Kiba groaned, pulling himself out of bed. His joints cracked and groaned in protest as his resting state was slowly being pushed aside into wakefulness. The young dog like boy stretched. and listened to the pleasant sounds his spinal cord gave, his brown eyes closing as he yawned. He rubbed them quickly, and went to stand in front of his mirror.

He looked over his boxer clad body, and gave a smirk, going through his normal 'check out' routine, flexing, blowing faux kisses, and posing. He stopped when he heard the large white canine snickering from his bed.

"What? Can't a guy love his own reflection?" He asked, but grinned wolfishly.

Akamaru woofed, and wagged his tail, amused with the situation.

"Oh shuddap." Kiba responded, and stuck his tongue out playfully at the dog. He turned back for one quick glance at his tanned form before he went to get dressed. He was supposed to meet his best friend for breakfast today, as they'd decided on the other day once Naruto had returned from his little 'vacation' in a jail cell and having to work under supervision.

He pulled on a gray tank top with a wolf's paw print, and ripped knee high shorts before he begun looking for where he had thrown his jacket. "How the hell do I always loose that damn thing?" He grumbled, rubbing the back of his unkempt hair.

Akamaru barked at him, wagging his tail slowly as he nosed a pile of laundry in the corner of the bedroom. "Good boy, Akamaru!" Kiba grinned, and gave the dog a quick scratch behind the ears before he dug around and pulled the black leather like jacket from the pile. He sniffed it first, making sure it didn't smell too bad, which of course, it didn't really smell like much besides his household (Which smelt of dog) and pulled it on.

Quickly, he went to his bathroom, brushing his teeth, and squirted a bit of gel onto his hands as the toothbrush hung between his teeth, drool rolling down his chin. He ran his slicked up fingers through his hair, spiking it a bit even more than how it was when he had originally woken up. He rinsed his now sticky hands off, and continued to hastily brush his teeth. After gurgling and spitting several times, he wiped his mouth off, giving himself another good look in the mirror.

A normal height, well built, tanned seventeen year old boy gazed back at him. Two bright red triangles were tattooed on his face -which he had done due to his family's traditions-, and near black brown eyes stared back at him. He smirked, and made guns with his fingers, snickering at himself.

"'Eyyy sexy~" He stuck his tongue out, and winked before adjusting his jacket. The school year had let out about two weeks ago, signaling the end of his junior year at Konoha High. He had been so excited that he planned a bunch of tricks and practical jokes to pull on the people that lived around him. His best bundle of blonde and whiskered friend had offered -more than happily of you asked him- to help out with them.

And that had been their downfall while spray painting the side of a building in the park; they'd been caught by the park ranger and had broke out into a run. Kiba had gotten away while Naruto got caught. The Inuzuka boy had felt really bad about it, and he promised that he would take Naruto out for breakfast when he got out. And a hundred dollar fine and about forty hours of community service later, Naruto was ready to come out and play again.

Kiba yelled a goodbye to everyone who was awake, and left the house, his keys in his hand. He jogged down to his old beat up red pick up truck, and unlocked the door. Now to pick up the blonde and to head down to the restaurant they had chosen. He saw a shift of purple out of the corner of his eye, and he saw a long haired girl standing on his driveway.

"Eh? Hinata? What's up?" He asked, pausing with the car door open. The lavender eyed girl walked up to him, fiddling with her fingers. He'd known her since as long as he could remember. She was one of his closest friends, even though her family didn't approve of them hanging out much. To say the least, she was like a princess and he, like a popper.

"H-hi Kiba! I heard that Naruto," Her face darkened about twenty shades of red at just the mention of his name. "Is finally out of his punishment." She looked up at Kiba with a hopeful lavender gaze.

"You want me to say hi for you? I promised him that I'd take him out for breakfast seeming how its kinda my fault he was in there..." Kiba rubbed the back of his head embarrassedly. But the girl tucked some hair behind her ear, and she nodded.

"Thank you K-Kiba!" She smiled softly, and paused before adding in, "I've got a new neighbor. That's the only way my father would let me leave the house. I said I was going to visit him."

"Damn. You rich people don't get many newbies in your neighborhood, do ya?" He asked, tilting his head softly. His tone was light hearted, seeming how Hinata's family was the most powerful family in the small town they lived in. The Hyūga family owned the car dealership company that spread throughout the radius of a thousand miles on each side of the town called Yamashi's.

To be honest, Kiba had no clue where the name came from, and he really didn't care to know. His car had been a hand-me-down from his older sister when she got her pretty little bug.

"No...But I talked to him yesterday when they moved in." She said, her mouse like voice softer as she talked about her new acquaintance. "He's from a family that owns a very large insect company. They're a type of exterminators, except they don't kill them, but take them and study them instead."

Kiba shivered at the thought. "That's gross! I don't wanna hear about that!" He scrunched his face up in a look of 'I'm gonna vomit if you don't shut up'. Hinata flushed embarrassedly, and dipped her head. "S-sorry!" She apologized, and frowned.

Kiba rolled his eyes and patted her shoulder a bit. "Naw, it's fine." He glanced at his phone, and groaned. "Look, I'm sorry, but I gotta runs Meeting Naruto in like, five minutes."

The dark haired girl nodded, saying that she understood and that she would talk to him later.

Slender and pale fingers slid button after button into it's designated slit of a long, sleeveless and high collared black coat. It may be summer, but this boy was dressing like it was about to snow. He had on long dark colored jeans, a tank top and his over coat with the high collar. His reflection was cast before him in his body length mirror that was across from his bed. Tall and thin, almost moonlight pale skin and dark near black hair ( that stood out at odd angles ), eyes masked over by what looked to be swimming goggles without the straps that hung off the sides, Shino Aburame let out a soft sigh.

He hated moving around to new places. He never had stayed long enough to get people to realize he was more than just a total insect freak or what everyone called a 'Stalker'. The coldness of everyone had turned the odd boy into a loner who no longer craved for attention like he had as a child. He was like a stone face, emotionless machine with an odd way of speaking.

His thoughts trailed back to the girl he had met yesterday. "I believe her name was Hinata..." He stated to himself, sitting down on the round bed behind him. His fingers ghosted over the thin black sheets, and he brought up the memories from his encounter with the girl.

"She did seem quite interested in what my father does...But I have yet to figure out how so." He looked into the mirror. "Why? Because if this is a possibility of common knowledge, it would be nice to get to know her. She did mention a lot about someone of the name 'Naruto' too. I wonder whom he could be."

It seemed like today was going to be a great day to set out and take a look around the town. Maybe he'd get used to the surroundings or find a few nice specimen out along the way. He pulled on a pair of dark converse, and left his bedroom, silently walking down the stairs.

"I'm going out. I shall return by lunch." He said, pausing in front of the kitchen table where his father was reading a newspaper and drinking tea. The older man was also dressed just as strangely as his son.

"I'll expect you to hold your promise. Don't get lost, Shino." Shibi replied, not looking up as Shino nodded, and left the house with his hands in his pockets with a word of "I won't."

"And then Akamaru beat the living shit out of that tabby cat, and I was almost in tears laughing-" Kiba cackled as he walked out of the restaurant with an equally loud Naruto at his side.

"Dude, what the hell is his problem with cats?" Naruto asked, grinning widely, wiping tears from his eyes. They'd spent a good portion of the morning just laughing and slightly disturbing the peace of the restaurant they had been in until they were told to pay and leave.

"Man, he's a dog! Of course he'll hate 'em! I hate 'em too. They're all 'fuck you imma cat I do what I want!' while dogs are loyal and will love you no matter what!" Kiba replied, puffing his chest out proudly for a moment. One could say that he was a little bit obsessed with dogs, and had been around them his whole life. His mother had one, his older sister had three, and he had his own. Akamaru.

Naruto's laughter broke off as he fell silent, an arm flashing out in front of Kiba as a odd figure started walking their way. The male approaching was wearing odd clothes, and pale as death. He walked with a slightly commanding stride, and approached the two friends like he knew who they were.

"Do you know that guy?" Naruto whispered before the coated male got there.

"No, I thought you did? Maybe you accidentally picked him up while you were in prison." Kiba joked, smirking.

"Not meaning to run over your conversation, but I'm lost. Could you possibly show me how to get to the Gates neighborhood from here? Why you ask? Because it happens to be near eleven." The male said, looking at the pair.

'What a weirdo...' Kiba thought with a scowl, but as the upper class neighborhood was mentioned, he suddenly allowed a disgusted look to cross his face. "Wait, YOU'RE the bug guy?!" He asked, remembering what Hinata had said earlier.

The boy stiffened a bit at that. "If you are implying to what my family does, then yes. I am 'The Bug Guy'." He said, his deep voice getting ever so unnoticeably irritated. He just wanted some directions, not to be yelled at by some tattooed boy.

"Gross!" Kiba whined, almost sounding like a dog himself. Naruto raised a brow, and looked between the two of them.

"Wait, so you do know him, Kiba?"

"Well, not exactly. Hinata was telling me how she was able to come talk to me today and she used this guy," he jabbed his thumb towards the new arrival. "As an excuse to slip out of the house for a bit. "

"Way to go Hinata!" Naruto snickered, and turned to the silent Bug Boy. "I dunno how to get there but Kiba here does. I'm sure he'll be more than happy to show you!" Naruto smirked, knowing full well Kiba would hate this.

A fist went flying and connected with the square of Naruto's back as the tanned boy punched him with about half force. Naruto barked out a yell, and staggered a bit.

"Very well. Please lead the way, Kiba." The cold voice sounded, ignoring the groaning blonde who was holding his back in pain, his hidden eyes focused on Kiba, who was fuming. He didn't really pay much attention before he took his hands from his pockets to motion the way, a small beetle crawling along his wrist.

"Oh god kill it with fireeeee!" Kiba hissed, and swatted at the insect with his palm, sending it flying downwards. The movements were so quick, that he barely noticed them before the pale boy grabbed his wrist with one hand, catching the falling bug with the other.

"I would try not to do that again if I were you." The shaded boy threatened lowly.

"Tch! Who do you think you are, some kinda alpha male? Dream on, freak." Kiba growled, and stomped of in the direction of the Gates Neighborhood. As he noticed the other wasn't following, he paused about two yards away. "Get your ass moving!"

The pale boy caught up with a few long strides before he fell into tune with Kiba's footsteps. "Shino." He stated his name simply, not even bothering to look at the Inuzuka as he pocketed his hands again.

"Excuse me?"

"My name."

"What about it?!"

"Shino. That's my name."

"...Whatever. I'm Kiba." Silence fell over them as the pouty dog boy continued to sulk about having to walk this freak back home.

Shino felt oddly indifferent to the insults that Kiba was shooting off at him. They sounded meaningless and oddly boring. So he just ignored them. He'd been called worse before, and he was rather amused by the feeble attempts of dominance Kiba tried to show.

'He acts as if he were actually a dog in human form.' He mused to himself. He would most defiantly find amusement in the other boy along the way back. It couldn't be too long now, seeming how the large golden gates were being pushed open by the other.

Shino took the lead from there, turning the corner and walked down the side walk. A large mansion like house took up a great portion of the street, stretching long and back into a wide yard. It was the Hyūga household and it couldn't ever be mistaken as someplace else. Another large two story house -not that it could compare to the first- stood up next to the Hyūga resistance was where Shino and Kiba were headed.

The Aburame looked up towards his home, where his bedroom window was, and checked to see if things seemed normal here. He was satisfied with what he saw, and stopped on the driveway. "Thank you for helping me find my way home."

"Eh. No problem." Kiba replied, arms folded across his chest, leaning his weight over to his left hip giving him a bit of a sassy rebel look. Not that he even cared. He never did. He did what he wanted and if someone questioned him, he'd be quick to start a fight about it.

"I shall look forwards to out next meeting. Why? Because you are a very interesting person, Kiba." Shino said, and held up a hand in a way of saying goodbye for now, heading up to his front door.

"Yeah, me too- wait what?!" The way Shino had said that made him cringe. He wasn't some science experiment. That jerk! He would kick his ass next time he saw him. That was a promise. Kiba could feel the sparks of rivalry between Shino and himself, and he wasn't about to lose!

Squooshy's note: New story yay! I needed a break from Transitions so have fun with an AU ShinoKiba story. ouo the first chapter always sucks and I'm so sorry, like wow. I promise I'll stop writing things right before I go to sleep in the middle of the night so I can actually function correctly. Also, I apologize for spelling mistakes because I think I'm going to die if I have to reread this again ;-;