Chapter 2) One Rainy Night
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Four Years ago / Summer, 540 A.D.
Two men bantered of the future. Both were delighted. One would get more land. The other would get a pretty wife.
King Hiashi Hyuga was selling his daughter off to Prince Sasuke Uchiha—for land. Sure the piece of land was a huge stinking desert, but that did not matter. King Hiashi lived for the name. It would make his kingdom look bigger on the map!
"My daughter is the Princess Hinata Hyuga. The prettiest princess in all of Erandale! You caught yourself a good deal Sasuke." King Hiashi was pandering his daughter off like a prized breeding mare.
"Oh yes! She is very fine. Quite fine indeed." Prince Sasuke Uchiha leered at the Princess. Princess Hinata shifted uncomfortably in her seat.
Yyassss! She would make quite a good breeding whore indeed! Look at those voluptuous boobies. They would be perfect for feeding his army of babies. What army of babies, you ask? Well, Sasuke was going to breed them babies into her. Give him some time.
She had elegant small shoulders and slender limbs. That ass that was so perky and high. Her face though, it was a work of art, she had the face of an angel. Her hair was held up in bun and hidden in a hennin (a pointed cone hat). Blue locks of hair escaped her cone-hat. If she was this attractive all covered up, Prince Sasuke could only imaging how alluring she would be in bed. Naked with her hair cascading down her back.
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Not all witches are bad. Witches could be nice. My best friend is a witch. Princess Hinata thought.
The eighteen year-old bluenette rang the doorbell. The grey dome-shaped door opened. Out came the witch with her pink bouncy curls—it was no wonder Sakura the Witch was named after pink cherry blossoms, Sakura was simply gorgeous. Big baby blue eyes locked onto Hinata.
"Well Hinata, come in! What brings you to visit deary?" The strawberry blonde witch asked.
Hesitantly, Princess Hinata told Sakura the Witch her story.
"You see, my father is marrying me off to the Dark Prince Sasuke. I was wondering, if you could help me escape."
Princess Hinata knew how useless and disposable she was in royal court. Why, her father made sure to tell her that every day. Once King Hiashi dies, her brother Prince Neiji the Just would rule the kingdom. Hinata was 'only useful for being married off.' But she decided to be selfish. Honestly, no one was going to live in the Desert of Waste. Insultingly, her father had traded her hand in marriage for a huge piece of land no one wanted.
"Yes. Yes. And what would like me to do to help you?" Asked Sakura the Witch.
"I was wondering, you know. If you could use a teleportation spell on me. Send me to Suna. Or Konoha." Princess Hinata suggested.
"Well, what's so bad about marrying Sasuke?" Asked Sakura the Witch sassily. The pink witch was jealous. She would have loved to have the chance to marry Sasuke. What an ungrateful girl Hinata was!
"I just don't think we'll get along." The princess said simply.
Suddenly, Sakura the Witch smiled. "You know, Hinata. I'm so glad you came to me. I'm going to take care of you. Very good care of you."
The witch pulled out her sparkling pink wand and a jade cat amulet.
Zap!
The room seemed to expand around Hinata. But the room was not getting bigger. Hinata was getting smaller. She looked down at her hands. She had fluffy paws. She had a tail! Hinata crawled over to the bowl of water on the floor. Oh goodness, she hope this wasn't real.
The princess looked into the bowl. She was a cat!
Meow!
The blue coated cat screeched in horror.
"Come here my puppy, puppy, puppies!" Sakura the Witch called sweetly. "I have a snack for you!"
Barking in the distance became louder and louder. Hinata tore her gaze from the bowl of water. She ran through the flapping doggy door. She ran out of Sakura the Witch's cottage.
Rain was pouring down outside. Hinata did not care. She ran as fast as her little kitten feet would carry her. Three black Rottweilers were chasing her. The three dogs wore metal studded collars. They were gaining up on her. Hinata saw a tall cherry tree. She was willing to risk it.
Quickly, Hinata the Blue Cat scurried up the tree. She sat herself on top of a firm tree branch. Lightning struck the tree, and one of the branches close by cracked. The branch fell down to the ground. One particular mean doggy grabbed the fallen tree branch with his mouth. The dog thrashed the tree branch side to side. Shivers ran down Hinata's back. She was so frightened. She ran away from marrying Sasuke, because he metaphorically wanted to eat her. Now, these dogs literally wanted to eat her!
Talk about climbing out of the pot and into the fire.
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"Mwuhahaha! I finally got rid of that annoying princess!" Sakura the Witch cackled.
Ding. Dong. The doorbell rung.
Oh gosh! What was it now!? The witch stomped to the door.
"What do you want?" She growled as she opened the door.
There the stupid wizard Naruto stood. He held onto his umbrella. He handed her a bottle of wine and a bouquet of flowers. This was what all the advice columns suggested, so follow the advice Naruto did. "Uhm. Earlier today, you invited me over for dinner at your house, remember?"
"Oh? Oh! Alright! Come on in Naruto!" The witch held out the door.
The witch heated up some leftover pasta. Sakura did not care for Naruto. He did whatever she said. He was wrapped around her little finger. In other word, Naruto was no fun. Prince Sasuke on the other—now he was a challenge.
But, Naruto did do Sakura a huge favor. He gave her the cat amulet. In returned, she offered him a dinner date. Sakura had planned ahead. Sakura was so glad Hinata had come to her. Because if Hinata had not come over, Sakura would have snuck into the palace. Sakura would get rid of Hinata one way or another.
"Uhm, Sakura? What did you want that amulet for?"
To turn that princess into a cat, that's what! Sasuke's all mine with Hinata out of the way. "Oh, it's just a nice piece of jewelry."
Naruto heard Sakura's thoughts but they didn't make sense. He ignored the noise. The pasta heated up in the pan unevenly. There were warm bits and freezing cold bits.
"Here you go, Naruto!" The witch placed down the plate of pasta. It looked like a plate of worms. The smell was a bit off. Sakura was not a very good witch. She was also not a very good cook. But Naruto did not mind, he was just delighted that someone bothered to cook for him.
Lifting up a fork full, Naruto sampled the pasta. He held back a gag. Oh, oh god. He was going to get food poisoning.
"Mmmhm! You did great, Sakura." Naruto gave Sakura the Witch the good old thumbs up.
"Really? I have a whole bunch of leftovers in the fridge." The witch open her refrigerator. She might as well have pulled out an ice box from the morgue. The putrid stench of death spread throughout her kitchen. Naruto felt queasy.
"Well enough about food. Let's talk about you and me." Smoothly, Naruto coaxed her. Naruto had practiced this line in front of the mirror over and over. The wizard walked towards the witch.
"Sure, if that's where you want to take this." Sakura grabbed Naruto by the tie. She led him to her living room and shoved him onto the coach.
Ugh! Naruto is so annoying. Sakura thought.
Naruto could hear her thoughts. He flinched at her insult.
Naruto really did believe there was something wrong with him. No matter what he did, no one was happy. All day, today at the blacksmith shop people thought he was annoying. He would not lower the price for his services (he just worked at the shop, he didn't own it! He didn't make the rules). He was not fast enough for them. There was always something. But he was always not good enough.
Sakura was not a bad person for thinking Naruto was annoying. He was.
"Now undress and let's get this over with." Sakura said as she unbuttoned her blouse. Naruto went gaga. Sakura's boobies were small, but Naruto was so happy he got to see boobies. Any pair of boobies really.
"Can I…Can I touch them?" Naruto asked politely.
"Sure, deary." Sakura answered in a bored voice. Ever so gently, Naruto grazed her breast with his fingers. Wow! This feels like magic!
Hurriedly, Naruto stripped his clothes off. He was bare in front of her.
"Ahahahaha!" Sakura pointed at him and laughed. "Look at you! You have a hairy chest! Don't you know to shave?"
Naruto was not a coward. But he shrank and hugged his clothes to himself.
Reaching over, Sakura grabbed his penis. She grabbed his penis!
"What a tiny pecker you have! It's only six inches!" The witch cackled.
Naruto did not know this, but his cock was perfectly fine. It was Sakura who had an issue. Her vagina was a wizard's sleeve. A big saggy wizard's sleeve.
"You know. Prince Sasuke has a footlong dick! He's twice your size." Sakura gestured, her hands separated further in distance to show the difference in length between Naruto's and Sasuke's dick.
Icy blue eyes grew wide and worried, Naruto was humiliated. He pulled out his wand and zapped his clothes back on. He walked out of the cottage in shame.
He forgot his umbrella. Rain poured down on his head. This was fitting enough. The world was out to rain on his parade.
The wizard walked towards an alley. He just needed to go someplace no one could see him. Then, he could teleport himself home.
Meow! Help me!
Meow! I'm so scared!
Naruto looked behind a dumpster. The cutest little blue kitten stared back at him. Why she was as lonely and miserable as he was.
"How come I can hear your thoughts kitten? In the past I could only hear humans. You're a cat." Naruto wondered. Had he gained new powers that he was not aware of?
Meow! I'm not a cat, I'm a girl! My name is Hinata!
Meow! A witch tricked me!
"Hahaha!" Naruto laughed in his misery. "I'm so sorry. That's not funny. I got tricked by a witch today, too."
He looked at the catgirl. She was cold. Bigger animals might eat her. More importantly, she was a human. She did not deserve this kind of treatment. Naruto could hear all her panicking thoughts. She did not seem like a bad person—well person in cat form, details really.
"Sakura did this to you...She hurt you with the cat amulet, didn't she?" Naruto said with guilt. He had been so desperate for a date, he unwittingly gave Sakura a weapon. It was his fault.
Meow! Yes! I'm so stupid, I got tricked.
So did Naruto.
"Don't blame yourself cat. Sakura is just not a pretty person on the inside. Even I'm beginning to see it now. I want to fix the curse on you and serve Sakura some justice…but I'm still a beginner at magic."
Holding out his hand to her, he said. "Would you like to live with me? It's better than sitting in the rain."
Meow! Sure! I'll come live with you.
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The fireplace warmed up Hinata's body. The wizard seemed nice. He had teleported them both with that jagged wand of his. What if Hinata could use magic like that? She could go anywhere she wanted. She could have adventures! It would be wonderful! Well, first, she should probably fix this cat curse.
She stared up at the wizard at his desk. He had colorful stones and gems decorating his house. A human skull model and a globe stood at his study. Sturdy stone walls and wooden beams made up the stronghold. His blonde locks fell over his eyes as he studied. He read through an entire spell book within an hour.
Naruto was slender, lanky. He had nice muscles that imprinted through his wet white shirt. His jaw was firm and chiseled. Icy blue eyes filled with determination scanned the writing. Naruto adjusted his glasses. He was very, very tall. His shoulders were wide. It looked like the rest of his body was still catching up with his growth spurt. He was all skin and bones. But Hinata had an eye for art and beauty. If he fattened up a bit, he would be very handsome.
Meow! Why don't you dry up? You'll get sick like this!
"Hhmph! You worry about yourself kitty." Naruto showed Hinata his book. "It says here, to reverse your curse, you need that cat amulet. The same one that made you like this."
Hinata walked over and gazed at the picture of the jade cat amulet. It was the same one in Sakura's hand.
Meow! I got it! I am going to steal it back!
Hinata prepared to march over to Sakura's house. She strut away from Naruto. Naruto pulled her up onto his lap and patted her head.
"Hold on kitty! We better come up with a plan first." Naruto was worried. Sakura might have transformed Hinata into a cat during the first encounter. Hinata might end up dead in the second one.
"The book says that the cat amulet grants its holder nine lives. Sakura's magic has become nine times more powerful. Rest easy for now."
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An azure cat hopped onto the counter. What is Naruto cooking? I t smells wonderful!
She sniffed about. Attempting to sneak a peak, Hinata climbed the stovetop ledge. And into the cauldron she fell! Except Naruto caught her by the tail.
He held her by the belly and lowered her to the ground. The blonde wizard exclaimed. "You almost fell into the potion, Hinata. Be careful! You know what they say, 'Curiosity killed the cat!'"
Meow! But satisfaction brought it back.
"I don't know about that. Of you go without your snack!" Naruto placed her on her sleeping mat.
Meow! I don't like sleeping on the mat!
"Don't talk back, you crazy cat!" He was no longer angry at her. Let's see how long she can keep her wits about her. She's kind of cute when she's mad.
Hinata left the mat and pounced onto Naruto's bed. Meow! Mmmhm! Sleeping on the bed is better than eating rats!
"You slanderer! I feed you steak not rats." Naruto pointed his finger accusingly at the cat.
Meow! Well, I'm glad you share with me. It keeps you from getting fat.
As they laid in bed, the cat and her master argued in rhymes all night. You would have thought they had clang association. Eventually, the golden-haired wizard drifted off to sleep. The blue cat laid on top of his head.
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Seven days had passed since Naruto brought Hinata home. The cat and her master fell into a comfortable rhythm of life. During the day, he needed to work. At night he would perfect spells.
"I'm going to transform this pebble into gold." Naruto said. He tapped his wand against the pebble. The pebble evaporated. Hinata flinched.
Naruto promised to work on transformation spells. He would need to perform an upper octave human transformation spell on her. Turning a pebble into gold was only a half pitch spell. Hinata cringed. She hopes he gets better, because she liked existing on earth.
"Whoops!" Naruto said.
Meow! It's okay! Don't lose heart, Naruto!
She encouraged him. He was her only hope.
Once they steal the cat amulet, Naruto had to perform the transforming spell. But at this rate, it would take a while.
HInata like how Naruto trusted her and let her help out. Naruto sold pain relief potions. During the day, Hinata watched a timer and read books. When the timer went off, Hinata pressed the blue button. Potion from the cauldron would pour into a dispenser. The dispenser would pump potion into little vials. What a genius automatic factory Naruto had built.
According to Naruto, Hinata was very important. If she did not press the button the moment the timer went off, the potion would spoil. Hinata liked being important.
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It was 6 am. Hinata was hungry. In her half-wake-half-sleep state, the blue little furball kneaded Naruto's thigh. Purr. Purr. Purr.
Purr. I'm going to soften him up. I'm going to soften his meat up. Then I'm going to EAT him! Mwuuhahahaaa!
"You know, I can hear your thoughts, right, Hinata?" The wizard said in amusement. He picked her up by the belly and placed her on the ground.
"Come along, I'll make us breakfast." Naruto placed his glasses firmly on the bridge of his nose. He motioned his hand and walked towards the fireplace in his studio.
Meow! What's for breakfast?
The cute cuddly cat looked up at him. Her head was cocked sideways. Pretty pale purple eyes gazed back at him. Gently, he picked her up and scratched her behind the ear. He placed her on the counter. He made a signal that said 'stay where you are, before you get your tail burnt.'
"How about some eggs and sausages?" Naruto offered. He got to work—slicing and dicing away. Then, he got to frying and crying because of the onions. Even Hinata's sensitive cat nose enjoyed the smells. Mmmhmm! Onions, peppers, and sausage! She watched as the wizard skillfully sprinkled salt and pepper over eggs and sausage.
Proudly perching up her chin, Hinata said, "Meow!" Meow! Meow! Wow! Master you are such a good cook! You'll be a good husband one day.
Naruto froze.
"Well thanks! You really know how to flatter the hand that feeds you, don't ya?" The bespectacled wizard patted his cat's head shyly.
Hinata was a girl, not a cat. Naruto never forgot that. He was working hard on experimenting with spells and potions that might reverse her curse. He was just an amateur wizard. Most powerful wizards went to wizard school or had parents to teach them magic. Naruto kind of just picked up things, here and there. He read the spellbooks, but sometimes his spells went terribly awry.
The young wizard wondered to himself. Would she still stay with me once she's human?
Naruto was a telepath. He could hear people's thoughts. The young man had trouble making friends and finding a wife. Everyone thought he was queer and insecure. That's what happens when you can hear every notion that people secretly thought of you.
No, Naruto did not do anything wrong. In fact, he was the man town folk came to when they needed help. But their perceptions made Naruto feel brutally inadequate. For instance, the policeman Itaru Inuzuka thought Naruto was a resourceful lad. Itaru also told himself that he would never let Naruto court his daughter. People marry for connections—for status. Where would Itaru's daughter be if she married a nobody like Naruto?
Look at Naruto, he was just a simple blacksmith. Naruto had no family, and no title. No one wanted to marry his skinny, bespectacled ass.
Reader, you would think that gold diggers would want to marry Naruto—but even gold diggers were not interested in Naruto! Naruto owned a large plot of land with a castle. However, for some reason, whenever Naruto showed his castle to a friend—all they saw was a hut! Oddly, only Hinata was able to see his castle. But even if gold digging women wanted Naruto, he did not want them. He could hear their cruel thoughts, loud and clear as day.
It broke his heart.
No one really wanted Naruto for himself. They all wanted something from him. When they were done, they left him.
Naruto wouldn't blame Hinata if she did the same.
But he was beginning to really like her. Never in his life had he ever been so comfortable around another soul. The blue coated catgirl had pure thoughts. Perhaps, that was why Hinata's compliment struck a chord with Naruto. She really meant it. She really thinks somebody could love me. The wizard smiled to himself.
When he was around other people, they always stressed him out with their negativity and ulterior motives. Hinata was kind and simple. She thought purehearted thoughts.
Well, sometimes when she got hungry, Hinata contemplated eating Naruto. But Naruto blamed that on her catty instincts.
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AN: For those of you who don't own cats. It probably confused you why Hinata thinks about eating Naruto. Scientists think when cats knead your meat, they're softened up your tissues to eat. When the cat gifts you with birds/rats, it thinks you're too stupid to hunt for yourself. They are the cutest assholes in the world.