Chapter 10: Coincidental Metaphor
Kiba was whistling to the tune of Kill Bill as his laundry was spinning furiously in the dryer. After a few minutes it gave a beeing sound signaling its done. Kiba took out his laundry, one of which was Naruto's. Satisfied with it he dumped them on his basket and went on his way towards his room.
While walking to his room, his phone vibrated inside his pocket. Using one hand holding his basket, he answered the call coming from the department.
"Yo!", he greeted as he reached his room. Of course he wasn't expecting that on the other end of the line was Satan himself, manifesting in Anko's body.
"Inuzuka!, What the hell took you so long to answer the phone?", and Satan was very upset to say the least. Kiba opened and went inside his room all in one go he almost saluted automatically expecting a very angry looking Anko infront of him.
"Y-yes Anko?", he heard himself say this and mentally berrated himself in doing so. God, Kiba hated hearing her voice first thing in the morning. Why can't someone else tell him the supposed messages instead of going through this torture.
"We have been informed by Shi..zu..ne.. that Naruto is already inside the campus.", Kiba could actually picture Anko's grinding teeth and her hands clenching the life out of Shizune after hearing those words. 'Man this is why no man would fuck her, the poor chap's scared his balls would get ripped off'
"Go and get ready, everything has been pre-arranged for you so supervising him wouldn't be much of a trouble understood?", Anko said as she looked down on the schedule provided by the school. It was a good thing that Sarutobi was the school's Head Dean or else things might've gone way difficult for them. Basically Sarutobi was the department's veterans that decided to retire and establish the University which later produced quality students.
"Understood." Kiba answered with confidence and absolute seriousness. He doesn't want to mess this since this was his first solo mission. All in all he was in the zone the moment that thought clicked in.
"All right, make sure to report to us every week so that were updated." with that Anko cut the conversation and barked orders as to where Kabuto is already from the clues that they've gathered from the Old Hermit's intel.
Meanwhile, back in Konoha University, Kiba was busy readying himself for helping out Naruto today. Even though everything was rigged up to the rooms available. Kiba went to the bathroom and turned on the shower waiting for it to heat up. Taking off his clothes he was met with a scar he got as a child when he fought with a boy larger than him. The scar started from his right shoulder, going down to left left side of the waist. This was a gash he received when boys threatened to beat up his puppy Akamaru. Obviously he defended the puppy despite being outnumbered and fighting of kids twice his age. By the time his elder sister and mother got to him they saw as the big boy pushed Kiba towards the swing. The sharp edge of it ended up gashing Kiba.
Seeing blood gush out of him the bullies got terrified and ran off in fear they would be questioned. Kiba traced the scar with his finger. From the pecs he develop, to his six pack abs down to his navel down to his waist. Each time he sees this his resolve to carry this mission intensifies. The mirror starts to fog up and so Kiba stepped inside the shower head. Scrubbing himself with his favorite shower gel he lathered it up then rinsed. Though finished, he stayed under the spray of warm water for a few more minutes he knew here from here onwards he will be needing to be not only careful but natural as well.
Stepping out of the shower he towel dried, wrapping the towel around his waist he blowdried his hair. He didn't bothered putting styling gel since his hair is stupidly rebellious and no amount of wax or gel would fix it. Besides it added to his charm he reasoned out. He went to his closet and rummage for his RJA shirt, then remembered that he lent it to Naruto yesterday. Groaning, Kiba then went for a plain white shirt with some hoodie and ripped jeans. Checking the time through his phone Kiba has about five minutes more or so to sort out his room since he was sure that Naruto, even though a guy like himself, would understand the state the room was in, would never stay for a minute inside this stinking dump. Bunching up the clothes lying about he dumped them all in the hamper and sprayed the room with some air freshener. At least he did some effort and hope to hell that Naruto would not try to swap rooms with other students if given the chance.
Doing a final check he was satisfied that the room was already ok for living with someone else. Kiba then walked out of the dorm room and thought about where Naruto could be at this time of the day. His stomach growled beneath the shirt and so Kiba decided to check the school's canteen first.
'If he's not there I'll just grab a bite or two', wandering of the general direction of where the canteen was his thoughts went about how will he be entering into the scene without looking suspicious.
The canteen was a bit empty, the students present there are those who either stayed up late or got unlucky with their schedules and had the early morning grumpy professors. 'Man this is funny', not realizing he'll soon be one of them.
Kiba double-checked the area and saw no blonde that looks like Naruto so he ordered two club-house sandwitches and proceeded to munch the first one. Placing the other in his hoodie pocket just incase Naruto's hungry. He walked aimlessly wondering where else Naruto could be. Kiba then heard footsteps and some dudes talking. What caught his attention was the mentioning of a new blonde boy. Kiba trailed behind and heard more.
"That new punk needs to learn a lesson or two for crossing Sasuke", the fat guy said as he walked on, frequently adjusting his pants that just kept falling off showing his big ass.
"You need to get new pants that fit you or use some belt" skulking as he walked, his long bangs shadowing his features. Crunching up his knuckles and bumping it together like a boxer does before a fight. "You brought the stun gun?"
"Yep! This one's not enough to make you faint but sure will make you piss alot", all the while holding on his pants. They laughed at their plan and thought it was cool. "This will definitely get us in Sasuke's frat now"
This could get me into Naruto's good side, Kiba thought to himself. He would enter the moment they start with their stupid plan. Though he knew that Naruto could pretty much hanndle himself, this time its against two. Kiba should be there to level the playing ground specially one them has a stun gun.
They continued on the towards the direction going to registration office. Kiba then thought that he might possibly see Naruto there. Trailing the two idiots he walked on casually as the exited the dorm hallway entering the building's lounge area. Even though the school hasn't started officially there were students from higher levels occupying it for their thesis. Some were varisity scholars of which he identified one of them as Sasuke. Face void of emotion and looking ever so annoyed.
He nearly bumped with two girls who are hunched down and were busy bickering with each other. "Sasuke-kun is mine you bitch" saying this in a hushed voice, the girl wore here hair in a long blonde pony tail part of it covers half of her pale blue eyes. "S-s-shut up I-ino, everyone knows he loves M-m-me" showing some bite marks on her arms, the girl has a jagged style for her loud red hair. Karin reasoned out as she adjusts her glasses out of nervousness. "Everyone knows he fucked you coz you drugged him idiot", Ino rolled her eyes. She then noticed Kiba instantly forgetting all about Sasuke. Sizing him up she quickly agreed to herself that this guy is one fine catch.
"He's yours bitch, I've got my sights on some better fish", looking seductively at Kiba and squeezing her boobs with her arms she grabbed Kiba's arms before he gets to follow the two teens again. "Hey handsome, what's the hurry?" they met eye to eye and Kiba got distracted by the way she approached him.
Now Kiba is past things like these but unlike everyone in his team, most of them already has a wife or partner. Needless to say he was a bit dumbfounded as how he'll get away from this girl without having a negative response. After all, he might get to date her later. Needless to say by the time he looked onwards the two teens he was following were nowhere in sight. To say he panicked was an understatement. He was mentally flaying himself because of his mistake.
"Hey! Where are you going?" Ino yelled at him as she saw him rushing to Sasuke.
Without having second thoughts he went directly to Sasuke and asked him, "Where are those two idiots?" his hands both on Sasuke's shoulder shaking him.
"What are you talking about dogbreath", standing up and looked into Kiba's eyes. He's not up to some idiot asking stupid question first thing in the morning.
"Didn't you order those two punks to rough up Naruto so they could get into your fraternity?" Kiba's eyes were full of urgency, Sasuke sensed that there was something wrong.
"I don't know anything about that, it can't be those two idiots...", by now Kiba was a bit anxious as he thought hard where those teens would go. Eyes widening he remembered that they were probably going to the registration office. Checking his watch it was around 8:25 am, the office would open by 9 am. Naruto have to wait for it and those punks will get to do their job with no one else finding what they did.
"Shit!", forgetting about Sasuke, he ran towards registration office. Never minding the angry yells he was getting from students he rudely bumps along the way.
He arrived just in time the skinny teen fell down to one of Naruto's body punch. Groaning and curling up as he nursed his stomach. The fat one reached for the stun gun as Naruto watched on. Eyes calm and void of fear. Naruto stood there waiting for the fat teen to approach him. Finally getting the stun gun to work, the teen was sweating and was so nervous he stuttered.
"Y-you'll be sorry for c-c-crossing Sasuke!", one hand holding his pants and the other on the stun gun, he pressed the button and it crackled like leaves underfoot. Kiba stepped in and approached the fat teen from behind.
Noticing Kiba, Naruto kept a straightface as he watched the fat guy approach him awkwardly. He already knew what Kiba knew and was actually waiting for it. As expected, Kiba yanked the teen's trousers downward and kicked him in the ass. Surprised the teen turned abruptly halfway as he was falling, as a result he fell on top of the stun gun. The teen made spasmic jerks as he was electrecuted by his own doing.
"Are you ok?" Kiba asked as he jogged towards Naruto. "I heard these two and thought about following them" he explained
"Yup, no problem. I could've handled them myself. Thanks", Naruto said as he was mentally rolling his eyes at Kyuubi's jabs at how thoughtful the teen was.
"I should've known you two are up to no good" Sasuke entered the scene and identified the two idiots on the floor, curious as to why the fat one was having spasmic jerks. Picking up the skinny teen who was still groaning, "Go and get your buddy up. Apologize to Naruto", throwing the skinny teen on top of the fat one's prone body. Needless to say, Sasuke was unaware of the stun gun.
Naruto watched as time slowed down, seeing the skinny teen slowly falling towards the fat one on the floor. Kiba's expression cringing to the enevitable pain the teen was going to experience and Sasuke's angry eyes looking down on the two idiots.
Kyuubi was counting down the seconds before the body hits the other one on the floor. '3...' Naruto watched the hands bracing for impact, '2...', the torso's bending to cushion the fall, '1...', the body finally landing on top of the fat teen, 'showtime...[laughing]'.
'Youre such a sadist Kyuu', nevertheless Naruto found it funny and did not felt sorry for them.
Time went back to normal. The moment the body made contact the skinny teen's eyes shot open and with teeth bared he made the same jerking spasms like his buddy was doing. "Nnnnngggh!"
"What the hell?" Sasuke was reaching for them but Kiba stopped him and told him about the stun gun.
"Hn, serves them right." Facing Naruto, he listened to Kiba as the teen relayed the plan those two idiots were talking about.
"So I thought you ordered them to do it so they could get in", Kiba stated.
"Hmm, that's not how it goes. You have to be personally invited by one of the members," he then proceeded to bow to Naruto which baffled him. Yesterday this guy was all bitch then suddenly he was getting this from the same guy. "I am sorry in behalf of them, Im doing this in honor of our fraternity and as its founder." He was still in bowed position that made Naruto uneasy.
"Uhh...apology accepted?" he responded. Sasuke then stood straight, his face having a tinge of blush. 'Probably due embarassment', Naruto said to Kyuubi snickering in the background.
"OK? So what shall we do wi-", Kiba was asking them when a professor walked by and so the situation.
"What the hell are you guys doing huh? Goddammit, come here and he-", the professor wasn't able to finish what he was saying when his hands connected to the teens' arms as he was also electrecuted by the stun gun still active beneath the fat teen.
Kiba facepalmed as the problem turned for worse when they smelled urine coming from the trio. Naruto could just smile as the events unfolded in front of him. Sasuke watched on impassively looking much more annoyed than before.
"You idiot, this is why I tell you to butt off other people's problems" another professor said as he stood there watching his coleague suffer. He then kicked the said coleague, effectively removing him from the mess he got himself into. "Get up Hidan"
"Fuck! What the FUCK was THAT?, and i heard you motherfucker!", Hidan bursted nursing his sides. "and why did you kicked me Kakuzu? You little fucker!". These earned a stupefied gaze coming from Naruto, Kiba and Sasuke. Sure they're adults but they never saw adults argue like this.
'I think they're a couple...' Kyuubi watched in awe as the one name Hidan threw curses at the professor named Kakuzu. 'Or they really just hated one another but are stuck to work together' Naruto reasoned out still amazed with the exchange of words.
Professor Kakuzu reached for the two teens lying on the floor who are still suffering from the stungun. Kiba and Sasuke tried to yell a warning but saw that either this guy has a high tolerance for pain or just doesn't really feel it. They watched as the professor split the two barehanded only grunting as professor Hidan gave him kicks from behind shouting profanities at the crass treatment he got from professor Kakuzu.
"So would anyone of you mi-", again professor Hidan was cut off from what he was saying as Kiba interjected with the excuse.
"They were fooling around the stungun when the fat guy slipped together with skinny punk.", he lied smoothly.
The professors looked at Sasuke and Naruto, in which they received an affirmation that it was true. Shrugging their shoulders they went off to the infirmary.
"I believe we were on the wrong foot the first time we met, Sasuke", holding out his hand to Naruto.
"I believe so, Naruto", giving out a fake smile he shook hands with Sasuke and felt Kyuubi bristle upon contact. '...be careful of him', growled low and hushed as if they were tampering into something very delicate.
"So Naruto, you done with your dorm room?" eyeing his luggage on the side, he was a bit wary of Sasuke's change in attitude. Hey, it's not as if he knew the kid long enough but sure knows he's one of the big dogs in this university. He wasn't judging Sasuke but it's better to be careful, so just like an old pal, Kiba slung his arm around Naruto.
Again Kyuubi felt a surge of premonition. Death. Death surrounds this boy, it was a dark shifting death that creeps ever so slowly. Only at bay due to some light. The images shifted so fast then winked out as Naruto felt Kyuubi's fear. The old fox never had this kind of thing. Never. Ever.
'Be careful of this one as well...' Kyuubi was still stunned. He didn't quite knew what that was all about.
Ofcourse, Kiba continued to nag about this and that. On top of it his arm was around Naruto's shoulder. Which didn't sit quite well with Naruto.
First, Naruto didn't had much social interactions with other kids his age. Secondly, he is very particular with his personal space. Naruto kindly let him know this two facts by simply moving aside, turning his back against Sasuke and gave him one of his special smiles. The kind that he was saving for moments like these.
Kiba visibly went rigid, his muscles clenched and shown its fine physique. Immediately, Naruto's smile faded away as he saw the way Kiba reacted. Ofcourse he shrugged it off as nothing but Kiba seemed entranced.
"Oi dogbreath..." Sasuke proceeded to knock on Kiba's head till he got a response in a form of indignant protests of head abuse. "Yeah sure as if there's something there to begin with"
"You bet there is you little brat", Kiba mumbled to himself.
"Kiba, no, I haven't finished checking dorm rooms yet.", Naruto answered Kiba as he went to his luggage. Stopping short of his track he somehow felt the same presence the first time he went inside the campus. Turning to the direction of the eerie aura he saw nothing on the long hallway.
"Hmmm, must've been my imagination..", Naruto stared for a bit more and waited if something will happen. Kiba called him off to follow him with the dorm assignment.
"Hey Naruto, we'll get back here soon as the registration office opens later. Right now let's fix this so you can have your dorm room.", Kiba was a bit impatient specially since Sasuke showed no signs of leaving just yet and plans to tag along.
"Coming...", grasping the handle of his luggage he followed behind Sasuke and Kiba as they argued about things he knew little about. His mind wandered off to the presence he felt awhile ago. The fear Kyuubi felt. The tremors he didn't knew what to make of.
He was confused thats for sure.
Laughing to himself, he hugged himself and clawed at his backside. This was all Kabuto could do to prevent his inner desires to ravage the teen.
Writing on his notebook notable points such as reflexes and strength as well as control. He was excited with the future 'researches' he will be making.
And this is just but the beginning, oh he could sense it.
He can smell Death and it smells oh so sweet. Revitilizing. Exciting. Undeniably beautiful.
A/N: ...Be forewarned that there will be a total of 4 deaths in this fic...
it was originally just 3, but I'm dedicating the last death as an offering to my ex-boyfriend who died last 2 weeks...
he was a singer, writer, actor, cook, decorator, events guy, innovator and many bunch of other stuff that I don't even know about...
its been a nerve wracking week for me that I don't even have the guts to show up in his funeral.
I want to pretend that he's just busy somewhere far away with no time to communicate with the people he loves... :(
so, there you are. I think most of you already know about 1 of the characters dying but also, 1 of those deaths will be hmm lets say a figurative state of death.
go figure.