FoxDemonYouko590: This kinda just popped into my head while listening to Smile Empty Soul…Enjoy.

Warning: This is Shonenai...maybe will turn into yaoi. This is also NaruSasu so if you don't enjoy a uke Sasuke then leave. This is also an AU in the 'high school' time period…I know it's overused…

Sasuke is 19 while everyone else is 17…except the 'teachers' and people…yeah…


"Alright kids, have a good weekend and have fun at the talent show tonight!" I snorted as Kakashi said that. Fun isn't exactly on my list tonight but I did sign up for it…I really didn't want to go play a stupid song; I just wanted to get out of working for tonight…

"Hey Sasuke, can you come here please?" I snapped my head up and frowned, walking towards Kakashi's desk.

"What's up?" I heard him sigh and I knew that this wasn't good.

"Sasuke, you do realize you're failing right? You haven't handed in any projects and you haven't gotten above a sixty on your tests," I stared blankly at him, "I would give you some extra credit but it wouldn't help. I've asked some of your other teachers and you're not doing well their either."

"So? I know I'm going to fail, I don't care." I retorted, he's pissing me off…I didn't need him to tell me I'm a worthless piece of crap.

"Sasuke, you-" I looked over and saw Naruto walking back into the classroom.

"Hey, Kakashi I left a book here last period. Oh hey Sasuke!" I was confused, how did he know my name? I'm usually invisible to everyone…

"Um, well Sasuke I'll talk to you later but I just wanted to inform you of your situation."

"Whatever." I walked out of the class, slamming the door on my way out. The fact is that to do the stupid projects you need a computer and I don't have one; not everyone is graced with electronics. I'm basically just trying to survive life without starving or ending up on the streets. Considering I've got only a few possessions to my name, an acoustic guitar, some clothes, and pair of shoes. Oh yeah, a toothbrush too.

You see, awhile back my parents had it made, cars, houses, and money. They got comfortable and did think any thing would ever go wrong but one day my dad messed with people he really shouldn't have. They burnt down ours houses, took our cars and worst of all they killed my family but my brother and I ran and escaped. My brother then had taken me in for a year until he couldn't afford me anymore and he disappeared. I was left with absolutely nothing so I had to skip school for two years and work my ass off until I could afford an apartment…which makes me older than everyone else in this stupid school.

I've lived in the same apartment for four years now and it's beginning to get a little too expensive; almost 300 dollars a month. To most people they'd probably say that's nothing but to a person who's just trying to survive day by day, it's hard. I'm gonna try and win this talent show because it's 200 dollars for first place, and even if I get second or third I still get money.

"Hey Sasuke! Wait up!" I turn around and notice that Naruto is running down the hall like a maniac trying to catch up with me. I'm confused as all hell since I've never even talked to him and now he's acting like we're friends…heh, friends.

I continue walking not really wanting to deal with him, or gain attention to myself. "Wait up asshole!" I turn around and he runs right into me, now since I'm about 170 pounds and he's probably over 200 I fell straight to the floor. I give him a glare and stand up.

"Why are you wasting my time?" I notice that there are a lot of people looking at us now and I'm tempted to just walk away and skip the rest of school.

"I, uh, wanted to know if wanted to hang out with a bunch of my friends tonight?" He seemed really nervous and I almost pitied him, but I knew better than that.

"You've never even spoke to me once before, so why would I want to hang out with someone like you." I said in the coldest, most emotionless voice I could muster.

"Well…I kinda wanted to get to know you. We've been classmates for four years and I just thought…"

"You thought wrong." I turned away from him and walked straight out of the school.

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I go on in about 10 minutes and I'm seriously shaking in my year old Converse. I never realized there could be talent in Konoha but I guess I'm wrong. There's also about 300 people in the audience…I never thought it could be this hard. I doubt anyone is going to take me seriously since they don't even know me.

"Up next is Sasuke Uchiha with his rendition of Out to Sea by Smile Empty Soul." I hear the announcer say and I walk out on the stage noticing that every one is just staring…this is gonna be the death of me.

I closed my eyes and breathed deep starting on the rhythm and went at it.

The air is cold I'm getting old
And
going nowhere
This job is shit,
I wanna quit
But money is scarce
I'm on my knees begging please but you don
't care
Everyday seems the same, a
nother blank stare

I look out in the crowd and continue, if I want to win I have to stop thinking.

All I want is to be
To
feel like there's a part of me
That still believes

And all my hopes and my dreams

To know that there's a heart that beats inside of me

Again

I hate this town, and all the sounds
That
drive me crazy
I
wanna run and buy a gun, But I'm too lazy
I feel so dead, I feel so numb

But nothing phase me
I check my pulse, But nothings there
I think I'm fading

I sing the chorus again and finish the song. I'm about to leave when I get a full standing ovation and I smile waving as I go off stage.

"We're going to have a 15 minute intermission so the judges can deliberate."

I walk outside into the cool air and sit down on a bench nearby placing my guitar next to me. I think that was the best I've played in a long while…I sung my fuckin' heart out. I'm desperate for this money because if I don't get it then I'm gonna be evicted.

"Hey good job emo boy." I look up and see Naruto standing there, "If I'd have known you'd been here tonight I wouldn't have asked you to hang out."

I snorted, "Why are you talking to me? What's this sudden interest?" He shrugged.

"You fascinate me. You've been in this school for four years and have yet to make a single friend…I just thought—" I get a sense of déjà vu and cut him off before he could finish.

"Stop thinking, because seriously I don't need your pity." I get up to walk away but he grabs my wrist.

"I really did enjoy you playin' up there though…just to let you know." I mumble a thank you and grab my guitar, walking back inside.

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"Alright folks it's time to announce our winners! Will all the nominees please come out to the stage?"

I walk out and wait for the names to be called.

"Okay for our second runner up we have…Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi!" Everyone clapped, while I rolled my eyes. "You guys win $50 dollars! Have fun!" While the crowd settled down I figured out in my head how much money I have saved to see if I could pay for rent this month…I have sixty dollars from all my street playing but even if I win I would still be forty in the hole…this sucks. Unless I get a miracle I'll be out of the stupid apartment this month…godfuckingdammnit.

"Our first runner up is…Temari! You win $100 dollars!" I don't even remember what she did but I'm getting impatient waiting…

"Alright and now for first place and $200 dollars…" I looked at her and saw her eyes almost bug out of her head, "Sasuke Uchiha?" I smile and jump and down, looking like a complete idiot. I ran over to the girl and grabbed the money, "Here you go kid…you wanna hear an encore audience?"

I froze…another song? I heard the audience screaming and there were a few boo's but I kept a small smile on my face. "How about it kid? Get his guitar out here!" I growled at someone came out with it, practically letting it drag across the floor too; I don't like other people touching my things.

"Uhh, this is The Hit by Smile Empty Soul." I sound like a fuckin' wreck but I begin the song anyway.

Hey record company, do you need a hit
'Cause I need a hit too, to give me a different view
Hey Mr. Producer do you want a hit

Cause I want a hit too, to keep me from hitting you

Just being in the same room with you
Makes me want to get high
So I can forget you
Just being in the same room with you

I think I'm losing my mind

I've got nothing to lose.

Hey landlord, do you need the rent
'Cause I need the rent too, so I can afford food
Hey baby do you need some of my time

'Cause I need my time too, to not think about you

Take me away from these people
That want shit from me
Just tell them I'm busy, So fuck off and die

I walked off stage to cheering and I sighed. Great, I got myself more attention then I wanted to. Walking outside I hear Naruto and his friends talking, I've never eavesdropped on a person before but now I was really curious to see what they were saying.

"Dude that kid was awesome; I didn't even know he went to our school."

"I know! Hey Naruto how far on the bet have you come?" What's this bet…?

"Uhh, about that. I think that we should just forget about it. I don't wanna give him false hope or anything. I don't want him to fall in love with me or anything." I knew what they were talking about now. Me, I'm this bet. That's why he suddenly started to talk to me…that asshole!

"Aww is Uzumaki scared? C'mon all you gotta do is go on a date with the creep. I'll even give ya twenty bucks if ya do it." I suddenly got very sad, like is my existence only worth twenty dollars to these people? How dare they humiliate me like that?

"Fine but I'm not doing this willingly. I gotta get home but I'll talk to ya guys later." They all scattered in different directions and I sat in the same spot. I felt a tear slip down my face, I'm truly pathetic…I didn't want to move, my body felt numb.

I'll never have any friends because people think I'm a joke…I stood up and punched the wall, probably breaking my hand but I didn't care. I was furious for people thinking I'm a joke, but if I gave in then wouldn't that be what they wanted?

They want to see me broken but what they don't know won't hurt them right?

You can't break what's already broken…doesn't anyone understand that?

Itachi and that stupid gang, they all left me to die and inside I'm dead already. I didn't care about that stupid apartment anymore, I needed a release. It's not like I can do this often so I grabbed my guitar and started a slow jog to the nearest bar. If I need to spend all my money to forget then so be it.

It's my life and I'll do whatever the hell I want.


A/N: So tell me what you think, if I get some reviews I'll continue.