Naruto Primer Lost Chapter: Kiba/Kurenai

Carbohydrates

Kiba had the day off today. Yesterday's training session with Kurenai was extra tough and the team wasn't dismissed until late. They always seemed to have a training session like that at least once a month, usually at around the same time.

But he chose not to let it bother him because he knew that if he let it bother him then he'd turn into a bitter person like Neji who let EVERYTHING bother him.

Kiba was out with Akamaru on their walk. Is Kiba walking Akamaru? Is Akamaru walking Kiba? Are they merely walking together? No one knows. But they're so tight so it doesn't really matter!

Kurenai was also on a walk. She was feeling sad, bad and mad all at the same time. She always felt like this after the hard training sessions that occurred once a month. It was probably because she vented a little too much out on her innocent students who had nothing to do with her unhappiness. Especially Kiba. She always seemed to be extra mean to Kiba.

That's when she saw him. It was Kiba out for his walk with Akamaru. Kurenai knew that he already knew she was there so it was pointless for her to try to avoid him. She decided that she would right everything she did wrong to him that day before!

"Kiba!" she said.

"Hi Kurenai!" said Kiba cheerfully.

Kurenai knew it was all a front and that, deep down inside, he was actually very very sad and hurt. Maybe he even resented her for being so petty!

Kiba had figured that their greeting was just a passing one and continued on his walk but Kurenai spun around and grabbed his arm before he could get too far away. "Wait a second, Kiba." She said.

"It's our day off today!" said Kiba, realizing that she was going to make him train or something. He suddenly felt like maybe he should have stayed inside for his day off.

"No, I'm not going to make you train!" said Kurenai. "I feel as though I was a little harsh on all of you yesterday, but especially you, Kiba. So I'm going to make it up to you!"

Kiba didn't know how to respond.

"Okay." He said finally since he didn't want to hurt Kurenai's feelings.

"Have you had breakfast yet?" Kurenai asked.

"No." Kiba answered.

"Then I'll take you out for breakfast and there will be no hard feelings!" Kurenai decided.

"There ARE no hard feelings!" said Kiba.

"Kiba, I don't need you to say that." Said Kurenai. "Even though I'm your teacher, I still want us to have an honest relationship so come on."

Kiba shrugged and figured he wouldn't argue anymore. He wanted to go out to breakfast ANYWAY so it was awesome that he now had someone to pay FOR him!

They reached the nearest iHop restaurant and went inside. Luckily there was a table opening and completely ready JUST for them JUST as they walked in! Isn't that GRAND?!

Kiba sat down and opened the menu.

Kurenai was still feeling bad. Now she felt as though she was being meaner since she had sort of forced Kiba to come. What if he didn't WANT to spend time with her after how mean she had been to him? She couldn't blame him if he felt that way. After all, he hadn't really said anything to her the whole time.

Kiba wasn't speaking only because he was focused on finding something to eat. At first, he just wanted to order the most expensive thing on the menu, hoping that it would make the whole world chuckle but then he realized that that would probably be mean. So, instead, he just decided to order some pancakes with hash browns. He liked hash browns. They were good and filled with carbohydrates.

The waitress walked over.

"May I take your order?" said the waitress.

"Yes, I'll take the eggs from your low-carb menu with." Kurenai said.

"Okay." Said the waitress. "And what about your son?"

"He's not my son." Said Kurenai.

"I'm not her son." Said Kiba.

"You're…friend?" tried the waitress.

"Student." Kurenai and Kiba said at the same time.

"Okay then." Said the waitress.

"Could I have the pancakes with hash browns and a side of toast from your extra carb menu?" Kiba asked.

"Extra carb menu?" said the waitress with a raised eyebrow. But she wrote down his order even though there was no such thing as an extra carb menu. Then she left.

Kiba chuckled warmly to himself. If he couldn't order the most expensive thing on the menu, he could at least be silly and ask for something with extra carbs since Kurenai was OBVIOUSLY on Atkins or South Beach or something dumb like that.

And Kurenai thought that this was a creative way for Kiba to tell her that he was still angry. She cleared her throat and pretended to be interested in something far away.

Kiba didn't even notice as he and Akamaru started making a tower out of the jelly packets that were available to them.

Kurenai was fussing over absolutely nothing.

Kiba had failed to realize anything was wrong.

"Kiba, I think I should apologize!" said Kurenai suddenly, standing up and slamming her hands down on the table.

"What?" said Kiba as his jelly packet tower toppled over. "About what?"

"About being so mean to you yesterday!" Kurenai said as if it was obvious.

"Oh." Said Kiba. "That was just training. I know you only want us to become good ninjas!"

"Um…" said Kurenai, slowly sitting back down. "Of course. Right."

She cleared her throat and tried to find something else to hide behind as Kiba went back to his tower building. Now she felt really stupid. They hadn't even noticed.