"I'm leaving!" Ezra shouted and she opened the door. She was almost out untill she felt a hand pull her back. Looking up she seen that it was Aristaeus. She frowned.

"What?" She says.

"And where do you think you're going?" He asked.

"To hang out with Hinata and the guys." She replies.

"You've been with them guys an awful lot for one of them to not be your boyfriend." He says crossing his arms.

"Okay?" Ezra frowned. "They're my friends. Just friends."

"I dunno." Tae looked at her skeptically. "Seems like you like one of them to me. Who is it? That Kiba guy?"

"Why is it your concern?"

"I just wanna know if he's even worth you getting all flustered over, thats all."

"I appreciate it Tae, I really do." Ezra says shifting her weight onto one leg. "But untill I figure out my own feelings, just wait. You'll be able to formally meet him, okay?"

"Why can't I formally meet him now?" He asked with a smirk. "Isn't that his car outside?"

"Yes it is." Ezra huffed. "And because he's just my friend right now. He doesn't need to be grilled about treating me right and all that if he's just my friend. Get it?"

"You're stalling but whatever, have fun."

Ezra shook her head and continued out the door. She hopped into Kiba's car and smiled once seeing his brown eyes and brunette hair. He smiled back at her, already lost in her golden irises. Her hair was still straight and braided into two boxer braids with sea shells fastened on the ends.

"Hey gorgeous." He says as he watched her place her seatbelt on.

She blushed and bit her bottom lip before catching his gaze again. "Hey yourself handsome."

Kiba flashed another toothy grin before his peripheral caught his attention. Looking up, he could see Ezra's brother leaning against the door frame watching them.

"Uh, does your brother think this is a date?" He asked slowly raising his eyebrow.

"No, he wants to formally meet you and I told him no." Ezra crosses her arms and looks out the windshield.

"There's nothing wrong with that." Kiba smirks and shuts off the car.

"W-wha-what are you doing?" Ezra asked looking alarmed.

"He wants to meet me right?" Kiba removed his seatbelt as he spoke.

"Kiba no." Ezra pinches the bridge of her nose. "Please let's just go."

"What's so bad about me and your brothers talking?" Kiba cocked an eyebrow.

"It's nothing bad." She says. "I just feel like it's no point if you're not my boyfriend."

Kiba leaned over and took Ezra's chin in his hands, forcing her to look at him. "A boyfriend is something I plan on being to you. Might as well get this out of the way so if I decide to marry you, he wont be all in the way."

"Thinking way too far ahead arent we?" Ezra says flatly.

"What can I say?" Kiba smirks arrogantly. "I believe that I've met the girl of my dreams."

Ezra laughed back a blush and pushed Kiba away from her. She came down from her giggles and shook her head.

"Fine." She says. "Let's go."

Ezra undid her seatbelt and together they exited the car. Kiba slipped his hand into Ezra's and a wave of relaxation filled her up. Tae never left his post at the front door. He watched as the young couple walked up to the front steps of the door. He cocked his eyebrow and looked between the two once they stood in front of him on the porch. He smirked.

"I was just seeing you off safely thats all." Tae says with a shrug. "I wasn-"

"Shut up." Ezra stopped him. "Aristaeus this is Kiba; Kiba, this is my brother Aristaeus. He's been wanting to meet you formally Kiba, and so has Kiba with you Tae."

The two young men looked at one another with genuine smirks on their faces. On instinct it seemed, the two of them both reached out their hands for the other to shake.

"Nice to finally formally meet you Kiba." Tae says with a smirk.

"Likewise." Kiba says with a smile.

"Wanna come inside and chat?"

"I wouldn't mind that at all."

Tae pushed himself off the doorframe and allowed the two entrance. Kiba took his time to look around the house for the first time. He had a couple of glances around the house when he came over for Winter Formal, but he never really got the chance to admire the modern decor. He noticed that the other brother, Makaio sat on the lazyboy —that was reclined all the way back—playing NBA 2k18.

"I'll be in my room." Ezra says. "I wanted to change my clothes anyway."

"Why?" Kiba asked with a frown. "You look fine like that."

"Because I didn't want to wear this." Ezra says simply. "By the time I tried to change my clothes, you were already here. I didnt wanna keep you waiting."

Kiba looked over the girl's attire once more before he pursed his lips together. "Alright." He says. "I'll be here when you're done."

"I know." She says as she slowly walks up the stairs. Kiba watched her with a small smile on his face. Once she was fully out of view, he turned his attention over to Tae, who watched Kiba the entire time.

"How long?" He asked. Kiba raises his eyebrow in confusion. He stuffed his hands in his pockets.

"He's asking how long have you liked our sister." Makaio speaks pausing his game. He adjusted the lazyboy so that he was no longer reclined and stood. He extended his hand. "Makaio, you must be Kiba."

Kiba smiled casually and shook the guy's hand. "Yes I am. Nice to formally meet you."

"Likewise." He says. "So?"

"So..?" His voice trailed off. "Oh! Yeah, since—well. Freshmen year."

"Why do you sound so unsure?" Tae asked with a chuckle.

"I—I didnt want you guys thinking I was weird to be honest." Kiba rubbed the back of his neck as he felt himself blush. "She never even knew I existed then untill Junior year."

The twins exchanged looks before looking back at Kiba. Tae sat on the couch and scooted over.

"Sit with us Kiba." Tae says with a smirk. "Tell us."

——

"This better be good." Kauri crosses her arms as she looked at her friends in the skype call. Ino was too busy looking for something to wear while Sakura was sitting on the bed with the camera angled to where you could see the both of them. Tenten had the computer on the floor, while she did sit ups, and Hinata was walking down the street in tow with Naruto towards Ezra's house.

"Kiba is downstairs." Ezra says nonchalantly. "Talking to the twins. Becoming besties and all that."

"What?!" Hinata gasped.

"You're actually allowing this to happen?!" Kauri snorted.

"I couldn't control it anymore." Ezra sighs. "Tae wanted to meet him when he pulled up and Kiba saw Tae in the door watching us and when I told him what happend, he immediately wanted to meet him too. Next thing I know, the both of us were in the house and I was coming up here because I didnt want to be apart of it at all."

"You had full control of that." Tenten says as she completes her second set of sit ups. She blew out air feeling her muscles relax. "You could've told Kiba no."

"She definately could've." Sakura says. "I think she secretly wanted it to happen. Admit it Ezra, Kiba is swooning you and you're falling." Sakura's eyes then shift. "Hinata, is that Naruto?!"

Hinata's face grew red. "This isnt about me!" She says. Naruto then leaned into the camera and smiled.

"HEY GUYS!" He smiled brightly at them. His face was so close to Hinata, her friends could clearly tell that she stopped breathing.

"Hey Naruto!" The girls replied in sing song. Barely harmonious.

"Hey Ezra, is everything alright?" His face then showed genuine worry. "Hinata said Kiba wasn't picking us up."

"Everything's fine." Ezra replied. "Kiba's just talking to my brothers."

"Woah, you guys are exclusive now huh?" Naruto asked.

The girls laughed as Ezra blushed hard.

"N-No it's not like that!"

"Yeah okay." Naruto chuckled. "That's good though. Kiba's a good guy."

"Naruto is wingman of the year." Sakura smiled cockily. "I like him."

"Wingman?" Naruto raised an eyebrow. "I'm actually being honest. I'd rather say he's a fucking idiot who can't see how much He really likes Ezra and how she likes him just how he is but that would make him look like a sensitive coward who runs from rejection. I wanted to be neutral."

"And he keeps getting better." Ino says as she sits next to Sakura.

"Right?" Sakura smiles.

"Guys it's been a while." Ezra frowns. "I'm gonna go check on them."

She stood.

"Open the door." Hinata says before ending her call.

Ezra sighed and took her phone to go out her room. She skipped down the stairs. Once the living room was in view, she looked and seen Aristaeus, Makaio and Kiba playing the video game. Her mouth slightly ajar.

"What?" Sakura asked. "What's going on?"

Ezra opened the door for Hinata and she walked inside. Seeing the scene before her, her mouth fell open. Kiba looked up briefly and smiled before going back into pure concentration.

"Hey Hina!" He says.

"Damnit!" Aristaeus grunted. "You're pretty good young blood."

"Heh, not bad yourself Tae."

"Tae?!" Ezra snapped out of it. She flipped the camera over.

"Wow." Sakura says. "I don't think I ever seen Aristaeus be so friendly with a guy."

"Right!!" Tenten gasps. "It's actually really cute."

"That is super cute." Ino says.

"Naruto's here." Ezra says to Kiba.

"I see." Kiba says. His eyes never leaving the game. "Sup dude?"

"Hey man." Naruto chuckled stuffing his hands in his pockets. He looked at the television. "What team you got?"

"Pft the winning team who else?" Kiba snickers referring to the Golden State Warriors.

"Beginners luck." Tae says shaking his head. He pauses the game and turned to Naruto. He extended his hand. "Aristaeus; you can call me Tae."

"Naruto, you can call me Naruto I guess." The blonde chuckles shaking his hand. "Nice to meet you."

"Ah, you're Naruto." Makaio smirked causing Kiba to laugh.

"Yeah, I am." Naruto says nervously.

"Oh nah it's nothing bad." Makaio says. "It's just we've heard about you."

"I'll call you guys back." Ezra says before ending the call. "If you guys dont mind, I would like my friends back."

Kiba looked at her and smiled her way causing her to turn her gaze away from him. He then stood to his feet and walked over to her.

"Jealous?" He asks once they were close enough to eachother.

"Pft, of course not." Ezra says awkwardly as she rolled her eyes. "Jealous of my brothers? Pft, yeah right."

Kiba smirked. "Yeah, Okay." He then went back to the game. Once the game was over, Kiba and Naruto found themselves in the kitchen where the girls were having a conversation of their own.

Kiba walked behind Ezra and slowly snaked his arms around her waist. His hands clutched her hips as he pressed his chest against her back and rested his chin on her shoulder.

"Wow, you guys really are exclusive now huh?" Naruto leans on the island and smirks.

"No!" Ezra says at the same time that Kiba says, "I'd like to think so."

"So which one is it?" Hinata giggles.

"Mind your fucking business that's what it is!" Ezra frowned. "Kiba get off me before they think we're in a relationship."

"Arent we though?" Kiba smiles causing her to roll her eyes. "My little snickerdoodle lemon pie."

"Oh hell no." Ezra tried to get out of Kiba's grasp but he tightened his grip on her waist and burried his face in her neck as he chuckled.

"You guys really are a cute fit together you know that?" Naruto smiles at the two of them. "It almost makes me want a girlfriend."

"Well have at it." Kiba removes his face from Ezra's neck to meet his friend's blue eyes. "Hina's right there."

The two youngs refused to look at one another as both of their faces grew hot.

Naruto cleared his throat trying to calm himself from his flustered feeling. "Actually, Hina and I are really good friends and I would appreciate it if you guys would acknowledge that."

"Wow." Kiba cocked his eyebrow. "I never thought you could get that red bro." His lips curved into a smile as Naruto coughed loudly.

"Ass—Ahem—hole!" Naruto spoke through coughs. Kiba chuckled.

"I'm just saying." Kiba removed himself from Ezra only to stand alongside her with his arm around her shoulders. "It's cute."

Naruto looked at him weirdly. "Dude."

Kiba snorted and shook his head.

"The bromance is real." Hinata crosses her arms and smirks between the two.

"Stop." Naruto looked at Hinata sternly causing her to giggle.

"Guys Christmas is coming up." Ezra says leaning on the island. "We should do something together."

"Let's go to Big Bear." Kiba suggested.

"Do you really think that they would let four teenagers in a Cabin—in the mountains— without supervision?" Naruto crossed his arms as he raised an eyebrow at his friend.

"Actually, my family goes there every year for Christmas." Kiba says. "I-I wanted to invite you guys this year since you know, we're all friends now."

"I wonder who's embarrassment is more adorable; Naruto's or Kiba's." Ezra smirked, having Hinata laugh once more.

"Shut up." Kiba frowned. "Anyway, whaddya say? You guys down?"

"I'm super down dude!" Naruto smiles. "Away from my parents and Stuff for Christmas sounds fun!"

"I'd have to ask my dad." Hinata says lowly. "But hopefully if he knows your parents will be supervising he'll let me go."

"I'll talk to my parents about it too." Ezra says. "Hopefully my dad isn't a dick about it. But of Hinata is going then he nor my mom can refuse."

"Great!" Kiba says. "Let me know by tonight? We're leaving as early as tomorrow morning."

The all nodded in agreement.

——

"Dad?" Hinata walked into her father's in-home office. He was going through paperwork when he looked up seeing his daughter standing at the door. He smiled at her and waved her in.

Hinata slowly slid in from the small crack in the door before she slowly closed it behind her. She tucked her hands behind her back and stood there awkwardly. She always did so when she didn't know how to start a conversation. But luckily for her, her father knew she did this only when she wanted to ask him something and wasnt sure of how to adress it.

"What is it Hinata?" He says looking up briefly from the top of his glasses. He looked down at his papers once again.

"W-Well I was wondering if I could go to Big Bear for Christmas with my friends." Hinata says avoiding looking at her father. His ear twitched once he heard the destination she intended on going to. He set his papers down and looked up at her with a raised eyebrow. "B-Before you say no, there will be parental supervision. Ezra's parents will only agree if you agree." Hinata then placed her hands in front of her in a pleading manner. "Please dad?"

Hiashi removed his glasses from his face and took in a deep breath. He stared at his daughter for a moment. He was so used to her being such a daddy's girl, that he couldn't take it if his oldest babygirl ditched him for her friends every now and then. He missed how she used to curl in his lap and sleep, or stay awake all night waiting for him to return from his long hour shifts. Aside from his son Neji, who would soon be the hier to his business, Hinata was his first daughter. Hanabi was his baby girl of course, but Hinata shaped him into the soft caring father he was today.

"I suppose so." He says after he exhales. "You've been doing good this year I don't see why you can't spend a holiday with your friends."

A smile plastered on Hinata's face as she rushed to her father to hug him tightly.

"Thank you so much Dad!" She says happily. After kissing his cheek she quickly thanked him again and scurried out of his office.

Hina🦄:
My dad said yes!

Kiba🐺:
Awesome !
We leave in the morning is that cool?

Naruto🍥:
Currently arguing with my dad 🙄

Kiba🐺:
Dude why?

Naruto🍥:
Because he's a dick and he's trying to convince my mom not to let me go.
But she wont budge.
Perks of being a mamas boy 🤗

Ezra🦋:
Well,
My parents basically just shoved me out of the house 🤷🏾‍♀
They heard;
Friends and Big Bear
And said yes off bat.

Kiba🐺:
Welp, rest up Kiddos.
I'm driving too.
So I'll pick you guys up in the morning.

Ezra🦋:
Night

Hinata🦄:
Goodnight

Naruto🍥:
Sweet dreams guys.

——

"Wow this view is amazing!" Ezra gawks as they exit Kiba's car.

"Yeah, it is." Kiba smirked as he looked at Ezra who admired the snowy scenery before her. She oggled like a child; grinning and smiling.

"Pervert." Kiba hears Naruto whisper in his ear once he seen Ezra bend over to scoop up snow. The brunette's eyes grew wide.

"I wasn't even looking at her like that!" Kiba blushed heavily as his dear friend chuckled.

They made it inside of their cabin and got comfortable. Kiba opened a pack of firewood he bought from the store and threw them into the fireplace before throwing a lit match in there with them, setting the wood ablaze. He then sat on the floor directly in front of the fireplace, watching the flames. His mind wondered as he did so. He could hear his friends talking amongst themselves.

Kiba; who was he actually? To most it seemed like he came out of thin air but in actuality, all he ever did was snip a few inches off his hair and remove the prescription glasses that he often wore and replaced them with contacts. He had to do so if he wanted to play baseball. And it wasn't like he enjoyed how his hair tickled the back of his neck anyway.

He always had his bad temper. And he was always the one to get in trouble for it. In middle school, they called Kiba a demon. His dog-like instincts were too keen for his own good. He had the sight, smell and even the bloodlust of a beast. And that was all thanks to his parents. Being the animal lovers that they are, Kiba's first pet was an actual wolf; Spencer, they called him. And spencer was Kiba's best friend before Akamaru. Spencer taught Kiba how to survive in this dog eat dog world. Sadly he died when Akamaru was a medium sized puppy.

Kiba smirked as he thought about Spencer. His ash grey coat and sharp rust gold eyes that seemed to stare into your soul and snatch it through your pupils. But in the same breath, Spencer was a sweetheart, and it shown through how he treated Akamaru as a puppy. He practically raised him.

"You okay?" Ezra says as she sits next to him. She brings her knees to her chest and looked at his profile.

"Yeah I'm fine." He says slowly. He side glances at her before looking back at the crackling fire. "Just thinking about old times."

"I wanna know." Ezra scooted closer to him trying to feel his warmth. She didnt want to seem like she was invading his personal space, so she kept her distance at the same time. Knowing this made Kiba smile slightly. He took his right arm and placed it around Ezra's shoulders, slowly pulling her towards him. With his left arm he wrapped it around her stomach, resting his hand on her thigh. Being this close to Kiba made her breathing hitched. Kiba's face found it's way to the crook of her neck, a place that had become his favorite spot. It's where he could smell her scent the most. Coconut oil mixed in with Black Cherry Merlot from her favorite fragrance store.

"K-Ki-Kiba w-whaddareyou d-doing?" She asked craning her neck away to look at him.

"I was trying to enjoying this closeness and the way you smell, but you moved." He raised his head and frowned at her.

"C-Can you not hold me like this?" Ezra says shyly. Kiba smirks at her.

"You dont want me holding you?"

"Dont make me answer that."

He chuckles before letting her go. They stare at eachother while he does. He finally looks away and to the flames as he takes a hand and runs it through his hair.

He's so fucking beautiful. She thought to herself as she watched him.

——-

"Are you sure leaving them alone is a good idea?" Hinata asked as she and Naruto sat on the Cabin's porch.

"Of course it is." Naruto replies as he looks out onto the blankets of snow. "I could tell something was heavy on Kiba's mind and Ezra could probably get it out of him without threatening him like I usually would do."

Hinata giggles and looks out at the many people in the distance who enjoyed their snowboarding or skiing activities.

Naruto took in a deep breath as he got caught up into his own thoughts. He thought about whether he wanted to let his hair grow out or if he should go ahead and get another haircut. But he felt that if it were to grow back to what it used to be that the same problems would once arrise. But then again, he missed his hair. Although he often wore it in braided ponytails or regular ponytails during school he enjoyed the length of it.

He looked over at Hinata and something about her made him smile. He watched her as she slowly tucked her hair behind her ear. Her winter coat wrapped around her small frame. Scarf securely on her shoulders, covering her neck. Her chin was tucked into the scarf, covering her pouty lips. Her eyes shown excitement, as if she was so happy to be around snow, around such a beautiful scenery with people she really cared about other than her family.

Naruto felt his blood pressure rise slightly, causing his heart rate to increase. He wondered why he never met Hinata sooner and why doesnt she see him as a complete jerk like everyone else does. What was it about him that made it okay for Hinata to want to befriend him?

"Naruto are you okay?" Hinata's sweet voice knocked Naruto out my trance. He slightly shook his head and focused on her once more.

"Yeah, I-I'm fine." He says with a small smile.

"You looked like you were in deep thought." She says again. "What's on your mind?"

"It was nothing important honestly." Naruto looked away from her feeling his face getting hot.

"Okay." Hinata's eyes traveled away from him once more.

——-

"Hey!!" Kiba yelled as he opened a Cabin door and walked in. His parents along with his sister looked up from their conversation and smiled upon seeing him.

"Kiba you made it!" His sister Hana rushed him. She wrapped her arms around him hugging him tightly. Kiba smiled feeling like a kid again. He loved his big sister like no tomorrow. They were close. Closer than they could ever be. Blood couldn't make them any closer.

"Wow, it's like looking at a female version of Kiba." Hinata whispers to Ezra who nodded. Hana was slightly taller than Kiba probably by an half of an inch. Her long brunette hair slightly disheveled and in a high ponytail at the top of her head. It spilled over the sides of her head. Her canines were about as sharp as Kiba's, if not sharper. Her eyes were the similar brown as Kiba's and her nose was pointy and soft.

"Hey Hana." Kiba smiles back at his sister. He looked over at his mom and dad. "Hey mom, dad."

"Glad you guys made it safely son." Kiba's dad smiled at him. They walked further into the cabin and Naruto closed the door locking it.

"Thanks Dad." He smiles.

"Kiba, you said 'friends' and I automatically assumed you meant your baseball buddies." Hana smirked seeing that Hinata and Ezra were in tow, and Ezra's hand interlocked with Kiba's.

"Well I am one of them." Naruto says with a smile.

"I know that Naruto." Hana says with a laugh.

"Actually, I wanted you to meet someone special to me." Kiba says feeling himself blushing. He and Ezra immediately locked eyes. Her chest heaved as she looked from Kiba to Hana and back to Kiba. "T-this is Ezra, she's my friend but someday I hope she could be something more."

Hana's eyebrows raised in both amusement and shock. She never seen her brother so fidgety and sensitive about anyone but his family. So to see him blush over a girl was cute for her.

"Is she-"

"You're talking too much." Kiba says cutting his sister as he cut her a stern glare. She giggled and looked at Ezra.

"Nice too finally meet you after all this time Ezra." Hana says with a genuine smile. "I'm not a handshaker, I'm a hugger so bring it in." She reached in and hugged the ebony girl.

"Oh my, she says, you smell really good." Hana then says with a chuckle. She pulls away from her. "I see why Kiba's such a sick puppy, he's memorize-"

"Shut.Up. Hana." Kiba groans. He looks helplessly at his parents who laughed. He sighed. "And this is Hinata, Naruto's girlfriend."

"S-She's n-n-not my g-girl-friend." Naruto stutters as his face became completely red.

"Hi!" Hana smiles at Hinata before hugging her as well. "Wow you smell good too! I'm glad to meet you!"

"Likewise." Hinata replies to her as she hugs her back.

"And here's my mom and dad." Kiba says awkwardly. At that moment it became clear to Hinata and Ezra that the Inuzunka family had very strong genes. Both Hana and Kiba were the perfect mixture of their parents. They took their brown eyes and lips from their mother. Their father gave them their sharp canines and brunette hair. His smile was a replica of Kiba's. His father's hair was longer then their mother's, his stopping at his shoulders and in a neat ponytail with a small beard on his face. He is literally Kiba in about twenty years. His mother's dark brown hair was cut short in a pixie hairstyle with enough hair to give her a bang that swept over her eye. That would be Hana in another ten years.

"Nice to meet you and thank you for allowing us to come on this trip with you." Hinata and Ezra spoke.

After introductions were made, Ezra and Kiba sat in front of the fireplace looking at the fire amd drinking a cup of hot chocolate. Kiba sat alongside her, one arm propped on his elbow and the other bringing his hot chocolate to his lips.

"I have a question." Ezra asked. Naruto and Hinata looked at the two as well.

"Okay." Kiba nods shortly bracing himself for the question that was to come.

"Remember the first day of Anatomy class Junior year?" Ezra asks. Kiba nodded. He remembered that day; and he remebered it for a specific reason. "Did you smile at me to be friendly. Or were you smiling to flirt?"

Kiba scoffed. "Really?" He asked. Ezra looked at him in all seriousness. He scoffed again and rolled his eyes, using the back of his hand to wipe his mouth. Again, he scoffed.

"I cant belive you asked me that." He says as he shakes his head. "I smiled at you because the both of us was looking at one another and I didnt want you to say anything rude about me staring so I smiled."

"So what you're saying is that is was a distraction?" Ezra narrowed her eyes.

"I'm not saying that." Kiba shakes his head. "What's your initial thought when someone is staring at you?" He paused looking at Ezra. She frowned and jerked her head back with a slight roll of her eyes. "Exactly. So that's why I smiled. To avoid confrontation."

"Is that when you noticed me?" Ezra's eyes travel down before looking up at Kiba's. They locked eyes briefly before she looked away once more.

"No." He answers with a blush. "I-I noticed you before that."

"When?" She asked.

"That's not important." He answers quickly. She fowned.

"Why not."

"Ezra." He looks at her sternly asking her to let it go. She huffs and looks away from him. Hinata looks at Naruto and he shrugged.

"Dude just tell her." Naruto says. Kiba shakes his head.

"Its not that easy." He says lowly. "And I would appreciate it if you guys didnt pressure me into telling her all that."

"Telling me what Kiba?" Ezra asks.

"Nothing babe." Kiba smiles at her softly. Forgetting that they even argued or that he was stressed to begin with. "Let's just enjoy our time here okay?"

Ezra took in a deep breath and stood. "Im gonna get more hot chocolate." She says before walking away.

"One of these days you're gonna have to tell her dude." Naruto says with a shake of his head. "It's not like it's gonna be the end of the world."

"Yeah but I don't want her feeling like a jerk once that comes to light."  Kiba says with a sigh. "I'll tell her though, in due time."