Date: 5/12/13
Rating: T
Genre: AU, Cute, Romance
Prompt: AU - Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto are in a band. Maybe make Sakura the lead singer.

Naruto could feel Sasuke glaring at his back. He rolled his eyes. Honestly, for someone considered to be the coolest guy in school, Sasuke could be such a child sometimes. Naruto turned around. "Come on, teme, just give her a chance."

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because I said so."

Naruto sighed and grabbed a fistful of his hair—like he said, a child. "Look, teme, you and I both know that we are in desperate need for a lead singer. Battle of the Bands is in three weeks, and we're running out of time. Besides, it's just an audition. We don't have to choose her if we don't want to. We can hold a formal audition later."

Silence filled the auditorium. Sasuke stared at his best friend, expressionless. He hated when Naruto was right. And like a child, unused to not getting his way, Sasuke sat back in his chair and crossed his arms. He looked at the floor, glaring. "Fine."

"Great!" Naruto ruffled Sasuke's hair, much to the Uchiha's annoyance, and stood up. Turning towards the stage door, Naruto called out, "Okay, Sakura-chan, you can come in now!"

At first, nothing happened, prompting Sasuke to wonder if she backed out last minute. He wouldn't have been surprised. But after a few more moments of awkward silence the stage door slowly swung open. She looked nervous. "Hello, Naruto-kun," Sakura said as she cautiously walked across the stage. She paused and looked down, blushing furiously. "Sasuke-kun."

He rolled his eyes. It was just like when they were twelve. Some people just never change. "Hn."

It got quiet again. Sakura bit her lip; their stares were making her more anxious. "So you just want me to sing?" Naruto nodded. She sighed, finally gathering enough courage to look at Sasuke. "Then, is it okay if I use your guitar, Sasuke-kun?" Pause. "I think I'd be more comfortable."

Sasuke raised his brow; he didn't know she played. Naruto was looking at him expectantly, but he didn't move until Naruto elbowed him, hard. All right. Reluctantly, Sasuke took his guitar out of its case and handed it to Sakura. She mumbled a "thank you" so softly only Sasuke could hear, but he said nothing.

However, when Sasuke went back to his seat, Sakura was just standing there, guitar in hand, as if still unsure what to do. He huffed; he was running out of patience. Sakura glanced left and right, looking for a chair or anything to sit on, before shrugging her shoulders, opting to sit on the edge of the stage. And once she was satisfied, Sakura carefully began to strum. Finally. She closed her eyes. She took a deep breath. She sang.

"If you could only see the beast you made me …"

They only meant to listen to a few verses, but neither Naruto nor Sasuke had the heart to tell her to stop. Sasuke couldn't believe it. This was the same girl with the uncontrollable blush? The same girl who had been infatuated with him—because he couldn't believe she actually loved him—for the past four years? Sure, Sasuke might have known Sakura since grade school, but he just never realized. He never actually knew her.

Sakura was amazing. She was perfect. She was just …

Wow.

He wanted to get to know her. For real this time. Sasuke didn't even wait to ask Naruto's opinion. He didn't care.

"You're in."