Lonely Faces (*aka. -Roommates) | Chapter 23
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Chapter 19
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Lonely Faces (*aka. Roommates)
Chapter 19
Naruto waited as Kiba pushed the key into the lock and turned, hearing a small ‘click’ in response. He swung the door open to reveal their dorm room, lit dimly by the moonlight streaming through the window, and the alarm clock, who’s digits read 9:37pm as it cast long lines of ruby radiance over the walls.
Kiba took up their bags and brought them in, placing them just inside the door.
He turned to the exhausted looking Naruto and smiled widely.
“Allow me.” he said garishly, approaching Naruto.
Naruto chuckled slightly as Kiba bent down and picked him up, carrying him bridal-style over the threshold, kicking the door closed behind him.
Kiba applied his lips to Naruto’s hungrily, staggering towards the bed and depositing him onto the mattress. The brunet descended upon him, placing hands on either side of Naruto’s head as he deepened their kiss passionately.
Naruto had just started to undo the buttons on Kiba’s shirt when they heard a rapping at the door.
“Ignore it.” whispered Kiba, fiddling blindly with the catch on Naruto’s belt.
Naruto glanced for a moment at the door, but looked back and continued removing Kiba’s shirt.
There was another, louder knocking at the entrance. “Naruto? Kiba? I just saw you get back. Are you already asleep?”
“It’s Hinata!” whispered Naruto, gazing at the door again.
Kiba looked impatient. “I don’t care. Let her think we’re asleep.”
“We can’t do that to her!” said Naruto pointedly.
Kiba sighed. “Fine.”
Naruto smiled at him fondly.
“Just a minute Hinata!” called Naruto, giving the Inuzuka one last kiss before they got off the bed.
Naruto strode towards to door and opened it, revealing his bashful black-haired friend. “Hey, Hina!”
She looked up into his face and blushed.
“I hope I’m not interrupting anything …” she said, her face growing redder as she noticed Kiba buttoning his shirt.
“Oh no, it was nothing.” lied Naruto, stepping back to let the girl in.
She walked passed Naruto and took a seat at Kiba’s desk. Naruto closed the door and took a seat beside Kiba on his bed.
Hinata looked at the pair. “I had a pretty boring Christmas, how ‘bout you? I bet your family loved Naruto!”
Kiba looked at her with a slight frown, trying to find a good way to address her question. “… It was an … eventful holiday…”
Kiba gave Hinata a brief summary of the events proceeding their last encounter; the confrontation with Richard at dinner, Akamaru getting hit by a car, their fight in the Vet’s clinic, their third altercation on Christmas eve leading Kiba to be left in a coma for three days. Naruto flinched slightly when Kiba neglected to mention It taking over. He also told her about Sakura’s weak attempt to split Naruto and Kiba.
Hinata’s mouth slowly dropped further and further as the story was told, a mix of emotions crossing her face as each new development was enlighten upon. By the time Kiba finished giving his account of the happenings in their absence, Hinata’s jaw was nearly at the floor.
“Naruto – but Richard – and poor Akamaru – and that whore – and you guys –” she stuttered, trying to take in all of the occurrences.
Naruto and Kiba waited patiently while Hinata absorbed the information.
“And you didn’t think to call me once!” she said, giving both boys a good cuff to the head, making them reel back.
“Ouch! Hinata, I never really thought about it, we were kinda preoccupied.” said Naruto, trying to look at Hinata’s face, which was now directed at the ground.
Kiba placed a hand on Hinata’s quivering shoulder. “I’m sorry Hina …”
Hinata looked back up, tears flooding her vision. “… it’s not fair …”
Before they could do anything, Hinata grabbed them by the neck and placed her face into their shoulders, crying profusely. “It’s not fair that these things always happen to you guys! You two deserve to be happy!”
Kiba and Naruto both let out identical sighs of exasperation and began rubbing her back comfortingly.
“It’s ok, Hinata.” said Kiba, stroking her hair. “I love Naruto, and I’m not going to let anything come between us.”
Hinata’s breathing hitched slightly and she pulled her face, still trembling, from between their shoulders; she hadn’t yet heard them use the ‘L word’ before.
“Oh, Hinata,” said Naruto, tugging a suitcase towards him, opening it, and shuffling in its contents. “Me and Kiba picked something up for you.”
Kiba stared in some puzzlement as Naruto turned back to them and presented Hinata with a gift-wrapped box. “Happy belated Christmas!”
“Oh, you guys!” she cried, wiping away further tears as she accepted the box and began carefully tearing off the wrapping paper.
She let out a gasp as she pulled out a gold necklace. Hanging from the chain was a gold bear, holding a small heart shaped clock in front of its body.
“It’s beautiful!” she said, undoing the clasp and drawing it over her neck.
Hinata examined the piece in the full-length mirror hanging beside Naruto’s bed.
Naruto looked at her reflection. “Well, you got us those gorgeous pendants and we felt so guilty for not getting you anything.”
He nudged Kiba with his foot and made a nod towards Hinata.
“… Oh ah, yeah! Very guilty.” agreed Kiba at their apparent gift to Hinata.
“Well thanks you guys!” she said, turning and embracing them both.
Naruto laughed. “It’s only fair that we get you something too.”
“You’re so thoughtful. Well, I better let you to get back to … sleep.” she said, her face reddening slightly.
“Ok Hinata.” said Naruto, getting up to escort her to the door. “You get some good sleep too.”
She opened the door and stepped out. “I will. Good night you two.”
“G’night.” replied Kiba and Naruto in unison.
Naruto closed the door behind her and turned back to the room to find Kiba an inch away from him, devilish grin in place.
“Now, where were we?” asked Kiba, wrapping his arms around Naruto’s waist to draw him closer.
Naruto chuckled and pressed his back against the door as Kiba attacked his neck with a barrage of nips and kisses. He shuffled a hand down the front of the blond’s pants, taking pleasure in teasing him by rubbing the pubic area above his growing erection.
They were interrupted by another loud rapping at the entrance.
“Damn it!” said Kiba as Naruto looked at him meaningfully.
Kiba extracted his hand from Naruto’s pants and let go of his waist, allowing Naruto to turn around.
He pulled open the door to reveal a boy around their own age. He had raven hair, violently courted in a pudding-bowl haircut, his eye’s were black and heavily embossed by his large, bushy eyebrows. He wore what looked like a green tracksuit, and held a large stack of papers in his hands.
“Hello my fellow students! I am Rock Lee!” he said energetically, thrusting out a hand for them to shake.
“Oh yeah, he’s the kid who’s always discussing things with the philosophy teacher after class; Professor Gai.” said Kiba, taking his hand.
Lee grinned widely and shook both of their hands “Yes, Professor Gai is an insightful thinker and free spirit! He can certainly teach us all more about the springtime of youth!”
“Oh, Bushy-brows!” said Naruto, rolling his eyes as recollections of the lively, young closet-case came to him.
“Of course I know who you two are! You have been the talk of the school quite a few times! You are a great inspiration!” he said, nodding knowingly.
Kiba looked slightly uncomfortable and shifted a bit uneasily.
Naruto spoke up, noticing Kiba’s discomfort. “Umm, can we help you with anything?”
“As a matter of fact, you could be an enormous help!” he said, wagging his finger importantly. “I would like to invite you to be the guests of honor at our first ever Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Alliance meeting.”
‘Looks like he’s not a closet-case anymore …’ thought Naruto, accepting a flier that Lee handed him.
It was lavishly decorated with a colorful border and a rainbow-flag water-print. He read the mission statement briefly, just enough to understand that it was a club for anyone who wasn’t straight to come, share their stories, voice concerns, and help raise awareness about intolerance. Meetings were being held once a month starting the day after next and further meetings and outings may be planned.
He finished reading and noted the authorizing curly signature of the head of the school, Mrs. Defren. Kiba, who had been reading over his shoulder, blanched slightly; he never did well in crowds, especially as the center of attention.
“So can I count on your attendance?” asked Lee.
Naruto knew that Kiba didn’t want to go, and wouldn’t force him to. “Umm… I don’t think so, but we do sup-”
“No, it’s ok. We’ll go.” said Kiba, placing his hand on Naruto’s shoulder.
Naruto glanced up into his face; he was still a little pale. “Are you sure?”
Kiba nodded solemnly. “Yes. We have to support them, particularly after what we’ve been through.”
“That’s great!” exclaimed Lee, giving them the thumbs-up and flashing them a 1000watt smile.
Kiba turned and walked back in the dorm without another word, leaving Naruto standing at the door.
“Um, thanks. So 8:30pm, the day after tomorrow in room 145. We’ll see you then.” said Naruto, waving the raven farewell before shutting the door. Naruto had enough time to see his happy grin turn into a dejected half-smile at their swift departure.
Naruto turned back to the room and spotted Kiba, lying on his bed, facing the wall. Naruto decided to try and cheer Kiba up and walked towards the bed.
“So… Shall we start where we left off?” he asked, lying down behind him and kissing down his shoulder.
“… Can we just … be together?” asked Kiba, his voice sounding weaker than usual.
“Oh … Of course Kiba; I understand.”
Naruto wrapped his arms around Kiba and brought him closer, nuzzling his face into the brunet’s neck so his cheek brushed soothingly over his skin.
Naruto recognized Kiba’s clear conflict; being the talk of the school brought nothing but hurt to him, the injuries he had suffered after the school had learned of his sexual orientation paid tribute to that, yet he knew it was probably them and their struggle that was the motivation for the faction. He would also have to deal with being a large focus of the group as one of the ‘guests of honor’, and his antisocial tendencies wouldn’t allow him to deal with a situation like that without reprieve.
Putting all that aside, Naruto found himself proud of the auburn haired boy before him; he not only agreed to help these people, but put away his fear and anxiety over the situation to do it.
Naruto leaned forwards and pecked Kiba on the cheek. “I’m here for you Kiba.”
Kiba tightened his hold on the blond’s hands.
“Thanks Naruto.”
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A/N: Sorry for this chapter's gross lack of timing; I've been busy/lazy XD Anyway, you may want to watch for a couple new stories I may be staring soon, all of which are KibaNaru :) Comments are appreciated!
Lonely Faces (*aka. Roommates)
Chapter 19
Naruto waited as Kiba pushed the key into the lock and turned, hearing a small ‘click’ in response. He swung the door open to reveal their dorm room, lit dimly by the moonlight streaming through the window, and the alarm clock, who’s digits read 9:37pm as it cast long lines of ruby radiance over the walls.
Kiba took up their bags and brought them in, placing them just inside the door.
He turned to the exhausted looking Naruto and smiled widely.
“Allow me.” he said garishly, approaching Naruto.
Naruto chuckled slightly as Kiba bent down and picked him up, carrying him bridal-style over the threshold, kicking the door closed behind him.
Kiba applied his lips to Naruto’s hungrily, staggering towards the bed and depositing him onto the mattress. The brunet descended upon him, placing hands on either side of Naruto’s head as he deepened their kiss passionately.
Naruto had just started to undo the buttons on Kiba’s shirt when they heard a rapping at the door.
“Ignore it.” whispered Kiba, fiddling blindly with the catch on Naruto’s belt.
Naruto glanced for a moment at the door, but looked back and continued removing Kiba’s shirt.
There was another, louder knocking at the entrance. “Naruto? Kiba? I just saw you get back. Are you already asleep?”
“It’s Hinata!” whispered Naruto, gazing at the door again.
Kiba looked impatient. “I don’t care. Let her think we’re asleep.”
“We can’t do that to her!” said Naruto pointedly.
Kiba sighed. “Fine.”
Naruto smiled at him fondly.
“Just a minute Hinata!” called Naruto, giving the Inuzuka one last kiss before they got off the bed.
Naruto strode towards to door and opened it, revealing his bashful black-haired friend. “Hey, Hina!”
She looked up into his face and blushed.
“I hope I’m not interrupting anything …” she said, her face growing redder as she noticed Kiba buttoning his shirt.
“Oh no, it was nothing.” lied Naruto, stepping back to let the girl in.
She walked passed Naruto and took a seat at Kiba’s desk. Naruto closed the door and took a seat beside Kiba on his bed.
Hinata looked at the pair. “I had a pretty boring Christmas, how ‘bout you? I bet your family loved Naruto!”
Kiba looked at her with a slight frown, trying to find a good way to address her question. “… It was an … eventful holiday…”
Kiba gave Hinata a brief summary of the events proceeding their last encounter; the confrontation with Richard at dinner, Akamaru getting hit by a car, their fight in the Vet’s clinic, their third altercation on Christmas eve leading Kiba to be left in a coma for three days. Naruto flinched slightly when Kiba neglected to mention It taking over. He also told her about Sakura’s weak attempt to split Naruto and Kiba.
Hinata’s mouth slowly dropped further and further as the story was told, a mix of emotions crossing her face as each new development was enlighten upon. By the time Kiba finished giving his account of the happenings in their absence, Hinata’s jaw was nearly at the floor.
“Naruto – but Richard – and poor Akamaru – and that whore – and you guys –” she stuttered, trying to take in all of the occurrences.
Naruto and Kiba waited patiently while Hinata absorbed the information.
“And you didn’t think to call me once!” she said, giving both boys a good cuff to the head, making them reel back.
“Ouch! Hinata, I never really thought about it, we were kinda preoccupied.” said Naruto, trying to look at Hinata’s face, which was now directed at the ground.
Kiba placed a hand on Hinata’s quivering shoulder. “I’m sorry Hina …”
Hinata looked back up, tears flooding her vision. “… it’s not fair …”
Before they could do anything, Hinata grabbed them by the neck and placed her face into their shoulders, crying profusely. “It’s not fair that these things always happen to you guys! You two deserve to be happy!”
Kiba and Naruto both let out identical sighs of exasperation and began rubbing her back comfortingly.
“It’s ok, Hinata.” said Kiba, stroking her hair. “I love Naruto, and I’m not going to let anything come between us.”
Hinata’s breathing hitched slightly and she pulled her face, still trembling, from between their shoulders; she hadn’t yet heard them use the ‘L word’ before.
“Oh, Hinata,” said Naruto, tugging a suitcase towards him, opening it, and shuffling in its contents. “Me and Kiba picked something up for you.”
Kiba stared in some puzzlement as Naruto turned back to them and presented Hinata with a gift-wrapped box. “Happy belated Christmas!”
“Oh, you guys!” she cried, wiping away further tears as she accepted the box and began carefully tearing off the wrapping paper.
She let out a gasp as she pulled out a gold necklace. Hanging from the chain was a gold bear, holding a small heart shaped clock in front of its body.
“It’s beautiful!” she said, undoing the clasp and drawing it over her neck.
Hinata examined the piece in the full-length mirror hanging beside Naruto’s bed.
Naruto looked at her reflection. “Well, you got us those gorgeous pendants and we felt so guilty for not getting you anything.”
He nudged Kiba with his foot and made a nod towards Hinata.
“… Oh ah, yeah! Very guilty.” agreed Kiba at their apparent gift to Hinata.
“Well thanks you guys!” she said, turning and embracing them both.
Naruto laughed. “It’s only fair that we get you something too.”
“You’re so thoughtful. Well, I better let you to get back to … sleep.” she said, her face reddening slightly.
“Ok Hinata.” said Naruto, getting up to escort her to the door. “You get some good sleep too.”
She opened the door and stepped out. “I will. Good night you two.”
“G’night.” replied Kiba and Naruto in unison.
Naruto closed the door behind her and turned back to the room to find Kiba an inch away from him, devilish grin in place.
“Now, where were we?” asked Kiba, wrapping his arms around Naruto’s waist to draw him closer.
Naruto chuckled and pressed his back against the door as Kiba attacked his neck with a barrage of nips and kisses. He shuffled a hand down the front of the blond’s pants, taking pleasure in teasing him by rubbing the pubic area above his growing erection.
They were interrupted by another loud rapping at the entrance.
“Damn it!” said Kiba as Naruto looked at him meaningfully.
Kiba extracted his hand from Naruto’s pants and let go of his waist, allowing Naruto to turn around.
He pulled open the door to reveal a boy around their own age. He had raven hair, violently courted in a pudding-bowl haircut, his eye’s were black and heavily embossed by his large, bushy eyebrows. He wore what looked like a green tracksuit, and held a large stack of papers in his hands.
“Hello my fellow students! I am Rock Lee!” he said energetically, thrusting out a hand for them to shake.
“Oh yeah, he’s the kid who’s always discussing things with the philosophy teacher after class; Professor Gai.” said Kiba, taking his hand.
Lee grinned widely and shook both of their hands “Yes, Professor Gai is an insightful thinker and free spirit! He can certainly teach us all more about the springtime of youth!”
“Oh, Bushy-brows!” said Naruto, rolling his eyes as recollections of the lively, young closet-case came to him.
“Of course I know who you two are! You have been the talk of the school quite a few times! You are a great inspiration!” he said, nodding knowingly.
Kiba looked slightly uncomfortable and shifted a bit uneasily.
Naruto spoke up, noticing Kiba’s discomfort. “Umm, can we help you with anything?”
“As a matter of fact, you could be an enormous help!” he said, wagging his finger importantly. “I would like to invite you to be the guests of honor at our first ever Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Alliance meeting.”
‘Looks like he’s not a closet-case anymore …’ thought Naruto, accepting a flier that Lee handed him.
It was lavishly decorated with a colorful border and a rainbow-flag water-print. He read the mission statement briefly, just enough to understand that it was a club for anyone who wasn’t straight to come, share their stories, voice concerns, and help raise awareness about intolerance. Meetings were being held once a month starting the day after next and further meetings and outings may be planned.
He finished reading and noted the authorizing curly signature of the head of the school, Mrs. Defren. Kiba, who had been reading over his shoulder, blanched slightly; he never did well in crowds, especially as the center of attention.
“So can I count on your attendance?” asked Lee.
Naruto knew that Kiba didn’t want to go, and wouldn’t force him to. “Umm… I don’t think so, but we do sup-”
“No, it’s ok. We’ll go.” said Kiba, placing his hand on Naruto’s shoulder.
Naruto glanced up into his face; he was still a little pale. “Are you sure?”
Kiba nodded solemnly. “Yes. We have to support them, particularly after what we’ve been through.”
“That’s great!” exclaimed Lee, giving them the thumbs-up and flashing them a 1000watt smile.
Kiba turned and walked back in the dorm without another word, leaving Naruto standing at the door.
“Um, thanks. So 8:30pm, the day after tomorrow in room 145. We’ll see you then.” said Naruto, waving the raven farewell before shutting the door. Naruto had enough time to see his happy grin turn into a dejected half-smile at their swift departure.
Naruto turned back to the room and spotted Kiba, lying on his bed, facing the wall. Naruto decided to try and cheer Kiba up and walked towards the bed.
“So… Shall we start where we left off?” he asked, lying down behind him and kissing down his shoulder.
“… Can we just … be together?” asked Kiba, his voice sounding weaker than usual.
“Oh … Of course Kiba; I understand.”
Naruto wrapped his arms around Kiba and brought him closer, nuzzling his face into the brunet’s neck so his cheek brushed soothingly over his skin.
Naruto recognized Kiba’s clear conflict; being the talk of the school brought nothing but hurt to him, the injuries he had suffered after the school had learned of his sexual orientation paid tribute to that, yet he knew it was probably them and their struggle that was the motivation for the faction. He would also have to deal with being a large focus of the group as one of the ‘guests of honor’, and his antisocial tendencies wouldn’t allow him to deal with a situation like that without reprieve.
Putting all that aside, Naruto found himself proud of the auburn haired boy before him; he not only agreed to help these people, but put away his fear and anxiety over the situation to do it.
Naruto leaned forwards and pecked Kiba on the cheek. “I’m here for you Kiba.”
Kiba tightened his hold on the blond’s hands.
“Thanks Naruto.”
________
A/N: Sorry for this chapter's gross lack of timing; I've been busy/lazy XD Anyway, you may want to watch for a couple new stories I may be staring soon, all of which are KibaNaru :) Comments are appreciated!