A/N: Hola loves, here's the chapter that you all have been waiting for! I'd like to thank Uzumaki Ricky for helping come up with an idea for this chapter. You're awesome man. Anyway, here it goes.
Disclaimer: I don't own shiitake mushrooms.
Chapter 13: And So The Plot Thickens…
FFF Townhouse….
It was getting to be rather late as Hinata tried to wait up for Tenten and the others. Figuring that they wouldn't be back for a while, the pale-eyed beauty decided to go to bed early. After she brushed her teeth and put on her baby blue nightgown, she stood in front of her dresser mirror and grabbed her hairbrush. Once Hinata started to brush her hair, she remembered that tomorrow she had her big mission.
This is the first job that I've had in a while; I hope I'm not rusty. Hinata giggled to herself at the silly possibility. It was highly unlikely that anyone could resist her innocent charm, not even a playboy like Naruto Uzumaki. Hinata looked at herself in the mirror. She remembered when she was younger; she never had much confidence in her body image. She thought her eyes made her look alien-like, her skin made her like sickly, and her boobs and butt were way out of proportion. Many girls in elementary school used to tease her by calling her names like "E.T." or "Casper the ugly ghost". Sometimes the poor Hyuga would cry herself to sleep at night wishing she was pretty like everyone else. When Hinata finished brushing her last lock, she went and sat on her bed and looked down at her feet.
Those weren't the best times of my life. But somehow he made it better. Kiba, her childhood friend, was always there to protect her when she needed him whether it was from bullying girls or perverted little boys. His wild appearance and aggressive personality guaranteed that no harm came to her. Hinata was devastated when his family had to move, and she never saw him again after that. Hinata's eyes became a little misty.
I wonder how he's doing now. Not trying to fill herself with sad memories, Hinata picked up Naruto's mission folder to get her mind off Kiba. After she reached under her bed and pulled out the orange folder, she started scanning over any files she might have overlooked. When she started to reach the end of his file, a picture fell out onto her lap. When the brunette picked it up, she was intrigued to see that it was a picture of the Uzumaki with a busty blonde sitting on his lap wearing a black strapless corset with matching bunny ears. The two seemed to be at a party as there were people dancing in the background with scantily clad women. Hinata instantly recognized the venue.
This guy partied at Playboy Mansion? Her indications were right when she flipped the photo over to discover even more information. It read:
This photo was taking a Playboy mansion approximately two years ago. The woman sitting on Uzumaki's lap goes by Samui. She was the playmate of the year at the time, and at that moment, Uzumaki's latest sweetheart. As of two months ago, the pair is no longer together.
"TWO MONTHS AGO?" Hinata screamed to herself incredulously. How does she expect me to hook up with this guy that just recently broke up with his girlfriend? The worn-out Hyuuga groaned and fell back on her bed. This mission just got a hell of a lot more difficult.
In an expensive looking condo in West Tokyo…
"Oh yeah, harder!" a desperate feminine voice screeched. Her handsome partnered continued to pound into her from behind. Grabbing her hips, the sweaty blonde started to ram his length into her more briskly as she moaned in approval before biting into a black pillow. The man bit his lip as he was almost at his limit. After a couple more thrusts she came and her squirted his hot seed inside of her. Exhausted he collapsed onto his new fuck-buddy. After catching his breath, he rolled over and looked up at the ceiling. He felt delicate limbs encircled his left arm and a soft tuft of hair lay on his chest.
"You were amazing, Naruto." The black haired female murmured. "You up for around three?"
"I don't know Saki, I'm really not in the mood." Before the brunette could protest an impetuous cellphone ring interrupted her. Naruto apologized and reached over to his nightstand to look at the screen for the caller's ID. Once he saw who it was, he politely excused his self and went into his private, marble bathroom. After he closed the door, he pressed the answer button.
"What is it time? I'm really busy?"
"Yeah right dobe," an apathetic voice answered. "I'm sorry if I interrupted you during one of your usual late night specials, but I actually have something important to talk to you about."
"Fine Sasuke, just spit it out." Spat the impatient Uzumaki.
Ignoring Naruto's rudeness the Uchiha continued on, "When I was looking over the V.I.P guest list, I noticed that your Godfather invited a few extra people of his own, including a certain blonde."
Naruto's mood shifted from annoyed to very grave. "What a minute, you don't mean-"
"I'm afraid so." Sasuke was scared of telling Naruto this, but he knew that he would find out sooner or later. After a very long, uncomfortable pause, Naruto spoke again in a subdued tone.
"Is that all you have to tell me."
"Naruto are you ok-"
"Is that all you have to tell me Sasuke." Naruto icily cut in. "Because if that's so then I can get back to work." He could hear to Uchiha sigh over the phone.
"Yes, that is all. I'll see you at the party tomorrow at 8 o'clock sharp."
"You know I'll be the first one there." Before anymore more words could be said, the spiky-haired blonde hung up the phone and placed it on the bathroom counter. He put his hands on either side of the sink and looked at himself in the mirror. Brilliant blue orbs stared right back at him as he seemed to be staring into his own soul.
So The Pervert invited her eh? He must be out of his damn mind if he thinks I'll get back with that bitch. Naruto stood up straight and walked back into his bedroom to see his lady friend starting to get dressed. She had just hooked up her bra when she felt a strange hand begin to unhook it again.
"I thought you said that you were tired," Saki said with a smirk.
"I thought you said you wanted around three," Naruto whispered huskily as he kissed her neck. Lightly moaning, Saki turned around to pull the blonde man onto the bed. Vociferous cries and whimpers started to fill the condo and pierced through the bulletproof glass windows.
Good thing they were on the top floor.
It was 11:30 a.m. when three bumbling figures burst into the front door to Tobi's apartment.
"Hey be careful you guys! I don't have the money to be replacing doors!" the apartment owner warned while being carried to the couch. He had his left arm around Deidara and his right and Sasori.
"Oh shut up Tobi! You're lucky we didn't leave your ass with that crack head downstairs!" an angry ginger argued while helping Deidra put Tobi on the couch. After Tobi was settled, Deidara put his hands on his hips and arched his back cringing as he heard his joints pop.
"Damn Tobi, you need to lay off the dango. I never knew you were that heavy!"
Despite his loud mouth, the blonde's words fell on death ears as Tobi was already fast asleep. Deidara was getting ready to kick him in the balls before Sasori stopped him.
"Don't waste your time with that idiot." Sasori spoke in a sedative voice to calm Deidara down. It seemed to work as the blonde's anger seemed to deflate. Being a little bit more civilized, he walked over to chair adjacent of the sleeping man and sat down. Sasori continued to stand.
"Nagato isn't going to be happy about tonight's turn of events." Sasori said.
Deidara put his hands behind his head and closed his eyes. "Tell me about it I'm not even looking forward to hearing his mouth. How did you two loose track of Sai anyway?"
Sasori just shook his head. "It's pointless to talk about it now. What's important now is to find out who Sai was talking to before Tobi blew our cover."
"When I went with Sai to get some ice for Tobi's foot, I noticed that something was scribbled on his palm. It looked like a phone number. When I questioned him about it, he just shrugged his shoulders and washed it off. I knew he already had it memorized."
"Damn," Sasori grumbled, "it looks like the girl has already made contact with Sai. We're going to have to keep a closer eye on him."
"That's easy for you to say, Sai is a difficult person to keep track of. He doesn't even answer his phone half the time when I call." Deidara was starting to get frustrated; this bitch was going to be a lot of trouble. "Anyway did Nagato inform you that there's going to be a party tomorrow at Club Shuriken?"
Sasori raised his eyebrow. "No, what party?"
"Naruto Uzumaki is hosting a party in honor of his father, Jiraiya. It's supposed to start tomorrow at eight."
"Isn't the latter a famous movie director?" Deidara nodded. "And let me guess. Nagato wants us to attend the party just in case one of those shady ladies shows up?"
"Ding, ding, ding you are correct! And not only is he going to be present, but also Sasuke Uchiha of Sharingan &Co., and the famous restaurant chain owner, Choji Akimichi. In fact, he wants the three of us to attend the party and each one of us to shadow one of them in case anything interesting happens."
The ginger put a hand on his forehead as he gave an exasperated sigh. "And just how are we supposed to do that. Tobi here can't even walk much less got to a party, and the doctor that was conveniently at the gallery said that he should keep off it for at least three days!"
The blonde artist put his hands up defensively. "Whoa, whoa calm your nerves, Sassy. I called in a favor without Nagato knowing since Tobi is out of commission."
"What kind of favor?" Sasori looked skeptical as he crossed his arms.
"Oh, you will see tomorrow." Deidara covered his mouth to stifle a yawn. "That's enough talking for one night, I'm going to bed. Do you think Tobi will mind if I stay the night?"
"With the way he's knocked out, I doubt he's mind if you completely moved in." Deidara laughed as stood up to stretch again. While Sasori began to walk to Tobi's bedroom, the ginger stopped midway and turned his head. "By the way, I don't know where you're going to sleep because Tobi only has one bed and I don't like sharing." Sasori then made his way to Tobi's bedroom, lightly closing the door behind him.
"So that's how you wanna play, huh?" The crafty blonde went to the bedroom door and turned the knob to see if it was locked which of course it was. Without being deterred in the slightest, Deidara pulled a bobby pin out of his hair and giggled evilly as he heard the shower from Tobi's bathroom turn on. You won't get away from me Sassy, I love to play dirty.
The following morning…
Hinata had just woken up and came downstairs for some breakfast to see that all of her FFF friends, minus Temari, were eating happily and making light conversation. Tenten was at the stove frying some eggs with a cell phone in her hand, while Sakura and Ino were chatting away at the breakfast table while sipping their coffees. Hinata took a seat opposite of Sakura next to Ino.
"Did Lady Temari already leave for work?" the sleepy Hyuuga yawned softly while covering her mouth.
"Yeah," answered Ino, "she said that she had had to go in early because the Nara had a big meeting and she needed to be there to take notes." Hinata nodded and got up to grab a cereal bar from the pantry.
"Do you think she's gotten anywhere with him yet?" the pinkette interjected to which the blonde just shrugged her shoulders."
"Hell if I know. Speaking of which, aren't you and Hinata supposed to be heading the Club Shuriken tonight to scope out your men?"
"Oh, that reminds me!" Sakura turned her attention to the Hyuuga who sat back down at the table. "Hinata, you have to help me pick out an outfit tonight, I have no idea what to wear." Hinata sighed heavily but put on a bright smile nonetheless.
Oh Hell, here we go again. "I'd love to help you, Sakura. By the way, Ino aren't you supposed to be coming too?" The blondey nodded to which Sakura raised an eyebrow.
"Why is this my first time hearing this?"
Ino shrugged and looked uninterestingly at her nails. "I don't know, I could have sworn I mentioned it before. Besides, I'm really not looking forward to going."
"Why?" Hinata and Sakura inquired in unison.
"Because while you two get to hit on sexy, rich gentlemen. I have to work my way into the heart of an overweight, pussy. I mean he looks like such a softie!"
"Oh, Ino don't be so mean!" Tenten scolded her. She had sat down and started eating while Ino was talking only to stop med-chew when she heard the fat comment. "He might not be so bad, give him a chance."
"That's easy for you say, you have an attractive artist. By the way, how did your mission go last night?"
The brunette instantly got an evil gleam in her eye. "I have him eating out of the palm of my hands. He's one of those 'no one understands me' type of guys. He's so helpless that I think he's already developed a little crush on me. It won't take long for him to completely trust me, so I can drain him dry." Tenten finished up her speech with an evil laugh gaining a bunch of wary looks especially from a young paled eyed woman.
"Tenten, it might not be as easy as you think."
"And what makes you say that?"
"Well," the Hyuga continued, "when a person has recently been emotionally wounded by someone they care about, or used to it on a regular basis, they tend to not trust many people. That goes for new people that come into their lives. Think about it, you might be able to get Sai to open up to you, but that doesn't mean he's going to let you into his life so easily." An awkward silence washed over the table and everyone looked at Tenten who just smirked.
"Wow Hinata who knew you were such a feelings expert. Maybe we should retire Big Bootie Judy as your nickname and call you Dr. Phil instead." The table entire table erupted in laughter except for Hinata who sported a new blush.
"Oh hush up Tenten, I'm only speaking on what I have experience with. I was abandoned by my family and all." All the laughter immediately halted as they all started to feel guilty especially Tenten.
"Oh, I sorry Hina, I completely forg-"
"Don't worry about it." The Hyuga said rather distantly. "Besides, what I'm more concerned about is how I'm going to have to pursue a guy who already has major baggage of his own." Hinata then told them about what she found in Naruto's folder last night.
"Don't worry about that whore." Ino spoke with the wave of her hand. "Once he gets a good look at you and your hot bod at tonight's party, Naruto will forget all about whats-her-name."
Hinata smiled seemingly reassured. I sure hope your right. "Sakura do you want me to help you pick out your outfit for tonight, now?" The pinkette's eyes lit up and agreed. After pouring out her cold coffee, she and Hinata went to her room leaving Ino and Tenten alone. After a couple of minutes of silence Tenten's phone buzzed over by the stove where she left it.
"Who could be texting you this early?" asked the nosey blonde.
"It's just Sai, he's been texting me all night. I'll answer it later."
"Oooohhh sexy late night chats. Sounds erotic." Giggled Ino to which Tenten rolled her eyes.
"Why do you always have to make something as innocent as text sound so negative?" Having finished her breakfast, the brunette got up to washed her plate. Not long after her, Ino put her coffee mug in the sink and sexily whispered into Tenten's ear.
"Because that's what FFF members do best." The blonde playfully pinched Tenten's butt and gleefully skipped out of the kitchen before latter could do anything.
Crazy bitch. Tenten grinned shaking her as she answered Sai text before her phone vibrated into the sink.
2:30 p.m. in Tobi's apartment…
Okay, this is just weird even for me. Tobi thought as he sat between an angry Sasori and a sheepishly looking blonde.
I know Sasori doesn't like Deidara all too well but he hasn't said one word to him all day. The masked man thought as he remembered early this morning when he woke up to a loud crashing sound followed by a yelp. Having slept on the couch, he looked in the direction of the sound to see the ginger in the kitchen holding a frying pan while glaring at Deidara who now had a large bump on his head. When Tobi asked what happened all Sasori did was place the pan back on the stove and turn on the burner while Deidara grumpily asked Tobi if he had an ice pack. After that, the three had an awkwardly silent breakfast. Sasori viciously cut into his pancakes like he was lacerating someone's body, while the blonde quietly ate his very cold cereal.
Being fed up with the silence, the spikey haired man bit the bullet and asked them what was wrong.
"Soooo…." He casually started. "You two seem unusually quiet today, did something happen last night while I was sleeping. I was knocked out pretty hard." Tobi shifted uneasily as Sasori shot Deidara a nasty look.
"Oh, nothing happened last night. It's just that some people don't know how to respect their own team mate's privacy." The blonde, who was fed up with Sasori's sour mood, snapped his head towards the ginger.
"I don't know why certain people are so pissy. They always have to take things so seriously when they need to learn how to have fun." Deidara grabbed the remote of Tobi's lap and turned the TV to Animal planet where a pride of lions were getting ready to hunt some buffalo.
A tick mark appeared on Sasori's temple. "You would think that SOME people would be considerate of other people's feelings and not let their childish 'pranks' get in the way of that, particularly when it involves the following of someone into the shower!" Tobi looked horrified. Not at the story but at the fact that Sasori's eyes were burning with rage as they glowered at Deidara.
Not backing down Deidara growled, "Well SOME people need to learn how to lock a damn door."
"I SAW NO NEED TO LOCK THE BATHROOM DOOR CONSIDERING THE BEDROOM DOOR WAS ALREADY LOCKED! THAT DIDN'T STOP YOU FROM BARGING IN THOUGH!"
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS! YOU DIDN'T SEEM SO LIVID WHEN I GRABBED YOUR-" a loud wrapping sound on the front door cut Deidara off at the last minute. Calming himself down, he sprang up to go answer it.
"Hfmp, anyone needs me, I'll be in the bathroom taking a leak. I'll make sure to barricade the door this time though." With his nose in the air, Sasori got up and left to go do his business leaving a rather nervous looking Tobi. The masked man turned his attention to the door where Deidara was greeting their new visitor. After letting him in, Tobi got a better view of the man. He wore a plain black shirt with jeans and had medium length silver hair slicked back with distinctive purple eyes. He appeared to be on friendly terms with Deidara.
"It's been a while you bastard." He greeted the blonde cheekily.
"It's nice to see to, Hidan. Insane as ever I see." Motioning Hidan over to the couch, Deidara introduced him to Tobi.
"Tobi, this is Hidan. While you wait for your foot to heal, Hidan will be acting as your replacement." Tobi shook his hand to acknowledge him.
Hidan. Now where have I heard that name before? "It's a pleasure to meet you."
Hidan gave Tobi a fake smile. "Likewise, this is a nice shit hole you got here. It's better than the last place I lived at. Then again, I suppose any dump would be better than a trap house." Hidan laughed and raised his hand to give Tobi a high five. "Am I right?" Tobi left him hanging and just gave him a blank stare to which the silver-haired man brushed off and faced Deidara.
"Hey 'Dara ya got any snacks in this joint? The bus ride from Shinjuku was murder on my appetite." Deidara pointed towards that kitchen to which Hidan went in and made himself at home in the refrigerator. While he was out of earshot, Tobi grabbed Deidara's sleeve and roughly pulled him down to eye level.
"How long is this asshole going to be here? I don't take well to douche bags."
"As soon your foot heels the heels up. You'd better be lucky he came or your little accident could have fucked all of us over." Deidara whispered yanking his sleeve away from Tobi to walk into the kitchen.
As soon as Deidara left, Sasori came back into the room looking somewhat soother. He noticed that Tobi looked bothered.
"Did I miss something? What's wrong?"
"Deidara's idea of help just arrived and he's raiding my refrigerator. He says his name is Hidan." At the sound of that name, the hairs on the back of the ginger's neck stood straight up and his complexion became three shades paler.
No, it couldn't be him. Sasori's suspicions were confirmed when he looked in the kitchen to see the silver-haired man tearing into a chicken leg while Deidara gaped in disgust. Sasori quickly sat beside Tobi on the sofa and grabbed his arm alarmingly.
"Tobi, don't you know who that is!"
"No, should I care?"
"Yes, you fucking should that's Hidan! He's one of the Macabre Brothers!"
Tobi nearly fainted right then and there as his heart dropped into his stomach. "You can't mean the multiple murderers, that's impossible! They're supposed to be dead!"
"Yeah well, they've allegedly died 17 times now. Some even say that they're immortal!"
Tobi gasped as he held onto Sasori. "I am VERY scared now, Sasori!"
The ginger-haired man sighed and rubbed Tobi's back, "You're not the only one." Sasori turned to look at the serial killer laughing at a joke the blonde just made. Deidara, what the hell, have you gotten us into now!
6:00 pm at Club Shuriken…
It was a busy evening as people were running left and right trying to get organized for tonight's party. Inside the club, workers were getting tables ready, polishing the floors, preparing the food, and so forth. Amongst the bustling crowd, one could make out a spiky-haired blonde barking out orders left and right.
"I want these floors spotless and those tables bussed. This place needs to be in Grade A condition for the party tonight." Naruto was so busy ordering people around he didn't notice Sasuke walk up behind him.
"Hey dobe." The Uchiha greeted coolly.
"What? Oh, it's you Sasuke." Naruto turned to fully face him. "Did you do all of the stuff I told you to do?"
"Affirmative, I phoned up all of Jiraiya favorite Playmates and they should be arriving shortly."
"What about the cake?"
"Choji Akimichi just showed up and he is working on it now."
For the first time today, the Uzumaki smiled and place both his hands on Sasuke's shoulders. "Man I don't know what I'd do without you."
Sasuke played brushed away his hands. "You'd be as disorganized and inattentive as ever. Before I forget, I've been meaning to ask you if you're alright. You didn't seem too thrilled when I told you she was com-"
"Sasuke, right now my priorities aren't on my ex-girlfriend." Naruto retorted cutting the brunette off. "I have no problem with Samui coming to the party, After all Jiraiya invited her, not me."
"Look man, I just don't want you to make a scene with her like you did the last time." Before the blonde could respond, a petite girl with glasses walked up to the pair and tapped Naruto on the shoulder.
"Um, excuse me Mr. Uzumaki but could you come here for a second. The ice sculpture just arrived and we don't know where to put it."
"Whelp, duty calls." Naruto sighed and looked at the Uchiha one more time before walking off with the girl. "I'll see you later Sasuke."
The brunette nodded to the blonde who was already leaving with one of the assistants. Please, don't do anything stupid tonight. With that last thought, Sasuke left the venue to prepare for tonight.
8:30 pm at the FFF Townhouse….
Tenten was sitting in the living room polishing one of her handguns when she heard the front door open. It took her by surprise when an exhausted-looking Temari walked in.
"Oh Milady how was your day at work?" Even with Tenten's chipper greeting, Temari still found herself lazily walking over the couch where she was sitting and clumsily flopping down beside the brunette and kicked off her heels.
"To say that I am pooped is an understatement. I thought that damned meeting would never end!" Despite her exhaustion, the FFF leader noted Tenten's rather casual outfit of sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt. "I thought you were going out with the other girls tonight."
Tenten stopped polishing her 35 millimeters. "Yeah, I thought about going, but I had my fun last night. Besides, my man isn't even going to be there. Huge parties aren't his thing."
"Oh, I see. Speaking of men, that stubborn Nara hasn't succumbed to any of my advances yet. I even went so far as to purposely drop a pencil so he could look up my skirt while he even presented that boring ass slide show today. And you know what? That bastard didn't even look my way." Tenten was about to laugh her ass off before she caught sight Ino walking into the living room. Looking like she was straight out off the runway, Ino donned a strapless purple dress that stopped mid-thigh, joined by the fishnet stockings and a pair of black stilettos that elongated her legs. As the blonde twirled, the ensemble sparkled like diamonds under the light. Finishing her pirouette, the blonde placed a confident hand her hip.
"Well, I'm waiting."
"For what?" Tenten and Temari said in unison.
"Are you kidding me? Do you two not see the graceful being that stands before you?" Ino screamed not in the mood for jokes.
"All I see is an over glittered Bratz doll." While the pair laughed at Tenten's innocent insult, they both stifled their laughter before Ino literally blew a fuse.
"Oh calm down girl you know we're just teasing you. You look fantastic. Where are Sakura and Hinata?" Temari started to look in the direction Ino came in.
"I don't know." Ino pouted. "Last time I checked Sakura was trying to force Hinata into an outfit and the latter was not giving up without a fight. But seeing as how Sakura can be rather persuasive, I think we know who won there." The two brunettes nodded their heads in agreement; both terrified of what outfit Sakura had forced the innocent Hyuuga to wear. Suddenly, a startling rampage of footsteps sounded out of nowhere followed by the slamming of the front door. The once conversing trio was befuddled in confusion until they saw Sakura walk in wearing a neon pink romper with daring side cutouts and a sweetheart neckline covered in black mesh. Her outfit was completed by a pair of black and pink wedge sneakers.
"Come one, Ino we have to go before Hinata changes her mind about the outfit I made her wear." The pinkette didn't even leave room for the blonde to ask questions as she was already pulling her out of the living room and through the front door. She and Ino yelled their goodbyes to the two brunettes before slamming the front door behind them. Tenten and Temari just stared at each other before the former finally spoke.
"That outfit must have been majorly slutty if Hinata didn't want us to see her in it."
"All I know is that those girls better not screw up tonight, this could be their biggest breakthrough yet. Anyways, I'm going to go soak in a long, warm bath." Picking up her heels, Temari slowly stood up and painfully started to limp out of the living room. Tenten shrugged and was getting ready to start polishing again before Temari called to her.
"By the way text Hinata and tell her not to hang around any street corners.
"How come?"
"If Sakura really dressed her like she dresses herself then Hinata might be mistaken for prostitute which might draw unwanted attention."
Laughing hysterically, Tenten shook her head and continued to polish her gun as Temari went to her bathroom.
In The Club Shuriken Parking Lot…
Even from the side view of the parking lot, one could tell that the club would be packed tonight as there were people lined up out the door and into the street. Flashing lights and neon glares created an alluring sight by reflecting on the figures of VIP who clearly didn't have to wait in line. It took at least 10 bodyguards to keep the paparazzi at bay when the guest of honor showed up along with his Godson, Naruto Uzumaki. The pair was accompanied by six other buxom, artificial looking women that were dressed in revealing attire. A particular pale-eyed beauty took notice of one specific woman with short blonde hair and a busty figure that was clinging to Naruto's arm.
"That's her." Hinata pointed over the steering wheel to the blonde who was heading inside beside Naruto. Her pink haired friend glanced over from the passenger side to get a better view.
"Oh, that's the skank you're worried about? She looks so plastic that I bet 'Made in China' is stamped to her ass." Hinata gave hearty laugh before Ino started to tap on her window from the outside and gave her the thumbs up sign. The blonde had left only five minutes ealier to go to see if she could find another way in.
"Looks like she found another door, let's go." Hinata nodded towards the pinkette and then they exited the vehicle quietly and swiftly followed Ino to their newly found entrance. Pretty soon, they found themselves at the rear entrance of the kitchen where the door had been left open.
"I didn't see anybody guarding this door, now's our best chance." Ino whispered. Going in a single file with Ino leading and Sakura bringing up the rear, the women snuck in through the back door and made their way through the kitchen without catching any attention from busy cooks and bustling waiters. With some hasty navigation, Ino found the door leading to the club. Telling other girls to wait behind, the blonde opened the door to peer outside to make sure no one saw them leave. When the ghost was clear, she signaled Hinata and Sakura and the three quickly left the kitchen and made their way to the heart of the club.
To say Shuriken was packed was an understatement. The entire venue was jam-packed with party goers and A-Listers alike as they all seemed to be lumped into one raving crowd.
"Oh my goodness, I think I just saw, Drake!"
"Ino this isn't the time to be going starry-eyed." Sakura scolded. "Remember the mission."
"Oh fine." Ino pouted while making a mental note to get Drake's number later. "Let's move to someplace quieter." Going off to a sitting area on the side, the girls went over a quick run through of their tactics for tonight.
"Okay," Sakura started off. "I'm fairly certain the guys Hinata and I are looking for are in the VIP lounge, so we'll head there."
"Where are you headed, Ino?"
"The only place where a big person like Choji would be at, Hinata, the buffet counter." Ino rolled her eyes. She really hoped Choji at least had decent table manners. "From the looks of it, you guys are going to need help if you want to get past that buff looking security guard." Ino pointed towards a two seven foot tall men who were about as wide as the staircase they were guarding that had a sign next to it that read 'The Dream Lounge' labeled over it in fancy cursive writing.
Hinata winced. "How are we going to get past those monsters?"
"Don't worry chick, I got it covered. Whenever you see the door cleared, you and Sakura make a break for it."
"What are you up to now Ino?" Sakura looked very suspicious.
"Oh, you'll see." The blonde stood up and walked to the bar where some random white-haired guy had left his drink unguarded while talking to a girl wearing a cheetah print leotard. Using her chance, Ino pulled out two white pills out of her bra and dropped them in his drink watching them fizz slowly. Retreating back to the sofa where she had been sitting, she made the girls watch as the man took a sip from his tainted beverage. Not even five seconds later, he collapsed on to the floor, causing his lady friend to scream which made some of the attendees stop to look at the commotion. With the poor woman crying out for help, the two security guards rushed to her aid checking the man's pulse.
Ino signaled Sakura and Hinata. "Those knockout pills will keep him asleep for only a few more minutes, you two make a run for it now." With no time to waste, Sakura grabbed Hinata's arm and pulled her towards the stairs as they quickly made their way up and followed signs down a corridor. They quickly walked down the red-carpeted hallway until they came to a black curtain.
"Okay Hina, this is it. Are you ready?" Sakura asked her pale friend.
"As ready as I'll ever be."
"Let's go." Pushing past the red velvet curtain, the two girls were astounded by the luxurious VIP room. The floor was dimly lit as glittering lights sparkled across the room. Plush chairs and fancy mirrors adorned the walls as they were graced by Japan's most elite socialites. Scanning over the room, the pinkette's emerald eyes spotted a blue-eyed blonde across from the dance floor sitting with a man with spiky grey hair over by some leather couches where they were accompanied by some of the ladies they saw earlier along with a very pale man with long black hair.
"Isn't that the Uzumaki guy over there?" Sakura alerted Hinata while staring in his direction.
"Yep, that's him." He's even more handsome in person. "How do I get his attention?"
"Well judging by the way Naruto is looking at that blonde girl who is dancing over there, I'd say actions speak louder than words." Hinata looked over to see Samui provocatively dancing to the song that was playing. The way her hips gyrated and her hair was swinging back in forth seemed to be captivating Naruto quite a bit. "Looks like you have some competition."
"I'll be damned if I do. Let's dance Sakura." The Hyuuga started to walk over to the dance floor only to notice that the pinkette wasn't following her.
Turning back and looking confused, Hinata asked, "Come on Sakura what's the hold-up." All Sakura did was point at Hinata's outfit. The Hyuuga looked down to see that she was still wearing her heavy grey jacket from earlier. She had thrown it on before they left the house because she was embarrassed by the outfit she had on underneath.
"What? It's comfortable."
"Hinata, how can expect to get Naruto's attention away from that busty blonde looking like that?" Hinata sighed and knew that there was no sense to argue with the truth. She slowly unzipped her jacket and hesitantly pulled it off.
"Are you happy now?" The curvy beauty grumbled tossing her jacket onto a nearby couch.
"Very. Now let's go." Sakura grinned happily as she escorted the now shy Hinata to the dance floor. As soon as the song changed to "Apple Bottom Jeans", they started dancing.
"And she never knew the difference." The entire entourage laughed at the funny story Orochimaru just finished telling. Jiraiya, who was laughing the loudest, lightly punched his godson's arm that was stilling looking at the blonde playmate on the dance floor.
"Wasn't that a hilarious story Naruto?"
"Huh what? Oh yeah, yeah that was a hilarious story." Naruto had barely been listening throughout the entire conversation.
Jiraiya raised a skeptical eyebrow. "Oh really? What was your favorite part?"
"Oh umm, you know the part with the man and the beer with the mask." Jiraiya looked at him like he was slow in the head. "Okay fine you caught me I wasn't paying attention."
"Yeah, I can tell. Your mind has been distracted by that girl the entire evening. The reason why I invited her was that I thought you to could fix what was broken between you. Now I see it is only hurting you worse as you watch her enjoy herself from afar."
"Oh, you think?" Naruto snapped but immediately regretting it when he saw his godfather's saddened face. "Look I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't be this hung up over a girl but I am. However, that shouldn't matter now, this is your and Orochimaru's night, I shouldn't be clouding it over with my personal issues." After Jiraiya gave him a light pat on the back, Naruto excused himself and went to the bar to get another shot of Patrone, leaving his godfather to flirt with the rest of the playmates. Once he was there, he ordered his drink and turned around to look at the dance floor once again. For the first time that night, his eyes weren't focused on his ex-girlfriend, but yet on another beauty.
Naruto watched as a dark blue haired woman with fair skin danced with another girl with pink hair. Despite that pinkette's skimpy outfit, his eyes were glued to the former's voluptuous body that was flattered nicely by her long-sleeved white dress that was decorated with a colorful abstract print with a sexy plunging neckline that stopped just above her belly button. The blonde's eyes were entranced by the way she swung her hips to the upbeat music while still looking incredibly sexy. Naruto was just about to lose his mind when, like in the song that was playing, the pale woman turned around for her pink haired partner to playfully slap her big booty causing her to giggle insanely. Lucky for him, that was the last verse in the song, and all the dancers left to take a rest while the DJ lined up the next song.
Tearing his eyes away momentarily to sip his glass, Naruto saw that the woman he was just watching was now right beside him ordering a drink. He took that opportunity to talk to her.
"You have very intricate dancing skills. I never saw anyone dance so gracefully to a Flo'Rida song." The brunette woman laughed as she sipped on her martini.
"Why thank you. It's not every day that I get to dance in a place like this. This club has an amazing DJ."
"He sure as hell better be amazing, I'm not paying him $300 an hour just to play some shitty show tunes." As the pretty woman flashed him a smile, Naruto couldn't help but notice the fullness of her breasts.
Damn those jugs are huge. I wonder what size they are. They blonde mentality smacked himself. No, no bad Naruto. You're becoming more like that pervert every day. Try to focus on her pretty necklace. While Naruto tried to get his attention off her breasts, he started asking her random questions including where her pink haired friend had gone off to.
"Oh, she left to go on the outside patio. She said she needed some fresh air."
"Oh air is good, especially when it's fresh. It's very good, fresh air that is." There was an awkward silence between them before the fair-skinned woman chuckled softly.
"You are as funny as you are charming. By the way, I didn't catch your name. My name is Hikari Hyuuga."
"Naruto Uzumaki. And did you say Hyuga? As in the Hyuga Cooperation's financing company?"
Hikari nodded. "However, I am no longer a part of that family, my mother married into the Hyuga family when she was 18. After seven years she had had enough with my father's cheating ways. After I turned six she divorced my father and moved to Tokyo."
Naruto was taken aback for a moment. "Oh, I am so sorry. I had no idea."
"Oh silly, don't worry about it. Life's too short to let the negative stuff get you down." Hikari looked down into her martini glass and twirled the little umbrella. "I thought that I would never forgive my father for betraying my mother like that. As I grew older, I realized that if we spend most of our lives hating other people and wishing for things to be different then we will never be able to get on with our own lives and look towards the future." Hikari glanced up at a Naruto again and flashed a big smile. "That's why I tend to be a little optimistic most of the time."
Naruto stared unconsciously at Hikari. Within just a few minutes of their conversation, she had just taught him the lesson of a lifetime. Looking over to the lounge area where he just left, he saw Samui laughing it up with his godfather. For a spilt moment, she detected him staring at her and gazed into his deep blue eyes. Breaking eye contact, Naruto noticed that people had started to flood the dance floor again now that the DJ had put on "Marvin Gay & Chardonnay". The blonde made a brash decision and placed his hand on Hikari's arm startling her for a moment because she has noticed the sudden swarm of people too.
"Would you like to dance with me?"
"I thought you'd never ask." Placing her glass down, Hikari left her drink at the bar and went arm and arm with her new dance partner to the disco-styled floor. Getting into the groove rather smoothly, Hinata placed her back against Naruto and started to grind on him while the blonde placed his hand on her hips and followed her lead. He could fell Samui's eyes glaring into his backside. For the first time in a long while, he didn't give a fuck.
Hikari smiled to herself as she swayed to the music. Looks like I have him hook, line, and sinker. I wonder how Sakura's doing.
Three hours later….
Sakura was sitting by Sasuke Uchiha on the outside water fountain laughing at a story she had just told him. Sasuke found it so funny that there were tears coming out of his eyes.
"Were his eyebrows really that bushy?" Sasuke wheezed.
"Those shits were so hairy that I was afraid to touch them in case they grew legs and crawled off his forehead." Sasuke exploded in laughter again.
"You know Mai, how would you like to join me next week on a trip to Italy on my private jet?"
Sakura gasped. "Are you kidding me? I'd love too." Sasuke gave her a sexy smile and placed a hand on her lap.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but you're the first girl who has made me laugh like that in a long time. Karin can't even make me laugh like that and she's my girlfriend."
Sakura pretended to be caught off guard. "Wait a minute. Did you just say you have a girlfriend?"
Well, there's no way of getting around it now. "Yes, but I really only consider her a friend with benefits." Sasuke was surprised he considered her a friend at all.
"Ohhh I see." The pinkette placed a hand on her hip. "Well, I don't want to cause any trouble between you two or anything."
Sasuke snorted. "Please, it's no trouble at all; I was planning to break up with her anyway. She is way too clingy."
Sasuke's words sounded like music to her ears. Yes, now that the red-headed bitch is out of the way, there's no one to get in between me and Sasuke. While Sakura was busy mentally rejoicing that she failed to notice her cell phone was ringing in her pocket.
The Uchiha waved his hand in front of her face, snapping her out of her reverie.
"You might want to answer that."
"Oh of course." The pinkette snatched up her phone and answered her text message. Reading it over very carefully, she quickly responded back and put her cell phone away. Standing up, she turned to Sasuke and bid her farewell.
"Leaving so soon?" he inquired.
"It seems like a friend of mine has just gotten admitted to the hospital. It's best if I left now." Before she could leave, Sasuke stood up and grabbed her cheeks and gently placed a kiss on her lips.
"I'll see you later." He whispered seductively.
Sakura was frozen before she came to her senses. "Of course, goodbye Sasuke." Ignoring the alluring sound of the Uchiha's chuckle, the pinkette dashed into the VIP room before she was tempted to smash her lips against the Uchiha.
Having just exchanged numbers, Naruto and Hinata were sitting at the bar talking when Sakura ran up to them with her face flustered. Instantly worried, Hinata hopped up to question her friend.
"Mai, what's wrong?"
"Emi just texted me and said Ayame was just admitted to the hospital for a mild concussion. She says it looks bad."
Hinata placed both her hands over lips. "Oh my, we need to leave now." Before leaving, the brunette turned to Naruto and gave him a hug. Naruto blushed slightly at how her large breasts gave him a comforting warm feeling before she pulled away.
"I'm sorry Naruto, I have to go. I'll call you later." Naruto smiled and waved his hand.
"Don't worry about it, I completely understand Kari." Hinata blushed at the new nickname. "Remember to stay positive, I hope your friend pulls through." Nodding to him one last time, Hinata left with Sakura and they dashed towards the exit of the lounge grabbing Hinata's jacket on the way out.
Outside of the lounge, Hinata hastily whispered towards Sakura. "Okay, now what did Ino's text really say?"
Without slowing down her pace one bit, Sakura began to explain, "You aren't going to believe this shit."
A/N: Uh oh, cliffhanger. What did Ino's text really say? Is she in danger? Find out in the next chapter of "It's Nothing Personal Honey"!