Chapter 6: The Date!

When Kiba and Ino arrived at the fair, Ino gasped happily. "It looks so exciting!" She had only been to a fair once in her life, and that was when he father took her when she was about four years old.

Kiba smiled at her obvious pleasure. "Well let's make it more fun then. Come on." He took her hand and they began to walk together, when Ino spotted something. "Ooooh, Kiba, look! A roller coaster! I've never been on one before. I was too little the last time I was at a fair. Can we go on it, pleeaasee?" She pleaded as she hugged his arm. He let out an amused sigh. "Hai-hai, let's go on it, then."

She squealed with excitement and dragged him to the line of the roller coaster. When they got on, and the roller coaster was about to go down it's first and largest drop. Ino grinned from ear to ear, still hugging Kiba's arm and looked up at him.. She gave him a peck on the cheek, he looked down at her and smiled. As soon as they dropped Ino was squealing wildly in fear and entertainment. She decided that it was the most fun she'd had since the last time she was at one of these.

When the ride ended, Ino was disappointed, yet at the same time thankful to be back on solid ground. "That was SO much fun!" She yelled, practically jumping around from anxiety. Kiba had thought the only person that could have as much energy as she was displaying in that moment was Naruto. But when he did it was clearly annoying, but it was kinda cute coming from Ino.

"Wanna go on the ferris wheel next?" The Inuzuka boy asked. Ino nodded and he grabbed her hand.

As soon as they got on the colorful ferris wheel, a thought struck Kiba. "Oh, Ino, I almost forgot something." He muttered as the ride began to move, and their cart made it's way to the top. He pulled something out of his pocket, and to Ino's surprise, it was the small velvet box that he acquired the other day. "Kiba..."

"It's not my mom's birthday for another four months, Ino." Kiba offered her his doggish, half smile, which she found incredibly adorable. He opened the box and Ino gasped. "I saw you looking at this in a store way back when you tripped onto me." He said softly. Ino was shocked that he would remember, or even notice, such a small thing from so long ago. It was the locket that she was admiring that day!

The ferris wheel stopped when they were at the top. Kiba took the locket out of the box and Ino turned and lifted her hair as he put it around her neck. She touched the silver heart softly and opened it. She gasped. "This picture...so that's why..." She smiled. It was the unexpected picture he had taken while they kissed, after he dropped her off that rainy day. She closed it and looked up at Kiba. Only to leap at him, wrapping her arms around him tightly, causing the cart to rock a good amount. "Woah, Careful!" He warned, not wanting to fall or anything. He chuckled, wrapping his arms around her as well. They both admired the view of the entire fair from the top of the ferris wheel. "It's really pretty." Ino said in awe and looked up at Kiba. "Thank you, Kiba. For everything..."

"Ah, I almost forgot we're supposed to be meeting Naruto, Hinata, Tenten and Lee here." Kiba scratched his head after they got off of the ride. "They're supposed to be over at the food court area."

Ino nodded and Kiba took her hand. They made their way to the food court, only to be stopped by a voice. "Oi, Kiba! Over here!" Naruto called and waved after coming off of a ride with Hinata, Lee and Tenten. "You guys took too long to meet us so we decided that if you finally ended up showing, we'd find you later." He said as the group made their way toward the pair.

"Well we're here now. What are we gonna do?" Kiba asked the normally hyper-active blonde boy.

"Well..." Naruto began, with a smirk on his face. "We could go in the tunnel of love." He said seductively, glancing toward Hinata, who was blushing furiously to a scarlet red.

"Yes. We must, and there I can continue to confess my undeniable love to my adorable and beautiful Tenten!" Lee shouted, throwing a fist in the air. Tenten's cheeks became pink and she giggled at Lee.

Naruto put an arm around Hinata and lead the way to the ride, while Lee was carrying Tenten bridal style, following quickly after them. Ino giggled. "They're all so cute together." Kiba glanced down at her. "You know...We look pretty good together too..." He said, cheeks pink, though you couldn't really tell, because of his red markings. Ino smiled and looked up at him.

"I know that already! That's why I'm here with you, silly." She chuckled. Kiba blushed to a red color and grabbed Ino's hand. "Come on. Let's go, before we lose them again." He said, walking quickly after Naruto and the others.

As soon as they got in line for the tunnel of love, they realized that there was a fence in between the male and female's line. And after they counted all of the people on each side, and arranged it the way they wanted it, asking people to move ahead, or back in the line, so that they may all sit with the people that they wanted, they finally got onto the ride.

It was all much too mushy for Naruto, who soon got bored of the scenery in the tunnel, so he directed his attention fully to Hinata, who blushed to a light pink when she realized he was smiling at her. She was surprised when Naruto asked her to come here with him. She had thought he liked Sakura the whole time, by the way he hung out with the pink haired kunoichi with all of his spare time. She didn't ask him about it though. She was just happy to be there, in the tunnel of love, with her favorite blonde boy. He yawned and stretched his arms out, putting one arm around Hinata. Typical date move, she thought, but still, she blushed to a dark shade of red. She smiled with content and she rested her head on his shoulder.

Lee, very unlike Naruto, was admiring the decor in the tunnel. His eyes almost looked as though they would take the shape of hearts, as he stared in awe. "It's all so beautiful!" He shouted and threw his arms in the air in a cheer. Tenten sighed and crossed her arms, looking in the other direction. This caught Lee's attention quickly. "Almost as beautiful as my lovely and youthful Tenten!" He shouted, putting his hands together and bringing them up next to his face. "Whom I will love forever and ever, even if it takes me years to convince her to return my undying love!"

This made Tenten blush rather furiously. "Do you...truly love me, Lee?" She said weakly. "Of course! You're the best and most youthful thing to ever happen to me! Like a young flower in a beautiful, youthful meadow!" Tenten could have sworn she heard birds chirping as he said that. He scooted closer to her. Tenten smiled and swifty kissed Lee on the cheek, then quickly scooted further from him, looking away and blushing. Lee, determined, only moved closer to her, cupping her chin in his hand, turning her head to face him. She blushed to a scarlet red and could feel her heart racing. He gave her a small peck on the lips, and for once, didn't seem so hyper and energetic, one similarity that he has to Naruto.

Ino and Kiba sat rather awkwardly in silence as their boat floated on through the tunnel. Kiba stared at his feet, not paying much attention to the ride, while Ino looked around and softly began to hum along with the music that was playing throughout the entire ride. "Kiba, what do you think of love?" Ino stopped humming abruptly and asked calmly. Kiba's eyes widened and his face turned a deep color of red. He quickly began to stand up, rocking the boat and nearly tipping it over. "Calm down, silly! I'm not saying I'm in love with you!" She shouted, grabbing his arm and pulling him back down. "Oh," Kiba said, relieved. Yet slightly disappointed, in a way. He definitely wouldn't mind spending a lot more time with a girl like Ino. "Have you ever been in love, Kiba?" Ino said quietly, almost in a whisper as she looked in the opposite direction of where he was. "...No." He replied. Ino sighed and glanced at him. "I know this is an awkward conversation to have on a date, but you're pretty much my best friend right now. I only wonder what it feels like," She sighed. "To be in love. To where you can't stand being with a person, yet, at the same time, you can't stand being away from them. That's the kind of love that draws me the most. Where the infatuation is so strong to where the passion never ends. " She began to stare at her own feet. "But I wonder, sometimes, if I'll ever get to experience that kind of love, or any love at all, in fact..." She muttered quietly, to where he could barely make out what she was saying. The young Inuzuka boy had assumed that all of the hearts and lovey-dovey things in the tunnel had triggered those thoughts into her mind.

To Kiba's relief, the ride had stopped by then. He wouldn't have to try and come up with something to say to her, it might have been awkward, or stupid, knowing himself. He got out of the boat, holding out a hand to help Ino out. She gladly accepted it, still holding a blank expression on her face. She seemed to still be thinking about what she was talking about. Love. Was it even possible to love someone that you couldn't stand being with? He wondered. It seemed like a silly dream to him. But he knew that it seemed much more to Ino than just silly wishes. He was going to say something to her, to maybe brighten her mood a little, but before he could even open his mouth, he heard someone shout.

"Oi! Come on, Kiba! We're going to play some games!" It was Naruto's voice. He walked up to them, an arm around a blushing Hinata. "Lee and Tenten decided to leave the group and spend some time by themselves." He informed, noting that they might have wondered what happened to them."Alright. Sounds good to me." Kiba said, nodding and glancing down at Ino, who nodded as well.

By the end of the night, they four had separated into their own pairs when they exited the fair. They said their goodbyes and parted ways. Kiba and Ino walked in silence for several minutes before Ino broke it, "I had a good time tonight." Ino said, looked up at Kiba and smiling softly. "I'm glad." Kiba replied with a small smile of his own. "I really like the locket, and the bear." She held onto the locket around her neck with one hand, while she held a small white bear that Kiba had won her after playing the ring toss.

They arrived at Ino's doorstep soon afterwards and stood there for a few moments. "Thank you for taking me out tonight, Kiba. I had a lot of fun." She stared up at him and moved some loose hair behind her ears. "Me too. I'm glad you agreed to come with me. I like spending time with you, Ino." He said softly, his lips curved into a small smiled. Ino blushed at his words. "Well, I should get inside." Ino reached for the doorknob as Kiba began to walk away. She hesitated, "I forgot something." She said aloud to him, walking quickly down the steps to meet him. And just as he turned to face her, she gave him a soft kiss. "I'm infatuated with you, Inuzuka Kiba." She smiled when she pulled away, quickly running back up the steps and into her house.

Kiba smirked as he stood there, staring after her. "Same here, Ino." He said quietly, knowing full well that she couldn't hear him, before walking down the street towards his own house, humming, quietly, the same tune that Ino had in the tunnel of love.

Sorry it took so long to get this chapter out...

I've had a busy life lately. But alas! I've succeeded in writing the rest of this chapter! Be happy! Yay!

Sorry if it seems a bit rushed.