Well, another day another chapter. I'm starting to combine planned chapters so you have more to read. I'm doing that to all my stories (i.e. Fix You and my other OC story, Fated). Tell me what you think.
Songs- Forever Love (Digame) by Anna Nalick (love this song), The Story by Brandi Carlile (love this song too).
Ch.5: I Was Made For You
It was fall still, the end of November to be exact. Leaves crunched underfoot as people walked about the city of Konoha. On a street corner, a pink-haired girl smiled up at her brooding boyfriend.
"Cheer up, Sasuke-kun," Sakura said as she looked up at him.
The brooding male scowled. "Easy for you to say," he muttered angrily as he tried in vain to ignore the ever-increasing high-pitched shrill squeals of 'Sasuke-kun!' around him. Sasuke sulked, folding his arms over his chest as he huffed. He'd been dating Sakura for roughly eight and a half years. Why couldn't those stupid fangirls just leave him alone? He was taken! Not single, off the market, had a girlfriend! How hard was it to understand that?
"Apparently very hard," he snorted.
"What was that, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked turning back to see her boyfriend flush slightly. "Nothing," he murmured.
Sakura tugged on his sleeve and looked at him with her clear eyes. He sighed and smiled softly at her. "Nothing," he told her, brushing away a stray lock of bubblegum hair, the tender moment broken by the collective squeals of 'Sasuke-kun!' across the street. Sasuke sighed and let his forehead drop onto Sakura's shoulder. "How do you do it?" he asked tiredly.
"Do what?" she asked.
Sasuke lifted up a finger and pointed behind him, wincing as the group of girls squealed even louder. "Survive that."
Sakura blinked and looked down at him. "Oh, that's easy, Sasuke-kun."
Sasuke looked up confusedly. "Easy?"
"Yeah, it's easy."
Sasuke quickly leapt up to full height. "How?!" he screamed.
Sakura blinked innocently. "I just do the same thing you do to my fanboys."
Sasuke stared incredulously at his girlfriend who did nothing to hide her mirth at his expense. He could've fallen over at her answer. His soul might have flown out of his body if he was in an anime, but he settled to drop his head on her shoulder and sigh heavily.
Sakura chuckled and looked at him sympathetically before hugging him. She smiled softly at her boyfriend and looked up at the group of drooling women across the street before mustering up her deadliest evil glare. The fangirls paled, a cold sweat on their bodies before hightailing it down the street, stopping halfway across town when they thought it safe to. Sakura smiled in satisfaction before looking down at her Sasuke-kun. "They're gone."
Sasuke looked up in surprise before looking over his shoulder to see an empty area on the opposite sidewalk before turning his shocked face to Sakura. She giggled and his face relaxed and he tipped her face up and kissed her. "I knew I loved you for something," he murmured against her lips.
Sakura pouted. "Mou, Sasuke-kun."
It was dark out. Stars dotted the night sky as a car drove under the lit streetlights. A lone figure walked down the dark sidewalk, one hand in his pocket as the other hand held a small sheet of paper. '1052. 1052. Where is it?' Just then, he heard a voice.
"Kakashi!"
Kakashi looked up to see a pink-haired girl under a covered overhang. "Ohayo."
Sakura laughed. "Kakashi, did you wake up late? It's nighttime already."
"Ah. Well you see, I was walking down the street when—"
"You can stop now." She walked over and grabbed his hand. "Come on, we've been waiting for you."
Kakashi nodded and let Sakura lead him inside the building called Delilah. It was a small club. Not in the traditional sense of booze and ear-shattering techno and dance music. If anything, it was more like a poetry café. According to Temari, they even had a poetry night on Thursdays. The club was run by the widowed bartender. (His wife's name was the club name). Unlike the other clubs, his was a small place for coffee, alcohol, and entertainment. It had a very relaxed atmosphere and though his crowd was small, they were loyal and he had a steady stream of business.
Inside the brick building were beige-painted walls, made warm by the dim lighting that hung from the ceiling and across from the small stage was the dark-colored wooden counter of the bar. There were roughly seven barstools right at the bar, six cushioned booths, and the rest of the floor was covered in tables and chairs.
"Hey sensei!"
Kakashi looked up to see the enthusiastic blonde waving at him and smiled. "Naruto," he said walking over to the booth next to the bar. He shook his head as Naruto grinned foxily up at him. "I haven't been your teacher in years. Just call me Kakashi."
"Actually, he's supposed to call you dad," Shikamaru pointed out.
"Well, he made me stop after a while. The only reason you won't let me call you 'sensei' or 'dad' is because it makes you feel old," Naruto said accusingly. Kakashi just laughed and scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Guilty as charged."
Sakura shook her head. "You're not that old. Orochimaru-san. That's old."
The table nodded in agreement before Megumi remembered something. "You forgot to say hi to everyone else."
"Oh. Hi Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata, Temari, Shikamaru, Neji, Tenten, Megumi," he said smiling as his old students returned his greeting.
"You forgot Megumi's boyfriend," interjected Temari.
"Oh yes. How forgetful of me." Kakashi smiled. "Hello Sasori-san." Sasori nodded in reply. Even if the soft-spoken male had greeted him verbally, it would've been lost in the music of the rock band playing onstage.
Kakashi smiled and sat on an empty barstool near their booth. "So, how long have you two been dating?" Ugh, even as he spoke, the bitter taste of the word was left lingering in his mouth. Then again, the word 'dating' was a lot easier to swallow than the word 'boyfriend'.
When Megumi had first called him around midnight all those weeks ago, he thought she was in trouble, but when she started talking about how Sasori had suddenly asked her to become his girlfriend, he relaxed a bit, but he still felt troubled. He was glad it wasn't an emergency, but he wasn't exactly relieved when she said boyfriend, though that wasn't the only thing that had him floored. Apparently, he was the first person she told. That confused him. When did he become her confidant? But he heard her voice and decided to listen.
"Kakashi, sit with us," Megumi smiled. "Then again, if I scoot over, I'll end up in Sasori's lap," she chuckled.
"I wouldn't mind," her boyfriend said, already moving his blushing girlfriend into his lap when Kakashi held up his hand. "It's alright. I'm fine where I am."
Sasori frowned and let his girlfriend squirm out of his lap. If Megumi didn't have a valid reason to do something, she wouldn't do it and he didn't want to force her into something that would end up in a misstep in their relationship. Though Kakashi wasn't paying attention, Sasori was sure he noticed the dirty looks he was sending him.
"And now, will all the couples please report to the dance floor?"
As couples filed onto the now-open floor, Kakashi turned his head to see Megumi and Sasori still in their seats. "You're not dancing?" he asked.
"Sasori doesn't dance. Says he's too cool. I think he just can't."
Sasori snorted and Kakashi gave her a happy eye crease. "That's too bad. You really know how to cut a rug," he said and Megumi smiled before saying something about powdering her nose. Really, why did women say that when everyone knew they meant they were going to the bathroom?
"You two talk while I'm gone, okay?"
The two of them watched her go before turning to each other. "You coming over here or am I going over there?" Kakashi asked. Sasori just grunted and walked over to the barstool to Kakashi's left.
Getting settled in, he turned to the older man and asked. "So how long have you known her?"
"Since she was in my class for 11th grade. You?"
"Since Ino introduced her to me."
"Hn. So are you taking care of her?"
"Yes."
"I demand contacts and criminal records."
"Aren't you overreacting a bit?"
"I don't think so."
"Are you sure you're not her father?"
"No, I'm her ex-teacher, but I can see how you could've been mistaken."
As Sasori glared at the man smiling cheerfully (and mockingly) at him, Megumi reappeared beside them. "So, how was talking to each other?"
"Hn."
"Your father is as pleasant as House without vicodin."
Megumi smiled. "I think he took that as a compliment."
"Even better that he referred to a show that I actually like," Kakashi smiled. Sasori just grunted and folded his arms over his chest and Megumi just giggled and kissed his cheek. "Well, got a little surprise for you," she said to Sasori.
"Really?" he asked, intrigued.
"Yup," she smiled before disappearing into the dancing crowd.
Kakashi and Sasori turned to each other when Kakashi spoke. "You look a lot like someone I know."
"Yeah. Got a haircut. Temari said I look like Gaara now."
"Hn."
Just then, the crowd started cheering louder than before and the two looked up to see Megumi standing on the stage with a mic in her hand. "Hi. As Kyo—"
"Kyo?"
"The club owner," explained Sasori.
"Aa."
"—anyway, after much pleading and begging and those disgustingly cute puppy dog pouts, I'm going to be singing here for you," Megumi giggled. "Don't worry, I won't sing some sappy crud; it's going to be love-related, but—just forget it. I'll just sing it."
She turned to the band that was just playing and smiled at them, glad that they had let her play with them. They were really fun guys, the practices were a blast, but that was beside the point. Going over a mental checklist of the instruments, she gripped her guitar and let out a breath as Toru, the keyboard player began the song.
On the ground
with my world
Upside down
I got a vision of your face
And I must get me out
For so many memories we've yet to make
God don't send to me your angels
I just wanna hear you say again
Forever love
Say it love
Digame, Digame
Tell me so
I can hold you in my soul
If I go
I'll know
When you smile
With those eyes
Baby it's like
You place a finger on my heart
And your lips next to mine
Make me think that maybe heavens where you are
God don't send to me your angels
I just wanna hear you say again
Forever love
Say it love
Digame, Digame
Tell me so
I can hold you in my soul
And if I go
I'll know
La la la la…
Forever love
Say it love
Digame, Digame
Tell me so
I can hold you in my soul
And If I go
I'll know
Forever love
Say it love
Digame, Digame
Tell me so
I can hold you in my soul
And if I go
I'll know
Megumi bowed slightly to the applauding audience and heard Toru give a shout out before giggling. "Okay, well I have one more song for the night before I go back to my table. It's for my special someone. I'm not saying who because I'm afraid something might happen to him afterwards" –the audience laughed— "Anyway, the song is called The Story and I hope you enjoy it."
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to
It's true...I was made for you
I climbed across the mountain tops
Swam all across the ocean blue
I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules
But baby I broke them all for you
Oh, because even when I was flat broke
You made me feel like a million bucks
You do
and I was made for you
Naruto smiled as he held Hinata in his arms and looked her over. She was really beautiful tonight in her white skirt and lavender top, but then again, she looked beautiful no matter what she wore. He pressed his lips to the top of her head. She looked up. "What was that for, Naruto?"
He smiled. "Just wanted to." She flushed prettily and he chuckled before capturing her lips in a tender kiss.
You see the smile that's on my mouth
It's hiding the words that don't come out
And all of my friends who think that I'm blessed
They don't know my head is a mess
No, they don't know who I really am
And they don't know what I've been through like you do
And I was made for you...
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
Oh, but these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to
It's true...
I was made for you
Oh oh, it's true...
That I was made for you…
The song ended and Megumi looked out to the two smiling men at the bar and she smiled back, but she was confused. When she first started to sing, she knew just who the song was for, but at the end of the song, she wasn't sure of who she was singing about anymore.