Hi there! I said I was gonna update, and I want this to be a good one, so I took a while longer on it. Hope you don't mind.
"Ah! Finally the break we deserve!"
Kiba stretched his arms in the air, reaching up for the blurry sky.
Kiba didn't notice he was walking in the middle of the street. All he cared of at that time was how he was going to spend his small break from training.
Akamaru barked, and jumped out of his coat, running off.
To any regular person, this would mean that their dog was lost forever, but Kiba never lost Akamaru. For one thing, Akamaru was much smarter than most dogs, and he had a keen sense of smell. As did Kiba. They could smell each other out. Anyways, Akamaru could never stand being gone from his master too long.
Kiba looked at his feet as he walked, leaving behind powdery foot prints in a thin layer of snow. For spring, it was pretty strange for it to snow there, but it made spring even prettier than before. Fresh new flowers hung from a few trees, recentlly planted, petals dusting the floor along with the snow.
Kiba could care less of the flowers, but as the wind picked up, he noticed the petals flying around more and more. They swirrled around in the air, making a blizard of snow and petals. He flailed his arms, trying to see ahead of him. He winced in the flurry of snow, and stopped, as he couldn't see.
After a while, the snow calmed, and Kiba could see more clearly. He sat there for a while, and decided to go for a walk, without Akamaru. Kiba walked around a few buildings.
"Hey mishter."
"Huh?" Kiba looked up ahead to find a small, seemingly poor child, holding a bouquet of whilte lilies.
"Would you like to buy a lily? Pweeze?"
"I don't really like flower--"
"Oh, just one. Pweeze. I'll sell it to you cheap. I need some money for my mother."
Kiba looked at the poor boy for a while.
I guess just one wouldn't hurt. I mean, I can just throw it away or something later right?
"Thanks Mishter!"
The little boy ran over to a woman, a distance away. He handed her the money, and smiled happily. Her mother managed a cough, and smlied down at the boy. They walked off hand in hand to a medicine store just around the corner.
Kiba smilled, and turned back, on his way to look for Akamaru.
"By now, that pup's gotta have gotten in trouble. AGAIN."
He walked a short distance. Snow flakes stille sprinkled down, the thin sheet of snow becoming thicker.
Wait. What's that over there? Hina--
No. It can't be her. Why am I even thinking of her?
B-but...what if it is her?
Kiba walked over to the frail body lying in the snow. He stopped, noticing the tree with a mat tied around it. It was covered in blood, from Hinata hitting it so hard. He looked at it for a second, running his fingertips over the fresh blood. Hinata's blood.
It is her.
Her eyelids were shut tight.
Kiba crouched down infront of her.
Her creamy face seemed to have a good contrast with the bright snow.
Kiba rested his hand on her shoulder, and shook her gently.
"You'll catch cold if you stay here."
Hinata let out a small, cute moan. Her long, eyelashes fluttered open, revealing her big, glowing eyes.
The first thing she saw when she woke up was a face. She didn't know who it was for a second, but soon, it came to her.
"Kiba?"
Something fluttered in Hinata's chest when she saw him so close.
"Aren't you cold? What are you doing out here?"
"I-i was training and--"
"Today's our day off remember?"
"Yes but--"
"It's alright. You wanted to train today, so, go ahead. I won't stop you."
"Yes. T-thank you."
Hinata stood up wearilly. She stumbled on her own legs, and started to fall towards the snow. Kiba caught her arms from behind, just before she hit the snow, and pulled her delicatly to her feet.
She's so light.
Hinata grabbed Kiba's shoulder to balance.
"You look a little to beat in to keep going. Hey, you should take off that coat. What good is it, if it's soaking wet?"
Hinata nodded in agreement, and took off her wet coat, dropping it onto the floor. She shivered slightly, and smiled at Kiba.
Kiba stared at Hinata for a while. It was very rare of her to smile, especially directimg it to him. Kiba took off his coat, and rested it delicatly on Hinata's shoulders.
That thing. That fluttering in Hinata's chest came back.She felt odd under somebody else's coat. A coat not her's. She thought about it for a second, and realized, she had never had anybody take off their coat and give it to her before. She found it odd, that the first guy to do that was... Kiba.
Kiba stared at the look of regret on Hinata's face. He practically guessed what she was thinking, and what she was about to say.
"K-kiba...you'll get cold--"
"Nope. I'm alright. I don't get cold very easily. Besides, your soaking wet, and shivering."
Hinata sighed, a sighn of defeat. She WAS cold. She shivered again, and cuddled up in the coat. It was warm. She couldn't tell weather the warmth came from the coat itself, or the thought that Kiba gave it to her.
Kiba started walking forward, helping Hinata.
"We should get you somewhere warm."
Hinata nodded, not wanting to argue, and walked with Kiba. HInata's eyes caught the glimpse of the lily that Kiba was holding.
"Ah. That's a beautiful lily."
"Huh?" Kiba looked over at Hinata.
"Oh, this?" He held up the flower that had been in his hand the entire time.
"Yeah, I was gonna get rid of it, but I guess I forgot." Kiba admitted, scratching the back of his hood.
Hinata gazed in awe at the flower.
"You sure like it, you want it?" Kiba said, holding out the flower.
Hinata smiled, and accepted the flower.
They started to walk again.
"So, you know alot about flowers?" Kiba asked.
"Hm. well, I guess so." Hinata said, slowly twirling the flower in her hand.
"Ah! Did you know, that white lilies are used alot in weddings?" Hinata said.
"Really? Why?" Kiba asked, stopping to stare at Hinata in curiosity.
"Well, in china, they have a mith that it stands for a hundred years of love. It's also used between friends as a symbol of unity, and it's said to draw them closer together." Hinata said.
There was a long akward silence.
They looked up at each other. They stared at the flower. Kiba's face flushed.
"Oh. I-I didn't know that." Kiba said, looking at the flower. "Unity huh?"
Hinata's face lit up in a blush as well. They stood there for a while. Eventually, they started to stare each other, looking into each other's eyes. They both looked away quickly.
"Well, we better get going." Kiba said.
"Yes...your right." Hinata said, releived the akward moment was gone. They walked side by side.
Hinata looked at the flower. Unity.
Kiba kept thinking of what Hinata said about the flower. I gave her a white lily. It's supossed to bring people closer together. I-i wonder if that's true.
Hinata argued with herself in her head. No. It's just a chinese myth. Right? Or...could it be true?
They kept thinking.
Maybe.
Just maybe.
(A/N) Yay! Done! Please, press the little bluish- purple button and reivew. Should it continue?