Happy Birthday to Hōzuki Suigetsu! I really do like him...he's always been the one to bring humour to the otherwise too serious group of Taka...or Hebi, as they were known before. Meh. Alright, this chapter needs some explanation, otherwise you're all gonna be really confluffled. This is AU, simply because it's the only way I could figure out to write for him. I mean, we don't exactly know enough of Suigetsu's past for me to write something like that, and I honestly doubt that Sasuke, Karin, or Juugo would do anything for him, soooo...

So anyway, this is a college fic. In other words, I've placed the characters in college. I MAY have been slightly inspired by the fanfic "Lights Out" by NaruSasuNaruLover...just maybe. XP The only back story you need is that Sasuke and Suigetsu have been friends forever, same with Kiba and Naruto, and each of those pairs had their own circle of friends (I'm sure you can figure out which characters would be on which side of that). So once they all got to high school, and Kiba and Suigetsu met up, those two started hanging out more, seeing as the two of them are so incredibly alike that it's kinda scary. XP Eventually both of the groups started hanging out together, Sasuke and Naruto got together, and so did Kiba and Suigetsu. Now, all of them are in college, and Sasuke and Suigetsu share a dorm, as do Kiba and Naruto. Things have been going great for all of them, except that lately, Suigetsu's had his doubts about Kiba...

In case you can't tell from that explanation, this fic is mostly KibaSui, with some mentions of implied SasuNaru and some (?) KibaHina. XP I know, I know, I said at the beginning I'd only mention the pairings that differ from the list I put, but I think I might end up putting the pairings at the beginning of each chapter, just so people are aware and can't get mad at me if the pairing isn't quite to their liking. XD This is the first birthday fanfic that isn't largely about the person's birthday! Yay! In fact, the topic of Suigetsu's birthday isn't even brought up until the very end...

Yeah, so here goes!

Chapter 4

Suigetsu

"...so then, she walks up to me, right, and she's all 'Oh...Naruto...I didn't see you there', and so I go, 'Hey, Hinata, what's up?', and she's like, 'Have...have you seen Kiba around? I need to talk to him.' and so I go, 'Sure, let me go get him.' And now I'm here, so go find Hinata."

Kiba sat on his bed, staring at Naruto incredulously. "Couldn't you just have told me Hinata's looking for me?" he asked. "I really didn't need the explanation of what you and Sasuke were doing in the hallway." Suigetsu tried to suppress a laugh from beside Kiba. Naruto frowned.

"But it was a good story," he said. "And anyway, you'd better go find Hinata before she starts calling everyone's room in search of you. Again."

Kiba sighed. "Yeah, okay. Back in a minute." He kissed Suigetsu quickly before leaving the dorm room. Suigetsu sighed.

"So, where did Sasuke run off to after the janitor caught you?" he asked Naruto.

"Dunno, I think he went back to your guys' room," the blonde replied. In an instant, Suigetsu was up and heading out the door. "Wait!" Naruto called. "What do you need him for?"

"To talk," Suigetsu called back, then he was gone.

He opened the door to his and Sasuke's room. The raven-haired teen was laying on his bed, reading a book. He didn't look up as his roommate entered. Suigetsu closed the door and flopped onto his own bed with a sigh.

"What happened this time?" Sasuke asked, still not looking up.

"It's Kiba," Suigetsu replied.

"Of course it is. When is it not?" Suigetsu glared at his friend.

"Not funny."

"It wasn't meant to be. Now, what happened?"

Suigetsu was silent for a long while. "I think he's having an affair with Hinata."

This made Sasuke look up from his book. "Are you serious?" he asked, staring at the other teen. "Suigetsu, Kiba has been over Hinata since shortly after you started dating him, what makes you think he's having an affair with her now?"

Suigetsu frowned. This wasn't the response he'd been hoping for. "He's been spending a lot of time with her, and he automatically goes to her when she calls for him."

"That doesn't mean he's cheating on you. Does he go to her dorm overnight?"

"I don't know, I share a dorm with you, not him!" Suigetsu exclaimed. Sasuke ignored the tone of the reply.

"Does he seem out of breath and all flushed or flustered when he comes back from 'talking' to her?"

Suigetsu had to think about that for a moment. "Sometimes," he answered honestly.

"Have you ever called him and had her answer instead of him?" Sasuke continued.

"Once or twice."

"Does he insist on taking a shower between seeing her and you?"

"Well, no, not generally." Suigetsu paused. "You seem to know a lot of the signs of cheating," he remarked.

Sasuke gave his friend a pointed stare. "I dealt with it a lot when I was with Neji back in high school."

"Oh, right." Suigetsu looked away, embarrassed. "Sorry, I forgot."

"Lucky you," Sasuke muttered. "Anyway, does he smell like her afterwards?"

"Yes, most of the time."

"Does he talk about her a lot?"

"Yes."

"Does he space out when you're talking because he's thinking of her and what she's doing at that moment?"

Suigetsu had to pause again and think about it. "I don't think so...I mean, he spaces out a lot, but I don't know what he's thinking of."

"Hmm..." Sasuke was silent for a while. "This is difficult. Knowing Kiba, I still don't think he's cheating on you, but it certainly sounds like he might be...of course, he might just be doing something completely innocent. You won't know until you talk to him about it."

"Are you insane?" Suigetsu exclaimed. "I can't talk to him about it! He'll just deny the whole thing, whether it's true or not, so how am I supposed to know the real answer?"

"Suigetsu, do you really need me to tell you that?" Sasuke said in exasperation. "You're not an idiot, however much you may act like one when it comes to relationships, you should be able to figure it out." He turned back to his book. "Just trust me. Go talk to him when you get the chance. If he's lying when he denies it, like you're so certain he will, you should be able to tell. You've been with him for nearly a year now, and you were friends long before that, so if you can't figure out whether he's lying or not, then maybe the two of you aren't as close as you think you are."

Suigetsu sighed. "Maybe you're right. In any case, I'm going to sleep now."

"At 8?"

"It's 8 now, and I said I'm going to sleep, so yeah."

"Don't get snippy with me," Sasuke warned. "I'm trying to help you, remember?"

"Sorry," Suigetsu mumbled. He'd almost forgotten how Sasuke could be when he was annoyed, as the Uchiha had been in a better mood nearly every day since he'd gotten together with Naruto.

"You might not want to get too comfortable, though," Sasuke said a moment later. "Naruto's coming over in a couple minutes."

"That's fine, I'll listen to my music. I won't be able to hear a thing."

Sasuke frowned. "Why don't you and Naruto switch rooms for tonight? That way he and I won't feel awkward with you in the room, and you and Kiba can talk...or whatever."

"I don't want to talk to him right now," Suigetsu protested.

"Then don't talk. Go there for some fun."

"I'm upset with him, why would I want to go have 'fun'?"

"Then just go so you can be out of my hair." By now, Sasuke was getting annoyed again.

Suigetsu sighed. That was now twice in one night he'd managed to annoy Sasuke, he knew he should just stop where he was. "Okay, fine," he conceded. "I'll go. But you'd better be really damn thankful, because I'm only doing it for you."

"Yeah, yeah," Sasuke said, "just go already."

Suigetsu left, heading back to Kiba and Naruto's room. He passed Naruto in the hall, and the blonde winked at him, grinning.

"Kiba's not in there right now," Naruto said, "but the door's unlocked, so you can just go in." Suigetsu nodded silently and continued on. He reached the room and opened the door, going over and laying on Kiba's bed with a huge sigh. I guess I could sleep for a bit, he thought as he closed his eyes.

What seemed like seconds later, though the clock told him it had been a couple hours, he was woken by the sound of Kiba's voice from a little ways away.

"...can come in here," the brunette was saying. "Naruto's gone for the night, so we can be alone."

Suigetsu sat up and watched as Kiba walked in with his arm around Hinata. Suigetsu's eyes widened, then narrowed almost instantly. He jumped up, glaring at his boyfriend.

"I knew it!" he exclaimed. Hinata gave a little frightened squeal and hid behind Kiba, who was staring at Suigetsu in surprise.

"What are you doing here, Suigetsu?" he asked, still in shock.

"That doesn't matter," the light-haired teen said, shaking his head, "what matters is that I caught you. You're cheating on me with that dumb bimbo, aren't you?"

"What? Suigetsu, what the hell are you talking about?" Kiba asked. "And don't call her a bimbo."

"Don't treat me like an idiot, Kiba, I've seen the signs for a long time. I just thought that maybe, just maybe, I was reading too much into it, and it really was innocent. Sasuke told me to talk to you about what's going on...I guess I know now." Suigetsu shook his head. "I'm done competing with her. Since we started going out, you've never been completely mine, you've had her the whole time. Well now you can have her all you want, because I'm outta here." He pushed past Kiba and Hinata, heading out the door.

"S-Suigetsu, wait!" Kiba called. He started to follow, then stopped and turned to Hinata, putting his hands on the side of her shoulders. "Wait here, okay? I'll be right back." She nodded, and he left.

Suigetsu was halfway to his room when he remembered that Naruto was there, and therefore he had nowhere to go. He stopped, and his knees gave in, forcing him to crumple to the floor. He tried to hold back his tears, but it didn't work. Hurt, anger, betrayal...all of these came flowing out, and he doubled over, trying to muffle the sounds of his sobs.

"Suigetsu!" Kiba ran up and knelt beside the light-haired teen, putting an arm around him. Suigetsu jerked away from him.

"Don't touch me!" he shrieked.

"Suigetsu, it's not what you're thinking," Kiba insisted. "Just...come on, get off the floor. Come with me, and I'll explain everything."

"There's nothing to explain," Suigetsu said angrily, wiping his face. "You're cheating on me with Hinata. It's perfectly clear."

"No, that's not it at all. Suigetsu, why would I cheat on you? We've been together for almost a year now, that just doesn't make sense."

"You've probably gotten tired of me," Suigetsu mumbled. "Besides, you never got over her." Kiba sighed and picked Suigetsu up off the floor, then gently took his chin and made Suigetsu look at him.

"Suigetsu, listen to me," he said, eyes boring into the other teen's. "I could never cheat on you, I love you too much for that. Will you give me a chance to explain what's really going on?" Suigetsu looked at Kiba, then looked down at his feet and nodded. "Good," Kiba said. "Then come with me." He led his boyfriend back to his room, where Hinata was still waiting. Kiba looked at her. "Do you mind if I tell him?" he asked. "I promise you he'll keep the secret."

Hinata looked at Suigetsu, then nodded slowly. "G-go ahead," she agreed. Kiba made Suigetsu sit on his bed, then he sat as well, holding each of the light-haired teen's hands.

"The only reason I've been spending so much time with Hinata is because she needs a friend right now, and I'm the only one she's trusted enough to come to about the whole thing."

Suigetsu looked from Kiba to Hinata, then back again. "Huh?" he said. "I don't get it."

"To make a long story short, she's been having issues with her relationship with Neji," Kiba began.

"Wait, hold on, isn't Neji her cousin? Why is she dating him?"

"Because our parents forced us to," Hinata said in a very small voice. "Our family is very important, so our parents want the good Hyuuga genes to be passed down as far as they can be without getting tainted. Neither Neji nor I want this, but we have no choice."

Kiba nodded. "Exactly. The only thing is, Neji has been showing Hinata exactly how much he hates being with her. He's been taking out everything on her, basically treating her like a punching bag." He looked away, his grip on Suigetsu's hands tightening. "It makes me sick," he spat. "I'd love to go over there and give the bastard a piece of my mind, but..." He sighed. "Anyway, so Hinata needed somebody to be there for her, somebody she could come to after something particularly bad happened."

"And that's where you come in," Suigetsu stated, and Kiba nodded again. Suigetsu shook his head. "Oh, God, I feel absolutely horrible now. All this time, I thought you were cheating on me, when really you were just...ugh! I'm such a horrible person!"

Kiba hugged him tightly. "No, you're not. It's my fault too, I should've said something earlier. I never realized what it must look like to others, and I'm sorry." The two boys heard the door close, and looked up to see that Hinata had left.

"I hope I didn't interrupt anything important," Suigetsu said as he remembered that Kiba and Hinata had been wanting to come to this room to be alone.

"No, it's fine. She already told me what she needed to, we were just coming here so I could try and cheer her up. You know, watch a couple movies, play some games, that kind of stuff. She didn't want to have to go back to her dorm so soon, but I guess she changed her mind."

Suigetsu smiled. "She probably wanted to give us some privacy," he said, and kissed Kiba deeply, suddenly in a playful mood. He pushed Kiba over on the bed, and the brunette laughed.

"Talk about a huge change in attitude," he remarked. Suigetsu smirked.

"Shut up," he said lovingly, then kissed his boyfriend again. Kiba didn't object.

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A while later, the two boys laid together, Kiba holding Suigetsu close and Suigetsu with an arm draped over Kiba's chest. Suigetsu looked up at the clock and smiled, as it was now just past midnight.

"You know," he noted, "it's technically my birthday now."

Kiba smiled as well and kissed Suigetsu's nose. "Then let me be the first to wish you Happy Birthday."

End

Yay! Happy times! I apologize to any of you who aren't that big on yaoi, as it tends to play a fairly big part in my fics...rest assured, however, that the next birthday will not involve any yaoi at all. I know, I know, some of you will be slightly disappointed. I may be a hopeless yaoi fangirl (especially when it comes to Naruto characters), but I've got some regular pairings I enjoy writing/reading as well, believe it or not. XP Anyway, please review! I hope you enjoyed it, and don't forget to wish Suigetsu a Happy Birthday in any way you can!

If any of you have any requests for characters or pairings you'd like to see have a chapter, please let me know. Chances are very good that whichever character you want is already on my list, but in case they aren't, please let me know. XP I'd love to write for as many characters as I possibly can, even though it'll be kinda difficult to find time for all of them...I'll find a way. So yeah, just let me know. That's the third time I've said that...oh well. REVIEW!