CHAPTER FOUR, IS IT A DATE?

NARUTO'S POV

"You need to get your ass down here if you don't want to be late, kiddo!" I ran down the stairs as fast as I could, but it wasn't fast enough. I threw a fast glance at my cell phone and saw it was thirty-six minutes to class. I was in deep shit I tell you, because it took at least thirty to get to school in the rush hour. I was stopped before I could reach the door. "Mom, I'm going to be late" I whined, but she only huffed at that. She grabbed my chin and lifted it up "open your mouth." She said while smiling like a psycho. I did what she said and got at least five pills forced down my throat. She gave me a glass of water and smiled brightly "drink up, and have a good day at school." Why did she have to hand feed them to me? I could take the goddamn medication myself, but of course my parents didn't trust me.

I gave her a quick nod and headed out the door.

If I was going to be late, I could just skip the first period anyway.

Instead of driving to the school I stopped by a coffee shop along the way. I got a plain joe and lit a cigarette while walking to the car. I sat down inside the car, sipping coffee and watching people getting on with the daily routines they call life. That was when I saw something surprising; the next person I laid my eyes on was Kiba. Kiba was walking on the sidewalk, why was Kiba walking on the sidewalk?

I took this as my chance. I rolled the window all the way down, and it took all my courage to shout "HEY KIBA". He quickly spun around the moment I shouted, and smiled brightly when his eyes met mine. I started blushing oh that gorgeous smile of his. Why was he walking in my direction? He had started making his way over here waving at me. I need to start thinking about what I'm doing, because what the fuck am I going to say to him? He got right into the passenger seat and smiled at me, "dude, why aren't you at school?"

My words caught in my throat when I tried to speak and it came out sounding retarded. "I-I overslept.. So I decided to sk-skip first period", he only responded with a 'oh'. "Why aren't you at school anyway?" I succeeded in not sounding scared; at least I hope I did. "Ah yeah, I kind of forgot his morning that I've left my car at the work shop. So I had to walk since I didn't have cash for the buss ride. So here I am." It was hard looking at him without blushing or staring, I would creep him out. I took a sip of the coffee before speaking. "Do you want a ride then" I was staring out the window the whole time, not daring to look at him. He must be considering it, since he didn't answer right away. "Sure, sure. Thank you so much" I turned around smiling a bit, mission accomplished. He faced me with a cheeky smile scratching his neck. "You won't mind if I smoke in your car, do you?" I guessed he tried to be polite, since I was already smoking myself. I shook my head in response.

He reached for his pocket and lit one; I found the silence awkward so I started the engine getting the car on the road.

"HEY, NARUTO. DUDE, WAIT A MINUTE!" skeptically I turned around from hearing my name been shout. What I saw was Kiba running in my direction. When he got closer he didn't stop running, he was running right at me so I panicked. I grabbed my backpack and ran towards my car as an escape. I didn't get to the car before he reached me; he grabbed me by my waist and lifted me up making me unable to run. My hoodie slipped up and revealed my pale belly; goose bumps were forming from the cold. "K-Kiba, l-let me down" He probably did this to everyone that ran away from him, I was positive. This is a normal thing for him. He let go of me, after I had tried to wiggle myself out of his grasp desperately. When my feet were on the ground again, I tried to regain my balance. I turned to him, hoping I didn't blush. He was looking innocently down at me, with his famous bright smile. "It was the only way to stop you, why did you run away from me anyway?" He was pouting slightly. "Y-you were running right towards me, and you weren't slowing down. I thought you were going to kill me or something.." He scratched the back of his neck nervously, grinning the whole time. "I wanted to say thank you for the lift this morning, before you got to your car and headed home. Since I don't have your number you see." The smile he had on his face was definitely hiding something. I laughed nervously, understanding how weird my logic was.. "Oh, I see" I tugged nervously on the edge of the hoodie. "Do you want my number, or were you joking?" it came out in a low voice and my glance was shifting everywhere except Kiba. "I sure do, so what is it?" a smile made it's way to my face, happy with his answer. I pulled out my phone, getting his number as well. "Kiba, I'm sorry for asking much. But do you know a place for me to cut my hair? If I asked my mom she would take me to some creepy old lady shop" he was snickering, I wasn't sure if it was at or with me.. "Sure do dude, I can take you to some place I know. Is Saturday okay? It's a place with drop in" he was smiling, not seeming not bothered, so I guessed it was okay for him. Not that I expected it. "Great." Not knowing how long I could stand here, before I would start to blush like a madman. I turned around searching for my car. He grabbed me by my waist again and lifted me so he could talk into my ear; I was waiting for him to shout into my ear, telling me the whole thing was a joke. But the only thing that came was a sweet voice. "Can I get a lift home, please? I can pay you if you want" I was glad he couldn't see my face, because I weren't expecting this. The blush wouldn't leave my face now. I guessed I weren't used to the 'normal' social contact people were doing. I needed to get used to all this lifting and hugging.

He got off by my house; I found it odd since I could've driven him home. But he insisted, so I wouldn't argue. "It's only a short walk for me home anyway. Thanks for the lift dude." I waved him goodbye as he got out of the car. He was looking so good; if he only knew the effect it had on me. I was a blushing mess whenever he was around. I sat in my car, smiling like a fool watching him leave.

It was Friday night, and unlike most people my age. I was in my room playing a game I could do in my sleep.

I kept checking the phone on the floor beside me, my black htc chacha that was. Why I was constantly checking my phone, I wasn't sure. It wasn't like he was going to text me, never mind calling me. But I was still clinging onto the last string of possibility.

I went over to my bookshelf and grabbed the latest volume of death note I owned. I had to go shopping soon. I plopped down on my bed and opened the pocket to indulge in the adventures of Kira.

The manga wasn't the same after L had died; after all he was my favorite character.

There was a short knock before my mom came barging in, in her hand where an orange pill bottle and in the other was a glass of water. She came over to my bed and opened the bottle, read the description and then laid two pills in her palm. She had a forced smile on her face when facing me. "Open up, sweetie" I did as she told me, hoping she wouldn't suffocate me. I reached for the glass and drank it up; I could feel the cool sensation go through my digestion. I handed the glass back at her. "What exactly did you just give me? I thought I took them all this morning" she wiggled her brows. "Oh, Dr. Hatake said to give you these around bedtime" she read on the bottle, "it says it's some kind of sleeping pills, Lorazepam or something." He was considering it, huh? I guess he decided quickly then. I guessed I would never in my life read what it said on the bottle, most likely I weren't allowed to even touch it. I wonder where they hid it? Like in their bedroom or something? Eww.

I stripped down until I was in my boxers, and pulled a random hoodie on. I crept under the comforter and pulled my knees up to my chest waiting for sleep to take over for now.

KIBA'S POV

"I don't know what to do Shika, I want to text him" I could hear him sighing across the line. "Would you stop your whining, you sound desperate. And if you start texting him so soon you might creep him the fuck out." I pulled my hair in frustration, almost making myself bald. "I get what you're saying, but I still want to hear his voice" I could make out a mumbled 'for the love of god'. He took a deep breath before talking, "you were never this desperate with Ino in the beginning, actually you were never like this with Ino. You really like this guy huh? But you don't even know him that well." A nervous laugh escaped my lips, "he he, but I want to get to know him ya'know."

I waited for his answer or more like his conclusion; he indeed was my personal advisor. "Well, you could drop by his house tomorrow, to be polite and meet his parents. And if your lucky, you can get a sneak peek on his room you pervert." I thanked god that he couldn't see my face, I didn't doubt the fact I was blushing. Only the idea of seeing a sleeping Naruto, made my imagination run wild. "Are you still alive dude, or did your perverted thoughts consume you again?" I choked on my own spit. "D-Did not" he snickered over the line "sure" the sarcasm was leaking from his voice. "Bastard" he was still snickering; he was truly amused by my so-called personal life. "Dude, I'm going to sleep. It's like 3AM or something; I'm fucking tired after all the talking about how crazy you are after the dwarf. When did you realize that by the way?" I coughed nervously and tried to speak. "I kind of felt for him the first time I got a glimpse of his eyes. His bangs are so long I can't see them so well, but the glimpse I got, it really got me head over heals." Shika was now laughing so hard; I could hear him gasping for air.

"T-that, s-sounded so cliché. Dude, are you really the butch mechanic that won't take shit from anyone, Mr. Kiba Inuzuka? Because I need to have a serious talk with him."

It was now official; Shika's personal hobby was to make fun of my crushes. "Ha-ha-ha, very funny. I will talk to you tomorrow ass-face. So, good night." For once, he got a little serious about the conversation. "Dude, you need to call me when you get back from your date. I want now how it went, and if something happened." Well this was a shock, coming from Shika of all people. "Wow, you're really curios about this. I'll give you a call tomorrow then. Bye dude" I got a short goodbye and good luck before I hung up.

I couldn't sleep; my eyes were wide open staring up at the ceiling. I got out of bed, making my way to the bathroom. I took a long hot shower, to get as clean as I could possibly be.

I felt like such a girl to call it like a date, since he didn't see it the same way. He just needed a haircut, and I was only going to show him a place to do it.

I got out of the shower and started to dry my hair. After I blow-dried it I put a little hair gel in each palm spiking it, leaving a messy look. I really wanted to make a good impression on his parents. I got out of the bathroom smelling aftershave and musk, testing out the new perfume I bought. I put on my best jeans that were black; I searched like a madman after a clean wife beater. I put on the first white I saw, the only one with out oil stains. In the back of my closet, I found the only unused piece clothing I owned. It was spared to a special occasion, and I saw this as one. It was my black and blue-checkered shirt, brand new with the price tag still intact. I ripped the price tag off with my teeth and put it on. I didn't bother buttoning up, and pulled the sleeves up to my elbow. I put food in Akamaru's bowl and was now on my way. I was so glad I picked my car up yesterday.

It was smart to get off by Naruto's house, know I knew exactly where he lived. I was standing on the doorstep with butterflies going crazy in my stomach. I ringed thedoorbell almost shaking with excitement; I could hear someone shout on the other side of the door before it flew open.

I was greeted with a beautiful woman; she had long red hair, pale skin and blue eyes. Her eye weren't the same blue as Naruto though. They were beautiful midnight blue. But next to Naruto's eyes, they couldn't even compare. She had a bright smile and seemed kind "Hey how can I help you, young man?" I cleared my throat before speaking "Hey, let me introduce myself. I'm Kiba Inuzuka, I'm here to pick up Naruto." She looked puzzled for a moment but continued to smile as bright as ever. "How nice, my Naru-chan got a friend in the new city. Come in, come in." I stepped inside and closed the door after me; I threw a quick glance on my watch and saw that the time was only 10:02 AM. I was here early; I hope I wasn't disturbing the morning routines in this household. But when I looked around I noticed how quiet it was, the only one in the first floor was who I presumed was his mother. I looked around and saw that the living room was nicely decorated and tidy, the exact opposite of my place. She came out of the kitchen with a cup of coffee in her hand. "I didn't get to introduce myself properly. I'm Kushina Uzumaki, Naruto's mother. It's so nice to meet you Kiba."

She reached her hand out and I gave it a firm shake. "Nice to meet you Mrs. Uzumaki" her smile was sincere the whole time; I had taking a liking to his mother. So seemed so kind, and not to mention nice. "Oh, if you would be sweet and take this coffee upstairs and wake up sleeping beauty. He's on the new medication so he slept in today". What. What medications? Was Naruto on medications? The whole thing confused me. But I played along not to raise suspicion. I put on a smile, "of course, where is his room?" She handed me the coffee before pointing her finger upstairs. "You go up the stairs then take right, and at the end of the corridor is his room. He's kind of a heavy sleeper, so don't go easy on him when waking him up!" She was smiling the whole time while talking, so I wasn't sure if she was serious or sarcastic. "Thank you Mrs. Uzumaki" I got up the stairs and headed for Naruto's room, this was one big house for only three people. I knocked twice to make sure if he was awake or not. There wasn't a sound; it was as silent as the dead. I turned the knob and entered the room.

When I stepped into the room, I was met with an overwhelming darkness that could only be found one other place; Ino's heart. It was only one light source, and that was a creak in the curtains. I walked over to the window and pulled the curtains apart letting sunshine enter the room. I turned around and saw that in the twin-sized bed, laid my sleeping beauty. He didn't use much of it since he was lying in a corner facing the wall. I listed over and saw that the

Twin-sized comforter was crumpled up into the middle of the bed, and he was lying with his knees almost up to his chest; hogging the only pillow in the bed tight to his chest. When I got closer I heard he was mumbling some thing almost inaudible. I sat down on the bed with the coffee in hand leaning closer trying to make out what he was saying.

"Kiba, Kibaaa" the second call of my name was louder then the first, I scooted over now my interested perked. "Stop, stop it. Stop it, can you stop please." I remembered Shika saying when someone talks in their sleep, they usually responded. And often they spoke the truth. I was now sitting in the middle of the bed, on top of the comforter admiring him. He suddenly rolled himself over, the action making his hoodie slid up a bit exposing some soft pale skin. I stretched my neck and caught a glimpse of his gorgeous body. I leaned in closer and whispered in his ear, "what should I stop, Naru?" he answered immediately. "Stop tickling me, you know I'm ticklish, bastard." He had a vague smile on his lips while sleeping. I took advantage of his sleeping form, but I couldn't help it. He was just too cute, I promised myself I wouldn't do something over the line, yeah keep promising yourself that Kiba. "I will only stop if you tell me what you think of me Naru." There was a little pause before he spoke, "do I have to? And you're so mean, making me do this. It's embarrassing you know.." He hugged the pillow tighter hiding his face from my view. He was too cute asleep for my resistance. "If you don't tell me, I won't stop tickling you" I was so close now, I was practically whispering in his ear. A soft tone of red covered his cheeks. "I like Kiba's personality, he's always so kind to me. And I like Kiba's body; it looks so nice and muscular even with clothes on. You would look so good naked, why haven't I seen Kiba naked?" I blushed at that, he would never said this things awake. I wonder if he actually spoke the truth, like that he want to see me naked? "You're so cute Naru" he was smiling weekly with drool covering his chin, It was time to wake him up know. I couldn't do this to him forever. I got close to his ear and shouted "Hey, sleepyhead! Wake up." He jumped and was now sitting up straight in the bed, hugging the pillow like Gollum protecting his ring. He turned and looked at me with half lidded eyes. "K-Kiba? Is that you?" I threw him my trademark smile. "The one and only, did you sleep well? Here's your coffee dude" I handed over the coffee, hoping it was still warm. He took it carefully, taking a sip. "I did sleep well. Why are you here, and why are you giving me coffee? Am I still asleep?" I snickered; he was still cute when just woken up. "You aren't sleeping, I'm the real deal. I decided to come and pick you up, and since you were still sleeping

Your mother asked me to wake you up." He seemed a bit of in shock. "Oh, okay. I guess that's fine". He drank some more of his coffee then handed me the cup. "I'm taking a shower, just you wait here." He crawled out of bed reaching for the wall; he walked to the closet still holding onto it. He opened it and started fumbling around; he pulled out a black oversized hoodie, a grey whifebeater and some denim-blue skinny jeans. He almost crawled, in the direction of what I presumed was the bathroom. He closed the door and not a moment later, I heard a crash. What in the world was he doing in there? "Are you okay in there, dude?" I looked skeptically in the direction of the bath, I only heard a faint "I'm fine, I'm fine. I just can't see shit." He muttered curses under his breath and the next thing I heard was the shower running. I laid down on his bed, inhaling his scent. Faint, I could smell his sweet scent. And if this was only a faint version of what he smelled, he must smell extremely good. I looked around the room, noticing it was pretty empty except a 40inch TV with a lot of game consoles. He had an xbox, a playstation2, a playstation3 and even a nintendo64. And I think I spotted a Wii sensor on the top of his TV. The game cases were flooded around the TV. I guess he uses a lot of his time inside, huh. I noticed a bookshelf filled with manga, he's quite the reader to apparently. What made me the most curious were the empty pill bottles on the nightstand beside the bed. It was at least three of them; I rolled over so I could get a better look. I read on the closest one, studying the description. The first one said 'anti-depressions', the second said something I think was 'anti-psychosis', and the third I had no chance in hell to understand what it was. This really confused me, was he taking prescription drugs or something? His mother mentioned medications earlier though.. I reached for the bottles and read what it stood, ' prescription for Uzumaki Namikaze, Naruto. Age 17. Dose: 1 pill daily as prescription from doctor' it stood the same on all the bottles; I put them back at the nightstand in confusion. Then I noticed the pair of black glasses that laid there. I guessed he used reading glasses, I put them on in curiosity and everything in the room got blurry, I practically couldn't see. I concluded he was practically blind without them, but I've never seen him wear them. I guess he had to use contacts with his eyesight. He got out of the bath when I put the glasses back down; I didn't even notice the shower getting turned off. I glanced at him looking at what he was doing, he were reaching for something behind the books in the shelf. He grabbed it and put a pack of Marlboro in the front pocket of his jeans. He picked up some other things and then headed over to the nightstand and saw the pill bottles; he put them quickly in the nightstand drawer. The only thing left on the nightstand was the glasses. I turned completely to him "I didn't know you use glasses?" His head snapped up and he looked a bit surprised. "Oh, yeah. I normally use contacts, the glasses is most for when I'm gaming. I'm practically blind without them. When I saw you, you were merely a shadow." Huh, so he was practically blind without them? Interesting. "So how did you know who I was?" That's a good question actually. He blushed a bit, "I recognized your voice." That surprised me; I thought it was a lucky guess. I jumped out of bed and stretched my arms. "Shall we go if you're ready?" He picked up his cell phone from the bed; it was a really old worn out htc chacha. He put it in his pocket and headed for the door. I walked behind him and got a sniff of him, he was straight out of the shower and smelled almost intoxicating. He smelled like.. Did he smell like vanilla?

We walked down stairs when we were stopped my Kushina, she came over to Naruto grabbed his chin and tilting it up. I heard a short "open up" and so he did, she put like 5 pills in his mouth and handed him a glass of water. He drank up and started walking to the door. I followed him and we got to my car. We had just sat down when I asked, I was just too curious at this point. "Why does your mother give you pills?" He had his head turned towards the window looking out, and spoke in a low tone. "She just give me a lot of vitamins, since I'm really short and shit." It was true that he was short; but those did not look like vitamins to me. I wanted to ask more, but it looked like I hit a touchy subject. I got the engine running and headed downtown.

I parked the car and got out, watching Naruto in a desperate attempt to get down. He halfway fell down but he managed to regain his balance in the last second before he landed on his ass. He was short, so I couldn't blame him. I've had my car lifted up, so for him it was a bit longer down. I lit a cigarette feeling the smoke fill my lungs. I turned around and saw that Naruto just put a smoke in the corner of his mouth; I reached my hand out and lit it before he could do so himself. He took a deep breath and smiled at me "thank you." I couldn't stop smiling like an idiot when he gave me that smile.

I opened the door to the shop and a little bell went off. I held the door open for him and he entered the shop as well. It wasn't so many people in the shop; there was only an old lady that sat under the blow-dryer reading an old magazine. She looked up, sending us a skeptically glance. I sent her a bright smile, which she surprisingly returned.

"Hello, and welcome to Carrie's Salon. I'm Carrie and how can I help you guys?" I spun around and saw Carrie come out from the backroom in an apron around her hips. "Hey Carrie, you look good." When she saw who it was, she ran towards me and gave me a hug. I returned it and then let her go. "Nice to see you Kiba! You look handsome as always, need a new haircut? Not long since I cut your hair. I like your hair that length, it makes you hot. You shouldn't cut or color it you know." She had her hand under her chin looking skeptical at me. I scratched the back of my neck laughing nervously, hoping Naruto didn't get the wrong impression of Carrie and me. She was like a sister to me, nothing more nothing less. "I'm not the one that's getting a haircut today, it's my buddy over here" I pointed my thumb in the direction of Naruto giving her a toothy smile. Her face turned to Naruto and she gave him a smile, I realized she actually was taller than him. I almost chocked on my laughter, Naruto was only like 5'4"? And Carrie was at least 5'8". She reached her hand out towards Naruto giggling. "Oh, I didn't see you over there. Hi, I'm Carrie the owner of the Salon. Nice to meet you." He shook her hand and tried to smile. "Hi, I'm Naruto" I could feel the tension getting thicker. "You can just come and sit over here Naruto, and I'll be right back" she directed towards a chair with a big mirror in front of it. I followed him to the chair and took a stool and sat down beside him.

Carrie came back with her scissors attached to her apron on her right hip. She put a cape on Naruto and attached it to his neck. "So how do you want it blondie." She was caressing his hair through her fingers, looking at the split ends. She didn't pick up on how uncomfortable he got. He had closed eyes, and from how tensed his jaw was I guessed he was clutching his teeth shut. I had to stop this from getting too awkward on Naruto's account. "Just you make him look cute, okay Carrie?" I smiled brightly at her catching her attention, but both her and Naruto looked shocked at me. A nervous smile formed as I scratched my neck. Carrie just nodded and got to work; I could see blond locks of hair hitting the ground. I hoped it turned out like I'd said.

I woke up, realizing I fell asleep. Which was stating the obvious. I snapped out my groggy daze when I heard Carrie trying to talk to Naruto about something, when I looked at him I only saw him partly sideways and the back of his head. Carrie was standing behind him styling his hair. I could see it was shorter, not much more then that. She suddenly spun the chair around taking off his cape. "TA-DAA." She almost screamed while waving her arms. I was speechless, and pretty sure my mouth was hanging open. He was stunning, and now I could see his entire face. His bangs were cut just above his eyes, lying on his eyebrows. The rest of his hair was equally short. It was the first time I had ever seen his eyes properly. They were beautiful; he had cerulean orbs that were so deep I think I was drowning in them. They had so much emotion hidden with in. The haircut looked so good on him, Carrie actually made him look hot, not cute. I wasn't complaining though. "W-what do you think, Kiba?" I was brought back to senses, realizing I had been staring. I noticed he was blushing. "You look really nice, the haircut suits you so well" I was really being modest now, but I didn't want to embarrass him nor me. An annoyed 'hmpf' could be heard from Carrie. "Just really nice? He looks gorgeous, you need to compliment my work properly Kiba." I was a bit taken a back of what she had said, but I only smiled at her rubbing my neck. "You're right Carrie, he does look pretty hot right now." I could see Naruto's face heat up out of the corner of my eye. "So, do you guys want a piercing or something? I can give you a discount since it's you Kiba." She had a smug smile on her face while saying that. The idea got my thoughts going, Naruto would look so hot with a piercing. I could hear the chair scrape against the floor as he got up. "A p-piercing? Like through the skin?" It was decided; he would look so hot with a piercing. "It's my treat, I can take one with you." I gave him one of those persuasive smiles of mine; he looked a bit dazed but nodded his head agreeing.

We were in the backroom now, and I had just gotten my tongue pierced. It was a dark blue barbell with the same colored marbles. Both Carried and me were looking questioning at him, he noticed this and got very self-conscious. He seemed nervous. I rubbed his back reassuringly, hoping he wouldn't bail out on the piercing. "You know, a lip piercing would look so good on you." I nodded in agreement with Carrie; she did always have good ideas. "N-never, I have to get a piercing I can cover up. My dad would freak out if he ever saw it." Oh, his father was like that. The thought of meeting his dad made me nervous every time. An idea popped up into my head, I busted out in an evil laughter and smiled smugly on him. He saw this and turned red, even his ears. I think he picked up on what I was going to suggest. "I-I w-will never pierce my, you know, my m-my you know." He was flustered and stuttering, but he stilled looked so cute. "Or you could just pierce your bellybutton, or hipbone?" He gave me a weird look, "but those are so girly Kiba." He was mumbling it; I had started to enjoy seeing his flustered face. I'm such a horrible human being. "I got it, I got it. You can pierce your nipple, that's always hot." A nipple piercing would be perfect. He thought about it in silence before answering, "Okay, that sounds good." Carrie stopped tapping her foot restlessly and started to prepare the tools for the piercing.

He pulled both of his hoodie and whifebeater over his head, but not of his arms and laid them on his stomach. He was so tensed while lying on the table watching Carrie sterilize his left nipple. I was totally spaced out, almost drooling. His chest and abdomen were pale and looked so soft, I just wanted to stroke his skin with my fingertips. I noticed how pale he was, I guessed he rarely went outside and sunbathed. I didn't care about it, because he looked so hot undressed either way. It surprised me how mesmerized I was of his body, normally when I checked out guys I was always turned on by the tall ones with muscles. So why was I so hot for this blue eyed 'dwarf' like Shika used to say.

I snapped out of my train of thoughts with a silent scream, I think my hand just broke. "AAAHHHOOUUCH" Naruto had grabbed a hold of my hand when Carrie had pierced the nipple. He was still holding onto my hand when she put the horseshoe shaped piercing through the hole. I started to stroke his thigh to soothe him; it was out of pure reflex. Apparently my reflexes to calm him down, was to start touching him, I'm such a pervert.

I stretched my neck trying to get a good look of his nipple. "Carrie, can I see the piercing before he put the hoodie back on?" She looked a little confused at me but only smiled smugly. "Sure, take a look at this beauty" he sure was a one. I got a better look at his nipple, and it looked good. I couldn't wait to see it when it was healed, because it was a bit red know. It was so hot; he had a black horseshoe shaped piercing with spikes. It was a good choice, I only hope I would see more of it in the future. "Can I get dressed now?" Naruto looked a bit flushed but unfazed by just getting pierced.

We were standing with the cash register and paying, Naruto for the haircut and I paid for the piercings. Carrie handed him over a bottle of anti-bacteria cleaning fluid, and told him to use it to clean his nipple everyday.

She bid usfarewellwith a smug look on her face that only I noticed.

I could feel a tug on my arm, "uh Kiba." I turned around and faced Naruto smiling. "What is it?" he relished my arm and started fumbling with his fingers. "I kind of need some stuff, and I wondered if you could help me choose." He stared down at the ground; it bugged me that he was still this shy around me. But I was still so grateful that he had opened up the little he had. He wasn't so close with others in school that I knew of. "It's okay no matter what it is. I'll help you with what I can, okay?" He looked up a bit at me, having a smile tugging in the corner of his mouth. I really loved his knew hair, know I could see his eyes so easy. And what gorgeous eyes he had. "Thanks. Do you know where a game shop is then?" Another thing I liked about this guy, he was a gamer. I hoped he was good so he could give me a challenge, unlike Shika. I grabbed a hold of his arm and took him to the nearest game shop or called 'game world', it was my favorite shop for the moment. I turned around and saw Naruto with a stunned look on his face, "wow" he breathed out. "Amazed or something?" the shop weren't that big actually. "It's just so much to choose from, in my old town I always ordered online." He quickly found what he was looking for and walked over to the 'adventure and story mode' section. I walked over and looked on the newest battlefield wondering if I should buy it or not.

For a while I had been spacing out reading on the backside of the skyrim case, Naruto came over to me with both Diablo III and Forza in his hands. He reached up trying to get the Halo 3 that were on a shelf high up, seeing him struggle I took it out of the shelf and handed it over to him. "Thank you Kiba." He was smiling at me with out blushing and or stutter. Me on the other hand was blushing; I couldn't get enough of that smile. "Well, I'm kind of finished at this store. I'm just going to go and purchase these." He gave me a smile and walked over to the check out.

It had already starting to get late; the clock was already showing four thirty. After he had been on a second handed bookstore purchasing manga, we had just strolled through the city window-shopping. It had been nice walking with him; I had started to love his personality. He was kind, sweet and actually very funny. No, he was hilarious when he came with his puns.

It made me rather happy that the car trip home was like forty minutes long during the rush hour.

I glanced in his direction, noticing he hadn't moved since he got inside the car. He was staring out of the window not making a single sound. I wanted to comfort him some way, to tell him there is nothing to worry about. I wanted him to relax and be himself.

I'd started to get addicted to the closeness between us, now having abstinences. I just wanted to feel it again, just a little. I took his hand carefully and started to brush hispalm with my thumb. He almost jumped by the action, but relaxed continuing to look out of the window. He looked at me with an unsure face, being flustered. "You don't mind me smoking in your car do you?" I only smiled at him; he was being cute asking me the obvious. "No problem dude, you don't even have to ask ya'know." He took his hand out of mine and reached for his pocket. My hand felt ridiculously empty. He lit the cigarette, and then put the lighter and the pack of smoke on the dashboard. He rolled the window down a couple of inches, letting the smoke out. His hand laid beside his thigh again. The urge to touching him made me do things without a reason, I took his hand carefully. I tried to approach him gentle, I didn't want to creep him out. He relaxed visibly when my thumb started to caress his palm. His eyes were directed out of the window, and the only thing to be heard in the car was the radio making sounds it shouldn't.

The first conversation starter that came to mind was blurted out before I could even react. "So, why did you and your family move?" It was silent for a second, "dad got a new job" and with that it went quiet again. I couldn't stand it, the silence. I wanted to hear his voice. "So what does your parents do for a living?" He glanced at me for a second but continued to look out of the window. "My dad's a chief nervo surgeon, and my mom's a nurse. And he insisted for her to get a job as well if they were going to move into the big city. And they complied with every demand he had. So here I am." Wow, his dad was starting to intimidate me more and more by the second. He seemed like a scary man, a scary powerful man. It would be hard to make a good impression on him. "Do you like this city? Gotten to know anyone or something?" He turned his head laying it on his shoulder while blushing a bit. I had a creeping feeling he was starting to warm up to me. I realized I was still stroking his hand, and he hadn't pulled away yet. That had to mean something, right? "I like the city a little, I like the game shop though. I've met you here, and you're nice." I was glad my eyes were directed on the road and not him, because I was blushing. Even if it were vague words, it meant the world to me. "Oh, that's nice. And if you want, I can introduce you to Shika if you want." I could see him furrowing his brows at me. "Who is Shika?" The atmosphere had turned out awkward by now. "Oh, Shika is my best buddy. I've known him for like forever or something." There was only a silent 'oh' before he fell silent again.

I could see his house now, coming closer faster than I wanted. This meant I had to say goodbye for the weekend most likely.

I parked in the driveway then jumped down from the car, I glanced at Naruto and saw that he hadn't gotten down yet. When he saw me coming towards the passenger seat, his blush was an obvious red. "It's a long way down, okay?" He was pouting looking like a five year old, a cute five year old that was. "I've had the car raised a bit so I don't blame you. Come here, I'll help you." He muttered a silent 'okay' while getting out of the seat standing on the edge. I reached for his waist and lifted him from the car, putting him on the ground.

I followed him to the front porch, and when he reached for the knob I spoke. "Can I get a hug, like a goodbye hug?" He turned and looked at me a bit shocked but nodded his head anyway. I thought my heart was going to pop out of my chest, I didn't know why I had said that. My arms slid around his shoulders as I pulled him close, I could feel those unsure hands around my waist. But it didn't take long before he melted into the hug. He had his chin on my chest and mine rested on his head. I angled my head better so I could smell his hair; I inhaled and made a conclusion. He did smell like vanilla. It was a sweet simple scent, but it was highly addictive. I don't know how long we stood like this; I could feel his breathing though my shirt hitting my chest, and he was so calm at this point I guess he didn't mind me doing this.

Suddenly the door flew open and Kushina came out with surprise written all over her face, I guess she didn't expect seeing this. "OH, it's you guys. I just saw an unknown car in the driveway and was going to check it out. I didn't know I was interrupting something.. I just remembered I let the pot on the stove!" And with that she disappeared faster than she appeared, with neither of us getting to speak a word. I could feel his grip tightening around my waist and he buried his face in my chest. I could see his ears turn red and he started to breath heavier. As my instincts kicked in again, I had started to stroke his back in soothing circles. After a while he started to breathe more normal and his grip around my waist loosened a bit, but he didn't let go. I nuzzled my nose in his hair breathing him in. I pulled him away from my chest but didn't let him go. He stared down at the ground and mumbled in a broken voice. "I'm going to go inside now Kiba.." I didn't want to see him like this. I pulled him into my chest and held him tight, and he put his hands inside my shirt holding onto the whifebeater. I whispered into his ear. "You're not going inside, I'm going to hold you like this for a little while longer."

A/N: I feel so sappy, is it too cliché? I wanted some progress, and it turned out like this. This is a long chapter, and it was a pain in the ass to fix it. I hope you guys liked it. I tried my best; I hope my grammar doesn't suck so much. Tell me if you think the progress is to fast, or to slow, cliché or just bad.

I hope you like it, and tell me if you do. It gives me courage to post more chapters.

And I really need a beta, so If there is anyone that want to. Just send me a PM, and I will love you to death.

~kebab-chan