New Year's Special
Saya had spent Christmas with her mother and father, one of the first in six years and the first of more to come. The Hokage gave Team 8 a break until the second of January, and Saya was determined to be lazy until she had to go on missions again. Shino had appeared on her doorstep, bearing a small wrapped parcel and a card to go with it on Christmas. The present was a small fluffy teddy bear that not only Saya adored, but one she gave Shino a tackle for. It was simply adorable! Saya was relieved she had seen neither hide nor hair of Kiba for a while, even though she herself had gotten a present for Kiba and Akamaru. She had given Shino his present when he came: a huge model of one of his bugs that Saya had spent many sleepless nights on. To be honest, she was glad to be rid of it. It was sort of creepy, sitting in her bedroom.
Saya's happy lazy time was disturbed when there was a knock at seven in the evening on New Year's Eve. When she opened the door, Kiba stood there, irritated that he was there. Yes, he liked her, but really. Saya's mom was like Kushina when it came to the wellbeing of her daughter. Saya shrugged to herself, deciding to get rid of the presents while he was here. She told him to wait as she sped upstairs to get Kiba's and Akamaru's presents. Kiba was left sort of lost as she dashed away. Soon enough she was back downstairs with two bags. Saya spotted Akamaru and hung his bag around his neck and scratched his ear. Smiling, she turned to Kiba and held out his bag. His face heated up as he took the bag. He really didn't expect Saya to give HIM a present – after all, didn't she hate him?
Without a second thought, Kiba grabbed her arm and dragged her into the snow-filled streets of Konoha. Saya blushed as he ran through the snow, his grip changing from her arm to her hand. He tightly held her hand and her heart sped up. Kiba suddenly stopped, and Saya nearly tripped from the sudden stop. He let go of her hand and turned to face her.
"Saya," Kiba started, "Sorry I didn't get you anything… I thought you'd throw it out…"
"It's fine…" Saya whispered. The Kunoichi wouldn't actually throw it out; just pretend to then hide the thing in her room somewhere. "I wasn't planning on getting you a gift either. Hey, where'd Akamaru go?"
"Huh. I must've left him behind at your doorstep." Kiba realized that the puppy was, indeed, gone. Well then.
"If you wanted me to come with you, you just had to ask. I left the door open." Saya giggled. Kiba smiled at her laugh, and took her hand again. He began walking and led her somewhere. Saya shivered a little, considering she was dragged outside in her thin pajamas. They weren't running anymore, so that source of warmth was denied. Kiba realized her predicament and shrugged out of one of the jackets he wore that day. Saya took it without complaint and blushed, not even bothering to hide her flushed face. She'd blame it on the cold when Kiba asked. Now warmer and remembering she can use her chakra as a heat source, Saya would skip a few steps and swing her hands.
"Here," Kiba said after ten minutes of walking. Saya raised an eyebrow before looking around. When she did look at where she was, she gasped.
"I thought I knew every hiding spot in Konoha, but I never knew there was a clearing like this!" Trees from above had caught snow from falling into a frozen clearing of flowers. The plants did not hide from the winter chill, but instead grew during the winter. Yeah, this world was weird like that. Just go with it. Flowers Saya didn't even know existed sprouted in numerous patches. She excitedly ran around exclaiming how some flowers were pretty. Eventually she tripped and fell face-first into the ground. Saya sat up, her face the color of a tomato. Kiba knelt at her side and brushed her hair behind her ear. Then, he brought out a blue rose from somewhere and Saya's blush darkened even more, which really shouldn't have been possible, she thought.
But then again, blue roses signify impossibility. What is he-? Saya's thoughts were cut off by a quick peck on the lips from Kiba.
"Happy New Year," he whispered to her. Saya fainted and Kiba smiled at her. He scooped her up into his arms and carried her home to find that indeed, the door had been left open. Akamaru dutifully sat at the steps and barked in greeting as Kiba approached. He grinned and walked to Saya's room where he laid her on her bed. He kissed her forehead as a farewell and promptly left the house after feeling Kakashi and Saki's chakra signatures. Kiba closed the door behind him and dashed to the Inuzuka Compound with Akamaru in tow.
When the partners were in the safety of Kiba's room, they dug into the bags to discover what exactly Saya had given them. For Akamaru, Saya had knitted a fluffy white scarf. For Kiba, Saya had scoured the stores for a chain with a lock at the end of it. There was an inscription on the lock's metal. Kiba squinted to read it.
'Dog-boy is the property of Hatake Saya. Touching of my dog-boy will result in death. Have a nice day.'
AN: Sorry for not uploading in a while ^^; Yes, this chapter DOES affect the story. Next chapter if I ever get to it is the Chuunin Exams! Wooo! When am I going to get off my lazy butt and finish writing it?! I don't know! This chapter was short and I was bored while watching Canada's commercials and New Year's Eve shows. Yeah. Happy New Year's all! We lived through another apocalypse!