Disclaimer: I don't own the song 'Welcome to My Life'…Simple Plan does.
Blahblah: singing together
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Chapter Eight – Dreams
The days seemed to have gone by so fast for Naruto. He had to spend most of his time with the band, practising for their upcoming gig. Even though he had wanted see Hinata, he found it near impossible to do so. Neji had warned him that her rather over-protective father was back but besides from that he spent every possible minute with the Black Moon…they had to get that contract no matter what.
Because of these certain restrictions, Naruto had been continuously bugging TenTen for information on Hinata…which annoyed her to the extent that she cracked one day and had produced a rather sharp looking pocket knife. He hadn't talked to her since then. Naruto shuddered involuntarily and continued to stare out the window of the classroom; he could distantly hear Kakashi talk about some boring history stuff in his usual monotone voice. His mind drifted to Hinata again…I wonder if she's gonna be at the gig tonight?
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Hinata sat up on her bed groggily, her mind buzzing with a headache…god…did I get it bad this time. She sighed and got up unsteadily to drink some of the medicine that the doctor had prescribed her. After forcing down some of the revolting stuff she glanced at the calendar and nearly choked on the medicine. OH MY GOD…tonight is Naruto-kun's gig!!! She felt like slapping herself…how could she get sick at this time??! She groaned and slid down onto the floor. Her father would kill himself before letting her go outside in this state.
But she had to go no matter what. She closed her eyes and tried to soothe the roaring pain in her head. Someone knocked on her bedroom door and she looked up to see Neji entering her room. "Hinata-sama!! Have you taken your medicine yet?". Hinata was about to grudgingly reply when an idea popped into her head...a sly smile flickered across her face… "Ne, Neji-nii-san…can you do me a favour?"
Naruto felt sick…Oh god…what if they mess up?? He tried not to let his anxiety show on his face as he setted up the equipment. "Oi dobe…you're plugging the amp into the wrong socket…" Naruto snapped his train of thoughts and looked down at what he was doing. Sighing he ran his hand through his mop of blonde hair. "Shut up Sasuke-teme…"
Naruto heard him sigh and felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see Sasuke half grinning, half smirking at him. "Are you scared…scaredy-cat?" Naruto's eyes widened a bit…how did he know…he glanced at Gaara who was looking at him with a raised eyebrow. He felt a small smile form on his face and he felt his stomach settle down a bit. He wasn't going to be like this now. Not now. He brushed off Sasuke's hand. "Who or you talking bout teme??! We're gonna put on the best performance ever" Sasuke smirked at him and was about to say something when- "Well, I should hope so."
Tsunade walked towards the boys. The band stood up and greeted her. Smiling she turned to the members of the Black Moon all who was shuffling nervously on their feet. "Tonight's your last chance to get the contract so you better put on a damn good performance." Naruto felt anxiety starting to seep into him again but he tried to suppress it, tonight was their last chance to make it big time…sighing he felt his mind wander t Hinata again…she always seemed to have this soothing effect on his mind. Tsunade bidded them good luck and made her way off backstage to the VIP section upstairs.
Gaara glanced at his watch. "Its time." he said quietly. The others gave him a slight nod. Naruto took a deep breath. It was now or never. He led the band onto the stage and was instantly hit with a huge wave of cheering and screams that the huge crowd was creating. Naruto grinned and quickly scanned the jam-packed club. He felt his heart drop a little in disappointment when he saw that she wasn't there.
The members took up their positions and Naruto grabbed the mike. The screams died down a bit when Naruto started to speak. "Hey Konoha! Thanks for coming to tonight's performance we're gonna be playing a new piece so yea…enjoy!" He grinned once more, resulting in more screaming and cheering and making several girls swoon and faint.
The commotion stopped when Gaara started to rhythmically beat the drums and Sasuke joining in with the electric guitar. Naruto took a deep breath and started to sing.
Do you ever feel like breaking down?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever wanna runaway?
Do you lock yourself in your room?
With the radio on turned up so loud
But no one hears you screaming
There was silence in the crowd as all the girls (and a few guys…) stared at the Black Moon in slight awe. It was a totally different piece from what they usually played. The songs that the Black Moon usually sang were just songs filled with sweet lyrics to make girls swoon…but…this song was filled with raw emotion. There was something different about the way they played this song.
Naruto started to panic as he tried to study his audience. Did they hate it? Why were they all staring at him like that? He quickly shook those thoughts from his head. No. This was the truth. This was how they really felt. This was what they really wanted to play.
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
But no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Tsunade smiled as she watched the boys from the VIP room from above. So…they finally got it. She sighed…looks like she'll have to put up with that blonde-haired idiot.
Do you wanna be somebody else?
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
Are you desparate to find something more?
Before your life is over
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
Are you sick of everyone around?
With their big fake smiles and their stupid lies
While deep inside you're bleeding
After the first initial surprise, a few people started cheering. Naruto grinned and continued to sing.
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
But no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
By now the crowd was going crazy and Naruto felt his heart swell with joy. They like it.
No one ever lied straight to your face
No one ever stabbed you in the back
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
Never had to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like what it's like
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
But no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like[x2
Welcome to my life [x3
Naruto brought the mike down and the crowd went ballistic. Some were screaming out for more while others tried to fling themselves onto the stage only to be restrained by the security. Naruto grinned, "Thanks for listening!' and winked, causing more girls to faint. Naruto looked up onto the second floor and saw Tsunade. Meeting his gaze she shrugged…Naruto felt his heart come crashing onto the floor…but then she grinned and gave him a thumbs up. His eyes widened. They had done it. Suddenly, all the noise seemed to have been blocked out from his mind, his heart felt like it would burst with joy. He spun around and saw Gaara and Sasuke looking shocked as well.
Laughing, Naruto caught the two in a hug and the trio made it off onto the backstage. He looked up and saw Sasuke smiling/smirking and even Gaara was sporting a small grin (A/N…lol! Scary!) . They had finally fulfilled their dream. Naruto's grin widened if it was even possible. His mind once again drifted to Hinata. It was thanks to her that he found what he had to do. His heart sank a little at the fact that she hadn't been there.
"N-Naruto-kun!"
He felt his eyes widen. He spun around and sure enough saw Hinata come half stumbling, half walking towards him. He felt his stomach swoop up in joy and before he could think of what he was doing he was running towards her and embraced her in a hug. He felt her stiffen for a moment and then relax, slipping her arms around him too.
Grinning, he pulled back and saw her face slightly flushed a small and shy smile on her face. "You did very well tonight, Naruto-kun!" Hinata said in a soft voice, but lacking the nervousness and self-doubt it once contained. Naruto grinned. "Arigatou Hina-chan." And then it hit Naruto. "Wait you were there??" Hinata smiled. "Hai, Neji-nii-san helped me get out of the house." Naruto frowned and laid his forehead on hers, causing her to blush fiercely. He was so close…
"Hina-chan, you're burning up!" he said in a concerned voice and pulling back. Hinata laughed shakily. "I still have a light fever." Guilt flooded through Naruto's mind…he still hadn't said sorry to her for that day. "Hina-chan…I'm so-". He was cut off when Hinata placed a finger over his lips. She smiled and shook her head, "Its ok…I heard you the other day."
Naruto felt his heart burst with joy for the second time that night. "Arigatou…Hina-chan." She blushed and shook her head a little. She was forgiving him. She was accepting him. He hadn't lost her. But wait… "Hinata-chan…how long were you awake?" he asked nervously. She blushed. "Uummm…until you left the room…". Naruto felt a very uncharacteristic blush sneak across his face. That means that she knew I kissed her on the forehead…Suddenly, he was aware of the fact that they were standing very close and that his hands were still on her waist and that she was still resting her hands on his back.
Now was the perfect time to tell her.
Naruto gulped nervously. "Hina-chan…"
"Hai?"
Hinata felt her heart rate escalating.
"I…really l-"
"Oi dobe…Tsunade wants to talk to us."
Naruto scowled…trust Sasuke to ruin it. He turned to Hinata who was blushing madly. "I'm sorry Hina-chan but I gotta go." Hinata gave him a slight nod. "Thanks for all that you've done for me so far Hinata-chan" . He grinned at her and gave her a small peck on the cheek. Making her blush a deep crimson red. He gave her one final grin and wave and then followed Sasuke. She watched their retreating backs in a daze.
A smile started to spread across her face. He had kissed her…again. Suddenly, the pain in her head seemed to have disappeared altogether. Naruto-kun…I wonder what you were going to say. Sighing, she unsteadily made her way to the exit door to where Neji was waiting for her.
Yay! Finally updated xD I'll try to post the next chapter up asap. everlasting.rainbow