A/N: Hello! My name is Natalie! This is the first Naruto fanfic that I've ever done. So far, all I've done is three really funny Harry Potter fanfics. They are really random, and I guarantee that they will make you pee your pants from laughing, but that has nothing to do with this story. Anyway, I just thought I'd take a crack at romance, without random humor. Oh, and this is also my first one-shot. So be gentle! I did my best!

This takes place when they were still at he Ninja Academy, by the way.

Oh, and Ba-thump is Kiba's heartbeat.

ON WITH THE STORY! XD

The Definition of Love

Kiba sighed for what seemed to be the hundredth time that hour. He glanced at the clock. Twenty more minutes. After that, he would rush home and take his new puppy, Akamaru, for a walk. He had just bought him in a pet shop a few days ago, and they were already best friends.

Kiba hated school. It was so boring. This was his last class of the day, and he hated it more than any other of his classes. All they did was write essays about random ninja topics. The teacher always gave a lecture about 'how ninja need to be literate.' It was something about needing to make or read scrolls 'with a passion', as the stupid teacher had exclaimed earlier that day. Kiba really didn't pay attention to his lectures. But then again, no one did.

The essays weren't hard, though. They only took up about half of the class time, so there was plenty of time for the students to talk, doodle, or work on homework from other classes. Kiba didn't have anything to do on this particular day, unfortunately.

He looked at the clock again. It hadn't moved.

This is sooo booorrriiiinnnggg. thought Kiba. Maybe I can start up a conversation with someone…Maybe I'll even make a new friend. He snorted. Yeah right. He turned to see who was sitting next to him.

It was a girl he knew from some of his classes. She was extremely shy, and she seemed to be fond of that blonde idiot, Naruto. Kiba didn't know much about her, but she seemed nice enough. He believed that her name was Hinata. Hyuuga, Hinata. Besides, she may be polite, but he could tell that she was just as bored as he was.

"Your name is Hinata, right?" he asked.

"Hai… Ano…Y-Your name is K-Kiba, i-isn't it?" she said nervously.

Kiba smiled, trying to make her feel less nervous. Perhaps if I'm nice to her and seem interested in what she says, then maybe she might stop that ridiculous stuttering.

"Yep! Inuzuka, Kiba to be exact." What should I talk to her about…? She's really shy, so I don't know much about her, or what she likes and dislikes…so…I'll start with a topic that everyone in this class can relate to.

"This class is so boring, isn't it?"

"Ano… Yes… It isn't as e-exciting as I m-might like."

Kiba smiled at her. "Are you always so polite? It's okay to talk about how you really feel about something. I hate this class! And I know you hate it too. Everyone does. So, let me hear you say it!" he coaxed.

"Ano… I… h-hate this c-class…" she said, barely above a whisper.

Kiba frowned. Maybe Hinata wasn't ready to break out of her shell just yet. First, he would have to get her to be more comfortable around him. First, he'd befriend her. Then he could help her come out of her shell. Wait! Why do I care so much about helping her? I mean, I barely know her! But… She's so nice… And I really do want to get more friends… I mean, Akamaru is great, but I need a human friend. Someone I can relate to. Besides, she's really pretty… HEY! What does that have to do with anything? I mean… UGH! I don't know why I just thought that… But I do want to be her friend… Right? Right. I want someone I can talk to, someone besides my dog.

"Kiba-san? A-Are you a-all right?" Hinata broke his thoughts.

"Huh? Oh, yes." God I must look like an idiot to her. I'll never be her boyfriend this way. WAIT! NO! I mean FRIEND THAT'S A BOY! NOT BOYFRIEND! I must be going insane.

"Hinata, do you want to play a game?" he asked, politely.

"Ano… Okay…"

Kiba smiled. Good thinking, Kiba! A game! Everybody loves games! But… What game could I play…? Ah ha!

"I'm going to quiz you!" he said, pulling a dictionary in front of him. Hinata had been using this dictionary to help her spice up the vocabulary in her essay a little. It wasn't until Kiba flipped open the book to some random page that he realized what he was doing.

'I'm going to quiz you'? Kiba! Do you realize how lame that is! No one quizzes their friends from the dictionary for fun! IDIOT! She probably thinks you're a freak! Oh well, it's too late, now.

"I'll say a word, and you give me the definition. Let's see… how about… mandible?"

"Isn't that… ano… chin?" she said nervously.

Kiba smiled, happy that she was playing along. He looked at the definition. "…Yes! That's correct!" he said as he looked up at her, awed at her intelligence.

Hinata smiled. And it wasn't just one of her usual nervous smiles either. Kiba thought she was beautiful when she smiled like this. Whoa! Stop it! You don't like her like that, Kiba! Or do I…? No! I mean… maybe… But why? I mean, I barely know her! I thought that I just wanted to be her friend or something… What's wrong with me?

Kiba shook his head. He skipped a few pages and scanned the new page that he had just opened up to.

"What about… napiform?"

Hinata stared at him blankly. "I have no idea at all…" she was smiling, though.

"It means… shaped like a turnip." Kiba started laughing. "What a funny word!"

Hinata laughed a light, yet pure laugh.

Oh man, she's so beautiful when she laughs. UGH! Stop it, Kiba!

"May I… show you a word that I know?" Hinata asked, shyly, reaching her hand out and putting it on the dictionary.

Ba-thump!

Her hand… It's so close to mine… For a moment, Kiba forgot that he 'didn't like her like that' and his heart started beating faster as she pulled the dictionary away from him ever so slowly, taking his silence for an urge for her to go on.

She gently flipped the to a page in the 'D' section. She scanned the pages for the word that she was looking for. Her eyes rested on a word for a few moments, studying it. She pointed to it, without saying a word, motioning him to look at it. He scooted closer and bent down to study the word.

Ba-thump!

I'm so close to her…Oh, right. The word…

Defenestration-(n) the process of throwing a thing or person out of a window

Kiba laughed. "That is an awesome word!"

Hinata smiled at him, glad that he liked the word she showed him. "It's my favorite word."

"It's so funny… I'll have to remember that and tell it to Akamaru…" Kiba said more to himself, rather than Hinata.

"Oh? Who is Akamaru?" Hinata asked curiously.

"My dog."

"Oh! You have a dog! I wish I could have one… But my f-father says that I'm not allowed to keep p-pets…" Hinata said, looking sad. Was it just his imagination, or did he see a glimpse of fear in her eyes as she mentioned her father?

Kiba didn't want to see his new found friend sad like this, so he said, "Well, after class, how about I take you to meet Akamaru? I was actually going to take him on a walk after school. Do you want to come?" Kiba asked, his face a little pink.

Ba-thump!

Okay… I like her. So what?

"S-Sure!" Hinata said, surprised, but happy. "Arigato! You're so kind to me, Kiba-kun." Hinata blushed, but had a bright smile on it.

Kiba grinned. You know, I think that she may have come out of her shell just a little.

Kiba closed the dictionary and pushed it aside as he turned to face Hinata. Completely forgetting about the poor book, he and Hinata chatted a little more about Akamaru before the end of class, at which, he shyly grabbed her hand and gently guided her to his house, blushing lightly and smiling the whole way.

I am sooo gonna beat Naruto! Hinata will be mine!

A/N: Arigato for reading! I hope that you enjoyed it! Sorry if his feelings seemed kind of rushed. I tried not to do that, but I couldn't really help it. Oh, and sorry if they were a little OOC. I tried not to make them like that. Maybe I just suck at writing. Ha ha ha:D

Despite that, please leave a kind review:)