NARUTO IS AWESOME-TOO BAD I DON'T OWN IT!
After supper, they all relaxed at the dinner table. Kiba and his mom did most of the talking as usual. While Hinata answered and smiled at the appropriate times, he could tell that she was getting sad again. He decided to take her out to the kennels where the puppies had been put to sleep, since they seemed to cheer her up. They went out the back door, and Kiba grabbed her hand as they crossed the compound. It was a beautiful night, and the stars were out. He slowed down to enjoy holding her hand in his. Luckily, Hinata was used to his casual touches, and did not read anything into his desire to hold hands. In fact, she seemed more than a little distracted as she gazed up at the sky. Probably thinking about Naruto, Kiba thought to himself jealously.
When they entered the kennel, they sat down with their backs to the wall and watched the puppies sleep. They did not talk, being comfortable enough with each other to accept the quiet without a need to fill it with words. As time passed, both were lost in their separate thoughts. Kiba was wondering how on earth he managed to spend years beside his mate without recognizing her. Looking back with hindsight, he realized that there were many signs that he had just ignored because she obvious wasn't interested in him.
While Kiba was thinking about her, she was growing more upset while trying not to let it show. She felt worthless because no matter how hard she tried, she was never good enough. Not for herself, her clan, her father, and now she had lost Naruto to Sakura. As her sad thoughts swirled through her head, she began to fall asleep. She welcomed it, hoping to gain a reprieve that sleep could provide.
Kiba, seeing that she was asleep, put his arm around her shoulders, and cuddled her up against his body. Hinata sighed and snuggled closer to him in her sleep. He gritted his teeth against the sexual longings her action caused, and tried to focus on something positive about the situation. Well, she trusts me enough to fall asleep on me, and that's a start he thought to himself as he grew drowsy.
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Kiba awoke with a start, instantly on alert. Something's not right, he thought to himself. He listened carefully, and then realized that Hinata was whimpering in her sleep.
"Why-why-why.." she was saying over and over again in a soft despairing moan. When he realized that she was locked in a nightmare, he reached over and shook her awake. Hinata looked up at him, and her beautiful lavender eyes filled with tears.
"What's wrong, Hinata? Was it a bad dream?" He couldn't stand to see her so sad and broken looking.
"Why Kiba?" She threw herself on him, beating his chest with her fists repeatedly as she sobbed.
"Why can't anyone love me- what's wrong with me?" she cried out in despair.
"Stop Hinata! Stop!" He grabbed her wrists and pinned her down as she struggled against him. He waited until she had calmed down a bit, and then released her wrists. Kiba placed his hands on either side of her face, and forced her to look into his eyes.
"Nothing is wrong with you! You are perfect. You are sweet, talented, kind, and beautiful. There is nothing wrong with you! Somebody does love you. I love you!" he told her urgently.
"What?" she asked in disbelief.
"I said, I love you, and you are perfect! If no one else can see that then they are blind, as well as stupid." He starred down at her, his love clearly exposed for her to see. Hinata began to sob as she realized that he really did love her. Finally, someone loved her, but it wasn't the one she wanted. She sobbed harder at the thought that she was going to hurt him like Naruto had hurt her.
"Hinata-love, please don't cry. It kills me every time you cry, I can't stand it. I'm sorry- I won't ever talk about it again. Just please stop crying." Kiba commanded her softly. Hinata just started crying harder. In desperation, he reached down and kissed her lips. Hinata froze in shock, and then just as he was going to stop the kiss, she threw her arms around his neck, kissing him back.
Heat flashed through his body, and he deepened the kiss, licking at her lips, encouraging her to open her mouth to him. She gasped and he slid his tongue in to rub up against hers. She moaned and tightened her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. Kiba growled and ground his arousal against her body. Suddenly, she began pushing against him, and he pulled back reluctantly.
"Wait- Kiba wait!" She sat up and leaned away from him.
"I care about you and it isn't fair to you. I don't lov-" he stopped her words with his finger.
"I know your feelings haven't changed. But I need my mate, and you need comfort. We need this." He leaned down and tenderly kissed her lips. With a deep shuddering sigh, she gave into his desire. And her own.