"KIBA GET IN HERE!! AND BRING THAT DOG OF YOURS TOO!!!!" Kiba and Akamaru slowly inched into his aunt's kitchen. "KIBA, LOOK WHAT THAT….THING DID TO MY BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN!!!!!" "Sorry auntie, he was just playing around wi…… "I DON'T CARE WHAT IT WAS DOING….JUST GET IT OUT OF MY HOUSE!!!"

After Kiba's mom went out to fight with the other Leaf villagers Kiba had to stay with his aunt. How he hated her. But he knew he would get punished horribly if he talked back or didn't follow her ridiculous rules. But Kiba had had enough of her nonsense. The next morning when his aunt was still asleep he was planning, with Akamaru of course, of a way to sneak out of the house and go anywhere. He didn't know where he would go, but any other place than his aunt's would be fine with him.

"Ok Akamaru, here's the plan…….ummm…..ok I don't really have a plan, but she's not that fast, so I figure we can just book it until we find another home." So Kiba and Akamaru set off to find a better home.

A couple minutes down the road Kiba and Akamaru stopped at Hinata's house. "Should I go talk to her?" Kiba thought to himself. "Looks like someone's got a crush" said a voice from the shadows. "Wha…who are….. no I don't!!" "Then why are you staring at Hinata's house?" asked the voice Kiba was starting to recognize that voice. "Ok, Naruto jokes over, you can come out now" Kiba said, starting to get irritated. "Aghhhhhhhhh...How'd you know it was me?" "Never mind, I gotta go I hear Kakashi-sensai calling me….oohhhh he's got ramen!!" "Ok, see ya Naruto." "Ok I'm just gonna go ask Hinata…do you think I should, Akamaru?" "Arf! Arf! Chirped Akamaru happily.

"Ok Kiba, you can do it, just go up and ask, its easy ok" Kiba walked up to the house. Right as his hand goes up to ring the bell the door busts open with a loud BANG! "Get outta the way, kid." said a tall man with a large robe on. As the man was leaving Hinata came bursting out of the house in a kimono. "W-wait…..Daddy I can ch-change I s-swear, I'll tr-train harder." But it was too late Hinata's dad had already driven away in an old Volkswagen. "W-w-wait….please Daddy….p-please."

"Hinata, you ok?" Kiba asked in a worried voice. "Yes Kiba, I'm...I'm ok, thank you." "No problem, I was just coming here to….say hi." Kiba was the only person Hinata could be around without stuttering. "Well it's late, why aren't you at your aunt's house, Kiba?" "Ummm….well, I decided that I might be better off either alone or somewhere other than my aunt's house." "Oh…I guess you don't have a place to stay then, do you?"

"I guess now that I think of it, no I don't" "Oh, well you're more than welcome to stay with me." "Really? That's very kind of you"

Kiba stepped inside with Hinata and took off his shoes. "This is quite the place you've got here, Hinata. "Thanks, I did most of the furniture and stuff around the house." "All my dad wanted me to do is train" "I don't like training 24/7" "My dad says that I have to carry on the name of the main branch of the Hyuuga clan." "But I'm just…not any good with my Byakugan." "Don't worry Hinata just rest for now; I'll take care of you for now." "Just…rest…for….now….." As soon as he knew it, Kiba drifted off to sleep.

The next morning Kiba woke up to the delicious smell of bacon and eggs. Even though Hinata was in the kitchen all the way down the hall Kiba could smell it, being in the Shinjutsu clan and all. Kiba got up and, half asleep, stalked into the kitchen. "Smell's delicious, Hinata, but you didn't have to do all this, you know" "It's ok, you're my company and I love to cook" Hinata said happily.

Kiba stepped outside with Hinata and burst out with a long yawn. Then a stretch. "Well, what would you normally be doing right now, Kiba?" Hinata asked. "I would be doing the dishes and then about to wash my aunt's cat." "Oh" Hinata said. "Ummm…do you wanna go for a walk around the block?" Kiba asked sounding embarrassed. Hinata was starting to blush. "U-um sure I'd like that."

So Hinata and Kiba started walking down the road.