The village of Konoha was being sprinkled with glittering, dancing snowflakes. Even though it was noon it looked more around five o'clock due to the clouds and lack of sunlight coming through them. The youngest of the Inuzuka clan lay up on his bed, his dog Akamaru laying on his chest while he thought over the training he had went through today with his team. But his thoughts were interrupted by the call of his older sister from downstairs.
"Kiba, get down here!" she yelled up the stairs to him.
"Yeah yeah, c'mon Akamaru…" Kiba put the small white dog on his head and walked out of his messy room and down the stairs. But once on the landing he stopped dead in his tracks and looked over at the newcomer in his home, HIS territory. There stood a bundle of warm clothing that consisted of a thick jacket with white fur insulation and some regular pants. This wasn't to weird until he saw the large dog, also known as a Husky standing at the intruders side. Sniffing the air with its light brown nose and looking around the home with its multi-colored eyes. Akamaru stiffened and growled, also just noticing the dog. The husky however, just ignored the small dog. Content on making sure the home was worthy of his master. Kiba returned his gaze to the used to be bundle of furs. But the warm clothing had been hung up on a coat rack. And now a young woman, who looked to be Kiba's age stood there. She pushed a strand of her curly red hair back into place and away from her icy blue eyes. Kiba felt like he had had the wind knocked out of him. The girl was not only beautiful with her pale skin and her blue clan tattoos, just like Kiba had. But, he also faintly recognized her. "A-ah, Rikka-Chan?" he asked hesitantly to the girl in his doorway. The red head looked over immediately and when she saw Kiba she smiled.
"Ello Kiba-kun, wow, you've grown a lot…" she commented and went over, giving him a quick and friendly hug. Kiba jumped at her touch, not wanting to be so close to her or any other girl for that matter at the moment.
"Um...Thanks, what are you doing here?" He asked, taking a step back and looking down at his childhood friend questionably. Rikka opened her mouth to reply but was cut off by Kiba's sister.
"I thought I told ya bro, she's your fiancé". There was a long silence where Kiba looked completely lost.
"WHAT? When did this happen? I don't remember agreeing to anything! I'm to young to get married!" he said in half panic, causing Akamaru to jump to the safety of Rikka's arms. Tsumate snorted and rolled her eyes.
"Idiot, obviously your both to young to marry now. But its been arranged so it will happen sooner or later….". The brown and white husky at Rikka's side growled at Tsumate's words and nudged Rikka's hand. The redhead looked down at the dog and put a finger to her lips.
"Shush, Buru. You have no say in this". The dog just grunted in reply. Kiba, finally back to his senses for the most part took Akamaru back from Rikka's arms and put him back on his head.
"How did you get here though Rikka-Chan? That's a long way to get from the snow country". Rikka gave him a small smile before replying with a sigh.
"Well my father came with me halfway then sent me with a traveling party of a clan that's a close to us to come here. It only took about a month. No biggie"
Kiba was about to say something else before Tsumate interrupted him.
"Alrightie kiddies. As fun as this is you need to get unpacked and everything Rikka" she said and gave the other girl a toothy grin. "I'll show you to your room," she added and took Rikka's bag for her and led her upstairs and down the hall, Buru following closely behind. Kiba watched all this, his mouth hanging open. "SHE'S STAYING HERE?" he wailed up at Tsumate.
His sister laughed out loud. "Well duh stupid, where do you think she was going to sleep? Outside?" she called back to him as she showed Rikka the small bedroom that would be hers for quite some time. Rikka looked around the room and smiled when Buru jumped up on the bed and made himself comfortable. Then she looked over to the other female with worried eyes.
"Kiba's not mad at me is he? I thought he knew…" she asked with concern. She had always liked Kiba, but when her family had moved back to the snow country they had stopped talking. Which left a six-year gap between the times they had spent together when they were eight years old. Tsumate gave her a reassuring smile.
"Nah, he's fine. It'll just take him a little bit to get used to the idea. Don't worry about it Hun. I know my little brother. He'll get used to the idea. Now ah, I'll leave you to unpack. The bathroom is down the hall if you need to use it and feel free to come and get me or Kiba if you need anything" she added before leaving the room and going downstairs to make sure the heating system was on for the cold weather to come. The young snow-nin sighed heavily and reached over in her suitcase and started putting her cloths away in the cherry wood dresser against one wall.
"Buru, what do you think? It'll be okay right?" Rikka asked her dog companion as she folded a shirt and tucked it away in a drawer. The large dog's response was a simple and small bark as he lay there half asleep. Rikka smiled at him, "You lazy bum. Fine, leave me to muddle in my thoughts then" she said and flicked a piece of lent from her cloths at the dog, not fazing him at all.