Ok, you can all shoot me now. I'M SO SORRY I HAVEN"T POSTED! If you don't want to hear my excuse, then skip the next little section...

Excuse: Honestly, my profile shut off the update and review alerts. I hadn't been getting updates, and I eventually just forgot...

Ok, now that you've read my pathetic excuse, please read the next chappie!!

I LOVE YOU ALL FOR STAYING AND TOLERATING MY PROCRASTINATION!!!!!

Love ya,

Momo

P.S: We're almost at 100 reviews!!!!! YAYNESS!!!!!

P.P.S: Fan girls, you better love me for the kitchen scene with Nami, Kiba, and Tsume

P.P.P.S: Sorry for the total cliff hanger at the end, guys, gimmie a Phoenix Down and I'll let you kill me again U

P.P.P.P.S: I NEED A DATE FOR HOMECOMING!!!!!

.:Chapter 8:.

Nami

Nami opened her eyes as the car was pulling into the driveway.

Tsume, check. Kiba, check, Hige spooning me, check. Two random people who I don't know, check...Wait a minute!!

"What the hell?!" she started, sitting up with a jolt and making her head spin. Falling back into a startles Hige's arms, she asked in a frustrated tone, "Who the fuck are they?!"

Kiba introduced them as the Hiyosaba twins, but didn't give their names. She was about to protest when she noticed a bleeding gash in Kiba's arm.

She sat up again (more slowly this time) and got out of the car, rushing to his side and asking "Where did you get this?! Did you get into a fight at the club?!"

Speaking of which...why I don't remember the last half of the car ride??

But her train of thought was broken as Kiba jerked away from her and headed inside coldly muttering, "It's none of your business."

Tsume walked past her, ignoring her stunned look of shock and rejection and headed straight for his room. Hige on the other hand put an arm around her shoulder and led her to her room.

The had just gotten into the living room when she realized that he was leaning on her heavily and was tripping over himself. She stopped by the couch and asked, "Are you sure you're okay??"

He paused to steady himself, nodded, and continued towards the hall.

He's way too drunk! If he thinks that he's going to bed with out someone to look out for him...

She steered Hige away from her door, (which wasn't hard to do since he could barely walk to begin with) and entered his room instead.

"What're you doin'?" he slurred as she led him to his bed.

"No way, you are gonna have one banging hangover the next morning," she said firmly pushing him down on his bed. But he sat up again and protested like a three year old, saying, "NO!" and grabbing onto her.

"You. Need. To. Lay. DOWN!" she said through gritted teeth. But as she pushed him down, he pulled her with him, causing her to inhale in sharply. He blushed a deep red (if that was even possible) and looked the other way muttering, "Sorry, I didn't mean to-"

But Nami cut him off, putting a finger to his lips, kissed him, and whispering to the wide-eyed boy, "I'll be back to check on you later, but try to get some sleep, okay?"

He nodded dumbly as she scooted off the bed, melting him with one of her dazzling smiles, turning off the light, and closing the door.

Hee hee! He's so cute! I wouldn't have done that normally, but he's so drunk right now that he probably won't even remember it tomorrow.

Next, Nami went to check on Toboe (Tsume had brought him in while she was with Hige) but discovered a girl in the room with him.

"Um, hi, who are you?" Nami said, a little startled to see another stranger in the house.

The girl giggled and walked over, pulling her purple hair out of a pony-tail and extending her hand.

"I'm Leara, Toboe's girlfriend," she explained, "I'm watching Toboe here until Tsume's done dealing with those two other boys and Kiba."

Oh shit! I totally forgot bout Kiba!

"Ah, sorry, I got to go! It was nice meeting you! And I'll send Tsume in as soon as possible!" Nami said, turning quickly and heading for the kitchen.

Leara just nodded and waved.

Nami saw the twins leaving via the front door, meaning that Kiba and Tsume were in the kitchen. Making a left, she entered the kitchen to see a bandaged Tsume and Kiba.

Tsume had his shirt off and his hair out of his pony-tail. It fell around his face and gave his eyes a devious glint. Of course, this only added to his well-tones muscles.

Kiba, too, had his shirt off, but also his pants and was sitting in only his boxers. He was beaten up quite badly compared to Tsume; he had long gashes all along his legs and chest, as well as bruises all over. The gash on his arm was bandaged, but blood was already seeping through.

Holy fucking shit!

"Erm, sorry! Didn't mean to intrude on anything...um...yeah..." Nami stammered out.

"Actually, if you could finish bandaging up Kiba here, I could go watch Toboe so Leara could go home," Tsume said, standing up and walking out the doorway.

"Yeah, sure, no prob..." she managed to get out as she flushed a bright red.

Heading over to where Tsume had been sitting, Nami picked up the bandages and scissors.

"Um, want me to re-bandage your arm for you?" she asked, a little nervous because of his silence.

As if broken out of a trance, he smiled and said, "Sure, and then could you do my waist and chest? Otherwise I'm gonna have to take off my boxers; they're getting really bloody..."

HOOOOOOOOLY SHIT!!!!!

"WHA-? Oh, um, yea, sure" she said, feeling a little dizzy.

Slowly peeling off the bandage from Kiba's arm (despite his groans of pain) she let out a gasp as she saw the empty crater from which a wolf had bitten into.

"How did this happen? Were there really wolves there? I thought I heard some, but Hige had me convinced otherwise..." she started, not noticing Kiba's face pale, hoping that they weren't all found out.

Thinking fast, he pulled her close and kissed her, and stopping her thread of questions.

It took Nami a few seconds to realize what was going on, but when she did, she immediately pushed Kiba away and slapped him shouting, "What the hell was that for?!"

"I-" he started.

"NO! I don't want to hear it! How can you be such an inconsiderate jerk, Kiba!" she shouted, on the verge of tears, before dashing out of the room.

"Geez, I didn't think she'd get mad..."

What the fuck is his problem?! That was my first kiss! I mean, he's nice and all, but guys I HATE guys who pull fast ones on you! Obviously he's not the person I thought he was...

Shoving past a startled Leara, she burst into her room, slamming the door and falling onto her bed.

Sobbing, she was unaware of the boy listening through his door. When her sobs had died down to sniffles, she heard three small raps on her door.

"Kiba, leave me the fuck alone!" she shouted at the hallway door (now that she'd had the time to get even more worked up about it, she's really pissed).

But to her surprise, the door on her left opened and a now-sober Hige poked his head in sympathetically (it's been about 3 hours now, and a good 6 or 7 since they left the club).

"I'm not Kiba, you know..." he said softly, as if he should be the one apologizing.

Nami rolled over, facing the right wall, "What do you want." It was a statement, not a question.

Taking this as an invitation, Hige entered her room and sat on the edge of her bed.

They sat in silence for a while, then Hige asked, "So, what did Kiba do to piss you off so much?"

Nami planned to ignore him at first, but after sensing the kindness in his voice, telling her that he really did care, she mumbled, "He stole my first kiss. I was saving it you know!"

Ok, that sounded really immature...she thought, rolling onto her back.

Hige laughed, putting a hand to his head to silence the banging shortly afterwards, and then said, "Sorry to break it to you, but that wasn't your first kiss."

She looked up at him, surprised at first, but then remembered kissing him when she helped him to his room and blushed.

"Oh, that..." she murmured.

"What do you mean, 'Oh, that'? Did it not mean anything??" he said, sounding a little hurt.

"Well, it was kinda a joke at first," she started, then noting his pained expression, added, "But I suppose I wouldn't've done it if I didn't really like you."

Hige seemed satisfied, so she continued, "I guess it wasn't a real kiss, a little juvenile I suppose, but Kiba's kiss was the same way so..."

"So you wouldn't count either as your first real kiss, right?" he finished.

"Exactly," she said, rolling to face him.

A pause.

Then from Hige, "Would you like to be given a real kiss?"

.:End Chapter 8:.