Summary: Sakura has a secret that few to none know. But when the new guy at school finds out, will Sakura be blackmailed or have deal with his arrogance?
Disclaimer: I do Not Own the Naruto characters
Parings: SasukexSakura,NarutoxHinata, ShikamaruxIno
Warnings: Language…Itachi OOC ( He'll be kind of brotherly…ya I know…awkward…)
Cliché? Then Leave It.
:----:Chapter Five:----:
Three weeks.
Three weeks since his little brother had left the band in search of 'himself'. However the elder brother wondered how you could possibly find yourself if you refused to wear your glasses because they made you look like a nerd.
"It's scary when you do that Itachi...hmph."
"What?"
The elder Uchiha turned to the blonde bass player who was currentely tuning his instrument.
"When you think."
A small sound later and the said bass player was rubbing his head.
"What's going on? Deidara what the fuck did you do this time?"
"Why don't you ask Ita-kun, apparentely he's got something on his mind? Or was it because you screwed that girl from Rain-bow Colors yesturday..."
"Fuck you."
Sasori shook his head as he twirled his drum sticks between his fingers. This was an every day occurance between the band. Best of friends, but so much like brother's that fighting was inevitable.
"So, any word from little brother Uchiha?" Hidan asked walking in with his guitar case.
He and Sasuke were the guitar players at one point in time, and so without him, Hidan felt as though he had lost a brother.
"You know him, he wont call until he needs his ass out of trouble," Itachi stated gripped the styrofoam microphone in his hand.
"If you grip that any harder, than I am sure the mic will turn blue..."
Itachi sent a cold glare towards his band mates as the phone began to ring.
You know the saying, speak of the devil and he will appear? Well that had nothing to do with this phone call.
"Yes. I see. Okay. We'll be there."
"What's up Sasori-kun...hmph."
"We are taking a trip to Tokyo..."
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"Damn it!" Sasuke asked as Sakura rolled her eyes. "Why doesn't this sound right!"
"Calm down Uchiha..."
"Well maybe if you could write decent lyrics bubble-gum head!"
How dare he take out his musical frustration on her.
"My lyrics are fine, perhaps your fine tune guitar playing isn't as great as you thought!"
"You just wish you were good enough to work alone!"
"Hello, I've been doing it for three years, I could still make it without you!"
"Obviously not if that old hag hired me to-"
"You were saying Sasuke?"
Turning he flushed red noticing his producer standing there, with an annoying look plastered on her face, and her left hand on her hip.
Sakura smirked.
'Haruno one, Uchiha negative five hundred.'
"Sasuke I want you to come with me...Sakura head home, your going to have a big day tomorow."
Before she could press questions, Tsunade had pulled the raven out of the room and left Sakura in confusion. Deciding it was best to leave before she suffered her producer's wrath, she headed towards her apartment.
Her apartment still had this loneliness about it, but Sakura knew she couldn't fix that.
She turned on her computer and checked her e-mail noticing one from her elder brother.
Kura-hime,
Just wanted to let you know that everything is going great over here in Canada. We're doing really great on selling our beauty line products. How are you holding up? Naruto called me and said you were starting to drift away again. Please don't let it get that far Kura. I'll be home this weekend, so see you then,
Ai shiteru, Kanaye.
She would have to kill Naruto next time she saw him.
It wasn't as though she was drifting away from everyone, she was just keeping busy so her past would become her past faster. She wanted to hit the point of just forgetting, and she was getting close.
She had been trying to write decent lyrics for the ever so pissed off raven at work, but she couldn't open her heart enough to make them sound good.
"When did my job become so hard.."
Suddenly Sakura noticed the black bird outside her window.
"Oh yeah, That was cliché"
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"Okay student's now we will take the square root of Y and divide it by X over Y squared..."
Kakashi droned on noticing how most of the class was either asleep or passing notes filled with pure teenage gossip. Oh how he missed those times.
Sakura was trying her best to pay attention, but noticed that Sasuke was slightly more moody than he normally was.
"What's up with you chicken-butt hair?"
"Hn."
Woah. He must have been mad if he was resorting to the once known mating call of the now extinct Uchiha-bird.
Class finished slower than anyone would've liked, but once it was over Sakura was scooped away by Naruto before she could pry any further.
"What's up with teme?"
"Couldn't tell you, he's about as easy to read as a book with no writing."
"But then you wouldnt...Oh! It was a joke!"
Sure Naruto was her best friend, but he sure had his stupid moments.
"Well, thank god for spare. I need to go and practice some lyrics in the theater room before Tsunade-sama kills me. See you later Naruto-kun!"
She waved good bye to him and headed towards the fine arts room.
It was an old room that had a musky smell, but it was her home away from home.
Noticing her small keyboard stashed away she smiled and set it up on the stand.
"All right Sakura, you can do this..."
Her fingers began to press against the keys as a tune she never would've used flowed from her.
"Little child be not afraid..."
The words flowed like a river as a small amount of tears made there way out of her eyes.
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He was pissed.
And the mob of obsessive fangirls wasn't helping at the moment.
He needed to get away from them.
And what better way then to practice his guitar in the theater room.
Nobody ever went in that room because it smelt bad and the drama club was well over with.
Quietly opening the door, he checked the coast for fangirls,and once he noticed it was clear he walked inside, completely oblivious to the gentle music coming from a small corner on the stage.
"Little child be not afraid..."
Sasuke slowly turned his head towards the stage as a certain young lady with rare pink hair playing the piano caused his eyes to widen.
"Sakura?" he muttered, a lot louder than what he had meant to.
Aloud crash of the keys and a shocked look later he noticed the glimmer of tears on her eyes.
"Raven head! What in the name of Abrahams' cousin twice removed are you doing here?"
"That song..."
Sakura blushed realizing that he had found her playing something totally not her style.
"Nobody get's to know okay?"
"But Sakura that was so-"
"I am a rock singer Sasuke."
Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Did you ever think that maybe this was the edge Tsunade was looking for?"
"Did you ever think of minding your own business?!"
"Play it."
Sakura just shook her head stubbornly as Sasuke placed her hand on the keys.
As much as she hated to admit it, him holding her hand actually felt good.
"Come on..."
Sakura sighed in defeat as she began to play the song she had created.
Near the end Sasuke had begun to sing the lyrics and Sakura had to admit his voice wasn't that bad...but it was the fact that his perfect face was only centimeters away from her face.
"Sakura-chan!"
He had to ruin everything.
"Naruto what do you want?" Sakura shouted as they both pulled apart and tried to hide their blush.
"You've got to call Tsunade..."
Sighing the two walked out of the room, and in the back of his mind Naruto was reminding himself to bring this up later.
"Naruto what could be so important that you got to skip class to..."
Sakura's eyes widened as she checked her message from Tsunade.
"Sakura-chan! Great news, there's a party tonight and you, Sasuke and Akatsuki are going to be playing! Bad news is they want something new and edgy..."
Edgy? Where had she heard that.
"Call me when you get this message."
"You knew?" She asked turning to Sasuke.
Naruto smirked as he walked back to class. Sasuke and Sakura were more a like than either of them could see.
"She may have told me," he stated. "You should play that..."
"Are you joking? This is a broadcasted event, this song isn't even fine tuned it's just something that I-"
"Love to sing about right?" He asked as Sakura sighed defeated.
"I'll try and match with the guitar... we'll have to show Akatsuki up anyway."
"Oh yeah, thats your old band." Sakura stated.
"Just think of it as that favor you owe me."
Sakura smirked as Sasuke packed up.
"See you tonight," he stated walking away as Sakura sighed.
She was falling for Uchiha. An arrogant, pride filled, stubborn Uchiha... and she liked it.
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A/N:New chapter. Okay the band was introduced and of course I am not going to put all the members of Akatsuki in. And Sakura and Sasuke are getting closer! Oh the power of the serenade. Also the words of the sond come from lullaby for a stormy night by vienna teng...an amazingly good song. Please review!