Summary: A chance meeting via a combination of blind idiocy and quick reflexes brings two classmates together in a questionable friendship. The two form and manage a band, but what kind of relationship develops behind the scenes? SasuNaru, KibaNaru and Others
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any other characters associated. They are property of Masashi Kishimoto.
Warning: This story is rated M and is suggested for a mature audience. Course Language, Drug Use, Sexual Content are only some of the components of this story. They aren't a big part of it, but they are included so, if you don't like it, don't read my story.
AN: Hey everyone, It's been a very long time since I posted anything, and the first two chapters of this fanfiction used to be a part of the story 'Just Like A Star'. I decided that I wanted to change the title, especially because I have finally decided to continue with this story. I will also be writing others at the same time, but for now this is all I'm posting. I hope you all enjoy it and if you want me to continue, please, please, please review. It keeps me inspired. Thank you. Hope you enjoy it!
Outsiders
Chapter 1: I've Saved Your Life Today
...A chord is strummed lightly.
Swift, gentle taps on the hi-hat follow quickly.
The lead guitar picks out a melody after a few seconds.
Sneakers tap on the bus floor in sync with memorized notes.
The drummer slaps the snare and the bass line introduces itself. The melody picks up.
Lockes of blonde hair swayed softly. A tanned face rocked back and forth to the sweeping of the music. The mellow tune pleading in his ears.
His soft red lips spread open to begin mouthing the lyrics...
Is there a place that we can go...
His tapping feet quickened in pace to keep up with the rhythm.
To teach the children not to grow?
He gently lulled the lyrics to himself as the bus drifted down the streets of the suburbs.
Where lovers don't remember where they met... And heartbreak is easy to forget?
Fierce melodies and harsh lyrics pounded into Naruto's ears. The vocalist poured emotion into the mic. The blonde felt every word. He mimicked the singers' emotions and played them out on his own face. The thoughts of the other passengers didn't concern him too much, though they must think him crazy. Whatever. Enjoying the music was top priority. After a day like today, He Is Legend is the only music that could soothe his frazzled mind.
Naruto reached up and pulled the yellow wire that laced the roof of the bus. With the ring of a bell and the lighting of the 'stop requested' sign, Naruto was nearing the end of his journey.
He stepped down to the exit doors and glanced down at his mp3 player. The blue light revealed the title of the song that was also ending its journey. Dinner with a Gypsy - He Is Legend blinked away as Naruto stepped off the bus.
His tan face tilted slowly as he looked up into the afternoon sunlight. A raised hand blocked the light from burning his head. His blue eyes refracted the orange hue of the nearing sunset. His head slowly drifted downward, eyes meeting a black wristwatch. It was already 6 o'clock. He needed some fast-paced walking music.
He sifted through titles. The Killers, Motion City Soundtrack, The Beatles, K-Os... Nothing particularly upbeat.
He started walking, pacing quickly down the road, thoroughly engaged in picking the proper walking title. Head down, and eyes occupied, the road in front of him was the least of his concerns.
He began to name the titles aloud, patiently waiting for the right song.
"The Bravery – No no... Thrice? No, too hard... Bloc Party... hmm, close... Scisso--WHOA!" A hand from behind pulled Naruto's arm roughly. He swung around, losing his footing. Narrowly escaping the front bumper of a speeding SUV, he plowed into the stranger behind him. His head is pulled into a hard body, protected by slender arms. They wrap him in a tight, protective guard.
"What the crap was that!?" Naruto yelled brutishly into the chest of his savior. His voice muffled by the cotton sweatshirt shoved in his face.
"Oi, Baka. If you don't watch what you're doing, you'll get yourself killed." Naruto felt strong arms slowly push him away. Not savagely but not exactly gently.
The blonde stepped back pouting and looked up into deep charcoal eyes. Onyx hair draped in front of a pale emotionless face. Putting a face to a name was difficult but he knew the boy in front of him.
"YOU!"
Naruto jumped back and pointed an accusing finger square between the boys' eyes. "You're the jerk that made me look stupid on our first day of school! What are--WHA!"
Sasuke had his right hand fisted in Naruto's collar. The blonde was pulled forward violently, brought nose-to-nose with his classmate. Sasukes' lips parted slightly as he leaned into the blonde.
"That is the second time I've saved your life today. Be grateful." Sasuke spoke just louder than a whisper, a flat unemotional sharpness in his voice. His breath warm on the blonde's neck as his words floated into his ear.
He pushed past, walking across the busy street behind them.
Naruto turned to see that Sasuke had saved him from standing on the street again. The blonde stood, dumbfounded, staring blankly ahead.
"Hey!" Naruto broke from his trance and started into a sprint to catch up to Sasuke, who was lazily traipsing down the sidewalk.
Sasuke stopped and turned with an unsatisfied look on his face. He pulled his wireless headphones off his head and asked, mildly annoyed, "What do you want, dobe?"
The blonde ran up and stopped. Placing his hands on his knees, his head flopping downward, he exhaled deeply. After a moment of heavy breathing he straightened out and looked into those charcoal eyes and stated, "Don't call me that."
"My apologies. What do you want, baka?"
"Well, bastard. I wanted to thank you for saving me." Naruto beamed a bright smile and swung an arm behind his head, scratchy through his messy lockes nervously. He looked down at Sasuke's headphones tuning into the unfamiliar tune blaring from the speakers. It was a kind of trippy, hardcore rock song. Hard slamming drums, racing guitar riffs and an unsteady, changing bass line were audible.
Naruto traced his eyes from the phones up to Sasuke's uninterested expression. "Sweet candy man, where'd you get them?" The blonde was referring to the brand of headphone Sasuke was using, more commonly known as SkullCandy.
"Don't call me 'man'. It's Sasuke, and I bought them at a Japanese shop downtown. Can I go now?" A monotone answer from an expressionless face. Sasuke's bangs swished as he turned to face the sidewalk ahead of him.
"No. The name's Naruto, nice t' meet ya." He closed his eyes into a rainbow shape and smiled. "You have good taste in music, who is that?" Naruto walked alongside the raven. He looked up at the tall boy with a curious expression. His head tilted and a slight bounce in his step.
Sasuke was slouched, listlessly striding with his hands in his pockets. "It's The Fall Of Troy."
"I've never heard of them."
"Here. Listen." Sasuke pulled his headphones from his neck and handed them to the blonde. "I'll start the song again." He pulled out a sleek looking black phone and slid the top up, exposing the key pad. Naruto pulled the headphones over his messy lockes and cupped his hands, covering the speakers over his ears.
A breakneck guitar riff echoed in right from the beggining, a second recording of the riff joining the first after a round. The bass line and drums lashed in followed by a driving melodic voice, post the intro.
Slow dowwn, this is slippin' through my mind, this conversation has run out of time.
Honeyy, I know you know what I mean, but that's the one thing that you soon will find.
I knooow that you really wanna go, my mind is running out of time, just relax, and recap, and relapse tonight,
My body's jumpin and I'll,
Go through the motions and I'm leaving on this journey, maybe someday I'll come runnin' home to you...
The music screamed in his ears. It was random and sparatic, the melody was complex and hard to follow but the tune was still wildly engaging. Naruto had closed his eyes at this point. Still walking forward down the sidewalk but far too immersed in the music to possibly remain conscious. Sasuke treaded casually, not even slightly fazed by the blondes strung out movements.
He swished and swayed to the music. Sliding his steps and banging his head. Eyes only fluttering half open once in a while.
Sasuke glanced with his peripherals and smirked in amusement at the childish, playful dancing. Blonde lockes flipping wildly from side to side, the setting sun glinting off his tan skin.
As the song came to its conclusion the blonde awoke from a sleepy haze. His eyes half open and lips parted slightly.
He slowly shifted his gaze to Sasuke. The two of them had stopped walking at this point. It was then that Naruto's blues eyes shot open and as if he were fully rejuvenated. He gaped at Sasuke, "That was AMAZING! What a workout. I'm tired now." He wiped his forehead with the back of his sleeve, which fell about an inch past the tips of his fingers.
"Do you want to come inside for a drink or something." Sasuke said in a tone like it wasn't a question.
Naruto focused his view and stopped his head from spinning. He looked past Sasuke to see a front door. Attached to it was a large white brick house. It seemed that in the time he'd been walking with his eyes closed, Sasuke had guided him up to the front porch of what seemed to be a mansion of sorts.
"This is your house?" Naruto didn't seem as confused as Sasuke would have normally expected from a person. His house was fairly large and expensive looking, and going to a public school would have seemed strange for somebody who clearly had the money to go somewhere more... let's say elite.
"Yes. You don't seem surprised."
"Why should I be." Naruto turned quickly and pointed to the large red brick house across the street.
"That's my house."
Wow, what a miracle, finished my first chapter. Hopefully you all enjoyed it and I would love to know if you did. Leave me some comments or criticism I love to hear from my audience. Talk to you all later!
Much love
-Soru-kun