Stellar

12. Middle

"Hey Kit, oh fucking shit, motherfucker that hurt—" a voice cursed, having stubbed their toe on their way in.

Kiba smiled fondly and turned to see his green haired friend. "Alex!"

Alex Katsuki was a good friend of Kiba's, and they had a close friendship that never dwindled since they stopped dating. Alex was someone who cursed more than Kiba, was loud and confident, and absolutely fantastic.

Their crimson eyes softened at the Inuzuka. "There's my little psychic!" For some reason, Kiba had always been able to tell what Alex identified as despite her never saying aloud. It was just a feeling, Kiba explained, like an innate force in him that told exactly what Alex was thinking.

Today, Alex Katsuki was a damn fine man looking for his friend.

Sasuke tried to hide his scowl, but failed terribly and settled for focusing on the book in front of him. Alex Katsuki was the bane of his existence. Always teasing, far too touchy with Kiba for his liking, and had been the one to steal the brunette's first kiss. Sasuke wasn't really sure why it bothered him so much, but there was just something about Alex that irked him.

What was he even doing, barging into Kiba's house like that?

Kiba smiled, amused, as Alex flopped onto his lap dramatically. "I fucking love my girlfriend."

"Oh yeah?" Kiba hummed, turning the page of his book on sealing.

"Yup." Alex sighed. "She's so goddamn gorgeous and funny, and super sweet. I love her to death."

Sasuke looked up when Kiba gasped in hurt. "What? But what about our marriage? Don't you love me?" Kiba choked out, surprising Sasuke. Tears sprung from Kiba's eyes, and Sasuke had the immediate urge to throw Alex off of him and hug him.

Alex matched his sadness. "No, my love! Of course, at the prime age of forty-two, we'll abandon both of our spouses and elope! We'll house and adopt many Ethiopian children."

Sasuke scowled. "Just say cats."

Kiba nodded, agreeing to his 'future spouse's' plan. "Alex!" He cried. "I love you!"

Alex nodded solemnly. "I'm afraid...there is no one who would reciprocate."

They held their sad, heart broken gazes, before cracking and bursting in laughter. Alex snorted as Kiba full out wheezed, his shoulders shaking in laughter. Akamaru basked in the affectionate pets he recieved from the Uchiha.

Sasuke rolled his eyes, but fondly.

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Kiba peered around curiously, soaking up the sights around him. He had never been in such a big compound, save for the Uchiha's, but that was empty.

Kurenai had requested Kiba go fetch Hinata for an impromptu meeting, a mischievous glint in her eye as she turned to Shino that made Kiba shudder.

'I'd like to have a word with Shino.' She had said.

The clan head, Hiashi-sama, and/or Hinata's dad was quick to greet Kiba. Well, greet might have been a light word for it. He had all but demanded to know what he was doing at the gates into their compound, and only after he had explained his position as Hinata's teammate that Hisashi's tense shoulders lessened a smidge.

He was pointed in the general direction of where Hinata was. Kiba rolled his eyes. Vague assholes.

Various grunts of exertion and battle cries faded in from the right, and both Akamaru and Kiba trailed over.