With a sigh of defeat, you gave the bottle a good spin. Everyone's eyes followed the bottle closely in anticipation. It was hard not to get dizzy just staring at it- you more intensely than anybody else. Who would it land on?
Sakura was the first one to burst into uproarious laughter. Most of the others followed suit.
"IS IT NOT DESTINY, THAT I, ROCK LEE, HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO BE YOUR PARTNER?" Lee stated loudly. Sakura snorted.
"Ermm, sure? Yeah?" You said, getting to your feet slowly.
"Seven minutes, guys." Said Naruto with a cheeky grin.
Rock Lee gestured for you to go first as you hesitantly stepped into the closet. You weren't so much worried about being alone with Lee- you guys were friends. It was more so what the others were going to say afterwards.
And it seemed like they were getting a head start on that. You could hear them from the other side of the closet door.
"So y/n, what should we do for the next seven minutes?" Lee asked.
You almost forgot about him. And wow was it dark.
"I don't know, it doesn't really matter to me." You said with shrug.
"Had I known I would be in this situation, I would have brought flowers." Said Lee.
"Oh, Lee..." You said, thankful for the darkness surely masking your blush. "You're always such a gentleman."
"The wonderful y/n deserves nothing less."
You smiled. Even though Lee's efforts usually made him look, well, ridiculous, you couldn't deny he was really sweet.
It was then that you wished you had a light in the closet to see his reaction when you stood on the tip of your toes and kissed him on the cheek.
Lee didn't say anything. He was paralyzed. By shock? Happiness? The crippling inevitability of death? Who knows.
"Y/n... I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST DID THAT." He said a little too loudly.
"SHH." You screeched with a finger to your lips. You had never seen someone so ready to pass out and jump off the walls at the same time. "They're already making stuff up about what we're doing in here."
"Sorry, I'll try and be more quiet." He said solemnly. "I will be so quiet, you won't even be able to hear how quiet I'm being."
"Good." You said quietly, leaning against the end of the closet.
When several seconds passed and it became apparent Lee wasn't intending on talking at all, you broke the silence.
"Okay stop torturing yourself-" you said. "I didn't say you couldn't talk, just... use your indoor voice, alright?"
Lee nodded.
"So... y/n..." he said calmly. "You kissed me."
"It would appear so, yes." You replied.
"And I wasn't dreaming?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Lee!" You said with a roll of your eyes. "No."
"I've only ever dreamt of earning your affections." He said, still unsure.
"Well, tonight's as good as any to make dreams come true." You said. You stepped closer to him.
"Y/n, what will they say outside?!" Lee said, concerned.
"They can say whatever they want to say." You told him. "In fact, there's no doubt they've been talking this whole time."
You had thought of how Sakura would tease you and Naruto would press Lee for information afterwards. But Lee was the kindest, most hard-working person you'd ever met. He was someone who was unafraid of being himself, and you really loved him for that, if nothing else. No- Lee was wonderful. And if the other girls wanted to tease you for caring about him, it was their loss. You were the one in a closet with him, not them.
"Let them say what they want, Lee." You told him, rubbing his arm in reassurance. "And if they're going to be talking about us this whole time, let's give them something to talk about."
Apprehension crossed his face.
"Y/n, you sound just like Naruto." He said.When you chuckled, his eyes creased into a smile. Not even the darkness could hide that.
"You're something else, Lee." You said.
And when you leant forward to kiss him again, on the lips this time, it was real. Masters of deception or not, no shinobi could have hidden the feelings only now reaching the surface; your arms falling just over his shoulders and his pulling you closer around the waist.
It was pure fire. Anything Lee could have wanted to say, he said through the kiss. You couldn't believe how good of a kisser he was. Nor how someone could be so vulnerable and powerful at the same time.
Chatter from outside the closet brought you to slowly turn your head in that direction. Lee was shuffling delicately from left to right with you in his arms. It was like a quiet dance, just between the two of you. You wondered if he felt the same warmth that was transpiring through your center.
Lee could hear them getting ready to open the door too, but he only held you closer. You turned back to face him. You could have stayed with him forever.
"YOU GUYS HAVE LIKE TEN SECONDS." Called Naruto from the outside. All of Konoha probably heard him.
You couldn't keep in a sigh. Lee leant down and kissed you softly on the forehead. It made your heart melt.
No sooner had you been laughed into the closet than you had been forced out. The door swung open, Lee having released you, and immediately the questions came your way.
"SOOO HOW WAS IT?" Cried Naruto. Sasuke snickered.
"I bet it was wild." Said Kiba.
"Did you make out with each other?" Sakura asked loudest of all."Yep." You said confidently, walking back to your seat. Lee's blush was even cuter in the light.
"wwhHAAAT?!" Cried Sakura amid laughter and gasps of confusion.
"M hm. He's a great kisser." You said nonchalantly. "That's all we did- kiss."
Sakura crossed her arms.
"Oh y/n, you think you're SO funny.""She's funnier than you." You thought you hear Sasuke say.
"Of COURSE you didn't do anything in there." Said Sakura. "You are SUCH a liar y/n."
"Yeah, good one y/n." Said Shikamaru.
Lee raised his eyebrows at you in surprise. It was easy. If you didn't want people to ask questions, you just had to give them the answer they thought they wanted.
"Alright, who's next?" Asked Naruto.
Suddenly it was clear that everyone dismissed the idea of anything happening in that closet.
But if they looked closely, they'd see that bushy brows was even more dazed than usual, and Kakashi was sitting with a smile that reached his eyes, one of them being a distinct red.
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