"Ohayo, young Inuzuka."
"Ohayo, cub!" Greeted Akamichi Choza, Chouji's father. He and Ino's father were smiling as they walked up to him.
Kiba's knees wobbled slightly, and he stooped down quickly to pet his dog in order to hide the motion.
"Beautiful day, isn't it?" Inoichi asked nonchalantly.
The sound of Ino, chanting his name as she orgasmed around him, kept going through Kiba's head over and over as he buried his face close to Akamaru's. His dog licked his chin and yipped questioningly.
Please, please, oh for crying out loud please don't read my fucking mind! Kiba tried to think of other things. Bad things. Dying, death, destruction, mayhem, fighting …fighting with Ino. Ino kissing his cock. NOOOOOOO! Not that, not Ino, not her scent as she accepted him into her hot, tight ….aw fuck!
Inoichi tilted his head slightly, looing around, slightly suspicious. "Something on your mind, Inuzuka? Up to something you shouldn't be? You seem, nervous somehow."
"N…no …No, sir." Kiba managed, finally looking up. Seeing Inoichi standing over him, towering over him actually. With that long blonde hair. Just like Ino. Her voice haunted him as she looked at him intimately, I didn't think you'd be so big!"
Groaning slightly, Kiba stood, facing the two elder shinobi. Think of bad things. Disturbing things. Babies. Yep. Shino. Check. Marriage. Got it.
Choza elbowed a puzzled Inoichi. "You know, I think he's out here to meet someone. Perhaps someone special, eh lad?" His laughter was loud and raucous. Kiba managed a sickly smile.
"Ah!" Inoichi slowly smiled, but he was still looking around. Kiba could only hope the man didn't have an acute sense of smell. To Kiba's acute senses, Jasmine and sex still hung lightly in the air.
Inoichi sniffed and Kiba tensed, but the older man simply shrugged. "I remember those days." He paused to look around the clearing. "Nice spot too. Romantic."
It slowly dawned on Kiba that Inoichi wasn't reading his mind. Praise be. He might live to be able to kill Shino after all. Slowly he started to relax a bit.
"Well, you're a bit young, but heh …you're the same age as my boy and the Nara lad." Kiba nearly fell down as Choza reached out and slapped him on the back.
Inoichi laughed. "You look so nervous, boy. You'll need to get over that. Girls appreciate a man with confidence. Anyone coming by could tell that you're up to something."
"No sir!" Kiba said quickly, his eyes wide.
"Of course not!" Grinned Choza, slapping Kiba on the back again. "Just be careful."
"And have fun." Chuckled Inoichi, then the man frowned. "But not too much fun, mind me lad. I've got a daughter your age and I would not take kindly to such thoughts. Fathers take a different view than young men."
Kiba nearly swallowed his tongue as Inoichi stared straight into his eyes. "In fact, if I didn't know that you and Ino fought all the time I'd be worrying about you, myself."
Feeling a bit faint, Kiba could only manage a small nod, then frowned and shook his head, then nodded again.
Choza just shook his head, laughing heartily. "You're confusing the poor cub, Inoichi. I certainly wouldn't want to be in the boy's shoes who tries to court your little Ino. He'd be walking around, a mindless body, unable to feed himself for the drool."
Gulping, Kiba smiled badly, feeling more than a little nauseous as the two men shared a laugh together. Inoichi telling jokes about what he'd do to anyone who'd touch his daughter. Mind Destruction Jutsu. Oh shit.
"No worries though, lad. However, with all the excitement lately, it might be best if you and who-ever-you're-not meeting here," at that Inoichi gave a small wink. "You both should head home. We and the other Jounin are on heightened alert, what with the Uchiha and his new allies being so close by."
"Y…yes sir." Kiba nodded. Ino's father may not be able to read his mind, but if he EVER found out about what had happened today …doom!
"Good lad." Choza smiled, nearly knocking Kiba off his feet for the third time. "We're off!"
Kiba sank down to the ground after the two ninja had bounded off. He leaned into Akamaru who licked his cheek. "Now what?" he asked. But the dog didn't answer, just licked him again.
He was so fucked. Ino would kill him if she found out the truth. Inoichi would kill him too. Choza might even kill him just for the sake of an old friend. Finally he decided there was nothing he could do right now about Ino or her father. But Shino required some thought.
He sat there for another hour or two, merely thinking and planning. Pound for pound and one on one, he could take Shino. But Shino could out maneuver him and out plan him anytime. And his bugs. What to do about the bugs?
o.O.o.O.o.O
An hour later, Kiba was walking through the village market with a scowl so deep that people scattered before him. He'd thought of one plan that might work, but it required skills he didn't possess. Kiba was so lost in thought he didn't even notice that some of the older and more experienced Jounin's were stepping away from him as he wandered the village, so evident was his anger. Unable to think of anything else, he'd decided to attack head on. But when he'd gone to confront his teammate, he'd hit a snag.
Shino wasn't home.
Kiba growled, making one small child whimper and clutch at his mother's hand. The woman frowned at him, but didn't say anything to him as he passed.
Shino wasn't dead because he wasn't home!
Kiba fumed. The bug-ninja was 'out for two days with his honorable father', according to the servants at the Aburame main household. He wouldn't put it past the schemer to have planned the sudden 'family mission' just to get out of dying!
Now what? Kiba sighed and looked up, frustrated. Whoaaaaaa. With a terrifying smile, showing a hint of fangs, he headed toward the young man he'd spotted.
"Ossu, asshole."
Shikamaru's shoulders tensed and then slowly relaxed as he turned around. He looked at Kiba's angry face and sighed. "So trr …ah fuck it. I see you've heard."
"Troublesome?" Kiba snarled, "Is that what you think? This is merely troublesome? I get that you didn't know Shino hadn't told me, but you could have found me and told me the truth. And don't bother telling me it was too much effort, Nara."
Shikamaru shrugged, "This whole 'plan' was doomed from the start. You never stood a chance with Ino, anyway. It's just lucky Chouji's grandmother was willing to listen to him."
Stung, Kiba reared back. "Who says I never stood a chance!"
"Ssshhh!" Shikamaru waved at Kiba to get him to simmer down. "You should be happy. The betrothal is over and you know the truth and no one got hurt."
Kiba sneered. "No one got hurt?" Then he growled low and menacing, making the other boy take a step back. "WHY didn't you tell me about the broken engagement? Why let Shino's lie stand?"
At that Shikamaru had the grace to flush slightly and he mumbled a response.
"What's that, jerk?"
"He bribed me, okay!" Shikamaru looked at him sadly. "I wanted to go after you after I ran into you at the bookseller's, but Shino …well, he made a great offer."
"Money?" Goggled a surprised and suddenly hurt Kiba.
"Neh. Time."
"Time?" Kiba asked, confused.
Shikamaru shrugged. "Day after tomorrow he's got a plan to call our chaperone away so Temari and I can talk freely."
"Talk?" Smirked Kiba.
"Yah, yah. Mostly talk. Some kissing. Not that you'd know what to do with a woman if you got her alone judging by your recent efforts.
Seeing red, Kiba nearly attacked Shikamaru. But then thought better of it, instead he calmed and merely asked, "how could Shino manage that?"
Shikamaru shrugged again, "my mother hired this old maid to watch us any time Temari's in town. She's tenacious. Any time we try to sneak away or use any ninja arts, she immediately reports us. But Shino knows someone and has set up a fake message to draw her away the day after tomorrow for about an hour or so, his cousin will be there and offer to 'watch' us. Apparently this cousin owes him big and will disappear for us for awhile."
After a few minutes of stilted conversation, Kiba managed to get the details of Shino's 'bribe'. Kiba then pretended to reluctantly accept Shikamaru's apology and let him leave. Waiting until Shikamaru was completely gone, he grinned evilly. Then Kiba headed straight for the village gates, hoping he wasn't too late.
You see, Kiba had a plan.
Once at the gates, the guards stopped him and asked his business. With a few questions, he had his answer. With a grin, he sat down to wait. For once, things might be going his way.
Presently a lone figure came walking toward the gates, obviously prepared for a small journey. Kiba waited until he was almost upon him before stepping out in front to stop the traveler.
"What do you want?" Kankaro asked warily. "Leave me wondering and leaving me with the damn bill too."
"You ate most of them anyway and I want to know if you can delay your trip any further, say two days?"
"Why should I dog-boy?" Sneered Kankaro. "Need more help with women? You're pathetic."
Kiba merely shook his head, refusing to be baited. "I need your help taking out Aburame Shino."
Stunned, Kankaro just stared at him and then started laughing. "Why should I?"
"Wrong question," chided Kiba slyly. "You should ask what's in it for you."
Still chuckling, Kankaro shrugged. "I'll bite. What's in it for me?"
"A chance to ruin Shikamaru's day."
Kankaro curled his lip and started to walk on by. "Not good enough."
"And stop him from being without a chaperone, alone with your sister."
The Sand puppeteer stopped, turned, and stared at Kiba. "Tell me more."
Kiba explained quickly as Kankaro started to glower. "I'll kill him!"
"I'll tell you when and where, after you help me with taking down Shino."
"Why?" The other boy asked, genuinely puzzled.
Kiba just shook his head. "In or out. Decide now."
Kankaro looked at the village gates and considered. "I might get in trouble for being late getting back to Suna. But …the change to bedevil Shika-brat is pretty good. And keeping his hands off my sister …you have a deal. Now, what do you need me for?"
Kiba explained his plan and Kankaro's eyes widened before he smiled. "Oh, that's good." The two walked back toward the village with evil laughter in their wake as they planned.