Chapter 10
Disclaimer: -holds up papers- I DON'T OWN NARUTO OR ANY SONGS USED!!!
[Last Time]
"We should get to practice. Their probably losing patience," Naruto mumbled.
"Yeah, lets go."
"Hn, mind if I come along?" A stoic yet slightly amused voice asked.
Naruto spun around. "Gaara?"
"In the flesh, brother."
"What are you doing here? I thought you had a headache," Kiba asked gruffly. He didn't exactly like Gaara.
"Don't worry about it, doggy. Anyway, we should get going if you're little bandmates are being impatient, Naru-chan," The stoic boy said.
"Eh? Oh right. C'mon, Kiba. And don't call me that, Gaara!" Naruto yelled. He allowed Gaara to drag him off towards the practice room with Kiba in tow.
[Practice room]
"Great, everyone's here. Lets start this thing!" Naruto shouted as he came in. He walked over to the mic with Gaara and Kiba following behind him. Kiba got on the drums and Gaara sat in the only chair in the room.
"What song?" Shikamaru asked.
"Eh, any ideas?" Naruto asked.
"Boulevard of broken Dreams," Kiba automatically called from his drums.
"Feeling gloomy, kiba?" Naruto inquired teasingly.
"Shut up," he mumbled.
"I agree with doggy." Sasuke said.
"Fine, Boulevard of Broken dreams it is then. Start us off, teme!"
Sasuke only nodded in response. He pulled his guitar strap over his head and started strumming out the song. He went like that for about five seconds until Naruto came in.
I walk a lonely road.
It's the only road that I have ever known.
Don't know where it goes.
But it's home to me and I walk alone.
I walk this empty street.
On the boulevard of broken dreams.
Where the city sleeps.
And I'm the only one and I walk alone.
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a-
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me.
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating.
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me.
'Til then I walk alone...
When Sasuke finished his little solo type thing at the end, Naruto turned towad the rest of the group and grinned.
"Heh, sounds great, huh?" He asked.
"I guess so," Shikamaru, Sasuke, and Kiba all said.
Naruto started getting his stuff together. "I gotta go. If I'm late for Asuma's class one more time, he'll give me cleaning duty with Shika for a week." He shivered.
"Hey, I'm not that bad," Shika objected with a smirk. He slung his bag over his shoulder and walked over to the door. "I'm worse." With that, he left.
"Wait for me, Shika!" Naruto yelled. He followed the lazy boy out of the room with Sasuke on his heels.
[Asuma's class]
"Okay, now everyone knows that smoking is bad, right?" Asuma asked right when he took a puff of his own cigarette.
"Yes, Asuma-sensei," The group chorused.
"We all know that unsafe sex is bad too, right?" The teacher asked.
"Yes Asuma-sensei."
"Good. Take a break ya future ex-cons," Asuma class then started pushing desks together and talking in whispered tones.
"So Naruto, how're you and Sakura doing?" Shikamaru asked lazily.
"Hn, she's gotten real distant lately, guys. I mean, one second we were really cool and then I'm back to friend status. What the hell should I do!" He buried his head in his hands.
"Well if I were you, I'd give her an ultamatum. Either she dates me, or she loses me," Sasuke grinned evilly.
"Thanks alot captain jackass. Any other ideas?" Naruto inquired.
"What about getting her a puppy?" Kiba offered.
"Eh, no?"
"Take her to watch the clouds."
"Take her to a dogshow."
"Do a million sit-ups in front of her. Shirtless."
God, what was wrong with his friends!?
"Uh, thanks but no thanks guys. I don't think those will work for me."
"Whatever," His friends said, slightly offended.
"I still say you take her to the dogshow..."
[10 O' Clock P.M]
Naruto couldn't sleep. It was late and lights out had just rolled around an hour ago. Instead of falling asleep, he'd sat in the dark and stared at the ceiling.
The reason for the lack of sleep was Sakura. He just couldn't stop thinking about her. It's been that way for the last couple of days. The pink haired flower had been running through his mind all day.
"Screw it, I'm gonna go play soccer," Naruto mumbled to himself. He changed into his soccer clothes and quietly left his room. Then he took a quick jog towards the soccer field and put the ball on the ground and kicked it hard into the goal. He ran to get it and bent over to pick it up. When he straightened back up however, he sensed someone's eyes watching him. He turned around slowly to find a swirl of pink hair looking at him.
"What are you doing out here Naruto? It's past lights out. If you get caught, it's detention for a week," Sakura said calmly. She didn't sound tired at all.
"I couldn't sleep so I'm playing soccer," Naruto replied. He refused to tell her that he couldn't sleep because of her.
"Naruto, are you okay?" She asked softly. She placed an arm on his shoulder.
"Fine Sakura-chan. You wanna play?" He balanced the ball under his foot.
"I'd love to."
[An hour later]
Naruto and Sakura sat on the night grass, panting.
"Naruto, what are with those marks on your cheeks?" Sakura asked out of the blue.
"Huh?"
"The whisker marks. How'd you get them?"
"Oh, them. I got them when I was younger," Naruto explained.
"Keyword: How," She repeated.
"Oh right. Remember how I said Kyuubi was born on the same day as me? Well, when we were about five years old, My dad and I went camping out in these old woods. One morning I woke up and my dad wasn't at camp. I was alone in the woods with Kyuubi, a baby fox. I was really scared so I went searching for him around the woods. At some point, I came up to this river and found out that I was thirsty. Really, really thirsty. I bent over to get some water but I tripped and fell in. I would've drowned if Kyuubi hadn't came and pulled me out of the river by my cheeks. It may have left permanent scars, but no real damage. And now these marks serve as a reminder of how I nearly drowned and my dad never saved me.
"That's...so sad," She said after a while.
"Not really. It gave me and Kyuubi a stronger bond," Naruto assured. He gave a giant goofy grin and rubbed the back of his head.
"Can I touch them?" She inquired, already moving her delicate fingers to his face.
"Wha? Oh, sure Sakura-chan," He answered. He stood still as Sakura's hand rubbed softly on his cheeks, tracing the lines on his face like a delicate portrait.
Sakura was enjoying the softness of Naruto's cheeks. You would probably think the lines were rough but were oddly gentle. It was like rubbing your fingers on a flawless face.
She was just about to pull away when Naruto made a sound. It was oddly feral and sounded like a purr. Ha, did Naruto just purr?
She giggled. "Did you just purr?" Sakura asked. Yes, the boy looked like a fox but she didn't know he acted like one too.
"I guess I did. Sorry," Naruto said sheepishly. He gently grabbed Sakura's hand and moved it away from his face, but kept it close. "It just felt good."
"It looked like you were enjoying it..." Sakura said softly. She curled her fingers closed in Narutos grasp and stared intently at the boy. He looked insanely handsome with how the moonlight was shining directly behind him. It was like he was a handsome prince from an old movie. Especially how the slight wind blew his hair lightly.
"Sakura, are you okay?" Naruto asked softly. It only helped add to the picture in Sakura's head. Suddenly, she couldn't take it anymore. She had to have her prince. So, she leaned up slowly and let her eyelids flutter closed. She could feel Naruto getting closer as well. His breath was warm against her face. Just a little farther...
Then, no more than two seconds later, their lips met.
A/N
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