A/N: Okay guys, this is a Naruto fanfiction ser in AU. I can't tell you just how many times I've tried to do a Naruto fanfic and simply stop and delete it. Hopefully this one, I'll see it through. Forgive me for any typos and OOC-ness. I'll do my best. R and R too please!
Disclaimer: Naruto is (c) Masashi Kishimoto
"Not much here, huh?" he said with a sly grin. Ino Yamanaka's fist tightened, her blood boiling in anger. Who the hell did this mutt think he was talking to? Or better yet, touching?
"Inuzuka. You have five seconds to get your dirty,perverted hands off of me," she hissed, giving him a nasty look. Kiba grinned, undaunted by the girls threat.
"Kiba, cut it out," Tenten warned giving him a stern look. Kiba shrugged, turning his back on the group of girls. Hinata sighed, nervously poking her salad with her fork.
"Can you believe that...that thing was calling me flat-chested!" Ino choked out in disgust. Temari's ears perked up from her lunch, clearly unaware of what had just happened.
"You're kidding," Temari said in amusement. Ino glared at her friend.
"Ino. It's just Kiba being Kiba. You know how he is," Hinata assured her, popping lettuce into her mouth.
Ino sighed, facing her lunch with an annoyed expression. It was only the first day of school and Kiba had already managed to ruin her day.Sakura said that he would mature over the summer, as did a good majority of the boys did. But no, Kiba is and always will be an annoying, egotistical prick. Ino groaned, chugging the last of her soda.
"Calm down, okay? Hina's right; it's just Kiba being Kiba. And don't slurp like that. It's rude," Sakura said rolling her eyes.
"I bet he likes you. That's why he always messes with you. At least that's what Mrs. Yuhi said in life skills class. Boys-" Tenten started but was cut off.
"Okay, you know what. Just stop right there, Ten. I. Don't. Like. Kiba. So it makes no difference to me whether or not he's falling or whatever," Ino said in a dejected tone.
"People are often afraid of things they don't understand," Tenten ignored her. Temari nodded, taking a quick bite out of her cheeseburger.
"Can you please stop talking about me as if I'm not right next to you?" Kiba piped in. The five girls glanced at him, honestly forgetting that he was even there.
"Inuzuka-!" Ino sneered, but was cut off.
"Kiba, can you please ask Gaara if there's practice today? I need to know if me and Kanky need to wait up for him," Temari said not looking up from her food. Kiba quickly got up and walked to a nearby table where a group of boys sat.
"Kiba is so afraid of you, Tema," Sakura teased.
"Feh," was Temari's reply. Tenten and Hinata exchanged looks, rolling their eyes.
"Gaara's planning on joining the softball team again?" Ino asked hopefully.
See, Ino's on the volleyball team and for several good reasons. It's a good way to release anger, it'll look sexy on your transcript and practices are held on the same day as the other teams. Meaning a clear and excellent view of the boys' hot softball team.
"Yep. He really likes it. Now all I gotta do is get Kankuro into a sport so me and Shika can have some...alone time," she added after a brief pause of thought. Ino feigned a smile, the other three girls giggled.
"True," was all Ino could manage to say.
Ino had always liked Shikamaru. Their parents were really close friends so they spent most of their childhood together. After a while, she started thinking of Shikamaru less as a friend, and more as a boyfriend. She was this close to telling him how she felt when Temari, Kankuro and Gaara transferred in last year.
At first, Ino thought nothing of it and didn't see the two becoming anything more than friends. But then somehow, some way, Temari started to change him. He didn't hate girls as much as he used to, and he always talked about her. The love between them was so visible, so there, and it nearly killed Ino to be around them.
She never got to tell Shikamaru how she felt. She never got to hold his hand in an affectionate way. She never got her first kiss from the boy she loved. No one knew that, except for Sakura of course.
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"But Ino's not flat-chested," Shino's voice came out flat.
Naruto laughed, throwing his head back and clutching his stomach. Kiba beamed, satisfied with Naruto's reaction. Shikamaru grimaced, fighting back a smile. He had to admit, teasing Ino was always entertaining. Sasuke sighed, rolling his eyes at their immaturity. Gaara and Kankuro sat on the far end of the table, happily eating their lunch.
'No wonder they don't have girlfriends,' Sasuke thought to himself.
Neji and Lee were blissfully unaware of the laughter beside them, deeply engaged in their own conversation.
"Not the point, dude. She had it comin'! I mean, first day of school and she wears that!" Kiba laughed pointing at Ino.
She was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt with a blue jeans jacket that stopped at her chest. She had on a short miniskirt with white flip flops. Nothingtoo outraegous, I mean it was Ino they were talking about.
"So, what's wrong with it?" Shino asked. Kiba laughed, in hopes of winning his friend over. Once he realized that Shino had no intentions of humoring him, his laugh dwindled down to a nervous chuckle.
He tried to glare at Shino, but that was pretty damn hard with those sunglasses on. He might have been Kiba's best friend, but when he really thought about it. He had never really seen him. Shaking off the uncomfortable thought, he waved him off and got up from his seat.
"Alright. I have to talk to Temari. Don't wait up for me" he said strolling away. Gaara shook his head and continued eating.
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"Okay, guys I was thinking. Maybe we should get together after school today. Just do pure crap, y'know?" Sakura suggested with a smile.
"Cool. You guys can come over to my house. Dad's away on business and Hanabi's staying over at a friend's. The house'll be all to ourselves," Hinata grinned.
"I'm in," Tenten blurted out. The Hyuga mansion was always fun to hang out in.
"Me too," Temari and Ino said in unison. Kiba strolled over to the table, rudely clearing his throat in order to get their attention.
"Temari, Gaara said, softball doesn't start until next week," Kiba broke into their conversation.
"Alright. Thanks," Temari said.
The bell rang, meaning it was time for last period. The day had quickly passed; mainly because it was the first day of school and they didn't do much of anything. The next class was Life Skills which was taught by Mrs. Yuhi.(A/N: If you didn't know, that's Kurenai. Her last name's Yuhi)
Kiba left, falling in line with the crowd of students. The girls grabbed their belongings, cleared the table and strolled out of the cafeteria. Temari and Sakura broke off from the group, giving their friends a small wave before heading to their respective classes. The three remaining girls made their way to class, waiting for the day to end.
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"Welcome back class. It's a new year, new term. So let's see it as a fresh, clean start. This is your eleventh year, one more to go. Let's try not to screw it up okay?" Mrs. Yuhi said walking into the classroom. Ino smiled, happy that she got Mrs. Yuhi as a teacher again.
"Okay. Roll call," Mrs. Yuhi said after a brief pause. She rummaged through her bag, retrieving a folder and leafing through its contents. She leaned casually against her desk and began calling off the names.
Ino gave the classroom a quick scan. She sat on the far left side of the classroom, a fair distance away from the teacher's desk at the middle front. Tenten sat next to her, Hinata a seat down from her and Sasuke and Choji circled them.
'So...that means dog boy isn't in my class this year!' Ino thought happily to herself. She pumped her fist in the air, quickly bringing them down into her lap. She had to stop doing that.
"Loooser," an annoyingly familiar voice whispered into her ear.
"Dammit!' Ino hissed. Ino blushed, her hands covering her face in embarrassment. She groaned, echoing in the quiet classroom.
"Okay good. Ino's here. That should do it," Mrs. Yuhi said, the corners of her mouth pulling into a grin. She closed her folder, dropping it back into her bag. Ino's face fell, refusing the urge to glare at the now laughing Kiba.
"Alright guys, I know it's the first day of school and you probably thought that it's just Life Skills class and we won't do work today," Mrs. Yuhi said with a warm smile. A wave of mutters and low chatter was heard throughout the class in agreement.
"Well...haha you thought wrong! Group discussion time! Okay, turn to your neighbour and select one of the topics I'm about to write on the board and share your views on it," she said with a sly grin. The class gave a collective groan as she scribbled across the face of the blackboard.
Ino rolled her eyes, not expecting anything less of Mrs. Yuhi; she always had a sick sense of humor. Ino turned in her seat, facing her partner; Tenten. A small wave of panic washed over her once she realized that Tenten had paired up with Sasuke. She glanced at Hinata, who had already paired up with Chouji. Ino panted, her eyes widening in panic. She managed a complete three sixty in her seat, realizing that there was only one possible choice of a partner.
"Shit," Ino and Kiba said in unison.
"No way! You are not my partner!" Ino protested. Kiba rolled his eyes.
"Don't flatter yourself. I'm not your partner. You're mypartner," Kiba sighed.
"See! We can't get along for five seconds, let alone an hour! Turn around and be Aiko's partner or something!" Ino whined, referring to the girl sitting behind Kiba. Aiko turned her head to the sound of her name and Kiba assured her that it was nothing she should worry about.
"She has a partner already. I can handle you for an hour."
"Handle me! Inuzuka-!" Ino raged clenching her fist.
"You, over there! Shut up! We're having a class!" Tenten shouted angrily from her seat. Sasuke grinned nervously.
"Tenten..." Ino growled angrily, clenching her fists.
"Let's just pick the topics already," Kiba suggested, annoyed by Ino's behaviour. Ino pouted and turned her desk swiftly, but angrily around to face Kiba's.
"Okay. Should the school hand out condoms to the students?" Kiba said leaning back in his chair.
"Why would you-? Anyway. No, they shouldn't," Ino said, giving up on questioning Kiba's choice.
"Disagree," Kiba said simply.
"If they give out condoms to the students, doesn't that mean they want us to have sex? I mean, even if it's protective, it's basically the same thing as telling us it's okay to shoot someone as long as you don't really kill them. Or saying it's all right to steal just as long as you put it back. It's hypocrisy," Ino said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
"You can't compare a condom to killing," Kiba scoffed.
"Okay then. Why do you disagree?" Ino ignored him.
"Because you agree," Kiba teased.
"Inuzuka be serious!" Ino shouted slamming her fist on the table.
"Look. People won't have sex, unless it's already in their mind to do it. If you don't plan on having sex, then giving you a condom won't encourage it, but give you more options and who doesn't like having more options?" Kiba said, leaning back lazily in his chair. Ino's mouth fell open.
"Uhm...uh. Yeah. I see it that way too," Ino choked out.
"Cool. Discussion over," Kiba said, backing his chair away from the desk.
"W-we can still talk, Kiba," Ino said absentmindedly. She quickly slapped her hand over her mouth. Kiba raised an eyebrow, slowly bringing his chair forward.
"What, the sex talk got you all hot and bothered?" Kiba grinned, revealing a row of sharp teeth. Ino blushed madly, glaring at him.
"Kiba Inuzuka, I can barely take seeing you fully clothed, let alone stark naked!" Ino hissed, her cheeks burning. Kiba ignored her.
"Oh Ino! I didn't know you were that kind of girl!" Kiba said swooning playfully. A few giggles spread throughout the clasroom and Ino felt herself grow more and more angry.
"I did," Aiko whispered to her partner. Ino's face fell.
"Oh my gosh, Aiko! You are so bad!" her partner, some red-head giggled.
Kiba grinned, finally facing Ino. He flinched, taken aback by her expression. Her once angry expression was now blank and hurt. Her once blue eyes seemed to grow a shade darker and glazed over. Before Kiba could even say something, or better yet think of something, she turned her desk fully around and sat neatly at it.
"...Look. Ino, I'm sorry. You know I was only kidd-," Kiba began to apologize, whispering into her ear from behind. All it took was one look, one hard glare, to silence him. Kiba shrinked back into his seat, unable to think of anything to say.
He was normally a strong boy and insults from anyone, especially Ino, didn't effect him. But this one was different. She wasn't angry, or looked angry. Her expression was haunting, her words clear yet mute. It really sunk it, it really scared him.
The bell rang, breaking him from his trance. He blinked his eyes furiously, as if getting the sleep out of them and he noticed that Ino had long since left with her friends. Sasuke and Chouji strolled over to his seat, steadily weaving their way through the throng of students.
"Idiot," Sasuke said in a flat voice. Chouji nodded in agreement, retrieving a bag of chips from his backpack and smiling.
"Shut it," Kiba retorted. He grabbed his backpack and made way for the door.
End of Chapter
A/N: Wow! I actually like this story. Surprising yes. Okay, I'll start working on the next chapter now and PLEASE read and review, else I won't be able to know if anyone's reading/liking the story at all. So please, review and tell me what you think. Peace.
EDIT: 03/16/2008
I'm altering the first six chapters; fixing the perspectives and making the story a lot more comfortable. Hope you like it!