I bought a Konoha headband yesterday… so now I'm wearing it Sakura-style, complete with a dark red shirt. Yay!

The following drabble can be taken in a friendly sense (considering I said most of these would be about friendships and they've mostly been about romance) or you can take it in another sense. It really doesn't matter to me. I'm happy with it, which is all that matters.

This drabble is dedicated to Susan, because Tobi is a good boy.

I do not own Naruto.

Tapestry

---Five: Meow---

"C'mon, Shino; you can't ignore me forever!"

Kiba, Shino Aburame had long ago decided, was very much like the dogs his family raised and trained with.

It wasn't just in the ways that other people might think of, like his sense of smell and general rowdiness. No, Shino's opinion was based largely on the fact that, like most dogs, Kiba could not stand to be ignored. As Shino walked down the main street of Konoha, Kiba followed him. Akamaru trotted at his master's side calmly, finding nothing unusual about their stroll. Many of the villagers (those that didn't know the boys well, anyway, which was most of them) stared. The Inuzuka was bouncing from side to side like a puppy that desperately wanted attention. Which he did, of course. Shino simply refused to give it to him.

Finally, Kiba paused and glared at his teammate. "You know, you are just like a cat!"

Shino stopped and turned around to face the other boy, his curiosity only hinted at by the tilt of his head. "What do you mean?"

"You only pay attention to someone when it suits you," Kiba huffed, "and you're annoying as hell."

Shino sniffed, his more polite and quieter version of a derisive snort. "The former is true, perhaps. The latter is merely the opinion of a canine with regards to a feline." He continued walking.

"Damn it, why can't you talk like a normal person?" Kiba shouted as he ran after Shino. Now even more people were staring at them, but he didn't really care.

Shino raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me for speaking properly."

Akamaru looked back and forth between the two teenagers.

"You're such a smart-ass!"

"Oh, and now you've resorted to name-calling. How mature."

"You know what?"

Shino stopped again, and this time Kiba ran into him. The Inuzuka fell to the ground, but Shino didn't turn to see. "What?" the Aburame asked softly.

Kiba made a face. "I don't know. I think my brain just quit working."

Shino sighed, turned around, and held out his hand. Kiba stared at it. Shino sighed again. "Are you going to stay down there or are you going to let me help you up?"

Silence. Shino was starting to get annoyed, and he briefly thought that he might have deserved it. "Fine." He started to pull his hand back, but froze when Kiba grudgingly reached up and took it. Shino pulled him up, still slightly surprised.

Kiba looked embarrassed. "Thanks."

Shino looked away. "It was nothing."

Kiba grinned. "You know, I think that's the first time I ever heard you lie."

Shino started walking again. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Second time!"

"Shut up."

---Owari---

Well, that was different from the previous drabbles. A lot more dialogue, but I enjoy writing dialogue most of the time, so that's okay. My opinion of the ShinoKiba pairing is this: If Hinata is with Naruto and you don't want to involve OCs, who else are they going to end up with? That was a rhetorical question. Please don't answer it.

And now a fairly important announcement: I have decided that I will now be taking requests for future drabbles. However, requests must follow certain rules. If you want a pairing, it will have to be one of the ones I support. (ShikaTem, SasuSaku, NaruHina, NejiTen, and ChouIno, for those who haven't been paying attention. Anything with characters not mentioned in the previous pairings I'll have to approve beforehand, but I might still do it if you ask nicely.) I prefer you don't ask for anything with the Akatsuki because I don't feel like I know them well enough. You must also include the basic idea of the plot for your requested drabble. That's it! I'll try to do them in the order they are requested, and I'll try to work on them quickly.

Thanks for reading, and please review!