Now That We've Met

3

Kiba’s P.O.V.

 

As Naruto and I finished our ramen we participated in small talk. I found out that his favorite colors were orange, blue, and black. His favorite food was ramen, he liked foxes but they scared him a little, and that he lived alone on a small apartment not far from school.

 

“Wait!” I held up my hand while I finished chewing. “You live alone? What about your family?”

 

I watched as Naruto’s face fell a little. “Just kidding, you don’t have to answer that. It really wasn’t fair of me to pry, after all we just met today right?”

 

I took a large bite of my ramen and looked around the small ramen restaurant. It was little, and kinda shabby , but it had a homey feel to it and it made me understand why Naruto loved it.

 

When I looked back towards Naruto he smiled at me. “Nah sorry, I don’t mind tellin’ ya. After all we are friends now, you’re gonna know eventually anyways.”

 

Naruto shifted in his seat, and pushed the empty bowl of ramen to the edge of the table. “It’s not that exciting ya see, When I was about 1 years old we were heading to old lady Tsunade's house for Christmas dinner, and my old man hit a spot of black ice and spun off the road.”

 

I frowned “So you lived with your aunt until recently?”

 

Naruto shook his head. “Nah, Since Tsunade Isn’t really my aunt and my parents only had eachother and there was nothing to show her as mine or my parents next of kin, I was put into foster. It wasn’t so bad though, my foster dad was really cool and if it hadn’t been for him who knows where I’d be. Plus staying in this town allowed me to meet aunt Tsunade and her husband.”

 

I watched as a soft smile crossed his face. “Really I’m quite lucky. I may not have my parents, but I have a lot of other people who love me.”

 

His smile grew “What about your family?”

 

I sat back, thinking about what the boy in front of me had been through. On instinct i reached forward and grabbed his hand, knowing that even though he was trying to push through with a smile, he must be feeling hurt. I felt my heart pick up a little at the small tingles running from where our hands met on the table.

 

I sent him a big smile before I released his hand and tilted back in my chair. “I have a mom and a sister. Mom never really talks about what happened to dad, and I was too young to remember him. But if you ask me that scary lady probably ran him off.”

 

I laughed as Naruto cocked an eyebrow at me. “Believe me man, my mom can be one scary lady at times, I wouldn’t cross her if I were you.”

 

Naruto nodded his head enthusiastically.  “I’ll do my best.”

 

We sat in silence for a moment while Naruto played with a napkin in front of him. “I’ll be right back okay? When I get back tell me about the others okay?”

Naruto nodded and I walked back towards the counter. Smiling I walked up to the young woman. She grinned as she came up to me. I handed her a twenty dollar bill. We said nothing as she gave me change. Right as I turned to leave I looked back at her “I’m Kiba by the way, don’t tell Naruto I told you.”

 

I heard her chuckle as I walked back towards the table. “Alright I paid, how about we go get some ice cream or something and walk around the park for a bit?”

 

Naruto stood and nodded his head. “Sounds like fun. I can tell you about the others while we walk.”

 

I nodded as we headed out the door. Luckily both the ice cream, and the park were nearby.

 

Once out ice cream was in hand we began our stroll through the park. “So who do you want to know about first?”

 

I put my hand on my chin, mocking a thinking position. “Let’s seeeeee.”

 

I Made a hmm noise as i actually thought for a second, He didn’t seem to close to the pink haired girl though earlier it seemed he might have a crush on her. Of course she was going out with the raven haired fella, so maybe it was him he had a crush on. So both of those may not be a safe bet. He thought about the blonde girl whom had seemed really close to Naruto. That was probably the safest route.

 

“Alright tell me about the Blonde one...Um her name was Ino right?”

 

Naruto was silent for a minute before he gave me a small nod. The light in his eyes had dulled just a little, and I wondered what was wrong. Don’t tell me she’s actually the one he likes. I was about to change who I wanted to hear about when he smiled and clapped me on the back.

 

“That Ino, the boys can’t stay away from her.” He gave me a really obvious. ridiculous looking wink.

 

I chuckled. “I bet, she was pretty cute. What about you, are you one of the boys who can’t stay away from her?”

 

Naruto laughed. “Nope, not at all, she really isn’t my type. But she is loads of fun, and a super cute, nice girl.”

 

I cocked my head and looked over at him. “Never say never Naruto. There is no controlling who will take your heart.”

 

I watched as Naruto’s shoulders slumped, and his head dropped. “Believe me, I know that all too well.”

He looked up at me and smiled sadly. “It’d be nice if we could control it though. don’tya think?”

 

I nodded my head and looked to the ground unsure what to say. The pain in his eyes was so obvious. I wondered if I’d be able to fix it, one thing was for sure. I was gonna try my best. I turned to Naruto and grabbed his hand.

 

“Whoever has your heart and makes you make that face is an idiot. Trust me, one day someone who deserves to hold your heart will come along and sweep you right off your feet.” I squeezed his hand a little.

Hopefully that person is me, I thought, continuing our walk.

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It's terrible I know. But it is something and I didn't know what else i should update and i like NaruKiba a ton right now. And idk. Even though it's pure bullshizzle please do enjoy and let me know what you think.