I'M SO SORRY! This chapter is SO late! This is the first half of a two-part chapter- because if I didn't section it off into halves- it would be far too long. Plus this way, you get a bit of a cliff-hanger.
I'm worried that in this chapter, Naruto may loose some of his fans. I've tried to develope Sasuke's and Naruto's friendship in this chapter, infact- most of this chapter is purely those two. There's a very 'guys night out' feel aswell. Try not to judge Naruto too harshly. I get the feeling that people will be screaming "Don't do it!" to Naruto at the end of this...
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"You're joking, right? Hinata and Kiba!" Sasuke asked, setting his sake back down on the table. Naruto shook his head, and tried to ignore the disgusted look working it's way onto Sasuke's face. "I always thought that Kiba and Shino..."
"What?" Naruto- who had just taken a gulp of sake- backwashed it into the glass.
"Well, you know..." Sasuke blushed slightly, and was glad that the dim club lights shielded his embarrassment. "Didn't you ever wonder about them?"
"Uh, NO!" Naruto glanced back into his cup- screwed up his face- and raised his hand for another. "What the hell would make you think that they were..." Naruto suddenly blushed too, and couldn't finish his sentence.
"Well, Shino lives very close to me- and Kiba's round there most nights, not leaving until the morning..." Sasuke downed the rest of his sake as he saw the waitress coming over with refills. "Just seems a bit...obsessive..." Sasuke realized a little too late, that this conversation meant Naruto could never come round again without it being awkward.
"Whatever, we know Kiba's straight cause he and Hinata..." Naruto screwed his face up again, and choose to down his sake rather than complete the sentence. Sasuke smiled a little at Naruto- at the same time feeling totally helpless.
"Hey Naruto...lets go pick up girls..." Sasuke stood up and grabbed Naruto- pulling him out of the classy sake club. "Let's go clubbing!"
Naruto gave Sasuke a flustered look, "You're serious?"
"Don't act so innocent. We used to go all the time before you and Hyuga got together," Sasuke grinned. "But Sakura's not here to limit immoral behavior this time!"
"What do you intend to do..." Naruto let himself get dragged along by his sleeve. "You're scaring me, Sasuke!"
The club was dark, and it took Naruto's eyes a while to adjust. Thankful he wasn't in his orange outfit that night, and just in black trousers and a black top- he and Sasuke headed straight for the bar. This club (not the seedy one Neji likes) had live music, and as Naruto waited for Sasuke to get the first round in, he watched the band up on stage.
It was three people: a drummer, a guitarist and the singer also played bass- heavy metal blasted out of their amps. Naruto let his eyes rest on the face of the singer for a moment, and he got the feeling that he knew her. She was tall and slim- wearing a short gothic skirt and fishnet stockings, which were held up by visible suspenders. He let his eyes scan further down her legs, and raised his eyebrows when he saw how high her heels were. Her blonde hair was lose, with a few black and white lace ribbons cascading down with it. The black corset she was in didn't leave anything to the imagination and Naruto was amazed that it allowed her to breath.
Her fingers worked their way along her basses fret broad and she smiled- turning back to the other two guys as if that riff was some kind of signal. The music got a little quieter and she raised her lips- which had been painted like a rose- to the microphone, and started to sing.
For a second, Naruto stopped breathing.
"Gotten hot, hasn't she?" Sasuke said from behind Naruto- which woke him up effectively. "Too bad she's older, huh?"
"You know her?" Naruto asked, taking his drink off of Sasuke and following him over to a sofa.
"Dumb ass!" Sasuke yelled as he sat down. "That's Temari!"
"You're joking!" Naruto cast another glance at the band and realized it was her. "Shit she looks a lot older now, why is she here?"
Sasuke shrugged, "Who knows," His eyes lit up- and Naruto saw that someone had put their hand onto his shoulder.
"Impressed with my sister then, I take it?" Came a low voice from the shadows behind the sofa. They both turned round and came face to face with...
"Gaara-kun!" Naruto yelled before Gaara shot his hand over his mouth.
"Quiet, I don't want Temari to know I came," Gaara clocked around to make sure that no one had heard him, and sighed when he realized no one had. "She hates me and Kankuou coming to her concerts, so we have to take it in turns to hide at the back and keep an eye on her."
"Isn't she like...older than you?" Sasuke said- downing his drink and putting it on a table beside the sofa. "Why do you have to keep an eye on her?"
Gaara grinned and looked as if he was about to tell them, but decided against it at the last moment. "It's too embarrassing to say..." And he left it at that.
Naruto finished his drink too, and coughed a little- turning to Sasuke. "What the hell was that?"
Sasuke smerked, "Vodka, dumbass. It's twice as strong as sake..."
"And twice as cheap," Gaara cut in, holding up his own glass of vodka.
"But you can't actually drink this stuff." Naruto protested, his throat burning.
"You're not meant to quench your thirst with it," Sasuke stood up to get another round. "You're meant to get shit-faced with it."
"I don't wanna get shit-faced, baka!" Naruto called after Sasuke, who just turned round and stuck out his tongue.
A new song started with a heavy bass line and catchy riff- which received a lot of cheers from the crowd. Temari leant into the microphone and started to sing deeply and hauntingly, and Naruto found himself unable to look away.
"First concert, huh?" Gaara lifted Naruto off of the sofa using his sand and pushed him deep into the crowd. "How about you take part in the action then?" He called back from the shadows.
"HAY! Gaara! Stop it!" Naruto felt the sand relax and fall to the ground- but he found himself enveloped within the crowd, who kept pushing him further and further forward. He hit the front of the stage just in time for the chorus to start.
"Spawn of demonstration rape,
sell your soul for all that you can make.
Temari looked down at the crowd below her, and her eyes locked with those of Naruto, who seemed out of place among all the goths that made up the crowd. She remembered him from a few years ago, and a smile curled on her lips when she noticed how much he had grown.
All are whores, the sinners and the saints,
burning all resisters at the sake.
Naruto gazed longingly at her, and from his location- could get a clear view of her red nickers. He raised an eyebrow at her- a look which she returned to him- and longed to get those red things off.
Raised in seduction.
She arched her whole body back slightly- tilting her head back so that it looked like she was moaning, and smiled at the effect it had on Naruto. She grinned- and sang the word 'seduction' passionately, looking directly at him.
Spawn of dysfunction."
The song finished, and Temari blew a final kiss to Naruto before he returned to the sofa. Upon returning, he found Sasuke had come back with a whole bottle of vodka and gave him an amused look- a secret 'thumbs- up' from underneath a pillow. Gaara on the other hand, stood behind the sofa still- arms crossed- with a completely repulsed look on his face.
"I wanted you to enjoy the song, not come onto my sister, Naruto." At this, Sasuke couldn't hold it anymore and burst out laughing.
"Naruto, nice one!" He ducked quickly to avoid a back-hand from Gaara. "She's gagging for it!" He ducked again, but this time Gaara was successful, and got him round the ear.
Gaara held his hand to his temple, "This is why me and Kankuou have to watch her..." He grabbed Sasuke's vodka and took back a few mouthfuls. "She's obsessed with younger guys...We have to stop her doing anything illegal..."
Naruto and Sasuke burst out laughing- and once in a while Naruto would shout "YATTA!", to remind himself of how lucky he was. He went back on everything he said before- took a few swigs of vodka, and was on his way back into the crowd.
"Don't worry Sasuke, I'll tell you all the details in the morning...and Gaara...if you've got a problem, you'll have to catch me first!" He snorted, and was gone.
"You're not going to stop him?" Sasuke said, his tone a little concerned. "I can tell you this is just a drunken rebound."
"Meh," He took back even more vodka, and sat down beside Sasuke. "I'd be more worried about Naruto if I were you."
"True," Sasuke concurred. "He seems in way over his head. Temari is a lot different to his last girlfriend..." Gaara gave him a warning glare. "I-I wasn't suggesting anything about Temari...okay maybe I was..."
"You said this was a drunken rebound? What's happened?"
"Naruto used to go out with Hyuga Hinata," Sasuke said. "But she's pregnant with Inuzuka Kiba's child, and also slept with her cousin Neji...it's all very complex and ripping Naruto apart."
"So why are you here?" Gaara smiled evilly. "I thought you and Sakura..."
"NO WAY!" Sasuke yelled, knocking pillows off the sofa in the process. "Just no! Nothing has ever happened between us" Gaara grinned again. "And never will!"
"You got anyone you like then?" Gaara turned his whole body on the sofa, so that he was facing Sasuke. Even though Sasuke was looking at the stage- he was very aware of Gaara's eyes on him.
"N-Not really anyone inparticular. I just..."
"Figures..."
"And what does that mean?" Sasuke turned to Gaara and was surprised at how close he'd gotten. Gaara smiled at him and took another swig of vodka.
"I didn't mean anything by it..." Gaara let his a hand drop onto Sasuke's knee and leant in even closer to him. "Was just noticing you..."
"Dude...are you flirting with me?" Sasuke said leaning back. "Is that even legal?"
"Oh be quiet," Gaara used the sand to effectively gag Sasuke. "I found a toy, and now I wanna play with it."
Sasuke tried to dig the sand away, but Gaara just used more force- and entombed his whole body in sand. "Let us go, Sasuke-chan, to our castle of love!" Gaara started towards the exit, Sasuke floating in a sand case after him- with only a gap for his eyes and nose.
Sasuke looked urgently into the crowd, and was pissed off his 'would-be savior' was too busy staring at Temari's panties to notice his situation.
What the hell does Gaara plan to do to me...
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I'm going to make myself so dirty, so filthy- that nothing bothers me anymore. Maybe then I'll understand the girl I'm still in love with.
Still in love with?
Damn. I guess I am still in love with her. I don't want to be though...
Naruto walked along the path back to his apartment with Temari beside him. They remained in complete silence- Naruto too shy to say anything, and Temari had no intention of speaking a word to him all night. Temari walked bare-footed, her heels clasped tightly in Naruto's excepting hands. He wanted to ask why she would wear shoes like that when they just hurt, but was frightened of confrontation with her.
Am I sure this is what I want? Is this really going to make me happy? He looked at Temari from the cornor of his eye. Sure, she's better looking than Hinata, but... He looked at the black ribbon heels he was holding. They sure are different types of girl...Hinata would never wear these.
"Naruto. Key." Temari muttered. Naruto passed her the key from his pocket, and she opened the door to his apartment.
Temari stepped inside without a moments hesitation, and Naruto could hear her begin to unlace her corset after setting her stuff down by the doorway. Something close to fear pulsed though Naruto and he found himself unable to take a step inside his own house. The whole situation seemed so wrong, but to Naruto, this seemed like the only way forward.
He raised his left foot...
If I go inside, there's no turning back. Hinata and me can never get back together. This night will sever all the ties by which we were bound, and leave nothing behind for the future.
I can forget the damage she did to me. I can forget ever loving her.
Tonight has nothing to do with love...
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Hinata sat up with a start. Her first thought was of Neji- and she quickly scanned the room to make sure he wasn't there. Upon finding that he had left, she found herself greatly comforted.
She swung her legs off of the bed and stood up. The newly inserted cables forbid her to move far away from the bed, so Hinata ripped them out of her arm. She didn't care about the blood which had started to seep out from the holes or the pain that had started to creep over her stoumach- she just wanted to leave. She wanted to leave the suffercating hospital smell far behind her, and go outside again.
She wanted to be with Naruto.
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Semi-cliff hanger I guess...Will Naruto sleep with Temari? Is Hinata planning to run away from the hospital to Naruto? Does that mean Hinata's gonna walk in on Naruto and Temari? All will be revealed...
I would have kept writting, but if I did- I would have had to finish this whole section. I think it's gonna be more effective in two-parts.
BTW. The song that Temari sings to Naruto is called 'Spawn of dysfunction' by a female lead UK gothic band DIE SO FLUID. If you wanna hear the song, go to their myspace and the video plays automatically. I picked this song because the lyrics are ironic to the stories plot, and they are my fav band!
Thank you very much for reading this, and I would love to hear what you think... The next part will be up soon!
