Tai: Well, I have exams coming up very, very soon, so I won't have the chance to write much. As such, I hope this chapter is long enough to satisfy readers, although we're still no where near the most interesting parts of what's going to happen. I have a lot more planned for this duo, and trust me, I will not be following the same 'Happily Ever After' plot line you might think. I also won't be killing off Neji, I have my own plans for things -Laughs evilly-

-coughs- Right, well there's not much else to say. And if after this you're still wondering what the pairing is, look at the top of the page, above this note to the story rating, and lo and behold, the main characters are listed. Also, I currently have at least one other story to think of, so I won't be taking requests for a little while, not until a week after my exams anyway (FYI, exams end with this month, 30 November). When they're done, my main focus will be the second chapter to my other recent story, then this one, so no yelling at me.

Anyway, enough from me, onto the chapter

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any related stuffs, I just write things...

Chapter Two: Forgetting

Across town, a brown haired male sat up and looked around his room sleepily, frowning when he realised his enormous white canine was no longer beside his bed, or anywhere in the room for that matter. He let out a large yawn before slipping out from beneath his covers; pulling on the same clothes he'd worn every day since becoming a Chuunin. Drowsily he made his way towards the kitchen, giving the air a quick sniff as he walked.

He stopped suddenly as the scent of his favourite breakfast reached him, making the Inuzuka freeze suddenly. 'Mom never makes me that for breakfast without a reason…don't tell me it's time for my check up again…' Cautiously, Kiba stuck his head through the door to see breakfast sitting on the table, and no one else in sight. 'This looks like a trap…'

Slowly, he walked into the dining room, continuously sniffing the air for traces of his mothers, sisters or canines scent. He found nothing, and lowered himself into the chair, still on edge about the lack of people…or dogs that seemed to be around. "Where is everyone?" he muttered, carefully stabbing at his meal. Deciding it was safe he wolfed it down happily, enjoying the taste of the food as it lingered in his mouth.

His breakfast finished, Kiba stood and started sniffing the air once more, attempting to locate any traces of the familiar scents of his family. He caught the faintest hint of his sister's scent leading outside and attempted to find a trace of everyone else's, to no avail. "Guess I'm going outside then."

Walking cautiously through the house, he kept his senses alert to make sure he didn't miss anything, blinking in surprise as he reached the backyard. There, Akamaru, Kuromaru, the Haimaru Sankyodai, Hana and his mother Tsume were all waiting, grinning at him. 'What the hell is going on?'

"Happy birthday, Kiba!" Hana chirped happily as four of the dogs bounded happily over to him, barking just as happily. Kiba stood blinking at everyone, still processing what his older sister had said. "…I…I forgot my own birthday?" he questioned aloud, earning a laugh from everyone present. A dazed look fell over his features as he stood looking at everyone before Akamaru gently tugged no his black jacket, barking.

"Right. I'll see you all later, we're training with Hinata and Shino today." He stated with a grin, turning to head back through the house, only to find a strong hand on his shoulder. "Kiba, it's your sixteenth birthday, you know as well as we do exactly what that means." Tsume stated, making the boy gulp. The dogs gathered around him told him he wouldn't be going anywhere any time soon.

"We're going to have a long and awkward conversation, aren't we?" Kiba asked, earning a nod from both women. "Great, just what I always wanted." Following his mother, he noticed that Akamaru and Kuromaru hadn't followed, and knew exactly what the conversation would be about. Finding himself soon in the clan meeting hall, one of the biggest rooms in the entire Inuzuka compound, he let out a sigh and sat down, inwardly cringing as his mother did the same.

"Kiba, I'm sure you've heard of what happens on an Inuzuka's sixteenth?" she questioned, earning a hesitant nod from the male. "A little, but I'm not sure how it applies to me." He sighed, knowing he was bound to get the long, gory and slightly sickening explanation.

"It applies to everyone in the clan. Unlike normal animals, both male and female Inuzukas go into heat. It's a strange occurrence that happens once every three months, unless the Inuzuka has a mate. You first heat will be sometime within the coming week, and the symptoms of it are fairly easy to recognise. You'll start to notice scents of people more, not just the usual scent we use for tracking, but a truly alluring scent that will make you want to, well, ravage them.

It's not a gender specific urge, but it is stronger around some people than others, meaning you may find yourself with a male at some point. Scents of other Inuzukas, especially others in heat, will be the biggest draw. As soon as you find yourself strongly drawn to someone Kiba, get away from them. If you don't, you may soon find yourself married with children." Tsume explained, glad that Kiba actually seemed to be paying attention.

"What you probably don't know much about is actually marking a mate, and that's something I really wish your father was around for. It should be his job to explain this to you, but…" Tsume let out a sigh, "When you mark a mate, it's fairly…rough for them. If you don't get out of the vicinity of the person your instincts are telling you to go after quickly, you'll loose control and once you've lost that, there's only one thing that can be done." She struggled slightly with the words, trying to think of the best way to explain it.

"In short, you'll pin them down and rape them. There's no other way to say it Kiba. You'll attempt to completely overpower them, regardless of who it is, and once you've done so you will pin them to the ground and take advantage of them as roughly as possible. Once that's done, you'll search their body for the one spot they enjoy being touched and bite it.

"That bite won't be like a normal one. You'll sink your teeth into them as deeply as you can until they bleed and force some of your chakra into their body. That bite…that bite will seal your fate, binding you permanently to them. Through it, you will subconsciously control them when they try to disobey you, stop them from attacking you using their chakra…the opposite is also true for using chakra on the other. Before you bite them, right then is the only time it can be stopped. Once you've bitten someone, Kiba, you'll never look lustily at another, never have feelings for anyone else and you'll be bound heart and soul to them."

Looking carefully at her son, she let out a sigh, standing to leave. "I'll tell Shino and Hinata you'll catch up with them later. Take your time and think about what I've said." Kiba nodded deftly, his golden eyes wide as he struggled to come to terms with the new information. The details of what he was likely to do vivid and screaming in his mind like a foghorn made it difficult, and he made a mental note to go straight home if he found himself going into heat.

Still dazed, Kiba found himself slowly getting his head around the new information, though sill highly disgusted by the fact that if he lost control he would… 'Get your head away from that! Thinking about it will only make it worse.' The Inuzuka told himself harshly, shaking his head. He didn't know exactly how long he'd been sitting in the meeting hall. It felt like hours although he was sure it had only been minutes.

Standing, he stretched and grinned happily as his back gave a slightly click. Walking from the room, he headed immediately towards the back yard where he was certain his faithful white canine would be waiting. He ran a tanned claw like hand through his messy hair as he walked, deciding it wasn't bad enough to warrant a brush or comb.

"Akamaru!" he called, heading straight for the door, "We have training to get to!" the large canine came bounding after him, waiting impatiently behind him to get outside. "Settle down, Akamaru." He laughed, opening the door to find Shino standing there waiting. "I had a feeling you'd be slightly late." The Aburame stated, earning a fanged grin from the other. "Happy birthday."

"Thanks." Kiba continued to grin, stepping outside and allowing Akamaru to follow him before closing the door. "Lets go get Hinata." The heavily clothed male agreed and the duo set out for the Hyuuga compound, their usual silence ensuing. Kiba frowned as they reached the large clan compound to find no sign of Neji and Hiashi training in the front yard. Instead, the Hyuuga genius was seated next to their female team mate, looking fairly depressed.

"Hinata?" Kiba questioned, looking between the two Hyuugas with a frown, making the young woman jump slightly. "Kiba, Shino." She greeted warmly, although the accompanying smile and tone seemed slightly forced, she stood and wrapped her arms gently around the Inuzuka. "Happy birthday, Kiba."

A gentle smile graced Kiba features as he returned the light embrace, muttering his thanks into her ear. After a few seconds he released her, glancing over at Neji for a few seconds. The pale jounin muttered his own birthday greeting; quiet enough for only the Inuzuka to hear and nod his thanks to.

"Do…do you two mind if Neji joins us for training today?" the deep haired female asked quietly, causing her two male teammates to share a quick look. "It's fine with us." Kiba answered, looking at the girl and then back at the prodigy with a frown. "Neji, why aren't you training with your own team?" "They left on a mission early this morning." He explained, a somewhat saddened tone in his voice.

Kiba didn't press the matter any further, simply nodding and turning to leave along with Shino. It was how they usually went, the two boys would show up at the Hyuuga compound to collect their female team mate, and then the trio would leave to train while Hiashi and Neji trained out in the front of the Hyuuga compound. It was unusual for the latter of the duo to be accompanying them.

The Inuzuka let out a gentle sigh, today definitely wasn't a normal day.

Tai: Well, review now please. It won't make me write faster, or my exams finish quicker, but it might get you a longer chapter next time...maybe...