Hello Simply Hopeless here with a new Wolf's Rain story for you. It's a Kiba/Blue pairing for those curious to know though I'm not sure how far I will go with them just yet. I do not own Wolf's Rain but this story is mine. I hope you enjoy and look forward to your reviews.

Under the Circumstances

Chapter One

Kiba didn't even bother to switch off the lights as he settled down into his bed. Why should he? He knew his tiny little apartment well enough and there wasn't much to memorize besides.

He threw off his jacket, took off his shirt and kicked off his shoes before settling into bed. He was too tired to remove anything else. He had a hard enough day as it was to worry about something so trivial.

Already his eyes were slowly sliding close. It wouldn't be long before he could forget about Cheza and the others. 'Cheza….' He thought before his brain did a complete shutdown. It wasn't until he felt some ones arms wrap around his waist that he noticed that something was wrong.

Eyes opening cautiously he turned to focus his blue eyes on a tousled, brown head. "Blue," he groaned shaking the female awake.

"Wha…" she said sleepily opening sleepy blue eyes up before yawning to reveal sharp fangs. She sat up to reveal that she was wearing one of Kiba's shirts that hung a little loosely on her smaller frame.

"What the hell are you doing here? You've had a fight with Tsume again haven't you?" Kiba growled looking at her accusingly.

"Please don't tell Kiba," Blue looked at him pleadingly. Her eyes searched for a bit of kindness. She clasped her hands together, her lips quivering and though she knew she was laying it on thick she needed to stay at his place desperately.

"What did he do to you this time?" Kiba sighed in exasperation and sat up before switching on the light.

Blue winced at the light that came from the lamp on his nightstand before sucking in her breath as she felt Kiba touched her swollen eye.

"It's… it's nothing," she lightly pulled her head away from his touch but he held her chin firmly.

Thumbs and index finger holding her head firmly in place he began to turn her head slightly this way and that to see the eye better in the light. "It doesn't look like it's just nothing Blue."

She could hear the anger laying dormant in his voice and let out an involuntary shiver. Part of her wanted to just curl up into a ball and scan in her mind to see what she had done wrong. But then again she didn't want to remember how and why she had gotten her black eye.

"Your so protective and paranoid," she smiled weakly at him. "Me and Tsume just… we just got into a small fight. You know people in love get in fights all the time. It's not something new." She batted his hand away playfully when he brushed his fingers against her bruised eye again. "In fact I think he's cooled off so I'll just go."

She was already starting to slip out the bed but he quickly captured her wrist. With a good yank from him, she fell back on the bed, her head landing in his lap. Blue eyes darted to look up at him in surprise but all he did was gather her up close to his body.

He held her like this for a while. His arms wrapped around her waist while his chin rested on her shoulder. Cheek to cheek they just sat their in the welcoming silence. That is till Kiba broke it.

"I care for you Blue," he whispered softly in her ear, brushing a lock of hair back from her face.

"Y… you do?" She licked suddenly dry lips wondering if he heard her heart leaping in her chest.

"Yes you're my best friend remember. We've been together for how long?" he asked thoughtfully and Blue sighed.

"We've been together since we were five and you've been by my side ever since," she murmured sleepily. Her eyelids were slowly sliding down until they were at half-mast. Her breath was slowly pulling softly between her lips as she snuggled closer to him.

"I'll always protect you." He kissed the top of her head and she sighed inwardly. Then reclining further back he rested his head against the headboard.

"That's comforting to know," she breathed her mouth contorted as she yawns.

"You really should dump him before he does real damage to you,"

"Like Cheza hasn't damaged you," Blue said tightly and knew that Kiba's body stiffened.

"She has nothing to do with this conversation," Kiba was ready to push Blue out of his arms but he suddenly noticed a tear sliding down her cheek.

"You… you haven't been the same since her. Sometimes… sometimes I think you would leave us for her. Would you really leave for America to be with her?" tears filled Blue's voice but she tried her best not to cry again.

"Maybe… but that will be a long time away. I mean she's fine now

"Yeah for now," Blue said bitterly. "I barely see you sometimes. You've been working so hard paying off her medical bills. It's not fair that you should take such a burden alone."

"It's my burden to carry, not yours Blue," he nipped playfully at her ear. "I don't want us to fight okay."

"I don't either," she pouted.

"Good then go to sleep so I can, alright?" He managed to open one sleepy blue eye to look down at her.

"I'm not… I'm not making any promises," she grumbled wanting to be difficult as she pulled the covers up over them. But already her eyes were pulling close as sweet sleep took her.

To be continued…