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Hiya everyone!

I hope you like this chapter! Oh, and I got some bad news... I won't be able to update everyday. Yeah, I know. Sorry! I'm going to be really busy with school and stuff. I have tutoring for English, everyday (Cause I'm Japanese) and I have to go to guitar practice on Tuesdays and Fridays. Sometimes Mondays. But anyways! Please forgive me, and just read the chapter and be happy! lolz. Please review!

Chapter Published on April 4, 2007.

The Moment Before We Kiss

Chapter 3: Love, Hate, Jealousy?

Continued from chapter 2...

"Naruto! Your eating too much ramen!" Sakura yelled patting Naruto on the back.

"But...I Wove Wamen!" Naruto said while chewing.

"Who doesn't know that?" Sakura sighed.

"Hey!" Naruto said as he kept on eating.

"Well, I'll be at the game stands. I'm bored just watching you eat ramen all day." Sakura said as she left.

"Girls these days, dattebayo!" Naruto mumbled.

"What?!" Sakura said as she ran back. "I heard you say something about me, Naruto! Tell me!" She yelled.

"I said nothing, Sakura-chan!" Naruto said.

"How rude can you be?!" Sakura snapped.

Naruto started to get a little angry.

"How rude can I be? What about you?! All you do is think about Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasuke! He's gone! Okay?! You always hit me on my head, and yell at me when I try to help! What have I ever done to be mean to you, Sakura-chan?!" He snapped back.

"Ugh! You baka!" Sakura yelled. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she screamed, "You never even notice my feelings for you! Yeah, I hated you. But that was back then! I...I... thought you liked me. Loved me..." Sakura said as she ran off, leaving a dumbfounded Naruto.

"Sakura-chan! Wait!" Naruto called. 'She has feelings for me? She doesn't hate me? Oh Kami...what have I done, dattebayo?!' He thought.

"Hinata! Hey! Stop winning!" Kiba said.

"Haha! I'm actually beating you in arm wrestling!" Hinata laughed.

"Yeah, because you pressed on one of my chakra points in my arm!" Kiba whined, "That's cheating!"

"Haha, fine. Let's go play something else like those ring tossing games." Hinata said as she stood from her chair.

"Wait! You need to make my chakra point thingy better!" Kiba said.

"You mean make it flow again." Hinata corrected.

"Yeah, whatever." Kiba said.

"Haha." Hinata gently pressed Kiba's arm with two fingers, "There. You happy now? Let's go to the Ring tossing game!"

"Very. Thanks!" Kiba said as he took her arm.

Hinata blushed. "W-What are you..."

"Come on! I know your still thinking of Naruto and Sakura." Kiba smiled. Then he covered his mouth.

"Actually...I wasn't thinking about them at all...thanks for reminding me." Hinata frowned. She hung her head low.

"Hehe...that came out wrong." Kiba laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his head.

"..." Hinata stayed silent.

"Awww...come on Hinata!" Kiba yelled. He was starting to get pissed off. "All you do is think about Naruto! Naruto, Naruto, Naruto!!! Uzumaki isn't all that great ya know! Why won't you notice that I lov-" Kiba stopped. "I-I'm...sorry. I just-"

"Enough Kiba-kun...I heard enough!" Hinata cried, as she ran away, into the crowd.

"Wait, Hinata!" Kiba yelled. "Damn! I'm such an idiot!"

"Arrrf..." Akamaru said sadly.

"Hey, crybaby. Isn't that Hyuuga over there?" Temari pointed.

"Stop calling me crybaby, and stop pointing. It's rude." Shikmaru said.

"Yeah, Yeah, but really! Look! Looks like she's crying! Dog-boy must've done something. Bad boy." Temari laughed.

"How troublesome..." Shikamaru sighed.

"Aww, come on Shika-kun! You need to be more energetic!" Temari punched him on the shoulder playfully.

"Oww."

"Aww, that didn't hurt, you crybaby!" Temari laughed.

"It did. So leave me alone." Shikamaru walked away.

Temari started to get angry. "Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today!"

Shikamaru ignored her.

'How troublesome' He thought.

"Hey! Don't you dare ignore me, pinapple head!" Temari snapped.

"How troublesome..." Shikamru answered.

"Ugh! Rude much?! All you say is troublesome. Troublesome this, troublesome that! Damn! Is everything troublesome to you?!"

"-sigh- The only thing not troublesome is you not talking. Yup, that would be nice. And also, looking at some fluffy clouds would be nice..." Shikamaru said lazily.

"Why you!!!!! THAT'S IT!!! YOUR GOING TO HE-"

"Uh, Uh, Uh. That's bad to say, Temari-san." Shikamaru said, annoying her even more.

"Ugh! YOU BASTARD!" Temari yelled, and stomped off into the crowd.

"How troublesome" Was the only thing he could say at that time.

Naruto walked around the festival, trying to look for Sakura.

"Sakura-chan? Where are you?" He muttered. He turned around when he bumped into someone.

"Oww! Sorry." Naruto said opening one of his eyes, "Eh? Kiba?"

"Ouch, watch where you're going punk!" Kiba said opening his eyes, "What? Naruto!"

"Here." Naruto stretched out his hand and let Kiba take it.

"Thanks..." Kiba said.

There was an akward silence for a few seconds...

"Well...what are you doing, walking around the festival?" Kiba asked.

"-sigh- long story! Sakura-chan ran away! I made her mad I guess, dattebayo." Naruto answered, "How about you?"

"Same here!" Kiba said.

"Wow...what a coincidence." Naruto said, although not as amuzed as he sounded.

"-sigh- I guess." Kiba said.

"Well, How about we look together?" Naruto suggested.

"Hmm...that would be a good idea. Right Akamaru?" Kiba said.

"Arf!" Akamaru responded.

"Well, let's go, dattebayo!"

Hinata walked along the side of the street. She didn't want people to trample all over her. Hinata looked at all the couples, waiting to be married or divorce.

"-sigh-" Hinata was not very happy. She just wanted to go to Naruto and tell him how she felt. But that was a huge risk for their friendship. She sighed again. While she wasn't looking, She bumped into someone.

"O-ouch...O-Oh ! I'm v-very sorry!" Hinata said as she looked up. It was Sakura.

"S-Sakura-chan!" Hinata said.

"Hey, Hinata." Sakura said wiping her tears.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Sakura-chan?" Hinata asked.

"Ugh...long story. Naruto said some nasty stuff about me and Sasuke." Sakura said.

"R-Really?" Hinata said, "Me too! Kiba-kun said bad stuff about me and Naruto."

"Really? What a coincidence." Sakura said.

"Yes..." Hinata said.

"Well, let's not try to make this akward. Wanna try to find Naruto and Kiba with me?" Sakura asked.

"W-What? O-Oh! Yes! I would love that!" Hinata smiled.

Sakura smiled back. "Well, Let's go."

"Hai!" Hinata answered.

"Ugh, why that ignorant guy! Troublesome, Troublesome! Gosh, Why I oughtta..." Temari said. She looked to her right and saw Naruto and Kiba.

"Hey there, Whats-his-face, what up, dog-boy?" Temari teased.

"Temari?" Kiba looked up. 'Oh no...it really is her!' He thought.

"Hiya! And by the way, I'm Naruto Uzumaki. N-a-r-u-t-o U-z-u-m-a-k-i-." He said.

"Okay, Hi there, N-A-R-U-T-O U-Z-U-M-A-K-I!" Temari laughed.

Naruto made one of those Gosh-she's-annoying faces. (Kinda like this --)

"So? What do you want from our miserable lives?" Kiba said sarcatically.

"Hmmph, rude-much. Just like the Troublesome guy." Temari snapped.

"Why? You got into a fight too?" Kiba asked.

"In a matter of fact, Yes! And what do you mean too?" Temari said, although she already knew the answer because she saw Hinata.

"Psht. You already kow the answer." Kiba said.

"Your right, I do know!" Temari grinned.

Kiba rolled his eyes.

'Hmm...stubborn, bad, hard to get? Yup...I think he's the one. Unlike that stupid Shikamaru. But, I'll just be using him.' Temari thought.

"So...would you like to go out sometime?" Temari asked Kiba, doing that finger walking up his shoulder.

"What?!" He blushed.

"What?!" Naruto yelled.

"Come on dog-boy, I like guys like you..." Temari flirted some more.

Kiba understood. "Your just trying to use me...right? To get Shikamaru jealous."

Temari stepped back. "Hmmph. You ruined the fun."

"I accept."

"WHAT?! DATTEBAYO?!" Naruto said as he grabbed Kiba's shoulder and shook them. "ARE YOU CRAZY?!" He yelled.

"No...I'm going to go out with her...for fake. Like I said I accept..." Kiba wiggled free from Naruto's grasp, which made Naruto's jaw drop. "Only on one condition."

Temari smirked. "What is it?"

"You help me get Hinata jealous." Kiba said putting his thumb on his lip.

"Deal." Temari said and shook his hand.

"But no kissing or any mushy stuff, okay?" Kiba said shivering.

"Yeah, yeah," Temari said.

"What is going on, dattebayo?" Naruto said, shaking his head.

So? Liked chapter 3? It's starting to get interesting here, isn't it? lol. Well, please review, and I hoped you enjoyed!!! I'll see you next chapter. And by the way, I can't think of good chapter titles...can anyone suggest some? That'll be great! Thanks! I'll try to update soon!

-Akina