Naruto sat dumbfounded. "OMFG! Is he really kissing me?!?!" Naruto sat motionless for a few moments before regaining control of his body. He reached up and put his arm around Kiba's shoulder's, pulling him closer.

They kissed untill both had to stop for air, lest they suffocate.

"You have...no idea..."Kiba huffed..." Just...how long... I've wanted to do that."

Naruto nodded. "Same...here..."

"Why didn't you say anything sooner," asked Kiba as he took Naruto's hand.

"I was scared," answered Naruto. "I didn't think you liked me."

"Baka. You can't tell me you haven't noticed me flirting with you before."

Naruto blushed. "Well, I kinda did, but i was never sure. I mean come on, we've been best friends for so long that I wasn't sure if it was you flirting or just being really friendly."

"You really are baka Naruto."

"Hey, cut me some slack here. I have zero experience when it comes to dating, remember?"

"Thats true enough." He smiled. "So...are you going to tell the others?"

Naruto looked shocked. "No way!!! OMG I don't even want to think about how the others would react!"

"Shikamaru and Ten-ten didn't have a problem."

"Yeah, but Shikamaru is to lazy to care and Ten-ten is cool like that. Choji might not have a problem, but I'm worried more about the girls and Neji. You know Sakura and Ino would freak, and it would break poor Hinata's heart. I mean come on, even I know she likes me."

"Not to mention Gaara's sibling's. Temari would prolly never speak to you again, and Konkurou would prolly start hitting on you."

"So would Gaara..." muttered Naruto under his breath, once again forgetting Kiba's sense of hearing.

"Gaara??? Seriously?!? Gaara is... No way!"

Naurto nodded. "He told me a few years ago. that's why he won't even consider any of the girls that ask him out."

"Wow. If i had know there were so many of us out there I prolly would have spoken up sooner."

"Ehhh, not me. I've know about them forver, but it didn't make me want to come out anymore than I do. Which isn't really all the much."

"Why? You ashamed or something?"

"Hell no! I'm not ashamed of what I am! I just don't want to give the village another excuse to hate me. Well, hate me more than they already do."

"They don't hate you Naruto. In fact, most of the village likes you well enough now. I really don't think they'd mind all that much."

"Easy for you to say. You're not the one they've been wishing a slow and painful death on for 17 years."

Kiba sighed. "I guess your right." He glanced down at his watch. "Come on Naruto," he said as he stood up. "We'd better get back before they start to worry even more."

"Alrighty," Said Naruto as he stood up.

They made their way back to camp both trying not to grab the others hand just in case they ran into anyone before they got back.

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