ÿþ<html> <head><title></title></head> <body bgcolor="black"> <font color="white" face="arial" size="2"> <center>Title: Animal Instincts</center> <br>Meaning: N/A <br>Pairing: KibaNaru (hinted and actual) <br>Type: Drabbles <br>Rating: PG <p> ~*~*~*~*~ <p> <center>Drabble Ten - Word Count: 325</center> <p> <dd>Akamaru didn't understand his human. He never <i>really</i> had, and was starting to think he never really would. Sure his human acted enough like a proper dog most of the time  he licked his wounds and made sure to sniff people well to judge their character  but there were times when Kiba was just strangely <i>human</i>. <dd>Like now. <dd>Kiba was refusing to take a mate, his perfect mate, even though it was far past his time. The poor boy was practically driving himself insane with denial, and Akamaru couldn't understand why he would deny himself something that important. <dd> I don't <i>like</i> him, his silly human snarled. <dd> Bullshit. <dd> What the hell does that mean? <dd> He's a canine, same as you. <dd> He's not the same as me! He's a fox! <dd> That doesn't mean anything! <dd> Yes it does! <dd> Look  he bested you. You feel the pull to him. Your scent changes every time he's near. <dd>Kiba growled,  It does not. <dd> Now you're just in denial. <dd>Akamaru's human flopped back on his bed, moping, staring intently at the ceiling hoping his best friend would take the hint and drop the subject. Akamaru, like Naruto, had never been very good at taking hints. He jumped up to join Kiba. <dd> Face it. He's your ideal mate. <dd> He's a he. My ideal mate is a woman. <dd>If Akamaru could have, he would have given an exasperated sigh. Instead he snorted,  No woman can tame you the way he can. He can understand you. He's a canine in nature  I've seen him. <dd> You follow him?! <dd> I used to play with him  while you were still in the academy. He's just like you, but he can't understand me. <dd> You suck, Kiba grumbled.  I don't care how much like me he is. I don't <i>like</i> him. <dd> Then you are doomed to remain horny forever. Good luck. <p> <dd>Kiba often wondered later if Akamaru s warning had had anything to do with his decision to ask Naruto out. </body> </html>