Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters.

A little bit of twists, but this is indeed KIBAHINA So enjoy (:

Took me a while with the Title; this is the first time I've written in years. Nothing was carefully plotted, I just typed away to my hearts content. I've got a big imagination, I figured I should put it to use. :D Enjoy!

[HINATA'S POV]

I slammed my locker shut with a look on my face that could only be described as someone who had just gotten their heart ripped out. I won't let it get to me. No, I can't let it get to me.I trudged down the hall, looking for answers in the pattern of tiling on the schools seemingly clean floor. I dropped to my knees at the stairs by the entrance, fixing myself so I had both feet resting two steps below where I was sitting. I turned my head slightly towards the direction of the training grounds. My book bag slid off my right shoulder, leaving all the pressure on my left shoulder. Poor shoulder. I could see them from where I was sitting, walking towards Ichiraku's. You're over your head, Hinata.I pinched the bridge of my nose and shook my head, standing back up and sighing deeply all at the same time. Enough of this. I'm a happy person. I'm okay with this. There's no reason for me to be upset... I just don't believe how I could've been so blind.

I began to walk to my apartment, trying to keep my mind off of Naruto by counting how many clouds were in the sky…Four, five, six, seven. That's it?Only seven clouds in the sky. It was a lucky number, but it wasn't my lucky number. My lucky number was just about three above seven. If only it was ten clouds, I'd take it as a good sign.I sighed hopelessly as my eyes sunk to the ground, watching my feet step one by one. One, two, one, two. "C'mon, Sakura, it can't be that bad." I immediately stopped dead in my tracks. Oh no. That- that's definitely Naruto's voice.

I looked around desperately to see how I could've been so careless as to run into the one person I was avoiding. Poor me, I didn't even have the slightest clue where I was. I looked up to see a big red sign that read 'Ichiraku'. "Of course." I sunk my face into my palm, hiding from everyone else, frustrated that I hadn't paid attention to where I was going. Naruto was holding Sakura close, by the waist. I bit my lip, resisting the temptation to interrupt their moment. Sakura looked up at Naruto for what seemed like an eternity. Look at her Naruto, just do it. She wants you to kiss her. I cringed as Naruto turned and half-smiled, planting a nice long kiss on Sakura's lips.

I clenched my fists, remembering what I had told myself just minutes ago. My eyes narrowed, shedding tears. Naruto.. Sakura.. They're together. I could only imagine how great it must've felt for him when Sakura gave in to his last try at getting together with her. I confessed my love for him, but even that didn't seem to phase his attempts to obtain Sakura's "love". Finally. Well, I mean, at least I know the truth now.A tear ran down my face, and I managed to wipe it, but a few others escaped the apples of my cheek and hit the ground, like raindrops. I let out a stifled whimper, and I cursed under my breath. "Damn this." I wiped the remaining tears and turned away from the scene, walking in the opposite direction. I'm seventeen; not a child. I'm not a child… Who am I trying to fool?

I turned the corner only to get knocked over by a mass of white fur. I squeaked in surprise, as Akamaru nudged me, and I picked myself up from the sidewalk, gathering my book bag. A shadow casted over my face, and I turned. I looked up to see a confused Kiba, staring me directly in the eyes. "Oh, Kiba, it's you."

"Well, yeah. Who'd ya expect?" He smiled and stretched out his arm, offering to help me up. I took his hand, and he lifted me off the ground.

"Thank you, Kiba." I tried to look away as much as possible so that he couldn't see my eyes. He was good at detecting tears. Really good. "Um, Kiba," I looked at my feet. "How are you?" I half smiled and accidentally looked up. I say accidentally because Kiba managed to get a glimpse of my face.

"I'm fine, Hinata. But, it looks like you aren't able to say the same." He lifted my chin and looked at me long and hard. Then he let me go.

Damn it."No, everything's fine. It's just; I got dust in my eye when I fell." I looked down immediately, a habit of mine that usually follows a lie. Did he notice?

"You're lying." He put a hand on my shoulder. "Hinata, if it's that stupid Kitsune and his "Pink 'Mistress'" that's getting to you, it's okay. You can tell me." He paused momentarily. "Besides, he doesn't deserve you!" he barked and flailed his arms. "You're way too good for him…" Kiba snarled under his breath and turned his head. He was mumbling things. "No good, stupid, damn idiot."

"Oh, Kiba." I let out a small giggle. You really are something else. "Thank you."

Kiba blushed and scoffed. "No problem. Besides, that's what friends are for, right?" he turned his head back to Hinata and smiled a little.

"Yeah." I said.

Friends, we both thought.

"Well, uh, it's getting-"

"Late?" I interrupted.

"Yeah, we better-"

"Get going?" I smiled.

Kiba stared at me. "Hmm. Hey, Hinata, would you mind if I-?" I started walking. It was obvious that he wanted to go somewhere. I thought it be nice to be walked home. "Huh? Hey, Hinata, wait!"

"Well, are you going to walk me home or not?" I giggled lightly and waited for Kiba and Akamaru to catch up. "How has your day been, my fellow dog-man?" I was overly lifted by Kiba's presence, so I took advantage of it.

"Hm? It's been good. Kurenai Sensei sure did pack on the homework, though, didn't she?" He made a worried face. "Sheesh, you think a pregnant woman would go easy on us, but she seems to have gone tougher and harder on us ever since she told us." He looked at me as if expecting some sort of explanation.

I lowered my head and laughed. "Kiba, usually when women are pregnant, they go through major mood swings. One moment they're Heaven's sent, the next, they're the Devils Rejects. So it's actually pretty normal that she would behave like that." I wondered if he was even listening.

"Oh! So, I guess I'll have to worry about Kurenai Sensei for another 2 months…" Kiba looked absolutely mortified. "Damn." He crossed his arms. I could tell that he had lost track of the conversation. His face lit up suddenly, indicating his interest in a new topic. "Hey, Hinata. What do you think about me?" "You know, just curious." He half smiled and turned to me.

"Well Kiba, honestly." I didn't know what to say. "I think you're absolutely wonderful." Oh my, where did that come from? Maybe now he thinks…

Kiba looked dumbfounded. "Wha?" he stopped walking for two seconds, then caught up with Akamaru and I again. "What do you mean by that?"

Now he wants an explanation?"Well, you're always taking care of me, and… You just know what makes me smile. Actually, I don't even think you ever noticed, but sometimes you'd make me forget Naruto. You'd know how much I would hurt over him, and its like you automatically just started to talk about something else, and you would say all these things, and… You're just great, Kiba."

[KIBA'S POV- Yeah, really. For like, 2 seconds. Bear with me (:]

Kiba stayed silent for about 10 seconds. "Wow." I want to tell her the exact same. I want to tell her she's beautiful, and she's all a guy could ever ask for, but how do I tell her? How do I tell her without making things awkward between us… Without me breaking our promise…? I just wish I could take her away from all her troubles, including that idiot, Naruto. Kiba looked lost in thought. So lost, he had passed up my apartment.

[HINATA'S POV]

"Kiba?" I stared at Kiba as he kept walking past my apartment.

"Hm?" he kept walking.

"Open your eyes, Kiba, we're here" I laughed. He turned around in disbelief. The look on his face made me giggle.

"No way?" he laughed to himself. "Oh man I must have passed it up while I was…" he stopped abruptly.

"While you were what?"

"Uh, nothing." "See ya, Hinata." Kiba embraced me in a tight hug for about 6 seconds, which was a few seconds longer than the standard hug. I didn't think anything of it, really.

…But something felt right about hugging Kiba.

[KIBA's POV]

-Later

What was wrong with me? What the hell? Why did I just hold on to her like that?I walked further, towards my house, where Hana had probably prepared dinner for me. Shit, she's probably thinking something about that hug. I don't know what came over me. I just, I don't know. I held on. She smells so good...I snapped myself out of the trance I was in."Fuck." Trying to get my mind off of Hinata, I began to run home. Akamaru didn't hesitate to follow me at the same speed.

As soon as I got home, Hana was waiting at the kitchen table.

"Kiba," she started. "You need to start getting home earlier."

I stopped at the kitchen counter and sighed. "I was walking Hinata home, and we were talking, sorry."

"Wow. Must have been super important if you took twice as long this time." Hana stared at me. "So…Hinata?"

I gave her a confused look. "Uh, yeah, what about her?"

"Are you finally going to tell her how you feel?"

What the?"The hell are you talking about?" "She knows how I feel, we're great friends." "There's nothing more we can or ever will be." I stopped and thought carefully about everything I had just said. Hana just kept staring me down.

"Right." She began to chuckle. "Face it Kiba, even you don't believe yourself." She stood up and walked towards the kitchen counter. "Five years, Kiba. Five years, and you haven't even mentioned it? The moment you found out about Hinata's feelings for Naruto, you didn't speak to anyone for a whole week. You didn't even say a word to Hinata herself. Because you felt betrayed, didn't you?"

I stared at the kitchen floor and tightened my fists.

"Didn't y-"

"It's because he's a fucking idiot that doesn't deserve someone like her! He doesn't deserve someone as smart and beautiful as her…." I cut in. I pounded the kitchen counter with my fists. "I just didn't want him to hurt her, but it's too late, because that idiot completely ignored her feelings and now she's completely crushed!" I was enraged. "Maybe I'm just a really good friend, Hana, that's all." I walked off to my room, and stopped as I put my hand over the doorknob. Or maybe you know me better than I know myself…

END: CHAPTER I

Dunno if I did so well after going so long without typing or conjuring up a good story. But review and let me know if this is worthy of a second chapter.! In the mean time, I'll be thinking up ideas. Thanks ~ Mareeh'Inuzukaaa~ *NOTICE* This chapter has been revised and edited as of 1-2-11. (: