Obviously any songs i use are not mine. all the people who wrote said songs have full ownership rights~


"And who are you?" asked the spiky haired boy who started to walk up to her. Upon closer inspection the teenager was tan with subtle muscles and lazy eyes. Shocked that the guy even noticed her snooping she squeaked, but the sound was drowned out by all the commotion inside the dressing room. Looking up at the man in dressed in a faded green top she couldn't find any words to explain herself. The spiky hair teen scratched the back of his head.

"I-I am s-so s-s-sorry!" Hinata said bending down in a respectful bow and repeating the motion. "I saw my cousin i-i-in here, I-I was w-worried!" she cried. The man she assumed was the stage manager sighed.

"Geez…I really am too nice for my own good. Tell me your name and the name of your cousin. I guess I'll point you in the right direction."

"Uh-um…m-my name is H-Hyuuga H-Hinata, my c-cousin is H-Hyuuga N-Neji." Hinata stuttered. The man with his spiky hair that imitated a pineapple whistled in amazement.

"No shit?" he asked, the girl nodded her head in panic. The noise of the building was starting to hurt her head and the half naked people walking in and out of the dressing rooms in stunning outfits were a shock to her system. She just wanted to leave, but she had to see why her cousin was here.

"Alright, follow me and don't get lost." Pineapple boy said as he walked deeper into the throng of performers. Hinata followed closely behind.

"U-Uh…um i-if you d-don't mind m-me asking…W-What is this p-place?"

Pineapple boy turned to her with his lazy brown eyes in surprise.

"You're Neji's cousin, yet you don't know this place?" Hinata flinched in shame.

"I-I'm sorry, Neji does not t-talk to m-m-me often…" the poor girl fiddled with her fingers as tears started to appear on her eye lids. Her voice was so soft the teenager she was talking to barley heard her.

"This is 'Burned', a night club owned by Tsunade-san. She is the Head Master of Konoha Arts. She lets the students from KA come here and perform a whole bunch of different shit depending on the event. Tonight is all about pop music incidentally." The teen explained. "Me and a few of my buddies run most of the club since Tsunade-san is usually busy with finances and school shit."

"N-Neji-nii-san?" Hinata asked questionably.

"He seriously never told you he works here?" the guy sighed. Hinata shook her head again, the tears pricking her pearl eyes now free falling down her flushed cheeks.

"Ah! H-hey, don't start crying…jeez." The boy muttered.

"B-But Ne-Neji-nii-san never t-told me…W-W-We use to always b-be able to ta-talk about anything! S-So wh-wh-whyyy…." Violet bangs shifted as the girls tiny, porcelain hand covered her wet face

"Aw shit…" flustered, the pineapple boy scratched the back of his head, he had no clue how to handle a crying girl. He looked around for some help. Yet, all he received pitiful looks from some of the people who watched the two. Damn assholes…

"Er, hey, stop crying, I'll show you something that will cheer ya up ok?" he asked. Hinata sniffed.

"I-I'm s-sorry, I'll st-stop…" she murmured wiping her eyes with her grey sweater after taking off her leather jacket.

"There we go, that's better," he sighed with relief, then took her wrist. "just follow me." Hinata obeyed her still nameless guide down a swirling iron stair case. The roaring of the crowd was deafening, yet she couldn't look away, hypnotized by the cheers and cat calls for the person up on the stage about to perform. The man stopped at the edge of the stage where the thick crimson curtain hung. Hinata rubbed her eyes, trying to adjust to the dimness of the first floor of the building. Suddenly the stage lights came to life in shades of pink and yellow. The whole stage was there for her eyes to behold and she sucked in a breath of wonder. Hinata gazed at the gleaming stage with a cat walk several yards long branching out of the middle. At the start of said cat walk was a tall blond holding a studded microphone in her slim fingers.

The woman wore her long blond hair up in a high pony tail that bounced with every nod of her head. She wore clothes that was just as wonderful as what the other performers up stairs were wearing. A light purple tank top the showed her midriff with a teal cat graphic over her chest with a matching pair of short that were so short in Hinata's mind, yet complemented the woman's' creamy thighs and willowy legs. Said legs were covered in thigh high purple and blue striped socks and her arms wore arm warmers of the same colors. On her feet were boots slightly above her ankles, then when her head lifted to look up at the crowd Hinata couldn't help but blush. Turning to the big screen behind the woman on stage the Hyuuga girl saw a close up of the woman, she recognized her as Neji's blond friend that would wait by the oak tree in the mornings. Hinata always thought the girl was gorgeous, but now with the lavender eye shadow, daring violet lipstick, and hint of blue mascara on the tips of the girls lashes, That made her already blue eyes seem even brighter took the shy girls breath away.

Raising the studded microphone to her painted lips a beat in the back ground started. The teenager beside her moved her attention to the other end of the stage where a group of guys started strumming a guitar, then the beat of a drum set played by the boy with the cute fox hoodie. Her pearl eyes traveled to the other side of the drum set to the base player, his long brown hair flowing, familiar clear pearl eyes shaded with concentration.

"N-Neji-nii-san!" Hinata gasped. The boy beside her nodded.

"Here's the best part." He said and brought the girls attention back to the blond as her voice boomed out with a no shit attitude.

Right, right, turn off the lights

We're gonna lose

Our minds tonight.

What's the deal, yo?

The violet haired girl watched with fascination. The voice of the blond singing filled the 10th grader with energy.

I love when it's all

Too much

5 am turn the radio up

Where's the rock and roll?

Party Crasher

Penny Snatcher

Call me up if you a gangsta

Don't be fancy, just get dancey

Why so serious?

Then the guitar and drums came to life and Hinata's pink lips broke out into a beautiful smile. The blond lifted her head as if to shout to the heavens.

So raise your glass if you are wrong.

In all the right ways,

All my underdogs,

We will never be, never be

The big screen caught the singers mischievous blue gaze as she walked out onto the cat walk, the crowd cheered and the air filled with adrenaline. The energy she gave off even had the Hyuuga girls' heart beating swiftly.

Anything but loud

And nitty gritty,

Dirty little freaks!

Won't you come on and come on

And raise your glass,

Just come on and raise your glass!

The beat slowed down again as the woman tapped her foot to the beat the drums and bass shot out.

Hinata's eyes were bright with the glimmer of stage lights reflecting in her eyes turning them into a tie die of lavender, pink, and pale yellow.

The boy looked down at her petite form with a lazy smile, happy the music cheered her up. The expression she held was a breath taking sight full of innocent excitement and wonder. Once they met up with Neji after the performance he was defiantly having a talk with him. The girl who said her name was Hinata was obviously drunk with interest of the sights and sounds that he knew by the end of the week this chick would be a regular. Staring back at Ino Yamanaka, the teenager performing at the moment he sent a silent thank you.

So raise your glass, if you are wrong

In all the right ways

For me…

Before the two knew it, the song was over and the crowd clapped and cheered. The blond grinned and bowed happily.

Hinata's own grin didn't leave her lips until the singer walked up to them, her brow sweaty and cheeks flushed from the dancing and singing.

"Hey, Shikamaru, whose the girl!" Ino asked grabbing a nearby bottle of water. Hinata's smile faltered and her eyes dropped to her boots.

"I-I…."

"This is Hyuuga Hinata, she's Neji's cousin." The now identified pineapple boy said the sweaty blond.

"Oh yeah! I see you all the time with Neji when you guys get to school. It's nice to meet you Hinata, my names Ino Yamanaka. I go to KA with Shikamaru here." Ino greeted.

"H-hello….i-i-its nice to me-meet you too…." The girl mumbled shyly. Ino tilted her head.

"Hey, what's with that soft voice, I can barely hear ya?" Shikamaru glared at Ino with a 'don't mention the stutter moron' look.

"Err…." Struggled Ino. Hinata looked up embarrassed, shameful tears pricking her eyes again.

"I-i-i-i-i-i….I'm s-sorry….Um-" Hinata's stumbling words were interrupted when the familiar smooth voice of Neji interrupted her.

"Hinata, what are you doing here!" He gasped standing in front of the three; his water bottle that was previously in his hand was on the floor spilling the liquid. Hinata looked up at the older boy with guilty tears brimming her pearl eyes. The other two guys behind Neji peeked over his shoulder to see what was going on. The equally tall teenager in the black hoodie with a skull design stared at Hinata with an unflinching gaze from empty black eyes. He had pale skin like her and was wearing only a mesh shirt under the unzipped hoodie. The shorter of the two with Hinata's currently favorite orange fox hoodie brought blood to Hinata's face as she recognized to spiky sunshine that hit her in the face just that morning.

"Hey, it's Hinata-chan!" Naruto burst out happily and pushed Neji aside to wrap his arms around the Hyuuga's small frame and push her face into his hard chest. The red flooded her face in embarrassment.

Neji, on the other hand seemed to be even more peeved at the blonds actions.

"Hinata, how do you know Naruto? And how the hell did you get here?" the teenager demanded.

"I…I…I f-followed y-you…" The scared girl muttered under Naruto's orange hoodie. "I s-saw you out my-my window and w-was wo-worried."

Neji's angry expression melted into one of guilt.

"No I'm sorry Hinata…I should have told you what I was doing so if you ever did see me you wouldn't have to sneak out." Neji sighed and yanked Naruto's arms off his cousin.

"I-It's ok…" she mumbled. Naruto smiled.

"Me and Hinata met when I valiantly saved her from falling down the stairs this morning at school!"

"Yeah…after you ran into her." The teenager with black eyes muttered. Naruto laughed nervously at the heated glare the Hyuuga boy gave the blond.

"Soooo, why don't I introduce Hinata to everyone!" Ino piped up wrapping her slim arm around the smaller girls' neck.

"The broody one in black is Sasuke Uchiha, that Lazy eyed one is Shikamaru Nara, and you already seem to know Naruto Uzumaki~" she said with a devious smile as the 16 year olds cheeks heated up at the name of the sunny blond.

"It-It's n-nice to me-meet everyone." She said with a small smile.

Naruto stared at the girl with that familiar pain in his chest. Even their smiles were similar it was almost creepy. But he smiled on, even with the pain evident in his eyes, Himeko will never come back. But maybe…maybe this girl can fill that painful hole in his chest where her love uses to be.

"Hinata-chan you talk funny!" Naruto said. The group went awkwardly silent and Hinata stared at the ground dejectedly. Neji was about to tell the blond to go jump off a cliff when Sakura walked over to the group.

"Hey, what's up with everyone standing around, the duet with Ryo is about to start." A pink haired girl said speaking up. The group turned to the girl, she was dressed in an off the shoulder deep red, tight shirt that stopped below her cleavage showing to the world all her flat stomach glory with a black tie around her neck and hip hugging short shorts of the same color. Under the shorts were solid black leggings with cute black Mary Jane stilettos.

Again Hinata's breath was taken away, she probably looked so plain compared to the other two girls.

"Hey Forehead, come meet Neji's cute cousin." Ino said. Sakura's clear green eyes landed on the younger girl.

"Hi there! I'm Sakura Haruno, Tsunade-shishou is my foster mother." Sakura introduced. Hinata fiddled with her sweater.

"H-Hello…" the green eyed girl smiled.

"Oh no!" Suddenly another pair of footsteps ran over to the group. A frantic boy around Hinata's age turned to Shikamaru.

"Shikamaru, we have a HUGE problem!" said the boy, his big hazel eyes frantic. Shikamaru's back straightened.

"What is it Ryo?"

"It's Ai-san! The girl I was supposed to do the duet with couldn't make it!" Ryo explained. The group panicked.

"What! She was the only one whose voice sounded good paired with yours in that song." Shikamaru groaned.

"What the hell, that chick promised not to miss another performance!" Ino shrieked. "Just wait till I get my hands on the bitch!"

Hinata watched the group of teenagers discuss what they would do. Ryo, at baby faced boy with shaggy brown hair and hazel eyes looked over to Hinata. His full lips parted and his cheeks tinted pink.

"Oh…um are you new here?" He asked Hinata. The girl in question twiddled her fingers.

"N-No…my-my cousin is Neji s-so…um." Ryo smiled.

"Your voice is really pretty!" He said suddenly; then his face turned pink.

"Um, I mean…er!" the boy stuttered. The Hyuuga girl blushed, never getting a complement for her meek voice before.

"T-Thank you….Um, w-what song were you going to sing?" she asked.

"Stereo Love by Maya and Vika…" he said.

"Ah, I know that song, it's so pretty."

Shikamaru's ear twitched.

"You know the song Hinata?" He asked suddenly in front of her.

"H-How-"

"You know that song by heart right?" He pushed.

"Well I…"

"Wait Shikamaru, Hinata can't-" Neji's plea hit deaf ears as Shikamaru shoved the tiny girl to Sakura and Ino.

"Get her dressed up, I'm sure as hell not stopping a damn show for some half-assed chick."

"KK!" The two girls said seriously and scampered off.

Hinata followed unwillingly, tears welling up in her eyes again…She wanted out of this Wonderland now~