Don't think I'm ditching you guys! My updates aren't as fast as I want them to be yet, but work is crazy and I'm actually more thought into each chapter, so I've been writing paragraphs and literally deleting them a lot! I'm slowly getting back into the full flow lol!

Anyway, enjoy!

Chapter 18: Taken

"Are you going to explain what you mean by 'show me' or not?" Sakura glared and that cocky ass grin he had been wearing since making that statement.

He had gone back to his meal like nothing had happened and even had the nerve to comment on how good the takeout tasted. What the actual fuck!? Show her? Show her what? Was he planning to take her to meet them face to face, a diagram, a fucking slideshow?

Kiba sat across from her, still eating and ignoring her demands. He looked like a man with a plan who would not be deterred and honestly, that was freaking her out more than anything! They were in this together, so it was absolutely against the rules for him to come to any major decisions without her. Right?

Kiba finished his plate and stood to take it into the kitchen. "You going to finish any of that food," he casually asked, motioning to the barely touched food in front of her.

He seemed casual on the outside, but inside, he was absolutely wired. He knew that Sakura wasn't going to give in easily, but he had a plan and to make things better, after that night at the hospital, he knew how to manipulate the mark a little better to his advantage.

Mind made up, there was no point in dragging this out and stressing themselves out even more. Sure, they still had a lot to figure out, but at the end of the day, all roads would still lead to this same result, so at this point, it made sense to complete the mark and mate her.

He would seduce her into bed and complete the ritual in the heat of the moment. Sure, she would be incredibly pissed off with him in the morning for not knowing the full extent of what they had done, but she would get over It. Right now, this was the only thing he could think of that would get everyone to leave them alone.

The parameters of their current relationship gave his clan and the Elders full right to butt into his and Sakura's business and demand tradition be upheld. However, they would understand how important it was to leave a newly mated alpha and his woman alone and that's what he and Sakura needed, that alone time.

Hell, he'd even take her on a honeymoon if she wanted and it would keep her happy after what he was about to do. Point blank, this needed to happen. He had thought it over enough and his mind was set. He was alpha and he was making the decision for both of them right now. Just hopefully, she would understand in time.

Sakura continued to glare, her arms folding under her breast and pressing them against her tank top. He almost had to hold himself back from saying fuck it and taking her right here and now. Patience. Patience was key in this situation.

"I think I've lost my appetite," Sakura mumbled and grabbed her plate before he could, taking it into the kitchen. She didn't need him doing anything for her!

"Are you really making a big deal of this?" She could hear the amusement in his voice.

"You come here with this foreboding energy about your clan, then just leave me with a 'I'll show you' as a explanation and I'm supposed to be ok with that?"

After putting her plate in the fridge, deciding she can eat it later, she leaned against the counter and cut her eyes at him. "And you think I'm stupid too!"

Kiba puts his plate in the sink and takes place across from her. "Now what makes you think that I would think you're stupid for one moment?"

He could see how frustrated she was getting with him and that was fine. High emotions just added to the heat of the passion. He would string along a little longer and play with her a little before he took his prey. Right now, he was rare Inuzuka form and true to his nature, he was hunting and baiting his target.

Sakura tried her best to look everywhere but at him right now. There was something in his face. Had his eyes gotten darker? The energy here was shifting into something familiar and new at the same time. "I…uh….you just seem like you have a plan you're not sharing," she managed to finish.

If she could even describe how she was feeling right now, a wolf hunting a deer would be close, and she was definitely the deer. Of course, she had to be crazy. This had to be her own emotions running wild and drawing conclusions. No way Kiba would try something with her right now, not with how rocky everything was.

This was unnerving. Why was she always so unsure and off around him? She had a reputation before this all started and now, thanks to this damn bond or mark or whatever, she was always finding herself feeling weak compared to him. She suddenly the emotional and irrational female around him, something she never wanted to be seen as by her male colleagues.

"I do have a plan," Kiba said.

Before Sakura realized it, he had moved closer to her and stopped, resting his hands on either side of the counter beside her and getting uncomfortable close to her face.

Her breath hitched. This was the moment she should say something, push him away, kick his ass, but instead, she got lost in the way his eyes roamed over her. He was taking his time, memorizing her and stopped to linger too longer on her lips.

Kiba smirked at the blush she as sporting, loving the effect he was having on her. "But who's to say that you're going to like my plan if I tell you," he finished.

Ok, this was becoming too much for Sakura. If she could have run, she would have, but he was blocking her in. Kiba saw her look for an expect and he could feel the electricity coursing through him. One, he wasn't letting her go, but if she did run, he was going to lose it.

He'd have to eventually teach her that running from your mate, in his clan, was a challenge and he would always rise to the chase. How much fun he would have training her in his clans' ways.

Sakura tried her best to maintain some composure, but it was slipping and fast. "If I won't agree….then why think of it," she said.

"Because Sakura."

Kiba surprised her by not kissing her when he leaned in, but by resting his head beside her and inhaling her scent. She smelled amazing, like a tropical storm. He nuzzled closer to the side of her neck. It was so tempting to taste her right now, but he had to control himself. There would be time for that.

"Sometimes, the decision isn't yours to make."

Her fire was back with that statement. Just who the hell did he think he was? She pushed against his chest to get some distance, but he didn't give her much. He looked down at her, that damn cocky smile still plastered on his face. What she wouldn't give to knock it off him right now.

Ok, she could admit he was sexy ass hell when he got all dominant, but he was still not the boss of her in any way and she was not one of those Inuzuka females he was used to. She wasn't about to just submit because he thought too highly of himself.

"Well you damn sure don't make decisions for me," she yelled. "And this little game you're playing," she motioned between the both of them, "is not working on me so STOP!"

It was working. It was definitely working. She needed to save face any way she could right now and get him to back down. Kami, please just let him back down and not call her bluff.

Kiba eyed her for a moment and she tried her best to look as serious and no nonsense as possible. Bluff, called.

Before she even registered what happened, his lips were crashed against hers and his tongue had found entrance into her mouth. Two arms snaked around her and pulled her against a hard body. There was something else hard pressing against her and if she wasn't so caught off guard and in the moment, she'd have died on spot.

Kiba deepened the kiss and let his hands move lower to her hips, tugging her closer so that she could feel what she did to him and what she didn't know he was intending to do to her. Patience. He had to remember patience.

Kiba broke their kiss before it could get too out of hand too soon, and relished at the dazed look he had left her with. He rested his forehead against hers and let himself get lost in those emerald pools. When had he become so attracted to her eyes?

"I know I've never said this, but you have the prettiest eyes in Konoha."

Sakura just stared. This situation, how did she and he keep ending up like this lately; this close.

"T-thank you," she whispered.

Even with his forehead resting against hers, his lips were just too close for her to ignore. She was unsure. She was scared and everything inside of her was screaming that she was being stupid and to reconsider, but right now, this was the most right she had felt since this whole situation started; since Inuzuka Kiba stepped into her world and turned the whole thing upside down.

Most of the time, she wasn't sure what she was feeling; if she was actually falling for the man, or if this was some lingering effect of being rejected for so long; a need of wanting to be wanted. She knew she wasn't ready for marriage or mating or anything, but right now, in this moment, she was ready for him and that's all that should matter. Right? They were adults and it wasn't like it was their first rodeo technically, so this could be ok right? Right?

As an after though, how funny was it that they were in this situation, in her kitchen right now. Weren't they just fighting? How did that turn into this and so fast?

Kiba could see the battle going on in that head of hers through those damn eyes that wouldn't let his attention go. She was unsure and ready all at once, and honestly, as much as he had just told himself that it was for the best that this happened now, he knew that it was about so much more than his clan obligations.

This would change the whole dynamics of their relationship and she would be his. And sure, they were telling each other that they would, 'see where this went,' but he already knew that there was no letting her go. However, and whenever it had happened, Kiba had come to accept Sakura as his mate. There would be no escaping him from her and he would make sure that she understood the true meaning that came with being the mate of the Inuzuka's clan alpha!

"I have no intentions of stopping, just so you know," he breathed and pulled her closer to him.

His erection was pressing against her, letting her know that they were too deep into this moment. Sakura's breath hitched and she had to crane her neck to look at him now. Bringing her hands up to rest on either side his face, she steeled her resolve.

"I don't want you to stop."

Ok, so I'm going to do a temporary stop here! I am not as updated on the guidelines and stuff, but CAN I OR CAN I NOT write a detailed lemon? Like I've seen a lot of writers cut off at the sex scene and say it's policy reasons blah!

So, if anyone knows the answer, please let me know and if I can add it, I'll come back and update this chapter!