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Naruto P.O.V

-Beginning of Flashback-

Earlier in the afternoon I woke up to Kiba nudging me and trying wake me up.

"Hm?"

"Wake up. You've been out for a good twelve hours now." He chuckled lightly.

"I'm exhausted."

"If you're exhausted like this, I can't imagine how tired you'd be if we had done it last night." He teased.

"Tsk ha, shut up." I giggled, brushing his hand off me playfully while rubbing the sleep from my eyes.

Kiba placed both his hands on my stomach and glided them up my body, the further up he went the more kisses he placed on me. When he reach my face I anticipated a wet tongue kiss, but he actually skipped my lips and kissed me on my forehead before resting his against mine.

I could smell the scent of soap along with his cologne and my eyes fluttered open to see as if he was in deep thought, but he had a small smile on his face.

"You okay?" I asked gently, feeling confused about his behavior.

"I'm fine, I just have to get to class, but I just want to be here with you a little longer. If anything, I'm conflicted."

"You're smothering me." I smiled.

"Haha you deserve to be smothered. A guy like me doesn't get a guy like you very often to himself."

"I guess life has a funny way of handing us a trophy." I replied.

"Yeah, I guess it does." He agreed staring at me with loving eyes. Finally I knew what that look of his was and every time I saw it, it made me feel like I was the center of his world, the thing that kept him going and the person who he'd give the world too.

"Kit, words can't describe how I'm feeling right now, but I want you to know that whatever happens, I'll always have you in here." He promised, taking my hand and holding it against his chest.

His heartbeat felt so calm and at peace, it was actually reassuring to know that he didn't feel nervous around me. He knew what he wanted and was comfortable with himself, but the way he said it, it makes me feel like he has doubts.

"Whatever happens?" I asked.

"Yeah, whatever happens." He smiled softly as he looked at me with a gaze that didn't look all that happy. "I should get going before I fuck the class and stay here with you all day. I won't be back until late because I'm already late, but my professor will allow me to stay back later and work back the time I've missed."

"Working for extra credit?" I asked as he stood up and adjusted his clothing.

"More like working for a dream that I wanna share with you later on."

"What's that dream?"

"You'll figure it out sooner or later." He smiled. "Don't wait up for me."

"As if I'm going to sleep without you." I replied, rolling my eyes playfully.

"That's why I love you." He smiled, running up towards me and giving me a quick peck before tugging my penis and running out the door.

"Fucking tease!" I yelled, swinging at him but I missing by an inch.

"We'll continue it later. Try not to think about me too much." He laughed evilly before closing the door. "Later Akamaru, be a good boy."

"Bark! Bark!"

I shook my head thinking about how ridiculous he can be sometimes, but I liked that about him. There was so much about him that I just, couldn't hate him for, but why couldn't I bring myself to love him then.

-End of Flashback-

Shortly after Kiba left I couldn't go back to sleep, my mind had been thinking about what he said earlier and I couldn't get rid of the thought. I decided to get ready for my class while pondering on what he could've meant by saying whatever happens.

That gave me the impression that he had a doubt of us being together, but why. I thought that maybe it was him doubting himself and thinking we'd end up like him and Kankuro, but it wouldn't be like that.

Unlike Kankuro, I don't have another guy to be with besides Kiba. And that's when I remembered that Sasuke is still in the picture.

I've announced that I'm relatively single due to us not communicating for months now, but you can't end a relationship one sided, especially when I've been cheating on him with Kiba.

Maybe that's what making him unsure of us being together, and what's keeping my feelings from developing for him. I really want to feel something for Kiba, but I'm just not allowing myself to. If that's what it has come too then I'm afraid that I have no more time to waste, I have to officially end things with Sasuke.

Kiba has done a lot for me, just from the feelings he has. He deserves to have what he worked so hard for, and I deserve to love him the way I want too.

So right after I finish my classes I'll give Sasuke a call or text him and end this relationship, it's for the best.

"Right Akamaru?" I asked the dog as he laid comfortably on his back.

"Bark! Bark!"

"Hm, knew you'd agree you energetic freeloader." I smiled.

•••

I exited the building feeling nervous for some reason, it was like a great pressure was sitting on shoulders while I walked across the campus to the location of my first class.

Was this really making me feel so nervous, breaking up with Sasuke?

I haven't seen him in months, there shouldn't be anything in me holding onto him. Except, the approval of my parents. Halting in my tracks at the realization, breaking up with Sasuke was one thing, but how were my parents going to take the news, especially after seeing Kiba, just his appearance alone will get their disapproval.

I didn't think this through.

This was what he meant by whatever happens. Did he predict that we wouldn't be together before?

But, but I don't want that!

As my breathing got heavy and I felt like I had descended from my body and was now spinning with the world, I looked around and noticed the other students looking at me. It wasn't a look of concern for me though, but rather a look of judgment, as if they knew something about me and I didn't know what it was, but they disapproved.

Did Kankuro tell them about me too? Spreading rumors of me sleeping with Kiba while having a boyfriend! What are they thinking of me!?

But I didn't mean too. I just, I just....

"Where's Kiba?!" I thought, feeling my blood run cold.

Was this why he always accompanied me to class and told me not pay attention to them?

Kiba! I need Kiba! I can't handle this.

I turned on my heels and prepared to run, but the calling of my name from a familiar voice snapped me back to reality. Pulling me from the void in my mind that gave me a glimpse of all my insecurities.

"Naruto!" Lee called as he ran towards me. "Wait up!"

"Lee..."

"Who else could it be?" He laughed softly, but then looked at me in concern. "You okay? You look like you've seen a ghost."

"Pretty sure I felt like one a second ago." I replied, looking at my trembling hands and feeling the coldness of my skin.

"Huh?"

"Nothing." I lied. "What brings you here though?"

"Haha why are you talking so proper man." He chuckled. "I just saw you and remembered we had class together at this time so I thought I'd accompany you on the walk."

"You decided that?" I asked.

"Yeah, why do you ask? You're not uncomfortable around me or anything, right?"

"Huh? No! Of course not. It's just I thought that maybe you were sent by..." I paused, looking at the confusion written on his face. "Never mind, we can definitely walk to class. I'm just glad you're not breathless this time."

"Haha oh yeah! I've been training hard everyday so my body can endure a little jogging now." He laughed. "You and Kiba should definitely join me and Sakura on one of our daily jogging activities. It was her idea and I think it would be great having you guys apart of it."

"Haha as long as it exercise Kiba is down for anything." I replied, smiling fondly.

"Oh yeah! I forgot he was a fitness junky."

"I can't."

"Hahaha get your mind out of the cutter. That's not the type of firm, strong and hard we're talking about." Lee chuckled.

"Haha maybe you are." I replied as we walked away together, but the feeling, it still lingered in the back of my mind.

That feeling I felt a second ago, it reminded me of when I was becoming like Kankuro, were those habits resurfacing again, and if not, then just what exactly was it?

•••

It's been an hour since we arrived to the room and I can hardly focus. Apparently, I didn't notice before but Sai was actually apart of this class and he took this opportunity to ensure I saw him this time.

He sat across the room and glared at me while I spoke to Rock Lee, while I answered questions, asked questions, scribbled my notes and even made the smallest movements.

Even the professor had to address the issue, and given the episode I had earlier I didn't need any of this right now. It was bad enough I was freaking out and mentally begging for Kiba, but now I have one of his friends sending daggers at me for something that was my parents fault.

Few minutes later, the class ended and I said goodbye to Rock Lee as he had to meet up with Sakura, Ino and Gaara. He asked if I wanted to come, but I had another class to get too.

"Alright, I'll see you next time then. I'll let them know you said hello though." He promised as he ran off down the hall.

I immediately turned around and made a beeline up the hall as fast as I could. However, just as I anticipated today might not be my lucky day both mentally and physically. Because just as I was almost in the clear, someone grabbed me by my collar and dragged me into one of the classrooms, tossing me on to the floor.

"You know, I thought that you would've went this way and I can't believe how predictable you actually are." Sai announced, closing the door behind us and leaning against it with his index finger pressed against his upper lip.

"Just what the fuck!" I asked, jolting up to my feet and brushing the dirt off my pants.

"I could ask you the same thing."

"What?"

"You know what?"

"Uh, I really don't."

"Fine, then we'll wait in here until you remember." He replied, folding his arms over his chest and glaring at me like I was some criminal.

"Dude! I have a class to get too. I don't have time for this shit."

"I have time."

"Oh my Kaguya!" I sighed, the anger in me was beginning to boil and I didn't have time nor the energy to fight this guy and risk getting in trouble, again. "Look, I'm sorry that my parents had to be so disrespectful to you like that, okay? They're just like that and I can't control them, got it! So that's as much as an apology as you're getting from me.

"Now get the fuck out of my way." I finished, picking up my backpack and standing in front of him.

"I don't care about what your backward parents think, nor do I want an apology." Sai retorted.

"Then what do you-"

"Since you're so dense, I'll make it simple for you. I want you to leave Kiba alone."

"Excuse me."

"I said you were dense, not deaf. So I'm pretty sure you heard me, and unlike the others I'm not asking or giving you an option. I'm telling to leave him the fuck, alone."

"Why is that?"

"Because I don't trust you."

"I-"

"I've heard a lot about the type of person you are and as far as I'm concerned you're just as fucked up if not even more fucked up than that puppet master, Kankuro." He declared, pushing me back a view feet. "I mention him being a puppet master because yes he controls others,"

"I never-"

"And, I know that you're gonna say you've never manipulated Kiba like that and blah blah blah, but guess what, you don't necessarily have to pull the strings for him to react." He continued, moving towards me slowly. "You don't know who are or what you want, and he assumes that you want him just as he wants you, and that's not how a relationship works at all. If and when you do realize what you want. Can you love Kiba as much as he expresses his love for you?

"..."

"I thought so. You are too distant from your own wants that you'll only risk hurting him just like Kankuro did, but worse. Because unlike that promiscuous, flamboyant, manipulative cunt, Kiba actually loves you, and from what I've observed he's willing to go extremely far to ensure that you'll reciprocate the feelings towards, even stooping so low as to stick by your side even when you still have a boyfriend."

"Just how he stands by and loves a cheating confused little boy like you, is beyond me. But you couldn't possibly love him if you're not even sure you love yourself or your boyfriend. Do you even know what love is? Did you even love your boyfriend in the first place? You're so young and foolish that you don't even have your head properly screwed onto your own body."

"Kiba is a mature guy who should've known better than to pursue a relationship with someone as lost and immature as you. How you even manage to get any work done is impressive considering you've skipped so many classes, but here you are. But, that still doesn't mean your right in the head to be with someone who has been broken in the past and that can be broken just as easily if you make the wrong move and slip up."

"So do yourself, me, Kiba and your boyfriend a favor and leave him be, break up with your boyfriend, and get yourself some mental help."

"If it makes you feel any better you can be my roommate. I still don't like you, but at least I know you won't be fucking around with my friend's heart. If you really care about him like you believe then you'll take my advice." He finished, before turning around and exiting the room.

"Lock the door when you're leaving. I had to pick the lock to get in here."

One thing's for sure. I was already down and that was just another kick to the ground.

Why did all this have to take place after his confession? I already know how Kiba feels about me, I can't just abandon him after that, but there was some truth to Sai's words.

I am immature and lost. I depend on Kiba to keep me sane and I'm still doing these fucking courses even though I don't want too, but he's already begun his new course and in terms of maturity, he's the most well balanced guy I know. How could he look in my direction and risk his heart all for me?

To some people, I'm not even who I'm meant to be, but to him, he believes that I am going to be who I'm supposed to be.

•••

It was now midnight and I had just finished my last class for the night. I could hardly focus at all because the events of today spun in my mind like a record player, nonstop. I don't know why this was all weighing so heavily on me so suddenly.

I never had this type of problem when I was with Sasuke. I didn't have to worry about sharing him or having people approach me and threaten me over him, and that was high school. Not that it didn't happen in college, but it shouldn't be this often.

Just yesterday everything was fine and all of a sudden nothing feels right. I felt like this was the universe's way of punishing me for being a Fraud. Now I had to prepare myself to go and contact Sasuke in the middle of the night and confess about cheating on him and ending the relationship.

"Oh my Kaguya, it's getting even more fucked up." I sighed as I took my time walking across the campus.

Suddenly my phone rang in my pocket and I almost leaped in fear of who it could be, for a second I thought it was Sasuke, because why not.

But reluctantly, it was just Kiba.

"Hello?"I answered in relief.

"Hey handsome! You okay? You sound a bit stressed over there." Kiba cooed.

"Haha yeah it's nothing, just a bit stressed out today I guess."

"Stressed out?" He asked. "That doesn't sound like nothing. Where are you? We can meet up."

"Huh? No, it's fine. You have late class don't you?" I declined.

"Yeah, but if something isn't right with you then I want to be there for you."

"No, Kiba it isn't anything that serious." I lied, feeling as though I really did want to see him, but Sai's words they kept ringing in my head. "You need to get that lesson you missed earlier. You won't be long and I'll be up when you get back to the dorm."

"You sure?"

"Yeah. Positive." I lied.

"We'll talk about it when I see you, right? And you're sure it isn't anything serious, Kit?"

"I'm sure."

"Alright, I'll see you tonight, I love you."

"I-" I froze. "I'm sorry."

"Hehe it's fine you don't have to say it if you don't feel it, I understand." He replied, but the way he sounded made me feel like he wasn't being truthful with his feelings.

"Okay, thank you Kiba." I replied, sincerely meaning it.

"No problem, see you tonight. Bye."

"Bye." I replied as we ended the call. The words to describe how I feel couldn't even begin to uncover the pain I felt in my chest. Hearing him announce his love for me over and over again, and never hearing the same thing said back to him made me feel like utter shit.

This wasn't what Kiba deserved, I wasn't what Kiba deserved, but I was who he wanted.

Incoming footsteps caught my attention and I raised my head from the ground only to see a single person walking up to me. My heart pounded and immediately my guilt was replaced with dislike as I recognized him from him just from that boastful walk of his.

"Kankuro..." I gritted my teeth.

He was the reason Kiba's heart was broken in the first place. He manipulated him and used him whenever he wanted because he knew he had feelings for him and he took advantage of it, he was sickening. But, the fact that I'm compared to him so often.

What does that say about me?

My anger slowly went down as I stared at what people would describe as my reflection. I waited for him to come up to me and hit me with one of his snarky and annoying sayings, but unexpectedly, he walked right passed me as if I wasn't even there.

Like, I was a nobody. Now that I got a closer look, he didn't seem like himself either. Normally he'd have a confident smirk plastered on his face, but a while ago he looked out of it, quite sad actually.

I decided to continue ignoring him as I had my own problems to deal with. However, noticing that he had problems the same time I did, didn't make me feel any less similar to him.

•••

I arrived to the floor of my room and and tried to catch my breath from the hell that are those stairs.

As I got closer to the room, I could hear music from inside and there was a light shining from under the door. I was confused by that because Kiba wouldn't be back until half an hour or so and I obviously couldn't be responsible for it if I'm outside.

But upon further thinking I thought it might've been Hinata, she was supposed to check up on Akamaru while Kiba and I were gone after all, so I thought that maybe she stayed back to watch him until we came.

Which was good, I needed a little distraction from my thoughts for a while.

"Hey Hinata!" I greeted as I opened the door, expecting to see her, but the person I saw I didn't even know.

In the room was a grown woman in a full body suit, sitting on the couch with Akamaru's head in her lap while he slept and got his fur stroked by her. She had RnB music playing in the room, three beer bottles in front of her and she was snooping in the photo album that Kiba had bought me the other day.

I immediately froze at the door as she looked at me as if I was the one that shouldn't be here.

"Good Morning?" I greeted in confusion.

"It's midnight sir. I don't believe in addressing these hours as morning until I see daylight." She explained in a professional tone.

"So, good night then?" I asked, not really sure on what to say.

"That's better." She approved. "Good Night, you may enter. Close the door behind you and have a seat over there."

"I-" I tried, feeling as though I was being interviewed for an office job. "But this is my room."

She stared at me with a raised eyebrow, looking at me from head to toe and then crossing her legs and fiddling with her necklace.

"Then you may stand next to the door." She decided.

"But I-"

"Any further questions will have to wait until the arrival of my son, Kiba Inuzuka. I'd suggest you stand there and think about what it is you plan to discuss with me because from the looks of this photo album you two have a lot of explaining to do."

"Son?!"

"Yes! Is there a problem?"

So this is the mother that Kiba was talking about.

She's the one who's been wanting him to join the family business just like his father, the one who still wanted him to join the business after what happened to his father. But what was she doing here at the school around midnight?

"No ma'am, no problem at all." I lied.

I didn't know the situation of Kiba and his family enough to understand his relationship with his mother but by the looks of how he prefers his friends over his family, this might end badly. I had an idea to maybe call Hinata and Shino for help, or even find Kiba and stall him, but as today proved, it wasn't my day.

"Hinata calm down and just speak coherently." Kiba opened the door a lot earlier than he was supposed too. "Who did you let in where? Who are you talking about?!"

"Kiiibbbaaa..." I cringed exaggerated before pursing my lips.

"Hey Kit! I brought you this." He announced as he kissed me on the cheek and held out a chocolate bar and single rose, which I took cautiously. "Sorry I came back early, my professor gave me the go ahead cause it was hard for me to concentrate knowing something was up with you."

"Uh...thank you, but uh.." I tried, motioning my head for him to look behind him.

"Your neck okay, babe?" He asked in confusion, placing his hand against my neck. "Hello? Hinata I'm still not hearing you properly. You keep mentioning something about a fucking mother. What does that mean?!"

"I think the mother she's referring to is me." Kiba's mother spoke with a hint of sarcasm, as he looked at me and then slowly turned around to face her.

"Hinata?" He asked. "No, don't apologize I'm sure you didn't do it willingly. Yeah, it's fine, I'll call you back later. Yeah, no seriously, it's fine."

Kiba hung up his phone and placed it on the table before folding his arms and looking at his mother while she basically did the same. There was definitely a thick fog of awkwardness in the room, at least for me and that was enough to make me greatly uncomfortable.

"Kit, could you go outside for a second." Kiba instructed, because I knew that wasn't a question, it was precautionary warning.

"Uh..yeah!" I blanked out for a second, placing his gift down on the dining chair and attempting to leave.

"No, Kit is it?" She called out gently. I suggest you stay, I don't intend to have this conversation twice."

"He leaves." Kiba interjected.

"He stays."

"Then how about you leave, and we stay."

"Hm, is that really how you're going to address your mother after not seeing me for so long?"

"Don't see why not, time doesn't have to do with a relationship, that was broken to begin with." He spat.

"Hm, you know what. Let's start over then." She chuckled lowly while shaking her head. She adjusted her uniform and look to the ceiling before taking a deep breath and looking back down with a small smile.

I've only just met his mom and she was already giving me the impression that she expects certain things to go a certain way. She didn't look like the type of mom to uphold foolishness and the wasting of her time.

So even though Kiba advised me to leave, I think it would be best if I stayed, one, to ensure she doesn't get upset, and two, to make sure the situation doesn't escalate any further than it should.

"Hello Kiba." She greeted.

"..."

"Not going to answer, eh? Well then, maybe you'll finally listen to me."

"What are you doing here?" Kiba asked, cutting straight to the point.

"Being disrespected apparently."

"Oh please, if that was what you were looking for then you could've tried calling, so I could've sent you straight to voicemail."

"That's exactly why I decided to confront you in person."

"And that's exactly why I'm gonna need you to leave." Kiba spat, turning around to open the door.

"You will not disrespect me like this another time, Mr. Inuzuka!" She retorted.

"Don't address me like that."

"It's your name, isn't it? So why shouldn't I address you like that?"

"You know why."

"Be that as it may." She replied calmly, most likely realizing what she was doing. "I'm here to discuss the news that I received about your academic performances, as well as, your social life."

"I told them not to send any of that information to you."

"That's what I was told, but I'm the one paying for your university fees and as such I should be knowledgeable of every and anything that concerns you."

"I didn't ask you to do any of it for me!"

"This isn't just about you!" She replied. "This is about our family, the business. We need to keep it going from generation to generation, we can't having you losing sight of that!"

"It was never in my sight to begin with! This isn't about the family or the business. Hana, had the opportunity to take over, but didn't because she knew what she was getting herself into. By right she should be inheriting the business, not me!" He advised. "You just want me to do it because you have no other choice, it's not about anything but yourself, you didn't even blink an eye when dad fucking killed himself, you just took his place like the heartless bitch you are!"

"Oh my Kaguya, I shouldn't be here!" I thought, feeling my knees quivering from fear.

"That's enough, Mr. Inuzuka!" She yelled.

"Don't fucking address me like that!" He challenged.

"You will not speak to your mother like that! I didn't save your ass from the streets and send you to get an education, just for you to drop the course and go around frolicking with another boy who isn't worth a damn thing!" She shot back, kicking the table and startling Akamaru, causing him to run behind me in fear and confusion.

"You're twenty-one and you don't have a single thing in your possession besides the clothes on your back, the family name and your ridiculous bike!"

"Shut the fuck up!" Kiba yelled, picking up the chair that I placed his gift on from around the dining table and tossing it across the room, breaking it as it collided with the bathroom door. "This is exactly the fucking reason why dad took his life! You have your head so far up your ass that you forget that people are human beings and they have a right to the life that they want to live!"

"I NEVER ASKED YOU TO DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS FOR ME! YOU DID IT BECAUSE YOU FELT AS THOUGH I'D BE OBLIGATED TO YOU AND SUBJECT MYSELF TO DO EVERYTHING YOU SAY! WELL ITS NOT HAPPENING!"

"That-"

"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT! FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE YOU COULD AT LEAST LISTEN TO THE BOY WHOSE FATHER YOU DROVE UP THE WALL TO PRETEND LIKE EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL HE COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" He continued, progressively getting even more angry with every word he said. "I ONLY CAME HERE BECAUSE HANA BEGGED ME NOT TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD OF BEING A CRIMINAL, YOU TOOK OUR FATHER AWAY FROM US AND YOU ACT LIKE YOU DON'T EVEN CARE, LIKE HE WAS JUST A SIMPLE THING TO REPLACE BY YOU OR ONE OF HIS CHILDREN! IF IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO YOU THEN YOU DO IT YOUR DAMN SELF!"

"THE ONLY GOOD THING THAT EVER CAME OUT OF ME BEING HERE IS MEETING THIS GUY YOU PURPOSELY DISRESPECTED WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING HIM AND HOW MUCH HE MEANS TO ME! HE'S TAUGHT ME THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WORTH LOOKING FORWARD TO IN LIFE!"

"IF I HADN'T MET HIM I WOULD'VE BEEN OUT OF THIS FUCKING PLACE LONG AGO, CHANGED MY NUMBER AND DISCONNECTED MYSELF FROM YOU PERMANENTLY! I WOULD'VE STAYED IN TOUCH TO HANA AND MY FRIENDS AND LIVED A HAPPILY LIFE WITHOUT YOU, BUT HE CHANGED THAT!"

"But yet again, my own mother wants to rip that right out of my life as well and turn me into mindless zombie with an expiration date." He finished, his body shaking and his eyes being bloodshot as if he was ready to burst. His mother stood there in shook from seeing her son lash out at her, it seemed like she had never seen him like this before, much less heard him say any of that to her.

"I want you out of here by the time I get back." Kiba declared, before turning around and facing me. "Kit, I-"

He paused. I wasn't sure what but he didn't look as upset when he saw just how terrified Akamaru was and how distraught I looked. With the additional pressure that I've felt to day I couldn't imagine how drained I must look after witnessing all that.

Kiba lowered his head and began moving towards the door. For a second I remembered the times we'd argue and he'd leave and come back with the bruises, now that I knew his story, I knew what he was going to do. I couldn't standby and allow him to harm himself anymore.

"Kiba-" I tried, holding on to his wrist, trying to stop him from leaving.

"I'm not going to hurt myself. I wouldn't do that to you, but I do need some time alone." He assured me, pressing his forehead against mine and closing his eyes. "I promise...I'll be back."

"But I-"

"It's not up for debate, Naruto." He replied in a serious tone. "You'll just have trust me on this."

"Okay."

I had no other choice. I couldn't stop him, this was something he needed to do to relieve his anger, something he never wanted me to witness. I've seen what he would do when he gets angry and the lengths that he'd go, but I've seen him angry by myself, just what did he do if there was no one there for him to attack?

Kiba walked out the door and slammed it shut, starling all three of us. As silence engulfed the room taunting us with the awkwardness that held its hand we stood there motionlessly as Akamaru began to whimper and stomp his paws on the ground.

Kiba's mother sat on the couch and placed her head in her hands while rocking back and forth. I could hear the subtle sobs that escaped her mouth as she trembled on the couch.

I didn't know what to do in this situation, leaving wouldn't help anyone and I'd be too worried about Kiba to stay still, and even though I needed him right now, I guess there were other people that need me.

So I took off my backpack and turned on the stove, putting on some hot water in a kettle and skimming through the fridge for something to whip up. I didn't want to make anything heavy though as I doubt any of would be able to eat too much, so I decided to just make small ham sandwiches and slices them up into little cubes.

The water was finished boiling after ten minutes and I turned it off and poured some into two mugs along with some hot chocolate sachets. I separated the ham sandwiches for two and pour the rest into Akamaru's food bowl. I wasn't sure if he'd eat as I called him over, but he only stayed by the door, most likely waiting for Kiba to return.

"You and me both, buddy." I sighed mentally, wishing he was here as well.

I walked over to Kiba's mother and placed the mug in front of her along with the bowl. The woman only continued to sob into her hands lowly, it was heartbreaking to see her like this. Especially when she resembled Kiba so much, I'm surprised I didn't recognize that sooner.

I sipped my hot chocolate and ate the sandwiches while sitting next to her, I thought that maybe she should let everything out first while knowing someone was right next to her. After a while she continued to weep, and I decided to do my homework next to her as she did. I didn't know when would be the right time to get involved, but for the most part I could provide her with a sense of communication.

The poor woman just had her own son rip her heart out, granted she ripped his out first. But that still didn't mean either of them should be alone and I wanted to help if I could.

"The Spanish word for stethoscope is?" I mumbled, tapping the pen against my temple. "Stethoscopé"

I heard giggling from Kiba's mother and as I looked up she covered her mouth while looking at me and died of laughter. I was taken back by her actions, but then I remembered the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.

"What's so funny?" I asked, finally starting a conversation with her.

"Your Spanish is horrible. The Spanish word for stethoscope is estetoscopio." She explained, before laughing again. "Haha not stethoscopé."

"Well I'm glad you're feeling better enough to laugh at me." I replied. "And thank you."

"You're welcome, and for the record I feel like absolute crap." She corrected, her professionalism seemed to disappear this time around. I guess after losing her cool with Kiba she dropped the whole act.

Good to see it wasn't her actual personality.

"Well, I made you some hot chocolate. It's probably cold now, but I can get it heated up for you."

"Why?"

"What do you mean why?"

"Why would you assist me, after everything your boyfriend said about me, and from what he's told you."

"My boyfriend? Oh! Kiba, he's actually not-"

"I mean he even told me to get my ass out of here before he gets back. I don't even know where he went..." She trailed, sulking in her seat.

It wasn't my place to tell her where he went, but I couldn't just have her think he's off to some place being reckless. He promised he wouldn't do anything reckless, and to tell her his location just might affect that promise.

"He's at his happy place. The place he goes too when things get to him."

"Can't tell me, eh? Figured as much." She sighed. "I should probably get going. Thanks for the laugh, kid."

She leaned forward to stand up, but the struggle was written all over her face. I looked at the table and remembered the three beers that she consumed, she must be drunk, or at least tipsy. Maybe that's what's influencing her behavior.

"Um, Ms. Inuzuka! I don't think it's a good idea for you to be up and about after drinking all those beers." I advised her.

"What's it to you? It's not like anyone cares what happens to me, my daughter moved out and hardly calls, and my son hates me." She groaned, leaning back in the chair.

"Don't you think that maybe you're overreacting just a little bit? I mean, he said some things but that doesn't mean he hates you."

"I don't need counseling from some kid, got it? Just do your homework and allow me to rest a little before your boyfriend gets back and kicks me out." She spat with irritation in her voice.

It was like she wasn't even listening to me. As if everything I said wasn't getting through to her. Was this what Kiba referring to by her not listening?

I didn't want her to hurt herself thinking that he didn't care about her, Kiba had that tattoo on his back to symbolize his love for his family, not just his father and sister. But how can I get that through to her if she's only going to push them aside?

I remembered Kiba and I falling out, he'd talk to me so many times and I was so stubborn to him, to the point he had to get physical and aggressive with me.

That's it!

"You know, I'm just trying to help you feel better. There's no need for you to act like that." I replied plainly to her. "You could try being nicer to someone who's offering you their sympathy."

"Excuse me now?" She spat. "Listen you brat!"

"I may be a brat, but I'm a brat that has heard the tales of your son and knows him in a way that you clearly didn't take the time to know!" I declared, putting aside my notebook. "All you had to do was listen to him. He doesn't want to be apart of the family business because of what it took away from people, he lost his dad because of it, and you can't blame anyone for not taking it up because of that reason."

"You finding him and picking him off the streets and sending him to school here wasn't going to make him change, I know Kiba. He would've left this place the day he came here, if he even came here at all, but he still decided to go through with it, granted he didn't attend any of the classes and was on academic probation for the most of it. But he still stayed, he stayed to prove a point to you."

"And just what point might that be!" She spat, demanding an answer, and seeing the her glossy eyes apart of me could've only thought of one reason behind Kiba doing it.

"That he loves you." I replied, her anger seeming to calm down as her features softened. "He loves you, but he still wants to live his life the way he wants too, and that's being happy and having his own family's support in that."

"He...He said that to you?" She asked, her voice cracking up before she bit her lip.

"He didn't have too. I guess you could say he's been pushing for me to do the same thing, and I haven't been listening to him." I answered, realizing that I was in a similar situation but it came out so easily when speaking on behalf of Kiba, it would've been hard if it was my parents.

"When Kiba heard the news about his dad passing away. For days he wouldn't speak to me, he'd always leave the house and return late at night and just repeat that cycle for a week. One day I received a call from the school asking if he was okay because they hadn't seen him for a week now, and later that day when I waited to confront him. He never showed up, even to this day he hasn't set foot back in the family home." She began explaining.

"After I heard he was some bouncer for prostitutes that were owned by a man who his father worked with while he was alive. It was like I had lost my temper, that much emotional trauma all together and the fact that my husband felt like he couldn't talk to me about his troubles or even my son confiding into me, it made me me just go deaf."

"If I wasn't a someone they could speak too, then why would I even bother listening to them?" She asked, looking at me with teary eyes as if I had the answer, but I truly didn't. "So I guess instead of being an affectionate mother who'd be there for her family, I decided to become a dictator who forced their son to walk the same path of his father, just so he wouldn't end up throwing his life away like he did."

"Hm, you must think I'm a terrible mother." She chuckled sadly. It pained me to see her like this, especially knowing her side of the story.

"It's not too late." I replied. "It's not too late to make an amends with him and start over."

"You think so?"

"I...I feel so." I responded, my heart filling with up. "Kiba is a sympathetic guy who's care for other people is absolutely heaven sent, yeah he can be very inappropriate, but that's just how he is. He isn't just a stone cold, sexually active bad boy. He's a human being with genuine feelings for those that he loves, whether it's friends, family, or lover. He's forgiving and a man who offers many chances to people, even people who don't deserve it."

"Ms. Inuzuka, you raised an absolutely amazing son and despite what society says about his appearance, his friend group, his tendencies and attitude. You taught him what's more important in life and that is loving yourself, and expressing to other people even when they don't deserve it, and he's so in tone with that, that he won't blame himself for giving his everything to someone and receiving nothing because he's still happy with what he did."

It was like my heart was getting lighter, I didn't feel tightness in my chest when I spoke about him, but body felt so tingly with every word I spoke. My eyes felt like they've been opened up to a new horizon, my head felt empty and the only thing I could think about was Kiba's toothy grin.

I felt like I was, feeling something for him.

"Nobody has ever said anything about my son like that." Ms. Inuzuka trailed. "I'll be honest when I first saw the two of you together in the photo album I swore you were just another one of his troublesome fuck friends, but I'm starting to get the idea that you're his boyfriend, and from the looks and sound of it you two really do love each other."

"Only true love can speak about someone so highly to their parents with hesitation."

"I guess we do love each other." I replied, smiling softly.

"It's not a guess, son. It's a fact." She replied. "Your name is Kit, right?"

"Um, actually it's Naruto Uzumaki. Haha Kiba just calls me Kit cause he thinks I look like a fox."

"Haha I see the resemblance." She laughed. "Well, Naruto I'm grateful that my son has meet someone as special as you. Cause Kaguya knows I couldn't stand the last guy he was with."

"Who? Kankuro?"

"Oh yeah! Him, I couldn't stand that guy a second longer. He was full of himself and get mentioning things about puppeting?"

"Puppetry?"

"Yeah! That, absolutely crap. He was so fake, smiling with me and calling me mother-in-law. I don't who he thinks he is, but I'd be a baboons mother if Kiba ever thought of marrying him."

"Hahaha well trust me, they don't speak anymore since I got here."

"That's good to hear haha. You can call me Tsume by the way because I guess you'll be meeting me more often from now on. If I can get Kiba to speak to me and actually have a conversation with him instead of shouting at each other."

"Oh! Okay Tsume, does this mean you'll stay until he gets back?"

"I guess so." She smiled. "In the meantime we can go through your photo album together and you can tell me about all these moments you two have in here."

"Umm haha I don't think that's a good idea. There might be some...things in there that you might not want to see."

"He's your boyfriend, but he's my son, and trust me I've seen him in the middle of action way too much. The amount of boys and girls I had to chase out of the house when he snuck them over is ridiculous."

"Haha had that many?" I asked in amusement.

"Boy, I'm just glad he cares about his health and fitness and wears a condom every time cause I'd be a grandmother of at least ten all by him by now."

"Haha, yeah glad he wears those." I said looking at Akamaru who looked at me with what I assume was a dog smirk because we both knew Kiba has yet to wear one when he's with me, not that it matters.

Tsume and I spent the rest of the night skimming through the photo album while Akamaru slept in our laps. We laughed as I explained some of them to her and she even laughed when I tried to gloss over the sexual ones that I'm deciding to take out and make a separate album for the moment she's gone.

She then asked me about my courses and even my family. I decided not to tell her that it wasn't the courses that I wanted to do because of the conversation we previously had, but she did offer to help me with my Spanish, saying I needed a bit more help with it.

At one point I had fallen asleep, there was small noises in my dream, but I couldn't tell what it was. All I do know is that I felt at peace once again, it was like nothing could stop me this time either.

Everything felt right.

•••

The next day I woke up to noises being heard in the kitchen. I was still sleeping on the couch, but Tsume wasn't there anymore, however, my homework was finished and so was the mug and plate that I left out for her along with a note that said "thank you for the snack, Naruto."

"In this dog position, I'm gonna make you moan." I heard from the kitchen, only to look over and see Kiba dancing over the stove completely naked with Akamaru chowing down in his bowl. "In this dog position, baby don't run just take it slow."

He was singing loud enough for me to hear while I was awake but definitely not to wake me, but I have to say I was fairly amused.

"In this dog position, I'm not coming for now so enjoy the show. Cause I'm this dog position." He continued, building up to the finally sentence while moving his waist.

"Baby you're gonna get owned!" I finished, he turned around in shock but with a small smile on his face as it widened when he saw me.

"Haha I hope I didn't wake you." He chuckled.

"Hardly, I didn't even know when I fell asleep haha." I yawned. "What you making?"

"Just something special for you." He began as he walked closer to me.

"Special for me?" I asked with a smirk. "What would the occasion be?"

"It's for being," He whispered, leaning over the couch and planting kisses to my face for each word. "The.most.absolute.best.thing.to.happen.to.me."

"Haha Kiba!" I chuckled, trying to push him off me but I was too weak from laughter.

He eventually climbed over the couch and laid on top of me with my legs on either sides of his body. Staring into my eyes with that same soft look, but looking at least ten times happier than he usually does. I've never seen him this happy if I'm being honest, it was like his eyes were almost glowing.

"Did I tell you how much I love you yet?" He asked.

"Haha no."

"Well then, Naruto, I love you." He replied, resting his chin on my chest. "You're nothing shorter than a miracle worker in a sexy body, that I would skin a bear for."

"Haha watch the animal brutality."

"Haha I can't help it. You make me wanna do things some time."

"You still haven't told me what all this extra love was for, ya know." I giggled.

"How could I forget. For one you managed to somehow get my mother to listen to me."

"You guys talked?"

"Yeah, I came back around two and she was still there cleaning while you slept on the couch. I was going to cuss her out, but I didn't want to wake you. So of course she used it against me to keep me from blowing a fuse."

"Pfft of course she did."

"The second reason is, you finally accepting my love and being my boyfriend."

"Huh?" I froze.

"Yeah mom told me about the whole speech you gave her about me. She said she was proud of me for finding a guy who loved me that much and that I cared for just as much. Then she blabbered something about Kankuro, but for the most part she could stop talking about you."

I completely forgot that I agreed to being Kiba's boyfriend to his mother. Oh my Kaguya!

"Um Kiba..." I trailed with a heavy as he was bragging about how happy he was, but I had to tell him.

"But the best part about everything is the fact that you didn't actually agree to being boyfriends because you would've told me, however, that speech of yours definitely meant you felt a lot more about me than you thought."

"Wait, you knew it was an accident."

"Of course I did, I know my boyfriend you could say, and I know him very well." He smirked, licking the tip of my nose.

"Haha you sure you're not disappointed? I feel kinda bad for getting your hopes up for nothing."

"No it's fine, Kit. Like I said before when the time is right you'll make your decision. In the meantime, I'll just watch you fall in love with me very slowly."

"But how will I know? I don't even know what falling in love feels like. Only thing I know is I get all blush when I think out of, but there's no 'spark' like they describe in the movies. Just mixed feelings."

"When you know what you want and act on it, everything will fall together, okay?" He advised me. I didn't know what that meant but I guess it's something I'll have to learn in order to figure it out.

But I just wish that it would just hit me like a truck instead.

"I'm gonna finish making your breakfast, be right back." He announced, getting up off of me and rushing to the kitchen. "Shit it almost burned up, see how much of a distraction you are to me."

"Haha I can't help it." I chuckled.

Something about this made me feel just so right. Being here and doing this with Kiba, it felt like it was something I wanted to do for a long time. The best part was I didn't feel like I need to it because of him, I wanted to do it for me, and I think he wanted it that way as well. The type of selflessness he emits when he's with me just makes me feel like I truly am at the center of his world.

And even though I wasn't sure if he was at the center of mine, he believed that I'd get there, and is willing to wait for me with open arms.

It pained me not to be able to love someone like him, but if all I could do is show him without telling him and he'd know, then it's best I kept showing him until I can finally say it.

As he was sharing out the meal I snuck up behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist. He jerked back a bit, but realized it was me and I could feel him getting comfy in hold.

"Scared you?" I smiled, while peeping over his shoulder.

"Hardly, I was just too focused on this." He smiled as he continued to pour the contents of the pot into our plate.

"Is there something else I can get you to focus on for a bit." I teased, tracing my finger over his v-line. He smirked while looking at me from the corner of his eye understanding exactly what I was aiming for.

"Don't you think it's a bit too earlier to be setting yourself up for a long day of your ass feeling tender?" He smirked while stroking my arms.

"Who said I'd the be one feeling tender, besides I have classes tomorrow, not today."

"I'm the epitome of horny, Kit. Even after I get you to tap out, I'm still up for at least five more rounds."

"All I hear is lip but your tongue is still nowhere in me." I challenged. He turned around and faced me with a smug grin on his face.

"Akamaru, head to the bathroom. Your dads wanna play a little game." He called.

"No, we haven't used the bathroom in a long time together. Besides it has water, so we can full up the tub, take a bath, and..." I trailed, taking my time as I walked towards the bathroom.

"You fucking tease." He chuckled.

"Are you gonna stand there and flaunt your dick at me, or are you gonna help get clean?" I asked from the bathroom door, tossing my underwear at him as he caught it effortlessly.

"You'll be everything except clean when I'm done with you." He smirked, before running towards the bathroom. "Akamaru your food is in the bowl!"

•••

Hours later I woke up with a sharp pain in my back and my upper body feeling absolutely tender from the many hickies and bite marks Kiba decorated on my skin. I remember us falling asleep out here, but when I looked around the room he wasn't anywhere to be seen, only Akamaru was there sleeping in what could be considered Kiba's old bed.

The memories of our time together earlier came flooding in and I just felt on top of the world, and ready for another round cause I talked up myself and in the end he actually did manage to make me tap out and I'm not even mad. Sex with him was like nothing I'd want to experience with anyone else because I doubt they'd read my body the way he does.

He knew what every touch could make me do, make say, make me squirm, beg for me and make me see little stars floating around after he's finished me off, but then it's not just what he does during but also what he does after sex.

Cradling me in his arms, latching onto me, sniffing me, licking my nose, stroking my hair, all of it, and even more. Sometimes I truly think I'm dreaming whenever I'm with him because it just doesn't make sense for me not to have fallen in love with this man a thousand times over.

I could miss him, think about him, feel for him and everything, but loving him? It was difficult to explain.

My phone rang and I could feel it vibrating under my pillow. Immediately a smile spread across my face thinking it would be Kiba telling me he'd be back in a minute after class, which I don't know if he had.

"Hello babe?" I teased in a funny voice, hoping he'd find it funny.

However, the response I received wasn't what I expected, much less the person who was actually on the phone.

"Naruto? Why are you speaking like that?" Sasuke asked me in a disappointing tone.

"Sas-Sasuke!?"

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