I don't know where this is going but let's see.

Are you in for a ride?

Pairing not really decided. Have fun guessing.

I

"Yo, has anyone seen Kurama's food bowl? He's getting cranky!"

"No, Kurama, don't scratch the sofa!"

Fu rolled her eyes as she heard Haku yell in the background to stop the damn fox from fucking up their furniture. Again.

She has green hair that reaches down to her chin and amber orange eyes. She is currently wearing a lime green single strap croptop with a black sports bra, and bikini jean shorts.

"Naruto, I swear to Christ on a cross that I will kill your pet if he marks my beanbag chair one more time!"

Naruto leaned back in his own beanbag chair, this one colored orange and black, his bespectacled eyes looking at the green haired girl funnily. He is wearing an orange nosleeve shirt and black shorts while only wearing red fuzzy slippers on his feet. His yellow hair, usually left free and shaggy, is now held back in a small ponytail with a scrunchie.

His nose scrunched up and his eyes squinted at her as he paused in his writing. "Kurama's food bowl should be in my room."

Fu's eye twitched before she grabbed one of the many plushie decorations littering the house - either owned by Naruto or Haku as they collected them - and threw it at the boy. "Is that all you have to say?"

Naruto flinched before sitting up. "Okay, okay, I'm sorry."

The boy's soft words immediately made Fu guilty but before she could apologize he set the notepad down and went upstairs.

Great, now I feel like the villain.

Fu scowled to herself and glanced at the paper her friend was writing in. As she grabbed it, she realized through the messy writing that they were song lyrics. Many crossed out lines and underlined words told her the general premise of what Naruto was trying to convey with the lyrics. At the top of the paper is stylized lettering.

"Goddess?"

Fu shivered as a voice spooked her and she glanced to see Gaara looking over her shoulder.

The boy has red hair with dull green eyes. He is wearing shadow and eyeliner, a tattoo on his forehead, and a very tired expression on his face. His fingernails are painted black and his left index finger has a grey steel ring with red-stained diamonds throughout the center. His right pinky has a small silver ring with a chain connected to his wristband, the latter of which has "Sleepless" on one side and "Timeless" on the other.

"Gaara! What have I told you about sneaking up on me?"

"Nothing I've cared to remember, but look at this. Naruto is out of his feels at last," Gaara's response had her annoyed at first but when he pointed at the paper she looked to read the lyrics he began to say out loud. "If it's a war they want, I'll disappoint because you're my only god and we don't fight, we love. On the stars above, I swear I won't give up."

"Tell me every single thing you need from me. I'd do anything for you, my deity." Naruto's voice suddenly interrupted the redhead, surprising the two as he approached around the corner with a full bowl for Kurama. "Your wish is my command, and I'm your slave, you see. Give me my sin again, you are my queen."

Kurama came bounding around the corner, jumping on one chair and then the counter before latching onto Naruto's back, making the blonde chuckle and try to hold out his arm to better balance the large fox. The mascot nipped Naruto's ear playfully before yipping chattily as he eyes the food bowl.

"Yes, yes, I know, Kurama," Naruto smiled softly and squatted down to set the bowl on the floor. "Dig in, fatty."

The fox headbutt Naruto before jumping down and began scarfing the food greedily.

Naruto shook his head and rubbed his hands on his shorts as he stood up. "I don't have much beyond a verse and the chorus."

"Let me see!"

Haku jumped on Fu and Gaara, surprising the two with his weight even if it was not a lot. He has long black hair - which is now in a loose bun - and his dark eyes shone with mischief as he looked at the notebooks. He wore a light shade of lipstick and had light blush on his cheeks. His body is slim and toned with very little weight in fat and muscle, his small frame hidden under the baggy sweatshirt and sweatpants.

If one couldn't tell by the very effeminate look, Haku was flamboyantly and proudly gay. He is also Naruto's first friend - and small, short fling when they were in their teens - and co-founder of the band.

The band consists of the four of them, with Kurama as their mascot and band symbol, and was founded by Naruto and Haku after the latter of the duo found out about the other's obsession with writing lyrics from music he listened to. Haku is the drummer, and while Naruto could play multiple instruments - guitar, piano, harmonica, and saxophone - the two of them believed that would be too much for just them. That's when they invited Gaara and Haku to form a band since the two of them knew how to play guitar or bass.

While the indie scene did not get much recognition without some type of backing, even if it was slightly easier in the rock genre, their first few songs had lifted them to multiple trending weeks and charts. Their first song alone, Still Breathing, had one million listens in the first week after it showed up in a famous streamer's live. Within a year, they had released a full album and were getting calls from gigantic music labels. They were appearing on mainstream rock charts and were even being mentioned in interviews with larger artists like Karthus of Pentakill.

Their name, Jinchuuriki, is an old Ionian word that meant "human sacrifice" and Naruto found it the most fitting for his music.

"Wow!"

Haku gasped as he read the lyrics, the beat slowly appearing in his head.

"Finally over her and onto another, huh?"

The unimpressed look Naruto gave his oldest friend was all that needed to be given to tell how unamused he was with the joke. He grabbed the notebook and flipped it close, taking off his glasses and sliding them in their case.

"That's not funny, Haku," the Ionian-descent boy told them as his blue eyes darkened in color as he shook his head of his trailing thoughts.

His thoughts of her.

The first love. The only love.

The taboo love no one can talk about.

"So," Haku drawled as he let go of his two friends to approach his friend with a grin. "Who is she? He? Them? Multiple or not."

Naruto rolled his eyes and blue out his nose. "There isn't anyone, Haku. I just got tired of writing sad."

Haku made a face and pressed his lips together. He held this hands behind his back and leaned forward, his short height easily letting him look up into the avoidant look of his best friend.

"Naruto," he singed out softly, like a mother calling out to her child. "I've known you for eleven years now. I know your looks and habits. You write sad because you write with feelings. The last four songs you've written for the upcoming album alone are testament that you are not, not sad."

Naruto sighed and closed his eyes for a few moments before finally speaking. "The next album already has a name. You."

"See," Haku grinned. "So, who is You?"

"You wouldn't know her, she's Demacian."

"Naruto!"

Fu just watched as Haku jumped on Naruto and began strangling the boy for his attempt to dodge the question. Or- Haku was attempting to strangle his friend; partly because the effeminate boy was not strong by any means and partly because Naruto was unbothered by the attack. He had put up with the boy for so long that it was just another aspect of his friendship.

But it was a very good question, Fu thought to herself before looking at the notebook left discard on the counter again. Who is "you"? And what will she think of it?

Akali hummed as she played her game. She is leaned back in the maroon moon chair with her leg crossed on top of the knee of the other. She wore black and white basketball shorts and an orange sleeveless jersey with the black number nine on the front and back.

"Land your shots, fucking pleb!" Akali shouted as she threw her bubble and ultimate on top of her. "Now I have to waste my ultimate to cover reviving your shitty ass!"

"Hey, don't go falling apart after we put you back together!"

Akali held the action button down as she grabbed more chips from the bowl on the small table next to her. She wiped her hands on the paper towel before touching her controller again in time to continue fighting.

"Still breathing and I can't escape the way you feel. Holding onto something I don't even know is real. Still breath-."

Akali quickly answered the phone while it was playing Still Breathing, her only ringtone from the band Jinchuuriki. "Yo!"

"Hello, my sweet."

"Evie!" Akali shouted with a grin on her lips. "What are you doing?"

"Just thinking about you, darling. I had just learned a little thing recently." Evelynn drawled enchantingly, naturally mind you.

"Oh?" Akali asked before scowling when she heard her teammate yelling into the mic again. "One second, Evie. Listen here, you little shit! I will find out who you are and will make sure I fuck your old ass mother and make sure your dad knows it was because of you that they're getting a divorce!"

Evelynn laughed over the phone as Akali turned off her headset's mic.

"Why are you still playing games, darling? It's so nice out in your area!"

"It's only two in the afternoon!" Akali whined as she wiped the enemy team. "I got my morning workout in and I had lunch. It's not another three hours before I go on my evening run."

"So you haven't been doing anything but playing games?"

"Pretty much," Akali popped out her response before seeing the victory screen with the last enemy downed. "By the way, what was the thing you learned recently? You never finished."

"Well, I just sent everyone a pic. I know you wanted to make sure I kept you up to date on your fixation. Before you even look, you're welcome."

The call ended and Akali raised an eyebrow at the sudden end to the conversation. She leaned over and grabbed the phone and saw that an image was sent to the group chat between her, Evelynn, Ahri, Kai'Sa, and Seraphine. It was made for all of the members of their pop group to stay in touch but for the most part they all just sent memes to each other or hung out in a video call.

Opening the chat, her eyes immediately caught the grinning fox head of her favorite band. Then there was Pentakill and their pop group's symbol. That's when she noticed the bold wording at the top of the image; it's a tour poster!

They're going to be going on tour soon! With Jinchuuriki! And Pentakill. But she was going to be on tour with Jinchuuriki!

She was going to see him again!

Akali grinned as she set her phone down in her lap and hugged her jersey to herself. She curled her knees to her chest and closed her eyes, imagining him in her mind. The last time she saw that smile with whispered cheeks.

Naruto…

"HAHAHAH!"

Mordekaiser's roarous laughter echoed as he smashed his guitar into the ground. Thankfully this was just the toy one used for the Band Hero game on the large flatscreen television on the wall. The guitarist beat his chest in the heat of the moment, his helmeted head smoking blue.

Chimes could be heard and the shoulders of the large guitarist tended before he slowly turned around. His red eyes peered at the crossed arms of the redhead woman that flared at him. A tattoo sleeve ran from her forearm to her shoulder and over the top of her breast, dark lipstick and eyeliner contrasting fair skin.

Olaf laughed at the giant man's expense when he realized he was being glared down by their keys and synths member. The guitarist had always been a very enthusiastic musician and would end up breaking anything that was not his custom-made ax guitar. That gigantic stringed instrument was the only thing that did not break under the man's intense playing.

More chimes chastised the man as Sona made sure her displeasure was made abundantly clear to the man.

"Yeah, I know Sona. I'm sorry." The large man bowed his head apologetically.

Sona was very much the stern mother that looked after them, but also made sure they acknowledged their mistakes. She was a mute from birth and usually communicated either through writing, hand signs, or through her keyboard that she keeps with her. Her adoptive mother made sure she had all available options to be heard.

She smiled softly at the man's honesty and patted his shoulder. Playing a more soothing jingle, the man beamed with a grin and she smiled back.

That was when Karthus and Yorick entered the room, the latter silently following the taller singer of the rock band.

The man cleared his throat to get the group's attention. "I just got a call from our manager and he said that we are going to be going on tour in a week. The Runeterra World Clash Tour had chosen us and two other bands to do all of the shows from Shurima to Noxus to Ionia."

"I was wondering when we were going to go on tour again!" Olaf excitedly shouted while twirling a drumstick. "Who are the other two poor groups that will be traveling with us?"

"We will be traveling with them," Yorick corrected the man with his low and slow voice.

"We are not the main band leading this tour," Karthus admitted but he had a good smile on his face. "The lead band is Jinchuuriki and it will be us and K/DA completing the lineup."

Sona's face immediately lit up and she began excitedly playing on her keyboard. She then quickly signed to Karthus, since he was the only one that understood them.

"I can't wait to see Naruto!"

To come...

"So, Naruto, ready to go on tour together?"

Naruto glanced at the phone as the screen turned to him and he saw that all of the boys were fitting into the screen to grin at him. Even Yone, the doting mother of the group, was proudly standing there with Alune.

Finally, he sighed. "So long as Ezreal keeps his hands to himself this time I'm fine with it. We already got paid, so it's not like I can make any of us back out now."

"Come on! I told you I was drunk! I apologized!"

"You did have his pants unbuckled and were gripping his dick even as he just sat back nearly passed out." Alune spoke her brother's thoughts for him. She then brought up her own thoughts at her brother's signs. "Yone had to separate you two as Naruto couldn't coherently understand what was happening with how much alcohol he drank. And you were being very heavy on your advances."

"In his defense, Naruto was being very nice to him, who had picked him out of everyone to talk to at the party." Sett tried to defend his band mate.

The party they were talking about is the party where all of them announced that they were forming HEARTSTEEL. Haku, being the supportive boyfriend he was, had Jinchuuriki as attendees under the guise as supportive backers or acquaintances. The public doesn't know K'Sante and Haku are dating so to keep some privacy they decided to keep it hidden from the consumer's eyes.

In that party, Haku was always with K'Sante so the others were left to their own devices. Naruto was sticking to a corner and drinking whatever beers or spirits he could find to pass the time. Other people had approached him to talk but the blonde was very short and awkward to talk to for long.

Ezreal, though, had approached with a different eagerness that filled the rest of the social gap to interact. He had brought a couple bottles of strong alcohol as well as a playing card deck - in his words: "the only game that can ruin friendships and relationships." Naruto couldn't help but be intrigued at this artist approaching with shots of alcohol and offering games of Uno.

And in that moment, the trap was sprung; Naruto was defenseless in the face of the charismatic boy versus his meek personality. They played by the rule that the loser had to take a shot and the victor gets to ask any question about the other. Ten games in, Naruto's luck had begun to run out; and after five straight wins he was only able to get every other win.

His questions were innocent; "favorite vacation or trip", "favorite food", and "do you like pets?" being the most daring question of the first five asked.

The first question that Ezreal got to ask the moment he got a win was "are you a power bottom or submissive bottom during sex?"

Naruto's face was red for more than the alcohol he had just drank. He was so baffled by the question that he had asked a confused and strangled "what?"

Ezreal, already a few good shots in, doubled down on his question and reiterated; "do you like to ride while in control or are you a pillow biter? Simple question."

Naruto, while he was embarrassed and shocked by the question, had stood by his word and had to answer honestly. With flaming ears and over the sound of the music, but only for the other to hear, had answered in a hesitant voice; "submissive."

And that was the course they took until they got tired of the game and moved to a couch where they continued to ask each other questions. Since Ezreal was the last one to black out, he had recalled that the last thing he remembered before kissing Naruto was finding out about Naruto having an ex girlfriend that he was still fucked up over.

That's why Naruto was now quiet and meek despite having been a very charismatic and domineering male during his and Haku's academy days.

Ezreal and Naruto agreed that it was a gradual process before they had been in a more intimate session; it wasn't sudden or without provocation, but Naruto was very much not there in the first place. Nothing much happened afterward, although everyone beyond Yone had laughed at it for a bit after Ezreal had apologized for his behavior.

"That's why I will not be allowing alcohol in my bus," Naruto told the phone as they all stopped reminiscing about the party. "We will take two buses on the tour for our groups, and one will have the alcohol and the other won't. Nobody with alcohol will be allowed in my bus as I don't want anyone getting funny ideas."

The last few words were made to be a joke at Ezreal and everybody's expense. They all knew that he was joking so they laughed and excitedly chatted about the tour. Naruto, however, began to drift off in thought of other things.

Pentakill, he was excited to finally see and talk to. It was the final group of the tour that had him concerned.