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'

Parings- SasuNaru, ShikaChouji, GaaNeji, KakaIru...others maybe...

Disclaimer- I own nothing of course

Warning- Shounen-ai, Yaoi, boy/boy lovin', angst, Lemon/Lime, Language (duh)

A.N.- Man I am really trying to keep the updates coming on this story, but It's harder than I had at first thought, see I want everything to mesh together. I don't really want anything to sound out of place or crazy-and I think it's pretty obvious that I know nothing about musical instruments, I'm just going by what I've read and my imagination-Seems to be working (at least I hope), but I'm going to try to keep dishing out the chapters at a respectable rate-because I don't think I'm going to be getting bored with this story anytime soon-

I really appreciate the reviews, some people don't really realize that reviews give people ammunition to keep on going-so I really am grateful for the reviews I have been given-there wonderful!

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Makkura Arashi- That's good to know (and do you also know that Arashi is the name of the villain in my 'Boyz Don't Cry' story?)

Bold- 'The Leaf' (Singing)

Italic- "Artificial Sweetner' (Singing)

Underline- 'Hinata' (Singing)

Italic/Underline- 'Ino' (Singing)

Bold/Italic- 'Audience' (Singing)

Chapter 10

Sakura pushed the backstage door open and lead Ino outside, it was already dark, and the air was chill-but it felt good against there heated skin. Sakura felt uncomfortable, she really didn't know how to come about comforting Ino, she could remember all those times when she use to run to her crying about how Sasuke had let her down once again. Ino was always there, to give her a hug, and a flower-even though they fought all the time, they never fought when it mattered, when it counted. They were like sisters, her and Ino, and watching Ino cry-It just felt wrong in so many ways, because Ino was the strong one, the brave one, the one who never cracked under pressure, never showed weakness or doubt.

...and here she was, crying over Shikamaru's words. It just felt wrong.

"Ino please" Sakura begin, she could feel her own tears threatening to fall down her own cheeks. "I want you to stop crying right now, like you always use to tell me when I would cry about Sasuke- "Why cry over something that's not worth crying over-" Sakura drew back, as Ino's hand shot up. Her bangs were sweated threw and they stuck to her forehead and face. Sakura threw Hinata a desperate look, but she looked just as sad and as broken as Ino did.

Ino walked foreward wrapping her arms around herself, she stopped at the curb that lead off into the street, and looked off into the sky. Sakura made a move toward her, but stopped when she realized that Ino was humming to herself, Sakura looked over at Hinata who was staring at the back of Ino's head her eyes slightly wide.

the last kiss

tasted like tobacco

a bitter and sad smell

Ino softly begin to sing to herself, at the moment it seemed like she was unaware of the fact that Hinata and Sakura were behind her-and then it hit her, she looked back at Ino-this was her song, the song that Ino had wrote-the song she was now softly and sadly singing the lyrics too.

tomorrow, at this time

where will you be?

who will you be thinking about?

you are always gonna be my love

even if I fall in love with someone once again

I'll remember to love

you taught me how

you are always gonna be the one

it's still a sad song

until I can sing a new song...

They stayed on the stage long after the song was over, listening to the endless applause. They stayed because what Gaara had just spoken was finally sinking in, the severity of there decision to go into the Music Industry. At first they were doing it because they wanted to be able to see there boyfriends physically, and not just on TV, or in a Magazine. But now, his words rung true, they were doing it for a whole 'nother reason, the reason they had been doing it all along. They really wanted this, and if that meant going head to head with there lovers, than so be it.

Naruto felt sick, and he pressed his hand up against his stomach. He had to get out of there or he was going to hurl, and there was no way he could go backstage, not with Sasuke back there looking so murderous, looking like he knew. Naruto's head snapped up, and before Chouji and Gaara could catch on to what he was doing, Naruto had moved back a few steps, and then ran towards the crowd. Chouji and Gaara could only watch wide eyed as Naruto did a perfect back flip into the crowd of screaming, salivating fan girls. "That idiot!" Gaara seethed, he strapped off his guitar, and looked toward Chouji-who looked nothing short of amused.

"We're gonna have to go after him" Chouji backed up a step, "You mean go into that?" He pointed a shaking finger at the crowd, one crazy fan girl made to bite his finger-he pulled it protectively against his chest. Naruto was slowly disappearing. "We have no choice, and at the moment I'd rather face these girls than Neji" He jumped off into the crowd after Naruto, praying that no one went for his shirt. (It cost 500) Chouji turned to look back stage, Sasuke looked like he was foaming at the mouth, Neji looked like his eyes would pop out of there sockets from his rage, and Shikamaru...He just looked disappointed.

I'm sorry Shika. Chouji turned toward the girls who seemed to be waiting for him, took a deep breath and jumped.

"I'll kill him" Sasuke raged, they had went back into there changing room-waiting for Tsunade to calm down the audience enough for them to get ready. This tour was already thirty minutes into it, maybe more than that-They planned on singing five songs and then wrapping it up. Shikamaru sat on the make up dresser stringing his guitar, Neji sat on the couches looking quite stiff, and Sasuke was pacing a burn into the rug. "What the hell are they thinking!" Sasuke went on, "they thought we wouldn't find out, those ridiculous disguises-they should've just come wearing cloaks!"

Neji leaned back against the couch. "It's really hard to figure out why" He stated, then started massaging his temples, "We all know however, that this is not good-Tsunade likes them, way more than she liked us-and the crowd seems to agree with her-they're now are enemies" Sasuke and Shikamaru almost snapped there necks turning around to look at him. Neji however was staring at the ceiling. Shikamaru looked down at the ground, absentmindedly stroking his guitar. "I'm guessin' we put this all on ourselves, we haven't been the best boyfriends-but thinking about Chouji as my enemy, I don't know if I could do that"

Sasuke turned his back on his teammates. "You don't have much of a choice Shikamaru-if they want to pursue this in order to get back at us for never being around, there's really nothing we can do about it-but that doesn't mean we have to make it easy for them" Neji leaned forward smirking, and Shikamaru cocked a eyebrow-Sasuke was up to something.

"The moment you've all been waiting for-" Insert: Lights, bright flashes, and ear splitting screams-Tsunade's eye twitched-dangerously.

"THE LEAF!"

The stadium erupted in a frenzy, the girls were completely beside themselves, jumping meters into the hair, grabbing at there hair-and just plain going crazy!

'The Leaf' walked onto the stage, as cool and as aloof as they always did, not seeming to be bothered by the frenzy of there mere presence overtaking the audience.

They calmly set up there equipment, all looking more smug than what was necessary. The lights had dimmed, casting shadows over the stage and the audience. Sasuke walked up to the edge of the stage holding the mic loosely in his hands.

"Hello Konoha" came the deep velvety voice that made millions of girls across Asia scream themselves into a coma. "It's really good to be back-it's been a long time"

screams met his words, he smiled slowly. Then without another word, he raised his hand and the beat started up, the girls were now pushing each other out the way to get a better view of the stage-Sasuke stepped back slowly, then leaned forward.

Become as wings that outshine your sadness, cutting through the white darkness

If the girls were to scream any louder he'd go suddenly deaf-Sasuke thought, as he wrapped the cord of the microphone around his wrist, listening to Shikamaru and Neji play the beat out in the background.

Illuminated by the cold sun

I had some tame freedom

On the miraculous night reflected in the mirror

My soul began to remove its mask

On the other side of the crumbling wall

Despair and hope wear the same face

If your heart is not satisfied

Head towards the ending prologue that flies away...

Backstage:

Tsunade and Shizune were talking, they had seen enough of 'The Leafs' concerts to not be fazed by the stunning performance they were doing at the moment. Tsunade was too busy talking about 'Hidden Village' and how different they were from 'The Leaf' they were more rock and edge, voices more rough as where 'The Leaf's' were more smooth-and talking about how Shizune was without a doubt going to become the manager of 'Artificial Sweetner'

Iruka stood trying to make himself as discreet as possible, he wondered where Naruto, Chouji, and Gaara had went-they never did come back...

Kakashi approached him, looking indifferent. Iruka tensed, this was not good. "Mr. Crow-could I speak to you in private for a second?"

The girls if they were able would have jumped out of there skin, as the fast beat to the popular Leaf song 'Go To The West' started off, blazing all across the stadium-almost louder than the screaming girls, almost. Sasuke smirked as Neji appeared beside him with his own guitar, Shikamaru preferred to stay in the back away from the girls, so he had a mic set up in front of him-Sasuke didn't really have much of a choice.

"SASUKE I DON'T CARE IF YOUR TAKEN I WANT TO HAVE YOUR BABY!"

"NEJI! NEJI! CAN YOU SEE ME! I LOVE YOU!"

"SHIKAMARU I HEART YOU BABY!"

Neji, Sasuke, and Shikamaru did what they always did, when girls would spew forth there undying love for them-they ignored it. Sasuke sung out the first parts of the song, with Neji helping him out-and then all three did the chorus-by now the girls were frantic, they wanted to touch something, and security was having a hard time pushing them back-

Go though with at any cost! To the other side where the sun sets

for the sake of grasping the truth in these hands

Even if there's only one road to take,

you should just enjoy it

Life is a wicked play; a long distance

Sasuke and Neji sang together, belting forth into the mic, they were sweating hard, hearts beating frantically-but they kept at it, taking a cautionary step away from the edge of the stage.

Go through with at any cost! Start running to the West

Even if you fall or collapse, you just have to stand up

if you show yourself the way you are, it seems to live is fine

this journey will continue again; a long beginning

"We have to go back in there Naruto, Iruka's probably worried about us" Chouji said, they stood in a deserted corridor of the theater, listening to the girls scream themselves black and blue over there boyfriends. Naruto's arms were folded over his chest, and he was leaned up against the wall, Chouji was leaned up next to him, and Gaara mirrored his pose, but he was leaned up against the opposite wall.

He looked at Naruto, Naruto looked back at him. "Your scared to face Sasuke aren't you, because he knows that it was you up there singing" Naruto sighed and slid down the wall. "What am I gonna do? I don't want him to hate me, but I really like singing with you guys-but I love Sasuke, and I don't want anything to happen to our relationship, but at the same time I don't want to ruin my friendship with you guys" Chouji smiled warmly down at Naruto, and slid down the wall to sit next to him, he leaned against his shoulder. Gaara watched them silently. "Me and Gaara feel the same way Naruto, and we're basically in this together-nothing could ever come between our friendship-as for you and Sasuke, I don't know, but then again me and Gaara have to deal with the same thing" He then glanced over at Gaara to make sure he was listening to what he had to say next-

"If any one of us is having second thoughts, I say we speak now, or never speak of it again" He waited, Gaara remained resolute eyes fixed on Naruto, who at the moment seemed to be the weakest link. "Gaara's in, I'm in, what about you Naruto?" Naruto stayed silent for moments just staring at his hands, flashes of him and Sasuke passed before his eyes, and then flashes of him, Gaara, and Chouji-the decision was a hard one, but he had already made up his mind, "I'm in-but I'm still scared"

A silence followed his confession, Chouji put a comforting arm around Naruto's shoulder, because he was scared too. Gaara looked away and stared off down the hallway.

Ino sat down on the curb and let her tears fall, she was crying hard, sobs racked her body-and with each wail Ino made Sakura winced. She looked over at Hinata she was hugging herself fiercely, silent tears streaming down her face. Sakura felt afraid and lost for a second, what could she do? How could she salvage the situation, without breaking down and crying herself? She looked from Ino to Hinata, and then at the sky.

the paused time is

about to start moving

there's many things that I don't want to forget about

Hinata opened her eyes slowly and looked over at Sakura, her arms loosened somewhat from the tight grip she had on them. Sakura looked over at Hinata, pleading with her to help her out-she couldn't do it alone. Hinata smiled softly, and walked over to stand beside Sakura-she sung the next verse.

tomorrow, at this time

I will probably be crying

I will probably be thinking about you

Ino stopped crying abruptly, Hinata's soft voice, and Sakura's lulling her out of her depressed stupor, she listened as they sung the chorus together, there voices meshing together-executing it perfectly:

you will always be inside my heart

you will always have your own place

I hope that I have a place in your heart too

now and forever you are still the one

it's still a sad song

until I can sing a new song

They watched as Ino stood up and brushed off her skirt, then turned around and face them. She wiped the tears from her face and smiled- "We still have one more part to sing, let's do it together" Hinata and Sakura nodded, and they sung out the last verse of the song, there beautiful voices carrying off into the night air-they hoped that some crying girl somewhere heard them singing this song, and they hoped that it brought her solace.

you are always gonna be my love

even if I fall in love with someone once again

I'll remember to love

you taught me how

you are always gonna be the one

it's still a sad song

until I can sing a new song

They hugged.

'The Leaf' were now singing there last song of the night, they were all tired, all sweaty-but really loving every moment of it- "This is our current single 'Longing' we would like it if you all would help us sing it" Sasuke's tired voice breathed into the mic. The girls were more than eager to obey-the slow sad beat started up, Sasuke who had had a stool brought out for him, sat heavily down on it, and before he sung he threw back a large gulp of water. He stared out among the audience, and for a second he wished that Naruto was standing in the front row right in front of him, he was singing this song to him, after all.

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...

He then put the mic out toward the crowd, and every girl in the audience sung the chorus with him:

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

"I know it's you Iruka, you can drop the disguise and the name" Kakashi said, his voice flat and serious. Iruka stared back at him, and then he pulled his glasses off, revealing chocolate colored eyes to the icy blue, and red of his husbands. "Iruka what are you doing?" Iruka looked away unable to hold eye contact with his lover, he sighed. "Kakashi please don't try and stop me alright, the boys they really enjoy this-and I want you to be able to support me and what I'm doing with them, just like I did with you"

Kakashi stared at him, he then reached out and touched Iruka's face, Iruka leaned into the touch. "I can't Iruka-" Iruka pulled back, and pushed Kakashi's hand away. He stared defiantly back into the eyes of his lover, his soul mate, his husband- "Then this is war-and may the best band win" Kakashi looked like he had been struck, Iruka grabbed his face and kissed him, hard and roughly. Kakashi didn't miss the tears in his eyes.

"I don't know if I'll ever be able to kiss you like that again Kakashi-but do know that I love you, that is something that will never change"

Iruka turned away from him, and slipped the glasses back onto his face-he walked off disappearing around the corner. Kakashi stood in the dark, wondering if what he said was the right thing.

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...

Yay! I got this out in due time-hopefully I can keep this up-I really enjoyed writing this chapter-It made me really sad-and sadly, it's only going to get sadder-

White Night, True Light- 'D.N. Angel' (I don't really like this show, but the songs are pretty cool)

Go To The West- 'Saiyuki'

Longing- 'X-Japan'

First Love- 'Utada Hikaru' (words cannot describe how much I love this song!)

Hope you all enjoy this chapter-which I hope it long enough to abate you until the next!

Ja!

Next Chapter- A flurry of flashbacks…