A/N: So here it is! The (not so) long anticipated SasuTen story I said I would make. By the way, I will be using a lot of songs in this fic because a certain someone is a singer ;) And yes I know Sasuke is going to be OOC, but hey, it's a fanfic.
Disclaimer: You think I would own something like Narto? What are you, on crack?
Pairings: Main pairing is SasuTen, with a hint of KankHina and DeiTen on the side D I heart crack pairings
'hooplah' is thoughts
"hooplah" issinging
"hooplah" is talking
"In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves... on the ground
I hitched a ride, until the coast
To leave behind, all of my ghosts
Searching for something, I couldn't find at home
Can't get no job, can you spare a dime?
Just one more hit, and I'll be fine
I swear to God, this'll be my one last time!
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves... on the ground
Run away before you drown, or the streets will beat you down
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves... on the ground
When it gets dark, in Pigeon Park
Voice in my head, will soon be fed
By the vultures, that circle round the dead!
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves... on the ground
Run away before you drown, or the streets will beat you down
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves... on the ground
I never once thought, I'd ever be caught!
Staring at sidewalks, hiding my track marks!
I left my best friends, or did they just leave me?
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves... on the ground
In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves... on the ground
Run away before you drown, or the streets will beat you down
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves... on the ground
Run away before you drown!
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves... on the ground
Run away before you drown!
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves, fallen leaves... on the ground"
Silence.
The man, well teen really, cleared his throat awkwardly. "So… Did I get the job?"
More silence.
"I'll be going then…" 'Damn it now I have to go look somewhere else…' He began to walk towards the exit.
Someone leapt onto his back and screamed in his ear, nearly deafening the poor teen. "You're hired, yeah!"
The teen let out a quiet sigh of relief.
"But!" The manager spoke again, "first you must tell me something…"
The teen waited and gave the employee an impatient look
"What's your name again?"
The teen blinked. "Sasuke… Uchiha Sasuke…"
"Tenten… Tenten. TENTEN!" A voice shouted in the girl's ear
"Waaah!" The poor girl shouted, falling backwards only to be caught from behind
"Damn it Kankuro! What was that for!?" The girl shouted, getting out of the boy's grip and checked to see if her buns were still properly in place.
"You weren't focused obviously. I said your name several times actually." He replied
Tenten sighed, things had been rather hectic lately and it was making her lose her focus. "Sorry Kankuro it's just-"
"No excuses Ten! The tournament is coming up in two months and you need to be ready for it! You'll never be ready if you can't focus during practice. Trust me… Temari had the same problem…" He trailed off at the topic of his older sister.
Tenten nodded and straightened up. "I'm ready to try again now." She raised her fists in front of her face and smirked. "Bring it."
Her smirk was returned. "Consider it brought."
Tenten shifted slightly to the right before being faced with an onslaught of punches from Kankuro.
Boxing was her calling, and she had found an unlikely friend in the college student who tended to be too loud and wear too much makeup.
Concentrating she ducked under his fist and moved into the offensive. 'Kankuro must be really serious about this, bringing up his sister and all. Poor Temari, she lost her focus for a second in the last match and ended up in a coma. Focus is the key element here… I have to make Kankuro proud!'
The freshman in college had taken it upon himself to train Tenten when he had seen how fast she was progressing. Without his help, Tenten was sure she never would have gotten as far as she had.
After several more minutes, the clock chimed six o'clock and the two stopped their fighting, breathing heavily.
Kankuro cleared his throat. "Nice job today. You're getting there, just work on maintaining your focus and it's in the bag."
Tenten nodded, unable to answer through her heavy breaths.
Kankuro was almost out the door when he stopped and looked back at her. "Oh, my party is on this Saturday. Don't forget." He continued walking and added, "And bring that cute friend of yours too! Hina something!"
"It's Hinata!"
Tenten smiled and shook her head before heading off to the locker room to change; she would shower when she returned home. 'That was random. But I would have forgotten if he hadn't reminded me.'
She took off her boxing gloves and changed out of her white wife-beater and dark green shorts into a sleeveless, pink, Chinese style shirt with dark blue, baggy capris that were slightly too big for her.
'I think I'll get a coffee before I stop home.' Tenten picked up her bag and left the training center.
"The art of coffee? Strange name… Whatever." Tenten walked in and was immediate greeted by a man with his blonde hair in a high ponytail and completely covering his left eye.
"Welcome to my coffee shop yeah! You're our first customer so you get to have whatever you want free!"
A man with silver hair slicked back came up next to the blonde and smacked him across the back of the head. "It's not your coffee shop damn it! You just came up with the name! And she doesn't get anything free! Kakuzu would murder us!"
"But you're immortal yeah! So only I would die!"
"Your point?"
"My point is that I would die and you wouldn't because you're immortal!"
"I'm not immortal! It's a figure of speech you idiot! People just say that because I survived falling out of a five story building and only broke my arm and a few fingers! Fucking moron…"
"You know, that's not that big of a deal…" Tenten finally spoke up. "I fell off of a seven story high roof and only broke my foot and a few toes."
The two stared at her. "Did you remember she was here un?"
"Nope."
"I'll get her a table un."
"You do that." The silver haired man walked off
"Right this way…"
"Tenten."
"Right this way Tenten, un." The blonde lead her to a table near a stage. "My name's Deidara. That other guy was Hidan."
"Right." Tenten sat down and looked at the stage. "Does someone perform here or something?"
"Yeah but he doesn't start work until next Monday. You should come back and see him, he's really good." He pulled out a pen and pad of paper from his pocket. "Anyway. You're order un?"
"Um I don't really know what you guys serve here but I want a cappuccino."
"Do you care what's in it?"
"Not really."
"Then I'll surprise you yeah!" And he rushed off
'Strange that one is. But nice…'
Tenten tapped her fingers against the table in a rhythm and hummed under her breath, looking around the little shop.
The walls were painted a very dark, almost black color, with several red clouds and one large red moon. 'Interesting design… Kind of dark though. No wonder no one is here.'
"Here you go un! One mint-chocolate cappuccino!" (A/N: mmm I want some coffee now)
Tenten took a sip and her eyes widened.
"What's wrong un? Is it that bad? Here I'll go make another one."
"No!" Deidara jumped slightly. "Sorry, it's really good. I guess I will have to come here again. It's hard to find a decent coffee place around here."
"Glad you like it un!"
Tenten glanced at the clock on the wall. "Listen Deidara, I have to go but I'll take the coffee with me. Save this table for me same time next week alright?"
"Sure un! Anything for our first customer!" He walked her to the door and pushed her out slightly. "Hurry un! Before Kakuzu comes out here and makes you pay." He winked at her before disappearing back into the shop.
Tenten smiled contentedly and sipped her coffee as she continued her way home, faintly hearing "Damni it Deidara! I told you not to let her get that for free!" and "Too late now un!"
'I do appreciate a decent cappuccino…' And she took another sip
A/N: Well? How was it? I think it turned out pretty decent if you ask me. Review please and tell me what you think!