Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I apologize in advance for this being so short. But trust me, these will get longer.

Adrian stumbled out of his bedroom, tripping over his boots. He grumbled and continued to make his way downstairs. He was dressed all in black like normal but this time he opted not to wear his wrist cuffs. He still wore his collar though. In fact, he wore it just about everywhere. He dabbed the corner of his eyes with his finger to fix a little of his eyeliner.

"Adrian! Hurry up or we'll be late!" His mother called from the front door.

"I'm coming." He called back, slipping on his coat. He followed his mother out to the car and they left for church.

Another Saturday feeding the homeless. Adrian was excited. He wasn't sure if he would see Kiba or not but he was hoping he would. He couldn't stop thinking about the brunette. At first, he wasn't sure why but after a little thinking he realized that maybe he had a small crush on him. But he tried to push those feelings away. The chances of Kiba liking him back were pretty slim.

This time around, it was Adrian's job to fill up drinks. Water and tea. He was close to the front of the serving area, so he was able to see everyone that came in. He was still surprised by the amount of children. He couldn't help but feel so bad for them. But they were smiling. Happy. That's what's so great about children. They never see the bad in situations. They always see the good and run with it.

Adrian didn't see Kiba while doing his job. He was a little disappointed. When his shift was over, he decided to go into the dinning area and watch the little kids play. He was only out there for about ten minutes when a little boy with short blonde hair came running up to him.

"Hi!" The little boy grinned at him, his brown eyes sparkling.

Adrian blinked and returned the smile. "Hi."

"My name's Izzy! What's yours?"

"Adrian."

Izzy bounced up and down, excited. "That's a pretty name." The boy had to only be about six or seven. Adrian was sitting down and the boy crawled up into his lap. "And you're pretty." He giggled.

Adrian smiled at him. "Well, thank you." He held the boy in his lap so he wouldn't fall.

Izzy blinked and poked the black spiky collar around Adrian's neck. "That's so cool." He said with wide eyes.

Adrian laughed softly and removed it. "You like it?" He held it out to the boy. Izzy nodded, his little hands fisted to his chest. "You want to wear it?"

The boy's brown eyes widened and stared at Adrian with hope. "Please?"

Adrian smiled at him and attached it around the boy's neck. It was a little big on him, but he still looked cute. The boy squealed and played with it. Adrian smiled as he watched the boy fiddle with the (non sharp) spikes. Izzy giggled and jumped down from Adrian's lap.

"Let's play!" He grabbed the older male's hand and pulled on it.

"Alright." Adrian got to his feet and Izzy dragged him outside.

They were joined by a few other kids about Izzy's age and suddenly, Adrian was their play thing. They played for about an hour until the kids were called back inside. It was time for a story. From the bible of course. Izzy once again grabbed Adrian's hand and pulled him along even though the green eyed boy didn't really want to hear a bible story. Luckily for him, someone called his name.

Adrian blinked and stopped walking. He looked over his shoulder to see Kiba standing there, his hands in his pockets. Adrian couldn't help but smile. Izzy tugged on his hand gaining his attention.

"Adrian! Come on." The boy whined softly.

Adrian bent down to his level. "You go ahead." The boy pouted cutely causing Adrian to laugh softly. "I'll be there in a minute."

"Ok!" Izzy let go of his hand and ran back inside.

Adrian sighed and stood back up straight. He turned back to Kiba who was leaning against the tree with Akamaru at his feet. Adrian thought for a moment before going back inside and getting a bowl of dog food that he brought earlier. He went back outside and walked over to Kiba.

"Hey." The brunette said softly.

Adrian smiled at him and leaned down, placing the food in front of Akamaru. "Hey." The dog wagged his tail and licked Adrian's hand before he started eating. Adrian stood up again and leaned on the other side of the tree next to Kiba.

"You're good with those kids."

Adrian blushed softly. "Yea... I like kids. They're innocent, you know? Even thought they're in a bad situation they still smile." Kiba nodded, understanding. They were both silent for a while, just enjoying each others company.

"That boy had your collar..."

Adrian laughed softly. "Oh yea... He thought it was pretty so I let him wear it." He crossed his arms over his chest. "He can keep it if he wants. I have more."

Kiba nodded, looking up at the sky. Adrian glanced at him, noticing how tan the boy was. And how different they were. They were the same age but it seemed like Kiba could have been much older than him. The brunette was tall and pretty muscular but not too much. Kiba noticed the boy staring and turned to him. Adrian blinked in surprise and lowered his head, a blush on his cheeks.

Kiba chuckled softly and moved to stand in front of the boy. "So, you really don't seem like a church person. Dare I ask why you came back?"

"I... I told you I would."

Kiba smirked softly. "So you came back for me?"

He chewed on his lip ring. "Well... I didn't really have an intention of coming back but... Well... I don't have friends, you know? And I thought maybe we could be..." He trailed off.

"Of course we can."

Adrian smiled and finally met the boy's deep brown eyes. "That's great! Cause um... well... like I said... I don't' have any friends."

"How's that even possible?"

He blinked. "Um... I..." He shrugged. "People at school just don't like me."

"Then they're stupid."

He laughed. "Yea... They are."

"So, what about your parents? They drag you here?"

"Not exactly... I only came last Saturday so they would get off my back about going to church..."

"Big Christian people, hm?"

He sighed. "Very... It's annoying..."

"But you came this time... for me?"

Their eyes met and locked. Adrian swallowed hard. "Um... Well... Yea. I told you I'd be here."

The brunette shrugged. "Doesn't mean you were going to actually come."

"Sure it does. I like you." Kiba's eyes widened a tiny bit but went unnoticed by Adrian since he lowered his eyes to the ground. "I mean, you seem to understand me at some level... somehow..." A cute blush came to the boy's pale cheeks once again. "And you're really easy to talk to."

Kiba poked the boy's cheek. "You're blushing."

This only caused Adrian to blush more. "Ah... Well..."

"It's cute."

Adrian blinked and looked up. He held his breath when he realized how close Kiba was to him. Not even a foot separated them. Adrian moved to lean away from the tree but his name being called stopped him. Both boy's blinked and snapped out of their daze. Kiba backed away a bit and both looked over at the church door.

"Adrian! We're leaving." His mother called.

"Alright!" He called back. He sighed and turned to Kiba, whose eyes were on the ground. "Um... Sorry." He swallowed hard. They had a moment right? Or was he just imagining things? They so had a moment. Again. "But... next Saturday, right?"

Kiba met his eyes, hope obviously shinning in them. "Yea. Next Saturday."

Adrian grinned at him. "Ok! Bye then!" He waved at him and ran off to his parents.

Kiba watched him run away before bending down and picking up Akamaru. The now full puppy cuddled in his arms and went to sleep. Kiba sighed and watched the boy get into the car with his parents. His chest clenched a bit. He wasn't sure what he was feeling. Sure, he was a little jealous that Adrian had everything that he didn't. But he knew that wasn't what was going on. He ran his free hand through his thick spiky hair and headed off to what he considered home.

Again, please don't kill me because it's so short! I promise by Friday you will have another part! Since I'm going away this weekend, I'm updating all my stories by Friday. So expect the next part of this... Well, tomorrow.

So, still, please review!!

Thanks!

+Matt+