Ok, I just wrote this while I was trying to get online, don't expect it to be all that great with the grammar and punctuation and stuff. Lol, enjoy
disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or At Seventeen by Janice Ian
Naruto walked though the windy roads of Kohona, his Hokage suit flapping violently behind him. He looked ahead and saw a large gust of dust and leaves coming towards him. He put his hands together. As the gust came at him he shouted a few words, and he disappeared. He reappeared on the other side of the cloud with a few cuts on his cheeks. He had mastered the Jutsu that gave the "Yellow Flash" his name. He walked into a bar near where he was standing.
"Who are you? What's the passw-! Oh, Hokage sir, please come in!" the tall burly man opened the door from the inside, and bowed deeply as he walked past him.
"Anyone good playing today?"
"Just one girl with some real talent!" he man said as Naruto sat in the large Hokage chair. He rested his chin on his knuckles, and grinned as a young women in a long dress slowly walked out onto the stage. She looked familiar, but Naruto couldn't remember from where. She had long blue hair that ended by her shoulder blades, soft eyes, and small lips. Her dress was an open back with a cut up the left leg, showing her skin. "Beautiful eh?" the man whispered into Naruto's ear. The woman took a deep breath, and began to sing
I learned the truth at seventeen
that love was meant for beauty queens
and high school girls with clear skin smiles
that married young and then retired
These words made him think of his own youth. Naruto was now 26... but many things had happened 9 years ago. Tsundae died along side Sai while fighting Sasuke and Orichmaru. He was named Hokage then, Sakura had finnaly fallen for him. Hinata confessed her love, but Naruto already had Sakura on his arm. Strange... after that day, he hadn't seen her again.
the Valentines I never knew
the Friday nights charades to view
were spent on one more beautiful
at seventeen I learned the truth
And those of us with ravaged faces
lacking in the social graces
Desperately remained at home
inventing lovers on the scroll
who called to say 'come dance with me'
murmured face of sanitizes
it isn't all it seems
at seventeen
Naruto's grin slowly disappeared as he was entranced by the young lady's beautiful voice. But he didn't hear her say the second last line as she sang it quickly. He didn't want to think and miss any of her song.
a brown eyed girl in hand me downs
who's name I never could pronounce
said pretty please, the ones who serve
they only get what they deserve
in the rich relationed hometown queen
marries into what she needs
with a guarantee of company
and haven for the elderly
Naruto glanced down at the golden ring around his left finger. His marriage band. He got it after two months after being named Hokage. A month after he and Sakura began to have outwards feelings towards each other.
remember those who win the game
who lose the love they saught to gain
in dev insures inquality
induvious integretiy
the small town eyes will gape at you
in dull surprise
when payment due
exceeds accounts received
at seventeen
The Lady began to sing louder with more soul in her voice. Her face tilted towards the ceiling. A small tear welled up in Naruto's eye. He wiped it away quickly, thinking of why the tear had come in the first place.
to those of us who knew the pain
of Valentines that never came
and those who's names were never called
when choosing dates for ninja ball
Naruto remembered his Ninja ball. He had asked Hinata first, but soon after that Sakura asked him to go. He had forgotten all about Hinata. His jaw dropped. He hadn't told her that he had other plans for that night. The thought had just hit him when the man leaned in close to his ear
"She's singing for you"
it was long ago and far away
the world was young then today
and dreams for all the gay for free
to ugly duckling girls like me
Hinata took a deep breath, and began to sing loudly.
we all play the game, and when we dare
to cheat ourselves at solitaire
inventing lovers on the scroll
repenting all the lies unknown
that call and say 'come dance with me'
murmur vuage of sanity
but ugly girls like me
at seventeen
Naruto watched her walk off the stage with every person in the room on their feet clapping. Except for Naruto. Thoughts and emotions had flooded over his mind like the time when he had almost kissed Sakura back when they were first assigned to Kakashi's team. He thought back to all the time he had spent with Hinata, and how much more fun he had when he was with her compared to when he was with Sakura. Hinata always made Naruto happy, while Sakura spent all her energy trying to attract Sasuke. Hinata had always been there for Naruto, while Sakura thought he was lower than the dirt he walked on. It was only after he was named Hokage when Sakura said she loved him. Even now, they slept in different rooms, they still had not had sex. She said she didn't want to get pregnant. Even though Naruto understood what she said, he could still hear some strange sounds coming from her room in the dead of the night. Whenever he went to check it out, the door was locked. He would always hear his chief of defense, Rock Lee shout from the inside "it's alright Sir, she just has the night flu, I have it all under control. Please return to sleep."
Did she really love him, or was she just in it for the power. Naruto stood up quickly, tears running down his face. He had been living a lie. Sakura didn't really love him. She just wanted to be seen. She wanted the power. His heart had known, but his mind had always been set on Sakura, it didn't know what he really wanted. What he really needed.
"It's never to late to change sir." he man said quietly. Naruto wiped his tears on his sleeve, and left the bar.
"I wonder what he's going to do." The Man said to himself. He turned around to clean the Hokage's chair of all the dust that was on him when he came into the bar. On the arm he saw a small golden ring, placed on it's side. The man picked it up, and smiled.
