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To say that the day was both well spent and kind of terrible would both be a lie and a truth.

After the whole crane machine fiasco we decided to just give it a rest. It was clear the whole thing was rigged anyway and that machine just had a vendetta against us or something.

So we all just moved to the other attractions that the amusement park had to offer. Things like the snacks and little rides were amazing. We tried so many different types of food that mostly consisted of the 'taste and buy' options which we never got to the buy option because Menma and I would always dip.

That is until Mom caught on and scolded us.

We had gotten ramen at one of the stalls and it was amazing. I read the sign and noticed it was a company under my favorite brand so it all made sense, the whole point of them being there was to attract new customers, but when they saw me they immediately knew who I was as I was basically the company's number one customer.

My lifetime supply of ramen card proves that.

However, when we got to the rides, maybe me regurgitating the food wasn't the best representation as a customer, but I still enjoyed both.

Mom and Dad had blast as they kept winning more and more prizes for each other. It wasn't very often that we got to come to places like these and have them free from work and us free from school to enjoy things like these. Usually we stick to more quiet and conversational settings, but this you could tell was going to be one of their favorite moments together.

Temari and Shikamaru for the most part getting cuddling up to each other, mostly because Naruko was watching and she wanted to rub her relationship in her face, but there were times when they two were genuinely having fun. Especially when Shikamaru almost lost his mind at some guy doing a magic trick that he couldn't quite understand and Temari found it absolutely hilarious.

Naruko and Gaara would've spent an eternity taking photos after photos so that Naruko could stare at them all day. Gaara was clearly tired of it but he enjoyed seeing her happy and she knew it, which is why she suggested we go into the haunted house which her, me and Menma were terrified of but she only did it cause she knew Gaara loved horror.

Those were the good parts of the day, despite how they sound, I really had fun and I can tell everyone else did too. Now was the not so good parts.

I tried my best to just not think too hard on what Gaara had said earlier, but how could I not when Kiba just kept locking eyes with me every now and then, not to mention the fact when I saw him flirting with Kankuro and then he'd stare at me.

He wasn't even hiding it anymore.

There were so many eye contacts happening that I even started to see him differently.

Do you know how long you have to stare at someone for the way that you normally see them to change and now you're just wondering if they'd always looked like that?

Pretty damn long.

Add that to the fact that Kiba saw me have a whole panic attack in the bathroom. He didn't know why, but I bet it won't be too hard for him to figure it out.

Still, a small part of me felt he was doing this all out of spite, but I also felt like this was his way of coping with everything and also keeping an eye for me to make sure I was okay...

Shit!

I'm here thinking about the worst meanwhile Kiba is living in literal hell. How can I be so submerged in my own problems that I haven't even been remembering who the one that's worse off here, and here he was taking me and my family all out to have fun after his own mother had hurt him.

After overdosing on sleep medicine.

After witnessing me almost being assaulted by a friend of his! And then me, still thinking that there has to be something else to what Sasuke did even though it's clear that I'm traumatized by it...

Is that why he's with Kankuro?

Because of me...

If I hadn't chosen to forget what Sasuke did then maybe Kiba and I would be the ones to tell me parents that...no.

That wouldn't happen.

"Naruto!?" Naruko called, snapping me from my thoughts.

"Hm?" I looked around, scanning the area for her and the others.

"Come on Naruto?! It's time for us to go!"

"Uh, coming!" I replied, not even realizing that time flew so quickly. It honestly felt like we just got here and now we had to leave?

Dammit, I felt like I spent the whole time overthinking while everyone else had more fun. Even when I rejoined the group they all had smiles on their faces and spoke about all they did.

Then there was me, feeling empty and as if nothing had happened.

"It's all still so lively, it sucks that we have to leave now." Naruko beamed as she leaned on Gaara's shoulder, also gaining an eye roll from Temari.

"Yeah, technically we don't have to leave, but we have to because Mom and Dad have to prepare dinner." Menma pointed out while glaring at Mom.

"Well, if you don't want Sunday dinner then be our guest, but I would actually like to enjoy a nicely marinated meal every now and then." Mom replied before pinching Menma's nose.

We all stood by the entrance while waiting for the others to return, by others I meant Kankuro, Shikamaru and Kiba. I was kind of hoping we didn't have to see each other again but I guess that didn't make much sense as he'd be coming home with us anyway.

"Hey!" A familiar voice called.

Speaking of Kiba.

"Kiba, there you are? We're about to leave. Where's Kankuro?" Mom asked.

"Oh, he ate too much earlier and after all the rides I guess his stomach finally gave in." Kiba explained.

"Ha, seriously?" Temari laughed. "I'll see you all another time, thank you for the company but I have to go and record Kankuro barfing his stomach out."

"Temari wait-" Gaara tried but she was already gone. "That girl."

"It's fine, he's in the men's bathroom, she won't go in there." Kiba assured him.

"It's Temari we're talking about here. A door isn't going to stop her." Gaara replied before hugging Naruko. "I have to go, but I'll call you tomorrow. Thank you again for coming Mr and Mrs Uzumaki, I'll see you all as well."

"Bye baby." Naruko waved as he walked off and we said our goodbyes as well. She was pouting and Menma and I knew we weren't going to hear the last of it from her.

"Well, we should probably get home then, right?" Menma announced, drawing all the attention to himself as he made his way towards the gates. "Come on Kiba."

"Actually..." Kiba began, causing us all to turn around. "I don't think I'll be able to join you all tonight."

"..." I froze while looking at him in confusion. What exactly did he mean by that.

"Hm, you're not? You'll be going home tonight?" Dad asked.

"No, I'll actually be going home with Kankuro and the others tonight." He replied as he locked eyes with me, for a moment I thought he had lost his mind, going home after what his mother did?

But hearing him say he'd go home with the others, that honestly didn't make me feel any better.

As a matter of fact, if anything it hurt me just the same.

The thought of him and Kankuro alone, what will they do? Because if it was anything like what we had done together then...

No! I shouldn't be thinking about that, I should be supportive of his decisions. I shouldn't be judging him for wanting to spend time with his...with his...

"Oh, someone's spending time with their boyfriend." Naruko teased.

"You better not do what I think you're gonna do." Menma warned him.

"Haha it isn't anything like that. I just want to spend some more time with him, you know, get comfortable with him and his family starting now."

"I understand." Mom replied.

"I do too, that's a great way to start a relationship and maintain it. Family is a very crucial factor that some people forget when they start a relationship." Dad explained.

"So does that mean I can spend time with Hinata at her house?"

"No! Why do you need to go over there?" Mom and Dad declined in unison to Naruko's amusement.

"Woah! I was just asking ya know! But it's nice to see who the favorite son is in the family. "Menma pouted while turning his back to them and Kiba, making them all laugh.

Except me and Kiba, of course.

I looked at Kiba who stared at me with such blank emotion. It was like he was trying to intimidate me or something, I didn't quite understand it. But the way he so casually declined sleeping over with my family made me feel uneasy.

Did he want me to tell him not to go?

Was he getting tired of them, because of me?

What happened to him really liking them?

No, that can't be it. There has to be more to it.

But how was I going to know if I couldn't ask him anything to begin with, if I did then he'd just question me back with things I didn't want to tell him.

Why did it have to be like this?

Back then, I just hated his guts and that was it, no other feeling or thoughts could come to my mind except extreme dislike. But now, he was so frequent in my mind, always capturing my sight, always calling my name, always inhaling me, always touching me and always available to taste me.

I should be grateful that he was able to move on, as I couldn't possibly give him what he would have wanted, but for some reason I just felt indifferent to the whole thing.

But, I still couldn't say anything to stop him. What would I even say, tell him to wait for me?

What would he be waiting for? It'll only be a waste of time.

"Have fun bro." I smiled as I gave him a thumbs up and he smiled back at me. It was the fakest exchange him and I have ever given to each other and we bother knew it. "Don't do anything I wouldn't do, ya know."

"Don't count on it, bro." He replied before giving me back a thumbs up.

This is how it was supposed to be. When my times comes and I meet the right guy, then I hope for it to be the same, except at that time. I hope Kiba and I can truly be happy for each other.

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