Disclaimer: Ahhh, I know what your all wondering:" Why is she starting another story while she still has to get out four others?" Well...it's cause I'm lazy and I have to literally incourage myself to write, usually. BUT! On this story however, I have a Muse (honeybear45, or SUZU as I call her) who keeps me in track and supplies me with ideas and gives me some awesome motivation, lol. Well, this is a little draft we came up with and I want to know how it's going! It'll also be posted on Quizilla, and if you want my name on there, just ask! By the by, all of the Naruto characters are copyright to Masashi Kishimoto, all except for Chihiro and any other OC's soon to be added! Thank you!

Hey guys! I'm the "trusty muse" or "co-author" of this Kiba Inuzuka story by our wonderful author, heartheat! As you all know, SHE WRITES AMAZING STORIES. And you're probably wondering what I, honeybear45, an amateur writer, is doing with such an awesome writer, right? I just kinda stumbled upon hopesfail's idea to publish a Kiba story, but she said she couldn't write them until her other stories were finished. And me being me, an impatient person, decided to lend her a hand so it could be published faster. And thus, this "hopes-honey45" combo was made... Well, enough blabbing about me. If you want to listen to more of my "blabs", message me and visit my profile! Thanks! Now go away, and READ THE STORY! Ahha...

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The moon was concealed by the thick black clouds that hung above, making it hard for the Chuunin to make her way towards the shaded figure. Her strong legs carried her closer and closer until she was able to grab hold of the thick blue material of his overshirt. Spinning him around she snarled and bit her bottom lip to keep from yelling too loud," Where do you think you're headed, Sasuke-kun!"

"It's none of your business, Chihiro," Sasuke's coal black eyes avoided her deep purple ones, making the anger boil up inside of her. Along with a deep and pure emotion she forbid herself to never feel again...

"You're leaving, aren't you?" A deep wrenching feeling caught up to her stomach making her head hurt, the muscles in her throat constricting. Behind her on a stone bench, her pink-haired rival lay unconscious,"...why Sasuke-kun?"

The Uchiha remained quiet and kept up his guard. Fixing the pack that was slung over his shoulder; he turned his head slightly and looked away," Like I said, it's none of your business."

"Why do you always avoid people? Can you see, Sasuke-kun? We care about you! Me, Naruto," Chihiro paused and glanced back at her rival,"...Sakura. We all do, but-"

"I am different from you guys," Sasuke interrupted and shot his hard gaze onto her," I live for revenge; that is my life. We will all walk our own paths, and you, Naruto, and Sakura's path isn't my path to follow. I got my own things to do."

Tears lightly poured from her cheek's making her sin glow in the moonlight," Sasuke-kun... I never thought you'd be such a retard..."

"Shut up," Sasuke growled and narrowed his harsh gaze upon her," You have no idea-"

"If you're going to go, I guess I shouldn't stop you," Chihiro lifted her cold purple eyes upon him. Her eyes scanned the cold path below her, sadness and regret inflicting on her eyes. She brought back her eyes back to him and glared," You're heart has chosen revenge, but..."

SMACK

Sasuke glanced up once more, a trace of pain left in his eyes. His right cheek stung with the force of her hand on his skin. Chihiro held her hand and shook her head wildly, letting the loose black strand fall from her ponytail.

"But if you leave...You-" Despite the tears, Chihiro's face expression showed of anger," You will regret that you ever left this village."

A gust of wind brushed by as Chihiro silently placed her hands in front of her, performing a jutsu. And before the Uchiha noticed...

She was gone.

"You're...you're an idiot, Uchiha Sasuke-kun."

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The trail concealed her form as she walked aimlessly to the only place she ever felt at home. The wind blew lightly at her olive green chuunin vest, and made her soft black hair fall from the loose ponytail. Her lips were chapped from the cool temperature of the breeze, and rain began to fall upon her, soaking her uniform.

Fallen leaves crunched under her feet as she sloshed through a forming puddle next to the sidewalk. The crunching stopped once she reached the gray footstep of a door. Gazing up at the vanilla house, a smile graced her lips as she knocked on the wooden door.

Shuffling came from the inside until the door finally opened revealing a rather stressed looking woman. Her honey brown eyes scanned over tattered-looking Chihiro as she peaked out of the doorway. It was then she realized...

"Chihiro-chan!" Nara Yoshino shrieked and tugged the soaked Chuunin into her household," Come in, come in! Oh my, you're soaked to the bone! Ah, I have to get you into something warm before you catch a cold!"

Chihiro sighed and followed Yoshino into the restroom," Yoshino-san, you really don't have to-"

"No, no, no, no, no, Chihiro-chan," Yoshino shoved some warm towels into Chihiro's arms and stuck a finger in her face," Take a nice warm bath and then come to my room. I'm not letting you back out into that storm. Besides, it's been so long since we last housed you. It would be a pleasure for you to stay."

Chihiro bit her bottom lip and finally agreed. Mrs. Nara closed the door behind her as she exited, and left her all alone in the bathroom.

As Yoshino had said, the soothing warm water of the shower calmed her nerves, but the situation with Sasuke earlier was still pricking deep into her mind. It replayed over and over until she couldn't stand it anymore.

Wrapping the towel around her waist, Chihiro poked her head out of the restroom, steam following her. One of her arms clutched the towel firmly, and the other carried her soaked Chuunin uniform.

It had been a while since she was housed in the Nara household. The furniture has been moved and unknown to her, rooms could have been switched. Glancing down to the end of the hallway, Chihiro noticed her old room. Surprisingly, the plaque that marked that room as hers was still stuck to that lime green door.

She walked towards the old room and stood in front of the door, afraid to see what was behind it...but she just couldn't resist her curiosity. Her hand was inches form the golden handle when...

"Chihiro!"

Chihiro leapt off the ground and landed on her butt with a loud thump. A pure shade of crimson spread quickly over her cheeks as a boy her age stood over her with a slight frown.

He had dark brown hair pulled back into a ponytail, with a white tank top and a grey pair of boxers. His brown eyes watched her curiously," What are you doing back here? And in a...towel..."

"H-Hi, Shi-Shikamaru-kun!" Chihiro's face flushed an even darker shade of red as she pulled herself to her feet, clutching the soft material of the towel," Um...Um I- I'm he-here to s-stay the n-ni-night with you g-guys."

"Why?" Shikamaru cocked an eyebrow and scanned her towel clad form," You're dripping on the floor."

"About that..." Chihiro glared at the boy and avoided his gaze," Where's your mother? She said she had clothes..."

She held out her soaked Chuunin outfit towards him, making a hint of pink glow across his cheekbones. Shikamaru shrugged and turned around, preparing to walk back down the hallway. However that unstoppable force field made him pause in his tracks and shudder.

"SHIKAMARU!" Yoshino screamed from the opposite side of the hallway," How dare you corner a helpless, towel-clad woman in a hallway and bombard her with questions!"

Shikamaru remained silent and bowed his head," How troublesome...I'm going back to bed..."

Quickly grabbing onto the back of her son's collar, Yoshino dragged Shikamaru away from his door, and shoved Chihiro's wet clothes into his arms," Wash these and if you do anything to ruin or destroy them, I'll destroy you."

Without another word, and wide eyes, Shikamaru ran off down the stairs with the tattered clothes. Yoshino turned back towards Chihiro and smiled warmly," There we do dear. I have a nice pair of clothes you can wear. I'm too afraid that you won't fit in mine, so I got you a pair of Shikamaru's. I hope you don't mind-"

"No, Yoshino-san! I don't mind at all," Chihiro reassured her with her trademark warm smile and took the clothes from her arms. They consisted of a light gray tank top, and a pair of dark green boxer shorts.

Yoshino smiled and cupped the young Chuunin's cheek and bounded down the stairs," You're such a sweet girl, Chihiro-chan."

She returned to the restroom downstairs and quickly slipped into the change of clothes. Pulling her wet black hair into a loose bun, she turned the light off and exited the dark room.

"I know what I'm gonna wear, but I wonder where the heck I'm going sleep?" Chihiro asked herself and hugged her arms tightly. There was a cool draft in the house, and the non-existent sleeves on her shirt didn't help," I'm freezing..."

"How troublesome..." Shikamaru appeared at the bottom of the stairs, hands firmly on his waist," You still have a room here remember? It's at the end of the hall. Mom threatened us not to move it."

"Oh...thanks Shika-kun," Chihiro smiled and walked past him, climbing the stairs. Once she reached the end of the hallway, she turned back to Shikamaru while reaching for the door knob," Thanks for the clothes too."

Shikamaru blushed and waved his hands in front of his face," No, no...how troublesome...It was nothing, Chii."

A grin spread over her lips as she giggled," Goodnight, Shika-kun."

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Her purple eyes gazed wearily at the meal in front of her. The first real breakfast she would have had in a long while since she began living on her own. Her stomach rumbled as she took a fork to the French toast and eggs. But with her mind filled with thoughts, she had hard time eating a simple meal. Bringing it up to her mouth seemed so hard for her right now.

Across the table, Nara Shikaku silently ate his meal, avoiding his wife's gaze. To the right, Shikamaru yawned and nearly got smacked over the head with a wooden spoon.

"Hurry up and eat Shikamaru!" Yoshino barked from the kitchen, waving a spoon in the air," Your father has a mission today and there isn't much time for us to be together! You two aren't even dressed!"

Both of the men looked at Yoshino and nodded in their fishnet shirts. Chihiro smiled at them, wishing that her mother was here to say the same thing to her...

"Yeah, yeah..." Shikamaru sighed and rested his head on his hands.

"Only one 'yes'!" Yoshino placed her hands on her hips, clutching the spoon dangerously. Shikamaru just stared lazily at his mother.

'I guess I know what he's thinking about right now...' Chihiro smiled a half-smile and continued eating, mimicking the Nara boy in her head, 'She's so troublesome! That's what he'd say, being the Shika-kun I know...'

Chihiro laughed lightly and caught the Nara's gaze. But she ignored it and shrugged it off, wiping her hands with a napkin," Thanks for the meal and your hospitality, Yoshino-san." But I'm afraid I have to go..."

"Are you sure you had enough? You haven't finished the whole meal!" Yoshino-san spoke, her face clouded with worry and confusion.

She looked down at Chihiro's plate, with food still on the white plate," This isn't like you Chihiro-chan..."

"Oh, I'm fine, Yoshino-san. I really am... Thank you. It's just that... I'm... I'm so full from last night's dinner I had! Ahaha..." Chihiro laughed nervously.

"Oh, where are you off to?" Yoshino asked, picking up her plate and placing it in the sink.

"I-" Chihiro choked on her words as the doorbell interrupted her sentence,' What...?'

"So early, I wonder who it is..." Yoshino untied her apron and held out a hand to her," Hold on, dear."

Chihiro nodded and leaned back in her seat. Shikamaru leaned in a beckoned for his father," Hey, Dad?"

"What?" Shikaku-san groaned in his deep voice, holding his fork in front of him.

Chihiro chuckled and nudged Shikamaru in the side as he continued," Why did you marry such an overbearing woman?"

"Well..." Shikaku-san closed his eyes and chewed his food," Even a woman like her has good moments. I guess that's why."

"That's all?" Shikamaru asked.

"You're father's right, Shika-kun," Chihiro beamed and took a sip of her drink," Every woman has her days."

"Why do you agree with him?" Shikamaru droned and rested his elbows on the table.

Chihiro giggled and made Shikaku-san smile," I am a girl you know? We women have this "non-verbal communication". Don't you know that's how Ino and I communicate?"

"Shikamaru," Yoshino-san's head poked back out of the doorway," The Fifth Hokage's guards have come to see you. And you too,

Chihiro-chan." Yoshino-san's smile turned into confusion as she muttered, "I wonder how Hokage-sama knew she was here..."

Chihiro straightened up, quite intent on what the Fifth wanted with them,'...Sasuke-kun...'

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"What!" Naruto howled into the morning air," It can't be true!"

"Naruto-kun...Please tune it down for a minute, for the sake of your apartment neighbors..." Chihiro whined rubbing her now sensitive ears as Naruto twitched madly in front of her,' And for my sake too...'

'That bastard...' Naruto growled to himself, but straightened out, bounding back into his room," Hold on, I'll get changed!"

Chihiro exited the young genin's house and walked out into the dirt road, waiting for his arrival. However, the young ball of energy speed passed her leaving her in a cloud of smoke," Wait! Naruto-kun... We have to... AGH!"

Naruto paused and sweatdropped," Oh, I'm sorry Chii-chan. Other than me, do you know any other brilliant genin?"

'Naruto-kun certainly is something... But there are some others...' Chihiro sighed and nodded briefly, a soft and warm smile pasted on her lips," Yes, actually I do."

"Who?" Naruto humped and crossed his arms," Are you sure he's talented?"

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KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK

"WAKE UP CHOUJI-KUUUN! WE GOT SOME IMPORTANT MISSION!" Chihiro sing-songed as she whistled. As she waited for him she realized," There's only one thing to do now..."

Chihiro bent over and dug into her pack behind her, rummaging thought its contents. Moments later, she stood up victoriously with a bag of chips in her clutches, a silly smile on her face," Here we go..."

"Potato chips!" Naruto nearly fell back as she opened the bag and stood back up.

"Barbeque flavor, will you help me eat them, Naruto-kun?" Chihiro shoved a handful of the ships into her mouth and munched down on them, almost as quickly as Naruto did.

His hand began to shoot at the last chip, but Chihiro stopped him and grabbed it for herself, holding the chip out in front of her," He's coming."

The door burst open making Naruto jump back in fear as a blur of white and blue speed past them," I WON'T LET YOU EAT THE LAST POTATO CHIP!"

A rather big-boned boy stood in the opening next to the woods, holding the chip in-between his fingers. Chihiro grinned warmly and waved," Ohayo, Chouji-kun! Glad you're up!"

"Ohayo, Chii-chan!" Chouji waved and tipped his head with a warm smile over his lips. A light blush spread over his spiral marked cheeks as he smiled at his team mate. "I have been on his team for sometime now," Chihiro said to Naruto who walked around lazily,"

Yet alone, his friend. My relationship with him makes him easy to deal with. Plus, Chouji-kun is pretty strong!" She laughed.

"I can understand that, but in this case, shouldn't you ask Shino or someone like that!" Naruto yelled at Chihiro as she shielded her ears once more, wincing a bit.

"Naruto-kun... you sure are hyper this morning..." Chihiro's eyes spurt out waterfall tears," Please, for the sake of Konoha civilians, tune it down a bit! The morning is a still too early for any of us to be up..."

From the corner of her eye, Chouji practically danced with his beloved chip until he tensed up. A beast flew at him with its teeth bared, all attention on the chip. The chip was only inches from his mouth...

Chihiro bounded in front of the dog and stopped it in mid-air with her arms," You're a cute lil' fella! Chouji-kun, you can eat your chip in peace now!"

The small white dog whined, but yipped happily at Chihiro as she pet him. After few licks on her chin, the dog's head popped out of

Chihiro's arms, and ran towards a person Chihiro had always watched from afar...

A very familiar face appeared into her eyes...

"Shino is on a special mission with his dad, so he's not around," Kiba Inuzuka answered with a smooth smirk over his lips, exposing his fangs. His canine like eyes wandered over Chihiro making her stiffen in his presence," A chuunin? I think I remember you from the exams!

"I'm Chihiro! Nice to meet you!" she smiled, placing her hands on her hips," Are you ready?"

Kiba tilted his head and laughed," For anything!"

"Hey...don't tell me-" Naruto pointed at the Inuzuka boy with droopy eyes.

"It's decided," Chihiro stated with a solid voice and smiled back at the genin she had collected so far.

Naruto pulled at his hair and stomped his feet into the ground," NO WAY!"

Akamaru barked at Kiba's feet, wagging his tail merrily, before taking off down the road.

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"Let's head out," Chihiro ordered and waved for the genin to follow her," This way. We will meet the rest at the gates."

"This is going to be interesting," Kiba jeered as they ran through the village," It's a good thing I woke up early to take a walk."

'He's just like a little doggy,' Chihiro chuckled to herself until Naruto's loud and obnoxious voice drew her away from her thoughts.

"Hey Chii-chan, what about the others?" Naruto asked as he maintained his breathing," Are they coming too?"

She turned her head slightly and weaved through the road," I'd like to find them, but we don't have the time. We'll continue on, and if we don't find anyone, this will be it."

The group approached the large gates rapidly until they finally came to a halt letting the dirt that was kicked up behind them, come to a settle. Chihiro fixed her chuunin vest and examined the large gates," We have five minutes until we need to be on our way. If Shikamaru-kun and anyone he is planning to bring along doesn't arrive, then we will have to leave ahead of time."

"But- but wasn't he assigned with you to lead this mission?" Naruto barked and Chihiro groaned slightly again," We can't leave without him!"

"If you have a problem with the orders that the Fifth gave us, then go right ahead and complain to her," Chihiro sighed and crossed her arms over her chest," Just don't plan on leaving with us. I'm sorry Naruto-kun, but we don't have that much time..."

Naruto instantly shut his mouth and Chihiro giggled uncontrollably," Although I'm not joking any bit about these specific orders I was given, you really are a great ninja, Naruto-kun. I'll enjoy being with you on a mission for the first time ever!"

A wide grin spread across his lips and he held out a thumb," You betcha, Chii-chan! I'll show you how great I am! I don't wanna be the Hokage for nothing!"

"The Hokage?" Chihiro chuckled and pat his back, "Naruto-kun, whatever you want to become, I can't stop you."

"Time's up," Shikamaru spoke walking into the area with Neji behind him, making all of Chihiro's recruits stand at attention," I see that

Chihiro gathered most of you up, no?"

Chihiro beamed with pride stood with her hands on her hips, " I did a good job, didn't I, Shika-kun?" Looking at the members that gathered into the area, Chihiro smiled and giggled. "Six of us. Wonderful!"

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