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The tryouts had began and was finally over and I honestly didn't know how to feel about it.

On one hand I thought I was doing great, I naturally had a competitive side to me that held up against the other guys and helped me stand my ground and was able to knock them off it.

But on the other hand, I mixed up what goal was mine, scored in our own goal, tackled my own team mates and thought I had the last shot in the bag only to have the ball end up almost blinding the coach instead.

Dear I say it, but that was honestly a huge shit show.

"Hey Uzumaki, nice playing out there." One of the other newbies said to me as I was mentally strangling myself.

"Yeah, if it wasn't for you we wouldn't have been able to confuse the other side." Another one agreed.

"Haha I guess that's true." I chuckled.

"Of course! Hey, you plan on joining it would be cool to have you on our team."

"I don't know as yet. I don't even think I'll get through after almost blinding the coach."

"Haha he found it funny. Coach Gai loves that type of energy so you have to be a shoe in to being on the team."

"Well in that case, then I'll keep my hopes up." I chuckled while scratching my cheek embarrassingly.

"Awesome, we'll see you around then, later."

"Alright, see ya."

As I laid on the bench and stared at the ceiling my mind just went straight back to earlier. All I could think about was Sasuke's smirk and the way he looked at me.

If I wasn't careful then one day I can find myself in a real sticky situation because of him. He was obviously toying with me and knew that at this point I couldn't do anything to stop him, that was his intention. Even if he didn't actually want me, he didn't want anyone else to have me.

Even if that meant he had to ruin my life, those were the extremes he was willing to go too.

Just thinking about everyone knowing made my chest feel heavy, the looks they would give and the words they would say, I can't even imagine.

"Maybe if I go and beg him to accept me back..." I mumbled to myself as I sat up and thought about it.

But I couldn't do that to Sakura...

But he doesn't even love her.

But her feelings...

But my reputation, my life, my family.

It seemed so simple to make a decision, yet I still couldn't make one.

I laid back down for a second on the bench and almost instantly got back up and made my way towards the door not feeling comfortable within myself at all.

However, as I turned the nob and opened the door someone had held on to it from the other side and I accidentally pulled them as well. Before I knew it I was face to face with the pair of eyes that I thought I'd never see this close to me again in a long time.

The way his pupils dilated when he saw me and I could tell mine did the same as my heart skipped a beat.

"Kiba..." I trailed as he started blushing, seemingly lost for words just like I was.

"Uh hey..." He managed to say as he leaned back and stood in front of me.

"..."

"..."

What was happening right now? Why were we both so speechless in a time like this, it's like we're first meeting all over again, but this time felt so tender and sweet.

"I didn't know you were here..." I continued trying to break the silence.

"Oh, that's because I got here before the match started, well, right as the match started. Hinata had texted me and I decided to swing by and watch you." He replied. "I mean watch you play."

"So you just came looking for me?"

"Yeah..." He replied and I couldn't help but smile at his response.

"Wait actually I also came to give you your backpack." He added.

"So you didn't come to see me?"

"See you? Was I supposed too?" He asked.

"I don't know you were absent earlier but now you're here in a hoodie and shorts seemingly fine."

"Well I was having a hangover, didn't you know?"

"I did."

"Well, what's the issue then? Did you miss me or something?" He asked as he started smiling.

"Can I have my backpack?" I asked as I unsuccessfully tried to stop smiling.

"Alright, but just so you know Menma and Naruko said not to take too long because your parents are waiting for you all." He said just as he placed the strap of the bag in my hand and that's when I grabbed his fingers.

Maybe Sasuke can wait until tomorrow. Right now there was someone else that I needed to talk to.

"Why don't you wait with me?"

"For you to change?" He asked.

"Yeah, I actually need to take a shower, but I don't really want to be alone."

"Really?" He smiled.

"Yeah, plus I think we need to talk about some things."

"Should I be excited or concerned?"

"About?"

"You changing in front of me in a room all by ourselves."

"Maybe a little bit of both."

"Can I back out then?" He asked with a smile.

"Nope. Come on." I urged as I held his fingers firmly and pulled him into the room with me.

I wasn't sure what I was feeling for Kiba all of a sudden, but now that he's here, I think it's best if I just clear the air with him once and for all.

I don't want to keep this back and forth thing going on anymore with him. I don't want us fighting or having difficulties and feeling like we can't talk to each other about it. I want to be open to him, because whether I accept it or not, besides Sasuke he's the only one who truly knows about me.

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Kiba took a seat and I stood in front of him not really knowing where to begin but also trying to figure out a way to best deliver it to him so that he wouldn't get upset because clearly none of the others told him what had transpired earlier.

"Okay..." I breathed getting ready to start.

"Wait, before you go ahead. I just wanted to say thank you for giving lacrosse a try, I saw your picture and you looked pretty happy in the uniform."

"How did you get a picture?"

"Your mom told Naruko to send me. She was excited that you joined and so was I. So that's also part of the reason why I came down here at this time."

"..."

"I wanted to congratulate you because I see that you're trying to make a change for yourself and I'm happy about that." He smiled after finishing his sentence.

My heart fluttered by his words because that had completely taken me by surprise. I now felt nervous about what I was supposed to say, knowing fully well that it would dampen the mood and judging by the look on Kiba's face I think he knew it too.

"Thank you, Kiba."

"No problem, but uh Naruto? What you wanted to talk about earlier, can we start off with the good stuff?"

"Stop being so perverted."

"Haha that's not what I meant. I can wait for you to undress after we talk."

"..."

"I know that's a weird request, but I'd like to stay as positive as I can."

"Yeah, I can do that then."

"Thanks, you can go ahead now." He replied.

"I don't really know where to start now." I mumbled as I paced back and forth. "But I think I should just let it out from here, I talked to Sasuke earlier, yeah he's back, and before you think anything, nothing happened between us that would upset you."

"But something did happen?"

"Yeah, we spoke and he tried to initiate something as I just came out of the bathroom."

"Did he follow you there?!" Kiba asked as he stood to his feet quickly and clenched his fist.

"No! Well yeah, he did. But again nothing happened that you should be upset about."

"You have a weird way of thinking that won't upset me." He replied before taking his seat.

"I know! But just hear me out. Alright?"

"...alright." He replied, obviously getting upset which I figured. "There is a good side to this, right?"

"Yeah, he wanted to talk and held onto me and even braced me against the wall. He wanted to rekindle in what we had and tried to apologize for his behavior at the movies and said he wasn't his self and that he was under the influence of something Menma gave him."

"That's bullshit. Menma would never offer Sasuke anything, much less Sasuke accepting anything from him."

"I figured."

"So what did you say?"

"I told him off. I told him what he did was wrong and that it hurt me and even Kiba in the process and he wanted to play it off like it was nothing. He tried to convince me, or rather tried to force me to believe that it was just a mistake on his end but all I could think about was how you reacted when it happened and how upset you were about it."

"..."

"Admittedly it did affect me as well as I can hardly be in a bathroom by myself now, and even with all of that apart of me still figured that maybe I could still give him a chance."

"..."

"But every time I thought about it. All that came to my mind was you and everything that you had to do and say just so I could open my eyes and see it for myself."

"I told him that too... He didn't take that lightly he cursed and said that I always brought you up like I was in a relationship with you and that if I cared about you so much then I should just go and be with you."

"..."

"I thought about it and before I would've thought that it wasn't possible, especially with you being with Kankuro and experiencing new things."

"Naruto, about that like I said before-"

"Let me finish." I requested to which he granted me.

"Kiba, I know I can be a little hard headed sometimes, but you still put up with that and try to teach me lessons through it, and I know sometimes it takes a while for me to grasp it but eventually when I do then I see things a lot clearly now. At first I didn't see the Sasuke that you saw, but now I do, and he's not the one that I think is right for me, or anyone for that matter."

"..."

"What I guess I'm trying to say is that, I realize that I like you too. It's not just as a friend, but as something more that I feel like develops into something bigger everyday and I think that's always been the case but I was just too afraid of expanding myself to even think about you in that light, especially since we started off on a rocky foot ha." I chuckled earning a smile from him that felt really good.

"So what does this mean for us?" He asked as he stood up and walked over to me.

He stood in front of me and had the biggest smile on his face that he wasn't even afraid of hiding. Yet the same could be said for me, it wasn't even like I felt vulnerable around him, I just felt right.

Like this was who I was meant to be.

He slid his fingers down my arm and reached for my hand as we locked eyes, his touch felt so warm, soft and secure every time we made contact. I could tell what he wanted to do next, and as much as I wanted to do the same, I couldn't.

"Wait..." I trailed as I watched him lean forward.

"Before we go any further, there still needs more to be talked about. More about Sasuke and more about us."

"..."

"If that's okay with you?"

"Hm, as if you can even ask that." He whispered in my ear before releasing my hand and taking a step back.

"You're not upset, are you?" I asked as he walked back to the seat.

"Nah, I'm used to you giving me blue balls." He joked causing me to laugh along with him.

"Haha do you take nothing seriously?"

"I'm serious about you. Which is why I'm happy to finally hear that all my efforts weren't in vain."

"In vain, eh?"

"Yeah, you might've just realized you like me, but I don't think you realize just how much I like you, Kit."

"..."

"I didn't care how long it took me. I wanted you to periodically develop feelings for me, not for what I could give you, not for the sweet words that I could tell you everyday nor the secrets that I could only say to you in our private times, but just me."

"So you planned to have me fall for you?"

"Pretty much, but like you said, it appeared like it was always there. I just needed to apply a little pressure." He teased.

"Oh please, you didn't even know you liked guys before we got to know each other."

"Maybe I didn't realize it before we knew each other, but I guess similarly to you, it took a while for me to figure it out and then some."

"Then some?"

"Yeah, but you ask too many questions. Go take your shower so you can go home and rest. I'll be waiting for you on the bench." He smirked before getting up and making his way towards the door.

"Why don't you join me in there and wait?"

"Come again?" He asked as he quickly spun around.

"We're gonna be on the same team soon. So we'll be showering together sometimes, plus I have to get comfortable about being naked around other people so I better start practicing." I explained.

"Oh, I guess I never really thought about it that way."

"Yet, you're the low tolerance captain of the team?" I teased.

"Well, normally I'm on my game, but seeing you in those shorts just make me distracted." He replied as he walked closer to me.

"They're Rock Lee's so that's why they look a little weird on me."

"Weird?" He asked.

"Yeah, the thighs are a nice fit, but anything higher is just a bit-"

"Tight?" He finished before I could. "I can see that."

"Hm, sure you have." I replied while placing my hand on his chest and keeping him at an arms length distance. "Just remember what I said alright?"

"I remember, but you could at least give me a token of appreciation by allowing me to take your shorts off for you."

"Now wouldn't you like to dothat?"

"You say that like you wouldn't love it too."

"I'm not really into doing those things in a public space."

"Hm, do you know who you're talking to right now?" He chuckled making me laugh alongside him.

"Haha those times didn't count, besides you're way more into it than I was."

"Was I?" He asked as he smiled and interlocked our hands while holding them against his chest.

"Yeah, even in here don't you remember what you made me do?" I asked as I bit lip, teasing him as much as I could and getting pleasure from seeing how much he was enjoying it.

"Tsk! Why would you bring that back to my memory at a time like this? You're such a tease, Kit."

"Haha giving you taste of your own medicine."

"Hm, I can't believe you remember that."

"How could I forget? My heart almost stopped before I got immensely pissed off."

"Hm, I remember, that was actually the first time I ever felt so bad about playing with your feelings, I'm sorry." He apologized while stroking my thumb.

"It's cool."

"It really isn't. I was an active asshole back then and I should've treated you better."

"Yet you still won me over, huh? So maybe the goody two shoes act wouldn't have worked for you as much."

"Mhm, I guess..."

"Yeah, besides I like your honesty and how real you are even if I might not like it at that time, it's still you."

"Thanks." He smiled as he just kept on stroking my finger and looking into my eyes. I felt like I could just melt away with him like this.

Kiba really was a romantic, with Sasuke it was definitely his handsome face and in the moment charm that gets a lot of people, but with Kiba, it was just so much more about him that I don't think I have enough words to even come close to how amazing I thought he was.

The more I thought about him was the more I wanted to drop my defenses and just give in, this is what I've been wanting and waiting for, wasn't it?

So why not just go for it.

My arm began to bend as I was inching closer to him and he was leaning closer to me. I think for second I had forgotten all the issues that I wanted to address before we moved to this, but when I was with him it felt like there were no issues anymore.

He made me want to forget all of them and just be in that moment.

I wanted to savour his lips, his smell, his touch and his everything to clear my head from all the doubts and fears in my mind. So I puckered up and allowed myself to just for this moment to indulge in that of which I most wanted.

However, all my lips were met with was the fabric of his hoodie and his made contact with my forehead. I looked up at his as he smiled at me and placed his forehead against mine.

"..."

"I know, but you said that you wanted to talk about some stuff before we went further, and truthfully there are some things I'd like to discuss as well before we continue on."

"What is it?"

"It's something that I'd have to both show and tell you, but maybe now isn't the best time to do it. So maybe tomorrow in detention..." He trailed with a small smile, but within his eyes all I could see was fear.

However, before I could ask him what was up we both had to separate as the door to the room was being opened. We both shoved each other and almost lost balance before Kiba quickly sat back down and I stood still where I was as the person that was entering was revealed to be Menma.

"Oi!" He yelled despite clearly seeing both of us in front of him. "What are you two doing?"

He looked between the two of us with a suspicious expression. I honestly didn't know what to say at the moment as Kiba words were the only thing on my mind.

But luckily he had an excuse.

"I was just showing Naruto the proper stance for when we take group photos for the team. He looks like he's doing a good job, right?" Kiba asked as I continued standing the way I was.

"He looks like he's about to shit himself." Menma replied.

"..."

"..."

"Well, that I can at least say is because Rock Lee's shorts must be killing you, bro. Hurry up and take them off and get ready. We're all still waiting for you outside." He ordered.

Just then I thought Kiba was about to leave, but Menma beat him to it.

"Kiba, Mom told me to ask if you were staying with us tonight since it's so late or if you'd like us to drop you home or at Kankuro's?" He asked.

"I'd stay over but I don't have my uniform for tomorrow."

"Don't worry about that. She said you left your uniform there one time so she did laundry the other day and washed it, so it's there. Plus she also washed your jacket that Naruto had."

"She did?!" We both asked in unison.

"Yeah, she said to stop eating in your room because inside of it had a crusty feeling like syrup or something. I don't remember but, yeah."

"Oh, alright, noted." I cringed.

"You can tell her that I'll be staying over then."

"Cool, but um hey? While Naruto is taking a shower, can I talk to you?" Menma asked.

"Talk to me?"

"Yeah, it's kinda important."

"Uh, sure man." Kiba agreed as he looked at me in confusion to which I only could reciprocate.

As they both walked out of the room and left me alone I released a deep breath that I didn't even realize I was holding. You think I'd be used to almost getting caught but maybe it was different when it was Kiba, if it was Sasuke sorry to say, but I'd probably would've been caught by Menma in a situation that I'm sure would scar him for life.

But it still did have me thinking what he wanted to talk about with Kiba. Almost instantaneously is when it hit me, he was going to tell him what Sasuke did earlier, it was a good thing we planned on talking later, but I'm afraid that later is actually going to be quite soon.

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