Of Spandex and Shuriken
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Q: Why LeeTen?
A: Why not? They're cute and they deserve some drabbles!
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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Naruto characters--just a couple of Mary Sues... that Tenten later sliced open. Poor Mary Sues!
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Drabble 1: Muscles
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Rock Lee had muscles. There was no doubt about that. Or, least that's what Tenten thought as she watched him train--tirelessly as always. She was flat-out exhausted and even Gai had insisted that they take a break, but Lee wouldn't stop. Perhaps he couldn't stop.
And Tenten couldn't help staring as his body moved rhythmically through space, beads of sweat flying through the air like drops of morning dew.
Such a thing would surely disgust most girls. But Tenten had never been most girls. While they were out picking flowers, she was sharpening her shuriken. While they wore their headbands as silly accessories (a necklace or a belt), she put hers on her forehead like a shinobi would. While they had lusted over the the dark Uchiha, she had set her sights on the pale-eyed Hyuuga.
But even that was changing--as she followed her other teammate with fascinated eyes.
Still, even Tenten would admit that Lee was no looker: he had a horrible haircut, huge eyebrows, and wore a green spandex jumpsuit of all things! He was, however, beautiful when he trained--his movements fluid, brow furrowed in concentration, the green spandex clinging to his muscles...
And, boy, did Rock Lee have muscles...
"Um, Tenten?"
And now, Rock Lee was staring at her.
Shit.
"...Yeah, Lee?..." said a red-faced Tenten.
"Is something wrong? You've got this weird look on your face."
"Oh?" said Tenten, with a nervous laugh. "No... I was just... um..." She had to do some quick thinking now. "I thought I saw Neji over there!"
Yes, there was a good excuse! She had been staring at him (no, past him) because she was looking for Neji! Lee knew that she liked Neji, and he was about as naive as they came, so he'd buy that any day. Right?
Lee's mouth returned to its usual stubborn frown. "But, Tenten, didn't Neji say he was training with his uncle today?"
Damn. That didn't work.
Time for plan B.
"Oh, yeah!" she exclaimed, giggling. "Now I remember! I guess the person I saw must have been... someone else!"
Lee smiled good-naturedly and resumed his training. Tenten was relieved that his naiveté won out after all, though it could just as easily have been his oblivious nature. Sure, he was intelligent and observant, but he was also completely oblivious--in the way that only guys could be.
Lee had lusted for months over some girl he hardly knew, while one of Konoha's coolest kunoichi (and his own teammate, no less) was lusting for him. Watching intently as those perfect muscles contracted in that silly outfit of his.
Tenten rested her head in her hands and smiled, the blush returning to her cheeks. She decided that she didn't care if Lee noticed again. She would simply tell him that she was looking at... aha! someone else!
Genius.
Yes, Rock Lee was no doubt an... acquired taste... not the sort that usually fell prey to rabid fangirl assaults. But Tenten liked him that way--eyebrows and all. At the very least, Lee couldn't be confused with a girl (as Neji frequently was when he began wearing the traditional Hyuuga robes aka manskirt!). Lee's outfit, by contrast, left very little to the imagination.
And, as Tenten realized this, she decided that maybe green spandex wasn't such a bad thing after all.
Her smile widened.
Ah, muscles...
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A/N: Based on ep 142. Yeah, I don't really think Neji looks like a girl, but he's just BEGGING to be teased with that new outfit of his ;-). Keep an eye out for the next installment!
-Andrea