Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. If I did, Hinata would like Kiba NOT Naruto.

Konichiwa Minna!!! (Hello, everyone!)
I'm sorry for the LOOOOONG wait. I forgot! O.o Yes, I forgot!!! I'm punishing myself by typing this when I'm sick! Yes, I'm sick. I haven't been feeling well today at all. I skipped school as well...sigh...ANYWAYS!!!!!! On with the fanfic! Enjoy! And please review!!!

Published On April 17, 2007.

The Moment Before We Kiss

Chapter 6: So Crazy

Continued from previous chapter...

Kiba froze. 'She hates me?' He thought.

Hinata ran, ran from Kiba and the others. She hated them. Yes, she HATED them. She was sobbing, trying to get away from the crowd.

"Why?! Naruto-kun...Sakura-chan...Kiba-kun...WHY?!" She screamed.

Temari held Shikamaru's hand and grinned.
'This is going SOOOO well!' She thought happily.

Shikamaru looked at Temari. He smirked.
'Maybe she isn't so troublesome after all.' He thought and looked up at the sky. 'But something tells me, something bad is going on...'

Naruto and Sakura decided to try to find Hinata. They would somehow try to convince Hinata. They believed in Kiba to make Hinata feel better, but they had some doubts.

Naruto ran over to one of the food stalls.

"Naruto! This isn't the time to be eating! We need to get Hinata!" Sakura said, looking at her watch, "Plus! The mission is going to start in...fourty minutes!" Sakura yelled.

Naruto ignored her.
"Umm..mister, have you seen a girl with long, dark bluish hair, and has a grayish, tannish sweater on?" Naruto said, trying to explain the best he can.

"Hmmm...Yeah, I think I've seen her. If I'm not mistaken, she went that way." The man said, pointing to Naruto's left.

"Okay, thanks old man! dattebayo!" Naruto said, and ran off.

"N-Naruto? Wait up!" Sakura said, and ran after Naruto.

Kiba walked along the side of the crowd. He hung his head low.
"Hinata..." He said.

"Hey! Kiba!!"

Kiba looked up. It was Naruto.

"Naruto!" Kiba said.

"Kiba-kun!!" Sakura said as well.

"Sakura!" Kiba said.
'That's right, I have friends that can help me.' He thought, smiling.

"Oi!!" He called, running to them.

"Kiba-kun! Hinata! Where is she? Is she okay?" Sakura said.

Kiba stopped smiling. He turned away.

Naruto's eyes shot wide open.
"What happened?!" He said, and grabbed Kiba's shoulders.

"Hinata...she's..." Kiba said, still not looking at Naruto and Sakura.

"Please, Kiba-kun. We're trying to find Hinata and we need your help." Sakura said, putting a hand over his cheek.

Naruto turned red.
"H-Hey!" He said, a bit jealous.

"Shut it, Naruto." Sakura said, and smiled at Kiba. "Can you help us? Can you help yourself?" (Kind of confusing, and tacky, but you get it right?)

Kiba the looked at Sakura.
"Your...right." He said.

"Eh, dattebayo?" Naruto said, clueless, as always.

"Alright! Akamaru!" Kiba yelled, but sweatdropped. "Oh yeah, he's gone somewhere. Probably waiting for me at the hamburger stall."

"Oh no..." Sakura said.

"Don't worry! Leave it to me, dattebayo!!" Naruto said, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!! (Shadow Clone Jutsu)"

Sakura fell down anime-style.
"And why couldn't you do that before?" She yelled.

Naruto shrugged.
"Alright me's! Let's find Hinata-chan!" Naruto said, talking to himself. Or should I say his clones.

And so, they left. Leaving Sakura and Kiba there.

Kiba sighed.
'Thanks Naruto.'

Sakura sighed as well.
'Good luck, baka.' (A/N: bakaidiot)

Temari and Shikamaru stopped at a food stall, and had a hamburger.

"So? Do you fink that the ofers -gulp- are at the heart of the festival?" Temari said, while eating. (Temari meant the middle of the huge festival. Where the ceremony is.)

"Hn, probably." Shikamaru said, and looked at Temari.

Temari looked into his eyes.
'Damn, why am I doing this anyway? Gaara told me not to get a boyfriend until I was back at Suna. Do I really like Shika?' She thought and blushed when Shikamaru smirked.

"Am I that amuzing?" He teased.

Temari snapped out of her trance and growled.
"If you don't shut your big mouth right now..." She said, curling her hand into a fist.

"Whoa, Whoa, okay. How troublesome." He said, waving his hands in front of him.

"Hmmph." Temari looked away, and then smiled.

"Come on, we have twenty minutes to get to the ceromony. Or shall I say, the 'heart'" Shikamaru teased.

"Aww, shut up." Temari said.

Shikamaru snickered. He turned around and kissed Temari.

'Wha...?!' Temari thought.

Shikamaru pulled away and smirked.
"Your not troublesome at all. You actually didn't punch me!"

Temari blushed.

Shikamaru smirked.

Temari punched him on the head. (haha!)

"Ow!" He said, rubbing his head. "Now your troublesome!"

"Shut it, crybaby!" Temari said, putting her hands on her hips.

Naruto looked around.

"Hmm...Where is she, dattebayo?" Naruto muttered.

Then he saw her. She was under a tree way out of the festival. He ran to her.

"Damn that Naruto!!!" Sakura yelled, "We only have ten minutes to get to the ceremony!!!!"

"Pfft." Kiba said, crossing his arms.
'Hurry, Naruto.' He thought, looking up at the sky.

"Hinata-chan!" Naruto yelled.

Hinata looked up, eyes a bit swollen from all that crying. She glared at Naruto.
"Don't come any closer!" She said rudely. (Is this the real Hinata? O.o)

"Wha?" Naruto stopped, shocked at Hinata.

"I hate you!" She screamed, standing up.

"No! Hinata-chan! Just listen dattebayo!" Naruto said.

Hinata was silent.

"Look, Sakura-chan and I...are...going out..." Naruto began.

Hinata clenched her fists.

"But! There's someone who loves you more than you love me!" Naruto said, coming closer to Hinata.

Hinata backed up, but hit her back on the bark of the tree.

"Kiba! He loves you! A lot!!!" Naruto said, coming even closer to Hinata.

Hinata looked away.

Naruto came closer and hugged her.

Hinata's eyes went wide open.
"N-Naruto-kun?"

Naruto just hugged her tighter.
"Just to let you know, this will be the last time I will embrace you." Naruto said.

Hinata looked away.

"I love Sakura-chan." Naruto said, letting go.

"I know!" Hinata clenched her fists even tighter. "But...why? Naruto-kun..." Hinata started to cry again.

"Look..." Naruto put an arm around Hinata. "How about I hold you until we get back to the ceremony?" He grinned.
"And like I said, Kiba's waiting for you, Hinata-chan, dattebayo!"

Hinata smiled, and wiped her tears.
'Your right Naruto-kun...thank you...' She thought. She looked up at the sky. 'Kiba-kun...loves me...loved me ever since we were genin...' Hinata giggled.

Wait! The fanfic doesn't end here! There's much more chapter to go!!! So keep reading!!

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-Akina