Disclaimer: I would be soooo ... rich if I owned Naruto. Sighed ... sadly ... I'm only a merely poor student.
Melody of my life
Title 1: Opposition Meeting.
Franz
Beethoven
Niccolò Paganini
Schubert
Strauss
Chopin
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I want to master them all
Play their pieces on the grand stage, to lure the world with my music, my melody
The way I was lured by you
Fluidly flowing key strokes filled the East Music Wing. Inside an empty hallway, magic was played. Magical music enchanted the air.
Behind the grand piano, was a pink hair girl, her name like the soft flower color of her hair, Sakura, Sakura Haruno, widely known as the piano prodigy. The girl, who could cure thousands of broken souls with her melody.
Such graceful fingers were lightly skipping, dancing on the ivory-ebony key board.
Her body, soul, and mind were in trance, being one with the music from the elegant piano.
From the other wing, on the rooftop of the Music Academy, the sound of heart thumping, mind swooning swept thoroughly.
Hand crafted, the world class violin was enthralling by its owner. Sasuke Uchiha, second son of the world-renowned musician and a dear brother of a music producer.
Such softness, caress in his sound. His feet took each step as if he was waltzing with the piece of enchantment. This heart-throbbed of a male specimen could entice any beauties with his melody.
Strong lean shoulder … supported his solid piece of soul. Hand lightly drew the elastic strings to work.
"!?" … 'Must not get distracted.'
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'Hn. It's that wrenched pianist again.'
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'Damn it.'
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'I can play better.'
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'Cheh. Violin is nothing to my piano.'
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The two continued their usual battle, using melody as arsenal, unknowing of each other identity.
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'Hn. That person … is getting better.'… 'Perhaps better than me' … 'Hn. Nonsense.'
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'Incredible. A violin that can follow my fast tempo.'
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Another full morning at the Konoha Academy of Music, crowded with selective three thousand students from all Japan and the world. KAOM was one of the most prestigious schools where music talents could sprout and strived to the max. The school was divided in to four wings, each wings had a total of ten halls. Then each hall was specified for a certain instrument or musical study. All could be said, KAOM was not the average everyday music university.
"Forehead!!!"
The pink hair girl turned around at the voice of her friend calling her.
"Pig."
"Sche … Did you get home late again yesterday?" Ino slapped her friend's back.
"Yea. I need to practice my piece for the next exam." Rubbing her sore shoulder, she turned the corner to the main hall.
"You really need to take a break. Did that mysterious violin player show up again?" Her eyes sparkled with interest.
"Unfortunately, yes. I got so into battling with that person. I got carried away and didn't practice my piece at all."
"Heh. Oh well. You really don't need all that practices. Come on … you're the prodigy here. Piano hall shines with your name everywhere."
Walking pass the big tinted glass hallway, the two dodged the people walking the opposite direction.
"Hey! ...Watched it." Ino yelled at the running bunch of freshmen. "Can't get any respect as an upperclassman at all."
"Please Ino." She rolled her eyes at the girl. "We still have another year before becoming a Senior."
"Hey don't try to change the subject. Any idea who's the mysterious violist? Oooh … he could a very very handsome hunk … you know … tall, tan… lean … good to eat. Very loving, passionate." Ino was wrapped in her own fantasy.
"Ino. No. No. I don't have time for that. Two. That person can also be a girl. Three. What are you doing here in the Piano Hallway when you should be on your way to the Flute Hallway?" She impassively replied to her friend.
"Wah!!!" In a flash, Ino was gone.
Sigh. "I don't have time for this." Sakura continued her journey to her classroom. Classical Music Study.
"Dobe. Get out of my way." An extreme irritated male, with a violin case on his shoulder, was trying his best to dodge his best friend.
"Not until you promise to help me with my next exam. Please. I beg you." Naruto was on his knees now. The blue orbs, blonde hair teary face was pleading with his puppy eyes.
"I don't have time." He walked around the kneeled man.
Standing up, Naruto persisted. "Can't you skip practice for a couple hours? It's only for days? Besides, you haven't been able to practice adequately either way."
"Don't remind me." Sasuke was irritated just thinking about the annoying pianist.
"That pianist is feisty huh?" Naruto smudged.
"Hn."
"Why can't both of you just meet. Then compromise a good practice hour. So, you won't bump into each other again … or look for a different location. Be in a room. Close all the windows."
"It doesn't sound the same then. What makes you think the reason why I went up the roof?" His head ranted. Why couldn't the other person be in a room and closed the windows.
"Stay away from your fan girls." He turned to look at the leering female gazes that had followed them.
"Hn." He continued walking. Sasuke could careless for those shallow minds.
"Oh come on Teme." Naruto was on his knees again and dragged his body behind Sasuke.
Irritated, he caved in. "Fine."
"Yes! Score!" Naruto held out his drumsticks for some celebrating air drums.
"You better be on time. A minute late. I'll be gone then. Three days Dobe."
"Of course."
[...]
'Hn. Then I can get back to my practice. That pianist better be appreciative.'
[...]
'I'm going to make that violist kneel on both knees at fascinations.'
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Huff Huff Huff …
Small dashing footsteps ran through the hallway, quickly flashing by. 'Wah. I can't believe it. I'm this late. Iruka-sensei is going to kill me!'
Tap tap tap …
Sasuke calmly looked through his music sheet while walking to the library, the opposite way of the incoming human-train.
Huff huff huff…
Tap tap tap …
Huff…
Tap…
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Wham!
Music sheets were flying… as the evening wind picked up the thin airborne material.
Small petite body was lying on top of a broad chest.
"Ow…"
"Hn. I should be saying that."
Sasuke being the body cushioned was getting a little irritated until …
"I'm soooo sorry. I didn't look where I was going…" Sakura quickly sat up on top him. Head turned around looking at the mess. "Oh look what I did. I'm so sorry." She got up to pick the fallen music sheets on the floor. Too busy to notice the man she bumped into, she didn't pay the least attention to his look. But he got quite a good look at her.
Strange pink locks, but soft and flowing, beautiful porcelain skin, pink cheeks and her eyes, he was already enchanted even without a clear look at them. So pure, and bright—emerald was his new favorite color—if not already the color pink.
Hastily grabbing all of the music sheets, Sakura picked up her fallen bag. Given the man what belonged to him, she bowed and dashed away again.
"I'm sooorry!!!"
And she was gone.
'Who is she?'
He sat there, hypnotized by her.
[…]
"Sasuke, what are you doing sitting there on the floor?"
Woke up by the sound of his friend's voice, he turned to meet the famous lady-killer, Nara Shikamaru. Senior music student of Contrabass Hall.
"Hn." Getting up, he looked down at the messy stack of paper the girl put together. A chuckle escaped this throat.
Sorting through the paper, Sasuke found a surprise.
"??"
"What's wrong?" Shikamaru asked from his strange expression.
'So her name is Sakura Haruno. Ah...' Contemplating, Sasuke didn't notice howShikamaru leaned over his shoulder to look at the paper.
"Teacher: Mr. Iruka. Music Theory… Man I hated that class." Then he noticed. "Sakura Haruno. How did you get Sakura-chan's paper?"
"Chan? You know her?" Sasuke quickly turned his head toward the ponytail man.
"Yea. She's the daughter of my mom's best friend. Amazing pianist. She's like the queen of Konoha. You haven't heard?"
"Che. I don't have time for those useless news and rumors." Sasuke simply walked calmly in the opposite direction from Shikamaru. Immediately when he turned the corner, away from his friend's sight, Sasuke dashed away hoping to catch up to the girl.
[...]
"??!" Finally, Shikamaru remembered why he was looking for Sasuke. Walking to the hallway that the raven had turned to, he became confused.
"Oh wait … huh? Where did he go?" He stood there to look at the empty hallway.
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"Wah ... Iruka sensei … I knew I had it …" Sakura was searching desperately through her bag.
"Sakura." A sad sigh was heaved from the poor teacher. "I even gave you extra time to write for essay. Then just right now, you came in late. Now you don't have it?" Iruka was sitting on his desk, giving up on the girl. "I know you spend most of your time practicing, but these are very important too. Don't think too easily of it. I don't know what to do but give you a zero." He picked up the horrifying red pen.
"Noooooooo … Iruka-sensei … in total honest truth … I did have the paper. I was so rushed to get here. I bumped … in … to…Ack!" She slowly remembered. "Please wait for me…" Abruptly she turned to dash out…
Bam. Another knock-out. Good thing the man stood strong to prevent him from falling.
"Wah?" Sakura looked up from the hard, chisel chest.
"Hi." A pair of deep dark orbs was looking at her. "I believe this is yours?"
Backing away, Sakura looked at the paper held out by this handsome man, who was slightly drenched in sweat from running.
Her eyes widen. "Y-yes!!" She plastered a big smiling grin as she look up at him.
Pa-Thump. Sasuke was melting.
Quickly, Sakura did a one hundred and eighty degrees turn. "Look! See what did I told you. I do have it!!!" She slammed the paper in front of the amused teacher.
"Very well then. I'm sorry for not believing you." Putting the paper in his case. "Well, good day you two. I'll be on my way home now."
The two bowed as the respectful teacher walked by.
[...]
"Thank you so so so much. And I bumped in to you earlier, making a mess." Sakura knocked her head playfully.
"You'd said sorry enough. It wasn't that hard to cause anything." 'Such heavy weight for a tiny body.'
"Ah… Oh I didn't get a chance to get your name. My name is Sakura Haruno as you know from my paper." She stood to hold out her hand.
"Sasuke. Sasuke Uchiha. Please to meet you." He took her hand in a gentle manner.
Sakura's cheeks burned hot from his deep voice and visage. Then hearing his name struck a memory nerve in her brain.
"Oh. You're Uchiha-sama?"
"Sama?" He was amused at the suffix.
"That's what most of my friends are calling you." 'I can understand why now.' She stole a glance at him.
"You can just call me Sasuke. So where are you going now?"
He noticed how the two of them were walking without a destination around the school corridor yard.
"heh heh … I guess I'm just going home now. It's meaningless to stay and practice either way."
"?" He didn't really get what she said.
"Oh. There is a violist who keeps on practicing near my practice room during the same time as I. Instead of practicing, I've been battling using my piano." She dropped her head. "A bit childish, huh?"
"…"
Sasuke stood to stare at the girl for a moment.
"haha…" He held his stomach in realization as the soft chuckles emitted from his mouth..
Mad. "Even if it's a bit childish. It's not that funny." She glared at him, hands on her waist.
"No … I'm sorry." He waved his hand in apology.
They continued to walk out to front gate.
"So what about you? All classes should end now."
"Oh …" A chill ran down his back, Sasuke remembered. "I was only checking over something." 'I'm sorry Dobe.'
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Naruto angrily crossed his arm sitting on the floor of the percussion room.
"Cheh. One minute late, he said. F*ck his 1 minute. Teme. You better learn how to sleep with your eyes open."
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"Achooo."
"Woa. Bless you. Here." Sakura held out her strawberry pattern handkerchief.
"Thanks."
"No … no. Thank you for walking me home." Sakura stood at the base of her apartment building.
"Oh. It's not a problem." He lightly smiled at the girl. Strange, Sakura felt awkward to find her whole body lightened up with heat. "I'll see you around school?"
"Yes."
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Knock Knock
Opened.
'Shit.'
Slam!
"Teeeeeeeemmmmmmeeeeee…" his eerie voice came out at the crook of the door.
Sasuke was trying his best to keep Naruto from entering his home.