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Chapter 7:

The days were only getting weirder and these nights just seemed to be worse. Weeks ago, Shino learned he had a daughter from his longtime love Kaoru who just left without any trace and now, sleeping in Sakimi's room, was Kiba's apparent daughter. Kiba wasn't able to enjoy this moment because he was too busy on the ground from passing out. Shino couldn't help but burst out laughing after showing the little girl to the room because Kiba laughed at him for this same thing. Shino sat down on the couch with his hands behind his head. He was enjoying this moment and if he had a camera, he would be taking pictures. Kiba finally got up after an hour and looked up at Shino.

"This is NOT funny..."

"Really? Because I think it is."

"How?"

"Are you kidding me? Answer me this, name how many women you've slept with since... i'd say twelvish years ago to now."

"Um..."

Kiba began to think about how many women he's slept with. He kept going higher and higher and finally he reached 5,110. So about 2 women everyday for 7 years? Shino could help but laugh even more. How stupid could Kiba be that he didn't think that he could get at least 1 women pregnant.

"Are you... how do I put this..." Shino began. "You're not diseased, right?"

"NO!" Kiba yelled now getting up. "I make sure I'm clean."

"Okay, well what are you going to do about this?"

"Wait, how do we know it's actually mine?"

"I thought you'd never ask!"

Shino had an evil grin that was hidden by his jacket, but Kiba knew it was there. Shino knew something about the girl that Kiba obviously didn't. Shino looked at the clock and saw that it was too late to bring her down so he decided to wait until the morning. Kiba now started to get annoyed because Shino wouldn't tell him what he was going to show him.

"Why can't you just tell me?

"Because Kiba, it won't be as good if I tell you it."

"Ugh..."

"Well I'm going to my studies... I'll leave you here to think"

Shino stood and walked up the stairs and into his study to finish reading another book that Kakashi happened to recommend. Kiba was downstairs just staring at the wall. He had a lot of things on his mind, but he soon got up and walked up the stairs passed Shino's study and another stairs into the girls' room. He walked up to the door and opened it up a little bit, just enough to see her. She was about the same size as Sakimi, which was about 4ish feet tall, chocolate brown hair, and the symbolic red triangles that is known for the Inuzuka clan. Kiba just looked at her, then felt a hand on his shoulder... it was Shino.

"You okay?"

"Yeah," he said taking a deep breath. "I assume this is what you wanted to show me?"

"Yes."

"Well, she is an Inuzuka, that's for sure."

"What are you going to do?"

It took a little bit before Kiba could answer. "I'm going to do what my father never did for me, I'm going to be there for her."

"I think that's the best thing you could do for her."

"Yeah..."

They stood there in silence looking at their daughters and how peaceful they looked. Kiba told Shino that he was going to sleep and walked down the stairs and into the basement. He plopped on his bed and just stared at the ceiling and thought about these past years. Kiba rolled over on his side and picked up the phone that was next to his bed and decided to call someone special to him... Hana Inuzuka. Kiba waited through three rings before he heard his sister pick up.

"H-hello?"

"Hey Hana... it's Kiba."

"Kiba? Kiba don't you know what time it is?"

"I know, I know, but I had to talk to you."

"Why, what's wrong?" she asked now getting worried. "Oh my goodness are you hurt?"

"No, no I'm alright, but there is big news..." his voice trailed off.

"What is it little bro?"

"I-I'm a father..."

"What? Kiba that's amazing!"

"Yeah... but there's a problem."

"What?"

Kiba was trying to find an easy way to explain his situation. He didn't think that telling her that he's been sleeping with women for years and he didn't know who the mother was and apparently she's kept her for 7 years and dumped her on him without a message or even a name. Sadly, he said it just like that. Hana was greatly surprised at her brother for what he's done, but there was nothing they could do about it now and the next day she'd like to see her. He agreed, then they finally hung up the phone. He could see through a small window in the basement that the sun was coming up. He just looked up and closed his eyes and tried to get as much sleep as he could.

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Later that morning...

Kiba was still awake because he couldn't sleep. He just kept thinking about what happened and commented to himself how he was taking this differently than Shino was. Maybe because Kiba understood this situation in a way. Well, there was no turning back now and he did promise his sister he'd come over with... with... come to think of it, what was her name? Kiba looked at Akamaru and they walked over to the stairs and began to walk up. He looked around and saw no one was up yet, so he decided to make some breakfast. Mmm, eggs with bacon. All he has to do is..

"AHH!"

..not burn himself...

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Sakimi's POV

Wow, this is so weird. There's a girl here who looks kind of like me, but not like me at the same time. What is with those red marks on her face? She's so weird... she acts like a dog just like. Oh my goodness they're related? I think more, like that's his daughter... totally, there's no way that his mother could give birth after him... I know I wouldn't want to. Well, I woke up to the sound of snarling and come to find, she's having a nightmare. So I walked over and she almost attacked me! I nearly had a heart attack.

"Hey, what is that for?"

"Sorry, I didn't know."

"It's okay... by the way, I'm Sakimi Aburame of the Aburame clan."

"I'm Ashi."

"Ashi what?"

"I'm not sure..."

"Well, where did you get those red marks?"

"I'm not sure... I've had them since I was little."

"Why are you dressed like that?

"Like what?"

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Normal POV

Sakimi noticed that how they dressed was different too. Sakimi wore a black body suit that bunched up at the neck (because that part is suppose to go up to her face, but she wasn't very fond of that) and cut off mid-bicept and mid-shin. Over that was light forest green dress that cut off mid-thigh and rested on her shoulders. On her left side there was a long sleeve that went past her hand and on the right there wasn't a sleeve and upon her hands were black fingerless gloves and blue sandals. Ashi wore a forest green shirt with no sleeves, black parachute-like pants that cut off at the knee with black ribbon down her legs, blue sandals, and black fingerless gloves that went up to her mid-bicept.

"What does it matter?"

"Well, Ashi, you're in luck," Sakimi said walking towards the door, "I know where your father is?"

"REALLY?"

Ashi looked like she was a happy puppy wagging its tail. Then she explained that there was another person in the house with the same markings as she. Ashi looked happier. Then as if on cue, the dog screamed, "AHH"... she told her that was him. So Sakimi took her down the stairs and they stayed on the bottom steps. She then pushed Ashi so she'd be in front of the kitchen and she saw her father licking up food from the floor... wow, this is an interesting moment.

Kiba kept lapping food up from the floor with Akamaru again when he looked up to see Ashi. He felt a little embarrassed and stood up, clearing his throat. Kiba wasn't sure what to say to her, so there was a great moment of silence between them. Akamaru was surprised seeing a little female Kiba around and went over to sniff her. She was definitely a Inuzuka.

"Hi doggie!"

"His name is Akamaru," Kiba said smiling.

"Hi Akamaru, my name is Ashi."

Akamaru licked her face and she giggled which made Kiba feel happy inside. He walked over to her and knelt down to her level. Ashi looked at Kiba, lifting her hand, and started to trace the fang marks on his face. She looked over at Sakimi who pointed at Kiba, which was basically saying, 'Yup, that's him'. Kiba took a good look at Ashi and saw the fang marks and the slit-like pupils the Inuzukas were known for.

"Ashi, I'm Kiba... your father."

Ashi smiled at him and hugged him. There, they had a special bonding moment. Kiba hugged her back and remembered that Hana wanted to see her. Kiba stopped the hug and explained to Ashi what they had to do. Ashi agreed and they walked out of the house with Sakimi going upstairs to tell Shino where they were going. Kiba and Ashi mounted Akamaru and there they started their trip to the Inuzuka house.

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At the Inuzuka Household...

Tsume and Hana Inuzuka sat around their kitchen table with their companions discussing different topics, Kiba being the main one.

"I can't believe that he has a child."

"Yes mother, I can't either."

"Well, serves him right for sleeping with so many women.. I didn't raise my son to be a man whore."

On the floor, Kuromaru chuckled as he heard what they were talking about. He could have put his two cents in, but he decided against it. Soon Kuromaru and the Haimaru brothers' ears went straight up as they heard the pater of Akamaru's paws against the ground and soon a knock at the door. The dogs and owners quickly walked over to the door and opened it seeing Ashi and behind her Akamaru and Kiba. Tsume rushed them into the house and onto the couch. For the first few minutes no one said anything until Hana broke the ice.

"Hello there, I'm your Aunt Hana and these are the Haimaru brothers."

"And that makes me your grandmother," said Tsume, "with this being my companion Kuromaru."

"Hi, I'm Ashi."

"Aw Kiba, she reminds me of Hana."

"How?"

Tsume walked over to Ashi and place a hand on her chin, moving her face around. After she started touching her hair and looking at her teeth. From Tsume's point of view, Ashi had the eyes and looks of Kiba, the teeth of Tsume, the hair of Hana (since it wasn't messy. It was in a ponytail with bangs separated by a cowlick which brought on a sidebang look).

"When do I get my puppy?"

"Well, we usually give them to kids when they're enrolled in the academy."

"Aw."

"But, I believe we can make a small exception since you'll be in there next semester."

Tsume and Ashi stood up and walked out the door and into a field that was filled with yellow flowers. Tsume began to tell Ashi the story of the Inuzuka clan and how they are linked to dog companions. Ashi became so interested in the story and kept wanting to hear more. Then, Tsume began to talk about when Kiba was younger and when he got Akamaru. Tsume stopped at the end of the field and told Ashi to wait. Tsume walked further down into tall grass and big trees, which Ashi didn't understand. When Tsume came out she told Ashi to close her eyes, giving her a sense of surprise.

"Open!"

When Ashi opened her eyes, she was staring in the face of a adorable pup in her grandmother's arms. Ashi thought it was the cutest thing she'd ever seen and Tsume passed the pup to her. The pup was small with mocha brown fur from the top of his nose to his tail, a powder brown on his underside, legs, and the underside of his tail, with black on the tips of his tail and ears. The pup looked up at Ashi with yellow eyes and licked her face. Tsume and Ashi began to walk back to the house and kept talking about Kiba until Ashi asked,

"What should I name it?"

"We usually name our dogs by the color of their fur."

"Chariomaru."