Title: Animal Instincts
Meaning: N/A
Pairing: KibaNaru (hinted and actual)
Type: Drabbles
Rating: PG

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Drabble Seven - Word Count: 477

Uzumaki Naruto was not having a good day. Not that Uzumaki Naruto ever really had "good days." No, he was too much of a monster to have a good day. The blonde sneered ferociously at the ground he was staring at and growled angrily. He wasn't a fucking monster and he damn well knew it. Iruka knew it, and Tsunade-baba and Ero-sennin both knew it, and he was willing to bet money that the Third had, too. Pity the rest of Konohagakure didn't see things his, or Iruka's, or Tsunade-baba's, or Ero-sennin's, way. The blonde sighed tiredly, the sneer dropping from his lips and suddenly as it had appeared.

"Stupid. You think this your personal soap opera?" Naruto muttered, "Get over it. Once you become the next Hokage they'll be forced to see you."

"You still harping on about being Hokage?"

The blonde ninja stiffened, but otherwise gave no indication of his surprise - he was in absolutely no mood for his usual theatrics. Inwardly he cursed at himself - he should have felt or at least heard Kiba coming up behind him.

"So what if I am? It's going to happen and you'll be sorry you laughed at me."

Kiba snorted disbelievingly and sat down next to Naruto, never mind that he hadn't been invited. The blue eyed-boy decided he was too tired to tell him to get lost. After sitting in silence for a few moments (which, for whatever reason, Kiba didn't call him on as most would have), Naruto decided that Kiba apparently wasn't going to sit there just to pick at him all night, and he spared the other boy a quick once-over. The first thing he noticed was the absence of Akamaru.

"Where's the mutt?"

The brunette growled at that, "He's at home. He wasn't feeling too well tonight."

"For what?"

"Dance lessons."

Naruto half-smiled at Kiba's deadpan, "Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if you did."

"I think I care enough to be insulted. ... No, wait, I was wrong."

Now the blonde laughed out loud. Fairly soon after Kiba was laughing with him. That only caused both of them to laugh harder. By the time they were laughed out, they were leaning companionably against each other. And though both realized that, neither attempted to move away from the other. They watched the sun go down like that, and only when it was fully dark did they part. Naruto was up and jogging away first, Kiba watching him thoughtfully. The blonde stopped suddenly and did an about-face.

"You're pretty cool when you're not being a jerk. Wanna do this again sometime?"

He waved and disappeared down the street before Kiba could answer. But Kiba could feel a smile - the stupid kind of smile you saw in movies when someone had a crush on someone else - creeping across his lips.

"Yeah. Sounds like a good time.・