out of the blue...
"ANYway! The story is about this little bread named {Koge-pan, who lived in the most popular bakery in all of Hokkaido, which made the most delicious red bean breads—they were so delicious, they only made 20 pieces a day!" Neji was broken out of his chain of thoughts when Lee started talking at a normal rate again and he listened attentively, still grasping the bouquet in his other hand.
"He was so excited, because he was finally going to become what most breads dreamed of, a delicious red bean bun! When the chef finally pulled him out of the oven, he was so happy, because all had went well, but the pan accidentally tilted, causing him to fall back into the oven! He was really frightened, and he called out for his friends, but no one was there to help him." Lee said sadly
"He was no longer a golden brown, and he started smelling really awful. He stayed in there another 30 minutes before the baker finally noticed him. But when he pulled him out, he wasn't placed on the shelves with all the other red bean buns. He was a burnt bread, and no one wanted him." Neji's eyes softened at the sad story. He blinked. Why am I touched over a burnt bread story?....It is still incredibly sad though... He thought to himself.
"Though don't worry, he did finally come to his senses and went back to the bakery. It was his home, you know. But still, every time he saw the other bean buns, he would get jealous and preach to them about the life of being a bread." Lee finished, staring off into the sky wistfully. But then a huge grin spread across his face when he turned to look back at him.
"When I first heard this story, it reminded me so much of you!!! And then I saw Yamanaka-san's flower shop and this pretty bouquet in the shop window and I just had to get it for you!!!!" He said ecstatically, doing more of that smiling/flashing thing. Neji smiled softly at him.
"Thank you...for everything"
And with that he leaned down and kissed him lightly on the cheek. Lee froze. Neji smiled once more before walking away, bouquet clutched to his chest. Lee spent the rest of the day there, frozen, to the amusement and confusion of the residents of Konoha. When he was questioned all they got was incoherent babbling, and something about Neji and burned bread.
Koge-pan—a red bean bread character/person
AN: I LOVE YOU Koge-pan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks all!! Reviews are always welcome!!!