INTRO

-Part 3-

-At Konoha Academy –

The soft wet patter of bare feet against tiled flooring sounded at different times within a filled locker room. The area occupied by Konoha's football team which had just finished off a nearly two hour long practice. The star players of the team just finished getting dressed, towels still slung over their shoulders as they made their way out of the still steamy room as their teammates finished off their own showers before heading home as well.

"Ah man! That was so good; we're gonna beat Suna's ass this time!"

"It's great to see you so youthful but it's not nice to put down another school."

"Lee."

"Yes, my youthful friend?"

"Shut up. You're killing my pregame high."

The boy known as Lee blinked his big onyx eyes at the browned haired teen waking beside him. "But Kiba, the game isn't until next Friday." Lee put his hand onto the other male's shoulder, giving it a light pat before dropping his hand down to hang by his side. "Maybe you spent a bit too long in the shower. I hear too much steam can be stuffy for the brain. Or at least that's what Guy-"

"LEE!" Kiba shouted with a sudden blush to his cheeks.

"Oh, sorry Kiba didn't mean to further ruin your pregame high."

The dog-lover mumbled a bit under their breath before releasing a sigh then turning their head to offer a smile at the other boy. "It's all good; anyways you wanna join me and Hinata for the play-off on TV tonight?"

"I wouldn't want to get in the way of your time with your girlfriend."

"You won't be. Her cousin will be stopping by there so he kinda kills it already." The shorter of the two said with a hearable growl.

At hearing this Lee smiled. "Neji is finally being youthful toward young Hinata?"

Kiba rolled his eyes. "Sorry to ruin your cheer; or hope or whatever but no, he's there cause Hinata's dad wants to talk about some request Neji had. That's what Hinata told me but I bet her dad is going to kick the bastard out." Kiba shrugged some, his dislike in his girlfriend's cousin showing in his voice and body langue as the two walked along the pavement path of the school entrance that lead to the main road.

Not wanting to hear his friend put down another, Lee started up a conversation about their gaming tactics, claiming he wasn't so sure about the whole 'Plan C back-up plan'; a line of conversation that gained Kiba's full attention and good mood back without a hitch.

The two made it just beyond the gate before the sudden sound of rushing feet sounded from behind them. They barely had time to ask what was going on when the crowd of girls flooded them, shoving their worn out forms along the cemented sidewalk in their rush. Lee and Kiba tried to break out of the crowd but the repeated football plays their couch drilled them through had taken a real toll on their muscles, making them partially useless among the mob of girls.

"Holy fuck, the hell's wrong with them?" Kiba grunted as some girl's elbow jabbed into his side before her form was swallowed up as she made her way to the front.

"They must be in a rush for family dinner." Lee replied while quickly saying "I'm sorry, I'm sorry" left and right to each female that bumped into the green obsessed teen.

Kiba shot his teammate and friend a look as he tried to dig his heels into the cement but the bodies at his back were keeping his form moving forward much to his displeasure. If he was going to be late, missing the game and missing a chance to wiggle his way into spending the night at Hinata's, these chicks were gonna hear it.

Getting fed up rather quickly; the dog-lover shot his arms out not caring if he smacked any of the girls with his impulsive action he lifted his head to gain a bit more height and shouted; "STOP FUCKING MOV-" however he was cut off by a hand covering his mouth. "Shh! You're gonna give us away to Sasuke! If you want his attention that bad, don't ruin it for the rest of us." Kiba had to blink at that. This girl just thought he was a fan-girl for, he blinked again, did she say Sasuke?

"Sasuke?" he quested out loud; the sound of his voice getting over lapped by a trash can getting knocked down followed by a hush of curses and pathetic whines from the girls.

"Uchiha Sasuke?" Lee asked despite knowing there was only one Sasuke Uchiha. "He is here?"

"No-no these raging idiots are his fan girls; seems we got caught up in their stalking."

"That's not nice Kiba." Lee sent his friend a frown over the three heads of the girls that had slipped between them. The brunette merely shrugged in response but the action was jostled when the surrounding girls suddenly surged forward with speed, taking both boys with them despite their physical protests.

"Shit!" Kiba exclaimed as he and Lee were forced to move, stumbling over their own feet at the rushed and unplanned movement of their bodies. He was seriously going to rage on these chicks once he was given the change. Kiba cast a quick glance at Lee who seemed to be tilting over the edge of being respectful into snapping into saying something rude; at least rude in Lee's standards anyways.

The two were forced along until the girls suddenly halted, making Kiba knock into the girl before him; her form jumping to the side which allowed his body to stumble forward fully to where gravity took hold and he hit the ground with a muffled thud. He growled under this breath, cursing each of them within his head. Lee was a bit better but like his fellow team mate, he had jerked at the sudden stop, gravity forcing him to fall onto his rear as he tried to avoid bumping into the girl before him.

"Fucking…hate this." Kiba gritted out.

Lee made no comment even though he was feeling quite displeased with his fellow classmates' actions; it was most un-youthful.

They both moved to stand up only for the girls to rush forward but in another direction; the boys guessed they changed up route when Sasuke did. They were lucky that neither of them got trampled over but their shoulders did take a bit of a beating from the constant rough nudges as the female crowd passed them and moved on, leaving the two upon the cemented street with somewhat tousled hair.

"Well fuck." Kiba exclaimed as he pushed himself up, dusting off his arms and pants while shooting the moving female crowd a glare. "I don't wanna see any other girl but my baby for the rest of the damn weekend."

"What of your sister and mother?"

"Shut up Lee."

The dark haired teen simply smiled as he stood up as well. Taking a glance around he noted the change of location they were in. This street was deserted and not just of people but of life too it seemed. It brought a small frown to Lee's face as he looked over some of the boarded up houses. An odd feeling tingled faintly in his gut.

"Hey! Check out that house at the end, it looks like something out of a horror film." Kiba's voice made Lee jump, not expecting the other teen to shout so randomly. "Let's check it out!"

Lee wasn't given a change to respond as the dog-lover was already making their way quickly toward the well dubbed house. It even gave off a spooky aura, something that Lee wasn't sure his mind just conjured up by the house's appearance alone.

The two boys were half way there when they heard a distinctive sound of a door slamming shut.

"I don't think we should go, someone must still live there." came Lee's voice as he jogged up to match pace with Kiba.

"And I wanna know what kind of person would still live in there." was Kiba's quick reply as his interest in the aged house was spiked.

Without further ado, Kiba grabbed the sleeve of Lee's green sweater and dragged the other teen right up to the front double doors. Once there, he felt a swirl of shivers course through his body at being so close to the spooky looking house. Now that he gave it a quick thought, the dog-lover thought it looked more like a haunted mansion than a house.

"And, here we are." Kiba shoved the other boy closer to the doors as he himself pressed an ear to one of the double doors, ignoring the fact that it was mostly likely covered in enough germs to kill a dog.

"What are-"

"I can hear some movement in there." Kiba cut in smoothly.

"We did just hear the door close. Makes sense the owner might still be-"Lee was cut once more when his friend waved a hand at him as if shooing away his logical comment.

A sudden shout from behind the two startled them enough to jump away from the door; their necks giving pulse of pain when they quickly looked over their shoulders to see what had made the sound; only to tackled down from behind.

An upswept of dust puffed up into the stale air, causing the mound of bodies to break out into a coughing and sneezing fit. The one body atop the pile pushed off, causing the one directly under to gasp out then swiftly roll off, causing the two to tumble to the ground fully. The other bodies made sounds of discomfort as they detangled from one another till five bodies were visibly seen in the dim lighting.

Kiba and Lee blinked a few times before taking notice of the fact they weren't alone. However it was a duo exclaim of two female voices that broke the silence.

"LEE!? KIBA!?"

The two addressed jerked their heads toward the ones shouting their names. A girl with what seemed to be pink hair and green eyes, and another girl with long blonde hair and pale blue eyes met their sights.\

Lee's eyes lit up when he quickly realized who the pink haired girl was. "Sakura, oh how you have turned this night into such a wonderful youth fill-"

"Can it, bushy-brows." Kiba nudged the other boy in the ribs; halting the teen's love-sick rant.

"Lee, what are you doing here?" another female voice sounded, causing Lee to turn his head to look at the other girl he hadn't noticed due to being solely focused on his crush. "Hello Tenten!"

The girl known as Tenten gave a nod of her head in greeting, her brown eyes soon glancing to Kiba as the dog-lover mumbled under his breath while dusting himself off, again. "Hello to you too, but what are you and Kiba doing here though?"

"We could ask you the same thing." Kiba said back before Lee could form a reply.

"What we were doing isn't your business, dog-breath." Ino replied with a flick of her blonde pony-tail over her shoulder. Sakura nodded in agreement; a faint heat started to rise to her cheeks causing them to turn red a bit but in the dim lighting her blush went unnoticed. Tenten on the other hand shifted her weight upon her feet; feeling embarrassed suddenly, something Lee's concerned eye picked up on.

"Are you alright Tenten? Maybe you girls should resume whatever it is that you were doing for tomorrow." Lee's voice carried a caring tone as his dark black eyes focused on his friend's face.

Tenten was about to decline and offer some words of reassurance when Sakura shook her head and interrupted Tenten before she could even get a breath.

"No! Sasuke is somewhere here. We can't leave!"

"HA! I knew it! You're just here stalking that bastard Uchiha." Kiba exclaimed with a point of his finger at the pink haired girl.

"We're not stalking him and DON'T CALL HIM A BASTARD, DOG-BREATH!" Ino shouted with a glare that Sakura backed up with one of her own.

"Yeah right, I bet you were in that female fan mob of the Uchiha's." the dubbed 'dog-breath' responded back with a smirk upon his face. "I also bet you have a shrine for the dude."

Ino's expression didn't change much but she stepped up to taller teen with the upside down triangles upon their face. "I do not! Sides, don't you have one for that Hyuga girl; Hinata?"

Kiba snorted at hearing that. "Course I don't, she's my girlfriend and I'm not that type of person, unlike you."

"What's that supposed to mean, huh!?" The blonde female shoved her index against Kiba's chest, inwardly wincing at the spike of mild pain from soft padding of her finger jabbing against a hard chest. She had forgotten that under all that boyish persona and looks, Kiba was very built due to being on the football team. Not that Ino watched any of those games; no, she only went to the scorer matches since Sasuke was team captain of that team sport.

Lee, Tenten and Sakura watched the pair verbally fight; their heads turning from teen to the other as if watching a tennis match. Sakura wasn't sure if she should intervene, back-up Ino or just let the two get it out of their system. Lee was thinking along the same lines minus the assisting part since he just wanted to stop the two from fighting it out in any form. Tenten on the other hand found the interaction amusing and would have enjoyed watching them squall like five year olds when the brunette's body singled its need for a restroom.

"While their doing that, I'm gonna use the restroom." Tenten was about to turn toward the large opening arch way directly across from the entrance doors when she felt a hand on her shoulder.

Lee's eyes meet Tenten's. "I shall walk with you, this place doesn't seem safe and it'll be most un-youthful if I didn't escort you to the restrooms safety."

Before Tenten could comment, Sakura's voice piped in once more only at normal volume this time. "I'll join you."

The three cast a glance to the still verbally fighting pair; Kiba had an annoyed expression upon his face as he kept brushing Ino's hard poking finger from his chest, while Ino herself looked angry, leaning up on her toes to make her the same height as the boy she was insulting.

"I think they'll be fine until we get back." Tenten stated, Lee nodded and Sakura just followed the two through the archway into a roomy hallway filled with even more dust.