A/N: Well, I'm making another attempt at KibaHina…
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Hinata stared at her ramen. She wasn't hungry, so she began playing around with the noodles with her chopsticks.
Then, she heard a familiar voice, "Hinata?" It was Kiba. Hinata sort of wanted to be alone, but she didn't want to ignore Kiba and hurt his feelings.
"H-hi, Kiba," Hinata forced herself to smile. She had just seen Naruto kissing Sakura. Naruto, the boy who she had admired for years. Her heart was completely broken. Hinata had known that Naruto liked Sakura, but seeing them actually together was still very painful.
"What's up?" asked Kiba, sitting next to Hinata with Akamaru sitting on the floor near them.
"Um… d-did you know that N-Naruto and Sakura are g-going out?" Hinata replied.
"No. Uh… are you okay?" Kiba looked concerned.
Wondering why Kiba would ask that, Hinata questioned, "Wh-what?"
"Well… it's kind of obvious that you like Naruto," explained Kiba. "So I'd think that him going out with another girl might… you know… bother you." Although he didn't want Hinata to be hurt, Kiba was kind of glad that Naruto didn't like her as more than a friend. He wouldn't have a chance with her if she got together with Naruto. Feeling that way made Kiba feel guilty because it really hurt Hinata that Naruto liked another girl.
"Oh… n-no," Hinata blushed, "I-I'm fine. S-Sakura makes Naruto happy, s-so why shouldn't I b-be glad that they're g-going out?" Hinata knew that Kiba saw through her lie. "O-okay, I-I might be a l-little upset. O-or very upset."
"I'm sorry that Naruto doesn't return your feelings, but your friends are here for you, including me," consoled Kiba. "Hey, I'll pay for your ramen."
"A-aren't you going to g-get any?" wondered Hinata.
"Nah, I'm not really hungry anymore," Kiba answered. "Are you going to eat yours?" Hinata shook her head no. Kiba waved over the ramen man. "Can we get this to go?"
"Sure. By the way, here's the bill," he replied as he gave Kiba the bill and took the ramen away. Kiba took out enough money to pay for the ramen plus some for a tip.
"A-are you sure th-that you want to p-pay for it?" stammered Hinata.
"Of course. What are friends for?" confirmed Kiba. The ramen man handed Kiba the ramen to go, and Kiba handed him the money.
"Thank you and good-bye," the ramen man waved.
"Come on, Hinata," Kiba stood up. Akamaru stood up and barked happily.
Hinata got up too, looking confused, "Wh-where are we going?"
"Well… do you want to go train? It might make you feel better. Sometimes, when I'm down, training helps me feel better. There's some scientific thing about endorphins or something that says that exercising can improve your mood…" rambled Kiba. He smiled and handed Hinata the ramen. "So, do you want to go train?"
"S-sure," agreed Hinata. She was glad that she had expressed herself. Keeping her feelings bottled up had made Hinata feel terrible. She was still sad that Naruto was together with Sakura, but she was in a better mood than she was before talking to Kiba. Kiba is such a great friend, Hinata followed Kiba and Akamaru out of the ramen shop. "S-so Kiba… how are y-you?"
"Well, I was feeling okay, but now I'm sad that you're upset," Kiba told her.
"K-Kiba, I-I'm sorry that I r-ruined your m-mood," Hinata apologized. She felt bad that she made Kiba sad.
Kiba chuckled, "Hinata, don't be sorry. I'd rather know your problems and be sad than never talk to you and be happy."
Hinata smiled and blushed, "Th-thanks, Kiba." The two shinobi reached the training ground to see Rock Lee doing pushups. "H-hi Lee."
"Hey Lee," Kiba waved even though Lee couldn't really see them.
"Hello Kiba and Hinata," Lee replied while continuing to do push-ups. "I have finished my push-ups. Hinata, do you wish to spar?"
"S-sure, Lee," Hinata nodded.
"Okay, I'll practice my jutsu with Akamaru," Kiba told them. Akamaru barked, happily. Training was his favorite activity next to taking walks with Kiba. "And I'll keep this safe." Kiba took the ramen from Hinata.
Both Lee and Hinata were breathing deeply. Lee had knocked Hinata down and won, but it had been a pretty close match.
"I am sorry if I have hurt you, Hinata," Lee apologized.
"N-no, Lee. I-I'm fine," assured Hinata. "Y-you've been training hard, r-right?"
"Yes, Hinata, I have," replied Lee. "Let us go tell Kiba that we are finished." Kiba had given Hinata and Lee lots of space so that they wouldn't bump into him. "KIBA!" Kiba, who wasn't too far away, heard Lee's voice.
"Race you to them," after grabbing Hinata's ramen Kiba muttered to Akamaru. Both of them ran as fast as they could, but Akamaru beat Kiba by a few seconds. "Hey guys; you're done?" Lee and Hinata nodded. "Well, here's your ramen back." Hinata smiled as she took back her ramen.
"Well, I will see you later," Lee smiled and did the nice guy pose. Then, he ran off.
"Bye!" Kiba yelled after him. He turned to Hinata. "Feeling better?"
"N-not all better, b-but better than before. Th-thanks Kiba. You're the best," Hinata gave her teammate a quick hug.
"It was nothing," Kiba smiled. "Well, I'll see you later."
"Y-yeah," Hinata waved and started walking home.
"I'll race you home Akamaru. And this time, I'll win," Kiba told his dog. Seeming determined to prove Kiba wrong, Akamaru barked.
A/N: Please review!
