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Kiba sat in his room, thinking of the blonde he let slip from his grasp. Once again, a light knock roused him from his trance. "Kiba!"

Kiba lifted himself from his bed and walked over to open his door. "What is it mom?" he asked.o

Tsume looked over her son. "That was Naruto, yes? Why the hell did you just leave him standing in the middle of the living room?"

Kiba sighed. "It's a long story mother."

"Well, go apologize to the young man! He looked fairly dejected when he left." Tsume said, waving a fist in her son's face.

"Fine. Fine." Kiba sighed, shutting his door to put on more suitable clothes. He dressed in his normal fashion of black pants, a mesh shirt, and a leather jacket. He pulled on his shoes, tied on his headband and made his way out of the house.

He walked aimlessly down the road. 'Where could Naruto have gone?' he wondered. He looked down at his faithful canine sidekick. "Akamaru, see if you can pick up Naruto's scent." he ordered.

Akamaru sniffed around and barked, "I smell him, as well as Neji." Akamaru took off down the path.

'Neji?' he wondered running after the dog.

Akamaru ran all the way to the ramen stand. Kiba was about to pass through the flaps when he heard Naruto's voice. "Holy Shit! I'm gay!" he yelled. 'He's gay?' Inner Kiba yelled.

"Soo…those dreams of yours…" Neji's voice said. 'Dreams?' wondered Kiba.

"What about them?" Naruto asked.

"Who were they about?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Well, I just want you to be happy. And if you had a guy in mind, it might be easier for Hinata to take the news."

"Oh, I guess that makes sense. Well, let's see, I've had dreams about Sasuke, and Kiba, and….um….well….you." Naruto's voice seemed hesitant. 'He's had dreams about me?' Inner Kiba did a happy dance

"Oh, I see."

"Yeah. I know you said I should have a guy in mind. Well, Sasuke is not an option, seeing he's gone. Kiba..well, Kiba hates me, and you, you're straight." Naruto said. 'He thinks I hate him?' Kiba thought, mentally beating himself up. 'He must have heard me when I said I didn't want to be his friend!'

"What makes you say that?"

"What with how much time you spend with Tenten."

"Tenten and I are just teammates. Actually, I am gay."

Naruto had to do a double-take. "Really?"

"Yeah."

"Hey Neji, will you be my 'Let's let down Hinata gently' date?"

"NO!" Kiba yelled as he burst through the flaps.

Naruto and Neji turned in their seats to look at the Inuzuka. "Kiba?" Naruto questioned.

"Naruto!" Kiba yelled, grabbing the blonde's shoulders, "Don't go out with Neji!"

Neji crossed his arms. "Who the hell are you to tell him who he can date and who he can't?"

"Yeah Kiba! It's not like you're my friend or anything!" Naruto yelled bitterly.

Kiba lowered his hands to Naruto's arms, leaned forward, and rested his head on the blonde's strong shoulder. "Naruto, that's not what I meant when I said it."

Naruto blushed at the proximity. "You said you didn't want to be my friend. It seems pretty clear to me." Naruto said, placing one hand timidly on Kiba's back.

"Seems clear to me too." Neji growled as he watched the display.

"When I said I didn't want to be your friend," Kiba sighed, "all I meant was that I didn't want to be just a friend!" Kiba lifted his head to stare into the eyes that he loved so much. "Naruto, I have been attracted to you since…since…well, I realized it after the chunin exams, but who knows how long I've been in love with you!" The Inuzuka was ranting at this point.

Shock settled over Naruto's face. "I-Kiba." was all Naruto could enunciate. He couldn't believe this was happening.

Neji's eyes widened, he finally got his shot, and he was not about to let it slip through his fingers because of this mutt! "Naruto," he called, "don't listen to him!" the Hyuga said, slightly panicked.

Naruto shifted his gaze to Neji, then back to Kiba, then back to Neji. He pushed Kiba's arms off of him and ran. 'What the hell? Not three days ago I thought that no one would love me in this way! Now I have to break a girl's heart and chose between good friends of mine!'

Naruto was running through the village, not paying attention when he ran into the girl he was just thinking about. Literally.

SMACK! was the sound heard as the two bodies collided. Naruto looked around, spotting Hinata on the ground. "Oh Hinata! Sorry about that!" He said, lifting himself and offering a hand to the female Hyuga.

"N-naruto! I-I was just looking for you!" she said, stuttering comparably less than usual.

Naruto looked down into those hopeful eyes. 'Oh man, this is harder than I thought it would be…and I thought this was going to be incredibly hard!'

"You see, I w-was thinking that we should go on a d-d-ate!" the woman said.

"Hinata, I actually need to talk to you about that." Naruto said, unable to look at the woman before him.

"Ok, what is it Naruto?" she asked.

"I feel awful about this Hinata, but-"

Hinata cut the man off. "I knew it! Naruto, I understand, I know you could do so much better than me! I mean, I may be knocked off as head of my clan by my younger sister! There are women so much more deserving to be your girlfrie-" It was Hinata's turn to be cut off.

"Hinata, stop. It's not that! You're actually very attractive, and I couldn't ask for a better girlfriend! The thing is, I don't want a girlfriend." Naruto's face contorted as he started to confess. Hinata looked on in confusion. "When you told me that you loved me, well, you were the first person to ever say that! I took advantage of your feelings in order to feel something I never thought I'd feel. But, from the moment I kissed you, I knew something was off." Naruto placed a hand on the woman's shoulder in order to brace her for the next blow. "Hinata, I've come to the realization that I'm…well…I'm gay!" Naruto closed his eyes, unable to look at the look of disgust he knew would come.

"Naruto," Hinata said softly, cupping the man's face in her hand, "Naruto look at me. Naruto slowly opened his eyes, he saw no disgust, only understanding. "Naruto, I always had my suspicions; especially after the Sasuke incident. I just needed you to know – I needed to get the confession off my chest!"

Naruto looked into the watery eyes. "Hinata, I'm sorry, I really am. I like you, but I cannot return your feelings."

Hinata leaned up to give the man a soft peck on the lips. "I understand Naruto. I love you, and I just want you to be happy. So please, go and find a man that can make you happy!"

Naruto hugged the woman tightly, "I will Hinata, I will."

Woot! Another chapter up! Now that I'm past the beginning, I'm getting on a roll! Thank god! I was really hoping that I wouldn't have severe writer's block throughout the story like I did in "Camp"!

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