Hello!~

Summary: Unknown to Kiba, he has just met the adventure of a lifetime. His new neighbor Ran Okami, and her wolf Howl, are part of a clan of Ninjas who are born with animal guardians. When something happens with her clan and she'll need all the help she can get. KibaxOC

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto! D8 But I do own Ran, Howl and their clan!

This is my first fanfiction. WOOO! 8D

Hope you like it! ;3

Kiba sighed. It was a week after Hinata and Shino were sent out on a mission without him, and he hated it. Just because he was sick at the time didn't mean he couldn't take a C ranked mission! "Come on Akamaru, lets go find something to do."

Ran glanced in the mirror and fixed the long mess she called hair. Her fishnet long sleeved shirt had been fixed by her sister so her right arm and shoulder were not covered. She wore a black tube top under her fishnet. Her right arm up to her elbow was covered in bandages while her neck displayed a thick black choker with a sliver orchid. She stuck her keys and ipod in her baggy cream pants and headed out the door with Howl, her wolf companion by her side.

After searching and finding that all his friends were busy or on a mission, Kiba laid out next to Akamaru on the roof of his apartment. "Where is everyone when we need them?" he asked no one. "WOOF!" "What is it Akamaru?"

Kiba jumped and spun around as someone behind him sneezed. A girl was sitting on the roof of the house behind him with headphones on humming. He stared as a wolf jumped on the fence surrounding her yard then leaped and trotted up to the girl. "Uhh…" Kiba mumbled wondering how long they had lived there without him knowing. The wolf licked the girl's face and she giggled. "Stop it, Howl!" she said loud enough for him to hear. Howl, as she called him, plopped down on her. She made an 'oof' sound and giggled, scratching his side.

Ran glanced to her right as she scratched Howl, making his hind leg shake. "Hello there!" She said cheerfully. Kiba twitched, realizing he had be spotted. But he relaxed a little. Maybe this would be a good opportunity to make a new friend and not be bored out of this mind.

He jumped down from the roof and walked to the fence that separated their yards. "Hey." He replied casually. "Come on up." The girl offered, patting the roof beside her. He joined her and sat down, followed shortly by Akamaru.

Ran put her ipod on pause and took off her headphones. Howl lifted his head up to stare at Akamaru. "I'm Ran." The girl stated. "I'm Kiba." Kiba said slowly finding her a bit strange. "How long have you lived here?" He asked, after a minute of awkward silence, motioning to the house they were sitting on. "I just moved in. I used to live with the rest of my clan on the outskirts of Konoha." Ran said mumbling a bit. She usually didn't tell people she had a clan before she even really knew them, but she had a good feeling about Kiba. He nodded.

"WOOF!" Akamaru barked stepping over Kiba to sniff Ran and Howl. Howl, who had been staring at Akamaru the whole time, Sat up and sniffed Akamaru back. "This is Howl." She patted his head as she spoke. "I can introduce myself." The wolf muttered.

Kiba and Akamaru stared, not expecting to meet a talking wolf. "Well you usually don't like talking to strangers!" Ran shot back. She glanced over at Kiba. "Don't mind him. He can be a sour puss sometimes." Howl glared at her using the term 'sour puss', which he finds insulting to canines. "This is Akamaru." Kiba said trying not to get in his way.

"He can't talk." He added just in case Howl was wondering. They chatted for the next few hours. Not paying attention to the time, just happy to have company.

Kiba's stomach growled for the second time, so Ran decided it was time for lunch. "Want to come in? According to your stomach you need something to eat." Kiba blushed a bit from embarrassment and nodded.

Once they were in the kitchen, Ran picked up Howl's empty bowl a filled it up. Howl made a face at the food but ate it anyway. He thinks dog chow is beneath him, but he's not allowed human food.

"What would you like?" She asked Kiba as Akamaru got in a sit next to him, wagging his tail like a mad dog. "Uh.. really, anything is fine." He said. (A/N: You know, I think people should know by now that when they invite people to come over and then ask them what they want to eat the answer is usually anything or anything BUT 'specific food here'. I mean really! Who agrees with me?) "Mkay." She replied and started digging in the fridge.

They ended up eating turkey sandwiches using the leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. They were silent as they ate the sandwiches. Akamaru had been staring at a piece of chicken on the table that fell out of Ran's sandwich for some time now.

"What does Akamaru eat?" She asked, noticing him staring at the chicken. "Usually whatever he's allowed to get." Kiba said between bites. She nodded and pushed the bit of chicken over to Akamaru, who happily devoured it.

After lunch Ran was summoned to her clan house by a huge guy that looked more bear then human. They said their goodbyes though Kiba was a little sad his new friend go. She hugged him before running to catch up with the bear-man, waving.

Ran is my oc. I'm going to upload a drawing of her on my dA soon! :D

I'll probably add more to this chapter before I put up another, even though it's just above 1,000 words. But what do you think?