Here's chapter 7! =D *Finally*

I'm sorry about Shino-kun, I like him a lot too u_u but it certainly does look like Hidan was defending Hinata! =D

By the way, is it just me who can't see the latest reviews or does it update the next day? o_O

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Chapter Seven: Initiation

Hinata slowly opened her eyes, finding herself staring at Itachi's plain ceiling. She sat up and rubbed her head, feeling dizzy and confused. What had happened to her? Hinata crossed her arms for a bit as she tried to recall what happened before waking up. I… w-was t-talking t-to I-Itachi-kun and K-Kisame-kun.. W-Well listening… A-And w-we were drinking tea… before I passed out… Hinata got off of the bed and quickly ran out of the room, forgetting to put on her slippers. She felt out of place at the moment, unsure whether to go straight to the kitchen to cook since it was almost dinner or look for Itachi or Kisame.

However, as she passed Pein's office, she heard a familiar voice yelling and swearing. Curious, Hinata leaned against the wall near the closed door.

"Something isn't fuckin right!"

Hinata moved over to the door, placing an ear against the cold hard wood but could only hear Hidan's voice.

"Bullshit, Pein! I injured him badly but I didn't kill him! And what are we going to do with the bitch?"

The princess frowned, afraid of what was going to happen to her. She knew who Hidan was talking about, who the bitch was. Yes, what are they going to do to her? Wait… Hinata took a few steps away from the door, remembering Pein's words. If she wasn't useful, then they were going to kill her! And if they were going to kill her… Did that mean… Father… Did you refuse them? Hinata stared at the door, no longer able to hear Hidan's loud voice. What was going to happen her now? Were they really going to kill her? If so, she hoped that it would be swift and painless.

The door opened and Hinata was now staring at the face she had been trying to avoid ever since the day she saw Naruto. She looked away, hugging herself. Whenever she was in the same room with Hidan, she always hid behind Itachi or Kisame or at least tried to find some excuse to leave the room. She was afraid of him but that wasn't why she was running away from him. It was actually because she felt guilty and believed that she was scum. To call someone a monster and then wish that same person to die… No one should be told that and no one should say that yet she did. There was this uncomfortable silence between them. I-I should apologize to him… However as she looked up to say sorry, he broke eye-contact and walked away without saying anything.

"Hinata-chan!!"

Tobi practically flew out of Pein's office and threw his arms around Hinata, hugging her tightly. "Hinata-chan!" He cuddled against her and giggled as Hinata watched the rest of the Akatsuki members leave Pein's office and surround her. Th-This is it! Th-They're g-going to kill me! She shut her eyes tightly, waiting for some kind of blow on the head or stab in the gut but instead got countless pats on the back or shoulders and unfortunately for her… her bottom.

"Welcome to the family, kiddo," Kisame said with a toothy grin as he pulled Deidara's hair right after Deidara had groped Hinata. Hinata blinked her eyes, unsure what the blue man had just said. However, Pein appeared and cleared up her confusion. "Hinata Hyuga. You are the disowned princess of Konoha but you have proven yourself useful to us… Not to mention that you posses the kekkei genkai Byakugan. Hinata, you are now a part of this… family… but you are not an official member of Akatsuki. Thus, if you fail to continue being useful, I will have you permanently removed from this world."

Hinata felt her heart jump for joy but her mind wasn't very sure of how she should be feeling; Depress that she was disowned or glad that she was now stuck with a group of criminals who wouldn't kill her if she kept doing chores? "Hmmm… Hinata-chan still has to be initiated though, right? Un!" Hinata whipped her head towards Deidara while trying to keep Tobi from moving around so much. Initiated? What was that supposed to mean?! "Whatever… Just don't blow up this house and do it after dinner. Hinata, start cooking," the leader demanded.

After dinner, Hinata was washing dishes as slowly as she could while the Akatsuki were in the living room discussing her initiation. She couldn't help it but tremble at the thoughts of torture and embarrassment. From the living room, she could hear Tobi agreeing to whatever the others were talking about.

"Tee hee! Let's do that to Hinata-chan!" or "Ooh ooh ooh! That's a good one!" and "Tobi wants to help! Tobi is a good boy!"

W-Well… W-Whatever it is, I-I'm not going to like it…

Just as she was about to finish washing the dishes, Itachi came over and leaned against the counter beside her. "Hyuga-san.." Hinata gave him a quick glance before staring hard at the soapy suds. "P-Please j-just call m-me, Hinata, I-Itachi-kun…" Itachi let out a soft 'hn' as he folded his arms against his chest before continuing. "How do you feel, Hinata? About being disowned by your father…" Hinata almost jumped as if he had just popped out of no where and screamed at her. She didn't expect him to ask her something like that, she had been expecting something a part of her initiation. "I… It hurts… b-but I guess I-I can say that I-I saw it coming… F-Father h-has never been r-really proud of me…"

"How would you feel if I told you your dear prince was dead?"

Hinata dropped the plate she had been washing, flinching when it broke to several pieces. "Wh-What? N-Naruto-kun is d-dead?" How? When? Where? Why?! Hinata bit down on her lower lip as her eyes began to sting again but no tears fell. She closed her eyes for a bit, imagining Naruto's friendly face and bright blue eyes. Was he really gone?

Itachi noticed her struggling to not cry. "He may not be physically dead but Hinata… You are Akatsuki now and no longer Princess Hinata just as how I am no longer Prince Itachi. It would be wise to let him go, Hinata, because you can never go back…" He lowered his eyes, thinking about his younger brother, Sasuke. However, he could never go back to Konoha and reclaim his title as Prince and the older brother of Sasuke. The world did not work that way and if it did, life would be so much easier.

"The day you and I were drinking tea with Kisame… We had slipped a drug into your drink because we knew you would have a hard time following orders if you knew that Hidan was the one to bring you back…" Hinata felt herself becoming tense as she cleaned up the broken plate pieces, throwing them away. "Yet… he was the one who tried to convince one of your father's men to take you back. I believe Kakuzu said that Hidan was actually standing up for you… and that he used your name. It's too bad you couldn't hear him." Itachi placed a hand on the young woman's head as he stared at nothing. "Don't you think it's time to make amends with Hidan? Although he is foul-mouthed and completely idiotic, you are a part of this family now. Plus, Kisame and I can't always hide you since we're leaving tomorrow."

The former princess of Konoha looked up at Itachi before hugging him, thanking him in a soft voice. "I-I'll go apologize n-now… But pl-please don't s-say th-that N-Naruto-kun is d-dead… Y-You really scared me, I-Itachi-kun." Hinata left the kitchen and walked into the living room, her eyes turning wide. Everyone, besides Konan and Pein who were sitting together on the love couch and Zetsu who was in a corner talking to himself, was hurdled into a group giggling and shushing each other. "Shh! She's here!" All eyes from the group were on Hinata and it was a staring contest, five against one. "Uhh.. I-I… I…" Hinata squeaked and made a run for it, her face bright red. I-I can't b-believe S-Sasori-san and K-Kakuzu-san are a-a part o-of this! she thought, always thinking that those two were more serious people like Itachi and Pein.

She made her way to Hidan's room and placed a hand on her chest, taking a few deep breaths. I-I can do this. I have to do this. Hinata lifted her hand off of her chest and curled it into a fist before lightly hitting it against the wooden door.

Hidan stared up at his ceiling as he slowly breathed in and out. His stomach was growling but he ignored it or at least tried to. He had skipped dinner because he didn't have his appetite at the moment. All because of that damn girl… he thought angrily. So instead of dinner, he went to his room and sacrificed the woman he had been hiding in his room for awhile. Why did he have a woman in his room in the first place? Again, it's all because of that damn princess. So what if he stole her first kiss? There's nothing damn special about the first kiss. There was definitely something disgusting about that first kiss though. It felt unnatural and disturbing to him. He had kissed many women before yet none of those women made him feel this way. Thus, he just had to find some random woman to kiss and sleep with to forget about the princess. Yet he couldn't and it was seriously bothering him. Now, he was, in Hinata's words, a Skeleton Man lying on the cold wooden floor, bleeding and getting closer to death yet he knew that he would never reach it.

Knock, knock.

Fuckin Jashin! Can't I be alone for awhile?! He was seriously pissed off, who was disturbing his thinking time?

Knock, knock, knock

Hidan closed his eyes, frowning deeply. If I stay quiet, maybe the fucktard will go away… He stayed still, making sure that he didn't make any noises. However, his plan failed when he heard the door squeaked open.

"H-Hidan-san?"

Great.. Just who I need to fuckin see… Damn bitch.

"H-Hidan-san, can I come in? Hidan-san… H-Huh?"

How fuckin rude… Coming in when I didn't say she can come in….

"H-Hidan-san!"

Hidan felt a pair of warm, soft hands rest on his arm and then the girl's head against his chest. "Help! S-Someone help! H-Hidan-san is dying!" He mentally smirked, trying very hard not to laugh at her terrified face. Idiot… I'm guessing she doesn't know I'm fuckin immortal yet… This amused him and he continued to play dead, letting her worry. Serves her right for sicking shark boy and crazy eyes at me… he thought, remembering that when he was playfully bullying the princess one day, Kisame punched him hard and Itachi just glared at him.

He held his breath as Hinata pulled out the object that was piercing his body. Dammit, that fuckin hurt! Hidan felt his blood ooze from the gaping hole in his chest but kept still as Hinata still cried for help. Hmm… It made him wonder if anyone cared about him. "Hidan-san.. D-Don't die," Hinata stuttered. Oh? What happened to leaving you alone and that I should just die? Fuckin hypocrite… His cold body was barely starting feel warm again and he slightly opened an eye to see that she was trying to use some kind of healing jutsu.

"D-Don't die! H-Hidan-san… Hidan… You can't die! I don't want you t-to d-die! Please… You're not a monster! I-I don't hate you… I'm sorry! Hidan!"

"Okay! Okay! Geez, fuckin woman!"

Hinata flinched and immediately removed her hands from his chest, staring at him with huge eyes. "H-Hidan-san?" Hidan slowly sat up as he returned to his regular appearance. He looked at her with a pout. "You just called me Hidan! Aw, c'mon…" Hinata dropped her head and pushing her fingers together. He could tell that she was upset with him so he scooted over and placed an arm around her. "Look, Princess… I can't die. I'm fuckin immortal so there's no way you can get rid of me and are you still upset about that whole… kiss and go die thing? Don't be because it's fuckin annoying and it was an accident."

He waited for her to respond. "I-I'm really sorry, H-Hidan…" The Jashinist grinned, his mood brightening up. He kept his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer, squeezing her body against his in a playful way. "Quit worrying about it, dammit. Anyways, can you get the fuck out? I got a fuckin dead woman in here and I need to clean up unless… you want to do it for me?" Hinata turned her head and threw her hands over her mouth, staring wide eyed at the still corpse in Hidan's room. Why didn't she notice the woman before? "Wh-Why did you kill her?" she asked, now hoping that Hidan wouldn't kill her. She was going to have to be extra careful around him now…

Hidan rolled his eyes, wondering how many times he had to explain himself. "Religion... I gotta fuckin sacrifice people to Jashin-sama to fuckin stay immortal. Now get out before I fuckin sacrifice you too." He removed his arm off of her and they both stood up. Hinata slightly bowed to Hidan before moving towards the door. However, before she left, she turned around and smiled at him. "H-Hidan?" He looked at her, frowning. What did she want now?! "Th-Thank you."

"Uhh… You're damn welcome?"

Hinata kept smiling at him, it made him uncomfortable. "I-Itachi-kun t-told me that y-you stood up f-for me wh-when one of my f-father's men w-was putting me down. Th-That was really nice of you, Hidan. Th-Thank you."

"Shaddap. I only said those damn things so that the bastard would fuckin take you back. Obviously, you weren't good enough. Now, seriously, get out of my fuckin room!"

Hinata squeaked and scurried out, slamming the door close in the process. Hidan dragged himself over to the dead corpse and suddenly remembered something that he forgot to tell the princess. Eh… Now that I think about it… It doesn't fuckin matter anymore since she's stuck here for life…

Once Hinata was out of the room, she leaned against his door, still smiling. This heavy weight she had been carrying for the past few days seemed to have become a bit lighter. However, her smile and pleasant mood quickly disappeared when she saw Kisame looking down at her with his beady eyes. She turned on her heels and tried to make a run for it but was quickly grabbed and tossed over Kisame's shoulder. "N-No! Pl-Please, K-Kisame-kun! I-I… I have l-laundry t-to do!" Kisame ignored the newest member of their family with booming laughter, overpowering her soft pleading. He carried her back into the kitchen where everyone was except for Hidan.

"I got her! Tobi, pull out the chair!"

Hinata let out a tiny squeak as she was set down on the chair and then suddenly tied to it by Kakuzu. She tried breaking free but Kakuzu was much stronger than her, thus she could not escape. She turned her eyes to Itachi, looking at him with pleading eyes. He stared back, smirking at her. "Hinata-chan, who do you want to feed you? Un!" Hinata trembled as her eyes darted from one person to another, not wanting to know what she would have to eat. Who should she go with? Her first pick was Itachi but when she looked at him again, he looked away. Th-They're all t-too eager f-for this! M-Maybe Leader-sama or K-Konan-san? Right when her eyes landed on them, they reacted the same way Itachi did. I-I guess not…

"Hurry up and just pick one of us, un!"

When Tobi volunteered, Hinata's eyes widened as wide as they could go. "N-No! I-I pick Hidan!" It was silent except for Tobi's whining. "Someone go get Hidan, un!"

In a few minutes, everyone could hear Hidan's big mouth going off, cursing at Kisame and threatening him. "Haha, it's funny, the last time we did this was with Hidan! Now you get to do it to Hinata-chan!" Kisame released Hidan, dropping him beside the tied-up Hinata. He couldn't help it but groan. This damn thing again?! Seriously, this is fuckin dumb. "Where's the shit I'm going to shove down her fuckin throat?" he snapped. Hinata groaned, wishing that she could have asked Sasori-san instead. She had panicked though when Tobi volunteered and Hidan was the only one who popped into her mind.

Tobi handed Hidan a small bowl of whipped cream with a single red cherry on top and a silver spoon. That doesn't l-look so bad, she thought, starting to calm down. But why did Kakuzu have to tie her to the chair? Hinata whimpered and tried getting off of the chair, not wanting to be a part of this.

"Babe, relax. It's going to be okay."

Hinata looked up at Hidan, her lilac eyes staring into his amethyst colored eyes. H-His eyes a-are really pretty… It's so different c-compared to N-Naruto-kun's. For once, he didn't look angry or annoyed but he was calm and his voice sounded reassuring. "I-I don't w-want to eat it! I-I just a-ate dinner!" Hidan hushed the girl with a smile that made Hinata's heart skip a beat. "It's going to be fuckin fine, okay? Here, I'll give you the cherry first." Hidan picked up the fruit by the stem and held it in front of Hinata's face. She leaned forward and opened her mouth a bit. However, Hidan smirked and didn't move the cherry closer.

Th-This isn't fun! Hinata's face turned red from embarrassment as her tongue came out and lightly licked the cherry. She then used her tongue to guide the cherry towards her mouth and then clamped her mouth down on it. Hidan pulled the stem and the red fruit was gone. "Good girl. Now don't take your fuckin time, I still gotta clean my damn room." Hinata chewed and swallowed the sweet fruit before forcing her mouth to open again. Hidan scooped some whipped cream onto the spoon and started to feed her. Th-This isn't s-so bad… she thought until Hidan kept the spoon in her mouth for awhile.

Her tongue tasted something bitter and she immediately pulled her head away, spitting to the side. The Akatsuki started laughing, especially Tobi. "Wh-What's in th-that b-bowl?!" Deidara grinned as he forced Hinata's head to face Hidan again. "Oh, you know… Garlic, onions, the meat, fish and shrimp we had for dinner, ketchup, soy sauce, eggs, salt, and juice all mixed together, un!"

"N-No! L-Let me go!"

"It's fine, Hinata! It's edible, un! We all took a taste of what's inside that bowl! Un! But you have to eat until the bowl is empty!"

Hinata looked at Hidan with pleading eyes, begging him to stop. However, he kept a straight face and held the spoon in front of her face. "C-Can't you g-give me a little m-more less?" she asked but Hidan frowned. "More means you'll get done fuckin faster. C'mon, you're Akatsuki now! Now open up before I sacrifice you!" Hinata whimpered and opened her mouth a little before Hidan shoved the spoon into her mouth. She felt the hair on the back of her neck rise and her muscles becoming tense as she forced the foul taste go down her throat.

Hidan kept feeding her and with each spoonful, Hinata's reactions grew more wild. She started kicking, screaming, gagging, and she threw up on herself multiple times already. Hidan glanced down into the bowl, seeing that it was almost empty. "C'mon, princess, just two more bites," he muttered but she shook her head, large teardrops falling down from her eyes. He sighed and moved the spoon around in the bowl, trying to scoop up the mixed foods into one spoonful and was successful. "Look, the bowl is empty but you gotta fuckin eat this shit. After that, you can fuckin throw it up. C'mon!" Hinata weakly opened her mouth but before Hidan could shove the spoon in, she threw up a little again. She can't do it anymore… Fuck this… Hidan shut his eyes tightly and forced the spoon into his own mouth, swallowing the junk.

"There! She's fuckin initiated now! Damn! This shit was more worse than the last time!" Hidan yelled, slamming the spoon and bowl onto the table. He spat onto the vomit-covered floor, cringing at the after taste. He could clearly taste the bitterness of Hinata's throw-up with the clump of mixed food he just swallowed. "You all had your fun. I want someone, not Hinata, to clean this mess now. Itachi, Konan, help Hinata get cleaned up." Pein ordered before leaving the kitchen.

Kakuzu immediately released Hinata and she started to sway. She would've fallen off and hit the floor if it weren't for Itachi and Konan. "You deserve a lot of rest so don't worry about waking up early tomorrow morning," Konan said softly, rubbing the younger female's back. During the whole fiasco, Pein, Konan, Itachi, and Hidan were the only people who weren't getting a kick out of Hinata's struggling. Mainly because they all thought the whole idea was stupid. Hinata weakly looked up at Konan, frowning deeply. "I-I feel t-terrible…" Konan gave her a small smile as they headed for Itachi's room. "If you're feeling better tomorrow, I'll take you shopping. I don't have any more clothes you can borrow." Hinata nodded and smiled back a little before receiving a pat on the head by Itachi.

There you go! Please, please, PLEASE don't try eating what Hinata had to eat. I had to and it was absolutely horrible! Three bites after finishing off the whipped cream and cherry, I was crying my eyes out. Then again... I'm a crybaby and I really don't like ketchup. D=

Well, thank you for reading!!! Until next time! Mwha! ^o^