Melody to Mend a Broken Heart

Konohamaru Shut Up

Naruto bursts through the door of his work. He made it with a minute to spare as he punched in with his time card. He let out a deep breath and looked around the studio lobby. A few parents of some of the kids he teaches stares at him. Naruto smiles sheepishly and walks towards the desk, shoes squeaking on the hard wood floor. He taps on the black-stained wood of the desk, getting the attention of the sleeping man who's supposed to be working"Yo, Mr. Hatake. Wake up!"

Kakashi Hatake jerks awake, the medical mask he wears going slightly askew and the hair over his left eye moves slightly showing an old scar covering his eye. He becomes fully awake when the book that was resting on his chest falls to the ground with a thump,"Naruto! You made me lose my page!" Kakashi complains and picks up the book.

"Why do you read those books?" Naruto asks.

"Why do you still call me Mr. Hatake?" Kakashi flips his hair back into place and searches for the page in his book.

"It feels weird calling you Kakashi," Naruto shrugs. Kakashi was one of the four choir teachers his school had. Leaf Port High has a weird music program, but the school has produced some of the best musicians in America, so no one questions it.

"Well at lest call me Mr. Kakashi," he sighs,"Oh Konohamaru has been waiting for you."

The blond laughs, "That kid is always early. I'll see you in a bit," Naruto turns and walks towards his little office/music room. Two doors down and to the left, most cliche location ever.

The room is small, cluttered with three chairs, two electronic pianos and a messy desk. Of course Konohamaru had one of the chairs pulled up to a piano, the volume turned low so no one outside could here him play his tune.

The teenager looks up,"Boss!"

Naruto laughs a bit,"Kono, I've been your teacher for three years now. Call me Mr. Uzumaki like all the other kids I teach."

"You've basically taught me everything already," the boy rolls his eyes,"All we do talk."

"True," Naruto sighs and sits at his desk,"And today, I have a lot to say...."

"Wait! Me first! My news is much more interesting then your boring adult crap," Konohamaru bounces slightly in his chair.

Naruto sighs,"Fine."

"Alright!" Konohamaru pumps his fist in the air,"Okay, remember how mad I was when Moegi started dating that traitor, bro-code breaker?!" Naruto nods, knowing that "traitor, bro-code breaker" meant Konohamaru's former best friend,"Well, I stole her from him! She was upset and I comforted her....and of course you know what that lead to! She's mine! Moegi is mine and that traitor will never touch her again!"

Naruto frowns deeply,"You banged his girlfriend, and she broke up with him to be with you?"

"Aren't I epic?!"Konohamaru brags.

"He was your friend.... And you just probably killed him on the inside," Naruto fights himself to keep his voice down, but his tone turns to venom,"Can you imagine what hell he must be going through?!"

Konohamaru frowns slightly,"It's what he gets. He knew I liked her and dated her behind my back."

"No one deserves that kind of heartbreak."

"Well, he does."

"Konohamaru, shut up!" Naruto nearly growls.

"Boss, what's with you?" the boy looks slightly confused.

Naruto slumps slightly, taking a deep breath,"Sakura left me for Sasuke...."

"Oh..." Konohamaru instantly realizes his mistake about telling Naruto how he stole someone's girlfriend,"Dude, I'm sorry."

"It's my fault not yours," Naruto sighs and looks up at the ceiling,"Maybe if I had married her or rubbed her feet when she asked or did the laundry more often..."

"It's Sakura's mistake, not yours! The broad is an idiot for leaving you!" Konohamaru tries to reassure his friend.

"I don't no man.... Maybe she would have stayed if I was more like Sasuke...."

"Okay," Konohamaru turns up the volume of the piano,"Sing it out." He plays slow, minor chords. Naruto rolls his eyes, knowing the song as a Bruno Mars song.

He shrugs, it might help a little,

"Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now.

Our song on the radio but it don't sound the same...

When our friends talk about you all it does is just tears me down!

And my heart breaks a little when I hear your name, it all just sounds like-"

"OooooOoooOoooo," Konohamaru's slightly higher pitched voice hits the notes perfectly.

"Mmmm, too young too dumb to realize!"

Konohamaru joins him, making a nice harmony," That I should of bought you flowers and held your hand. Should of gave you all my hours, when I had the chance. Take you to every party cause I know how you love to dance! Now, my baby's dancin', but she's dancin' with another man.... "

The door opens and a booming voice speaks,"Stop, stop, stop! Jesus, two women in the lobby started crying because of that song. Naruto, why the hell are you singing a break-up song?" Naruto smiles at the man with ridiculously long, spikey, white hair kept in a pony-tail with red marking on his face. Naruto's boss and mentor.

"Hey, Mr. Pervy," Naruto and Konohamaru say at the same time.

"My name is Jiraiya, dammit!" Jiraiya frowns,"I'm a world-class author and musician! Not a perv!"

"Sure...."

"Whatever, now tell me, why were you singing that song?" Jiraiya crosses his arms.

"Sakura left him for Sasuke," Konohamaru chirps.

"Yeah...."

Jiraiya frowns, looking over Naruto. He could tell that the girl meant a lot to him, and he's going to be down for awhile. Jiraiya walks over to him placing his hand on the younger man's shoulder,"Naruto, women know a way to kick you in the balls without touching you. Last time you got kick in the balls, you were out for a week. Do you need a week?"

Naruto looks up and smiles,"Sure. Thank you, Pervy Sage."

"Get out of here," he slaps him on the back. Naruto gives a slight nod to Konohamaru, and he starts to head home...