A Bit of a Problem…

by Reverse

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

Note: "this story was a result of too much sugar, a love of Thursdays and a sarcastic attitude"

Dedicated for JJ, you know who you are.

Forgetting something?

Pretense: (age 12)

"Hinata; you have to look at your opponent!" Kiba was exasperated.

"Sorry" I squeaked. I was good at that, squeaking, I mean, not apologizing. Maybe I had practiced a little too much.

He sat down, Akumaru promptly coming over to join him. I sat down too, staring at his face. I would not look down. I would not. Look. Down.

He rolled his eyes. "Hinata you're staring."

"Sorry." I squeaked again. More practice, great. He stood up, cross.

"Is something wrong?" He asked; I was being a little more sqeemish tonight. He was dense, but not that dense. Thank whatever god lives up there for that.

"Kiba, you know what the byakugan does right?" I asked, trying desperately to be professional about this whole embarrassing affair.

"What?" he asked. Okay, forget I said anything! Kiba was dense.

Clothes! It can see through clothes. One layer without even being activated! I thought I told him that.

"It sees enemies through barriers and the chakra points?" He pressed. I so did not tell him. Dense, dense Hinata!

"Without trying, I can see through one layer of everybody's clothes."

"Wow. So if you're scared of somebody, you don't even have to imagine them in their underwear." Kiba sounded amazed. I gave him a moment to make the connection. This was not happening. I was so not going to explain the problem right now. Then again, I did not want to look at that.

"Yeah…" I concluded; he was right.

He looked a little confused. "So what's the problem?"

"Kiba," I started. I was so embarrassed; I could only finish at a stutter. "T-think hard."

"Think real hard." I pressed, he just looked puzzled. His eyes flickered up as he tried to recall what I was not explicitly implying. I slapped my hand over my forehead, my eyes shielded.

"You…yuh…..you forgot t-to wear any underwear t-today."

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(As this is a short story collection. I'm open to requests about characters/plot, so review.)