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Shall we begin then?! Today Hay-Lin's abilities are put on test when she is going to make hand made chocolate for the members. Since the chocolate must be eatable she has to give it her all and when you have ten curios and annoying criminals disturbing you're concentration it's not as easy as it sounds. Call the fire brigade and prepare for a cooking nightmare in the eleventh chapter of Love is just a lie!!


Chapter 11: Valentine's Day

"Oooooh beeeeauuutiful daaaay, teeeeell meee hooow.."

"SHUT UP (UN)!!"

The males of the powerful organisation Akatsuki shoot me a death glare when I tried to sing a wake up song. Hehe, you see, last night they had had a drinking contest after arguing about whom of them was the best drinker. This resulted in that all of them now had a master hungover and therefore they were not happy when I woke them up 6 A:M in the morning with a cheerful smile.

Konan smirked behind the book she was currently reading. I giggled when the males groaned and clutched their heads. I couldn't help myself so I started to whistle a happy tone while I poured up some new made coffee for them. When I gave them each a cup them eagerly swallowed the dark liquid faster than I had ever seen anyone do before.

"I told you not to drink that much sake yesterday but did you listen? Noooooo…"

"Just shut up!"

I grinned at Pein when he shoot me another death glare and my smile widen when I heard quick footsteps in the stair. The hungover criminals got a terrified face when they realised who it was. Deidara turned his head and looked at me with begging eyes.

"Please Hay-Lin! Don't let him….."

"GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!"

I smiled at the mask wearing man when he entered the kitchen and made all of the poor men clutch their heads and whimper.

"Good morning to you too Tobi!" I said and was soon embraced by him.

"LIN-CHAN!! Good morning!! Tobi is a good boy!!"

If you wonder, I had forgiven Tobi for that little…..hrmm…incident that happened last week. I realised that it wasn't just his fault and since I couldn't catch him or hit him with the weapons I had thrown, I decided that it was no point and forgave him, much to Hidan, Deidara and Itachi's disappointment.

"Tobi…please! Do not speak so loud!" whimpered Kisame and continued to drink his coffee.

"Why not Kisame-san?!"

"BECAUSE THEY HAVE A HUNGOVER!!"

I started to laugh when Konan received a glare from the males when their poor heads had recovered from her little outburst. Konan just smiled evilly. When she was about to get up from her chair she gasped.

"I almost forgot! Hay-Lin, do you know what day it is today?!"

I eyed her oddly and brought my hand up in a thinking position.

"It's Friday, right?" I said unsure what her point was.

"And what month is it?"

"February I think"

"Aaand what date is it today?"

Now I was completely dumbfounded. Why on earth did Konan ask me these questions? We had a big calendar in the hall, why did she not just look at that? I growled when the little wires in my brain started to spin in order to remember today's date. When I suddenly remembered I was feeling a little proud of my awesome memory skills!

"It's the 14th !" I said and when I heard the members choke and spit out their coffee I eyed them in confusion.

"Oookay…..what did I say wrong this time?!"

"Don't you know what special day it is today?!" asked Konan and grinned at me. I raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"You're birthday??"

"NO! It's Valentine's day!!"

I froze and my mouth opened….Valentine's day……as in the VALENTINE'S DAY?!

"OH SHIT!!"

Konan smirked at me when she saw my shocked expression.

"Aw come on Hay-Lin! It's not like you ever have made some chocolate for a special guy back in the Hidden cloud village?"

When a death silence followed it was Konan's turn to get a shocked expression on her face.

"Have you never made any chocolate for a guy before?! Ever?!"

My face darkened and I looked away. Sigh….I'm such a loser…….poor little me has never made any chocolate for any guy in my whole life. If I had a violin I would have start playing a heart breaking song right now….

"Aw! Poor Lin-chan has never had someone that loved and accepted her feelings!"

My eyes widen and I turned my head and looked Tobi in the eyes. I was starting to feel real uncomfortable when I saw that everyone was staring at me intensely. I needed to defend my pride and I needed to do that quickly.

"T-that's not true! I have had a lot of guy's when I lived in the Hidden cloud village…………W-wait I don't mean that I was somekind of a player! What I mean was…wait….WHY AM I TALKING ABOUT THIS WITH YOU ALL??"

My face had become even darker of embarrassment now and my left I was twitching. Konan didn't exactly help when she decided to speak up.

"You have never had a boyfriend? Wow Hay-Lin! I didn't know that you lived in celibate…"

"I'M NOT!! ARRGH, I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE, OKAY!!"

I was still so embarrassed that I turned away and started with the dish. I was muttering curses in my head and I refused to look the others in the eyes. GREAT! Now they knew one of the most embarrassing secrets of my private life! I hate being me right now! Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up. I got an extremely bad feeling when I faced Konan's smirking face.

"Hay-Lin! I'm going to give you a little dare!" I gulped and tried to back away.

"What kind of a dare?!" When Konan smirked grew I knew that I wasn't going to like the rest.

"A cooking dare! You will make some handmade chocolates for all the members except me and Pein and if the chocolate is eatable I will do all of the chores for one week!"

When she said the last part she got my attention. I really wanted a break from the cleaning and cooking part in my life and exactly how hard could it be to make some handmade chocolate? But since my last bet with someone didn't end quite well I was on my guard before I accepted.

"And if the chocolate is not eatable?!" Konan just shrugged her shoulders and looked innocent

"Innocent, my ass!!"

"If the chocolate is not eatable then you will have to come with me to the shopping mall tomorrow! You will bee my personal bag carrier!"

I shivered when I thought about that but ever since I went shopping with the Akatsuki's last time I had kind of enjoyed the thought of going shopping again. Oh, what the hell! No sacrifices, No victory!

"Fine! I will make some chocolate for our little drunken flies here and I guess that you will be given Pein something as well" I asked and felt pleased when I saw Konan blush. She leaned forward and whispered something in my ear so that the others couldn't hear. My eyes widen and my cheeks turned pink. I looked at her with an opened mouth.

"You…are….going…to do WHAT?!"

"What? What is she going to do to me?!"

Ever since that little book incident Konan has been very…erhm..cold towards Pein and since his black eye had finally disappeared he certainly didn't want another one. Konan turned and gave Pein a devilish smirk.

"Wait and see, love! Wait and see!"

With that she walked out from the kitchen while laughing evilly. The others looked after her and then they looked back at me. Pein had a terrified expression on his face.

"What did she say?!" I smiled a weak smile at him before responding.

"Sorry….she would kill me if I said something!"

"I'm so dead!"

The member's actually looked at him in compassion before returning to glare at me. I felt how I started to get annoyed with all this stares at me this morning so I folded my arms and looked at them strictly.

"What?"

"Soooo…what's you're plan?"

"Plan?" I eyed Sasori oddly and then the others.

"You know,un! The chocolate making dare!"

I froze when I remembered. That's right! I needed to get some cooking book from the library about how to make chocolate. Since I have never made any chocolate or cakes made of chocolates for anyone in my whole life I could use all the help I could get. Suddenly Tobi was infront of me and the enthusiasm that was coming from him was impossible to miss!

"Ne ne Lin-chan! What sort of chocolate are you going to make? Little chocolate hearts? Bunnies? A big chocolate cake were it stand's "My best friend" written in chocolate on it? Are you going to make our chocolate gifts with dark or light chocolate? Ne Lin-chaaan?!"

My head started to spin and my face turned red when I heard all of Tobi's suggestions. Chocolate hearts? Chocolate bunnies? Dark or light chocolate?

"This sounds almost too……..troublesome!"

I scratched the back of my head and started to laugh nervously.

"W-well…I don't know….I'm not so good at this sort of things….Let's say it's going to be a surprise until the evening!"

"I can't believe that you have never given someone chocolate before." I glared at Kisame before responding.

"Only because I haven't given anyone my handmade chocolate before doesn't mean that I haven't given away chocolate before to someone on Valentine!" I said and returned to the dish.

"What kind of chocolate did you give then if you didn't make it yourself?" I stiffen and almost whisper the answer.

"I bought chocolate boxes too the one's I wanted to give chocolate too."

"My sister, father and mother was the only one's I have ever given anything on Valentine's Day!"

"Oh really? So that means that we are going to be the first one's to eat you're handmade chocolate?"

This time I actually turned and smiled at Zetsu.

"Yep!"

"………."

"Hidan, you will take the first bite of the chocolate when the evening comes, okay?"

"WTF?! Why me?! Why can't any of you pussy's do it instead?"

"Because you're immortal and I don't want to die…."

"HEY! I'M NOT THAT BAD AT COOKING YOU KNOW! YOU WILL SEE! I'M GOING TO MAKE THE BEST CHOCOLATE THINGYS THAT YOU GUYS EVER HAVE EATEN!!"

I stormed out from the kitchen, heading for the library but I managed to hear Pein before I was out of reach from hearing.

"I'm glad that she's not going to make any for me and Konan! Maybe if we're lucky she kills all of you and that would give me and Konan some alone time!"

"ARGH! TOBI'S VIRGIN EARS!!"

I growled when I walked up the stair and entered the library. I started to look over every single book and after a while I had three small books that were about chocolate making…Chocolate making for dummies…Even if the titles made my self-confidence drop drastically I still had that look of determination in my eyes when I opened the books and started to read.

After a while I realised that I needed something to write on and a pencil and since Konan's hobby was origami- a Japanese paper folding tradition or something- I decided that she was the best one to ask.

I walked to her room and knocked on the door.

"Come in!" I turned the door handle and walked in.

"Hey Konan? Do you have any paper and a pencil that I can………WTF?!"

I backed quickly when I saw the dress Konan was trying infront of her mirror. It was a really slimy and short black dress with thin shoulder straps.

"Konan…what are you doing?!"

"Do you think Pein-sama would like this one?" she said and spine around. She had a devilish grin on her face and I couldn't help myself to giggle when I thought on how Pein's reaction would be.

"I'm sure his going to be very pleased. But make sure you're not overdoing it!" I said and winked at her. She giggled and walked towards her desk and grabbed a paper and a pen.

"Why shouldn't I overdoing it? It has been a year since me and Pein became engaged and I want to make this day special!"

"Well, I'm certain Pein won't forgot about this Valentine's gift.." I said and grabbed the paper and pencil. I walked out from her room and closed the door. When I was about to turn around I almost collided with the man of the day!

"Upps…Sorry,sir!" Pein didn't answer me; he was looking at the door to his and Konan's bedroom with a worried expression.

"Is..Konan there?"

"Um..yes..b-but I wouldn't go in there if I were you, sir!"

"Why not?"

"Umm..she's preparing you're gift and she doesn't want anyone to disturb her."

Pein growled and turn to walk away but I could hear him mumbled to himself

"I really hope Konan has forgiven me for those books!"

"You just wait and see Pein…wait and see!"

I was smiling on my way back to the library and I actually started to hum a little song that we all know about!

Every night in my dreams

I see you, I feel you

This is how I know you go on

Far across the distance

And spaces between us

You have come to show you

Near, far, wherever you are

I believe that the heart does go on

Once more you open the door

And you're in my heart

And my heart will go on and on

I didn't get the chance to start on the second verse before I was pulled in a bear hug by someone- you could almost guess who it was by now, right?! I sweatdropped and patted Tobi's back a little.

"T-that was sooooooo beautiful Lin-chan! Tobi didn't know that Lin-chan had such beautiful voice! Tobi bet the others think so too! Ne?"

I looked over Tobi's shoulder and saw to my horror Hidan, Deidara and Itachi standing infront of us with opened mouths. My face heated up when I spotted the rest of the members a bit down in the hall.

"Um..d-did you guys hear that?!"

"That…was… AMAZING,UN!!"

I blushed even more when Deidara shoot me a big smile and walked towards me and Tobi.

"Hay-Lin, you have a beautiful voice,un! What song was that? It was really artistic,un!" he said and smacked Tobi on the head so that he let go of me.

"Um…"

"I have never heard that fucking song before but you sing fucking nice, seriously!"

"Um…"

"You're voice wasn't too weak when you took that high tone either. I'm impressed!"

"Um…"

"Ne Lin-chan…You don't look so good, you're face is very red!"

"EXCUSE ME! I NEED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON CHOCOLATE MAKING!"

I quickly turned away and ran into the library were I shoot the door closed after me. My heart was pounding hard in my chest and my face was glowing from the heavy blush that was still covering my face.

"Why?! Why do they need to be so nice to me?! Why can't they just be like any other criminlsl that kills and threatens people?! That would have made this so much easier!"

I felt so bad! I was lying to them like I had been lying to Takida and the others back in the Hidden Cloud village. To make it all worse I had actually start too really like all of them. They weren't like the other criminals that I had meet during my time as a police officer. I liked Deidara, Hidan and Itachi because they were fun to talk with and it felt like I could trust them. I liked Zetsu, Sasori and Kisame because they were like the big brother I never had. Konan and Tobi were my closest friends and I really enjoyed their company. Pein…well, he was a different story. I didn't dislike him but I certainly didn't like him either! Honestly, what did Konan see in that man?!

But I couldn't tell them my secret about my past! I just couldn't!

I took a deep sigh before grabbing one of the books and started to read. I would have to think about that later. Right now I had a little dare to win!

3 hours later!

After 3 hours non stop reading I had finally decided what kind of chocolate I would make. I had decided to give the eight criminals chocolate muffins! The muffins were going to have some nice chocolate cream on top and they didn't seem too hard to make! Let's head out to the kitchen, people!

When I entered the kitchen I saw to my great horror that every member who was going to receive my chocolate was sitting around the dining table! Tobi looked up and soon he was infront of me.

"Have you decided what you're gonna make!? Can Tobi watch?!"

"Um…yeah, sure, why not!?" I said and laid down the cook book and started to gather all of the ingredients for the muffins. Hidan grabbed the book and read the title.

"Chocolate muffins with cream…Perfect to give away to you're friends and relatives…Easy to make and easy to serve…seriously, you certainly don't take any fucking risks with this shit now, do you?!"

I glared at Hidan over my shoulder before I started to mix the first ingredients together that should later become the muffin mixture.

It was a hard job I must tell you all! I had to concentrate real hard to make the mixture perfect. Hell, I put my whole heart into this shit! When I finally poured up the perfect mixture in the small muffin forms and with some awesome balance skills from my side, I managed to put the baking tin in the oven without dropping any of the muffins on the floor.

I took a sigh of relief when I closed the oven door and felt very pleased with myself. Tobi had actually been a really nice company during the time I tried to make the mixture perfect and he had told me a bunch of funny stories that had made me laugh so hard that I actually had almost dropped the bowl with the mixture.

The others had also helped me. Kisame had given me some tips on how to mix the ingredients properly- who knew that a shark could cook?- and Kakuzu and Zetsu had been really helpful and helped me get the ingredients that I couldn't reach in the pantry, that was sitting quite high up on the wall.

Now all I had to do was to make the cream for the topping. Shouldn't be so hard right? WRONG!!

"ARGH, IT'S NOT STIFF! IT'S LOOSE LIKE WATER!"

I cursed quietly in my head when I had to toss my third set of that fucking cream! This was impossible! The muffins had become perfect! They were a masterpiece but if I didn't pour the cream on them then everything should have been a waste!

"I told you to mix the ingredients properly on slight heating on the stove! You must let it boil up before you take it of to cool!"

"I know! I know!"

I really appreciate Kisame's help but right now the only thing he did was disturbing my concentration! I gritted my teethes and poured up the right ingredients once again in the saucepan. This time I would succeed! No one would stop me now from succeeding…

"Lin-chan! Tobi thinks that you need more syrup! Here, Tobi can add it for you!"

"NOOO!"

Too late and I had to toss my forth set of cream. Now I was really pissed of and I only saw one solution on this problem. I turned and glared at the members. I then pointed at the kitchen entrance.

"Everybody…GET OUT!!"

I screamed the last part and to my surprise and relief they all obeyed without complaining or questions. I sighed in relief and started to prepare for another set of cream and this time…Now I will succeed!!


"WOHO! I'M SIMPLY THE BEST!!"

I had succeeded! I had made handmade chocolate muffins with cream to eight criminals! Thank you, thank you Lord for blessing me with the ability to be such an awesome chef! I was grinning when I loaded all of the muffins in a basket and headed upstairs towards the members rooms. But when I got up I heard some voices from Pein's office.

"You can't be fucking serious!! There is no fucking way she can handle that on her own!"

"Hidan?!"

I sneaked as quiet as I could so that I was standing next to the door that lead in to Pein's office.

"As I already told you Hidan, she won't bee doing this alone! I will explain to you, Deidara, Itachi and the others soon but not right now when there's only you here!"

"She isn't a ninja for Jashin's sake! Seriously, she could get killed!"

I froze on the spot. They were obviously talking about me but since I didn't won't to get caught for eavesdropping I decided to slowly back away. When I had walked a bit away from Pein's office I breathed out and started to think about the little conversation between Hidan and Pein.

"What is it that could kill me? What didn't Hidan want me to do?! And how is Itachi and Deidara part of all this?"

"Yo, Hay-Lin!"

I jumped and turned around. When I saw that Hidan was walking towards me I tried to look as innocent as I could and apparently it worked.

"What are you doing here? I thought that you were preparing those muffins or some shit like that?" ha said and raised an eyebrow when he saw the basket in my arms. I smiled a gentle smile and picked up a muffin that I handed to him.

"Happy Valentine's day Hidan!" I said and saw him take the muffin with a confused look.

"You're giving me you're first muffin?! Well, thanks then, I guess! Hopefully this sweet shit won't kill me or something, if you could pull that of!"

My left eye started to twitch in annoyance but when I saw him take a large bite of my muffin it stopped and I eyed him anxiously as he chewed on my very first hand made chocolate muffin. When his eyes widen I stopped to breathe because I was so nervous but when a big smirk formed on his face I relaxed.

"Well, good job Hay-Lin! This shit was the best thing I have eaten for quite a while!" he said and again I could feel my cheeks become red of embarrassment.

"You…really like them?!"

"Yep! Seriously their delicious! Do you have some more that you could give me? I'm fucking starving here!"

But before Hidan could say anything more I did something that I had never had could imagine that I would ever do. I took a step forward and put my arms around his waist. OMG!! I was hugging Hidan!!

"What are you doing Honda!? Come on! Only because he said some nice things about you're muffins and it was the first time you have ever given away some chocolate to a man, that doesn't mean that you should hug him! For God's sake Honda! Pull you're self together!"

I usually listened to my inner voice but this time I decided to ignore it. Hidan was very stiff and I could sense that he felt really uncomfortable so I took a step backwards and relished him. I looked up and saw that his face was scarlet red and that he was looking at me with wide eyes.

"W-w-w-hat the hell are y-you.."

"Thank you for those kind words! It really meant a lot to me!" I said and giggled a little when I saw him look to the side while scratching the back of his head, his blush were still noticeable on his face.

"Yeah, yeah! I wouldn't have said anything if I knew it would make you all mushy and shit!"

"Of course you wouldn't! Shall we go and get the others? I'm really looking forward to see Konan's expression when she realise she has lost our little dare." I said and smirked evilly. Hidan laughed at this and I must say that I like it when he's laughing.

"Fine! I think they should be down in the living room or something!" he said and started to walk downstairs. I happily followed him and he was right. There in the living room were all the members watching TV, including Konan and Pein. Konan smiled when she saw me but she raised an eyebrow when she saw me in company with Hidan.

"Were have you two been?" she asked

"Nowhere! So everyone, are you ready to try my first home made chocolate muffins?!"

"Tobi wants one, Tobi wants one!"

I laughed and handed the members a muffin, except Konan and Pein. I saw that Konan had already given Pein a little package with chocolate and I smiled when I saw the warm looks they gave each other.

Even if Hidan's words had encouraged me I was still VERY nervous when I saw them take a bite. Tobi had even slipped up his mask so that you could see his mouth and I shivered when I recalled the kissing incident last week. Thank heavens that he was wearing that mask!

The member's reaction was exactly like Hidan's. They loved the muffins and wanted more. I turned and looked at Konan. Sometimes it can really be a joy to be me!

"Looks like you lost Konan! You are going to take care of the household for a week!"

"Yes, but I didn't say which week I would take care of the household."

"……….."

And sometimes it can really sucks to be me! I snarled and was ready to say something in respond but Pein interrupted me.

"Since we are gathered I would like to talk about something very important!"

I heard how Hidan growled and looked at him. He met my stare and gave me a faint smile. I looked at him in confusion but Pein's voice made me turn my head and look at him instead.

"Hay-Lin. You have been living here for almost two months now and I think it's time that you do something other than take care of the household."

"C-could it be that they are letting me go!? Could it be that someone' ells is going to take care of the household so that I can go on a long needed vacation?!"

"I have decided that you, Hidan, Deidara and Itachi shall go and retrieve a scroll from a man named Hosiyome Kuran in the Secret Lightening Village. This scroll's contains information about forbidden jutsus and the Akatsuki needs it in order to gain more power. Hosiyome is a very powerful man so this mission could be dangerous but according to valuable sources we have been told that Hosiyome had a weakness. He loves woman that can sing and after hearing you sing earlier today Hay-Lin, I think you are perfect for the job!"

I stared at Pein with wide eyes and I wasn't the only one. All of the members, even Konan, looked at Pein like he was crazy.

"Pein-sama, is it really wise to send Hay-Lin? She has no fighting experience and she has no chakra! Isn't it better if I go instead?"

I send Konan a thankful smile and hopped that Pein would change his mind but apparently my luck decides to be a bitch today.

"I have already made up my mind on this, Konan. Besides Hidan, Deidara and Itachi will be with her so what there is nothing to worry about!"

Pein turned and looked at me. I was still shocked by the fact that I would be going out on a mission to retrieve some voodoo scroll from some dude in the Secret Lightening village.

"Hay-Lin! Tomorrow morning you will be heading out on you're first mission! Do you understand?"

I lifted my head and looked at everybody. They all looked worried and unsure what to think about this and none of them looked too pleased with the fact that I was going on a mission. But I felt determination spread in me so when I turned my head and meet Pein's stare you could not see any fear in my eyes.

"I understand, sir!"


ME: Dun dun dun duuun!! What is going to happen with Hay-Lin on her first mission you might wonder. Well, I have a lot of things planed for her and the others and some of them will not be so funny! And finally there was some fluff between Hay-Lin and one of the Akatsuki members. What will happen between Hay-Lin, Deidara, Itachi and Hidan now when they are going on a mission together? Will Hay-Lin survive her first mission?

Read and find out in the next chapter of Love is just a Lie! Now please Review or I will not update!! I'm serious, people!!

Next time on Love is just a Lie: First Mission and The Promise!