Disclaimer: If i owned naruto it wouldnt be fanfiction now would it?
A/N: think of this as sort of a version 2.0, I tried to use Bells Of Insanity's advice, especially seeing as she (besides Sumikoa who dropped me a PM) was the only one who bothered to review and also, incase it too hard to figure out, the bold/italic combo words are a flashback and, yes, i do plan on switching character focus (mostly between Kiba, Hinata and a general view) from time to time
It was time for Konoha's Annual Valentines Day Dance. Hinata went, reluctantly, because her friend, Tenten had made her, even forcing Hinata into a skimpy, red latex dress that she was practiacally popping out of. Although Hinata had an unusually developed body she always tried to hide it, feeling ashamed, by covering up with loose fitting shirts, jackets, and pants that were often several sizes to big. Whenever they went shopping her sister Hanabi would call her fat for buying big clothes, and needless to say this didn't help her self esteem much. She approached the brightly decorated doors of the Ninja Academy which had been transformed into the Love Cove for the night. The theme for this valentines day was pirates and so Hinata, not wanting to feel any more out of placed than she already would be wearing a latex dress to a pirate-themed valentines day dance, managed to buy an eyepatch on the way there (she would've bought a hat to but it was hard enough finding a place for the little money the eyepatch cost in a latex dress) even if it would only enhance her piratey look a little. She sighed as she strapped on her eyepatch and reached for the door, wishing she had a date that could at least help her worry a little less. She thought for a moment, before opening the doors, about how she had never been asked out on a date by anyone, and then of how she was too shy to ask anyone out, she thought of how she admired how openly Sakura and Ino would make moves one whoever they liked and wished she could be like them. She sighed as she thought of how she wouldn' t even be able to have someone ask someone out for her, and then of who she would ask out if she could ever build up the courage to do it and without realising it she had muttered "N-Naruto-kun" all the while forgetting how much time all this thinking took...
Kiba was taking his secret route to the Academy, or Love Cove as it was called tonight. He knew that it was pirate themed but did they have to give it such a stupid name? Anyways he was skimming the rooftops along his route alone, he had left Akamaru at home tonight and actually had to bring him back there a couple times telling him "A dance is no place for a dog, you have 2 left feet anyways" making a poor pun with an old dancing phrase
"I may not have a date but i can't be seen dancing with a dog!" ending the sentence acting as though people would be shocked to see him, of all people, dancing with a dog.
Several people had asked him out, but he didn't really like any of them, he even started to chuckle as he thought of the look on some of their faces when he denied them, and then shuddered as he thought of others, as he wasn't partial to getting yelled at or beaten.He thought of how desirable he must be remembering how even a guy had asked him out and then gave a particularly evil grin when he thought of how the Sasuke Fan-Club would take the news...
"Hey Kiba" Sasuke shouted "come here for a minute..." trailing off, realising he was drawing attention.
Kiba complied, intrested in what Sasuke, who had never shown much intrest in him, had to say. "What is it?" Kiba asked with genuine intrest and a look of innocent wonder on his face.
"Well...er...you're...um...going to the dance tonight...right?" Sasuke asked, squirming around, trying to stop because he knew he looked nervous.
"Umm...yeah why?" he asked, the wonder still in his eyes.
Sasuke sighed, wishing he could be as bold as Kiba, which was one of the things he loved so much about him "And...your...dateless...right?" he asked, avoiding eye contact, 'This is so embarassing, i should be straightforward! I could get any girl I want and im stuttering to ask someone on a date.'.
Kiba started to look a little concerned, 'He isn't gonna ask me what i think he is, is he?' he thought to himself as he said "No...why?" then jokingly added "Are you asking me for someone?".
This made Sasuke squirm even more "Well you see the thing is...umm..."
"Well...who is it?" Kiba interjected, pretty sure now that Sasuke wanted to ask him to the dance
"I...er...Will you go to the dance with..." Sasuke started but was interupted by a loud voice screaming"SASUKE!!!" that Kiba and Sasuke both knew belonged to a certain Kyubi container.
Sasuke turned, slightly relieved, and regained his usual aloof composure saying "What is it Naruto?"
He was quickly replied with a "Sakura-chan sent me to get an answer for her"
"An answer for what?" he asked, with extreme annoyance and slight disgust in his voice, Sakura always picked the worst times to bother him, and now she apparently didn't even have to be near him to do it!
"An answer to whether you'll go to the dance with her or not. she told me if its not a yes she'll kill me." Naruto added truthfully.
"Well I er..can't because i'm already going with someone..." he said with a glance at Kiba, who wasnt looking because he was too busy laughing at Naruto's misfortune, already knowing Sasuke would refuse.
"She said that if you said that I was to find out who it was or she'd revive me and then kill me again" at the end of Naruto saying this Kiba burst into a further fit of laughter, doubling over and falling to hs knees.
"Well why would i care?" Sasuke asked, with no intention of telling Naruto who he was going with or was going to ask
"Erm...because i'm your teamate and you care about my well being?" Naruto said, causing Kiba to fall over laughing, holding his sides as though they would fall off if he didn't, unsure whether Sakura had a sense of humor or Naruto in pain was just hilarious.
"You're joking right?" Sasuke asked, with a less than amused look on his face, knowing that the boisterous blonde would return him with something like
"Don't make me beat it out of you" Naruto replied, his words synonomous with Sasuke's thoughts
All the while poor Kiba was to get up, but then, upon hearing this, fell back on the ground, clutching his sides and gasping for breath
"N-Naruto..P-Please stop it..." he sputtered through his fit laughter "you're killing me...I think if you don't stop we'll found out if its possible to die of laughter" ending with naruto looking at him with his trademark puzzled look plastered all over his face, and Sasuke uncharacteristacally walking over to him with a hand extended to help Kiba up. Kiba grasped Sasuke's hand and they both began pulling him to his feet until Kiba sputtered into laughter again, falling backwards and bringing sasuke with him, who fell on him, sprawled over his chest. Sasuke promptly blushed much like Hinata would have done in the same situation
Naruto loudly, putting 2 and non-existing 2 together, exclaimed "OH! I see! ok i'll go tell Sakura your with Kiba" and then dashed off into the distance, to tell the world. Kiba noticed that Sasuke hadn't protested this, still laying sprawled about his chest blushing and realised, at the speed naruto would've, what had just happened. He got up, Sasuke grasping for him desprately as he fell, and dashed after Naruto to tell him Sasuke only wanted to be with him...
As Kiba finished reminiscing he arrived at the "Love Cove" to see Hinata standing at the door. He watched for a moment and saw her do nothing, so he started to aproach her, thinking somehting might be wrong, and when he got near her he heard the soft mutter of Naruto's name. He chuckled lightly at the sound of the blonde boy blunder's name and slowly, but surely, got to Hinata.
He started to say "Hinata-chan---" but was cut off by a stinging pain in his face coupled with a squeek and a gasp, "S-Sorry Kiba-kun...I thought you were..a st-stalker".
"Thats ok Hinata-chan" he said, rubbing the dark red hand print on his face, 'great im a stalker now..." he thought coupled with 'I'm going to look like I tried to cop a feel walking in with this mark on my face'.
"So, you came without a date too?" he asked, noticing she was alone, yet muttering Naruto's name
"Y-Yes...but i hoped to find someone that would wanna dance with me..." she said
"Well, I dont have anyone either..." Kiba said then blushed as he said "but...if you don't find anyone else...I wouldnt mind dancing with you..." ending with eye contact
Both stood there, blushing in an awkward silence before Kiba broke it with a "But we probably won't get much dancing done if we never go in..." and they both reached for a door and entered the dance.