Hi! Long time no see! Here's my second shot at a Naruto fic. Shadow of Blood went pretty well. I like music a lot so I thought this anime should get another one. Well, enjoy.
DISCLAIMER: Never owned it
PAIRINGS: None (None that I've thought up yet)
Song 1- Tsuki"It's been a week already and he still hasn't gotten over it," the youth grumbled to himself as he headed for the train station to catch the last train back to his apartment. He tugged on the strap of his guitar case to shift it into a more comfortable position. This boy, of course, was no ordinary boy; he was guitarist for a band once known as Asahi. The band had recently disbanded due to the resignation of their vocalist, Haruno Sakura. Since then, they have formed a new band, Mangetsu, but were in need of a new vocalist.
"Just give up, you'll never be able to find a vocalist up to standards."
The words of their music producer rang in his head. The youth growled at the sting in those words. What did that guy know? All he did was record our music even if he did have some kind of relationship with Sakura-chan.
He had reached the station to catch the last train home. There wasn't anyone at the station except for one lone figure; and that lone figure was singing softly. The youth's blue eyes widened in amazement as the…boy, was singing one of their songs.
"He…she, oh whatever, they sing better than Sakura-chan ever could." The youth hurried over to the person singing softly.
"Hey!" he said. The said person looked up and stopped singing. "Wow! You sing even better than our old vocalist! She always was off-key on the high register."
"Anou, arigatou gozaimasu," the other person said not used to people complimenting them on their singing. Then realizing who the person next to them was shot up their head and said, "Aren't you from Asahi, the famous J-pop band?"
"That's me, Uzumaki Naruto, lead guitarist in Asahi!" the guitarist said proudly. "Who are you?"
"Momochi Haku," the other said nodding again. "And, by the way, I'm a boy."
"Who cares? You're perfect!" Naruto said again.
"Perfect for what?"
"The new band we're forming!"
"Eh?" Haku was confused by the guitarist's statement. "New band?"
"Yeah! We're forming a new band called Mangetsu, but we don't have a vocalist. You want to join us?" Naruto asked with a goofish grin.
"Anou…" Although Haku did have some childish dreams about being a famous singer, this was too much for him to take in all at once. Still, he was having some financial problems in paying his housing bill, so…
"Come on, please! We're in desperate need of a vocalist and no one was anything promising, but you. Please, my life is on this band!"
Naruto was usually macho about things like this, but it was true, the band was his life. If they didn't find a vocalist, he'd lose any hope of ever playing music again. This was his dream from the beginning and always will be.
"Is he like me?" Haku thought to himself. Does all he want to do is make music? There weren't too many people like that now in days.
"Well, I guess it couldn't hurt…"
"Yatta! Ikuzo!" With that, Naruto grabbed Haku's wrist and ran back the way he came to the studio. "Take that, Sasuke!"
-X-
World-acclaimed music producer, Uchiha Sasuke was in the middle of some paperwork when the annoying guitarist, Uzumaki Naruto, burst into the office with a feminine-looking person in tow. He set his pen down and glared.
"What do you want, dope?" he growled. "I'm busy."
"Ha! In your face, Uchiha Sasuke! I got ourselves a vocalist!" Naruto boldly announced to the music producer tugging Haku into the office by the arm.
"Sorry to bother you," Haku said nodding his head. "I'm Momochi Haku. This guitarist offered me to be his new band's vocalist." The feminine boy shifted uncomfortably from one foot to another as the cold person in front of him eyed him.
"Hn, do whatever you want, dope," Sasuke said with a wave of his arm, though Haku could tell he refused to admit defeat. The feminine boy was taken aback when Sasuke suddenly glared at him with hatred in his eyes.
"Okay! Let's go, Haku! You can stay at my place," Naruto said happily while leading Haku out of the office. As the feminine boy turned around, he could see Sasuke's lingering glare burning holes in his back.
-X-
As the two, now one new, members of Mangetsu left his office, Sasuke lost interest in the paperwork he was suppose to work on. True, he grudgingly admitted, guitarist Uzumaki Naruto, bassist Hyuuga Neji, and drummer Tenten had incredible potential in music and would be a waste if they were left without a vocalist since none of them had singing up to standards. Still, why did Naruto suddenly pick this Momochi Haku? No, nobody, no matter how good they were in singing, could replace Haruno Sakura.
-X-
"Hey, Haku is it? Since you're going to be with us now, do you want to sleep over at my place for the night?" Naruto asked as he and Haku walked back to his apartment.
"Oh really, I know my way back…"
"It's all right! Just don't mind the ramen cups."
Haku's nearly tripped as he entered the apartment. Naruto's apartment was a mess. There was trash everywhere and the dishes were piling up.
"You can use the couch for tonight," Naruto said indicating the couch covered in magazines and empty ramen cups. Haku didn't think that Naruto was anywhere near organized. The blonde laughed sheepishly and said, "Don't mind the ramen cups. I'll clean them up."
"It's okay, I'll clean up," Haku said as he started collecting the Styrofoam cups and throwing them away in a nearby trashcan. The blonde noticed the other's discomfort and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Something on your mind?" Haku turned to see the once cheerful boy now with a serious look.
"Saa, Uchiha-san doesn't like me too much, na Naruto-kun?" Haku asked. Naruto gazed at the feminine boy who had such sad brown eyes. He put a comforting arm around the other's shoulders.
"It's not your fault. Have you heard of Haruno Sakura?"
"Hai, she was your band's lead singer."
"Well, she left Asahi several months ago. Sasuke valued Sakura so that's why he sort of doesn't like you. It's not your fault, it's just Sasuke and his hard head. Don't worry, you're going to help getting us to the top!"
Although Haku was grateful for the support, he wondered what would happen when he met the rest of the band. Would they think of him as a replacement to the beautiful Haruno Sakura? He could only hope that they would have a warmer welcome than their music producer.
TBC…Well, what do you think? Should I continue? Review kudasai! I'll be a man and start taking in flames. Oh, and sorry if I made Sasuke such a jerk. Don't worry, he'll get nicer as the story goes.
Vocabulary
Kasumi ni Tsuki no Hikari- Moonlight in the Mist
Asahi- Rising sun
Mangetsu- Full moon
Arigatou gozaimasu- Thank you
Anou- has no meaning, but Japanese say this a lot
Yatta- somewhere along the lines of "Yay!"
Ikuzo- I think it's a casual way of saying, "Let's go!"