A/N: And we're back, with chapter seven!

Sunako: Woop de doo.

Me: Ah, shut up, and I might give you a part in the end.

"Hinata, I-"

"Kiba, Hinata, what are you two doing outside at this hour?" Hana's voice cut through the peaceful night. "You're lucky I saw you before mom did, she wouldn't be too happy."

"We…we couldn't sleep," Kiba said lamely.

"Well, whatever, you two should get inside."

~X~

Hinata was finding it hard to keep her eyes open in class the next day. She hadn't been able to get to back to sleep with the curiosity about what Kiba was going to tell her in her mind.

It had sounded an awful lot like…a love confession? No, that was ridiculous, it had to be something else. But still…

No, that couldn't have been it.

~X~

Ino groaned as she looked at the clock. Lunch was way too close for her liking, considering what she was wanting to do. She had thought a lot about it and knew that her choice was the best one she could make, but still, how would it look to the others?

He would just be excited, but her other friends, well, they might think she was rebounding with the one person who actually liked her. Heck, it even looked like rebounding to her, but she had really thought about this and it had become quite clear that Naruto had always been there for her and Naruto would be the best choice for her.

It was hard for her to believe at first, that she was actually going to go after him. She had never even considered Naruto, he wasn't her type, she was sure of that, but all that time could she have really loved him when she told herself she didn't?

Yes, she knew that she loved him. Trying to deny it all her life, trying to convince herself that she loved Gaara, but Ino knew that she really did love Naruto and she was going to tell him.

~X~

The whole group was there, save for Kankuro, Tenten, Naruto, and Ino. They were use to the couple of the week being late, but no one knew why Naruto and Ino weren't there yet.

"After what happened yesterday, I'm surprised Naruto's even getting near Ino," Temari said.

"Well, they might not even be together right now," Sakura said, shrugging. "I know that Naruto's failing a class and Ino…okay, I can't think of any reason for her to be late, but whatever."

"Nah, they're definitely together right now," Kiba said. "Didn't you see Ino grab Naruto on our way out of class?"

"Well, well, Kiba, didn't know you were the gossip king this week," Chouji said. "I was too distracted because it was lunch to try and pick out interesting conversation topics."

"What else is new?" asked Shikamaru. "Either way, what does it matter if their together or not? Maybe Ino just wants to patch things up, but no matter what, it's no big deal."

"You wouldn't get it," Temari said.

~X~

"Ino, what did you want?" the blonde boy asked.

"I wanted to say that I'm sorry for how I acted yesterday," Ino said. "And also…I'd like to consider it."

"Consider what?"

"What do you think, idiot? I want to try dating you!"

"Re-really?" Naruto asked. "You're not just trying to trick me, are you? Because it's not funny."

"I'm not trying to trick you, Naruto. I really do think that…I might actually…like you."

Naruto didn't say anything in response, he just grabbed Ino's shoulders and pulled her into a kiss.

Ino didn't resist but kissed him back. Neither knew how long they had been there until someone's voice broke them apart.

"Aha! I knew something was up!" It was Sakura. Funny how she didn't seem to remember that she was the one who tried to convince everyone that they weren't together.

~X~

The newest couple finally joined the others at the lunch table and told everyone about how they were dating. No one seemed to oppose it and Hinata wasn't upset about it at all.

The day passed happily and everyone was in a good mood. No one would have predicted what would happen later that day.

Everyone was walking out of the school together. Ino said something funny and Hinata was laughing until she noticed the girl standing in front of her, then she froze up and stared.

"H…Hanabi." The girl standing in front of her looked about nine years old and had long black hair and white eyes.

"It's been a long time, big sister," Hanabi Hyuuga said, as everyone stared at her.

"Wh-what…what are you…what are you d-doing here?"

Kiba put his arm out in front of Hinata, as a sign of protection and everyone tensed.

"Father and Neji sent me. They told me to look for you here and, if I found you, to bring you back."

"N-no…no…"

"What the hell? We'd never give Hinata back to you! This is her home now, where people actually care about her!" Kiba said. "I'd never want ANYONE to try and take her away from me!"

"I'm not going to say anything," Hanabi said. By now, some younger students had tried to exit the school building, but it was blocked by the high schoolers in the door way.

The fourth graders, all standing in a clump, were the most interested in this girl their age that looked like Hinata.

"Hey, Udon, you're blushing," Konohamaru teased.

"No…no, I'm…I'm not…"

"Aw, how sweet," Moegi said and Shinzou giggled.

"I'm not saying anything to father or Neji or anyone else about seeing you here. I'll just tell them that I searched everywhere but no one had even heard of you," the young girl said. "I don't want to ever see you hurt, Hinata. I don't know why you ran, but I'm glad you did. This is a nice place…maybe I'll run here some day."

The two Hyuugas hugged each other good bye before Hanabi left, leaving everyone else very confused.

~X~

It was late again. Hinata knew that again as she wandered outside, where Kiba stood. She somehow knew that she was going outside to meet him, even though nothing had been spoken between them about any late night meeting.

"I-it's a nice night," Hinata said.

"Yeah," Kiba agreed. "Listen, Hinata, I was so scared that I was going to lose you today, especially after Hana interrupted us last night and I couldn't tell you."

"Tell me…tell me what?"

"Hinata, since we first met, I knew you were special. I've always really liked you, but now I know there's something more." Kiba took in a deep breath. "Hinata, what I'm trying to say is…I love you."

"K-Kiba…I…I know that I…love you too…I love you, Kiba," she replied, moving closer to him.

Kiba leaned in and placed his lips gently on hers.

~X~

Hana Inuzuka had heard the two go outside. It had woken her up, just like the previous night. And, just like the previous night, she had planned to go tell them to get back inside. But tonight was different, she knew they were having a very serious conversation.

As she watched them kiss, she smiled to herself and went back to bed. Hana didn't interrupt them that night.

A/N: Finally! Kiba told her!

Sunako: WHY'D YOU MAKE THEM GET INTERRUPTED THE FIRST TIME?!?!

Me: Because I'm evil!

Next time: Kiba and Hinata are happy together, Naruto and Ino are happy together, Kankuro and Tenten are happy together, but can Shino really pull of a love confession to Sakura? And has Hinata finally remembered?