Chapter 3
"Let. Me. Go!" I pressed the sharpest edge to the right side of his neck, and I watched him tense, sliding his slit eyes over to my face.
"And you claim I'm the cheat? Hidden weapons have to be higher on the list than tag teaming with Akamaru." He dropped me and put his hand to the shallow cut where the crystal had been.
"It can't be classified as hidden if its out like it is," I said, dangling the braid on my finger.
He took his hand away from his neck then put it back as the blood still ran. I felt a little guilty so I grabbed the bandage tape from my pocket (I always have it on hand). When I stepped forward, Inuzuka stepped back and the dog, Akamaru, stepped forward, growling a warning.
"Look, it's a bandage. I'm sorry I cut you, and you can't hold the wound all day."
Neither moved. "Here," I sighed, taking the other side of the crystal and cut my left palm. It wasn't as shallow as I had wanted and winced.
I licked my hand of the blood out of habit, the wrapped it before the blood could pool.
"Hey, how do I know if it's different when you lick the wound?" Inuzuka questioned suspiciously.
"…do you want me to lick your neck?" my voice went slow and seductive. Inuzuka blushed and gulped.
"I'll manage," he choked out. I stepped forward. Akamaru looked between his master and me, uncertain how to react.
I stood in front of him and slowly rose on my toes. He watched me but stood frozen in shock. With one touch he moved his hand away from the cut, enough that I could see all of it.
I had had cat scratched that were worse.
Before he could move I wrapped his neck, enough to hold the wound but loose enough so he wouldn't feel like he was choked. I had had more than a few similar cuts.
"Tch, I can't believe you thought I would lick your neck!" I sneered, pushing him away, making Inuzuka snap out of his shocked state.
"Like hell I would let you, damned baka!"
"Kiba, what's going on?" the calm voice spoke again. I had forgotten he was there, and I blushed that he had watched the whole scene.
"Shino! How long have you been here?" Inuzuka breathed, seeming surprised by the hooded man's appearance though he had been there before.
"Shino" turned into the "Depressed anime corner," muttering about how ignored he was.
Inuzuka and I both anime sweat dropped, the I pointed to Shino while looking at Inuzuka. "Who's he?"
Inuzuka rubbed the back of his head while he sighed. "Aburame Shino. He's on the team with us. His…bug…jutsu is what he specializes in, though he's smart with containing enemies and getting ahead of them. He can control the bugs, the kikaichu beetles, from anywhere in exchange for his chakra."
I got the large anime white eyes. "You- you- you- you mean he's a…bug boy?" I hoarsely whispered.
"Um, I suppose, yeah," he looked up still rubbing his head.
The creepy crawly shivers took me and I couldn't help but think of them crawling on my skin.
"Kyaa!" I screamed, and took a few steps back, away from Bug Boy.
"N-nani?" (What?) Inuzuka stammered.
"I. Hate. Bugs!" My eyes locked on the potential threat.
Inuzuka laughed. "Don't worry. As long as you're not attacking him or you don't kill one of his bugs, he most likely won't go after you."
"Kiba? Shino?"