Author's notes: Let's see, last time Kin just heard Shino's mother about something with engagement. I had a lot of people jumping ahead of them selves, but I don't blame you. I almost thought the same thing! (Stupid peer pressure.)

Disclaimer: Today's tool of the day is a chainsaw. Don't make me remind you.

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Kin was furiously red, but whether it was out of embarassment or pure anger nobody knew. "What do you mean, 'engagement plans?!' You guys only took me in so I have to marry your son?!" The vitamins in hand were being crushed to powder, and eventually into the air.

The 'son' turned to the woman. "...Mother, you're the reason why the last one ran away in fear. Honestly, can you not yell out things before such is explained properly?" He looked back at Kin with a nervous glance. "Sorry about that. You didn't hear it right."

"Then please explain what's going on. Now." she growled.

As he began to speak, his glasses were pushed up back to his eyebrows. "First of all, no you are not going to be engaged to me. At least, not for real." said Shino.

"What?!" Obviously, this is not making her any calmer. "That doesn't make any sense!"

"...To explain properly, we would need to speak to my father." he said calmly, then started the walk back to the room. "...Or you could just stay here trying to put that thing called a dress with my mother."

Kin looked at the happy mother with the awful clothing, then double-took on him again walking away. "Wait up!"

---Aburame Training Room---

The two kids enter a large room filled with practice dummies and charts of the human body, surrounded by an array of shining windows from all directions. Kin was just amazed at how much natural light could be in one room, which could explain why they wear sunglasses. "Oh, by the way...why do you wear shades all the time?"

He pushed back the said items back up again. "...These are special glasses that lets us detect any bugs that are compatible with our blood. It allows us to keep in check the Chakra Bugs in case they go wild or become curious once in a while. By keeping these at all times, we gain mastery of our tools much faster and easier."

"And the coats? Is that where you guys store the bugs?"

"...No. Our coats are Chakra-channeled heat systems that keep our body temperature ten percent higher than most people. This keeps the bugs alive and well, since they require at least a 100 degree enviroment. As for the location of the bugs themselves...well, that's secret."

Kin could've sworn she saw a smile under that heavy collar, but decided to pass it off. "Anyway, where's your dad that's going to explain this 'engagement'? I don't see another person here, you know and-Kyaa!" She was surprised by the sudden movement of a nearby practice dummy jumping straight at her.

"...Father, not now." he said calmly.

The straw dummy blasted in a puff of smoke, revealing a large man instead with just pants and shades. His huge muscles along with a dark tan told that this man was most likely the 'father.' "You're Shino's dad?"

"Yes, and you must be Kin. Shino told me about you." he said in the gruff voice.

"Oh?" she wondered. "And what exactly did he tell you? Nothing bad, I hope."

"He said you're like Ino."

She raised an eyebrow. "Like who?"

The man merely chuckled. "You'll see. Now, I've come to understand that you might've misheard what my wife has said, yes? Well I'm to say that you aren't being engaged or forced to marry my son."

"Whew! That's good. I can't stand weddings, but what did she mean then?"

"We have a situation." Shino's father began pacing back and forth. "You see, believe it or not our bloodline ability to have a higher chance of survival in Chakra Bug rituals is very sought after. Many families, including other Bloodline limits, have been trying to get into a bond marriage with my son. They think by having two Bloodline abilities, their family will gain more respect and power. Very tiring to argue, so we agreed that if we already found a fiancee for him they would stop. A year is perfect to fake it out until they forget about us."

"I see. So I'm the fake fiancee then." She thought about this for a moment. "I get my own room, right?"

He shook his head. "No. You are living in a village of ninjas, so I'm sure they will check in Shino's room once in a while. Just to be safe, you'll be sleeping in the same room all year."

The information clicked in her head, then spun out of control. "I have to what?! With a boy?!"

"Yes, a son is usually a male and marriage is usually done by two opposite genders. Is there a problem?"

"I-I..." She put her head, knowing there's not much to do besides this. Otherwise, she'll be wandering around the village with nothing for an entire year. And Shino doesn't give off the vibe of a pervert...unlike some people she heard about. "Okay, then. I'll do it. Just a year, right?"

"Yes." He then started out for the door. "We'll start by moving everything in now. Shino, start shopping for Kin's stuff please."

"...Yeah, dad."

---Later at Night---

"Good night, kids! Don't let the bed bugs bite, even though you control them." Mrs. Aburame chuckled. "Oh, and behave yourself Shino baby. Hope you don't do anything I wouldn't do, you know."

Slam! Shino closed the door with immense speed at the mention of that warning. Turning around, he met the slightly red-faced Kin. "Sorry about that again. She's really encentric sometimes."

"You've mentioned that already." She let out a long yawn from exhaustion of moving all her new stuff in, while looking around her/their room. A large bed in the middle of the room connecting the wall, a bathroom joined together from across, accessories of their favorite stuff, and a nice, heavy drape covering the window. "You think this is convincing enough? I didn't think you would buy this too." She lifted her arms, showing her new long pajamas in full view along with a recently washed stream of hair flowing down to her hips.

"It's kinda hard not to think this." he said.

"Hey! You didn't hesitate that time." she commented on his usual way of talking.

"Well, you are my 'fiancee' and I should speak to you as if one."

"Yeah." she agreed. "But do you have to wear those glasses even when sleeping?"

"No, I'm going to take them off. I just don't want to show you."

"Why not? Got something to hide? Red eyes, or maybe no eyes?"

He got some blankets from the closet. "I have eyes, but I just don't want to show them yet. Besides, they're very dangerous to both me and the person that sees them. They entrance both me and the other in a double-genjutsu that forces each of them in a controlled dream state. Basically if I see an enemy with my eyes, he can kill me mentally since I'm not trained there yet. Most enemies of higher class can easily defeat us since we are not trained in genjutsu much. Only say my mother and father can see each other eye-to-eye since they love each other so much that they would never harm themselves."

"Okay, then." She decided to forget about the whole question, and instead concentrated on his actions. "What are doing with those?"

"I'm sleeping on the floor. The families will know even people in love are sometimes insecure on the first day. I'm sure you want the bed to yourself today."

"But it's your bed!" She didn't want to lie even though she does want the bed, but still..." I can't just take your stuff just because of those stupid spies. I'll take the floor!"

"I can't allow it." he halted. "You're still supposed to be recovering, and being on the floor isn't going to help. Please sleep on the bed, Kin-sama."

The girl was very surprised at that. Not only did he actually said her name for the first time, but also with -sama. "What did you say? Kin-sama?"

He finished the make-shift bed, and then blew out the lights leaving only the moonlight through the drapes. "I'm sorry...is that too much?"

"No, it's just...sounds kinda weird. Sama, huh?" She also began her sleep, snuggling into the thick covers of the bed. "Then I guess...it's goodnight......Shino-sama."

A moment passed, as the sounds of crickets became the backround of the long night ahead. She heard the boy's shades let down on the floor, and heard his voice. "Kin?"

"Yeah?" she asked.

"...It does sound weird. Night."

"Good-night...Shino-sama." she giggled.

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Holy Shikamaru! ....Yeah, that was a bad line. How about "Holy KLHKLJSDLKHJKLHJ!!!!!"....

Er, just review please while I find a better catch phrase.