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Chapter 10: Every Time You Turn Around
Sasuke was sick of living in a mess. The bus was always dirty it seemed and he personally couldn't take it. He was a clean person and therefore needed the things and people around him to be clean as well. However, as he looked around the bus, it was certainly not clean in the least.
"This bus is disgusting," Sasuke said as he looked around.
"It's not that bad," Kiba shrugged.
Sasuke looked at were Kiba and Naruto usual spots were, noticing they were the worst. The group spots were next, followed by Gaara and Neji, while his own was relatively clean. He wasn't too bothered by the messes Gaara and Neji made, they relatively small and rather easy to clean up. Kiba and Naruto however, left things everywhere.
Sasuke just shook his head, "Fine if you won't, I'll clean it up."
"Naruto doesn't like people touching his things," Kiba said.
"Then he shouldn't live like a pig," Sasuke said as started to clean the mess while Naruto obliviously listened to loud music in his bunk.
"If he really cared he'd notice I'm moving stuff right next to him," Sasuke said.
"He's an idiot and blowing out his ear drums," Kiba said.
"Too bad for him," Sasuke shrugged as he continued to clean.
"This should be interesting," Neji said.
"Why's that?" Kiba asked.
"That's where Naruto keeps his old writing, from before the band became popular," he explained.
"You mean like Hinata songs kind of writing? And Sakura songs?" he asked.
"Yeah, the lovely women in his life," Neji rolled his eyes.
"One's your cousin," Kiba pointed out.
"Who's ruled by my lovely Uncle," he said.
"Very true, what was Naruto thinking?" he laughed.
"Who knows," Neji shrugged. "He has bad taste in women."
"Great taste in men," Kiba said as he looked at Sasuke.
"I have to agree on that one, don't tell Gaara though," he said.
"I don't think he'd mind, I think we all agree on that statement," he said as they watched Sasuke clean. "Think if I drop something he'll pick it up?"
"Worth a try," Neji shrugged.
Kiba "accidently" dropped a pen that was sitting on a table near him and kicked it to roll in front of Sasuke, "Hey Sasuke I dropped my pen and it rolled over by you, can you pick it up for me?"
"Can't you get it yourself?" he asked as he started to straighten up a mess of papers.
"Please, I don't want to get up," he said.
Sasuke let out a sigh, "Fine." He bent over and got the pen before handing it to Kiba.
"Thanks Sasuke," he said.
"Throw it again and I'll hurt you," he said.
"Okay," he said, looking at Neji as Sasuke went back to straightening up papers.
"He has the perfect butt," Kiba said.
"Too bad you'll never get it," Neji said.
"Yep," Kiba agreed. "If only."
Sasuke started to sort the mess of papers, when he found what looked to be an old song. By reading the title alone, he knew he'd never heard before, so he decided to read it. 'The chords are off,' he thought as he read it. He looked at the music that was written with it and it didn't fit the lyrics. It was written to be slow and Sasuke read it and thought fast, a more upbeat song. He liked the lyrics, there was nothing wrong with them, and he just didn't like the beat.
"Who wrote this song?" he asked.
Naruto's eyes widened as he turned his attention to the paper in Sasuke's hand, showing that he obviously could still hear them. "What the hell are you doing with that?"
"I was cleaning up, it was just sitting out," Sasuke said.
"Give me that," he said.
"I thought you only wrote about your three favorite things," Sasuke said, still holding the paper.
"This is none of your business," he said.
"So which one you think?" Kiba asked.
"He's that mad, I'd say it's about Hinata," Neji answered.
"That's what I was thinking," Kiba agreed.
"Are they right?" Sasuke asked.
"It's none of your business," he said.
"Why it's good," he said.
"No, it's not, something is off," he looked away.
"It's the tempo, it should be upbeat, your writing to the girl to say you'll be good pretty much, you want her to be happy not to depress her," he said.
"I don't need your help, give me the song," Naruto said.
"Let me help you, I don't understand why that is so hard, you let me write songs for you, but fixing something like the beat of the song you won't let me do," he said. "What you want to sing it to her so you don't want anyone else to touch it?"
"That period of my life is long past, there was a time when I felt that way, but no, I don't anymore," he said. "Give me the song."
Sasuke handed him the song, "You shouldn't let your pride get in the way of letting someone help you."
"What happened to not talking to me?" Naruto asked.
"Hn," he said as he went back to cleaning.
Naruto went back to his bed, alternating between staring at the song and Sasuke. He contemplated whether to ask for help, it seemed like he'd be lowering himself if he did that though.
"Sasuke?" Naruto said, finally.
"Yes," he looked at him.
"Will you help me?" he hesitantly said.
"I guess," he shrugged.
Neji looked at Gaara and Kiba, as if to say this is going to cause trouble. "Just be happy they are getting along," Kiba said.
"For now," Gaara added.
"Until one kills the other," Neji said.
"Or kisses the other," Kiba laughed.
"Not helping, this is not going to end well," Neji said.
"You and Gaara are working well," Kiba said.
"We have a normal relationship, there is nothing normal about theirs," Neji said.
Naruto grabbed the guitar and handed it to Sasuke, "You play, I'll sing, we'll see if it sounds better."
"If you say so, but I don't have any chords worked out yet, so it might not sound that great."
"Just play," he said.
"Okay," he said, trying quickly to think about how it should sound in his head before he played.
The guys continued to watch them, making Kiba say, "It's like they know what each other is planning to do before they do it. I mean he told him to play and it sounds great with how he's singing it."
"He's just good at thinking on his feet," Neji said.
"I don't know they remind me a little of us," Gaara said.
"Why do you say that?" Neji asked.
"They are obviously attracted to each other," Gaara said.
"So?" Neji asked. "Naruto's just a player; he'd do anything just to sleep with Sasuke."
"I was the same way before you," Gaara said.
"It's true," Kiba said. "Before you came along, he was kind of a man-whore."
"We were only fourteen when we met, you weren't a man-whore," Neji glared at him, "This is different."
"He would have been with time, and please tell me, how is this different?" Kiba asked.
"I wasn't taken," Neji said.
"I get what I want, that wouldn't have stopped me," Gaara said.
"You are making it seem like you think he is truly interested in Sasuke," Neji said. "As in the dating kind of interested."
"Well, I've never seen him go after someone so much," Gaara shrugged. "If they say no, he usually just moves on."
"They usually don't say no and they usually don't look like that," Neji said.
"Do you really find him that attractive?" Gaara glared.
"Don't get jealous, he's just a pretty face, I love you," Neji said. "Though I think that's the only reason Naruto likes him."
"Maybe they talk more than we know," Kiba shrugged.
"They fight, they don't talk," Neji said.
"Fighting is healthy for a relationship," Kiba smiled.
"You are a moron," Neji said.
Gaara looked over at Naruto and Sasuke; it was obvious there could be something there if they talked and if Sasuke didn't have a boyfriend.
Sasuke was surprised at how any annoyance he felt toward him seemed to melt away when the blond sang. He loved to hear him sing, though knowing it was a song for some girl made him slightly annoyed. He didn't know why, he had no right to be because they weren't together so writing a song to someone else should mean nothing to him, and yet it did.
Sasuke looked at Naruto when he said love; he ignored the look, because he had said that he wasn't in love with her. Naruto was unsure if he was in love, which is why he said no, because he felt that if he were in love he would know, it was one of those things that if you fell in love you would know it.
Naruto wanted to believe that the song was true, that if they were still together he wouldn't have let Hinata down. He would have been true to her and that she would be the only one on his mind, however, as he looked at Sasuke he highly doubted it. There was something about the dark haired teen made him go crazy. He couldn't get enough of him and he always wanted more.
Sasuke put the guitar and Naruto said, "Okay, I guess it was better."
"So, she thought you were going to screw up or something?" Sasuke asked.
"Her father put the idea in her head that I was a cheater, a no good musician, that I would just let her down. All I would do would be come back from a tour to go out on another one. The first few tours you come and go a lot but once you make it big; it's not so much like that. You do a long tour and then you can spend some time doing what you want and then go into the studio and the cycle starts over," Naruto sighed. "She didn't believe me though; she thought it would always be the same."
"Oh," Sasuke said.
"I didn't show her the song, I didn't like it enough," he said. "And I was too unsure if I loved her to say I love you, I don't think that I did love her," he explained.
"Did you ever cheat on her?" Sasuke asked.
"No, you weren't around back then either though," he said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Sasuke said.
"Sasuke, I like you, you're going to have to deal with that," he said.
Sasuke was unsure how to respond to that as he looked at his feet.
"How are things with you and Suigetsu going?" Naruto asked.
"I try calling and he doesn't always answer, once I called and some other guy answered, so I don't even know anymore," Sasuke frowned.
"Maybe it's just a friend," Naruto said.
Sasuke looked at him, "Or out of sight out of mind."
"You probably shouldn't think like that," he said.
"How can I not? He's been distant and I don't know why," Sasuke was frustrated.
Naruto was mentally cheering at the relationship he saw crumbling, though didn't want to show it so instead said, "Maybe you should call him."
"Yeah, I guess I should," he sighed as he got up and walked over to his bed, dialing Suigetsu's number.
"Hello?" Suigetsu answered.
"About time you answered," Sasuke said as he looked out the window by his bed.
"Sorry I've been busy, but I have a surprise coming for you tomorrow," he said.
"We're in different cities, how did you manage that?" he asked.
"They have their tour schedule online, I know what city you'll be in and where they'll be playing, so I figured that was the hotel they'll be staying at," he said.
"Yeah it is," Sasuke said.
"Anyway, I have to go, however I will call you tomorrow," he said.
"Alright, talk to you then," he said.
"Let me know how you like your present," he said.
"Okay, will do," Sasuke let a small smile spread across his face.
TBC...
Song of inspiration: Every Time You Turn Around by Daughtry