A/N: Teehee thank you Sir Greatness your reviews are greatly appreciated! –Hands you cookies- these are for when your computer needs to access your cookies… now anyhow I was reading the manga (for Naruto) and guess what! There are only nine tailed beasts, and only like, two possibly three are girls, not only that only one girl actually has a name. So being technical as I am Tatsuko will NOT be a tailed beast…but uh she'll be something else? Um…I'll figure something out…now your probably bored with my ramblings and want to know how Kiba will be involved in this…so here we go I guess….

~Kiba's POV ~

I'm looking out at a meadow and there in it is my father.

"Kiba! Get over here!" He yells seriously at a younger me; I look over to the left to see myself run to my father.

"Papa! Papa guess what papa!" I say, I am unable to comprehend his serious tone at my young age.

"What?" He says smiling down at my smaller self.

"Mama says I'll be able to become a ninja just like papa!" I yell excited.

I try closing my eyes these painful memories are pointless, but I can't I'm just watching the scene.

"Kiba that's good but listen to me okay?"

"Okay papa what is it?"

"Papa's leaving."

"Where is he going and when will he be back?" I hear myself say watching as my happy face gets worried.

"Papa doesn't know…I'll be gone in two days time."

Again I try to close my eyes and it works, all I see is blackness and when I open them again I'm lying in my room. I sigh and get up. Damn father… I think. I sit up and yawn. I quickly walk over to my dresser and pull out my clothes for the day and get into them.

I wonder where Ruby is? I think to myself looking around the room.

I go to the kitchen and get out a box of cereal, pour some in a small bowl, add milk and begin eating. I hear a small whimper at my feet.

""Akamaru just go to your own food bowl this is mine!" I say with my mouth half full.

"Mmm-mm-mm…" Akamaru whines sadly, I roll my eyes and pick him up.

"You win have the rest." I sigh leaving him on the counter, he wags his tail and barks.

"Yeah, yeah I'm great…" I say getting my sandals on. "C'mon…" I say annoyed leaning against my front door. Akamaru happily slurps up the rest of my cereal and jumps off the counter and runs towards me.

"Mikimaru!" I call, Ruby's dog had come here last night without Ruby. The white runs over to me and barks.

"I don't know either…" I say picking Mikimaru and Akamaru up and placing them on my shoulders. "Why don't we follow her scent? It won't be hard Ruby's is the sweetest scent I've ever smelt," at that Akamaru barked and so did Mikimaru.

"You guys smell good too it's just…she's…"

Akamaru barked again and I opened the door as a small blush rose to my cheeks.

"So what if I like her?"

Mikimaru barked.

"What? She has an arranged marriage?" I ask surprised No way this is NOT happening the first girl I like enough to actually say love…has an arranged marriage. I think to myself panicked.

Mikimaru barks again.

"Shut up!" I yell at her. I go around back and tell the dogs to get off of me. There I take off my shirt and take out my skateboard along with a blue helmet. Akamaru gets his skateboard and helmet (Which by the way matches mine.) and nudges Mikimaru to get on the skateboard. I roll my eyes and bend down doing up Akamaru's helmet.

"Sorry Miki-Miki I don't have an extra helmet." I say and with that I push off following the sweet scent of Ruby.

~Gaara's POV~

It's better now that she hates me, I mean I wouldn't do any good for her…I'd be a nuisance. I couldn't even save her…

Don't be so hard on yourself boy! You've always been good to me! Well until Naruto…but still it's not your fault.

I wasn't with her…I was being stupid and careless I'm the kind of person who's destined to be a loner.

This time Shukaku didn't reply. I got up and walked into the living room of the hotel room we had rented. I plopped down on the couch and looked around. It was actually a pretty nice room for a hotel, to bedrooms a living area that was attached to a kitchen and a bathroom with a shower and bath. The floor in the bedrooms were carpet and the bathroom and kitchen area were tile and the living room area was a rug a large rug.

"Gaara!" Temari yells barging through the door.

"Hn." I reply lifting one hand up.

"Gaara we're leaving tomorrow got it?" She said to me sadly.

"Okay." I reply ignoring her sad tone.

"Gaara…I know you're still getting used to the idea of seeing me as a sibling…but, please start y'know…try to be a little caring?" Temari says sitting beside me on the couch. I look at her and smirk slightly.

"Yes I'll try, so I believe this means you want me to ask you why and what's wrong?"

Temari nods.

"Okay…What's wrong Temari?"

"Shika-kun is on a mission and the other blondie is with him!"

I roll my eyes. "So?" I ask not getting the problem.

"It's like…um…Okay so Ruby. You like Ruby and don't deny it. So imagine her all alone with Kiba or Naruto. Get it?" Temari says looking at me puffy eyed.

"Yes you mean you're jealous."

"Uh-huh…" She said with a sob.

"Temari…may I ask you another question?"

"Uh-huh…" Temari said wiping her eyes, "What is it?"

"Well…"

~Normal POV w/ Ruby!~

A white chakra engulfed Ruby as she ran, her eyes wild scanning the area.

"Ruby! There you are!" Kiba yells looking at her.

"Grrrr." Ruby growls eyeing Kiba.

"Wha? What's wrong?" He asks staring he takes his helmet off and throws on the ground.

Ruby charges at Kiba tackles him and then bites his arm as he struggles. Ruby's chakra stings Kiba's skin, Kiba tries getting out from under her again but fails.

"Miki-Miki and Akamaru get away!" The dogs whimper then comply.

"Ruby stop!" Kiba yells at her.

~Ruby's point of view~ (A/N: Why did I type that instead of the abbreviation POV?)

All around me is dark. The darkness is inviting. I don't want to leave it.

"Ruby! Stop!" I hear Kiba's voice yell.

Stop? Stop what?

'Ha-ha! Being in control feels nice.'

Tatsuko?

'Bingo baby.'

No! what're you doing to Kiba!

'Nothing…'

No!

'Try to stop me.'

I look around myself desperately I see my mother's sad face, looking down at me.

"Why? I didn't want this…I didn't want that thing to be mine! I wish I had died during labor!" She cries. My father nods.

"It was for the best…" He whispers.

Mom…

"Let's pretend okay? Make her feel like we love her and when she realizes she's alone in this world we'll send her away okay dear?" My father asks.

No…father…you're wrong. I'm not alone! Gaara knows my solitude! Kiba and Naruto…and Sakura and Ino-pig! They're my friends! I'm not alone! Tatsuko stop! Stop hurting Kiba-kun!

I open my eyes. I look at my surroundings, I taste blood in my mouth, along with flesh I open my jaw and see a bloody arm come out and fall to the ground I look in the direction of the head only to see Kiba my eyes widen shocked.

"Kiba!" I yell and quickly I crawl off of him. "Sorry! Sorry! Lemme see your arm I leaned under a skilled medic nin for a while!"

"Kiba looks at me surprised then his expression softened. "Okay…but, what happened to you, you were all y'know crazy." He asks concerned pushing his arm out to me, only now I notice he's shirtless.

"Kiba…I'm…I'm sorry it's…"

"Personal?" He says finishing my sentence.

"Yeah…" I start healing his arm. "Really personal…"

"It's okay…I mean it was an accident right?" He asks smiling I nod in reply. "Besides…who could stay mad at you?" He asks his smile softening and his eyes gentle I the question was rhetorical, I lean forward to give him a hug, but Kiba had another idea. He leans forward placing his arms on my shoulders and pushing me back onto the grass he then presses his lips to mine, starting my second kiss of the day with the second boy.