By: rocketmuffin
Chapter Five
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PREVIOUSLY:
Kiba must have noticed your uneasiness, because he said, "Hey everyone, I'm Kiba...aaand, yeah...that's about it."
The people didn't stop staring.
"Geez, what is with you people?!? STOP STARING!!!!"
The crowd immediately faced the front...or whatever direction they previously held their focus before.
Kiba turned to face Gaara, who was still glaring daggers at him.
Now, if looks could kill, Kiba would've been six feet under.
"Hey," Kiba said, grabbing Gaara's hand and shaking it. "The name's Kiba! Nice to meet you!" He acted as if he had never met Gaara.
Kiba turned to face you. "What's up, Stump?"
You turned the other way and buried your face in your notebook. Kiba chuckled lightly and slouched in his seat, folded his arms and yawned.
Gaara on the other hand...looked positively murderous.
~*~*~
You glanced at the clock for the 30th time. Your humanities class seemed to DRAG forever.
Or maybe that was because Kiba was trying to distract you by poking your arm with his pencil.
Poke poke...
Poke poke...
Your brow twiched. "I swear," you thought, "if he pokes me one more time, I'll-"
Poke!
That was it. In one swift move, while the teacher's back was turned, you grabbed your notebook and smacked Kiba (quite harshly too!) on the arm with it.
Gaara sniggered, and the whole class burst out laughing. Kiba yelped and rubbed his arm. You put your notebook down and focused on your textbook just as your teacher whirled around, fuming.
"Mr. Inuzuka!!! If you don't know how to behave, I'll send you out of the classroom, do you hear me?"
Kiba rolled his eyes. "Yes, sir!"
"Muwahahaha," you thought, "Aina, you are a genius..."
You normally weren't like this though. Kiba always managed to do that to you...he gave you this vibe...that you were impulsive and could do anything...
WAIT A SECOND?!? When did you start feeling that?!? You shook the feeling off and glanced over your textbook.
You felt strong waves of contempt emitting from the boy sitting next to you. So, you shrugged it off and focused on your textbook again.
Until, you felt someone jab your side a little harshly. Your breath hitched a bit, and you turned to look at Kiba, who wore a triumphant smile on his face.
The brunette mouthed a "gotcha", and you snorted lightly and looked at the clock again...
You sighed loudly as Kiba proceeded to poke you repeatedly.
Another look at the clock...
WHEN WAS THIS CLASS GOING TO END?!?
heehee
haha, take THAT, INUZUKA!!!!! And no one will believe that I did it cuz I'm a good girl!!! X3
The bell rang, and you packed up your things, not even looking at Kiba.
But wait a second...where was your Tinkerbell pen? You looked in the front pocket of you backpack, then checked your notebook and textbook.
"Lookin' for this?" Kiba dangled the pen in front of your face.
You made a grab for it. "Kiba, give it back!"
Kiba only held the pen higher. "C'mon, Stump!!!! Reach for it!!!"
That feeling was coming back...it was almost as if it were a different side of you. Hands shaking, you zipped up your backpack and walked away.
"Forget it," you called as you strode away from him, "dealing with you isn't even worth my time!"
"We'll see about that, Tree Stump!"
Ino and Sakura joined you, before making faces at Kiba who exchanged the look with an equal contempt.
~*~*~
It was the end of the school day, and you were just going to shut your locker when Ino tapped you on the shoulder.
"Hey girlie," she said brightly, "Sakura and I will be waiting in the parking lot, so come out whenever you're ready!"
"Gotcha," you replied as you took out your History book and placed it in your locker. You had completed the homework assignment for this subject anyway.
You walked out of the main entrance of the school and was ready to make your way over to Ino's car when a sleek black Mustang drove up in view.
The passenger side window rolled down, and you stared into Kiba's dark eyes.
"Hey, jump in!"
You were taken aback by Kiba's sudden request.
"Stump! C'mon! We don't have all day!"
"I'm sorry," you said, "but I don't get in cars with strange boys who make it a point to torment me and make my life a living hell!"
"Awww..." Kiba feigned hurt and insult. "...is that any way to treat moi?"
"Yes."
"Look...Aina, just get in!"
"Why are you being so nice to me?!? And no! I'm not getting in the car with you!"
"You have to tutor me, remember?"
"Yeah, but I've got my own ride!" You protested, pointing in Ino's direction.
"Well, tell her that you need to tutor." The Inuzuka turned off the car engine and got out of his vehicle. You took your backpack from you and pushed you gently towards Ino's direction.
You jogged over to where Ino and Sakura were waiting.
"Ino!"
Ino took off her shades. "Hey there, Aina! You ready to go? Hey, where's your gear?"
"Oh, um, about that? I'm really sorry, Ino, but something came up and I have to tutor after school."
Ino smiled. "Hey, no prob!"
"Don't worry, though," you began, "I'll make sure to get a schedule, so that way you'll know what days to give me a ride. I'm really sorry about this last minute change!"
Sakura waved you off. "No worries, chickie! Hey, sign online later, okay?"
"Sure," you said, laughing.
You walked over to Kiba's Mustang, where your ride was waiting.
"Hop in," Kiba said good-naturedly.
Letting out an exasperated sigh, you entered the vehicle.
However, you didn't know that Sakura was watching your every move.
"Inooo..." she squealed, "I don't know...but I wonder if Aina-chan's really tutoring?"
Ino started up the car and put on her sunglasses. "Yeah...tutoring!"
omg...WHY is he being NICE to me?!?
well...okay...
"Okay, you're gonna make a right turn here," you directed as you pointed Kiba the way to your house.
As the vehicle approached the stoplight, Kiba turned on the radio. A familiar song was playing on the radio.
(This is the song!)
"Holy crap," you said excitedly, "it's 'Wonderwall' by Oasis!!!"
"Heh, you like them too?"
"'Cha...what do you think, Kiba?!?"
You sang quietly to the song.
"Backbeat, the word is on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt.
I don't believe that anybody feels
the way I do about you now."
You sighed and hummed the rest of the song.
When the song had ended, you admired the interior of Kiba's Mustang.
"Is this a Mustang Florida?"
"Yep. A 1964. And she's all mine. What do you know about cars anyway?"
"Akio..."
"...right..."
"Oh, you're going to make a left over there," you said as you approached the street you lived on.
Kiba pulled up to the curb and turned off the engine. You took your backpack out of the backseat and reached for your keys in one of your backpack's many pockets.
You took out your lanyard keychain and walked over to the door and unlocked it. Kiba stood behind you and whistled.
You opened the door and Kiba followed you inside.
"Oh, can you remove your shoes please? My mom throws a fit if the carpet isn't clean."
"Sure."
You placed your backpack down on the floor and walked into the kitchen. There was another post-it note on the fridge. From your mother, no doubt.
The note read:
Hi Aina darling!
I came home to pick up some stuff. Won't be back til around 8 or 9. There's some leftovers in the fridge if you're hungry...or you can order take out.
Love, Mom
You let out a loud sigh and walked out of the kitchen. You spotted Kiba looking at pictures of you and your family on the wall above the fireplace.
"Hey, Kiba, you want anything to drink?"
"What do you have?"
"Probably almost every single beverage possible on the entire planet," you said, walking into the garage, "except for liquor and alcohol...Dad hides that stuff..."
"Damn," Kiba said, snapping his fingers as he followed you into the garage.
You held up a can of rootbeer and grape soda.
"Which one?"
"I'll have the rootbeer, thanks."
You tossed him a can of rootbeer as you placed the grape soda into the fridge and took out a bottle of diet peach tea.
"Health nut," Kiba mocked.
You rolled your eyes and snorted. "C'mon, we've got some major tutoring to do."
I love Oasis!!!
*reads on*
Your tutoring session with Kiba lasted a little over an hour, as Kiba kept on falling asleep.
Half an hour later, you sat in the kitchen, working on the rest of your homework when you heard the garage door open. A minute later, Akio entered the house, sweaty and a bit tired.
"Hey sis," he said as he gave you a hug.
You made a face. "Ugh! Akio, you're stinky!!!" This made your elder brother tighten his hug, and you squirmed while laughing.
"Love ya too, sis! I'm gonna take a shower, what's there to eat?"
"Leftovers..."
Akio raised an eyebrow and stared at you.
"Want take-out?"
"Sure!"
~*~*~
It was around 7 P.M. You were sprawled on your bed, waiting for your laptop to turn on. You clicked on the "Konoha Instant Messenger" shortcut icon on your desktop and typed in your screenname and password.
Ino and Sakura were online. Hinata had her profile set to away. You hovered over her screenname. It read:
Inthesun27: In the shower! Brb!
You saw a window pop up on your screen:
You are invited to chatroom 8972412 by inobaby923
You smiled and clicked the "accept" button.
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inobaby923: aina darling! what's up?
pretty in PINK: hey aina, it's sakura!!!
go stumpie: hey ino! Sakura!!! hey!
pretty in PINK: Hinata was here like 2 seconds before you signed on...she had to go take a shower or somethin
inobaby923: omg! tenten just signed on!
pretty in PINK: I'll invite her!!!!
go stumpie: Tenten!!!
panda head: ainie!!! I haven't seen you since...a few hours ago, haha
inobaby923: anywhoo, how did tutoring go?
pretty in PINK: yeh, "tutoring" huh?
go stumpie: wat?!?
pretty in PINK: don't lie! We saw you get in that mustang!!!! Soooo...who was the guy?
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You paused and bit your lip. You weren't sure what would happen if you told them.
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go stumpie: are you sure you guys won't be mad?
panda head: mad about what?
inobaby923: omg, how can we be mad?
go stumpie: just...don't freak out..
pretty in PINK: okay okay! we promise now just tell us!!!
go stumpie: ...
panda head: omg, stop it, aina!!!
go stumpie: *gulps* Kiba Inuzuka...
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You looked at the screen. No one had replied yet. The suspense was killing you!
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inobaby923: OMG, WHAT THE HELL?!?
panda head: are you serious?!?
pretty in PINK: what happened?!? did he force you to do anything?!? aina, what happened?!?
inobaby923: I SWEAR to KAMI-SAMA, if he did anything, I'll kill him!!! wtf?!? how could you allow yourself to hang out with you?!?
go stumpie: i had to tutor him...
Inthesun27: hi what's going on?
panda head: hey Hinata!
inobaby923: HINATA!!! AINA RODE IN KIBA INUZUKA'S CAR AND BROUGHT HIM TO HER HOUSE...ALONE!!!
go stumpie: I was tutoring him! see I told you you'd freak out! I'm not gonna tell you guys anything if you're just gonna act like this!
pretty in PINK: we HAVE the right to act like this!!! We're your best friends!!!!
inobaby923: like real!!!! did he force you into anything you didn't want to?
panda head: whoa! ino! sakura! calm down! look, aina, we're just really worried about you...we know that kiba's trouble, and we just don't want you getting hurt!
Inthesun27: we're sorry if we overreacted, especially Ino and Sakura, but we just love you lots, that's all!
~*~
You sighed heavily and ran a hand through you hair.
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go stumpie: meh, i gotta go, Akio needs help with something, but I'll see you guys tomorrow...I dunno, i'll tell you more tomorrow...
pretty in PINK: bye aina,
Inthesun27: bye aina, are you sure you're okay?
go stumpie: *grins* are you kidding, I'm fine...you girls are the best!
inobaby923: sweetie, sry for overreacting, just be careful, okay?
panda head: love you lots! say hi to Akio for me!
go stumpie: okay, bye de bye!
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You signed off and closed your laptop. You pushed the object away from you and rested your head on your crossed arms.
You heard another song by Oasis playing on the radio downstairs. You buried your face into the sheets and decided that you had enough of Oasis for a little while...
yay for friends
*click click*
Well, that's all for Chapter 5! Hope you enjoyed it!!!! ^___^ Hope the chatroom didn't confuse you so much!!!
~rocketmuffin
P.S. There's a smexy pic of Kiba in the results!! X3
omg kiba!!!
*clicks for pic*
Well, turns out that you and Kiba at least have SOME things in common. Now...if you could only get him to stay awake during tutoring sessions!!!! And how what will your friends think about this? What will you brother think? Will he ever find out? It's all coming up in the next chapter of... I Like the Shy Girls!!!
