Don't own Naruto nor any part of it. Incase y'all were wondering. =)

Ps. Sorry if this one is kind of boring. It's needed to move the plot (what little there may be) forward.

Thanks!

A soft shaking of his shoulder and a quiet "hey" woke Kiba the next moring. He mumbled and groaned at the sunlight bathing the room. Let me sleep a little longer. I'm still tired!

"Kiba, you have to get up. You have a mission in an hour, remember?" A soft kiss was planted on his collar bone. What the hell? Then last night came flooding back to him. His eyes popped open and he shot up into a sitting position. He looked to his right and saw Shikamaru, awake but still not dressed.

"Uh….good morning," Kiba muttered, his face flaring red as he realized he was still naked from the night before.

"Morning." Shikamaru stretched and swung his legs over the side of the bed, the sheet they were laying under falling down to revel his toned back to Kiba. Stop drooling, fool. "You gunna shower before you head out?"

"Um. Yeah." Might as well get it done here before I heard home to grab Akamaru.

"Want to borrow a mission suit?"

"Nah, I gotta head home before I leave to get Akamaru anyway. I'll just get mine then." Kiba's stopped getting up as he realized something.

"You okay, Kiba?" Shikamaru asked, becoming worried.

"No. No, not okay. I forgot to tell Mom that I have a mission today! She doesn't even know where I am! Shit! She's gunna be so pissed!" Maybe it's a really good thing I have this mission. Kiba's head fell into his hands.

Shikamaru turned around and kneeled on the bed behind Kiba, putting his arms around him. "Man, I know moms can be scary. But, hey, what are you gunna do about it now, you know?"

Ugh guess he's right. He placed his hands over Shikamaru's and laid his head back on the Nara's chest. "I suppose."

"Yeah. So go shower and we can eat something quick before you leave."

"Alright. Thanks." Kiba smiled and stood, wincing as he did, and pulled on the jeans that had been left in a heap across the room.

"Hey," Shikamaru said, pulling a pair of loose sweatpants on and making his way back over to Kiba. "Mind if I join you?" That was a bit too forward, wasn't it? Shikamaru sighed but tried to look coy in hopes to get a yes.

Really! Fuck yeah! "Don't mind at all." Kiba winked and held out his hand. Shikamaru took it and the boys made their way to the bathroom. Kiba heard someone downstairs in the kitchen and looked back with worry at Shikamaru. He just smiled and shook his head, silently saying "forget it" with his eyes.

When they reached the bathroom, Shikamaru quietly closed the door behind them. He reached into the shower and turned the water on to get it warm and began to take of his pants. I feel like this is awkward. He sneaked a peak at Kiba, who hadn't moved yet and whose face was slowly turning red.

"You know," Shikamaru said, dropping his pants and putting a towel on the counter, "you can't shower with pants on. They tend to get in the way." With that, he stepped into the steaming water, leaving the curtain open for Kiba.

Get in the way of what? Kiba thought as he hastily stripped from his britches, too. Stop embarrassing yourself Kiba, get it together. He shook his head to clear his thoughts as he stepped into the shower and closed the curtain.

Shikamaru had his eyes closed and was standing under the stream of water, letting it flow over his body. He smoothed his hair back and rubbed his healing shoulder.

"Here," Kiba mumbled, grabbing the soap. "Let me help." He ran the soap over Shikamaru's back, being gentle on his shoulder, before reaching around his body to suds up his torso.

Shikamaru, surprised at the seemingly-embarrassed Kiba, smiled to himself. Seems Mr. Loud Mouth has finally decided to be himself around me. He grabbed Kiba's hands, stopping them from washing him, and held them tight to his body.

The Inuzuka stopped washing his boyfriend and allowed his arms to be held. He touched his forehead against Shikamaru's shoulder and pressed his front to the Nara's back, hearing Shikamaru let a moan out as he did so.

"I don't want to leave today," Kiba whispered against Shikamaru's skin.

"Yeah, it is a drag, but it's gotta be done by someone." He flipped around in Kiba's arms to face the ninja. "And who better to track than a dog nin?" A smile formed on both of the boys' mouths before Shikamaru pressed his lips to Kiba's in a soft kiss.

Kiba's arms tighten around Shikamaru and his kiss became harder. After a moment he let go and simply hugged Shikamaru. "When are you going on your next mission?"

"Well, probably tomorrow. But I'm only going to do C-Rank things for about the next month to give me a break from it all. That last one was a bit brutal."

Good. That means he'll be here when I come home. Kiba loosened his grip on Shikamaru, looked him in the eye, and quickly kissed him one more time. The Nara then grabbed the soap and ran it over Kiba's face. "I don't really know how to wash someone else. So. There you go." He forced the soap into Kiba's palm before stepping into the water to rinse off.

"Hah," Kiba laughed. "Thanks for trying, though." Shikamaru just turned his head and winked.

The boys finished their shower and toweled off. Kiba pulled on his only clothes there while Shikamaru got himself a pair of simply sweatpants.

"Does it smell like bacon to you?" Kiba asked, tugging his shirt over his head.

"Yeah, I'm sure breakfast is downstairs on the table by now."

"Oh good! Breakfast sounds-" Wait. Who made breakfast. Kiba's eyes went huge and he stopped with the shirt, leaving his chest exposed. He forced it the rest of the way on after a short moment, stretching it out as he did so. He faced Shikamaru with wide eyes and a dropped jaw. "What."

Uh-oh. He doesn't look to happy. "Uh, yeah. My mom made breakfast? You like bacon right?"

"Shikamaru! That means your mother is going to know…I mean…That I was….here…and stuff! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO!" Kiba grabbed Shikamaru by the shoulders and shook him.

"Kiba! Relax!" Shikamaru put his hands on Kiba's face and stared at him. "It'll be fine. She came home last night right after we….um…" His hand let go of Kiba's face and he ran his fingers through his hair, his face turning red. "You know. After we started." He smiled nervously.

Kiba's arms dropped. "So…you knew she was here…and she probably heard us….and now she made us breakfast. How can I face her! SHE HEARD ME HAVING SEX WITH HER SON LAST NIGHT!" Kiba's face burned red after he realized what he just said out loud.

"Yeah. And she made us breakfast. Which means she isn't mad. If she was mad she would have come up here and thrown the food at us. Or something along those lines." Shikamaru sighed. "Come on, man, grow a pair. She's cool with it. Just trust me."

How am I supposed to trust him? God, if she's anything like my mom, she's gunna murder me.

Trudging behind Shikamaru, Kiba followed him to the kitchen. Wow, it does smell good though. The dog-nin thought as the smell of bacon and eggs and toast filled his nostrils.

"Morning Mom," Shikamaru said, yawning as he took a seat at the table.

"Morning, boys." Yoshino placed two plates on the table across from each other. "Kiba, you can sit down you know," she said with a smile on her face.

She looks sincere. Okay, so maybe she isn't as scary as my mom. Kiba thought to himself as he politely said his thanks to her. Both boys were seated and began to dig in. Wow, she cooks really well. I didn't even realize I was this hungry.

"So, Kiba, how are your missions going?" Yoshino sat down at the table by the two boys with a cup of tea.

"Oh, fine, uh-" Shit what do I call her? "Yoshino-san. I leave this morning for an S-rank one. I'm excited." And a bit nervous.

She smiled in Kiba's direction. "That is exciting. Just be careful, okay?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"She tells me and Dad that every time," Shikamaru chimed in after he swallowed his food. "We're ninjas, Mom, we know to be careful."

"I know, but it's a mother's duty to remind you guys of that."

They had finished breakfast quickly and, after a quick kiss and hug at the front door, Kiba took off for his own house. Shit shit shit, mom is going to be so pissed! How do I explain all this to her. Ugh man what am I gunna do! Those thoughts plagued his mind as he raced home.

Instead of going in the front door, Kiba hoped in through his window. Akamaru wasn't there. That means he's out there with her or Hana. God, please let it be Hana. He knew that if his mother saw that Akamaru came home without him, that meant he was in a heap of trouble for forgetting his "responsibilities as a Inuzuka."

Whatever, too late now. The dog-nin grabbed a mission suit and hurriedly threw it on. He checked his weapons bag, making sure it was full. Then he creeped out of his room and down the hall.

"Akamaru!" He whispered loudly.

A bark came in reply followed by an angry "Kiba?"

Oh, god dammit. "Mom?"

Tsume walked out from the living room, one eyebrow cocked in a not-so-happy manner, followed by the large, white dog.

"Hey. Um. So. Akamaru and I have a mission today. We gotta leave in ten minutes so…" Kiba nervously said as Akamaru walked over to him and sat down.

"And you didn't think to tell me about this mission? Do you know how it feels to have your son's dog come home and the boy himself never shows up. You don't even know what it means to be an Inuzuka! Why in the Hell did they ever allow you to become a god damned ninja! You're hopeless!" She threw her hands in the air.

"Sorry! I just got distracted. After I found out the mission I went straight to Shikamaru's house and-"

"All I ever hear from you is Shikamaru-this and Shikamaru-that. God, Kiba, you spend too much time with that boy for it to be healthy! You even left Akamaru to be with him! That is not a good sign!" She was yelling now. And when Tsume yelled, things were about to get scary.

Okay. Do I tell her? Or do I not? "Yeah. We're good friends now. So. Sorry." His eyes met the ground as he bowed his head.

Tsume sighed and put her face in her hand. "What am I going to do with you. You're starting to turn out like your father." Kiba's heart sank at those words.

After a few awkward moments of silence, Tsume spoke. "What's your mission?"

Kiba explained about Itachi's death and were his body was supposedly at and how they were going to be sent to collect it.

"That'll be a good exercise for your nose and Akamaru's." She clapped him on the shoulder. "Go get it done."

Kiba let a small smiled form on his face. Thank God she isn't going to kill me today. "Thanks, we will!" Akamaru barked in agreement. Without another word, the two were off to meet the rest of the squad.

The Inuzuka and his canine partner met Shino, Hinata and Sakura at the front gate. "Looks like we made it just in time, boy," Kiba said, a smile on his face.

"Hey guys!" He said as he joined the group.

"H-h-hey Kiba." Hinata quietly responded. Shino just looked at the dog-nin and nodded.

"Hey. What took you so long?" Sakura smiled. "Ready to go?" Everyone nodded in agreement.

"I'll lead." Kiba and Akamaru stepped ahead of the group. "Sakura you come behind me. You're, um, immense strength will help if we get attacked."

"Got it!"

"Shino, you go behind her and help out if anything happens. Use your bugs as a warning device, okay?"

"Yes." Bug swarms filtered out of Shino's oversized jacket.

"Hinata, you take up the rear. Use your Byakugan to watch for any enemies behind us."

"Okay, Kiba-kun."

"Great. We're all set. Let's bring that dead Uchiha back!" With that, the team set out to collect Itachi Uchiha's deceased body.