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The loud blaring of the alarm caused Adrian's headache to worsen. He slammed his hand over the blasting thing to get it to stop. Once the sound was gone he sighed and rubbed a hand over his face, lying on his back. He winced when he touched his eye. He knew that would not be looking too good right now.

He stared at the ceiling, debating whether or not to get up. He had promised Kiba he would be there... But he really didn't want to be seen like this. Especially not by Kiba. He sighed and crawled out of bed. He ran a hand through his hair as he walked into his bathroom. He stared at his reflection in the mirror and glared at it.

His eye wasn't as bad as he first thought. He could see out of it and it wasn't too swollen. But it was blue and black. Even purplish around the outside. He carefully ran his fingers over it and winced. It hurt to the touch. He growled and turned away from the mirror.

Adrian started getting ready to leave. He dressed as he normally would but skipped on the eyeliner. It would be impossible to put it on his left eye anyway. This time he went with his parents who were still fussing over his eye. Atleast his mother was.

He decided to stay in the back of the kitchen where no one could really see him. He was cleaning pots and pans. It was a simple job and he was hoping Kiba wouldn't see him. He felt like a coward but he just really didn't want Kiba to see him. But at the same time he really wanted to see Kiba... It was complicated.

He was wiping down the sink when his mother came over to him. "Adrian, Kiba's outside for you."

He tensed and carefully looked at his mother. "He is?"

She nodded with a smile on her face. "He asked me if you were here." She leaned forward and took the cloth from Adrian's hand. "I'll finish up here, you go talk to him."

Adrian blinked at his mother but nodded. He left her and went outside. He pulled his hoodie over his head, shivering a bit. He glanced around the church's yard, looking for Kiba. He smiled softly when he spotted him. The brunette was leaning against a tree, looking up at the sky with Akamaru lying by his feet.

Adrian sucked up his courage and walked up to him. Kiba noticed him but didn't turn to look. Adrian stood beside the brunette waiting for him to say something.

"I didn't see you earlier... so I asked your mother."

"I was working in the back... Sorry."

Kiba shrugged and finally turned to him. He blinked when he noticed Adrian's black eye. Adrian lowered his eyes to the ground, avoiding Kiba's gaze. Kiba's eyes widened slightly and he lifted his hand, cupping the side of Adrian's face gently. He lifted the boys face to get a better look. Adrian's face became a little red and he kept his eyes on Kiba's jacket... The one he gave him.

"What happened?"

Adrian bit his lip. "Kid at school punched me..."

"Why?"

"His friend was teasing me... calling me gay and stuff... So I kneed him in the groin. His friends ganged up on me... but um... the teacher stopped it before it got worse." His blush deepened.

Kiba looked his eye over. "Are you gay?"

Adrian froze for a moment, not sure what to say. He swallowed his pride and answered. "Yes."

Kiba didn't seem fazed by his answer. The brunette smiled. "Then the groin hit was completely justified."

Adrian giggled softly, happy that his sexual preference didn't matter to Kiba. He was so happy it didn't change anything between them. Atleast, he thought it didn't change anything. He lifted his eyes and finally met Kiba's eyes. The boy was smiling at him so Adrian returned the smile.

Kiba leaned in softly, Adrian closing his eyes, and kissed the boy's black eye gently. Adrian's entire face turned red and his heart rate increased excessively. Kiba pulled back, stroking Adrian's cheek gently with his thumb. The raven haired boy raised his eyes to met Kiba's soft brown.

"We walk the same path then."

Adrian tilted his head at Kiba, confused by his words. But before he could ask his mother called him. Adrian silently cursed her for ruining their moment. Kiba let his hand fall to his side and smiled at him.

"Next Saturday then?" Adrian asked.

"Of course."

The boy smiled and did something he didn't even expect to do. He leaned up and gently kissed Kiba's cheek. Embarrassed by his actions, he said goodbye to Kiba and ran off to his mother. Kiba stood there a little surprised.

After a few moments a soft smile came to his face and he leaned down, picking Akamaru up. He hugged the dog close to him for warmth. "Maybe I have a chance after all." He said softly to his dog. Akamaru just looked up at him and licked his cheek.

Later that night, Adrian was sitting on his bed reading one of his favorite books. He was having trouble concentrating thought because he was still trying to figure out what Kiba meant. He honestly had no idea. They walk the same path? What in the world could that mean?

Then it suddenly hit him like a Mac truck. Kiba was gay too...

He sat up suddenly, his eyes wide. That had to be it. What else could he possibly mean? So did that mean that Kiba liked Adrian too? He wasn't sure... But he was gay too! That had to mean something! Of course it did.

Adrian smiled to himself. He had a chance with Kiba after all.

Wow... that was shorter than I thought it would be... Sorry about that! But I have a busy week with my writing this week. I'm working on a really kick ass Halloween Horror story this week and I have it all planned out but I still need to write it... I only have 4 more days to get it done since I have to post it Thursday night... And I need to finish CDD by Friday. Yes, very busy.

So anyway, I'm going to try and update this again sometime this week if I have time. But I can't promise anything.

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+Matt+