My Eyes, Your Eyes

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto; if I did, Sasuke would be a SASKUATCH!

Maria's POV


Kiba and I have been following the tracks for about half and hour now; where could those two possibly be heading? I tightened my grip around his wrist; I think I heard him wince…

"Um…Maria…" I turned to face him, "Are you planning on suffocating my hand or keep searching for Akamaru and Val?" I loosened my grip,

"Sorry Kiba…I'm just so mad! The second I find Val she's DEAD!" I then realized that I still hadn't let go of his wrist, "OH! SORRY!"

"No problem, once I find Akamaru, he's DOG MEAT!" I winced a little at his words.

"Isn't that a little harsh?"

"Don't you agree?" I thought for a moment.

"I see you're point. WHEN I FIND VAL SHE'S DOG MEAT!" The two of us sped up and followed the tracks. We swerved through buildings, alleyways, people, trees, and practically everything until we came to a small lake. It was beautiful. I was now night time and a full moon was out, making the lake shimmer in the moon's glory. There was a Sakura tree blooming on the edge of the lake and dragonflies and fireflies dancing around the lake. I stopped for a moment to look at the breath taking view while Kiba just put his hands in his pockets.

"Come on, we have to find Akamaru and Val." I nodded, but kept my eyes plastered on that beautiful lake... it was just so enchanting... I didn't take my eyes off it until a tree blocked my view. We continued to follow the route until we saw them. Both were playing tag, Akamaru chasing Val like there was no tomorrow and Val running like she just ate four pounds of sugar. Kiba and I marched right up to them, our arms crossed and our eyes glinting with rage.

"Val..." I said sternly.

"Akamaru..." Kiba growled. The two canines looked to each other before bolting, "GET BACK HERE AKAMARU!"

"VAL!" We chased them through the trees and fields. Eventually, Val and Akamaru found the lake again and hid in the Sakura tree. Kiba and I searched the ground for them.

"Where did they go?"

"You're the one with the super smell, you track 'em genius!"

"I WOULD but the water and Sakura petals are the only thing I can smell right now. All these smells are interfearing and I can't get a clear path." I sighed and put my hands on my hips.

"Well, let's just find them as soon as possible. I don't want Val to get into any more trouble then she's already in." Kiba and I went our seperate ways to search for the two pups. After an hour, we collapsed on the lake edge, "Find anything?"

"Yes, I found Akamaru and taught him how to make himself invisble." Kiba stated angrily. I crossed my arms and turned away.

"There's no need to be rude you know, instead of making yourself sound useless." I said, smirking.

"WHAT!"

"The way you put it, it made you sound useless. You COULD have said that you found their scent but were unable to follow it, instead of sounding like extra weight."

"Ouch."

"Why thank you." I said, turning to him with an angry face. I sighed, "Sorry, but she knows better than to leave my side!"

"They way you put it, it's almost as if she's got no free will."

"She DOES! It's just... she can get into real trouble sometimes..." I said sadly, looking at the fish in the lake.

"Well, Akamaru shouldn't leave my side either. After all, we ARE parteners-"

"You're partners?" I exclaimed. Kiba nodded, "Cool, Val is my companion as well! Only... she doesn't need me to perform jutsus." I looked to the fish again and thought for a while. If only Val could be like fish: free to go where ever, when ever without a care. She also loves the water, so she'd be in the best environment. But if she was a fish, she would be one hell of a pain to catch and wouldn't be a very useful partner. I laughed to myself for a second and found Kiba staring at me like 'WTHeck?' "Nevermind..." Kiba shrugged and was about to stand when I had an apiffany, "I GOT IT!" Kiba's head snapped to me. I leaned forward and muttered some very strange words to any human ears... I was talking to the fish... "Greetings. I would like to inquire as to where two small canines have fled to." You see, fish are actually very formal and intelligent. Those who think fish forget every two seconds are just stupid.

"I believe both of them ran up that large Sakura tree earlier when you and that Inuzuka boy were pursuing them."

"Arigato, sir. If I had any offerings to give you for my gratitude, I would."

"Offerings are not needed, my dear. I'm just happy to help."

"Arigato, bye." I ended my talk with the fish and looked to the Sakura tree.

"What the heck was all that about?" Kiba questioned. I held my finger up in shush and pointed to the Sakura tree. The two of us sneaked over to the tree. I quickly and silently hopped up on the branch to find Val and Akamaru sleeping, Akamaru stretched out underneath Val who was lying on top of him in a neat ball. I motioned Kiba to get up. He came and gazed at them happily before I carefully took Val off Akamaru and Kiba took his pup. The two of us held them in tight as they slept. We dismounted the tree branch and looked to each other, "How did you know?" I giggled.

"Let's just say, fish are smarter than people give them." I then nodded to the water and the same fish jumped out of the water and dived back in. Kiba laughed quietly.

"You need to teach me the way of the fish." He laughed. I joined in.

"Well, all things considered, this was actually kind of fun."

"Yeah, we should do it again some time."

"Alright, only next time, these two won't disappear." Both of us laughed quietly before walking to our homes, I turned around once again to look out at the lake.

"Hey, you coming?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah. Coming."


YEY! CHAPTER 4 IS DONE! (FINALLY XD)