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【管理者】Narukiba
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Feb 22 2012, 12:11 AM
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The Sun shone throughout the clear blue sky without a cloud to impede its brilliance. The joy in little children’s laughter could be heard as they ran around playing a harmless game of hide & seek. Couples roamed the streets holding hands and there were no signs of grouchy old men. Even eternal rivalries seemed to be at a ceasefire as a dog and a cat were cuddled together in peaceful sleep. Yep, today was a great day to be in love.
That’s exactly what ran across Kiba’s head when he rode on Akamaru’s back leaping from roof to roof. Life couldn’t get any better for the Inuzuka. So far no one he had come out to about his sexuality has rejected him. Of course he hadn’t planned to confess any of those times but they happened either way. Life seemed like it planned to drag Kiba out of the closet at every opportunity it got but he couldn’t find it in his heart to complain. ‘At least everything is working out’ he thought.
Of course that didn’t mean he was ready to expose it to the world yet, especially to his mother. Coming out to his mother was something he wasn’t prepared for so he wanted to delay it as much as possible, if not never do it at all. It wasn’t hard avoiding his mom either way since she rarely was ever home. If it wasn’t for Hana he would had been left to fend for himself at a very young age.
Kiba was abruptly brought out of his musings when something bulleted right in front of him at the speed of sound followed by a trail of dirt propelling off the floor. He yelped almost falling off of Akamaru. The only warning he got was someone bellowing “Chaaa!” at the top of their lungs.
He sniffed the air as he tried to figure out whatever it was that almost crashed into him. ‘Sai? Could it be? That’s weird’ Fixing his eyes on the direction the projectile came from he spotted a huffing Sakura and he chuckled ‘Oh now it makes sense’
She had a basket in one hand while the other one was stretched forward in a tight fist. Once she caught her breath she spotted Kiba. The angry sneer she had disappeared and was immediately replaced with a carefree smile as she waved him over.
Kiba returned the smile apprehensively as he dismounted Akamaru, jumped off the roof and approached her. ‘Girls are so good at this mood switch business it’s scary.’
“Hi Kiba, sorry I didn’t see you there.”
“Was that just Sai who almost crashed into me?”
“Oh, why yes actually, heehee. He had some other urgent things to attend to so he rushed out… yeah.” said Sakura sounding unsure of her answer yet giving Kiba her most innocent looking smile perfectly willing to pretend nothing out of the ordinary happened.
But Kiba wasn’t fooled. “Haha… right.” He smiled back nervously as he scratched the back of his head. The brunet could already picture what really happened. ‘This girl is something alright! Gotta remember to never piss her off”
What really transcended here for all of you who wish to know was that Sakura sent Sai flying with a punch to his jaw. They were peacefully walking side by side with the intention of paying Naruto a visit. She was going through her work schedule in her head while Sai busied himself with his latest book. This time around it was on the issue of maternity.
When Sai got on the chapter about breastfeeding he not so politely questioned Sakura whether her close to none existent chest would pose a problem when her time came for it. Let’s just say the inquiry didn’t get much of a favorable response from the pink haired kunoichi.
Kiba took notice of the fruit basket Sakura was carrying and pointed to it. “What’s that?”
“This? Well Naruto called in sick today so Sai and I were heading to his house. This is just a pick-me-up I made for him. But now I don’t know whether I should go straight to Naruto or go check if Sai-” Sakura stopped mid-sentence when a sudden thought occurred to her. “Hey, you could go to Naruto for me instead!”
“mememeME?!”
“Sure why not? You’re friends aren’t you?”
“Sure am!” replied Kiba visibly proud of the statement making Sakura giggled at his enthusiasm.
Now that she thought about it Kiba sure had been hanging around Naruto a lot lately. The whiskered blond even talked about him recently. It was brief but he still mentioned the Inuzuka. She was happy to see Naruto opening up again to people that she chose not to pry him about it (Another major difference between her and Ino might I add).
It seemed that the more time Naruto spent with the Dog-Lover the brighter his attitude was. Sakura was willing to do anything in her power to get the old Naruto back and if that meant supplying more time for the blond to interact with others then she was going to make sure he gets it. That and she really needed to check if Sai landed okay after she decked him.
Kiba mused about never once being inside of Naruto’s apartment and hell if he was going to let the opportunity slipped by. “Alright deal! I’ll be sure to send him your get-well-wishes while I’m at it!” he said reaching out for the basket.
The female teen handed it to him biding farewell as she went to patch up Sai’s remains.
“Alright Akamaru, let’s not keep the sick waiting!”
With a strong grip securing the basket under his hold, it was his ticket in after all, he began making his way to his infatuation silently wondering how retarded would he looked if he skipped the whole way there.
He only moved 3 steps forward before he noticed the lack of his dog’s presence. Confused he turned around only to find Akamaru walking to the opposite direction.
“Oh come on Akamaru! You can’t be serious?!”
“Arf grr arf arf” barked the dog not slowing down his pace and bringing his nose up with a sense of finality.
“Fine, be that way. But you can’t avoid him forever ya know!”
Unfazed by the warning, Akamaru turned the corner and left. This made Kiba frown but he was determined not to let it put him down. He knew he wouldn’t be happy until Naruto and Akamaru worked things out but decided to dwell on it later. Right now he had a sick boy in need of love and nourishment to tend to and Kiba was more than willing to provide it.
One short trip later the brunet found himself before Naruto’s front door. Minutes passed by as he simply stood there wondering how he should go about things until he decided to screw the whole planning thing. That was never his style anyways. ‘I’ll just have to let it flow. What’s the worst that can happen anyhow?’
Feeling more confident Kiba knocked on Naruto’s door. “Oi Naruto you home? Sakura sent me to bring you something so open up why dontcha!”
Getting back no response the brunet wondered if he should knock louder but then remembered that Naruto was ill, probably in bed and in no condition to answer the door. ‘Haha, guess I’ll just have to let myself in.’
Testing the doorknob he was delighted to find it wasn’t locked. ‘Well that was easy. Haven’t he ever heard of locking your doors or is he just that confident in his ninja skills? Hmm, maybe he was already expecting Sakura to come.’
He grinned as he opened the door and cautiously stepped inside closing the door behind him. His happiness proved to be short-lived however when he took in his surroundings. ‘Does Naruto really live here?’
The apartment was really small and empty. All there was besides the fridge and the kitchen was a dinning table for four. There was no couch, no TV, no other furniture period. ‘I knew he lived on his own but damn.’
The building itself seemed like it had seen better days. The walls where cracked, the windows looked like they haven’t been opened in ages and dust was accumulating everywhere. Kiba was thankful he didn’t suffer from allergies or this would have been a bio hazard.
He noticed two other doors in the room. ‘One probably leads to the bathroom while the other one probably is the bedroom. But which one is which?’
The tattooed teen didn’t have to wonder long as precisely then one of the doors opened to reveal Naruto on the other side.
“Dogbreath? What are you going here?”
Kiba’s eyes traveled along Naruto’s form studying his features. The blond was wearing light blue pajama pants and a large white t-shirt that was at least three sizes too big. His eyes were red and puffy like if he cried himself to sleep which Kiba doubted because he had bags under his eyes. A clear indication that Naruto stayed up all night.
‘Doesn’t he know that you’re supposed to be resting when you’re ill?’ Kiba thought.
Naruto spoke again when Kiba made no motion to answer his question. “Take a picture, it’ll last longer.” said the blue eyed teen hinting a little of his irritation.
That proved to be enough to shake the brunet out of his stupor. If Kiba was embarrassed at been caught staring he didn’t show it. Instead he offered the blond a full smile and lifted the basket he was holding.
“Heard from Sakura you were feeling under the weather. She asked me to give this to ya and send her get-well-whishes.”
The jinchuriki eyed the basket not too appreciatively before dismissing it. “I’m not really sick; I just needed the day off. Do with it whatever you want.” Then he turned around back into his room without regarding the Dog-Nin in the slightest.
“Okaaay, that wasn’t at all what I was expecting.” Kiba muttered to himself as he placed the basket on the small dinning table. Naruto was acting odder than usual and didn’t sound particularly happy to see Kiba but he didn’t dismiss the Inuzuka either so that was a good sign, right?
Kiba didn’t know why but he had a hunch that something was bothering Naruto and he wanted to find out what it was. So he made his way to Naruto’s room opening the door slightly to peek inside. “You mind if I come in?”
“Do whatever you feel like doing” replied the blond. Naruto’s voice sounded so empty to Kiba’s ears. Like nothing mattered to him anymore.
Opening the door wide as possible Kiba was quick to notice how messy the room was. There was trash everywhere. ‘Well no one ever accused Naruto of being tidy before so I guess this was to be expected.’
Kiba’s gaze quickly diverted to Naruto’s prone body. He was laying down on his bed with his bare feet on the floor and his blue eyes glued to the ceiling. He looked so lifeless that Kiba contemplated if Naruto was only pretending to be healthy when he really wasn’t.
Avoiding the things on the floor Kiba sat beside Naruto on the bed seeing as there were no other seats available. The blonde didn’t even stir when the extra weight was added.
The dark eyed teen scratched behind his ear feeling a little self-conscious about being in the same bed with the boy who stole his heart.
“So um, what’s up?”
“What makes you think that something is up?”
Kiba turned his head to face Naruto but the blonde’s gaze never diverted from the spot in the ceiling. Sighing, the brunet mimicked Naruto’s position and laid his back on the bed.
“Don’t know, you’re acting kinda weird and I was wondering if something was wrong?”
Naruto let out a dark chuckle. “You worry about me? How nice”
Kiba didn’t like the way Naruto sounded. It was like the blond didn’t believe him and that didn’t fare well with the Inuzuka. He didn’t know why Naruto was being so skeptic with him but the brunet wasn’t going to let himself be pushed to a corner.
“Well of course I worry about you. You’re my friend after all.”
“Please” Naruto said incredulously. “You never wanted me as a friend.”
Kiba turned to face Naruto to ask him what he meant by that but instead got the surprise of a lifetime when Naruto, who was now laying on his left shoulder, captured Kiba’s lips with his own.
The shocked Inuzuka quickly pulled away from the kiss as he stared at the jinchuriki with wide eyes. “W-What are you doing???”
“Giving you what you really wanted” replied the blond. Naruto didn’t give Kiba much time to react as he grabbed the brunet by the back of his head and pulled him into a bruising kiss. Kiba’s raising thoughts melted away at that moment and his brain temporarily turned to goo.
Naruto’s mouth felt so hot against Kiba’s own and it didn’t take long for the tattooed teen to respond to it. He leaned on his right shoulder to get more leverage on the blond.
Something in the back of Kiba’s mind screamed that this was wrong. That it didn’t make sense. That something wasn’t right. Yet Kiba couldn’t bring himself to heed the warnings. He closed his eyes trying to tune it out.
The brunet could feel his body flush and the increasing beats of his heart. It just felt so right that Kiba didn’t want the passionate bout to end. Yet the nagging voice in his head wouldn’t let up. ‘How is this happening anyways? Since when does Naruto feel the same way about me?’
Naruto laid back pulling Kiba to rest on top of him. He had both hands fisting the front of Kiba’s jacket bringing the other down in an urgent kiss.
Kiba propelled himself with both arms to keep from crushing Naruto with his weight. The Dog-Nin then descended to devour the whiskered teen’s lips again. He finally heeded the red flags when Naruto tried to remove his jacket by pulling down his zipper. Kiba stopped him by grabbing his hand and pulling away.
They stared at each other for a long time, both breathing heavy as a result of their actions. By looking into Naruto’s eyes Kiba confirmed that something was indeed wrong. Naruto’s blue eyes were dull and so void of emotion it unsettled Kiba.
“What’s wrong?” Naruto asked in a bored tone. “Am I not good enough for you?”
The brunet shook his head. “It’s not that. Believe me you’re more than good enough. It’s just that, don’t you think we’re moving a little too fast? Are you sure of what you’re doing?”
“Ugh spare me” said the blond as he pushed Kiba to the side so he could sit up. “Stop pretending to care about me, will ya?”
Kiba stood up in front of Naruto and asked confused “What are you talking about? I’m not pretending.”
“Of course you are!” accused Naruto suddenly angry. He took a sec to compose himself before addressing the brunet again. “You’re just using me like a tool to experiment on. That’s why you’re really here” finished the blond giving Kiba a pointed glare.
To say Kiba was shocked by the turns of event was an understatement. He was downright stunned with how things were turning out when the day started off so perfectly.
“What are you talking about? Use you? How can you say such a thing?!”
“Cut the crap Inuzuka.”
“Stop saying I’m feeding you shit!”
Kiba placed both hands gently on Naruto’s whiskered cheeks and lifted his head so they could look at each other and only each other. When the brunet spoke again he did it in the softest way he ever spoken.
“I’m not using you. I really do care about you. I don’t know what made you think otherwise but that’s the truth.”
Naruto said nothing. He only looked away not wanting to meet Kiba’s eyes. Kiba swallowed a big lump building in his throat before continuing. Naruto apparently wasn’t willing to listen but Kiba really needed to make Naruto understand. And if that meant he had to completely open up and pour his feelings out to do it then so be it.
“Look Naruto, I really like you. I do, really! In fact it’s more than that. I never felt this way for anyone before. I, I think I’m in love with you.”
“Tsk, like anyone could love a demon.”
It made Kiba sad to hear Naruto speak about himself like that. The brunet was determined to let the blond know he was there for him. “Naruto, please look at me. I-”
But Naruto cut Kiba off before he could finish. “Leave.”
“What?”
“You heard me fag. Leave.”
Kiba released Naruto from his hold and he began to back away. The blond still refused to face the brunet and remained acting like the emotionless vessel he had become.
“You don’t mean that” muttered Kiba fisting both hands at his sides. He fought back the tears that were threatening to fall from his heartbreak. Here he was after fully exposing himself to the one person he ever felt strongly about and said person was brushing him off as if he was nothing.
Naruto laid down on the bed again to stare at the ceiling. “Don’t forget to close the door after you.”
That was it for Kiba. He couldn’t take it anymore. It was eating away from him so he bolted never to look back again.
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Somewhere in the village two people could be heard arguing.
“This just won’t do Shika. I say we try the shops in the east side of town.”
“What a pain woman. Why again can’t I give her the gloves?”
“Because for someone like her they are meaningless dumbass! For a genius you sure don’t know how to impress a girl. You’re lucky to have me around or you never land one.”
“Troublesome woman”
“Oh stop complaining and walk would you. I don’t have all day!”
“I didn’t ask for your help in the first place.”
“Just move it!”
The afternoon caught Ino and Shikamaru wandering the shopping district of Konoha. Shikamaru had been assigned to a mission in Suna and he made the mistake of mentioning having to buy a present for Temari in front of Ino. Now said teammate was dragging him around for the perfect gift.
He mentally groaned at the thought of having to cross to the other side of the village to browse more shops. ‘If I wanted to be hassled and told what to do I would have visited my mom. Troublesome woman can never mind her own business.’
Ever since he became a jounin work had been hectic. He had to cut down on his cloud watching time and everything. So he didn’t really appreciate that Ino was using his free time to drag him around for a wild goose chase for the perfect gift.
Still he had developed a soft spot for the girl so he couldn’t deny her when she offered her help. Nevertheless that didn’t stop him from complaining every step of the way.
He was about to voice yet another one of his complains when Ino started to jump up and down when she spotted someone they knew.
“Hey isn’t that Kiba? Kiba oh Kibaaa!” She called out loudly in a singsong way. Yet the Inuzuka didn’t seem to hear her as he kept rushing to wherever he was going. He looked like he was in a hurry.
“Shika you have to stop him. I need to ask him some questions about yesterday; it’s important!”
“What a drag!” said Shikamaru as he knelt down on one knee. “Shadow Possession Jutsu”
His shadow effectively caught up with Kiba’s consequently stopping the tattooed teen movements. Shikamaru stood up and approached his target making Kiba do the same.
“Sorry to be a bother and all but Ino wouldn’t shut up about wanting to talk with you and- huh?”
Shikamaru stopped talking and released his jutsu when he saw the shape Kiba was in. The Inuzuka was breathing hard, heaving even, and his eyes were glassy like if he was about to cry but didn’t.
Ino obviously noticed as well as she rushed to Kiba’s side with concern written all over her face.
“Kiba what’s wrong? Why are you like this?” She asked putting one comforting hand on his shoulder while the other rubbed his back in soothing circles.
Kiba kept his gaze away from them fearing he would breakdown at any second. “I- Naruto- Me- It just didn’t work out okay?” he answered through labored breathing as he tried so hard to compose himself.
“Shhh Kiba, don’t talk. Go home, take a shower and let it out. I promise to come visit you later tonight to make sure you’re alright. Sounds good?”
He nodded and went off. Kiba was grateful that for once in his life Ino didn’t pester him for answers and instead decided to give him some space to cool off. He was also thankful she offered to stop by later. He had a feeling he was going to need someone to talk to and console him and Ino was the only person familiar with his situation so he wouldn’t have to explain much.
Shikamaru watched as Kiba moved further away until he could not be seen anymore. Being the smart guy that he was it didn’t take much to figure out Kiba was distraught about something and that something had to do with Naruto. He could think up to two hundred different scenarios of what could have happened between the two but seeing as Ino was somehow caught in all of this he decided not to get involved.
Summing up the situation, it all could be described in one measly little word.
“Troublesome”
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Hours later Naruto laid in the same exact position he was in when Kiba left. His mind had been on frenzy ever since he rudely dismissed the brunet. Through it all the blond realized that he may have misjudged Kiba after all and became deeply disappointed in himself for having such low faith in people.
Bringing his fingers to ghost across his lips he became even more distressed when he realized that what he really was disappointed about was that he didn’t get a chance to do more with Kiba. He could still feel the imprints of the Inuzuka’s hands on his face and he longed to have that touch again.
It was that thought alone that made Naruto’s whole body freeze, even making his heart skip a few beats before it started functioning again.
“Fuck” Naruto cursed as he sat up. “Does this mean that I like Kiba?” he asked himself and his heart gave him an affirmative answer.
“Shit, I messed up didn’t I?” he questioned himself again and just like last time his heart gave him the affirmative.
Naruto laid backwards on his bed again as he slowly comprehended what his new discovery meant for him. ‘Yep it’s official. I finally lost my mind.’ |
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