This is my first time writing a fanfiction so I am sorry if there is grammar or spelling issues as you read and enjoy!

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Chapter 2: Bathing with Glory

Kiba's Point of View

Wow Hinata lives a strict life; well I knew that when I was human, but now I get the full picture. I looked at Akamaru who just flowed with everything like this was a basic thing, and then again it was.

We followed Hinata down to what looked like a bathroom; a very large tub, toilet, and a sink… why were we in here? Hinata turned around and knelt down on her knees, she gently scratched behind my ears that were buried in the long locks of brown fur. "You're so filthy and you too Akamaru!" She scratched both of our backs and turned to the tub.

Oh no.

Hinata slowly took of her sweatshirt to reveal a black tank top, "Even with a sweatshirt on I still manage to get buried in dirt and filth." She looked down at Akamaru and me and sighed, I noticed out of the corner of my eye to witness the bathtub overflowing with crystal clear water. Quickly I barked trying to signal for her to turn off the faucet, she looked down at me puzzled before I had to run over there myself and push my nose up against the bathtub.

The petite Hyuuga thought for a moment before feeling the water against her pale skin. She quickly turned off the faucet and looked down at me with a smile and then down at her clothes that had been soaked when she pushed herself to reach to turn off the faucet.

Her smile was so sweet and gentle, but was soon replaced with a look of worry.

"I got it!" Hinata yelled with joy, "Your name will be Bubble."

…Bubble? For a strong, devishly handsome boy no manly man like me (technically dog at the moment)? It was clear to me that Hinata was not the best at naming things…at all. She looked down once more at her clothes and sighed "You know what I'm going to take a bath myself!" wait did she just that she was going to join…no maybe I heard wrong… I must have!

Nope I was wrong.

I averted my eyes as she removed her clothes trying to conceal the fact that there was a half-naked girl I have and would know for a very long time. Just standing there right next to me, Hinata slowly submerged herself in the pool of water. Akamaru looking at me like I was crazy and asking "Aren't you coming?" I glared at him, since I was a dog no one could see my embarrassed red face, the fur of course covered it all.

"N-N-No I-I can't…" I answered, Akamaru gave a sigh.

"Come on it's only a woman's body I think you'll live; I mean you have lived a long time trying to admit to yourself that you like Hinata. You should be dying to just jump in that pool of water." Damn you Akamaru! Hinata motion for us to come and join her. "Well if you won't go in then I certainly will-"

"Don't you want to be a gentleman that's a nice lady right over there you should act like one instead of acting like a perv!" I yelled at Akamaru unexpectedly, before running over to Hinata who smiled and picked me up.

I had no idea what I just got myself into.

"You're so cute!" Hinata said happily as she pressed me up against her chest. Oh my sweet little toes. Akamaru jumped into the tub and that's when I lost it, at the time all I could think was:

'Must restrain! Akamaru Help me! Anyone someone.' But no Akamaru laughed and swam around giggling at my little paws scratching to get away. Hinata let go and I swam away as quick as I could, doggy style. I soon ended up on the other side of the bathtub, but it just had to be so slippery that as I tried to get out I sank back into the water.

As I attempted with all my might to get out I heard Hinata gasp I looked over to see blood streaming from her arm. The Hyuuga grabbed a towel and pressed it to her wound she looked at me "Bubble you scratched me!" she did not look in pain if anything she acted like it was a paper cut when really it had been cut deeper than a simple cut. She sat there for a little while; the water tinted a brownish shade. She looked at me when the blood stopped gushing out.

"Bubble! Listen to me it's only a little shampoo and water come on!" Hinata reached over and held me in her arms.

So soft and delicate like a butterfly's wings.

A smooth liquid was poured onto my soaking wet fur. I felt safe and protected in her arms my eyes closing and opening repeatedly as Hinata scrubbed my fur and then poured water onto me.

So tired… just leave me be…

The Dream

I feel like I can't breathe, even though I am trying to push myself up to the surface of the water. Why am I like this? Why are kids so cruel that they would do this to me, am I hated that much? I could hear the echoes of children laughing at me as I struggled, have I always been like this?

I heard a sincere voice appear from out of the blue, "Stop it!" I felt little hands wrap around my arms and pull me out of the pond the girl turned back to face the group of boys "Go away." She yelled, the boys laughed at her, but she ignored them and turned back to me.

I could never see her face.

"Are you alright?" She asked me, I nodded the pain felt numb and the fear left my eyes when I heard her voice. I felt a blanket of warmth but I realized it was a small white sweatshirt, when I had convinced her I was fine she began to walk home. And of course I followed her, when I had reached the building I assumed was her home I watched from the bushes and her father scolded her for losing her sweatshirt.

She had told him that she left it on the bench because it was too hot and came back to find it gone. He continued to yell at her for hours on end. When it was over my eyes followed her to a little room where she laid down on the tatami mats and cried.

I held the small sweatshirt in my hands and quickly sprinted over to the small room, the paper door had been pushed aside, and I laid the sweatshirt down on the floor beside her before running back to the bushes and watched as she turned her head to find her sweatshirt beside her all along.

Her small hands picked the piece of clothing up and smiled whipping her eyes with it and looking out to the large area surrounded by trees and bushes. The girl clutched the sweatshirts tight against her chest and mumbled the words "Thank You."

I felt warmth in my heart, but that night it haunted me that I had never said those words to the girl myself.

End Of Dream

Akamru's point of view

He is still a Child at Heart.

Hinata's point of View

Bubble fell asleep as I finished washing his fur, I placed the soaked dog in a bundle of towels and began washing Akamaru. When I finished washing the shaggy white dog I let him fall asleep next to Bubble before I could just sit and soak myself in the water. My figures traced over the scars on my palms from trying my hardest to train to become worthy for my father.

I traced the scars down to my wrists that had been covered in old and recent scars from blades that I placed upon my wrists myself. To relieve myself of reality for a few minutes, to escape what had been pushed onto me and what had burdened my life for many years.

After a long time of thinking and soaking myself in the pool of water I got up and wrapped a towel around me. Gently brushing the water off of my body and slipping into my t-shirt and shorts, I picked up the pile of clothes and the two dogs and shuffled down to my room.

I laid the dogs down onto the tatami mats and closed the paper door; I pulled a large, extra blanket from the closet in my room and let the dogs snuggle up against it. For me I spread out my Shiki futon and blankets, "It must be fun to be a dog and explore, sleep, and pee wherever you want… You're lucky you don't know who your family is." I buried my face into the blanket the two dogs slept side by side and I watched as Akamaru dozed off quickly… he must have had a nightmare because he started to kick Bubble… and me.

"AKAMARU! Knock it off." I whispered loudly at the small white pup, I had covered my head from the kicking attacks when I realized it had ended I looked back up to find Akamaru on the other side of the room walking around with his eyes closed… was this even possible that a dog could sleep walk? Well I might as well let it continue, when I looked back down at Bubble he was fast asleep.

For a while I listened to the cricket's chirp and I let the moonlight shin through the openings between the bamboo doors. For this little amount of time it felt the most peaceful it had felt in years.

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Bubble is Kiba, Hinata thinks Kiba is a dog so she named him Bubble. :)

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Sorry for such a late update, my updates can go from daily to weekly to monthly depending on the month thank you for the reviews and comments! I loved reading them they really help so keep reviewing and stay tuned for the next chapter (did that last part sound like a TV show ending the episode anyone or was that just me?)