An Impromptu Christmas chapter dedicated to my readers... doesn't go with the story line... it's just here for the holidays.
Chapter 15- Starring White/Black Hinata and others...
It was Christmastime in the Hyuuga residence and White Hinata was bummed. The Hyuuga guards had managed to capture the heiress (when she wasn't in Black mode) and now she was locked away in her room upon her father's orders with seals adorning the windows and doors to prevent her escape. She didn't know what she had done wrong in the first place... maybe she was being scolded for her new clothes? It did seem awful strange that she wasn't wearing her usual attire...
White Hinata sighed as she looked at the barrier seals sadly. "It's Christmas Eve. I want to be with my friends. I want to be around the people who really care about me. I... I want to have fun tonight..." she whispered to herself.
At that very moment, Saint Nicholas, we all know him as Santa Claus, was making his way down the chimneys of every good Konohan girl and boy, and wouldn't you know it, Santa was going to visit Hinata next- our Hinata had made the 'Nice' list for the 17th year in a row. (You see, the cutoff deadline for the 'Nice' list had ended the day before Hinata's alter-ego Black Hinata was introduced. Naturally, Santa didn't know this fact as he shimmied his chubby self through the familiar air conditioning ducts of the Hyuuga manor that led to the kunoichi's room.)
White Hinata heard the distinctive jingling of bells and clapped her hands happily. "Yay! Santa is here!" she gasped cheerfully. (Insert twinkly noises.)
"HO HO HO!" laughed Santa, rubbing his jolly belly as he forcibly made his way inside.
White Hinata twitched, turning into Black Hinata who was PISSED. Just who the frick did Santa think he was, coming into her room however which way he did and calling her a HOE? And in TRIPLICATE? She stayed calm. If Santa pulled another stupid stunt like that, she'd whack him good.
Santa looked at Black Hinata, blinked not once, but twice, and then stared at the list again... this certainly didn't look like the sweet girl who had prepared a tray of delicious homemade lemon-flavored cookies and a nice pot of green tea for him every year... what happened? The person standing before him OBVIOUSLY looked like someone who belonged on the 'Naughty' list. Black leather jumpsuit, black boots with 4 inch stilletto heels, blood-red manicured fingernails...
"Are you Hyuuga Hinata?" gulped Santa. He had to be sure... he remembered getting Hiashi and Hizashi mixed up once when they were kids... maybe Hinata had a twin, too...
She sat on her bed and crossed her legs. "The one and only," she replied cooly, flipping open her Konoha I.D. badge. "What's it to you?"
"Um," said Santa, clearly baffled as he took a quick glance at the photo. He scratched his beard and shrugged his shoulders before digging his way through his hefty large red velvet bag. "Okay, then! Well, Meri Kurisumasu, Hinata-chan! This is for you."
Black Hinata regarded the package for a moment and activated her Byakugan. A porcelain doll... what the hell was she supposed to do with that? She was 17, not 7... She peered through Santa's bag and found something even more to her liking- the extra red jacket Santa kept in case of emergency.
"Santa," Black Hinata said cutely... "I'm fairly sure there is a sad little girl somewhere who would love to have an extra doll this Christmas... It gets awfully cold in Konoha... may I have your jacket instead?"
"Oh, but Hinata-chan," Santa started, wondering just how she knew there was a doll in the box when she hadn't unwrapped the gift, "I've already made a set amount of toys for a set amount of girls..."
Black Hinata pouted. "Pwetty pwease?" She was batting her eyelashes, too...
Santa looked at his watch. Mrs. Claus would be pretty sore with him if he gave up his jacket... but the longer he stayed here, the longer it would take to deliver the rest of the gifts. He should've been in Suna by now...
"I'll give you the jacket on one condition," said Santa, as he emptied out some of the contents in his bag onto her bedroom floor. "You must help me deliver the rest of these presents to the good girls and boys of Konoha!"
"I suppose... okay, Kris. You've got yourself a deal." And with that, Santa left her his jacket and shimmied back up the ventilation ducts, and Black Hinata, with her eye for fashion, swiftly took apart a huge jacket the size of a queen-sized bed sheet (Santa is a big man- he could've been an Akimichi) and made a bag to carry all the items in. Next she created a sexy little red dress with white fur trim and matching capelet. Oh, but then again, nothing said holiday cheer better than a hat which she made as well, thus using up every square foot of the jolly man's outerwear.
She took a look at her ensemble in her full-length mirror, dabbed a bit of peach-flavored gloss on her lips and made her way towards the nearest exit. With a quick flick of her wrists, the seals on the window disintegrated (seals were child's play to her- see ch.5), allowing Black Hinata to pull them open.
Brrr! It was cold out, and White Hinata wondered what she was doing standing in front of an open window in such a short dress... sure, the boots she had on went up to just below her knees, but there was still 6 inches of skin that was exposed to the brisk wintery chill. She walked towards her bed to wrap a blanket around her body when she saw a notecard that read, To Hinata From Santa.
'That's right... Santa WAS here... Santa gave me this?' she thought, looking at the outfit again. She knew she didn't have anything like this in her closet before... 'I... okay... but I really wanted a porcelain doll for Christmas...' She grabbed a pair of black, fleecy, form-fitting shorts to wear under the skirt for added warmth and quickly donned them after removing her boots. She looked to the side of her bag- Santa had left some presents behind! Oh no!
She sorted through the bag- she recognized most of these names... all these people were native to Konoha. Well, she supposed that since Santa was so kind as to give her a new outfit for Christmas, she should at least repay the favor by delivering these gifts for him. It was the least she could do for the man who was obviously very busy this time of year. She quickly added her own gifts to her friends with the contents of the large sack.
She put her boots back on, threw the bag over her shoulders, and set off on her C-rank mission- C for Christmas. Jumping out of her window, she hopped onto the rooftops ready to spread some Christmas cheer for some deserving boys and girls.
First stop: Kiba's house.
She latched open a window and tiptoed into her teammate's room, careful to mask her scent. Oh, she'd feel terrible if she disturbed his sleep. She quietly rustled through the bag, removed two gifts, and set them down on his dresser.
She had knit Kiba a skull cap, and set aside a small package of homemade doggie biscuits for Akamaru. She didn't know what Santa's gift to Kiba was- she thought it would be rude to use her Byakugan and take a peek.
She looked at Kiba and couldn't help herself. She gently touched the markings on his cheeks and gave him a quick peck. Kiba had always been so good to her. "Meri Kurisumasu, Kiba-kun," she whispered, before making her trek to the next house.
Kiba smiled. He had been awake the entire time. "Meri Kurisumasu, Hina-chan..." he said, before drifting back into sweet dreams featuring an even sweeter kunoichi.
Shino was next on her list. She hoped that Shino would like her gift... actually, it was quite silly, really. It was a headband with springy antennas. She saw them at the store and was instantaneously reminded of the kikkai bugs that served the Aburames. She bought herself a matching one, and in case Shino got offended by her present, she could pull hers out and go, "See? I like mine..." or something like that.
Or she'd do her wibble. She knew Shino and Kiba were weak to it's power.
She snuck into the Aburame home. It was warm, she noticed, as she traipsed her way into his bedroom. She was startled when she felt someone tap her shoulder. She nearly screamed! Shino was awake!
"S-Shino-kun!" she gasped, clutching the bag to her rapidly beating heart.
"Hinata-chan? What are you doing in my home?"
She blushed from head to toe. "Um... you see... Santa Claus needed some help... and I have your present in this bag..." She began to poke her fingers together. "But Shino-kun, you're supposed to be asleep when Santa delivers your gift," she pouted, wondering why Shino was breaking one of the cardinal Christmas rules.
"Hinata-chan, that's ridiculous... you do know that you are not Santa Claus..." Uh-oh. He stopped. Hinata's eyes were shining a little too brightly. It wasn't Shino's intention to make her overly upset over his comment... He removed his sunglasses (for some reason he wore them around the house) and placed them on his window sill. "Aah... I feel myself getting drowsy." He faked a yawn. "Do what you must. And... Meri Kurisumasu, Hinata-chan," he said, turning his head towards the wall in an attempt to hide the blush overtaking his cheeks.
White Hinata placed the gifts on his bureau, kissed her teammate's temple and said, "Arigato, Shino-kun. Meri Kurisumasu!"
When Hinata left, Shino placed his hand on the spot his teammate had kissed. Her lips were so soft...His kikkai bugs sighed happily. 'What a romantic Christmas...'
Next: Naruto's apartment. White Hinata was hesitant to step inside. Not because she was nervous around him... but it was actually a bit hard to get through the mess that was Naruto's room. Naruto had what you might call a typical boy's room- dirty, and she hated to admit this, but it was smelly. Like ramen and...
... sour milk?
Her eyes swept across the quite spacious apartment. And there lay the cheerful and bubbly blond, snoring away in his cute pajama set... White Hinata smiled, feeling a warmth surge through her heart.
She had made him a set of froggy oven mitts for him to use in his kitchen, but she decided to give him an extra gift- she created several clones of herself and had them tidy up his place for him.
While they were busy at work, she set down two small packages on his nightstand. She played with his nightcap for a bit and kissed his forehead, blushing wildly. This was the closest she had ever been to him- the person who always gave her confidence to try her best. "Meri Kurisumasu, Naruto-kun," she said softly.
The copies disappeared as she walked towards his door, leaving the now clean apartment. Naruto stirred awake just in time to see a feminine figure clad in red make her way out.
"Santa Claus... is a WOMAN?" he cried, before fainting.
Tenten-chan was next on her list. What was once a C-rank mission turned quickly into an A-rank mission. Tenten, being a weapons expert and all, had one of the deadliest security systems in all of Konoha. One false move, and you were instantly turned into a senbon pincushion!
Maybe getting her a bow and arrow set wasn't a good idea... it seemed like Tenten didn't need more than she apparently had.
White Hinata limbo-ed her way through laser beams, weaved through a series of large circular saws coming from the walls and ceilings, and kawarimi-ed past a rainstorm of senbon before getting to Tenten's bed. She carelessly tossed the pair of gifts onto her side and got the hell out of that crazy housewhile Tenten slept peacefully throughout the whole ordeal!
Lee's house was quite... interesting to say the least. She thought it would be covered with pictures of Lee and Gai-sensei, however, that was not the case. Gai's body had been cut or burned out and replaced with pictures of a big burly man.
She had to admit, though, Lee-kun's recent change was very dramatic. She thought Lee was a nice-looking boy with good manners to match, but now Lee had turned into a very handsome boy. The new look must have been attributed to his new friend's role in his life.
Since Lee was a hard-working person and always in good spirits, she knit him a wristband with the words, "Ganbatte always!" stitched on. She hoped he would wear it around town...
"Meri Kurisumasu, Lee-kun," she said, smiling fondly at the energetic boy. She placed his presents next his bedside clock and set out for the next home. Lee continued to dream of adventures with his new idol, the Rock.
Chouji's room was not anything like she would have imagined as well. Chouji's room... was actually a fully-equipped GYM complete with weight sets, treadmill, elliptical machine, stair climber, and motivational posters of athletes and famous bodybuilders...
White Hinata whispered under her breath, "Chouji-kun's room looks like it should be Lee-kun's room..." Honestly, it surprised her that there was not a speck of dust on the exercise equipment. Chouji actually used these things? She didn't want to think poorly of her fellow ninja, but SERIOUSLY... She shook her head of the negative thoughts. Chouji was a very nice person who probably had a very slow metabolism.
"Meri Kurisumasu, Chouji-kun," she said, placing his presents next to the empty plate of cookies... apparently Chouji couldn't wait for Santa to eat his snacks so he ate it for him...
Certainly he would appreciate Hinata's gift... a king-sized bag of Korean BBQ-flavored potato chips.
Sakura-san was next. Sakura's room was quite... scary. Not for the reasons that Tenten's room was scary, but Sakura... she had a Sasuke/Gaara/Neji SHRINE built in... White Hinata looked... for each altar set up for each of Sakura's 'gods' there was a picture collage, a burning candle (blue for Sasuke, red for Gaara and white for Neji), a snippet of hair in a small plastic Ziploc bag (White Hinata wondered how she obtained them... especially Neji-nii-san's), and a pair of underwear from each man. White Hinata shivered. Sakura was a FREAK! And Naruto liked her?
Sakura was not graceful when she slept. She snored rather loudly and she drooled in bed. "SSSNNNNZZZZZZZZ... Sasuke, Gaara, Neji-kun... SSSNNNNZZZZZZZZ... Sasuke, Gaara, Neji-kun... SSSNNNNZZZZZZZ... Sasuke, Gaara, Neji-kun..." Even her SNORING was like a friggin' mantra!
Oddly enough, she had bought Sakura a set of scented candles...
Our pale-eyed Santa's helper dropped the gifts off at the foot of Sakura's bed and hurried towards the next house...
... which belonged to Ino. Ino-san's room was NOTHING like Sakura's, and for that she was grateful. Ino's bedroom was done in blues and purples, and White Hinata found that Ino had a very nice flair for decor which was probably influenced by her being near flowers all the time.
She sighed a breath of relief. Surely Ino would like the purple teddy-bear she bought for her then.
She placed Ino's packages on her nightstand, but actually pushed a button which caused the room to shift just a bit...
White Hinata watched in horror as an even BIGGER shrine dedicated to Sasuke appeared. She sweat dropped... Ino managed to collect a handful of Sasuke's baby pictures as well... and while Ino didn't snore, she did grind her teeth and mumble curse words about a certain pink-haired former best friend.
It was settled, then. Every kunoichi in Konoha (minus herself, of course) was STRANGE. White Hinata would be extra careful not to offend Tenten-chan in the future, and steer clear of Ino and Sakura whenever she could.
Shikamaru's room suited him to a tee. It consisted of a bed, a dresser, a desk, and a lamp. White Hinata giggled softly. "I guess furniture is troublesome for Shikamaru-kun as well..."
She hoped Shikamaru would like her gift... it was a small cloud mobile, so he could see the clouds whenever he wanted to. She had made it herself.
Even as he slept, Shikamaru had an annoyed look on his face. "Meri Kurisumasu, Shikamaru-kun," she sighed softly, giving him a quick smooch on his nose.
After delivering the rest of the packages to the children of the local orphanage and various other homes, she realized she was out of presents from Santa, yet she had one gift left- a jar of her salve for one Uchiha Sasuke.
The Uchiha home was dark and cold. Just like it's lonely inhibitant.
She frowned. True, Sasuke-kun made a lot of mistakes in the past (Orochimaru, anyone?) and was quite grumpy most of the time and snappy and arrogant... but she felt bad that nearly everyone in Konoha (save for Jiraiya, her father, Hanabi, Neji- heck the rest of the Hyuugas, Morino Ibiki and Anko-sensei) had received something from Santa. Sasuke couldn't help being the way he was- so much had been taken from him at a young age.
Maybe she'd be lucky and Sasuke didn't know anything about Santa Claus. She crossed her fingers and made her way inside his home.
When she got to his door, she was surprised to hear a groaning sound coming from inside. Was Sasuke hurt? She crept her way past the door and walked closer to check up on him.
Sasuke was sprawled all over his bed with sweat drenching his pajamas. He kept biting his lower lip... he looked pained.
She dropped her present on his desk and sat next to the restless man, smoothing his hair away from his face. He was burning up!
Sasuke groaned again... "Hinata..." he murmured. "Oh, Hinata..." He was clawing his bed sheets...
She blanched. He knew she was here? She mentally kicked herself for being so loud. If she had to blame it on anything, she would say it was the boots. "H-Hai, Sasuke-kun, I'm here..."
The Uchiha furrowed his brow in confusion... How could Hinata-chan talk to him so clearly when her mouth was full? He slowly opened his eyes...
... and blinked. What was Hinata doing with clothes on all of a sudden? Heck, who cares? It was his dream, he could remove her clothes if he wanted to. Actually, he liked the look... it had naughty written all over it. Who knew Hinata looked so good in red? He'd remember that for future dreams.
He grabbed her head and pulled her in for a deep kiss. She gasped. He paused, then realization dawned on his features once he felt the realness of the texture of her hair, body and the peach-y taste of her lips...
HOLY CRAP, THIS WAS NO DREAM! HE WAS KISSING A REAL LIVE HINATA!
"Hinata-chan, I can explain..."
White Hinata was in a daze. Sasuke had stolen her first kiss... was this possible? Her cheeks were burning! She slowly turned towards Sasuke, waiting for his excuse.
"Uh... Santa came by already and dropped that off..." he said, pointing to a random cluster of leaves and berries hanging from the ceiling.
She cocked her head to the side and finally looked up. Sure enough, it was as he said- that looked like mistletoe hanging up where he said it was.
"Um... well... ano... if it's from Santa... I guess it's alright..." she babbled. She couldn't be angry at Sasuke, then. It was all SANTA'S FAULT! "Um... I should get going, Sasuke-kun... Meri Kurisumasu..."
"Meri Kurisumasu, Hinata-chan," he whispered back as he watched her leave. He couldn't believe he did that. And he couldn't believe she bought his lie! And that wasn't mistletoe... it was a branch from a holly tree in his yard that found its way through a small hole in his roof!
"What a great holiday," he murmured, licking his lips and relishing in Hinata's aftertaste before settling back into his normal nighttime routine... wet dreams featuring his favorite Hyuuga.
White Hinata jumped back into her room and looked outside. She was still in disbelief over what had just happened. Sasuke had taken her first kiss... her lips... they felt so tingly...
She heard jingling again. She threw her window open- sure enough, she could see the shadow of Santa Claus slipping across the bright etherial light of the moon.
"HO HO HO! Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
A kunai was launched silently into the air and if you were watching the large white satellite at that very moment, you would have seen a silhouette of a bloated man falling to his doom.
Black Hinata flipped Santa the bird. "I don't like being called a hoe!"
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Santa is not dead.
Hope you had a laugh!