Like OMG, I am a genius:) This is an awsome story, written over the course of 2 hours, that is currently 17 word doc pages long. I was so impressed with my self. Well, here you go with the first chapter. I've done tons of one-shots for this pair, and I finally got this idea for a longer one:) Hope you like...but considering the ppl reading this will be KibaKank fans or my personal fans (love to you all), i can pretty much guarentee you will.

Also, i am currently more pissed off than i have ever been. My moods go up and down, and today, i started on a down. Usually i can recover, but then my dad had a go at me, followed by my sister, then my mum. All of these were unrelated and totaly groundless. they just flipped at me for no reason. Not even my happy song is working:( (special D, come with me --- Awsome song) I feel like such shit and if that wasnt bad enough, i got invited to a party. why is that bad you ask? because i always feel like a rite dick at parties. I'm always the loser in the corner that the assholes hit on.

Anyhoo, hope your days have been better than mine.

Peace out.

~x~

Kankuro held his brother to him with a sigh. Temari had been gone for hours, and he was worried, but now Gaara was asleep, and there was no way he could leave him to go find her. He would have to wait until he woke up and could walk along with him. The five year old was small for his age, but he was still heavy. "What are you doing?" A voice asked. Kankuro looked up, pulling Gaara defensively closer again.

"Who are you?" He hissed. The figure silhouetted at the end of the alley didn't look like he would be much older than Kankuro himself.

"My name's not important right now, but I know where your sister is."

"Temari? What have you done with her?" He growled, standing while holding Gaara with him.

"Oi, calm down, you'll wake the kid, and I haven't done anything to her. I found her trying to steal some food." Kankuro paled. What had happened to her? Did he turn her in? Did he hurt her? "She's alright, don't sweat it, I didn't turn her in." Mind reader. "She's with my friends, and sent me to get you." He came forwards, into the dim moonlight. "I'm Kiba." He held out a hand. Kankuro nervously shook it. "Come on, we should get going, its going to rain." Kiba turned, going to walk off.

"Wait!" Kankuro called. Kiba looked back with a frown. "How do I know I can trust you?"

"You don't, but you don't really have a choice right now." He grinned. Kankuro blushed slightly. That flash of a smile made him feel funny. "So unless you want you and your brother to get drenched, I suggest you follow me." He began walking. Kankuro hurried after him. He was right. He really did have no choice. He didn't know where Temari was, and she had said she would only be about half an hour. Either she was where this boy said she was or she had been arrested.

"Where are we going?" He asked after about half an hour of walking. His arms were getting tired, and the threat of rain was getting unnerving.

"Don't worry, it's just down here." He shot another smile at him. They stopped at a statue.

"This is it?" He asked, shifting Gaara again to lessen the pain on his aching limbs.

"Not yet." He leant against it, arms folded. "Watch and be amazed." He hit the edge of the statues plaque. The golden sheet slid back slightly before vanishing down, revealing a set of steps. Kankuro had obviously been gaping, as Kiba grinned again. "Impressed?"

"It's alright." He shrugged, righting his composure. Kiba smirked, turning and sliding through the hole.

"Hurry up; they'll eat all the food before long."

"Food?" Kankuro asked, gingerly following him. It was impressive that he managed to pull it off with Gaara still in his arms.

"How else do you think I keep my wonderful physic?" Kiba laughed, grabbing a something off the wall and bringing out a lighter. He put it to the object he held, lighting a large torch. A damp walled tunnel was lit up, the wet walls glittering in the light. "This way." They walked away, heading down deep. They walked for what seemed like hours, although that could just be how the already exhausted Kankuro saw it. "Nearly there." Kiba said. "Bet your sister will be glad to see you."

"She'd better be." Kankuro grumbled, making Kiba laugh again.

"She wanted to come get you herself, but we didn't want to risk more then one coming for you."

"Oh." Kankuro couldn't think of anything else to say. He felt Gaara start to shift in his arms. Kankuro looked down, smiling slightly.

"I never asked, but what's your name?" Kiba suddenly asked. Kankuro blinked. Why was his name so important?

"Kankuro." He said, looking back up.

"Well good to finally know who you are Kankuro." He grinned, stopping by a door and putting out the torch before knocking.

"Who is it?"

"Me, and I found them."

"Oh right!" The door was pulled open, revealing a grinning blonde. "Hay! I'm Naruto!"

"Uh…Kankuro." Kankuro nervously introduced himself. Gaara let out a small grumble, shifting. "And this is Gaara."

"Awww, bless!" He laughed. "Come on! Your sisters been freaking out." Kankuro blinked as he was pulled into the light of many candles. They seemed to line a path that twisted off out of sight into trees. He heard the door shut and lock behind them, and could only assume Kiba was following as Naruto pulled him along fast. The path finally opened out into a large clearing. A fire burned in the middle, and people were fathered around. Kankuro barely had a second to react as a familiar figure threw herself at him.

"Oh my god! You're safe!"

"Obviously." Kankuro laughed, staggering back under the weight of his sister as she hugged him. She jumped back, taking the bleary eyed Gaara from him, inspecting the five year old with concern. Kankuro shook out his arms, grateful for the relief. "What happened to half an hour then?" He asked, smirking.

"Sorry, but Kiba found me, and he offered a place to stay. I couldn't turn that down, but I told him where to find you once I was sure it was safe!" She said it so fast Kankuro had to take a second to translate it.

"Good to know."

"You need food." Temari suddenly decided, pulling Kankuro along by the arm.

"Ow, jeeze, I also need you not to break my arm." He snapped. Temari, as usual, ignored him and dragged him round to where a young man was waiting.

"This is Iruka." Temari grinned. "Iruka, this is Kankuro." She introduced them. Kankuro, a little overwhelmed, nodded, taking the offered plate from him. Kiba appeared beside him, grinning.

"Come on, it's quieter over here." He said quietly, leading Kankuro off. "Didn't think you'd want to be the centre of attention." He explained, stopping just inside the trees.

"Thanks." Kankuro said, extremely grateful for this. He hated having everyone staring at him. He picked at the food on the plate, wondering why they were doing all this. It seemed rude to ask, so he contented himself with another question. "So what's the deal with this place?" Kiba looked fondly round at the group laughing by the fire.

"We all live here."

"Whose we?"

"Any strays we find."

"Strays?" Kankuro raised an eyebrow.

"That's what we call anyone like you and your brother and sister. Its pretty much what we all are." Kiba flopped down against a tree. "I've lived here all my life. My mom moved here with my sister when she got pregnant with me, and raised me here until she died." Kankuro sat beside him, unsure about how to react. "Hana vanished not long after, but I couldn't bring myself to move into the town. I met Naruto about a year after. We went and rescued his brother and sister, and it just grew from there."

"Wow." Kankuro breathed. "How'd you hide it?"

"We're ages outside the city, and this forest is said to be haunted, so no one wants to check it out. We don't do anything truly awful, just what we have to."

"You steal?"

"I guess you could call it that. I call it borrowing." He grinned at Kankuro. "It works well." A silence fell.

"So where do you guys sleep?" He asked to break the silence.

"You'll see. Once everyone's done you'll see." Kiba leant his head back smiling. "Temari told me what happened."

"Oh." There was nothing more he could say really.

"How'd you get out?" This made Kankuro smirk. One of the few things in his life he was proud of was this. He had worked it all out.

"It took ages. I just spent all my time watching the guards and working out how to kill all the cameras at once." He smirked wider. "They really never saw that coming. I got them both ready, and told them when to run. I caught up with them a couple of days later."

"Why the delay?"

"Well they caught me first time I tried it. Temari had no idea I got caught, she just thought it took a while." He shrugged. "Make sure you don't tell her, she would kill me for not telling her."

"Don't worry, I won't." Kiba laughed. Kankuro smiled slightly, finishing up what was on his plate. "You done?" He asked, nodding to the plate.

"Oh, yeah."

"Let's go give it in." Kiba pulled him up. Once they had handed in the plate, Kiba led him to where they were putting out the fire. "You'll like this." He grinned, looking round.

"Like what?"

"Look up and wait." The plume of smoke climbed high as Kankuro frowned into the dark canopy of leaves above. His eyes went wide when lights flickered into life, outlining walkways previously hidden in the dark.

"Wow." He breathed, staring up into the light dotted around the trees. "That's amazing."

"Told you." Kiba grinned, nudging him. "Let's go find your sister. I'll show you where you guys are sleeping." As if on cue, Temari hurried up to them, holding Gaara still. "Well that was easy. Follow me you guys." He led them to a rough wooden ladder leaning against a tree. They seemed to be the only ones who were using the ladder. Everyone else was climbing straight up the trees. "You'll be staying in my room." Kiba informed them, pulling Temari up before turning to help Kankuro.

"But where will you sleep?" Temari asked, looking concerned.

"Where I can." He grinned at her concerned look. "I'm alright, don't worry." They fell silent, walking along behind him through the maze of little lights. It was so surreal, walking on what looked like nothing, guided only by lights and Kiba. After a while Kiba, stopped. "Here we are." He grinned, stopping in front of a dark shape. He reached behind him, frowning and fumbling until he apparently found what he was looking for. There was a click, and lights flared, highlighting what looked like a doorway. "Home sweet home." He walked through. Kankuro and Temari hurried after him, stopping when they entered. It was a round, wooden walled room with high roof and three little windows. It had cushions scattered on the floor, and blankets strew in the corners. "It's a bit of a mess." He grinned, turning with blankets in his arms. "Would have tidied if I'd know you were coming."

"It's so sweet!" Temari grinned, putting Gaara down. He instantly attached himself to her leg, peering out from behind it. Kiba grinned at this.

"He's a cute kid. Well, make yourselves at home. We'll sort out one of your own tomorrow." Kiba walked out, brushing against Kankuro as he went. Whether is was conscious or not, Kankuro didn't know, but it made him shiver involuntarily. Kankuro was frozen in place as Temari started to arrange the cushions, making a little nest for Gaara.

"In there." She ordered. Gaara crawled in, curling into a ball as Temari covered him with a blanket. "Come on Kankuro, you need sleep too." She laughed, grabbing a blanket and throwing it at him. He caught it, snapping out of his trance.

"Uh, right." He sat down on Gaara's other side, taking his jacket off. It would be uncomfortable to sleep in. It took about five minutes after Temari had turned the light off before he decided on something. He stood, walking to the door.

"Where are you going?"

"To find Kiba."

"Why?" Kankuro didn't answer, just walked out. He didn't know why he was doing it, he just wanted to talk to Kiba. He wandered the walkways for a while, stopping when a painful realisation struck him. He was lost. Great. Why'd he always get lost no matter where he was? He sighed, leaning on one of the ropes lining the walkways.

"Hay." A voice said. He looked up. Kiba was grinning at him from a walkway above him. "Looking for me?"

"Uh…" Kankuro couldn't think of anything smart to say. Kiba laughed, jumping off the higher walkway and landing next to him.

"Come on, I want to show you something." He grinned.

"You seem to show me a lot of things." Kankuro commented, but followed him anyway.

"Last thing, I swear." Kiba smiled back at him, leading him back down through the walkways. When they reached the clearing again, Kiba led him to the middle, where the fire had been, and stopped.

"Okay, we're here, what is it?"

"Don't be so impatient." Kiba laughed, flopping down on a blanket laying there. He patted the ground beside him. Kankuro nervously obeyed, laying next to him. "Now just look up." He frowned, turning his attention to the sky. His mouth fell open.

"I think that beats the lights before." He said, eyes fixed on the inky sky littered with diamond like stars.

"Mmm, you can only see it when the smokes cleared, but when it has, it's…" He trailed off, waving a hand above him.

"Yeah." Kankuro agreed. It was breathtaking. Kankuro looked to the side slightly, inspecting Kiba's face. The light the stars cast highlighted the tattoos making him seem to shimmer slightly. Kiba looked to the side, spotting him staring.

"What?" He asked, smirking slightly.

"Nothing." Kankuro mumbled after a second, looking back up at the stars. They were silent for a moment, looking up at the sky. "Kiba, I gotta ask. Why are you doing all this for us?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, why are you being so kind to us? We're no one important." Kankuro shrugged with a sigh. Kiba was silent for a moment, apparently considering his answer.

"I don't know." He finally sighed. "My mom always used to say everyone deserves a home. I guess that's why I do this."

"Oh…"

"She used to bring me and Hana out here when we were little." He said absent mindedly. Kankuro smiled slightly at the thought of a baby Kiba. "She'd tell us all these weird stories about monsters and stuff. When she got sick, she started telling us something different though." He sighed again. "She started telling us that whenever someone dies, they become a star." Kiba tilted his head slightly.

"It's a nice thought." Kankuro nodded. "It's good to know they go somewhere."

"Yeah. I reckon she knew she was going to die. Probably wanted to make it easier on us. I hope I can be like that when it's my time." They fell into silence, laying there. Kankuro felt Kiba's head come to rest on his shoulder, and moved his own head so his cheek rested on the messy brown hair. Kankuro let his eyes close, the warmth from Kiba wash over him.

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