Hai! I know it's been a LONG time since I did a fanfic, but a lot has happened. Anyway, I'm going to continue these stories, so don't worry. In the order of updating I plan, it's going to be:
The Unusal Betrothal 4(this), then The New XIII 2, and finally The Human Experience 3. I also want to start a Yugioh GX fanfic with my own original character as well. But, that plan is still a little iffy. Anyway, let's continue with The Unusual Betrothal! I hope you enjoy it~

Kiba was anything but composed during the entire lunch-date with Miko and his family. The small, doll-like boy had Kiba sitting on pins and needles the whole time. It took everything Kiba had to keep from flushing at comments of "Aren't they cute", "They look so great together", and most unnerving of all, "They looke like they were meant to be together, don't they?". He wanted to turn such a bright red he would put to shame the shade of red Iruka-sensei turned when he saw Naruto do the sexy jutsu. Of course, he refrained himself, but still couldn't help feeling awkward around the little boy sitting so close to him their chairs were touching.

"Kiba," Kiba's mom said, "why don't you go introduce Miko to your friends, now that lunch is over? I'm sure they'd want to meet him, right?" She smiled as Kiba nodded.

"Let's go, Miko!" Kiba said with a smile, "I think my teammates out of training by now; they're probably hanging out with the others, I can introduce you to everyone at once if we're lucky! ." He couldn't help but give a little smile as Miko nodded and followed close behind him, clinging tightly to the back of his shirt. 'He is cute...' Kiba could't help but think, 'but... I just need to get away from this embarassing atmosphere, though it probably won't be much better around the others...'

"A-alright," Miko said, flustering a little, "I-I'm right behind you, K-Kiba...." Miko said the last bit quite softly, but Kiba could catch that he didn't use "-kun" like he was just about a half an hour earlier. He couldn't help but turn red at the fact that Miko was addressing him so intimately in only half an hour. Miko just kept clung onto him for the remainder of the walk, and, as Kiba had guessed, he found all of his friends from the rookie 9 hanging out by the training grounds, and out of training.

Apparently they had been talking about him, because as soon as he and Miko got there, Sakura sat up. "Well, speak of the Devil," she said with a smile, "Kiba, come here!~" She waved him over as he sat down with the other rookie 9, Miko clinging tightly to the sleeve of his jacket... again. "We were just talking about you! Who's this?" She said the last part in a tone that told Kiba they already knew who he was, but were begging for him to say it with his own lips.

"A-ah, right..." Kiba said, scratching the back of his head, "E-everyone, this is Miko Nekotsume. He's my... fiancee." He said the last bit as quietly as he could, but everyone looked at him all smiles(except obviously Shino, who was impossible for Kiba to read). He blushed a bright shade of red before giving the others a "look". "WHAT!?" he practically screamed, making Miko shiver and cling behind him. At that, Kiba jumped and turned behind him to face Miko. "S-sorry, Miko," He said, quietly, earning a small hug from Miko(luckily the others didn't hear what he said, and just took this as timid little Miko trying to calm Kiba down).

"Aw," Sakura said with a small gigle, "he's so cute!" And with that, both of the other girls nodded in agreement, but only Sakura and Ino came up to Miko and started coddling him, causing the poor little thing to shake from nerves. "My name's Sakura," she said, introducing herself, "These two are my teammates, Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki." She pointed to each of the boys respectively, as both waved to him, and he gave a small wave back.

"I'm Ino," Ino said, "these are my teammates, Shikamaru and Chouji." She pointed to Shikamaru and Chouji, who each gave a small nod, but didn't really do much to introduce themselves.

"Then my teammates are Hinata and Shino over there," Kiba said, pointing to the silent boy and timid girl sitting just across from him. He couldn't help but smile as Miko gave that shy little wave. He knew he was going to end up wrapped around this boy's little finger, coddling him constantly and doing whatever he wanted him to. It seemed unavoidable, and he didn't really mind. He didn't mind to the point where he gave Miko a small hug and a kiss on the cheek, not noticing he was in front of the others until Miko turned a bright red and ducked to cling-hug him around the waist, burying his head in Kiba's chest and snuggling into the hug. When he finally realised what he had done, Kiba turned a bright shade of red.

"Aw, that was so cute! " Ino said with a smile, "You're such an adorable couple!" She was grinning ear to ear as she coddled both of them.

Kiba turned a bright shade of red. He did not want to keep being coddled like this, so he shook Ino off. "U-um, M-Miko, why don't I show you around town?" he hinted towards Miko, who, luckily, caught the hint and nodded. He rose to his feet and helped Miko up before waving off the others. "Bye, guys... I'll... see you later..." he said as he headed off back towards the Inuzuka compound. When they were a large enough distance from the others, Kiba finally decided to talk again. "I take it you've already been shown around?" he said, matter-of-factly, as Miko nodded. He just tugged the boy behind him with a smile. "Let's go home then, okay?"

Miko smiled and nodded. He held onto Kiba's hand as the two walked back towards the compound. "K-Kiba..." he said with a small blush, ducking behind Kiba, "Um... could we... maybe... g-go out... o-on our own one day? D-do you think that'd be okay?" He turned a light shade of pink as he walked behind Kiba, and to be honest, it made Kiba turn a light pink as well.

"Y-you mean... like a date... right?" he said, earning a nod from Miko. He blushed a little brighter, grasping Miko's hand a little tighter. "I... I guess..." he said, turning his face towards the ground for a split second.

The two just walked quietly the rest of the walk. In a way, it unnerved Kiba, not saying anything for such a long walk. He was used to talking people's ears off, but this boy had him on pins and needles the whole day. He never knew what to say, how to start a conversation. He just couldn't talk to Miko. Every time he tried, he'd feel heat rising to his cheeks, or his heart would race. He decided not to talk after that.

After a while, Kiba stopped in his tracks. "H-hey, Miko..." he said, feeling heat rise to his cheeks again as he turned to Miko, "W-would it... bother you at all if we... d-didn't go straight h-home? I don't feel like putting up with our parents..." He turned a slight shade of red. He knew his parents would be all over him if he did things like this around them. "W-we can go f-for a walk around town or something... t-take the scenic route home."

Miko giggled and nodded. "O-of course I wouldn't mind, K-Kiba," he said with a small smile, "Actually... I-I-I'd like to spend some time alone with you." Kiba then blushed at the smile Miko gave him when he clung around Kiba's arms. The little boy was just so... cute. Not that Kiba would be caught dead looking like he thought that. They were two guys, after all. No matter how cute Miko was, this wasn't without its awkwardness for Kiba. He wasn't used to this sort of thing. Maybe he should just ask Sakura and Ino what to do. But, he didn't want to go to them if he didn't need to. This was, technically, a separate situation. It may be different for boys than it is for girls.

The two walked around town for a while in relative silence. Miko just clinged to Kiba's arm, seeming content with just being close to the brunette. He was all smiles, coddling onto Kiba's arm as if it was his favorite toy or something. "K-Kiba..." he said softly, "Erm... I want to ask you something." He turned a little red as he started clinging onto Kiba's arm a little tighter. The little blond's face was turning a shade of rosy pink as he blushed and got so close, it became hard to walk for Kiba, who simply picked the boy up to make things simpler, which turned both of them a bright pink.

"Wh-what is it?" Kiba asked, holding the small boy like a baby as he walked to a nearby bench and sat him down, "I'm all ears." He sat down next to Miko, blushing when Miko laid his head in his lap. He let his hand fall into a position where it looked like he was patting the boy, as Miko turned around to look up at him instead of forward.

"I... wanted to know..." Miko said, blushing slightly, "W-what your feelings for me are, Kiba." He sat up on Kiba's lap and looked at him straight in the eyes. "I-I don't think... y-you've been one hundred percent with me all this time." He hugged Kiba around the neck and set his chin on Kiba's shoulder. "I want honesty, Kiba. If you don't like me, then tell me up front... please?" Miko looked at Kiba with a look that practically pierced the brunette's heart.

That was right. Miko had really loved Kiba. He was the on who asked for the betrothal! It had finally occured to Kiba what this meant. Miko had his whole heart in this marraige. He really wanted it. Kiba had been half-hearted this entire time. He was only in the marraige so as not to break Miko's heart, since Miko seemed so delicate. He tried to avert the boy's gaze, but Miko persisted, giving him no choice but to speak.

"M-Miko... I..." he turned his head away from the boy as best he could(which wasn't much considering the position they were in), however he could not avert away from the small blond's gaze, and simply let out a sigh. "M-Miko... allow me to appologize," he said wih a small blush, "I.. that is... I haven't been one hundred percent with you, I know. I... I was only in this half-heartedly. I appologize for that, Miko. I just... didn't think I could... love you the way you love me. Maybe it will just take time, I don't know... but I'm willing to give this a try..." Kiba then turned a bright red as Miko jumped on top of him giving him one of the biggest hugs Kiba had ever been given.

"S-so long as you're willing to try," Miko said with a smile, "I-I know y-you'll do better in the future, Kiba."