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Author P.O.V

Sasuke drove Naruto back to his campus after the blonde spent the night with. He never planned to stay but given the news and his new feelings arising for the ravenette he did have the courage to face Kiba, or rather he didn't have the right mindset.

But Naruto felt like he had no other choice.

The guilt from cheating on Sasuke was eating him from within especially after he lied about who Kiba was to him, or better yet, kept the vital parts of their relationship from Sasuke. Agreeing to marry felt like the best way to make it up to him for being unfaithful and he decided on it, but that still didn't mean he was fully on board with his decision.

It was like a battlefield in his head as his decisions clashed with each other. On one side, teaming with Sasuke and the other teaming with Kiba. But, the vision of his family being proud of him and congratulating him on this milestone of his life overpowered everything Kiba taught him.

Which meant that he'd have to revert back to his fraudulent behavior. He was already beginning to lie to Sasuke, even telling him that his phone wasn't functioning properly to keep him from using it while he stayed over, though Naruto didn't sleep a wink from guilt while being cradled next to him.

Not even realizing that majority of his interactions with Kiba were physical and they spent everyday together, losing the purpose of texting and calling each other. It still didn't make it any easier for him to brush the thoughts aside.

"Your parents will be happy to hear this!"

"Kiba won't be happy about this."

"Kiba will learn to be happy, he'll be happy for you to be with the man you love."

"Kiba loves you and you love hi-"

"We've arrived." Sasuke announced, pulling Naruto from his bickering thoughts and fiddling with the new piece of jewelry on his ring finger.

"Hm? Oh, thank you for the ride." He managed to say.

"Hmm, are you alright love? You seem to be deep in thought." Sasuke asked after putting the car in park and turning to the blonde.

"I'm fine, just a bit tired from last night."

"Haha you say that like we did more than just cuddle." Sasuke chuckled, leaning closer to him. "Or do I just have that effect on you?"

"Haha, maybe."

"Good to know, but if anything you might just be nervous from the proposal. It's a natural thing to experience after such a thing." He replied, brushing his hands through Naruto's hair and gaining his undivided attention. "I'm just happy you said yes to spending the rest of your life with me in your heart."

"As do I, Sasuke." Naruto smiled shyly.

"You know, I'm actually glad I got the chance to do that and win our spark back."

"Our spark?"

"Yes, that connection that comes so natural to us. I thought I lost it yesterday when you didn't remind me of the guy I fell in love with," Sauske admitted as Naruto looked away in shame, he held his chin and made him face him though ", but I can see that he's returned even better than ever."

"I'm sorry..."

"You don't need to be, again it was my fault," He replied ", but hearing you take the blame does remind me of how selfless and compassionate you are."

"Thank you."

"Speaking of which, I should get you back on campus before you miss any of that hard studying I anticipate you've been doing to be a future doctor or lawyer, you wouldn't happen to have decided yet, have you?"

"I'm still debating..." Naruto lied, knowing fully well he had planned to drop both courses with Kiba's support.

"Ah, understandable seeing as it involves things your parents each chose, but if it's worth anything, I think you'd look amazing in your dad's suit while defending someone's case." He teased, exiting the car and walking to the next side to let Naruto out.

That actually shifted Naruto's decision more than he thought it would. Immediately he envisioned himself in his father's old suit with his family both happy of his career path and his husband, but he still felt bad for not choosing his mother's choice.

"May I?" Sasuke asked he reach his hand out and waited for the blonde to take hold. Once he did he helped him out and pressed their bodies together against his car while playing with Naruto's ring.

"I almost don't want to let you go," Sasuke expressed. ", but I sadly can't keep you for the whole day."

"You'll have me for the rest of your life." Naruto replied, completely overtaken by Sasuke's new level of affection.

"You're certain no one will come between us?"

For a moment Naruto believed there wasn't a person that could get between and this dream life with Sasuke, but images of Kiba's gentle smile flashed through his mind and the light in his eyes seemed to grow brighter. He closed his eyes, but the images never ceased, he could smell him, feel him and hear his voice as if he was right there with him.

Naruto buried his face in Sasuke's chest, earning a gentle smile and a kiss on the head from him as he thought this was his his way of showing him how much he belonged to him.

"I love you, Sasuke." Naruto responded, though his mind never stopped thinking of Kiba.

•••

Naruto entered the campus and slipped his ring off as he made his way to his building. He didn't want to be confronted about this until he was ready, which was never, because the people who he had to tell have been rooting for him and Kiba since seeing how the two interact, including Kiba himself.

He remembered how Kiba promised to always love him no matter what and that he won't give up so easily until Naruto told him how he felt, but could he truly fulfill that now that Naruto was engaged?

"He'll always love you, just tell him and call of the engagement."

"He'll break his promise, he'll compare you to Kankuro for betraying his love."

"Kiba wants what's best for you."

"Sasuke is what's best for and is actually helping you get there."

Naruto stopped for a second and really pondered on the voices. There were some truths to what was being said, but that last sentence really struck him.

"Kiba always leaves me to figure things out, but Sasuke, he helps me figure them for us. He's more helpful than Kiba." He thought to himself, seeing Kiba and Sasuke in a new light. He didn't want to believe it, but he was right, Kiba always left him to make decisions on his own.

Naruto didn't like that.

"Naruto!" A voice called out to him in the distance. He looked over and saw Ino waving cheerfully with Sakura beside her.

"Ino! Sakura!" He called out, waving back to them happily as they approached him.

"Naruto, it's been a while! How have you been?!" Ino asked playfully.

"Exhausted for the most part."

"I can see, you're outfit is all wrinkled. I'm guessing you and Kiba can't keep your hands off each other." She winked.

"Yeah..."

"Ino! Don't pry in their sex life." Sakura scolded.

"Saku we're all friends, it's bound to happen."

"Yeah, especially when we have a friend like you." Sakura smirked.

"I'll take that as a compliment."

"Take it how you want, I said what I said." Sakura chuckled along with Naruto.

"Whatever," Ino rolled her eyes playfully nudging Sakura to the side. ", anyway Naruto now that we saw you we actually wanted to ask you something."

"Uh, sure go ahead."

"Okay, since next week begins our winter break we were all hoping that you'd be able to come with us to our little get together spot and just spend the night."

"Get together spot?"

"Yeah, it's this little area in the forest that Shino found one day. We go there on special occasions to party and stuff like that, it's away from the building you went the first time we met." She explained.

"Oh! I remember that time, ha not a fond memory of mine." He replied in slight embarrassment.

"Haha I totally get why it wouldn't, but it would be fun to have you, just all us friends!" She encouraged.

"All us friends, as in..."

"Yeah Sai will be there." Sakura replies catching on to who he was referring to.

"Oh..."

"Don't be timid though, Naruto. I know you guys don't get along but you can just stay out of his way and hang with us the whole time." She encouraged him with a smile.

"Exactly! It isn't about just him. It's about us on a whole." Ino agreed.

"It would be easier if his boyfriend was there and they just kept to themselves honestly." He replied.

"Haha that's actually a good one, but I doubt that he'd come. Sai will begin his third year next year and I can't even say that I've seen his boyfriend once since they've been dating for how many years now." Ino explained.

"It's been about three years like you had said in the car, that's what he said when I asked him the other day." Sakura informed them.

"And you say I'm always in people's business..." Ino teased.

"Haha shut up! I was just curious about how he does it and tired to get a little bit of details on them."

"Whatever you say, Sakura." She smiled.

"Wow, Sai was a year older than me then." Naruto realized.

"Yeah, Temari and Karui are the eldest of our group, Hinata, Shino and Kiba are third years and the rest of us are second years." Sakura explained.

"Then I'm the baby." Naruto pouted playfully.

"Haha you're Kiba's baby." Ino teased.

"But there's also Neji and TenTen so you aren't alone." Sakura added. "Oh! And Shikamaru and Choji."

"Oh! Speaking of that Neji and TenTen will be at the get together." Ino beamed.

"They will?!" Naruto asked.

"Yeah, I forgot I asked her to bring some of her favorite drinks so we can put them in the cooler and Neji to bring some of his shampoo and conditioner cause that boy's hair is absolutely beautiful."

Naruto and Sakura laughed in unison at Ino's response. He was hesitant at first, but having that many of his friends all in one space was too good of an offer to pass up.

That and maybe it would help ease his mind as he did enjoy spending time with them.

"Then I guess I have a party to get ready for." Naruto smiled.

"Yes! We knew you'd agree! So I'll keep you all posted when everything is settled."

"Yeah cause we gotta get to our next class." Sakura reminded her.

"Oh yeah! Okay we'll talk later Naru!" Ino hurried.

"You remember how to get to the location, right?!" Sakura asked as Ino dragged her away.

"Sakura, come on! Kiba will show him, you know they'll come together. Now hurry before we're late for Professor Shizune's class!"

"You're the one who wanted to hold an entire press conference, how is it now my fault!"

Naruto smiled watching the two, but quickly lost the feeling upon recollecting how they spoke of him and Kiba. He was happy to have been apart of their friend group, especially given how they weren't quite fond of him to begin with because he associated with Kankuro, but now he was valued by them, most of them at least.

"What are they gonna think of me when they find out about Sasuke?" He wondered to himself.

The feeling of his heart sinking further in his chest was nothing compared to the words that he'd probably have to face when the time comes, if that time comes because he didn't plan on telling anyone any time soon.

•••

Naruto made his way up the stairs of his building and panted with each step, mentally cursing whoever built them once again. While climbing his mind pondered on what Kiba's reaction could be to him coming literally the next day. He wondered if he thought he was cheating, but remembered they were never dating to begin with.

Would he be angry?

Would he be jealous?

Would he be heartbroken?

Naruto was hesitant on confronting him as all these questions came to him. The mere fact they weren't together was apparent to him, but the feelings related to that was also something he had to take into consideration.

He almost wanted to retreat, but when he looked in the hallway he noticed someone was sitting near their door, or rather sleeping in a sitting position.

"Kiba..." He trailed, walking closer to get a better look and realizing it was indeed him.

Naruto kneeled down and brushed his hair back to get a better view of Kiba's face. He looked absolutely tired, as if he's been up all night, but Naruto still found him to be absolutely attractive his rugged features and musky scent mixed with his cologne brought this comfort to Naruto's being.

It was like he felt right at home when he was close to him. Sometimes he found it hard to believe that this man had demons he had to battle within, but he was the one who taught him to not judge a book by its cover.

"Mmm fuck it right boy!" A woman on the TV moaned, startling Naruto as he just now realized the door was ajar and the TV was on with Akamaru sprawled out on the couch.

"Hm, of course he'd be watching porn." Naruto smiled while shaking his head at how ridiculous Kiba was at times.

"Kiba?" He called, gently nudging the brunette.

"Hm?" Kiba groaned in disapproval.

"Come on Kiba, wake up." He repeated, nudging him harder.

Naruto was shocked when Kiba eyes swiftly open in panic and without a second thought the brunette grabbed his arm and threw him across his lap while pinning the arm behind him.

"KIBA!!!" Naruto protested as the brunette still had him pinned.

"Naruto?!"

"Obviously!"

"What are you doing startling me like that?!"

"Startling you?! I nudged you twice and now you have have me laid out on your lap while ah! Breaking my fucking arm!"

"Would you rather me bend you over and spank you then?" Kiba smirked while relieving the pressure on his arm, but keeping hold of it and pressing his hand against Naruto's upper back thigh.

Naruto almost let out a small laugh, but felt the ring in his pocket that was poking him. He position his knees up and lifted him self of Kiba swiftly and put distance between the two of them while Kiba laughed at his reaction.

"I appreciate you having modesty when we're in a public space, but I remember how shameless you can be when the timing is right." He smirked before standing to his feet and entering the dorm room.

"That was a close one. I should keep my distance." Naruto thought to himself.

"So Kiba, what was making you sleep outside?" Naruto asked.

"Hm? Oh yeah! I didn't realize how cold a bed was when you don't have someone to sleep next too." He replied.

"What?" Naruto chuckled lightly. "But Akamaru was here with you and he's covered in fur. Should be like sleeping next to a heater."

"Haha, a high maintenance heater. He's too comfortable sleeping in my bed to even care about whether I'm cold or not."

"Told you that you spoiled him haha."

"I know, but you're the one who spoiled me, which is why I couldn't sleep without you."

"Really?"

"Yeah, it was like something was missing, I had everything to fall asleep like I always did, but I just didn't have you." Kiba smiled, opening the windows to let some air in.

"I'm sorry about that." Naruto apologized feeling really disappointed in himself for putting Kiba through that, although he experienced the same thing when he slept next to Sasuke.

"Don't have to apologize, it's nothing serious."

"Yeah, but I saw you sleeping in the hallway and I bet that was because of me. I should've at least called and told you I wouldn't have been back to put your mind at ease." Naruto pouted.

"Kit, it's fine, seriously. I was worried that I didn't hear from you, but that wasn't the only reason I was up."

"Then what else?"

"After our little fuck session I went to the bathroom the whole day trying to get your kids out of me."

"What?!" Naruto exclaimed failing to hold back his laughter.

"Yeah, I didn't realize you came so much, but regardless of that just know you've lost top privileges for a while because that kind of release wasn't anything I've ever experienced in all my years of having sex."

"Haha it's not fault I have a large build up." Naruto chuckled.

"I appreciate you having it," Kiba smiled walking over to the blonde and cupping his chin while snaking his arm around his waist. ", it makes sex with you all the more pleasurable seeing you squirm while it leaks out every time."

"Are you talking about my load, or yours?" Naruto smirked while leaning back into him and sinking his hands into Kiba's pockets.

"Maybe I like it both ways, but yours definitely taste a lot better." He replied, leaning in and licking the tip of Naruto's nose, earning a gently giggle from the blonde who up until that point forgot he was currently engaged.

As Kiba's face leaned into his he quickly removed his hands from his pocket and back out of his hold before he could initiate a kiss. To try and come up with an excuse for it, knowing Kiba would ask why he did that, he began holding his temples as if he was having a headache.

Granted given the voices in his head, it wasn't actually too far fetched as he was getting a headache from all this.

"Naruto!" Kiba said in concern as he aided him, guiding him to his bed. "Are you okay?"

"Hm? Yeah, I just felt a minor headache for a moment." He lied.

"That's strange. Why'd you get something like that?"

"It's probably from a lack of sleep."

"You didn't sleep where you were coming from?"

"No it's just I had trouble sleeping, so I'm actually really tired and it might've just now be affecting me."

Naruto tried his best to sound as convincing as possible, but what he didn't remember that it wasn't hard for the brunette to tell he was lying. It was like his sixth sense, a tactic that Kiba had mastered because of a certain habit Naruto picked up.

"..."

"It's not big deal though, I just need some sleep, ya kno-" He paused, remembering how he would be scolded for saying that, but figured Kiba would be suspicious of his behavior. "You know?"

"Yeah, I know." Kiba replied, brushing his hand through the blonde's hair and locking eyes with him.

Naruto stared into his brown orbs and saw the shine that never seemed to fade when they connected with his. It was like a shine of hope, admiration and seeing Naruto for who he truly was in his heart and in his eyes.

But all Naruto's heart felt was lost, and all he saw in the reflection of Kiba's was someone who the brunette loved, someone who he couldn't be.

"You want me to make you some tea before you get some rest," Kiba offered after Naruto broke eye contact with him. ",it should help put your mind at peace."

"N-no I'm fine." He declined, moving slightly away from him, standing up and turning his back to him.

"You shouldn't be on your feet if you have a headache that'll make you react like that."

"It's fine, Kiba." He tried to convince him. "I just need to take a bath and I'll be good."

"Don't lie to me, Kit."

Naruto's eyes widen as he swore he had been figured out, but he wasn't going to give up just like that. He knew that Kiba would figure out he was lying about something, but he wouldn't know exactly what it was unless he told him.

Naruto didn't plan on telling him about Sasuke, at least not so soon.

"I'm sorry for lying..." Naruto replied, preparing to do the exact thing he was apologizing for.

"I forgive you, but I keep telling you that you don't need to lie to me," He sighed, approaching the blonde from behind and pressing his body against his ", you can talk to me about anything, remember?"

"You won't like what I'm about to say."

"I don't care, Kit. It's not about what I like, I know what I like, and that's you. Right now I just want you to tell me what you like, I'm already happy with what I've done," He hugged him from behind, resting his chin on Naruto's shoulder and whispering into his ear ", I just want to know you're happy too."

"You want what you think is best for me?"

"I want what you think is best for you." Kiba clarified, allowing Naruto to make his own decisions.

"Alright then," Naruto began with a heavy heart, separating himself from the brunette and looking him in the eyes with a stern expression ", this..."

"Don't do it! You'll break his heart."

"Do it! You'll break Sasuke's heart and ruin you chances of being the best for everyone if you don't."

"This?" Kiba asked, waiting for Naruto to finish his statement and successfully pulling him from his thoughts.

"Uh...this is...uh" Naruto mumbled, losing his confidence that he didn't have much of to begin with.

"Ha it's okay if you can't tell me, don't force yourself to do anything because of m-"

"Kiba! We can't have sex anymore!"

"..."

"It's not that you're bad at, its actually amazing, but it's just that I think we're moving too fast! For something that neither of us can be certain how it'll end, you know? Maybe, we can slow it down and just stop some of the things that we're doing..."

"Kit, what are you talking about?!" Kiba interrupted, getting slightly irritated by the nonsense Naruto was blabbering to him.

"If you'd allow me to explain myself then you'd understand." He defended.

"Understand what? Kit you literally just said that sex with me is amazing, meaning you like it, but that we're also moving too fast and we need to stop SOME of the things we're doing, yet this isn't something you've brought up to me until now."

"..."

"Especially when you were the one that initiated it yesterday."

"A person can change their mind, Kiba!" Naruto argued trying to justify his influenced decision. "It's something that happens believe it or not."

"Yes, but overnight seems a little bit too quick to make a decision like that." Kiba pointed out, folding his arms and fidgeting while he glared directly into Naruto's eyes. "We've been messing around for quite some time now and I know it's been something we both enjoy and do because we want to do it. You've never given me any signs that you don't like it and neither have you said anything before. I keep saying that I won't touch you unless you want it and I've kept that promise to this day. So what is this really about?!"

"What are you saying?!"

"I'm saying what the fuck I'm saying, because you seem to think I'm just gonna sit and believe that bullshit."

"It's not bullshit, Kiba!"

"Then what is it? Because it sure as fuck isn't the truth."

"So you're saying that this isn't my decision?"

"Not one you're being honest with me about." Kiba replied without hesitation, knowing the blonde's habits like the back of hand.

"What?!" He spat, feeling like a fox caught in a trap, only in this situation he couldn't chew off his own leg to get out of it.

Naruto knew this wasn't something he wanted, but it was something he decided had to happen for the sake of everyone else. He knew Kiba loved it and so did he, but he was engaged now and he didn't want to cheat on Sasuke this time and ruin a happy ending for everyone else, sacrificing his own was the only way.

"Look here, sir. I don't know what you're trying to imply but I have you know that you and we are not in a relationship so I can do whatever I want and that includes going out wherever I want and hanging out with whoever I want."

"Sir, eh?" Kiba chuckled lowly in annoyance.

"What?!"

"You know I didn't really ask you for any of that information. I simply called you out on something I think you're lying about and you go ahead and explain something that didn't even deny my response."

"..."

"But seeing as you're a grown ass single man now, I'll get out of you hair and be about my business, right?"

Kiba pushed passed Naruto and dug throw his dresser for his leather jacket before tossing it on his shoulder and grabbing the keys to his bike and his cellphone and making his way towards the door. Naruto watched in concern while trying to keep a straight face, but he didn't want him to leave.

It physically pained his chest whenever he saw Kiba leaving without him, or fearing he'll never see him again.

"Kiba? W-Where are you going?" He asked, trying to stay calm, but the brunette didn't answer.

"Kiba! I'm talking to you! Kiba!?" He panicked as Kiba opened the door and began stepping out.

It pained him to do this, but he wanted Naruto to have his own space to think and process his thoughts, he couldn't always process them for him. Kiba himself wasn't perfect when it came to emotions, but he knew how to channel his own into ways that wouldn't affect the blonde's decisions.

He didn't want him to see him upset because Kiba knew the blonde would then manipulate himself to make him happy and using his happiness to determine that he's also happy, and Kiba didn't want that.

He wanted Naruto to want what he wanted, not be conflicted by what Kiba wanted.

"KIBA I WAS WITH A FRIEND!" Naruto yelled, thinking of the first thing that could stop Kiba from leaving and listen to him. It worked though, as Kiba stopped at the door while staring at the ceiling in annoyance at having the blonde lie to him again.

Naruto felt a lump in his throat at the truth trying to come out, but he wouldn't allow it. He knew the truth would bring out the worst in Kiba and it might make him cancel the engagement with Sasuke and ruin everyone's happy moment. This would ruin Kiba's happy moment as well, but to Naruto he just assumed that he'd find someone who can make him happier than he ever could, failing to realize just how much Kiba loves him.

Still he feared the idea of losing him.

"We we're friends in high school and he was visiting and wanted to link up so we went to a hotel and chilled the whole day and it got late, so instead of coming back here late, I slept over to ensure I'd be safe." He lied.

"Kiba, I know what it sounds like, but just please hear me out when I say that the decision was wholeheartedly mine and mine only. I wasn't manipulated into saying it, I'm not pretending to be someone else saying this and I'm not lying to you."

"I just want you to be happy." He promised. "Please don't be upset with me for sharing my mind like you wanted me too."

Kiba pursed his lips, swallowing the urge to scream so loud it would make the building collapse from hearing the man he loved sound so desperate. He was so fixated on Kiba's happiness that he kept forgetting his own pushing it to the side, reminding the brunette so much of his father.

The mere thought of seeing Naruto lifeless at the bottom of the cliff was enough to almost bring tears to Kiba's eyes. He didn't want to see him like that, but he couldn't force the blonde to do as he wanted, he didn't want to manipulate him, guilt him into anything or tell him what to do.

But it was clear to him that all the progress Kiba made with him was going down the drain, if not already gone.

"I'm chasing after you, when you don't even know who you are to begin with." Kiba thought while stroking his vline. "But I love you too much to risk having you throw your whole life away, I know you're in love with me too Naruto, you just don't know what true love feels like. Your heart isn't beating for what you want, but things that others want that you've conditioned yourself to think you want as well."

"You're a Fraud to nobody but yourself."

"And if that's the only way I can get through to you, then I guess I have no choice but to let you learn the hard way."

It was a risky decision for Kiba to make as it meant he wouldn't get to be with him for sometime and there was no guarantee that they would ever be together if he did. A combination of how dense Naruto was and how deeply he had fallen into the hole he dug for himself were factors he took into consideration and that would make it a hard lesson for the blonde to learn, but it would also be impactful enough for him to learn a lesson from it.

"This goes against everything I've taught you Kit, but if it means that one day you'll get to walk around freely and be the loud mouth photographer that you dreamed of, then I'll do it. I'm being selfless for you right now, Naruto ." Kiba promised.

"Kiba..." Naruto trialed, not hearing a response from him for a while.

"I believe you..." Kiba replied.

"Huh?"

"I believe you, Kit." Kiba repeated with forced small smile. "And I'm glad that you're making your own decisions that'll make you happy and that you enjoyed your night with your friend."

"You're not mad?"

"Mad? I wouldn't be mad at you for making your own decisions, Kit. Like you said, I encourage you to do what you want too as long as you're happy, you're happy right?"

"Y-Yeah."

"Then there's no problem." He lied. "And seeing as it's still a little early, I have to get to class and then call my mother to discuss something."

"Oh! You guys are still talking?"

"Yeah! We're getting better at communicating and finding a common ground to settle on. She's happy to know I found someone like you though, she keeps saying that you're so real and down to earth and I couldn't agree more."

"Right..." Naruto diverted his eyes. "Thank you."

"No problem, see you later now. Akamaru take care of Naruto while I'm gone, alright?" Kiba asked, earning a bark from the happy dog before Naruto could even ask him another question as the pain of lying was eating him from the inside.

Naruto noticed that Kiba left his backpack though, yet he said he was heading to class. Which was weird because he saw him pick up his keys to his bike and he didn't need it to go to his classes.

"Wait Kiba!" He called out while running to the door, with Akamaru ready to follow behind him. At that time his phone rang the moment he opened the door, but Kiba was already gone, that and a hole was in the wall that he didn't remember seeing when he was out there a minutes ago.

Naruto closed the door and ran over to his phone and answered it while looking out the window.

"Hello, this is Naruto Uzumaki speaking." He answered.

"Sweetie it's mommy!" Kushina cheered over the phone.

"Hey mom, what's...up?" He trailed, getting a glimpse of Kiba running in the direction of where the front gate would be, not a classroom. Naruto felt like a part of his chest just shut down knowing Kiba lied to him about where he was going.

"You lied to him too." The voice in his head reminded him.

"Naruto?" Kushina called out, screaming excitedly over the news of Sasuke proposing to him.

"Hm, yeah mom, I'm still here."

"So when we're you going to tell me that you got engaged, sir? I had to hear it from your fiancé! Oouuu the way that my lips tingly from saying that word."

"It must've slipped my mind haha."

"Huh? You don't sound excited."

"I am! It's just I've been doing a lot of studying so I'm a little tired."

"Oh really? Because I heard you were over his hotel last night and that doesn't sound like studying tired to me." She teased.

"Mom! Don't start with that. We didn't do anything."

"It's natural son, we all do it ya know! Oops sorry about that."

"No it's fine. We're not all perfect."

"That's my son, so caring for others."

"Yeah... really caring." Naruto fake smiled while thinking of Kiba.

"So! I want a quick rundown of everything before your dad gets back! He'll be back late so we have a lot of catching up to do."

"Hm, he is? Since when did he start coming home late?"

"It's a surprise he doesn't want you to know yet?"

"Yeah, but are you okay with it?"

"Of course honey, why wouldn't I be?"

"No reason, I'm just overthinking. Anyway where should I start from? My courses?"

"Everything!" Kushina beamed over the phone, bringing a small smile to her son's face as he explained everything to her. It was a little distraction from Kiba, but it didn't stop the blonde from staring out the window with Akamaru, waiting for him to return.

"This is the lives you've always wanted."

"This wasn't how it was supposed to be."

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Okay this is a shorty chapter 5.7k... It's short for me okay lmao

But given the last chapter was kind of a cliffhanger I wanted to get this one up and ready to set the tone for what else to come and from what you've read you can see that it'll be a lot happening.

So stay tuned because and I'll see you guys and girls next update ❤️