AN: Yada Yada Yada, I own nada.

"Ahh, what a great day. I am going to ask her. She will say yes. I mean, compared to him, I am much more mature."

"Kiba, hurry up or you will be late!"

"Yes, mom."

I rushed out of the house and ran off to the other side of the forest. When I arrived Shino was leaning against a tree trunk like always.

"What's up man?"

He nodded to me. Usual. He's the silent type who is easily led; I am the leader of our merry band. Hinata wasn't there yet, so I put my plan into action. I unzipped my coat and took it off. Akamaru was slightly offended that his perch was now lying in a heap on the ground. Shino just raised his eyebrows at me and I began to stretch. Finally, Kurenai-sensei and Hinata showed up. They both just looked at me strangely and we began our mission for the day.

It wasn't until about three hours into our mission of raking leaves in the main park did I decided to take the T-shirt I had on off.

"Ok, Akamaru, this is it. She will be so impressed with my newfound development that she won't be able to say no."

I saw Hinata taking to Kurenai-sensei about something so I decided to casually stroll up to them. Akmaru was behind me sniffing at random leaf piles that we had created.

Kurenai-sensei looked at me when I walked up. I winked at her and she took my hint by rolling her eyes at me and walking off to help Shino.

"Hey, Hinata. How are you today?"

"Fine I guess." She looked at me then noticed my lack of apparel and started to blush.

"Notice anything different today?"

"Um, hehe, um, you don't have a shirt on."

"Yep, and that's not all. Notice anything else?"

"Um, I am really not supposed to look at boys with their shirts off. It isn't appropriate. My father will be mad if he finds out."

"Really, I just wanted to show you my new chest hair. I have finally grown some. But really, I wanted to ask you out on a date. Just as friends, of course."

"So, you took off your shirt to ask me out?

"Um yeah, I was hoping you'd be impressed."

"Kiba, you are so funny."

"So, will you go out with me, as friends?" You could hear a pin drop in the forest. She got real quiet and started to blush madly. Shino and Kurenai were standing there in utter shock.

"Umm, um, hehe, um," She started her finger thing again that she does. "Kiba, I think it is cute about you two chest hairs, but, I am not allowed to go out with boys yet."

Then she does something that shoots me down in a blaze of glory.

"Oh, look at Akamaru, he's playing in the leaves. How cute is that? Excuse me, Kiba, but we should get back to work."

She walks to Akamaru and picks him up all the while talking baby talk to him. She scratches his ears and rubs his tummy. When she started to scratch his chest, Shino walked over to me and laughed for the first time.

"Well, Kiba, I thought you were always competing with Naruto, but it seems, your dog bested you for the simple fact that he has more body hair than you do."

He was right, I wasn't competing with my rival, I was competing with my dog. Traitor. This is war.

"Kiba, put your shirt on and get back to work!"

"Yes, Kurenai-sensei."

I sucked it up and went back to work. I'll ask her again when I start shaving. Then she really will be impressed.