The Shamisen Playing Red Fox

A/N: Ello! Good to hear that some people thinks my shamisen idea was good. It all started on programme call “Sink or Swim” where this guy is suppose to learn something in a week and he will have to do or perform whatever it is in public after that. So at one time he had to learn how to play a shamisen, not professionally of course. However he will have to be good enough to perform with some R&B band. And man he pulled that one right off. So with itchy fingers and interest, I surfed the net and stumbled upon the Yoshida brothers and fell in love with some of their works. So there.


Disclaimer: Non of the characters of Naruto belongs to me. And the facts and info that you will come across later are from the net. Lyrics to So excited belongs to Janet Jackson.


Warning: OOC Sasuke and Itachi isn't such a bad bro just a little sadistic..... well I don't think there is anything else out of the ordinary in this chapter. I think....


Anyway I forgot to put it in the first chapt so i'll just tell you all now. Sasuke, Naruto and the rest are about 16 years old.


Chapter 2

Sigh.


“Someone, please explain to me again why.... are you guys here?” Sasuke pinched the bridge of his nose in effort to control his irritation. He had wanted to do this by himself but....


“You wanted to find out what the blond idiot is doing at a place like this so do we and here we are!” Kiba settled his arms Hinata's bare shoulder.

The shy girl blushed at the contact.

“Oi. Don't you dare touch her more than you're suppose to. I will only allow it this time for pretense sake or else”


“Whoa~ Neji down boy!” The dog lover held is hands up in surrender “All I did was put my arm around her man. Thats what bigshots like to do with their girls. Don't you want to know what Naruto is doing here? We wouldn't want to get kicked out before we find out eh? Besides Hinata doesn't mind” The brunette winked at the girl beside him.


Hinata blushed even more.


Ten Ten who is sitting beside a bored looking Shikamaru laughed. Neji can be surprisingly overprotective of his younger cousin. Hinata is shy in nature, kind and sweet girl who couldn't really fend for herself. So they will have to make sure any son of a bitches doesn't mess with her.


“Don't worry Neji, we can definitely trust Kiba not to do something stupid right?” Tenten shot a threatening glare at Kiba.


“U-uh yeah most definitely...... hey Gaara look at that girl man whoa!” The wild brunette tried to divert everyone's attention to the group of dancing girls on the stage instead, not minding the ignorant look Gaara was giving him in return.


Sigh. It wasn't suppose to turn out like this.

Flashback.


Before Sasuke realized it is already Sunday morning. He turned sat up heavily and sighed tiredly. He hadn't had a wink of sleep for two freegin nights. His thoughts were filled with a certain blond idiot. Every time he manage to convince himself that it didn't matter what Naruto was doing at the club nor did he care what the boy had gotten involved in, some weird image of a blond in a kinky bunny outfit being molested by some old pervert invaded his thoughts. That one really woke him up.

Ruffling his hair in frustration he got off the bed and head to the bathroom. Picking up the toothpaste, he gave it a good squeeze on his dark blue toothbrush. He looked up into the mirror as he brought the brush to his mouth only to be surprised by something orange and fluffy moving beside his reflection. “Hmrgh!” The boy gave it a swat with his free hand and sent it flying in the opposite direction.


“Itachi! What the fuck are you doing with that thing?!” Sasuke spat out as he looked at his older self moving to pick the toy up across the room.


“It looked kinda cute so I thought I'd by it for you”


“Why the hell would you get me a toy fox?!”


“Can't I buy my little brother something?”


“Its a soft toy”


“I know”


“I'm not a girl”


“I didn't say you were”


“Then stop treating me like a kid”


“I wasn't.............anyway its alright if you don't want it i'll jus-” Itachi turned to exit the room but suddenly stopped as the fox was taken from his hand. Though the older Uchiha couldn't really make out what his little brother mumbled but he pretty much new what was said. A knowing smirk formed on his lips as he looked at the other threw the toy on the bed before disappearing into the bathroom. That is just the closest thing to 'thanks' he'll ever get.


Sasuke heard his brother telling him to hurry down for breakfast before the sound of his bedroom door being shut. Giving another splash of cool water on his face he wiped himself dry and approached his bed. He picked the stuff toy up and look at it. And the thing looked back with its blue round eyes.

Blue?

Foxes don't have blue eyes. Whatever its just a toy anyway.


Apparently the fur isn't entirely made of orange. Hints of gold and red can be seen when moved. Like a two tone kind of thing. He still couldn't understand why his brother would get something like this. Besides birthdays, Itachi hadn't gotten him something out of the blue since.....whatever doesn't really matter.


But to be honest. Really really honest?


He did felt a little happy.


Despite all their bickering, Sasuke knows that his brother loves him and vice versa. Yeah its weird. In reality, he really wants to be acknowledged by his brother, his family. Not by the weaklings in school! They are suck ups!


Itachi is like the genius in Uchiha family. Everyone looks up to him and his father expects Sasuke to turn just as great as is brother. Sometimes maybe too much. They are two separate minds in two different bodies! Apart from their resemblance in features and moody exterior, how can they turn out the same?! However, that doesn't stop his family from constantly comparing him to his brother. It is really driving him mad.


So it wasn't that he hated Itachi since he was born. Its just that somewhere along way there is this felling of inferiority to his brother had build up. They actually had a good relationship when he was younger.


Until Itachi started going to highschool.


At first he accepted and understood the facts that as the next heir to the Uchiha consultant Corp. Itachi must prove to be qualified to hold the post of president whenever his father decides to hand it over to him. But as the older sibling strove for those goals, Sasuke had felt neglected and their relationship became more awkward after that.


Ah forget it.


Sasuke walked into his walk-in closet and pulled out a black t and a pair off dark khaki brown pants. Hearing another shout from his brother he quickly don his clothes and hurry down. His father is already at the dining table reading his papers while his mother brought another plate of ham and eggs to the table that is most probably for him. Itachi was no where to be seen.


“Morning Otousan, Okaasan” The young Uchiha gave his mother a peck on the cheek.


“Morning~ now hurry and eat your breakfast before it gets cold”


The boy moved to sit down opposite his father not realizing the dominant parent's eyes left the papers to look at his younger son briefly before resuming his reading. Sasuke ate silently, though inside he felt a bit nervous, feeling that a question is going to be directed at him. He was right.


“How are your studies?”


“They're fine”


“I heard that you are in charge of the school's festival this year?”


Now where had his father gotten that news from? His father was not around most of the time. Always busy with work. He could almost count the times that they had spoken to each other in this month and Sasuke is very sure that he hadn't broken the news to his father yet. Itachi? He is always busy as well. The school? Not possible because his father never attended the 'parent-teacher' meeting in a very long time. Besides the latest meeting was like a couple of months ago, long before he was entrusted with the responsibility. Before he could think of other reasons his father shot him another question.

“What are you planning to do?” Fugaku still kept his eyes on the papers.


Sasuke is once again surprised by his father's inquisitive behaviour. Had his father taken interest in him again? Had he become more useful? Had he proved to be more capable of becoming part of the Uchiha Corp in the future? Braving himself he answered truthfully.


“We have come up with several choices but we don't want to make decisions hastily. So we have decided to do more research on the cost and its availability of each idea then we will choose the best among them.... since the festival is only less then three months away and we will most probably be quite busy with the exam thats in between of all this” Wow that was like the longest stuff he had ever said to the old man without being interupted. He looked at his father for any form of negative expression.


The older Uchiha was quiet for a moment. Just as the raven felt that all hope was gone, his father spoke. “Hn..... tell me more when there's progress”


A grin broke though for mere seconds before Sasuke could suppress it into a hidden smile. “Yes Otousan”


After the 'talk', his parents left home for some business social gathering thingy in another town and won't be back for several days. He cleaned up the table when done and left the dishes to dry in the sink after washing. One would have thought that the Uchiha household have maids to do their bidding. Well they are wrong.


Sasuke went to the living room and dumped himself on the comfortable sofa. Picking up the remote control from the coffee table before him, he pressed the red button and the TV came to life. He randomly chose a channel and came upon Animal Planet. The host is currently explaining about the Leveret rabbits.


' The Leverets get together in early spring. They emit a strong musky odour from the scent glands beneath their tails. Presumably this enables them to find each other. They will cluster in large groups of twenty or more and the males do a mating display involving high leaps, tumbling rolls and long springs. If the female of their choice is interested, she will watch the performance and then go off with the male to mate. However...'

As the speaker eleborates the mating season on these rabbits, a documetated film for the 'scene' is shown. Sasuke quickly pressed the button. His nightmare is resurfacing.

This movie doesn't seam so bad.


The bunch of guys in the movie are all in the car singing along some JapRock music. The black car made a turn and parked near a night club. All of them jump of the car in excitement and walked up to the bouncer and gave a name. The bulky guard allowed them access and they entered. Three of them went to order drinks while the other two went to the dance floor. After a while on of them joined some blonde girl on the floor and they both danced together. Quite intimately. The both of them bump and gring against the loud music. The guy was practically gropping the girl al over and the girl was welcoming every touch. What a slut. Suddenly the scene closed up on their faces and the girl suddenly open her eyes. Blue eyes.


Change.


“Speaking of out there, Here is the perfect place to be if you are into fun, energetic nights with a funky edge. Here is one of LA’s best gay clubs, full of fun vibes, but isn’t snobby and makes a totally comfortable night for all crowds. Here-“


Change.


“Sex Tourism is travel to engage in sexual intercourse or sexual activity with prostitutes, and is typically undertaken internationally by tourists from wealthier countries.
The World Tourism Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, defines sex tourism as-”

Oh God.

He off the TV and stomp up to his room. His mind is beginning to conjure more images of Naruto's possible job description. Sasuke on the radio, wishing that the music would clear his mind off the stupid blond.

(Janet)

Breathe...
You get me so
Get me so excited

Chorus;

I'm hot, come on, so get it ready
And I'll open my spot for you
Anytime you want me to

(Khia)
So you can
Act bad
Don't hurt me
Look sexy
Talk dirty

(Janet)
And I'll open my spot for you
Anytime you want me to (so you can)

(Khia)
Get me so excited-

Fuck it.

The raven pulled the plug and strode over to his housephone and dialled for the operator. He asked for Icha Icha's number before the operator could greet him. Muttering a thanks he stabbed on the buttons for the night club.

Three rings.

“Good afternoon, Icha Icha, Mari speaking how may I assist you?”

“I would like to inquire if there is a person who works there by the name Uzumaki Naruto?”

“Naruto-kun? Ah I mean Uzumaki-san? Y-yes he is a staff here. Actually he is more of a part timer. Are you looking for him? He wont be in until around 7.30 though”

“I see. Thank you”

“May I know who am I speaking to? I can inform him later that you called or would you prefer to leave a message?”

“That won't be neccesary. Thank you”
Sasuke quickly put down the receiver before the accommodating receptionist would suspect anything. Now that he has confirmed Naruto is working there, he wants to find out what work is the boy taking up. Waitering? Bartender? Pft the blonde would make up an entirely new concoction. The dobe was such an idiot in school Sasuke couldn't really imagine Naruto working as anything.

The raven tried to push the posibilities of Naruto being a gigolo or anything revolving around it but he wouldn't be that surprised if it is true. It is a well payed job if you are a good host and with good looks you'll have girls vouching for you 24/7....or boys. Okay he admits that Naruto, despite being loud and a moron most of the time, the boy had quite the figure. No he didn't steel glances at the exposed appendages during gym class. The weather was hot and the boy happen to be wearing a freegin body hugging white T and mid length shorts. ANYWAY, Sasuke have got to find a way to get into the club tonight.

With that the Uchiha dialed Shikamaru's number. A bored tone came over the receiver.

“How long does it need to make a fake Id?”

“Done”


Sasuke parked his car in front of a double story bungalow. He pressed the door bell beside the gate. After a few seconds the door attached beside the metal gate open and the raven stepped in. Shikamaru waited for him in front of the house door, clad in only a tank top and three quarter khakis. The bored computer whiz handed out the requested item.

“I assumed that you wanted to go somewhere off limits so I made you a 25”

“Thanks” Sasuke took the ID card and looked at it, impressed. But paled when another familliar voice came from inside the house.

“Yo Sasuke your here!” Kiba emerged.

Thats where everything went to hell. For Sasuke that is.

Kiba was over at Shikamaru's this morning. So duh he saw the fake ID. Well he hadn't told Shikamaru to keep it a secret so can't blame anyone. However, curiosity arises. So he explained. Then Kiba became just as piqued as Sasuke and decided that he wanted to go as well. Sasuke tried to convince the boy that things could mess up and they could end up in deep shit but Kiba's enthusiam didn't seem to falter. The boy even got Shikamaru to come.

But that wasn't the problem. When the clock strikes 5.45, Kiba and Shikamaru parked their car beside his and behold! Another 4 unexpected participants in disguise joined the rendezvous. The idiot felt they need to have girls and personal bodyguards because all the rich and famous have girls and bodyguards. So he called up the other EXCO members.

Ten Ten was surprisingly excited, Hinata never knew how to say no, Neji came because he didn' want anything to happen to his cousin sister and Gaara.....just tagged along (Kiba thought that the Treasurer had a look menacing enough to keep people away).

End Of flashback


Sasuke's thoughts was interrupted when a waiter brought their drinks over the table. As the tall man moved to leave, the raven asked.

“Do you know Uzumaki Naruto?” The other EXCO member's attention is trained on the waiter now.

By the looks of the man, he seemed to be just as surprised as the as the receptionist at the mention of Naruto's name. “Is this your first time at Icha Icha sir?”

Feeling a little miffed the raven inquired none too politely “Yes and feel free to enlighten me as to why it is surprising for a client to know Uzumaki-san”

“W-well” The waiter scratched his cheek, a little unsure to what he was about to say. He chuckled “The clients of Icha Icha only knows him by his alias and I am certain that none of them.... has ever seen his face. He had preferred to keep his identity anonymous that is why I am surprised that someone outside this place would know him”

And Naruto wouldn't reveal anything about his job here to anyone (especially of those in school) because he could be suspended or given a warning letter and the Icha Icha will be penalized for employing underage teenagers if the news ever gets out. That was well understood without having needed to be said.

The waiter continued. “Regrettably, you may not be able to see him until he is done. Performers are not allowed to be on the service area until they are finished with their performers. But his turn should be up after this and another performance. Would you like me to tell him tha-”

“No thats not necessary”

With that the waiter bowed and left.

The table went silent at the newfound discovery. Everyone is in there own thoughts, all curious as to why the club is risking its reputation employing an underage boy? Is Naruto worth it? Well thats what they are here for.

The beautiful lady singer had finally finished her version of Masquerade by the carpenters and everyone around the table sat up in preparation of what is to come. The applause had died down as the lady exits the stage and the lights all around suddenly dimmed.

“Its Naruto's performance now right?” Kiba asked for confirmation.

“I-I think so” Hinata was also waiting in anticipation.

Sasuke was relieved to know that Naruto's turn has come. They can finally find out what it is and be done with. All the while eager hostesses have been flocked to their table, fawning over him, Neji and Gaara since they were 'single'. It was hell of annoying.

The raven picked up his fruit punch before him. He tipped the glass back for a sip and his eyes glanced towards the stage. Several staffs were carrying some props for the next show. Sasuke noticed one of them walked to onto the stage with an artificial tree in hand.

“Whats with the tree? Some pole or something?” Kiba joked.

Sasuke uncontrollably spat out his drink right onto Gaara. Green eyes looked at him in surprise. Everyone did.

“S-sorry” Sasuke put his glass down and handed some tissue over.

“What were you thinking?” The red head asked while wiping the wet corner of his black suit.

“Swallowed the wrong way”

Gaara cocked an invisible eyebrow and focused his attention to the stage once again. The raven caught a knowing snicker from Shikamaru and gave him a glare. The guy muttered 'troublesome' as he turned to the stage as well.

The stage had turn into a mini forest, complete with artificial trees, plants, rocks and even a small waterfall. The club is willing to spend.

The announcer stood in the center on the transformed stage and spoke into the mike. “Ladies and Gentleman. Thank you all for coming today. Now it is time for the much anticipated show of the evening. Please welcome Kyuubi no Kitsune and Nanabi no Usagi”

Here it comes.


End of chapt

A/N: Oh My. I know it was horrible of me to stop there. But if I continue I am afraid that I will screw it up. So sorry guys. I have to take baby steps. LOL anyway I hope I didn't mess the chapt up already. I don't have a Beta and don't feel like having one yet so please forgive the grammar and spelling mistakes. I try to get the next chapt up soon. Ne? Ne? Kisses.