Gaara grumbled under his breath as he entered the tiny studio that Beniga used for band practice and shut the door behind him. He was dressed in a baggy black t-shirt and loose-fitting blue jeans with a pair of sunglasses covering those cold, emotionless eyes of his. The red head glanced around, making sure everyone was there.
He saw Kiba sitting on top of of the large amp with his cellphone glued to his ear. By what he was saying and the sound of his voice, Gaara guessed that he was talking to what's her name. Neji was sitting in a chair, tuning his guitar, trying to get it to sound perfect. Shikamaru was, like aways, laying down on the couch that resided across the room and was sound asleep. Like Neji, Shin was messing with his beloved drum set, trying to get it set up just right.
To his surprise, there was an extra person present and a smile spread across his face. There, helping set up the equipment, was the blond beauty that had caught his eye last night. He was dressed in a tight black shirt with tan cargo shorts on. Gaara pulled his glasses of and said, "Well, I didn't expect to see such a cute face here today."
Naruto jumped slightly and quickly turned around, smiling when he saw Gaara. He blushed as he said, "Heh, yeah, Kiba invited me today because I had nothing to do."
"Well then," Gaara replied as he walked towards the mic stand and grabbed the microphone, "I guess we will have to give you a good show then. If you could wake Shikamaru up over there, we can get started."
Naruto nodded and quickly shot over to the couch where Shikamaru was laying and kneeled down right beside him. He took a deep breath, then yelled right in the other boy's ear, "Wake up you lazy ass!"
Shikamaru's eyes flew open and he shot up and off the couch, moving towards the band and grabbing his bass. When everybody was up and ready, Shino began to beat his drum extremely fast which was soon joined by the roar of Kiba's guitar, Neji's rhythm, and Shikamaru's bass. At the zenith of the music, Gaara grabbed his microphone and started to sing.
"Kill your enemies,
My brothers dead around me,
Wounds are hurting death is creeping for me,
Smoke is blinding hearts are pounding,
Chaos soon ignites,
The call is made it's one for all,
Will I meet my maker?"
As soon as Gaara stopped, Kiba leaned closer to his mic and shouted.
"Over the top,
Over the top!
Right now is killing time
Over the top,
Over the top!
Right now is killing time
Over the top,
Over the top!
Right now is killing time
Over the top,
Over the top!
The only way out is to die."
Gaara quickly joined in right after Kiba. He kept eye contact with Naruto and he felt an intense heat appear in his chest that slowly grew and consumed him.
"God has spoken through his conscience,
As I scream aim and fire,
The death toll grows higher,
God has spoken through his conscience,
As I scream aim and fire,
The death toll grows higher,
Fuck this battlefield the bullets tear around me,
Bodies falling voices calling for me,
Limbs are flying men are crying,
Such a hurtful sight,
This call is made it's one for all,
Take no prisoners."
The blond kept his eyes on Gaara even after he stopped singing and Kiba followed up. For some reason, Naruto just couldn't look away from the stunning red head whose stoic eyes sent a shiver up his spine and a light blush appear on his cheeks.
"Over the top,
Over the top!
Right now is killing time
Over the top,
Over the top!
Right now is killing time
Over the top,
Over the top!
Right now is killing time
Over the top,
Over the top!
The only way out is to die."
Kiba's screams died away as Gaara's beautiful voice came back.
"God has spoken through his conscience,
As I scream aim and fire,
the death toll grows higher,
God has spoken through his conscience,
As I scream aim and fire,
the death toll grows higher,
Gaara threw his head back, and quickly began to head bang, causing the charmed blond to do the same in sync with the crimson haired teen. Gaara held the microphone close as he growled.
"Scream Aim Fire!
Scream Aim Fire!
Just as soon as Gaara's roar began to fade, Kiba and Neji went crazy on their guitar and to play with such skill that would make any guitar player jealous. For a little showmen ship, Kiba jumped on top of his large amp and continued to play perfectly while banging his head violently. Neji, being the serious person that he was, kept his body motionless as he whirled his head around. As the music played, Kiba yelled.
"Over the top,
Over the top!
Right now it's killing time,
Over the top,
Over the top!
Right now it's killing time,
Over the top,
Over the top!
Right now it's killing time,
Over the top,
Over the top!
The only way out is to die."
Kiba jumped back off the speaker just as Gaara started to sing once again.
"God has spoken through his conscience,
As I scream aim and fire,
The death toll grows higher,
God has spoken through his conscience,
As I scream aim and fire,
The death toll grows higher,
Scream Aim Fire!
Scream Aim Fire!
Shino's drums and the trio of guitars led the song to it's end as Gaara placed the microphone back on it's stand and let out a tired breath and whipped his forehead. The boy leaned against the stand as he looked at his one man crowd and asked, "So, what did you think?"
"It was amazing as always guys, especially your singing Gaara, it was perfect," Naruto replied with a smile and tried to hide the blush that had re-appeared.
Gaara chuckled and was about to say something when he was interrupted by the sound of clapping and I snide voice saying, "Yes, it was pretty good for a no talent hack like you Sabaku."
The red headed boy looked in the direction of the voice and growled under his voice as he replied, "Well, I don't think I asked for your opinion Sasuke."
A sly smile spread across the Uchiha's face as he moved closer to the band with a swagger that made him look like a complete prick, "You didn't, but I thought you would like to hear what I real musician thought. I also thought that your motley crew of a band would like to see the band that will win the opening slot for Akatsuki." Sasuke reached into his pocket and tossed each one of the band member a ticket.
"The concert is tonight if you want to see a real band in action," the raven haired boy glanced over at Naruto and said, "Come on Naruto, I think you should probably come with me." Sasuke reached out and grabbed the boy's wrist and tried to pull him behind him, but the blond broke away.
"Actually Sasuke, I'd like to stay with Gaara and the guys for awhile and listen to some more of their stuff if you don't mind," Naruto replied and moved over towards Gaara and stood beside him. Sasuke glared at the red head and grumbled.
"Fine, have it your way. See you all tonight," Sasuke growled as he walked towards the exit and slammed the door behind him.
Once he was gone, Gaara glanced over at Naruto and said, "I'm glad you didn't go with that bastard."
"He's not really that bad once you get to know him, and I wanted to stay with you for a little longer." A wide smile spread across Naruto face and a tiny smile appeared on Gaara's as he thought, guess I win the battle Sasuke.
Tada! Here's Ch.2. Now, for the people who actually know the songs I'm using, the reason I decided to use two Bullet for My Valentine songs for Gaara's band is I wanted to make it kind of realistic, and the best way i could do that is pick two songs by the same band.
Gaara: What the hell is this?
-grumbles-Great...What now Gaara?
Gaara: Why isn't there anything more..."physical" between Naruto and me yet.
God, why is it always sex with you?
Gaara: I"m a teenage boy remember, I always think with my dick and I have needs that I need fufilled and since you are the author, you have to help me do that.
You know, you are right, I am the author, and I have the power to do whatever I want -evil grin-
Gaara:W-what with that evil grin?
Oh nothing, you complaining has just given me the idea that maybe I should change the story so you are the uke instead of your cute, little Naruto.
Gaara:-actually drops to his knees and begs-Please, anything but that!!
I'm just kidding. You will have to be patient, and don't worry, you there will be something more "physical" in the next chapter between you and Naruto, you happy?
Gaara:-bows-thank you, thank you
-grumbles-Damn, I really need to start taking my meds again. Well, until next time everybody!^_^