Looking from Kiba's point of view.
tough adj
difficult to do or deal with, or needing great effort to do
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TOUGH
I am a big fat liar.
I like her, but I say that I hate her. I want to be with her, and I say I hate her?
I just couldn't confess. I guess I wasn't ready… And now she stands there, not knowing what the hell to do. I sure put her in a tight spot.
Even though I act tough, it won't mean anything…
"Do you like Hinata-chan?"
The girl just confessed her love to me. I'm happy, fuck, I'm more than happy, I may be the luckiest man in the whole wide world!
But again, I just couldn't let my true feelings out… I was being tough.
"………What do you care, Haruno?"
I think I left a scar in her heart.
"Y-yeah… It's not my problem… huh? Haha…"
A sad face.
Wanting to cry voice.
And her eyes welled up with tears.
"Why are you asking, anyways…"
Does an average person ask that? I'm really harsh today… Especially at her.
"…………"
I don't want to see her face like that. I don't want her to worry, panicking, and looking for the answer to my stupid question.
"Um, you know… Kiba -"
"I like you… Haruno…"
"Eh?"
I broke out of those thick walls of being 'tough'. I always knew I liked you, I always knew I loved you. I guess I was just too embarrassed… or wasn't ready… I don't know, but who cares, I said it.
I may have given her a hard time and all, but I did start this from the beginning. I wonder if she remembers how the beginning went…
I see her smile, crying through her happy tears. I just stand there, grinning to myself.
What does 'being tough' mean anyways?
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A/N: I guess I wrote it this way because… well, Kiba tries to look tough and mean all the time, so I… yeah… R&R, ne?