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YAY! this is the biggest hit of fandom since my really, really bad detective conan story!
props to all the yaoi ninjas EVERYWHERE!
Life in Music Chapter 2
When Uzumaki Naruto first showed up at Uchiha Sasuke’s studio, Sasuke had his doubts.
The eleven year old was came in, holes in his jeans, a dirty t-shirt, a pair of chucks that seemed to be held together by a piece of string. His hair was unruly as can be, standing up in all directions. He held a small case in his hands. Sasuke assumed that he stole it from a pawn shop.
Sasuke was about to tell the boy to get the hell out when he noticed his eyes.
His eyes were an unbelievable blue, full of determination. Sasuke quirked an eyebrow. “What do you want?”
“I want to learn to play.” He held out the case, bowing his head. “I don’t have much money, but…I wanna learn. I’ll work here in the studio cleaning or running errands for you. Anything-just…I wanna make music. I want to use this.”
Sasuke rolled his eyes, “Come here.” He beckoned the boy to come to him. “Let me see your instrument.”
The boy bound over to the dark haired man, holding out the case for the man to see. “It was my grandmothers. It’s one of my only possessions…”
Sasuke looked at the case; it was a very shabby plastic case, far from anything that a good instrument would be put in. it had two clasps to keep it close, and had a belt on it to keep it close. Sasuke put the case down, debating and opening the clasp, when he saw the instrument he gasped.
He carefully picked it up. Examining the body and neck holding it delicately. He looked on the inside. “My god…” he gasped, “You…you said this was your grandmothers?”
The boy nodded, “She bought it in Italy when she was twenty nine. She said it cost her a small fortune. That’s why I could never sell it…”
“This…This is a Stradivarius…” he looked at the boy who gave him a blank look. “This is one of the…no the greatest violins ever made! They are worth millions! You shouldn’t even touch it!” Sasuke snapped, putting it back in the case.
“But it’s my grandmothers! I wanna learn ta play it!”
Sasuke stared at the boy, whose face was becoming red, face puffed out.
Sasuke sighed, “What is your name?”
Naruto’s eyes lit up, “Uzumaki Naruto sir!”
“Alright…I will teach you how to play the violin.”
“ALRIGHT!”
“But not this violin!” Naruto’s face fell, “Why not!?” Sasuke frowned, “This is a Stradivarius! You cannot play with this! You will borrow one from my shop. You will come here every day after school and clean. You will be taught when I have an opening. I will keep your violin safe here. It will be safe, and I will return it to you if you can master the violin.”
Naruto nodded, smiling widely.
Sasuke stood, “Come, let me find you a suitable fiddle…”
III
“Since I am very busy, you will not have a constant lesson. I will give you things to practice and I expect you to practice every day until I can fit you in. I expect nothing but the best. Now, play a scale.” Sasuke leaned back in his chair, eyes closing.
Naruto looked at him blankly. Sasuke opened his eye peering at the boy who made no motion. “I thought I told you-”
“I don’t know what a scale is.” He voice wavered.
Sasuke’s eyes narrowed. “You don’t know what a scale is?” Naruto shook his head. “Do you know anything?” Naruto bowed his head.
Sasuke sighed. “What do you know?”
“You hold the instrument like this?” he put the instrument to his neck, Sasuke shook his head. “No, No, No! You’re holding it all wrong. Alright...let’s first teach you to hold it properly…” Sasuke did his best in getting the ragged boy to hold the instrument correctly, but whenever he told the boy to put his instrument down and do it again, he had to change his form again. Sasuke was loosing his patience. “You are horrible. Dobe. Stand just like that and don’t move.” Sasuke left the room.
Naruto stood there; taking deep breathes struggling to hold the instrument correctly without moving his posture. His arms began to ache. He held back the tears.
Twenty five minutes later, Sasuke came back, hold a collection of books. He looked at the boy with a startled look. “You held it?”
“You told me to hold it, so I did.” Naruto said through gritted teeth. Sasuke stared at him for a few minutes then nodding, letting the boy drop his instrument to his side.
“Now, here are some beginning books for 4 year olds, I hope that these won’t be too difficult for you.” Naruto breathed deeply, only nodding. “I won’t teach you anything until you can hold your instrument properly and can play a simple D major scale. Understand?”
The blond nodded. “Now go, I expect you here tomorrow. Practice.”
With that the boy quickly put his new instrument into his case and grabbed his books and scurried out the door.
Sasuke sighed for the umpteenth time. “He won’t last three months…”
props to all the yaoi ninjas EVERYWHERE!
Life in Music Chapter 2
When Uzumaki Naruto first showed up at Uchiha Sasuke’s studio, Sasuke had his doubts.
The eleven year old was came in, holes in his jeans, a dirty t-shirt, a pair of chucks that seemed to be held together by a piece of string. His hair was unruly as can be, standing up in all directions. He held a small case in his hands. Sasuke assumed that he stole it from a pawn shop.
Sasuke was about to tell the boy to get the hell out when he noticed his eyes.
His eyes were an unbelievable blue, full of determination. Sasuke quirked an eyebrow. “What do you want?”
“I want to learn to play.” He held out the case, bowing his head. “I don’t have much money, but…I wanna learn. I’ll work here in the studio cleaning or running errands for you. Anything-just…I wanna make music. I want to use this.”
Sasuke rolled his eyes, “Come here.” He beckoned the boy to come to him. “Let me see your instrument.”
The boy bound over to the dark haired man, holding out the case for the man to see. “It was my grandmothers. It’s one of my only possessions…”
Sasuke looked at the case; it was a very shabby plastic case, far from anything that a good instrument would be put in. it had two clasps to keep it close, and had a belt on it to keep it close. Sasuke put the case down, debating and opening the clasp, when he saw the instrument he gasped.
He carefully picked it up. Examining the body and neck holding it delicately. He looked on the inside. “My god…” he gasped, “You…you said this was your grandmothers?”
The boy nodded, “She bought it in Italy when she was twenty nine. She said it cost her a small fortune. That’s why I could never sell it…”
“This…This is a Stradivarius…” he looked at the boy who gave him a blank look. “This is one of the…no the greatest violins ever made! They are worth millions! You shouldn’t even touch it!” Sasuke snapped, putting it back in the case.
“But it’s my grandmothers! I wanna learn ta play it!”
Sasuke stared at the boy, whose face was becoming red, face puffed out.
Sasuke sighed, “What is your name?”
Naruto’s eyes lit up, “Uzumaki Naruto sir!”
“Alright…I will teach you how to play the violin.”
“ALRIGHT!”
“But not this violin!” Naruto’s face fell, “Why not!?” Sasuke frowned, “This is a Stradivarius! You cannot play with this! You will borrow one from my shop. You will come here every day after school and clean. You will be taught when I have an opening. I will keep your violin safe here. It will be safe, and I will return it to you if you can master the violin.”
Naruto nodded, smiling widely.
Sasuke stood, “Come, let me find you a suitable fiddle…”
III
“Since I am very busy, you will not have a constant lesson. I will give you things to practice and I expect you to practice every day until I can fit you in. I expect nothing but the best. Now, play a scale.” Sasuke leaned back in his chair, eyes closing.
Naruto looked at him blankly. Sasuke opened his eye peering at the boy who made no motion. “I thought I told you-”
“I don’t know what a scale is.” He voice wavered.
Sasuke’s eyes narrowed. “You don’t know what a scale is?” Naruto shook his head. “Do you know anything?” Naruto bowed his head.
Sasuke sighed. “What do you know?”
“You hold the instrument like this?” he put the instrument to his neck, Sasuke shook his head. “No, No, No! You’re holding it all wrong. Alright...let’s first teach you to hold it properly…” Sasuke did his best in getting the ragged boy to hold the instrument correctly, but whenever he told the boy to put his instrument down and do it again, he had to change his form again. Sasuke was loosing his patience. “You are horrible. Dobe. Stand just like that and don’t move.” Sasuke left the room.
Naruto stood there; taking deep breathes struggling to hold the instrument correctly without moving his posture. His arms began to ache. He held back the tears.
Twenty five minutes later, Sasuke came back, hold a collection of books. He looked at the boy with a startled look. “You held it?”
“You told me to hold it, so I did.” Naruto said through gritted teeth. Sasuke stared at him for a few minutes then nodding, letting the boy drop his instrument to his side.
“Now, here are some beginning books for 4 year olds, I hope that these won’t be too difficult for you.” Naruto breathed deeply, only nodding. “I won’t teach you anything until you can hold your instrument properly and can play a simple D major scale. Understand?”
The blond nodded. “Now go, I expect you here tomorrow. Practice.”
With that the boy quickly put his new instrument into his case and grabbed his books and scurried out the door.
Sasuke sighed for the umpteenth time. “He won’t last three months…”