Ryter: (Holding her head) God in heaven I need an Asprin.
Harpie: What's wrong with you?
Ryter: Usual. Community service, writing, a fine for the dog, and various other things. (sigh) So where's our cast? I wanna get this started as soon as possible.
Harpie: Well...Sakura's in make up. Kakashi's flirting with Iruka AND Gai. Two of the three sand siblings have run off with their respective others, and the third has been...busy...
Ryter: (raising an eyebrow) Busy? Who's busy?
Harpie: You know how Gaara just got here for the shooting of the BB a few days ago?
Ryter: Yeeeaaahhh...
Harpie: Well he thought it would be best to...get into the swing of the script by...'practicing' with his partner.
Ryter: Practicing? (Her eyes widen suddenly and she runs off towards the dressing rooms) YOU BONDAGE RACOON! DON'T YOU DARE UNPURIFY MY LEE-SAMA! (looks over her shoulder quickly) You! Thank the reviewers!
Harpie: Uh...right. Thanks guys. It's always nice to hear from you all. A few special people are blz1990 and Zetsu's rose. You guys know it's a pleasure, as are all the readers we do get. All twelve or so of you. -
Gaara: (crossed armed and being dragged back on set) He's going to be mine anyway. What is the point of waiting for your ridiculous plot to unfold.
Ryter: (grumbling) Stupid red headed racoon panda evil unpure thought having pervert. Trying to do H things to Lee-sama why if I could I'd. (continues to grumble)
Lee: (coming to stand beside Harpie shivering and half naked) Sand...so...much...sand...
Harpie: O...kay. Here we go again. Enjoy the story.
Disclaimer: You know the drill by now. If we own it we'll tell you. But obviously we don't.
Lee was exstatic as Kakashi continued to drive to their new home. He stuck his head out of the open window loving the way the hot air practically blasted into his face. Kakashi rolled his eyes from his seat behind the steering wheel, smirking at the young boy's actions.
"Lee sit back down. We're likely to get pulled over if you keep that up."
The dark haired boy looked at him confused over his shoulder, but obediantly sat back in his seat. He fiddled anxiously with his seatbelt as he tried to get comfortable. He heard a sigh from beside him.
"Would you calm down? It's just an audition. If you don't get it there's still a huge number of sponsers and free competitons to get you noticed. So just relax. I swear you're more and more like him each day."
The dark haired boy smiled nervously down into his lap, and wrapped his fingers a little tighter around his board.
"I am sorry Kakashi-sensei. It...It is just hard to imagine. I am so far from Kohana, so far from everything. It is just so exciting! I hope I meet a lot of youthful people!"
Kakashi rolled his eyes as they pulled up to the large studio. Lee's face brightened tenfold. It was like watching a puppy seeing a wide open field. The silver haired man couldn't help but chuckle as he drove by the place and continued down the road. The black haired boy's mouth dropped in surprise.
"Ka...Kaka...KAKASHI-SENSEI! Was not that the place? It is the only big building we have seen in DAYS! It...it has to be! Are...are we not going there today?"
"Nooo...WE are not going there today. I am. I'll simply hype you up a bit and give you a little PR before taking you in. It's better that way."
Lee pouted in the seat beside him, making his guardian sigh for the hundreth time in less than an hour. He sped up the car slightly and continued down the road for another three or four hours. The darkhaired boy just stared out of the open window with plain disappointment.
"Lee...Can you do me a favor."
At the sound of his name Lee perked up slightly.
"Could you close your eyes until I tell you to open them?"
Lee raised a bushy eyebrow in confusion, but slowly nodded before complying. The anxiousness coming from him almost filled the car until they came to a screeching stop.
"Alright Lee, you can open your eyes now."
As soon as his eyes were opened, Lee had his arms wrapped tightly around Kakashi's neck.
"THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH KAKASHI-SENSEI!"
Kakashi chuckled. He had known that the boy would like going to a 'real' skate park. Clearing his throat he pushed the boy away from him, taking on a half serious look.
"This isn't all for fun Lee. It's also for practice. You need to be at your best when you do come with me. Anything you need to perfect you'd better get it done now. Got it?"
"Yes Kakashi-sensei!"
"Good. Dismissed."
Lee practically climbed out of the window to get out of the car fast enough. Holding back a sigh as the younger boy face planted on the ground Kakashi calmly unbuckled him from the seat. Lee stood up blushing and scratching the back of his head in embarrasment.
"Next time, I suggest you pull off your seatbelt."
"Sorry."
"Just go have fun."
He didn't have to say anything else before the teen was nothing more than a blip on the horizon. Kakashi just had to grin at that.
"It's almost like reliving my childhood again. Gai did the same thing the first time we came to a park like this."
For a moment the older man just wanted to sit and reminisce, but he had more pressing matters to handle at the moment. For the hundreth time he sighed and drove back the direction he'd come. So much to do, so little time.
Lee smiled from ear to ear, he'd spend the entire after noon working on his air walk and he still needed to work on that 'broken fingers trick'. He nodded to himself as if making an agreement with himself.
"I will start with a few quick grinds, a basic knee tuck and maybe work on my curving before going into tougher tricks. OH! I will have to do a few hundred wall plants, maybe a kick flip...hmmm..."
He suddenly hit something hard, and fell back onto his butt. Wincing he looked up, hoping to apologize.
"I..I am so sorry. I did not mean anything by it. Please..."
A lump formed in his throat as cool aqua eyes glared at him. His vision was filled with a short shaggy almost pixie cut and red and black. A leather coat framed the lithe body very well, showing off the slight curves just right. Even when walking away it moved with his body.
'Wait...walking away?'
Lee sat dazed for a few moments more, before shaking his head and getting up to follow after the youth.
"WAIT!"
The red head turned around, the glare a thousand times hotter than before. Lee came to a screeching stop in front of the other. He blushed and scratched the back of his head innocently, trying to think how best to do this. It suddenly came to him. He'd do what he often saw in the books Kakashi would read. Smirking slightly Lee cleared his throat, trying hard to be smooth.
"Yeah
See if you can relate to this one."
He kneeled to one knee and took one of the ivory hands infront of him, mesmerized by the soft almost transparent color.
"Hope I'm not disturbing you
Because you look into thought right now
I don't mean to be rude
Cause this is normally not my style
Can I take you out?"
For a moment he felt like Hinata and had to look away self-conciously. He'd found the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen, and he didn't want to let her get away. After all, it was unyouthful to let your possible most important person leave.
"I feel that if I don't ask chance will pass
And I'll never see your face again,
I'll never see your face again. No."
Coughing again and closing his eyes, he turned back to her taking in a deep breath to calm his nerves.
"You maybe thinking I am strange
Not every single day, no, beauty comes my way, so..."
Opening his eyes to show his burning determination he looked up at her wanting to see her reaction.
"Do you believe in love at first sight
Tell ya baby the book that I'm reading
Tell the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by, turn a blind eye
To love, love at first sight."
Stood up, liking the way she was only just under his chin. Their bodies felt like an almost perfect match. Her's soft against his harder bigger build.
"I could be the man for you
I can make all your dreams come true
Maybe I'm a fool
For saying I'm in love with you
You may be thinking I am strange not every single day, no
Beauty comes my way
Ohhh..."
She pulled away from him, and Lee knitted his brows in frustration. He didn't let go of her hand, instead gently held on to her, moving his thumb over her knuckles.
"You Say farewell
I'll say so long
Say goodbye
I'll say your wrong
Cause here in my arms you belong."
She glared over her shoulder at him, and he gently took her chin and turned it up so he could look at her more clearly.
"Do u believe in love at first sight
Tell me does that book that you're reading
Tells the story of your life."
He moved closer to her face, noting the almost cute look of confused anger. He dropped his voice to a barely there whisper, so only he and her could hear.
"Do u believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by, turn a blind eye
To love, love at first sight."
Pressing down, he connected his lips with hers in a passionate kiss. She froze competely, making him concerned. This had always worked in Kakashi's Icha Icha paradise. Finally he pulled back staring down at the ground trully ashamed. Lee's face was burning bright red now and he didn't really know what had gotten into him. Saying such things to a young lady right from the blue it was.
POW!
Lee's head snapped back as ivory knuckles connected with his jaw. Stumbling slightly the bowl cut boy looked up with wide eyes wondering where the truck had gone that had hit him. The ruby haired beauty was fuming at him at this point. Lee's heart fell just as hard as the punch she'd near knocked him out with. The girl let out a low growl and walked away. Sighing and brushing himself off Lee went to start on his practice hurt after being rejected for the very first time in his life.
Four Hours Later
Lee frowned thinking hard as he rode the edge of the bowl. He hadn't really been concentrating as he moved along through his practice. His mind was still on the little red haired girl.
'Maybe she is just shy and I came on too strong. YES! That is it! I was too forward. If I see her again I will apologize and try again."
"YOSH!"
He threw his arm into the air and tried to do a good guy pose, but forgot about the fact that he was still on a moving board. Needless to say he lost his balance and ended up falling flat onto his back.
"Ouch. You are definately not making the best impression Lee."
Lee let out a sigh as his guardian's face entered his spinning field of vision. He ran a hand through his hair and turned away from him in embarrasment.
"I was being careless again. I am sorry Sen..sei?"
Raising a eyebrow he wondered at the two people who were standing only a few feet away from them. A boy and girl, both looked only a year or two older than him, but still very mature. The boy, who was wearing way too much face paint, was having a hard time not openly laughing at him, while the girl, a well porportion blonde, just smiled softly. The girl was the first to speak up.
"It's nice to finally meet you Lee-kun. Kakashi has said a lot about you."
"Yeah, didn't mention the bit about you being a klutz though."
Lee stood up at the snickering, feeling a unwanted bit of satisfaction as he watched the girl step on the boy's foot.
"WHAT DID I DO?!"
She turned a quick glare at him.
"Enough. Now go and find Gaara, before I do MORE than enough."
The boy gave a sneer before going off on his task. Lee tilted his head to the side and spoke softly, hoping to get the girl's attention.
"Um...Miss. I..I am sure that we have not met before, and seeing as you already know my name..."
He let the sentence trail off, as a slow dawning realization took over the girl's face. She smiled warmly and placed a hand out infront of her.
"Sorry, that was a bit rude of me huh? I'm Temari Sabaku, Vice President of Shukaku Medias, the idiot who just left is Kankuro. He's one of my younger brothers and one of our better artist and our second best athletes."
Lee returned the smile ten times as brightly before taking her hand and shaking it vigoursly.
"I do not wish to be rude, but I had thought that I would not be seeing you so early on."
Kakashi placed a hand on the black haired boy's back and started to explain, waving a hand not chalantly infront of his face.
"It was all luck really. Her youngest brother just so happened to frequent this park, so of course since they had planned on picking him up anyway, we figured we stop by for a quick meet and greet."
"YO! I found him. He was brooding over by a tree. He was mumblin' about being hit on by some freak."
Temari let out a sigh.
"This is what I'm always warning him about. Take a bodyguard I say. You can't fight off everybody I say, but nooo...I'm Gaara. I'm emo. Fear my guy liner. FEAR!"
Lee and Kakashi took a step back from the blonde, both giving her a nervous smile. Lee's showing more than his sensei's. Temari slumped in defeat before looking off into the distance. She smiled brightly once more as she saw the shock of red hair coming their way.
"Lee-kun. I'd like to introduce you to our label's President and all around star Sabaku no Gaara."
As a lithe ivory red head moved slowly towards them. A black leather jacket bringing out the soft curves that were all just right. Chilling blue eyes fell on Lee as his jaw dropped to the ground.
His dream girl...
The one he'd fallen in love with at first sight.
The girl that put all others to shame...
Lee didn't tear his gaze away from the red head's as he spoke to the blonde girl.
"T..Temari-sama...do...do you have any...any sisters?"
Temari raised a sculpted eyebrow and stared between the two. No one would notice it if they'd just met the red head, but he was subtly emitting an evil aura.
"No. Just my brothers. Why?"
Lee nodded softly.
"Okay then."
He'd have to apologize to the red head again later on, but for right now...
"LEE!"
The black haired boy fell backwards in a dead faint, hitting the concrete of the bowl they were standing in with a loud thud.
Ryter: Thanks a lot for reading. The song used in this one was 'Love at first sight' by Blue.
Harpie: That was evil...even for you. (reading Kakashi's stolen limited edition yaoi Icha Icha Paradise)
Ryter: WHAT?! It was funny!
Harpie: (Looking behind her and then looking back at her book) Gaara's coming.
Ryter: EEP! (She ducks under the nearest table as a seething sand wielder appears storming through the set breaking crap.)
Gaara: (grabbing Harpie) You. Where. IS. Ryter?
Harpie: Yeah. Like one dog owner said to the other when their puppy wouldn't shut-up. Put a dog biscuit in it.
Gaara: (growling) She's mine! NO ONE MAKES ME LOOK LIKE A GIRL!
Ryter: (from under the table, sounding like Sasuke) Yeah, you do a good job of that all by yourself.
Gaara: (taking off at top speed for the Uchiha's dressing room) SAND COFFIN!
Sasuke: WHY IS IT ALWAYS ME?!
Ryter: (coming out from the table) Don't say a word.
Harpie: (still reading) Wasn't going to. Just wanted to tell the readers to review. Sand dart.
Ryter: Wha...AH! (She ducks and starts running as darts fly through the air at her.)