Hey everyone, finally got some time to work on chapter 2, hope you all enjoy it. I am hoping that my updates can stay pretty consistent. I want at least two chapters a week. Anyone, on with this chapter and please make sure you drop a review when you're done and let me know what you think.
Chapter 2
Kiba groaned and set up in his bed, rubbing his head to fight off the migraine that he beginning. Looking around his room, he couldn't help but think that the sun was definitely rising earlier these days, and someone was going to catch hell for breaking his window. Why would they do that anyway?
Kiba looked at the foot of the bed when he felt movement and saw Akamaru, watching him cautiously. "Hey boy, what's the problem?" He held out his palm to him. "Come here."
Akamaru whined and moved closer to his best friend and master, sniffing his palm before letting Kiba rub his head. His scent was almost normal again. He was finally returning to his old self.
"There you go. What was wrong with you boy?"
Kiba stood up out of his bed and stretched his stiff muscles. Man was his body sore. He tilted his head, trying to remember exactly what he had done last night. Let's see, he remembered being incredibly hot and horny. Oh yeah, he did go into heat last night. What else happened? He was hot, horny, angry, kind of cold after a minute, and then…relaxed. He wasn't sure where the relaxed part came in at. Must have been his heat finally letting up.
Kiba shrugged and walked out of his room, heading to the kitchen to get something to eat, figuring that he had just passed out from the heat and slept the rest of the night away. In the kitchen, Hana and Tsume were sitting at the table with a cup of coffee in their hands. Neither one of them made eye contact with him but instead watched him from the side.
"Morning." Kiba greeted as he entered the room and went right to the refrigerator to get some milk for a bowl of cereal. He poured himself some and took a seat in the empty chair at the head of the table. No sooner than he had sat down, he noticed Hana eyeing him almost like Akamaru had been. What the hell!
"Is there something on my face or do you have a problem?"
Tsume put down her coffee cup and cleared her throat. Kiba didn't miss the sly smirk that appeared on her face. "It is rude to disturb the alpha of the clan and or the house when he is eating." Her smirk grew larger after saying it and she stared directly at him.
Kiba arched a brow at her, thinking that his mother had probably snapped. He looked towards Hana for reassurance, but their eyes only met for a brief second before she quickly looked away, finding something interesting on the floor.
Kiba sighed. "It's way too early in the morning to be playing jokes. Can you please not toy with me right now?"
Tsume chuckled. "No one is toying with you Kiba. You are the alpha of this clan as of today. Enjoy your breakfast…son." she said and got up to leave the kitchen.
"Tell me she's joking." Kiba said and looked back to his sister. If there was one thing that Kiba didn't want to do, that was become alpha of the clan too early. That's why he was always careful not to mate with any of the girls he fucked or get them pregnant. He was only twenty after all.
"I'm sorry Kiba." Hana whispered, still not meeting his stare. "You are the alpha of the clan now."
Hana flinched when a pair of fist slammed down on the table and Kiba stood up growling. "There is no fucking way that I'm the alpha of this clan. I'm not even-"
"Whether you want to believe it or not, you are the alpha of this clan now, and…you are mated."
Hana and Kiba looked to see Tsume coming back into the room. She leaned against the doorway with her arms folded.
Kiba glared. "What are you talking about?" He wasn't mated or the alpha. No way in hell!
"Do you remember your heat Kiba? All of it?" Tsume asked.
He thought for a moment. What did this have to do with anything? He had already gone through this in his own minds this morning. "I remember most of it. I feel asleep after a while. Why?" he asked.
Tsume shook her head. "That is not even close to what happened."
Hana decided to cut in at this point. "Kiba, last night…your heat was too much for you…so you ran away, busted out of your room."
Well, Kiba thought, that explained one thing at least; how the window got broken. "Okay, so I probably went out for some air to cool off. So!"
"That's not all you did." Tsume chuckled. "You were in your mating heat. So when you left, it wasn't fresh air you were after."
"You went in search of your mate." Hana explained.
Kiba didn't know what to say for a second. He was too shocked to respond to anything, running all the information through his mind. He had left to find a mate!...But, he had woken up alone, so that means that nothing happened, right?
"But that doesn't prove that I'm mated." he said, confident with his theory.
Hana shook her head. "We went looking for you, tried to follow your scent, but we couldn't. It disappeared."
"Disappeared?...What does that have to do with anything?"
Tsume answered. "In a mating heat, the male's scent only disappears when it is merging with the females…during the mating."
Kiba's draw dropped. "So, you're telling me…"
"Somewhere in this village, you have a mate." Hana said. "But, we don't know who it is. And since, you don't remember who it was, we'll have to wait and find out."
Kiba fell back into the chair he had been sitting in, his head falling in his hands. If all that they said happened last night really happened, then he did have a mate running around Konoha. Damn! This was all happening way to early, both in life and the morning. Shit!
Kiba sighed. There was nothing left to do, but the right thing. "Ok, how do I find the girl that's supposed to be my…m-mate?" Saying the word left a bad taste in his mouth. This was not good at all.
"Tsume shrugged. "We can't go looking for her. We won't know who she is until the mark appears and the symptoms start. Since you two didn't have a traditional mating, it was not complete and the effects would take longer to set in." she explained. "The girl may not even remember who you are or anything that happened."
"Effects?" Kiba asked, watching her through his fingers. He also made a mental note of how much more difficult this would be if the girl didn't even remember him.
"The mark won't appear for another few days at least. But, there will be cravings and urges. You two need each other and since the mating was not complete, you need each other that much more." Hana said.
She stood up and starting walking out of the kitchen, before stopping and turning back to her brother with a determined look, the only look she had given him all morning. "Kiba, the girl that is your mate, you raped her and now she has no choice, but to accept the mating against her will…You doomed her to the life of the alpha female of this clan." After that, she left, leaving Kiba even more confused and lost now.
"What do I do?" he asked himself.
"You suck it up. What's done is done. Just wait for your mate to be revealed and then we can move on from there…I'm sorry." Tsume muttered and left the kitchen also.
Now Kiba was alone, with nothing to do, but play the waiting game…Bullshit! He left the kitchen and headed for the front door, whistling for Akamaru to follow. The white dog came running down the stairs and they both left the house.
Kiba knew he could do it. He would find this girl and a way out of this himself.
A pair of emerald eyes slowly started to open as the first rays of sunlight touched down on the sleeping figure that was tucked neatly in bed, strands of pink slipping from under the covers. Sakura groaned, and started to sit up right, throwing the covers back, but stopped. She looked down at herself. Since when did she start going to bed naked?
Tossing the thought aside, and glancing at the clock on her nightstand, she stood and made her way out of her room and into her bathroom. Last night was the final night of her graveyard shift at the hospital and she had to be at work in three hours. Working at night did usually give her the day off, but switching back over was always horrible. There would always be those few days where she would get almost no sleep because of her internal clock switching back over.
Sakura stepped into the shower and turned on the water, stepping under the spray, letting the heat relax her muscles. Maybe she had been training too hard and it was just catching up to her, she thought after noticing the unfamiliar pain in her thighs for the first time. Stepping out of the shower, she headed back to her room and put on a light blue scrub set and pulled her hair into a high ponytail.
She gave one last look towards her clock before leaving the house. She was a little early so decided that she would stop at Ichiraku's for breakfast. Leaving the house, she smiled to herself. With any luck, Naruto would be there and would offer to pay.
Kiba made his way through the streets of Konoha with Akamaru at his side and he was eyeing every female that he passed. Most of them noticed and opted to steer clear of the dog nin. Even the girls that would be usually going out of their way to get his attention were smart enough to keep their distance. His aura practically screamed don't fuck with me today.
Kiba was on a mission. He was going to find his mate and set things straight. There was no way in hell he would stay tied down to some girl he didn't even know. Even with no real clues to go on, he was determined to find the bitch.
"This is ridiculous. Why can't I remember?" he muttered to himself. As much as he tried, there was a blank spot in his memory that he could not unblock. He knew that the girl wouldn't remember, but why him too?
"You won't remember her until she calls to you." Akamaru said, hating to see his friend going through this. "But even then, only you will remember the full event."
Kiba looked over at his companion. "What do you mean by that? How can she contact me if I can't contact her? And why am I the only one getting the full memory?"
Akamaru explained. "Since the mating was incomplete, your mark will appear on her in time, but the connection between you two is weak. Also, this isn't uncommon so you remembering and not her is a way of protecting the mating. If she knew you raped her, she might not accept you."
Kiba sighed. He really hated them saying that. Rape was wrong and he would never have consciously did it. "So, you're saying, if she needs me or something, she'll automatically call for me."
"Well, her mark will. She won't know." Akamaru had been told by Kiba's mom, Tsume, not to say anything. Apparently she wanted him to figure it all out for himself. But, the way he saw it, none of this was really Kiba's fault. Besides, he wouldn't tell him everything. Just enough.
Kiba sighed and his shoulders slumped. "So, I'm basically wasting my time until something happens and she calls." Akamaru whined his answer. Sadly, there really was nothing they could do at the moment but wait.
"Fine. Might as well get something to eat."
The pair kept walking until they came to Ichiraku's. Upon entering, Kiba spotted Naruto at the back. He smirked. This was the only place Naruto would spend most of his day, when not training. Though, this worked out for the better. Kiba really didn't feel like being alone right now.
"Yo Naruto, what's up!" Kiba greeted before taking a seat in the booth, across from him. Akamaru took up his usual spot at his feet.
"Oh, hey Kiba!" Naruto had just been about to leave, but decided that he didn't mind hanging with Kiba for a while. "So, what's been going on?"
Kiba groaned and slapped his hand against his forehead. "What hasn't been going on?"
"Bad day?"
"Bad life...but it'll get better...hopefully."Akamaru barked and rubbed his head against Kiba's leg. He reminded his friend that it would be best not to talk about clan business, especially this particular subject.
The waitress came and this time, only Kiba placed an order for him and Akamaru. Naruto had exceeded his limit of ramen for the morning.
"You know," Naruto started, "If you just need to get away, I'm thinking about taking a mission to pass the time. You could come too if you want."
Kiba thought it over for a second. There really was no use in him hanging around here, especially if the odds of him finding this mystery girl were very slim. A mission with Naruto didn't seem so bad actually. Plus, it would get him away from the clan for a while. He had a feeling that his mom was going to try and push this whole alpha thing and that's what he didn't want.
"Sure, I'll tag. It's better than hanging around here." Akamaru barked his agreement. Besides, if what his mom said was true, then he would have a few days to wait before anything would happen in his favor.
"Hey, Naruto!" Sakura greeted as she entered the ninja's favorite ramen shop and spotted him towards the back. He was also sitting with Kiba. She walked over to his booth and took a seat next to him.
"Hey Kiba, Akamaru."' She also greeted them
"Hey Sakura! Thought you had the next few days off?" Naruto asked, noticing that she was wearing her uniform.
"After today I do. Last night was my last night working. I'm back to my normal schedule. But, I get a small break afterwards." she explained.
Naruto shrugged. "So, what have you been up to?"
Ever since Sakura started the graveyard shift at the hospital, he hadn't really seen her that much because she would sleep as much as she could during the day. Sure, he thought about disturbing her a couple of times but knew that she needed her rest. Naruto also hated the fact that she was walking home so late, by herself. Usually, he would wait and offer to walk with her, but Sakura would just turn him away.
"Nothing much." Sakura answered. "Working too hard and training even harder." she said, remembering her pain from earlier.
The soreness in her muscles had dulled down the most. All that was really bothering her was the strange pain that she was beginning to have in the neck. There was a slight burning sensation on the left side. Perhaps she would get it looked at when she got to the hospital.
Kiba's food was finally delivered and he put Akamaru's bowl at his feet for his friend to eat. He focused on eating his food and just watched as the two team mates fell into a comfortable conversation.
"So, what are you doing with your time off?" Naruto asked.
Sakura shrugged. "I'm not sure. I haven't made any plans"
"Well, me and Kiba are planning on picking up a mission. Wanna tag?" Naruto asked. It really had been too long since she had last been out of the village, or on a mission in general. Working as the head medic, really kept Sakura busy and out of rotation for missions. Tsunade figured that it would be more beneficial for her to be in the hospital instead of out of the village.
She thought about it for a while. "Of course I'll go. Since I have the free time, there's not much to do around here anyway."
"Awesome. You don't mind, right Kiba?" Naruto asked.
Kiba swallowed his food. "Sure." He had been on missions with Naruto, but never Sakura. Although he hated having to go on missions with girls, he had heard that Sakura was pretty strong and capable of carrying her own, so he didn't see an issue.
"Thanks. This will be fun. Especially since Hinata isn't her right now." Naruto said, thinking of his girlfriend who was on a mission of her own at the moment.
Now that Sakura thought about it, Naruto wasn't at the hospital yesterday to try and walk her home. He had probably gone to see Hinata off for her mission with Ten ten and Shino. It was almost funny to think about Naruto and Hinata dating. The poor girl had been crushing on him since the academy. The knucklehead was just too oblivious to know, even when everyone else did.
"Didn't you have to be at work?" Kiba asked after a while. He and Akamaru had both finished their food when he noticed how long Sakura had actually been with them.
"Shit!" Sakura cursed and jumped out of her seat. If she rushed she wouldn't be late. "See you two!" she yelled, running away from the restaurant. As she got farther away, the pain in her neck was starting to throb again.
"I probably injured myself sleeping the wrong way. I didn't do anything else after work...Not that I can remember."She absentmindedly touched the spot on her neck that was irritated.
OKAY! That was the redone version of chapter 2. It was basically the original chapter 2 and 3 combined and edited. But I still hoped you liked everything still. And remember to drop me plenty of reviews because knowing how my readers feel is what inspires me to write!
Cya
