Dragonflies and Beetles

Chapter: 2

First Meetings

>>Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto...sadly

"See a whole flock!" the inu boy said pointing his finger at Ame. Ame took a step back as the one in the high collar jacket looked at the insects crawling over her.

"Kiba, it is called a swarm...not a flock.." the boy with the sunglasses said.

This, Kiba suddenly got angry," Yeah, well.." he started,"it'd only take a bug freak to know that!"

"Arf! Arf!" replied Akamaru. The bug boy raised one eyebrow and looked at Kiba questioningly. Ame bit back a giggle and forced herself not to laugh at the two. Kiba had crossed his arms and turn away from bug boy. The Hyuuga had been smiling the whole time, fidgeting with her fingers, and trying hard not to make eye contact with anyone.

"Umm...excuse me? If you don't mind me asking...what is going on? And why are my dragonflies trying to avoid you, Kiba?" Ame asked looking the inu boy right in the eyes.

Kiba had looked startled for a moment,"How did you know my name? And what's yours?" the dog ninja said looking Ame over, her insects becoming more violent the more his eyes traveled.

"I asked you first." Ame countered,"And don't point, it's not polite..." She grinned and turned her head to one side. "I'm waiting..." she stated as she crossed her arms and her insects were moving back under her skin.

Kiba looked at her in surprise,"You don't seem like the type that would be that intimidating, but ok. Bug Freak he-" he started but was cut off by bug boy giving Kiba a low grunt and Ame speaking up.

"Sorry, sorry, just let me butt in one last time. I find it inappropriate that you do not call your teammate by his name." Kiba furrowed his brows and shot Ame a glare. Ame smiled and motioned for him to continue.

"Riiight, well, as I was saying. Bug Fre- I-I mean Aburame Shino here takes intrest in bugs and creepy crawly stuff like that so I saw your dragonflies and tried to catch them, Oh and I am Inuzuka Kiba and that is Hyuuga Hinata." Hinata pursed her lips and blushed, still not making eye contact with anyone.

As soon as Kiba was done explaining himself, Ame nodded in response. Kiba turned to Hinata,"C'mon Hinata, let's go finish our training." he stated putting his hand on her shoulder and turning her back around to go back down the hill.

The Sabishii heir then spoke,"Don't you want me to answer your questions, Kiba?"

The inu ninja turned around and nodded, throwing in a toothy gin. Ame rolled her eyes and continued,"I knew your name because I listened to Shino...in which obcviously you don't do, or I wouldn't be answering this question. Who I am? I am Sabishii Ame of Kusagakure. My whole clan moved here recently because of the war against Sound; we want nothing to do with them. We are taking up residence in a few hotels until the clan finishes building our home." Ame pointed a finger out in the distance where construction was taking place on what looked like to be a rather large mansion.

Kiba nodded and smiled,"That's cool, eh Akamaru?" The large white dog let out a low grumbling sound and nodded. Kiba smiled," Ready to go Hinata?" he finished.

The Hyuuga nodded and looked at Ame,"I..it was real...nice meeting you...Sabishii Ame. I welcome you and your clan to Kanoha." Hinata said bowing slightly and smiling. She brushed some of her hair out of her face and turned to go.

Kiba followed her down the hill,"Hey, Shino, you comin?" Kiba asked flashing his grin again.

Shino waved his hand in front of his face,"In a minute..." he said. The Aburame turned to Ame pushing his hands further down in his pockets. Ame was beginning to wonder just how deep the pockets on that coat were.

"So you're from the Aburame? I've heard of your clan, very powerful bug users, but I didn't think I'd ever get to meet one." Ame said smiling.

Shino simply nodded and pulled out a scroll from his kunai pouch. "Here, my clan has been planning this since the rumors were going around that another clan of bug users were coming to the village. Give this to your father, it's a dinner invitation." the Aburame heir said while handing the small scroll to Ame.

Ame took the scroll gently from his hands, her fingers brushing over his palm at some point. Ame found herself blushing slighty. She shook away the blush and nodded,"I'll be sure to give it to him right away." she said, watching one of his kakaichuu crawling out from under his sleeve. She placed the scroll in her jacket pocket as Shino turned to leave.

"Oh, one other thing," Shino said, not turning around,"I'd like to train with you sometime. Maybe, the day after the dinner."

Ame smiled,"Sure, that'd be great!" With that said Shino went down the hill to join his teammates. The Sabishii smiled, watching him walk off. I wonder if the rest of his clan is as quiet as he is? Ame shrugged it off and ran down the hill. I hope father isn't that busy and I hope he's either at the hotel or at the construction helping out because I don't know this village that well yet. I suppose I could recruit some help.

Ame let a few of her dragonflies loose. One of the black bugs landed on her finger. "Could you hunt down my father for me? I'll check the hotel." she asked the bug. The bug then flew off in the direction of their soon to be mansion with a few other dragonflies. Ame watched her bugs zoom away before turning in the direction of the village.

Personally, I think this one is a little short. Hopefully I can make the next chapter a little longer to make up for this one.