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Chapter 3 – Makeover
A few minutes later, Ino decided to start by having Hinata gather some clothes from her closet.
"Geez, Ino," Sakura whispered in repugnance, while Hinata was still in there. "You make it sound like she's an ugly pig."
"I'm not saying that at all," Ino responded. "I'm just saying she could use a little more style. Besides, have you felt the material of that jacket? That stuff is heavy! I'm surprised she doesn't get, like, ultra-sweaty in that thing."
"Okay, I'm back," Hinata's voice called as she laid down a pile of clothes on her bed. Ino and Sakura sorted through the clothes, picking out what they feel she would look good in.
"No…" Ino muttered, tossing aside certain articles, "no…no…no…none of these are any good!" Ino lay back on Hinata's bed, sighing deeply and framing Hinata with her thumb and forefingers (not Mind Transfer Jutsu). "We need to find something that can accentuate that cute body."
Hinata stared at Ino. My body is…cute?
"What about this?" Sakura held up a pretty violet kimono, which seemed to be made from multiple layers of silk. The kimono had pretty red and yellow patterns near the ends of the sleeves and hem which were comparable to rays of the sun. Ino took the kimono and examined it.
"Oh, that," Hinata said quietly. "Well…I only wear that for special occasions. Formal parties, festivals, and such."
Sakura put a hand to her chin. "I think I know what to do with it. You know the annual Konoha Fireworks Festival is coming up in three days, right?"
Ino smiled and put her hands together. "Oh, I love the Fireworks Festival! Standing there watching those beautiful lights in the sky…hand in hand with your favorite boy…"
"Yeah…" Sakura swooned, also putting her hands together. Hinata felt a sweatdrop on the back of her head. She could tell that Sakura and Ino were thinking about the same boy: Sasuke Uchiha. Honestly, Hinata thought, he was good looking yes, a more than decent fighter, true, but what else does he have?
Elsewhere, somewhere in the Sound Village, a certain Sharingan user sneezed.
"If you like, I can try it on," Hinata said, interrupting their daydreaming.
"Go for it," Sakura said encouragingly, as Hinata unzipped her jacket once again. She felt rather uncomfortable getting undressed in front of others and Sakura and Ino could totally feel her tension.
A minute or so later…
"WHOA!" Sakura cheered. "You look great!"
Ino put her fingers to her mouth and did a "wolf-whistle" causing Hinata to blush hard and Sakura to raise an eyebrow at her.
"Does it really look so good on me?" Hinata asked, shyly. "I-I mean, I don't usually wear it that much."
"Trust me," Ino said, "when Naruto sees you in that, you'll have to literally beat him off with a stick!"
Hinata nodded. "So…should I change back now?"
"Sure," Sakura said. "You won't need it until this weekend. That's when the fireworks start!"
"In the air and on the ground," Ino added with a devious smirk.
Hinata wasn't sure what that meant, but got undressed nonetheless.
About half an hour later, the girls stepped out of the House of Hyuga, Hinata back in her normal coat and black pants.
"Thank you for coming by," Hinata said, bowing politely.
"No problem," Sakura said. "By the way, our little 'mission' is still far from over."
"W-What do you mean?" Hinata suddenly stuttered.
"We still have to find Naruto," Ino explained, "and you still have to ask him to come to the Fireworks Festival."
"Oh!" At that, Hinata blushed again and put her fingers together. "Um…I…uh…"
"Don't worry about a thing, Hinata," Sakura said politely, putting a hand on her shoulder. "We'll find Naruto and ask him for you."
"No," Hinata spoke up with a slight look of determination in her eyes. "I…I want to ask him myself."
"Okay," Sakura responded, "but we still don't know where he is." The girls put their hands to their chins, when a gruff voice interrupted their trains of thought.
"I think I might be able to help!"
And there he was. The one guy who had no business being in this fic whatsoever: Jiraiya the Toad Hermit in all his perverted glory, striking a dramatic kabuki pose with his summoning toad contract tied snugly to his back. The three girls were speechless, until Sakura ran up to him.
"Ero-sennin! I'm glad you're here!"
This comment alone immediately broke Jiraiya's dramatic moment and sent him crashing to the ground, spilling several papers from his pocket.
"What's this?" Ino, Sakura, and Hinata immediately picked up a paper each and read it over quietly, much to the perverted hermit's dismay. He flailed his arms madly, trying to stop the girls from reading, but they ignored him. Halfway through, the girls each put a hand to their mouths, their eyes probably as wide as the full moon in the night sky.
Jiraiya's hand's shook horribly. "My…research…"
Jiraiya: You know, that really wasn't necessary.
Ino: I can't believe you're still writing this junk!
Jiraiya: IT IS NOT JUNK! This is true art. This is my science! This is what legions of adoring customers always wait for!
Sakura: IT'S PORN!!!
Jiraiya: ...And you're telling me that's not art?
Next chapter: Nonsense with Ero-Sennin
Hinata: He...he's staring right at me...
