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(About the 3rd person P.O.V. issue I decided not to change it in this story, since there are a lot of people who are used to reading it this way, but from now on, I'll make my future stories in 3rd person P.O.V.)
Chapter 5: Contract
Naruto's P.O.V.
It was a beautiful Friday morning. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, Gaara was sulking, Sakura was bitching about stuff and I was in heaven.
"Listen, you'd better not ditch us from now on. I'll definitely won't forgive you if you do!" Gaara warned me. I smiled sweetly at him and nodded. He sighed.
"I still can't believe it. We'll have a famous friend!" Sakura squealed.
"We don't know for sure that he'll be accepted." Gaara said with hope in his voice.
"Nonsense! He'll definitely be accepted. He's so talented!" she said with admiration. To be honest, that really flattered me.
"Yeah... And a sixteen year old boy." Gaara completed. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"These things don't matter in these days, Gaara. Age is not the issue. The style is. As long as you have style and a pretty face, you can become famous. Naruto has both, plus he's talented and charismatic! He'll definitely pass!" she said enthusiastically. I blushed and looked down. Having Sakura as a friend really helped my self-esteem and encouragement.
"Pff..." was all Gaara did once she finished talking. I chuckled. This day was really wonderful.
Once school was over a black fancy car was waiting outside the school gate. I grinned and rushed over there. Kakashi was waiting for me outside the car.
"Hey, Naruto! How was school today?" he asked me.
"Perfect! Let's go!" I said excited. He laughed and opened the door for me.
"UZUMAKI NARUTO! HOLD IT!" I heard a loud voice yelling. Kakashi looked surprised towards the school. As for me... Well, I didn't even need to look.
"Umm... Sir?" Kakashi said confused.
"Out of my way, kidnapper!" Iruka yelled and punched him. Hiiiiii!
"What are you doing, Iruka?!" I yelled and kneeled down to see if Kakashi was ok.
"It's Mr. Iruka for you, brat! And come here! Where do you think you are going!? If you want a ride after school take the bus! This man would have raped you!" he kept on yelling. What. The. Hell.
"Mr. Iruka, you've misunderstood." Kakashi tried to explain as he was getting up only to be kicked back.
"You stay away from my student, pervert!" he growled at him.
"Iru... I mean, Mr. Iruka... This man is just a band's manager... He came to take me to their studio to see if I'm capable to become one of them." I tried to tell him. He looked at me with wide eyes.
"These are the worst kind of people! Naruto... Naruto, please, tell me you are not going to quit school only to become a band member!" he told me horrified.
"No way! I'll just play for them. Mr. Iruka, relax!" I told him. It didn't seem to convince him, though.
"If you are that worried, you can come along. I'll explain in the way." Kakashi told him from a safe distance. Iruka glared at him, but nodded. In the end, we both got inside the car. Looks like this day starts to get bad...
Half an hour later we reached a large building.
"Except the studio, this is also the boys' dorms." Kakashi told us.
"Aha! I knew you brought Naruto here to do bad things to him!" Iruka said. I facepalmed and Kakashi sighed.
"Yeah, yeah... I am a perverted kidnapper who wants to rape your student. Now get out." he told us. We went out and followed him to the elevator.
"Somehow, I feel kind of nervous..." I muttered.
"It's only natural... But don't worry, just relax and show us your true skills." Kakashi told me to encourage me. I smiled and nodded, but I was still feeling nervous.
We reached the third floor and walked through a hallway. Then we stopped in front of a door. We went inside and I saw everyone from Hebi practicing inside the recording room. Kakashi went to a microphone to talk to them.
"Guys, Naruto is here." he said. They stopped and looked at me through the glass. Suigetsu, Karin and Juugo smiled and waved at me. Sasuke frowned and glared at me. Perfect...
"What kind of band is this? Naruto, I really cannot let you do this." Iruka told me. I sighed and turned to glare at him.
"Why don't you go hang out with Gaara, Iruka!?" I told him angrily and went inside the recording room.
"Hey, Naruto! Thanks for coming." Suigetsu greeted me.
"Hey..." was all I said. For some reason, I really couldn't find the words to say something else.
"So... Can you really play the keyboard?" Sasuke asked me seriously.
"O-of course!" I told him. He stared at me.
"That doesn't sound convincing..." he muttered and went outside.
"We'll wait outside, so you can feel more comfortable. Do your best!" Suigetsu told me and winked at me. I grinned and nodded. They all went outside and I went to the keyboard. Through the glass I could see everyone staring at me. Especially Sasuke. Well, he was the band leader, it was logical. I took a deep breath and placed my fingers on the keys... But they wouldn't move... Eh?
Suigetsu's P.O.V.
We were all waiting for Naruto to start playing, but his hands just wouldn't move. Damn, that was bad. Don't freak out now, Naruto!
"H-he seems to be a little nervous, don't you think?" I said to the others. Juugo and Karin nodded, but Sasuke kept on staring at the boy. You sadist, you are the one making him nervous. He looked at his watch and the returned his gaze towards Naruto. I sighed and went to the microphone.
"Naruto, you can start now." I told him. His eyes widened and he started to tremble. I felt someone hit my head.
"Now you made things worse, idiot!" Karin yelled at me. I scratched my head. Sasuke sighed and went inside the recording room.
"Can you do it or not?" he asked Naruto in an annoyed voice. Not when you talk to him like that, idiot! Naruto didn't move.
"We don't have much time, can you do it? Can you play?" he asked him again. Still, no response.
"Tch... It was stupid to expect something from a walking disaster..." he said and got out.
"Hey, Sasuke! That was harsh!" I told him, but he didn't even bother to look at me. He just left the room. Karin and Juugo followed him and so did I. This bastard overdid it this time.
Naruto's P.O.V.
I stared at the keys. I couldn't believe I ruined such a chance... Tears started falling from my eyes. Suddenly I heard a voice from the microphone. It was Kakashi.
"We'll leave you alone for a while to calm down..." he told me and left the room along with Iruka. I sobbed and looked down. Why did I have to get so much nervous now?! I even made Sasuke angry with me...
"How ironic... *sob*... I think I can play now..." I muttered and started pressing the keys, while crying.
Sasuke's P.O.V.
Damn. Damn. Damn! That Suigetsu sure knew how to make someone feel bad. So now what? I just go back there and apologize? I have better things to do! Even if I apologize it won't change the fact that this guy can't play! I opened the door to the studio and went inside, only to stay stunned. The door behind me closed.
"What the..." was all I said and I kept looking at the boy, who was playing one of the most difficult and beautiful tracks for piano and keyboard. Once he was finished playing he clentched his fists.
"Mom... I'm sorry..." he muttered. I somehow managed to move my legs and went inside the recording studio. When I opened the door he looked up surprised. I stared at him.
"Wasn't that Kushina's track?" I asked him. He nodded, looking down. I sighed.
"I'm sorry... I shouldn't have been so strict with you... To think that for a second there I thought I was listening to her playing... You really are talented." I told him.
"Eh? W-what d-d-did you s-s-say?" he stuttered.
"Don't make me repeat myself! Anyway, I guess you could play for us..." I said and turned to leave.
"U-um! Sa-Sasuke..." he said before I opened the door. I turned to look at him.
"Umm... Thank you... For saying that I sounded like Kushina..." he told me while looking down, smiling.
"Umm... yeah. Wait, not because I accepted you for the band?" I asked him curious.
"Many things can make me happy, but... The one the makes me the most happy is when people say that I am similar to my mother..." he said. Mother?
"Are you... Kushina's son?" I asked dumbfounded. He nodded. Ok, too much information for today. My head already hurt from all of this.
"Oh... Then... It's understandable why you are so good with the keyboard." I said and went out, leaving him inside the recording room.
Naruto's P.O.V.
Oh. My. God. Oh my GOD! Did I just hear right? Did I? Uchiha Sasuke said I was talented? That my music sounded like my mother's? Is this a dream or something?! And wait... I am in the band?!
"Naruto!" I heard Iruka saying. When did he got in here? Who cares!
"Listen, listen, Iruka! Sasuke said I was talented and that I could play for them! Isn't it awesome!?" I told him loudly. He looked at me confused.
"I thought you couldn't play?" he said. I grinned.
"I couldn't, but when you left me all alone I finally managed to play something! At some point Sasuke got inside and heard me playing and he said that I was talented!" I said as excited as ever. Iruka smiled.
"Yeah, you said that twice. You'd better not be left behind in your studies." he told me and ruffled my hair.
"Hehe, don't worry! I won't!" I told him happilly. This was the best day ever!
After that we went to the meeting room to sign a contract.
"Naruto, we need your guardian's signature as well." Kakashi told me.
"My dad's still at work, but he might have free time. Should I call him?" I asked him. He nodded, so I took out my phone.
"Hello? Naru?" my dad said when he picked it up.
"Hey, dad. I have good news." I said. I heard him laugh.
"They accepted you, didn't they?" he asked me.
"Hehe, of course! Who do you think I am?" I said proud. He laughed again.
"That's my son!" he said.
"Oh, but you have to come an sign the contract, since I'm still underage." I told him.
"Ok, I don't have much work now, so I could come. Where's the place?" he asked. I gave him the adress and hung up.
"He'll be here in an hour." I told them.
"Good, then let's talk about a few things, since we have time." Kakashi started. I listened carefully.
"First of all, since you are going to be quite famous once you do your debut, you'll have to stay in the dorms with the others." he told me. I blinked.
"I beg your pardon?" I said quickly. He scrached his head and sighed.
"You'll have to live here from now on." he repeated. Oh, so this is what it was... Haha... Ha... EHHHH?
"Look, Naruto, I know it's kind of awkward, but you won't be able to live peacefully in your house. You'll always have to be alert to not be recognised and if any fans find out, you'll be in trouble... It happened to me, too, so trust me." Suigetsu told me. I managed to nod my head. So, I'll be staying together with Sasuke? This was heaven.
"Yeah, so this is the most important. The rest are minor details that will be taken care of by professionals, like your style, stage make up and all these stuff." Kakashi finished. I took a deep breath and nodded. Let's just hope dad will agree to this.
An hour later my dad was there and had heard the good news.
"Naruto has to stay away from home?" he said terrified.
"Yes, but I'll come and see you everyday!" I told him, smiling. His expression didn't change though.
"Mr. Namikaze, I understand that you are worried, but this is the best for both you and your son, if he decides to get into the entertainment industry." Kakashi told him.
"B-but I... I... I don't want to be separated from my son." he said ready to cry. Uhh...
"You won't be separated. You'll be able to come and see him anytime. He'll also be able to visit you and spend some days at your house. We just don't want the fans to know where his house is, because they won't leave you at peace. If they know that this house is just his father's house alone, then they won't bother you." he explained. My dad looked at me.
"What do you want to do, Naruto?" he asked me seriously. I could see that he was sad, but he would feel worse if he prevented me from making my dream come true.
"I want to be in the band..." I told him looking down. He sighed and stood up from the chair. He looked at me and ruffled my hair smiling.
"If that's what you wish then it's fine with me. Where do I sign?" he said in the end. Kakashi gave him the paper. I really did have a great dad.
"Thanks, dad." I told him grinning. He smiled back at me.
"It's my job to make you grin like that. As for the rest of you, you've better take good care of my son." he told them. They all smiled and nodded. Sasuke just nodded. Hm. At least now we'll have plenty of time to get to know each other.
So, this was the 5th chapter. I hope you liked it. Sorry it took me so long to update, but I had some things to take care of. The only problem now is that school has started and I'm also in charge of the theatre club we have, so I'll be busy for a while. I'll try my best to write frequently, but I can't make any promises. Anyway, please review and let me know what you think of the story. Any ideas about cute stuff are appreciated. Thank you, bye bye~!