I had originally planned on updating two days ago but to chapter got deleted so I had to start it over. It also turns out that school not only occupies time so you can't write often but it also gives writers block. Sucks actually, so now I'm struggling to make chapters. I'm open to suggestions.

I don't own Naruto.

Chapter 7 - Secrets and promises

It was the final day that Temari would be in town for this time. It was good times, good times. They had created a story that would forever be told entitled 'The Ninja Who Got Creamed by a Civilian'. Naruto would never live it down, Kakashi wasn't about to let this opportunity pass. His children would know and so would his children's children. It would become a legend.

They had managed to walk right past every one of their friends that should have been looking for them. Some ninja's they were. It was just so much fun. Sad knowing it had been so easy to sneak past them. Neither Shikamaru nor Chouji had been working. Lee's team spent time ticking each other off. Ten-ten and Neji had got bored and went off to train. All in all, the little mission failed big time to the great joy and merriment of both Kiba and Temari.

They had gone back to that lovely cafe` like restaurant and had a fun time just talking and eating. They shared stories about the two weeks that Temari had been in Suna for. It was almost unbelievable what antics Gaara and Kankuro put her through only to still fail at extracting information. Another sad case for such talented ninja to fail. These people were not good at espionage.

Kiba shook his head at the memory at the week so far. Temari would be leaving later and he had just collected his little box now all he had to do was go find Temari since she should be finishing up now, then they could hang out until she had to leave. That was the plan... and it flew right out the window when a vaguely familiar chunin appeared before Akamaru and himself.

"Tsunade-sama calls for you." the chunin stated and he nodded. He ran his hand through his hair before turning towards the hokage mansion with Akamaru and taking off in that direction. Just great.

XX

Running idly down the street with an equally excited Sanji yipping behind her, Temari laughed, finally free from paper work. She had made a stop to collect something that she had ordered before since she had not seen Kiba around. Now as she ran to his house she made sure that there were none of their ever inquisitive friends around to spot her. Perfect.

She slipped in through the gates holding them open for the little puppy before making a beeline for the house. She picked up Sanji as she pushed through the door. Tsume smiled at her from the kitchen and she put Sanji to sit beside Kuromaru, Tsume's familiar, and Akamaru. Tsume pointed up to signal that Kiba was up in his room. Temari quickly ran up the stairs and to his room. She burst through the door and froze. She had caught him in the act. The act of stuffing his ANBU uniform in to a bag, his mask still lying in the bed. He stared at her wide eyed. He hadn't ever sensed her enter the house. He must be slipping or was just too familiar. Either way that was not good. She stood staring at him just as wide eyed as he was. She cleared her throat causing them hum to snap out of his state of berating himself for his slip.

"I'm not supposed to see this am I?" she asked taking a step inside and pushing the door close to closed. She gave an awkward nod and looked towards the window and away from him. He forced down a smile at her apparent discomfort at finding out a secret that was supposed to be top secret. He might as well have fun.

"You just found out one of my biggest secrets." he said unable to hide his amused tone.

"One of?" Temari asked and turned her attention to him once again. Her interest piqued despite herself.

"Yea the other ones that I'm jounin so..." he said with a shrug as he watched her eyes widen. This was going to be fun after all.

"You're jounin? Why's that a secret? Why are you telling me if it's a secret?" she asked surprised, then curious, then suspicious. She watched with a guarded look as he slowly walked towards her with the unrushed ease of a trainer predator and a smile that practical sang murder. She found herself suffering from a shiver that ran right down to her toes and back up. He raised a brow at her as if sensing it.

In a silky smooth voice that caused another shiver he answered "Well that's top secret classified information. All you have to know is that I passed my exam. I'm telling you because you know the other one and I felt like telling you."

With every step he came closer until she stepped backward into the door causing it to close. By the end if his answer he had she pressed against the door. He stared down at her with a look that confirmed an idea that had been floating around in her head for the past minute: this guy could kill her.

"Dang girl! Told ya scary was hot!" her mind, well probably Boozy, screamed, which was weird because she hadn't had a drink of anything alcoholic in almost a month.

"You smell very nice." Kiba suddenly said and her mind drew a blank.

"What?" she blurted and he smiled at her clueless face. Yep, this was definitely fun.

"You smell nice." he repeated with a bright smile as he stepped away from her. She frowned at the sudden change of topic.

"You were playing with me..." she muttered in realisation.

"Yup."

"So you're not really jounin?"

"Everything I said was true."

"You really are just playing with me."

"Yea. It's fun. You should try. Your expressions are the best. "He said smiling then walked back towards the bed where he still had a pant to put in.

"You're a real jerk." she growled and he laughed. She glared at him for a moment. "Were you going to tell me you had a mission?"

"Yea just packing then I was going to find you so we could hang out. I don't have to leave until nightfall." he answered and froze as if in thought. "I have something for you."

"Me too."

"For me?" he asked in an excited tone and she rolled her eyes at his antics.

"Duh, you're the one that came up with the idea in the first place." she watched as he seemed to search his room for him only to freeze once more. She raised a brow at him as he turned to her with a look that made it seem like he had just done something stupid.

"Jacket pocket." he told her and pulled out a box from said pocket, the box he had picked up earlier. She looked at the box in his hands and pulled out one of her own. Gift exchanging was new to her especially since it was supposed to have meaning, be a clue and be worn always. Naturally jewellery came to mind but what kind and what it would look like was a challenge. Ninja didn't usually wear jewellery and even if Kiba did what kind would he be comfortable with? The whole thing was complicated if you asked her.

Kiba held both hands out to her, one offering his box to her and the other asking for hers. Temari did the same and they exchanged gifts. They both stared at their respective gift in the pause between deciding whether to open or to wait. Kiba silently urged Temari to open hers. She shook her head and motioned for him to do it first. He pouted but pulled off the top anyway. He stared wide eyed at the object in the box. It caught the sun easily as Kiba lifted it out of the box by the leather that was attached to it.

"Its shinny." he muttered in awe. Temari slapped herself. Really? That was his first comment? "What? Can't a guy comment on how brightly it reflects the light that touches it? It's pretty too you know."

"Do you like it?" she asked referring to the medium sized pendant of a silver replica of her own fan with purple stones were the purple dots on get fan would have been. It was strung on a chain of very strong leather

"Well yea. It's cool and it has meaning." he said still inspecting the pendant then smiled at her sweetly leaning towards her. "It will always remind me of you."

"Yea yea. Whatever." she replied pushing him back. She took the chain from him and tipped on her toes to reach behind him to close the clasp around his neck. "I know two of your biggest secrets right? So this is my promise to you, I'll never tell. Even if this ends and we're found out. I'll never tell."

He smiled at her and tugged gently on one of her ponytails at the back of her head. "Open yours."

Picking her box up again she hesitantly pulled off its top. Kiba sat on the edge of his bed watching with interest as she gaped at the contents of her box.

"Wow." she finally managed to say, he grinned at her. She picked the circular band up out of the box. It looked like a bangle made out of silver or some similar metal with red curved triangles that looked like the ones that decorated Kiba's cheeks carved and painted into it. She put it around her wrist and couldn't help marvel at it. Kiba took her hand in his pulling her towards him as he began to push it further up her arm and up her sleeve, past her elbow. She watched as his hand disappeared up her sleeve and still moved further until stopping just a little below her shoulder. He looked up at her from his seat and her breath caught. She hadn't realised they were this close, only centimetres apart.

"There you go." he whispered pushing back her sleeve for her to look without looking away from her face. She didn't look; she kept looking into his eyes, unmoving. They really were unusual eyes.

"When are you coming back?" she whispered not exactly sure why she was.

"Next two weeks so when you come back I'll either be back already or just be coming back. That week is the chunin exam isn't it?" he answered in the same hushed tone as before also staring back at her.

"Yea." she muttered. Neither moved, stuck in the moment. They continued to just stare at each other.

"Hey! What are you two doing up there? Watch it! I don't want stuff happening in my house!" Tsume's shout rang through the house jolting the two out of their trance. Temari quickly stepped back

"If we were doing something you'd know!" Kiba yelled back. Tsume's cackling laughter floated up to them. That woman just loves drama.