"Naruto-kun, how can you even suggest that?" Lee huffed.
"My poor brain," Shikamaru complained.
"It's true…you have, haven't you! You pervert!" Naruto exclaimed pointing accusingly at Lee.
"I have done no such thing," Lee stated.
"Ri-ight," Naruto said glaring at Lee.
"Naruto, I don't even want to think about that," Kakashi commented.
"Me thinking about Sakura-san naked is like thinking about TenTen with whips and handcuffs," Lee proclaimed. He shuddered.
So did everyone else thinking about the weapon mistress.
"Run," Naruto mumbled. "That would not be cool. How could you think such things, Fuzzy Eyebrows?" He looked at the green lotus of Konoha.
Lee twitched. "I don't, that's my point," he stated.
"Can we please stop thinking about women with such vulgarity?" Shikamaru requested resting his head on his hand.
"I've lost my appetite, look what you did," Chouji exclaimed glancing at Naruto.
"I've been forever haunted," Kiba stated.
"That's like picturing Hinata a prostitute," Shino commented and everyone spat out their drinks all over the counter.
"MY HINATA-CHAN IS AS PURE AS SNOW!" Naruto shouted in anger.
Neji glared at Shino. "My cousin would never whore herself," he stated.
Shino shrugged. "I was just saying," he said in his defense.
Naruto glared at the bug lover. "You better watch your back after that comment, Shino," he said in a dangerous tone.
"I feel disgusted," Shikamaru stated.
Sasuke shook his head, he really wished he didn't know these idiots. He ran his fingers through his hair.
"Let's change the subject, Shikamaru, how do you think I can get Sakura-san to notice me?" Lee asked.
Shikamaru thought for a moment. "Well, why don't you turn into Sasuke, then she'd like you for sure," he replied dryly.
Lee's eyebrow raised. "Is that the only chance I have?" he questioned.
Shikamaru nodded. "Yeah."
Lee nodded. "I understand then. I guess I'll just see you guys later, same time next week, right?" He slid off the stool and started to walk away.
"Maybe you should have broken that to him a little nicer you know?" Naruto looked at Shikamaru as he said this, "That was a little harsh."
Shikamaru eyed him. "It was the truth," he stated and went back to drinking his lemonade, pink lemonade.
"So, how was your date? Did Hinata give you a good night kiss?" Kiba questioned puckering his lips at Naruto.
Naruto shook his head furiously and took a glance at Neji as he faced Kiba. "N-No, I know that's what you're supposed to do on dates, but I thought I should wait for that step," he blubbered and turned to the lazy Jounin, "Right, Shikamaru? That's the smart thing…right?"
"Hm? Oh, yeah. Don't take things too fast, a girl hates that. It makes you seem like a horn dog," Shikamaru responded, still sipping his lemonade.
Naruto flinched. "I'm definitely not that!" he screeched, chuckling nervously as he darted his eyes to and fro.
"You better not be," Neji retorted with a glare. This was his cousin they were talking about.
"So nothing special happened?" Kiba questioned with a groan, "Man, I wanted to hear the juicy stuff."
Naruto grinned. "We had a great time though. Hinata's a great listener, but she doesn't talk much herself," he announced.
"No really? I hadn't noticed," Kiba said with sarcasm drenched in his voice and a roll of his eyes.
Sasuke rolled his eyes. Naruto should have known that Hinata was shy, she always stuttered, the blonde never used his brain, he always knew the answers, just didn't bother trying. "Baka."
"I mean she doesn't even try to start something, she nods, a lot," Naruto proclaimed as he grinned. "But it's really cute though." He chuckled as he placed his hands behind his head and leaned back.
Kakashi peeked up from his book and grinned. "Glad to see you're finally 'dating', Naruto."
Naruto grinned sheepishly. "Thanks sensei."
Chouji picked up his glass of water. "How will her father feel about this?" he questioned eyeing Naruto.
"Not very happy," Neji stated glaring at the blonde who his cousin adored.
Naruto gulped as he started sweating. "Her dad is nice…right?"
The rest of them snickered.
"Good luck with that," Kiba commented.
"I would say it was nice knowing you…but it wasn't," Shikamaru replied dryly.
"You're toast," Kakashi muttered, changing the page of his book.
Neji smirked. "You don't stand a chance. Hiashi-sama doesn't approve of misfit behavior, and he certainly wouldn't such a…inbred boy for his daughter. His daughter that happens to be the Hyuuga heiress," he declared, crossing his arms.
Naruto fidgeted in his stool. "Demo…" He sighed miserably. "I don't stand a chance, do I?" he mumbled.
Kakashi glanced up from his book. He looked at Naruto, and his eye widened. He hadn't seen Naruto with those eyes since after his fight with Sasuke all those years ago. Was he that serious about this. The aging sensei smiled beneath his mask. His pupils were finally growing up. "You shouldn't let that stop you…nothing has ever stopped you from doing things you want or believe in, why change that now? Show him how much she means to you, that is of course if you can make it that far."
A smile slowly emerged to Naruto's face, suiting him much better than the depressing frown. "You know what, sensei, you're right," he proclaimed. "I'm not letting anyone stop me from what I want, not even an old grouchy man."
"Watch it," Neji warned, his eyes menacing. "You should respect him, it's the first step to gaining acceptance from him."
Naruto's eyes brightened. "Is that advice, Neji?" he questioned teasingly, "I never knew you cared so much!"
Neji scoffed. "Whatever."
"Like I've said, the best of luck to ya with that," Kiba mumbled.
Naruto glared at him. "I bet you Fuzzy Eyebrows would support me," he looked at Shikamaru accusingly, "but, no, you just had to drive him off with your aloof attitude."
"I wonder what that he is up to anyway. He couldn't have actually given up, could he have?" Kakashi shrugged as he said this and went back to reading his book.
The Next WeekGaara played with the sand pebbles on the counter as everyone met up back at their normal spot. He had nothing better to do but listen to these idiots make even bigger fools of themselves.
Shikamaru sighed and looked at Naruto. "Heard from Lee yet?" he questioned.
Naruto shook his head. "I saw him yesterday, but he just smiled then he was gone," he stated closing his eyes.
Kiba sighed. "You crushed the last bit of hope the poor guy had, Shikamaru."
"Poor guy," Chouji mumbled as he crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back, closing his eyes.
"It's not like Lee not to meet up with neither TenTen nor I and spar," Neji claimed looking around the area before sitting down.
Kakashi sat his book down for a second. "Maybe he's scouting."
They all looked at him.
"You mean out looking for girls?" Naruto questioned.
The older man nodded grinning behind his mask. "Why wouldn't he?"
"I don't think he'd give up on Sakura in just a week," Shikamaru proclaimed.
Naruto nodded. "Doesn't sound like Lee."
"What about me?"
They all turned around only to have their eyes bulge out of their heads and their jaws drop.
Sasuke even started to choke on his tomato juice. "What the…"
"BLOODY HELL!" Naruto bellowed as 'Lee' walked up to them in a 'Sasuke' disguise causing everyone to hold onto their chairs in order to stay on. Lee had on Sasuke's attire, matching it to the tee, including the Uchiha fan imprinted on the back, his eyebrows were still fuzzy, but he had on a wig to match the hair of a cockatoo's. He even had on this 'don't mess with me' face, that did not go well with him at all. Lee had gone utterly insane.
"What the fuck are you trying to pull?" Neji nearly bellowed.
Shikamaru inwardly groaned. "This is sad. When I said to be Sasuke, I didn't actually mean for you to become Sasuke. It was a damn figure of speech," he snarled.
"And you took it literally, man, you've hit the bottom of idiocy," Kiba uttered.
"You look worse than before," Gaara even muttered.
"Have you been walking around like that?" Shino questioned. Even the man of few words had something to say on the matter.
Sasuke gave Lee the infamous Uchiha glare, a glowing aura of madness coming from the heir. "If you know what's good for you, you'd say no and put back on your own outfit this instant," he warned, clenching his teeth.
Lee slumped and stuffed his hands in his pockets. "And what if I don't want to?" He let out a smirk.
Everyone's eyes widened. Oh no he didn't.
"He just warranted his own death wish," Shikamaru grumbled as Sasuke's eyes shone anger
And just as fast as they had left his pockets, Sasuke's hands were on Lee's collar, shaking him. "I'm more than tempted to spill your blood this instant," the Uchiha growled, "and trust me, I'd have no remorse doing it."
Lee held up his arms in defense. "Relax, Sasuke-kun," he muttered uneasily as Neji and Naruto forced Sasuke off of him. "I didn't." He took a look into Sasuke's fuming eyes and gulped. "I swear."
Sasuke brushed Naruto and Neji away. "You better be telling the truth, because if I hear one word from anybody," red eyes swirled as he spoke, "You're going down."
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Kakashi cleared his throat. "Well, now that that's over, shall we discuss other matters?" He looked over the teens.
"Yes, sounds great to me," Lee mumbled as he took off the wig and shirt, and started slipping off his pants.
Naruto bellowed as he covered his eyes. "Fuzzy Eyebrows, have some decency!" shrieked.
Lee looked up at him and smiled. "Relax, Naruto-kun," he removed the pants, "I'm wearing my clothes underneath." He was back to his old self. The taijutsu master plopped himself down on a stool, as far away from Sasuke as possible, and ordered himself Gatorade, Fruit Punch flavored. "So, where'd we leave off?" He questioned, trying his best to lighten the mood from its previous brooding tone.
Please forgive us for such a late update! First, our computer crashed, and we didn't have the motivation to re-write it over again at first. And we had to do our other stories as well.
sasuke fanatic1: (glares accusingly at Cookie-chan91) And someone was too busy with their boyfriend.
Cookie-chan91- What? Hey that's not just my fault, you could have started writing before me, but you had to do All Because of You before. And you know why…I've been too wrapped up. But we've updated and hope to update soon.
sasuke fanatic1: Yeah, sure, whatever you say. Anyway, hope you all enjoyed!
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