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Adrian didn't sleep well that night. Not at all. His parents' reaction to his "coming out" was not at all what he expected. He pondered over it all night, not able to sleep because of it. They were up to something. Only, he couldn't figure out what. He wanted to believe what Kiba said. That ignoring it was their way of dealing with it. But that was not his parents.
The alarm suddenly blared, snapping the raven haired boy out of his daze. He rubbed his tired eyes and slammed his hand down on the clock. He had an hour to get ready for school and pondered about waking Kiba up. He decided to let the brunette sleep as he slipped out of bed. He rubbed his eyes, realizing he never did take off his eyeliner from the day before.
He sighed softly before shuffling over to his bathroom door. His head was too tired to realize that it was closed for a reason. He opened the door and shuffled in, not realizing that the light was on and that the shower was already running. He made his way to the toilet and did his business before walking over to the sink. He splashed his face with cold water before he really woke up.
The shower was turned off and Adrian stood up straight, freezing. The sliding door to the shower opened and Kiba stepped out, not noticing Adrian. He did notice, however, Adrian's open bedroom door. He stared at it confused while to wrapped a towel around his tan waist. He shrugged at the door and turned to the sinks. He nearly tripped when he was Adrian standing there, staring at his reflection in the mirror. Adrian saw everything.
Kiba's brown eyes widened immensely and a dark blush crossed his tanned cheeks, almost matching the color of his upside-down triangle tattoos. They stood there a few minutes, just staring at each other. Finally Adrian relaxed, his face just as red as Kiba's.
"Ah... Sorry... I um... Forgot..."
Kiba shook his head. "It's fine." Although it really wasn't. Adrian saw him naked. Even if it was for a few seconds.
Adrian forced a smile. "Right... Um..."
Kiba decided to break the tense air. "You've seen before anyway."
Adrian choked on his own spit and couldn't help but laugh. "Kiba!"
"What?" The brunette smirked softly. "You have one too."
Adrian giggles softly, the tense air vanishing. "Yea well, I've never seen another guy's so." He stuck his tongue out at him.
The tanned boy rolled his eyes. "Like you haven't wanted too." He said before passing the raven haired boy and going into his own room, leaving Adrian dazed.
Adrian's heart nearly exploded and he gripped the edge of the sink so he wouldn't fall. "Ah... That was embarrassing..." He knew something like that was bound to happen but he wasn't expecting it so soon. It was his fault really. He rubbed a pale hand over his face before deciding to take a shower as well. He could tell it was going to be along day.
Adrian parked his car in its normal spot and turned the engine off. He took a deep breath and glanced at Kiba who was staring up at the school. It had been a week since Adrian had been in school. So much had happened this past weekend, he was unsure of what to do. School was bound to be different. He just knew it.
"Ready?" Adrian said softly to Kiba.
The brunette nodded. "Yea."
Adrian took another deep breath before getting out of his car along with Kiba. They made their way into the school some students watching them, wondering who the brunette was. Adrian led Kiba to the office so the boy could get his schedule and everything else he would need. Adrian wasn't really sure why his parents enrolled Kiba now. They only had a week of school left before Christmas break.
Either way, Adrian and Kiba entered the office where an older lady sat at the desk, reading a newspaper. Adrian walked up to her with a soft smile, gaining her attention. "We're here to pick up his schedule." He nudged his head in Kiba's direction since the boy was standing behind him.
Mrs. Martin blinked, looking at the brunette behind the raven haired boy. "Ah, Adrian. Back to school, I see?" She asked softly with a small smile.
"Yea. He's Kiba Inuzuka."
The graying lady blinked once again before picking up the yellow folder sitting beside her coffee. "He's staying with you? Your parents sounded very urgent to get him into school." She handed the folder to Adrian who took it with a forced smile.
"Yea... Thanks." He turned away from the woman and left the office before she could ask any more questions. He led Kiba to his own locker before finally stopping to see where Kiba's locker was. Surprisingly, it wasn't that far from Adrian's.
"We do have all the same classes. Good. You'll probably sit near me in them." He handed Kiba the folder before leaning down to open his locker. "Most of my classes have paired seating and well, since no one really likes me, those seats are empty."
Kiba eyed the green eyed kneeling before him, not liking the sound of that. He couldn't understand why Adrian didn't have many friends before. They got along just fine. So it wasn't because the boy was shy. Then Kiba remembered Naruto. But the blonde had just recently become Adrian's friend.
"Adrian!"
Both Adrian and Kiba blinked at the name being called. Adrian stood up to see Naruto walking towards them with a big grin on his face.
"Hey Naruto." Adrian said with a smile.
"How'd everything go last night?" The blonde asked, leaning against the locker beside Adrian.
"Um... Well actually. They didn't mention a thing about what happened."
"Really?" Naruto tilted his head, his blue eyes full of curiosity.
Adrian nodded and kneeled back on the ground to get his books out of his locker. He nearly had a heart attack when Naruto squeaked.
"Kiba! What are you doing here?" The blonde asked, loudly, pointing at the brunette.
Kiba just blinked at him. "I go here."
Naruto's confused expression suddenly became a grin. "That's awesome!" He bounced lightly on his heels. "What classes do you have?"
"All of Adrian's."
The blonde's grin grew, if that was even possible. "I'm in a few of his classes. Sweet! So we'll be friends then?"
Kiba glanced down at Adrian who was looking up at him with unreadable green eyes. Kiba's brown eyes shifted back to Naruto's blue ones. "I thought we already were."
Naruto blinked before nodding vigorously. "Yes!"
Kiba couldn't help but smile softly at the blonde. His happiness was contagious. Adrian shut his locker and stood back up, slinging his bag over his shoulder. "See you at lunch, right?" The raven haired boy asked.
"Of course!" Naruto said just as the first bell rang.
They said silent goodbye's before the three went their ways to first period. For Kiba and Adrian, the morning was quite uneventful. Few people really cared about having a new student. It was during lunch time when things really became interesting.
Adrian was at his locker, kneeling down like usual, getting his books for the rest of the day. Kiba had gone to the bathroom so Adrian was taking his time, waiting for him to get back. He was humming lightly to himself when a foot kicked his. He blinked and turned to look over his shoulder.
His eyes widened at the sight standing above him. "Kankuro..." Hee breathed out.
The evil brunette's lips turned up into a scowl. "So you're back too, huh?"
Adrian did not like the height difference, so he quickly stood to face the glaring brunette. "What the hell do you want?" He asked his voice not as demanding as he wished it was.
Kankuro's dark eyes roamed the raven haired boy's thin body and he suddenly felt very uncomfortable. "You got me suspended."
"I was suspended too."
Those eyes narrowed. "You kneed me."
"You..." Adrian's face turned red and puffed out at the thought of what Kankuro had said to him over a week ago. "You vial human being."
Before Adrian could stop it, he was pressed back against his locker, Kankuro's hands gripping his wrists at his sides. The brunette was all too close for comfort. His hips pressed against Adrian's, keeping the boy from making any move to defend himself. "You know you want it." He hissed into the boy's ear, sending shivers of terror down his spine.
"Get off me." It still wasn't as strong as it should have been. It was almost a whimper. He didn't want this. He couldn't stand Kankuro but there was no one to stop him. Everyone was either at lunch or in class. Adrian closed his eyes tightly, expecting the worse.
"Get your disgusting hands off him." A voice growled.
Both Adrian and Kankuro turned to see Kiba standing beside them practically seething. His normally brown eyes were narrowed into a fierce and slightly terrifying glare that would even make Gaara jealous.
But Kankuro didn't move. Only tightened his grip on Adrian's wrists. "Who the fuck are you?" He spit out.
"I said release him." Kiba kissed, causing Adrian to flinch. He didn't know Kiba had this kind of side. For a moment, it scared him, but then he realized the brunette was helping him.
"Why should I?" Kankuro pushed Adrian back against the lockers causing the boy to wince.
"If you wish to see the next five minutes of your life, you will."
Kankuro growled and released the raven haired boy, turning to face Kiba. "Stay out of this. This has nothing to do with you."
"Fortunately, it does."
Adrian glanced between them before stepping between them, placing a hand to Kiba's chest. "Don't Kiba. I don't want you to get into a fight on your first day."
Kiba glanced down at Adrian, his posture relaxing a tiny bit. "He's the reason you received that black eye, is he not?"
"Well, yea but-"
"Stay out of this Fag." Kankuro spat, referring to Adrian. "If the guy wants to get his ass kicked, let him. Then I can deal with you."
Adrian's eyes narrowed and stepped out of Kiba's way. "On second thought, kick his ass."
"Gladly." Kiba hissed, taking a step toward Kankuro.
"He's not even worth standing up for." Kankuro growled, motioning to Adrian. "Who the hell are you anyway? His boyfriend?" Kankuro meant it as an insult but Kiba just stared at him.
"Yes. And if you ever come near him again, you won't have a dick left." Kiba's voice was scary when he growled like that.
Kankuro's eyes flashed with something before he just walked away. That was a first. No one had ever intimidated Kankuro Sabaku, save his little redheaded brother.
Adrian stared at Kankuro's retreating back in awe. He wasn't sure what to say or do. Not only did Kiba just save him from one hell of an ass beating but he said he was his boyfriend. Adrian blinked in realization and spun to face the brunette. Kiba was running a hand through his thick spiky brown hair, his eyes locked on the ground as he tried to control his temper.
"K-Kiba?" Adrian squeaked out softly.
The brunette raised his warm brown eyes and met Adrian's. "I'm sorry about that. I just... People like him piss me off."
Adrian shook his head and stepped up to Kiba. "No... I um... Thank you." He swallowed the lump in his throat and leaned forward, pressing his body against Kiba's and resting his head against the brunette's shoulder. Kiba stiffened for a moment before slowly wrapping his arms around Adrian's body.
Adrian had actually been terrified of Kankuro. He had been since he whispered that phrase in his ear over a week ago. He was so sure Kankuro was going to get what he wanted that he had forgotten all about Kiba. He now knew he could depend on the brunette and he felt closer to him already.
"Did you mean it?"
Kiba blinked and pulled back to look down into the other boy's eyes. "What?"
"About... being my boyfriend." His normally pale cheeks were flushed a soft pink.
Kiba stared into those green eyes for a few moments before nodding. "As long as that's what you want."
"Of course it is!" He said that faster and louder than he meant too.
The brunette just smiled and leaned down, connecting his lips with Adrian's. The raven haired boy smiled softly and returned the sweet kiss. They both parted soon after, with blushes on their faces.
"We should, um... get to lunch." Adrian mumbled.
"Right..." Kiba nodded and watched Adrian as he picked up his bag from the floor.
Adrian smiled at him, closed his locker door, and led the brunette to the cafeteria. Once there, they were overwhelmed by the amount of people. Atleast, Kiba was. Adrian was used to it. He grabbed Kiba's wrist and pulled him through the mass of people until he reached a certain table.
"Adrian! Kiba!" Naruto grinned when he saw the two. "You finally made it! What took so long?"
"Had a run in with Kankuro." Adrian grumbled, placing his bag down on the table.
"Oh." Naruto's face turned concerned. "Are you okay?"
"Yea. I'm fine." Adrian smiled at him to which the blonde returned.
"Good!"
"Adrian! How wonderful of you to join us!" Lee came over, dressed all in green with a tray of food in his hands. He placed it down on the table beside Chouji. "And who is this youth hiding behind you?" He asked, looking at Kiba.
"Oh, Um, Everyone this is Kiba." Adrian realized he didn't even know a few people at the table.
"Oh! Right!" Naruto jumped up. "This is Shikamaru." He pointed at a boy with brown hair pulled back into a short pony tail. "And that's Shino beside him." Shino was wearing sunglasses and Adrian was confused by this. "Kiba, that's Chouji, Neji, Lee and Sasuke." Naruto introduced the brunette to the others.
Kiba just nodded at them, not sure what to say. Adrian smiled at them before turning back to Naruto. "Where's Gaara?"
"Um, he should be here soon." Naruto said with a smile before sitting back down.
Adrian pouted lightly, wanting to see the redhead. "Oh..." He moved to sit only to see Neji stand.
"Adrian. May I have a word with you?"
He blinked at the long haired brunette before nodding. "Uh, Sure." He had forgotten that Neji wanted to talk to him. Too much had happened over the weekend. "In private?"
"Please."
"Okay." He turned to Kiba. "Um, I'm gonna go talk to Neji, okay?" Kiba nodded, a little unsure. He didn't know this Neji and had no idea with Adrian was safe with him or not. Adrian seemed to sense his worry since the boy leaned closer and whispered, "I think he likes Gaara and wants to ask me something about him." He winked at Kiba before walking off with Neji. Kiba stared after him before sitting down at the table full of people he didn't know.
"So Kiba!" Lee said with a grin. "How do you know Adrian?"
That was an easy topic. So the brunette told them the story. Leaving out a few... intimate details.
Meanwhile, Adrian was led out of the cafeteria and back into the hallway where it was empty of people and had less noise. Neji stopped a little ways away from the cafeteria's doors and turned to face him. Adrian was a little nervous, not entirely sure what the long haired brunette wanted. Those lavender eyes were hard to ignore as they stared at him.
"So, um... What did you wanna talk about?"
A very faint blush came to Neji's pale cheeks. "Are you and Gaara... more than friends?" His voice was soft and smooth as he asked the question that had obviously been bothering him all weekend.
Adrian just blinked. "No... We're really good friends. Like, we really understand each other. But, we're nothing more than that... Why?"
Neji nodded, shifting his eyes to stare at the floor. "I was just curious..."
"Because you like him?" Neji's eyes widened slightly but he didn't answer. The only real answer Adrian needed was the darker blush on Neji's cheeks. "Well, just so you know? I bet he likes you too." Adrian winked at him before leaving the brunette to his own thoughts and going back into the cafeteria. He didn't want to leave Kiba alone too long anyway.
Adrian arrived to the table just as Kiba was finishing up his story. He was about to sit down beside Kiba when someone poked him. He blinked and turned around to see an adorable redhead standing there. Adrian almost squeaked when he saw Gaara. Gaara probably would have preferred the squeak instead of the glomp he received.
Adrian nearly tackled the boy, hugging him tightly. It took Gaara a moment to realize what was happening before he returned the hug. "Ah Gaara! I missed you!" Adrian said, releasing him. "So much happened this weekend!"
Gaara just nodded. "Naruto told me."
Adrian blinked and turned on Naruto. "You told him!"
The blonde cowered behind Sasuke. "I couldn't help it! He called me last night and I just spilled it all."
"Gah!" Adrian growled in frustration. "I wanted to tell him." He felt a warm hand grab his and turned to see Gaara looking up at him with those beautiful turquoise eyes.
"You can tell me. In your words. Naruto's horrid as describing things."
"Hey!" The blonde protested, earning a bop on the head from Sasuke.
"He's right, you know." Sasuke stated.
"Teme!" The blonde pouted but Sasuke just turned away from him.
Adrian smiled at Gaara. "Okay. I will. But, for now." He grabbed Kiba's arm and tugged on it. The brunette did as wanted and stood up beside him. "This is Kiba!"
Gaara looked him up and down before a tiny smile graced his lips. "It's nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you." Adrian blushed at this.
Kiba nodded. "I've heard about you as well."
Gaara nodded at him before turning his attention to Adrian. "Now?"
The raven haired boy shook his head and grabbed Gaara's arm, pulling him to sit down beside him. Kiba took the seat on the other side on Adrian. "Not yet. I have something to tell you~."
Gaara tilted his head slightly, his blood red bangs falling to one side. "What?"
Adrian leaned forward and cupped Gaara's ear, whispering, "Neji likes you."
The redhead recoiled back in surprise and stared at him with wide eyes. "What?"
Adrian nodded, crossing his arms over his chest. "Yup. I was just talking to him and he totally admitted it." Adrian tapped his chin with his finger. "Okay, so he didn't come right out and say it. But I know these things."
"What are you two talking about?" Naruto asked, staring at them.
Adrian waved a dismissive hand at him earning a pout form the blonde. "What do you think?" He asked the redhead.
Gaara just stared at him. "I'll... We'll talk about this later."
Adrian grinned at the blush coating Gaara's cheeks, ears and nose. He left the redhead to his own thoughts and turned his attention back to Kiba. The brunette was staring at him, confused. Adrian smiled at him and leaned up, lightly pecking his cheek. "I'll tell ya later." Kiba decided to accept this answer for now.
"So how was school?" Claire asked Kiba as she passed him the potatoes.
Kiba took them with a soft 'thank you'. "It went well." He responded.
Adrian glanced between his parents, knowing there was still something up their sleeve. Ever since they got home from school his mother had been following them around. She kept checking on them while they were doing homework and things like that.
"Did anything happen with that Kankuro boy?" Edward asked after putting some beans on his plate. "I was told he returned to school today as well."
Adrian glanced at Kiba but the boy seemed to already get the message. He wasn't going to say a word. "No, nothing really. I saw him like once but he didn't say anything." The raven haired boy lied easily.
"Well that's good."
Adrian tightened his grip on his fork. He was starting to get annoyed. He just wanted to ask them if they even care about what happened Sunday. But Adrian knew better. He knew to give them some time. To let it sink in a little. But the way there were acting was not even close to what he expected.
After a mostly silent dinner, Adrian and Kiba were finally left alone. Sort of. They were in Adrian's room, finishing up homework with Akamaru. Claire would still check up on them every half an hour or so. Adrian wasn't sure if that was because she really wanted to make sure they were okay or to make sure they weren't doing something they shouldn't have been doing. In fact, it was a bit of both.
By bedtime, the boys were both tired and didn't take long to say goodnight. Especially since Claire was hovering over them. They did get a chance to meet in the bathroom and sneak in one goodnight kiss before Edward come to say goodnight.
When Adrian laid down in his bed, he couldn't help but think about Kiba who was just across the hall. After today, he just really wanted to be around the brunette at all times. He wanted to be in that bed with him, snuggling and comfortable. But he knew he couldn't. His parents would both have heart attacks, no doubt. So he was left with just thoughts that easily lulled him to sleep. Luckily for him though, Kiba was thinking exactly what he was.
Holy crap. I think that might the longest part so far... Hah Yay! This took a while because I had major writer's block on this. I knew what I wanted to happen but I just... couldn't write it down. I finally did it though. Yay! Hope you're not disappointed. It's been a long day for me. I'm actually writing this at -checks clock- wow... 12:55am. Ha.
Well, a lot happened in this part. Kinda. The next part is pretty much full of fluff and some info with Gaara and Adrian. Woot!
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