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"I declare." A very phone voice came followed by giggles. "That we the people of the Hidden Village of the Lipstick." Another round of giggles could be heard. "Are officially the most beautiful people the Earth has ever see." All the girls giggled now watching Hinata as she played with them and their dolls. Sense she had been ordered to take it easy for a week she had decided to play with the Branch member children. Earlier she had played Dragons and Knights with the boys, she was the Dragon who got slain many, many times over. Now she was playing dress up (in her clothes) with the girls.
"And our Kage the most beautifulist woman in the whole big wide world, Hinata-sama." One of the girls said shyly while the rest twittered and agreed. Hinata couldn't help but flush a little.
"That is very kind of you Amira." Hinata told the girl kindly. Amira beamed at her with new found confidence.
"We can't forget about Hinata-sama's handsome husband Sasuke Uchiha!" One of them spoke up making Hinata's eyes widen as she slowly turned to look at the girl.
"He, is handsome!"
"They would make such cute babies."
"Hinata Uchiha. It just fits." Hinata blinked hearing all of these things. Why would they say such things like that? Did they think that her and Sasuke were a couple?
"Girls, why would you say Sasuke was my husband?" Hinata finally asked as they all quieted down. Jeslia, a very outspoken girl looked at Hinata like she was dumb.
"Well it's obvious Hinata-sama that the two of you love each other. You invited him here for dinner the other night and he saved your life. If that's not love what is?" She asked. All the girls nodded in agreement. They were making Hinata's head spin. Now that she thought about it, it brought so many questions to her mind. Why had Sasuke's saved her life? Why hadn't he just left her there to die? And why did they think they would make cute babies!?!?!
"Well girls, what do you say that we continue our game another time alright?" Hinata said. She needed a break from playing and needed to think about a few things. The girls gave some protest but in the end agreed as long as they got to play with her again. Giving each of them hugs Hinata smiled. They were all very sweet girls, clearly out of their minds for thinking she and Sasuke were in love, but sweet.
"Hinata-sama when do your jounin duties begin?" Neji asked as she stepped back into the main house after waving to all the branch member children.
"I'm not really sure Neji-nii I would assume sometime after I am healed or maybe after my birthday…" Neji tensed a little as she mentioned the dreaded date. He wasn't ready for it to come. He didn't want to marry her himself but he hated the idea of her being forced into a marriage before she was ready. Someone like Hinata didn't deserve that. She deserved to find and marry someone that she truly loved and loved her back wholly. Someone who would give their life to make her happy in any way possible.
"Do you have anything planned for the rest of the day then?" Neji asked her changing the subject for his own comfort. Hinata shrugged her shoulders. As far as she knew she didn't have anything to do for the day.
"I'm free for the day Neji-nii would you like to do something together?" Hinata asked him genuinely as she caught on to what he was heading towards. Neji looked at her and nodded giving her a small smile.
"Hai, I actually have something in mind already if that is okay with you." He told her. Hinata was surprised though it was in a good way so she nodded. It was perfectly fine with her if he had plans.
"That's fine Neji-nii. What did you have in mind for us to do today?" Hinata asked as they walked. Neji's smile widened to the point where it was a bit scary.
"Well I figured you are going to be busy on your birthday pretending to be surprised at the party that we know Ino will through for you 'secretly'. So I'm going to take the time to celebrate your birthday with you before hand." He told her. Hinata laughed nodding. Ino would throw her a surprise party before her birthday and Hinata would act surprised as to not hurt Ino's feelings because well everyone knew that Ino couldn't keep a secret very well.
"So what are we going to do then?" Hinata asked before adding. "Nothing that costs. I won't have you spending your hard earned money on me." Neji turned on her then giving her a glare.
"I will spend my money on you if I want to. AS you said it is my money and I am free to do what I want with it. If I want to spend all of it on you then I will." Hinata shook her head as he spoke. She had a weird feeling that she wasn't going to win this time which for Hinata would be a record first.
"Okay Neji-nii sense I know you aren't going to spend ALL of your money no matter what you say, I will let you do this but only because you insist so much." Hinata gave in. Neji smirked evilly. He really wouldn't be spending any money really.
"Alright then Hinata-sama we will need sunglasses, a camera that doesn't flash, and two of Shino's big coats." He told her making her stop in her tracks. That was an odd arrangement of things to need at one time. Hinata blinked for a moment wondering if she had heard him correctly. She had and if really was sounding like Neji was planning to pull a prank on someone. Neji playing a prank? That just didn't fit together right in any way, shape, or form.
"Is that all we are going to need because I have to camera and sunglasses in my room. I bet I can talk to Shino about his coats as well." Hinata told him a little glad they weren't going to spend any money on her. Neji nodded at her that same smile in place.
"Yes Hinata-sama that's all we are going to need everything else is already set up." Neji assured her. Hinata had another question thrown into her mind then. Was this entire thing premeditated? How had Neji found the time to do all of this and how did he knew that she was going to agree to it in the fist place?
"Tell me Neji-nii what is it that we are going to do exactly? Nothing dangerous or criminal in any way I hope." Hinata said sternly her hands on her lips. Neji looked at her as if she were insane. Who did she think he was Naruto?
"No. Hinata-sama it won't break any laws and as for the danger part, let me tell you this. It will only be dangerous if we are caught by one of them." He warned her and with good reason. After today no one would look at each other the same way or the color orange for that matter he knew that after he had seen it Neji never could again not without shuddering which made it hard to be around Naruto.
"Okay Neji, now you are beginning to worry me. What is it that we are about to do exactly?" Hinata asked pulling out two pairs of sunglasses and two camera's for him. Neji looked at her before he pulled her to him and whispered the plan in her ear. He didn't want anyone else over hearing. Hinata's face lit up as she pictures the scene Neji was painting in her mind. It would be the greatest birthday present ever. They just needed to get them all in the same place at the same time or it would never work.
"Do you se now why we need disguises?" Neji asked her after he explained his prank thoroughly. Hinata simply nodded smiling. She was to excited about what was going to happen. Neji smirked seeing the look on Hinata's face. This would be one birthday present that she would never forget and that was what he was aiming for.
Sasuke stared up at his ceiling with lazy eyes. He had been awake for three hours two of which he contemplated whether or not it was worth it to get up out of bed. After he decided that it wasn't worth it, he spent the last hour thinking about Hinata and the night that he had saved her life. The image of her laying on the ground bleeding to death was burned into his head and his chest tightened up each time he thought 'what if I hadn't heard her'. Sasuke didn't know why but a part of him was attached to the girl.
Rolling over on his side Sasuke glared at his wall in a very Uchiha like fashion. In the back of his mind, the far, far corner, he knew why he was thinking like this. The Hyuuga, had grown on him, they were friends and though Sasuke didn't want to admit it he would protect her against all odds. Never again would he let her get so close to death like she had. From that day forward Hinata had become his to protect and how he could see that. His heart had made the decision before his head knew that there was a choice to be made. Sitting up Sasuke sighed. Now he needed to go and see her…to make sure she was cleaning her wounds and getting the bandages changed of course and that she wasn't doing anything that was to stressful.
She had made jounin so she no longer needed to train with him. A fact he both resented and was very proud of. Pulling himself out of bed Sasuke glared at his reflection it looked a little worried. That wasn't something Sasuke wanted to show the world in the least.
"Where is Naruto when you need him to bug you? When you don't want the dobe around his is everywhere but when you actually do want his company where is he?" Sasuke asked himself aloud. As he decided to take a shower Sasuke stripped down wrapping a towel around his lean hips. Grabbing a rice ball that was on his kitchen table on his way to the bathroom Sasuke heard someone knock on his door. Growling he swore if it was Naruto he'd kill him. Throwing the door open Sasuke was startled to see camera's in his face in front of masked people. He barely had time to put a hand up before there was a loud click.
"Thanks!" A voice said followed by another click this time Sasuke's mouth had been open, full of rice, as he began to speak. Nothing came out so he reached to grab the nearest guy. Just as his fingers grazed the coat they disappeared in a poof of smoke leaving Sasuke there half naked confused with a mouth full of food looking rather stupid.
"What the hell was that?" Sasuke asked aloud after swallowing his food and slamming his front door shut. He wasn't the first person to be ambushed like that. He was actually the 7th victim of the laughing Hyuuga cousins around the corner on of which was having the time of her life.
"Did you see that Neji-nii? Did you see his face? I didn't expect him to be eating or only wearing a towel." Hinata gasped out through laughter as she pulled her sunglasses off.
"Hai, Hinata-sama I saw." Neji said barely containing his own laughter. "That was our last photo now we just need to go and speak with Tsunade-sama." Neji told her as Hinata slowly stopped laughing.
"Hai, Neji-nii let us go." Hinata agreed as they shed their coats in a near by tree for Shino's bugs to pick up. They had made a deal. He covered up their tracks and they didn't take a photo of him for their little prank. They had gotten a photo of everyone save for Chouji, and Shikamaru who were away on a mission and Shino of course.
As the two of them entered Tsunade's office a short while later she eyed them warily. It was clear that they were up to something. She could tell by the looks on their faces. It was odd though considering that it was Neji and Hinata Hyuuga. Had it been Naruto it wouldn't have been so odd for Tsunade, but it wasn't. It was the stonic Hyuuga Genius and the quiet Hyuuga heiress.
"Do you two need something or are you here to waste my time all day?" Tsunade finally asked wanting to see what they were up to. The two of them exchanged glances before they smiled at her.
"We have an um… proposition for you Hokage-sama. One we think that you will find very interesting." Hinata said before Neji took over explaining his prank to her and the part she would hold in it. They had been right about one thing. Tsunade hadn't only found it interesting she loved it!
"You do realize if they figure out who did this they will hunt you down and kill you correct?" Tsunade asked as she wrote the last of the letters to the seven of them. The two Hyuuga's nodded though only one spoke.
"We have taken the necessary precautions of course so there is no need for you to worry Hokage-sama." Neji said surprising Hinata. She hadn't know that they had…Had he told her about that and she missed it somehow?
"Very good. I will see you down in the vacant rec room in 20 minutes then." Tsunade told them before standing up. She needed to go and get her part of the prank ready. Shizune, who had walked in a few minutes earlier, looked at the Hyuuga cousin's as if they were the devil's spawn.
"How could you drag the Hokage into this? She is supposed to be a mature leader!" Shizune exclaimed. Hinata smiled sweetly at her.
"We couldn't do it without her." She offered simply shrugging her dainty shoulders while seven very crabby Kohona ninja received their letters from the Hokage. She had something important to tell them all apparently.
"We need to go Hinata-sama. They will be arriving shortly and we still have to put the goo into place." Neji reminded her. Hinata nodded waving to Shizune as they left.
"You should come and watch. It will be hilarious." She told Shizune. Hilarious it would be to though Hinata didn't know that Neji had planned something else to make sure that no one thought it was Hinata who took the pictures and there was only one way to do that. Put a picture of her in it. He knew she wouldn't like it but he could have chosen a much worse one. He just hoped that she would forgive him.
As Ino and Naruto walked towards the empty rec room they spotted Sasuke coming from one direction while Rock Lee and Ten-Ten came from another.
"Did you guys get the same letter from the Hokage that we did?" Ino asked Ten-Ten who nodded showing them her scroll.
"What do you think that this is about?" Ten-Ten asked Ino. The two boys nodded at each other. Rock Lee had been up all night exercising and wasn't really like himself. Naruto was a bit paranoid from the camera thinking that everyone was stalking him.
"I'm not sure. Hokage-sama said that it was urgent. Maybe it is about Hinata's attack the other night." Ino said.
"If it was about the attack you wouldn't be involved neither would Sakura or Kiba." Sasuke said from behind them. He had met up with Sakura and Kiba, much to his distaste along the way. Ino turned to glare at him though he had a point. "And I think we would be seeing Neji and Hinata." Sasuke added making further sense.
"Now let's not fight!" Naruto interjected seeing his girlfriend's anger level beginning to rise. "How about we just go in and see what Tsunade baa-chan wants eh?" He asked opening the door for them all. Ino sniffed before walking into the rec room. She didn't have time to deal with Sasuke today anyway.
"Thank you for coming. Now I know that you all are wondering why I called you here." Tsunade said as the seven of them entered the room. Sasuke was surprised to see Neji and Hinata sitting up front in a row of 4 seats. Taking a seat behind them he said nothing.
"No shit baa-chan just get on with it and tell us what it is that you want." Naruto said sitting next to Sasuke. Ino huffed sitting by Naruto. Ten-Ten sat next to her with Sakura Kiba and Rock Lee in the row behind them.
"Shut up Naruto or I will give you cat duty for a month!" Tsunade roared at him getting off track. Neji just cleared his throat. Tsunade took a deep breath before continuing. "As I was saying. I called you all here because I have something important to say." Everyone waited for her next words. Maybe they were all going on some sort of super secret stake out mission. After three minutes of her not saying anything Sasuke finally spoke up.
"Well what is it?" Tsunade smiled at them sadistically.
"Duck." Was all she said before large amount of disgusting bright good fell down on them save for Neji and Hinata who it some how missed. All the girls squealed about their hair while Naruto laughed. Rock Lee was falling asleep and Kiba just stared in confusion. Sasuke on the other hand was trying to move only to find out that he couldn't.
"What the hell is this stuff?" Sasuke asked as the others found out that they couldn't move and being covered in orange goo wasn't pleasant.
"This is a photo time." Tsunade said turning on a projector. All seven of them had to watch in horror as pictures of them were displayed. Naruto hugging his deflated frog purse and then also snuggling Shikamaru on a mission. Neji had gotten that one. Sakura dying her hair pink. Ino while ate someone else's food off their plate. Rock Lee wearing a purple spandex suit and dancing to his morning routine. Ten-Ten with a hand drawn mustache on her face making faces at herself in the mirror Kiba with bows in his hair and makeup from his little sister. Finally Hinata, who was laughing so hard it wasn't funny, saw that the last picture was of her screaming her head off because there was a slug on her foot. She was 6 at the time.
"No!" Ino yelled as the pictures rolled around again. The seven of them were starting to break out of the goo finally. Hinata was to shocked to speak. Neji had put a picture of her in there. Sasuke and Naruto broke out of their shells first bright orange skin and hair.
"Stop the projector!" Sasuke demanded as Naruto helped the others out with brute strength. Tsunade wiped a tear of humor off her cheek before she stopped the reel.
"And that…was photo time." She announced to them all through some laughter. Eight people in the room were now fuming.
"How the hell did you get those pictures?" Naruto asked Tsunade who stopped laughing and glared.
"That is none of your concern. I would think that your first concern would be the orange goo on you and the things in the goo." She said shuddering a little. It was then that they noticed there was stuff crawling around in the goo in their hair and clothes.
"OMG OMG OMG!" Sakura screamed scratching at her skin trying to get the orange goo off. "They are going to kill me." She added before running out of the room.
"Che stupid." Sasuke mumbled shaking his head as she ran out of the door. "What ever these things are they won't kill us." He told everyone though it was starting to freak him out.
"On the contrary." Shino said picking up one of the worms and pretending to examine it. "These are flesh eating sli worms. I would say that within 3 minutes they will start devouring your flesh if they aren't off." He told them all. Shino was the bug expert and being that made everyone then panic as they ran in separate directions. They didn't want to be eaten by worms! Hinata snickered before punching Neji in the arm.
"Hinata-sama what was that for?" Neji asked shocked as he rubbed his arm where she punched him. Hinata glared at him sternly.
"Why didn't you tell me you were putting a picture of me up there? Why did you put it up there in the first place!" Hinata demanded. Neji gave her a little smile.
"If there was a picture of you up there no one would think that it was you who went around taking the pictures of them all." He told her sheepishly well for Neji that was. Hinata thought about it and nodded. He had a good point.
"So Shino-kun when will they turn into fly's and come back to you?" Hinata asked talking about the bugs that actually ate the goo the seven of them had been covered in.
"About 5 minutes or so. That is probably when everyone will have washed it off." Shino told her quietly.
"So what is this goo going to do to them again exactly?" Tsunade asked waving a few men in to come and clean up the room. Hinata grinned widely looking at her.
"It will die their hair orange for up to five days not to mention because of the bugs we put in it, I'm betting every time they see the color orange they will feel bugs crawling on their skin." Neji said shuddering a little as he thought about it. He had went with Shino once to go get the orange goo that fed the Sli worms. Never again would he do that. Tsunade nodded.
"This has truly been one of the better pranks I have had the pleasure in taking part of." She told the three of them. Hinata beamed at her.
"Thank you, but it was all Neji's idea." Hinata said honestly. The four of them laughed a little thinking about it again before they went their separate ways. Hinata couldn't help but giggle as she headed home. She saw Naruto furiously scrubbing at himself in one of the fountains. He wouldn't ever wear orange again.
"You're telling me that we sent out 14 of you and two of you came back? What did you do all attack Sasuke?" A voice in the dark asked.
"No sir." The boy said shaking his head. "I sent three after Sasuke and 11 after the Hyuuga girl." Yellow eyes narrowed in the darkness. The Hyuuga was stronger than they had originally thought. 'Hinata.' Another voice thought. 'Her name is Hinata and she will be our and you will respect her in every way possible or I'll find a way to sever us to kill you.'
"Go fix yourself up and get ready for another attack. It's a week's travel back to Kohona and this time when you return you had better have her in hand. So I would suggest taking longer to make your little minions." Jetsu told the boy coldly.
"Hai, Master Jetsu I will do just that." The boy said before standing up and hurrying off to take care of all of his wounds. Del looked at his hurt arm with despise. If Jetsu had lured him here he wouldn't be in the situation now. All's he needed to do was get the Hyuuga girl then he would be free. Jetsu had promised….
Okay so Del is the boy who attacked Hinata incase everyone didn't get that. I was trying to make it obvious without spelling it out for everyone. About the prank it took me forever to come up with something that seemed a bit more on the original side and I wanted to keep it in context. I figured if they have electrical walkie talkies (which they do) they could at least have projectors. Anyway review please.