Now What Have I Gotten Myself Into? ~Enter Konoha's number one knuckle head

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Chapter 23

"Well Well, what do ya know. It looks like the whole gang's back together again." A boy in a grey coat walks up with a white dog sitting on top of his head. I wonder if he ever just -goes- up there. That would be pretty funny.

"Oh, hey Naruto." The shy girl's voice pipes up and I look to her with a smile. Yeah, I hate pretty much everyone but don't you remember who else is on this squad? Looking around them I nudge Kiba out of the way thinking she would be behind him. Causing him to utter sounds of confusion until I guess my reasons finally clicked in his head.

"Kiba? Where is Aphro?" I ask glaring at him when I didn't see her. She left training early because she had been called to the Hokage building. I figured it was due to reports about the ninja we had beat up. But... I watch as Kiba's eyes soften when he looks down at me.

This can't be good, Kiba usually always keeps up a light air about him. Which is probably why Aphro likes him so much. Unlike the others in the class Kiba was almost constantly around from him being friends with my cousin. There were quite often times I would wake up to find him sleeping on our couch or surprising Aphrodite with a visit and a bag of dangos in his hands. Out of everyone beyond my cousin, he is the one who I've interacted with the most.

So he knew that people could and probably do see me as cold, unfeeling, and quite psychotic. That there is a softer side to me, he said so himself when he told me that once he got to know me I wasn't that bad. So him looking down at me with soft eyes filled with.. Pity. Is not a good sign. "We are only a team of three now." He mutters gently causing my eyes to widen as I almost take in a sudden gasp.

"What?! What are you saying Kiba?" Narrowing my eyes again as I gain control of myself from my initial shock, I pin him with a glare. "If something has happened to her and you don't tell me. I'll kill you in the worst possible way I can imagine and trust me, that's pretty bad." He raises his hands and takes a step back away from me looking nervous.

"Woah, calm down. Ice Queen. She got promoted this morning. She's no longer a genin." He tries to calm me down. Clenching my hands into fists I feel my anger growing.

"If that is true, I would have been the first one she told numb nuts!" An inhuman growl escapes from me causing him to back away again before diverting his eyes away from me.

"We heard from Kurenai when we were on our way here. Maybe Aphrodite hasn't had time to tell you." hmm.. That's probable.

"Fine. I accept your argument." I cave turning away from him inwardly still seething. We had planned to meet up here and she.. Is not here!

"You guys too huh, man everyone's here for this stupid thing."

"Yup, here we all are. The 10 rookies. Heheh! This is gonna be fun! At least for those of us good enough to make the cut. Right Sasuke?"

"Kiba, careful you don't get overconfident. Also you forgot someone." Sasuke looks at me with a smirk. I see, so he's trying to cheer me up?

"Huh? Anyway, Just wait, we are going to blow you guys away. We've been training like crazy."

"What do you think we've been doing? Setting around picking daisies? You don't know what training means!" Naruto comments as he points at Kiba.

"Uh, don't mind Kiba. I'm sure he didn't really mean anything by it." The shy one, Hinata, says as she pushes her two pointer fingers together.

"Huh?" Naruto questions causing her to gasp. Her cheeks going red as she averts her eyes again. Taking note the fat one begins to walk towards Kiba but the taller brunette wearing a grey trench coat and sunglasses steps in front of him.