Blood pulsed through my veins. I was behind a black dropped curtain that covered the back stage. I was tuning my guitar, slowly sliding the pick on each string. I had to make sure it sounded just right. Tonight was a really big gig, a music producer from a large company had showed his ugly face and we were going to rock him away. This was a chance of a lifetime and we needed to be noticed. "Naruto!" Sakura walked over in a pink dress that was cut off at the knees, "Are you ready?" She placed a white headband in her hair.
"Prepared as I'll ever be, you?" I smiled hitting a cord on my guitar.
"All set even thou I'm nervous." She looked at the band playing on stage through the black drapery, "Where's Sasuke?"
At that I grinned, "I don't know Bubble Gum girl you tell me. It seems your Jaw Breaker boy isn't here" I pretended to scan the area for him.
"Naruto stop calling me Bubble Gum girl and what's with Sasuke being Jaw Breaker boy?"
I gave her a hug, "Don't worry so much, and calm down, k? Sasuke is probably tuning his voice."
"Naruto you can't tune your voice like you can a guitar." She picked up her base, which had been leaning on a speaker, "It's called warming up your voice."
"Sure, sure whatever…" I waved her off groaning. "You're so technical Sakura."
"Naruto! Sakura!" Neji ran toward us waving his drumsticks franticly in the air. He had a black t-shirt with a white X on it, black pants with zippers down the outer leg and his black hair was down laying on his back. "Sasuke has gone missing! He's nowhere to be found! I knew he was bad at showing late and disappearing but I swear he's a loser for deciding his destiny and when he has a chance to be something!!"
"What?!" Sakura freaked.
"You're kidding right?" I hung my head; "You can be worried now Bubble Gum Girl, Were on next."
"Well you'll just have to sing Naruto." Neji pointed his drumsticks at me.
"Uh uh… No way! I can't sing." I gripped my guitar. "All you would get was me humming!"
"Well humming sounds like it would work." A familiar voice arrived behind me. I looked to see it was Sasuke, "For an amateur. Shame Naruto at least you could try a bit in my honor if I actually disappeared."
"Where were you Teme?" I grabbed his black shirt.
"Sasuke we were worried." Sakura hugged him pushing me out of the way. That got me angry, 'Don't hang on him, he doesn't even like you that much' I though brows furrowing out of annoyance.
Neji bonked Sasuke's head with his drumsticks, "Um guys we're on."
"Right!" Sasuke waved us forward; he gave a little grin at me.
"Um… Sasuke" I whispered in his ear, "what were you doing?"
"Just fine tuning a song we wrote last week." He shook some papers.
"Did you remember it all?" I looked in awe.
"Yup, we're doing it tonight." He walked to the microphone, gave us the signal and we started to play. As soon as I hit a note and the crowd cheered my adrenaline rose and a big grin split my face. I looked to see Sakura relax and strong playing with ease, even Neji looked like he was on his rightful throne, like a king or something. That's when I caught it, Sasuke's singing. It was something so awesome and powerful yet the lyrics sounded sinful coming from his lips…
Bloody chapped lips
I'm falling deep again
On red velvet trips
A tasteless embrace
From a decayed dinner place
Poison apple's and ivy wines curse the withered
You claim you're a romanticist
Kissing and killing
Leaving the glass broken
(Such a merciless road to take…)
A sinner being victimized
How I've tasted stain glass lies
Tales of the luster's eyes…
(Tell me, who am I to leave…?)
When the song ended we took our leave from the stage. Sasuke grinned at me, "You're sweating again Naruto."
I grinned wiping my forehead with my shirt, "And you're not rock star?"
"So did you like it?" He asked a little sheepishly, "It was a little darker than the original…"
"It was awesome," I gave him a hug, he didn't hug me back but I was surprised by my own swift movement. I let go of him, his cheeks pinked as he looked away. "Uh… Sorry Sasuke." I looked away embarrassed.
"…Naruto. Can I ask you something?"
"Shoot."
"Can I kiss you?" He asked, "Only on the cheek, I don't expect anything else." I looked at him red rising to my face, hot fucking Sasuke wanted to kiss me? At this point I don't think I could say no. I nodded and he leaned over and kissed my cheek. My heart beat fast. I moved slightly, looking at him, he started to back away but I grabbed his wrist lightly.
He looked a little frightened, "Naruto?"