Welcome To My Life
Author's note: Sorry it's taken so long, but I've had computer problems and so I haven't really been able to update
As always, I own noting
Enjoy!
Chapter 10: Me Against The World
"We can't live our lives alone; our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads." – Herman Melville
Alone, he felt completely alone. It had been a week and Sasuke went back to loner status. He never realized how lonely his life was until he lost what he thought of as his only friend. It was like the song Alone by Heart said, "Till now I always got by on my own, I never really cared until I met you." He didn't care before; it was natural for him to be alone, so once he got it and lost it, it hurt worse.
Sasuke sat in the part it was a Saturday and he didn't have work until Sunday. He was working on his latest song. He was angry and it was obvious at whom. He felt used, betrayed and most of all stupid. He usually wasn't the relationship guy, so when one came to him he was blind to it all. He was angry not only toward Naruto, but also with himself. He couldn't really do any self destruction in a park, sit wouldn't feel right, so the song was the next best – his anger toward Naruto and his feelings was the anger he needed to release.
The raven played his guitar and song in ignorant bliss. He didn't notice the group of teenagers, three to be exact, hidden in the bushes. He also didn't notice Naruto in his usual spot among the trees, though better hidden higher up.
The group watched in with satisfaction at the dark haired boy's voice, though disappointment in his looks. It was ironic that they were analyzing how to change him as he played the song.
Naruto watched him, feeling bad for the pain he caused. He wanted to talk to him but Sasuke wouldn't listen to him. The dark haired teen acted like he didn't exist and unless it was to make fun of him, when he was in front of his friends, he had to do the same.
He ended the song and sighed. He felt like no one understood him and he was just different from everyone else. It was just him against the world.
"Sasuke!" a voice called from the bushes. The dark haired teen was taken back when he saw Juugo and three other people stand up from the bushes. He recognized the girl as Karin and the other guy as Suigetsu, both who looked as if they might rape him at any second.
"What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked, somewhat cautiously.
"We need to talk to you," Juugo said.
"Oh, well, what is it?" Sasuke said as he shifted awkwardly.
"Well, we have a band, and we need a singer," the redhead girl said.
Sasuke was quiet as he looked at the floor.
"This is Karin and Suigetsu, we're in a band, but we need a singer," Juugo said, a little less abrasive than Karin had. Seeing Sasuke's confused face, the boy said, "We want you to be that singer."
"Why me? You hardly know me," Sasuke said.
"We want to know you," he said.
"But you need a new look," Suigetsu said, earning him a nudge from Juugo.
Sasuke sighed, "I don't have time for that."
"Sure you do, now that you aren't tutoring blondie," Juugo said.
"Well...I don't know," he said.
"Come on, it'll be fun," Karin said.
"Uh...Why not...I guess it could work," Sasuke said as he looked at their hopeful faces.
Naruto glared at the group as they took the time that Sasuke used to spend with him, making it final that they were done.
"Great, but first, you need a makeover," Karin said.
"Excuse me?" Sasuke said.
"Trust me, it'll have that blonde guy wishing he'd never hurt you," she smirked.
Sasuke hesitated, "Okay, what'd you have in mind.
"Come on, we need to go to the mall," Suigetsu said. "You have potential."
Sasuke gulped, suddenly feeling extremely uncomfortable.
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About two hours later, ten stores later, and more clothes than he could count and the group was finally satisfied with how Sasuke looked, though Sasuke wasn't sure.
"Are you sure about this?" Sasuke asked as he looked in the mirror.
"Yeah you look great!" Karin said with lust-filled eyes.
Sasuke looked at his self in the mirror. He had on semi-tight jeans, a black short sleeve shirt that had a white abstract design on it, his hair was spiked and he wasn't sure that the clothes were really his style. The jeans showed off his nice butt, the shirt showed off that he really did have muscles and wasn't just a weak boy, and the hair showed off his face – that he was actually very good looking.
"She's right, you look very good," Suigetsu said seductively.
"Right...look, I've got to get home, I'll see you guys later," Sasuke said, quickly leaving Juugo's house.
"What was that about?" Karin asked.
"Oh, I don't know, maybe you guys acting like he's a piece of meat," Juugo sighed.
"You were thinking it too," Suigetsu said.
"Whatever," Juugo mumbled.
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Naruto sat in his room, wondering why Sasuke had to find someone new, someone to replace him. 'Why did this have to happen? And they said something about a make over...they don't need to change him! This is so annoying...Sasuke isn't theirs...well he's not mine either but still...Why did Kiba have to say anything?' Naruto sighed, hating the idea of anyone else with Sasuke. It wasn't like he could really talk since he didn't have the balls to tell anyone about them cause of Sasuke's status, but he also didn't like people trying to change him either.
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Sasuke got home to be greeted with an empty house. It was dark, but that was fine with him since it was the most silence he'd gotten for the past few hours. He didn't understand why when Naruto talked he didn't really mind it, but when they did, it annoyed him.
The raven looked in the mirror and sighed. It wasn't that he didn't like the new look; it was that he just didn't recognize himself. He had no idea that there would be chaos when people saw him at work, let alone when he went to school on Monday.
The dark haired boy looked at the bag of clothes sitting on the bed, and thought, 'This is going to be weird...Monday is going to be...actually I have no clue how Monday will be...crap.'
Sasuke sat on his bed, not sure of what would happen after his makeover, 'Do I really want this change?' He looked down, his backpack was on the floor with his books lying out and he saw the book he'd tutored Naruto with, 'Yes, I do...I need this change...I'll prove them wrong.'
TBC...
Song of inspiration: Me Against the World by Simple Plan