Chapter 21: For His Friend
Kiba rubbed his eyes as he walked through the busy streets. "A-Aah…"
'What's wrong?' Akamaru barked.
"Weren't you paying attention just now?"
'I was asleep.'
He sighed. "Akamaru…"
'Did something happen to Miss Airi?'
"Yeah, I broke up with her."
'What! Why!'
"Because I want to her to be happy!"
'Wasn't she already happy?'
"…No."
'And how do you plan to make her happy?'
"Just watch." Kiba walked up to a person sitting at a ramen shop. "Yo, Shino!" He slapped Shino in the back. "How's it goin'?"
Shino spit out his tea. "What the hell!" He got up and looked at Kiba. "Goddammit Kiba! What the hell do you want?"
"Whoa, touchy, touchy. What's the matter bug freak, feeling down? Are you upset?"
"Dammit Kiba, I'm not playing around right now."
"What happened?"
"…It's nothing."
"Eh? You're the boss." He looked around. "A-Anyways, I need to talk to you."
"What for?"
"Just shut up and come on."
"Alright, alright." He got up and followed Kiba. "What is it?"
"Oh, I just wanted to talk about Airi."
"Ha ha, very funny Kiba. Everyone knows how much you enjoy bragging about the 'girl of your dreams'. We've heard it so many times."
"She's not my girl anymore."
Shino stopped. "What?"
"You heard me." He smiled. "I broke up with Airi."
He blinked. H-Huh? "What! Why'd you do that! You bastard! How could you do that to her! All you care about is yourself! So what, you just used her to get what you wanted and the moment you got tired of her, you got rid of her! You're a jerk Kiba!"
Kiba grabbed him. "Shut the hell up Shino! You don't know why I did that! I broke up with Airi so she could be happy! I broke up with her so you could be happy!"
"Wh-What?"
"You dumbass, don't you get it? I know that you love her and I know that she has feelings for you. She wouldn't be happy with me. Shino, I did this for you. I know that you'd make her very happy."
"K-Kiba…" He looked down. "Oh…I'm sorry."
"Don't feel sorry, it's alright. I really did love Airi though…So what is it!"
"What? What's what?"
"Do you love her or not?"
"L-Love…O-Of course I love her, what do you think!"
Kiba started to laugh. "This is perfect then!"
"How so?"
"Well…" He got into Shino's face. "You're as boring as hell, but she's tremendous fun!"
"What does that have anything to do with what we're talking about?"
"That's an important part to our conversation. She completes you!" He grinned from ear to ear.
"What! She completes me? What the hell? Kiba, you're screwed up in the head." He looked at his grinning friend. "And quit grinning like an idiot you Cheshire Cat!"
"Grr, don't you dare compare me to a cat! Ruff!" Kiba howled. "Can a cat do this?"
"Do you ever shut up?"
"You shut up."
"I am not gonna start that with you. Besides, I'm not boring!"
"Then why don't you tell Airi that?"
"Hmm?"
"And while you're at it, tell her how much you love her!" Kiba grinned again. "This could be your only shot at true love, don't screw it up!"