Not Good Enough Chapter 2, a naruto fanfic

Hello, everyone! I'm pleased as pie with the reviews I've gotten. Thank you to everyone who reviewed! Based on the fact that this story has gotten so much positive attention since it's been posted (I had forty one new emails at one point for this story, whew!), I've decided that there does indeed need to be more chapters.

I'm moving out of my house this month, so packing is consuming much of my time and energy.

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Disclaimer: Personally, I think I'd be a much better owner for the series of Naruto…heheh…oh the evil I could do…but sadly, I do not own Naruto and the chances of Sakura having a male harem on the show is less than likely…

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AJ: "Hello, Sasuke-kun!"

Sasuke: "Are you done bashing me?"

AJ: "Well, it's not that I hate you. It's that you are a jackass. But I tried not to bash you in this one!"

Sasuke: "For that, I'm grateful."

AJ: "Well, I tried for as long as I could. You might receive a punch from Kiba."

Sasuke: "DAMN YOU AND YOUR PAIRINGS!"

AJ: "Heheheheheheh…feel my wrath."

Transmission terminated due to violence with a giant ax.

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Forgive the randomness…heheh.

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Not Good Enough

Chapter 2

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Kiba waited outside the door to Sakura's small apartment. She was still taking a shower; he could hear it. But he knew he had come early. He wanted to get in tune with her schedule. Did she brush her teeth before or after she changed? Did she pick out her clothes before or after her shower? He wanted to know. Yes, it was stalkerish, but Kiba didn't care. He had to know these things when he finally claimed her. Kiba's eyebrow raised, 'What the hell?'

Instead of going to the closet (don't ask how he managed to figure this out, secrets of a stalker?), he heard a drawer open. Kiba's eyebrows furrowed and he sat up on his knees. He peered through the window and watched her leave her room in pajamas. She grabbed a blanket from the closet, wrapped it around herself, and made her way to the couch. 'Is she planning on standing me up?' Kiba felt a pang of annoyed frustration, he should be in control. He rang the doorbell three times.

Sakura stood slowly and made her way to the door. "Kiba, I'm sorry." She murmured. "It's not that I didn't want to go, but I thought you would have heard."

"Heard what?" Kiba sulked.

"I had to go to the hospital for an emergency surgery. Twelve Anbu beat to near death." She sounded tired. Now that he'd thought about it, her appearance screamed exhaustion.

"Are you okay?" Kiba's protective senses went into overdrive. He observed her for a few minutes: the hollows under her eyes, the ragged breathing, and the fact that it looked that at any minute she would collapse.

"Yeah, a little sleep and I should be fine." She leaned against the doorway, obviously spent.

"Let me in." He said finally.

"Huh?"

"Let me in." He repeated.

"Kiba, I don't think-" she sighed. He stared for a minute before making a decision. He scooped her into his arms, much like he'd done to Ino the night before. Sakura didn't even make a peep (she had no energy to do so), and just let her head rest upon his shoulder. He closed the door behind him with his foot and carried her to her bed. He laid her down and she chuckled, "First it's your place, now it's mine…"

"Yup. You don't mind if I get rid of some of these clothes do you?" Kiba gestured to his jeans and shirt. "It feels weird wearing them on a bed."

"Go ahead, you're pretty honorable so I'm not particularly worried." Sakura attempted to shrug.

Kiba smiled at her and began to pull his navy blue, long-sleeved shirt over his head, revealing a white wife-beater. He undid his belt and his pants and slowly pulled those off which left him in his boxers. He noticed her watching him strip so he cheekily smiled, "Enjoying the view?"

Sakura looked away and turned to her side. "I treated you at the hospital; I've seen you like this."

"Not exactly, it makes a huge difference when we're in your apartment." Kiba settled on the bed next to her and turned her table lamp off. He pulled close to her and wrapped his arms around her stomach. He moved her to fit his body and nuzzled her neck.

"I think it's my exhaustion, but it feels as though we're connected…" Sakura mumbled quietly.

"That's because we are." Kiba chuckled. "Didn't you feel it?"

"When we first danced…I think I did." Sakura felt her eyes begin to close and sleep beginning to take hold of her.

"I love you," was the last thing she heard before her vision went black.

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Kiba hadn't meant for it to slip out. He hadn't meant to tell her so soon. Either this would destroy the relationship he was building with Sakura or it would speed things along. Thankfully she had fallen asleep, so there was a good chance she hadn't heard his confession. He would play it cool in the morning so she might think it was a product of her tired mind.

'No use worrying about it until tomorrow,' Kiba sighed internally. He snuggled as close as he could to Sakura.

The animalistic side of Kiba wanted nothing more than to claim her; to prevent her from ever being near other men. The other times he'd seen her surrounded by those other guys, he'd wanted to destroy them and have her for himself. If she didn't accept him, he wouldn't have any idea what he'd do with himself.

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Sakura awoke slowly. She'd had that dream again. Like the first, she barely caught a glimpse of the man who was her supposed husband…this time though, she'd caught a glimpse of brown hair. 'I wonder if Kiba is the man in my dream,' she turned around in his grasp to face the sleeping man. He was peacefully asleep, as if sleeping near her was as natural as breathing. 'I could swear that I'd heard an 'I love you' before I fell asleep. I wonder if that was just my dream or if that was actually…no. No, it probably wasn't. This is Kiba, he doesn't seem the type to say something like that, especially to me of all people.' Sakura sighed unhappily. 'But with the way he sleeps, It might be possible.' He shifted slightly at her sigh, cuddling closer. She felt her eye twitch when his head rested on her chest, but she remembered that he was sleeping. 'It's not like he knows what he's doing, don't kill him.'

"Sakura…" he mumbled.

Her body went numb. There was no doubt in her mind that that was in fact the voice in her dream. The way Kiba breathed her name was serene and loving, exactly like the man in her dream. 'Oh, kami, Sakura! Don't get like that again! You swore to never follow a man around like a dog again!' Inner Sakura screeched.

'I know. I know. But, it seems as if he's the one following me around…and I'm not sure that I don't like it,' Sakura thought to herself. 'In fact, I think I really do like it. He's just so sweet and-'

'You clearly know nothing. Kiba is in tune with canines, right? Well, haven't you even thought that there might possibly be a more primitive side to him?' Inner rolled her eyes.

'Is that a crime or something?' Sakura stroked Kiba's cheek softly. 'I mean, look at us. You're the tougher side of me, so what's wrong with Kiba?'

'The guy's hot, don't get me wrong, not to mention he's smitten with you. I'm just looking after your safety, It's my job.' Inner shrugged. 'Do whatever the fuck you want.'

"I think I will." Sakura said firmly into the quiet of her darkened room. With that, she wrapped her arms around him protectively. "Ne, Kiba. Isn't kinda funny that we spend most of our time sleeping together, but in the literal sense?" she whispered to herself. "Sometimes I wonder exactly why you would never talk to me. I saw you, you know? Looking enviously at the other guys as they crowded around me. I can't say that I denied them all for you, because that is far too cheesy and not exactly true, but I was always a little curious about that look in your eyes as you stared at those guys."

"It was jealousy." Kiba sighed against the skin of her collarbone. "It was pure and blatant jealousy."

"Oh really? How long have you been awake?" She cocked an eyebrow.

"Since you spoke out loud." Kiba chuckled. "The reason I wouldn't speak to you was because I didn't wanna be exactly like those guys. They demanded your attention, but you wouldn't give them that outside of friendship. I didn't wanna be like them."

"So what did you want?" Sakura asked curiously.

Kiba propped himself up on his elbows and looked in her eyes. She instantly missed his warmth but couldn't breathe as she stared into those serious, dark eyes. "I wanted you, obviously."

"So you were planning that meeting at the bar?" Sakura asked quietly.

"I was planning to talk to you. Everything else that happened just kinda…happened. The dancing, Ino, sleeping in my bed…I didn't really plan on any of that." Kiba chuckled, "I'm glad it did though."

"Me too." Sakura removed her arms from around his chest to instead wrap around his neck. He had no time to even register her new position before she arched off the bed and kissed him. He was stunned for a moment, but quickly regained awareness and lifted her up so he could place his arms on her back. Kiba held her to himself as he shifted Sakura into his lap. She pulled away from his mouth for a fraction of a second, "Kiba-"

He swiftly cut her off by pressing his lips to hers, then as soon as she began to respond, he pulled away. "Sakura," he moved his head to nuzzle the side of her neck and continued softly, "I love you."

"Louder," She breathed.

"Huh?"

"Say it louder."

"I love you." He repeated loudly.

She kissed him again, "Louder."

"I love you!" He stressed as he pressed his lips to hers again. She responded heartily and eventually, the kiss deepened into a mess of emotions. Passion, lust, and lust were tangible in the air as Kiba repeated his declaration again and again. Once it started to proceed to the next level, however, both pulled away.

"I think I might love you too." Sakura sighed into his chest as both breathed heavily.

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Hell, there might be another chappie if people request it.

SORRY. This is rated T and I really, really cannot write a lemon. I have the mechanics…but the idea of me actually writing one makes my face turn red.

So, um…review please…

(I actually don't think this'll be much of a problem…considering the crazy amounts of favoriting and reviewing that was going on last time.)

It's not as long as the first chappie…but what it lacks in length it makes up in fluff.

I seriously think it's kinda funny that they do more sleeping than socializing, but it's sweet and it makes me wanna eat a whole chocolate bar because I know that nothing like that'll actually happen to me…Damn reality. Heheh.

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P.S. This is dedicated to everyone who reviewed the first chapter and actually gave me advice and things…You guys rock.

Bloody Diamond, you know you rock girl! I hope your NaruHina fanfic (that I helped with passionately) is well liked!