"Right, Guy Code. Um, 'Girlfriends are not allowed to flirt in your presence with another man.' That gives you like, rights to flirt with anyone in a skirt. Within distance, of course."

"Why would I want to do that?"

"Obviously she's a whore if she's flirting with guys in front of you. It's called retaliation, duh."

"... how does that solve anything?"

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Chapter Two

Kiba didn't know what he was expecting when he finally reached the fountain where his girlfriend was, but it certainly wasn't the sight of her and her new anthropology partner being friendly with one another. Since when did Sakura openly laugh like that, anyway? It was hard enough to make her crack a smile without making himself look like a complete idiot, yet this bimbo managed to do it with a snarky comment? Shit was going down.

"Shouldn't you wait until they're done talking?" Naruto grumbled, crossing his arms and looking back up at the window of the library. He could be there right now seeing Hinata, but his insecure and dog-smelling best friend had to be such a—

"Who does that kid think he is?" Kiba said mostly to himself, watching the pair as they chatted amiably with one another. "Hitting on my girlfriend, acting like he owns the place."

"What the fuck, Kiba."

"That guy thinks he's so cool," he continued, talking himself into a bad mood, debating on whether or not he should interrupt. "Do you think she likes him?"

"Dude, I don't know." Naruto looked up from the spot where he was glaring a hole into the ground. "And last time I checked, 'staking your claim' didn't mean hiding behind this pigeon-crap covered statue…" He gestured towards the stone monument with his thumb. "Who is this guy, anyway?"

Kiba took a moment to reflect on his rather… impulsive decision. He had said he was going to stake his claim, didn't he? And there was Sakura, standing within walking distance with some pretty-boy that was definitely going to ruin his life. But then again, he and Sakura had barely begun "dating," so did this go against some kind of rule where you weren't allowed to get jealous? Maybe he should ask Shikamaru… someone with a girlfriend because Naruto and his self-proclaimed "Love Guru" meant absolute shit when the kid was pining after some girl with his tail between his legs.

But first… "Do you think she'll get mad if I do?"

Naruto snorted. "Whipped."

"At least I'm not pathetic," he retaliated, narrowing his eyes. "How much did you pay Shino, again?"

"Have you seen her cousin?" Naruto defended, pointing towards his eyes. "He sees everything. I don't need him or his psychotic family casting spells on me for trying to make moves on Hinata."

"… Why am I even friends with you?" Kiba muttered. "Whatever. Should I just slowly maneuver my way into their path?"

"Too obvious," Naruto said immediately, rubbing his chin. "I say you just interrupt them and lock her away where no one will ever be able to see her except you."

"Yeah," Kiba drawled, rolling his eyes, "if I wanted to be single for the rest of my life."

"You already are single," Naruto reminded, looking over his shoulder at the pair who were still chatting away. "Sakura, girlfriend… no proof, remember?"

"You ass, I told you we're dating!"

"Who's dating who?"

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The pair snapped their heads to the owner of the voice.

"Hey guys," Sakura greeted, shifting her books closer to her chest. "Why are you guys standing behind a statue?"

"Uh…"

"We were waiting," Kiba said suddenly. "For uh, Hinata."

"Dude, what did I te—"

Kiba elbowed him in the stomach, sending Naruto a look.

"Yeah," Naruto coughed, rubbing the sore spot. "You know, since Hinata goes this way."

"She does?" Sakura raised a brow. "I'm pretty sure she's in class right now…"

"Oh."

There was an awkward pause.

"Where did your friend go?" Kiba finally asked, noticing that his girlfriend had arrived alone. Not that he was complaining, of course. "The one you were talking to?"

"Sasuke?" Sakura asked, looking behind her for said male. "Probably left. Can you believe he's taking the maximum number of units? And he's taking extra classes at the local community colleges." She smiled. "I don't feel like such a nerd, anymore."

What the heck was wrong with that guy?

"So…" Kiba began, "will I get to meet him?"

"He's kind of… anti-social," Sakura explained. "Not into big groups and all that."

Sure he is.

"Oh, no biggie."

It was Naruto's turn to elbow Kiba in the gut.

"Liar."

"Naruto!" Kiba hissed, slapping the blonde on the back of his head. "What the hell?"

"Okay…" Sakura said, eyeing the two. She looked over at Kiba. "Did you want to go to the library to study? I have a huge exam for biology…"

"Study date?" Naruto snickered, earning a glare.

"Shut up," Kiba snapped, then turned to smile at Sakura. "Sure."

"We'll see you later, I guess," Sakura said, waving to Naruto as the pair walked off.

Kiba stuck his arm behind his back without Sakura noticing, sticking up his middle finger to the laughing blonde.

Twenty-minutes of absolute silence so far, and Kiba was just itching to interrogate her. So far, he knew enough about Sasuke to come to the conclusion that he hated that guy's guts. Like, hated him. Was it just a coincidence that he and his girlfriend owned the exact same hand sanitizer? Or that they were both over-achievers when it came to their education? Sakura was the only person he knew in the entire university that was taking extra classes at two other colleges, as well as eighteen units here at the K.

Where did this guy come from, anyway? Stalking her, that's what.

"Um, are you okay?" Sakura asked, interrupting Kiba from his inner-rambling.

"Yeah…" he paused. "Why?"

"Well, by now you're usually complaining about your Spanish homework," she said slowly, a frown marring her lips. "And you've been glaring at my keychain for the past ten minutes."

"Oh…" Kiba said lamely, then realized he hadn't answered her question. "Well, I… uh, there's a stain on your bottle."

Sakura eyebrows shot up, her eyes darting to her sanitizer. "Really? Where?"

Kiba couldn't help but smile at how easily bothered she was by small specks and germs. After a couple of minutes of watching her inspect the bottle thoroughly, Kiba covered her hands in his, brushing his fingers against hers as he pulled the keychain towards his face and let out an amused chuckle.

"Huh, I guess it's gone."

Sakura glared at him for a while, but then rolled her eyes and smiled. She stuck her hand out. Kiba returned it to her, deciding that he might as well open his Spanish book so she'd concentrate. The things I do. Then suddenly the thought of that prick spending time with his amazing girlfriend creeped back into his mind, and Kiba found himself scowling all over again.

Well, it couldn't hurt.

"Before you start studying," Kiba said, covering the hand she was using to write – causing her 'l' to drag out longer than necessary.

She gave him an exasperated look.

"You've been pretty touchy today," she commented, biting her lip in slight irritation. Thankfully it was only a quarter of a page so far; it wouldn't take long to rewrite her notes. "And you've been acting—"

"You can sanitize your hands later," he said quickly, then finally he mustered enough courage to ask, "does that guy know you have a boyfriend?"

"…weird," Sakura finished. Then his words finally processed. "What guy?"

"Sasuke."

"I don't know, probably not…why?"

"Shouldn't he know?" Kiba pressed, turning a page in his book so he wouldn't have to meet her eyes. "I mean, you've been spending quite some time with him lately."

"Kiba," Sakura said, her voice flat. "I met him this morning."

"I'm just saying!" Kiba defended, lowering his voice when he realized people were starting to send him dirty looks. "Guys only have one thing on their mind, these days."

She looked at him pointedly.

"Okay, except me."

Most of the time, anyway.

"If you're so worried," Sakura said eventually, using her free hand to peel his away from hers, "you can come with us during our meet-ups."

What?

"Really?" He did nothing to mask his surprise.

"No." Kiba's face fell. "Just kidding… jeez. If you want to, I guess. I'll have to ask Sasuke first though; I won't mind it, but he might." She bit the end of her pen, thinking. "Or I can just introduce you guys…"

"Introducing is fine," Kiba said instantly, feeling somewhat relieved.

If the guy turns out to be some major flirt, he'll definitely tag along to every meet-up.

"What brought this on?" Sakura asked, suddenly suspicious.

"Naruto," he replied without thinking. Crap. Uh… "You know… he was telling me this story about uh, crazy anthropology partners who—you know, murdered… girls."

"Anthropology partners, really?"

"It might have been psychology," Kiba said easily, pretending to recall a non-existent conversation. "But you know, just looking after you." He smiled.

"Right…" Sakura didn't seem convinced. "Now can we study?"

"Yup."

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Kiba was satisfied – for now, anyway.

After three hours of non-stop studying – on Sakura's part, anyway – the couple parted ways since she had a lecture to attend. Usually by this time, Kiba would head to the cafeteria to get some much needed food after suppressing his hunger for Sakura's sake (she hated taking breaks while she was in "study mode"). Any time after that was fair game, though. What Kiba hadn't planned on, however, was spotting a very familiar raven-haired male stopping by the drinking fountain for some water.

To confront or not to confront. Hm…

His legs had already begun walking towards Sasuke without him realizing, and before he knew it, he was standing next to him. Sasuke stopped drinking, releasing his hold on the button and stood straight, raising a brow as he wiped the drops of water from his mouth. Said male then attempted to move to the side, thinking Kiba wanted to use the fountain, only for his path to be blocked.

Kiba offered him a smile, though Sasuke wasn't having any of it.

"Do I know you?" he asked rather rudely.

"Nope," Kiba answered, sticking his hand out. "I'm Kiba. Inuzuka Kiba."

"Fantastic," Sasuke replied unenthusiastically, stepping to the side to leave, only to be blocked. Again. "Did you need something?"

Kiba was annoying the hell out of the guy, but he couldn't help himself.

"You're Sasuke, right? Sakura told me about you," he explained, finally earning a not-so-rude reaction.

"You know her?"

"Of course," Kiba confirmed. "She's my girlfriend."

author's note: This chapter was a lot of fun to write, it really was. And I searched up "Guy Code" and it had a bunch of lists of rules and whatever nonsense, so I thought it'd be fun to incorporate it in the beginning of each chapter.

And I'm positive that by the time I finish this story, Naruto would have said "dude" about a hundred times... but thank you for reading and the wonderful reviews! Spread the KibaSaku love!