A/N: Hey, everyone! Thanks for all of the encouragement!
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Uchiha Mizuki: Arigato! I don't really think it's excellent, but it will be!
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randomangel: Thanks! I really don't think that I'm very good at writing fluff, but I'm glad you like it!
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Disagreement: Yeah, I like that pairing too, but I thought Kiba would be better suited for this story. Thanks for the encouragement!
Now, to get down to business! This was supposed to be a one-shot, but do to popular demand; I'VE DECIDED TO CONTINUE IT! YAY! XD Anyway, thanks again for all the support. I hope you enjoy it! By the way, sorry if Shino is a little out of character, but what would you have made him do in a situation like this? Oh, and this chapter contains a small, really tiny hint of KurenaiKakashi, which was mildly annoying to write because I generally support KurenaiAsuma. However, it just worked conveniently for the story, so I had too.
ON WITH THE STORY! XD
A happy, yet soft and gentle giggle escaped from Hinata Hyuuga's pretty mouth.
"Oh, Kiba… You're so wonderful!"
Kiba smiled. "Not as wonderful as you!" he said, tapping her nose with the tip of his finger.
"Tee hee! Kiba…You're too much!" she laughed, running away, beckoning him to follow her.
"Hey, Hinata! Wait up!" he laughed as he chased after her.
After a few minutes of laughing and running away from him, Hinata stopped and waited for Kiba. When he finally caught up, they just stood there for a few minutes, looking into each other's eyes.
"Kiba…"
"Hinata…"
They slowly leaned in. Kiba wrapped his arms around Hinata and smiled contently as he leaned in a little more. They both started to close their eyes, as well as the distance between them. They were mere centimeters away…
"…Kiba?"
Kiba continued to lean in.
"Kiba!"
Kiba ignored it. He was almost toughing Hinata's lips…
Slap!
"Ah! What the hell?" yelled Kiba as he opened his eyes, rather angry at the rude awakening he had just received, to find that he had his arms around Shino and that he was really close to Shino's face. He screamed loudly and let go, sitting up abruptly.
"Sh…Shino?"
Shino was glaring at him. "Kiba! What the hell is wrong with you? You were trying to k-kiss me!"
"I…What? I would never…Wha?" Kiba asked dumbly.
"You tried to kiss me!"
Kiba blushed. "Oh… Uh… Sorry… I just had this dream…"
"Yeah, about Hinata. You kept moaning her name! It was very disturbing!"
Disturbing? thought Kiba. The freak controls bugs, and he thinks that was disturbing? Oh well…That was a very nice dream…I haven't ever had that one before… All of my dreams with Hinata in them have never been that…weird… Hinata would never act like that! Sigh… A guy like me can only dream. Man… If Hinata could read my mind, I think I would die!
"Um… Shino? I'm really sorry… and… could you not mention this to Hinata? Please?".
Shino sighed. "Whatever. I'm going to train, whether Kurenai is here or not." He got up off the grass and walked a few feet away from Kiba.
Now Kiba remembered what was going on. The team was supposed to be training that day, but Kurenai was late (probably spending too much time with Kakashi), so they decided to sit down on the grass while they waited. They must have fallen asleep. Just where was Kurenai? Oh well… Hey! Where was Hinata? Last time he checked, she was lying down a few feet away from him. Where could she have gone? Kiba looked around. He saw Hinata running towards him.
"What's going on? I heard yelling. You guys aren't fighting, are you?" she asked concerned.
"No… I uh… just um… SAW A SPIDER!" said Kiba, thinking quickly. His thoughts may have been quick, but they sure weren't very intelligent.
"You… saw a spider…?" asked Hinata, looking at him, bewildered.
"Yes…" he said, regretting ever opening his mouth.
"But… I don't get it. Because of Shino-kun, you are around thousands of bugs almost everyday."
"Well… This one just surprised me…"
"You're a ninja. Nothing is supposed to surprise you. Especially not a spider," added Shino, coming back to get his bottle of water.
Kiba glared at Shino, clearly telling him not to tell Hinata. Shino just nonchalantly walked away.
Hinata didn't exactly believe Kiba… but before she could say anything, Kiba quickly changed the subject. "Where were you anyways?"
Hinata turned pink. "Ano… I was… ah… taking care of some quick personal business." This was Hinata's way of saying that she was peeing behind a tree.
"Oh… Uh… So… Do you think that we should just start training without Kurenai… or…"
"Sorry I'm late!" Kurenai came running up. "I…got lost…" Yep. Definitely spending too much time with Kakashi.
Kiba stared incredulously. "But-"
"Now, then! Let's get down to business, shall we?" said Kurenai quickly. "I've decided to cancel today's training."
"WHAT? You made us wait here for 3 hours, just to tell us training was canceled!" Kiba yelled, enraged.
"So sorry… You see, today I… have to go… on a super-secret, ultra-dangerous mission.
Kiba snorted. Yeah right! "Super-secret, ultra-dangerous mission" my ass! She just wants to go spend some more time with Kakashi. Jeez! I thought she was more responsible than that.
"Anyway, I gotta go! See ya soon!" With that, Kurenai disappeared before anyone could say anything.
Kiba huffed. "Stupid Kurenai…" he muttered under his breath.
Shino walked away without saying anything. Kiba's heart leaped. He was alone with Hinata. Kurenai had gone off to be with Kakashi, and Shino had gone home… Wherever the hell he lives.
Kiba turned to smile at Hinata, but he was sure that it looked a bit deranged, do to his nervousness, because Hinata glanced at him oddly. "Uh… Want me to walk you home?" he asked, trying to tone down his smile a few notches.
"Okay. Arigato, Kiba-kun."
Kiba's face turned pink. "No biggie. So… Uh… How's… um… life?" he asked dumbly, feebly trying to start a conversation as they started walking.
"…Not bad. How's Akamaru? You didn't bring him to training today."
"Yeah… He's sick. I told him that he should just stay home today."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that."
"Yeah…"
There was an awkward silence.
Since when did I get so uncomfortable around Kiba-kun? Things never used to be this awkward. Or at least, I didn't notice them if they were. thought Hinata.
"How's life?" How could I be so stupid? That is the lamest thing I've ever said! I could just defenestrate myself now! AGH! Why do I ALWAYS say the wrong thing around her? Earlier, when I told her I was yelling because I saw a spider… I think it might have actually been less embarrassing to have told her about the dream. She must think I'm an idiot! I might as well give up and try my hand at being gay, since I CLEARLY can't even manage to have a decent conversation with Hinata! thought Kiba bitterly.
Much to Kiba's annoyance, he couldn't think of anything else to say, so the awkward silence lasted until they reached Hinata's home.
"Ano… I guess that I will see you tomorrow, Kiba-kun… I hope Akamaru gets better soon," Hinata said, looking down.
"Yeah… uh… bye, Hinata," Kiba said lamely. Damn! I suck at this! Why can't I just say something smart for once?
Hinata opened the door and went inside. Kiba stood there for a moment, debating whether or not he should just burst into the room, confess his undying love for her, sweep her off her feet, and take her on a romantic get away to Paris. He decided not to.
OoOoOoOo
Kiba walked down the street slowly, with his tail between his legs. He was headed in the vague direction of home when… Oh no…
"YOO-HOO! Kiba, my friend! What's the matter? You're not your youthful self today! In fact, you seem rather upset! Whatever is troubling you, feel free to talk about it with the Green Beast of Kohona. I'll do everything in my amazing power to help!"
Kiba groaned. Not Lee… There's no way I'm up to dealing with him right now!
"Oh… Nothing, Lee…"
"Nonsense! Something is wrong. I can tell. It's as if the flame of youth that once burned magnificently in your soul has been extinguished. Now tell me, what is wrong, my fellow ninja?"
Kiba groaned again. "I told you! Nothing! I just don't feel well… and I'd like to be alone."
"Nonsense, once again! I've got it! Something must have happened to your faithful companion, man's best friend, the creature that goes beyond mere ordinary loyalty, the one who-"
"Okay, Lee! I get it! You think something is wrong with Akamaru. Well, he's sick, but that's not the problem."
"Well then, what is?" Suddenly, Lee gasped. "Could something bad have happened with Hinata? Did she reject your youthful, burning, desire-filled, and undyingly eternal love?"
"Well, I…" Kiba trailed off as the impact of Lee's words hit him. He knew. CRAP! Lee knew that he liked Hinata! How did he find out? More importantly, how many people knew? Five? Six? All of the other shinobi? The whole village? Surely not… but still! This is Lee we're talking about! He's almost as dense as Naruto! What if he tells Hinata? Or worse! What if she already knows? What if she never speaks to him ever again? Kiba's thoughts got wilder by the minute, and he forgot that he just talked to her a few minutes ago.
"Yoo-hoo! Kiba?" asked Lee, breaking up Kiba's thoughts of emanate doom. "If you're worried," continued Lee, "you shouldn't be. I haven't told anyone, although I think they might know already… Anyway, I pinky-promise that I won't tell a soul!" cried Lee, a determined glint in his eye, holding out his pinky finger.
Kiba sighed. "I think I'm just gonna go home. I just need to be alone for a while…Maybe I can think of something more intelligent to say to her…" Crap. What had he just done?
"I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT! If that is merely the problem, then there is no problem after all! Talking to girls is not hard! I pronounce my undying love to Sakura-chan almost every time I see her! I will teach you everything I know!"
If he does that, I'll be worse off than before!
"Yosh! Lesson 1: Give her a compliment! Girls love that! My personal favorite is something along the lines of; "Yosh! Sakura-chan! The flame of youth burns brightly in you today!" Women like to be regarded as young and spirited! Lesson 2: Tell her that you will be with her and that you will love, protect, and cherish her forever! Women want men who can make them feel secure. So, by telling them that, you will gain their eternal trust!"
Or you will most likely creep them out and gain their eternal disgust.
"Lesson 3: You-"
"Look, Lee. This is really…uh…nice of you… but… I really need to get home… I mean… I have to… um, GIVE AKAMARU A BATH!" Kiba said quickly.
"I thought you said he was sick. The best thing is for him to get a lot of rest, so you can stay and I'll finish up the lesson-"
"I MEAN A BATH FULL OF MEDICINE!" Kiba invented wildly.
"Oh! I've heard of this treatment before! Be sure to-"
"Yes, yes. Thank you, Lee! Now then, I'll just be going…" Kiba slipped away before Lee could say anything else.
NnNnNnNn
Kiba sighed with relief. "Man, Akamaru, I thought I'd never get away! Lee can really be a pain sometimes…Well…most of the time…"
Akamaru barked in agreement. He wagged his tail and jumped on Kiba's shoulder as Kiba slipped down to the floor. Kiba looked at him. "You look a lot better than you did this morning."
Akamaru yipped. Kiba smiled at him. "Well then, I guess you're all better! That's good. At least one of us is feeling up to par…"
Akamaru whined sympathetically.
A/N: There! The second chapter is finally finished! I know that it really didn't have anything to do with the first chapter, but that's more of a prologue... Anyway, there was a certain word in here that I put in that DOES relate to the first chapter... If you can spot it, I'll give you a cookie! Sorry I didn't update sooner, but about the time when I was ready to start typing this up, my computer went dead. It took a couple of weeks to fix, and then all this stuff had to be reinstalled… Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. I thought it was pretty crappy… But whatever! Oh, and just so you guys know, I don't find Lee annoying. He's actually my favorite character. Sigh… he's sooo hot! Yeah, I know I'm weird… XD
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