Chapter 5-The night before
(An this chapter had a few errors on it I couldn't view it for some time so I had to delete it and put it back up. Sorry for the inconvienience)
Sasuke got dressed in his Punisher Costume. This time it was for the concert that they had been anticipating. Squad 7 was the musical act for the Konoha Halloween party. He went to the stairs. "I'm back," he said. "And it's their turn to die," he said sliding down the railing. He jumped off at the railing.
"Rough on the landing so I'll give you a 9 for style," Itachi said. "Good costume."
"Thanks," Sasuke said. He then went up to his mom and dad.
"Nice costume Sasuke," his dad said. "What exactly are you again?"
"I told you I'm Frank Castle aka the Punisher," Sasuke said exasperatley.
"It looks great honey," Sasuke's mom said even though Sasuke could tell she didn't approve of it.
"Come on now," Itachi said. "I'll get the truck." Sasuke and his brother walked into the garage to the Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck. Sasuke got in the front seat with Itachi. He threw his guitar in the bed.
"Let's go," Itachi said turning the key and letting the motor roar to life. They drove off and got to Sakura's, who threw her bass in the back and then to Naruto's. His was the hardest because of all the drum equipment. After packing up everything Itachi then drove them to the concert.
"So Sasuke how did that date with Hinata go," Sakura asked.
"She kissed me," Sasuke said.
"Lucky dog," Naruto said. They all laughed. They knew Naruto didn't get a kiss yet. Itachi then drove up behind the stage.
"Ok this is as far as I can go," Itachi said getting out of the truck. He helped the stage crew bring up Naruto's equipment. "See you in the audience," Itachi said going away. They set up the drums and Sasuke sat tuning his guitar.
"You ready for this," Sakura said.
"I guess," Sasuke said.
"Don't get cold feet on me now Sasuke," Sakura said.
"I won't," Sasuke said. They were doing four songs. Halloween by AFI, two songs by Children of Bodom, Follow The Reaper and Are you Dead Yet, and one totally unrelated to Halloween, their own version of Rolling by Limp Bizkit. The lights then went on. "I hope Hinata is here," Sasuke said to himself.
"That's our cue," Naruto said.
"Now the moment you've all been waiting for," the announcer said. "Konoha's own home based band, Squad 7." The stage then went dark as Sasuke played a long guitar note, Naruto started his drums and Sakura began the song and the lights were turned on.
"Bonfires
burning bright
Pumpkin faces in the night
I remember
halloween
Dead Cats hanging from poles
Little Dead are out in
droves
I remember Halloween
Brown Leafed Vertigo
Where
skeletal life is known
I remember Halloween
This day anything
goes
Burning bodies hanging from poles
I remember
Halloween
Halloweeeeen
Halloweeeeen
Halloweeeeen
Halloween!
Candy
apples and razor blades
Little dead are soon in graves
I
remember Halloween
This day anything goes
Burning bodies
hanging from poles
I remember Halloween."
Sakura then stopped singing and got a standing ovation. "Koniechewa Konohagakure," Sakura yelled out. The crowd then went wild. A keyboardist then came out on the stage. They had hired him for the two songs by Children Of Bodom. "How you all doing tonight?"
"Good," they yelled.
"I can't here you!"
"Good!"
"Alright I'm going to turn it over to our guitarist Sasuke Uchiha here," she said handing him a microphone.
"Ok
guys of all the ghouls and ghosts and monsters I really like one
particular," he said. "The Grim Reaper. He cuts off people's
heads and he wears a cool black cloak and carries a scythe and to top
it off he's a skeleton who's master of the underworld, next to
Satan. So that's what this song is about. This is Follow The
Reaper by Children of Bodom." He then got in the perfect guitar
position. While he was he saw the girl who had kissed him a few
weeks ago, Hinata Hyuuga was in the audience. He winked at her
before doing his voice part. He would now play much better
"Death be not proud," he said. "Though some have called thee
mighty and dreadful, thou art not so."
He
then started playing one of the most difficult songs guitar wise he
ever played. It burned his fingers.
"Losing
the war I care to win
though I strive deep from within.
Life
could be beautiful for anybody it's for
but I'd swear this
mothafuckin' shit is rotten to the core
The portal has been
past and it's
time to make a turn, to follow the reaper
until
the point of no return
When your blindly death-raying
blade
sweeps the griefs and fears away
I cross my heart and
hope to die
thy freedom will be mine
Sinking down in the
ocean of severe emotions
Grab a bottle to drink up the
pain-relieving potion
But after all, that got boring too so no
matter
what happens I couldn't give a damn or two
The
portal has been past 'til the
point of no return
No more lines
to cross
no more bridges to burn
Then came the hardest part. He started playing a guitar solo that only the best guitarists could play. But a combination of skill, luck and Hinata and Itachi's presence helped him to it.
Now
when your blindly death-raying blade
swept my griefs and tears
away
I'd never go back to cross that line
I cross my heart and
hope to die...die
(I was only 21 when I died)." He then stopped. It was a miracle he was able to play that well. Everyone gave him and his two friends a standing ovation. Are You Dead yet was easier on him but the next song was one of his favorite of all time. The keyboardist then switched to a DJ booth and put on headsets. At the same time Neji, who had been looking for his cousin found Hinata and came up to her.
"Hinata," he said. "I've been looking all over for you your dad is worried sick." He tugged on her.
"I don't want to go I want to watch." He then noticed that her eyes were set on his rival. "Uchiha," he said to himself. He kept pulling her back. Sasuke noticed her being pulled away. As much as he wanted to go in and bash Neji around he couldn't leave his band hanging. Sakura then nudged him to start. "Oh." "Alright Partner gonna keep on rolling baby you know what time it is."
Throw
your hands up
Ladies and gentlement
Chocolate Starfish
Keep
on rolling baby
Move in, now move out
Hands up, now hands
down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now
Breath
in, now breath out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back
up
Tell me what you're gonna do now
Keep rollin' rollin'
rollin' rollin'
What?
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Come
on!
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Yeah
Now I know
y'all be lovin' this shit right here
S. Q. U. A. D
Seven
is right here is right here
People in the house put them hands in
the air
Cuz if you dont care, then we don't care
1 2 3 times
two to the six
Jolts in for your fix with the Squad Seven mix
So
where the fuck you at?
Punk, shut the fuck up
And back the fuck
up
Before we fuck this track up
Throw your hands up
Move
in, now move out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell
me what you're gonna do now
Breath in, now breath out
Hands up,
now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do
now
Keep
rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
What?
Keep rollin' rollin'
rollin' rollin'
Come on
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin'
rollin'
Yeah
You wanna mess with Squad Seven? (Yeah)
You
cant mess with Squad Seven. (why?)
Because we get it on
(when?)
Every day and every night (oh)
See this platinum thing
right here? (uh huh)
Well we're doing it all the time (what?)
So
you'd better get some better beats
And uh, get some better rhymes
(d'oh!)
We got the gang set
So don't complain yet
24/7 never
begging for a raincheck
Old school soldiers passing up the hot
shit
That rock shit
And bounce in the mosh pit
Throw your hands up
Move in, now move out
Hands up, now hands
down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now
Breath
in, now breath out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back
up
Tell me what you're gonna do now
Keep rollin' rollin'
rollin' rollin'
Come on
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin'
rollin'
What?
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Yeah
Hey
ladies
Hey fellas
And the people who dont give a fuck
All
the lovers
All the haters
and all the people that call
themselves players
Hot mommas
Pimp daddies
And all the
people rolling up in cadies
Hey rockers
Hip hoppers
And
everybody all around the world
Move in, now move out
Hands
up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna
do now
Breath in, now breath out
Hands up, now hands down
Back
up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now
Keep rollin'
rollin' rollin' rollin'
Yeah
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin'
rollin'
What?
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Come
on
Move in, now move out
Hands up, now hands down
Back
up, back up
Tell me what you're gonna do now
Breath in, now
breath out
Hands up, now hands down
Back up, back up
Tell me
what you're gonna do now
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin'
rollin'
What?
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Come
on
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'
Yeah.
Sasuke didn't do so well. He was tired and also bummed that he couldn't stop Neji. He went behind stage. "Hey," Sakura said stopping him. "Rolling wasn't as good as the others what happened?"
"Follow the Reaper and Halloween burned me up," he said lying.
"Ok." But she knew it was because Hinata had been pulled away. She was just as mad at Neji as he was but she didn't want to call him out he was shook up enough.
After that the three friends packed the stuff back up into the truck and went around with Itachi to the fair. Sasuke went to place and got a hotdog. While he was there Hinata came up to him. "I'm sorry," she said. Then Neji came up to her.
"What the hell you doing Uchiha," Neji said.
"You're cousin came up to me," Sasuke said.
"You looking for a fight Uchiha," Neji said. "I know you played so well because of her."
"I'm serious that's what happened and I'm a way better guitarist then you'll ever be."
"Yeah right," Neji said with his Byukagan activated. He was going to blow him up with his charka but the Hyuuga was stopped.
"You want to get Sasuke," Itachi said stepping in front of his brother. "You got to get through me." Neji then backed off. Itachi was possibly the strongest of the Uchiha clan, not someone even Hiashi would mess with on a normal basis.
"Ok Uchiha you win for now," Neji said. "Come on Hinata," he said grabbing his cousin and turning her around. "Let's go home." The two walked off.
"Damn clan rivalries," Sasuke said walking off. Itachi went off after him. Sasuke just got in the truck and didn't talk at all on the way home. When they got home his mother and father who watched the concert on pay per view congratulated him on an awesome first gig. Sasuke said thank you but he just went up to his room and went to bed. "Man what a drag," Sasuke said. He then went to bed.
