Disclaimers: Okay, I don't own any Naruto and I don't own the songs that I have written in this chapter…so don't kill me….
Chapter 10
"Ka-Karaoke?" Naruto crackled, Haku, Deidara and Temari nodded. "I-I don't know…I am not a good singer…" he forced a smile.
"Swish, swoosh, Naruto-kun," Haku smiled at him. "You don't need to be a good singer when your going to sing, just feel the emotion and those thingies." He explained as he waved around his hands. "Now, come on, you don't mind staying, Haruno-san?"
Sakura shook her head with a smile. "No, I don't mind at all…"
"Great! We can have our bonding then!" Deidara clasped her hands. "Oh, right, my name is Deidara, umm..from…don't mind it…" she shook Sakura's and Naruto's hand.
"Hey, hey, hey! Who wants to go first?" Haku asked as he used the microphone of the karaoke. "Who wants to go first?" noticing the crowed. "If no one will be volunteering, then I'll go now!" he said as he pushed some buttons. He chuckled before he begun. "I want to dedicate this song for my savior!" he blushed a little when Zabuza exited the kitchen, joining the people in front.
Over there, just beneath the moon there's a man with a burden to keep,
Now sleep will fall wash out it's rags and paper bags, alms and lies passing by.
Who will see the beauty in your life?
And who would be there to hear who when you fall?
Who will see the madness in your life?
And who will be there to catch you if you fall?
"Is…that really Haku?" Naruto gasped at Haku and his voice. "Close to an angel's voice…" Sakura nodded in agreement, as Sasuke under the table closed his eyes to the beauty of Haku's voice."The emotion is clearly showed." Naruto looked at Haku. I wish I could be like him…able to express what he feels through a song, with an angelic voice and all that…
"Wow! Haku-san's really talented, not only in battles and strategies…but also in singing, oh, dog, he has an angelic voice." Sakura stared at Haku.
"Wow, I wish I could be like him…" a low voice joined. Sakura and Naruto nodded in union. Then hitting reality. The looked behind them and saw Sasuke, "Yo!"
"Sasuke-kun! I tho…" She looked at the door pointing at it, and then pointed at Sasuke. " Since when did…"
Naruto avoided Sasuke's stares.
Itachi saw this sight, so as Temari, Deidara and the others.
I have to do something! Itachi thought as he walked over at his brother he placed a hand on his shoulder, smiling at him then winked. "I'll help you watashino daisetsuna otouto." He whispered.
"Didn't I tell you that don't show me that smile? You're creeping little, fragile me!" there, Itachi grinned a toothy grin to Sasuke's dismay. He sighed and pouted.
Itachi's brows went sky high at Sasuke's facial expression. My brother really changed a lot. It's all thank to Naru-chan…I don't want to see that expressionless face of my brother ever again, so I'll help him! Mwahaha!
So after Haku sings, the crowed broke into cheers and applause.
"You rock, Haku!" Temari flails her hands in the air.
"You sure have an angelic voice, Haku-san." Sakura jumped up and down.
"You never fail to amaze us all, Haku-chan!" Deidara head locked Haku gently. "You're awesome!" then she released him.
Zabuza came to view with a blush. "Thanks, Haku. if it wasn't for you, I would have been, I don't know what will happen to me" the blush reddened furiously.
Haku gave him toothy, cheesy smile. "Hey, Zabuza-san, I am suppose to say that! I am the one suppose to be saying thanks because, you saved me, you're my savior, you're my all.!" Then he jumped to Zabuza and hugged him.
Zabuza hugged back and smoothed Haku's pigtails. "Thanks, Haku."
Some ohhed and some groaned. Sasuke and Naruto gave a gentle look and glanced at each other, when they caught each other's glances. They avoided their eye contact in seconds. Naruto looked at Haku and Zabuza, Sasuke looked at the window.
Itachi saw it, and couldn't stand it anymore, so instead of singing for the last number. "Okay! I'll sing second!" he announced and grabbed the mic. "Bro! This is for you!" he said and waved sweetly at Sasuke, who was frozen stiff for the moment. "Hey! Snap out of it baby bro!" he said, "or, you wont hear and see me sing!" he said with a cheery smile. "This'll be the first time you'll see and hear me sing!" he announced.
"Right! Whatever Itachi!" Kisame and Deidara chorused.
"I've already heard you sing! And all you sang was Mary had a Little Lamb!" she said.
"No, I've also heard him sand the nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" one meeting,for entertainment!" Kisame laughed.
"You bet he did! I was also there!" Deidara laughed.
Kisame and Deidara high fived at each other then laughed.
"Waaa! How dare you insult my favorite songs! And in front of me too!" he turned chibi, eyes flickered with anger and he pointed a finger at the two. "And you dared to call yourselves my friend! You promised me that that'll be one of the biggest secrets of Akatsuki!" then his lips quivered, to Sasuke's horror, and he cried a fountain. "Uragimono! Waaaaa! You betrayed me, you two!"
"Whatever Itachi! Just get on with it!" Deidara called and scratched her neck out of irritation.
"Fine! I'll get on with it!" Itachi pouted at her. He faced the TV, and then hit his self for some reasons. "I forgot, I need back up singers." He smiled and snapped his finger.
Orochimaru, Kabuto, Kankuro and Kisame appeared on the stage being raised by some trap doors.
"Okay! All set! Hey Otouto! This is all for youuuu!" he waved at Sasuke.
"Stop that!" Blushing really red, Sasuke avoided his brother's look.
"Hey, I am just telling, sheesh." Itachi shrugged, and looked at the TV. "Okay! I'll sing now!"
"There's a reason for a snowfall,
a reason why a tree's tall,
a reason why a star is bright." He sang the lyrics with a happy face, childish tone and his index finger swaying every word he sings.
"A reason why the moon glows,
a reason why the wind blows,
a reason why it's dark at night."
"Itachi, quit the pish, posh!" Kisame threw him a tomato, square on the face. "Just sing the real song." Kisame smirked.
"Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrg! I hate you!" he wiped his face with his hand, "I'll get you for that!" Itachi turned chibi again and flails his hands in the air. "Fine! I'll be serious!" he said, Kisame shrugged and smirked.
The intro played, and Itachi sings! (Ire: oh, I can't imagine it.)
"Love, can't you see I am alone?" Itachi sang and the crowed turned quiet, leaving Sasuke and some open mouthed except for Kisame and Deidara. "Can't you give this fool a chance? A little love, is all I ask, a little kindness in the night." There Itachi winked at his brother. "Please don't leave me behind, no don't tell me love is blind a little love is all I ask and that is all."
Aniki, thanks.
"Ooh, love, I've been searching so long, I've been searching high and low, a little love is all I ask, a little sadness when you're gone."
Is he trying to help Sasuke or something?
"Maybe you need a friend, only please don't let's pretend, a little love is all I ask and that is all."
Then the back up singers sang together with Itachi, "I want to spread my wings, but I just cant fly, as string of pearls, pretty girls go sailing by, Ocean deep. I'm so afraid to show my feeling, I have sailed a million ceilings, solitary room, ocean deep, will I ever find the lover, maybe she has found another, and as I cry myself to sleep, I know this love of mine I'll keep, Ocean deep."
I didn't know that Itachi-sama's such a singer. Haku smiled at Itachi and looked at Zabuza.
This is the first time Itachi ever sing. Zabuza looked at him with interest. I wonder what made him, though, he always decline invitations like this one.
"Love, cant you hear when I call, cant you hear a word I say, a little love is all I ask, a little feeling when we touch, why am I still alone? I've got a heart with out a home, a little love is all ask and that is all."
"I want to spread my wings, but I just cant fly, as a string of pearls, pretty girls go sailing by, Ocean deep. I'm so afraid to show my feeling, I have sailed a million ceilings, solitary room, ocean deep, will I ever find the lover, maybe she has found another, as I cry myself to sleep, I know this love of mine I'll keep, Ocean deep."
Deidara clapped her hands with a gentle look on her face, "You go Itachi!" she said.
"Really?" Itachi turned chibi and pointing a finger at him with a smile on his face. "Yeah! I go!" he said as he jumped up and down!
"Yeah, you go!" Kisame pushed him down off the stage, "How dare you make me a back-up singer?"
"Hey! You agreed on it! And you can't fool me! You actually enjoyed it! Shark-fins!" Itachi laughed and pointed a finger at him. Then turned normal and smiled at his baby brother. "So, my song is done! And I hope someone understood it! mwahaha!" he laughed.
"You're the best, Itachi-sama!" Haku hopped at Itachi and hugged him. "I was really shocked! I thought that you sing horrible, since Deidara-san and Kisame-san said that you only sing nursery rhymes." He laughed.
Itachi gave Haku a cheesy smile and patted the boy's head. "Yeah, I know that!" and he walked towards Naruto and Sasuke, when he was in front of the two, he smiled at them and hugged them both. "Waaaaa, I love you, kids."
"Uhhh, brother, thanks." Sasuke whispered at Itachi. Itachi smiled big at him then snuggled his face on Sasuke's neck. "Ew, Aniki!" he tried to stay away from his brother.
"Hehe, I just can't keep myself from doing that, daisetsuna otouto." Itachi kissed Sasuke's cheek. "Nyahaha!" he laughed ignoring Sasuke's ewwy screams and disgusted thingies. "Ne, Naru-chan."
"I am the only one suppose to call him that!" Sasuke snared at his brother.
Itachi gave him a smile. "Whatever!" then he hugged Naruto, hugging him in tight bear hug. Also ignoring Sasuke's screams of 'Let him go!' so on and so forth. He leaned at Naruto's ear and whispered. "Forgive him, he really misses you." then he pulled back and saw Naruto's flushed face. Grinning a toothy grin, Itachi pinched Naruto by the cheeks. "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! You look so cute!"
"Hehe, thanks a lot Ita-nii…" he cracked.
Teary eyed, Itachi hugged Naruto tighter than before, "Waaaa! You make me really happy, Naru-chan! Calling me Ita-nii and all…waaaaa I love you!" bones can be heard cracking at Naruto. "Aaa, gomen, gomen, Naru-chan…" Itachi gave a dotted eyes face. "Oi, Sasuke, I think, Naru-chan's unconscious."
"What? You made him UNCONSIOUS?" Sasuke turned chibi and bit Itachi on the arm.
"Aw! AW AWAWAWAW!" Itachi ran around the restaurant waving his arm with Sasuke on it. "WAAA! GET HIM OFF, GET HIM OFFFFFFFFFFF!"
Deidara slapped her hand on her forehead and sighed, but she smiled at the sight. Haku forced a smile. Kisame sighed at the scene with a smile. Zabuza tilted his head at the sight and laughed. Kabuto and Orochimaru however didn't mind and just sat down on the stage. Sakura gave a very surprised look,
Temari and Kankuro cheered. "You go Sasuke!"
All of the crowed look at the two. "Do we have something on our faces?" Temari and Kankuro asked as the crowed sighed.
"Anyways, that's all of me then." Itachi said as he finally pulled Sasuke off his arm. "Aw, hey this mark will last for some time!" he looked at Sasuke who pouted. "Oh, right, Kankuro!" he called Kankuro.
"Yes, Itachi?"
"Help me fix the foods shall you?" he asked Kankuro politely, and he nodded. "Very well, then, anyone who wants to help me, just enter the kitchen, okay?" he pulled Kankuro by the arm and entered the kitchen.
Sasuke stared at the now waking blond. Okay, Aniki done his part, now I have to do mine. He went to call up on Sakura, who was helping the blond stood up, "Umm, Sakura?"
The pink haired girl looked at him. "Yes, Sasuke-kun?" she smiled at him.
"Can I talk to you?" he asked in his low tone of voice.
"Umm, Haku-san, can you please help Naruto-kun for me?"
"Uh, sure no prob." Haku jumped in. "Naruto-kun, I'll be your nurse!" then he hugged the blond. "Weeee! I can finally talk to you again! Weeeeeee!"
"Haku, you'll break his bones." Zabuza forced a smile.
(Ire: To Sasuke and Sakura. Now!)
Sasuke took Sakura to the counter, where most of the people aren't there. "Sakura, I need a favor to ask of you." he said, with now a pleading voice.
Rising an eyebrow but she smiled. "Sure, anything for you and for Naruto-kun."
"Eh, you knew?"
"Yup! But just a while ago, as Naruto-kun said. Actually I noticed it. Anyway, what's the favor?"
"I want you to gather all the others here."
"Why would you want that?"
"Let's just say I want to scar my pride." And then he smiled at her. "So will you do that for me?"
He smiled at me…and it's a true smile! A tear leaked from Sakura's eye and she nodded. "Sure! I'll get going then!" and off she went outside.
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Vinscent: Okay, I am back!
Sasuke: Huh? You've always been with us.
Naruto: Yea! So what's with the 'I am back' thingy?
Vinscent: Huh? No I was not! I've been helping someone, so I've let Ire manage this one.
Sasuke & Naruto: What?
Sasuke: You got me there.
Naruto: What do you mean?
Vinscent: Ire is the one who's managing the story "What if…" and I helped Demented, who is managing "Mix Ups" and I am the one who was suppose to be managing this one.
Sasuke: I don't get it at all!
Naruto: Yea, me too.
Haku: Hey! Now where did Ire went off! I still have to kill her!
Vinscent: And why is that?
Itachi: She made me wear pigtails! And also Haku. Hey, I look cute in pigtails!
Zabuza: So, since when did I become dumb?
Vinscent: Huh? Oh, shoot, I shouldn't have let her manage this, now I am in great confusion! Anyways,
Haku, Naruto & Vinscent: We would like to thank Shellyraeleen-sama, Alana-StarSugarCat-sama and tootsieroll-sama for reading and reviewing the last chapter before this was uploaded. And many many thanks for StarSugarCat-sama and tiggra-sama for always reading and reviewing! Thank you so much for reading this chapter, if you are reading this…
Haku, Naruto & Vinscent: Anyways, if you readers still have time, please make a review for this chapter…we think that it's nearing the end.
Zabuza, Sasuke & Ire: Or give her flamies! Since it's all her fault!
Zabuza: Hey, Ire is here!
Sasuke: Ire? Hey! There are 2 Ms. Authors!
Vinscent: Ire? What have you done, here? You trying to sabotage me?
Ire: Huh? Did I just hear Kiba in What if calling me? Well see you guys!
Vinscent, Sasuke, Zabuza, Haku, Sasuke & Naruto: COME BACK HERE!
Vinscent: Oh, yea! The songs that were sung in the story are the following.
Itachi-Cascade's "There's A Reason" and Cliff Richard's "Ocean Deep"
Haku- "Beauty and Madness" by the one I really don't know who.
All: Anyways, thanks again for reading! And we're off! BYEBYE!
