"Just let me gooooooooooo!" Naruto screamed and pushed his hair back. The guitars played in the background, Naruto was in his zone. "This silence keeps me trapped inside my fucked up mind, there's no solace I can find." He sang. He felt alive when he was singing, he was born for this and he knew he would make this his life. "When will you let me move on? I can't live this way forever." He sang and let the guitars finish out.
Naruto took a drink of his water bottle and poured the rest over his head. "Awesome practice." Kiba smiled removing the guitar strap from his shoulder. Naruto smiled. Gaara set his drum sticks down on the ground and grabbed a bottle of water. "I always feel great after practice." Naruto said. Neji sat his guitar against the wall and lit a cigarette. Shino was busy putting his bass guitar back in the case and then lit one up. "Come on now, it's our ritual." Neji laughed. They all lit up their cigarettes and relaxed in the garage. School just let out for the summer, they all finally graduated, and they were going to be playing local shows the whole time, working on getting signed, and going on tour. They were so excited for this opportunity, Naruto was so happy that he had nothing holding him back.
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Sasuke just finished unpacking this last box in his room. He moved to Konoha with his older brother as soon as he graduated. "You settling in okay?" Itachi asked. "Yeah, just finishing unpacking." Sasuke smiled. "I'll get dinner started, I'll call when it's ready." Itachi smiled and walked downstairs. They moved here to escape from their father, who had been abusive for years. Their mother died in a car accident when Sasuke was very young.
Sasuke pulled out his phone and turned on some music and unpacked the rest of his things. In his old town, the music scene was huge, he wondered what it would be like around here. Music is the only thing they kept Sasuke sane throughout the years of abuse.
He pulled his computer out of the box and sat it on his desk and started it up. His friends were messaging him from his old town already talking about how much they missed him, but he really didn't care. This was a new start for him and he needed that more than anything. He looked up Konoha online and looked for things to do. He found a coffee shop downtown that had bands play some nights.
He put his shoes on and walked down the stairs. "I was just about to call you, nothing special since it's our first night here, but ramen it is." Itachi laughed. "Thanks bro." Sasuke said and sat down. "You going somewhere?" Itachi asked, looking at his shoes. "Oh I was looking online for things to do around here and there's a small coffee shop downtown that does music performances some nights, I was going to go check it out." Sasuke said, slurping his ramen. "Mind if I tag along? I'd like to see what's around here too." Itachi asked. "Yeah no problem." Sasuke smiled. They finished their dinner and climbed into Sasuke's car. Sasuke turned his music all the way up and started singing. He wished he could actually sing, he hated that he couldn't.
They pulled into the coffee shop parking lot and walked inside. It was a very warm atmosphere, Sasuke loved it. They both ordered coffee and sat down at a table. "You think you'll like it here?" Itachi asked. "I'll adjust. It's a lot different than the city, I just hope I can find some good local music that I can get into." Sasuke said, sipping his coffee. Itachi chuckled. "You and your music." He smiled. "I couldn't have survived without it." Sasuke said, looking up from his cup. "I know." Itachi sighed. They were silent for a few minutes, then Itachi pulled a flyer off of the board above their heads. "Here Sasuke, come out to the show tomorrow night, listen to the music." Itachi said, handing him the flyer. Sasuke looked over the flyer and smiled a little, only three bands would be there, but it was a start. The head lining band was called, Nostalgic For Disaster, sounded good to him. "Yeah, I'll definitely come out tomorrow." Sasuke smiled. Itachi smiled back at him. The years of abuse from their father had taken its toll on both of them and Itachi was willing to do anything to make Sasuke happy.
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Naruto lie in bed with his headphones in, the house was quiet now that the band was gone. Naruto had lived on his own since he was sixteen, his father died from drug overdose and shortly after, his mother killed herself. Music helped him cope with the things he knew he could never change. His band meant everything to him and the music he sang made him feel alive. He lit a cigarette and started to sing. He hated the nights when he got depressed, but he knew he had his first show of the summer tomorrow and that made him feel better.
He swallowed down a sleeping pill, he couldn't sleep without them. His insomnia was really bad. He hated taking the pills, he didn't want to end up like his father. He curled up in bed and shut his eyes, wishing the sleep would take him soon.