Crystal Inferno: Yeah! New Chapter! And so many reviews it's mind-blowing! I can't believe all the compliments I received too! I'm so happy!

Kiba:…I'm not.

Neji:…Neither am I.

CI: Huh? Guys! Cheer Up! Look at all the lovely reviews you have! It's great! Tons of people liked the fight scene!

Kiba: Whatever, I just know Neji better not get Hinata!

Neji: Same for you, mutt!

Kiba: You want to go!

Neji: Let's do this! (They sprint away, leaving CI, alone, in the darkness…)

CI: Dang you two! I'm scarred of the dark…can't you just settle your differences! Uh…this is retarded… Anyways, this chapter features Kiba, learning if his love is true about Hinata! Start Chapter!

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As Kiba left the Hyugga compound, he had had a strong urge to find a way to get into Hinata's room, and take her away from there, and all the cruelty of everything else. He wanted to tell her, at this very moment, that he loved her and that he wanted to be with her. Yet, before he had interfered…he remembered Hinata discussing (or rather shouting…) that she had certain affections for Shino…what had she said? That Shino may have taken her heart? Whatever the two had been discussing after Hinata ran to their training grounds, it certainly wasn't anything the Hokage had sent…

Kiba sighed heavily. He was depressed completely. He knew very well Hinata could only pick one of the three men that loved her so passionately, and if he didn't want her to be with Neji, he rather her be in love with Shino, besides how it would kill him.

"I need to talk someone about this," Kiba said to himself, almost as though persuading himself to take upon his own offer. "Someone neutral, not involved. See, who is involved…" he began thinking about all the possibilities.

Alright, let's start with Hinata…her crush (or is it still?) is Naruto…who in turn likes Sakura (A/N: he doesn't know he has a crush on Tenten.) so that rules those two out. Then there is me and Shino and Neji. Neji has Tenten and Rock Lee to handle, and so that leaves me with…Team Ten. Kiba pondered on all three specimens of Team Ten. Shikamaru was too lazy, and any advice Kiba would ask of him would be 'too troublesome', especially about women, as it was ninja gossip that he had his hands full with Ino and Temari. Yet, someone had told him he liked someone else… Then, there was Chouji, who was completely useless, as all he ever thought about was food, although some were saying he was sliming down for unknown reasons. Finally there was…

Ino. The matchmaker Ino. The one who always knew who wanted to be with whom and who deserved whom. Kiba wanted to slap himself hard for not coming into this ultimate realization in the first place. Yet, his muscles were too bruised and sore to do that.

In fact, I really haven't had any sleep…Hell, I've had no sleep since the previous night. And even that was restless. Kiba yawned as he thought of sleep. The joy of sleep in his mind made his eyes shut momentarily, but snapped out of it, realizing his mission. It was mere daybreak, but Ino would probably be awaking the flowers with cool water after being placed in the darkness. He had his opportunity, now all he needed to do was head to the flower shop, and…

"Hey! Kiba! Can I have a moment?" a voice asked from behind and Kiba quickly (but reluctantly) turned around. It was none other the woman who stopped his little sprawl with Neji. Tenten.

"Yeah, sure. What's up?" Kiba asked rather nervous. She didn't seem as angry as before, but having experienced her on several missions before, she was really a mood shifter, and no one besides her true teammates could decipher what she was actually feeling.

"Well…Neji really didn't give me all the details, but why did you two battle? Was it about…Hinata?" Tenten looked a way from Kiba, obvious worry and sadness in her eyes. Why…did she know about their crushes on her?

"Yeah, it kind of was…but how do you know?" Kiba asked, still cautiously.

"Neji told me that he liked her…no, loved her…and you're her teammate and all, so I was wondering if your dispute was about her," Tenten replied, her right arm holding the other, her grip tightening. She seemed…almost crestfallen at the idea of Neji in love with Hinata.

"Yeah, it was," Kiba nearly growled, but he didn't want Tenten to suspect anything. After all, she probably didn't know about the engagement, and he didn't need a girl crying tears of joy or of melancholy.

"Oh, well, I just want to know, because Neji was in his typical, pissed-off mood…he always does that after a battle." Tenten joked, although her chuckle seemed highly falsified.

"Oh, okay," Kiba responded. "Well, I'll have to be taking my leave, Tenten. See you soon." He wanted to get out of this awkward predicament, and he just needed some space for awhile, at least until he met Ino.

"Alright. Bye, Kiba! I hope everything goes well." Tenten waved at him, and she was off, in a tree, leaping back to her typical training grounds.

Hmm…goes well? Does she mean with Hinata? So, Neji probably did tell her. Kiba sighed once more, and ran to the flower shop where Ino was.

Kiba was weak at the moment, but sprinting came all to easily to the boy. He jumped off of buildings and ran the alleyways, shortcuts to the prized and popular flower shop. He needed to know if his feelings were real, if he would be able to explain his actual feelings for Hinata. He wanted nothing else but to be with her, but if he were incapable of receiving her affections, he would have to stand aside and try to find another woman who could feel the void. That may seem shallow, but to Kiba, it was all he could see as a recovery, as he did not want to cry and be a hopeless, lovesick fool once Hinata made her decision.

After his thoughts kept swirling around his brain, he noticed a platinum blonde-haired girl in the distance. She had a purple summer dress on, and her hair, as usual, was in a ponytail. As he approached, she noticed her jade eyes glancing at his figure coming towards her. She didn't seem annoyed with his presence, but it almost look like she seemed refreshed with his appearance. Perhaps because she saw the same faces everyday.

"Kiba!" Ino said cheerfully and waving at his figure as he came down from the building aside and walked up to her. She grinned lightly, and asked, "So, what's brings you to my little flower shop?"

Kiba smiled back and stated, "Well, I came here seeking some advice, along with a couple of your yellow and sunset roses of course," Kiba said, knowing those were Hinata's favorite flowers.

"Oh, well, if there's a sale involved, I will gladly help!" Ino exclaimed, her eyes becoming bright at the thought of a sale so early in the morning. "Come on in to the shop, you can pick the flowers in there.

Ino opened the door to her little flower shop and Kiba followed her in. Kiba had never actually been in the flower shop before, so it was an odd experience. The walls were a sky blue, with small white clouds scattered throughout the walls. Also, on the bottom of the walls, grass and an assortment of flowers came shooting up. One almost felt like they were outside, looking at some wondrous garden. Kiba continued his observation as he saw a variety of flowers scattered throughout the scenery: daises, carnations, roses, lilies, chrysanthemums, and huge sunflowers were only the tip of the iceberg.

"So…Kiba" Ino trailed as she want to the other side of a counter, placing her elbows on top of it to support her head. "May I ask what advice you seek?"

"Well…" Kiba started, suddenly getting very nervous. This was the first time he was about to speak about his feelings to anyone. Although it wasn't Hinata, Ino was a girl, and he couldn't help but believe she would laugh at his predicament. "There's this girl…"

"And you like her." Ino cut in, her voice becoming all-knowing.

"Yeah, that's it," Kiba said, "But see, there's this…"

"Guy who she likes and you're not sure if you should tell her, in fear that she will push you aside." Ino interrupted once again. Was he that obvious? Or had she just experience so many hopeless cases before him?

"Well…that's kind of right," Kiba corrected. "It's just that, she had liked this guy before, but now she likes another someone else, and he likes her as well. But, there's another guy who likes her and now he's forcing an arranged marriage on her and now she may not be able to tell her true feelings to the other guy and I may not ever tell her what's buried inside my heart…. " Kiba had strung the words together smoothly as he felt himself passionately telling the story. He realized there was so much more complexity than he imagined. There was a huge web of tiny, yet important details that were part of this…of this…situation. And it all crumbled back to Hinata.

"Wow…that's kind of complicated," Ino said, her face sort of stunned from Kiba's problem. No one else had come to her with this problem before. Yet, it could be a challenge, and Ino always loved a challenge.

"Well, I say…that you have quite a situation on your hands. Yet, this is what you need to do. You need to, first, tell her your feelings, but not abruptly or quickly. Slowly show her how you feel. Take her out to lunch, bye her flowers, brings her a small gift whenever you see. Than tell her how pretty or gorgeous she is that day. Slowly show her your true emotions, and if she hasn't caught yet, take her someplace secluded and finally admit your affections for her.

"But, you have the other two men to deal with also. First, start off with the one who forced this engagement on her. Tell him what he is doing to her free will, that he is binding her into something that was in the dark ages, certainly not now. If he doesn't respond to that, kick his butt right in front of your woman so he'll be totally embarrassed and give her to you. Also, there are the two guys she likes. Kick their butts as well. Kiba, you just got make her fall in love with you by doing the little things. Then, she will come to accept you as a potential lover, and not just a friend there for support or comfort."

Once Ino was finished, Kiba looked at her with extreme intensity. She had given him a lot to think about and also how to deal with his rivals. So…he had to have Hinata fall in love with him by doing simple things? Like giving her roses, making her lunch, and complimenting her? It seemed so obvious, but to a confused love struck fool, it never was.

"Thank you for that Ino-chan. I'm glad to have had this talk with you," he bowed his head in gratitude. "Now…about those flowers."

"Oh, okay. Your very welcome, Kiba-kun," she emphasized the kun, as he had added the suffix to her name. Kiba felt like he had found a very wise friend in this blonde. "Oh, may I ask who is this girl, Kiba-kun? She seems like a treasure if three or four men are after her."

Kiba began to ponder on the thought. Although Ino could be trusted with love advice, she was an extreme gossip. If he told her, she would know doubt at least tell Sakura. The two had become great friends after the departure of Sasuke so she would at least tell her. Then, no doubt Sakura would tell Lee, as (even though she would probably never admit it) she had a crush on the wild fool. When Lee heard the news that Hinata was engaged to his rival, and that Kiba liked her as well, he would scream it to the whole village, and Kiba did not need that much publicity.

"Well, it's bettered said to keep it a secret. You'll know once I snagged her," Kiba chuckled and Ino right along with him.

"I guess I should cover my client's privacy if he allows it," Ino responded with a grin. "Let's get you on your way with the purchases, shall we?"

Kiba picked out the flowers, a bouquet of one large sunset rose (orange with magenta flames on the edges) with smaller yellow roses and lavender carnations. It was quite beautiful, and Ino even gave it to him half-price to start his journey of 'love.' He left with a wide smile spread across his face. He couldn't wait until he found Hinata.

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Crystal Inferno: Yeah! It's done! I'm glad how this chapter turned out. I wanted a break from all the drama that was going on and bring some happy, light, fun!

Kiba: Well, that was refreshing, now I have to see Hina-

CI: I don't suggest that.

Kiba: Why?

CI: Evil things will fall upon you…and also…. Hinata isn't going to be there…

Kiba: Don't tell me…I'm not in another chapter again!

CI: How'd you know?

Kiba: Get over here!

CI: Not again…. Anyways, I hoped you enjoyed this addition to my story, and review if you want to give me some love. I appreciate all who read and all who give me their feedback. Now, excuse me while I run for my freaking life!