It took me a little longer then I had hoped to get to the next chapter of this.

In a couple of chapters I might have to up the rating of this fic to M for some language, but by the same token, that would probably be the only reason (no lemon sorry ; )

I'll try not to take so long to update though I can be pretty bad about putting things off, but I promise that I will finish this fic! (even if it does take me awhile).

(…)

It wasn't until he had walked out of the building that Kiba realized he was without a shirt, and his fly was open. He quickly zipped up his pants then looked around. No one seemed to be outside at the time. Thank God for small favors.

Kiba climbed into a nearby tree and stretched out on a low hanging branch that was more or less parallel to the ground. Sighing he closed his eyes. What was wrong with him? Why did he react that way…towards Naruto? It wasn't that big of a deal, so why was he making it one?

He pictured Naruto's face in his mind. Yes, just plain old Naruto. Nothing special or incredibly attractive. He was a cute kid, but not someone Kiba would ever consider possibly changing sides for. Right?

Kiba's imagination started running a little ramped. The fully dressed image of Naruto slowly began performing a strip tease.

"WHAT THE HECK?!" Kiba screamed, his eyes opening wide as he sat bolt upright. The sudden movement caused him to fall out of the tree.

Kiba was panting, his face bright red. Why am I thinking these thoughts? I mean one kiss isn't going to make me fall madly in love with someone. Especially not a guy. Especially not Naruto. He thought. My mind is just stuck in the gutter right now. That's all it is.

But the more Kiba thought about it, the more he started to remember little incidents like this one. Where Naruto had done something slightly suggestive, innocently and naively, and Kiba got caught up on it. His mind going to dark places where one's mind should never go when friends were involved.

"I just have a perverted mind," Kiba muttered, not sure why this thought was more comforting.

Sighing a final time he stood up and dusted off his pants. Scratching the back of his head he started back towards his room.

When he got there he hesitated a moment before swinging the door open. Inside there was…No one. Kiba glanced around, sure enough, no sign of Naruto. The demon Itachi was sleeping soundly on Naruto's bed. Kiba thought he actually looked kind of cute, but still kept his distance.

He flopped down on his bed and rolled onto his back. Deja vu.

Kiba wondered how many times he had been lying on his bed, trying to convince himself that he wasn't interested in Naruto. He also wondered why these thought hadn't occurred to him before.

Maybe…Just maybe, I'm in denial and I really do- his thoughts were cut short by the door swinging open full force. "Kiba!! You're back!" a very wet and mostly naked Naruto exclaimed with a grin. "I just got back from the shower" He adjusted the towel around his hips, which was the only thing covering him.

"Great," Kiba moaned, letting his head flop uselessly back on his pillow. Just what he needed at the time that he was trying to sort out his problems, a naked Naruto.

Wait! This was just what he needed! He could use this as a test. See how he reacted…

"Naruto. Come 'ere," Kiba said, sitting up and jerking his index finger towards himself. With a puzzled look on his face, Naruto followed Kiba's order. "Here," Kiba said patting the bed next to him. "But I'll get it wet," Naruto pointed out. "I don't care. Sit down."

Naruto shrugged and did as he was told. "Now hold still for a second," Kiba commanded. Naruto just sat there.

In one swift movement, Kiba pinned Naruto down to his bed while covering his mouth to keep him form calling out. Straddling the smaller boy, Kiba said in a gruff voice. "Okay Naruto…You know me…And you know that I have a good reason for doing this, right? And that I won't do anything funny. But you need to answer some questions for me. This is damned important, so answer then seriously, Uzumaki."

Naruto nodded eagerly. He wanted to be free from Kiba's hold.

Fixing him with a meaningful glare, Kiba moved his hand away form Naruto's mouth.

"Kiba! What is this—"

"Shut up! First question! Who do you like?"

Naruto blinked in confusion. This was so important that Kiba had to manhandle him to get him to answer? Besides, he the brunet knew the answer to this already. "Haruno Sakura. She goes to the same school as Hinata and Ino. Pink hair, really cute. You know her Kiba," he replied.

"Correct!" Kiba nodded, looking rather pleased.

Correct? What did he mean by that? Of course it was correct. This was just too weird.

"Next, what do you think of me…as a friend?" Kiba hesitated before throwing in the last three words.

"You're a good friend. You'd be an even better one if you'd get off me and tell me what's—"

"One last question," Kiba said irritatedly, cutting Naruto off again. "What would you do if—"

"Oh my gawd you guys!"

The door swung open again, this time to reveal an excited blond who had her hair pulled back in a ponytail.

"Ino? You're not suppose to be here!" Naruto cried out, twisting his head some so he could see her better.

"I know but-….Um, am I interrupting something?" She had finally noticed how Kiba was on top of a half naked Naruto.

"No," Kiba said hastily, pushing himself up off of the bed. Naruto grabbed some of Kiba's sheets to cover himself better.

"Seeing how everyone is situated now, I've come with great news! I'm back together with Sai!" Ino grinned happily.

"You burst in here…for that?" Kiba said, his eye began to twitch in anger.

"Oh no!" Ino said, waving off his irritation like it was nothing. "I'm here to give you this." She tossed a package to Naruto.

"This scary senior named Temari told me to give it to you. I honestly thought she wasn't into guys, but I guess she just likes them younger." Ino scrunched up her nose at the thought. "Oh well! Sorry to cut in on your alone time. Have fun with your S and M games. And don't worry, I won't tell anyone! …Though I suppose Temari'll be disappointed when she finds out."

"Ino we weren't—" Kiba didn't get a chance to finish what he was saying. Ino had already left. "No matter what she said…This is gonna get out all over school," Kiba muttered, his face paling at the idea.

"Ferret food!" Naruto said.

"What?" Kiba asked snapping his head around.

Sure enough, there in the little blonde's lap sat a thing of ferret food.

"Temari must have bought it for Itachi!" Naruto smiled up at Kiba. Suddenly his mind focused back on what had happened before Ino had busted in.

"Kiba…What was the last question? What if….?"

"You really wanna know?" Kiba asked glancing out of the corner of his eye at the boy. "Well duh!" Naruto responded with a short nod. "Figure it out on your own. I don't feel like asking you anymore. Now get out of my bed and get dressed!"

(…)

Naruto spent the rest of the day pondering what that last question could be. Actually, he spent the rest of the week pondering. He had absolutely no ideas until he got an email at the end of the week from Shino.

Naruto had emailed his friend the day after the event, telling him everything in as much detail as he could. It had taken five days, and when Shino had responded, his email simply said:

I'm not surprised. Ino might be right with what she said. Kiba may like you like that. You never know. Why not test him?

Actually, all considering, this was longer then most of the emails Naruto got from Shino, but far more puzzling.

Test him? What did he mean by that? And more importantly, how could he think Kiba was like that? Kiba practically radiated 'straight guy' 'woman obsessed' 'lady killer'. Shino should have known Kiba better then to think he'd be like…that. The whole thing was ridiculous.

Still, a small test couldn't hurt. Besides, if Kiba was straight, like Naruto knew he was, he could just say it was all a joke or something. They played jokes on each other all the time, so it wouldn't seem weird…it could work.

So now Naruto waited for Kiba to get back from dinner. Naruto had been invited to come along with Kiba and a few guys, but declined. He had needed time to set things up.

He'd done everything he could to set a 'romantic' atmosphere. He had dimmed the lights, had soft music playing in the background, and hand even given Itachi to Shikamaru for the night. The other boy had only taken in the weasel after Naruto finally told him that it had been Temari who had found it.

Naruto's mouth twitched slightly as he looked around him. It felt like he was waiting for some hot girl to come over so he could try to seduce her, as opposed to waiting for his best friend to come back so he could 'test' him and write it off as a prank.

Then again, if he thought the room looked ridiculous, he thought that he himself looked ten times dumber.

He wasn't a big player, and he certainly didn't know what guys could find attractive about other men, so he had let Ino in on his plan.

Ino ate the idea of Kiba being gay up, saying something about 'yaoi' and needing to 'video all the action for prosperity…and profit.' Whatever it was she had been babbling on about for an hour, she had helped out and that was what mattered.

She had insisted on giving Naruto some of her boyfriend, Sai's clothes. The kind of fashion he wore made Naruto wonder if it was really Kiba he should be testing. They served his purpose though.

Ino then took about a half an hour to style his hair. Naruto thought it looked even messier then before, but Ino insisted it was sex hair. "Makes you look like a horny little slut Naruto! And as you should know, guys are horny. Any man, gay or not, will want to jump you once I finish with you!"

She finished it off by putting a light layer of make up on him. "It'll make your good features stand out better," she assured him. Naruto couldn't even tell he was wearing any.

Now Ino was gone, and Naruto just waited. He was sitting on the floor in the position Ino had decided was 'intolerably cute', even though it made the muscles in his leg sore.

He perked up when he heard the creak of the door and looked at the face of the boy who entered the room with fawn-like eyes. "O-oh hello Kiba," he stuttered slightly and blushed a bit. He'd always thought it was cute when Hinata did that so…

Kiba stared at him with an expressionless face. "Naruto…What the hell are you doing?"

"I was just, waiting for you to come back." He stood up slowly, making sure he left some of himself exposed, and making himself look as vulnerable as possible. Ino had once again demanded that he do this.

Internally he wasn't sure if he wanted to burst out laughing of break down crying at everything he was doing. Okay, time for his purposeful stumble. Land in Kiba's arms, check, then "Oh! T-thank you Kiba. You're so strong."

Kiba's face looked horrified. Naruto flinched. Shino and Ino had been completely off base. Naruto wasn't sure how he was going to pull off making this seem like one big gag.

He quickly pushed himself off of Kiba and started laughing nervously. Streams of words began flying out of his mouth before he could even stop to think about what he was saying.

"Ahahaha! Funny joke, huh? Yeah, you know. The look on your face is priceless. You wouldn't think I would do this all the sudden out of no where, right? Yeah okay, so it isn't a joke! I'm so so sorry! I emailed Shino, cause you were acting funny. Then he said to test you and see if you were gay. I was all like 'What? Kiba? Yeah right', and I don't know why I did it anyways. But I got Ino's help. This, all of this was her idea. The room, me, the weird stuff I was doing. It was Ino and Shino I swear! Oh my God you think I'm some kind of freak now don't you?! You hate me right? I wish that you liked me instead, then you wouldn't hate me right now! Or better ye-"

Naruto was instantly silenced by something pressing up against his lips. Gently at first, slowly becoming more forceful. His body reacted on it's own, pushing him up on it's toes towards whatever it was that was brushing against his mouth. His arms wrapped around it, his fingers entangled themselves in its hair.

It was only a few minutes into the kiss that Naruto realized 'it' was Kiba.

As thoughts began coherently forming once more in his mind, he became increasing self-conscious about what was going on. He was kissing a person. He was kissing a boy. He was kissing Kiba! Kiba! His best friend since before he could remember. Someone who he had always considered a brother. And now he was doing this?!

With that last thought Naruto pushed himself away from the other, panting for air. He looked up at the brunet's face, his eyes desperately searching the other boy's for a reason behind all of this.

Kiba took a step away from him. "NO!! No no no! Shit…Forget I ever did that!" Kiba commanded. He placed and hand over his eyes "No no no," he said again. "I'm just…confused. I need some air." With that Kiba left the room before Naruto had a chance to utter a word. Not that he would have been able to form a sentence at the moment.

He held his fingertips to his lips in confusion and knit his brow together in concentration. He really wanted to know….What had just happened?