Rent
~a Naruto fanfiction by obsessive-elphaba
Somewhere along my vast love for Naruto and the musical RENT, this came to me. I am not using any but one song from the musical, and you'll know it when you see it. I recommend listening to the song and thinking of the story behind it to give much more depth (when it gets to that scene.) I am going to have great difficulties doing La Vie Boheme. Such a revealing, necessary song for the show. Anyway, the main pairing is ShikaIno, with implied ShikaTema. Other pairings include SakuHina and NaruSasu. Warning: Character death! Rating: strong T. Brief strong language, STDs, drugs, all the good stuff. Set in 1989 in the beginning (Christmas Eve - not the prologue, which is set a year before that), and you should be able to follow the timeline from there. Review if you please. Even if you don't please, criticism is wholeheartedly accepted. I disclaim Naruto and RENT
The cast:
Roger~Shikamaru
Mimi~Ino
Mark~Kiba
Maureen~Sakura
Joanne~Hinata
Angel~Naruto
Collins~Sasuke
Benny~Sai
Let it be known that Kiba Inuzuka was not one to miss an event. In fact, he was usually always there somewhere in the background capturing the entire moment. Sometimes Kiba was torn away from his camera when his flirtatious girlfriend, Sakura, wanted to tease him, and he was quite a sap for her. Often times his roommate, Shikamaru, would tease him over this infatuation that he called "love."
Shikamaru was a completely different story. He had a beautiful (not to mention loyal) girlfriend. Kiba didn't tease him, but he knew Shikamaru felt passionately over Temari. Though while Kiba was caught up with his camera, Shikamaru stayed out all the time with Temari - wrapped up in drugs, smack to be specific. He advertised to perform solo concerts, which wasn't becoming a very successful career.
The boys had another roommate, Sai, who was growing more distant each day. Sai spent his time out doing business deals, sucking up to the landlord, and ultimately marrying his daughter. Though Sai was still friends with Shikamaru and Kiba and knew they were having trouble financially. He let them slide by without paying rent...
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Any good? It's pretty short, yes, but I have been itching for an idea that wasn't Wicked related (my obsession is really becoming unhealthy) and this was the farthest from it I had - obviously not that far away. Enjoy my many quirks and this story.
~obsessive-elphaba