Okay so I've had this idea bother me for some time and I've been really eager to type it up.

Summary: Kiba has to learn to control his emotions, Hinata to express hers, and Shino prove he has some. They are all different, however, there's one thing they have in common; they hate each other. What will happen when they are put in the same team? Will this peculiar sensor team learn to tolerate and, eventually, care for each other? Find out! Pairings will be revealed later.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto nor its characters. Everything belongs to Masahi Kishimoto.

Warning: A little bit of everything. Rating may change as the story progresses. Slightly AU, yet has some aspects from canon, slight OCC.

Information: The Aburame, Hyuuga and Inuzuka clan are sworn enemies but are kept in peace by a treaty with the Third Hokage.

Preview

"You dumb ass! Start making yourself useful, you failure of a ninja, or you're going to be sorry! Why on earth did someone like you even try to become a ninja? Huh? Tch, it doesn't matter, guess I'm stuck with you. So listen carefully when I say I'm not going to fall behind and fail the Chunin exams because you don't have the guts for it. So stop crying and START BEING USEFUL!"

"Kiba-kun...please...I..." Whimpers Hinata trying to calm the hostile Kiba but the canine was already on her, his nails taking her by harshly by the coat and pulling their faces inches from one another. Hinata makes a gap between them with her arms but she could only feel fear at feeling his muscles tense up and shake uncontrolably. She'd never seen him angry, well, this angry.

"What, you're going to cry again? Give me a break!" Growls the other shaking the smaller teammate, ignoring the desperate barks of Akamaru.

Shino interrupts the quarrel, pushing Kiba off Hinata. "I don't know what your problem is, Kiba. No, I've never understood what's your problem."

"You're my problem Shino, that's what you can't understandl!" Snaps Kiba, slapping Shino's hand off him like it was the plague and Shino retreats back to Hinata's side, who has tears smearing down her cheeks. "Both of you are my problem and I'm stuck with both of you!"

"I am not going to fight with you over your petty fits of frustration and anger. Grow up."

"Oh, don't you tell me what to do, Aburame." Growls Kiba threateningly at Shino who had already turned his back to him and started walking away. "You are no one to lecture me."

At hearing Kiba, Shino stops and looks over his shoulders, peeking over his dark glasses to his comrade. "I'm obviously more mature than you'll ever be," Then the words that neither Hinata or Kiba had ever heard from Shino came out. "Mutt."

That did it, Kiba growls and lunges to attack Shino's back. He had a clean shot, a perfect shot.

"Kiba-kun, stop!"

He can hear the voice loud and clear but he didn't care, the sight of having the Aburame writhing and crying in pain under him was too tempting to let it pass. He hated how Shino talked down to him, he hated how Hinata was useless, how she tried to meet everyone's expectations and didn't have a fighting spirit, he hated how he was stuck with them; He hated them both so much!

He throws his arm back and with uncanny strength throws his ready, sharp nails over to break Shino. Kiba could almost taste success in his mouth as his target came closer and closer.

"Stop!" Suddenly, a smaller figure came in his way and tried to stop his fangs from hurting Shino, ending in her having long scratches over her white, slim, delicate arms as she feel to her knees in pain grabbing her hurt arm, the sounds of her cry of pain was enough for Kiba to stop on his tracks and back off a few steps.

Hinata tries to contain the sobs but she ended in silently crying as she held her bleeding arm. Kiba bites his lip when he realizes that her wounds were deeper than any small cut, he looks over to his hands and is unable to believe he was responsible of harming her. He looks over to Akamaru who was whimpering by his side, looking from his master to his master's comrades trying to decipher what just happened and what Kiba was thinking, but the other was absolutely shocked, making any possible thoughts be wiped off his mind, leaving him blank.

Shino squats next to the wounded Hyuuga and tried to ease the pain by taking out a few bandages and wrapping them over her forearm, the blood kept coming but it eventually stopped, before his face ever so slowly turned to glare at Kiba.

"I dislike you Inuzuka, you don't know how to deal with problems without violence." Calmly says the Aburame, but Hinata and Kiba could feel the sting in his words. Kiba backed a few more steps, eyes lost, words muted and anger blurred with confusion.

Why did she get in the way? She knew she was going to get hurt but she did it anyways. Why? Why!? It was Shino's fault she got hurt! If he hadn't angered him...he wouldn't had attacked...It was his fault for forcing his hand! Yes! Yes...

"I didn't...I...I...She...I..." He stutters, but whatever he tried to say never came out, instead he felt his throat tighten and eyes twitch at a rising burning sensation. He turns on his heels. "Well, bite me, bug-boy!" Screams the canine and sprints off, cleaning the raging tears off the corner of his eyes. "I hate you both so much!"

Hinata watches Kiba run off, she tried to call him back but only a faint whimper came out. She grabs her arm and winces when it fiercely burns in return, and with a little embarrasment she cleans the tears from her eyes and stands to her feet to realize Shino was already walking away. "Shino-kun..." She calls out sheepishly, and when the older male turns to look at her questioningly she felt the words get stuck. "I...T-t-thank you..."

Shino looked at her for a bit longer before he continues on his way, leaving Hinata wondering if she had said something wrong, then Kiba's words echoed back.

"I'm useless..." She mumbles feeling the tears prickle at the corner of her eyes again. "Just like father said..."

Shino was halfway back to his home. Who would have thought that behind that calm and stoic physique the Aburame heir was feeling so conflicted? Shino felt confused, why was he feeling so happy when Hinata had thanked him? It was a simple set of words, however, he'd only heard them coming from his father's lips, why did they have a different effect when Hinata said them?

This feeling was troubling.

TBC

That's pretty much all I've got right now. ^^