Love Stays
by Heartaker
Summary- Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Neji are in a famous J-rock band called 'The Leaf' but before they were famous throughout Japan, they were just regular boys, who did things regular boys do, they also feel in love-but because of there careers they had to leave there loves behind, with a promise that they would be back when it was all said in done. Naruto, Chouji, and Gaara are feeling the loss more than ever, and decide that they have waited long enough and decide to take matters into there own hands by...
starting there OWN J-rock band- 'Hidden Village'
Pairings- SasuNaru, ShikaChouji, GaaNeji, KakaIru...others maybe...
Disclaimer- I own nothing of course
Warnings- Shounen-ai, yaoi, boy/boy lovin', angst, Lemon/Lime, Language (duh)
A.N.- Okay the songs that are going to be written throughout this all belong to other successful J-rock bands, some of the songs will be by woman some will be by man, so if you recognize the song, and is kind a iffy about males singing female songs, I've warned you before hand. They're relationships are already established, they haven't broken up or separated, and Kakashi and Iruka are married.
Naruto scowled as he walked in through the front entrance of Konoha High. It was a relatively sunny day, but to Naruto it felt like the sky was pelting him with drops of sorrow. He pushed through the doors, and ignored everyone and everything-the stares, the whispers, even the sneers, and the...hisses? 'Oh the I-Love-Sasuke fan club' predictably all girls, and the handful of open gay guys. Naruto didn't really care anymore, I mean why should he? Sasuke was his before he was there's, they had been together way before he realized he could sing and then went off with Shikamaru and Neji to travel the world, or better yet all of Asia.
Sasuke and Naruto had been together since they were twelve, and Naruto was the one who encouraged Sasuke to pursue his dream after over-hearing him sing in the shower. Shikamaru and Surprisingly Neji had shared his dream, or decided to at least help him see it come to fruition, and that is exactly what they did. Naruto stopped at his locker, and for a second forgot his combination- 4-16-8, he muttered under his breathe, smirking a little as he heard the little 'click' indicating that his locker was open. Grabbing his stuff out he deposited his science, math, and history book into his book bag. Then closed his locker up.
To say that Naruto missed Sasuke was saying too much, he ached him, to put it in better words. They had been separated from each other for more than three years, in which 'The Leaf'- Sasuke's band literally took the huge continent of Asia by storm. Selling out by the millions, and that was only three albums! Even there singles sold out by the millions, and Naruto wasn't ashamed to say he owned every last one of them. He leaned his head up against his locker reveling in the coolness of it. -I miss you so much Sasuke, how long are you gonna make me wait? I'm getting a little tired'
"Naruto?"
Naruto recognized the voice as belonging to his long time friend Chouji Akimichi, who was no longer the chubby boy he once was. He was tall, taller than Naruto, and slightly pudgy, but that pudge was with each passing day he went to the gym to take off the stress of being away from Shikamaru was turning into muscle. He looked really good, and was actually quite happy that he had let off the pounds, but sometimes he regretted it, when he realized that he could no longer scarf down bag after bag of chips, and other such things. Naruto grinned when he realized that Shikamaru would probably have a heart-attack if he seen his boyfriend now-he was quite the lady-magnet.
Naruto almost laughed out loud.
"Thinking about Sasuke again?" He asked, moving thick finger threw wisps of brown hair. Naruto stared up at him, and sighed. "Am I that obvious?" Chouji shook his head with a small smile on his face. "I'm worse" Naruto smiled back and him and Chouji made there way off down the hallway. The stares and whispering intensified if that was even possible. Chouji sneered. "Idiots, it been two years since 'The Leaf' came out-there not over it yet?" Naruto's eyes looked wary as he stared pass the people, didn't the bell ring already? It was like they were posted.
"No 'The Leaf' is the hottest thing since sliced bread, and we just so happen to be there lovers, even though we're like three years due" Chouji laughed, it had been so long since him and Shikamaru had had sex that he had almost forgotten what sex was. Naruto let a grin spread across his face. "Oh yeah I wanted to tell you that I had got a letter from Shika" Chouji smiled lovingly, holding it up, they walked into there first hour, which was a two-hour long class.
English.
Him and Chouji went up to the far end of the classroom and took there seats. Naruto placed his book-bag in the chair next to him, nobody sat next to him anyway, but he wanted everyone to know that that seat was reserved for Gaara-
"What's it say?"
Chouji sighed lovingly, making Naruto roll his eyes. "That he misses me, and loves me, and that he wishes he could take a nap" They both laughed at that, Shikamaru was still as lazy as ever.
"Sad, I thought this whole music thing would break him of that habit-it always irritated me" Naruto gave him a curious glance. "Why? I thought that was what you loved about him"
"It's one of the things, I just hated how he could be so lazy and be in such good shape, it made me sort a envious. Mind you this was before me and Shika became such good friends"
"...and more"
Naruto added slyly, leaning back placing his hands behind his head. Smiling when he saw the familiar head of red hair, and the intense green eyes of one Gaara-the second hottest boy ever, next to Sasuke of course, but it's a close one. "Gaara Hyuuga, you finally show your face!" Gaara paused a fraction of a second at the last name, then mock-glared at Naruto. "What have I told you about that Uzumaki?" He tossed Naruto his book-bag and plopped down. His crimson red shirt bunching up around his stomach as he lounged back.
He stared ahead quietly, Chouji and Naruto watched him closely. Ever since Neji went off with 'The Leaf' Gaara had been acting more distant than before, it's hard for a guy like Gaara to love anyone. And even though him and Naruto were a lot alike, and the more OBVIOUS couple-he had just found a little bit more of himself in Neji. At first they hardly spared a glance at each other, but one-day, (a day Gaara is not very happy to admit) he broke down, and Neji was there. It surprised him so much that Neji was the one that had comforted him, that he had kissed him! He didn't know what had overcome him, but he just had too, Neji just looked so vulnerable-they had dated quietly, and he had only told Naruto.
Who had been more surprised than he himself, they met secretly, and shared a close bond. Eventually they fell in love with each other, and just like the other couples are still in love till this day-it just sucked being without him. Gaara narrowed his eyes a little. "It's been three years" He said to no one in particular, but Naruto and Chouji had been waiting for him to say something, and they both sighed, feeling and knowing the loneliness and the heartache that Gaara felt all too well.
They were just about to reach out and comfort there friend, when loud squeals were heard from the front of the classroom. Sakura and Ino had raced each other into the classroom- Sakura had a radio in her hand and had ran over to the teachers desk to plug it in. "Hurry up Sakura, before we miss it!" Ino shouted, hovering over her best-friends shoulder. Hinata walked in, Kiba had his arm around her shoulders. The class then started to fill, Naruto, Chouji, and Gaara kept there eyes fixed on the front of the classroom. "What are you two up to now?" Kiba barked, annoyed beyond belief, that's all they did was scream, and giggle. He was glad Hinata was nice, and quiet. Ino glared at him, and if Kiba wasn't the guy he was he would've probably pee'd his pants. (Lots of boys have been known to do that, being under Ino's Piss-Your-Pants glare)
"The Leaf's new single- 'Longing' has finally come out, and it's beautiful, it's the number 1 song!"
She clapped her hands, "like all there songs..." Sakura mumbled as she turned it to the right station, just in time. "Here's 'The Leaf's' new number 1 hit single, 'Longing'" The classroom of girls practically mobbed the desk, Sakura turned the radio up full blast. A slow sound started up, and then carried... Naruto sat-back and sighed, he wished the girls would shut up so he could at least hear the song. His breath caught when he heard Sasuke's beautiful voice-
Hurting more than words could ever try to say
Once again my tears come raining down
Someday, though, I know that all I feel will be...
So I sing... this 'Unending Melody'...
Hold you close within my heart and tomorrow will live
again and maybe you and I will live there, too...
Naruto felt his heart constrict in his chest, Sasuke's voice sounded so sad, it was like he was singing some tune of unending sadness and loneliness-singing right straight to Naruto's very heart, and when the chorus came he almost cried.
Sing without you
I'll sing without you
Can't you feel my heart
Falling through the rain?
I sing without you
I'll sing without you
Can't you hold my tears?
Cause, still I love you…
"Who brought this radio in here?" Came the irked voice of there English Teacher, Hatake Iruka.
The girls, minus Sakura and Ino flocked back to their seats, some of the girls were wiping there eyes. Sakura and Ino were openly crying holding onto one another. "He sounds so sad..." Sakura moaned. Iruka sighed and walked over unplugging the radio from the wall. "Take your seats ladies" He said in exasperation. Sakura and Ino nodded wiping tears from there eyes, Sakura grabbed her radio and they went and sat-down.
Naruto couldn't breathe, he felt tears prickling his eyes. Was it true that Sasuke was in as much pain about there separation as he was?
'Hurting more than words could ever try to say?'
He looked down at his table, the brown of the desk blurred before his eyes, and before Naruto knew it, liquid drops were trailing down his cheeks and onto his desk. Gaara's green eyes blinked and he sat-up in alarm.
'Hold you close within my heart and tomorrow will live again and maybe you and I will live there too...'
"Naruto" Chouji said in a strained voice, gripping Naruto's shoulder. Naruto stood up, "Mr. Hatake can I please be excused?" Iruka looked at him for a second, understanding dawning on his face as he saw the tears on Naruto's face. His husband Kakashi, had followed the boys three lovers, because they needed someone like Kakashi to keep them in check and to watch out for them. It had been hard, him and Kakashi had only just gotten married, and he was telling him that he would have to leave. In the end Iruka understood, and let him go, knowing that it wouldn't be forever, they'd be together again.
"Of course Naruto"
Naruto ran from the classroom, and into the bathroom. He ran over to the sink shaking, his throat hurt, because he was trying to stop himself from crying. He didn't want to be so weak, to feel so weak, but it was hard being separated from the one you loved.
'Cause still I love you'
Naruto cried until he couldn't cry anymore, and then he washed his face off, and stared at his reflection in the mirror. Water trailed down his tanned face, he turned away from his red eyes, and breathed deeply. "Alright, I'm okay, I'm cool" He walked out the bathroom, and down the hall to re-enter the English classroom. All eyes were on him, much to his annoyance.
"Just because he's Sasuke's boyfriend doesn't mean that every song is about him"
"Bet he wants us to feel sorry for him because of that..."
"...show-off.."
Naruto ignored them as he approached his two worried friends, they had already begun there writing assignment. "You alright, Naruto?" Chouji asked as soon as he sat-down. Gaara leaned over equally concerned. "They don't know anything" Naruto seethed, his fists clenching as he watched them all whisper and write at the same time, making it obvious that they were talking about him. "I know Sasuke more than anyone, I know when he's hurting, and he's hurting just like I am-he misses me just as much as I miss him, and he's expressing that pain through that song-expressing it so perfectly"
Gaara nodded his head,
"Yes, 'Longing' they're all feeling the same way we are, and since Kakashi writes most of there songs..." He broke off and looked over toward Iruka, he was reading something, and his eyes were sort a glazed.
"He's married to Kakashi, if anybody understands us, it's Iruka" They all gave Iruka sad looks. Then Chouji decided to change the subject. "We should really get on with our assignment, it should take our minds off of our boyfriends for awhile" Gaara and Naruto nodded. Naruto stared down at his paper. "What should we write about?" He said not being able to hear what the assignment was, since he had been in the bathroom. "Iruka wants us to compose a song, that describes us..." He trailed off looking worried. "I don't even know where to begin" He then turned away and started chewing on his tongue. Gaara had turned away also, and was looking down at his own paper, only having a single line written.
Naruto turned back to his own paper, and frowned. A poem that expressed them-or better yet expressed who he was...
He pressed the tip of his pencil to his paper, and without realizing what he was writing words begin to present themselves...
Cultivate your hunger before you idealize.
Motivate your anger to make them all realize.
Climbing the mountain, never coming down,
Break into the contents, never falling down,
Don't try to live so wise,
Don't cry 'cause your so right,
Don't' dry with fakes or fears,
'Cause you will hate yourself in the end
Naruto chewed on the end of his pencil as he read it over, and started whistling to himself. The words started to come alive, and he started to remember himself, that loud, obnoxious boy with the sparkling blue eyes who only wanted to prove himself-prove everyone who called him an idiot, and said he would end up just like his father wrong. He wanted to prove Sasuke wrong...he placed the pencil back on the paper...
You say 'Dreams are dreams',
'I ain't gonna play the fool anymore'
You say, ''Cause I still got my soul'
Take your time, baby, your blood needs slowing down,
breach your soul to reach yourself before you gloom,
Reflection of fears, makes shadows of nothing, shadows of nothing.
You still are blind if you see a winding road,
'Cause there's always a straight way to the point you see!
Don't try to live so wise,
Don't cry 'cause your so right,
Don't' dry with fakes or fears,
'Cause you will hate yourself in the end
Naruto read the paper over, sort a mesmerized at what he wrote. The song described him perfectly, or better yet who he was perfectly. He smiled a little bit thinking about how proud Sasuke would be, that he Naruto could be DEEP about anything, especially something that was his passion. All he ever wanted was to prove himself to Sasuke, and he thought as he read over his song, which he entitled 'Wind', that in so many ways he had.
'BANDS'
"Soooooo..." Chouji started. "You're not going to let us read your song?" Naruto shook his head, his song safely stashed away in his book-bag. "Not yet, I want to go and make a beat for it, I had a idea in my head in class when I was reading it over-I think Sasuke may like it" Gaara looked over at him. "Your going to give Sasuke your song?" Naruto gave him a sheepish look, and scratched his head. "Well yeah...I mean he's the singer an all, I mean what do I need it for?" Gaara looked away his face blank. Naruto gave him a long hard stare before turning back to Chouji.
"Want to listen to the entirety of 'The Leaf's' new song?" He asked voice serious. Chouji closed his eyes then opened them. "Why your only going to cry again" He teased, Naruto felt a vein pop up on the side of his head. "What are you trying to say that I'm some wailing fan girl!" Chouji looked thoughtful for a second before turning back to Naruto with an impish grin. "Yeah"
They fought all the way to Naruto's house.
'BANDS'
Naruto threw open the door to his house, it was still as messy as it always was, since Sasuke wasn't around to keep it neat and tidy. Gaara picked up some stray clothes and threw them off to the side in disgust. Naruto made a bee line over to his computer, and quickly downloaded up 'The Leaf's' song. He had too, the album wasn't out in stores yet-he went and made up some ramen while they waited for the song to download, Gaara and Chouji had made themselves as comfortable as they possible could being in Naruto's house in all.
Naruto walked cheerfully out the kitchen handing them each there own cup of ramen. He walked over and sat in his computer chair. His face sobered as he let the mouse hover over the 'Launch' button, he turned blue eyes toward Gaara and Chouji. "Are you guys ready?"
Gaara nodded solemnly eyes downcast- "More ready than I'll ever be, nobody plays the guitar like my Shika!" Chouji exclaimed warmly, Naruto smiled, and even Gaara let a small smile grace his face. Naruto pressed 'Launch' and they listened to the song- 'Longing'
Hurting more than words could ever try to say
Once again my tears come raining down
Someday, though, I know that all I feel will be...
So I sing... this 'Unending Melody'...
Hold you close within my heart and tomorrow will live
again and
Maybe you and I will live there, too...
Sing without you
I'll sing without you
Can't you feel my heart
Falling through the rain
I'll sing without you
Can't you hold my tears
Cause, still I love you
I sing without you
I'll sing without you
Can't you hold my tears?
Cause, still I love you
I can't face that thought of being alone
I sing for the song still carries on
Hold you close within my heart and think of all the
songs we would sing
But your voice has faded soft away...
Sing without you
I'll sing without you
Can't you feel my pain
There's nothing I can do
Sing without you
I'll sing without you
Can't you feel my pain?
There's nothing I can do...
I still have a longing for your memory
Even if it only causes pain...
I want to tell you of what's in my heart
But right now... there's no one here for me to tell...
Once again the rain comes pouring, slowly seeming to
turn into dreams
Where tomorrow is 'played' just like a song...
To Be Continued...
'Longing' -X-Japan (I love all there ballads! My favorite being 'Crucify my Love')
'Wind'-Ending Theme from Naruto (My favorite Naruto song, I love the beat, and I think the song matches Naruto perfectly)
'The Leaf'
Sasuke-Lead Singer
Neji-Second lead, Second guitar, Keyboardist
Shikamaru-Guitarist, Vocals
Kakashi-Manager, Songwriter, Producer-
Skinny!Chouji-I know but it was crucial to the storyline
Next Chapter-The boys reaction to the song, Naruto makes a beat, Gaara has a idea, and we meet up with 'The Leaf'
