A/N: Third chapter. enjoy

DISCLAIMER: i do not own naruto

Although Chiyori's mother cutting words still deeply hurt Hinata, she found herself distracted and full of excitement and hesitation as the gypsy temptress took her hand and led her to the park, where Hinata's heart started to hammer. What if Kakashi saw? What if her father or one of his advisor's saw her with this woman? The sky was dark now, and Chiyori's sentence had filled her some sort of longing, and intense excitement. What was she going to do? Teach her things? Her earrings swung and tapped her neck occasionally, the cold steel reminding her this was real, and as the crowd thickened, Chiyori waved and called out to people, her smile wide and bright, eyes full of life and a greedy need to sponge up as much as she could. Chiyori cut through the crowd- or more like it parted for her, men swivelling to survey her long legs, her hair. She moved with an eloquence only an older woman could master, and Hinata craved to learn it. Tambourines, drums and guitars filled the air with a certain spice of foreign lands, the scent of parsley, mint and cinnamon thick in the air, mingled with sweat and laughter, of spilled alcohol and expensive perfume.

As Chiyori pulled her towards a caravan, Hinata hesitated. Her father had always warned her of strangers. Chiyori glanced back, raising a thin black eyebrow. "Are you intimidated? Do not be, Hinata, I will only teach you what you want to know." She winked seductively, and Hinata allowed herself to be led into the caravan. It was empty, thankfully.

It was quite more spacious then it looked from the outside. A small bed of brilliant satin and silk sheets lay in one corner, a low table beside it, with wine bottles and crystal ashtrays. A shelf of all sorts of makeup, brushes and exotic bottles of perfume lined it, brilliant scarves wrapping the mirror, a wide closet full of brilliantly coloured clothes from all parts of the world, the floor covered with a peacock green carpet. Chiyori shut the door and the two turned to look at each other- the gypsy seductress and the Hyuuga princess.

"Wh-what are y-you going to d-d-do?" Hinata stuttered nervously, her heart beating.

"Why do you wear such a heavy coat, love?" Chiyori suddenly swooped in, unzipping it deftly. Hinata raised her hands in protest. Against the flickering candles and lamp light randomly spotting the place, she looked like a demon, almost- but one of promises that would not be broken. Chiyori slipped it off her quickly, tossing it to the bed. Hinata folded her arms, nervously, chewing on her lower lip in anticipation. "You know," Chiyori walked past her, her bare feet barely making a sound. "A class they should teach you in your academy, should be how to properly seduce a man. I'm sure your missions span all across the world and with different… tasks." Chiyori was by the vanity, and was picking up brushes and small pots of dark paint. "To make a man let down his guard, you must convince him too. To make a man notice you, you must capture his attention." Chiyori looked at Hinata wisely, who drank down her words.

"H-how?" She said nervously. Chiyori beckoned her over, and sat Hinata down on the plush ruby red cushioned stool before the vanity, and Chiyori knelt down on her knees so she was face-to-face with the young girl.

"There are two ways- your attitude." Chiyori winked. "And your looks. While you are so beautiful, my dear, you are not… exhilarating enough." Hinata blinked in hurt, and Chiyori laughed. "I digress. Allow me to reword that. You are an old-time beauty, of fresh skin and pure eyes. We must, make them more dark. More alluring. More mysterious. You are an open page. You need men to want to know you." Chiyori suddenly turned, and plucked a bottle off the shelf from the mass of others. She opened it, and took a long sip. "Here, drink some. It will loosen you up." It was alcohol, and Hinata's brow furrowed. Drinking was frowned upon in her household. She was not even of legal age! "Do not worry. You must learn to love yourself. This may not be the best way, but it's a start. Here. Have some." She pressed the bottle into Hinata's hands, and after a few moments of deep thinking, Hinata squandered the consequences and took a short sip. The liquid was dreadful but it spread a deep warmth through her body. She sipped some more. Chiyori smiled and took it back, sipped some more, and placed it on the shelf. Then, she collected two dark pots of makeup, held them in one hand, and a brush. "Now, we will make your blue eyed friend notice you."

Naruto was by the large stage again, watching the dancers, Sakura on his left, Sasuke on Sakura's left. Sakura had dressed provocatively in an attempt to attract Sasuke's attention, who looked more then displeased on having been dragged out by his teammates to this sordid show. He did not care for it, he had better things to do, such as train. The music did not stir anything in him, the women did not make him glance, the fire breathers and jugglers did not excite him. He was stoic, and immune to Sakura's hapless flirting, who had attempted to imitate some of the gypsy women's make up, her green eyes ringed with brown eyeliner, her lips tinged with red. Sasuke, of course, would never admit this in a thousand years, but Sakura did not look as unattractive… just the slightest. Tiniest bit. No, he thought, she looks like a whore. But he still glanced at her lower lip every now and then.

"Hey, I wonder if any of these guys can fight!" Naruto said aloud, turning to Sakura and Sasuke. "I mean, c'mon, they travel around and dance and jump around, don't ya think they know how to defend themselves? I bet they're super powerful sorcerers!"

"Please, Naruto." Sakura said disdainfully. "They aren't ninja, they're just dirty gypsies." She had changed her attitude to reflect Sasuke's. Naruto rolled his eyes and turned to look back, but someone caught his eye. "Hey Hinata!" He called, waving, and Sakura turned to look at their friend approaching, and blinked in surprise.

"Hinata, are you wearing make up?" Sakura asked, and Hinata blushed as she came to a stop before them, nodding shyly. "You look pretty!"

"Th-thank you Sakura-san." Hinata said gratefully, feeling nervous and naked. Chiyori had drawn eyeliner onto her eyes, quite thin, almost unnoticeable, but it had enhanced her eyes brilliantly. A light coat of mascara had elongated her eyelashes, and a light brushing of peach blush had brought our her facial features. A dark, dark purple eyeshadow had been drawn lightly just above her lash line, enhancing the lapis pigment in her eyes. Her thin lips, identical to her skin tone had been enhanced by a light, coral lip paint, making them the cupid's town shape they had always been meant to be.

"Wow, Hinata!" Naruto said, leaping forward to observe her face more closely. She almost fainted but remembered Chiyori's inspiring words. You must be what you represent. "You look great! That stuff really makes your eyes stand out!" Hinata's blush deepened and she stuttered until it became pathetic. Naruto grinned, unnoticing of her reaction. "And nice coat, too!" Chiyori had banned Hinata from wearing her old, lumpy jacket, instead giving her a black coat, one that covered Hinata fully, sweeping her thighs, zipped up to the neck, but with no collar that could hide her long, pretty neck. It clung to her body more closely then she would like- essentially sticking to her like glue- but she had… liked it. It made her feel more… sexy, something she had never felt before. And with no skin showing, it made her feel a little more… confident. Chiyori had given her the jacket, and although Hinata was terrified it would reflect the gypsy's scanty clothes, it covered all of her torso and arms. Chiyori had smiled and said that a little bit of mystery never hurt anybody.

"Th-th-thank you Naruto-k-k-kun." She managed to squeak out, and Naruto blushed as he narrowed in on Hinata's ample chest, which pressed out against the jacket.

"Yeah, wow, where did you get that?" Sakura asked, touching the soft, midnight black fabric.

"I b-b-bought it at the m-market. At one of th-the gypsy stands." She stuttered, unsure if she wanted to reveal the location. She didn't want anyone to know she had done this. Her father would call her a prostitute. She had tried to needle out why the old woman had called her a demon- but Chiyori had starkly refused to reveal anything. But with Naruto on her mind, and right in front of her, that didn't matter anymore. He Liked the way she looked! Pride glowed in her. He had Noticed her!

"Wow, we gotta check it out!" Sakura said, before turning back to Sasuke. "Isn't her jacket nice, Sasuke-kun?"

"Hn." The boy replied, shrugging. He was indifferent. Sakura's lower lip looked nice, though.

"Yes, it's quite nice." A lazy voice said from behind them, and they all turned. Hinata almost dropped to her ass when she saw Kakashi staring directly at her. A deep blush heated on her face. Oh God, no, please, don't berate her in front of Naruto. He will think she's a freak! "However, it's a little late, perhaps you should all be getting home? We have a mission tomorrow morning." He said, focusing in on his students.

"Aww yeah! Where we going Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto said excitedly. "Are we gonna escort a princess? Or assassinate some drug lord?" Kakashi laughed patronizingly.

"No, nothing that extreme." He waved them off. "I'll tell you tomorrow." Disappointed Kakashi had ruined Hinata's moment, but embarrassed all the same, she turned to follow her friends, but Kakashi's heavy, large hand fell on her shoulder. "Except you, Hinata-san. I need to have a few words with you." The colour drained from Hinata's face and she felt tears well up in her eyes. She turned sharply, holding her hands out in retribution.

"I'm so sorry Kakashi-sensei-" He held up a hand, and she stopped talking.

"Not here, I don't want to embarrass you. Follow me."

They went for a walk through Konoha, which was more or less empty. Hinata felt like crying the entire time as they walked through the quiet streets, their shadows illuminated under the streetlights. What she had thought of earlier this morning, made her feel ashamed.

"Last night." He started, and Hinata flinched. Here we go. Her jacket and make up felt ridiculous now. "You saw something that you shouldn't have seen." She couldn't decipher the emotion of his voice and didn't want to look at his face, but he was looking down at her. She bit her lips to stop from crying. "I might have to tell your father."

"No!" She said violently, turning to face him. "Please, don't!"

"Kidding." He said, his eye crinkling up in a smile. Hinata relaxed, but was dismissed by his facetious joke. "But now that you're making eye contact with me," She blushed and wanted to look away but his words made her keep looking at him. "I just want to say, that there are better ways then learning how to seduce Naruto." Her mouth dropped open and humiliation took over. "Don't get embarrassed." He said dismissively, coming to a stop. Hinata followed. They were standing in front of a clothing store and he looked ominous in the window's reflection. "There are better men you can focus on."

"L-like who?" She asked.

"Mmm. You'll have to figure that out for yourself, Hinata-san." He said mysteriously. She surveyed him at that moment, at his tall height, his broad shoulders, his solid torso, his long arms, his well-formed hands and the well-formed face that was hidden behind the black mask. She flushed as she thought about her fantasy again. "In the meantime," He leaned closely to her, so closely she could smell him- earth, spices. She bit her lip shyly. Their close proximity made an explosion of emotions flow through her. She remembered the deft way he had scooped up Chiyori last night, or the way this fingers slid under her clothing. "If you want to see what I can do, just ask."

Then he was gone, in a whisper of leaves and wind, leaving Hinata alone, breathing rather hard, her eyes dry, and her heart hammering. The tone of his voice had seduced her. She felt her heart flutter in her chest.

xoxo

short chapter, I know, but it picks up the next one. I'm not going to make them fall in love at first sight deal.

till next time!