Chapter 2

The almost full moon cast its glow upon the already luminous village of Konoha; it's streets were alive with the bustle of it's inhabitants, moving about throughout the festival. The night before the final round of the Chuunin exams had arrived, and the town was in celebration. The sounds of laugher and excitement; the aroma of delicious foods; the glow of the shops, open for business that night: they all combined to create a euphoric sensation, to any resident making their way through the heart of the village.

With his hands in his pocket, and Akamaru in his jacket; Kiba strolled down the street, passing by brightly lit shops. Despite that he did share the same feeling of euphoria created by the festival, he couldn't help but feel slightly annoyed by the crowds of people filling the streets.

"Gah, there's too many people here right now Akamaru," he complained to his friend.

Akamaru whimpered slightly in his jacket and Kiba scratched his head, "Well, at least the festival is for a good reason, huh Akamaru?" His friend barked in agreement.

Kiba wandered past store by store, nothing really catching his interest; Akamaru and him had already eaten and they were now just passing time. He wandered farther and farther, paper lanterns lined the roofs of the buildings along the street.

He passed by the outside display of the bookstore and stopped, 'I wonder what new magazines they have,' he thought to himself as he entered the store. Kiba walked straight over to the magazine section, and began to browse the selection. He found one on hunting which caught his interest, and began to flip through it. He stopped on a page with picture of a man holding his kill: a skunk.

"Who would want to eat that?" a voice from over his shoulder projected what he was thinking; Kiba quickly turned around.

Kankuro smiled impishly, "How's it goin'?" He stood close to dog Nin, but far enough away to not to invade his comfort zone.

"As good as it can get, I guess," Kiba cooly replied.

"Yeah, same here, we've been busy with getting ready for the final competition," Kankuro motioned behind him to where Temari and Gaara were moseying through the books, they looked up to see who Kankuro was talking too.

Kiba took notice to their attention, "Yeah; how ya feelin' about it, you think you'll get Chuunin?" he was careful to choose his words, so he did not imply anything.

"Well not trying to boast or anything, but I'd say yeah, I'm definatly gonna kick some ass at least," he said with a grin.

Kiba inwardly glared a Kankuro for the reference to a month ago, but made the small head motion as if to say: I see, I see.

Temari looked at Gaara, then back and asked, "How do you two know each other?" she motioned to each of the men.

Kankuro and Kiba gave one another a subtle glance, then Kankuro answered, "The night of the preliminaries, right after you guys left me, he sat down in the same restaurant; so we started talkin' about all the fights that day," he was half way truthful.

Temari rolled her eyes, "Only you, Kankuro;" 'that sounds just like him, after all he walked right over to that blonde kid, and started talking to him during the preliminaries.'

"Well, were gonna pay for these books," she held up the ones in her hand, "are you gonna get one?"

"Nah, I didn't see any I liked," he replied as he place a hand in his pocket.

The two siblings walked over to the counter; their attention turned to the cashier.

Kankuro lowered his voice, "So where do you live, anyway?" he asked nonchalantly.

Kiba softened his voice as well and cocked an eyebrow at him, "...west, down the road at the edge of the mountain...why, you gonna come by later?"

"I'm defiantly considering it," he chuckled.

"Well, just keep in mind, I don't live alone," Kiba informed him, as his siblings finished with their purchase.

"You ready Kankuro?" Temari asked, implying that they were leaving whether or not he was ready.

"Yeah," he replied to her as he began to walk out the exit his siblings had just passed through, without looking back he called out, "later."

Kiba stood in the store for another minute, then put back the magazine when he was given an angry look from the owner. Kiba casually exited the store and made his way back to his house.

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As the night progressed, the festival slowly came to an end. Citizens returned to their homes as owners closed their businesses for the night. The once lively street had turned quiet, and the soft sound of crickets overtook the silence.

In the temporary 'home' for the sand siblings, two of the three sat quietly preparing their weapons for the following day. Temari sat on the windowsill attending to her fan, "So tomorrow, huh?"

Her brother understood her perfectly and softly replied, "yeah."

As he continued to tinker with Karasu, his thoughts did not remain focused on his puppet. His mind wandered back to his encounter with Kiba in the bookstore; he contemplated on how he could manage to get away from his siblings long enough, to not have them suspect anything.

Kankuro knew that after tomorrow, there was no chance of ever having that sex with him ever again...and it was amazing; he needed to get away tonight...'now...but what can I say that's not suspicious...,' Kankuro mentally beat himself up for not thinking of a reasonable excuse.

Then it hit him; Kankuro stood up and carefully place Karasu back in his wrap. As he placed his puppet on his back, Temari simultaneously looked up at him questioningly as he answered her unasked question, "I'm going to the bath house."

Temari resumed cleaning her fan, "just don't be too late, you'll need your rest for tomorrow."

Kankuro ignored how she had that lecturing sort of mother voice again, only for the sake of not starting a fight and drawing suspicion about him leaving.

He made his way down the flights of stairs and out the front of the building, staying in the shadows as he walked down the street. Once he was a couple buildings away he looked back to the roof of the building to see Gaara, he froze for a moment, then relaxed with a half smile, 'oh good, he's just staring at the moon again,' he thought as a joke; then continued to walk down the street.

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Curtains moved with the wind as a soft breeze made it's way through Kiba's window. His room was lit with the lamp next to his bed, and Kiba was laying on his side with Akamaru peacefully curled up beside him. Kiba wasn't asleep, he was waiting; waiting as he softly stroked his friend's fur, waiting for him to show up.

This would be the first time since that time, and over the past month...since that day, nothing truly exciting and different had happened to him; so it became the focus of his thoughts. He remembered the heat, the touch, the smell, the rawness; it constantly played over in his head, when his time was otherwise unoccupied.

He possibly could of been satisfied with just that night, but he had said what prevented him from doing so: 'I'll see you again soon.' The line echoed in his mind, but Kiba knew better than to think that it was something that could happen everyday, he felt it was more realistic to think that it would happen...at least once a week. But it never did, Kankuro never came, and the opportunity never arose to where he could approach him to initiate or invite for it to happen again.

Kiba remembered times when he had seen the man, in the distance on the street; but he was always with his siblings. Kiba would give him a glance; but most of the time his attention was preoccupied elsewhere, so usually no acknowledgement was returned.

Occasionally, Kankuro would noticed Kiba as well, and would give him a small sexy smirk along with a head motion as if to say, "What's up?"; but he never came over and talked, due to his constant 'companionship.'

Kiba knew he wasn't ignoring him, he was just busy, after all he did have to get ready for the final round of the Chuunin exams.

Despite that there was no romance, but he couldn't help but feel let down when weeks had passed by and there was no indication that it would ever happen again...that is, if it wasn't for what he said then...and what had happened last week.

Kiba remembered he was walking with Akamaru to the Bar-B-Q shop for lunch, he was only a few shops away when three very familiar siblings emerged from the yellow and green apartment building, walking in his direction. Kiba tried to focus his attention on walking to the restaurant, but his gaze wondered over to Kankuro, who he found was looking right at him.

Kiba watched them in the distance as Kankuro's sister said something and they all walked over to a street merchant. As they stood there, Kiba watched Kankuro; he said something to his sister, and then began to walk towards him, giving him an confidently sexy smile as he approached.

They were almost six meters apart, when Temari called out to her brother, "Kankuro! We need to go back."

Kankuro waved a hand back to his sister implying 'in a second.'

"NOW!!!" she demanded, Kankuro cringed at her voice.

Before he turned to go back, he flashed Kiba an alluringly crooked grin and a wink, then walked back. to his siblings

Once he had rejoined his group, he irritatingly rolled his eyes at his sister as she apparently lectured him, then they all walked back towards their apartment building.

Kiba wondered why they acted so strange, like they're on some kind of schedule or something; but it didn't really matter, he knew every family was different.

Then now, today, he had 'talked' with him about the matter, so to speak; hopefully, he would stay true to his 'word.'

"Not going to sleep without giving me bedtime kiss, are you?"

Akamaru woke as Kiba sat up in bed looking over near the window, where Kankuro was leaning against the wall. His companion growled at the visitor, but Kiba quickly reassured him that it was all right.

"You didn't think I wouldn't show up tonight, did you?" he asked almost teasingly.

"Never crossed my mind," Kiba replied with an alluring grin.

Kankuro looked down at the dog as he removed Karasu from his back; then back to Kiba with a certain implying look.

Kiba understood, "Akamaru, you wanna go downstairs for a while?"

Akamaru whimpered, but got up along with his master and walked to the door; Kiba opened it softly, and Akamaru walked down the hallway. He silently closed the door, then turned around and leaned against it.

Kankuro had moved from the window and was sauntering over to him, Kiba pushed off of the door to walk towards Kankuro.

The two met in a rough kiss, bodies already pressed against one another, hands beginning to explore. Kiba's hands grasped behind Kankuro's head as he deepened the kiss, pushing his tongue inside to battle with the other tongue. The kiss was deep; wet; and hot.

Kankuro pushed Kiba back against the wall next to the door, causing a loud thud; Kiba froze. Kankuro didn't notice and began to attack his neck with his lips, sucking at the skin. Kiba put his hands on the other man's shoulders to cease him, Kankuro remained still as Kiba listening for any noise of approaching foot steps.

Kankuro looked up from Kiba's neck, "What's wrong?"

"I don't know if my mom and sister are asleep yet"

"Oh yeah," Kankuro commented, as he remembered their conversation earlier that day.

"We'll just be quiet," Kiba resolved, then continued to give the other man's lips his attention. Kankuro pressed his hips into him, slowly rocking them back and forth, causing friction which only made them both more aroused.

Kiba pushed himself and the other man off of the wall; then herded them over to his bed, pushing Kankuro down on the bed and himself right on top of him.

Kiba straddled Kankuro's hips and rocked his clothed erection against the other man's, getting a groan to escape the puppet master's lips. Kankuro immediately regretted letting the noise escape, because his lover stopped again to listen.

"You know, we could just go back to the woods again; then we wouldn't have to worry about being quiet," Kankuro intelligently suggested.

Kiba pulled him back to his lips roughly, kissing with ferocity. He took in a deep breath of the other man's scent, it urged him on; grinding their hips together, causing Kankuro to almost let out another deep moan, but he visually suppressed it.

"See?," he panted, "it's gonna be a lot more fun if we can really let loose."

Kiba thought about the logic behind his comment for a moment, "You're right," he agreed as he stood.

The men adjusted themselves and made their way to the window, Kankuro picked up Karasu as he passed by him.

"Oh, you can just leave him here," Kiba invited.

"No, I'm gonna have to leave right afterwards, I told them I was going to the bath house"

"Oh," Kiba simply replied, "...that was kind of a bad lie actually."

"Why's that?"

"Because you're gonna come back all dirty and sweaty," Kiba replied not trying to be sexy, but more so stating a fact.

'Fuck, he has a point,' Kankuro mentally lectured himself then smirked at the Nin, "Eh, I'll worry about that later."

The two Nin quietly made their way out the window and down a nearby tree. They looked around to make sure no one had seen or heard them, then proceeded to go deep into the forest.

Once Kiba had decided they were far enough so that nearby houses could not hear, he stopped; Kankuro came up from behind and wrapped his arms around his waist, kissing the back of his neck. Kiba moaned as Kankuro's hands made their way under his shirt, sliding across his defined stomach and chest. His other hand traveled down to the growing bulge in Kiba's pants, massaging it to it's full hardness; Kiba rocked into his hand, moaning as he rubbed him.

Kiba reached around and cupped his lover's arousal, giving the same sensations to the other man. Kankuro pushed into Kiba's hand, which caused his hand to hit his behind; so Kiba let go of the clothed erection and let him rub it against his ass as he rubbed him.

Kankuro's hand moved smoothly across his flesh and to the hem of Kiba's shirt; hands coming out from under, Kankuro pulled the jacket from Kiba's body, then lifted his shirt off over his head. Kankuro took that hand and moved it to the hem of Kiba's pants, his other hand joined it and played with the edge; then slipped it beneath the layers of clothes; one, grasping the throbbing erection, the other cupping his balls.

Kiba pushed his head back into the nook of Kankuro's neck as he fondled him; stroking his cock, rolling his balls around in his hand, playing with the loose skin, and rubbing his taint; it was enough to drive him insane. Kiba bucked his hips as the pleasure built up; he didn't want anything to end too quickly, so he smoothly removed himself from the other man's grasp and turned around.

Kiba pushed Kankuro's hood off of his head, revealing that mess of brown hair; then moved to his shirt and pulled it off, revealing his tightly muscled chest. Kiba lowered himself and licked at the skin, moving his tongue all around; swirling as it found a nipple, sucking it hard, causing the other man to groan and arch up.

Kankuro's hands moved through Kiba's hair, then pulled him back up, very roughly, almost by his hair. Kiba had an expression of raw lust when he met Kankuro's gaze, and captured his lips once more, kissing and sucking at the lush lips.

Both men fooled around with one another's pants, attempting to take the rest of each other's clothing off.

Eventually it was a success, and both men were naked, pleasuring one another in the forest night.

Kiba pulled Kankuro down to the ground with him, so that he was on his back with the other man on top of him. They continued with their kisses...and sucks...and nips...and licks; balancing between precise timing and raw passion.

Kiba grasped ahold of Kankuro's cock and stroked it hard, he was already worked up, so this was dangerous for him. Kankuro worried that he might cum too soon; but it felt sooo...fucking...good. Kankuro rocked his hips into Kiba's hand, and looked down at the sexy dog Nin laying beneath him; man he wanted to fuck him...needed to fuck him...right now.

Suddenly, Kiba took Kankuro by surprise and pushed him over so that he was now on the top and Kankuro was on bottom.

"What the-?" Kankuro asked in lusty surprise; Kiba continued to beat him off.

"What?" Kiba had a look of mischievous deviousness, "You didn't really think I was just gonna let you be on top again, now did you?"

'That son of a --" Kankuro glared for a brief second, then his glare was replaced with pleasure as Kiba played with his balls and stroked his cock expertly.

Kiba took one hand and gathered saliva in his mouth, spitting on his fingers, he swirled the substance around with his fingertips. Kankuro was sprawled out on the forest floor, reeling in the pleasure he was being given; Kiba slowly pushed two fingers inside, giving him time to adjust.

Kankuro squirmed at the sensation; he couldn't decide if it was good or not, but he gave it a chance, waiting a second to get use to it. Finally, he pushed back against the fingers, and Kiba pushed them farther in, deep inside; barely brushing that sweet spot, but it was enough. Kankuro let out a moan and thrust into Kiba's other hand as he pulled his fingers out, then pushed back in. Kankuro pushed against his fingers, so that it hit that spot again. Soon the pace became Kankuro thrusting and pushing into either one of Kiba's hands, who now had three fingers fucking him.

The pace kept getting quicker and faster, sweat poured from Kankuro, giving more lubrication for his cock.

Kiba removed his fingers and stroked his own cock, moving the pre-cum from his tip to cover his shaft. Kankuro's face was flushed and he looked desperate; Kiba gave him what he wanted, pushing himself deep inside the other man, a husky grunt escaping from both men.

Kiba's cock twitched inside Kankuro as he paused for a second, 'oh man, he is so...tight,' he felt too good. Kiba pulled out and pushed back in, pulled out, pushed in, pulled, pushed, pulled, pushed. His pace gained speed; fuck did he feel good.

Kiba pushed himself up on one arm as his other hand moved to Kankuro's leg, grabbing it to pull it up and wrap it around his waist; giving him a better angle to fuck him, and it was worth it. Kiba wrapped his hand back around Kankuro, pumping him in time with his thrusts.

Steam filled the air around them from the heat they produced. Kiba rocked harder and harder; as much as he was tying to stay in control, he was becoming frenzied; thrusting, pushing, pulling, fucking; plunging deeper into that sweet void. Kankuro writhed around as Kiba pounded in and out of him, pumping and stroking, moving faster and harder, going deeper and deeper, coming closer and closer...to...that...edge.

Kankuro let out a growl of pleasure as an intense orgasm ripped through his body, splashing his seed between the two men; contracting his muscles, sending Kiba over the edge, pushing deep inside of him. Kiba pushed his head into the nook of Kankuro's neck as he came; he was about to bite the flesh, but he held back; instead he let out a deep lust-filled moan, vibrating against Kankuro's neck.

The orgasm was intense, the two were left spent laying on the ground, bodies glistening with sweat, and the scent of sex.

Minutes passed by and the two remained intertwined from the act, enjoying the embrace, not wanting to move.

Finally, Kiba pulled out and laid next to his lover. They were both sweaty and consumed by ecstasy, eyes closed as they panted softly catching their breath.

Kankuro leaned towards Kiba and gave him a sweet kiss on his forehead; he wanted to stay, he really did, but he had to leave. Giving him another sweet peck, Kankuro got up and began to get dressed; Kiba followed his example.

Kankuro placed Karasu on his back as Kiba pulled on his jacket, "Good luck on the Chuunin exam tomorrow," Kiba causally commented.

Kankuro looked at the dog Nin in the eyes with a look of slight confusion, "Uh, Thanks," he replied almost guilty.

"Are you guys going to stay in Konoha after the exams are over?" he attempted to ask nonchalantly.

"...No," Kankuro looked off to the ground, "...no, we're gonna be going right back to Suna..."

Kiba wouldn't show it, but he was disappointed by his answer, "Ok then, I guess I'll see you tomorrow," he smiled reassuringly.

"Yeah, I'll see you later I guess," Kankuro turned to leave; then stopped and looked at the ground, deciding whether or not to say what he wanted to say.

"...I had fun," he said with his back still to the dog Nin; then turned around and looked Kiba in the eyes, "a lot of fun...sex with you is...amazing," he complimented.

"Why are you telling me this?" Kiba inquired as he cocked an eyebrow.

Kankuro shook his head and smiled, "...no reason," then flashed a grin as he waved and made his way back to his siblings.

Kiba stood there confused, 'Why did he bother even saying that?' he wondered, then turned and walked back to his house.

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Kankuro slid open the door to his apartment, the lights were off and Temari was asleep...thankfully. He quietly shut the door, and made his way over to his bed, folding back the sheets. He then removed Karasu and his hood, setting them carefully aside.

He climbed into bed and settled himself in comfortably; relaxing against his pillows and he let out a soft sigh.

The moon poured into the apartment giving everything a soft glow, Kankuro laid there appreciating the peaceful scene and silence, and reflecting on what had just occurred. He looked to the ceiling as he began to think about the events to come the next day; a twinge of guilt entered his chest...he was not looking forward to tomorrow.


A/N: So what do you think of this chapter? I felt this is how they would behave when those little things called "emotions" come into play, but I tried to keep them as true to themselves as possible.

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