First: Welcome back Shoujok, and thank's for the great laugh N3Mo!

I do not own Naruto!

Kyra- She owns me... Whoopee... *Help!* ~Shoves her back in the closet.~

Bad.

Traveling with Kyra was impossibly hard. Kiba's complaints were noting compared to her constant blabber about how to extract poisons from every type of plant. If I was mean, rude, or even some what not spineless, I would have told her exactly where she could shove her stories, but I couldn't. I looked to Shino desperately only receiving a sympathetic look.

"...And then you can insert the poison into a nice hard candy, or my personal favorite: soak senbon and kunai in the solution. The iron of the weapon adds an element of surprise to some of natures best poison detectors, but I know how to completely mask a poisons presence..." She went on, but my interest had peaked with that line. She could mask a poisons presence? Like how Shino's opponent had done? That was not an unsettling thought.

"Ya'know Kyra, you aren't that bad." Kiba smiled at the blue haired poison mistress before he slung an arm around her lithe shoulders. He was a womanizer, and she seemed to like his attempts.

"Neither are you, Inuzuka." She pulled out from under his arm, and sped up to walk next to Shino. I didn't know if I liked that, but she was my teammate I had to trust her.

"Wow, did I just get snubbed for Shino-bug?" Kiba asked lightly as he fell into step with me. Shino-bug was Kiba's nice nickname for Shino, they did have those, and only used the sometimes, like Shino called Kiba 'Pup'. It was cute.

"I guess..." I looked at him with a slight worry, and it was at that moment I think KIba began to see.

"I'll stop her." He patted my shoulder, and went up to Kyra with a sad smile.

"So, Aburame-sama," Kyra's voice was completely interest, no sickly sweet or flirtacious voice. That was comforting. "Why do you cover your eyes? Do your beetles eat them?" My stomach lurched at the thought of Shino having no eyes.

"That is a personal question, Yukishi-chan." Shino's voice held the same stoic manner it always did, but I sensed his threat. Shino was not ok with nosey girls.

"Yeesh! Pull that stick out of your ass, and lighten up." Kyra went to go punch Shino in the arm causing Kiba and I to share a look of utter terror. Shino caught her by the wrist and held it tightly the grip causing her face to twitch slightly in pain.

"Don't you dare." Shino's voice dripped with a poison that was probably more deadly than any of hers would ever be. Shino hated when some one dared to step into his personal space, especially strangers.

"Shino-kun," My voice sounded without my consent. "I'll talk to her, so let her g-go, ok?" I stepped up behind him, and placed my hand on his shoulder. He let go, put his hands in his pockets, and continued walking like nothing had happened. Kyra glared after him with her electric blue eyes, and Kiba took off with Shino. I stood there watching her gorgeous face follow my boyfriends back.

"He has issues.." Kyra growled rubbing her wrist.

"H-He doesn't like to be touched." I began walking assuming she'd follow.

"You touched him!" She motioned with her hands violently.

"It's different, Kyra-san. We've been together since we were thirteen. He fully trusts Kiba and I." I hadn't stuttered, and my voice held an ounce of power. Kiba and Shino would have been proud.

"Oh... I just thought.. I could..." She trailed off her face twisting in confusion.

"You could break his shell?" I smiled knowing that most people thought they could.

"Yeah, I mean Kiba's open, and you don't seem too closed off, but he's a challenge. I love challenges." Her eyes glinted with something I should have seen as sinister, but I was too upset at the way she had put it to notice it at the time.

"Shino's not a game." My voice was suddenly cool with possessiveness. I had just got him, and for the first time ever a girl was showing interest in him. How did that work?

"Oh, I know." Her face was suddenly light, and filled with an innocent glee. I wish I'd been suspicious then...

Not long, sorry, but I think it's good!

Kyra- You think everything you write is good. Conceited. And why must you make me out to be a bitch?

Me- Back in your closet!