author's note.
Hey guys! My name is Emily, Tohru02, and this is my third story for the "Naruto" fandome, but it's my first in a few ways. The other two stories that I've written, "Mistakes We Knew We Were Making" and "Oh, The Summertime" were written with my best friend MarMar17. The couples were Sakura and Sasuke, Neji and Tenten, and Hinata and Naruto. I can honestly say I know a little bit more about "Naruto" than when I wrote those books, but this is still an AU. This story is based off a book by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. There will be some things the same, but most things will be different. This chapter is pretty short, but I'll try to update once more. I look forward to getting to know all you guys. xD
disclaimer.
I don't own "Naruto."
currently listening to...
True Colors by Cyndi Lauper
dedication.
Happy Birthday, Sydney!
I'm pulsating. My whole body is. My fingers are searching out the beat, tapping, banging, wildly with passion on my drum set. My body is aching for the rhythm, and suddenly the fact that Rock Lee is seven thousand miles away from being on key and our very vulgar lyrics are getting a strange look from the club owner don't matter, because it's me and the drums and the bright lights, and that's all that matters.
Suddenly the song rolls into a seventh minute, but none of us lose our enthusiasm. I wipe the sweat off of my fore head when finally the momentum is at a good spot for Rock Lee to end it. I bang on my symbols a few times for emphasis before I slid the drum sticks into my back pocket and waved a few times to the durnk-and-cheering crowd.
I turn, just in enough time to see her. Fuck no. In one of her fine frenzys that ended our relationship, I had just asked her not to come and track me down. She had asked me never to call her, never to even think about her. It was Ino, my ex-girlfriend and even though she had told me it was over, three months later I was still in denial. And oh fucking great. She wasn't alone.
I pushed myself off the stage, trying to pretend I didn't see her. "Hey, Sasuke," I felt a sweaty hand grip my shoulder. I turn around and see it's Kiba from the next band. "Might helping us pack things up?" He asks, cocking his head towards the stage. I sigh, I'm equipment bitch for our band this week and Gaara is the drink boy, but damn, being equipment bitch is awful. It totally ruins that music high that you get after performing.
"Sure. Why not." I said, more like a statement then a question. It's awful, feeling those bright lights shine on me and even though I know that there's at least 250 people out there, I can feel Ino's brown eyes piercing through my flesh, watching as Kiba and I pack up our gear and get there's arranged. I begin to haul the equipment out, and after I get it all into the van, I consider leaving.
But I can't. Suddenly it becomes more complicated than that, and I can't run. Six months of being in a relationship really does get a boy whipped. I'm so used to feeling anxiety when I see her, to having my eyes light up when hers lock with mine. I can't force myself to think horrible things about her, but at the same time I can't force myself to pretend that I'm happy for her. She had told me that she was bored, and I had told her I was too. I had suggested a different movie, she had suggested getting out of her house.
I returned into the club, the next band was beginning to play and they were alright. Definitely better than our band, who's current name was Hearts & Clubs, but tomorrow, who knew what it would be? Being a band of gay guys isn't always a problem, but it's times like these when I'm walking through the bar and the rest of the guys are all making out with random guys and I'm getting numerous nods from the guys.
I nod back, but not stopping. Better not to leave them devastated. I need to find Rock Lee and Gaara, chat with them for like three seconds, then get out of here like a bat out of hell. But, that plan gets completely trashed when I see Ino walking towards me with her arm around some model-looking guy.
Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit.
I turned to the first girl next to me. "This is going to sound incredibly weird…but would you mind being my girlfriend for the next five minutes?"