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It was dark by the time we reached the Inuzuka compound; which was a large, almost endless, plot of land with a large, plain looking house on the top of a large hill. Warm orange light flooded from the window, casting dancing shadows on the ground. There were no flowers, only patches of grass; which is the result of a combination of having a woman with no interest in frilly, girly things as the head of the household and a huge surplus of dogs.

"I know it's not much, but it's home." Kiba told me. Tater ran ahead of us, with Akamaru trotting along at her side.

"Are you kidding me?!" I exclaimed "This is perfect! I had no idea places like this existed in Kohona!'

Kiba seemed very pleaseed with my response, his chest puffed out in pride.

"Yeah, there aren't many houses around here with this much space. It is a small village after all." he boasted. I smiled and nodded. The village was rather small, much smaller than my home town. It was home to many of the colorful characters that had given me a means to escape the harshness of reality. The thought, combined with the fact that I was being extremely calm, surprised me. Perhaps it was because a part of me believed it was all a dream that I never wanted to wake up from.

"You look nice by the way." Kiba commented. I smiled up at him, getting the feeling that he didn't like the quiet very much. I had picked out a short white skirt with a light blue tank top and black shoes much like the ones Kiba wore on his feet. I had always wanted these shoes and now that I finally had them, they felt so perfect. In my fresh new duffle bag, I had a wide variety of clothes of a similar style, some hygienic materials, and some toys for Tater. Kiba assured me that I didn't need to buy any dog food and that they had plenty at his house.

"Thanks." I replied, blushing slightly "You don't look too bad yourself."

I could've sworn I saw Kiba blush. He rubbed the back of his head nervously.

"This is what I always wear, but thanks." he replied, opening the door. Before I could even look around, Kiba was pushing my head down. I heard the crash of a plate behind me, right where my head was.

"What the hell, mom?!" Kiba shouted. I straightened myself up, a bit dazed, and looked at the woman who just threw a bowlful of noodles at my head.

"Well, maybe if you were home on time your dinner would be ready!" the harsh looking woman shouted back. She had brown spiky hair, much like her son's. They almost shared the same eyes as well, except hers were ten times more fierce.

"I told you I was going to be out!" Kiba barked back, slamming the door behind him, "Besides can't you see I brought a guest?!"

The woman, who I knew to be Kiba's mother: Tsume, calmed a bit and turned her attention to me. I gulped nervously at her sudden harsh inspection.

"Um, good evening, ma'am." I said with a nervous wave, not sure what else to say. Tsume's face immediately lightened.

"Well, it's about time my son brought a girl home! I'm Tsume!" she told me rather jovially. I blushed, embarrased at the thought of being one of those girls who were brought home to meet boys' mothers. I blushed even deeper at the thought that I was that girl who Kiba decided to bring home to meet his mother.

Kiba, however, seemed less than pleased.

"She's not my girlfriend, mom!" he protested "She's what was in that crazy bolt of lightning that I had to go investigate! She's gonna be staying with us since she has nowhere else to go!"

"If that's alright with you, Mrs. Inuzuka." I chimed in. She sighed, disappointed, and rolled her eyes.

"Fine. But don't expect me to make you another plate of dinner." she said, standing up and walking off. I blinked. This woman was much more intimidating in person than she had been on the show.

Kiba sighed and shook his head at his mother's poor manners.

"I'll make us some chicken nuggets." he said "You can go in my room and relax for a bit. I'll be up and we can watch some tv or something."

"Sure." I looked around nervously for Tater. It was unusual for her not to sleep with me.

"Don't worry. She's probably out with Akamaru." Kiba said, noticing my discomfort. He gave me a warm smile.

"They'll be back soon. Don't worry, Akamaru really likes Tater...I can tell. He won't let anything bad happen to her." he continued. I still remained silently skeptical and embarrassed. Kiba must've noticed the blush that was rapidly forming on my face.

"Hey, you ok?" he asked. I shook my head and looked down at my left wrist shamefully. Luckily, I had covered that area with some white wraps so nobody could see.

"It's just...I get really...weird if I'm alone in the dark." I said. He didn't need to know everything about my personal demons right now.

"Look, you can sleep with me...if that will make you feel better." he suggested. I raised my eyebrow suspiciously. I had read plenty of FanFictions about this kind of scenario and, although I did find Kiba incredibly attractive, I just didn't feel comfortable with doing any kind of sexual activity with him. At least, not quite yet.

"Don't worry, my bed is pretty big so it won't be too weird. And besides, we're just watching tv. It's not like we're watching porn or anything."

I giggled.

"Alright, fine. Where's your room?"

"Upstairs, down the hall, and to the right." he instructed me with a kind smile as he began to shake some frozen chicken nuggets from their red packaging and onto a plate "Just yell if you need anything."

I nodded and followed his instructions. As I walked up the stairs, I noticed how incredibly messy it was in here. It resembled the home of a frat house full of pledges rather than a home of two women and one man. Not that I was one to judge. In my condo, I kept every room in relatively clean shape, except my bedroom; which was in complete disarray.

I opened the door to what I assumed to be Kiba's room tenitavely.

Surprisingly, his room was quite similar to mine. The bed was a lot larger, probaby a queen size. There was a nest of multicolored sheets on top. Clothes covered the floor and the whole place smelled like dogs. A decent sized tv sat on top of an unused armoire facing the bed.

I stepped over various piles of clothes until I reached the closet, which was overflowing with more clothes and other items, and set my bag down. I turned and double checked that Kiba wasn't in the hall before getting changed back into my pajamas.

I looked at myself in the reflection of the black screen of the tv as I pulled my wild hair up into a messy bun. I still couldn't believe what had happened to me: pulled from my own universe into this one by some unknown force, welcomed into the village as a citizen, and going to bed with one of the hottest guys on the show; who also just so happened to have turned out to be one of the chillest guys too.

"I'm just surprised I haven't woken up yet." I murmured, looking to Kiba's bed. I was petrified to fall asleep, not only because Tater was still nowhere to be found, but also because I was afraid if I closed my eyes for a single minute I would wake up and this would all be a dream.

"Maybe I should just screw him." I joked to myself, smirking at my own audaciousness. In my home universe, I had only been intimate with two people. One of which turned out to be a complete asshole and the other who just simply disappeared off the face of the earth slowly over time. Sometimes I mused that he was sucked into an alternate universe, ironically much like I had been.

Suddenly, I heard a scratch at the window next to Kiba's bed. I crawled over the piles of clothes and up the bed to the source. I looked down and saw Akamaru and Tater sitting on a small portion of rooftop, waiting to be let in.

"Get in here, you crazy kids." I cooed, as I opened the window. The two dogs leaped inside and immediately high tailed it to the bed, where they curled up around the top. Tater laid on top of Akamaru, nestled in a tight little ball in his white fur.

"Alright, guys, scoot over." I said, nudging them over with the top of my knee. I heard a chuckle from the doorway and snapped my head to see what it was.

Kiba was standing in the doorway in grey sweatpants and a white wife beater. He held two huge platefuls of chicken nuggets and couldn't have looked more attractive to me. I heard Akamaru and Tater whine behind me and I wished I could whine with them.

"You really have a way with them." he commented as he made his way over to me "Akamaru doesn't let just anyone boss him around."

I shrugged and leanded back against the huge white dog.

"I've always had a knack with dogs...and fish oddly enough." I replied. If I was back home, I would be laying on my couch thinking about where and when I would buy a new beta fish. My previous fish, Senor Chubbs had died at the beginning of the month of old age.

"Fish are cool." he said, sitting next to me on the bed.

"I made an extra plate for Tater and Akamaru. Is it alright for Tater to have some?" he asked. I nodded, rubbing Tater's plump belly on her favorite spot.

"Yeah. In case you haven't noticed, there's not a lot she won't eat."

"Kinda like Choji." he laughed, setting the plate down on the bed. I giggled and poked Tater's belly as she ate her chicken nuggets.

"Yeah, but don't tell him that." I joked back. He and I shared a laugh as he dug through the sheets for the remote. When he found it, he turned on the tv. It seemed he had already had his favorite station, which appeared to be a comedy show similar to South Park, as his home channel.

"Here. You don't have to worry about eating a whole bunch. I'll probably eat most of them." he told me, setting the other plate down on the small space in between us.

"Ha! Don't make me laugh!" I said, grabbing a handful of nuggets "In case you haven't noticed, I don't have the body of any of the girls around here."

"What are you talking about?" he asked. I lifted up my shirt, exposing my stomach and my belly button ring. I poked at the fat of my belly, visibly annoyed with it. Kiba laughed at me.

"What?!" I exclaimed. He chuckled.

"Dude, you aren't fat. You've actually got a figure. It looks good."

I smiled as he caught himself.

"I mean, your piercing." he said, poking at the piece of metal "It looks good."

My smile didn't fade as I continued to eat the chicken nuggets happily.

The rest of the night went really well. I was surprised at how comfortable I was with the young Inuzuka boy. Instead of being disgusted at the amount of chicken nuggets I had eaten, he was impressed and even challenged me to a chicken nugget eating contest. He won, of course. I was no match for his wolfish appetite.

"Aw, look! Akamaru and Tater are asleep!" I cooed, pointing at the two dogd. Kiba frowned.

"That's weird. Akamaru usually doesn't fall asleep so early." he said, nudging his white dog with his elbow "Hey you two, get up!"

I looked over at the clock on his nightstand. The red numbers read 3:30. My eyes nearly popped out of my skull.

"Dude, it's 3:30 am!" I exclaimed. Kiba stopped nudging Akamaru and laid on his side, facing me.

"So?" he asked. I rolled over onto my side, facing him.

"Soooooo don't you have any missions to do tomorrow? Or training?"

He shrugged.

"Nah. No missions tomorrow and training is something I can do any day. Why? You got any big plans tomorrow?"

I nodded.

"I figured I should get familiar with the layout of the village. Plus, I should probably look into getting a job so I won't be in y'alls hair anymore."

Kiba snorted.

"Boy, you sure are eager to get out of here. I thought you liked it."

I playfully punched his shoulder. He chuckled and held his shoulder in mock hurt.

"Don't be silly. I love it here! It's just...well...your mom...she.."

Kiba's face fell and he rolled over onto his back abruptly. I scooted over to him.

"She's scary. I know, trust me. She's the reason my dad ran out on us when I was young."

Wow. This was some pretty heavy stuff. I pulled my bandaged wrist out of sight, not wanting him to suddenly start questioning what lied underneath them.

"Well, I was actually going to say she reminds me of my mom." I told him. He let out an amused snort.

"And did your dad run out on you, too?"

"He died actually."

The chuckling ceased and Kiba immediately sat up, staring at me intently.

"I'm sorry, June, I had no idea." he apologized. I shrugged and turned onto my back, staring at the ceiling.

"It's ok." I said, rubbing my bandages anxiously "We were really close and he talked a lot about leaving my mom to me. But he never went through with it, which was good considering it was just the three of us when he got sick."

"I'm still sorry you had to go through all that." he apologized again, laying back down. I shrugged and put my hands behind my head.

"When he died, that just left me and her. Without him to share some of her attention, it all focused on me and...well..let's just say it gave me the motivation I needed to get out of there and make a life for myself. Without that, I probably would never have rescued Tater from the shelter." I confessed. I had never admitted that to anyone, not even the shrinks I saw back home.

Kiba reached over to his nightstand and turned off the light. Glowing green stars and plantest glowed on the ceiling. I recalled having a similar set up on my own childhood ceiling.

"Cute." I chuckled. Kiba snorted.

"I think it's fucking rad."

I felt sleep creeping up on me and, although I was reluctant to accept it, I was appreciative for the period of rest.