"Naruto! Where are you?!" called Kiba as he wondered over the dunes. He climbed to the top of one, hoping for a better vantage point. He cupped his hand around his mouth and called out again, "Naruto! Where'd you go?!" He lookeed aorund and listened. "Damn it Naruto..." he muttered under his breath, "...where'd you get to this time."

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Naruto sat at the base of a dune, watching the waves as they crashed against the shore. He'd woken up in a rather foul mood, and Kiba's cheerfullness didn't help. He sighed deeply and watched a crab scurry across a driftwood log.

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"Naruto!!!" called Kiba yet again. He had climbed down from the dune and was walking toward shore, thinking that Naruto might be there. "Come on Naruto. I know you can hear me! Answer damn it!" He climbed over aa half burried driftwood log and stepped out onto the shoreline. "Naruto! Come on now! Where are you!!!"

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"...Naruto!!..." he heard faintly. "What was that?" he muttered, listening. "...Come on Naruto! Answer me already!..." Naruto blinked, "That sound's like Kiba." He stood up and walked along the shore for a few seconds. The call got louder as he moved, so he knew he was going the right way. "...Seriously Naruto! Answer me!!..." Naruto walked a little faster, knowing he was catching up to Kiba. "Kiba!" he yelled back.

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"...Kiba!..." heared the brunette as he searched. "Finally..." he muttered as he turned around. He could see Naruto jogging to meet him. "Where have you been? We were starting to get worried about you."

"Sorry," apologized Naruto. "I needed a few minute to myself."

"You could have told us where you where going ya know."

"I know, I know. I'm sorry. I just woke up in a foul mood and didn't really want to talk to anyone."

"I've noticed. What's been with you lately? You've been really moddy the last few months."

"It's nothing, really. I've just been kinda stressed, thats all."

"Yeah, that excuse may work for Shikamaru or Choji, but it isnt going to work for me. Come on now Naruto, what's wrong?"

"Just don't worry about it, okay? It's nothing really."

"Damn it Naruto. Don't you shut me out. Somethings wrong with you. I can smell the fear and anxiety on you. Tell me what's wrong so i can help you."

'Damn that nose of his...' "Kiba I...it's just that...I..." He blushed slightly, "...I...well...kinda...maybe have a..." he choked.

"Have a what Naruto?"

'A crush on you ya moron' he thought. "...I have a...a...c-c-crush on someone..." he muttered silently.

Kiba stared at him, dumbfounded. "You. Have a crush. On someone?"

Naruto nodded, blushing.

"And this is why you've been all moody and sad and blah for the last few months?"

Nod.

Kiba blinked. "Well then, who's your crush?"

'OMG He's so clueless!'

"Someone I know?" asked Kiba when he got no reply.

"Maybe. You probably know him..." Naruto gasped and slammed his hands over his mouth.

"Him?" Kiba's eyes widened. "You have a crush on a guy???"

Naruto blushed so red he could make a brick look white.

'Score!' thought Kiba trumphantly. 'I may just have a shot after all!' "So what your saying," he said, as calmly as he could muter over the party in his head, "Is that you have a crush on a guy. From our village."

Naruto nodded.

"Who?"

"You ya moron!!!" "That's really none of your business," Naruto muttered quietly, so tempted to scream that it was him.

"I never pegged you for being into guys," he lied, having always suspected that Naruto was gay.

"Am I that obvious?" asked Naruto, since it was pretty clear that Kiba had just lied.

"No, not really. Well, not to a noiraml person anyway. Shikamaru kinda figures that you are, and I really coubt that Ten-ten doesn't know. Am I right?"

"Yeah, Shikamaru figured it out years ago and I told Ten-ten long ago. Why do you think they're the only ones I ever go to when I need to talk?"

"Ah well, whatever. I don't care what you are. It's all good."

Naruto blinked. "Seriously? You don't mind?"

"Naw, why would I?"

"I don't know. I just thought that it might make you uncomfortable. Ya know, having me as a roomate and all."

"Damn, and he prolly thinks im clueless one..." "Nope, not at all."

Naruto sighed, relieved.

"So, who's your crush?"

"Um...well...He's...he's..." Naruto stammered out, scared of saying more.

Kiba luaghed heartily. "It's me isn't it?"

Naruto went from brick red to white as a sheet faster than you could blink an eye.

"Come on Naruto, if it was anyone else you would have told me before. I'm not that stupid."

Naruto fell back, unable to suport his wn weight anymore. He sat on the warm sand and stared at Kiba's feet, unable to look his friend in the eyes.

Kiba sat down in front of Naruto. "It's okay Naruto. Calm down before you start hyperventilating."

"Your not...your not...weirded out by this?" asked Naruto, his voice shaking.

Kiba got up on his knees and moved closer to Naruto. "Does this answer your question?" he asked as he kissed the idiot blonde.

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