~Konoha High School Art Club~

12

Let's Start With The Music Club

"I see...Sasu-kun said that?" asked Hinata as Saseme explained the situation. Naruto, Gaara and Sai all accompanied her.

"Well...that's my brother's idea anyway." said Saseme.

"It's not a bad idea really..." Hinata said softly, "I'll...be more than happy to talk to the Poetry and Lituerature club for you." she stated, "As well as the cooking club...a-and I'll...even submit something to the open gallery too. I-If you'd like."

"Woah are you serious, Hinata!?" Naruto beamed. The pale skinned girl turned pink as she looked down shyly and smiled politely with a nod, "I-It won't be a painting or a drawing or anything like that..." she said softly twiddling her thumbs, "B-But I have taken up knitting recently...s-so maybe..."

"Thank you, Ms. Hinata." Sai said kindly, "That would be wonderful."

"Say...Hinata-chan..." Saseme called out softly, "Do you know...if the Music Club is here today?"

"The Music Club?" Hinata blinked, "Oh...yes that's right." she said softly, "You used to be a member of the Music Club too...didn't you Saseme-chan?" she stated, "Then Sai Senpai introduced you to art and you fell in love with it~" she giggled.

"Woah...you were part of another club before?" asked Naruto.

"That was a while back..." Saseme chuckled, "I haven't really talked to them much since I left..." she stated.

"It just so happens that The Liturature and Poetry Club, The Drama Club, and The Music Club are all in a collaboration right now for the upcoming School Festival." she stated softly, "So all of our meetings have been sort of running together on occasion."

"Oh really?" Gaara blinked, "What's the occasion?"

"W-Well you see..." she said softly, "The Drama Club hosted a small contest." she explained, "Each member of the Literature and Poetry Club had to write a fictional story or a script." she said, "And whichever one won...that would be the play that the Drama Club would put on for the Festival."

"Oh wow! How fun!" Saseme beamed.

"Yeah that sounds awesome!" said Naruto, "So who won?"

"U-Uhm...w-well...y-you see..." Hinata gulped shyly, "...I did..."

"Really!?" Saseme gasped, "Hinata-Chan that's amazing!" she beamed as she took her friends hands in hers.
"Yeah, no kidding!" said Naruto!, "That's REALLY Awesome!"

"Congratulations Ms. Hinata!" Gaara smiled.

"O-Oh uhm...Th-Thank you very much." Hinata smiled.

"What kind of story did you write, Ms. Hinata?" asked Sai.

"O-Oh uhm." she smiled, "I wrote...another story variation of the Princess Kaguya..." she stated, " In this version of the story, The Prince is Beautiful and very vain." she stated, "For no woman on earth was beautiiful enough for him..." she blinked, "For he demanded the love of the most beautiful woman in the universe...A Woman who's beauty was matched only by the moon~"

"...The Moon Princess Kaguya..." she smiled, "I love that story."

"Mmhm." Hinata nodded, "And...since it's a musical...The Music Club is in charge of the Sheet Music and coreography for it."

"...I can't say they would be too happy to see a traitor like me..."

"Nonsense~" Hinata smiled, "I bet they really miss you." she said sweetly, "Good luck Saseme-Chan~" she said with a polite bow.

"Yeah...maybe you're right." Saseme smiled, "Thank you...Hinata-Chan~"

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"You know...you don't have to come with me." Saseme said as the boys from Art CLub Continued to follow her.

"Nonsense." said Sai, "As President of the Art Club it is my duty to come along and help gain support for it."

"Well yeah...you I understand." Saseme blinked, "But I mean..." she glanced back, "Gaa-chan...you can go home if you want to...and Naruto."

" I don't mind." said Gaara, "It's not like I have anything exciting going on at home or anything."

"And I'm curious about this secret double life you've been living~" Naruto teased, "Former member of the Music Club!" he laughed.

"I-It's not like that!" Saseme blushed.

As they approached a door at the end of the hall, further from most other rooms, particularly due to the noise that could sometimes come from within...as it was a Music Club, she could feel her stomach start to turn and she gulped nervously.

"Go ahead, Saseme-chan..." Gaara whispered supportively, "...You were all good friends at one point, right?" he smiled, "Surely if they were any real friends...they would welcome you back with open arms.

Saseme sighed and gave a nervous smile to him as she nodded, and displayed three firm knocks on the door.

"Just a minute~" a voice rose over the sound of tuning instruments before a pair of light foot steps appraoched the doorway, "Man...what a drag..." a heavy sigh heaved on the otherside of the door, "Why is it always during practice-" he groveled as the door suddenly slid swung open, "YEAH WHat is it!?-" the boy froze. Startled into a surprise by the guest that awaited him on the other-side.

"...Hey...Shika-kun..." Saseme smiled awkwardly, "...Do you have a moment?"

To Be Continued