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Love and Drama

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Love and Drama

April 28, 2010

Naruto landed softly on the grassy knoll, eying his feral friend as he approached. His normal greeting didn't come. With his sense of smell, he knew Kiba was aware he was there. Akamaru wandered over to him, whining for a petting.

"Hey there, Akamaru," he greeted the canine, running his fingers over his furry head.

Even still, the shaggy haired man didn't stir, didn't turn around or acknowledge his presence. Raising a brow, he studied the Inuzuka currently ignoring him.

'What's his problem?'

He couldn't think of a single reason for him to be getting the cold shoulder. They hadn't even talked about Sasuke yet, and if he had already heard from street talk that the Uchiha was back, the hot headed ninja would've showed up at his apartment spoiling for a fight. That hadn't happened so he had no clue what had the guy so moody...and ignoring him.

Shrugging, the clone bent and picked up a small rock. Testing its heft and looking over its shape. He nodded sagely to himself, drew his arm back and let it fly.

It landed with a satisfying thunk.

"Ouch!" the hound using shinobi howled, throwing a death glare over his shoulder as he rubbed the top left of the back of his head, "the hell's your damn problem Naruto?!"

"I should be asking you that. You're the one sitting there all moody, ignoring me. What crawled up your ass?" the blonde questioned, crossing his arms over his chest.

With annoyance and something angrier panting his face, Kiba turned away again. Confusion bloomed. Something had happened. Kiba was never really this standoffish and that rock should've had the man on his feet ready to throw down.

What had happened?

Just as he opened his mouth to ask what was wrong, the Inuzuka made it crystal clear.

"Get lost. Hinata beat you to the punch. She already told me that piece of shit is back. Keep him away from me and I'll try not to crash your party beating his face in."

Naruto stiffened with insult that quickly melded into exasperation.

"Kiba-"

"You're not gettin' any more outta me than that, Naruto," he threw out, scowling over his shoulder, "and you're only gettin' that cause Hinata asked! Be grateful, douche."

'He's sweet on her.'

Irritation pursed his lips.

Like he reasoned earlier, Kiba hadn't displayed anything more than friendship around his Princess, and if he still harbored a crush, he was keeping it to himself.

However, that didn't mean he wanted reminders.

"Whatever," he sighed, "I am grateful, but really Kiba. Do me a solid, keep your temper in check. I'm not the only one that'll be upset. Its Hinata's party too. She's already taking a risk letting me invite Sasuke considering how some of you guys feel about him, so if you can't do it for my sake, do it for hers. I don't want me inviting him to make a gathering that's supposed to be special be a disaster for her, especially since she's planning the whole thing. I don't want her upset 'ttebayo."

Definitely not now. She had enough on her plate and more to come next week. All he wanted was for them to have fun, celebrate their coming union and bask in the happy well wishes of the people they had grown up with, fought along side, and cried all sorts of different tears with.