Sasuke had barricaded himself in his home after an hour of seeing what the goo did to his hair. He had been that way for five days. One the fourth day he had run out of food and things to do but he was stubborn, refusing to leave while he was in this 'state'. He mostly slept ignoring the hunger pains in his stomach and the various knocks on his door. Apparently people like Naruto didn't mind have orange hair the way that Sasuke did.
"Sasuke-kun I brought you some breakfast. I know you are hungry." Sakura yelled at him through his door. Sasuke was hungry but he would rather eat off his own arm then ingest Sakura's cooking. The girl did try to cook but in all honestly she should just stick to what she knew or possibly take lessons from Hinata. Hinata was a good cook and could probably teach anyone including Sakura.
"Go away Sakura-chan! I don't want the food. I'm not hungry!" Sasuke lied to her. His stomach on the other hand gave a groan of protest. Sasuke was denying him food even if it was bad food.
"But Hinata-chan said that you would want it because it has tomatoes in it and I promised her that I would bring it straight to you because she couldn't." Sakura yelled sounding as if she were pouting. Sasuke had heard all that he needed to. Throwing the door open he took the Benton from the now pink haired Sakura and hugged it to him. The bento was still warm and the loveliest smell radiated from the box.
Sakura couldn't help but giggle. The Uchiha boy who now had neon orange hair was smelling the Bento he hugged to his chest and drooling. It was times like these that she wished she had a camera herself. It was good enough that someone else did. Sasuke glared up at Sakura hearing her giggle. IT was obvious she was laughing at him particularly his hair.
"Thank you for bringing this to me Sakura-chan. Goodbye." Sasuke said to her before he slammed the door in her face. He had a date with a bento box. Sakura just stood there for a moment. She was shocked that Sasuke had done that. Finally snapping out of it she asked.
"Did you get the picture that you wanted Hinata-chan?" Her voice sounded dead and flat to herself. Hinata dropped down from a near by tree holding a camera and smiling widely.
"Yes I did. Thank you so much for your help Sakura-chan." Hinata said. She had no idea how much Sakura hated her in that very moment. She realized that the only reason Sasuke had opened his door to her was because she had mentioned Hinata's name. She also knew that had she been Hinata he wouldn't have slammed the door in her face instead she would be sitting at his table with him.
"I need to be getting back home. My Kaa-san said that she needed me to do some work for her today." Sakura told her lamely. Hinata bought it though and nodded with understanding. Hinata would pay for the hurt that she had caused Sakura. Maybe not soon but she would.
Heading home Hinata laughed at the picture in her hand that had developed. It was just too much. Sasuke and his orange hair that was very clear in the picture. He was even drooling a bit as he hugged the bento to his chest. She would keep the picture tucked away in case she ever needed it for blackmail or wanted a good laugh.
"Hinata chan! I know who did it! I am sure of it this time! I know who put those pictures of us up and set the goo on us! I'm telling you I know!" Ino yelled at Hinata running up to catch up with her so she could tell her what she 'knew'. Hinata wasn't afraid really because Ino had been guessing for four days now and hadn't even gotten close.
"Alight Ino-chan." Hinata said as the girl stopped running. "Albeit who do you think that it was this time?" Hinata asked stashing her picture away before Ino noticed it.
"It was Neji. I am sure of it. It had to of been, everyone else's picture was up there except for his. Chouji and Shikamaru were away on a mission so it had to have been Neji. Hinata stopped. She wasn't sure what to say. Ino was finally right. It had been Neji in a way.
"How could it have been Neji?" Hinata asked. "He was with me the entire time." She wasn't lying. They had been together the entire time that was simply because they had planned the entire thing together. Ino stopped and pouted then. Once again Hinata had stumped her. She wasn't going to figure it out at this rate with Hinata throwing sense around like free money.
"I give up then! I don't know who it could have been but if I ever find out they will pay." Ino said walking with Hinata towards the hospital. Hinata needed to get her bandages changed one last time. Her wounds were almost healed all the way.
"Good morning Hinata-sama! Tsunade-sama is already in your regular room waiting for you." The nurse at the desk told them as they stepped into the hospital. Tsunade had been personally treating Hinata to see if she was having any more troubles. She was worried that there might have been a lingering poison in the wounds. Hinata on the other hand wasn't worried in the least. She knew that Tsunade would take good care of her.
"Hello Hokage-sama." Ino and Hinata chimed together as they stepped into the room. Tsunade smiled genuinely at the girls.
"Morning Girls. Have a seat here Hinata so we can begin. This is our last time then you can take the bandages off yourself in a few days." She said as Hinata gave a little sigh in relief before pulling off her shirt to sit down on the hospital bed by Tsunade.
"I think that they are all healing nicely. I have been checking on their progress every morning." Hinata said Tsunade looked at her and clicked her tongue once. She would be the ultimate judge of that. She looked over the fain red lines on her arms and hands. They wouldn't leave scares luckily enough for her and she was right. They were healing nicely.
"I don't think you need to put the bandages back on. You have no bleeding wounds that I can see. So Hinata you are free to go. Come back in a week though just so I can check under your skin briefly." Tsunade told her throwing away the bandages. Hinata smiled brightly at her glad to hear what she said.
"Thank you Tsunade-sama for everything that you have done for me lately." Hinata told her hopping off the bed and pulling her shirt back on. Ino couldn't help but look over Hinata's faint scratches. They were all an angry red and didn't look pleasant to have. How could she be so happy looking like that anyway?
"Be careful though! They might be healed but you could always tear them open again." Tsunade warned her with a concerned but stern look.
"I will don't worry." Hinata told her confidently. She didn't look too pleased but she knew Hinata really would take care of herself and Ino would most likely just add to that. Ino and Hinata walked out of the hospital chatting away happily though Ino was still surprised that she was so happy with cuts all over her arms but as long as Hinata was happy Ino would be as well.
"So what is it that you want to do today Hinata-chan? You only have two weeks until your birthday that is fourteen short days. We need to cram in as much fun as possible." Ino told her grinning though the grin disappeared as Hinata's face dropped. She had forgotten about it. Turning to look at Ino with wide frightened eyes she said.
"Ino-chan, I need to find a husband and soon. I am running out of time!" Ino looked at Hinata's face saw the seriousness heard the plead and nodded. She would help her friend and make sure her life didn't end up in the ruins because she didn't pick a husband in time.
"Okay Hinata-chan we will go on a man hunt then and track down that one guy who could make all your dreams come true!" Ino said a determined look on her face. In a way she resembled Rock Lee. Hinata though didn't like the idea of calling it a man hunt but she wasn't going to say anything about it to Ino. If Ino was willing to help her then she would let Ino call it whatever she wanted to.
"How are we going to do that Ino? Hunt them down and ask them if they would be willing to marry me?" Hinata asked as if it were the dumbest idea she had ever heard of. To Hinata it was no guy would want to marry someone who just walked up to them and asked if they wanted to marry her. Ino however had other thoughts about it.
"No. First they will fill out a questionnaire for me that I will make of course. We will compare the answers to yours and see who is most compatible with you." Ino said making Hinata sigh. Ino now appeared to be a dating center. Then she got an odd feeling that something was off…
"Please tell me you haven't already did the questionnaire and premeditated my answers before you even told me about it?" Hinata asked seriously. It just seemed like something that Ino would do thinking that she was helping. Ino looked at Hinata as if she had deeply offended her. Hinata knew better though she could see through Ino's façade.
"Hinata-chan do you really think I would do something like that to you? When would I have had the time?" Ino asked making a point her face looked too innocent for Hinata's liking though. Hinata glared at her for a moment thinking about it hard. When she have had time?
"When your hair was orange! You kept to yourself for a whole day locked up in your room not letting anyone come near you!" Hinata said suddenly pointing an accusing finger at her best friend who looked down ashamed. "I knew it!" Hinata hissed at the girl.
"Now, Hinata-chan what you have to realize is that I knew you might not ask me for my help! I just did it out of fun really." Ino said weakly making a circle in the ground with her toe slowly.
"Ino-chan! You are a life saver really you are!" Hinata said throwing her arms around the other girl's neck who was clearly surprised. Ino who was very surprised by this action but gladly returned the hug. She had expected Hinata to be angry though she was glad that Hinata wasn't.
"So you're not mad? Like at all by any of it? I did premeditate your answers!" Ino said before Hinata pulled away laughing at her lightly.
"No Ino-chan I am not mad at you. In fact I am relieved. I don't know what I would do without you probably die somewhere in a cave." Hinata told her honestly. Ino smiled glad that Hinata wasn't mad.
"So do you want me to print out copies of the blank questionnaire so we can start interrogating people?" Ino asked making her laugh again. It was funny how Ino was so excited about it all.
"Yes that is exactly what I want you to do Ino-chan. Get Ten-Ten-chan involved as well if you can of course that is." Hinata said making Ino smirk widely.
"Oh trust me Ten-Ten will help I just know it. She was the one who came up with half of the questions and most of your answers. The things she said sounded more like you than I did." Ino told her. Hinata sighed yet again. She should have known that two of them would be in league together on this.
"Okay then Ino-chan you two go around and do that. Mean while I am going to go….and…do something." Hinata said a little too vaguely for Ino's liking. She let it slide this time. She had more interesting things to do at the moment.
"Alright Hinata-chan I'll go get Ten-Ten and together we will interview at least 20 respectable ninja within your five year age range. None younger than you of course." Ino assured her. Hinata smiled at her widely. Ino was a good friend to her truly she was.
"Thank you Ino-chan you are truly the greatest friend a girl could ask for." Hinata told her honestly. Ino blushed a little hearing this.
"I try." She joked lightly. "You know Hinata you are also a really great friend. One anyone should be proud to have." Hinata gave her a soft smile.
"I know Ino-chan." Hinata said. "I'll see you later after you interrogate people." She added. Ino nodded watching as Hinata walked away. She and Ten-Ten had their work cut out for them. Hinata didn't just deserve anyone off the street. She deserved someone special. They had to track down decent looking guys who were around Hinata's age who were compatible with her as well. They also had to pass the Ino Ten-Ten tests. Those would be the hardest ones to pass out of all. Best friends could be cruel people when it came to protecting their beloved Hinata's feelings, future, and life.
Hinata happily walked to Sasuke's House. She had decided not to wait after all and torture him with the picture ahead of schedule. She wanted to now and was planning on doing so regardless if Sasuke opened his door or not. Walking up to the door she rapped on it twice and waited. Nothing happened as she expected. Hinata simply smiled and pulled a shiny silver key out of her pocket. Sasuke might not want to open the door to her but she would most certainly open the door for herself.
Unlocking his front door Hinata stepped inside a goofy grin on her face. Sasuke wouldn't be expecting what was coming to him. He had probably only ever given one person the key to his house and Hinata was most likely it.
"Sasuke-kun! Oh Sasuke-kun! I hope you are awake!" Hianta called out sounding like a certain kunoichi. She heard a faint groan then a thump as he fell to the floor. She couldn't blame him really. She had done her best Sakura impression which, working at the hospital with her for so long, was pretty good. "I thought maybe I could spend the night and keep you company!" Hinata added just for an extra giggle. She heard his foot steps stop for a moment before they quickened considerably as he rushed down the stairs to get 'Sakura' out of his house before she did any real damage.
"Sakura! Get out of my house or so help me I will throw you out myself." Sasuke growled not caring if he hurt her feelings. As he came down the stairs he was very shocked to see a laughing Hyuuga girl standing in his living room instead of Sakura. He glowered at her then.
"Hello Sasuke-san." Hinata said giving a slightly wave.
"I thought you were Sakura. You sounded a lot like her just then. I have a feeling though, that you knew that." Sasuke said to her crossing her arms over his chest. Hinata let out a small giggled and nodded. She had in fact known.
"Did you get the food that I sent earlier? I asked Sasuke-chan to bring it to you." Hinata said as if she hadn't been there in his tree hiding while taking secret photos of him. He would realize it all in good time though, oh yes he would realize it.
"Yes, I got your food. You could have just came and delivered it yourself you know. I didn't need to have Sakura see me like this." Sasuke said pointing to his hair which was now back to his regular blue black color. Hinata rose an eyebrow looking at him.
"Were you having a bad hair day this morning when she came by or something?" Hinata asked. She knew what he was talking about how his hair had been orange this morning. She had just wanted to mess with his mind a little bit. It would cause for more drama and make everything more fun for her.
"Are you blind or something? Can you not see the color of my hair?" Sasuke almost yelled at her. Hinata blinked her white eyes innocently at him before looking at his hair again.
"Well it does look a bit different than normal I suppose but I thought maybe you were trying to do that to it. Who knows what you like to do with your hair." Hinata said nonchalantly shrugging her shoulders. Sasuke's patience seemed to burst then. The girl was clearly insane!
"Why would I purposely color my hair orange! Orange is the single most disgusting color that I have ever seen in my life." Sasuke yelled at her.
"What are you talking about orange for? I thought we were talking about your hair!" Hinata yelled back at him though all she wanted to do was giggle. Sasuke growled at her then and grabbed her by the arm pulling her into the bathroom so he could show her just what he was talking about. Pushing them both towards the mirror he said.
"Look!" Hinata looked into the mirror at Sasuke's order. What she saw didn't surprise her. A very angry Sasuke who glared at the girl beside him.
"I am looking Sasuke-san. Maybe you should be the one who looks into the mirror instead of me." Hinata told him honestly. Sasuke scrawled at her as if she were saying some of the stupidest things in the world to him. Turning to look into the mirror Sasuke was shocked at what he saw. His hair was no longer the revolting orange color. It was back to the regular blue black color he had been so attached to previously. Letting go of Hinata he reached up and touched his hair lightly. It even felt the same. Sasuke was sure that this was indeed his hair.
"How did this happen?" Sasuke whispered to himself questioningly. Hinata quirked one side of her mouth slightly at him.
"I am no expert Sasuke-san but I would say that, 'the disgusting orange color' faded away out of your hair." Hinata told him. Sasuke looked at her darkly in the mirror. She had been messing with him for awhile now and it just got funnier which each moment.
"Well at least no one saw it besides Sakura-chan of course. I can just put all of this behind me." He said as they made their way back to Sasuke's living room. Sasuke sounded very glad about what he was talking about.
"What would you do if more than one person had seen your hair like that?" Hinata asked him with true curiosity. Sasuke thought about it for a moment before answering.
"I would either die of embarrassment or come to murder them before they told someone else about what they had seen. I couldn't handle someone laughing at me." He told her. Hinata snorted and pulled out the photo from her pocket. She giggled just by looking at it. Sasuke looked at her and glowered thinking she was laughing at him. She was just not for the reason he thought. Hinata gave another little giggle.
"What the hell are you giggling at?" Sasuke asked finally noticing the photo in her hands. Hinata smirked looking up at him.
"Oh nothing really….just a photo I took earlier this morning." She replied to him nonchalantly. Sasuke arched an eyebrow.
"Are you going to show it to me or do I have to take it from you?" He asked.
"Oh no." Hinata said. "I am most definitely going to show it to you." With that she turned the photo around to show him. Sasuke stopped eyes wide as he stared at the picture. It was of him that very morning still with orange hair that was very untidy hugging and drooling over a bento box.
"How did you get that?" Sasuke asked her darkly. Hinata smirked looking at him as she pulled the photo back.
"I have my ways. It really wasn't that hard." She said as he bubbled with anger. Hinata knew she was waving the bait in front of the rabid dogs face but she just couldn't help it. Sasuke set himself up to often to be baited like this.
"Give that picture to me before you show anyone else!" He accused. "How many people have you shown? Give it to me!" He repeated. Hianta rose an eyebrow backing away before she stuffed the photo down her bra. Hinata gave hi ma smug look not knowing why she was being so bold like this. She knew he wouldn't go into her bra for the photo and if he did he was truly a stupid man he'd die.
"If you can get the photo than you can have it Sasuke-san. If you can get it." Hinata told him. Sasuke looked at where she had stuffed the photo before he smirked widely looking back up into her eyes.
"Hinata-chan." He said smoothly stepping towards her. "I have been with many women." He stepped a little closer to her making Hinata take a small step back out of instinct. "and you think I won't hesitate to stick my hand down there to get back a photo that could ruin me?" He asked her while Hinata laughed nervously as he got even closer to her. She no longer had anywhere to go. She had backed up against a wall. Those things were always moving in people's way!
"You wouldn't really and we both know it!" Hinata challenged him gaining a bit of confidence. Sasuke smirked even wider before pulled her off the ground and tackled her to the ground. He was now only doing it because she had said he wouldn't. The picture was no longer a factor. Hinata squeaked in surprise as they rolled in the floor Sasuke's hands steadily pulling her jacket off. Hinata struggled against him but in the end her jacket went flying across the room.
"I got you now!" Sasuke said seeing as she was wearing a tank top. His hand slid up her sides and laughter rang out of her lips as she pushed his hands away. Sasuke's ever present smirk turned evil then.
"No!" Hinata whispered seeing the look on his face. Sasuke nodded and began to tickle her viciously without mercy. Hinata giggled more trying to push him off of her. He was so much stronger than her and he was 170 lbs of pure muscle to boot.
"Do you give up?" Sasuke asked her. He kind of liked her giggle it sounded like bells not annoying like other girl's were. Though his body liked the way that she squirmed underneath him.
"Yes! Yes please! Just stop!" Hinata pleaded with him through many giggles. Sasuke smirked looking down at her.
"First you have to say it." Sasuke told her as he kept tickling.
"Say what?" Hinata chocked out through her laughter. Tears were beginning to roll down her eyes.
"That I am the king no that I am your King." Sasuke demanded though it was in a playful tone. Hinata choked out some okay's and he pulled away just to hear her say it.
"You ..are my King Sasuke." Hinata said her voice was low and breathless from all of her laughing she had been doing. Sasuke couldn't help the inner beast in him that came alive and purred hearing those words. As he looked down upon her Sasuke took notice of her pink parted lips and how her chest heaved up and down deliciously. Emotions running wild Sasuke was no longer thinking with his brain. His nether regions were already growing when he scooped down and captured Hinata's lips in his own. She tasted sweet and her lips were unbelievably soft.
Hinata gasped as Sasuke kissed her she was taken by surprise though in a good way. When she gasped Sasuke took his chance to slip his tongue into her mouth tasting her more. Hinata didn't think to push him away no instead she knitted a hand in his hair and kissed him back. Hinata vaguely heard Sasuke groan against her mouth. Snaking a hand up he slipped it behind her head pulling her closer if possible as he moved in between her legs. Their kiss was full of fire and need. Sasuke needed more and unconsciously cupped one of her breasts. Hinata gave a low throaty moan breaking their kiss.
Sasuke moved down licking, nipping, and sucking at Hinata's neck. Her skin was so soft, so smooth, and addicting. He wanted so much more. Hinata gave another low moan before she gasped out loudly. Sasuke was grinding up against her in a very pleasurable way. Hinata grinded back up against him letting her body take over. Sasuke fought back a moan and reluctantly pulled away from a very disappointed Hinata. Her lips were bruised from his passionate kisses.
"I think you need to go now Hinata before I do something you'll regret." Sasuke told her in a very hoarse voice. Hinata nodded standing up. Fixing herself up she headed for the door. Opening it she stopped suddenly. Taking the picture out of her bra she laid it down on his table and then left leaving a very turned on Sasuke there in both shock and lust.
Okay this chapter took awhile I know but! I hope that it was long enough and good enough to everyone's liking because I worked really really hard on it. Yes I know a lemon didn't happen but I am trying to take things as slow as possible without losing the readers interest. Anyways Read and Review please ^^.