WE BE DREAMERS

Kotone

"Did you call anyone?" hissed Deidara, looking at his three best friends. The banging on the door got louder and more impatient. Itachi sighed. "I'll get it." He said. He advanced slowly towards the banging and looked at his anxious teammates. "At the count of three." he whispered. "One... two...THREE!" He yanked open the door to see an impatient girl about his age with golden-brown hair that reached to her shoulders. It was held in place by a lime green hairband. She had electric blue eyes that gave him a piercing gaze. "Whoa." she let out, apparently surprised. "What the heck are you doing here?"

. . . . .

Deidara, Sasori, and Kisame looked from Itachi to the girl he brought with him. "What's a girl doing here?" Sasori blurted out only to be nudged by Kisame. "What Sasori is trying to say is, what exactly happened?"

"What the heck are you doing here?" Itachi blinked. "Excuse me? I should be asking you the very same question." The girl rolled her eyes. "Okay fine. I just happened to be passing by when I heard music." She waited for Itachi to say something. When he didn't she said, "But it wasn't just any music. It was hard rock. So I decided to find out who was playing it."

Itachi looked at her with disbelief. "That's it?" She nodded, then shook her head. "When you opened the garage door thing, I wasn't expecting you to be so young. I mean, the kind of music you guys play, oh my gosh..." She was starting to get off topic. Itachi looked at her impatiently.

"And now to get to the main point," she continued. "I want to join your band." Itachi's eyes nearly popped out of his head. "You... a girl... play in a boy band." He started cracking up. She crossed her arms. "You guys need a bass guitar. I just happen to be able to play a bass guitar!" He stopped laughing. The strange girl had a point. Their music would be more complete with a bass guitarist.

"What's your name, kid?" he asked.

"Kotone."

"Well Kotone, I'll have to ask my band."

"Which is how she ended up here." he finished. "And you decided to ask us just like that?" Deidara brayed. "Yep." Deidara opened his mouth but Sasori put his hand over it and shook his head. "Well, we have to see you play before we decide." Kisame concluded. "Do you have your guitar with you right now?" Kotone shook her head.

"I can go get it!" she chirruped. "I live freakishly close by." Without waiting to hear an answer she ran off in a flash of green. "That girl really likes green." Deidara began. "Lime green hair thing, green-yellow t-shirt, drab green pants; she's a walking rainforest!" He got glares from his three friends. "I'm just saying."

"But if she's a good player, do you think we should consider having her?" Itachi asked. "She looks promising."

"And determined." Kisame added. "It kinda reminds me of us when we first started out."

"I think we should let her in anyways." Sasori chimed. "Besides, she looks kind of cute."

"Are you sure?" Deidara asked. "She looks a bit wacky to me. And I can't believe I just used that word."

At that moment, Kotone came in, panting heavily as she pulled her guitar behind her. Pulling herself together she took her guitar out of it's case and started playing the same thing Itachi's band played just a short while ago. "No way." Kisame breathed. "Just by hearing it once." Itachi however, wasn't impressed.

"Here." he said, thrusting some sheet music at her. Her electric blue eyes moved rapidly across the paper and in a minute she handed it back to him. Then she played the whole song as if she'd been practicing it for years. "So?" she asked. "What do you think? Was I cool enough or what?" "Excuse us a moment." grinned Itachi and ushered his friends to a corner of the room. "Let's take a vote." he whispered. "Why? Don't you think she proved herself already. She deserves to be in." Kisame whispered back. "She'd be good use to us. Besides, the Rock-off is in two weeks. We need all the help we can get!"

They turned to Kotone, who waved to them. "Look at how innocent the child is." Sasori implored. "Give her a chance." Itachi inhaled for a moment. "As much as I hate girls, fine." "Yes!" Chorused Deidara and Sasori. "Itachi, you won't regret this." Kisame said, patting his best friend's shoulder.

"Kid," Itachi walked up to Kotone. "You're in. Practice is same time tomorrow, after school." He looked at the girl who seemed more excited than a baby opening their birthday presents. "Which school do you go to?" Deidara inquired. "The same as you." she replied. "I'm a year younger than you dudes."

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"Itachi where were you?" his mother inquired after him. "It's eight. You were supposed to be home an hour ago." "Sorry mom, I was helping Sasori with his math." She ushered him into the kitchen where Sasuke was playing with play-doh. "Hi Sasuke." he said. Sasuke put some pink play-doh in his brother's hand. "When can I see your friends again?" he asked. "Uh-"

His mother put a plate of lasagna in front of him. "I'll tell you after I eat." He tucked in ravenously and was finished in two minutes. "Uh-oh! I forgot to show daddy my report card!" Sasuke cried. He ran out of the kitchen as fast as his tiny legs could carry him. "I'd better go too." His mother said worriedly. "You know why." Itachi nodded.

. . . . .

"You didn't get an A+? This is a disgrace Sasuke!" Itachi heard his father yelling these words across the hall. Automatically, Itachi stopped what he was doing and ran to stop him. Just because Itachi got straight A pluses when he was in 2nd grade didn't mean his brother had to get them too. He slammed open the door and saw that his father was about to slap a crying Sasuke despite his mother's protests.

He ran as fast as he could and got in between his father and Sasuke. He also got a slap across his face instead of Sasuke's. "Mom," his voice was dead quiet. "Take Sasuke out." She looked into his eyes and carried Sasuke out.

"What is your problem father?" asked Itachi in the same voice. "Why does Sasuke always have to get the same as me? Why can't you just leave him alone?" He noticed that his voice was rising. His father got up and started walking away. "ANSWER ME!" Itachi yelled. His father turned around and started talking, venom dripping from his voice. "Keep this in mind. Whatever it is you're trying to do I will make sure to stop you and keep you focused on the company." He walked out of the room. "Why?" Itachi asked. Then to his own surprise, tears started trickling down his face.

Author's Note

Hi guys! So, this chappy was kind of done in a hurry. What do you think? You know I just got braces and it sucks because I can't eat cookies properly. :...( But I hope I get used to it soon because, well, I really miss my poor cookies! I can hear them calling out to me! Please review! And thanks a bunch for reading!

Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto and the songs belong to the band RED and Essential Records and Sony Music Entertainment. I still can't do that copyright sign! Drats!