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Previously on Please remember: (I love this sentence, makes me think that I'm watching soap opera)

"I'm in something way over my head" he started, Naruto was puzzled. "Why?" he asked. Sasuke took a deep breath and exhaled it.

"My brother," he said, looking at Naruto. "my big brother is coming to Konoha"

Please remember, Chapter 20

Sasuke was being nervous. Naruto has never seen Sasuke in that state before. He never even knew Sasuke had a brother OR could be nervous.

"You never told me you had a brother!" Naruto asked, puzzled. Sasuke shook his head. "No one knew. I've never told anyone. He's coming in less than a week" he said as he reached for his pocket, and got out a neatly folded paper. Sasuke handed it to Naruto, who took it from him. He looked at Sasuke who ushered him to open it. He opened it and read its content:

Sasuke:

How are you, little brother? It's been a while, hasn't it? Almost 5 years now. I'm sending this letter to tell you that I'm paying you a visit in less than two weeks. See ya then…

Itachi

Naruto snickered. "Wow, you have a straight-forwarded bro in here." He said, laughing. He stopped when he noticed Sasuke wasn't smiling but instead glaring at him. Naruto folded the paper neatly and put it on the coffee table next to the couch.

"So what if your brother is coming to visit? I'd love it if I had a brother to visit me." Naruto said, making Sasuke groan. Naruto chuckled, shaking his head when Sasuke lied down and covered his head with the orange blanket.

"Are you afraid he's going to start picking on you for having a girlfriend?" he said, poking the blanket. Sasuke's muffled voice replied.

"Naruto, first of all, STOP POKING MY BUTT!!" he said, getting up. He rolled the blanket in a ball and threw it across the room. Naruto grimaced when a few things crashed.

Sasuke sweat dropped. "Sorry." he said, rubbing the back of his head. "Anyways, since you stopped poking my butt, I'll tell you why I don't want my brother to visit." he took a deep breath, closing his eyes. Naruto waited for five whole minutes, Sasuke hadn't moved. Naruto had started to think that Sasuke was asleep, so he poked his shoulder.

"Sasuke?" he said, still poking him. The dark-haired guy unconsciously lied back, snoring. Naruto smirked, crossing his arms.

"I truly hate you, Sasuke!" he said, shaking his head and getting up, walking back to his bedroom.

A few hours later

RRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!

The alarm went off, ringing the living soul out of Lee who jumped out of his bed and into the bathroom.

"Can't be late! Can't be late! Can't be late! Can't be late! Can't be late! Can't be late!" he repeated over and over again. The previous night, he's settled an agreement with Shimabukuro that he would help to fix the restaurant and get it back, as Shimabukuro put it, better than it ever was".

In less than a minute, he was dressed in his green jump, along with the tactical Jonin vest and legs weights. He quickly wrapped his arms with the bandages to hide his bruises from daily practices and ran outside, but not before giving himself a thumb up and a smile to the mirror.

Shimabukuro restaurant, or what's left of it…

Lee walked as fast as he could, getting himself ready for the work. He reached the restaurant which wasn't looking bad from the outside, except for a hint of a crack going diagonally from the top of the building. He stopped and took a good look at the building; he rested his fists on his waist and sighed.

"This is going to be a long day" he said, walking inside.

Inside Shimabukuro restaurant…

Workers were coming in and out of the restaurant, carrying different kinds of things: tables, chairs, counters, you name it. Lee was astonished by the size of damage he made. Shimabukuro noticed him and walked towards Lee.

"Hey, kid!" he yelled, walking with heavy stomps, making Lee gulp. The big man crossed his arms, "Are you ready to work?!" he yelled. Lee sighed and nodded slowly. Shima-san nodded and pointed out the door.

"Go bring me a tree log. We need to build chairs all over again!" he said, Lee was puzzled. "Don't you guys buy chairs?" he said, hands behind his back. Shima sighed.

"No, I make them. That's what makes this restaurant special!" he went on and on and on about how this building is special and how his father's last wish was to see his son make the biggest achievement in his life. These things used to attract Lee, but now, he just needed to get it over with and go home.

"HEY KID, Are you listening to me?" Shima yelled, making Lee snap out of his thoughts. He faked a smile. "Yes, sir. I'm hanging on every single word" he said politely. Shima nodded and pointed out the door. "What did I tell you?" he said. His big belly and thick mustache were moving along with him. Lee backed away with a fake smile.

"Yes, sir!" he said, running off outside the building.

In a few minutes…

Lee came back from the forest, holding a very long and huge Log on his right shoulder. He had no problem at all. The only problem he faced was the fact that people were looking at him strangely. Some of them were amazed, others were shocked, some people even ducked to avoid being hit by it.

'If someone's injured by that, I'm going to be in a deep trouble' he thought, going around the corner. It wasn't long till he felt a slight bump at the end of the log. He tilted his head to see scattered oranges and Apples on the ground. He gasped and put the log down.

"I guess I hit someone!" he mumbled, running to the person's side. She was rubbing the top of her head. He kneeled besides her.

"Hey, a-are you ok? I'm really sorry, I haven't seen you." he said, she looked up, smiling and a blush was on her face.

"No, it's alright. It's my fault that I wasn't looking where I was going" she said, chuckling. Lee sighed in relief, raising his hand to put it on her head. "Are you sure it's ok? It looks slightly bumped." He said, feeling the bruised area on her head. She looked at his hand and blushed, flinching a bit.

"I-It's fine. Ironically, I'm a medic-nin. I think I can heal myself" the brunette said, smiling. Lee nodded and started collecting her belongings, making her sigh.

"Sir, please, you really don't have to do that." she said, making him stop and look at her. She smiled and collected the rest of the apples, put them in a bag and got up. Not long before getting up, she felt dizzy and collapsed, fortunately, in Lee's arms.

"Whoa, I'm sorry" she said, getting up on her own feet with Lee still holding her arms. "I should take you to the hospital." He said, being as polite as ever. She shook her head.

"I'll be fine. Don't worry about me." she said, standing up straight. Looking at him with a smile, she stretched her hand.

"I'm Ishikawa Kagome, though it's not a very pleasant situation to meet someone," she said, touching her head with her left hand, "but it's nice to meet you." she said, smiling. Lee nodded and stretched his hand to shake hers.

"It's nice to meet you as well. Rock Lee's the name." he said, smiling back. She chuckled, making him give her a quizzical look. She shook her head. "Your name. I'm sure it applies to your personality" she said, smiling. He nodded. "It sometimes does fit, but I'm not the type to- WHOA" he couldn't continue with the sentence because the girl collapsed again in his arms. People were watching, most of them quickly gathered around the two, not giving Kagome a chance to breath. He picked her up and tried to get out of the crowd but no avail. He took a deep breath and stood still.

"BACK OFF!! THE GIRL NEEDS TO BREATHE!" he yelled. The crowd went silent as they cleared the way for him to rush the girl to the hospital.

Uzumaki-Uchiha residence…

A very loud knock woke Sasuke out of his slumber. He sat up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. He saw a yellow-orange-blue figure walking towards the door. He checked the clock on top of the TV. It said '7:25 a.m.'. He groaned and looked back at the walking figure.

"Did you invite someone at this time of the day?" his hoarse voice said. Naruto stopped in his tracks, looked at Sasuke and raised his index finger in threatening.

"If this is Sakura, I'll kill you both!" he said, before turning towards the door, towards the noisy pests behind it. He jerked the door opened to reveal a very surprised Sakura, with a raised fist, and a laughing Ino. Naruto tilted his head to the side and mumbled something under his breath before turning his face towards the girls again.

"Do you know what time it is?" he asked, almost closing the door in their face. Sakura managed to hold the door in time, smirking.

"It's time for you guys to wake up" she said, pushing the door open and walking in. Ino waved her hand in Naruto's face. He groaned in despair. Ever since Ino and Sakura became friends again, he noticed they became more troublesome than they did when they were separate. They say 'the more the merrier' but to Naruto, every rule has an exception, and this was one of them.

Sakura jumped onto Sasuke's lap and Ino just stood there, looking disgusted before looking away from the quickly lip-locked couple. Naruto studied the two girls; Sakura wore a checked blue and yellow dress with Yellow sandals while Ino wore a lacy orange tank top with green baggy pants and white shoes. He looked at Sakura and Sasuke who were still kissing. He shook his head and shuddered.

"Ok, Ok that is ENOUGH!! You've just woken up, man." he said, making the couple break it, both sitting a couple of centimeters away from each other. Naruto crossed his arms and looked slyly at Sasuke.

"Is that the same guy I saw last night? The one who was bitching about their broth-OMPH!" Naruto was cut short by Sasuke jumping on him. Sakura sat up and looked at the fallen two. Ino started laughing.

"If only I had a camera" she said, laughing and pointing at the two, but then realized what Naruto was about to say. Sakura also noticed.

"Sasuke…Brother?" Sakura said, looking surprisingly at Sasuke who nodded, getting off of Naruto, and put his hands in his pockets.

"Yeah" he started, walking towards his room "My older brother" he said before slamming the door shut. (A/N: That's Sasuke for you)

Sakura sighed heavily, making the other two look at her direction. "What?" Ino said, resting her hands on her waist. "That's why he looked a bit distracted in the restaurant last night" she said, silently. She sighed and got up, the look on her face changed into an angered one. She walked towards Naruto and grabbed his shirt. Our favorite blonde ninja was startled by her monstrous strength. 'Tsunade-no-baa-Chan seriously had an effect on poor vulnerable Sakura, though it's a good thing against enemies, but it's not good against us', he thought, desperately.

"What do you know about this?" she said, shaking him back and forth. Ino was just standing there. Knowing Sakura, she'd probably kill her if she tried to save Naruto out of her grip. Ino saw it was best for her to stay away.

Naruto managed to get his shirt out of her grip safely and took a few steps back. "Whoa, Sakura! I don't know a thing. Why don't you ask your psychotic boyfriend over there?" he said, pointing to Sasuke's room. "I asked him why he'd be upset if his brother is visiting and he replied with a snore." He said, crossing his arms. Sakura shook her head.

"You mean a smirk?" she said, chuckling. Naruto looked at her quizzically, making her continued. "He replied with a smirk, you mean?" she said, titling her head a bit. Naruto shook his head.

"No, a snore. Like when a person falls asleep. That's what he did." Naruto said, throwing his hands in the air. Ino was getting bored out of her head, so she decided to join in.

"You mean a snicker?" she said, walking towards the kitchen counter, and leaned on it. Sakura crossed her arms.

"Or a snigger" she said, putting a finger on her chin. Naruto shook his head hard, losing his patience quickly.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no and NO… He Snored because he fell asleep. What part of S-N-O-R-E don't you get?" Naruto said, walking towards the door.

"I'm outta here. Try dealing with him on your own, alright?" he said, walking out. Sakura and Ino looked at each other and laughed.

"Poor Naruto, You got him out of his mind. I can't believe how evil you've become, Sakura." Ino said, waving her hand in the air. The pink haired laughed.

"Yeah, well, some of Sasuke's attitude had rubbed off on me" she said, chuckling. Ino smiled and pointed at Sasuke's room; where he was hiding.

"Speaking of that, aren't you going to check on him?" she said, lowering her arm to her side. Sakura nodded and started walking over towards the door, knocking on it.

"Sasuke-kun, can I come in?" she said, leaning her head on the door. Ino could here a muffled voice, and then Sakura opened the door. She assumed that it was a 'yes' or a 'come in' reply. The pink haired walked in, leaving the blonde girl all alone in the living room. Ino looked around and sighed.

"I guess there's nothing for me to do here" she said, getting a note out of her pocket. She scribbled an 'I'll see you later, Sakura. Ino' note and walked out the door. While walking down the stairs, she had an Idea, smiling slyly.

"A certain flower would need to be replaced in someone's room" she said, smiling and walking out of the apartment building.

Konoha hospital check-up room

"I'm telling you, I'm fine" The brunette said, getting of the check-up table. The doctor walked towards his chair and sat down, sighing. "You should stay still for a while. I've just bandaged your head. With a hit like that, you might want to stay in bed for a while" he said, but stopped when he noticed the look on the girl's face. "err..." he stuttered and then continued, "What did you hit your head with?" he asked, making her smirk.

"Well, My head didn't hit anything. A tree log happened to cross with my head around a corner" she said, shaking her head. The doctor laughed, but stopped again when he noticed the look on her face. "I'm not kidding, doctor" she said, sarcastically. The doctor nodded.

"You could've had a concussion, but you were lucky this time. You should be careful IF there was a next time, Kagome-Chan" the doctor said, getting off his chair. She smiled and nodded.

"I will, Yama-san" she said, walking towards the door and out of the room.

Kagome walked out, touching her bandaged head and flinching at the pain. 'Stupid Kagome, You should've noticed where you're going' she thought as she passed through the hallways of the hospital, noticing a green, tall and slender figure in front of her coming from the opposite side. He looked familiar to her. Kagome sighed

'That's the reason of the migraine I have' she thought, narrowing her eyes as his figure became clearer. He looked up from the ground and into her eyes, raising his eyebrows, and smiled. Kagome couldn't hide it; he had a cute smile along with those big black puppy-like eyes. She smiled back. He took a couple of steps until he stopped right in front of her.

"Hello, Kagome-san. How are you feeling now?" he asked politely. She nodded, touching her forehead. "Well, I'll live" she said, chuckling. He chuckled as well, nodding. He reached for the back of his neck. "Eh, I…well… I'm…" he stuttered, rubbing the back of his head. "I want to apologize for that" he said, pointing at her head. She looked up and smiled, then looked down into his eyes.

"No harm, no foul." She said, waving her index finger in the air as if she was trying to remember his name. "Um, please forgive me but, I think I have forgotten your name" she said, blushing in embarrassment. Lee chuckled.

"I figured you'd forget it. Remembering something after getting hit in the head like that isn't easy. It's Lee" he said, nodding. She smiled.

"Well, Lee, it was nice meeting you and you really didn't have to bring me all the way here. As you can see, I'm as healthy as ever" she said, patting on the side of her head, but stopped when it gave her a painful feeling. With that attitude, Lee thought she had a childlike personality. Although he didn't know her that long, he liked that about her. Lee looked down and knotting his eyebrows as if he's remembering something and then looked up with a smile.

"Please forgive me, Kagome-san, but I have something to do." He said, standing straight. Kagome smiled and nodded. "I understand. It's ok, you can go." she said, waving her hand in the other direction with a smile on her face. Lee nodded, "Will you be ok?" he asked, worriedly. She laughed.

"Of course, silly, I'm going to be ok. Thanks for worrying about me" she said, blushing a bit. He nodded and walked the other way, waving. Kagome smiled at his walking figure, noticing that she couldn't help but to look at his muscles as they clearly moved beneath his green jump suit. She looked away as soon as a bad thought crossed her head.

'Oh please, Kagome, you don't even know the guy and here you are checking him out. That was weird' she thought, shaking her head. Kagome looked at the watch in her hand; it was nearing 9:30 am. She sighed and started walking. Not knowing where to go, Kagome figured a stroll won't do any harm.

In front of Hokage's building

"Hey, Shikamaru!!" the blonde Kunoichi yelled at her former team-mate who was standing with a four pig-tails-haired young woman. For some reason, Shikamaru always looked bored out of his life and it never surprised her, but, today was a different day.

Shikamaru turned around with a smile on his face, "Hey, Ino, good morning" he greeted her, cheerfully. Ino pouted and looked around then at Shikamaru. Her left hand held a flower and her right hand went on her waist.

"Ok, who are you and what have you done with Shikamaru?" she asked, jokingly. He smirked and Temari laughed. "Well, I've been having a good day so far" he said, looking at Temari who looked away with a face as red as a tomato. Ino chuckled at their sight, making Shikamaru look at her and then at the flower in hand.

"Who's that for? Oh wait, I think I know who!" he said, smirking. Ino looked at the flower and smiled.

"Anyway, I'm glad you two are getting along" she said, walking in between the two and towards the Building. "It's about time Shika-kun gets a life he always dreamed off" she said, running into the building, leaving a puzzled Temari and an embarrassed Shikamaru.

Inside the building…

Ino was kind of lost. This building had many rooms and the only room she knew was Tsunade's office. No wonder, she never thought of going inside this building unless Hokage wanted to see them and assign missions to them. Her thoughts stopped when she saw the dark-clothed puppet master, dressed in black cargo pants and a black/purple shirt with his ruffled short hair, coming out of his room. When the door was closed with a click, he turned his head and saw Ino walking towards him, smiling.

"Hey Kankurou." She greeted, grinning. He laughed, "If it isn't Gaara's favorite girl? How are ya, Ino?" he said, winking at the blonde girl. She smirked at him and playfully slapped his arm. He rubbed his arm, faking a hurt expression on his face.

"I'm fine, thank you. You're looking great as well today" she said, pointing at his hair. He looked up at it and smiled.

"Yeah, well, I decided to get a bit more stylish, maybe that'll bring more girls to me." He said, slyly, giving Ino a pistol motion with his hands and a wink. She laughed at his attitude.

"That's great, Kankurou. But staying here won't bring the girls to you. You should go look for girls" she said, jokingly. Kankurou laughed out loud, clutching his sides. Ino couldn't help but to laugh out as well.

Gaara's office…

Gaara's was writing down a couple of information he's gotten when he heard laughter outside his room. He identified one of the laughter as his brother. But he couldn't figure out the second one, though it sounded pretty familiar. He could also hear the conversation outside:

"That's his room, he's in there!"

"Oh, thanks, Kankurou. I'll see you around"

"Yeah, Sure. See ya, Ino!"

'That voice' he grinned when he recognized the voice of the girl he fell for. He stood up when he heard the footsteps getting closer. He looked at his desk which was a mess; he quickly collected all the papers in one pile, except for a few of them, and set them on the side of the desk. A soft knock on the door startled him even more. Remembering that he kissed her last night, it made him even more nervous. He opened his mouth to tell her to come in but nothing came out. He cleared his throat.

"Come in" he said, resting his hands on the desk and pretending to read some papers and flipping through them so as to keep his composure. Her head popped out of the opened door. She smiled, her cheeks turning to a pink-shade color. "Hey" she started, smiling. His face lit up and his lips curved to make the biggest smile Ino has ever seen. She walked in, closed the door behind her and walked towards the desk, the flower in her hand. She studied the young man's cloth which consisted of a white dress shirt and a black vest along with dark blue jeans and white shoes. She smiled at his sporty attire.

"I-I'm sorry if I bothered, I just wanted to bring you this." she said, stretching out her arms which carried the flower, "The old one might need to be changed" she said, stuttering a bit. She looked at the desk to see that the flower is still flourished. She chuckled, making him chuckle as well. Gaara looked at the flower and then at Ino. She held the flower back in her arms and looked at him.

"Oops, I see that it's still being nourished" she said, chuckling nervously. He walked from behind the desk and stood right in front of her, taking the flower from her, brushing his hand against hers unintentionally, making her blush. He smiled, putting the flower on the desk, and reached his hands to cup her face. Gaara leaned closed, their lips centimeters apart.

"I never had a girl buy me flowers before, but it sure made me happy" he whispered, looking deep in her eyes.

Looking back into his eyes, Ino couldn't help but to clutch the sides of his shirt in nervousness, then trying to avoid the eye contact. He smiled, inhaling sharply, and bit his lower lip. Ino couldn't help but to smile and look back at him, leaning her forehead against his. Gaara was moving his thumbs, caressing her cheeks. She closed her eyes and sighed deeply, enjoying the peaceful moment.

"I hope you're not busy." she started, opening her eyes and looking at his. He smiled, shaking his head. "Whenever it comes to you, I'm not busy at all" he said, giving her a peck on the lips, making her chuckle. He decided to go on with it, giving her baby kisses on her rosy lips. Ino laughed and circled her arms around his neck, kissing him back. His hands went around her waist and turned her around, so that her back was facing the desk and pushed her lightly, making her sit on it.

Continuing on with the kisses, Gaara was having a feeling he never experienced before. Her kisses made him another man. The way she played with the hair on the back of his neck drove him crazy; how she moved her fingers through his hair. He was starting to believe that his ruffled hair was caused by Ino's magical hands, and he liked the thought of it. His hands went to the sides of her neck, moving them to her shoulders and down her arms. He could feel the goose-bumps forming on her skin. Both of them chuckled and broke the kiss, panting and gasping for breath.

Ino laughed and then stopped when she realized that she was sitting on the desk, on a few papers of his. She gasped and got up, only to realize she was being held down by Gaara. "It's ok. You won't ruin them" he said, smiling. Ino chuckled and shook her head, her cheeks gaining the color of beat red. She leaned closer again and claimed his lips with hers, kissing him passionately, continuing what they had started.

Unfortunately, the heavenly moment was broken by the ringing of a cell phone. Gaara pulled away and looked at Ino who had a disappointed expression on her face. She sighed heavily as she checked her cell phone. She rolled her eyes.

"It's mother." She said, waving the phone in Gaara's face, and pouted her lips. Gaara leaned in and gave her a small peck. She smiled when he pulled away. He pointed at the phone.

"You have to answer that" he said, taking a step back, giving the girl a space. She nodded and answered the phone.

"Hey, Mom" she said with a smile on her face. Her mother always told her to smile whenever she answered the phone because people could tell it from your voice.

"Ino, sweetie, I didn't see you get out this morning", Asuka replied on the other side. Ino, still sitting on the desk, started moving her finger across the black oak wood, coming across some paperwork. She could sense Gaara sitting on his chair and swinging it back and forth, making her chuckle.

"I got out early with Sakura. Anything wrong, mom?" she asked, worriedly, and got off the table, walking slowly away from the desk.

"No, sweetheart, I just wanted to tell you that your cousin is here" she said, cheerfully. Ino turned to look at Gaara with a puzzled look on her face; his expression had changed into a worried one when he saw that look on her face.

"My cousin? I thought dad was an only child." she said, putting her hand on her waist. Asuka, on the other side, laughed.

"Your father IS the only child. This cousin of yours is a distant cousin. Your grandfather's uncle's great grand son" she said, chuckling after the long sentence. Ino sighed.

"I never knew my family was that big. What do you want me to do?" she said, walking towards the desk, going to Gaara's side and leaning on it, making him grab her right hand in his, swinging it slowly as he turned the chair right and left. His middle and index finger were at her wrist. It was as if Gaara was checking his pulse. (A/N: the chair has wheels incase you hadn't noticed). Ino smiled, blushing at his action. If he was checking her pulse, he would've known that she was as nervous as hell.

"Well, sweetie, I want you to meet him so I want you to come here as soon as possible. See ya!" she said, hanging up. Ino jerked the phone away at the quick and loud hang up, looking at Gaara with a surprised expression.

"She hung up on me! She likes him more than me" she said, pouting. Gaara smiled and got up. "What was that about?" he asked, still holding her hand. Ino shoved the phone in one of the many pockets in her pants. "Ah, to make the story short, I have to go and meet a cousin of mine" she said, rolling her eyes. Gaara smiled and nodded.

"I understand" he said, taking his hand away from hers and resting both hands on her waist. She smiled and rested her hands on his chest as he pulled her closer. She started drawing circles on his chest, playing with the v-collar of the vest.

"I'm really sorry. I wanted to stay a bit longer but, well, mom!" she said, looking at the ceiling then at Gaara. He laughed and put a stray of her hair behind her ear. Ino sighed heavily. "I swear I'm going to get rid of this hair" she said, pointing at the stray which was touched by Gaara a couple of seconds ago. He shook his head.

"No, don't" he said, smiling sincerely at her. Ino tilted her head, raising an eyebrow and giving him a 'what-do-you-mean' look. He pulled it and put it back behind her ear again. "I like it." he exclaimed, kissing her forehead. Ino bit her lower lip and smiled, giving him a passionate kiss which he gladly replied to.

"Then I won't." she said, pulling away, her hands still in his. "I have to go now" she said, walking towards the door. When she opened it, she turned around and blew a kiss for him. He smiled and raised his hand as if he's grabbing the kiss, then rested his palm on his heart. She smiled and got out, leaving Gaara alone in his office with a smile on his face.

Konoha Park…

Kagome, deciding to take a stroll to get some fresh air, reached the park of Konoha, which was full of families and their children. She noticed a red Frisbee coming her way, catching her off guard. She closed her eyes but it didn't hit her, instead, she opened her eyes to see a dog, a small white dog with a big brown spot on each ear, holding the Frisbee in its mouth. He then dropped it and barked. Kagome kneeled, ruffled and patted the dog on its head.

"Hey there, little fellow, Are you lost?" she said, chuckling at the cute little dog. It barked twice.

"Good catch, Akamaru" someone yelled, making Kagome look behind her to see a guy, spiked hair, leather jacket and two red marks on his face. He smiled and walked towards her.

She looked at him, stood up and smiled. "Akamaru, that's a cute name" she said, looking at the dog who was almost smiling at her.

Kiba smiled and looked at Kagome. "You like dogs?" he asked, kneeling to Akamaru, and gave him a treat. She chuckled and kneeled towards Akamaru, ruffling with his hair.

"Like? I love them" she said, smiling. Kiba nodded and looked at her with a smile then his vision went to her forehead, knotting his eyebrows. "What happened?" he asked, making her look at where he was looking.

"Oh, an accident. I'll be fine" she said, smiling. He chuckled and stretched his hand.

"Inuzuka Kiba, Nice to meet you." He said, smiling sincerely. Kagome grinned and shook his hand.

"Ishikawa Kagome, very pleased to meet you" she said, smiling. Although she has been in town for a long time, she didn't have lots of friends. 'This has been a good week' she thought as Kiba started talking about Akamaru. Kagome listened carefully, interested in knowing about this cute little dog and its owner.

Yamanaka Residence…

'I wonder how he looks like' Ino thought as she was getting closer to her house. Ever since her mother called her to tell her about her cousin, she's been thinking about him. She never had any siblings and she never knew any cousins. She thought it'd be fun to know a relative, even a distant one.

The young Yamanaka reached to her house and unlocked the door, opening it slowly. She went inside, took off her shoes and wore her slippers.

"Mom, I'm home." She yelled, walking towards the living room. In there, she found someone standing, checking the surroundings of the living room. The person had long blonde hair tied in a high ponytail and was wearing black pants and a sleeveless black and red shirt. He had a black bracelet around his left hand and blue/green ring around his right index finger. Ino was startled by this stranger in her house.

"Hello." She said, making the stranger turn around. Ino smirked. Although he was a distant relative, she could see the resemblance. He resembled her in so many things: The blonde hair, the light-colored skin and the cunning eyes. A big part of his hair was covering his left eye, making him look dangerous. She could almost make out the sign on his forehead protector. 'Iwagakure'(1) she thought. He had a smile on his face and started walking towards her.

"You're Ino, right?" he said, pointing his finger in her direction. She nodded slowly. He smiled sincerely. "Your mother is upstairs. She'll be down in a minute." He said, studying the girl's figure from head to toe. Ino felt a bit insecure around him and sighed silently.

"You must be my cousin, right?" She said, resting her right hand on her waist. He nodded, smiling. Ino stretched her right hand, "You know my name but I don't know yours" she said, raising an eyebrow. He smirked.

"It's nice to finally meet you, Ino" he said, shaking her hand. "My name is Deidara."

(1) Iwagakure: (Hidden village of Rock)

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