Well here's the next chapter. I think It's crap, what do you think?
For everybody else, I have no idea how they really mix songs for bands, I only know from my own personal experience and I wasn't with a band I was with a choir lolz.
BTW - DER WILL BE MANY TIME SKIPS TO AVOID THE ANNOYANCE OF IT BEING MUCH TO SLOW. The time skips are going to be from the recording of the songs into the making of the music videos.
Disclaimer: don't own it duh
MakeDamnSure
I gawked stepping into the recording studio since this was in fact my first time being in a studio. All the other bands greeted people that they were familiar with as I stood close to Sasuke and smiled happily loving the feel of being in an actual studio. He smiled at me and gripped my hand in his.
"How you feeling?" Sasuke questioned me.
"Fucking amazing," I answered him. He laughed as a man then walked into the room smoking a cigarette. His skin was tanned and he had black hair that stretched out into a goatee. He looked at me and smirked, shaking my hand.
"Name's Asuma, I am the band's producer, so I will be mixing your songs together. The way it works is that the band does a mix of the song by themselves without Sasuke first. When that recording is done Sasuke comes in and lay's down the vocals on top of what you guy's done. Questions?"
"Nope," I answered him happily.
"Great, so organize what songs you guys are going to do first," Asuma told us.
"So, did everybody get the lyric's I sent out?" Sasuke questioned them all. Everybody nodded as Deidara smiled sadistically.
"Sasuke I am loving your new style. MakeDamnSure, those lyrics and beat are pretty amazing," Deidara said aloud. Everybody nodded as Sasuke looked at me.
"Actually, Naruto wrote that song," Sasuke told them. Everybody looked over at me and smiled.
"Well if he wrote the song then he should sing it too. Good job Naruto, that song was pretty amazing," Itachi told me.
"Thanks Itachi," I answered him smiling.
"So then let's get this thing started," Sasori exclaimed to us. I took out my guitar and followed everybody into the sound booth. I smiled to myself and gave a thumbs up to Sasuke as he smiled back at me. The mikes were adjusted around us so that they would pick up the sound of our instruments easier. I breathed lowly and smirked feeling happy at the recognition that I was now receiving.
------
"So this your new sunshine boy?" Asuma questioned Sasuke as Naruto continued to jam out in the booth where the band was laying down the track.
"Yeah, he's pretty amazing huh?" Sasuke answered, seeing the look of pure joy on Naruto's face.
"Don't fuck this one up…he has a good heart," Asuma told him. Sasuke nodded still looking at Naruto. HE tore his gaze away and looked over at Asuma who took a drag of his cigarette.
"I think I'm going to hurt him," Sasuke told him. Asuma looked at Sasuke out of the corner of his eye and then back down at the controls in front of him.
"Why is that?"
"Good things can never stay good around me,"
--------
I looked out to Sasuke and Asuma and I immediately saw the detached look on Sasuke's face and wondered why that look could possible be there. I took the headphones off my head and heard Asuma speaking to us through the house.
"That was excellent, now Naruto, everybody else is going to exit the booth as you're going to lay down the track. Are there any ad libs above or under your singing?" Asuma questioned me.
"Yeah, there are, I thought Sasuke was going to do that?"
"Yeah he is, just gotta send him in there, hold on," he told me. I waited patiently and saw the rest of the band members leaving the booth as Sasuke walked in. I smiled at him and gripped his hand in my own, rubbing my thumb against his hand.
"You okay?" I questioned him. He nodded at me as I leaned in kissing him softly as he kissed me back needy and lovingly. I leaned back and looked in his eyes seeing something I wasn't familiar with.
"You guys ready?" Asuma questioned us. We both nodded, putting our headphones on. I heard a click and took a breath in beginning to sing.
You've got this new head filled up with smoke
I've got my veins all tangled close
To the jukebox bars you frequent
The safest place to hide
A long night spent with your most obvious weakness
You start shaking at the thought
You are everything I want
Cause you are everything I'm not
I looked at Sasuke and smiled about to sing the lead into the chorus.
We lie, we lie together it's just not
Too close, too close (too close, is close enough)
Yeah, we lie, we lie together it's just not
Too close, too close
I smiled feeling the energy build up inside me as the drums pulsed.
I just want to break you down so badly
(While I trip over everything you say)
I just want to break you down so badly
(In the worst way)
I looked over at Sasuke as he smiled at me.
With my inarticulate store bought
Hangover hobby kit in talks
And it says "You oh, you are so cool"
Scissor-shaped across the bed
You are red, violent red
You hollow out my hungry eyes
And we lay, we lay together it's just not
Too close, too close (too close, is close enough)
Yeah we lay, we lay together it's just not
Too close, too close
I looked at Sasuke and kept singing with him laughing all the while.
I just want to break you down so badly
(While I trip over everything you say)
I just want to break you down so badly
(In the worst way)
I just want to break you down so badly
(While I trip over everything you say)
I just want to break you down so badly
(In the worst way) WORST WAY!
I grabbed Sasuke's shoulder as he grabbed onto my forearm and we looked at each other, me singing the next part.
I'm gonna make damn sure
That you can't ever leave
No you won't ever get to far from me
You won't ever get to far from me
I'll make damn sure
That you can't ever leave
No you won't ever get to far from me
You won't ever get to far from me
You won't ever get to far from me (NEVER GET TO FAR)
You won't ever get to far…
I just want to break you down so badly
(While I trip over everything you say)
I just want to break you down so badly
(In the worst way)
Worst way
(I'm gonna make damn sure)
I just want to break you down so badly
(I just want to break you down so badly)
Gonna make damn sure
(In the worst way)
Worst way!
The song ended as Sasuke looked away from everyone and I merely kept gripping the mike which I grabbed in my excitement towards the climax of the song. I heard Asuma clear his throat over the house and glanced at the window.
"That was uh…great. Want to hear a playback?" Asuma questioned me. I nodded and then heard another click and the song blasted through the speakers. I smiled and looked at Sasuke as the song continued to play. He put his arm around me and smiled.
"That was a pretty amazing song babe," Sasuke told me. I smiled at him and kissed him slowly. He cupped my face into his hands and snaked his tongue into my mouth. I gripped at the front of his shirt and kissed him back hungrily while the song continued to play above us. His hands trailed into the hair at the nape of my neck that made me shiver. I separated from him and looked at him through half-lidded eyes smiling.
"What was that for?" I questioned him smirking. He smiled back at me and continued to play with my hair.
"Reassurance I guess," he answered me. The playback ended as Sasuke and I exited the booth to look at everyone who merely smiled and grinned at us.
"Very sexy make out guys," Deidara told us. Sasuke smirked as I blushed violently and bowed my head, to hide my blush.
"Don't be jealous," Sasuke retorted to him. I laughed as Deidara scoffed and looked over at Sasori who glared at him basically telling him not to say anything stupid.
"Well we have nothing to be jealous about, isn't that right Sasori baby?" Deidara questioned as he walked over to Sasori. Sasori looked at him through the corner of his eye and continued to glare.
"I have no idea what you are talking about," Sasori answered him and stepped away. We all laughed at this as Deidara growled to himself. I looked at my watch and then heard my stomach rumble and blushed violently at the fact that I was indeed hungry. Sasuke laughed and looked at everybody else.
"How about we grab a lunch and come back, and in that time Asuma can tell us what we need to fix when we get back," Sasuke said. Everybody agreed and started to grab their things and leave to go get lunch.
"Where do you want to go?" Sasuke questioned me.
"Uhm…I have no idea. Anywhere really, I'm just kinda hungry," I answered him. My stomach growled again as Sasuke laughed and grabbed my hand guiding me to walk.
"That sounds like more than kinda hungry," Sasuke told me. I stuck my tongue out at him and we both walked out of the studio and into the street to find a place to eat.
"So when do we start making music videos?" I questioned Sasuke as we continued to walk. He looked at me and laughed at this comment as I blushed feeling stupid.
"You're adorable you know that?" he questioned me. I glared at him because of the feminine comment and shrugged.
"I'm curious that's what I am,"
"We start with the music video's when we have at least 5 songs recorded and we know what we can make a video of to release it as a single,"
"Damn," I told him laughing.
"Why?" he questioned me looking down at me.
"I was looking forward to the whole music video thing. It looks like the best part of being a rock superstar,"
"Oh please, I positively hate the music video process. We always have to find a damn director and then the director always has a 'vision' as they call it which never comes out the way we want the video to come out. But this time I think we got a good director on our hands,"
"Oh yeah? What's his name?"
"Hatake Kakashi,"
----------
"So you want me to direct one of your upcoming music videos?"
"Yes,"
"You sure?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Most people hate my direction honestly," Kakashi answered him as he continued to read his book, never taking his eyes away from it. I raised an eyebrow at this guy and then looked at Sasuke. Pretty much plainly put this guy was weird. He had a mask covering half of his face and silver hair that covered his left eye and he was constantly reading what looked like to be a porno book.
"And why don't most people like your directing?" Sasuke questioned him. Kakashi looked up from his book at both Sasuke and I. He put his book away and looked at us both.
"Most people HATE my direction because I refuse to give ideas for what to do with their crappy songs to make their idiotic videos. So people hate my direction because they believe that as a director I should be able to supply them with ideas which honestly I have no reason to do and have no care in doing," Kakashi told us in a monotone voice. Sasuke grinned and looked at me as I raised an eyebrow.
"Kakashi…I genuinely want you to be our director for this video,"
---------
"Well he was definitely something," I told Sasuke as he drove down the avenue to our house.
"Yup, he definitely is, but his view on everything is just what I want," Sasuke answered me.
"Well how do you know everybody else is going to like him?" I questioned him as he turned into the driveway and into the garage of the house. He cut off the car and looked at me, grabbing my hand lovingly.
"We all want the same thing. We loathe having to have some supposed big shot director ordering us around like idiots," Sasuke answered me. I shrugged and looked out the window of the car.
"Just making sure is all," I answered him as I got out of the car and started walking slowly into the house.
"It sounds like you are doubting me," Sasuke smirked at me. I shrugged and trudged up the stairs to get ready to sleep since it had been a long day.
"I am not doubting you, why would you think that?" I questioned him laughing as I changed into my pajama bottoms and leaving a shirt off. He stood in the doorway and looked at me as I looked back at him.
"Stop staring, you know its impolite," I told him. He laughed at me and walked forward wrapping his arms around my waist staring into my eyes. I leaned forward and brushed a strand of his hair out of his face and behind his hair altering his cockatoo hairstyle.
"If you don't want me to stare then why are you so sexy?" he questioned me huskily. I laughed and put my palms flat against his chest.
"Not tonight Sasuke, I'm too tired," I told him moving away from his grasp.
"So this lifestyle is finally taking its toll on you huh?" Sasuke questioned me. I smirked at him and laid down in bed under the covers. Sasuke took off his shirt and laid on top of me as I smiled. I looked at his face and cupped his cheek in my palm lovingly and then saw that his nose was uncharacteristically red. I touched his nose softly and felt it a bit rough. Sasuke moved away from the touch and got off of the bed then.
"What's wrong with your nose? Are you sick?" I questioned him. He didn't answer me as he walked into the bathroom then shutting the door and turning on the water for a shower. I laid my head down on the bed and looked at the door and tried not to over think anything. Maybe he was in fact sick. Whenever somebody was sick they blew their noses a lot…and in blowing your nose constantly it got red…it didn't necessarily mean that Sasuke had been lying to me. I turned onto my side and tried my hardest not to think about anything, especially the fact that maybe Kiba was right for a change.
----------
I gripped my guitar and played while lip synching the words to the song hearing it above me. Sasuke did some tricks with the microphone that I haven't seen before as he continued to go. The then put the mike to his lips and lip synched to the words as well.
"CUT!" Kakashi shouted at us. The music instantly stopped as I looked at him and then at Sasuke who was looking away from me. I saw Kakashi coming towards me as he looked at Sasuke who was off in the distance.
"Naruto I need more from you, it looks really fake right now and in a music video even though its only about 3 minutes of peoples lives they still want to be in awe for those 3 minutes. You gotta give me more," he told me. I nodded as Kakashi went back to his post and then I heard the song again from where we had stopped.
"ACTION!" he shouted. Sasuke and I started to lip synch again. This time I imagined the words clearly in my head and on my lips and I felt that this time the song was made much more real as Kakashi wanted it. Sasuke did the same as we both concentrated on the lens of the camera.
We were shooting the music video to MakeDamnSure after we had finished a few of the songs that we knew for sure were complete and ready for the CD to be made. We were in a remote town somewhere in I have no CLUE where making this video in a warehouse. There was a fan blowing radically blowing our hair and everything in every which way direction. Let's put it this way, this video was pure chaos in the making.
We were all dressed in regular clothing not bothering with anything fancy for this video as Sasuke and I went ballistic with the words and went pretty crazy in the video. We had been pretty much filming the entire day and being how it was now 5 o clock in the afternoon I assumed that we would keep filming. We were almost to the ending now which was making me very happy seeing as how I was tired and just wanted to get home. I continued to give all my energy knowing that it didn't matter whether or not I was tired, this was the life that I had now chosen.
"CUT!" Kakashi yelled out. He told us all to take 10 and we all went to our respective places. I went over to my corner and then felt my phone buzzing violently in my pocket. I looked at it and then answered it seeing that it was Sakura calling me.
"Sakura?" I questioned as I heard her frantic breathing over the line.
"Naruto?"
"What happened?"
"Naruto…you need to come home now," She said into my ear. I heard her sniffling and crying as she said that.
"Sakura…what's wrong…what's going on?"
"Oh god…I can't believe this…Naruto you have to come please,"
"What? Sakura…speak clearly…talk to me…what happened?!"
"It's Kiba…Kiba…he…he…he got into a car accident…oh god…they don't know if he'll live,"
----------
WOW! WELL YEAH! That's the chapter. I know it's a bit short I'm sorry for that. The next chapter will be coming soon I have already started it and everything! Please review and tell me what you think.