Chapter eleven:

The stranger and his dog

A/N: Okay, this chapter, I don't introduce Gaara, but I introduce someone else! I need some more time to think about how I'm going to portray Gaara as a piano teacher. :)

So this is sort of like a filler chapter.

Oh and sorry for not updating faster! I really have to try to work on being persistent with updating…

And thank you so much for the help with the lines, UltrASpiriTDragoN! As you can see I put them in!

Enjoy!!

"Weeee!" Anemone squealed gleefully as I gave her one big push on the swing she was swinging on. I giggled at her bright face as she yelled to me. "One more push!"

Giving her one more big push that should've lasted her a few more swings, I turned and walked toward my bench and Kisuke. I took a seat beside him. His face looked dreamy.

"Hey, Kisuke, would you like to go slide?" I asked him, as he turned to me. Before we left, Sasuke had warned me that Kisuke wasn't really that physical when it came to parks. Somehow I intended to change that.

He looked at me as if I was asking him to go jump off a bridge.

"Come on!"

Scooping him up, I walked over to one of the swings for the younger children. Setting him down, I strapped him in. He wasn't protesting, but he didn't seem too happy either.

"He's not going to like it." I heard Daisuke say from behind me. Turning I saw that he had situated himself at the end of a slide. "Mom…always tried to get him to do stuff but he never liked it."

"It won't hurt to try." I told Daisuke. "How about you go swing?"

He shook his head. "I don't like the park."

"Really? Why did you come then?" I asked him.

He shrugged. "I'd rather be here then alone in my room."

Turning back around, I rounded the small swing and gave Kisuke a small, gentle push. His small hands were grasping the two rubber chains that held the swing up, and for a moment it seemed like he would start to cry.

I gently pushed him one more time, and slowly walked away. His expression had softened, but he was still grasping on to the chains for dear life. "Watch him please?" I called to Daisuke, who nodded.

I resumed my seat at the bench. Anemone was still swinging. I was about to reach for my phone, but was interrupted by the whines of a small dog. And before I could take a second thought, it hopped into my lap.

It seemed to smile at me. A bit startled, I started to pet it and it licked my finger. I grinned and petted it. Its fur was soft and warm, and he seemed to be very well taken care of.

"Akamaru!" I suddenly heard an annoyed voice call. "Where the hell are you?!"

Turning in the direction that I heard the voice, I saw a young man walking…or rather running towards the bench that I sat on. The little dog, or Akamaru, almost seemed to pout. He lie on his stomach and put his paws over his ears, as if he didn't want to hear anything.

The young man stopped to a jog as he came to the bench. He was taking deep breaths. "There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you. Don't you ev—" He paused, and I suddenly felt his gaze on me.

"Hey, I know you! You're Sasuke's—"

"A puppy!" Anemone exclaimed, cutting off whatever the young man was about to call me. Oh gee, I wonder what he was about to say! Hopefully nothing humiliating and degrading…

Hopping off her swing, Anemone turned and ran over to me, the puppy still in my lap. The little dog barked, and jumped onto Anemone, who caught him with a giggle.

"He's so cute!" She exclaimed, while letting it lick her face. She nuzzled the dog's nose with her own. "You wanna go swing?" Anemone asked the little dog, as if it were a person.

And almost like a person, the dog nodded and barked.

I watched as Anemone sat down, the little dog in her lap, and just as I had showed her when we got to the park, started to swing her small legs back and forth. It was such a heart-warming scene, I smiled. I also noticed the stranger had tweaked a smile as well.

"So, hi there Hinata…may I call you that?" He asked me, while taking a seat casually at my side.

"Sure. May I ask what your name is?" How in the world did he know my name? I had never even seen this person before!

He raised his eyebrows. "You don't know who I am? You don't remember me?" No.

I shook my head. "I'm sorry...but no."

He sighed. "That idiot…" He looked at me. "The name's Kiba and well…I was sent here to spy on you."

"What?!"

Who would send anybody to spy on me? What would I possibly be doing that would spark the need of being watched? Could it be Sasuke? No, he knew where I would be…there wouldn't be any need for him to spy on me. Perhaps Naruto? Or even…

And that's when it hit me. I knew exactly who had sent this Kiba person. My old bastard of a father. Harsh language…perhaps, but the thought of being watched was frustrating and quite frankly I wasn't in the mood for my father's controlling tactics.

I closed my eyes. "Was it my father?"

Kiba nodded. "Yep, it's old' Daddy-o. Though Neji and Naruto are in on it to." Oh, great. I have a cousin, and trusted friend who are in on a scam to spy on me. I can't take much more of this badgering.

I opened to my eyes and found that Kiba had stood up and had his back turned. "I wasn't supposed to tell you, but the plan wouldn't have worked unless you knew me…and you don't, so there you go."

He shrugged and turned. "You seem nice enough though, so there's no point in continuing."

Out of the blue, I suddenly heard my name, the tone deep and familiar. I turned and there was Sasuke, slightly frowning. He was standing behind the bench, or more specifically behind me.

"Why is Anemone talking to a dog?"

I hadn't noticed, but Anemone had stopped swinging, and was whispering to Akamaru. I had been too infused with what Kiba was telling me that I had lost track of everything, including the young Uchihas'.

I had opened my mouth to try to explain, but Sasuke lifted up his hand. "Never mind,"

Without saying anything to Kiba or anything else to me, Sasuke started to walk around the park towards Kisuke and Daisuke. Kiba let out a low, but sharp whistle.

"He is pissed! And that is my signal to get the hell outta here!!" This time, Kiba whistled louder. Akamaru, ears alert, hopped out of Anemone's lap and ran over to Kiba.

"Time to go, Akamaru." In response, Akamaru barked and they both started to sprint away from us all. By the time Sasuke had come back, with both Daisuke and Kisuke, they were long gone…

"Aw, the puppy left." Anemone said glumly. Slowly getting off her swing, she sighed.

"How did you get him to swing?" Sasuke asked me. Looking up, I noticed he was standing above me. Even though I was perfectly capable of standing up on my own, he reached out his hand.

I took it and he pulled me up. Looking at me curiously, he asked again.

I shrugged and glanced at Kisuke, whose cheeks were red. "It wasn't hard. I just set him down, and pushed." Why would Sasuke ask the question? Anybody could have done it.

He nodded, but didn't say anything.

I looked at my watch and realized that an hour was over, and Mr. Gaara would be arriving soon, if not already.

It had been in the bathroom. That's when I told her, Anemone, what was going to happen. I had told her that I had arranged piano lessons for her, and that she was going to be taught by Mr. Gaara.

I hadn't expected her eyes to widen and drop the brush she was brushing her hair with. All color drained from her face, and it looked like she might cry. I frowned.

"What's wrong?"

"He scares me…I don't like him." She whispered quickly.

And then I heard the doorbell ring.

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XD I had to give Kiba a part in this story.

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