Author's Note ;; I'm sorry the last chapter was so short! This one is longer. ;D Enjoy, and please review!
"C'mon, Lee, let's go to the post office!" Gai beamed at his student.
"Yes, Gai-sensei!" Lee saluted smartly to his teacher.
The two left Gai's small apartment and headed to the nearby postal office to mail their sure-to-win material off the 'Colgate Toothpaste Poster Boy Contest' judges. They strolled down a sidewalk that had baked in the sunlight and felt extremely hot to the touch. The day was very warm, and the sun blazed mercilessly. Soon, both beautiful beasts of Konoha were sweating and perspiring in their lovely green spandex jumpsuits.
"Gai-sensei! Lee!" a voice rang out from across the street.
Gai looked up. "Tenten?"
"Sensei! Lee!" the kunoichi hurried across the street to the two. "Where are you two going?" she inquired. "What's this for?" she gestured to the envelope.
"Lee's entering in the Colgate Toothpaste Poster Boy Contest," Gai explained as Lee swelled with pride. "I'm certain he'll win."
Tenten snickered.
"What is so funny?" Lee demanded.
"Nothing," Tenten said innocently, regaining composure. "Good luck, Lee, I really hope you win."
Both spandex-clad gentlemen were oblivious to the sarcasm in her voice.
"Thank you, Tenten!" Lee exclaimed, giving her his signature 'nice guy' pose. "I am grateful for your support!"
"Uh, right." Tenten gave Lee a strange look before saying, "Well, nice running into you two. I'd love to stay and chat, but I've got something to do. Goodbye, and good luck, Lee!"
"Farewell, Tenten!"
Tenten disappeared in a poof of smoke.
"It's good to have the support of your teammates, isn't it, Lee?"
"Indeed, sensei! I believe it boosts morale and gives much encouragement!"
"That's the spirit, Lee! Let's go find Neji before we go to the post office, maybe he'd like to enter the contest and offer you good luck!"
"Yes, sir!" Lee ran off and disappeared, soon reappearing dragging along the bedraggled Hyuuga of the cadet branch.
"Neji! Good to see ya!" Gai-sensei offered Neji a 'nice guy' smile and an enthusiastic thumbs-up.
"….." Neji's pale eyes stared blankly at Gai. Yes, even more blankly than they already were.
"Have you heard the news, Neji?" Gai asked, rubbing his chin.
"What news, sensei?"
Gai gasped. "You hear that, Lee? He hasn't heard the news!"
The two ninjas with identical haircuts stared incredulously at Neji, shocked.
"What a tragedy! This is unacceptable!
"What's a tragedy, sensei?" Neji raised an eyebrow. "What's unacceptable? What on earth are you talking about? Has fate destined it so I don't know?"
Gai shook his head. "I cannot believe you haven't heard about the Colgate Toothpaste Poster Boy Contest!"
Neji questioned Gai's sanity with one word. "…So?"
Gai sighed. "Colgate Toothpaste is looking for a new poster boy to pose of their commercials and their toothpaste tubes!"
"Your point is…?"
"Colgate is looking for someone with gorgeous pearly whites, charisma, a friendly attitude, and highly attractive looks!"
"Uh, why are you telling me this?"
"BECAUSE YOU SHOULD ENTER! Lee is entering! Follow his example and enter the contest!"
Neji stared at his sensei doubtfully. "Do you really think I have a chance at winning this contest?"
"With competition as fierce and handsome as Lee, I doubt you'll stand a chance at all – I mean, of course! You have just as much chance as Lee! So be bold, be brave, enter the contest!"
"Hell no."
"Neji, do what your sensei tells you to."
"No. I don't want to be on tubes of toothpaste and perpetually grin at people using it in the morning."
"Neji, I mean it."
"No way."
"NEJI!" Gai roared. "ENTER THE FUCKING CONTEST!"
Neji stared at Gai-sensei in horror. "What I meant to say is that I'll gladly enter the contest," he said quickly. "Anything to make you happy, sensei."
"Good man!" Gai transformed from a furious, bellowing demon into a wise, kind sensei again. "That's the spirit! Go have Tenten take a photo of you showing off your pearly whites and we'll meet you at the post office!"
"Erm, okay…" Neji dared not disobey in fear his sensei's temper would flare dangerously yet again.
"Good! We'll see you later then! Come, Lee! We still have to go to the post office and buy postage stamps!"
"Yes, sir!"
If anyone else had been around to witness the scene, they would have seen a full grown man and a boy both clad in bright green spandex jumpsuits disappearing into the horizon and a poor, confused, pupil-less child standing there miserably.
Author's Note ;; Haha! I enjoyed writing this a lot, though it's not that good. XD I hope you enjoyed it anyway!
Next time: Gai, Lee, and Neji go to the post office to mail their photos to Colgate! Will everything go smoothly, or will chaos ensue? Also, which member of Team 7 is entering the contest, and why? All this and more in the next chapter:D Oh god, I sound like a salesperson. oO;