The fact that this is true makes me cry at night, but I do not own Kiba or Naruto. I don't own anyone of the Naruto series at all.
Yes this is a YAOI/SHOUNENAI/BOYZLOVE...whatever you want to call it.
If you don't like that, please, just don't read it.
For those who do,
ENJOY!!!!!R&R ONEGAI SHIMASU /PLEASE\
Chapter Seven: Reality's Dawn
"Hm? What the-" Naruto said groggily, sitting up from where he lay. He looked down at himself, noticed he was wrapped in his sheets, then realized he'd slept on the couch. "How did I get out here??" Apparently, Kiba was responsible for this and had even put clothes on him, as he was now wearing boxers and a T-shirt. Naruto suddenly noticed a folded piece of paper on his lap. He slowly picked it up, opened it, and read:
"Morning, Naruto! When you read this, I'll already be gone. I didn't wanna just run out on you without saying anything, but I forgot I needed to get home. I have a few things to take care of, but I hope I can see you later. I hope you enjoyed last night as much as I did. I couldn't have imagined it better. Anyways, I gotta run, but before I do, I got you something.
Love, Kiba"
Naruto still wasn't fully awake, so he hadn't noticed the scent in the air. "Got me wh-" He looked over and saw a bowl of ramen from Ichiraku's ramen shop sitting on the small coffee table next to him. Kiba had gotten a bowl to go and brought it back to Naruto before he left. Naruto figured Kiba couldn't have left long ago because the ramen was still steaming hot. He joyfully leapt up from the couch and onto his knees in front of the small table. He picked up the chopsticks that Kiba had also left out for him and poked around at the ramen. "It's the ultimate combination: shrimp, chicken, and beef… extra everything!!!" Naruto had such a huge smile, it's a wonder that his face didn't hurt. "THANK YOU, KIBA!" Naruto shouted cheerfully.
"ITADAKIMASU!!!" he yelled, stuffing his face much faster than he could swallow. Naruto paused for a moment, his mouth filled to maximum capacity with ramen. He eyed the bowl suspiciously and slowly moved the noodles around in his mouth. What the hell is up with this ramen? Naruto stopped chewing and closed his eyes. "...THIS HAS TO BE THE SINGLE GREATEST BOWL OF RAMEN I HAVE EVER HAD!!!" he exclaimed, noodles flying from his mouth. Naruto continued stuffing his face until it was all gone. He dropped the chopsticks and fell on the floor. "I've died and gone to heaven!' he sighed dazedly.
"AAHHH! I'm so full!" Naruto groaned in satisfaction, slowly rising from the floor. [I wonder if Kiba had them put something in there that they usually don't use. That ramen was oddly amazing. ...Whatever, I'm tired now... Though he had only woken up minutes ago, Naruto grabbed the sheets from the couch and dragged them to his room. He then tossed the sheets and himself onto the bed. "I'm so tired and weak. What the hell is up with that?" Naruto suddenly developed a minor headache, but it was getting worse quickly. "Damnit!" he cursed, getting up from his bed to get some aspirin. Naruto poured half a cup of water to help swallow the pills and stomped back into his room. "Stupid headache! Merrhh! Stupid tired-ness..." he complained, taking his pills and lying down. Naruto continued to mumble things in his grouchy mood and slowly drifted off to sleep.
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"Mommy, look! That man is wearing weird face paint!" a little child yelled, pointing at Kiba. Kiba only stared at the child with a puzzled look and thought to himself, I hate kids!1
"Ruki! What have I told you about pointing! Apologize to the man!" the mother scolded.
"Hmmm ...I'm sorry..."
"Haha, I'm sorry about that. He gets ahead of himself sometimes. Anyways, we're here to pick out Ruki's first pet," she explained to Kiba.
"Oh, I see. Well then, do you need some help?" he asked, offering his assistance.2
"I WANT A PUPPY, AND A KITTY, AND A FISH, and AND A LIZARD!" the greedy child yelled, jumping up and down.
"Ruki, pick one pet for now," his mom sighed. Ruki looked around at all the animals in the shop, confused about what he wanted.
Kiba could see the child's growing bewilderment and the mother's withering patience. He knelt in front of the small child and said, "How about a nice puppy, ne?" Kiba gave the kid a warm smile and reached out to ruffle his hair.
The little boy screamed, ran, and hid behind his mother. "The man with the face paint scares me!" he whined.
"Eh?!" Kiba shrieked.
"I'm sorry; I don't know what has gotten into him today. Let's just go see some dogs."
"Yeah, okay..."...little bastard Kiba smiled at the woman, rising from his knee, and led them to the dog area. It didn't take the boy very long to pick out a puppy. He made his choice almost at first glance. "Ah, husky, good choice, I've always favored Yuki!"
"How old is she?" the mom asked.
"Yuki is only a week old," Kiba answered, watching the mother's expression switch from excitement to shock. "Yeah, I know, she's big, but huskies grow pretty fast."
The woman looked down and saw the happiness beaming from her child, then smiled delightedly. "Okay, we'll have Yuki!"
Kiba smiled as he rang up the purchase and made the exchange. "Thanks, come again!" ...not! he said, waving as the two left the shop.
"Did I just hear you say you sold Yuki?" Kiba's sister asked, coming from the back room.
"Mmmhm," Kiba hummed in response. His sister folded her arms and sighed.
"Damn, I loved Yuki!"
"I know, me too." His sister smiled.
"Well, anyways, thanks again for coming and helping out today," she said, ruffling his hair. "...little brother." Kiba groaned and pushed her hand away.
"Tch, don't do that!" he declared, fixing his sister with a glare. She only laughed.
"Haha, whatever... little brother!" his sister further teased. Kiba rolled his eyes.
"Ugh! Well, you're back. I'm going home to help mom now, kthnxbye!" With that, he hastily ran out of the store. His sister reached for his collar, but missed.
"Hey wait a min- ...damn…" she sighed, then turned back to her work.
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"Tadaima!" Kiba yelled, entering his home. "Mom, yo-" he started, but was interrupted by a mop flying at his face.
"MOP! NOW!" she demanded, not even pausing to greet him properly. She continued to dust everything in sight and ran up the stairs faster then a tornado.
"Whoa..." Kiba began moping like his mother had asked, fearing what the consequences would be if he didn't. It didn't take Kiba long to get bored with his chores, so of course he tried to think of things that would make things less tiresome. I wonder what Naruto is doing... was the first thing that caqme to his mind, and who didn't see that coming? Kiba finished the living room and moved into the kitchen, then resumed mopping. Hmm, wonder if he woke up yet. He probably did, and he probably attacked that bowl of ramen like a savage beast. Kiba smiled and chuckled lightly.
"What's so funny??" Kiba's mom asked, appearing in the room unexpectedly.
"Na-...ru-th-...ing, nothing! I was just thinking about this weird little kid in the shop today," he answered quickly, panicking a bit. He turned to her, smiling, hoping she'd just walk away.
"Okay... Are you almost done?" she questioned, sounding like a military officer.
"U-uhm, yeah… almost."
"Good, after you're done, clean your room. Then report back to me." She then disappeared again.
"Report...? Riiiight," He joked, rolling his eyes. Kiba finished what mopping he had left, then ran up to his room. I hope this doesn't take too long. "OH CRAP!" he yelped when he opened his door and saw his room. "This is going to take forever!" Kiba sauntered into his room, upset by his task, and jumped onto the bed. "I wanna go back to Naruto's house. I don't feel like cleaning this whole room! Why did this have to happen today?!" He sat up and looked around the room, studying it to see all that he had to do. "The faster I start, the faster I can get out of here." Kiba took in a deep breath and got up to start cleaning his room.
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"That was a great nap!" Naruto exclaimed, stretching and yawning. "I wonder when I'll see Kiba today." Naruto looked over and noticed Kiba's ripped up shirt across the room on the floor. He grinned to himself, recalling the night before, and got up to get it. Naruto picked up the shirt and quickly got back into his bed. He lay down, tightly cuddling the scraps of his lover's shirt. "Neh, Kiba! I miss you!" Naruto could have sworn he heard Kiba's voice saying his name at that instant.
Naruto suddenly felt his headache coming back, and his body began to ache as well. "Please, no! Not again!" he pleaded. Naruto tossed and turned in his bed in agonizing pain; his headache was intensifying rapidly. He started to hear the ringing again, which started fairly low but was increasing by the second. This time he also heard banging, lots of banging. Naruto curled up into a little ball and covered his ears. "Kiba, help me!" he cried. The banging noises were getting louder and Naruto could hear Kiba screaming his name. "KIBA!!!" he screamed back. Naruto immediately heard a louder bang, and then saw Kiba run into the room. He extended his arm to Kiba begging for help. He started violently shaking and everything was blurring out. "...K-ki-ba" He squealed.
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"HA! YES! I'M DONE!" Kiba shouted joyfully. "Now where is my mother..."
Just as Kiba was opening the door to go look for her, "Did you say you were done?" his mother asked, knocking him down when she pushed the door open. Kiba eyed his mom, waiting for an apology, but was instead given a "Well, are you?"
"Yes..." he sighed. She stepped over him and into the room, made her inspection and then walked back out. "Does that mean I'm done?"
"Yes! Yes! Get out! I have more cleaning to do!"
You don't have to tell me twice. Kiba grabbed his jacket and dashed out of the house. "Finally! I'm on my way, Naruto!" he said cheerfully.
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Kiba stopped outside Naruto's place to catch his breath, then knocked on the door. Come on Naruto! What you are doing?! More time passed and Kiba was getting irritated. He knocked again but this time a bit harder, and he called Naruto's name. "Hey, what are you doing in there... Naruto!" Kiba waited and still there was no answer. Kiba could swear he heard someone crying inside, and he began banging on the door screaming for Naruto. "ARE YOU OKAY? OPEN THE DOOR! NARUTO!" He then heard Naruto yell his name, and he sounded as if he were in a lot of pain. Kiba braced himself and then kicked the door down. He ran in and didn't see Naruto on the couch. Kiba ran to Naruto's room and was shocked when he found him curled up in his bed, crying.
Naruto extended his arm out towards Kiba, begging for help. "K-ki-ba" Naruto whimpered, his voice squeaking. "He-lp me... please!" Naruto began crawling forward, still reaching out to Kiba, but he still hadn't moved. Naruto fell off of his bed as he reached the edge, he now lay at Kiba's feet looking up at him. "Why won't you help me?" he cried. Naruto's vision started blurring again and he felt extremely dizzy. The room was spinning and he was short of breath. He felt his body becoming numb as everything faded to white.
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"What the hell's going on?" Naruto inquired groggily, rubbing his eyes. "Ah, itai! My si-" Naruto looked around and noticed he was in the hospital. "What the hell?" he further questioned a bit nervously. "This room seems oddly familiar..." Naruto closely inspected the room, examining everything inside it. "This... This is the room I was in after the accident with Ki- WHERE'S KIBA?" Naruto ripped off his sheets, ready to spring from the bed, but was halted by the sharp pains in his side. Naruto looked around the room for a clock and found one on the farther wall of the room. "4:31...a.m.?" he stammered, bewildered.
Naruto relaxed back into the bed, trying to figure out his situation. He took a few deep breaths in an attempt to calm himself, but to no avail. Naruto's breath was heavy and uneasy, especially when he noticed his old orange and white jacket, and the black shoes. I don't even wear those shoes anymore, and I definitely can't remember the last time I wore that jacke- No! I do, the last time I wore it as the day Kiba walked me home from the hospital. That was months ago. What is going on! Suddenly, Naruto saw the door slowly open and a pink-haired girl peeked her head in. Her eyes widened when she saw Naruto sitting up.
"Naruto, you're awake!" Sakura exclaimed. Naruto could only stare as she walked over and began checking his bandages. "How long have you been up?"
"I don't know, five minutes...? Sak-"
"Oh, really? You're looking well. You might even be well enough to go home!" she cheered. Sakura put a hand to his head, then nodded happily.
"Sakur-" Naruto tried to get her attention as she stood to face the door.
"Lemme just go confirm-" Irritated, Naruto finally snapped.
"SAKURA! WHAT IS GOING ON?!" he yelled angrily, panting for breath from his outburst.
"What do you mean...?" Sakura asked, confused.
"Why am I here?! Where is Kiba?!" Naruto fumed. He made a motion to get up, but was stopped by Sakura's firm hand.
"Don't you try to go fight him! You just got put in here because you guys got out of hand with the training!" she scolded. Naruto ceased struggling as an expression of shock settled on his features.
"Wait! What did you just say?!" he asked, trying to suppress his rising panic.
"You just got here a few days ago because you two went over board with the training," Sakura repeated slowly. Naruto's eyes narrowed.
"Are you kidding me?!" he exploded. Naruto began resisting Sakura's arm, but the pains in his side became too much for him and he fell back on the bed, exhausted. Meanwhile, Sakura had clamped a hand over his mouth.
"Sh, keep your voice down! Yes, you got knocked out three days ago. You do remember right? Oh, please tell me you didn't get amnesia!" she replied hastily.
"No,l I remember that just fine, but that was months ago... Wasn't it?" Sakura shook her head from side to side and watched despair instantly take over Naruto's face. An uncomfortable silence followed. "Sa-sakura, when was the last time Kiba was here?" he asked finally, averting his eyes.
"Naruto, stop worrying about what Kiba is doing and where he is! If you are trying to start something-"
Naruto snapped around and grabbed Sakura's arm firmly, "When was the last time he came here?" he demanded.
Sakura was startled by Naruto's sudden outburst; she took him by the wrist lightly and pulled away. "He brought you here as soon as it happened. He slept here the first night, but then he went home. He told us to call him if anything came up."
...It was a dream... but... It was so real. Though, it was like I was watching a movie of my life... I could see everything, I could even see what Kiba was doing even when he wasn't with me... and I knew what he was thinking... but when we were together it was like I didn't know about any of it... Why the hell did I have a dream like that? Naruto turned away once more; he couldn't take all this coming to him at once. He felt his heart shatter in his chest.
"N-naruto?" Sakura spoke softly, trying to get his attention. He didn't repond. Sakura said his name again and put her hand on his shoulder. She slowly turned him to face her again and was stunned when she saw his eyes full of tears.
"Sakura... I..." he started, but before he could finish, he collapsed against her chest and began to cry. Sakura immediately wrapped her arms around the sobbing boy. Naruto tightly wrapped his arms around her as well, ignoring the pains that wracked his side.
Some time passed and Sakura tenderly brushed her hand over Naruto's head. "Maybe you should stay here one more night."
"No, please, I just want to go home. I just want to be in my bed," Naruto whispered brokenly.
"Are you sure you're ready, Naruto?" Sakura asked gently.
"Yes, I'm sure."
"Well then, you just relax here and I'll go do the paper work. I'll be back as soon as I can, okay?" Sakura said as she laid him down and pulled the sheets back over him.
"Okay..." he answered, trying to cal his nerves. "Sakura...?" he called to her as she reached the door.
"Yeah, Naruto?" Sakura responded, turning her head.
"Thank you."
Sakura simply smiled and left the room. Sakura was gone for sometime; when she returned, she informed Naruto he could leave, then went on and on about she wanted him to be careful. "If you need anything, anything at all, don't hesitate to call, okay?" Naruto tried as hard as he could to smile, but it refused to appear. He nodded to her and started getting out off the bed. Sakura was immediately at his side, helping him out. She handed Naruto his clothes. "Don't worry, we washed them for you." She then walked him over to the bathroom so he could change.
"Sakura, you really don't have to help me walk, I can do that much." He mumbled, his voice barely above a whisper.
"I know that. I just feel better if I do. You go get changed. I-I have to get something..." She helped him into the bathroom, closed the door, and dashed back into the hall. Naruto changed without too many problems. When he emerged from the bathroom, Sakura was standing at the bedside, waiting. She walked over to Naruto and gave him a hug; it took him a moment to return it, but he eventually relaxed into her. "Please be safe, Naruto."
"I will, Sakura-chan," he responded, breaking the hug. Sakura dug into her pocket, then pulled her hand out.
"I wanted to give this to you..." she said, holding out a small piece of paper.
Naruto took it and read the front side; it was a certificate for a free bowl of any ramen of choice at Ichiraku's. Sakura was stunned when she saw Naruto ball the paper up and shove it into his back pocket. "Thanks..." he blurted in a monotone.
"Naruto… are you sure you are okay?" Sakura caught him by the wrist.
"Yes, I'm sure! I just want to go home, I'll be fine once I get out of here," Naruto snapped, feeling the heat rising in his face. He looked down so Sakura wouldn't see him crying again. Sakura tilted his head back by the chin and whipped away his tears. She hugged him once more and helped him to the door. "Sakura! I really don't ne-"
"Just let me help you out of the room," she begged. Naruto agreed with a simple nod, and they continued to the door. Sakura walked Naruto out of the room and to the nearest elevator. She gave Naruto one final departing hug and he stepped into the elevator. The kept direct eye contact until the doors of the elevator had completely shut.
Luckily, Naruto was in the elevator alone, because what he did next would be heartbreaking for anyone to witness. Naruto hit the stop button for the elevator between floors one and two; he slowly backed up until his body was pressed against the back wall. He slid down until he was sitting on the floor and began crying uncontrollably, sobs wracking his frame. He clinched his shirt in his fist right over his heart. "Why me... Why did I have to have that dream? Why? Why did I have to fuckin' wake up?! It's not fair!" Naruto cried out in despair. He almost couldn't breathe as a result of his sobbing. Naruto fell over onto his side curled into a ball and sobbed wildly, "I wanna go back! ...take me back..." Naruto then began to have flashbacks of things in the dream. How he would immensely miss Kiba even if he was only gone for five minutes. The way Kiba held him on the nights they slept together. How amazing Kiba always smelled even after being around dogs and other animals at his sisters shop.
"K-ki-k... K-kiba…" Naruto whimpered. "I need you..." Naruto got up onto his hands and knees, coughing harshly from the lack of air. Naruto wiped away the tears that remained on his face with the sleeve of his jacket, then rose to his feet. He took in deep breaths to try and calm himself, then reactivated the elevator. Naruto stepped out of the elevator and into the main lobby of the hospital. It was very awkward; it was as if everyone immediately focused their attention on him. Naruto felt as if what he was feeling was written all over his face. Naruto shoved his hands into his pockets and briskly walked towards the front entrance. He happened to look up at the clock as he was coming the door, "5:28 am..." Seeing that almost sent Naruto over the edge again, but a few more deep breaths reassured his composure for a while longer.
Naruto stepped out into the open and let out a deep sigh as a cool and refreshing gust of wind passed him. He looked around for a moment or two, then began walking in the direction of his apartment. Naruto watched the ground for the majority of his stroll, he glanced every so often up to see the sun rising. It was just like the walk with Kiba. The same things lying on the ground as they were then, the same people that happened to be up at that time, everything was exactly as it was in the dream, except Kiba wasn't at his side. Naruto's streaming tears shined in the sun's light; this had to be the loneliest walk of his life.
When he was younger, of course, he had no one, but to have someone and then have them taken from you… it killed him. Before Naruto even realized it, he was standing at his door. All of his movements were slow and shaky. He fumbled around, trying to get the key in the hole; his hand wouldn't stay steady enough to get it right. Naruto cursed himself under his breath and fell forward, letting his forehead slam against the door. Naruto's tears began streaming down the door, his mind began playing tricks on him, his tears seemed to draw out an image of him and Kiba together. "...stop..." he whimpered to himself, "...please stop..." Naruto shut his eyes and fell to his knees. After regaining his self-control, Naruto rose, unlocked the door, and went inside.
The door shut behind him and as soon as Naruto had sight of the room everything rushed back to him, "NO!" he cried out. Everything he saw gave him some type of memory involving Kiba. His couch, where Kiba asked him out, the bar where they always ate together…Naruto didn't want be anywhere near his room. He sat on the couch, untied his shoes, and took them off along with his jacket. Naruto used the jacket as a cover, he lay on his couch, still whimpering and sniffling, trying to not burst back into tears.
I'm afraid to sleep. If the dream comes back, will it start over, or will I go from where I left off. But that means I'll eventually wake up... I don't wanna wake up anymore! Maybe... Maybe it was a sign, maybe he does like me! Everything else is the same. This has to be too! It has to be... please be! How can I find out, he was so afraid to say anything in my dream? Should I just tell him about the dream? He might think I'm crazy or weird if I do that. I'm so confused! Naruto figured he could try and find Kiba later that day and see how things went. Hopefully, just like his dream, but if not, what to do? Naruto was exhausted from all this in such little time; slowly he drifted to sleep on his couch.
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"Hey, Naruto," Kiba's voice said. Kiba tightly embraced Naruto, rubbing his back gently. Naruto brought up his arms to return the hug, but when he was about to touch Kiba, he saw a bright white light off in the distance behind him.
"What is that?!" He jerked and twisted, trying to get out of Kiba's arms, but the boy had a firm grip on him. "Kiba, let go!" Suddenly, the ground beneath them turned white. Kiba stayed where he was, watching as Naruto fell, screaming his name, into the endless abyss.
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Naruto sprang up from the couch, sweating profusely. "That's not fair..." he whined. Naruto got up from the couch and checked the time. "11:54 a.m., I need to go find him..." He grabbed some towels and jumped in the shower. Afterward, he threw on a T-shirt and a pair of jeans, then set off to find Kiba. Please... I hope you haven't changed!
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Notes;
1 Meh...Don't like kids
2 Yeah the Inuzuka family owns a pet shop, seems about right neh? Lol
Some other stuff with that scene, yeah I just love huskies. Haha Oh and I named the kid Ruki because I was listening to The GazettE, It'sJrock band, really good and yeah Ruki is the lead singers name.
So I hope everyone enjoys this chapter is secretly crying on the inside Yeah I know the whole "it was a dream?" this is kinda hmmm cliché I guess. But I really like the way it fits in my story, so yeah if you don't like it I'm sorry. I'm actually working on another Naruto story and I have NO IDEA when that will be up but when it is you guys will kknooowwww!. So thanx for reading and R&R plleeaassseeee AND DON'T TELL ME IF YOU'RE SAD! YOU'LL MAKE KAJI CRY!!!!!!"
Jya!