Disclaimer: No i dont own any part of Naruto. i do own the oranizations peoples tho...i think. if theyre actually people from other random animes and i forgot then i am sorry.
AN: hey sorry it took me so ong to up date. But seriously, i wrote five different versions of this chapter before i settled on this one. And im still not happy with it, but w/e. im sic of writing about the same thing over and over. Oh and i just realized that my writing style is a little confusing. so...sorry if youve ever gotten conused with all the random perspective and time skips ive been doing. so tell me if youre confused and ill try to make things more clear for you. oh and a special shout out to Elisawolf. What you said was seriously cool and luved it! U rock harder than i do! and in my opinion that is pretty hard to do!
Hinata awoke with a start. Sweat ran over her brow and slowly ran down her cheek. Her mind raced as she recalled the nightmare she had been forced to live in her dream. Drawing in a deep breath, her pale eyes moved to the window beside the bed. It looked like the sun was just setting, the orange and pink sky visible above the buildings. She noticed a small clock on the wall and read the time. 5:47 pm. They had slept the whole day. Hinata shifted, feeling something close to her back. Turning around she came face to face with a still sleeping Naruto. She reached over and ran her hand through his hair. It was wet and had little bits of soap in it. 'He must have gotten up and showered.' It was just like him to leave soap in his hair like a little kid. She got up and quietly dressed, careful not to wake the sleeping boy. Sighing, she walked to the window and propped it open. Her body moved flawlessly as she worked her way up to the roof. Sitting, she watched as the sun slowly made its way to the horizon.
Naruto watched as Hinata swung herself out the window and climbed up the building. Raising himself out of the bed, he shook his hair, making the natural spikes move into place. His feet made contact with the cool ground, sending shivers up his warm body. Taking his jacket from the ground, he slipped it on and walked over to the window, the cool night air splashing over his face, fully awakening his senses. From where he stood he watched as the sun disappeared and the stars began to blink into existence one by one. Hinata still hadn't come back, and he wanted to start on their search or the organizations leader soon. Naruto made his way to the roof, the night sky illuminating his path. He could hear the sound of a flute and piano playing in the background as street performers displayed their acts. The sounds were soothing and worked their way smoothly into his mind.
Naruto flipped onto the roof, not making a sound, and looked around for Hinata. His eyes widened at what he saw. Hinata was dancing, her summoned water moving fluidly around her body glistening with the light of the stars and moon. Her hair swung around her and her eyes were closed. The intricate foot steps that she used and the way she moved her hips in perfect time to the music hypnotized him. As the song ended, Hinata slowed her dance, mainly moving the water as she swayed with it. The final note was played and the water swarmed up and fell, the separate drops falling and reflecting the lights making them look like stars falling around her still body. Her lavender eyes blinked open, gazing at the full moon. Naruto made a move toward her and her eyes flew to him, looking shocked and embarrassed that he had seen her.
Hinata gazed up to the moon, her eyes still half lidded from before. That song had been so peaceful and beautiful that she couldn't help but dance. Her ears picked up a small noise to her right and her keen eyes flicked to the source. Her face flushed red as she noticed Naruto standing there, looking straight at her. She knew that he must have seen her and that just made her blush even harder. Her eyes darted away from him, focusing on the ground. The band started again, playing another song in the background.
Naruto looked at the blushing Hinata, he knew that she was embarrassed. He had to make it right. And to do that he had to lie. "Hey Princess, I just woke up and thought you might be up here. Guess you were looking at the stars right? Well they are pretty." His voice was light and an innocent smile accompanied the words.
Hinata turned her head to him. 'Maybe he didn't see me.' "Yeah. They really are." Naruto walked over to Hinata and stared past her at the glowing city.
"Well, we got a mission to do, care to join or are you just gonna sit up here all night?" His soft voice turned loud and boisterous. A playful smile on his face. His eyes looked to hers and his mind raced. Under the stars she looked beautiful and the memory of what had happened the other day raced back to him. 'What am I thinking? She may be pretty but she's just a spoiled little girl. She would never like anyone who can't help her social status. She is a Hyuuga after all.'
"Ok, ok. Don't freak Uzumaki, lets go." Hinata dropped from the roof onto the streets below, walking in the direction of the red light district. Naruto jumped down after her and walked in the same direction, both slightly shifting into mission mode.
They had been walking for about an hour, going into a few different bars, talking to a few different people. Naruto walked a good five feet behind Hinata, both trying to come across as not knowing each other. Hinata stopped at a rather expensive looking bar, she flipped her hair over her shoulder and ran her fingers over the shell of her ear, signaling to the watching Naruto. She moved inside, Naruto casually following her in.
Bright lights shined from every corner yet it was dark and hard to see anything clearly. Hinata made her way to the counter, skillfully dodging all the drunk men and side stepping from the occasional sick looking person. She sat down at the bar, comfortably spinning the stool to the beat of the music. Her eyes were scanning the faces of the surrounding people, looking for the identifying scar. She saw a mob of people around a table in the corner, but she couldn't see any faces. Turning back to the bar, she noticed the bar tender cleaning glasses in the sink in front of her. Leaning over a little, she put on her best cute face and smiled up at the boy. His brown eyes looked at her, and he too smiled.
"Umm…would you mind telling me what that group over there is all about? I'm new here and I'm wondering if I should try to get with them or steer clear." Even to herself Hinata sounded so innocent and yet her words were so sluty. The bar tender also seemed a bit shaken by what she said, but his eyes looked over at the group she had indicated. He shook his head as he turned back to her, his dark brown hair falling over his face. Leaning over the counter to her he gave her a warning look.
"Well miss, that group over there is part of an organization. No one really knows what they do and it's not like they're openly violent or anything so I can't say that they're bad people, but I definitely know that they aren't good people. A cute girl like you probably shouldn't get involved with them unless you wanna get hurt." He gave her a small smile before going over to another customer and taking his order.
'Part of an organization huh? Well…I'll just have to check them out.' Hinata lifted herself off the stool and walked over to the DJ, where Naruto stood. She wrote down a song on the play list and talked to Naruto with out looking at him. "I got a lead on those guys in the far corner. Not sure if I'm right, but I'm gonna go check them out. You coming?"
Naruto looked straight ahead, not looking at the girl beside him. "Yeah, I'll follow in a minute." He spoke into this cup, choking down the bitter alcohol inside. He turned around and walked over to a slot machine, having a clear view of what was happening at the earlier indicated table.
Hinata turned and began to walk to the secluded table. Passing by a group of people, she picked up a bottle and kept walking, drinking from the brown bottle. She reached the table and put the bottle down with a loud clink. They all turned to her, all their faces showing interest in the young girl before them. "Hey boys! Mind including a shy girl like me in what you're all doing?" She winked at a man to her side and leaned over more, flaunting her body as much as possible. She could practically see the drool falling out of their mouths, but no one spoke. All eyes shifted to a man at the far end of the table holding a bottle of something and a mischievous grin on his face.
"Hey little girl. Sit down, tell us your name." Hinata sat in an empty chair and grinned seductively at the men around her. The man with the bottle nodded to the others who visibly relaxed and slid a shot glass over to Hinata. She quickly stopped it with her hand and watched as another man filled it with clear liquid. Hinata bit her bottom lip and lifted the glass to her mouth. Quickly tipping it back, she swallowed the entire glass, feeling the sting of the liquid in her throat but her head remained clear.
"You can call me Hina. So…what are all you boys doing over here all by yourselves? Are you the leader? Are you really as dangerous as all the people say?" Hinatas questions were quick and asked in with a truly curious air. Her head tilted innocently to the side, making her look even cuter.
"Well, aren't you the curious one. Well, sorry to say so Hina, but no. I'm not the leader of this little organization." The same man from before answered giving her a searching look.
"But, have no doubt that our leader is the coolest and toughest guy around." The man sitting to Hinatas right looked confident in his statement. She raised a brow and rested her head on her hand, looking up at the man from her position. He blushed down at her and she simple smiled up at him.
"Toughest guy around huh? Maybe I should meet this 'leader' of yours. Mind pointing him out to me?" She moved closer to the man next to her, she could smell alcohol on his breath.
"We could arrange that. But, only if you play a little game with us." Hinata turned her attention back to the first guy at the mention of a game. Her head tilted and a small pout was on her lips.
"And what game did you have in mind?" She looked around the table, taking in the smirking faces.
"A drinking game. You outlast me, and you can see him." Hinata looked him over, and nodded her head. Luckily for her, she had grown up drinking sake with her family at social dinners and had developed a very high tolerance for drinking. Her glass was filled once again along with her opponents, and both threw them back at the same time, crashing their glasses back onto the table.
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Naruto sat in his chair, watching as Hinata walked over to the table, grabbing a random bottle on her way and chugging down the remainder of the liquid inside. She approached the table and smoothly moved in between two men, landing her bottle harshly on the table. He watched her mouth move and the men loosen with every word. His face turned red, watching as she moved her body in such a way that even if you weren't looking, you were. Naruto stood from his position and walked closer to the table, attempting to listen to what they were saying. "-outlast me, and you can see him." Naruto looked over, his eyes landing on the empty shot glass moving from Hinatas pink lips.
Just as Hinata was taking her tenth shot, one of the men got up and walked over to the bathroom. 'finally!' Naruto casually followed him through a door and walked up behind him. The man turned, his blood shot eyes wide. "what are you d-" Naruto punched the man square in the face, knocking him on his back, blood trickling from his broken nose. Flicking the blood off of his hand, Naruto bent over and grabbed the unconscious man by his feet. Naruto shoved him into a stall and quickly henged himself to look like him. Checking himself over in the mirror, Naruto headed back out to the table.
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Hinata pushed back her tenth or twelfth shot as a man far to her right left the table. She repeated the sequence of drinking and dropping and drinking over and over again, her head becoming light.
"Well girl, I have to admit, you can really hold you liquor." Hinata looked up, her vision starting to blur, the man who had challenged her was looking at her. She noticed how his cheeks were red and he swayed lightly in his seat. Everyone around the table were staring at her, amazed at how much alcohol she could hold. Hinata gripped her hand around the once again filled glass in her hand and brought in up to her face, the man who left taking his seat yet again.
Just as she was about to down the liquid she noticed that the man was running his fingers over the shell of his ear, staring into Hinatas eyes. Hinata, still able to comprehend most things in her mind, turned on a small section of her blood limit, recognizing the mans chakra signature as Narutos. Letting the chakra leave her eyes, she lifted the glass up and gulped down the burning liquid, knowing that their plan was finally on track.
Naruto sat down where the man he was disguised as was sitting earlier. Just by looking he could tell Hinata was close to collapsing where she was, but her opponent wasn't doing much better. Seeing Hinata reach again for her drink, Naruto reached up and brushed his fingers along the top of his ear, sending her the predetermined signal. Her eyes turned a sharper white as she looked him over, but quickly turned back to her drink, a new bit of determination on her face.
"Hey, dude, how many has she had?" Naruto leaned over and asked the grey haired man next to him, never taking his eyes off the swaying girl. She shook her head violently, her purple hair flying around her head, sprawling over her shoulders and highlighting her reddening cheeks.
"That last glass made…47 shots I believe. Man, I don't know how the hell she's still conscious. It looks like she'll even outlast Kaho." Naruto looked at Hinata worry running through his mind. '47?!?!?! What the hell does she do in that over sized house of hers all day? Practice drinking? Kami! At this rate she's going to die of overdose.' Naruto watched as again Hinata drank another glass, a small hiccup following.
xXx
The glass shattered as it fell out of Hinatas limp fingers, the top of her body leaning heavily on the table before her. She was drunk and babbling on and on about nothing.
"I like pie, it's all like…." Hinata reached into the air as if trying to physically grab the word she was looking for. Her arm fell as realization dawned on the wasted girl. "Pie. It's all like….pie." The men around the table were half laughing at how ridiculous she was acting and half staring at her body, knowing that as drunk as she was she wouldn't care. Naruto simply rolled her eyes at what an annoying drunk she was, and instead switched his attention to the other man who had just passed out on the table.
"Ok, Hina, if you can drink this, we take you to our leader." The man that Naruto had talked to before leaned across the table, filling a new, taller, cup with sickly green liquid. Hinata drunkenly reached out, grasping the thick glass. Her lips opened and placed themselves shakily on the edge of the glass. Tilting her head back, Hinata poured the green substance down her throat, a drunken smile over taking her face as she slammed it on the table. Her focus went to Naruto, her tongue running over her red lips and her pink cheeks darkening. Naruto felt someone jab him in the ribs, a blush coming over his face. "Hey, dude, I think she likes you." Naruto merely murmured incoherent words as he looked anywhere but at Hinata.
"Well Hina, a deals a deal. Lets take you to the leader." The man sitting beside Naruto stood as he spoke, gently trying to lift the stumbling Hinata. "Hey Kazo, mind helping me with her?" The mans black eyes were looking directly at Naruto, who assumed that he must be disguised as this Kazo person. Reacting quickly, Naruto rushed over to Hinata, picking her up bridal style, following the rest of the members into a back room.
Candles were placed around the rooms, a faint red tinge covering the dark walls. In the middle of the room, sat an older man wearing a baggy black shirt with matching black pants. His short spiked hair was black at the roots and had silver tips, his green eyes illuminating in the dark. A long ragged scar crossed over his right eye, making his once kind looking face appear sinister. He sat on the ground, a small table before him laden with sake containers and burnt cigarette butts. A pretty girl backed away into a corner, holding her silver tray closer to her body.
"What do you want? And who is this girl?" His voice was rough and cracked, his eyes searching their faces. Naruto placed Hinata on her feet and backed away, careful to watch the unstable girl. Hinata stumbled and fell onto her butt landing perfectly in front of the table. Her hands placed on the table, she shifted her weight and leaned close to the mans face.
"Are you Zaku?" Hinatas question was straight forward and not very ninja like, but hey it got the job done. Hinata was extremely close to him, her eyes drooping.
"Yes. I am, but may I ask who's asking?" Zaku backed up a little and looked at the people behind her. "And why is she here?" A different guy stepped forward who looked younger than the rest, his body visibly shaking.
"Actually leader, she beat Kaho in a drinking contest." Zaku looked back at the girl, realization dawning on his face. He broke out into a smile, taking in the appearance of the pretty teenager before him.
"Hi, you know, I've been looking everywhere for you. You are a very hard person to find." Hinatas words were slurred and her body felt extremely heavy. She could see Zakus mouth moving, but she couldn't comprehend the words that came out. She felt her body make contact with the cool hard surface of the table, and darkness surrounded her as her eyes slid shut. All thoughts and conscious thinking left her as she fell into a deep sleep. Zaku sighed and looked over at Hinata.
"Does any one know what she meant by 'I've been looking everywhere for you'?" Zaku turned to the group, everyone shrugged, but Naruto took a step forward.
"I can explain everything." All eyes turned to him. He undid his henge changing his dull brown hair and black eyes into his spiky blonde hair with ocean blue eyes. Collective gasps could be heard behind him, but he kept his gaze on the man sitting before him who had already pulled out a katana, ready to defend himself. "No need for that sir. Me and my…partner here have arrived to replace our fallen comrade. I am Naru and the girl is Hina. I hope you excuse our earlier behavior, but we simply wanted to make sure that it was you." Naruto bowed his head to the man, who was sheathing his sword and sat down at the table, taking Hinata off and lying her gently on his lap, her chest rising steadily with each breathe.
Zaku silently questioned his behavior and looked into Narutos piercing blue eyes. "I see. So you two are the replacements that Mizu was talking about, well I'm glad you finally made it to us." A friendly smile was given to Naruto who didn't hesitate to return it.
Naruto and Zaku began to exchange different information, both checking and double checking the others identity. All the while, Naruto was stroking the sleeping Hinatas long silky hair, never realizing what he was doing.
"Ok, so we'll meet you tomorrow at noon by the river in the forest. We hope that we are what you expected." Zaku nodded in confirmation to Narutos words and guided them out of the room.
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Naruto walked down the deserted streets, Hinata squirming in his arms. Looking down, he was reminded how cute she looked when she was asleep, how innocent she seemed. Her eyes blinked open, a hazy look fogged over them. Moving around, she realized her position and stopped, a blush crawling up her neck. Leaning back into his chest, she willed her pounding head ache to leave.
"Hey Princess. You finally awake? Man, you drank so much I thought you'd never wake up." Naruto laughed at her, causing her to flinch at how loud he was being. She buried herself deeper into his arms and chest, attempting to hide herself from the loud noises surrounding her. "What's wrong? Huge hangover?" Hinata merely grunted in response and gripped his shirt tighter, a feeling of being sick coming over her.
"Shut up, it's not my fault that guy could drink enough vodka to fill a Sunday school classroom." Hinata shook in his arms feeling as if every sound was someone purposefully screaming into her ear, just to spite her.
"Yeah well, let me remind you that you drank more. Where the hell did you learn to drink so much anyways?"
"Yeah whatever. I learned it from my family, we have a lot of those fancy diners and it would be embarrassing if the heir to the clan got drunk after a few cups of sake." Hinata moved her fingers over her temples, attempting to calm her pounding brain. "Are we almost back? My head is killing me."
"Almost." Naruto continued on his path down the street, silence stretching between the two. He could feel her body pressed against his and her breath running softly against his neck. It made him nervous and a little uncomfortable, but for some reason, he didn't want to let her go.
Hinatas head was resting by Narutos neck, her mind racing and the pain vibrating. "Hey, Uzumaki, what took you so long before? I swear I was sitting there for an hour before you finally decided to join me."
"It's not my fault that no one wanted to leave the table. If you ask me it's because you were flirting those old guys too much. I seriously thought you were going to jump up on the table and start a wet t-shirt contest." Naruto sneered down at her, his eyes lingering on her face.
"I was not. I'm just a natural when it comes to getting guys attention." Her words made a smile come onto his face. She was so stupid sometimes, it made him laugh.
"Whatever you say Princess, whatever you say." Both of the shinobis minds were thinking about what had happened, the mission, and each other.
Hinata looked up at Naruto, his clear blue eyes looking over the street ahead. She watched, fascinated as his yellow hair bounced with every step. He was strong, smart, funny, powerful, dedicated, and hot. She knew all of this, but she also knew that he was arrogant, self centered, annoying, loud, and clan wise, a nobody. She could never be with him and she would never want to. But still, even knowing this, her heart won't stop pounding every time she gets close to him. Hinata opened her mouth, she needed to say something to calm this feeling in her stomach. "Umm.." Narutos eyes flicked to her, waiting for her to finish her thought. Hinata looked into those deep blue eyes, and opened her mouth once again.
Naruto was watching the street carefully, not wanting to miss anything or trip in the darkness. His eyes were running over every surface, taking in anything and everything. But, his mind wasn't on his surroundings; it was on the girl that he was carrying. She had shifted earlier and he could feel her chest pushed up against his. He tried not to pay attention to it, but it was just so damn distracting. She was kind, funny, a talented ninja, graceful, devilish, and stunningly beautiful, that much was obvious, it was the other stuff that bothered him. She was spoiled, uncaring, sarcastic, snarky, bratty, and she was the heir to the most prestigious clan in Konoha. He knew it wouldn't ever work out between them, and he didn't want it to. But still, he couldn't push her out of his mind, she just so…intoxicating. He could feel her looking at him, but he didn't want to look at her, if he did, he could never make this feeling in his stomach go away. "Umm.." Naruto heard her soft voice next to his ear, he snapped his eyes over to her, waiting to hear what she had to say. Her mouth closed and opened again, giving her a cute helpless look.
"Umm.." She repeated herself again, mentally kicking herself for sounding so stupid in front of the idiot.
"Yeah?" Naruto, who was hiding a laugh, instead looked annoyed at how lame she was being. Hinata huffed and decided that there was no way she could actually like this jerk, it was probably just a side affect from all the alcohol.
"I hate you, Uzumaki." Hinatas statement was so calm and clear that it didn't just sting Naruto, it burned. Here he was carrying her drunk ass and she was telling him that she hated him like it was a normal thing to say. Naruto dropped his arms, causing the purple haired beauty to fall hard on her ass. He crouched down, becoming eye level with her, getting extremely close to her flushed face.
"I hate you too Princess. I hate you so, so much." His words were bitter and cold, floating in the air around them. Both rose and walked silently back to the room, neither completely believing what they had said, but satisfied none the less. All they knew was that the weird feeling they had was now gone, and instead replaced by bubbling anger and annoyance.
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Purple hair tangled around a small body as Hinata rolled over in her sleep, her head resting softly on her pillow. Her lithe form was covered with a very thin sheet that became see-through when the moon shone on it. If you looked, you could see her purple and black pajamas under it, nicely hugging her shapely body. As the heiress slept, she was unaware of the blue eyes watching her.
Naruto sat on the opposite side of the bed, his eyes softly watching the sleeping girl. Sighing, he looked away. He wasn't able to sleep, every time he closed his eyes all he could see was her, and now that he was awake, all he could look at was her. What was she doing to him? Why was she doing it? Naruto placed his head on the pillow next to hers, his arms draping over her side. He pulled her closer, and in her sleep she unconsciously obliged by wrapping her small arms around his back. Resting his forehead against hers, he blinked at her sleeping face. He knew that he didn't hate her, and he knew that he probably never could. But, that doesn't mean that he's not willing to try. Before he could muster the energy to move, his eyes closed, and he joined the girl in the world of dreams.
AN: so...another chapter that i think was pretty lame...not sure if the beginning was needed. actually i positive it wasn't but i love that part in the anime and i wanted to make it happen...so i did. and i also tried to cut back on the romance since Chronostorm said that he/she wasn't expecting it til later i realized that maybe i was moving it along a little too fast. and dude dont worry, you weren't annoying me. i enjoy questions. it lets me no you actually read it. smiley face