Another Inuzuka? *Kiba Love Story*

Ch.3 Kurenai-Sama and Kiba-Kun

Ch.3

A knock on the door sounded at the end of Kiba’s little introduction. He got up and opened it, revealing the woman who first found me. They shared a few shushed whispers before turning to look at me. I felt awkward under her red eyed gaze and turned my head back down focusing on the hand in my lap.

“So, Kiba here tells me you don’t remember anything, is that right?” She spoke with a soft voice.

I nodded meekly. She looked at me for a long while before talking again.

“So, I believe what we have to do now is get you out of the hospital and to go see the Hokage.” She stated. I looked up at her, slightly nervous. The Hokage… This is a pretty big deal, seeing someone as high up in power as him. I hope he doesn’t see me as a threat or anything...

“Don’t be nervous, he’s really nice. And I’ll be there too.” A smirking Kiba said as he winked at me.

“No, Kiba, you won’t be. I will be though. But Kiba is right, there’s nothing to worry about.” The woman said reassuringly. I glanced up at her for a moment before asking,

“Excuse me… but whats your name?” She looked at me startled, before smiling then saying,

“Oh my, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Kurenai Yuhi. I presume you’ve already met Kiba here.” She said, motioning to the boy beside her.

“Yeah, she’s my Sensei.” He said happily. I nodded at him, understanding. We were then surrounded by an awkward silence for a moment before Kurenai spoke once more.

“Well, I’m going to go get your discharge papers. I’ll need your name for that, do you remember it?” She asked me softly.

I nodded enthusiastically then said proudly, “My name is Ashi.” She looked at me for a moment before smiling softly and walking down the hallway towards the front desk. Kiba then sat back down in the chair by my bed and we sat in silence before he sat up straight and grinned.

“What?” I asked him suspiciously.

“You’re about to meet a friend of mine.” He answered, looking at me. I was about to ask what he meant when I heard a soft bark and the sound of claws on the hardwood floor before I saw a white blur running into our room.

“Akamaru!” Kiba yelled happily as the white blob of a dog jumped into his lap. “Rarf!” Akamaru replied happily, wagging his tail and licking Kiba’s face. Akamaru then turned his head to me, cocking it to the side before turning back to Kiba. “Rarf?” He barked. And somehow I could understand what he was saying. He had said ‘Is this the girl?’

“Am I what girl?” I asked questionably. Kiba and Akamaru both turned to me, shocked.

“You can understand him?!” Kiba shouted. I nodded hesitantly. Kiba stared at me a moment more before breaking out into a full smile. “Maybe you are part of my clan.” He said softly, gazing at me for a long moment. I stared back at him and stared into his eyes. It must have been at least a minute before Akamaru barked out, ‘Uh, guys? You done?’ Me and Kiba both snapped out of it and looked away from each other, blushing.

“Erm, well anyways,” Kiba said awkwardly. “Akamaru, this is Ashi.” He said to him, motioning towards me. Akamaru jumped onto my bed before hopping on my lap and licking my face saying, “Rarf rarf! HI! Nice to meet you, you’re pretty!”

I giggled as Kiba said, “Akamaru! Get off of her!” The white ball of fur calmed slightly and curled up on my lap and laid down. “Aww, aren’t you adorable.” I cooed, cuddling him. He wagged his tail before saying, “Rarf! I like her, Kiba! She’s nice!” I giggled as Kiba looked at me, slightly perplexed.

“Wow, Akamaru really does like you. He’s never that friendly with anyone.” He mumbled in thought. Just after that whole episode, Kurenai came back into the room with some papers.

“Well Ashi, all you have to do is sign these and you’re out of here and we’ll go see the Hokage.” She said glancing at me then Akamaru. I nodded and took the papers before scanning then and signing.

“Yahoo, finally we get to leave this place!” Kiba shouted excitedly. Akamaru then barked in agreement and jumped from my lap onto the floor, wagging his tail.

I stood up and looked down at what I was wearing. “Umm, Kurenai-sama, do you happen to have my old clothes or something? I don’t really want someone like the Hokage see me in this.” I said as I looked down at my ugly hospital gown. “Oh! I almost forgot. I brought you some of my sister’s clothes. I hope you don’t mind. I’m sure they’ll fit you, although they might be a bit big.” Kiba said sheepishly, glancing at me then to the floor before handing a small stack of clothes that were on the table.

I smiled warmly at him before saying, “Thank you Kiba-kun. I really appreciate it.” His head shot up to me at the sound of the honorific I used and blushed deeply. Kurenai-sama raised an eyebrow at us in amusement. “Y-your welcome… Ashi-chan.” He finished, blushing even deeper at smiling at the ground. I beamed at him, giving him a closed eye smile.

I walked over to the bathroom and changed into the simple ninja gear. Navy blue shorts and a white short sleeved shirt. Simple. I walked out and took the papers from Kurenai-sama. I quickly scanned them over before signing at the bottom and handing them back to her.  “Ready?” Kurenai-sama asked from the doorway. I nodded and followed them down the hallway of the hospital.

Kurenai plopped the papers on the front desk, nodding at the receptionist before walking out the front doors. “Coming?” A grinning Kiba asked as Akamaru barked impatiently.

 I took a deep breath before nodding and stepping out the doors with the strange boy and his dog, on our way to see the Hokage, who would decide my future.