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Track 22: .Regret.

Aria.

AU: I'm sorry to say that my little fanfiction is going to end soon because I want to get it done before I go to Arizona next month. But on the brighter side, it's officially decided that I'm going to begin a new one!

I knocked the pills back, swallowing them with a cup of water. The sun hung low in the sky and my room grew darker despite the beam of amber light that sliced the room in half. I lay down and felt the pills travel down my throat, disappearing in my chest. Madara-san said they will help, and to be honest, they did… but I never thought I would be a person who would become addicted to such things.

My knees hurt, and my head.

My knees have always hurt - ever since I could remember, but my head was a different story. Sometimes when I'm least expecting it, I get a really bad migraine. Since that day…

I silenced my thoughts and sat up on my bed, "Shower…"

I stripped off my clothes and dumped them in the laundry basket, then walked my way to the bathroom. I ran the water and sighed. I wish I had my radio…

Something in my head pinged and I ran out of the bathroom and rummaged through my bag. A sound between a dying whale and dolphin formed in my throat when I found my MP3 player and speaker dock.

"Oh thank goodness." I wanted cry and cradled them to my chest. I skipped back to the bathroom and I found a plug and stuck it in, nearly drooling in anticipation.

"I totally forgot I put you in there~." I cooed and fingered the controls. 'Sprinter' from Kalafina started and I started singing the familiar lyrics. I shimmied out of my panties and walked into the shower just as the chorus began.

I smiled as goose bumps incited by the music ran up my legs and arms despite the warm water. I washed and sang my heart out like the teenager that I am. My Auntie and I sang this song all the time and it was one of my all-time favorites. It felt good.

I turned the water off and hopped out, and the song switched. I wiped steam off the mirror and opened the door to let it out. I began brushing my hair and hummed along with the music.

Banging on my door broke me from my reverie and I popped my head out as Suigetsu strode in, looking a tad irritated.

"What the hell is this noise? Turn it down!" He yelled, glaring.

I gave a pouty smile, "Suigetsu~! Never!" I resumed brushing my wet locks.

He scowled, "Now, Aria!"

"Nope. Music is good for the soul."

I sang just to piss him off more. I was used to him barging in my room for no reason, mostly during the times I was changing. He plopped himself on my bed and I went over to my dresser and pulled out t-shirt and stretchy shorts.

"Meh, it's not too bad." He grumbled and I smirked.

I went back into the bathroom, leaving the door open a crack, and threw on the clothes. I unplugged the MP3 player and I heard Suigetsu whine, "Oi! I was beginning to like that song."

I kicked the door open and searched my room for another plug, "Don't worry… Ah! Found it!" I plugged it back in and restarted the song.

He peeked over my shoulder, "Oh, so that's a MP3 player…"

I gave him a look, "Where have you been living? A box?"

He shrugged and scratched the back of his head, one of his sharpened canines sticking out, "Something like that."

I raised an eyebrow and said nothing.

Rise Against started playing and I squealed, "I love this band. They're from America!"

Suigetsu peered at the player, his purple eyes narrowed, "I wish I knew what they were saying."

I chuckled, and something in my head went off. I used the side of my fist and punched my other palm, "This is the first time we've been in each other's company for more than five minutes and haven't tried to tear each other's heads off!"

He smirked, "We could always start…"

I pouted as Juugo-kun came in. His orange eyes shifting in-between us suspiciously, "You guys haven't tried to kill each other yet?"

"Nope." We both said in unison.

He raised an eyebrow, "So what's going on here?"

I pointed at the player, "Music!"

He looked at where I was pointing, "So that's a MP3 player?"

My jaw dropped, "Seriously people…"

I walked over to the player and grabbed the headphones out of my bag. I sat on my bed and patted on both sides of me, "Come, come children. Let me show you the magical powers of the Motion Picture Experts Group audio layer three."

Sasuke.

I could hear something coming from down the hall. I opened my door and the noise had long measures and beats.

Music?

Padding down the hallway I saw that the source was coming from Aria's room. I opened the door and the music practically blasted in my ears. My eyes landing directly on Aria who lay on her bed belly down and was tapping away at what I would believe to be the heart of it all. Juugo was sitting on the floor, leaning against a wall and Suigetsu sat in a chair, his head bopping rhythmically to the music.

"Sasuke-san!" Aria sat up straight and gave me a smile. Both Juugo and Suigetsu looked up at the same time.

"What's going on?" My eyes narrowed.

Aria turned down the music, "This," She showed me the MP3 player, "Anything that you want to listen to?"

I shook my head and crossed my arms, "I don't listen to music."

She crossed her arms and gave me an exasperated look, "Geezus, guys. All of you live under a rock…"

I felt the corner of my mouth twitch, "Whatever, just keep it down."

"Aw, come on Sasuke. Why don't you join us for a while? You've been so uptight lately, just relax and enjoy the music." Suigetsu got up from his chair, "You can have my seat."

I sighed and walked away, plopping myself on the chair. Suigetsu took a seat on Aria's bed and took the MP3 away from her.

"Oi!" She pouted but he ignored her.

"I wonder what else you have in here… now how do you do this again?" He fingered the player and the volume went up, and I saw Aria jump in surprise.

She put a hand to her chest, "That scared the living shit outta me."

Juugo looked up, "Didn't realize shit could live."

Suigetsu and Aria looked at each other and started laughing.

"I'm dying." Aria managed between giggles, wiping tears from her eyes.

"I can't with you sometimes, Juugo." Suigetsu doubled over and slapped his thigh. The song switched and Aria bit her lip and her cheeks grew pink.

"I love this song, it's my favorite. It's English too, but I learned some of them to understand at least some lyrics." Her cheeks cleared and her eyes shifted around as the corners of her mouth turned upward.

She hopped off the bed and disappeared into the bathroom. She appeared dramatically in the doorway again with her hairbrush held up to her lips.

"Aria, what are you doing?" Suigetsu raised an eyebrow.

"Singing like they do on the T.V." She winked and gave the victory sign, "Do I look like an idol yet?"

Juugo chuckled, "What's an idol?"

"It's a person who people look up to for inspiration or to even get through the day." I answered.

The brush fell from Aria's grasp and thunked to the floor, all eyes on me.

Aria crouched to Juugo's side and whispered in his ear, but obviously loud enough for me to hear, "Maybe Sasuke-san used to be an idol?"

I raised an eyebrow and heard Suigetsu chuckle, "Well, he is a ladies man."

Aria's cheeks reddened and I stood up, "I'm leaving now."

I crossed the room and Aria grabbed my shirt, and I looked down at her. Her mouth curved to form the lyrics that came from the song. The words were foreign to me, but somehow they struck something in my heart.

She smiled at me, "Goodnight, Sasuke-san."

The smile turned to a dazed look and she looked like she was high. I looked back at Suigetsu, "Did you give her something?"

He held up his hands in surrender, "Nope."

Aria cracked up, "Sorry, I need to take pain medicine for my knees. They're finally kicking in." She stood up and gave me a devious look, "Such handsome men around here… have been on them for too long lately."

She nudged my arm a few times, but all I did was sigh which she found hilarious.

"I'm going to bed."

Aria walked back over to her bed and grabbed Suigetsu's arm, and then practically dragged Juugo across the floor before he stood up and pushed them towards me.

"Go! He needs you…" She peeked through the door crack before slamming it in our faces.

I couldn't help but stare at the door, "Has she always..?"

"Yup." Juugo answered.

"What is she…?"

"Perks."

"I'm going to tell Madara to lower her dosage." I turned around and headed back to my room, slightly amused.

Early update~ Haha. So I wrote this at 1 o' clock in the morning because nothing was coming to me for the next chapter that was this. Don't worry, the next chapter has all been written. By the time I finished it was like three so I most likely incorporated some of my 'overtired-ness' into Aria. Gomen. Haha.

Since I don't know many Japanese bands, I used my American smarts and just added in some of my playlists bands. Anybody else use Spotify? Haha. So the song at the chapter that was 'playing' was .Regret by Emarosa, I've been obsessed with that song for DAYS now. Haha. Other than the Weeknds' 'Wicked Games', good song mang. Heh. Also, thank you for the lovely reviews, much obliged, much obliged.

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