Chapter 2
"Hey Kiba-kun?"
"What?"
"I'm hungry."
Kiba looked over to see Dess rubbing her growling stomach. He sighed, "Well, there's a ramen shop a block away, if you want that."
Dess's eyes widened. "Did you say ramen?" she asked.
"Yea, what of it?" he grumbled in annoyance.
"I love ramen!" she yelled as she tugged on his sleeve. "Come on Akamaru! Lets go!"
Kiba sighed as Akamaru followed the blue haired shinobi willingly. That girl had too much energy for him.
"Last one there pays!" Dess called, snapping kiba back into reality.
"Shit!" He broke into a run when he realized how far ahead she was. He loved challenges, and he hated to lose.
As he reached Ichiraku Ramen, he could see Dess leaning back in her stool and waving. "Hey Kiba-kun! You're last! Pay up buddy!"
"Um…" His face flushed into a blush. "Buddy?" he questioned. Ino's face popped into his mind with her words of wisdom. Friends are friends. Pals are pals. Buddies sleep together. Unfortunately he only heard this after he publicly called her his 'buddy.' That night he had lost his virginity. "Um, Dess…Do you know what 'buddy' means?"
"Yup Yup! 'Buddy' means-" She was cut off by her ramen bowl being set in front of her. Breaking her chopsticks, she gulped down her food greedily.
The man behind the stand looked at her. "You know," he said, "unless you plan on challenging Naruto-kun; slow down!"
Dess stopped eating and glanced at the man. "Naruto?" she asked, mouth still full. The man nodded as she swallowed. Getting up quickly, she pushed past Kiba and Akamaru. "Sorry guys, but I've got to go." She began to run, only to crash into an orange and black wall. She fell to the ground and rubbed her backside where she had fallen.
"Oh My Gosh, it's you!" Dess looked up to see a clearly surprised, spiky haired blonde pointing at her.
"Shit…" she muttered getting up from her embarrassing position. "See you stuck to the 'hit me' orange, Naruto-kun."
Nauto beamed as he hugged her. "Dess-chan! I missed you!"
Dess pulled out of his arms and glanced around nervously. "Um…he's not here is he?"
Naruto cocked his head to the side. "Hm…Oh! You mean Ero-sannin? Nope! Tsunade-baa-chan has him on a mission."
Dess breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank kami-sama." There was no way in hell she ever wanted to be near that man anytime soon.
Kiba's eyes shifted from Dess to Naruto and back again. "You guys know each other?"
"Unfort-"
"Yea! Ero-sannin and I met her when she was on her mission! And Ero-sannin and Dess-chan are in love, but I would never think she'd like perverts!" Naruto rambled, earning a hit over his head from Dess.
"Don't you dare make up stories!" Dess yelled.
Kiba sweat dropped. Remember to never piss her off.
Naruto rubbed his head where Dess had hit him. "So Dess-chan, when did you get back?"
"Earlier today actually." She smiled. "Kiba-kun's been showing me around. After all, I have been away for a long time."
Naruto nodded. "Uh hm. That's our Kiba alright." He turned to the boy. "Oh before I forget, Kiba, Tsunade-baa-chan wants to see you in her office. And," he winked, "I hear Hinata-chan's gonna be there too."
"Alright." Kiba said. He turned and walked away with his hand up and Akamaru beside him. "See ya later then."
Dess turned to Naruto. "The Hinata-chan?" she asked.
Naruto nodded. "Yea, but stuff happens when you're away for a long time." The sadness in his eyes didn't escape her.
Changing the subject, she said, "Well, I'm gonna head to by place now. Hopefully they haven't demolished it, ne?"
Naruto nodded. "Ok You need help finding it?" he joked.
Dess laughed. "No, I'm good." With that, she ran towards the outskirts of Konoha, leaving Naruto with the bill.
