After Grace and Daylight *
The stage was massive in size; the sheer amount of lights twinkling around was outstanding. Spotlights all around, the stage was glittering. The unholy amount of people around the stage was unbelievable. The cheering, the screaming, the waving and all that comes along creating a buzz of energyso high, it was almost tangiblein the air. The screen behind the performers on the stage showed the name 'Grace Alliance' in big black, bold calligraphy letters. This buzz was a blissful feeling for the people on the stage.
A girl donning a purple full-sleeve half leather jacket with a white top with crystals underneath, and white skinny's with purple knee high leather boots looked all round her, her green eyes ablaze with joy and exhilaration at the screaming crowd before her. Looking at the number of people present to see them perform was simply breath-taking. Not caring to move the blonde hair slick with sweat stuck to her forehead, she clasped the microphone with both hands. With a smirk on her face, she yelled through the microphone, 'Are you having fun, Madison?!'
A wave of screams from the crowd was her answer. Taking a deep breath, she smiled. 'Thank you for coming out tonight! You have no idea how much it means to us that people over here love our music this much! I mean, we didn't expect it at all. So what I want to say is, Thank You!'
She closed her eyes and let the crowd's screams and chants overwhelm her. She smiled at their enthusiasm and couldn't help but let out a shaky chuckle. Not caring about the sweat rolling down her face, she breathed in and out and then opened her eyes. The scene before her eyes was one that she thought would only happen in her wildest dreams. Fifteen thousand something people, cheering for them, occasional flashes, the whole stadium shrouded in a blue light, with some fans waving their glow sticks.
'Unfortunately, this brings an end to our Unbroken tour, so we're gonna wrap this up with our latest single 'Turn it Off'!'
She closed her eyes again and smiled when she heard the chant, Grace Al-li-ance! Grace Al-li-ance!
Turning back, she looked at her band-mates whose faces were glowing, just like mine must be…
'You ready, guys?'
Raidon, with his leather jacket, raven hair falling into his face and his guitar looked every bit a rock star. Playing a quick solo, he winked at the audience, making the screams and chants louder. Shaking her head while hiding an amused smirk, she looked at the others. Tori, with her long ponytail swinging in the air, looked all the more excited to play the ending song. Throwing her drum sticks in the air and snatching it back, she hit the drums with force, signaling she was ready. Takara, with her four ponytails and heavy eye-makeup, winked back at her and the last member of the band, Kiyoshi, with his long hair and serious attitude, also in a leather jacket, checked his bass and nodded.
Satisfied, Kira turned back to the audience and yelled through the microphone, 'Are you ready, New York?!'
Waves after waves of cheers and screams met her ears. She laughed when she saw millions of tendrils of sparkly streamers and the like fall from the stadium ceiling to the audience. It looked like an explosion of glitter had taken place. When she heard the first notes of the song start, she let herself be carried away by the music.
I scrape my knees as I was praying,
And found a demon in my safest haven, seems like…
Chapter 1: The One Where They Meet for the First Time.
The Japan Times
30th September, 2012-Sunday
Rock band going to High School? (pg. 32)
Recent sources have claimed that all-famous all rock band Stranger DayLight is going to go down-low on the publicity for a while and get into high school to complete their education! The band members of the band are all very well-known, and the band itself is a public attraction stealer. The band members Ino Yamanaka(17), Kiba Inuzuka(18), Karin Hiiragizawa(18), Naruto Uzumaki(17) and Sasuke Uchiha(17) are all reported to enroll in Konoha High School. Kiba and Karin for their senior year and Ino, Naruto and Sasuke for theirjunior year. The high school is said to be in an uproar upon the news, as expected. While all this is great, what people are wondering is weather going under is such a good idea right now when facing stiff competition against another widely acclaimed rock band- Grace Alliance. All we can do we know is wait, after all.
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Pg.33 STRANGER DAYLIGHT-(PROFILES)
Sasuke Uchiha- Guitar and Lead Vocals.
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The leader of the group for all intents and purposes. Sasuke uchiha is the founder of the 'once upon a time garage band' along with his long-time friend Naruto Uzumaki(see next). Notoriously known for his amazing guitar skills and playboy antics, he had gained fans not only in Japan and Korea, but worldwide. He writes or co-writes the lyrics in most of his songs. One of his most critically acclaimed songs was 'Never Be The Same' which was written by himself. He has won numerous awards from the Teen Choice Awards to the VMA's. Age-17, which only makes him more wantable to the girls. He was also voted 'Sexiest Asian-Male' by Maxim's Hottest alongside 'Grace Alliance' lead-Kira Mizushima. His inspirations include Aerosmith and Linkin Park.
Naruto Uzumaki- Drums and Backup Vocals.
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The joker of the group. Naruto Uzumaki is the co-founder of the band along with Sasuke Uchiha(see previous). He's the kind of guy who's an attention seeker though a 'sweetheart at heart'. The guy next door persona is his trademark that makes people remember him. His energetic and crazy performances on the drums have made him known as one of the most talented drummers from Asia. His sunny disposition, with blonde hair and blue eyes makes him also one of the heartthrobs that rules girl's hearts everywhere. Currently 17, he cites his inspirations from Keith Moon from 'the Who's' to John Bonham from 'Led Zeppelin'.
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Karin Hiiragizawa- Lead Female Vocalist/Dancer and Keyboard.
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The wild one of the group. With a shock of red hair and ruby eyes, Karin is one of the only 2 female members of the rock band. A talented singer and keyboard player, her voice is heard in most of the tracks by the band. Known widely for her outrageous choices of clothing and playgirl ways. Age 18, she is rumored to date the famous football player, Juugo Tanaka. Her vocals on the tracks have been praised many times. As good of a singer she is, she is also as good in dancing. As proved in the numerous music videos.
Ino Yamanaka- Bass and Backup Female Vocalist.
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The fashionista of the group. With blonde hair and blue eyes, she could be mistaken to be the sister of band member, Naruto Uzumaki(see previous). With her perky attitude and mega-watt smile, she could very well be his soul sister! Her inspirations are cited to be Madonna and Britney Spears. Her performances are always perfect, and she is known to be a fan-pleaser and a girly-girl. She was voted by online polls as 'Sexiest no.1'. Standing proudly at 5'9, she is also on numerous 'Best Dressed' lists.
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Kiba Inuzuka- Lead Guitarist and Backup Vocals.
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The playful one of the group. Always donning a leather jacket and high tops, he is known for his funny but easy personality and claimed to be one hell of a prankster. He is widely acclaimed for his guitar skills, compared to even the greatest players of all time. He is rumored to be dating an ordinary girl from the town of Osaka, though her name is not revealed. He was graced with the award for 'the Most Fashionably Dressed' and he has gotten many awards for his amazing guitar solos. He is an avid supporter of animal rights and strongly protests any cruelty towards animals. He is also an ambassador for PETA.
Stranger DayLight is a widely popular band that had risen from a lowly garage band to one of the most popular and acclaimed rock bands known in a short span of three years. Hopefully, their position keeps on rising in the time to come, even if they are going on the down-low.
We'll keep you posted on the details!
International Herald Tribune
5th October, 2012- Friday
Grace Alliance- Concert sold out in Record Time!(pg.10)
Concert at Madison Square Garden(NY)
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The Rock concert of the wildly popular band Grace Alliance that was held on the 1st of October was one of their most successful concerts ever. For the first time, a band from Japan performed abroad. And not just anywhere, the concert was held in the famed Madison Square Garden, in New York. But that wasn't the best part! The best part was that the concert was sold out in less than three minutes! Obviously this proves that the band is not only popular in Asia, but worldwide. The band members consist of Kira Mizushima, Raidon Hayashi, Tori Nishimura, Takara Kita and Kiyoshi Sato. None of their ages are revealed, but they appear to be about 17-18. They dominate every chart whenever they introduce a new single or album; the only competition against them is the same genre band Stranger DayLight. This edition haspaid a tribute to one of the greatest and youngest bands of the decade.
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Pg.15 GRACE ALLAINCE.
Kira Mizushima- Lead Vocals/Dance and Occasional Guitar.
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The leadsinger and dancer and the occasional guitarist, Kira is very multi-talented. The band was founded by her, Tori Nishimura(see next) and Raidon Hayashi(see next) when they were starting high school. Praised for her voice range, from alto to soprano, she has won numerous awards and honors. It is given special note how her voice can change from raspy low to clean cut high. Her guitar skills have been praised by many and she has a horde of fans following her for being a hard core rocker chick. She is also known as one of the most exotic looking girls, with blonde hair and apple green eyes, earning herself many admirers. She has won 18 Teen Choice Awards and 3 people's choice and many more. She had also won 'Artist Of The Year' in the year 2011. She was also featured on Maxim's hottest as 'Sexiest Asian-Female' alongside 'Stranger DayLight' lead- Sasuke Uchiha.
Raidon Hayashi- Lead guitar.
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He is the serious looking one of the group, though one smirk and girls fall to his feet. He is the co-founder of the band along with Kira Mizushima(see previous) and Tori Nishimura(see next). Raidon has raven hair and green eyes. A hard core Metallica fan, his main inspirations are bands such as Three Days Grace and of course, Metallica. His guitar solos have been praised worldwide. He had broken the Guinness world record for playing endurance guitar, playing it for 52 hours straight. He is said to have a case of insomnia, reported by the bags under his green eyes, but this somehow makes him even more attractive. He says his greatest treasure is his guitar, a Gibson SG, embellished with rubies on the side to make the logo of the band. It is estimated to be 1,500,000 ryo.
Tori Nishimura- Drummer.
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The tomboy of the group. She has an ambiguous yet upbeat personality. She is one of the co-founders of the band, along with Kira Mizushima(see previous) and Raidon Hayashi(see previous). She says she chose to play the drums because they are "cool", but later admits that she has trouble playing instruments which involve intricate finger movements, such as the bass, guitar and keyboard. Tori has long light brown hair, most of the times in a ponytail and brown eyes. It is rumored that she is datingKiyoshi Sato(see next). She is a very enthusiastic drummer and has said in many interviews that drumming is her passion. She has won many accolades for her performances.
Takara Kita- Keyboard and Backup Vocals.
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The feisty one of the group, Takara is not afraid to speak her mind bluntly, whatever the occasion which has made her a fan favorite. She cites that she chose keyboard as though it is not the center of attention in the band, unlike the guitarist, it is an important part of the songs. Her signature style of tying her hair into 4 pony tails have spread, becoming a fad or a trend in many places. She has dirty blonde hair and brown eyes. Her many accomplishments include being voted 'Sexiest no.2' on online polls. She has come to be known as one of the greatest bass players today.
Kiyoshi Sato- - Bassist and Backup Vocals.
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Another serious type, though he is one of the soft spoken ones of the group. She cites that she chose bass since it is not the center of attention in the band, unlike the guitarist, because she has a fear of making mistakes. It is said that he is not an avid fan of the spotlight. He is a left handed bass player, which is rare. It is rumored that he is dating Tori Nishimura(see previous). His signature trademark is his dark blue hair, which reaches mid-back and grey eyes. He was in a band previous of this one, but due to it not being successful enough, he quit and joined the Grace Alliance.
We hope to see more of Grace Alliance's smashing concerts and performances. Hopefully it will be sooner than later!
'Hey, Saks? Have you read the article on that band, stranger daylight, on the Japan Times? I just read it now; did you know they were enrolling into high school? And not just any high school, our high school.'
The girl, mentioned as Saks, looked up from her current job, wiping the counters, to look at the girl who had spoken.
Sitting in one of the plush sofas, Tenten Mitarashi was staring at the newspaper with something akin to excitement and anticipation, her brown brows furrowed. Sakura thought it to be unfair that Tenten looked good in almost anything, mostly due to her athletic-ness. Right now, she was only wearing a high school konoha sweatshirt and shorts, but she looked like a sports model. She looked down at herself; a brown shirt, drab pants, covered by the Starbucks mandatory employee apron- give or take a few stains. Sakura sighed inwardly. Why do I even bother with this?
Sighing, Sakura answered, 'Yes, I've known about it.' After a moment, she snorted, 'Kinda hard not to Ten, haven't you seen the buzz at school? I even heard that some love-sick girls are going to put up a huge welcoming poster in the front.'
'If that doesn't make them puke, then I don't know what will,' she mumbled under her breath, going back to wiping the counters.
Tenten smirked, hearing the remark, but decided not to say anything on it. 'What do you know, maybe they'll like it! Make them feel loved or something.'
Sakura snorted again.
Ignoring the snort, Tenten continued, 'Well, I'll tell you, Temari's gonna be psyched! You know how much she likes their music.'
'Of course I know, she only talks about them, like, every day.' Sakura mumbled, while dropping the dirty rag on the side and picking up a sponge, 'You know,' Sakura started, stopping for a minute and turning back to look at Tenten, one hand on her hip, 'I don't get what's so great about them! I mean we are just as good, if not even better!' then abruptly turning back to her previous job, she muttered childishly, 'it's not like they ever played in Madison Square Garden.'
Tenten smirked amusedly. It was fun watching the pinkette get riled up. And for no reason too.
'Hey, you have no reason to get riled up! Didn't you read the article about our band that came on Herald Tribune?'
At that, Sakura grinned. 'Oh yeah. That was a good article. I liked it. The pictures looked fantastic!'
'It also helps that they wrote all good stuff about you, huh?'
'Yep! That too.'
She sighed saw the pinkette spill something on her apron. Sighing, Tenten asked her a question she'd been asking since Sakura took the job. 'Why the hell are you doing this job? You don't need the money and you don't need the extra work!'
Sakura thought back on it. She knew she didn't need this job. Being a part of an internationally successful band has its perks, obviously. Money was never an issue. She could have all the riches and fame in the world. But at a price. That's why she proposed the idea of dual identities to the band. So that they could have the best of both worlds. A normal life and a life of super stardom. She'd seen how the press and the paparazzi hounded all those celebrities, all their normalcy gone. She didn't want that. And she didn't want anyone else in the band to have that either. So she demanded that they make fake identities for the band. Though she'd never admit out loud that she got that idea from Hannah Montana.
In the end, the pinkette had decided on being a blonde named Kira.( she had chosen Kira because of her fascination of the anime Death Note.) Tenten had turned into Tori. Neji had become Kiyoshi, Temari had decided on Takara and Gaara had become Raidon.
Leaning against the counter and peeking through her lashes, she answered the question softly, 'I know I don't need this job Tennie, but it gives me a sense of normalcy. I feel like the rest of them, you know, who wants a job so bad for extra money.'
Tenten had a confused expression on her face. 'But…you already have a pile of cash! What do you need more money for?!'
Wiping her hands on her apron, Sakura answered, 'it's not about the money! It's just that, I want to know how it is to have a normal job, that's all.' Fixing her medium length rose tresses into a high ponytail and pushing her bangs to the side, she looked at Tenten.
'…you're weird, Saks.'
Rolling her eyes at the predictable remark, she replied dramatically, 'Well, thank you for that wonderful compliment, Tennie! You made my day! Now, if you don't mind, I have work to get back to. Morning rush for coffee and all.'
Walking to the main counter, she plastered her fake cheerful plastic smile to her face and greeted the first customer in the line.
'Good morning and welcome to Starbucks, may I take your order?'
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People stared as a red flashy convertible skidded to a halt in to a parking spot in the parking lot of the Uchiha Towers. People stared more when a sleek and shiny black BMW followed it to park next to it. Unlike the previous car, this one parked safely and cautiously, as to not make a dent in the car.
The door of the convertible was opened first, when a tall blonde woman wearing simple skinny's and a halter top got out.
'Karin, get out already! Don't tell me you're checking your reflection in the mirror again! That's supposed to be my job!' she said, annoyed.
'Alright, alright already! Don't get your frilly panties in a twist, Ino!' and with that, a redhead wearing grey shorts and a full-sleeved black sparkly top, the previously mentioned Karin, stepped out of the car. Slamming the door behind her, she turned to the blonde with an annoyed expression on her face too. 'Happy, Blondie?'
'Very, four-eyes.'
Ino then turned away from her best friend and looked at the other car. When she spoke again, she couldn't keep the irritation out of her voice. 'What's taking them so long? We're girls and we didn't take as long as them! I really need a shower!'
Karin snorted at that. 'Don't you know them at all? They like to show off. They must be checking their hair and all that.' Sighing, she continued, 'Kami knows they need to, what with the amount of gel they use in their hair.'
Quickly shushing the redhead, Ino pointed at the BMW, 'Look! They're stepping out!' Grinning mischievously, she whispered excitedly, 'what I really want to see is how the girls here are going to react!'
Looking around, Karin saw that there were quite a few girls around looking curiously at the shiny car, and a few guys too, alternating their glances between the pretty cars and herself. She smirked.
The door opened, and the first thing people saw was a blonde falling from the car into the asphalt, unceremoniously. Karin and Ino face palmed. Naruto, you just destroyed the whole image.
'Kiba, you jackass! Why the hell did you push me?!'
The next person to step out of the car was a brunette with unruly locks of hair. Wearing a checkered hoodie and jeans with high tops, the scene would've looked good if not for the blonde idiot still lying on the ground. Shutting the car door, he turned to look down at the blonde.
'Because you were taking too long to get out! What the hell were you trying to do anyway?!'
Naruto got up slowly and shook his spiky blonde hair with his hands and wiped his hands on his jeans. 'I was trying to make a cool entrance! You know, like those slow motion scenes in those James bond movies! I was trying to do that!'
Kiba grinned a wolfish grin, canines and all, 'Well, that didn't work out well, now did it?'
Naruto sputtered, his blue eyes wide, 'because of you!'
'Stop, dobe.'
With that, all talking stopped. Everyone's attention went to the car again to see the person who spoke. The front door opened and out stepped the third male. With studded high tops, low rise grey skinny jeans and a grey full sleeve t-shirt with a fitting leather jacket, Sasuke Uchiha stood in all his glory.
Thud.
Ino grinned as she heard the all too familiar noise of a random girl fainting on the street. This never gets old!
His face looked annoyed as he glanced at the blonde. 'You're making a fool out of yourself. Not that you aren't already.'
'Oh shut up, almighty teme! Your just a-'
Karin intervened before they started to brawl right on the streets. It would only be a matter of time before they recognized who they were. 'Okay, can we just go? We're all tired and jetlagged and we want to sleep! So you can take your stupid boy fights somewhere else, okay?'
Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other, eyes glaring, blue against black. Ino resisted the urge to groan. Oh great, not this again! Next thing you know, lightning will appear between them…oh! There it is!
'AAAAAHHH! Its Stranger DayLight! That's who they are!'
Abruptly breaking their glaring contest, Naruto screamed the only logical thing that came into his mind.
'Run!'
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Entering the Uchiha Towers, Sasuke looked around at the lobby, gazing lazily at the white, grey and black themed interior and overall clean-cut appearance. All in all, it looked very modern and luxurious. The rest of the group was looking around in awe but all this didn't faze Sasuke, after all, his family did own the building.
Going straight to the reception counter, he smirked his charming 'heart-stopping' smirk at the current receptionist. The lady, who looked to be about mid-twenties, was clearly caught, her face flushed. Works every time.
Adding on the charm, he spoke, 'Hey. I was just wondering if you would be kind enough to give us two flats here. Both need to have the best views, of course. We settle for nothing but the best.' He added a wink in the end, just for extra measure.
The lady, clearly affected by his mere presence, as shown by the blush spreading across her face and her eyes glazing over, stuttered, 'o-of course! I-I'll get on t-that r-right away! One minute,'
Naruto snorted, rather loudly and whispered to Kiba, 'what do girls see in the teme, anyway?!' Kiba only hid his chuckle at Naruto's rather annoyed face. Karin turned back to look at Naruto and spoke, 'I don't know why you're complaining, I mean, we are getting great apartments for free aren't we?'
This seemed to calm the blonde down a bit. 'heh, I guess his pretty boy face is good for something.'
If Sasuke heard that comment, he didn't show it. He had an act to complete after all. But if one looked closely, they would've seen his eyebrow twitch at the comment. Ignoring the dobe for now, he turned his attention back to the receptionist.
Batting her eyelashes, she replied, 'there are two apartments available in the 15th floor, rooms 15D and 15E. It's the top-most floor, so the view is magnificent.'
Sasuke smirked at that. 'Great. We'll take those, then.' And then he swiftly turned and started walking to the elevators. The lady whose name he didn't bother to learn sputtered something. 'W-wait! We didn't discuss the rent!'
Turning his head back a bit, he replied, 'just put it on my tab.'
'B-but I don't even know your name!'
'Sasuke Uchiha.'
Sasuke U-uchiha?! The woman was shocked, looking at the retreating backs of the group. But then, he owns the building!
Kiba chuckled as he entered the elevator. When the elevator doors closed, Naruto spoke, 'Way to be subtle, teme! I think you almost gave that lady a heart attack!'
Ino then spoke dramatically, waving her arms, 'yeah, yeah, Sasuke's all gorgeous and hot and cute and all that, we know!'
'…that wasn't what I said at all!'
'Whatever! What I want right now, is a hot cup of espresso, so can we please go to Starbucks or something afterwards?'
'Yeah! Let's do that, I need something to wake me up!'
'I think your plenty awake right now, Naruto. Kami-sama knows we'd need help when you're fully awake…'
'Grr…shut up, dog breath!'
'Oh my God! You guys are so immature!'
'Hn.'
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On their way to Starbucks, Sasuke was glad that at least no one would make a huge deal about them in public on the streets. Aside from the occasional flashes from the side, everything was going smoothly. If only it stayed that way. Why am I going with them again?
Turning into a corner, he saw the relatively small Starbucks café. His apprehension grew when he saw that there was a small crowd present in. it's a morning rush… if we go in, we may be mobbed or something…
Lips curling into a grimace, he turned to the group to tell them that Starbucks was a no-go, but then he noticed the blonde's and the redhead of the group had disappeared. Annoyance seeping in, he turned to the only member left and asked, 'where did those annoying idiots go?'
Smiling sheepishly, Kiba answered the pissed off Uchiha, 'they walked off towards Starbucks when you suddenly stopped. Apparently, they were sick of waiting around for the teme and needed coffee, pronto!'
The Uchiha raised an eyebrow at that. How the hell did I miss the dobe's loud voice?
Running a hand down his face, he resisted the urge to groan, 'you do realize we may get mobbed, right?'
Kiba sighed. 'Yeah, we may. But we've got no choice! Don't you remember our golden rule? One in, all in?'
Closing his eyes in frustration, Sasuke resisted the urge to groan out loud again. 'That was for different situations. Not for coffee!'
'Still counts! Besides, I want some hot chocolate, so suck it up!'
'…I really want to shoot the person who mad up that rule.'
'If I recall, Naruto did.'
'…All the better.'
Entering the quaint café, he saw there was a long line till the counter, and the group was standing in the end. Though it was a good thing that no one turned back to look at the group of teenagers, being impatient as to wait in the line in the morning, he knew Naruto was starting to get impatient too, or maybe that was an excuse to cover up his own impatience.
Sasuke Uchiha was not a patient person. Especially not for coffee.
As he started moving forward, cutting in front of all the previous people, he could hear all the complaints and the curses directed, no doubt, towards him. Then he could hear the whispers and the small squeals. They must've finally recognized who we are. I guess it can't be helped.
He could distinctly see that it was a lady behind the counter taking orders who had what appeared to be, pink hair. Looking back, he found it actually is pink. Who the hell has pink hair?! Is it real or a badly done dye job?
Shaking off all the questions from his head, he plastered on his signature smirk and walked confidently, sure that she wouldn't be able to resist him and would give him and his friends a free cup of coffee for an autograph or something.
Coming up to the counter, the first thing he noticed when she turned her attention towards him were her green eyes.
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Tenten was the first one out of the duo to see the very hot guy coming up to the counter, cutting in front of quite a few people and she knew that if there was one thing Sakura didn't tolerate in the morning, it was line cutters. Tenten winced. I feel sorry for the hot guy already…
But then she noticed something. There was something familiar to the guy- hair spiked back, like a chicken's ass…leather jacket…!
Suddenly Tenten started flailing in her corner. Oh my God! Oh my God! It's Sasuke Uchiha-of Stranger Daylight! Are they all here?
Looking at the back of the line, she could vaguely see a blonde and a redhead. That must be them, then. I can't believe they reached Tokyo already! And they came to Starbucks, what are the odds? But-I don't think Sakura's noticed them, and Sasuke's right there!
'—and here's your change, 5.25. Have a good day, ma'am!'
Decision made, she ran up to the oblivious pinkette and clutched her arm in a death grip. In an over-excited voice, she whispered to Sakura, 'Okay, don't look now, but someone really famous is coming your way, right now!'
Annoyed, but slightly curious, Sakura looked to the side to see what the big deal was. When she saw who it was, her eyes widened, 'is that Sasuke Uchiha of Stranger DayLight?'
Tenten hissed back, 'I said don't look!' but then her tone went to bubbly, 'but yes, it is! I can't believe it! Can you? And doesn't he look hot as hell?!'
Raising her eyebrows, the pinkette looked at her best friend in slight disbelief, 'Tennie, your acting like a fan girl. And why are you acting this way? I mean, we're rock stars too, you know.' She added dryly. Though I can't believe it either. We were just talking about them earlier and here's the leader of the group.
'Yeah, yeah, but it's not the same! Plus, isn't he dreamy?'
She internally sighed at her best friend's hopelessness. But then, she noticed something. 'Why the hell is he cutting in front of the line?!'
Tenten knew this moment would come. 'Saks let it go, for once. C'mon, it's a famous band! Give them a freebie, or something!'
Raising her pink eyebrows and narrowing her eyes, she answered in an 'end of discussion' tone, 'Uh-uh! No way. That's just unfair treatment towards all the other people, and if this Sasuke person is one of those celebrities, well, tough luck!'
Tenten sighed and gave in, knowing there was no way sakura was going to give in. she was the most stubborn person she knew. 'Fine. Do what you want. Though don't overdo it. I know you, you always do.'
Green eyes looked over innocently. 'Why, I never!'
Tenten grinned. 'Yeah, yeah. Look alive, cuz' here he comes, and I think its full-charm.' Temari is so gonna be jealous!
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Sasuke was feeling fairly confident. He knew his appeal, and he knew how to work it to his advantage. So it would be a piece of cake to get away with cutting the line and getting a free coffee. He knew that the pink girl (that's the nickname) knew who he was, he had seen her friend, bun-head (the friend's nickname) whisper excitedly about something to her, he could only assume it was about him, but he knew it was. But for some reason, his smirk faltered a bit when he saw those deep green eyes.
But he regained his composure; made sure his smirk was perfect and worked on the charm. As he looked at her face properly for the first time, he couldn't help but think she was very pretty, in an odd way.
Leaning on the counter, he spoke, 'Hey. I was wondering if my friends and I could give our orders now. We're in a bit of a hurry, you see.'
Sakura forced herself not to focus on is husky voice. This was Sasuke Uchiha. The leader of Stranger DayLight. Essentially, her rival in all forms. Though he really is hot...no focus! This was a spoiled brat wanting his way, she knew that. So when she spoke, she was glad her voice came out strong and steady, 'Yeah, well, so are all the others waiting in line to give their orders. So if you and your friends can kindly wait a few minutes longer to give your orders, it would be really helpful, thank you.'
The café was silent. A pin drop could be heard clearly. Obviously, no one had expected her to talk back to the celebrity. Sakura resisted the urge to smirk, keeping her face blank, raising her eyebrow at the star.
Tenten, though, had no qualms on smirking. She cackled internally as she saw the look on the Uchiha's face. Atta girl, Sakura!
Sasuke's smirk faltered drastically as he heard her response. What…? This was new. It was different. Deciding on trying a new approach, he tried again, 'Look, I'm pretty sure you know who I am, so what do you want in return for giving us our coffee right now? A picture? An autograph?'
The pinkette's eyes narrowed. This complete jackass! 'Listen here Uchiha, I don't care who you are and I don't need any of those things, I am not giving you any special treatment just because you're a celebrity. To prove I'm not going to give you special treatment, I'm going to treat you like I treat any other normal person who's tested my small patience. Get out.'
If it was quiet before, it was a stifling silence now. The atmosphere was tense. Sasuke couldn't believe it. This pink girl was telling him to get out. He'd only been speechless very few times his entire life. He could vaguely hear Naruto's suppressed laughter in the background. He eyed the girl in disbelief. She stared back defiantly, only tilting her chin to the direction of the door, as if to say 'there's the door, you can show yourself out.'
Closing his eyes to reign in his temper, he swiftly turned around and stalked off towards the door. Naruto and the others are not going to let me live this down.
'Hey Uchiha! Can't wait to see you again in school!' Sakura bit out sarcastically at the last moment.
Sasuke stilled in shock at the remark, and then stormed out of the café, not looking back. That girl is going to be in high school with us?!
Tenten sighed and went over to the pinkette. 'That was what I meant as overdo. You always do it! Now he's pissed at us. That wasn't a good first impression.'
Sakura snorted. 'As if I care! If I knew the Sasuke Uchiha was like that, thinking he'd always get what he wants, he's got another thin—'
'Excuse me?'
Both Sakura and Tenten turned to look at the person. Of course they both knew who she was; she was, after all, another member of the band, Stranger DayLight. Her blonde hair and blue eyes was practically a trademark. Ino Yamanaka looked at Sakura and grinned.
'I'm sorry for interrupting, but damn! What you did back there was awesome! I mean, I know I'm supposed to be supporting him cuz' he's my friend and band mate and yada yada, but, I also think he has a major stick shoved up his ass. But, you know, no one had the guts to! Until now!' Pausing to take a breath, Ino looked apologetically at the pinkette, 'I'm sorry, I'm rambling again. It's one of my habits. I didn't even introduce myself. I'm—'
'Ino Yamanaka, bass player for Stranger DayLight, we know, after all, you are an international superstar, it's kind of hard not to.' Sakura finished for her. 'I'm Sakura Haruno and this is my friend Tenten Mitarashi.'
The blonde looked surprised for a moment, but then smiled a mega-watt smile. 'Nice to meet you both! Well, what I wanted to say was that I really like your attitude. It takes guts to stand up to Sasuke, and you did just fine. Not to mention, you resisted his charms, which only happens in a blue moon.'
'I also heard that comment that you were going to the same school we're going to, Konoha High School?'
Tenten smiled. 'That's the one.'
Ino's smile was a relieved one. 'Great. We're all new, as you know, so I would really like it if you could show me and Karin and maybe the others around. A familiar face would be awesome. I know I'm kinda springing this on you, but the previous situation made me really want to know you, Sakura. It'd be kinda awesome if all of us could be friends…?'
Kinda forward aren't you? We just met! Was on the tip of Sakura's tongue, but when Tenten answered sure, she hesitatingly nodded along.
'Cool! I got to go now, so see you at school!' and with a final smile and a wave the blonde walked off, heels clicking against the tiles until she stepped out.
'…that kinda felt like the twilight zone for me.'
Tenten grinned and slapped Sakura on the back playfully, 'Oh relax, will you? It'll all be fine, I promise! It's going to be fun; we've got a celebrity as a friend, now!'
'I've also got a celebrity as an enemy,' Sakura grumbled under her breath, 'besides; did you forget that we've got our own famous band and superstardom?'
'Don't be such a spoilsport, Saks!' Tenten reprimanded, 'by the way, you're keeping the customers waiting!'
'Oh shit!'
But as she worked, as per usual, her thoughts kept returning to the dark haired singer, for some unknown reason.
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Escaping from the loud and incessant questions from the dobe wasn't easy, but he had done it somehow. He was just thankful that the other blonde wasn't there with him at the time, or else he wouldn't have been able to escape.
Walking on a random side walk, with his hoodie up, covering his face, he felt a small semblance of peace. Tokyo was a loud, noisy city but he didn't mind. The loudness helped to drown out the muddled up thoughts in his head.
Though whatever he tried, he couldn't get rid of those green eyes from his mind.
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This is only my second fic, and wholly different from my first one. After all, that one is about ninja's and this one is obviously…not.
So- should I continue or should I not continue?
Songs used/mentioned
Turn it off- Paramore
Never be the same-red
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