Triple Dog Dare (KankuroxKiba)

Chapter Sixteen

a/n: this chapter covers the end of the song "Triple Dog Dare" that the story is based on. Also this is the last chapter and I think you guys will hate the ending <3

Chapter Sixteen

I finish brushing my teeth in the main bathroom while Kiba's getting ready for bed in his parent's bathroom. I splash my face with cold water and ask myself what the hell just happened down there.

Nothing. That's what happened. Nothing happened.

Then why did it feel like something was going to happen if Naruto hadn't called?

I guess it doesn't matter because nothing happened.

I sigh and look at my face in the mirror for a moment, then shut the bathroom lights off and head to the guest bedroom with my stuff. I flip the lights on. They feel blinding with those light blue walls, but I leave them on anyway and shut the door. I hear Kiba walking around as I pull off my shirt and put on a black t-shirt and some flannel pajama pants.

"Kankuro?" he says with a small voice. He sounds nervous.

"Yeah?" I say, scrambling to tie the strings of my pants. When I do, I open the door. "What's up?"

"Are you gonna sleep in here?"

"Yeah, you said it's the guest room, right?"

"Right." Kiba looks away then meets my eyes again. "But no one is here, so I wasn't going to sleep in my room, I was gonna sleep in my parents room."

"'Cause you think the bed is the most comfortable thing in the world?" I say with a laugh.

"Yeah," he chuckles. "Well, since we're kinda having a sleepover...I thought maybe..." he trails off and chews the inside of his cheek. I'm pretty sure I know what he's going to say, (and I don't know how I feel about it) but I let him find the words himself instead of filling in. "If you wanted to," he continues, "you could sleep in there with me too. Since the bed is more comfortable." He presses his mouth in a straight line and his eyes are wide.

My cheeks go hot and I'm not sure what to say. So for a while, I don't say anything. Kiba starts chewing the inside of his cheek again.

"Okay," I finally say. "Sure."

...

"What else do you want to do tomorrow?"

I open my eyes but continue staring at the ceiling. I can feel Kiba watching me. "I brought a deck of cards if you wanna play some games," I say.

"Sounds fun."

Kiba is lying on the left side of the king sized bed and I'm on the right. He's not wrong about it being comfortable and it's even better now that I'm under the blankets, although I'm nearly on the edge because I don't want to touch Kiba by accident. That would be awkward.

"Plus we'll go fishing," I add after some silence.

"Hmm? Oh yeah," Kiba responds. I finally allow myself to look at him. He's also staring at the ceiling. There's a lot of room between us. "I'm excited to get on the boat, it's been awhile."

"It's been years since I was on a boat. I think I liked it. I've always liked the water."

"Really? I didn't know that." He shifts and I feel him looking at me.

"Yeah," I smile, turning to face him as well. "I love swimming and always get in trouble 'cause I take long showers."

"Why would you get in trouble for that?"

"Water bill."

"Oh. Yeah."

"Yeah but sometimes me and my siblings go to the open swim they have at the pool at school. In the summer we hop the fence to that lake by that nice neighborhood down the main road."