Tai: Well, it took me longer than I thought it would to write this chapter. I don't have writers block, I'm just having trouble describing exactly what's happening without it being confusing or contradictory. Hopefully this chapter is long enough, if it's not I might have time before I go away in 10days to write a second one, along with a chapter for my other KibaxNeji story.

Anyway, if you have any guesses as to what you think will happen. It'll be fun, I want to see if anyone can actually predict anything that's going to happen.

Ah well, onto ze story!

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto, if I didn't it wouldn't be called Naruto, Neji, Kiba, Gaara and Shikamaru would show up more and Sakura would've been dead first season.

Finally reaching their destination, the four ninja looked at one another, all wondering just how they would all train together. Usually the three younger members of the group would all focus on helping one of their number, but it was likely to end up as a more one on one training for the day.

"Neji, Kiba, why don't the two of you train together. You styles are very similar, so you'll be able to train much harder than if you were again either myself or Hinata." Shino stated calmly, moving to stand next to the female. Kiba nodded deftly, barely paying attention to the other male, although it seemed Neji was doing the same.

As the other duo walked silently away, Akamaru looked sadly between his partner and the other Hyuuga, noticing neither seemed to be much in the mood to talk. Knowing they were meant to be training, he let out a small growl, followed by the loudest bark he could muster. Both males jumped at the noise, and the large white canine quickly barked at Kiba, still letting his gaze dart between the two.

"Fine, fine Akamaru, we'll go somewhere a little more sheltered to train, if that's alright with you, Neji." The younger male stated, earning a stiff nod from the older. It was clear to the younger of the duo that the Hyuuga had something on his mind, something he would prefer not to discuss with the Inuzuka. Remaining silent, the canine-like male headed deeper into the trees, not bothering to check if the Hyuuga was following.

"Where are we going, Inuzuka?" Neji asked, a more annoyed tone in his voice than anything else. "Further into the trees. Most of my techniques work best with shelter, and it'll be fun to fully test out your byakugan. Unless you're scared to really fight, Hyuuga?" The wolfish smirk went unnoticed by the older, his pride already taking over and accepting the challenge.

Readying himself to strike, the paler of the two followed silently, activating his bloodline trait slowly as they continued through the thick trees, snapping twigs and trampling leaves as they moved until they finally reached a large area. Hundreds of claw marks were visible on the surrounding wood, making Neji conclude that the younger male used the area frequently.

No sooner had the duo stopped than the Hyuuga made his first strike, catching the tan boy in the back and hitting several chakra points, a sly smirk working its way onto his face. It seemed however that Kiba was expecting some type of attack, managing to regain his balance immediately and dart into the trees, Akamaru following. "You can't hide, Inuzuka." Neji snarled, watching the retreating duo easily.

Within seconds of moving into the trees, it seemed, the canine male and his partner had activated their two most used jutsu and so giving Neji two Kiba's to follow. 'Damn it, if I'd managed to spot which one was the real Kiba I'd be able to deal to Akamaru first. Now I'll have to attack both at the same time.'

Watching both closely, the Hyuuga inwardly swore as the duo darted in opposite directions, making it harder to predict their movements. Circling the waiting male, both would occasionally stop and begin to move towards the Hyuuga, faking an attack. As an automatic defence, Neji would begin to emit chakra, only to let it drop as the canine duo continued to circle.

After their third faux attack, Neji was more than annoyed and darted into the trees, knowing his speed would be more than sufficient to catch and attack at least one of them easily. Focusing on the Kiba ahead of him, Neji put his speed to good use and easily caught up, starting his strike instantly. Catching the first in the back, he smirked happily, hitting all visible chakra points before a cloud enveloped his target.

Akamaru fell onto the tree branch, emitting a loud bark. Neji's eyes widened as Kiba attacked from behind, catching the unsuspecting Hyuuga in the back and pinning him to the group within seconds. A feral glint in his golden eyes, Kiba smirked down at Neji, enjoying the look of shock decorating his porcelain features. "Had enough?" the younger questioned, easily holding the older down. When chakra wasn't used, Kiba could overpower most foes, with most of his techniques requiring pure physical strength, while Neji's required chakra control.

"Cheap shot." The older spat, glaring up at the tan boy, who seemed to have zoned out slightly. His eyes closed, Kiba cautiously sniffed the air, catching something…unusual about Neji's scent. He lent slightly closer, his nose almost grazing against the older male's collar bone. His grip tightened slightly, preventing any struggling as he continued to breathe in Neji's scent. A slight whimper from Akamaru in the tree snapped him out of the daze.

Shaking his head, Kiba easily bounded back into the tree where the dog lay, checking over him quickly. "You did a real number on Akamaru, I'll have to get Hana to look at him."

"Need some help?" Neji called up to him, earning a shake from the other. "No, he's not that heavy. I'll be back shortly." With that comment, Kiba had the large white canine on his back and darted off through the trees, his pace barely slowed even with the added weight of the dog.

Neji let out a sigh and settled under a tree, noting that his back, although being hit full-on by the Inuzuka's attack, didn't hurt all that much. 'I suppose, it was only training, so deadly force isn't meant to be used…unlike what I did to Akamaru.' 'The mutt had it coming, and his partner does too. You should let me take care of the dog boy, I haven't had a good fight in ages.'

Neji froze at the sound of a second voice in his head. It was much higher than his own, and seemed almost friendly…minus the idea to hurt Kiba. 'Kiba's an ally, we're only training, you're not meant to purposely hurt your opponent.' The Hyuuga reasoned, all the while releasing that if the conversation was aloud, he'd seem insane.

'Ally? You've got to be kidding. He could've done some serious damage with that cheap shot. Come on, let me take care of him, I'll make sure he doesn't do anything like that again, to anyone.'

'You're insane! He didn't even hurt me.'

'I'm insane? Who's the one talking to an unknown voice in his head right now?'

Neji froze, his eyes widening slightly. 'Who are you?' A gentle laugh filled his head, but eeriness of the sound was almost overwhelming.

'I was sure one of the Hyuuga elders would've explained who I was to you, or are they now thinking "If we pretend she doesn't exist she'll go away"? Pathetic.'

Neji shot to his feet, attempting to move away from the voice as his eyes widened. 'You're…you're the demon Hiashi-sama told me about…Ookami…'

'Clever, and you're a strong one too. Oh we will have so much fun together, killing the clan, destroying Konoha, annihilating anything that crosses our path. Why don't we start with that Inuzuka whelp? He looks like he might actually put up a half-decent fight.'

'No, this is my body, you're not taking control of me.'

'Oh come on, I can get rid of that annoying little seal on your forehead…well not right now. I'm not at full strength yet. But when I am I'll get rid of it, and then we can go play "Kill the clan", what'dya say? It'll be fun.'

'No!'

'How about we do everything but kill the Inuzuka? I've always liked them, they like canines so they'll like me. And you can keep that one as a pet. He probably looks good in tight leather pants and a dog collar.'

"I SAID NO!!" Neji yelled, turning around to find Kiba frowning at him, head cocked to one side. "Something wrong, Neji?"

'Oh we are definitely keeping him.' 'Shut up.'

"No." the older lied, and he was fairly sure the Inuzuka knew he was lying. If he did know, he wasn't saying anything as he shrugged it off and turned away from the Hyuuga. "We should meet up with Hinata and Shino, it's almost lunchtime."

Neji nodded, following silently as he attempted to ignore the very…interested demon inside his head.'He's got a really nice ass. Come on, speed up and grab it, you know you want to.' 'What makes you think I'm interested in guys, let alone Kiba?'

'Have you looked in a mirror after you've had a shower? You don't look all that masculine. That and I'm a girl, so if you're not interested in guys you will be soon.'

'What's that supposed to mean? This is still my body.'

'Yes, but you're sharing it with me now. Don't worry, I'll let you have some say in which guy has me. Now, what happened to your plan to ignore me?'

'…Shut up.'

'I don't feel like it at the moment. You should suggest swimming, I'm sure Kiba loves swimming and it gives me the perfect chance to check out just how nice that body of his is. He looks yummy.'

'…'

Within minutes of leaving their own training area, the two males had arrived at a fairly untouched area to find Hinata and Shino waiting patiently. Stopping on a branch above the duo, he gave a fanged grin, "Lunch?" Both of his teammates shook their heads but none the less jumped into the tree next to him. Hinata glanced back at Neji, who had stopped two branches back.

A slightly worried look crossed her face briefly, but it was enough for Kiba to spot. Turning, he grinned at the older male. "You coming Neji?"

Receiving a slow nod, the trio waited for the older to move up with them before darting towards town, a race being announced without words as Kiba and Neji sped on ahead. The Hyuuga female smiled slightly as grins appeared on the faces of the racing males, catching Shino's attention.

"Hinata?" "I think Kiba is just what Neji needs to get his mind off things." She mused, smiling at the quiet male, who nodded in response. "He knows there's something different about Neji, but he's carrying on like everything's the same. That's all anyone would want."

"And that's why I suggested Neji train with us today. Father would've treated him differently because he knows exactly what's different. Kiba knows something, but he doesn't care."

"There's that, and the fact he has his own problems to deal with today."

"Yea." Hinata let out a gentle sigh as they neared their chosen restaurant, Kiba and Neji waiting outside. "Lets just hope nothing happens today."

Tai: Yea...seems kind of short to me. But don't expect something else until mid February at the earliest, I have things going on rest of this month.