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Chapter Sixteen: Transforming Hyuuga

Hinata stood in the community square waiting for Fred. She wasn't sure what Fred was going to have her do, just that Fred was going to help her get Naruto, the man of her dreams. She felt awkward just standing there alone. She had never just stood somewhere by herself, and the people passing her who knew her noticed. She couldn't quit blushing. She had been standing there for somewhere between forty-five minutes to an hour.

"Hey, sorry I'm late," Fred smiled, running up to the raven-haired young woman.

"I-it's alright," Hinata murmured.

"NO!" Fred scolded, pointing an accusing finger at the Hyuuga heir. "That's the first thing that has to go! You are no longer allowed to speak at that decibel!"

"B-but…" Hinata tried, still at the same volume.

"No buts!" Fred stated. "I can guarantee you that Naruto wants a girl who isn't afraid of him! You need to have a strong mind! You need to have the perseverance to not be afraid to talk to him!" Hinata looked worried. She was always quiet, what was wrong with it?

"Why?" Hinata asked still quiet.

"Why? Most people want someone they can talk to, someone who isn't afraid to have a voice. Why are you so shy?" Fred asked, narrowing her eyes at the older girl.

Hinata was silent for a little while, thinking of her reason. She had a reason, she knew she had one. Her only problem was remembering it. "I guess it's because I'm not pretty enough. Naruto would never look at me," Hinata finally managed, slightly saddened by her reason as she lowered her head to look at her feet.

"Oh, that's bullshit!" Fred snapped. "You are plenty gorgeous! You just don't know how to show yourself off! That's lesson number two!" Fred smiled, which scared Hinata. Suddenly Fred grabbed Hinata's hand and dragged her over to a clothes store. As soon as they walked in, Fred dragged her back to the women's section. She dropped her hand, but just as soon, thrust clothes that seemed somewhat revealing to Hinata. "You need to show off your figure! I know you have one. And that is about half the score of whether men consider you pretty or not. The next forty is the face, and the ten after that is hair." When it seemed as if Hinata was about to fall over from the massive pile of clothes in her arms, Fred finally permitted her to leave and get a dressing room. "Now, change!" Fred ordered, shoving Hinata into the small stall. Then she slammed the door, forcing Hinata alone with the mountain of clothes.

Hinata sighed, and then grimaced as she stripped and grabbed an outfit Fred had handed her. She put on a fishnet/mesh top, a corset over that, and a pair of short shorts. She felt uncomfortable as she looked at herself in the mirror. Her obvious silhouette made her feel uncomfortable and naked.

"COME ON!!!" Fred yelled. "SHOW ME!!! IT DOESN'T TAKE THAT LONG TO PUT ON A NEW OUTFIT!!!" Hinata sighed, frowning with uncertainty. She grimaced as she opened the door to show Fred. Fred's eyes widened and her jaw dropped. Hinata suddenly felt very self-conscious of herself. She crossed her arms over her chest. "No, don't cover yourself!" Fred snapped, slapping Hinata's hands away. "You look hot! I mean, damn, what I would give to have your cleavage!" Fred stated, gawking at the Hyuuga. She raised her eyebrows as if to ask "Really?" Hinata had what could best be described as dangerous curves. She had about a D size cup with a twenty-six inch waist. Her hips widened delicately, but then curved back into thin legs. Fred smiled victoriously at the transformation. "Honestly, if you dress like that, Naruto would be retarded not to notice you!"

This made Hinata smile. "Thanks," Hinata whispered.

"Don't whisper," Fred scolded again. "You need to gain self confidence. You need to be sure of yourself. Now, go back and change."

Hinata nodded and turned around, walked back into the stall, shutting and locking the door behind her. She stripped again and grabbed another outfit.

Lynne, Ronni, and Rox were hanging out with each other, having lunch at Ichiraku's Ramen. Fred had asked them to wait there, so when she was done transforming Hinata, she could show her off. Lynne was complaining again about the unfairness of her not being able to meet the guy she liked from the show. None of them noticed the whiskered blond sitting on the other side of the bar. Neither did they notice that he was listening in on them.

"Who was the guy you liked?" Naruto interrupted, too curious for his own good.

Lynne was tight-lipped. "Sasuke Uchiha," Rox and Ronni sang, making Lynne blush.

"Oh, no," Naruto groaned. "Not you too!"

"Ha ha, yeah, her too. Too bad about the whole Sasuke running away and joining the dark side," Rox laughed. Lynne frowned, hiding how pissed she was becoming.

"Well, yeah, but he came back a while ago," Naruto scoffed taking a sip of his soup.

"Huh?" Lynne asked, perking up at the prospect of Sasuke being around.

"Yeah, after Madara killed Danzou, which pissed Sasuke off to no end, he split from Akatsuki. Hawk split, due to their differences. Karin died, apparently Madara thought she was too annoying, so took the liberty of have Zetsu murder her. The bipolar guy, I think his name was Juugo, got really pissed about Karin dying, and killed Zetsu, and then Madara killed him. Then Suigetsu and Sasuke joined Madara, because Suigetsu hated Karin and I think Sasuke just didn't care. Then Madara killed Danzou, when he knew Sasuke wanted that honor. So Sasuke left, and came back to Konoha, because there was nothing left for him," Naruto explained. Lynne gawked in confused bliss at Naruto.

"Well," Naruto started again, screwing up his face a little. "That's not entirely true… either. See since he was pissed at Madara, he challenged him and got beaten pretty badly. And we were chasing Madara anyway, because he killed the 'Hokage.' When we got there, Sasuke was near death, so we brought him back with us and healed him at the Konohan hospital. That was about a year ago. He's been here ever since, hoping for another mission to kill Madara."

"So, he's here!?" Lynne squealed. Naruto nodded slowly. Suddenly Lynne jumped up and screamed with excitement, then started running around in circles singing "Sasuke's not evil, Sasuke's not evil!" (With the "I've Got a Jar of Dirt" Tune. If you haven't seen Pirates of the Caribbean … then that's just depressing!)

The three others just watched her run her happy circles in the middle of the street. Naruto looked confused, while Ronni and Rox just frowned. "We're never going to get her to stop are we?" Ronni asked.

Rox regretfully shook her head no.

When Hinata finished trying on clothes, she walked out with an approved pile. Fred smiled and whisked her and her new outfits to the register and paid for the clothes. Fred then looked at Hinata, studying her face and then just said, "Hair," before dragging Hinata and her bags out the door to the hair-stylist two buildings over.

"Hi," Fred said to the obviously gay teen sitting behind the counter. She gestured to Hinata and stated, "We need her to get a new hair style, something that's less 'I'm an innocent little girl,' which is what we have now, to something more along the lines of 'I'm a sexy vixen.' Can you do that?"

The gay man smiled and said, "Sure, that's easy!" giving both of them a small wave. He quickly keyed in the appointment, then got up from his chair and said, "Right this way," ushering them to an open seat in front of a large mirror and a bunch of hair supplies. "Please, take a seat." And just as Hinata was about to sit down, he then added, "Oh, and loose the sweatshirt." Hinata nervously pulled off the sweatshirt, and gave it to Fred's awaiting arms. The man ran his hand a couple times through Hinata's raven lochs. He quickly turned to Fred and asked, "So what you envisioning?"

"Well," Fred nodded, getting up to gesture what she wanted for Hinata's hair. "I want it angled and layered. In the front, she should have bangs that go down to her chin, but for her back it should be relatively the same length. Maybe a centimeter shorter for split ends. I just really think the single length she has right now is just dull, and doesn't fit her." The hair-stylist nodded. "Also, I was thinking a body wave, because she's a ninja, she doesn't have time to style it every day. So a body wave is just easier because it's like she styled but she didn't and it lasts."

The hair-stylist nodded again, smiling. "Yeah, sure. I see exactly what you're saying. The single length is definitely drab. Alright. So let's get your hair washed before we start. Come over here," he smiled, ushering Hinata to the back. Reluctantly, Hinata followed, until Fred gave her a reassuring thumbs up.

It only took an hour or so for him to cut and angle her hair the way Fred requested, which he then had to dry, otherwise the body wave chemicals wouldn't work due to Hinata's hair being wet. After that, it took him about thirty minutes to mix the chemicals for the body wave. He then put the curlers in her hair, smudging the chemical solution, what he called a Fixer. He then had Hinata sit under a dryer for about an hour, during which she read a magazine … It took her a while to notice there was a picture of Gaara and Cordi making out on the cover, which made her laugh a little. (Sorry guys, I just had to.) When the dryer beeped, the hair-dresser came over and took the curlers out, putting them in a bucket of water. Once he finished doing that, he lightly brushed her hair, settling Hinata's hair into silky raven waves.

He covered her eyes then walked her over to a mirror, only to squeal "TADA!" as he revealed his masterpiece to Hinata. She just gawked at the mirror. There was no way that the white eyed super-model looking back in the mirror was her. "I know. Don't you look hot!? This has got to be one of my best transformations, ever!" the hair-dresser giggled. Hinata saw Fred in her peripheral grinning like the Cheshire cat. Fred paid the guy, leaving him a generous tip, and then asked where the closest make-up store was, and he pointed her to the next store over.

"Come on Hinata, we have one more stop!" Fred smiled, and then dragged her to the next store. She sat Hinata down at one of the counters, then hailed down a clerk. "Yeah, we need an entire set of makeup, and if you would be so kind as to give my friend a make-over, that would be great." The clerk nodded and looked at Hinata as a painter would a blank canvas.

"Alright," the twenty-seven year old woman said, grabbing several different shades of base. "Look at that light over there," she instructed, which Hinata followed. The clerk splashed three different streaks of base on Hinata's jaw line, seeing which one blended better. She chose the first one, and wiped the other two off. She had Hinata face her again, and applied the base, and then added the matching powder. Then blush to bring out some color in Hinata's face. It was time for the eyes, and the clerk looked at her again studiously. "You should have the smoky-eyes. It will bring more color to your face." She ran to the back and grabbed a shade of rose pink, dark brown, and cream. When she returned, she applied the cream to her entire eye-lid, then the rose pink over the thin part of the lid, and then the brown in the crease. She rubbed her ring finger lightly over Hinata's lid, blending the colors, giving them a smoldered look. She grabbed a dark brown eye-liner pencil, and traced the edges of Hinata's eyelid, which was hard, because Hinata's eyes wouldn't stop twitching, because she had never done this before and it tickled a little. Then the clerk grabbed a tube of mascara, and applied the brush to both sets of long eyelashes, pressing the brush against them so the ink made them curl. "And last but not least, the lips," the clerk sighed. She held up a hot pink tube of glittering lip gloss, applying it to the Hyuuga's small lips. The clerk stepped away and smiled, saying "Voila. My work is done." She held up a mirror so Hinata could see, and all Hinata could do was gawk at her reflection again.

Fred smiled again, and paid the clerk for her wonderful work, and for Hinata's new makeup collection. "Alright, let's get you home and changed into a new outfit. And then it's down to Ichiraku's to see Ronni, Rox, and Lynne who have been waiting patiently there to see you," Fred explained, smiling at the new Hinata. All Hinata could do was nod.

It didn't take them long to reach the Hyuuga house. When they walked through, though, Neji and Hinata's dad were talking in the kitchen. Both did a double take as Fred and Hinata walked by. They ignored the boys though, and continued to Hinata's room. Fred had Hinata change quickly into a mesh top, a corset, and a short skirt. Once she finished changing, Fred opened the door to leave, but it was blocked by Neji.

"Excuse us," Fred said, as she noticed the conversation Neji was going to start ran from his head as he saw Hinata's outfit. "Come on," Fred added grabbing Hinata's hand and walking her out of the house and down to Ichiraku's. Throughout their walk, Hinata's new looks were turning heads of the other local villagers. Most of them being men, whose wives and girlfriends quickly slapped them for looking. As soon as they reached Ichiraku's, Fred smiled and announced, "Allow me to introduce to you, the new Hinata!" And Hinata took her queue to enter, earning gasps from Ronni, Rox, and Lynne. Naruto sat in the corner, his eyes wide and mouth hanging open.

"Hinata is that you?" He asked, running up to her. He couldn't get over her dangerous curves, or her accentuating wavy hair, or even the smoldering colors placed on her eyes, making her entire face pop.

She blushed and gave a small nod. She could see Fred scowling though, so she corrected herself with, "Yes, do you like it?"

Everyone noticed Naruto struggle to keep his hand from reaching up and running through Hinata's hair. "Y-yeah. Y-you look … r-really good," he stuttered, making Hinata smile. He never stuttered around her before.

"Thanks," Hinata smiled. She felt really good about herself, like there was no need to be shy around Naruto anymore. It was his turn to be shy around her.

"I-I," Naruto started, then looked nervously at the clock. "Aw, man I have to go. But I'll see you around… say dinner, Monday at six?"

Suddenly, Hinata's face brightened with a huge grin and she nodded. "Y-yeah, that would be great," she replied, not believing Naruto had just asked her out on a date.

Naruto gave a toothy grin, and said "Alright, thanks! See you!" With that he walked off.

When he was out of hearing distance, Hinata gave a happy gasp, a huge grin settled on her face. "Yes!" she squealed. "You!" she turned to Fred, giving her a bone-crushing hug. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!" She suddenly just jumped, letting go of Fred, and ran a little victory circle in the street. "You … You are the BOMB! If you ever need help with anything, anything at all, just tell me! Okay? I don't think I can ever repay you enough!"

Fred smiled at the ecstatic twenty-year-old. "It's alright. Now would you like to grab some dinner. I'm famished, and I'm surprised you're not." Hinata laughed and nodded, grabbing a seat at the bar next to the other girls, who held up their hands to high-five Hinata.

Back at the Subaku's House, there was a knock at the door, which Cordi quickly went and answered. It was a post man, holding a small package which was labeled, Cordelia Turner. "Here you go miss," the post man said, handing her the package. When he noticed who it was, he smiled then held up a magazine and asked, "Can I get your autograph?" Lo and behold it was another magazine with her and Gaara on the cover. She just shut the door on his face, locking the deadbolt.

She was really getting sick and tired of the people asking her that. That's why she had stayed in the house most of the afternoon. Just this morning she had had thirty people walk up to her with one of those magazines, and ask for her autograph. Granted, since it had been a week, it had died down. Originally it was like a hundred a day. Not to mention the paparazzi and the angered fan-girls. She shuddered at the thought. You know, I could always eat them for you Aleera offered.

No, you can't because then we become menaces, not heroes Cordi replied, sighing a little.

She walked back to the living room, grabbing her seat on the couch that she had left to answer the door. She opened the package and saw one of those magazines and a newspaper article clipping, along with a note written in her sister's writing, "Do you mind explaining this to me? Because, honestly, I'm stumped." She laughed at her sister. Then there was another knock at the door.

Cordi rolled her eyes, and got up to answer the door again, dropping the articles on the coffee table. I will laugh hysterically if it's another person wanting your autograph Aleera laughed. Cordi snickered at it too. When she opened the door, she saw Matsuri standing there, with sad eyes. She could hear Aleera growl in the back of her mind. Cordi had over half her mind to shut the door in her face. But then she saw something on Matsuri's shirt that made her frown. Cordi opened the door wider and said, "Come on in."

AN: I know. You all are just like ., why did she just invite Matsuri in!? Trust me I have my reasons, which you will find out most likely Thursday. Sorry for leaving you guys with a cliffie, and a somewhat short chapter… Please review! Thanks!