Express Yourself through Song
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto, the characters, or the three songs.
so i decided to write another version of this story. ya. here ya go. enjoy! :)
Sakura's emotions were all over the place as she waited for their band to be called up on stage. She wasn't nervous, just excited. She couldn't wait to see the look on the Uchiha's face when he hears their songs.
Uchiha Sasuke
'That fucking bastard! I hate him!' She mentally growled at the thought of her ex-boyfriend.
They had been dating for two years, since they were sophomores, and even though Sakura noticed that he was always so cold to her, she still believed that he loved her too. That is, until she walked in on him and Ino-pig having sex at a party in one of the spare bedrooms. She remembered that she had gasped quietly, but apparently he had heard it, because he and Ino turned to look at her. Miss piggy had an evil grin on her sweat-covered face, while he looked at her with his cold impassive eyes.
Ino-pig strikes again. Inner Sakura said sarcastically. Sakura was too stunned to really pay her any attention.
The room was eerily silent except for the panting coming from the Uchiha and his whore. She had lowered her head so that she was facing the floor and her shoulder-length pale pink hair hung in front of her face like a stage curtain. She had looked back up at them with tears in her large, innocent forest green eyes, then turned quickly and ran away, only whispering a quiet "we're through" loud enough so that they would hear it.
The next day at school she had found out that he had been cheating on her for a year and half. A WHOLE DAMN YEAR AND A FREAKIN' HALF HE WAS FUCKING INO WHILE THEY WERE STILL TOGETHER! DAMN HIM TO HELL!
A week after their breakup went by and she was still depressed and gloomy. She went through her days like a walking zombie. She had been lost, confused, and lonely. Ino had always stolen everything Sakura either wanted or had. It just wasn't fair.
But then she met Temari and the gang and all thoughts of Sasuke and his bitchy whore flew from her mind.
Flashback
Sakura sighed heavily, taking a sip of her water half-heartedly. Suddenly, a shadow fell over her and she looked up to see what was blocking her sun. She was startled to see another human being standing above her. Her surprised look quickly turned into one of terror, fearing that she was going to get beaten up. But she was surprised once more when the girl gave her a warm smile and then sat down in front of her.
"Hi, I'm Temari. What's your name?" The blonde-haired girl asked.
"S-Sakura. H-Haruno S-Sakura."
"Well Sakura, I came over here to ask you if you wanted to sit with me and my friends. I've watched you this entire week since your breakup with the Uchiha" Sakura flinched slightly "and I'm here to help you. Nobody should be alone…well, except that chicken-ass and his whore…but that's different. Everyone's been through breakups, and they all need someone to help them out afterwards. So me and the others are going to be here for you and help you get better." Temari got up and looked back down at the stunned pink-haired girl. She smiled and held out her hand to help her up. Sakura looked at the offered hand, and then gave a shy smile before taking it.
When she was standing on her own to feet she looked up at Temari and gave another smile, this time, a little bigger. Temari beamed back at her, before taking her hand and dragging her away to another part of the school yard.
"C'mon. Let's take you to meet the others."
"H-hai." Sakura followed behind Temari without any protest.
Soon, they came up to another larger tree with a big group of people sitting around or on it. They all looked over to the two girls coming their way when they were no more than 30 feet away. Sakura began to sweat lightly. Would they accept her? What if they didn't like her? Would they make fun of her?
The blonde haired girl was oblivious to her new friends' inner struggles. Instead, she continued to drag her along until they were standing right in front of everyone. Sakura snapped out of it as many pairs of eyes seemed to land on her.
"Guys, this is Sakura." Temari introduced her to them. Sakura began to fidget slightly when they continued to stare at her. Then she realized something important. Temari just offered her something, and here she was deciding whether to run away or not for fear of being embarrassed. Her new friend had just offered her a new start, opened up another door, and cleared another path for her to walk. Once she realized this, she pushed all her doubts aside and made up her mind to at least give it a try.
She took a deep breath, and then gave them a cute, shy smile. Her large green eyes sparkled brightly as she spoke.
"Hi." She heard a quiet squeal, and then she was suddenly pulled into a tight hug.
"SHE'S SO KAWAII!" The other's sweat-dropped at their friends' action while one of them just grinned with pride. Sakura began to lose oxygen, and started struggling to get out of the tight grip for some much needed air. Her captor realized this, and quickly let go.
"Ah! Gomen!" Sakura took a couple deep breaths, and then looked up to see the one who had hugged her. She was met with worried pearly-white eyes, lips turned down in a frown, and long purple hair.
"Ano, it's ok." Sakura replied. The girl gave a sigh of relief and then smiled brightly at Sakura.
"Oh, I'm Hyuuga Hinata by the way." A blonde-haired boy stepped next to her. His bright blue eyes sparkled with friendliness and mischief. He had horizontal lines on his cheeks, three on each side that almost looked like whiskers. He grinned at her in such a way that reminded her of a kid. The grin was catchy, and she felt herself smiling back at him.
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto, Hinata's boyfriend." She was suddenly tackled to the ground by a small furry thing. She looked down at her lap to see a white and brown dog sitting on her and wagging his tail as he looked up at her. She grinned and pet his head, scratching behind his ear. She couldn't help it, she just loved animals, especially dogs. She looked up when someone bent down next to her.
"Sorry about that. Akamaru gets excited sometimes when he meets new people. I'm Inuzuka Kiba." Sakura smiled up at the brown-haired boy, noticing two upside red triangles on his cheeks.
"It's ok, I love dogs anyways. So I don't mind." Kiba seemed to grin at that. Sakura was suddenly pulled back up onto her feet by a pair of strong arms. She turned around to see a brown-haired guy with purple paint on his face grinning down at her.
"I'm Sabaku Kankuro, Temari's brother."
"Why are you wearing makeup?" Kankuro choked on his spit while everyone else began to laugh. Naruto guffawed.
"It's not makeup! It's war paint!" Sakura put up her hands in front of her.
"Gomen."
Temari threw her arm around Sakura's shoulders and steered her away from the now sulking Kankuro. She brought her over to the other people who were still sitting on the ground against the tree. She pointed to one guy who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed and his hair up in the shape of a pineapple. Sakura had to bite her lip to keep from laughing.
"That's my boyfriend Nara Shikamaru." Said boy opened one eye, nodded his head slightly, mumbled something under his breath, and then closed it again, probably going back to sleep. A vein pulsed on Temari's forehead. Before she could do anything, another girl with brown hair pulled up into two buns spoke.
"Hi! I'm Yoshiro Tenten, and this is Hyuuga Neji," she said, pointing to the guy sitting next to her. Sakura noticed that he had the same last name as Hinata as well as the pearly eyes. But he had long brown hair instead that was pulled together at the bottom loosely. He gave her a curt nod. Sakura sweat-dropped but gave a little wave in reply.
"Akimichi Choji and Aburame Shino aren't here today because their sick." Tenten explained. Sakura nodded her head in understanding. Temari suddenly began shouting up at the tree.
"Gaara! Get down here and introduce yourself to Sakura!" Sakura sweat-dropped at her noisy friend. Suddenly, something, or someone, landed gracefully in front of her. She now stood face-to-face with Sabaku Gaara. He had messy red hair, light skin like hers, and dark jade eyes that seemed to be looking right through her and into her soul. But what really caught her attention were the dark black rings around his eyes and the black kanji on his forehead. Love. How curious.
"Hn." Sakura couldn't help but to think of Sasuke when Gaara said that. She remembered that the Uchiha used to always respond with that to her. Thinking of Sasuke caused the smile to slightly fall while her eyes held a sad, forlorn look in them like she was somewhere else. Temari and the two other girls noticed this and had quickly surrounded their pink-haired friend. Sakura was brought back from her thoughts of Sasuke when she felt multiple pairs of arms surround her in a warm hug. Sakura had held in all her emotions for so long that the dam holding them back began to crack. Being comforted by people who really did care about her had trigged something in her mind, causing the bottle holding everything back to shatter. Tears formed in her eyes, and began to spill down her face. She tried to hold them back, but they continued going, flowing down like waterfalls. She was unable to stop all the pent up emotions from coming out. Her small form began to shake as she sunk down onto her knees on the floor, taking the other three girls with her. None of the other boys spoke as they watched their girlfriends and friends comfort the broken girl. The girls still had their arms wrapped around their pink-haired friend, not saying anything, and just letting her release everything that had been held back. They supplied a shoulder for her to cry on. She looked so broken that they couldn't help but to feel the need to help and protect her. They would care for her like they would a younger sister. She was now part of their family, and they'd help eachother through all the tough times that they would encounter together. Because that's what family does, stick together no matter what.
End flashback
It was thanks to them that she was her normal, if not more spunky self again. Sure, they had somehow got her to change her style, but she preferred the new her rather than the old broken-hearted girl. They helped to heal her heart, and she was forever grateful.
But that was a few months ago. Her heart was whole again, and she was ready to show the bastard just how much she was over him. She'd give this concert everything she had.
SHANNARO! Let's show him what we're made of! Sakura nodded her head at her inner. She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around to see her blonde-haired older sister smirking at her.
"Uchiha's sitting in the front row with his whore. We're on in one minute. Ready to show him what he lost?" Sakura smirked back and nodded before walking over to their two other sisters, Hinata and Tenten, who were waiting for them. The two girls smiled at them, and then the four of them waited to be called up on stage.
"And now, last but certainly not least, the final performers, the Black Fang!" They heard their principle Tsunade yell into the microphone, and then walked out at their cue. They heard loud applause as they walked to their spots and to their instruments. The girls had changed from their usual style clothing, but still added a little bit of their usual touch to it. The fact that the clothes happened to be tight and showed a little more skin than usual had many of the guys in the crowd leering at them. Now, the clothes weren't the kind of slutty tight, they were just tight enough to show their feminine curves.
Tenten was wearing dark grey baggy cargo pants that sat nicely on her hips with black combat boots. She had on a gray tube top that tied around the back, leaving her back entirely bare. Her hair was up in its usual buns but had black and red streaks, and she had on a pair of black and red checkered- fingerless gloves that went up to her elbows.
Hinata was wearing tight washed out blue jeans with a few tears and rips here and there and were tucked into her black buckle-up boots that reached mid-calf. Her long, dark purple hair was loose and had black and electric blue highlights in it. She wore a bright blue tank top with black slash marks across the stomach area, and wore a black leather jacket over it.
Temari wore a short black jean skirt with red, orange, and yellow flames along the bottom that barely reached mid-thigh with black spandex shorts underneath and a studded white belt. She wore thigh high black socks and calf-high black combat boots that had red laces. She wore an off the shoulders tight black t-shirt over a long-sleeved fishnet shirt. Her blonde hair was pulled back in her regular four ponytails, but with orange and bright red highlights to make her hair look like flames.
The three of them looked hot, but most of the guys had their eyes on Sakura, or more like the skin she was showing. Her shoulder-length pink hair was now streaked with black and dark red, and was pulled back towards the top of her head in a messy ponytail with colored hair sticking out in every direction. She wore a tiny black jean skirt that just barely reached mid-thigh with a black and red checkered belt. Temari had somehow persuaded her into wearing a sexy black and bright red corset top, showing off her slim stomach and tight abs, along with her neck, collarbone, and some cleavage. She wore shiny, black high-heeled boots that were knee-high, leaving her creamy thighs exposed for everyone to see. All in all, she looked damn sexy to the guys.
Tenten walked over to the drums and sat down on the seat, grabbing her drumsticks from her back pocket. Hinata walked over to the keyboard and cracked her fingers before readying them above the keys. Temari walked over to her black bass guitar and quickly strapped it around her shoulders and then looked over at Sakura who was doing the same with her black electric guitar that had neon pink cherry blossom petals along the bottom. Sakura looked back at her, then Hinata, and finally Tenten, before nodding her head. She turned back around to face the on-looking crowd. She took a breath and then began, putting all the emotions and feelings from the time right after her breakup into this song.
She never slows down
She doesn't know why but she knows that when she's
All alone, feels like its all coming down
She won't turn around
The shadows are long and she fears if she cries
That first tear, the tears will not stop raining down
So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, what's lost can be found
You stand in the rain
She won't make a sound
Alone in this fight with herself and the fears
Whispering if she stands, she'll fall down
She wants to be found
The only way out is through everything she's running from
Wants to give up and lie down
So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, what's lost can be found
You stand in the rain
So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, what's lost can be found
So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, what's lost can be found
You stand in the rain
The song ended, and loud almost deafening applause filled the air. The girls grinned at eachother before Tsunade came up onto the stage. She took the microphone and then spoke into it.
"Give it up for the Black Fang!" The applause and screaming only increased.
"Encore!" People started chanting, and before they knew it, almost everyone was asking for an encore.
They looked eachother before nodding their heads and grinning. Tsunade put the mike back then quickly returned to her seat.
Well you're the real tough cookie with the long history
Of breaking little hearts like the one in me
That's O.K. lets see how you do it
Put up your dukes, let get down to it!
Hit me with your best shot!
Why don't you hit me with your best shot
Hit me with your best shot
Fire away!
You come on with a come one, you don't fight fair
But that's O.K. see if I care
Knock me down, it's all vain
I'll get right back on my feet again!
Hit me with your best shot!
Why don't you hit me with your best shot
Hit me with your best shot!
Fire away!
Well you're the real tough cookie with the long history
Of breaking little hearts, like the one in me
Before I put another notch in my lipstick case
You better make sure you put me in my place
Hit me with your best shot!
Come on and hit me with your best shot
Hit me with you best shot!
Fire away!
Hit me with your best shot!
Why don't you hit me with your best shot
Hit me with your best shot!
Fire away!
More cheers were heard as the song finished. The four girls bowed and smiled at eachother. A silent agreement passed between them as they nodded their heads. Sakura took off her electric guitar and then walked over and leaned it against the amp. She walked back to the microphone and then waited for the crowd to go quiet again. Once the noise died down, she cleared her throat then spoke.
"Hey everyone, we were planning on doing just two songs, but I wanna sing one last song for someone. This person is really special and important to me. We have a strong friendship, and I'll treasure that till the end of time. But, sometimes your heart chooses what you really think about that person. I didn't realize how I truly felt about them until earlier today with a little help from some friends." Sakura looked behind her at her sisters and gave them a heartfelt smile which they returned. She then turned back to the crowd and continued.
"So I decided to express my feelings and thoughts through this song. I really hope you all like it." Temari switched to an acoustic guitar and then started playing.
"I'm dedicating this to my best friend. Gaara, this one's for you." and with that said, she took a deep breath and then began to sing her heart out, letting all the bottled up feelings of love, compassion, and other heartfelt emotions pour into this final song.
You cast your spell over me
Don't know where to turn to anymore
I see your face
Every morning when I wake up
Every night when I go to bed
You're here with me
Somehow, don't know how
I can feel you right now
So close, so real
Do, do-do, do-do
Show me your colors
Show me
Show me your colors
Show me
Don't break this spell I'm in
Please don't break my heart
Show me
Show me your colors, baby
Tell me who you really are
I know you want what I want
Far away, but still within our reach
Do you dare?
Are you brave enough to show me
What your heart really wants to
I say your name to myself out loud
Wanna have you all around
Like a cover for the cold on the outside
Making love in the candlelight
Do, do-do, do-do
Show me
Show me your colors
Show me
Don't break this spell I'm in
Please don't break my heart
Show me
Show me your colors, baby
Tell me who you really are
Baby
Don't tell me I mean nothing
After all you did
Baby, don't you tell me
Tell me I mean nothing
Tell me I mean nothing to you
Please show me now
Show me
Show me your colors
Show me
Don't break this spell I'm in
Please don't break my heart
Show me
Show me your colors, baby
Tell me who you really are
Show me
Show me your colors
Show me
Don't break this spell I'm in
Please don't break my heart
Show me
Show me your colors, baby
Tell me who you really are
I'm not allowed to adore you
The way you know I really want
But I do
Even though it's been a nightmare
To pretend that it's all, alright
It's not the easiest thing to avoid
Damage is already done
I'm in love
With you
It was silent for a few moments before the crowd once again praised their wonderful talent with screams and clapping. The four girls bowed before making their way off stage. When they were back stage they were met by their other friends. They were congratulated and given hugs or pats on the back for the awesome performance. But two of the people hadn't said a word. They just stared into each other's deep green eyes. The rest of their friends quieted down when they noticed the two just standing there, and then Temari motioned for the rest of them to leave, giving the two of them some private time.
Even when the others were gone Sakura and Gaara continued to stare at one another. A blush formed on Sakura's face and she diverted her eyes down to the floor below her. Gaara watched her intently as she looked away, a pink tint rose to her cheeks. He smirked slightly before taking a few steps closer, succeeding in closing the space between them. He grasped her chin delicately and lifted her head up so she would look at him.
Sakura gave a quiet gasp when she felt him touch her chin and lift her face up. But her mouth fell open and practically touched the floor when she saw the expression on his face. Instead of a scowl, or even a smirk on, the corners of his lips were pulled up into a soft caring smile. She'd never seen him smile like that before, one that was filled with so much emotion; care, love, and compassion. She noticed that his face was getting closer to hers and then realized a second too late that he was about to kiss her.
Their lips met and a spark of something flew through their connected lips and into their bodies. Sakura hesitantly wrapped her arms around his neck and closed her eyes, leaning into his lean but muscular body. They continued their unbreakable kiss until the need for air filled their mushy thoughts. They parted slightly and Sakura opened her eyes to see deep jade ones staring down at her. She felt his lips barely brushing hers as he whispered five words that made her heart leap and soar away on feathery wings.
"I love you, Haruno Sakura." Their lips met in another passion-filled kiss before breaking away once more. Sakura leaned her head up so that her plump lips barely touched the shell of his ear. He shuddered involuntarily at the sensational feeling. She whispered the words that he had longed to hear and she had longed to say for a while now.
"I love you, Sabaku Gaara." And then their lips met once more as they forgot about everyone else and the rest of the world around them. It was only the two of them, together forever.
A/N so ya. end.
1st song: Stand in the rain
2nd song: Hit me with your best shot
3rd song: Show me your colors
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