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Furry

'Thank god it's Kiba.'

Temari was so glad she almost kissed him. For the last two hours or so she had been thinking about getting Lee. In her mind, being escorted by the youthful boy in green spandex was about the equivalent of being shown around Konoha by Orochimaru.

She almost shuddered as she dropped to the ground to face her escort.

"Konban-wa Temari-san, welcome to Konoha, and since I'm sure you've heard this shit before I'm going to skip formalities."

"Yip yip"

"Akamaru and I will bring you to the embassy before we get dinner. Then, the Hokage would like to see you and inquire about your journey before we return you to the embassy…"

Kiba's face was screwed up as if he was finding it difficult to be even this formal. It made him look… puppyish, not that he didn't always look like a dog, but this made him look… cuter, if possible.

"Oi, dog-boy, drop the formal crap. You look like you're going to have an ulcer." Temari smirked.

And he growled… at her! Oh her dog-boy was so cute.

Wait… her dog-boy?

Must have been a slip of her inner-tongue.

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'damn that sand witch' couldn't she see he was doing his best to be courteous? That he was trying not to lash out? It wasn't her fault that the Hokage chose him to escort her.

But she was so frustrating! She was bitchy, loud, inconsiderate, and too smart for her own good, pretty, smelled very nice… gaa! What was he thinking! Bad Kiba, bad thoughts, if Gaara found out you were thinking these things he would kill you! or at least mutilate you beyond recognition.

"… I only met two groups of bandits on my way here but they….

'shesh… she's so loud! I keep being jolted out of my thoughts.'

At the moment, seeing as they were standing in the Hokage's office, this was not the time to be distracted by thoughts of dying a terrible death.

'How long are they going to talk? Akamaru's getting fidgety I think he needs to take care of some "business"… maybe we could sneak out? I'm sure Lady Tsunade could contact us when they are finished.'

"whine"

"Hush Akamaru, let's go."

Akamaru and Kiba tippy-toed towards the door, silent as ghosts carried on the wind. Quietly, oh so quietly Kiba inched open the door…

"KIBA, SHUT THAT DOOR." Tsunade and Temari yelled simultaneously. Giving them the look that only a female could give.

"Where exactly did you think you were going, my dear escort?" That sand chick sure knew how to be scary… "I'll have you know I haven't eaten since yesterday morning. And, because Lady Tsunade graciously took time out of her day to see me, we had to post-pone dinner. I am starving. When we are finished with our conversation I expect you to be standing by the wall ready to leave, NOT already out the door."

"Certainly Temari-san" he ground his teath into what he hoped looked like a smile. "I was only going to take Akamaru out-side so that he could take care of some 'buisn…"

"Can it dog-breath I need to talk to Lady Hokage."

Kiba couldn't help but wonder how this obnoxious female was still alive, and how Shikamaru could deal with such a troublesome person… 'How he dealt with her.' Shikamaru wasn't exactly in Temari's good graces at the moment.

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