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Chapter 36: Kiss
Suigetsu and Sasuke were walking through campus after class. "I can't wait until this semester is over," the dark haired teen said.
"Me too, though I guess you have a better reason than I do," Suigetsu said, causing Sasuke to frown.
"Orochimaru will still find some way to be around next semester, he always does," Sasuke said. He knew that he probably shouldn't be so negative, but he couldn't help it because he knew it was true.
"You only have one more week to deal with him," Suigetsu said as he looked at his best friend. "He won't be in one of your classes next semester," he then added. "You said it yourself, there is no way for him to guest speak in one of those classes," the light hair teen pointed out.
"That doesn't mean he won't be on campus, we both know he will," Sasuke sighed.
"Then you have to just take this break to focus on finding a way to make it so he doesn't affect you," Suigetsu said. He knew it wouldn't be fun for Orochimaru if Sasuke weren't affected by what he did.
"That's easier said than done," Sasuke said. He'd been scared of the older man for so long that he wasn't sure how to make it so that he wouldn't affect him. He couldn't help that his body just froze every time that he saw the man.
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Hinata sat on Ino's bed as they talked. She was telling the blonde all about her date and how awkward it was. "It was so weird to be on a date with him, too weird," the girl said. "I wanted to try to give him a chance but it didn't work out. I wish it would have, then we'd at least be something," she frowned. "Now I don't know what we are," she looked down, wishing the whole thing had never happened.
"If it was as awkward as you say, I'm sure he'll feel the same way and just want to be your friend," Ino assured her. She wasn't sure it was right because people could easily perceive the same things very differently.
"I hope you're right," she said as she looked at her friend.
"Or maybe it was just weird because it was the first date with your best friend," she said, trying to make things better. "You know maybe you guys just need to get used to the fact that it's a date and not just two friends hanging out," she smiled, hoping that incase Kiba thought differently than Hinata, she might give him another chance rather than just breaking his heart.
"I felt nothing when we kissed," she frowned. "If I liked him then I should have felt something right?" the dark haired girl asked sadly.
Ino didn't answer; she didn't need to because they both knew the answer to that question. There was no doubt in either of their minds that that if there was no spark, there were no feelings.
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Kiba decided to meet up with Suigetsu after his afternoon class. He knew what would be the first topic they talked about, his date. He frowned as he thought about Hinata and everything that happened the previous night.
"Hey," Suigetsu said as he walked over to him. "So how was your date?" the light haired teen asked. He really didn't want to know how Kiba's dream date went, because it was probably amazing, but knew he should ask.
"Horrible," Kiba said, surprising the other teen. "I thought it would be perfect, but it wasn't. It was awkward and at the end I felt like I was kissing a friend, not someone I wanted to date," he explained.
"I'm sorry," Suigetsu said. He didn't know what else to say, he hadn't been prepared for Kiba to have a horrible date. He thought going out with his dream girl would mean having a dream date.
"I'm starting to think that Naruto's right," Kiba mumbled. He knew he hadn't had any luck with girls and he could appreciate when a guy was good looking, but he never thought he was gay.
"What do you mean?" Suigetsu asked. "I'm sure you just haven't found the right girl," he assured his friend, though he was highly confused by the brunette's statement.
Kiba looked at Suigetsu, he knew that the other teen was attractive. He also knew that he shouldn't think that about a guy. "You're a good friend, you'll help me test something right?" Kiba asked. He wasn't sure how his test would turn out, but he knew he had to do it.
"Sure," Suigetsu said, unsure of what the test would be. He had no idea what Kiba was thinking so he couldn't predict what he was going to do. Suddenly, Kiba kissed him. At first Suigetsu was shocked but then he let himself be kissed, and it wasn't just a peck on the lips kind of kiss. Kiba was full on kissing him, like he had wanted for a while now. For a moment he couldn't help but kiss him back, just to feel what it would be like. However, after a brief moment, Suigetsu realized what was going on and pushed him away. Kiba looked at him confused, but Suigetsu just said, "You're just hurt right now, that's all. You're confused and hurt and really shouldn't be kissing anyone." Suigetsu quickly grabbed his things and walked away, trying to hide his emotions.
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Suigetsu knew that Kiba wouldn't have been kissing him if it weren't for something that Naruto said. He was trying to calm his racing heart, but it was of no use. He couldn't help but replay that kiss in his mind and the rush of feelings it brought with it. He knew in the end his feelings were one-sided because in the end Kiba was still straight. He wondered briefly if his reaction showed his true feelings and he realized that he didn't really care. He knew for his sanity to remain in tact he had to get away. He couldn't torture himself by letting Kiba kiss him, just to say that he felt nothing.
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"I think I did something really stupid," Kiba said as he sat in Naruto's dorm, talking to the blonde. He had taken over Sasuke's bed, since the raven had left when Suigetsu text him.
"What'd you do?" Naruto asked. Usually Kiba didn't do anything stupid with out him present; therefore it made him worry a little bit.
"I tested your theory," he replied. He knew he was stupid for doing so therefore he needed some advice. Kiba didn't know why in that moment he decided to use Suigetsu to test the blonde's advice, it just happened.
"What theory?" Naruto asked, confused. He had never had some kind of theory for Kiba to test.
"That I might be gay," Kiba reminded him. The brunette didn't look at Naruto; instead he was starting to find the ground rather interesting.
"That was a joke," The blonde's eyes widened. "Who the hell did you test it on?" he was hoping it wasn't Sasuke; he knew that the raven would probably kill Kiba if it were. He thought that the brunette probably didn't kiss the raven, only because things didn't seem different between the two.
"Suigetsu," the brunette answered. He could see the look on the blonde's face at the answer and he felt even dumber because of his actions.
"What the hell were you thinking?" Naruto asked. He couldn't believe his friend could be so stupid.
"I don't know it just kind of happened," Kiba said as he ran his hand through his hair. "We were talking about Hinata and how bad the date was and then my body just kind of took over," the brunette explained, talking faster than necessary.
"What'd he do?" Naruto asked. He didn't know what advice to give his friend, but he still wanted to know the whole story.
Kiba looked embarrassed at the question, making Naruto all the more interested. "Well, at first he kissed me back and then he pushed me off. He said something about how I was hurt and confused and then he quickly walked away," he said. Kiba was still kind of confused as to what exactly had happened with Suigetsu. He didn't understand why he felt so comfortable kissing Suigetsu. He didn't understand why he didn't want it to stop.
"Do you think he likes you?" Naruto asked, trying to figure out Suigetsu's actions. "Or maybe you just freaked him out," the blonde continued. "You know it's not every day your friend kisses you randomly," he pointed out.
"I'm not sure," Kiba said. He wasn't even sure what he was feeling at that moment let alone what Suigetsu was feeling. "The weird thing is, I wasn't the one to pull away," the brunette admitted.
"So, are you gay?" The blonde asked. He had never known his friend to find guys attractive, but that didn't mean that Kiba just wasn't telling him.
"Honestly, I don't know," Kiba sighed, extremely confused.
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"You aren't going to believe what happened," Suigetsu said as he let Sasuke into his dorm room. He was trying to calm down about the whole situation with Kiba, but he couldn't, he knew he needed to talk to someone.
"Try me," Sasuke said as he sat down. He wasn't sure what could get Suigetsu so worked up.
"Kiba kissed me," Suigetsu said as he sat next to Sasuke.
The raven's eyes widened, he was not expecting that answer. "Well, maybe your crush isn't as one-sided as you thought," he said, not knowing any other explanation for it.
"No he only did it because he was confused," Suigetsu said as he got up and started pacing the room.
"Now you're making me confused," Sasuke said, realizing he wasn't getting the whole story.
"His and Hinata's date went bad so Naruto must have said something about him possibly being gay, because he said that he was going to test Naruto's theory and then he kissed me," Suigetsu explained, speaking rapidly.
Sasuke tried to process what Suigetsu was saying. "That dumbass," Sasuke mumbled, referring to Naruto. "Look, I'm sure it'll work out fine," he assured his friend.
"No it won't because now I don't know how to act around him," Suigetsu said as he stopped pacing.
Sasuke just sighed as he realized just how much he needed a break from school and the drama that came with it. "Just try not to think about it," Sasuke suggested. "Act as if nothing happened, because if he doesn't reciprocate your feelings then I know that you don't want to hear it," he then added, knowing like everything else, it was easier said than done. He couldn't help but think of himself and Naruto after he gave Suigetsu advice, he knew that pretended that nothing happened after they kissed and he was starting to wonder if that was the right thing to do.
TBC…?