"Kiba," began Naruto, "You really had me scared there. I was so afriad you'd never wake up."
"I'm sorry Naruto..." muttered Kiba, ashamed that he had made Naruto so worried.
Deafening Silence...
Naruto I..."
"Kiba I..."
They both blinked.
"You first," offered Naruto.
"No, you go first," replied Kiba.
More Deafening silence...
Naruto sighed. "I guess I will go first. Kiba, I...I..." He choked. "Damn it Naruto! Just say it!" "Kiba I..I..."
Kiba sat himself up and watched Naruto, waiting for him to choke out whatever he was going to say.
Yet again more deafining silence...
"It now or never Naruto! Just tell him!" Naruto inhaled deeply and steeled himself. "Kiba, I...I..lo..." He stopped midsentence when the door slid open.
"He really is awake!" yelled Ino from the door way. Shikamaru stuck his head in to see. "Oh man he is! Welcome back to the land of the living Kiba!" Choji smiled form behind them, munching away form his usual bag of snacks.
"Hey everyone..." said Kiba, a little ticked that they had interrupted Naruto, who had now gone white as a sheet.
Shikamaru and Ino walked in, followed by most of the leaf gang. "Hello Kiba," said Hinata quietly. "It's good to see you're okay." Neji nodded. "We were starting to worrry about you," agreed Ten-ten. Shino stood there, quiet as usual. Lee spurted one of his usualy random phrases while him and Guy-sensei did there patented "nice guy" pose. Kurenai smiled from next to Asuma and Kakashi waved from behind them. How they all fit into Kiba's small room was anyone's guess, but somehow they pulled it off.
"Well, its good to know that I have so many people that care about me," smiled Kiba.
"Okay everyone," say Sakura from just outside the door, "Out ya go. I don't want this many people in here at one time. You can visit three at a time. Got it?"
The room groaned and started filing out, everyone waving at Kiba and wishing him a speedy recovery.
"I'm going to go get some food," said Naruto after most of them had left. "That way you can have some time to visit with everyone."
Kiba nodded and Naruto left. Hinata, Kurenai, and Shino came back in and started talking with Kiba.