Yume was gone now. But Incora couldn't do anything about her now that she was gone. Suigetsu also seemed to be acting a little weird now that Yume was gone. He acted a little more distant. Incora summarized that it had something to do with the fact that Yume was gone. It made sense, seeing as he was one of the closest people to her.
She had no more time to think of Yume or Suigetsu, as she had a more pressing matter to deal with. Kiba had come home very late for the 3rd time in a row this week. He missed dinner, and this night he didn't come home until Incora decided to go to bed. Neji and Ten-Ten had already been asleep for a while now, and Incora could feel the tiny paws of Akamaru on her bed.
Kiba shifted on top of Incora and kissed her cheek a couple of times.
"Hey babe, you asleep?" he purred as he kissed her jawline.
"No. I've been up waiting for you. Where have you been Kiba?" asked Incora.
"Baby...calm down. I was just at Karuhi and Omoi's. They're my best friends. It's not like I'm just out." said Kiba, jumping off of her and laying on the bed.
"I know...I just feel like I'm being left in the dark here. I mean...I still have never met these people..." said Incora.
"I know babe...I'll try to get them over here. I really think you and Karuhi would get along. I mean, you love Yume, and Karuhi is basically the same way." said Kiba.
"Really?"
"Yeah! You know what, I'll bring em over tomorrow after work. After you meet them, I hope that you will feel better about me hanging out with them."
"Well, I'm only having a problem because you worry me...when you come home so late, and I don't have anyone to talk to...or to snuggle...I get sad."
"What about your brother?"
"Neji is very tense these days. And his mood has affected Ten-Ten's in a huge way. So neither one of them talk to me as much." said Incora.
"I'm sorry babe. Have you tried talking to him about it?"
"No...he won't talk to me about it. Like at all."
"I'm sorry...I wish I knew what to say...or do...let's just...try and get some sleep huh? I love you." said Kiba, who kissed her.
"I love you too Kiba. Good night." said Incora.
She fell asleep kind of curious as to what Kiba's friends would be like. She woke up to Akamaru's little head on her chest, blowing his doggie breath in her face. She pet him, waking him up. He stretched and yawned, jumping off of her.
Kiba was already gone for classes, and her first class wasn't until 12. She wasn't even worried about class. It was once again, Thursday. She had her work done, and she was about to go into another weekend. She was anxious to see the friends that Kiba always seems to talk about.
She blew through both her classes, ashamed that she didn't pay any attention. Still no sign of Hidan, but she wasn't concerned about that right now. She sat in the cafeteria, seeing as she would still have to wait for Ten-Ten and then go home. Sasuke came up to her table, like almost every day. He hugged her while she was sitting down, and then sat down himself.
"Hey doll face. What was up with the sour puss last weekend? She was bitchier than usual. She even scared Suigetsu into silence." said Sasuke.
"She was...dealing with a lot. She most likely wouldn't want you do know about it. And I know what you mean. Suigetsu has been acting weird ever since she left."
"First off, it's because she was one of his only friends for a long time. He still talks about how she was the only person to give him a chance. And second off, since when have I ever cared about what that bitch wanted?"
"Really? I would have never guess that he still talked about her...and as for the second thing, I'd like to think you cared when you guys were friends."
"Heh. Maybe a long time ago when we used to live in the twilight zone...anyway...it really was nice to see you come and find me for once. Even if you were there for Deidara. It was nice to see you and Suigetsu for that moment." said Sasuke.
"I guess it was nice to see you too, but I haven't seen Suigetsu since Yume left. It's kind of weird. Anyways, Yume's gone now, and without Deidara." said Incora.
"Yeah...Suigetsu hasn't hung out with me neither. And I heard about Yume too...Deidara moved out of the house a few days ago without saying a word to anyone...I knew that they had broken up...but Itachi hasn't said a word to me about it. As a matter of fact, he goes to great lengths to avoid talking about Deidara."
"Really...so...he went through with it then..." mumbled Incora, more to herself then to Sasuke.
"What was that?"
"Oh...nothing. Just thinking out loud. Hey...you've know Kiba way longer than me, right?" she asked.
"Yeah? But, when did this conversation get from my brother to your dog-boy?"
"Oh shut up. Just answer me this. What can I expect from his friends Karuhi and Omoi? He's bringing them over after his work today."
"Oh, those two? You can expect a fight at your house. That girl is nothing but trouble. And her lady boner for dog boy was annoying. But I guess the most annoying thing was the fact that he had no idea."
"Yeah...I've heard that about her..."
"Don't worry doll face. You're way too cute for him to two-time you. And if he does, I'll hurt him. And I know I'm not the only one who thinks so." said Sasuke.
"You know, that's real funny coming from the guy who got beat up by Naruto in high school. And he's way smaller than Kiba." said Incora.
"Naruto only won that scrap because Gaara's always picking up after him. If he would have stayed out of it I would have kicked Naruto's ass."
"Sure you would have. Unless Yume decided she didn't want Naruto getting beat up. Then you'd be screwed." said Incora.
"Using the creature from the Black Lagoon is cheating."
"You know she'd hurt you if she heard you talk about her like that."
"I'm not scared. She probably says worse things about me."
"Yeah. You're right. Anyway...Ten-Ten will be here soon so..."
"Oh alright...see you next week. I'll try and talk down Suigetsu for you. Something had been bothering him, and I suppose I'll ask him as a friend. I'll let him know you've been begging to hear from him." said Sasuke.
"Please don't do me that favor..." she said almost pleadingly.
"Oh, don't act like you don't love him. Anyway, tell me how meeting dog boy's...'friends' goes. See ya later...Incora." said Sasuke with a wink.
About 5 minutes later, Ten-Ten came up to her, ready to walk home.
"So, when did Kiba come home last night? Were you even awake?" asked Ten-Ten.
"Barely. He told me he was bringing his friends over today after work." said Incora.
"Oh my god really? Ugh. I guess I'll have to save Neji and myself and lock us up in our room for the night. There's no way that me talking to them will stay positive."
"Is it really that hard?"
"Let's put it this way. No matter what you say, just because you're a female in Kiba's life, you offend her, and she's about to fight you."
"Really?"
"That's how she used to be. I don't know...maybe a miracle happened and she got a much needed attitude adjustment living all the way out in Iwagakure. But that's only a possibility."
Ten-Ten opened the door, and Akamaru ran to them, as always. Incora happily picked up the heavy little dog.
"I swear Akamaru...one day I won't be able to pick you up anymore." she told the dog.
He barked in response as he kissed her face. Incora went into her room to read, and true to his word, about 5 minutes later Kiba came home from work.
"Hey Incora! Come out here!" said Kiba.
Incora walked out of her room to see two new people in her living room. The people that she had been curious about the whole time. One was really tall and dark, with a spiky white hair. His eyes were black, and he was sucking on a lollipop at the moment while zoning out. Incora assumed this was Omoi. The other was about her height, and also really dark. She had red spiky hair which was held up by a white bandanna. She was wearing yellow pearl earrings that matched her yellow eyes.
"Guys, this is my girl Incora." said Kiba.
"So this is the girl that stole your heart huh? Nice job man, she's hot." said Omoi.
Incora blushed and held out her hand and smiled.
"Nice to meet you both." said Incora.
Karuhi looked at her hand and scoffed.
"A little plain if you ask me Kiba. What ever happened to 'finding you a wild one'? This girl looks like she'd get her ass beat every day." said Karuhi, which made Incora's smile fade away.
Omoi rolled his eyes and took her hand.
"Please excuse her, she's just a bitch. Anyway, I'm Omoi. That's my sister Karuhi. I promise she isn't as bad as she acts." said Omoi.
"Don't fucking talk for me Omoi. I call em like I see em, you know that. And this bitch doesn't look like much. That's all I'm saying." said Karuhi.
"Incora's plenty enough woman for me Karuhi. C'mon, let up on her." said Kiba.
"Ugh, whatever. There must be something you see in her after all." said Karuhi.
Incora sighed. She had a feeling that she wasn't going to like Karuhi that much. The four sat down in the living room, Incora kind of having an uneasy feeling about the red headed girl in her home.
"So, Incora. You can actually stand this guy's snoring? Congrats." said Omoi.
"Shut up! I don't snore that bad." exclaimed Kiba.
"Uh...actually..." started Incora.
"I beg to differ. You remember when were kids and we never wanted to have sleepovers with you? It was because you snored. Like hell." interrupted Karuhi.
Incora was about to say something else, when Neji came into the house, staring at the new people in the house.
"Hey Neji..." started Incora.
"Who the hell's that now? Kiba, you never told me the bitch had relatives living here!" said Karuhi.
Incora decided to stay quiet, seeing as she was beginning to realize that she wasn't going to get a word in edgewise.
"Uh...Hi. I'm Neji."
"Karuhi. So out with it, are you and Kiba's bitch siblings or something?" asked Karuhi.
"Would ya stop calling her that?" asked Kiba.
"Karuhi, you're being rude as all hell." said Omoi.
"And you expected me to be nice?" said Karuhi.
"Anyways...yes. We're twins." said Neji.
"Oh. That's rich. So Kiba went and found himself a twin. And an exotic one at that." said Omoi.
"What do you mean by 'exotic'?!" asked Neji, offended.
"Calm down guy. I just meant that I've only seen eyes like that once. When we used to go to elementary school in Konoha. She had blue hair, and she was beyond reserved." said Omoi.
"Oh, you mean Hinata? Yeah that's their cousin." said Kiba.
"Huh. That's a switch. These guys kind of look like her."
"Are you kidding? Hinata looks way better than her. If you were looking for the squeamish type, why didn't you just go with her Kiba?! You did used to have a crush on her in middle school before you found out she was in love with Naruto." said Karuhi.
Hearing this brought a glare to Incora's face. Kiba noticed it and blushed a little, laughing nervously. Was she second banana to her own cousin? Neji was also curious about this, but he went into his own room, knowing that Incora would tell him later.
"I've been over her. You know that Karuhi. God, you're worse than Ma. Embarrass me some more why don't ya?" said Kiba with a glare.
"Oh, she didn't know that? I thought she was your girl. What else haven't you told her?"
"Nothing. I didn't tell her about Hinata because it never happened. It's like if I asked her about all her crushes. It doesn't matter. All that matters right now is me and her." said Kiba.
"Nice recovery, but I think it came too late." said Omoi.
"I'm surprised it hadn't come out at all. I guess you guys aren't as close as you told me Kiba." said Karuhi.
"We're plenty close." said Kiba.
"I guess we're not close enough." Incora finally was able to speak.
She got up and walked into her room to find Akamaru.
"Nice job Karuhi." said Kiba.
"Is it my fault the bitch didn't know? How can you put up with her? She's totally not your type. She looks like a crybaby." said Karuhi.
"Karuhi. Not fucking cool sis." said Omoi.
"Shut the fuck up Omoi! What do want me to do?" asked Karuhi.
"Could ya go in there and see if she's alright? She's probably mad at me now, thanks for that." said Kiba.
"Once again, wouldn't have this problem if you were as honest with her as you said you were."
Karuhi rolled her eyes and went into Incora's room, where she was petting Akamaru.
"Listen. I don't like you. And I don't really fucking care what you think of me. Kiba wanted to know if you were okay. As if he should care." said Karuhi.
"Excuse me? I don't understand why you don't like me. I haven't said anything to you yet, so there's no reason for you to not like me." said Incora.
"Well let's see, you're not right for Kiba. You're too...squeamish. Plus, that's just it. You don't speak up for yourself. Kiba likes a woman with a little back bone. You don't have shit." said Karuhi.
"I'm not right for Kiba? What's that mean?"
"Exactly what I said. You're not right for him. You may as well give him up. To someone who can relate to him. Someone who'll take care of him better."
"...Someone like you?"
"Well...yeah. I mean, damn, is it that obvious that I want him?"
"Yeah, to everyone but him it seems. Must have been a sad life. But I'm not giving him up. I do a good job taking care of him myself. Never hear him complain."
"That' because he'd never complain to you. Yeah, those nights he comes home late? He comes to bitch about you." said Karuhi.
"Any other time he has a problem with me, he doesn't have a problem expressing it in an overly dramatic way, so excuse me if I don't believe you."
"Oh, so you're calling me a liar now?!" raged Karuhi, loud enough for both Kiba and Omoi to barge in.
"The hell is going on in here?!" asked Omoi.
"I checked on her like you asked, and this bitch just exploded on me. Last time I do you a favor. I don't know what her problem is, but I didn't do it." lied Karuhi.
Omoi shot a glare at Karuhi, knowing that she was lying. She did this all the time to girls who decided to get close to Kiba. Omoi knew her for what she truly was, a jealous ass bitch.
"Incora, what's the deal? Are you frustrated or something? You don't have to explode you know." said Kiba.
"I didn't do anything! She came in here and demanded that I give you up to her!" said Incora.
Omoi stayed silent.
"Incora, Karuhi is my best friend. Don't lie on her! I can see that bringing them here was a bad idea. C'mon guys. I'll walk you home."
Karuhi smirked devilishly at Incora before leaving. Incora glared right back. Kiba glared at the poor Incora before shaking his head and leaving the room. A tear fell out of her eye and she was about to wipe it, before Omoi did it for her. He lifted her head up.
"Don't worry. She may be my sister, but I know her. And I know how she is with Kiba. I believe you." said Omoi.
"Thanks...but I don't see why you would...she's your sister..."
"Look at you, you're adorable. The type who can't lie for shit. That's why, plus like I said, I know Karuhi around Kiba." said Omoi.
He smiled at her and left her room. All the sadness left her face at the thought of Omoi's faith in her, and then turned to anger when she remembered that Kiba didn't believe her.
What nerve that girl had coming into Incora's house and demanding that she hand over Kiba! The thought infuriated her. And what was worse was that Kiba chose to believe her. Her brother knocked on her door and entered.
"What the hell was that all about? All I hear is that girl shouting and all of a sudden everyone's storming out of this room." said Neji.
"That...girl...came into this room and told me to give up Kiba to her. Apparently 'she can take care of him better'." said Incora.
"...what? She said that? She has a thing for Kiba?"
"Apparently everyone knows about her crush on him except him. And what was worse, is that when they came in here, she lied to them and Kiba yelled at me." said Incora.
"He yelled at you? Why the hell did he do that? For what?!" asked Neji.
"For her. Because she told him that I exploded on her, and he believed her over me."
"What?! Are you okay after that...do you need me to kick him out?"
"No...just...stay with me tonight?"
"Of course. Whatever you need."
"I just...I don't want to see him for the rest of the night. That's all."
"Consider it done." said Neji.
He sat on Incora's bed and hugged his sister close to him, for her face threatened more tears. Meanwhile, Kiba, Karuhi, and Omoi were walking down the street to their apartment. Akamaru wasn't with him, he was with Incora still.
"I don't know what was up with your bitch, but I hope she gets over it. Honestly. How do you put up with that?" asked Karuhi.
"I've never had a problem with Incora before. Any fights we have is mostly because of how jealous I get..." said Kiba.
"Damn Kiba. I told you that temper of yours was gonna get you in trouble." said Omoi.
"I still think that the girl is nothing but trouble." said Karuhi.
"You think so...but...I love her guys. I've never felt like this before..." said Kiba.
"Then why didn't you tell her that you had the hots for her cousin?"
"Karuhi, that's not your business." said Omoi.
"Omoi. Fuck off." said Karuhi.
Omoi shook his head and went ahead to his house, knowing that Karuhi wouldn't refrain to using her manipulative power on him if she wanted.
"What's his problem?" asked Kiba.
"Probably just tired. He gets that way all the time, you know that. Hey, so what's the deal with her anyway? Things seemed a little tense in there, and I'm talking about before she exploded on me."
"I don't know...she's...just a little stressed. She has this...thing where she has to worry about everyone close to her...but between you and me...she's hasn't been too...attentive lately either."
"Oh for real? When was the last time you got laid dude?" asked Karuhi.
"Uh...like...hmm...maybe 2 weeks ago?"
"Damn! It's been that long since you've hit that? How good is the lay anyway? Can't be that good. I'm guessing you're the one who does all the work."
"Uh...that's..." Kiba blushed hard, rubbing the back of his head.
"Anyway, so what are you gonna do about it?"
"Huh? Oh, I don't know...I just...sometimes I feel like we're drifting apart. And nothing's getting better. If anything, she's getting further away from me because she's busy worrying about what her brothers are going through..."
"Oh, so a family oriented bitch...well it sounds to me that there's only one thing you can do right now."
"What's that?"
"Kiba. You know what you have to do." said Karuhi, patting his shoulder in fake concern.
"...You mean...break up with her? I can't do that! I still love her." said Kiba.
"No...not necessarily. I mean like take a break. See other people? Gain some experience. You honestly want to be tied down to the same troublesome bitch your whole life?"
"Karuhi...I don't know about that...Incora's not a troublesome bitch. Besides, who else would I even see? It's not like I have girls lined up that want to date me. Ones that I don't find repulsive anyway...Besides, I can't hurt her like that. I've hurt her too much already by just being jealous..."
"You'd be surprised on which girls would want you. I mean, look at you. You're definitely one of the hottest guys I've ever seen. But...Kiba, you can't possibly stay with her if you're not feeling it. You...aren't feeling it, are you?"
"I love Incora. I'll never stop loving her. But as of late, no...I'm not feeling our relationship. And I don't think she is either. But I don't want to give up, I want to try and fix it." said Kiba.
"Kiba. You know what you gotta do. Sometimes, things like this just can't be fixed."
Kiba stayed silent, even as Karuhi hugged him. He kissed her on the cheek goodbye, as always and began his walk home. Karuhi watched as he sluggishly walked home with a twinkle in her eye. Part 1 of her plan was working, and by the end of this, she planned to finally make Kiba hers.
She entered her house with the same devilish grin on her face, although it faded when she saw her brother's disapproving look.
"The fuck's the matter with you?" she asked.
"You know damn well what you're doing is wrong. That girl didn't do anything to you. If anything, I think she's doing right by Kiba. And you know that's hard for him." said Omoi.
"...and? You act like I couldn't do better."
"Not the way you play these stupid little games with him."
"Why do you even care? The way I remember it, you don't even like him. You were only friends with him cuz I talked you into it."
Omoi glared at his sister as she exposed his secret all in the open. Although it was true that at first Omoi didn't like Kiba, things were way different now. When he first met Kiba, he hated him. They got into fights all the time, yet Karuhi talked him down enough for all three of them to be friends.
Omoi kept this a secret mostly because he didn't want anyone to know he let Karuhi manipulate him like that, plus now Kiba truly was his best friend, and he would never want to hurt him. Omoi approached her angrily, though she still seemed unfazed.
"I told you to cut that out. Kiba is my friend. And nothing you say will change that."
"Oh please. I haven't been afraid of you since we were kids. And if you're such great friends, why haven't you told him how you really felt yet?"
"Because I don't want him to know that I was manipulated by an evil bitch like you." said Omoi.
Karuhi gasped and pushed him down on the floor. He glared and tackled her to the floor, straddling her waist. No matter how much she struggled, she couldn't break free underneath her older brother's weight.
"Get the fuck off of me asshole!" she screamed.
He shifted his weight to make himself heavier as she struggled. She truly hated being the youngest, more than she hated being the weakest.
"You will leave Kiba and Incora alone. You always tell me about how much of a bad friend to him I am, but in reality, you're the worst. You haven't been able to get him to notice you for years. All starting with you tricking into being his friend so we...no...so you could keep an eye on him. Face it Karuhi. The only thing you're gonna do is hurt him."
"Shut the fuck up Omoi! You don't know what it's like! Being invisible to the one person you want but can never have!" she screamed.
"Oh, I don't huh? You forget that I do. I've been here, and it's the reason that I don't talk to Darui anymore. And I didn't break anyone down, or ruined anyones life to get here. So don't act like I don't understand. Get a better excuse." said Omoi.
"Are you still on about Samui? She was a whore Omoi! She tricked our eldest brother into sleeping with her because she knew it would get a rise outta you! I told you that! Darui was going through a rough patch with his sexuality, but he's with Cee now! You've gotta get over that!"
"Samui was not a whore, and Darui isn't as innocent as you'd like to believe. But why waste my breath? He is afterall, the one who taught you to be this way to get what you want. It doesn't matter if he's gay. He's been doing shit to piss me off since he were kids! And the worst part is that you claim to love me, but if he was here right now, you'd leave to go live with him."
Omoi got off of Karuhi and turned to go into his room. He wasn't surprised when he felt Karuhi jump on his back, putting him in a headlock.
"Omoi, that's not true dammit! I've stuck by you this whole time! And all I ask is that you be there for me this one time!" said Karuhi.
Omoi rolled his eyes as he flipped her off of him. She landed on the floor with a thud, and Omoi pinned her back onto the ground in an even tighter hold than before. She didn't have anywhere near the strength to get out of this one.
"I'm always. There for you. There hasn't been one day that I haven't. But the things that you do are wrong. And I can't let you do them anymore. If you break Incora's heart, then I for one am going to have a hard time forgiving you. And what if Kiba catches on before you little 'plan' can go through? I know he's hard headed, but he's not that stupid. He will never talk to you again."
He got off of her, walking into his room. Karuhi sat there on the floor, glaring up at the ceiling. Omoi couldn't be anymore wrong. Why couldn't he just see that Kiba should be with her? She's the one whose been there for him since 4th grade! So what if she tricked Omoi into being his friend? They seemed happy with each other after a while!
She couldn't be wrong about this. She couldn't. Who cared about Incora? It wasn't Karuhi's fault that she fell in love with Kiba. She wasn't ready to lose her brother over this, but if it meant she could finally be with Kiba, it was a gamble she was going to take.
Meanwhile, when Kiba finally returned home, he wasn't surprised to see the couch bed all made up. Most likely for him, but he didn't know why. Why was he in trouble, when Incora was the one being rude?He tried to go in his room, which was locked. He knocked on the door.
"Incora? Incora, let me in." said Kiba.
"She does not want to see you. Go away." said Neji.
"Neji? What the hell is going on? You can't lock me out of my room! C'mon, I need to talk to Incora."
"Don't bother. She refuses to talk to you for the rest of the night. Just...go sleep on the couch we made for you."
"What did I do?!"
"Isn't it obvious? Incora never lies. So excuse her if she feels a little betrayed by you right now." spat Neji.
"That's what it is? Karuhi's my best friend. And I've never had a problem with her before."
"Has Incora ever lied to you before?"
"Uh..."
"Go away Kiba!" cried Incora, who seemed even more upset now.
Incora heard Kiba move away from the door, and Akamaru licked her face and scratched at the door. Neji opened it quickly and proceeded to lock the door again and turn off the lights. He climbed into bed with her again and let her cling onto his chest.
"...Neji..." she stuttered.
Neji wrapped an arm around his sister.
"What is it?"
"Why doesn't anybody ever believe me?" she asked sadly.
"I...I don't really know Incora. With me being one of those people once upon a time, I don't know. You're one of the most honest people I've ever met, but...I guess it's really easy to believe something about someone you care about."
"Why?"
"Because no one wants to respond to that hint of doubt from not believing it." said Neji.
"That's...so stupid."
"Yeah well...no one ever said the male species was smart."
Incora nodded and snuggled into Neji's chest, crying herself to sleep. Neji felt bad for his sister, and even angrier that Kiba allowed that woman to come in here and disrespect Incora like that. He brushed it off for now. For now, he thought that she was harmless.
He had no idea of the power she truly possessed, or how it was going to screw Incora over.