I don't own Naruto or any of its characters, now go read and enjoy the story*
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Longing
Kiba sat in the green meadow, Akamaru, now 7, was laying down at his side. He was now a Chuunin. Hinata was too. But that made no difference between the two. Kiba never thought of her as a lower being, he could never do that. He dreamed of her, she was everything to him. But he was too scared to tell it. He heard a feminine voice speak, "Kiba." He smiled and turned around, now lying down on his stomach, "Why, Hello Kurenai." His teacher stared, something was wrong about his behavior, he was more straight forward, his movements were more human, his eyes had an intense gaze, she knew it, he was thinking. "What are you thinking about?" He replied coldly, "Stuff." "What kind of stuff?" He murmured now, "Important stuff." Akamaru ran towards Kurenai and jumped in her arms. She laughed. As Akamaru licked her face, Kiba blurted, "Do you know where Hinata is?" Kurenai said, "She's at her home." Kiba smacked his head in stupidity. Of course she would be at her own house. Kiba got up to see a startled Kurenai, "You are going to see her?" Kiba nodded. He began walking, each step taking him closer, at the same time, further. He had a place for Hinata in his heart, but the longer Kiba would hold it in, the more it would hurt. Akamaru jumped out of Kurenai's arms and followed. Kiba was deep in thought. Why was he even going? His legs kept pulling him there. But he wanted to see her, to see Hinata. Kiba realized he was finally there. A lump in his throat formed. He knocked. Soon after, Hiashi Hyuga opened the door, with Hanabe by his side. "What do you want?" He asked in a cold tone. Kiba replied, "M-m-may I see Hinata?" Hiashi said, "Wait." The door closed, as Kiba waited for a few minutes. But, being that it was Hinata, he could wait forever. The door opened. Kiba saw Hinata come out. She smiled. Her stuttering had been lost a few years ago, and her shyness was reduced. She said, "Hello Kiba." Kiba's face became deep red, "H-H-Hello Hinata... Can we talk?" Hinata nodded. Kiba said, "I... I... I missed you... Why did you leave for such a long time? I actually thought you wouldn't come back..." Hinata was startled by his answer. "I was on a mission... why did you think that?" She asked out of curiousity. "Oh... I thought that... because, I was hurting... inside. It hurt so badly, I thought the pain would never stop, and you wouldn't come back." Tears were glistening in his eyes. They fell down his cheeks. Hinata looked at Kiba, when he was crying, he looked just like the rambunctious pup he was when they were Genins. Kiba was still crying. "I-I know it was foolish to think that, but I couldn't help but think it." Hinata looked at his tears. Kiba embraced her, his head against her breasts, "Don't leave again. I don't want to hurt this much." Hinata looked at Kiba as he embraced her. She managed to choke out, "Why are you..." "Embracing you?" Kiba replied, finishing her sentence. Kiba said, "I want to get rid of the pain." Hinata said, "What pain?" "... the pain of being alone... without you." Hinata said, "Kiba? What are you saying?" Kiba said, "I love you."
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Longing
Kiba sat in the green meadow, Akamaru, now 7, was laying down at his side. He was now a Chuunin. Hinata was too. But that made no difference between the two. Kiba never thought of her as a lower being, he could never do that. He dreamed of her, she was everything to him. But he was too scared to tell it. He heard a feminine voice speak, "Kiba." He smiled and turned around, now lying down on his stomach, "Why, Hello Kurenai." His teacher stared, something was wrong about his behavior, he was more straight forward, his movements were more human, his eyes had an intense gaze, she knew it, he was thinking. "What are you thinking about?" He replied coldly, "Stuff." "What kind of stuff?" He murmured now, "Important stuff." Akamaru ran towards Kurenai and jumped in her arms. She laughed. As Akamaru licked her face, Kiba blurted, "Do you know where Hinata is?" Kurenai said, "She's at her home." Kiba smacked his head in stupidity. Of course she would be at her own house. Kiba got up to see a startled Kurenai, "You are going to see her?" Kiba nodded. He began walking, each step taking him closer, at the same time, further. He had a place for Hinata in his heart, but the longer Kiba would hold it in, the more it would hurt. Akamaru jumped out of Kurenai's arms and followed. Kiba was deep in thought. Why was he even going? His legs kept pulling him there. But he wanted to see her, to see Hinata. Kiba realized he was finally there. A lump in his throat formed. He knocked. Soon after, Hiashi Hyuga opened the door, with Hanabe by his side. "What do you want?" He asked in a cold tone. Kiba replied, "M-m-may I see Hinata?" Hiashi said, "Wait." The door closed, as Kiba waited for a few minutes. But, being that it was Hinata, he could wait forever. The door opened. Kiba saw Hinata come out. She smiled. Her stuttering had been lost a few years ago, and her shyness was reduced. She said, "Hello Kiba." Kiba's face became deep red, "H-H-Hello Hinata... Can we talk?" Hinata nodded. Kiba said, "I... I... I missed you... Why did you leave for such a long time? I actually thought you wouldn't come back..." Hinata was startled by his answer. "I was on a mission... why did you think that?" She asked out of curiousity. "Oh... I thought that... because, I was hurting... inside. It hurt so badly, I thought the pain would never stop, and you wouldn't come back." Tears were glistening in his eyes. They fell down his cheeks. Hinata looked at Kiba, when he was crying, he looked just like the rambunctious pup he was when they were Genins. Kiba was still crying. "I-I know it was foolish to think that, but I couldn't help but think it." Hinata looked at his tears. Kiba embraced her, his head against her breasts, "Don't leave again. I don't want to hurt this much." Hinata looked at Kiba as he embraced her. She managed to choke out, "Why are you..." "Embracing you?" Kiba replied, finishing her sentence. Kiba said, "I want to get rid of the pain." Hinata said, "What pain?" "... the pain of being alone... without you." Hinata said, "Kiba? What are you saying?" Kiba said, "I love you."