Sorry this is a short chapter, I lost inspiration for this one. SORRY! Well, the next chapter is the last one, since well they are the finals.
Disclaimer: I DONT OWN NARUTO OR ANY SONGS MENTION IN THE STORY.
Songs: Won't Go Home With Out You by Maroon 5 (Love thiss) and Teenagers by My Chemical Romance (Love them ;D)
Chapter 4: Semi-Finals.
"We've got this in the bag." Sakura winked at Tenten, she smiled.
"And the last band is…" The girls looked down at the floor.
"Well, we can come and cheer the guys up right?" Tenten thought looking up and then at the guys. They were all looking back at the girls. Worried they wouldn't make it.
"SOUR CANDY!!" the announcer finally said, or shouted. Tenten sighed in relief. They all took a step forward. "And the rules for the semi-finals are that you have to pair up, or be alone you decide, with another band. You have to a duet with that band and for it to be fair. Let's make it interesting. The bands with the two highest scores will be paired up, and the other three can decide how they pair up or not. So, the two top scores are… Sour Candy and Connected. This should be interesting. So go and choose a song!" All the bands went backstage to choose a song to sing and some their pair. The boys from Connected went up to the girls.
"So…" Naruto said.
"Soo…" Hinata said right after.
"What song are we doing?" Ino asked. Everybody looked up or down or to the left or the right. "Nice song I've heard it a million times. 'Awkward Moment' a classic." Ino said sarcastically.
"I've got one." Tenten raised her hand as if she was in school. "Um, 'Won't Go Home Without You' by Maroon 5. It's a really good song."
"Yeah, let's do that one. It is an awesome song." Sasuke agreed, nodding his head.
"Who will sing?" Sakura asked.
"Well, since Tennie-chan chose the song, I guess she will be part of the duet." Hinata pointed out. Everybody agreed, Tenten looked mad.
"And who will be the guy that sings with Tenten?" Shikamaru asked going into the dressing room and getting comfortable in the couch.
"What about you Neji? Tenten is their lead singer, and you are our lead singer." Sasuke suggested, hitting Neji's arm. He glared at Sasuke, Sasuke looked away. "I'm just saying…"
"That is a great idea that will get the judges to vote for us!" Sakura said, jumping on the sofa.
"But that will make you guys compete against us," Naruto laughed, and all the girls glared.
"Which is exactly why we want to make it to the finals," Tenten said dropping herself into the sofa, getting Sakura's leg so she would fall and sit down.
"Hey, I was having fun!" She crossed her arms below her chest. Tenten laughed and Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Well, why do I have to sing with Neji anyways?" Tenten crossed her arms the same way Sakura did.
"It was your idea to sing 'Won't go Home Without You' so you have to sing it." Sakura stuck her tongue out like a little kid, Tenten did the same.
"So it's settled! Tenten and Neji are singing!" Sasuke crossed his arms and sat on the nearest chair. Then they all hear a knock in the door.
"Um, you guys. We need the song you are singing, and you guys are up next. So, if you will follow me please," the same lady who would scream to get ready said opening the door slowly. She was also the one who 'complimented' the boys. Everybody stood up and followed the young woman. They all stood watching the band that was playing alone. They were good, but not as good as Connected and Sour Candy together, of course. The band ended and the announcer presented our favorite bands next. They ran to the stage and Tenten got her lucky mike.
"So, people, we are back! And we are singing-"
"'Wont go Home Without You' by Maroon 5. Hope you enjoy it, guys." Neji cut her off, earning a glare from Tenten. Then the music started.
"(Neji) I asked her to stay but she wouldn't listen
She left before I had the chance to say (Oh)
The words that would mend the things that were broken
But now it's far too late, she's gone away"
But to everyone's surprise, Tenten changed the words…
"(Tenten) Every night Icry myselfto sleep
Thinking: "Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
Hard to believe it"
Neji looked at her, then down. Sakura looked up from her bass, and shook her head when Tenten caught her glance. She just gave the pink haired girl a faint smile.
"(Both) It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you"
"(Neji) The taste of your breath, I'll never get over
The noises that she made kept me awake (Oh)
The weight of things that remain unspoken
Built up so much it crushed us everyday"
"(Tenten) Every night Icry myselfto sleep
Thinking: "Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
Hard to believe it"
Neji looked over at Tenten again, she was about to tear up. So was he. He walked closer to her and grabbed her face. Then he sang the chorus alone. Tenten then repeated the chorus after him, tears running down her face.
"(Neji) It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you"
"(Tenten) It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you"
Sakura looked at her best friend and she started to cry herself, then her eyes wondered to Sasuke. Who was also looking at her. Neither of them stopped playing.
"(Neji) Of all the things I felt but never really shown"
Neji grabbed Tenten's hand, and placed it in his heart.
"(Tenten) Perhaps the worst is that I ever let you go
I should not ever let you go, oh oh oh"
"(Both)It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you
It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you"
"(Tenten) And I won't go home without you"
"(Neji) And I won't go home without you"
Believe it or not, Neji had tears running down his face too. They both stopped singing, and the rest stopped playing. Then they finally finished what they started…
"(Both) And I won't go home without you…"
The crowd went bizarre. They wanted more, and one of the rules of the battle of the bands was that anytime the crowd wanted more they got what they wanted. Neji and Tenten gathered with the whole group. They were arguing what song to play.
"What about 'Welcome to the Black Parade'?" Naruto suggested up from the drums. This is how they arranged who played what. Sakura played the bass, Sasuke the lead guitar, Ino the other guitar, Hinata the piano, Shikamaru helped her since there were two pianos, and Naruto played the drums. And let's not forget Neji and Tenten, the lead vocals.
"No let's play, 'Teenagers'. We have to get this crowd going!" Sakura said adjusting her pink bass.
"Yeah! Saku-chan is right!" Ino high-fived Sakura.
"Okay, Neji you better know the freaking lyrics," Tenten looked at the boy next to her. He nodded. "So, this is how we are singing. Shika get down here and play the bass. Ino you are going to be the lead guitar. Sasuke and Sakura you are singing with me and Neji. Got it everyone?" They all just nodded and got to their places.
"Okay, are you guys ready for another song?" Sasuke asked getting a microphone for him and another one for Sakura. The crowd shouted 'yes' as loud as it could get.
"Alright, I'm from the band 'Sour Candy' and my name is Sakura!"
Sakura said getting her microphone from Sasuke; the crowd went wild when she spoke.
"And as you might know, I'm Sasuke from the band 'Connected', and we will have the pleasure to sing with Neji and Tenten the song 'Teenagers' by MCR."
"Hope you like!" Tenten winked and faced the rest of the group, giving her back to the audience. Then rock music filled the room.
"(Sasuke) They're gonna clean up your looks
With all the lies in the books
To make a citizen out of you
Because they sleep with a gun
And keep an eye on you, son
So they can watch all the things you do"
The audience went crazy, raising their hands up in the arms. Most of them jumping. Tenten got on top of a speaker. Sakura shook her head in disappointment.
"(Tenten) Because the drugs never work
They're gonna give you a smirk
'Cause they got methods of keeping you clean
They're gonna rip up your heads,
Your aspirations to shreds
Another cog in the murder machine"
"(All) They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose
Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me"
"(Sakura) The boys and girls in the clique
The awful names that they stick
You're never gonna fit in much, kid"
Tenten made Sakura get on the speaker with her. She did. Sasuke looked concerned and looked at Neji, he just shrugged.
"(Neji) But if you're troubled and hurt
What you got under your shirt
Will make them pay for the things that they did"
Both girls jumped down the speaker making the audience scream at the top of their lungs. Neji and Sasuke ran to see if they were okay. The girls just laughed.
"(All) They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose
Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me"
"(Sasuke) Ohhh yeah!"
"(Sakura & Tenten) They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose
Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me"
"(Neji) All together now!"
Everybody (as in Ino, Shikamaru, Naruto, Hinata, the crowd, the bands on the wings and Tenten, Neji, Sasuke and Sakura) started singing along. The announcer nodded, the judges were smiling and clapping. This was going great.
"(All, even the crowd) Teenagers scare the living shit out of me
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose
Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me,
Teenagers scare the living shit out of me
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose
Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me"
The announcer came out, and stood next to the singers. "Well, this is going to be a tough decision for the judges, isn't it?" A lady walked on stage and handed him an envelope, then he said, "Seems like our judges made a decision. All semi-finalists please come on stage." All the bands walked in some high-fiving the guys and the girls, some just glaring in jealousy. "First up we have," he said slowly opening the envelope, taking a little white card out. "No surprise, 'Connected'!!" The crowd went bizarre. The guys bowed to the audience, and raised their hands in victory. "And going to the finals with our favorite band is… No surprise here either! Newbie 'Sour Candy'!!" Ino almost fainted, Sakura strangled Hinata, Tenten jumped like crazy. "Now, the finals will be held tomorrow, don't be late guys. You have to prepare two songs. A rock song, and a ballad, of course it can be a rock ballad too. Just follow your heart guys! And see you all tomorrow!!" Tenten looked at Neji, he smiled as saying 'Congrats.' She smiled back mouthing 'Thank you." Now, the real battle was going to start. No one knew what was going to happen next. Neither do I…
You guys tell me, who do you want to be the winners?
CONNECTED: Neji, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Naruto.
OR
SOUR CANDY: Tenten, Sakura, Ino, Hinata.
The decision is YOURS...
Lalie-chan