"Never agin," Kiba kept repeating the whole way home. "Never again will I spend the night in a Hospital. If I ever get hurt bad enough to need an overnight at one just shot me."

"Oh come on Kiba. It wasn't that bad."

"Says you. You don't hate hospital. You don't mind small rooms. I'm claustraphobic. I hate tight spaces. I'm not an indoor kinda guy. Being trapped in those small rooms overnight is my idea of hell."

"Whatever you say..."

Naruto opened the door and they stepped inside. Akamaru sat at the end of the hallway, looking very sad and sorry at the same time. Kiba smiled at him and he wagged his tail, happy to see his master was alright. He walked up and nuzzled Kiba's leg, not wanting to jump up on him. Kiba tried to bend over to pick him up, but hadn't quite recovered all his balance and nearly fell over. Naruto steadied him before picking up Akamaru and handing him to Kiba. Akamaru licked Kiba's face happily and the whole incident was forgotten.

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With Kiba under strict order to take it easy for a day or two, Naruto had nothing to do. He didn't feel much like going anywhere, and he wasn't sure he wanted to talk to any of the other's for a few days. He thought it best for them to get all the gossiping out of thier systems before he did anything with them. If not for them then for his own sanity anyway. He really didn't approve of gossip, especially when it concerned him, but he knew better than to try and stop it. Best just to let it run its course. What else was there to do but unpack some of the stuff he had brought with him from his old house. He wasn't planning on leaving Kiba alone, not with a concusion, so he decided to just finish unpacking his stuff. It wasn't like he was going to be leaving anytime soon.

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Luckily for Naruto, Kiba had plenty of extra space for his stuff. He was amazed there was enough room for his clothes. Naruto may always wear the smae jacket and same color pants, but he had plenty of other clothes too. What no one realized was that he had about 15 pairs of those same pants. Who could have guess Naruto liked to shop, even if his taste in clothes was a little narrow...

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Kiba was asleep on his couch, snoring peacefully, Akamaru next to him. Naruto smiled, "One little happy family..." He walked into the kitchen and started taking out food for dinner. He had a surprise for Kiba...

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Kiba woke up from a most plesant dream to an even more plesant smell. "Mmmmmm smells like grilling steaks..." He looked around sleepily. He spotted Naruto outside on the porch. "Is he grilling...?" Kiba sat up to get a better look. Sure enough, there was Naruto, standing over the grill, flipping steaks. Kiba's mouth watered and he smiled. He loved it when Naruto grilled.

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Naruto glanced inside and saw that Kiba was awake. He flashed him a smile and flipped another steak. He watched as Kiba stood up and walked to the door. He slid it open and said, "Mmmmmmmmmm steaks... Those look good. What's the ocassion?"

"None. Just felt like grilling," he said.

Kiba sat down in one of the chairs he had outside. Akamaru walked out after him and jumped up on his lap.

It was cool outside, the breeze held the promise of the dawing spring, and they were happy

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