Disclaimer:

I do not own Naruto or any of the associated characters.

To the readers:

I'M BACK!...kind of...I'm still in school so we'll see lol.

I know Christmastime has passed but I'm gonna upload this anyway. I've been working on it for a while now and it would feel like I had wasted my time if I didn't upload it. If you think this fic is ridiculous and stupid and maybe a little cringy, then good! It's designed to be that way! This isn't supposed to be some super serious fic but rather a lighthearted fic that simply tries to be enjoyable. That's why this fic doesn't try to really justify anything like technology or the songs and artists from our world that are somehow present in the Naruto world. I hope the tone this fic is going for is clear. This light tone does not mean this story won't have an overarching plot, but just that it's meant to be comedic and ridiculous more than anything. The only exception to this is the first chapter which is more or less a setup chapter. I've tried to use everything from modern, old (classic), mellow, and upbeat songs just to shake things up and hopefully have music that everyone can appreciate!

IMPORTANT:

When I want you (the reader) to play a song in the background, you will see Start Playing followed by the song I've chosen. Example – Start Playing: Song Title and Artist. Once you start the song you can let it play in the background as you finish reading the chapter. If the song finishes before you finish the chapter, you can probably just restart it if you want. When a character (usually Naruto) is singing the lyrics to a song, the lyrics will be italicized with quotation marks. Example – "Song lyrics would be here."

As the author, I created and read this work while listening to the music I have stated in the fic. If you're not going to listen to this with the music, I guarantee you the experience will not be anywhere close to carrying the effect intended. Some of the songs are simply fun to listen to and some of them provide a comedic effect at certain points in the fic. Without listening to the songs at the points specified, these effects will inevitably be lost.

I'm going to release the first two chapters together because Chapter 1 doesn't contain any songs. At least if the second chapter is up, you'll be able to see what type of songfic this is and have an idea of what to expect going forward.

Chapters will sometimes be very short and other times be very long depending on what's happening in the story. Without further ado, I hope you all enjoy this story!

Ch. 1

Day 0 (8:57 PM) - Song Selection: None

Location: Naruto's Apartment

Sakura unwrapped a small black box while casting Naruto a somewhat suspicious glance. He always gave her good gifts but for some reason, she just always expected to one day get a gag gift from him. It seemed like something he might do at some point given his character. She gave him one more wary glance then slowly flipped the black box open. She let out a small gasp after seeing what was inside which brought a content smile to Naruto's lips. Inside the box was a small gold necklace with an emerald green pendant a little bigger than a pearl. Sakura couldn't help but note that the green of the pendant was very close to matching the green of her eyes. She was sure Naruto had picked it for that exact reason. He was just the type of person to pay attention to details like that - a fact she appreciated more than she let on. She examined it for a bit longer, then softly said, "It's beautiful…" admiring the gold necklace in her hands.

Naruto was sitting cross-legged on the floor but leaned to the side to rest on his elbow after seeing her reaction. He gave a small smile and said, "I'm glad you like it." feeling happy that his gift had been well received.

Sakura gave him a tender smile then replied, "I don't like it, Naruto, I love it." as she looked back down at the necklace.

Kakashi was sitting on the couch a few feet away and couldn't help but give a small smile as he watched the two. He broke into the silence and said, "Yeah, you really outdid yourself Naruto…" then smiled and added, "Why don't you help her put it on?" while shooting Naruto a small smile from under his mask. Naruto looked towards Kakashi a little wide-eyed and said, "Me?" while pointing to himself. Sasuke had just come from the kitchen and responded before Kakashi could. "Yeah, you, Dobe." Naruto looked a little unsure of what to do, but Sakura didn't seem to have a problem with the idea because she turned her back towards him and then handed him the necklace over her back. She dangled the necklace a bit then said, "I agree. It's only fitting…" while giving him a soft smile over her back.

Naruto looked at the necklace with a bit of apprehension before gently taking it from her. "Ok." he said in a voice that unintentionally came out as a whisper. He had obviously been caught off guard by the suggestion, although he tried to hide it the best he could. It probably would've worked if everyone in the room hadn't known him for so long.

He carefully opened the necklace then softly placed it around her neck before closing it and letting go with a soft smile. Sakura raised a hand to the necklace then turned to Naruto with a small smile and asked, "What do you think?"

Naruto looked at it then gave Sakura a bright smile and said in his usual cheery voice, "Beautiful!" Sakura smiled a bit more at that then raised a hand to rub her fingers across the pendant and softly said, "Thank you, Naruto..." while pulling him into a close hug. Naruto rested his head on her shoulder with a small smile and said, "You're welcome, Sakura-chan."

After they released the hug, Sakura picked up a small gift wrapped in green wrapping paper. She looked at the gift she'd gotten him while holding it close then said, "Now, I kinda feel bad. I knew I should've got you something else…"

Naruto saw her trying to hide his gift, so he wore a wicked smile then quickly snatched it from her and held it high out of her reach. "Hey!" she yelled out in protest as she tried to reach across his body to grab it. Naruto simply stretched his arm to hold the box farther out of reach.

"Don't worry. I'm sure I'll like whatever it is!" he laughed while flashing her one of his wide-toothed grins. "Besides, what're you gonna do? Make me wait for you to get me something else? I don't think so…" he said while scrunching his face into a pout. Sakura let out a small sigh then finally gave up and clumsily clambered off of him. She moved her hands to her lap to try to hide her embarrassment, but her slightly reddening cheeks were giving her away.

Naruto let out a wide grin then grabbed at the wrapping paper on the gift until it was all gone. After he was done, he examined his now unwrapped Christmas present with an inquisitive stare then turned to Sakura with wide, questioning eyes. He lifted up the packaged item and asked, "What's this?"

Sakura started fidgeting around without really meaning to and replied, "It's an mp3 player. I noticed you like listening to music, so I thought it'd be a good gift. I already put some of the songs I've heard you listening to on there and I also added some other ones I thought you'd like." She gave a small shrug and finished, "Now you can listen to music whenever and wherever you want…"

"Really?!" asked Naruto with his deep blue eyes already starting to shimmer from the excitement of receiving his new gift. Sakura smiled a bit at his reaction then lifted her head slightly to nod and replied, "Yeah, really..."

Naruto pulled her into a tight hug while rocking back and forth then said, "Awesome! I knew I'd like whatever it was. Thanks, Sakura-chan." Sakura smiled and responded to his thanks by hugging him a little tighter. "Are you sure you like it?"

Naruto smiled then pushed her off so he could hold her by her shoulders. He beamed at her with that infamous wide-toothed smile and exclaimed, "You bet I do! It's a gift from my best friend, how could I not like it?"

Sakura wore a small smile and said, "I guess you're right." She turned away a bit to hide the small frown that threatened to creep up to her face at him calling her his best friend. She didn't find anything wrong with being Naruto's best friend. As a matter of fact, being Naruto's one and only best friend made her feel pretty special. It just hurt to be best friends with him when she wanted to be something more. It was a gradual change, but there was no denying that their roles had been reversed. Over time, Naruto had gone from being the guy who was crushing on her to simply being her best friend, and she had gone from being Naruto's best friend to actually wanting to be something more than friends. She could still remember back when they were younger, he used to always tell her things about how amazing she was or how she was the most beautiful girl he'd ever laid eyes on…or he'd tell her something stupid about her forehead… He still told her all those nice things, but after settling into being her friend, he never really said them as often or in the same way he used to, and as much as she tried to run from it, that fact saddened her. Over time, she realized that all she wanted was for him to treat her like that again, to see her like that again. She had considered talking to him, maybe about everything, but she couldn't bring herself to do it after remembering how she responded to his advances in the past. He had made it obvious how he felt about her, but she never really took him seriously. He probably didn't have those feelings anymore anyway…

"Sakura-chan, you ok?"

Sakura turned to Naruto who was now giving her a small smile although he looked like he might be the slightest bit concerned. She brought herself back to reality then replied, "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just glad you liked the gift, that's all."

Naruto watched her response then gave an unreadable smile almost as if thinking about something. After a short pause, he gave her a reassuring smile and said, "Don't worry, Sakura-chan. I'll be sure to listen to every song…"

"Every song?" she asked with a bit of a smile. "There's quite a few on there…"

Naruto beamed at her and said, "Sakura-chan, you know me. It's a promise." Sakura could do nothing but wear an adoring smile as she looked back at him. He was still the same old Naruto making promises, as usual. She could see in his eyes that he meant it. For some reason, his eyes just had that strange power. They would just let you know he meant every word when he said something. She had seen countless promises reflected by those eyes and she had to admit that he'd been pretty good about keeping them. Impossibly good to be honest, but he was just reliable like that. That was what made him special – made him Naruto. Her arm lifted almost as if on its own to touch his face, but she quickly realized what she was doing and turned the touch into a playful punch on the shoulder. She quickly shook herself free of her thoughts then gave him a small smile and said, "I know you will."

After that, Sakura stood up and stretched a bit before letting out a loud sigh as she turned to the three. "If we're done with presents, I think we could use some more food, yeah?"

The three nodded in agreement then Sakura jumped to her feet and left to go fetch some baked Christmas goods from the kitchen.

While she was gone, Sasuke noticed that Naruto was holding his new mp3 player with a bit of a gentle smile. That wasn't much of a surprise. He knew his two teammates had grown close in his absence and seeing their close bond manifest itself was something that no longer surprised him. What did surprise him though was how quickly Naruto's tender smile morphed into a somewhat devious one. 'Now what dumb plan could that Dobe have already come up with to have him smiling like that…' he thought with a blank stare.

He gave the blond one last glance then asked, "What the heck are you thinking?"

Naruto turned to him with a wide smile and said, "Oh, nothing..." He leaned towards Sasuke's ear and whispered, "It's just that I realized something… And I have a really fun idea that I can use to deal with it…"

Sasuke looked towards the mp3 player and whispered back, "And this brand-new idea involves the gift you received less than a minute ago?..."

Naruto gave a small nod and whispered, "Yep. This is gonna be my secret weapon. Just you wait. You'll see…"

Sasuke shook his head disapprovingly then mumbled to himself, "I'm not sure I'll want to…" That idiot always came up with the weirdest plans. To his credit, the unorthodox nature of his plans was usually what made them so unusually effective - a fact the Uchiha still found quite perplexing…

A little while later, Sakura walked back into the room announcing that she had a freshly stocked plate of baked goods. Kakashi was the first to reach out and grab a handful of cookies while expressing his thanks. Naruto and Sasuke followed suit then the four all settled in and proceeded to enjoy each other's company for the rest of the night.

Author's Note

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