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Naruto stared in shock at Hinata. No one had ever told him that they loved him! Especially not a cute girl like Hinata! He knew he was attractive, and yet it felt strange, wrong even, as she reached up and cupped his face. "N-naruto, say something." she said.
Naruto snapped himself out of his daze, unsure of what exactly he should say. He had always heard that actions speak louder than words, so he chose that route. He leaned down and pressed his lips against the slightly chapped ones of Hinata. It felt strange to him, but then again, this was his first real kiss! 'Maybe it's supposed to feel this way.' the thought as he pulled away from the girl.
Kiba was frozen in place. He had just watched the man he loves kiss some girl! Ok, so it wasn't just some girl, it was his teammate, but somehow that made it worse.
Hinata looked up at Naruto, the man she'd been in love with since she could remember. "Naruto?"
"Yeah?" he said, looking back down at the girl.
"Does this mean you like me too?" he asked hopefully.
Naruto had never actually thought about it. 'Do I like her? She's pretty, and kind, and helpful, and powerful. What's not to like?' he thought. "Yeah, Hinata, I like you too."
Kiba could feel the beginning of tears well up in his eyes as he watched the scene before him. He couldn't take it anymore. He ran. He ran until he couldn't run anymore. He didn't care where he went, so long as it was away from them.
Akamaru sat there watching Naruto and Hinata, knowing the effect it would have on his master, when suddenly his master ran. Akamaru took off as well, barking all the way, trying to get the man to come back.
"Kiba?" Hinata started, getting up off the ground and running to where the man had been standing. "Kiba! Come back!" she shouted after him.
Naruto stood and walked over to stand next to the woman, placing an arm around her shoulders. Again, it felt off. "Uh, Hinata? What's wrong with him?" Naruto asked.
Hinata stared after her teammate. "I-i don't know what's wrong with him." she said, only slightly confused.
Kiba ran blindly on, entering the forest, not paying attention. He caught his foot on an upturned root and smashed into the ground. Kiba's eyes welled with tears as he drew his knees up to his chest, not caring that he was on the ground, or that he might be hurt.
Akamaru came to a stop, sniffing the air, searching for his master. He heard the sobs before he caught the scent. Running, he came upon Kiba, curled in a ball on the ground. "Kiba?" he barked.
Kiba rubbed his eyes and looked up at his faithful dog. "Akamaru-" he choked out, "why did I even believe that I had a chance with him?" Tears began to fall from the man's eyes again.
"Kiba, why are you so sad? There are plenty of others out there that would love to be with you!" Akamaru barked urgently, trying to calm the brunette down.
"None of them are him though." Kiba sobbed.
"Why is he so important?" Akamaru barked, placing a paw on his master's back.
"Are you kidding?" Kiba yelled at the canine, sitting up. "He's perfect! Ever since he beat us at the chunin exams, I haven't been able to get him out of my mind!" Kiba was beginning to wave his arms around like a crazy person.
Akamaru barked back, "Ok, so, why not win him back?"
Kiba drew his legs back up to his chin, "I can't do that to Hinata! She's so amazing, and she's been in love with him for much longer than I have." Kiba began to sob again, burying his head in his arms around his knees.
"True." was all Akamaru could muster.
Kiba lifted his head at the lack of comforting words, sniffed a few times, and wiped his eyes. "I love him Akamaru, I really do."
"Then why not try to be happy for him? Why not help him gain happiness? If you really love him, you'll want him to be happy, even if it's not with you." Kiba's canine friend barked.
"You're right. I should just be happy for them. Naruto has finally found some happiness, and so has Hinata, one of my greatest friends!" Kiba wiped his eyes, and pulled himself off the ground. He looked around, noticing how dark it was. "I wonder what time it is." he said.
Akamaru looked around himself. "I don't know, but whatever time it is we should really get home." came the barked reply.
The pair headed off into the woods, using their innate sense of direction to find their way home.
Kiba walked through the door of the Inuzuka compound. Tsume, his mother, looked up and noticed how puffy her son's eyes were. However, Hana, Kiba's sister, beat Tsume to the punch. "Kiba? What's wrong?"
Kiba looked over at his family, wiping his eyes once more. "Oh, not much." he said solemnly.
"You sure? It seems like you've been crying!" Tsume said, crushing her son in a strong hug. Kiba reached out, patting his mother heavily on the arm. "What is it honey?" she asked.
He pointed a finger desperately at his head. "AIR!" he choked out. She immediately released the brunette man and watched as he doubled over, gasping in his air. "Geez mom!" he yelled, laughing slightly.
She joined him in laughter, "So, does this mean you're feeling better?" she asked.
"Yeah, mom, thanks!" he laughed. Kiba looked over at the clock, "You know what, it's getting kinda late, I think I'm gonna go to bed." he said, making his way to the stairs, Akamaru at his heels.
The brunette walked in his room and locked the door behind him. He pushed his back against it and slid down to the floor. Akamaru turned around and cocked his head to the side and stared at Kiba.
"Oh, Kiba," he started, moving to curl up on the end of the bed, "come to bed, you'll feel better in the morning."
Kiba heaved himself off the floor and moved to the bed, stripping of his clothes (A/N: yes he sleeps in the buff) and crawled under the covers, to have unsavory dreams of a certain blonde…and a certain purple-haired friend.
Wow, what a shitty chapter! Oh well, let's hope it gets better, huh? Please review! Ideas are much appreciated!
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