Eryn Goddess of Chaos: Hope you guys enjoyed the last chapter and how long it was. I hope that made up for how long it took me to post it. Forgive me, again, for taking so long. X.x I've been grounded for a while and still am. My grades are goin' down the drain at the moment because my stupid history is so friggin' hard. ..; So I am extremely sorry for the very long wait. That and I'm just a lazy ass. ; But, this chapter is the longest I have ever written so that might make up for the long wait. Unfortunately, the next chapter will have to wait as well because after Sunday, I will have to go back to school and my computer will be taken away again during that time. It's unfortunate, but there's nothing I can do and I apologize.
And now for some responses to reviewers:
fdzv: This fic has barely begun my friend. But don't worry about that, there'll be some of the other Naruto characters as well. ; Eventually.
Ellistriel: Yup. . 2 months can be a long time and a lot can happen. A martial artist teacher? XD That'd be funny. I doubt he'd have the patience for it though lol.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or anything else mentioned in this chapter nor any songs except for Katie and any other characters I decide to add in here.
"What?! Why?" I asked in surprise. It was strange that my mom would say something like that after I told her he didn't have a place to go.
"It will give him time to find himself a job and an apartment. There's many around here that are close by, so you'll be able to help him out when needed. But that means you have to get a job as well. Preferably the same job as Sasuke so you can watch over him."
"Ugh. Hello? I still have school and grades to think about." I paused for a moment when I suddenly realized something and my eyes widened considerably. "Oh crap…I forgot about school. AHHH!!" I mentally ran in circles in my mind.
My parents looked at me as if I was out of my mind, which, technically, I kind of was. "What about school?" my mom asked slowly. Jamie snickered to himself, but then looked pityingly and Sasuke.
"Well, for one thing, we have to somehow enroll Sasuke into school. Number two, we'll have to come up with a new name for him as he is an anime character and there are people who watch Naruto."
"Naruto?" Sasuke interrupted quizzically.
"The name of the anime you originated from. Anyway, number 3, we'll have to deal with Sasuke's newly acquired…fangirls…" Sasuke and I visibly grimaced, though him more than me and looking at him, I felt really sorry for the raven haired boy. He has to suffer more than I do. I have to suffer because I'll be hanging out with him and fangirls will eventually figure out ways to dispose of me. Perfect way to start a new year…Hopefully some of the stupid preps will be too preoccupied with boyfriends. Doubtful.
My mom just stared at me and my dad didn't really seem to care, though he did dislike Sasuke. Jamie just stared from his spot on the couch, eyeing my with an evil smirk on his face. "Hope ya have fun with that," he replied with amusement dancing in his eyes.
I gritted my teeth and glared at him coldly. Sasuke did the same, only his fierce stare had more of an impact on Jamie and sent a shiver down his spine. I was half glad I wasn't the one on the receiving end of the look.
"Alright, Katie, show our new guest his room," Lisa gestured in an attempt to get us to stop glaring at Jamie. I sighed and grabbed Sasuke by the hand, dragging him down the hallway to his new "room" with Sasuke glaring at Jamie. Half way through, Sasuke turned around and sighed, tugging his hand away from mine then shoving it into his pocket. I opened the door and presented his room to him saying, "Voila. Here it is."
He entered the room and sat down on the bed. "So, what next?" he asked me.
"Well, starting tomorrow, we're going shopping." He grimaced.
"Why? I have clothes," Sasuke stated, clearly trying to get out of not having to go shopping. It is a guy's worst nightmare to go shopping with a girl. I smacked my hand to my face and sighed.
"We're going shopping for you. You need clothes. Clothes that won't give away your identity. There are a lot of people besides me who know who you are, what you are, and what you look like. We need to make sure your secret isn't revealed. If it is, a lot of people will be after you, and I'm not just talking about fangirls. Our government might come after you because you are possibly the first to have come from another world and end up in this one successfully. I want to protect you from that kind of danger," I stated. "I absolutely cannot let that happen to you…" I whispered determinedly.
"I see. Alright. I'll go…shopping…with you. But I can tell you right now this isn't by choice," his eye twitched. I smirked.
"I know that. But it won't be that bad. I hate shopping just as much as any guy so relax. (1)
He stared at me suspiciously, but then shrugged his shoulders and lay down on the bed. "Alright, now get out of my room. I would like some time to mull things over for a while."
I narrowed my eyes. "And whoever said this was your room? It's just the room you're staying in." I prodded his chest with my forefinger and he slapped it away. "Oww…You're mean." He smirked. I sighed. "Fine…I'll leave."
I turned around and walked out the door, but not before looking back at Sasuke, giving him a small smile. "G'night," I said softly. He nodded his head and I closed the door.
The next morning, I woke up to something prodding me. Gently at first, but then someone began shaking me continuously. I shot up and smacked the person who waked me and it ended up being Sasuke.
"Ow! Jeeze…I was just waking you up. You did say we were going…shopping…today," Sasuke said slowly, obviously not finding the idea of going shopping very appealing. I groaned.
"Lemme sleep a lil moree…" I said groggily and turned over, snuggling deeper into my covers and even going as far as to throwing them over my head. I heard a soft sigh beside my bed and the shuffling of Sasuke's feet. I relaxed and closed my eyes when suddenly they shot open to find Sasuke tugging at my covers and completely taking them off me. I curled up to the closest source of heat I could find, which ended up being my pillow. He took that too. I moaned loudly. "Can't I just get some more sleep? Please?" I pleaded. He shook his head and grabbed my arm, pulling me off the bed. "Fine then I'll sleep on the floor…" I grunted.
At that moment, Jamie looked at the two of us with a snicker. "Having fun getting her out of bed?" he asked jokingly.
"Plenty," the raven haired boy replied with a sigh. Jamie walked off doing whatever while Sasuke continued to stare at me, lying on the floor, trying my best to bury my head in the carpet and covering my head with my long, lanky arms with my legs curled up beside my stomach. I closed my eyes again, hearing more shuffling of feet on relaxed again. All of a sudden, I felt something cold and wet sliding down my face and back. I shot up and found Jamie hovering over me with a glass of ice cold water. "I kinda figured this would get your butt up." I shot him a glare and crossed my legs and arms, staring at the carpet in defeat, sighing. I rolled my eyes and slowly got up.
"Alright alright…I'm up now. Thanks for getting my floor wet, Jamie. I really appreciate it."
Later that day, we found ourselves at the mall, after a bit of convincing to get my mom to take us out as we had forgotten to run it by her first before going.
Sasuke took in his surroundings with interest, curious as to see these other worldly gadgets this world had in store. Literally. He tugged at my arm and dragged me in one direction with my mom following close behind. We both received a lot of attention from the girls around us, ogling at Sasuke then giving a swift envious glare at me for being dragged around by someone as cute as Sasuke was. Me? I just sighed. I hated being in the spotlight. It made me uncomfortable. I preferred to melt into the background and be unnoticed as I usually always am when shopping with my mom for manga or just regular books to read.
I mentally groaned as we passed a large group of girls who stared at Sasuke with, if they were anime, hearts in their eyes then began glaring at me as they saw that he was holding my hand, but for a different reason than they suspected. "How annoying…" I grumbled.
"At least you don't have to be chased by them everyday," Sasuke retorted. I nodded and felt almost relieved I didn't have to share the same pain Sasuke did at the moment, but knew I would soon. My mom just continued walked, oblivious to everything.
Sasuke dragged me into a small shop called Spencer's as something in there caught his eye. The girl at the counter stared at Sasuke with bright gold eyes as her brow furrowed, as if trying to place where she's seen him before. It wasn't the way normal girls went about staring at him as if wanting to jump him at the spot, but it seemed to make Sasuke uncomfortable.
He decided not to pay too much attention to her and decided to stare at what he had originally come in there for. He stared at the bright red lava lamp.
I gave him a look that clearly stated, "For what reason is this thing worth staring at?"
He turned to me and asked, "What is this thing?" If I could've sweatdropped, I would have.
"It's a lava lamp…They're not useful in any way except to make your house look as if it belonged to a hippy. Though they are pretty…But let's go. We need to get you a new outfit before people begin to get suspicious," I replied in hushed tones.
"Hm…" He gave it one last look before taking off with me in tow, once again, when suddenly the girl from the counter shouted, "I know who you are! You're that ninja dude from the manga Naruto that my little sister really likes. Cool costume." I released a breath I didn't even know I was holding.
As we walked further and further away from the shop, I stated, "That nearly gave me a heart attack…"
Back in the shop, a man with long, black hair in a pony tail wearing jeans and a baggy black T-shirt turned to stare at our leaving forms with bright red eyes and three black commas in each one.
After nearly getting ourselves killed by a mob of jealous girls, our shopping finally ended and we both sat in my mom's white Toyota in relief. "Well, for now we won't have to deal with new fangirls, but the good news is, hopefully no one will know who you are anymore," I said happily, turning around in my seat to see Sasuke smiling softly as well. This, I thought, is a true blue smile. No smirks, no evil looking smiles, but a happy one. One that no one has probably seen in a long time. I had a wide grin on my face, then turned back around to face the windshield, but not before grabbing my ipod out of the middle counsel and sticking it into the car player that we had for it. I looked for a certain song that I hoped Sasuke would like and decided to play something from Savage Garden.
"Ok, Sasuke, I'm gonna play some music, that alright with you?" I turned around to look at him. He nodded. "Sure. I don't mind."
"Cool. Ok, Mom I'm gonna play Savage Garden."
"Alright. Play that one song, Crash and Burn for me. Then I'd like to hear Leaving on a Jet plane."
I turned up the volume and sat back while listening to the intro for Crash and Burn.
When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart
I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you
It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold
I softly sang to the lyrics of the song and realized how this song represented Sasuke in a way. With that thought in mind, I just sang all the louder.
When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can't take anymore
Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
In the back, Sasuke thought to himself about the lyrics of the song, and half hoped that he could find someone to mend his own broken heart. A heart wrought with years of grief and sorrow, of anger and resentment of not being there for his parents, to protect them.
When you feel all alone
And a loyal friend is hard to find
You're caught in a one way street
With the monsters in your head
When hopes and dreams are far away and
You feel like you can't face the day
Sasuke had many of those moments. He hated them. He hated facing the monsters that only lived in his head and in his dreams. He'd wake up at night drenched in sweat with the covers so tightly wound around him that it was hard to move. He longed for someone to hold him close. To comfort him. To feel a mother's touch. He missed his mother far more than his father and constantly wished that tragedy never happened when he was brought out of his thoughts when he heard Katie sing.
Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
'Cause there has always been heartache and pain
But when it's over you'll breathe again
You'll breathe again
His heart longed for when he'd be able to breathe again. To live without the thoughts of revenge always coursing through his mind, thoughts of his brother, constantly tormenting him. In some ways, he almost seemed grateful for the break he had received. A break from dealing with Itachi. He, of course, would have to continue training in this world so his skills wouldn't become rusty, but he was still content and also enjoyed listening to Katie sing. Her voice wasn't perfect, but it wasn't bad either.
When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your wild wild heart
Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
When the song ended, Sasuke replied, "You have a great voice Katie. It's not the best, but it's good."
My face turned a light shade of red at the compliment. "T-thanks," I responded with a slight stutter, not being quite used to compliments.
"Ok you got to listen to your song, now it's my turn," my mom stated sternly.
"Fine…" I leaned over in my seat and changed it to Leaving on a Jet plane. I liked the song. I had first heard it on Armageddon and my mom bought the soundtrack because the songs were so good. And like I did with Crash and Burn, I sang this song as well, knowing it by heart from listening to it so often.
All my bags are packed I'm ready to go
I'm standing here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin' its early morn
The taxi's waiting he's blowing his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now they don't mean a thing
Every place I go I think of you
Every song I sing I sing for you
When I come back I'll wear your wedding ring
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go
Now the time has come to leave you
One more time let me kiss you
Close your eyes and I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to be alone
About the times when I won't have to say
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Leaving on a jet plane
Leaving on a jet plane
Leaving on a jet plane
Leaving on a jet plane
On a jet plane
My mom and I both stopped singing the song and I turned around to see Sasuke plugging his ears using his forefingers. As soon as he heard the music stop, he placed his hands at his sides. "We were that bad huh?" I asked, amused.
"Kind of…" he replied grimacing. I laughed.
When we got home, we set most of the bags in Sasuke's room to fill the drawers of the dresser that had once belonged to me when I was younger and was replaced with new furniture. He placed all of his new clothes into the drawer except for a pair of a blue pair of skater pants and a black shirt which he had decided to put on. "Alright, can you leave please? I'd like to change without the presence of company."
I almost blushed at the prospect of seeing Sasuke shirtless, but I mentally punched my inner fangirl in the face and the thought left me. I walked out of the room and waited for him to change, wanting to see him in his new outfit. Neither my mom or I was able to see him in his clothes, but he picked out a lot that he liked.
I waited for about 5 minutes on my bed and thought to myself why it'd take a guy that long to put on clothes. I got up and was about to knock on his door, when the door slammed into my face, knocking me to the ground. I muttered a soft "Ow…" when I saw Sasuke standing in front of me. I blush crept into my face as I saw how cute he looked.
He noticed me staring at him on floor and asked quizzically, "For one thing, why are you on the floor? And another, take a picture, it'll last longer."
I mumbled, "I wish I could. It'd definitely make a nice photo. Anyway," I said louder, "I'm on the floor because you knocked the door into my face. I was wondering what was taking you so long and took it upon myself to see what the hell you were doing."
He held out his hand as I reached for it, pulling myself back onto my feet. "Thanks. Anyway, what were you doing?"
"I was thinking about something, and then I realized you would probably like to see me in this outfit. It's not bad actually," he replied, admiring his new attire.
"Yeah, it does look nice. Anyway, what were you thinking about?" I asked.
"Nothing. Nothing important." Suuure…I thought. "So, what'd you think about your first day of shopping in a different world?" I asked in slight amusement.
He didn't quite respond right away, as if he were remembering events earlier in the day because a couple times I saw him twitch, then responded with, "Excluding all attacks of fangirls, it was nice. I was interested in the way you dress, act, speak, your technology. I'd like to learn more about this world."
"You will, Sasuke. You will. Now, next on this list is finding a job!" I exclaimed, thinking about how interesting that would be.
"I think that can wait until tomorrow. I'm taking a nap." Sasuke walked back into his room and closed the door. I smiled to myself. It should certainly be more interesting with Sasuke around. I just hoped things wouldn't get too out of hand.
With those thoughts, I went into my own room for a nice, long rest from the terrible attack of fangirls, but fun times of watching Sasuke pick out outfits for himself. But when I thought more about it, I knew these times wouldn't last. Sasuke would have to go home sooner or later, or something dangerous might come their way. My brows furrowed. I could faintly remember someone in the mall with long black hair and red eyes. Eyes that looked suspiciously like the Sharingan.
Could it be…? Nah. At that, I went to sleep.
Yay! I finished! And boy was it long. I hope that somewhat makes up for the next long wait you'll have for which I am really sorry. (1) Yes I hate shopping. I decided to base some of her personality off of mine because it just seems easiest especially when I know myself better than anyone does. )
