Disclaimer: still no ownage of anyone Naru and Twi related, though i wish i owned Sasuke-kun, Itachi and Jake.
Meanwhile in the forest, Kiara and Sasuke are sitting by a nearby lake with their bare feet in the water. Kiara's wolf ears are perked happily and her tail is resting by her left leg with the tip in the cool lake water. She kicks her feet gently in the water and leans back on her hands, a bright smile on her face. Sasuke watches her, a small smile of his own on his face.
"Enjoying yourself over there?" Sasuke says, snickering when Kiara's face becomes sheepish and red as she looks away.
"Y-Yeah so?" She mumbles.
"I never said that was a bad thing. It's been a while since you've been like this." He says.
"That's because Kaze-sama… has… had some problems…" Kiara says slowing down towards the end of the sentence.
"Problems? What kind of problems?" Sasuke asks, his face growing concerned for his other childhood friend.
"…Well… her clan-" Kiara cuts off mid sentence and stiffens with a sharp breath.
"Kia? Oi, Kiara what's wrong?" Sasuke asks.
"Kaze-sama… something's wrong with Kaze-sama…" Kiara whispers, turning her head back towards the house.
"What do you mean?"
"She's terrified… utterly terrified… Don't tell me those jerks-" Kiara snarls while leaping to her feet and running off.
"Oi! Wait up!" Sasuke shouts, chasing after her.
Kiara runs back to the house and jumps inside to hear Kaze's terror filled scream. With a loud snarl, Kiara phases into her wolf form and stands protectively in front of Kaze and Shino. Sam jumps back, surprised then returns Kiara's angry stare.
"You're best friend is a bloodsucker?" Sam yells angrily, just in time for Sasuke to hear.
Sasuke stops dead and looks between Kaze and Kiara. "Wh-What?"
Kiara gives Sasuke an apologetic look before looking back at Sam and snarling, her message is clear, "Don't you dare hurt my Kaze-sama."
"Why? Why are you siding with that bloodsucker?" Sam roars, his hands beginning to tremble.
"Because I know that Kaze-sama will never harm me or anyone in this village." Kiara says with out opening her mouth. "I've known Kaze-sama all my life and she has done nothing but love me even though our clans were almost always at war."
"What do you mean?" Seth asks, his face and tone curious.
"My clan was full of werewolves while Kaze-sama's were all vampires. Thus, they were constantly warring with each other. Her father and my father were rivals, which is how we became friends. At first our parents were dead set against the friendship…but just before the massacre… my parents finally agreed to letting us be friends. I swore to them that I would use my Kekkei Genkai to protect the ones I love, including Kaze-sama. So if you intend to kill her," Kiara begins to snarl and she crouches low to the ground. "I will fight you to the death."
"See Sam? Kaze is no threat to us! Why can't we just let her be like the Cullens?" Seth pleads.
"…Alright fine." Sam grumbles then turns and walks away.
The pack, except Leah, sag in relief. Kaze gradually stops shaking and gathers herself before standing up and resting a hand on Kiara's shoulder. Kiara turns her head to look at Kaze, her expression soft. Kaze wraps her arms around Kiara's large furry neck and hugs her. Kiara's tongue gently sweeps up Kaze's arm, showing her love for her and in an attempt to comfort her best friend.
"Kiara," Sasuke says, making Kiara look up at him. "Has it always been this way?"
Kiara slowly bows her head in a single nod. "Yes."
"… Shino, did you know?" Sasuke asks, turning his attention to him.
"I did and to be honest I don't care. Neither should you." Shino says shrugging.
Sasuke sighs and runs a hand through his hair. "Geez… I guess I kinda figured… but… it's different hearing it from them…"
Kiara snickers then grabs onto the collar of Kaze's coat and places her on her back. Kaze looks at Kiara like 'what the heck are you doing?' Kiara just smiles at her then walks out the door.
"What's Kia doing?" Sasuke asks.
"She's probably going to cheer Kaze up. They do this every once in a while, mostly when Kaze gets upset about something." Shino says, sitting back down on the couch. "Don't worry about it."
"Oh…" Sasuke says at a loss for words. He too sits down on the couch and winds up falling asleep not to long afterwards.
"So uh…. What are we supposed to do?" Embry asks nervously.
"The keys to the house next door are on the kitchen counter. You can go next door and decide what rooms you're gonna use." Shino says.
"Um… ok?" Embry says. He walks into the kitchen and grabs the key. "C'mon guys, lets go." He, Quil and Leah head out and go to the house while Jacob and Seth stay behind.
Shikamaru looks at them then shrugs and leaves after tell Shino he's heading home. Kiba follows after him not long after. Sai stands there, not sure if he should leave or stay. He eventually decides to stay and sits down on the floor, drawing in his sketchbook. Jacob and Seth walk into the living room and plop down on the love seat and recliner. Shino looks at them and raises an eyebrow.
"Aren't you going next door?"
Jacob shakes his head. "Nope, not yet. I'm curious about you're two friends."
Shino sighs and shoves his glasses up with one finger. "It's not my story to tell."
"I wasn't going to ask you. I was going to ask them when they got back." Jacob says.
"They may not be back till late. It really depends on what they're doing." Shino says, trying to get them out the door.
"We're usually up late doing patrol." Seth says, happily. "It's really no big deal."
Shino's eye begins to twitch as he takes a deep breath. "Look, Kaze and Kiara don't want you in their house. Do you really wanna become on their dark side even more than you already are?"
Jacob shrugs and leans his head back against the back of the recliner and is instantly out cold. Seth gives Shino an apologetic look for the way his pack leader is acting.
"Sorry… Jake and Sam tend to do their own thing…" Seth says, his voice sincere.
"I've noticed." Shino grumbles.
"B-But I just wanna be friends! I think it's really cool that Kaze and Kiara are like us… sort of…" Seth says, his face beaming.
"Really now? Most people run screaming when they find out." Shino says, slightly impressed by this teen wolf.
Seth shrugs. "Eh. We deal with a coven of vampires named the Cullens. In fact they should be showing up soon."
Shino groans. "Oh great… Kaze's gonna love this… not to mention Kiara…"
"They won't cause any trouble! They're very…passive. They only fight if they have no other choice." Seth says quickly.
"So they're not like that black wolf?" Shino says, not sure if he should trust him just yet.
"Nope! Sam's a bit of a hot head. So's Paul but he's back in La Push with the other wolves." Seth explains.
"There's more of you?"
"Oh yeah! There's about ten of us total. Paul's with the other two younger ones, they're still new to this whole werewolf thing."
"… Kiara's… I guess you could call them a pack… was much larger. Then again it included her whole clan so…" Shino says.
"Whoa! How many was that?"
"Um… too many to count. About a hundred I guess… I don't really remember."
"Wow…. We have problems with just ten… I can't imagine having a hundred wolves in one pack…" Seth says in awe.
"I do remember a few fights breaking out within both clans. But they were usually solved very quickly."
"The leaders got after them huh?"
"You could say that."
"What are you guys talking about?" Kiara asks, back in her human form with the wolf ears and tail. She has on hand on her hip and her tail is moving back and forth in a smooth motion. She's dressed in a black halter-top bikini and absolutely soaked, evidence that she's been swimming in the lake.
Kaze is also wet and wearing a bikini though her long hair is up in a high ponytail while Kiara's is down. Shino's glasses slide down his nose exposing his bright blue eyes when he sees Kaze.
"You guys aren't giving our secrets away are you?" Kaze asks, smirking slightly.
While Kaze is busy talking, Kiara notices Sasuke is sleeping. She walks over and bends over, her hands resting on her knees and her hair falling around her shoulders.
"Sasuke-kuun," Kiara says softly. Sasuke wakes up and immediately turns red and presses himself against the couch when he sees her face right in front of his. Kiara smiles gently at him. "You're awake!"
"I-I am now… Wh-what are you wearing?" he stutters, his eyes going up and down her body.
"My bathing suit. Kaze-sama and I went for a swim," Kiara says, her smile getting wider.
"Oh… W-well… you better dry off before you get a cold." Sasuke says, clearing his throat.
Kiara snorts then stands up straight with her hands on her hips. "I don't get colds."
"Why because you're an idiot?" Kaze says, laughing when Kiara gives her a dark look.
"No. I just don't." Kiara says.
"You've gotten colds before, Kia." Kaze says shaking her head, her lips twisted in a small smile.
"W-Well… th-that was…" Kiara stumbles, struggling to find an excuse.
"A cold." Kaze finishes. "Just do what your boyfriend wants, Kia."
Kiara and Sasuke blush at Kaze comment.
"O-ok… I'll be back…" Kiara says going upstairs.
Kaze smiles then sits down on the couch between Shino and Sasuke after taking a few seconds to go up to her room and change into a pair of black jeans and a black tank. She glances at Jacob's snoring form and raises an eyebrow before looking at Seth who smiles and waves at her. Kaze lifts a hand and gives him a half wave.
"Where's the rest of your pack? Kaze asks as Kiara comes bounding downstairs dressed in a black and white mini sundress.
Kiara looks around the living room, noting that all of the places to sit down are taken. Her eyes become anxious, her ears go back and her tail begins to twitch nervously.
What am I gonna do now? Kiara thinks. Kaze glances at her then smirks evilly.
"How bout you sit in Sausy-chan's lap?" Kaze suggests, making the pair blush.
Kiara quickly begins to wave her hands back and forth frantically. "N-No! I-I couldn't-"
She glances at Sasuke and stops talking when she sees he's opened his arms. He's facing away, his face flushed from embarrassment. Kiara's blush deepens as she slowly sits down across Sasuke's lap with her legs curled up to her chest. She scoots down to where she can rest her head on his collarbone then sighs in contentment as she closes her eyes. Sasuke wraps his arms around her in order to prevent her from falling then glares at Kaze.
"Wow…. She actually did it…" Kaze says, blinking in shock. "You can stop glaring at me. You know that's what you wanted."
Sasuke's look becomes a guilty blush before he looks away. Kiara has fallen asleep in his arms, her tail twitching every once awhile in her sleep.
"That's what I thought." Kaze says, smirking. She looks back to Seth, her face serious. "So, back to my question, where's the rest of the mutts?"
"Next door, claiming rooms. I wanted to get to know you better so I stayed. Is that ok?" Seth asks, his face unsure.
"…That's fine. Why'd the Chainsaw stay then?" Kaze asks, nodding to Jacob's still snoring form.
Seth shrugs. "Jake likes to do his own thing."
"I've noticed." Kaze says in a disapproving tone.
Seth snickers earning a raised eyebrow from Kaze. "You're friend said the same exact thing in the same exact way." He laughs.
Kaze and Shino blush. "W-Well we think a lot alike." Kaze says.
The front door opens showing the rest of the pack. Everyone in the living room, that's awake, look up at them. Kaze's eyes narrow while Sai moves to sit on the floor in front of Sasuke in order to draw Sasuke and Kiara together. Sasuke spots Sai move then kicks him in the face after seeing through his intentions.
"Don't even think about it." Sasuke growls.
"But don't you want a copy?" Sai asks, rubbing his nose. Kiara's tail just barely brushes under Sai's nose making him sneeze.
"Kia wouldn't be too happy bout that." Sasuke whispers.
"But you have pics of her in that dress from Naruto-kun's prank mission." Sai protests.
Kaze and Shino turn to look at Sasuke who blushes then glares at Sai.
"Who told you that!" Sasuke hisses.
"No one. I climbed into your room from your bedroom window and found them myself."
"You did what! What were you doing snooping around in my room like that?" Sasuke says angrily but quietly so he doesn't wake Kiara.
"Naruto-kun asked me to get something." Sai states plainly.
"I'm going to kill him then you!" Sasuke growls.
"Huh. Maybe I should tell Kia about the pictures." Kaze muses, then she smirks at Sasuke's horrified look. "Nah. I guess I won't… yet."
"You're dead Sai!" Sasuke yells.
"Not before I get to 'im first." Kiara mumbles before falling back asleep.
"Ho-Hokage-sama… my own teammates are gonna kill me…" Sai whines as he writes that down on paper.
"Kaze, there are some things I want to ask you." Sam demands, ignoring his laughing pack.
Kaze looks at him then closes her eyes. "Very well. Sit down."
Sam sits down followed by the rest of the pack. Seth elbows Jacob awake. He snorts then sits up, rubbing his side and glaring at Seth.
"What do you want to know?" Kaze asks, shaking her head at Jacob.
"Why are you and Kiara different from us and the other vampires we know?" Sam says flat out.
"…Our clans never once thought that we were monsters. We believed that we were humans with… benefits I guess. Because of that belief we are more human like that any of the others. For Kia it's since her clan, like mine, believed that they were human, they don't automatically phase like you guys do. The Kawa clan can show their ears and tail freely. But there are some things that we cannot change." Kaze explains.
"Like what?" Seth asks, obviously interested in what she's saying.
"Well Kiara has a hard time controlling her anger when she is mad, also her body temp is higher than most human's. Kia and I both are slightly faster and stronger than other humans but only slightly. The reason I'm faster and stronger then even Kia is because of some training I've been going through since I was a child. That's all." Kaze continues.
Sam's look has become angry as he realizes that Kaze only talked about Kiara and shared pretty much nothing about herself. He growls and clenches his hands into a fist.
"So… basically, it's what you believe that makes you different?" Quil asks, trying to ignore Sam.
"Yeah you could say that." Kaze says, nodding.
"That explains why Kaira-chan's always wearing skirts." Sai musses, sketching Sasuke and Kiara.
"Yep, it helps her stay cool." Kaze says, glancing at Sasuke. "Speaking of which, Sausy-chan you ok?"
"Y-Yeah… thought I'm getting a little warm." He says as Kiara's ear twitch and her tail curls around her legs in her sleep. "I'll be ok." Sasuke says, starting to play with Kiara's tail.
"You just don't wanna let her go." Shino says making Kaze snicker.
"Shut up Shino. If you had Kaze in your lap then you'd be reluctant to let her go too." Sasuke says, still playing with Kiara's tail.
"…Alright fine." Shino mutters, defeated. "You mentions that the Cullens were coming, do you know when they're gonna get here?"
Sasuke begins to shift in seat next to Kaze, catching her attention.
"Soon, the next few days." Jacob says. "You ok with that?"
"Yea, I guess." Kaze says as Sasuke shifts again. "Sausy-chan why don't you put her to bed?"
"It's ok."
"You're gonna get heat stroke soon and Kia won't be happy bout that."
"…Fine…" Sasuke growls. He stands up with Kiara cradled safely in his arms. He turns around and places Kiara on the couch then he sits down on the floor in front of her. "Happy?"
"…It works…" Kaze says.
It's a good thing I finished sketching them… Sai thinks to himself.
Kaze and Shino stand up and after announcing that they're going to cook dinner, head into the kitchen. Sam jumps up and shakes Kiara till she jolts awake. Sasuke steps between him and Kiara and glares at Sam.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke growls.
"I want answers! That bloodsucker only explained about her!" Sam growls, pointing at Kiara's groggy form.
"So! She answered your questions!" Sasuke growls back.
"Not all of them! She only answered the part about her! She didn't explain why she was different!"
"Is it really necessary?" Kiara asks, cocking her head. She smiles mischievously showing off a pair of fangs then she shrugs and shakes her head at Sam's stunned figure. "If it's so vital that you know about Kaze-sama then well… you can get over it."
"Pardon?" Sam says.
"I said get over it. Kaze-sama didn't tell you things cause she believed you had no need to know." Kiara says, leaning forward. Her look is still mischievous as her tail begins to sway back and forth in the air; her ears are perked listening intently to Sam and Sasuke.
Sam growls then starts to head towards Kiara but she suddenly appears between him and Sasuke. She places a finger on Sam's chest effectively stopping him. Her face is calm while Sasuke stumbles and falls back onto the couch. Kiara lifts her other hand and wags the first finger back and forth.
"Ah, ah." She tsks. "You can't attack me or Sasuke-kun."
"Sh-She stopped Sam with one finger…" Embry mutters, beside him Quil nods vigorously while Leah is glaring at Kiara.
"I won't let you harm Sasuke-kun. Right now you're acting like a big bad wolf and you don't wanna act like that around me3" Kiara says smoothly, winking her right eye. She takes off her finger and sits down on the couch next to Sasuke. "Now, I can tell you right now, you have nothing to worry about when it comes to Kaze-sama."
"Wh-Why's that?" Sam says, calming down.
"She doesn't drink blood." Kiara says, smiling up at Sam.