Bad Influence

Issues

It was a seemingly normal day at the Red cloud bakery; Samui was spinning happily in her rotating chair as she waited for the customers to make up their mind on what they wanted. Occasionally she would stop spinning and chatter amiably with them until they left. She would peer into the back of the shop where she knew Madara was hiding out today for some reason. She supposed it had something to do why he had been so amiable as he stopped by to see how everything had gone yesterday... A smile crossed her lips as she thought about how happy he had seemed. Perhaps it had something to do with Neji and something he had said, because she had never seen them act so friendly with each other, much less she had never seen them hanging out.

Madara's fingers picked away at the strings of his guitar with a contented look in his eyes as he leaned back against the wall in the back of his shop. "Have faith in me..." he began, "Cause there are things that I've seen that I don't believe.'' He sang and Samui knocked on the wall from the doorway. "Something has you in a good mood..." She said and he sent her a glare. She frowned and crossed her arms over her chest with a saddened look in her eyes. "Listen," she began and he looked up from where he was picking off a tune.

"You may not find me attractive in the slightest, but I don't care. I do, however, see you as a friend and would prefer to keep you that way." She says and he actually set his guitar down to listen to her. "The only thing I want, is for you to be happy, happy in the way you never have been. And I want this because you're a close friend, although you've tried to push me away. Sure, we bicker and argue, we cuss back and forth at each other; but it's all in good fun." She says and nudged him with the tip of her shoe. He raised a brow at her and repressed a smirk.

"You're a very interesting woman, you know that..." he said and she laughed. "Get out of here, there's a hospital bound young lady that needs your attentions, as much as she denies them and tries to avoid you." Samui laughed and he rolled his eyes. "Maybe you should sing to her, she might like it." Samui said and he snorted. "I haven't sang in years..." he said and she smiled. "You did today, and that tells me that you have, but refuse to mention where and to whom you were singing to. Maybe you should get the group together for one more song, just for her." Samui said as she slipped around the doorway and it off sight. Madara shook his head in amusement, but he did agree it would be a good idea, he would sing one of her favorite songs when they held her birthday bash.

He pulled out his phone and called his second cousin, Obito, and explained the situation to him. Obito was ecstatic, and before long he received three more phone calls. One from Konan and Pein, one from Deidara, and one from his younger brother, all with the same reaction: You're pulling the band out of retirement?! He sighed and rubbed his brow. "Yes, and I will explain later." He said to each of them, but Izuna had this tone in his voice and wouldn't let it go.

"It's for her, isn't it?" He asked and Madara sighed, he loved his younger brother but he was too nosy. "Izuna... not everything is about her. It's a favor for a friend, and if you hadn't noticed she's not really my friend." He snapped and Izuna frowned, Madara knew this because he heard the noise of irritation that usually followed. "So you don't see her as a friend in the slightest? Then why do you visit her, why do you lead her on like this. It's cruel." Izuna snarled and Madara clenched his fist. "You don't understand dammit! I don't know what to call her!" He snapped back and he could hear the unamused scoff from the other side of the phone.

"What I don't understand... is why you're going to continue to confuse this young woman. She doesn't understand why you have directed your attentions on her, but I think she thinks you're a friend to her. So for you to just say you aren't actually friends... it's cruel. I would step in and tell her, but I'll let you break her heart and let her hate you all your own, just so you can be sad and alone forever. Goodbye brother, if you decide to ever explain, just give me a call." Izuna said then hung up. Madara released an angered yell and threw his phone against the wall. He didn't even care when he swiped out off the floor and there was one long crack going down the screen.