Title: Sunshine So Bright
Rating: T rated
Pairing: SasuNaruSasu
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto. Icon picture belongs to mayuchan in dA.
Sunshine So Bright-
Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi stared out their kitchen window.
"Who do you think it is?" the youngest asked. The eldest sipped his coffee, his eyes never leaving the truck that was in front of the old house his cousins used to live in.
"Maybe another relative?"
Sasuke nodded. It sounded reasonable.
Uchiha Mikoto entered the kitchen to only raise a brow at the scene displayed. Both her children lay crouched on the floor as they peered over the window, examining... What exactly? Ah yes, the new neighbors arrive today.
"You should greet them." Mikoto offered, startling the boys as she smiled and opened her closed curtains even wider. As if they were vampires, Sasuke and Itachi seethed and hid in the shadows.
Itachi coughed and straightened himself up. "Why- so that I can get more involved in the family business?" he asked, sitting on a stool and gazing at his mother.
Mikoto dismissed his comment and started to prepare her cup of coffee. "They're not our relatives." she said.
Sasuke raised a brow and sat next to his brother. "What do you mean not our relatives? Only relatives can live in these streets, not outsiders." he scowled, looking back out the window where he saw the movers carrying a ... orange couch? One word: Ew...
"Well, your father and I know the parents of the family and they needed a place to live." she reasoned.
Sasuke scoffed. "It's not your problem. They should look elsewhere."
Mikoto raised a brow.
Sasuke scowled. He didn't want these people to live in a place where they don't belong. This was an all-out Uchiha neighborhood. Everyone knew each other and respected each other and to just have some barbarian of a family intrude will mess up the whole meaning of why they're called the Uchiha clan.
Damn it, some people just wanted solitude from the rest of the loud and noisy world! That's why every Uchiha moved here! They were quiet people who appreciated non-noisy things.
"Are they at least quiet?" Itachi asked, never once lifting his gaze from the newspaper.
Mikoto laughed nervously. "I hope Kushina matured throughout the years. But Minato is fairly quiet. He isn't so loud so he can calm her down!" she added, hoping the narrowed eyes of Sasuke would calm down. "And they're usually out so they wouldn't always be home!" she informed, voice high with hope. When she got silence from Itachi and a grunt from Sasuke, she knew everything was going to be fine.
"Good! We're visiting them this Saturday!"
Coffee splattered everywhere.
A growl was heard.
"Mother!"
Sasuke stabbed the vegetable with a fork and bit it, chewing viciously and never once stopping. He did the same thing with the fries, the potato, and his salad.
"Psht, what crawled up in your ass and died?" Suigetsu asked, eating his fish. Karin sat beside him and nodded.
Sasuke's dark eyes glanced at the duos. "It's none of your business." he growled, stabbing another innocent vegetable.
Karin scoffed. "I think he's pms-ing." she informed, grinning and nudging her partner. Suigetsu also grinned and nudged her back.
"I'm not pms-ing!" Sasuke seethed, shoving his lunch tray aside. Damn crappy food! "Some stupid neighbors moved in my block and they're not even our relatives! Mother wants the whole family to visit them tomorrow."
Karin raised a brow and took his tray. "Well gee; take it out on them then. Don't involve the vegetables in your family affairs!" She grabbed a fork and swiftly picked up a carrot. The small orange thing went inside her mouth happily.
Orange...
Sasuke's eyes twitched. "Just shut up Karin, just shut up... You don't know anything." he said, gazing at the many students in the lunchroom. There weren't many since most of them go to the library to complete their homework.
"Whatever man, but you have too cool it off if you want to win that little music crap you like to do." Suigetsu offered, getting a small broccoli from the tray and biting it, just to spit it out the next second. "Some disgusting stuff you got here." he said, face scrunched up bitterly. Karin whacked him on the head.
That's right; he had a recital to attend this night. He was representing his school while other students represented their school. It was like a tournament all music students aspired to achieve. This year would be the senior's year to shine and make it to the top to gain all the glory. The award given: a contract with a music company to sell out your classical music.
Sasuke wasn't all too crazy about the award, especially if it meant gaining more fame than he wanted. No, he wasn't interested in all that, but instead, interested in the many competitions he'd get to lay his eyes on. For one, he couldn't wait to see how much Hyuuga Neji of The Leaf had improved since middle school. They were both neck to neck in their music, Sasuke with his violin and Neji with his flute gave the judges a very hard and difficult time to choose which music held more emotion and inspiration. In the end, he had won. Not far from them was Sabaku no Gaara from The Sand with his grand cello. He was a quiet one, born from a small well-known family and raised as the next heir of the family. The red head was well known for his lack of appearance in some recitals, so he wasn't sure if he was going to show up this year.
The school bell resonated throughout the lunchroom and Sasuke took his time to leave. As a senior, this would be his last and final recital so what better way than to leave the audience with a big and final bam? He glanced at the grand clock above his head and held back a smirk. Only three hours till classes end and then he'd have two more hours to pick out a song he'd play for the recital. It was enough time to rehearse and memorize the notes. He so totally had this.
"Now, now Sasuke, there's no need to glare at everyone who passes by you."
"Shut up, Itachi! For all they're worth, they can rot in hell."
Itachi sighed and followed his youngest brother into the fancy building. Sasuke always did have a more vicious vocabulary than he ever did.
"I just don't get why they moved up my performance when I specifically asked-" Itachi doubted that and instead, mentally replaced the word with demanded. "- to be the last and final performer."
"What's so bad about performing earlier than usual?" he asked nonchalantly, gazing over the crowd of women who wore fancy dresses and the men who wore their nice tuxedos. Both Uchiha's weren't an exception to the traditional code.
Sasuke stopped walking and looked over his shoulders, his glare becoming nastier than ever. "The people in the first round aren't worth my time. They suck. In order to not see their performance, I go last. The second round is where all the worthy people are." with that said, the youngest Uchiha made his way through the halls and into the rooms where only contestants can enter.
Itachi left his brother and went to look for available seats. Their parents along with their cousins Obito and Kakashi were coming as well so he had to save seats. Though he didn't worry about it too much since Sasuke had claimed they were already reserved for them. He still wanted to make sure though.
Sasuke entered the room that had his name on it and sighed. He closed the door and looked at his reflection in the big mirror in front of him. Dark eyes were covered with bangs as if trying to hide the menace inside them. He scowled and made his way towards a closet. Opening it, the sight of a large case met his presence. It was black, and when he opened it, his eyes softened dramatically.
His pale fingers brushed over the brown glossy wood and over the strong dark strings. He lifted up the bow that was next to it and gently picked up the violin from its home. He placed it near his chin and just stood there, eyes closed and brows scrunched as if in pain.
If one were to ask what the violin meant to Sasuke, he wouldn't hesitate to reply everything. It was true though. At the age of five, he had found this instrument on the curve of a street all abandoned and alone. At the time, his parents were going through a difficult stage where they couldn't even stay in the same room without glaring at each other. His comfort was in the dirty instrument he had found and he took it upon himself to read books about learning how to play the violin. From there on out, he taught himself the basics and started to slowly master the instrument.
He lifted his right hand and slowly glided the bow across the strings of the violin. This was what he wanted, yearned for every minute of the day. This feeling of warmth and security. His music provided just that. It was like an angel keeping him safe, washing away all the worries and frustration from his muscles. He didn't know for how long he was playing, but when he heard a soft knock on his door accompanied by a small stuttering voice, he knew it was almost time for his performance. He stopped his movements, and as if waking up from a beautiful dream, the nice warmth was swept away from his fingers.
"U-Uchiha, you're about to be next." was the small whisper.
Sasuke fixed himself one last time before grabbing his violin and heading back stage.
He had just arrived on time when the host announced the performer who was going to perform before him.
"Representing Konoha Public High, is..." the host looked at his paper and a soft smile spread across his face." is the Kyuubi no Kitsune."
Some people in the audience whispered in confusion at such an odd name while others softly clapped at the well-known performer.
Sasuke though, could have laughed right there and then. Konoha Public High? They actually still try to participate for these events? It was laughable! Last time he recalled the name of the school was when their represented person was the first one to get eliminated. He wasn't there to witness it of course, but gossip did travel fast in The Fire country.
Light footsteps could be heard behind him and he assumed it was the performer themselves. Should he scare them a bit? He contemplated it for a while but disregarded it and decided to give the poor sucker a chance.
The person passed by him like a death god, quiet yet not hard to miss. Sasuke quirked an eyebrow at the oddity of choice in clothing. The person was a male, obviously... a petite one at that. He wore heavy (It looked heavy) layers of robes that cascaded to the ground. It wasn't a robe, actually, but more like a kimono. It was designed with golden trims and decorated with different shades of red, making the clothes seem like fire.
They wore a mask as well. It looked like a foxes mask with the ears and all. It covered everything but the lower side of his face, revealing the whisker like scars on the tanned cheeks.
In the audience, some grunted disapprovingly while others stared in awe- disapprovingly because the blonde was disrespecting the clothing code and in awe because he made it look so beautiful.
Sasuke stared intently at the boy who sat in front the grand black piano. He watched every detail, never forgetting the delicate hands that lifted itself onto the piano, or the way the performer lightly stroked the keys as if scared to break it. Then he pressed a key, and then another and another and a tune so soft and heartbreaking resonated throughout the room that it made Sasuke lean on a wall for support. It was beautiful. Everything about it was beautiful. The tune was magnificent. It was like an innocent child extinguishing all the evil in the world, as if trying to find a place filled with light and purity. He had looked for a place like that once too, and he was lucky he had found it before anyone else could. It made Sasuke wonder if the boy playing the piano had also felt that way… or if he still does. The thought itself made him rueful
The blonde boy kept on playing for a full minute, creating a story out of the song before ending the tune with one single note- the end of the chapter. The audience stood speechless, and the young boy found it as an opportunity to make his leave. The judges were obviously shell shocked at such performance and Sasuke could already tell the blonde was receiving high points.
Sasuke wanted to follow the mysterious blonde boy, demand who he is, but his mind kept him firm on his feet. In the last minute, Kyuubi no Kitsune caught his gaze and Sasuke swore he fell for him there and then. Those blue eyes were nothing but a pure sin. A color robbed from the gods and attached to this boy. Even the most magnificent artists couldn't be able to copy the alluring and seductive shade of blue.
"Uh- R-Representing Private Sound High is Uchiha Sasuke."
For a minute, Sasuke forgot he was going to perform next. Clearing his head, he made way on stage and faced the still silent audience. Gently, he lifted his violin towards his chin and raised the bow. Then, he started to play a tune so amazing that it almost rivaled the performer before him- almost...
Sasuke stood next to Neji who surprisingly, stood next to Gaara. The red head had shown up for the performance, and now they all waited in a large loft for the news of who had passed round 1. There were four screens shaped as a fence so everyone in the loft who had performed was able to see the results.
Sasuke hadn't seen the blonde anywhere and he had to make sure the performance wasn't all part of his imagination: an illusion to satisfy his hunger of competition. The screens above them turned white, and those who had participated before knew it was the signal that the judges were done choosing their candidates. Slowly, faces on the screens started to show up.
Sasuke looked through each and every one of them, searching for blonde hair and a mask, but to no veil. His eyes strained on the last row that was revealing faces. When it started getting closer to the last spot, Sasuke literally prayed the gods to see the foxy mask- to at least have a chance to speak with the blonde and find out who he is. The gods didn't particularly like him though, since the last face was his, almost as if mocking him. Neji and Gaara had also made it, but he didn't care for them anymore.
Sasuke looked over the faces again, not believing his eyes. But he had to come to terms sooner or later.
The Kyuubi no Kitsune didn't made it to the 2nd round…
A/N - Yo! ^^ What do you think of it so far? Hope You Like it! :) If anyone is interested, the tune Naru-chan was playing was Toshiro Masuda- Naruto Piano Theme Song [DL] Look it up if you want to hear it ^^ Stormy is gone!
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