The wedding was over faster than Shino had wanted. He stayed behind to waste anymore time just to be around, but it was just him and a few stragglers. Kiba had been talking to a few guests making them laugh at stories of Hinata when they were a team. Akamaru was sitting in the shade of a large plum tree resting, he was far along in his years but still was a puppy at heart. Shino decided to spend time with Akamaru, he was the only one who listened and didn't leave when he was speaking. Shino slumped against the tree and slid down to met the white dog on the grass.

Akamaru wagged his heavy tail and gave a small lick to Shino's hand. The man returned it with a scratch behind the ears and a few pats on the head.

"You seem bluer than usual." Kiba had walked his way over to the dog and the man, he looked up at the scruffy one. He always had those red markings on his cheeks and a smirk on his lips. Shino didn't say anything, he just looked back down at Akamaru. He figured if he kept quiet then Kiba would leave him alone.

"It's not likes she's leaving us. She's still our team mate, if that's what you're worried about. It's just things will be different." Kiba met the two on the ground and took over the patting of his dog.

All Shino could do was grunt at this and stood up. He didn't want to be around people right now. He just needed alone time to think and to lose these feelings. Kiba just watched as the man clad in a large coat walked away from the party.

The walk seemed longer then what it used to be. It always seemed faster when they would meet at sensei's house and have food and stay over. The warm feeling of being at her house, or was it the warmth from being in love? Everything seemed warm when around her, he shook his head and a few beetles fell on to his shoulder and crawled back into his neck.

There was the tree where they had reunited once Naruto cane back from studying with Jiraiya, of course he knew all the names except for his. Hinata had gotten flustered again then when Naruto noticed her. Naruto couldn't remember their names after those years when they had all aged and started to become the adults they are now. He couldn't be mad at him though, he was in sorts a chosen one to save them all from gods trying to destroy the world. Again what was he compared to Naruto? A creepy crawly. A bug. Bothersome like a bug? He had to get all these thoughts away from him. Why was he having so many internal emotions and thoughts recently? The wedding probably. Just stress from the wedding, finding a gift.

He went with that, he couldn't believe he was now still in love with a married woman. She was Naruto's, he'd just have to get used to that...but how would he feel better knowing what he does. These thoughts that eat away at him like his beetles to his chakra.

He made it to his home. Empty. He closed the door and removed his coat and headband. His large goggles came off in the darkness of his home. It was a wonderful feeling of taking these things off in the comfort of home. Sometimes he wished he wasn't a walking entomology department, be able to show his eyes to the sun without pain. Maybe if Hinata could have seen him as a human instead of a hidden person behind the clan, she would have liked him enough so he could share his feelings.

Sighing he placed the goggles down on the table and walked to the kitchen to find something to eat before he went to bed. He was early to bed, nine was his usual sleep time and he'd get up around the same time. But his foraging came to a halt when a knock was on his door and a bark.

He came to the door and opened it, of course it was Kiba and Akamaru. Akamaru held a bag in his mouth with Shino's name on it.

"Saw you left early without eating so I thought I'd bring you something to eat. Can I come in?"

With a nod, he let the two in. Kiba hadn't been to his old team member's house since they got new ones. It wasn't much, Kiba always expected to find honeycomb holes in the walls or some sort of variation of a bug's home. But it was a regular one, with a table, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, chairs, couch and small odds and ends that he had in his home except he had a girlfriend there too. Which is what also brought him here.

As Shino was opening the bag, Kiba spoke up. "Listen, is... Something bothering you?" He sounded unsure. He was more focused on the fact he could see his eyes. Grey, but a dark grey like ashes.

Shino just gave a grunt and pulled out the food, left over from the party, at this point he didn't want to think of it. "I'm okay. Because today is a good day."

"Honestly?" Kiba knew he was lying to him and himself. He saw this face come over Shino.

"In all honesty, I'm not good. I have these feelings... I can't put my finger on it," he couldn't help but to take a bit of the food and eat it then he continued, "it's like this need, almost like I want something..." He was happy he was able to talk without interruption.

"Eh, like what?" Kiba knew the answer, he just wanted to hear the word come out of his friend. But all he was met with was a face of confusion.

"I already said I don't know,because if I were to know I would say it."

"Alright alright... Say... Have you heard of the birds and the bees?" He thought he'd start of easy in case Shino did and he'd be laughed at for saying this.

"I know birds eat bees."

"No no no. I mean to have intimate relations... You know."

Again he was met with a blank expression. "I know when bees sting birds they die, is that wgat you mean? I don't intend to die from having relations...because that would be like the Praying Ma-"

"Shino!" Kiba shouted making Akamaru look up from his rest then to put his head down to sleep more. "I mean, do you feel yourself wanting to have relations WITH Hinata?"

There was a few seconds of silence and the sound of chewing. Shino was eating his rice from the party. He scratched his head that still had the green bandana on his out of control black hair.

"But she's married." He finally spoke up.

"Come on Shino, you don't think I don't know how you feel? I feel the same way too."

"Do you?" worry began to pour into his mind. He thought he was the only one to have feelings for her,but of course he was wrong.

"Of course, if Naruto didn't marry her, I would have." a smug smile came over his face. Shino's eyebrows came down to make an angry expression to those words.

"You would not..." Shino spoke, "Because I... Because. Because I love her."

Kiba turned to face him and smiled, "I knew that'd get the answer out of you. And you say I'm easy to read, eh?"

A dark hue came over the insect user, as he hung his head. He was caught, caught with years of affection and now it was open for all to see. Except her.

Kiba smiled and reached a hand out to touch the other man across the table. "Listen, I'm sure if you told her it wouldn't change anything because-"

Shino looked up at this, his grey eyes staring at the shaggy man.

"Because she's our Team 8. She made us what we are, we all did. And I think she'd accept your feelings and not hold them against you, it's natural for a man to have feelings about someone. Yeah true she is married but like I said, she's a teammate and we're for life." with a triumphant bark from Akamaru in the background made Shino knew it was okay. He smiled on his thin lips and looked down at the the food. He was glad he had friends like these.

So I did continue it. I had more ideas for it and didn't want to make a new story for it.