"Oh man."

Kiba sat under an apple tree, hugging his kness. "What the hell am I going to do?" he said sighing once more.

"Dude"

Kiba turned his head and saw his best friend, Aburame Shino. The young Inuzuka grimaced at the sight of the other boy. He loved Shino, but he was the last person he wanted to see.

"What's the matter with you?" asked the boy with the black glasses and the coat. Kiba just continued ignoring him.

"Do you have a lovey-dovey issue?" Shino insisted. Even though Kiba blushed, he couldn't keep back his giggles when he listened to his extremely awkward friend. It was the first and the last time he would hear Shino saying "lovey-dovey issue"

'That awkward son of a bitch' Kiba thought, actually feeling grateful his friend was trying to help.

"Ah, Hinata, right?"

Kiba's face was all red. He turned to look at him.

"How do you know?" he shouted

"It's pretty obvious, you know" Shino replied calmly

"Shino I swear, said Kiba, if you ever say anything to anybody, I'll kill you and give your body to Akamaru to feed on"

"Relax, I won't say a thing"

Kiba looked away depressed

"I'll never have a chance, he said desperately, she only has eyes for Naruto-kooooon" a vast wave of jealousy came upon him.

"You are such a moron" Shino replied

"Why the hell are you calling me a moron?"

"Hinata has got over Naruto, you idiot. Isn't it obvious? Since the day Naruto got with Sakura-san, she did her best to forget him and she managed i.t. Haven't you seen that she has stopped stuttering?" Shino yelled angrily. "Seriously, you're so dense. How can you even say you like Hinata when you don't eve.. HEY, I'M TALKING TO YOU, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?"

"I'M GOING TO FIND HINATA! I LOVE YOU SHINO!" Kiba shouted happily while running.

Hinata was training at the Hyuga compound when suddenly a loud and familiar voice was heard

"Hey, Hinata!"

"Hey, Kiba-kun!

"So, I wondered.." Kiba stopped, hesitating

"What?" Hinata asked kindly with a smile.

"Well, would you like to go for ramen with me?"

"Sure thing, Kiba-kun! I'd love to!"

'Huh, I didn't know it was THAT simple' Kiba thought, feeling accomplished.

BOOM

Kiba was suddenly two meters away from Hinata, his head in terrible pain.

"Neji-niisan!" Hinata screamed in awe.

He looked at Hinata and standing right beside her, he saw Hyuga Neji, her older cousin.

"Hyuga-teme, are you crazy?"Kiba asked fustrated

"Stay away from my little sister" Neji said, hugging Hinata protectively.

"What the fuck man, she's not even your sister, she's your cousin!"

"Anyway, we're really close to each other."

"Hinata, don't worry, I'll come back later!

"There are faster ways to die you know, flirting with my sister is going to be a painful and long one."

.

"Neji-niisan, I'm old enough to decide about MY personal life!"

There was a big fuss at the Hyuga compound. Neji had been scolding Hinata for the past two hours, while she was trying to defend herself, without any success of course.

"You're too naïve" the prodigy answered "you don't need to go out with the first idiot that asks you."

"Kiba-kun isn't an idiot and I trust him! I've known him for all my childhood and adolescent years!"

"You are too young yet" Neji told her.

It was the first time Hinata felt so angry.

"Am I too young? Every other girl or guy my age dates someone! Why does Ino-san go out with Sai and Shikamaru with Temari? Even Lee was with Sakura-san before she got with Naruto and now Lee is with that girl from Iwakagure. Sakura-san is as old as me but she has dated boys twice. Do I have to be single for ever?"

"There's no need to do whatever others do. You should be more careful with your studies and training, like me."

"If you're so devoted to your studies then why do you go out with Tenten-san?"

"That's none of your business."

"Neji-niisan, I'm not five years old, for God's sake."

Neji sighed

"I am just worried about you. If someone hurts you, I will beat him even harder than the time I beat that Uchiha Sasuke scum when he flirted with Tennie-chan"

Hinata laughed "You've just called her Tenni.."

"Shut up"

.

Knock

Hinata woke up by a weird sound.

Knock

She understood that this came from her window.

Knock

Hinata got worried and looked right outside the window. Someone was throwing little rocks trying to communicate with her.

Knock

Hinata opened her window and she saw no other than Inuzuka Kiba, holding a pack of flowers.

"Kiba-kun!"

"How about that ramen we've arranged?"

"What? There's no way I can go out with you, Neji's outside my door! How can I get out off the house when I can't even exit my room?"

"Just jump, silly!" Kiba said grinning.

Hinata looked down and she felt a little dizzy. The distance between her window and the ground was at least two and a half meters.

"Don't be afraid! I'll catch you!" Kiba yelled, as he read her thoughts.

'I'll do it'

With eyes closed, Hinata jumped and Kiba caught her without any difficulty.

"Let's go" Kiba said smiling like the big idiot he was.

They held each other's hands and ran towars Ichiraku's, not knowing that two white eyes were watching them silently.

.

After eating ramen, Kiba and Hinata went to the park for a picnic Kiba had already organised as a suprise.

"Look, Hinata" said Kiba as they sat down "there's something I want to tell you and I've been holding it in for a really long time."

He coudn't finish his phrase as a terrifying yell was heard.

"NOW YOU'RE DEAD" a certain Hyuga shouted at him

'Crap'

"I told you to stay away from my little sis..cousin."

"Neji-niisan, stop!"

"You will pay for that"

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?"

Everyone turned their heads to see a brown-haired kunoichi with two buns on her head, looking furiously at Neji.

"T-Tennie-chan.." Neji's voice faded.

Hinata and Kiba looked at him suprised. Who knew that THE Hyuga Neji, the genius, the prodigy, the powerful Neji was actually afraid of his girlfriend, the Weapon Mistress of Konoha, Tenten?

"AGAIN? Really?" Tenten shouted

"Look, I-I can explain, I wanted to protect her "

"Neji-kun, when will you understand that you are too overprotective? This is worse than that time with Sasuke-san.."

"He was flirting with you!"

"He asked me the time, Neji-kun, the freaking time. But that's not the point anyway, just leave Kiba and Hinata alone, we all know that Hinata has liked Kiba for a long time, stop ruining her moment. "

Hinata looked down, blushing like crazy.

"Kiba, Hinata, I'm sorry for Neji-kun's behaviour. I'll take him away, do your job" Tenten said as she grabbed Neji by his hand.

"B-But, Tennie-chan, darling.."

"Shut up" she interrupted him, leaving finally Hinata and Kiba alone.

"Was this real?" Kiba asked a few moments later

"What?"

"That you have liked me for a long time"

Hinata couldn't even look him in the eyes

"Hinata.."

Kiba caught her and kissed her.

"The truth is that I've loved you ever since the first time I laid my eyes on you"

Hinata smiled and kissed him back

.

"Moron" Tenten told Neji after they left

"Tennie-chan, I'm sorry, I just can't help it, okay? I don't want my loved ones to be hurt."

"You're such a hot-headed, stubborn, overprotective idiot!" Tenten continued.

"But this is why you love me, right?" Neji smirked. He knew that she could resist his little smirks.

Tenten looked at him with a mischievous smile. "Well, maybe."

Neji couldn't do anything else but kiss her.