Naomi: Hello again. Please excuse my behavior yasterday, I'm fine now. Okay, I know the last chapter was kind of crappy so I'm working extra hard on this one and being really careful. PLEASE CONTINUE READING AND ENJOY!! Btw, the () are all Naruto. The only part I have in this is the actual writing. :)

Naru: Yeah, I like to share my thoughts.

Ino: Wow, an intellectual Naruto. Who woulda thought it existed.

The rest: -shrugs all around-

The prom was supposedly starting at about six o'clock, but we weren't performing till about eight. Since my nap only lasted till five I had plenty of time to burn, so I called Kiba. Ah, but fortune still wasn't smiling on me.

Ring, ring!! Click!!

"Hello?" a female voice came on.

"Hi, Mrs. Inuzuka. Uh, did Kiba get his phone taken?"

I just saw him with it during lunch at school, but then again its Inuzuka Kiba we're talking about. He's broken more rules than there are to break. He did shit even I wouldn't do(not illegal, but still pretty hardcore).

"No, he left his phone on his desk and went out with his Hinata-chan to do some last minute shopping before prom," she informed. "Why, is something wrong?"

"No. Thank you."

I hung up the phone. Man, sometimes being single really blows(all in favor raise your hands). All right, if Kiba was unavalible then maybe Shikamaru would want to chat... By half past five, I had gone through my entire call list and no one was free to talk. I mean, sure, prom equals a big deal, but there had to be at least one soul out there I could talk to.

I hated days were nothing went right. I lay back down and thought of ways to pass the time. Like thinking of ways to pass the time was something to pass the time. But it was so boring!! I gave up and decided to check my costume(courtesy of Ino's mother) for the performance.

The prom's theme this year is, you guessed it, Alice in Wonderland. Funny, huh? Anyways, Ino thought we'd make a great impression if we dressed up as the characters. The rest of us unanimously disagreed and thought we'd look like freaks, but be that as it may. Her mom had made the costumes already and Ino used our guilt against us(that coniving slave driver).

"Well, its not that bad," I comment to myself as I posed in front of the bathroon mirror(anyone care to take a picture).

I was the Mad Hatter and the costume compimented me very well, actually. It was multipule shades of purple, top hat and all, with a puffy button up, and buckle shoes(Mrs. Yamanaka was one hell of a seamstress). I looked alot like an Elizabethian gentleman.

"Good day, to you, sir," I tip my hat to the mirror. "And good day to you, as well."

I did the 'English Gentleman' monologue for who knows how long. Maybe I should have taken drama. I looked at my pocket watch(a gift from my dad) and realized it was seven forty-five.

"Shit, time stands still when you're bored and leaves you in the dust when you're not."

I rushed to my room to grab my change of clothes and bolted out the door(my guitar is at the school and my door has an auto-lock).

"There you are, Naruto!!" Ino scolded, throwing a drumstick at me. "We thought you were gonna pull a no-show on us!!"

"Nah, maybe when you guys have a bigger gig," I joked, dodging another drumstick.

Everyone was in costume. Ino was Alice, Shikamaru was the Mouse(heh, get the joke?), Suigetsu was the Hare(not the rabbit, the hare), and Karen was the Cat(ew, I don't like this kitty); speaking of which.

"Hey guys, where's Karen?" I asked. "Isn't she here yet?"

"No, she isn't coming. She texted me saying she was sick," Suigetsu said grimly.

"Damn it," Ino cursed under her breath.

"Well, then are we gonna cancel the show?" Shikamaru wondered. "I don't know about you guys, but this band without its drummer is a disaster waiting to happen."

Shikamaru was right. We could play our seperate parts great, but we needed the beat of a drum to keep us organized. Fuck, we worked our asses off preparing and this had to happen. Its like being sucker punched by life then life kicking you between the legs while you're down.

"Karen plays drums, right?"

"Huh," I turned my head around and saw Sasuke's slim figure in what was supposed to be Karen's Cheshire Cat suit. "Holy shit, Sasuke?"

If it was physically possible, my eyes would have popped right out of their sockets. Sasuke was wearing a tank top, short shorts(half way up his thigh so not too short), stockings, and polished dress shoes(all of it was black). And to complete my mental break down, he had fluffy ears and a tail sticking out from behind him.

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"Sasuke, what the hell are you wearing!?" Suigetsu exclaimed.

"It's rude to point fingers, asshole. And I'm here to save the gig."

We 'huh'ed at the same time. Not quite getting it.

"Do I have to spell it out? Geez, I'll explain later," he huffed, waving his hand as if to shoo a fly away.

As if on que the emcee announced us and we were ushered onto the stage. The lights blinded me for a second before I saw how many people actually attended and man, there were a lot of people. Before I know it, Ino is done with the introductions and we start to play. My hands sweat when I think of Sasuke. How the hell is he gonna play!? He doesn't know the songs!!

And all at once the clouds parted and the gods granted us a blessing of the ages. Man, if words could describe it. Sasuke was totally great on the drums and kept time like one of those tick-tock things. It was harmony. It was beautiful. It was fuckin' awesome!!

Nao: Hey, hope you likey!! Anyways, the after party is the next chapter and so is the event you've all been waiting for. -dun dun dun- Naruto dancing like a drunk monkey!!xD

Naruto: With a lampshade over my head?

Nao: If you want.

Naru: Yeah!!

Sasu: What about US!!? Isn't this under romance!?

Nao: Calm down, Uke-chan. Real romance takes its own sweet time.

Naru: And I did say this is going to be real.

Sasu: Argh, whatever.

Naru: Btw, thanks for the cat suit.

Nao: My pleasure. ;)