P/N: hi ya'll! I didn't get as great of a response as I expected last time and the only reason I have the will to write this is because I was inspired by a couple of songs and they kept beating me in the head until I wrote the ideas down on paper so yea. Tell me what you think and give
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Why the heck do they make us write this every time we post something? They know no one on here owns it so why do they keep crushing our dreams?
Chapter 7: Teach Me By the Light of the Moon
Hinata sighed as she looked up at the intimidating house and tried to collect what little bravery she did have. Sasuke wasn't at school today and she thought that she should bring him his homework. She'd taken notes and copied them for him during lunch and paid extra attention in class just in case he asked her a question, she would know the answer.
It all seemed like a good idea at the time but now she didn't know. The house itself was brooding just like the occupants inside probably were. Hinata gulped and gathered all of her mettle before ringing the doorbell. It was a few nervous pregnant moments before the door opened to reveal a tall and haggard looking man. He looked like Sasuke but with stress lines around his eyes and longer hair. He was wearing a white button down dress shirt, a black vest, a pair of black slacks, and a loose black tie. From his attire Hinata could tell that he had probably just gotten home from a long day at work. He peered down at her with the onyx eyes Sasuke had and she felt that he was seeing straight into her soul.
"Are you here to see Sasuke?" the man asked and his deep voice sent shivers down Hinata's spine.
"I-I...h-h-his home, home work." Hinata stammered and the man moved to the side ever so slightly so that she could get into the house.
The inside of the house was nicely furnished with hardwood floors and old-fashioned furniture. The window curtains were pulled shut with heavy ebony curtains and many hallways branched off from the front room. Before Hinata could drink everything in the man spoke again.
"Down the left hallway, up the stairs and the last door on your right."
The man informed her before going down a hallway opposite to where she would be.
Hinata took slow deliberate steps and followed the man's orders to the 'T'. As she was nearing the last door on the right she heard singing, she couldn't make out the words but the tone was wonderful. She stayed rooted in her spot for a moment and just listened to the sound before a curse of dissatisfaction emitted from the room and the person stopped singing.
Hinata finally found the ability to move her limbs and she opened the door to find Sasuke on his bed with a guitar in his lap and papers thrown haphazardly about the room. He was wearing a pair of loose fitting gray sweat pants and a black tee-shirt with various band names scrawled all over it in different texts. He looked up at her and at first surprise flitted through his eyes before they became their normal expressionless tone.
"What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked but he didn't sound angry.
"Y-y-you're homework. And no-notes." Hinata said softly and Sasuke motioned for her to come over to his bed.
"I don't care about that stuff. What are you, doing here?" Sasuke asked as she stood in front of him.
What was she doing here? Was it only for the homework? No. She was worried about him. She was afraid that something bad had happened. After a while when she didn't say anything Sasuke ran his fingers through his ebony locks and then began to circle something in red marker on a sheet of paper.
"Can you sing?" Sasuke asked with his brow knotted and Hinata blushed.
"In the, in the s-shower." Hinata admitted and Sasuke couldn't help but give a small smile at her answer.
"Well sing what I have circled in red when I get to it." Sasuke commanded, not really giving Hinata a choice and handed her the paper to her.
He picked up his guitar and began strumming notes that tied together in a hypnotic way. And Hinata clutched the paper tightly.
Sasuke:
I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph and I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
You've gone away, you don't feel me, here anymore
Hinata took a deep breath that was very shaky before opening her mouth to sing. She started off soft but her voice gradually got stronger and she missed the pride in Sasuke's eyes.
Hinata:
The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
Sasuke joined her voice with his own but with more passion than before.
Both: 'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
You've gone away
You don't feel me here anymore
When the last note had resounded off the walls Hinata and Sasuke we left just staring at each other. Hinata had her hands clutched over her heart and Sasuke's mouth was slightly agape. Sasuke was the first to regain his composure and he put his guitar to the side but didn't take his eyes off of Hinata.
"Come with me." Sasuke said as he shuffled through the papers before he found a light blue folder.
He then grabbed Hinata's hand and led her out of the room. Hinata couldn't help but notice the slight tingle she felt as he held her hand and didn't let go. She was so concentrated on the feeling that she didn't realize that Sasuke had stopped and she bumped into his side. He looked at her curiously with a hint of mirth before opening the door to a spacious room with large window that had sheer white curtains hung on them. And when she said spacious she meant empty save for a black grand piano and a semi long piano bench.
Sasuke sat down at the piano and opened the folder to reveal piano sheet music and a set of lyrics. Hinata didn't know that Sasuke could play the piano and she didn't know that he could play the guitar and sing. There was a lot that she didn't know about him, and to some degree that scared her. Sasuke passed her the lyrics and then stretched his long fingers before speaking to her.
"I would like for you to sing this." Sasuke said and when she gave a slight nod he began to play. Soft, sad notes of the piano filled the empty room and with a nod of his head Sasuke cued her in.
I'm so tired of being here When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears You used to captivate me When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone Harsh and angry notes filled the air and Hinata could feel her body sway slightly with the music. Out of the corner of her eye Hinata could see Sasuke's black head bobbing along and getting really into the piece he was playing. Just from singing these lyrics she could feel that such emotion had been put into them, so much hurt. So much pain. When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears When Hinata finished they heard slow and eerie clapping coming from the doorway and they both turned around quickly to see the intruder. The man who had opened the door for her was leaning sloppily in the doorway and lazily clapping his hands. "It's been a long time since I've heard you play Sasuke." The man said as he crossed his arms over his chest. "What do you want Itachi?" Sasuke growled but Hinata noticed a sense of hopelessness in his voice. "Nothing. Its just I heard you playing and wanted to get a better look is all. Is that a crime?" the man whose name was now revealed to be "No but you have done far worse." Sasuke mumbled under his breath and After a moment of a long and tense silence Hinata opened her mouth to speak. "That, that was a-a really pr-pretty song S-S-Sasuke." Hinata complemented. "Hn." Sasuke grunted and ran his fingers through his hair. "Why did-didn't you...come to, to school today?" Hinata asked. "I didn't want to. Its okay to skip every once in awhile." Sasuke said and when he looked over at Hinata to see a look of shock mar her features. "B-bu-but-" Hinata started but Sasuke stopped her. Sasuke scooted over a bit to give her room to sit on the bench and she came over. Hinata eyed the keys in wonder and didn't know how Sasuke could tell which notes were which, let alone play a whole song. Sasuke noticed her confusion and decided to intervene. "Y-yes." Hinata squeaked. They sat there together on the bench and Sasuke instructed her on how to play the piano. They laughed at jokes the only the two of them could understand and every time their hands brushed together they felt an electric shock roll through their bodies. The slowly shrouded itself in darkness as day turned to night and Sasuke played for her by the light of the moon. P/N: there's some fluff and character introduction for ya! Oh and here is a challenge for ya'll whoever can guess who those two songs are by will get a chance to tell me what I should write for Sasuke and Hinata's ditch day! If you get it right you just might see your idea right here on this story. So yea. REVIEW!!! (T/N: HAPPY NEW YEAR! &tell Paige to stop crying.)
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me
By your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand for all of these years
But you still have-
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have-
All of me
Itachi asked raising an eyebrow.
Itachi didn't hear him.
"I'll leave you to your festivities." Itachi said and dismissed himself.
"You will skip with me tomorrow." Sasuke stated, not really giving her an option and like the doormat she was she didn't object.
"Would you like to learn?" Sasuke asked and he noticed her eyes lit up at the offer.
