A/N: Oh my god! How long has it been? *looks* quite a few months since I've updated! *sucks at math* I am sooooo sorry! I always do this! I promise, I really promise this time! I won't abandon you guys! Well, not that too many people read this, but, hey, some people do, right? Anyway, to the story!

"That guy is such a douche bag."

Kiba jumped and looked up. "Dude, Uchiha, don't do that. You're gonna give me a heart attack." Sasuke sighed and leaned against the wall where Kiba was sitting. "I heard all of it."

"All of it?

"Every bit."

Kiba sighed. "How did he get so smart? He's the moron who crashed a car because he let go of the steering wheel to look for a Band-Aid." Sasuke cleared some hair out of his eyes and one of the female nurses stared at him before continuing on her way.

"Naruto was never a moron. He's always been smart, he's just hidden it because he didn't want people hounding him about it. And he's always been a bit twisted. I just didn't think he was this bad." Sasuke reached into his pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. "Want one?"

"Dude, you're in a hospital."

Sasuke pointed up. "Designated smoking zone. Don't give me that look, I can do what I want." Kiba shook his head. "You're gonna die early." Sasuke rolled his eyes. "I only smoke a few a day, I'm working on quitting."

"Whatever. So, what am I gonna do about Naruto?"

Sasuke took a drag on the cigarette and blew out a smoke ring. "He's got a point, Hinata's going to think you're telling lies to make him look bad. She already knows you don't like him. The only alternative I can see that doesn't end badly is her falling out o love with him."

"Yeah, because that's totally possible."

Sasuke stowed the pack of cigarettes and the lighter back in his pocket. "Look, eventually Naruto is going to show his true colors, and Hinata's going to realize he isn't as kind-hearted and caring as he seems. But by then it'll be too late. We've gotta come up with something."

"So, how long until Naruto realizes you've come to the Dark Side?"

"I don't know. I've never been a real part of the group, so it may take a while to realize I'm even less social than usual. Then again, he could figure it out relatively easily, if he pays attention. He knows me and the Hyuga are real close, so he may get suspicious But I really don't know." Kiba sighed and Akamaru whined at his feet, glaring in the general direction that Naruto had walked off in.

"Yeah, I know boy, he pisses me off too." Kiba grumbled as Sasuke reached down and patted the large white dog on the head. "You do realize we'll have to tell the others."

"Huh But Naruto said—"

"Naruto said if you tell anybody. But if I tell them, technically you aren't doing anything that's gonna get your crush for Hinata splashed all over the internet." Kiba hung his head, a bead of sweat rolling down the back of his head. "You heard that too?"

"I said I heard all of it."

"Crap…so, Lord of the Pronouns, what's the plan?" Sasuke rolled his eyes. "First off, tell everyone else. If they find out without either of us telling them, they'll neuter both of us, and frankly, I like having balls." Kiba shuddered, knowing that the words of the Uchiha were absolutely true. He could just imagine Temari and Tenten getting so pissed off.

"Yeah, that sounds good. What do we do after that?"

"We wing it and see how it goes."
Kiba face-vaulted. "That's too vague to work out, Uchiha!" Sasuke just smirked and started walking off. "Just leave everything to me. I'll have Neji call you later."

"I could just give you my number."

"I don't roll that way."

Kiba growled. "Just what the hell is with that guy?"

"Naruto's doing what?!"

The entire group was again congregated at the mall, this time sitting in a secluded booth hidden behind some plastic plants near an excellent but relatively unknown smoothie shop that hardly had any customers. Sasuke had selected the location himself, saying that he knew a guy who worked at the smoothie shop who promised to warn him if Naruto was coming. Being a prep, even an anti-social one, had its advantages. You know the right people who would do stuff for you.

Sasuke shushed them all. "You heard me." Tenten and Temari looked ready to kill someone. The girl with the brown buns in her hair was even cracking her knuckles.

"Calm down, you two. No direct approaches." Sasuke said. Temari cracked her neck. "I never knew Naruto could be this devious. He never seemed smart." the raven-haired boy sighed, leaning back in his seat. "I've known him since we were in kindergarten. He's always been a weirdo. Never actually coming out and directly doing things, working in the shadows. I may not like what he's doing, but I have to admire him at the least."

"Well we don't!"

Kiba chewed on the end of his straw. As Sasuke had instructed, he had remained quiet throughout the entire ordeal. He started tracing a crude design on the table that someone had etched in with a pencil to keep himself from screaming.

"Why aren't you saying anything, Kiba? I'm surprised you aren't trying to kick that crap out of him now." Neji said, sitting with his arms crossed. "Sasuke told me not to talk." he responded simply, sucking some of his smoothie noisily out of the straw.

"We have to keep this thing off the radar. No one can know that the rest of us know. We have to let Naruto think that he scared Kiba into being quiet while we try and work this thing out."

"I know this isn't cool or anything, but isn't this something we should bring to the adults?" Shikamaru asked, playing uninterestedly with the silver hoop earring in his earlobe. Kiba shook his head, figuring he was allowed to talk now. "No good. Even if the adults found out, there's nothing stopping Naruto from spreading his malicious gossip. Even if he gets banned from all outside interactions, he still has his group, and they'll spread it for him."

"There's no way we can take this to the adults. Not yet, and not unless Naruto threatens to kill him. Or Hinata." Kiba felt anger rise in his chest and banged his fist on the table, glaring at Sasuke. "He's going to rape her!" Sasuke quickly slapped a hand over the Inuzuka's mouth, effectively silencing him. "Shut it. He never said rape. What he meant was seduce. It isn't rape if both people agree to it." Kiba growled and pried Sasuke's hand away from his face, sitting down while trying not to explode.

"Dude, trust me, the idea doesn't appeal to me either. But we have to stay low. I think we'll know when he's planning on making his move. For now, we stay in the shadows until we're sure how to act." Sasuke said, attempted to soothe Kiba. It didn't work and he chewed angrily on the end of his straw until he accidentally ripped it off. Pissed, he threw the empty cup at the garbage can, not caring that he missed.

He was interrupted from his internal rage by his phone ringing in his pocket. Grumbling to himself, he pulled it out and looked at the caller ID. It was Hinata.

"Hello?"

"Kiba, guess what!" Hinata sounded excited.

"What?"

"Naruto just asked me out!"

The Inuzuka froze, his grip slackening on the phone. This could not be happening.

"Kiba? Are you there?" he shut the phone, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief.

"Son of a bitch."

I think my writing style had changed a bit since the last time I've updated. I think it's better. This chapter's mainly dialogue, not a lot of actual action. But I still like it. I hope you do to! Read and Review!