Lee isn't sexy. He never thought he could be. He never tried to be, because he feels he isn't. He isn't he kind of guy you'd mastrubate to, he is the one you'd settled for and have a mediocre life at best while you rubbed it out to men that were much hotter, for example Sasuke Uchiha. He never thought he'd actually in anyway be someone like Sasuke. He never would expect to see someone like him on the cover of any type of magazine (maybe a martial arts issue).

Lee has shrunk himself down to one role. The role of the fool. The only thing he's good for was getting a good laugh out of people, and he doesn't even do that on purpose. Life's hard for Lee and life always seemed to be shittier when one's in a fitting room.

The tight closed in space made you get very personal with themselves. Lee feels like he's been pluck into a room and there was nothing but bad fluorescent lighting that made him look like a roll of cookie dough.

"Lee please come out of the fitting room." Sakura says in calm tone.

"I don't think that's the best thing for me right now." Lee doesn't even want to look at himself in the mirror. The pants that the girls gave him feel like leggings (Lee used to train in them). The shirt he's given caressed his body like a person. Sure his green jumpsuit is tight, but this feel different. It's not comfortable. Its stupid.

"Lee get your ass out here." Ino has a bite to her voice, which makes Lee shake with fear. "Do I have to come in there?" She ask a hint of irritation attached to her tone.

Lee bites on his top lip viciously as he stands in the fitting room, slightly dazed. "I don't like these clothes."

"Lee it's fashionable. You can't go walking around looking like america's best dressed homeless." Ino says. "That would be a fantastic show though." She thinks for a moment. "If it looks bad then we'll try something else. Let us see."

"C'mon." Sakura says. "Lee I know you might feel different, but that's what a new look will do for ya. I used to cover up my forehead, but now I let the world see it, and hey some guys like it. Some don't, but you know...I still like it."

"And She gets some good deals. People now take out ad space on her forehead." Ino giggles.

"What did you say Ino-pig."

"Nothing. I was teasing Billboard Brow."

Sakura lets out a gush of anger, and Lee's in the fitting room with his eyes closed trying to think how he can escape. They'd already cut his hair and it looked different. It was longer in the n the front and up top and trimmed in the back. He looks a lot more mature and his bone structure popped.

"I thought your face was always round?" Ino said at the barber shop. "It's amazing what a little cut can do, right Sakura?"

"I know. You have a nice face."

Lee doesn't buy that. They're trying to make him feel better. He feels like shit now. He might as well curl up and die. No one wants to see him like this.

"Lee come out! NOW!" Sakura yells and Lee grows scared. He scowls out to the fitting room floor and smiles, awkwardly.

"Oh fuck me." Ino's jaw drop like she has the world's largest jawbreaker in it.

"Sweet god." Sakura wipes her eyes and her mouth drops just like Ino. Lee stands awkwardly, and slightly hunched, not wanting them to say anything bad about him. He can't believe that he has skipped school to do this. He's being stupid.

"Lee...you are gorgeous." Ino says. "I can't believe it. We did it." She turns to Sakura, who's still in shock. "Look in the mirror. Lee."

Lee looks in the mirror and there in front of him he sees someone different. This guy looks fresh out of any high fashion magazine. This guy looks like he can have any guy or girl of his choosing. This is the kind of guy you rubbed it out to while your husband is downstairs rubbing it out to him as well. This is the kind of you'd be jealous of. People jealous of Lee? NO way!

"Lee…" Sakura sighs. "I can't believe it's you. You're so handsome." Sakura grabs Lee' face and looks him deep in his eyes. Her emerald green orbs looking like they were swimming in euphoria. She pulls him into a hug and Lee is extremely awkward. "God if only you were straight?"

"Who said I was gay?" Lee shrugs.

"Lee we know a gay when we spot a gay." Ino smiles and rubs his head. "Can I have hug to?"

"Sure." They're all hugged up in the fitting room.

"You just seem like the kind of guy that a girl hugs when she sees him." Sakura sighs as they latched onto Lee like he was the only life tube in the ocean. This is easily one of the most awkwards moments in Lee's life.

Still he can't shoo them away. They are his friends, even know they are inhaling his scent like they're dying and desperately needing oxygen.

"Guys." Lee says. "You're squeezing so tight."

"Oh Lee. Why didn't you see this potential?" Ino asks as she and Sakura break the hug. "You look like a million bucks. It's just great. What are all the people at school going to say once they see you tomorrow."

"Oh I can go to the dojo and show everyone."

"No. You can't go to the dojo and ruin the surprise!" Sakura says. "You have to wait till tomorrow! The and only then can you finally show your face? Why do you think we came to the mall that's like two hours away?"

"Because that have nicer stuff?"

"Yeah and all the basic people shop at the mall near their house. Lee you'll be basic if you go to dojo practice like that and show yourself to people. Ahhh...what's the opposite of basic?"

"Complex?" Sakura shrugs at Ino.

"Yes if you were complex you'd wait till tomorrow to show everyone that you have the body to pull off those distressed jeans so perfectly." Ino sighs. "Wow Lee. How are you so in shape?"

"I train everyday?"

"God. Your legs are to die for." Sakura adds. "I need to get on your workout plan."

"Oh I work out at 4 in the morning." Lee says. "And then at the dojo and then sometimes I come home and…"

"Nope." Sakura and Ino both speak at the same time. "It's never that serious."

Lee goes back into the dressing room and Ino shouts to him. "Don't you dare put back on that green jumpsuit. We are not walking around with you, with that thing on."

"Yeah keep that on and we'll pay for it at the register." Sakura agrees.

Lee sighs and walks out with a small smile on his lips. They walks back over to the men's section and picks out four more pairs of pants and a couple of shirts.

"Alright now we're' on to the next store." They stand in line and hey are greeted by a guy with a slight smirk and blonde hair. His name tag reads C. Lee has never seen a name so simple.

"Hi. Did you find everything alright today?" He asks, giving Lee a small smile. Lee turns a deep red. God is he flirting with him? No way! No one flirts with Lee.

"Yeah." Lee chirps lightly.

"Were you the guy that walked in with the onesie?" C asks.

"Yeah that was him." Sakura says.

"Wow. You look awesome." C smiles.

"Thanks."

"What's your name?" He asks and sorta has a little bounce to his step and grin is place on his pink lips. Lee isn't the most sexual person, but those lips were amazing. He'd kiss those in a heartbeat.

"Lee."

"Oh sweet. My name is C." He eyes look up at Lee in flirtatious manner. "Would you like to sign up for the rewards program? It's free."

"Uhhhh…" Lee teeth clench together in his mouth. What the hell? Why is he so stiff?

"He'll use mine." Ino announces and gave C her information.

C puts in the information and rug their clothes up. Lee looks at C like he's the prettiest creature he's ever seen. Sakura and Ino both glare at Lee like they could smack him. "You're all set." C's voice was stern and sexy. Lee's sure he can probably do sex calls if he wants to. His cheeks heata up. "Bye you're so cute."

Lee face is now crimson red. He hasn't learned how to play it cool yet, but C's really working it. Lee eyes traced him up and down. The way he pants sat at his waist and Lee wants to unbutton that shirt he had on and do things he'd never thought should be done.

He wonders how the blonde would look screaming his name in ecstasy.

"Lee quit gawking at the man and let's go." Sakura pulls him away.

"I wasn't gawking." Lee's a little ashamed. A day go he would've never thought like that. Was it because of his new look?

"Oh please you totally were." Ino says as they walked out of the store. "He was cute though so I understand."

"Do you think that when your looks change you get a new attitude?" Lee asks.

"I don't know." Ino shrugs. "I've always been beautiful. So...you'd have to ask billboard brow about that?"

"Ino seriously. You have one more time to take a shot at me and I'll rip your face out." Sakura says. "Anyways Lee the answer is...I don't know. I think people change all the time. Why? Is this because you were attracted to that guy at the register?"

"I mean...I had thoughts." Lee feels like he's going through puberty as they speak. Of course he's seen porn and has thought about people sexually, but it's never been a regular ol' tom, dick, or in his case C off the street. He thinks Gaara is cute, but that's about it. He doesn't want sex? Does he?

"Hey it's sexual thoughts. Everyone has them." Sakura says. "He was cute. He was flirting with you. It's natural. Quit making it awkward...because you're making me feel awkward."

"Yeah let's head to another store." Ino says as they walk away.

Lee is still thinking about his thoughts. He doesn't want to sexualize other people, but he can't help it. It's weird.

Maybe he shouldn't think about it. Like Sakura said, it's natural. Maybe he's been wanting to do it, but never got the chance to express it.

"Lee c'mon." Ino says. "Quit thinking."

Lee nods and runs to catch up with his friends. He's just going to let it go.

(BREAK)

Lee can hear Guy-sensei yelling at him right now. Sakura and Ino made him ignore all of his calls and promise them he wouldn't respond to any of his text or voice mails. Lee has heard some of them, and they were enough to make him want to cry. He doesn't want to mess up his relationship with one of the most important people in his life.

"Lee we're supposed to be defying old age and living life like there's no tomorrow. Today is all we have and the power of youth is surging in my body and I'm feeling like this could've been the day we'd unlock some new potential inside of you." Guy had said in one of the voice mails. "You should call me back or better yet actually show up to practice. You know Gaara is here and he's really good. I mean you might wanna learn so come on down with your power of you-" The voice mail was cut off after that. Lee feels so bad and he knows Guy will be tough on him tomorrow.

"Don't worry about it." Ino says as she moves into traffic like she has no care in the world. "Just tell him you were sick and napping like we do?" Sakura nods in the front seat as they play some generic pop song in the background.

"Besides when he sees you tomorrow he will understand." Ino says. "I mean you look so handsome and there were girls and guys coming up to you and giving you their numbers."

"Yeah." Lee sighs. That meant nothing if he doesn't have Gai sensei approval. He's the man that took Lee from nothin to somethin. Sure Lee has looks now and a great body, nice clothes, a new hair cut, and can probably pass for someone's man crush monday, that doesn't mean a thing.

"Lee doesn't pout." Sakura says. "We can get ice cream?"

"I love ice cream." Lee smiles. Maybe he shouldn't think about it. He'd already missed practice. Can't do anything about that now, can he?

(BREAK)

"Uhhhh…" Genma looks at Lee like he's a complete stranger. "Who the hell are you? Are you one of Lee's friends?" Genma looks at him. "Are you new to the dojo and Lee brought you back here?" Genma looks confused as in his hands are groceries.

"No. Dad it's me." Lee says.

"Lee?" He looks confused. "What the hell man? What happened to you?"

"I got a makeover. Sakura and Ino took me to the mall and-"

"So you missed practice?" Genma looks at Lee with a slight frown. He knows that Guy isn't going to let them hear the end of this.

"Can we just tell him I was sick?" Lee pleaded.

Genma nodded and gave him a slight eye roll. Lee explains to him how they took him from store to store and how he tried on stuff and how much he loved feeling good about himself. Genma smiles and listens to his son, feeling happy about his boost in confidence. Lee wasn't always the most confident. He was shy when he was younger and only start coming out of his shell with the help of Guy.

"I mean I just feel good and everyone has been staring at me. It feels like a dream dad and I don't know…"

"Well you it's good that you feel confident , Lee. You needed a little boost in your morale. It's only a matter of time before you start having sex and I just hope it stays in your room, in your bed, and under your covers." Genma says. "I swear to god, do not have sex on this couch or you will buy another couch."

"Why you've had sex on this couch?"

"Well that's different because I was too drunk to make to the bedroom." Genma lightly chews on the toothpick in his mouth.

"How long have you been chewing on that toothpick? Like the habit?" Lee asks.

"Uhhh...since I was fourteen maybe?"

"I mean we learned something about that in science or psych. Isn't that like oral fixation?"

"Huh?"

"Maybe you chew on that because you want to be chewing on something else?" Lee shrugs looking down at the couch as he straightened the pillows. Genma takes a long inhale of breath, and Lee doesn't think he got the joke or whatever he intended for that to be.

"I don't think you wanna speak again?" Genma gives him a stern look.

"I was telling you what we learned."

"Shut up." Genma says. "Now what do you want for dinner? I was thinking ramen or chicken? You want some soup or stew?"

"Stew." Lee walks over to the kitchen and sits in a stool. "Dad do you think more people will like me with this new look."

"Lee…" Genma begins to cut some of the vegetables. "Listen. If people don't you before your makeover, then they're not going to really like you afterwards. You want to find friends who appreciate you for you. People are asshole. I used to be fat when I was a kid, and then I got thin when I was thirteen. All of a sudden everybody wanted to be my friend, but you realize that the people who were there before were the best peopl-FUCK!" He hisses and looks down at his hands.

"What happened?" Lee looks wide eyed as his father's bleeding hand.

"I fuckein' cut my hand." He holds it and Lee scatters to get paper towel like a madman. He may look so much better, but he still acts like the same hot mess he was before.

They quickly wrapped it around his dad's hand, and then the doorbell rung.

"Lee gett the door." Genma sighed, grunting in pain.

There at the door is Guy Sensei. "Lee. He said you weren't at practice today. I came over to see was everything...wait you're not Lee." Guy looks around. "Lee!"

"No it's me, Guy. I just got a new haircut." Lee says. "I was feeling sick today. That's why I didn't come."

"You should've texted me." Guy says. "How sick were you because you usually come to practice no matter what the circumstances are-"

"Ya know. I'm not bleeding over here or anything. I'm just standing here with blood gushing out my hand and no one seems to care." Genma shouts and Lee remembers.

"Guy can you take my dad to the hospital? He cut himself?"

Guy nods and goes over and picks Genma up bridal style. Genma looks mortified and tries to scream no, but it's too late. He's already down the stairs in Guy's' arms while Lee follows. They get in the carr and Guy reminds Gemna to keep pressure on ti.

"I know. I know." Genma sighs as they rush down the streets like they're moving at the speed of light. Guy is so focused on getting to the hospital that he's cut off several people, who onk at him.

"Watch out." Guy yells as they pull into the parking lot. Lee gets out and picks his dad up bridal style and puts him in a wheelchair, while Guy parks the car.

"You two jus tlove picking me up for no apparent reason." Genma sighs as he's in the hair. Lee pushes him inside and demands they get attention right now and that Genma is losing blood.

"My father is dying." Lee is so dramatic. He's always been that way and Genma never understood why. He just has a thing for extreme emotions. He can never be in between it's either he's os happy or so sad or either pissed or ecstatic about something. He can either Love or hate something, there was no such thing dislike or like in Lee's world.

"I am not dying." Gemma sighs feeling a little light headed from the blood he's lost. He covers his eyes from the bright lights that hang above and tries not to think as the world becomes a spun quarter.

"Dad! Help my father!" Lee screams. "Help him! I can't live without him! Dad you're going to be okay. Breathe."

"Calm down." The nurse says. "Relax take a deep breath. "

"Lee! Did they get him some attention!" Genma is glad his eyes are closed so can't see Guy and Lee act like two complete idiots. "Oh Genma you poor poor soul. You're losing your power of youth every moment we stand here."

"Shhh...a beautiful young man like you shouldn't be crying." The nurse begins to pat Lee on the back.

"I know. But he's my father." Lee sighs.

"Wow you're so handsome." She says. "Are you a model? I have a son, if you're into that sorta thing, and I think you'd be per-"

"Hey I'm losing blood over here and you're trying to set my son up with your son!" Genma sighs. "Can I get a damn room-god I'm so light hea-" He slurs the rest of his words.

"OH sorry." The nurse grabs him and rushes him to the back. Lee and Guy follow in formation as they make back to the room and attempt to stop the bleeding.

"Yeah but my son is really a nice guy, and he hasn't found the right kind of-"

"Hey lady he will definitely get back to you, but I'm bleeding and we don't care about your son at the moment. Can't you read the room?"

"Sorry." She chuckles and walks out the door. "His name Gaara," She slips a piece of paper in Lee's pockets and disappears.

Lee turns a bright red. Gaara the guy from his dojo class? The one who just moved to town? Lee thinks he's cute but no way? Lee and Gaara...hmmm...it makes a certain sense maybe. He looks nice in eyeliner and messy red hair that Lee could be into.

"Who just does that? What the matter with that lady?" Gemma asks. "She doesn't even know if you're gay?" Guy reaches over to pull Genma into a hug. "Lease do not touch me. Please!" Guy ignores Genma and pulls him into a bear hug.

"I'm glad you get to see another day. I'm so glad you're okay."

"Hmmm…" Genma sighs being pulled into Guy's shirt.

A few seconds later the nurse rush in and tell Lee and Guy to leave so they can heal his wound.

"Lee. You're going to be a hit with all the girls and guys." Guy smiles.

"Do you think that's a bad thing? I mean I feel confident."

"Good. Although confidence can't come from the clothes you wear or all the material things. Confidence must come from within."

Lee nods as they sit in the hospital room.

"Hey and I have some new technique that I want to teach you. I just master Baji Quan." Guy smiles.

"Really?"

(BREAK)

Everything was pretty normal this morning. Lee's up early working out, Genma's still sleep, and Guy's upstairs making breakfast. Guy thought he should stay with us for the night, considering it was late when we got back from the hospital. Surprisingly Genma was okay with that, although he wouldn't allow him in his bed.

"Pancakes." Guy sits them out on the table. Lee was fresh out of the shower and had on a pair of basketball shirts and a white T.

"Thanks." Lee bites into them. "Wow, pretty good, Guy-sensei." Lee flashes his teeth as he eats more of the pancakes. He can't believe Guy-sensei was over his house making him breakfast.

"Thanks. Your dad says he's not going to work today." Guys says. "I gave him some painkillers and offered him breakfast, but he wishes to sleep."

"Maybe you and dad can bond?" Lee suggests.

"Lee I don't think your father would be up for any kind of bonding with me?"

"I think so." Lee smiles.

"Nahh...don't worry about it." Guy says. "You have a wonderful day at school and make sure you come to practice tonight. I have a lot I need to show you."

Lee smiles and disappears into his bedroom. He changes into a pair of black jeans and an athletic T. The jeans feel soft, because according to Sakura they're flex jeans so they are supposed to feel that way. Of course Lee doesn't mind, but still he hadn't worn much besides that green jumpsuit.

"I'm surprised you don't have an yeast infection with all that tight spandex?" Ino joked yesterday.

Lee gives himself a look in the mirror and messes up his hair in a nice way. That's the way Ino and Sakura told him to do it. His hair was now a messy wasteland, scattered all over his head, that Sakura promised him looked sexy. Lee also had his eye brows taken down so they weren't so bushy.

He smiles into the mirror and heads out the door.

Sakura and Ino are outside, according to a text on his phone.

"Bye Guy see ya at practice." Lee walks down the stairs and out of the townhouse.

Lee hears someone whistle and there is Sakura and Ino waiting in the car. Lee climbs in and sits in the back seat.

"God you look amazing." Sakura says.

"Yep." Ino smiles. "You look like you know how to sing and dance."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Just take a compliment where you can get one, Lee." Sakura says.

They pull up to the school and they get out of the car. They decide to head into the cafeteria where everyone can see Lee's new look. Lee looks down, afraid to look any one of his peers directly in the eye. He can't let someone see him like this.

Lee was so confident up until this moment. He had sorta lost his mojo at this point.

They walk into the school and people look at Lee up and down like he's a map. Lee feel a little squeamish and tries to look away, a scarlet covering his face. He can't believe people are checking him out, girls and guys alike.

"Sakura who is that?" A girl asks.

"Lee." Sakura says.

"No fuckin' way!" The girls stands there looking at Lee in shock as they continue to walk through the school.

(BREAK)

Well I thought I'd end it there. Thanks for all the love and support on this story and I'm sorry it took so long. But to let everyone know, when I right a story I always come back around to it, even though it may take a moment, I always come back around.

I think the summer came and I actually have more free time at college than I do at home (that's weird lol)

Shippist1820: Thanks :) Sorry for the delay in for an update ;)

Anonymous: Thanks ;) Sorry I am so late. I had an idea and then it just kinda went south so I had to start over and then the summer came and I went back to work *sigh*

Grimmie: Thanks ;) I tried my best to catch the spirit of each character, and not making them sorta OOC :) So that mean a lot. Also Lee will be the seme...