Woowoo- Chapter 3! And... nothing really happens. o.o WAIT. Yes it does! . (yes.. i want people to read this..) *ahem* This chap introduces yet another familiar face. =3 Whowho??
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After the last class of the day, Lee made his way to 29 S. Wilson, the address of the gig. The flyer said "All ages show; $5 at the door; starts at 6pm" ...it was 4pm now. Oh well, better early than late. When he arrived, he saw that it wasn't a club or anything they were playing in, but it was a flat. An apartment flat. A $1000+ per month apartment flat. Lee lived in a piece of crap suburban apartment with two other guys... and was STILL practically on welfare.
Maybe Sakura had the good life living with this guy... if it even was his house. At this point, Lee's thoughts and emotions were so mixed up he didn't even realize he was already on the elevator and on the way up.
The elevator came to a jolt and the doors slid open, letting the most beautiful music rush in. It was a single piano playing a sweet, simple tune. It swirled around Lee's head and caused images of beautiful things to enter his mind, Sakura being among them. He pictured her as an angel floating around in all white, wings and halo included. His stomach twitched with anxious anticipation as the song picked up a little momentum. Whoever was playing it was playing out their entire heart. Lee felt he wanted to stand there forever and listen to that one simple melody. But the elevator doors were sliding shut.
"Wah!" Lee dashed through at the last possible moment.
"Someone there?" A familiar voice called out.
Lee blushed. How embarrassing. He cleared his throat, which still cracked a little when he spoke.
"Uh, yeah..." he turned a corner into a big room with a piano set up off to the side. It was littered with several other musical instruments and the like. "It's Lee. Ya know, from the train..."
"You came!" Sakura was sitting behind a beautiful grand piano. It was she who was playing. Lee's heart pounded and he blushed with delight. She looked so gorgeous at that piano. He pictured her with her hair done up, wearing some expensive dress and white elbow-length gloves. He would have to remember that for later...
"You're just a little early, there." She chuckled.
"That was really beautiful." Lee interjected. He walked towards her. "That song. I've never heard anything like it. That was... so amazing." He couldn't stop staring at her.
She noticed this and became a little uncomfortable.
"Sasuke wrote it. He's really got talent. He's like... you. Except with music instead of art."
Lee flinched. Sasuke. He called back to his mind the flyer image. Sasuke. That name fit the picture perfectly. It even sounded elite.
Wait.. did she just compare them?
"I mean.. I'm sure I haven't seen your greatest works, but..." She hesitated. "This song is like one of your doodles. Ya know?" She smiled like she was thinking of something very close to her.
At this point, Lee was so swamped with confusion, he didn't notice that his face gave the impression that he was about to cry...
"Are you all right?" Sakura stood up.
Lee snapped to attention. "Yeah, great!" He said with just a little too much enthusiasm.
"Okay." She seemed skeptical. "Come on, I'll show you around."
She went through the equipment pointing out what was who's and what they were like. The drummer, she said, was named Naruto. He was really hyperactive and was perfect for the fast-paced drumbeats he had to bust out. She said he'd had the hots for her before. Lee smiled at that. He knew why.
The bassist was Kiba. He was kinda cocky and egotistical. Well, he liked to run his mouth... especially to Naruto. She said their relationship was really amusing. Fistfights were every other night or so.
Sasuke was the guitarist/lead singer. He was really quiet and intense. He sort of balanced the band and really accented the ferocious music with his 'soft' voice. It wasn't really soft, it just had this 'whispery' quality to it.
Lee could listen to her talk all day. He loved how her style of talking was so characteristic of a girl her age, yet still intellectual. He sat there in a dream watching her lips move, until they read one word he didn't want to hear.. boi' - frend.
"We've known each other since we were little. He was always cold to me, but somehow I won him over." She smiled dreamily.
Lee wondered how she would have to win anyone over. She must really love him. Crap. Here comes the swirly confusedness again.
"Hey, who you talkin to??" A voice came out of nowhere.
Sakura leaned over to look behind Lee. "None of your BUSINESS." She smirked.
"WHAT have I told you about bringing strange guys up here?" The puny blond kid appeared from nowhere. He was small, but Lee was still scared of him. He had.. that creepy murderous midget quality about him.
"Know what, Naruto? SHUT UP." She yelled, laughing. "This is Lee. I met him on the train. He's an art student."
Naruto looked him over, eyes narrowed. Lee's palms began to sweat.
"You're not one of those mod hippies who use hemp... paintbrushes and stuff, are you?" Naruto asked.
"Naruto!" Sakura scolded.
Lee snorted with laughter- he actually knew people like that. "No, I'm not. You must be the drummer. Nice to meet you." He smiled.
"Yeah, well. If you're such an artist, maybe you can redesign our flyer. Little Miss High School Art Class here sure did a CRAP job of the one you got." Naruto pointed to the paper sticking out of Lee's pocket.
"He's not free, you dork. He lives off commissions. Get Sasuke to talk to him."
"I've never designed a flyer before..."
"Well if you do a good job of that, maybe you can redo the logo on the drum cover. I kinda beat the crap out of it nightly. Oh... and, uh, nice to meet you too. Come ON pinkie, it's almost show time!" He walked off.
Lee smiled. He liked Naruto. What an interesting personality. He wished he was that uninhibited and extroverted and... loud. The only time Lee ever got loud was when he was liquored up... and that didn't happen too often. He was feeling much better about being there: he felt he had an ally in that puny blond.
"Pinkie?" Lee snickered.
Sakura sighed and pointed to her shoes and then her hair.
"Don't EVEN ask..." she laughed "Let's go find the others." She put her arm over his shoulder and led him away.
Lee was so content. He didn't realize he was going to meet the boyfriend.
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Oooohhh.. next Chapter.. THE BOYFRIEND!! D
but now to reply to some reviews.. XD
Feoh - I know XD I'm leery of AU fics too. Which is why I'm still not entirely pleased with myself for writing this. But... The Chucks inspire all. And I know how OOC Neji is.. but I needed more allies for poor lost Lee n_n;
Kaminiko - Gai sensei!! I forgot! I need to work him in! o.O; Hm.. maybe an art dealer or something!! XDD!!
Touma - Desparacidos? ^^; Never heard em. I was thinking old silverchair. o.O; But I'm weird like that too. XD
That's all for tonight! Remember- Next chap: Boyfriend. HOOHAH! -CS
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After the last class of the day, Lee made his way to 29 S. Wilson, the address of the gig. The flyer said "All ages show; $5 at the door; starts at 6pm" ...it was 4pm now. Oh well, better early than late. When he arrived, he saw that it wasn't a club or anything they were playing in, but it was a flat. An apartment flat. A $1000+ per month apartment flat. Lee lived in a piece of crap suburban apartment with two other guys... and was STILL practically on welfare.
Maybe Sakura had the good life living with this guy... if it even was his house. At this point, Lee's thoughts and emotions were so mixed up he didn't even realize he was already on the elevator and on the way up.
The elevator came to a jolt and the doors slid open, letting the most beautiful music rush in. It was a single piano playing a sweet, simple tune. It swirled around Lee's head and caused images of beautiful things to enter his mind, Sakura being among them. He pictured her as an angel floating around in all white, wings and halo included. His stomach twitched with anxious anticipation as the song picked up a little momentum. Whoever was playing it was playing out their entire heart. Lee felt he wanted to stand there forever and listen to that one simple melody. But the elevator doors were sliding shut.
"Wah!" Lee dashed through at the last possible moment.
"Someone there?" A familiar voice called out.
Lee blushed. How embarrassing. He cleared his throat, which still cracked a little when he spoke.
"Uh, yeah..." he turned a corner into a big room with a piano set up off to the side. It was littered with several other musical instruments and the like. "It's Lee. Ya know, from the train..."
"You came!" Sakura was sitting behind a beautiful grand piano. It was she who was playing. Lee's heart pounded and he blushed with delight. She looked so gorgeous at that piano. He pictured her with her hair done up, wearing some expensive dress and white elbow-length gloves. He would have to remember that for later...
"You're just a little early, there." She chuckled.
"That was really beautiful." Lee interjected. He walked towards her. "That song. I've never heard anything like it. That was... so amazing." He couldn't stop staring at her.
She noticed this and became a little uncomfortable.
"Sasuke wrote it. He's really got talent. He's like... you. Except with music instead of art."
Lee flinched. Sasuke. He called back to his mind the flyer image. Sasuke. That name fit the picture perfectly. It even sounded elite.
Wait.. did she just compare them?
"I mean.. I'm sure I haven't seen your greatest works, but..." She hesitated. "This song is like one of your doodles. Ya know?" She smiled like she was thinking of something very close to her.
At this point, Lee was so swamped with confusion, he didn't notice that his face gave the impression that he was about to cry...
"Are you all right?" Sakura stood up.
Lee snapped to attention. "Yeah, great!" He said with just a little too much enthusiasm.
"Okay." She seemed skeptical. "Come on, I'll show you around."
She went through the equipment pointing out what was who's and what they were like. The drummer, she said, was named Naruto. He was really hyperactive and was perfect for the fast-paced drumbeats he had to bust out. She said he'd had the hots for her before. Lee smiled at that. He knew why.
The bassist was Kiba. He was kinda cocky and egotistical. Well, he liked to run his mouth... especially to Naruto. She said their relationship was really amusing. Fistfights were every other night or so.
Sasuke was the guitarist/lead singer. He was really quiet and intense. He sort of balanced the band and really accented the ferocious music with his 'soft' voice. It wasn't really soft, it just had this 'whispery' quality to it.
Lee could listen to her talk all day. He loved how her style of talking was so characteristic of a girl her age, yet still intellectual. He sat there in a dream watching her lips move, until they read one word he didn't want to hear.. boi' - frend.
"We've known each other since we were little. He was always cold to me, but somehow I won him over." She smiled dreamily.
Lee wondered how she would have to win anyone over. She must really love him. Crap. Here comes the swirly confusedness again.
"Hey, who you talkin to??" A voice came out of nowhere.
Sakura leaned over to look behind Lee. "None of your BUSINESS." She smirked.
"WHAT have I told you about bringing strange guys up here?" The puny blond kid appeared from nowhere. He was small, but Lee was still scared of him. He had.. that creepy murderous midget quality about him.
"Know what, Naruto? SHUT UP." She yelled, laughing. "This is Lee. I met him on the train. He's an art student."
Naruto looked him over, eyes narrowed. Lee's palms began to sweat.
"You're not one of those mod hippies who use hemp... paintbrushes and stuff, are you?" Naruto asked.
"Naruto!" Sakura scolded.
Lee snorted with laughter- he actually knew people like that. "No, I'm not. You must be the drummer. Nice to meet you." He smiled.
"Yeah, well. If you're such an artist, maybe you can redesign our flyer. Little Miss High School Art Class here sure did a CRAP job of the one you got." Naruto pointed to the paper sticking out of Lee's pocket.
"He's not free, you dork. He lives off commissions. Get Sasuke to talk to him."
"I've never designed a flyer before..."
"Well if you do a good job of that, maybe you can redo the logo on the drum cover. I kinda beat the crap out of it nightly. Oh... and, uh, nice to meet you too. Come ON pinkie, it's almost show time!" He walked off.
Lee smiled. He liked Naruto. What an interesting personality. He wished he was that uninhibited and extroverted and... loud. The only time Lee ever got loud was when he was liquored up... and that didn't happen too often. He was feeling much better about being there: he felt he had an ally in that puny blond.
"Pinkie?" Lee snickered.
Sakura sighed and pointed to her shoes and then her hair.
"Don't EVEN ask..." she laughed "Let's go find the others." She put her arm over his shoulder and led him away.
Lee was so content. He didn't realize he was going to meet the boyfriend.
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Oooohhh.. next Chapter.. THE BOYFRIEND!! D
but now to reply to some reviews.. XD
Feoh - I know XD I'm leery of AU fics too. Which is why I'm still not entirely pleased with myself for writing this. But... The Chucks inspire all. And I know how OOC Neji is.. but I needed more allies for poor lost Lee n_n;
Kaminiko - Gai sensei!! I forgot! I need to work him in! o.O; Hm.. maybe an art dealer or something!! XDD!!
Touma - Desparacidos? ^^; Never heard em. I was thinking old silverchair. o.O; But I'm weird like that too. XD
That's all for tonight! Remember- Next chap: Boyfriend. HOOHAH! -CS