"Dammit! Get away from me!" A woman's voice from the depth of the forest cried out. Kiba could smell her scent coming closer and becoming less faint. He felt as if he recognized it but couldn't put a face or name to her scent. "BAKA INU! Yamete! Yamete!" She finally came into sight, "Stupid mutt, leave me alone!" A girl about his age with fairly long black hair, and pretty blue eyes ran away from an extremely large dog. She was wearing three Konoha ninja head bands. Two were sewn together to make a strapless top and one used as a belt on a pair of dark blue pants with a net skirt and she wore one dark blue glove that started just below her shoulder and ended a bit after her knuckles. He noticed she was missing a sandal, and it was in the mouth of the dog chasing her.
"Abunai! Move out of the way!" She ran past Kiba and then jumped up into a tree. The dog followed leaping up trying to knock her from the tree. Kiba's little cousin screamed an ran behind him. "Kiba-kun!" Kiba sighed, "Mimi-chan it's alright..." Kiba whistled, and the dog turned at him. He stared down the dog challenging him. The giant dog stared him for a moment before turning back to the woods and bounding off.
"Oy! Dog woman!" Kiba called into the tree. "DON'T CALL ME DOG WOMAN!" The girl shouted angrily, she was pretty but very rude. He heard her move and then she dropped down from the tree, she strode over to him and flashed him a smile. Her teeth were sort of pointy and her smile looked more like a smirk. "Thanks so much though." She bowed to him as she spoke. "My name is Yaamino Ginaki, nice to meet you." "Likewise. I'm Inuzuka Kiba and this," he gestured to his dog "is Akamaru." His cousin peeked out from behind his legs timidly, she was clinging to this pant leg in fear. "Ah..." Ginaki pointed at Mimi a bit confused. "Oh and this is Mimi-chan my little cousin." He said sighing with slight boredom.
"Have we met before?" Ginaki asked sitting down in the grass. She moved like a boy, and wasn't very lady-like at all. Even Ino didn't compare with her attitude. "I don't think so, but you do smell familiar. Must just be because you're from Konoha." He referred to her ninja headbands. "How did you get so many?" "They're... they used to belong to my parents." She kept a concrete face as she spoke like she was holding back something. Stupidly Kiba proceeded to interrogate her.
"Used to?"
"They died fighting the Kyubi when I was little."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I guess they gave them to you in their will?"
"Yeah. They told me to 'wear them with pride in their memory'. A bit too sentimental for my taste but whatever..."
"So you've been alone?"
"Not alone, just not with others. My parents died defending the Inuzuka Clan Leader and asked him to take care of me if they died. He trained me and now I have a headband of my own."
She touched her ninja headband she was using as a belt.
"If you don't mind me asking, how come you weren't in the Academy? Or at least one of the groups led by Jounin?" This was the reason Kiba hadn't seen her before.
"I'm not allowed to socialize with other ninja outside my training. Sensei says I was withdrawn from the school because the Hokage was afraid there would be an accident." 'An accident? Like what?' Kiba thought puzzled.
"It's friggin' hot." Ginaki said waving her hand like she had a fan. 'Obviously this was a touchy subject, she's changing it every chance she gets.' "Well, I'll be late if I don't get going. Thanks so much Inuzuka-san," 'Formal honorifics? What's that for?' "I hope we meet again." She proceeded to stand up as she talked and left.
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Kiba returned home at 5:00PM. It was nearly supper and boy was he hungry. He dropped off his cousin at his Aunt's house and his Aunt gave him a 2 small gifts. One was for Akamaru, it was a bag of dog biscuits and the other was a scroll. In it was a note and an old saying, the note read "Keep this in mind my nephew and I promise you'll find love."
"UGH. She's always trying to set me up with some girl who I hardly know." He muttered opening the scroll.
While docility and loyalty are virtues in women
To the wild soul of man
A cool autumn's wind and a smile from her
Will win his heart.
-Shodai Hokage
"Pff. I babysit all day on my birthday and get one of Aunt's bogus scrolls. 'Be thankful what you have and cherish it, for you never know when you may lose it.'" He liked that quote a lot because it applied to lots of situations but hated remembering it at times like these. He walked past the woods in which he met Ginaki earlier and then home. "I'm home!" He closed the door behind him and took off his shoes. "Took ya long enough, Kiba. They want you down at Hokage's hall." His mother smiled and walked over to him. For the first time in a long time she hugged him, "My son... whatever happens don't get too angry with Hogake-sama. It's for the best." She spoke softly and then let go of him.
As he walked through the streets he noticed people closing shop, it was getting late. He repeated the words in his head trying to make sense of them. "Why the hell would I get mad at Hokage-sama?" He muttered with his hands in his pockets. Akamaru followed quietly wagging his tail happy to be on a walk with Kiba.
Kiba casually walked through the gates and entered the conference room. Only he and Hokage-sama were there. Muffled barking and a scream came from the door he had just closed. "DEAR LORD!" the voice screamed the door flung open and Ginaki ran in. She slammed the door shut, THUMP THUMP BARK BARK BARK BARK! "What is this all about?" Asked Hokage-sama. "Don't open the-" CLICK. "-door." A dog not too much smaller than the one from before dashed into the room. Ginaki stood frozen looking horrified as the dog ran at her. "Holy fu-" "Kirei-Hana no jutsu!" the smell of flowers was overwhelming. He covered his nose and ducked down, he could see petals of flowers surrounding the dog and restraining it. The shower of flowers halted, Ginaki's eyes were closed in concentration and her fists were pressing against each other. "LEAVE." she said to the dog and opened her eyes.
All the petals around it fell, the dog persisted and ran at her baring it's teeth. She closed her eyes like she was bracing herself for the impact but as she did the flowers formed a barrier and a petal sculpture of her leaped forth. It ran with the dog and jumped under it's neck biting it's chin. The dog yipped and fell, "I'm afraid you've fallen in the ranks." She said quietly. The dog got up and started to leave through the open paper door. The petals lay covering the floor, the smell was still pretty amazing but Kiba let go of his nose trying to tolerate it.
"Well done!" Hokage-sama smiled at her laughing "Heh, hardly used any chakra for that one." She said brushing away a stray lock of hair. Kiba stared in awe.
"This is the strong woman you are betrothed too, Inuzuka Kiba."
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