Sorry this chapter is really short. You can decide yourself how funny it is. Sorry since this is all I could produce for now. I'm sorry if I'm saying sorry too much. Just read the chapter!
Eight: The Rebellious Pup
SHIKA POV
The days started dragging on longer. It felt like it was getting warmer now that winter had come to its end. I looked around me as I woke up. Temari was asleep beside me as usual. I walked outside of my den. The ground was dotted with slushy snow. Suddenly I heard paw steps and Tenten emerged from her den carrying a brown pup with a white spot on its back.
"Put me down mom!" barked the little pup. Tenten ignored her pup's cries. Two other pups walked after her. One of the pups was a male he was brown with white on the tip of his tail and the other was a female with dark brown bangs, light brown fur, and a white underbelly. I padded over to investigate.
"Hello Tenten, how are you?" I asked as I walked over to them. Tenten placed the pup on the cold ground.
"Everything's good…except for this pup here," growled Tenten as she placed her paw on the pup with the white spot's head. The pup growled and bit Tenten's paw. "OW! Hey let go!" Tenten shook her paw furiously trying to shake the pup off.
"Really…I guess you're getting along okay," I said skeptical. Neji walked over to us. He gently grabbed the pup's tail with his teeth and pulled it off of Tenten's paw.
"Kaori, it is not lady-like to bite your mother," said Neji still clamping his teeth on Kaori's tail. Kaori squirmed.
"Let me go!" cried Kaori.
"Why can't you be like your brother and sister?" asked Neji irritably. I suddenly wondered what my pups would be like. Neji finally put Kaori on the ground, but placed his paw on the pup's tail before she could run. "Hello Shikamaru."
"Hi, may I ask these pups names?" I asked looking down on the pups. The male pup looked up at me.
"I'm Negi," he said happily. I cocked my head.
Negi, like the onion? I looked at Tenten for an explanation.
"Um, well its closer to Neji…and he has a little green on his muzzle," she explained.
"You named him after a vegetable," replied Neji. Tenten glared at him.
"Oh, shut up!" The light brown female pup looked up at me her tail wagging furiously.
"My name's Hime!" yipped the pup happily. She had two pigtails on her tail.
Kind of like a mini Temari. I looked to the pup that was being held by Neji. The pup looked back at me and stuck her tongue out at me. That ungrateful little! I growled quietly to myself.
"Um, her name is Kaori," said Tenten quickly before I got angry.
"I'm going to organize the morning patrol," I said trying to get the insulting pup out of my mind.
"How, about I come?" suggested Neji. I nodded and we recruited a few wolves and we were off. As we neared the Akatsuki border I began to talk with Neji.
"So Kaori's really unique," I said. Neji sighed as he shook his head.
"Why can't she be like her siblings?" he growled again.
I laughed. "She doesn't remind you of Tenten?" I asked. Neji paused.
"I never thought of it like that. Maybe you're right Nara," said Neji thoughtfully. We reached the Akatsuki border. I was about to say more when Gaara barked at us.
"Nara, there's someone near the border," he said quietly. I walked up to the border and I saw a black, brown, and white wolf walking across the border carrying a dead rabbit. It was Blade Temari's brother.
"Hey, what are you doing taking rabbit from our territory?!" I barked. Blade turned around and looked at us.
"I can hunt anything anywhere I want," growled Blade simply. I snarled as he turned his back on me.
"Get back here!" Blade had already disappeared into the trees. I bared my teeth in anger. "Arrogant bastard," I growled under my breath. Neji walked up to me.
"Should we go after him?" asked Neji. I shook my head.
"Let him go…we'll just start a fight if we go after him," I growled. Neji nodded and the patrol returned to the pack. Everything looked the same as before. All the wolves seemed to be relaxing now that it was warming up outside. The patrol dispersed as we entered the clearing. I decided to take a nap under a tree. I didn't sleep long enough before feeling teeth gnawing on my muzzle. Standing there was a brown wolf pup with a spot on her back.
"Hi Shika!" she barked her teeth still locked on my muzzle.
"Kaori let go," I growled suddenly remembering the rude pup. She smirked. I realized she wasn't going to let go. I stood up and she was still hanging on. I shook my head furiously as Kaori's grip tightened. "Ow, I said let go!"
Tenten, Sakura, and Temari watched from a distance.
"I guess Shika having fun over there with Kaori," chuckled Temari.
"Shouldn't we go help him?" asked Sakura. Tenten shook her head.
"I think I'll let her play for a little while. Kaori has suddenly grown fond of Shika," said Tenten happily.
"I guess she has…," said Temari still watching them amusingly.
Oh, a special relationship is starting! Hope you liked this chapter now go and change the future of my fanfiction with your reviews!!! I think I'm a bit stuck again so I need YOUR help again.