Betting for Sweetness

Full Summary - Hinata knew she had bad taste in guys. After all, while every girl fell head over heels for Sasuke, she fell head over heels for Naruto. A young boy who, no matter how hard she tried, never noticed her. Then he comes along. Hidan. The last boy in the universe she'd ever excepted to even look at her. He was, after all, part of an infamous gang called the Akatsuki. He was rude and had such a…colorful language. She, on the other hand, was a "failed" heiress. Shy and too polite. So why was he wasting his time flirting with someone as innocent as her? And why the heck was she falling for it!?

Hidan did not like to be messed with. So when Kazuku actually bets his money on Hidan saying that he couldn't sag good girl, Hinata Hyuga, how could he not take that challenge? After all, this was Kazuku's money and if anyone knew him, the bastard was so greedy, that he wouldn't even bet a single penny if he wasn't 100% sure. So just to shove it in his face, Hidan's going to get himself a sweet little girl. Shouldn't be hard either. All he had to do was to get her to fall in love with him, or at least get her to go to his Senior Prom in the next…four weeks. Well, bad news for Hidan, because Kazuku would never bet his money if he knew it was going to be an easy bet. And certainly not when he knews there's a huge consequence that'll come sooner or later.

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Hinata Hyuga couldn't have been more embarrassed in her life! Here she was, right on top of Naruto Uzumaki! The same Naruto Uzumaki she'd been crushing on since elementary! What was worse, the poor girl was covered from head to toe in what Kohona High School called "Food". Honestly, she didn't think the potato should have been green. Nor the meat for that matter. Because, call her crazy, Hinata didn't like to be covered in green sticky sauce.

She paniced as she glanced down at the very confused blond. "N-Naruto-kun, f-forgive me!" she squeaked out. Her mind was hazy at the moment and it took her a while to play back what had happened.

"Hey, Princess, need help?" That voice. She knew it and sudden burst of anger spread through her body. It was all that voice's fault! If only he hadn't… If only he hadn't!

Suddenly another voice sliced through her anger. Her eyes pulled away from the cocky grin on the silver haired senior to the confused blond freshmen. "Its alright Hinata but…could you get off of me now?" he asked her.

A horrified gasp slipped from her mouth. Tears burned angrily at those pale lavender orbs of her's but she refused to shed them. Not in front of Naruto! And defiantly not in front of that no good arrogant Hidan! But just as she could pull away from Naruto, she felt strong arms wrap around her waist and before she knew it, was she standing on her own two feet. However, those same arms that had pulled her up, were still around her slim waist.

"You know"-She heard a shivering chuckle-"you don't smell to bad. In fact…I could just eat you up." Those lavender eyes widened quickly and a cry of dismay escaped her lips.

She heard another chuckle from him and that was when he pulled away, softly patting her hair. "Calm down, Princess, I was only kidding." He paused for a moment, a slow smug smirk spread across his face. "See ya around." And he gave her a lazy wave before turning away.

"Princess" as he called her, stood their in horror. Not sure what to do, at all.

"Hinata…what happened?" For a moment, the poor girl didn't even realize her friend's voice. For she was to deep in her own thoughts. Or maybe it was simply the shock from what had just occurred. Finally the girl was able to return back to reality when a piercing snapping echoed in her ear drums. Her already bright red face glowed even harder, if that were even possible.

"H-Hai?" she was able to squeak out. Hinata felt hands on her shoulder and before she knew it, she was being turned around. Sakura, a close friend of her's, stood in front of her, a worried expression across her face.

"Hinata? What happened?" she repeated herself.

For a moment, Hinata wasn't sure how to answer. Her mind was still so blurry. Finally it all came back to her. "…I'll t-tell you…" was her reply as she took a seat down at the table. Luckily for her, not many people paid much attention after the accident or it was just that they were to busy giving Naruto a hard time about it.

Sakura, as well as Ino and Tenten, waited patiently for her to start her explaining as they joined her on the table. With a heavy sigh, Hinata opened her mouth.

" Well . . . "

Hinata Hyuga's tiny nose scrunched up in disgust as she stared down at her so-called "lunch". A dreaded sigh escaped from her lips, she really wished she at least brought some chips her house. Even an apple would do better then this . . . thing. Pulling her gaze away from the green stew, her attention was immediately brought by the blond boy sitting at a table not to far from her. He was surrounded by his usual friends. Sasuke, Shikamaru, Lee, Gaara, Neji, and the rest of them.

She gulped for one purpose only. While most girls would simply stare at Sasuke, the dark haired mystery man, her eyes only stayed on Naruto. If only she had the courage to ask him out. Or at least speak to him but that seemed impossible for her. After all, the poor girl had a crush on him since elementary and the saddest part of it all, was the fact that she was a freshman in Kohona High now.

I'm so helpless, she thought silently to herself. Pulling her gaze away from Naruto at last, someone else caught her attention. Not only did it catch her attention but it also caught her off guard. Was that . . . Hidan grinning at her? Suddenly she felt her face burn up. Did Hidan just wink at her!? Unsure what to do and frozen with shock, Hinata didn't move at her. Instead, she felt like a deer trapped in headlights.

She heard a snicker from him and she watched wearily as the silver haired man pulled away from his table. Those smug violet orbs didn't pull away from her pale lavender orbs. She heard him say something but her mind wasn't working at the moment and she didn't catch a single word he said. Her breath caught in her throat and out of pure instinct, she snapped around.

"Oof!" she groaned. Hinata didn't know what she hit but she felt pressure against her chest. First she felt something cold and then, she felt herself falling against something. Luckily for her, that something she fell upon, was soft.

For a moment though, the wind was knocked out of her and her vision was a compete blur to realize what that soft something was. She could, however, see a bright yellow head underneath her. Panic swelled inside her as realization stormed into her head. She was on top of Naurto Uzumaki and that horrible mocking laugh made her feel worse.

" And-And that's wh-what h-happened… " Hinata explained, her entire face seemed to turn different shades of red in each second that passed by.

Sakura frowned and lightly patted Hinata on the back. "Hang in there Hinata! I'm sure that knucklehead's going to forget this all happened," she reassured.

Even as she listened, her mind refused to think positive. Ino's voice then cut through her thoughts. "Geez, I don't know why your getting all frustrated about. I mean, if I were you, I'd totally go after Hidan."

Sakura let out a gasp and glared angrily at Ino. "You do realize that Hidan is part of a gang? The Akatsuki? Or is that to hard for that piggy brain of your's to understand, huh, Ino-Pig?" she snapped back.

"What'd you call me Forehead!?"

"You heard me or are you that deaf?"

Hinata tried desperately to block out their voices but it seemed hard to do. Once Sakura and Ino got into their usual verbal fight, it seemed to last for ages. Sometimes Hinata couldn't take it and right now, feeling as she did, she didn't want to stay here a moment longer.

"Hinata…? Why don't we go somewhere quiet, huh?" Tenten suggested.

A light smile was forced across her face. "I-I'm fine…but th-there's something I n-need to d-do." She'd do anything to get out of here. Although they were probably her closest friends, sometimes you needed a break away, even from the people you were most comfortable around.

Tenten seemed to hesitant for a moment but seeing the desperate plead on Hinata's face, all she could do was sigh and nod her head.

Hinata's face lit up slightly. Thank God, she thought. Hurriedly, she moved away from them. Where could she go though? Her mind worked fast and she figured she could really use some cleaning. Taking that in mind, the girl began to make her way into the girl's bathroom.

Luck seemed to be on her side, for she hadn't seen a single person in the bathroom. She moved her way to the bathroom's sink, turning the facet and grabbing handfuls of paper towels. Slightly placing it under the water, Hinata pulled away and lightly dabbed at the most infected areas of her now green spotted-white dress. Another sigh slipped from her lips. Her father wasn't going to be to please with the fact that she had ruined a perfectly brand new dress which had been bought only a few weeks ago. Another sigh. Nothing she could do about now.

Once she'd done the best she could do about her ruined clothing, she stared at herself in the mirror. There she saw was nothing but a flushed faced young teenager. Although she had nice features along her waist and up, she didn't care much about them as much as other girls' did. Plus it wasn't like she even showed off those features anyway. Not that her father would even allow her to if she ever wanted. She couldn't even convince him to allow her to wear a skirt.

She studied her face. Her eyes were round and glossy, probably from the tears that had been trying to force their way out. Her lips full but not perfect. And her hair. Thin shoulders dropped as Hinata grabbed a lock of her dark hair. She looked wild and green.

So how then? How was it possible that Hidan was even looking at her when she couldn't even get Naruto to look at her! Maybe he's interested in me? Hinata said to herself. If only she knew.

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The man had silver short hair that was slicked back with only a short lock hanging from the left of his forehead. His piercing glare deepened. "I don't see what's so fuckin' funny!" he snapped at the other man .

The other man, who had been trying to draw air, snickered. "Heh, I love the way you swept her off her feet, Hidan, but I think you made a tiny error. She's not suppose to literally fall down, certainly not on another guy," he chuckled.

Hidan clenched his jaw. "Go fuck yourself," he growled. "Really, Kazuku! If I'd known she was this…" he trailed off when he noticed Kazuku's eyebrow lifting up slightly.

"You already calling off the bet? That was-"

Before he could finish, Hidan let out a rawr. "Damn it! I am not! Just watch me, Kazuku, I will get that girl to go to the dance with me, and you'd better have your bling bling with you too because I'm going to be rich, you son of a-"

A snort cut his line. "Whatever you say, Hidan, just remember you got four weeks. And with the way you started…it might take longer then a few simple weeks." And with that, the other man walked away, leaving an already angered Hidan in the dust.

Hidan covered his face with his large hands. He, in a way, felt sorry for the young girl. But damn! He hadn't inspected her to humiliate herself like that. He also didn't inspected her to be so damn afraid of him. Sure he was part of a gang but hey, he could be a nice guy. When he felt like it, that is. Maybe he should just call of the bet. The girl was bound to hate his guts now.

Oh, fuck no! he snapped at himself. He had the perfect chance to make Kazuku eat his words. And take his beloved money while he was at it. There was no way in hell he was giving this opportunity up so easily.

All he had to do was think of something to get her to relax around him at least. But that was going to be pretty damn hard. She didn't seem like the kind of girl who'd be able to even handle harmless flirting. From what he had already experienced today, her head probably would go apple on him.

He found himself chuckling though at the thought of her red face. There was one thing the older teenager had to admit about this Hinata. She had one hell of a blush. Of course, everything else about her just didn't make him feel right. She seemed, to fragile. If he tried anything, he was afraid he might break her.

"Well, face it Hidan, you made a bet with the devil," he growled to himself.