Howdy! This is a set of twenty-six one-shots based around letter-long prompts that I grabbed from a word generator. Mind you, it wasn't completely random. I picked the ones that sparked my interest, so yeah.

One for each letter of the alphabet.

This fic centers around Kiba, obviously, and therefore there are many different things you might not expect. I may, for the hell of it, pair him up with someone random–boy or girl–and I will be sure to give you fair warning ahead of time. I also may, for the hell of it, suddenly breach the Naruto universe and place him in another one. I'll be sure to give you fair warning for that, too.

With that said, here's the first letter of the alphabet.

Pairings: None
Warnings: Insanity, and some minor swears
Universe: Naruto?
Ages: pre-Shippuuden

Alien
n. in this case, a creature from another world; from space

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The pair watched Shino leave the restaurant, alerted that his father needed him for something, and Kiba turned his head to their female teammate. She was munching on some rice, gingerly eating as if it might hurt her if she angered it by devouring it hungrily. That was how she always was–touching things as if they would hurt her without a second thought.

She scared easily, and that's why he knew she'd believe him.

Kiba's face fell, and he leaned over the table, his voice barely over a whisper. "Hinata…"

Hinata looked up at him, a grain of rice stuck to her lip that she didn't notice, her face paling. "Y-Yes…? Is…Is there s-something wrong? Wh-Why are you whispering? Is…Is there something on my f-face?" She wiped at her face anxiously, finding the rice and nearly having a heart attack. Kiba just shook his head.

"No. …Have you ever noticed something funny about Shino?"

She stared at him blankly, the gears in her mind turning. After a short moment, she pointed at him, her lips in a pout. "It's…It's the bugs…r-right?" Oh, she felt so terrible for admitting that sort of grossed her out. She was such a terrible teammate!

"No, I mean…have you noticed anything strange about him?"

Her face fell a little when she realized she hadn't gotten it right, but she wouldn't give up. She looked down at her bowl of rice, her mind going into overdrive. "Uh…Uh…uhm…" Her lips twisted together a little, and she finally looked back up at him, her face completely sure she knew the answer. "He wears that coat even in the summer? Those sunglasses? That weird fro? Um…th-the fact that he rarely speaks?" Oh, even worse. She was the worst person in the world, saying all of these terrible things about Shino…

Kiba shook his head, leaning back. "Those things are strange about him…but have you ever noticed how you never see members of his clan? I mean, we know about his dad, but what about his mother? What about his cousins and second cousins?? Surely he's got them somewhere, so why haven't we seen them!? It's just him and his father! And have you ever noticed how every midnight he wanders into the forest at night? What do you think he does in there??"

Her face fell, and dread slowly began to creep up her spine. "I…I just…I j-just thought he was…c-c-collecting noc-nocturnal bugs…"

"What if he's not from around here, Hinata?" He leaned back toward her, his face nearly touching hers, his voice lowering considerably. "What if he's from space? What if he and his father came down here on a mission from their alien brethren to conquer our world? What if he's sneaking into the forest at night because that's where they crash-landed, and he's going back to the spaceship to send information back to the mother ship for their attack??"

Hinata stood immediately, the colour draining from his face. "O-O-Oh my goodness! W-We have to t-t-tell the Hokage!!"

Kiba grabbed her arm, yanking her down so her ear was right by his lips. "We can't tell the Hokage," he hissed. "If Shino finds out we know about him and his father's plans, he'll kill us without a second thought! We have to take him out tonight, before he knows we know anything!"

She trembled. "Oh…I…I couldn't, K-Kiba-kun… Sh-Shino-kun is our teammate… I can't j-just…"

"It's either Shino or our entire world, Hinata. Which is more important?"

She nodded her head, shaking like a leaf. "R-R-R-Right…th-the world…"

He frowned, nodding his head. "Alright. I'll meet you outside of my place at nine. We can go and sneak up on Shino while he's in the forest then." He stood, taking a step away from the table. "Oh, and…" He looked over his shoulder as he walked toward the door. "…thanks for paying for my lunch, Hinata." He flashed her a bright smile as he slipped out the door.

She stared at him, trembling a little and nodding her head. Oh…there he went… When were they going to pay for lunch for once? It was always her… But…But that was okay. Her father had more money than their parents, so naturally that was the right thing to do…to pay for their food every day…like they expected her to do…

But after tonight, she'd be able to prove she wouldn't wimp out. She'd prove she could take care of herself!

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Kiba grabbed Hinata's hand, leading her down the street, through an alley, and back to the place Shino always went into to get to the forest. He turned and looked back at her, and she shuddered. "Wh-Why…Why isn't Akamaru with you, Kiba-kun? Don't you need him? Wh-What if…What if Shino-kun's f-f-father comes? We'll need Aka-Akamaru's help…" She was shaking like a leaf; he knew she was terrified.

He nodded his head dumbly. "Akamaru already knows about this. He's going to come and help. Trust me, Hinata. We'll be able to do this without his help." He shoved her head down and crouched down lower as Shino walked by the alley, muttering something to himself.

"Shhhh! There he is," he hissed.

The pair watched their teammate look around a bit before he went into the forest, checking to make sure no one followed. Kiba turned to Hinata, and her eyes were wide. "Y-You're right… W-W-Why would he…Why would he ch-check to make sure no one was following if..if-if-if he…if he wasn't hi-hiding anything?"

"If you're scared, Hinata, I won't mind if you back down. You don't have to get involved. I just…didn't know who else I could trust."

She shook her head fervently. "N-N-No! I'm…I'm n-not scared! I can do thi–I can…I can do this, K-K-Kiba-kun!"

He nodded his head, whistling silently. Akamaru came running, and he smiled. "Akamaru's going to protect you, Hinata. So don't worry too much." She went red, nodding her head thankfully, yet a bit sadly at the same time.

They thought she needed protecting? She…She wasn't useless, was she?

They both dashed into the forest, following Shino closely but not too close. Finally, they reached a clearing. Hinata looked on in horror as Shino approached a giant black object sticking halfway out of the ground. As he approached, he waved his hand and lights began to circle the object, around the rim. Like thousands of dancing objects in unison, the lights began to circle. Her breathing stopped, and she turned to Kiba, whose eyes were narrow.

He'd witnessed this before. That must've been how he'd known.

Kiba grabbed her arm, forcing her face to turn and look at Shino as something opened up in the object. As it did, giant black tentacles came out from under his coat. She screamed, and Shino turned to see them.

In an instant he was up in the tree beside them, those eyes covered in sunglasses boring into her. She screamed again and he grabbed her by her coat. "You've seen too much. It's a pity you had to witness this, Hinata-chan." As the tentacles turned toward her, she snapped.

Oh, she wasn't as weak as they thought she was.

She palmed him right in the chest, and he went flying out of the tree, a strangled cry issuing from his lips. Kiba swore, jumping down as she leapt out of the tree and took a stance. Kiba shouted. "H-Hinata!! What are you doing!?"

She turned back to Kiba. "I–I…I'm ending th-this, Kiba-kun!" Her eyes immediately went back to Shino, using the Byakugan so she could make sure Kiba was protected as she fought.

Shino stood up from where he landed, slightly dazed. He stared at her, completely shocked. "You just…you just tried to kill me, Hinata."

Her legs shook, but she held firm. "I…I know what you're up to, Shi-Shino-kun… K-K-Kiba-kun to-told me everything! You're planning to destroy the world!" He stepped toward her, getting closer and closer… She froze, unable to do anything. This was her teammate…she couldn't just… Oh, she couldn't just kill him! He'd been so kind to her, and he couldn't possibly…

As he neared her, he frowned a little, though she couldn't see it through his high-collared coat. "H-Hinata, look…this isn't what it looks like…" The tentacles withdrew, and he reached out, gently placing a hand on her shoulder.

For a split second she believed him, until she saw the strange, unidentified object behind him and snapped again. She smashed her hand into his arm, right at the joint in his elbow, and he cried out as she knocked him to the ground. She jabbed him in the chakra points, shutting them off. And that's when it hit her–what if he didn't rely on chakra in a fight? He was a creature from another planet, after all!

She trembled, screaming again. "Oh no! Wh-What if that doesn't immobilize you!?"

Shino stood, grabbing his arm that was surely broken now. He groaned, knowing this would be a bitch to make right in the morning. How could he explain this to his father? He'd be pissed! She made a motion to palm him right in the chest, to perform a killing blow, and Kiba swung at her from behind, clonking her right in the back of the head with a rock.

She let out a slight squeak before she went falling to the ground, unconscious. Kiba rubbed his hands, shaking slightly. "Sh-Shit… I was sure she'd see me from behind and attack… I guess she was just so scared she put all of her focus on you…"

He looked over at Shino, smiling sheepishly. Shino looked at him, utterly stunned by the entire ordeal. He looked over at the object, where it was no longer there. The bugs he'd sent out to look like tentacles had gone back in, and all of the bugs he'd gathered to make it look like a U.F.O. had all dispersed. He gave Kiba a long, long look, before he narrowed his eyes.

"You said she'd get scared and run off, you ass." He winced, trying to move his arm and finding that it was, like he feared, broken. He let out a cry of pain that sent shivers even down Kiba's spine–that break looked so painful.

"I…I thought she would…" He rubbed the back of his head, watching Akamaru lick her face a little and whine. "I didn't think she'd just attack you like that…"

"Even I knew she'd haul off and attack her own teammate if the situation called for it. You sorely underestimated her." He winced, looking down at his arm again as the pain reached a maximum. What the hell was he going to do? He knew only the most basic of healing jutsus…nothing that would help mend broken bones…

"Come on, Shino, you have to admit this plan was flawless!"

The enigmatic bug-nin practically steamed, picking her up with his good arm–the injured one hanging by his side uselessly–, and walked out of the clearing, grumbling angrily. "Yeah, until she tried to kill me. Aliens? Where the hell do you come up with this shit??" He was going to have hell to pay taking her back to her father unconscious. Right now he just had to come up with an excuse that didn't make her father question if he was taking her flower or something.

Kiba stared at him leaving before he looked down at Akamaru. He grinned. "I guess I was reading too many comic books, eh, boy? That's the last time we stay up all night reading Shounen Jump. Gintama is addictive."

He followed after Shino, Akamaru looking back at the bushes for a split second and whining. When Kiba whistled, the dog ignored what he'd seen and dashed off.

A little bit away, hiding in the bushes, a giant white penguin looked on at them. The samurai next to it grabbed its fin, pulling it away. "It was just a fake ship, Elizabeth. We need to get busy looking for a real way off this planet. Gin is waiting for us."