a discrepancy
in my character, forgive
but never forget -
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"Hyuga-San are you .. Okay?"
"U-uhm yes, why do you ask Hikari-San?" Hinata asked timidly purposefully ignoring the other girls pitying gaze in the mirror. The sound of blow dryers, scissors snipping, and mindless female chatter relaxed her only slightly.
You see Hinata Hyuga always had polished, shiny, silky smoother hair, or at least she used to.
"Your hair is singed & severely damaged, how did you manage to burn your hair so badly? If you don't mind me asking"
Hinata flinched slightly. She did mind.
"W-well t-there was an exploding t-tag and I wasn't able t-to-" She trailed off hoping Hikari would get the hint. Fortunately, she did because with another raise of her brow she didn't question any further.
She couldn't exactly say an S class had set off a a bomb right in front of her over a "friendly" tea chat. That had traitor written all over it and Hinata Hyuga is not a traitor, even if she has another tea date with said S class criminal again. It's not like she was willing, she tried to convince herself that if she er .. Entertained the blonde she was in a way keeping Konoha safe .
"My apologies for prodding Hyuga-San, how about a nice little pixie cut? Anything will suite your gorgeous features Hyuga-San" Hikari gushed eager to see the final results of such a daring cut on her favorite client.
"Hikari-San!" Hinata squeaked blushing considerably. She was still not quite used to compliments, of any sort.
"Oh Hyuga-San, no need to be so modest .. If you have a kinky boyfriend on your hands just say so"
"H-Hikari-San please!" The dark haired girl exclaimed mortified and horribly embarrassed as the elderly woman in the chair next to her glanced at her in disdain.
"Hikari give the poor girl a break! She's one flush away from fainting" Nemu, Hikari's temperamental best friend and fellow stylist, chimed in, scolding her tease of a best friend.
"Thank you Nemu-San" Hinata cast a thankful smile at the shorter stylist who had so gratefully come to her rescue.
"Besides, she can't help it if her boy toy has a fire kink" Nemu added, Hikari snickering with her own light blush.
Thump!
Needless to say Hikari had a harder time cutting the Hyuga girls hair than usual, but of course with a little help from Nemu they were able to cut the unconscious girl's hair into a nice pixie cut.
"I'm terribly sorry Hyuga-San but it appears that your boyfriend will have to find another kink to satisfy him, or the next time I see you , you'll be bald" Hikari had claimed in her best mockingly solemn voice before ushering the stammering, young kunoichi out of the shop.
"I thought you didn't like Chai?" Tenten inquired raising a brunette brow as her friend practically shoved five boxes of Chai Tea into her basket, which was odd considering she rarely drank anything other than Green Tea.
The markets were bustling in Konoha this particular morning making it difficult for the pair to maneuver, and almost everyone stopped to compliment Hinata on her new "voluntary" haircut. Not wanting to arouse suspicion Hinata accepted the flattering remarks with a bashful grace that only she could possess. It's not that she didn't like her new hair cut per se, it was just that she kinda, sorta maybe preferred her long hair. Only because she had grown so accustomed to the feel of her silky locks flowing down her back,now she just felt bare, but she figured if she gave it a day or two it would be a good bare.
Tenten didn't buy Hinata's exploding tag story one bit, but with a not so fake almost fainting spell on the timid girl's part she at least had the decency to pretend to accept it. In fact the more she tried to act casual around the weapons mistress Hinata found that she tended to arouse even more suspicion on her part. Simply put; Tenten's perception was as sharp as her kunai.
"I- changedchangedmymind!" Hinata stammered unnerved by Tenten's obvious suspicion.
"Woah Hinata, calm down. I was just asking" The brunnette mock surrendered , put off by her friend's jittery behavior.
"S-sorry" Came the Hyuga girl's meek reply as the duo began weaving through the crowds toward the register.
"Why so much?" Tenten asked casually out of genuine curiosity.
"I-I uh .. I'm just replenishing Sakura-San's uh .. T-tea stock?" Hinata offered.
This seemed to satisfy the weapons expert as she paused slightly before giggling lightly.
"Oh yeah she did get that Tea set for her birthday from that secret admirer of hers! It just magically appeared at her door step she said! With a note too, something about her being a work of art, Blah, blah, blah, then it exploded! Luckily she had dropped it in time-"
Tenten's babbling came to an abrupt halt when Hinata burst into a small sprint through the nearest alleyway , calling over her shoulder.
"T-that's nice Tenten, but I really have to get going! I'll see you all tonight!"
"Okay?" Tenten muttered, dumb founded, before turning and heading in the direction of a specific compound.
'Something strange is going on and I'm going to find out exactly what it is' She concluded determination etched onto her usually casual features.
"Deidara-Senpai, why is Hyuga-Hime naked?" A curious voice inquired.
"Hmm? Shut up Tobi!" A deeper, familiar voice scolded.
'O-oh no, they can't be! .. They're not ... -' Hinata desperately tried to convince herself before taking a deep breathe and turning only to find not one but two Akatsuki members watching her rummage through Sakura's bathroom cabinet, naked, dripping wet from her recent shower.
"Hey, why are you naked, yeah?" Deidara asked casually as if inquiring the weather.
He gulped after a small pause in which he realized how bad things looked on their part especially when the Hyuga girl didn't respond. In fact she just stared at the ground, face beet red, shoulders shaking slightly. Things looked really bleak for he and Tobi at this point.
"Y-you- Y-you PERVERTS" The Hyuga girl shrieked aiming a hard punch at Deidara that sent him crashing into the wall, successfully frightening Tobi who didn't even bother checking on his beloved Senpai when he let out a pained moan. Hinata huffed, grabbing the nearest towel and securely wrapping it around herself.
"What's going on in here?" Came a gruff voice.
"What the fuck are you going on about bastard?" Another added , accompanied by the sound of footsteps.
It was a miracle that Hinata Hyuga did not faint.
Not only was she naked with a measly towel to cover up what little it could and still very much wet, there were now four Akatsuki members!
Hinata really hoped the ground would swallow her whole as she eyed a silver haired man and his tall, eery green eyed partner. Were all Akatsuki members so strange looking?
"Well shit, would you look at Kakuzu, we don't give that blonde freak enough fucking credit, the bitch has a nice rack too" The silver haired man muttered making Hinata blush involuntarily.
'H-he likes Sakura-San's towel racks? ... How strange ...'
" T-thank you but they're not mine" Hinata allowed a genuine smile to grace her features momentarily forgetting her predicament.
Deidara had the decency to blush at the girls obliviousness, Tobi just stared being oddly silent, while Kakuzu face palmed, ' Am I always to be surrounded by idiots', he thought wearily.
"Implants? Well aren't you fucking brave" Hidan snickered because this was just beautiful, genius really.
"Shut up Hidan" Deidara snarled glaring at the foul mouthed pervert, "stop trying to corrupt Momo-Chan".
"She's the one parading around in a teeny pink towel. I mean ..." Hidan started, slowly approaching "Momo", who in turn immediately stepped backward.
"If I were to look or touch inappropriately .. " He continued backing the trembling girl up against the shower until she had no choice but to be face to face with him.
"Hidan" Deidara warned, fist clenched.
"She could always stop me, unless of course she wants it" The silver haired man had the decency to smirk as he gripped the top of her towel.
"I-I" Hinata stammered suddenly feeling rather light headed.
"Cut it out you jack ass" Deidara growled elbowing the taller male away from his beloved Momo-chan. She was prone to fainting spells. He had learned that the day he met her when she hadn't successfully evaded his clay spider because she was too panicked he assumed. She looked nice with short hair too he reasoned.
If Hidan didn't stop his fucked up, perverted way of flirting Momo was sure to be a goner. Not if Deidara could help it though.
"Sorry blondie, I can't help it that you're not gonna get any cause you have the hots for a flat chested, over emotional freak" Hidan taunted with a shit eating smirk earning a menacing growl from the blonde pyromaniac.
"Why you-"
"Quiet you idiots! You feel that? Someone's coming" Kakuzu commanded causing the room to instantly fall silent.
Hinata focused. Someone was definitely headed their way.
Focusing more on the Chakra signature her eyes widened slightly when she recognized it, of course he would be coming at a time like this.
Hinata just couldn't catch a break.
"Tobi will get it!" The overtly energetic boy exclaimed.
Before anyone could even blink he was gone in a poof of smoke.
When Neji Hyuga had set off to a one Sakura Haruno's house earlier in the morning after having heard enough of Tenten's exaggerated suspicions this was not what he was expecting, or rather whom he was expecting.
Instead of pupiless eyes, baggy clothes, and an almost permanently set blush in front of him stood the exact opposite. In front of him were big, doe like, shiny onyx orbs, tight fitting clothes with way too much cleavage, and a rather pale faced, grinning woman. She looked like a female version of Sasuke Uchiha, except with longer, choppier hair. If Neji didn't know any better he would say she was in fact an Uchiha, but that was just impossible. Or was it?
"Hi!" I'm Tori, you must be Hina-Chan's cousin!" The girl exclaimed giddily pulling an unsuspecting Neji in for a hug before he could even blink. Poor Neji got a face full of cleavage .
"Uh, right-.. I-I mean yes, I am" He stuttered slightly, straitening himself with a small curse. He is Neji Hyuga, he did not stutter, no matter if some girl had suffocated him with her .. breasts.
Neji cringed. Something was slightly unsettling about the girl, "Tori", he reminded himself absentmindedly.
She was talking to him, animatedly at that, but he just couldn't hear. Apparently he had spoken too because he could feel his mouth moving to reply, but for some odd reason he heard nothing.
She was pretty too,the girl, very pretty. He blinked, that was a strange thought.
He felt himself nod before Tori waved cheerfully and closed the door in his face, then as if own it's own accord his body turned.
What Neji didn't miss was the red and black cloak strewn across Sakura's couch, but strangely enough he couldn't find it in himself to care. So without another word or glance he headed back to the Hyuga compound.
What Hinata did just wasn't any of his business. Besides, his mind was too pre occupied with red painted lips and spiky black hair.
"Tori" smirked adjusting her feminine assets. Genjutsu really was a wonderful thing.
(A/N):
Thank you for all of the reviews! I really appreciate them. Also I only have one pairing set in stone if you cant tell by the hints in this chapter, it wont come into play until Sakura comes back from her mission. So if you review and want to let me know who you think Hinata should end up with I will consider and appreciate it.