A/N well I found the beginning of a Fan fic I was writing so it felt like such a shame if I don't finish it, so of course here I am, random challenge from a friend to match this pairing. :} So Rand R please! WEEE

"Kiba." an anbu said, appearing next to him. "Lady Tsunade wishes to speak to you immediately." he then poofed away causing Kiba to roll his eyes, they couldn't just walk away. Waste of chakra in his opinion but hey it made them happy. Kiba nodded to the empty spot in case said anbu was watching, and headed there Akamaru swift on his heals. Tsunade opened the door beckoning them in. "Shikamaru's dead." she stated, Kiba's eyes widened. "How?" she sighed, sipping her sake. "Coming from the Sand Village." He nodded, "What does that have to do with me?" he asked curious. He knew Shikamaru, not well enough to mourn.

"We need a new ambassador." Kiba's eyes widened, "Just for a year." she paused, "NO! Hell no! I won't go near those sand siblings!" She laughed, "Yes you are!They were even so kind as to assign Kankuro to help you when you arrive." "No! Shino would be better, or Neji!" She shook her head, "No, you are going, prepare. You will be gone a year." She punched her desk in half in anger at his lack of obedience. "Yes Hokage-sama!" Kiba stumbled away from her enraged form stammering attempting to flee the room.

"Why do we have to go Akamaru?" Kiba growled glaring at the road. He arrived swiftly home, throwing clothes into a bag, with enough food for their trip, they headed back to the Hokage tower, bowing to her, they were both shocked when she tossed a robe at Kiba. "Your ambassador robe." Kiba shook his head in disbelief, "I'm not wearing this!" "Only when you get there, you don't have to travel in it, it gives them a reason not to kill you." Kiba shook his head, "Didn't help Shikamaru now did it?" "Kiba..." her anger evident, he hastily bowed biding a hasty retreat. He wasn't about to anger her again. Backing up she tossed him a letter directed to Gaara, their leader.

"Now go." Kiba left swiftly taking off towards his year of hell. They rested at a rock seperating the two countries, traveling swiftly he was antsy to arrive, worried slightly about the ones who beat Shikamaru, the strategist. They heard a rustle, and Kiba smirked, leaping up, he sprinted into the bush, smelling out the spy. Akamaru circled ready to kill. They cornered the ninja, smirking wickedly, "I'm in a bad mood, bad day to stalk us." Kiba charged using their twister combo. "This bloke killed Shikamaru?" Kiba shook his head incredulously, "Shikamaru must have been sleeping or something." "No, we did." Kiba turned swiftly around, three rogue ninja had appeared behind him, from the sand. "How the heck did they catch me off guard, I didn't smell them at all?" he thought growling.

Kiba was slightly confused, "Now, why are rogues trying to kill the mutual pact between the two villages?" Kiba asked gazing at them. They smirked, and began their jutsu. "Akamaru, I believe we should run." They sprinted grabbing their supplies off the ground, and headed into the desert. Kiba dodged around dunes, Akamaru leaping over them, realizing he was in their home turf, so he needed to be faster and constantly on guard or he and Akamaru would be screwed. He followed the map and jumped into a cave, backing deep into it, panting, he would have to wait until morning to continue it was too dark for him to safely find the way. He kept his eye on the entrance watching for the ninja.

They slept in shifts, keeping guard. When morning broke they took off, they had to be there by noon. "I hate this." Kiba grumbled really wanting to track the rogues, but it wasn't his mission, he was an ambassador... They were close, Kiba changed into the robes muttering at the heat, and they soon arrived. "Kazekage, Kankuro, Tamari." Kiba bowed in turn to each respectfully clenching his fists underneath the robes. They all stared at him both shocked at him being selected and his formal manners, he chose to be rude, he could be as polite as Shikamaru and as tact full when needed, but charging first was more his style.

Kiba sighed unclenching his fists, "There were three rogue ninja of yours near the border." Kiba mentioned feeling awkward. Gaara stared at him, and Kiba felt a little animosity from the Kazekage. "Kankuro." Gaara said, "Yes." "Your in charge of... the new one." Kankuro nodded sullenly, Tamari looked sad, Kiba faintly recalled a rumor that she went out with Shikamaru, if it was true she must be deeply sad. The two siblings left, and Kiba huffed, rolling up the sleeves which were keeping him hotter than a stove. The weather here was stifling, like living in an oven.

Kiba sat down and patted Akamaru, wondering how he'd survive the heat, as well as being a diplomat, a sigh escaped his lips. "Want to race later?" he asked Akamaru, easiest way to explore, and get some exercise.

Kankuro glared, "Can't believe I got stuck with you! I was hoping someone hot would come..." and he began walking, "Come on idiot." Kiba shrugged and and stood up, Akamaru at his heals. They followed sprinting as they sped up, Kiba was betting Kankuro was testing his sped. Smirking he accepted the challenge readily, he kept pace with the Sand Ninja easily. "Not as weak as when I had to save you huh?" Kankuro baited receiving a growl from the dog ninja. Kankuro came to an abrupt stop at an apartment building. "Here is where you'll be staying." Kiba gazed at the building it was nice, "No room at the tower?" Kiba inquired suspiciously, the diplomat stayed at the tower to watch for suspicious activities in the tower. "Tower is being remodeled, and Shikamaru's stuff hasn't been removed." Kiba raised an eyebrow but accepted that excuse he'd push the issue later.

"Alright, am I to assume all my necessary items are in there?" he inquired meaning furniture and such. Kankuro nodded, and Kiba shrugged accepting the key Kankuro pulled out of no where. "Thanks, I expect a full tour of the village in a few hours after I get settled, can you give this to the Kazekage, from Tsunade." his first test to see if Kankuro would obey him as a diplomat. "No matter what issues you have with me Kankuro, I'm here as a diplomat, if not treated as such, I shall immediately send a report to the Hokage." Kankuro's eyes widened, Kiba knew he still looked to him as a ninja, not diplomat. Akamaru yipped, shocked that Kiba expressed his position, and how it would affect the relations between villages. "Yeah I get you." Kankuro said look thoughtful before he left, same way the anbu did. "Flashy bastards." Kiba muttered, he could do the same, but he chose to walk so people could see him, less flashy.

Glancing at the number on the key he walked up to his apartment, stepping in, "Wow they go all out." he said in a sarcastic tone, a pull out couch, and a minimally stocked kitchen sat waiting for him. Kiba sighed pulling out his wallet, he brought a lot of cash in case such a thing occurred. The Hokage was to give him enough to get him through and she did. He set his clothing in the creaky old dresser and noted there was no bed, "Joy sleeping on the couch bed." he groaned, he hated them, he'd buy a bed and real couch, as well as some kitchen supplies. First though he wanted a cooked meal not a travel lunch. He pulled out old ingredients, wondering who had got him his things, a homeless person? He had enough to make Spaghetti and a salad, he'd have to trim up the lettuce to make it edible, but not bad for him. Mixing up ingredients he added a few spices and after simmering the meat in the sauce for an hour and a half, he added the last few touches and began the noodles. Right as he expected, three hours after arriving, Kankuro knocked.

Kiba answered the door, "Come in and update me while I eat." he'd made a lot of spaghetti so he put some on Kankuro's plate, his, and then a bowl full for Akamaru who ate with zeal. "No salad for you boy." Kiba smiled rubbing his ears. "Alright eat whatever you want, but do hurry to inform me, what has occurred, whats the status with the other countries, pretend I'm one of your students at the school and give me a complete lesson." Kiba wasn't about to admit the kids at school probably knew more about the situation between the two villages than him, but hey he was more worried about missions than the silly politics. Tsunade screwed up choosing him as diplomat, but he was making the best of it, getting to boss Kankuro around, deffinantly worth it. The whole reason he was acting so professional, because it amused him to watch Kankuro try to understand, Kiba was controlling his energy, but he'd need a good run from not tackling Kankuro or yelling, or acting like normal.

Kankuro filled him in all the behind the scenes stuff while eating, "Wow you can cook?" Kiba nodded Akamaru had left after he ate to go lounge in the living room, boring political stuff, not his thing, or Kiba's. "Gosh I hate this mission." Kiba muttered, sighing, "Why? You seem perfect for it, you haven't even fallen asleep... Shikamaru did that even with Tamari." Kankuro laughed Kiba shook his head. "Its interesting, but not my style, issues, I'd rather deal with directly not with behind the scenes BS." Kankuro nodded, "I hear ya, like the sound, trying to push in to our area, but Gaara's subtly keeping them out, no battles just politics..." Kankuro gasped, Kiba smiled faintly, see the hidden stuff they didn't let Konaha know. He'd mark that in his report. "Ahh I know." Kiba continued on as if he'd already known that, it wasn't a big deal.

Finishing up he put the dishes away he'd wash them later and stood up, "Alright sorry I wasted your time, tour time." Kankuro nodded and they headed off Akamaru choosing to stay behind. Kiba rolled up his sleeves as well as the lower portion of the garb, he was sweating and needed a little air, he wore shorts and a T-shirt underneath so he was ok. Kankuro shook his head faintly, "Hey try wearing this outfit and see how long you can stay comfortable." Kiba growled mentally mapping out the place. Kankuro stopped, "I need to check something, I'll be back." Kiba nodded standing outside a building.

"Hum?" he thought hearing something in the alley. He crept over, gazing in calmly, the rogue ninja were beating up what appeared to be anbu ranking person of the sand. "Great. You guys just have to cause trouble, starting to think you guys like me or something." Kiba snarled diving in and drop kicking all three who scrambled away.

"What are you doing here?" They growled and Kiba laughed, "Kicking your butt thats what." they charged but the leader glanced up "Stop, here comes the Kazekage's brother, we must leave." Kiba growled but they poofed, "Damn ninja." he helped the anbu fellow up, he was coughing blood. "Come on lets get you to Kankuro. Kankuro was shocked to say the least to see Kiba helping one of his anbu. He'd become the anbu leader several months ago. "What happened?" he snarled at his anbu. Kiba answered as the guy was clearly not well enough to talk. "Those three rogues are in your village. Nice guards." he commented shaking his head. He wondered how three rogues managed to sneak into the sand, it was nearly impossible, something wasn't settling right with him.

Kankuro took the man and vanished, Kiba sighed, he'd finish the tour on his own, and scout for the rogues. They were interesting he wanted to figure something out. "Hum, odd how Shikamaru disappeared during this Sound incident Konaha is supposed to not know about." he thought gazing around hopping roof to roof in the damn robes. He stuck out like a sore thumb, he would bring a bag next time and have some gear, he had a few weapons, but the robe had no pockets. He fluttered through the streets gazing.

Kiba was starting to wonder if Shikamaru had stumbled into something he wasn't supposed to know, and been killed on the way back. The sand was so paranoid it was hard to sneak in, yet the three rogues were clearly wandering easily around. Interesting. Kiba watched the villagers all eying him suspiciously. Stopping at a store, he bought a few things he needed a bed would be brought to his house the next day as well as the appliances, he also purchased some food articles. The people were cold and glared at him, something that was both amusing and curious. He carried his bags carefully seeing neither hide, nor hair of the ninja.

Kiba opened his apartment and didn't hear Akamaru, the first sign of something wrong. He silently set the bags down gazing around the corner, Akamaru was out cold someone had hit him with a dart, "Aka!" Kiba thought sniffing, he didn't smell anything, he gazed around, stripping out of the robes, and swiftly traveling the whole apartment, ears perked for the faintest sound. All he heard was the clink of glasses in the sink... Kiba paused, he hadn't put dishes in the sink, and they wouldn't be clanking if he had. As he turned to return to the kitchen everything went to heck, a kunai was heading towards him, he flipped away. "Great. What the heck is going on?" he growled cartwheeling swiftly towards the door.

Akamaru was exactly where he'd been left, Kiba saw no one, he hissed gazing at the open window, he searched the whole apartment, no one was there. He closed the window placing seals, someone opens it and it would blow. He picked up Akamaru and went to the bedroom, yawning. He set a few traps and lay on the floor sleepy, Akamaru was out and he needed sleep, he'd figure out what happened the next day.

When he awoke he stiffened, smelling someone in there, he stealthily slid through the apartment, and had a kunai to the man's throat before hesitating, "Kankuro? You shouldn't sneak into a ninja's house." Kiba relaxed removing the Kunai Kankuro raised an eyebrow. "Last I knew you weren't silent enough to sneak up on me. "Your little rogues were here last night." Kiba muttered gesturing to the seals. He deactivated them shaking his head, "There's something fishy going on here." Kiba muttered and noted Kankuro stiffen, yeah he was on the right trail.

"Kiba there's work to be done, so unless the Kazekage calls you stay here today, the villagers didn't like you wandering about without a proper escort." Kiba snorted, "Yeah like I'm a fifteen year old virgin girl who needs an escort to safely go places." Kiba rolled his eyes, "I'll do as I please, your Kazekage can not control a Konaha diplomat, we are bound to record and send everything to the Hokage." which was a reminder Kiba needed to do that, or Tsunade would kill him.

Kiba watched Kankuro poof, "Seriously flashy." he grumbled watching Akamaru stumble out of the room, "Yeah boy they got you, they are cloaking their scent or else they smell like sand." Akamaru agreed sneezing. They headed off to explore, without the garb, though he kept it in a bag in case. He stayed in the shadows and they observed, Akamaru sniffing the scents. "care to talk to the animals here buddy?" Kiba asked and Akamaru took off to comply. Kiba remained in the shadows and stiffened when he heard a familiar voice approach, boy was he shocked to see the rogue walking around being friendly with the villagers, his headband was switched, so either the rogue getup was a disguise or this was, and he was betting on the rogue one because clearly he was a nice guy around here. "Interesting." Kiba thought, wishing he had Shikamaru's brain, to put the pieces together. Akamaru appeared next to him and they headed back to the apartment.

Kiba swiftly wrote a report, summoning the messenger bird, he couldn't trust the Sand ones, he sent it off, just in time it seems as a voice came from the door way. "Boss, we didn't catch him in time!" Kiba smirked, well this would be fun. He and Akamaru did the beast mimicry jutsu and attacked two were dead by the time they were done, only the leader stood.

Kiba smelled the sand, and it clicked, "Crap." he muttered as sand swarmed the whole room, he pinched his nose and sealed his lips Akamaru sneezing to keep the sand out. "Kazekage." Kiba muttered gazing calmly as Gaara appeared. The rogue bowed. "You are smarter than you appear Inuza." Kiba smirked, "Its probably why she sent me the old bat." he sighed, she knew he was rash, but observant, he was most likely slower than Shikamaru was at solving the problem but he did solve it. "Come to think of it Shikamaru's body wasn't found, you guys said you saw his few remains, so I can conclude you have him trapped here. Impressive. But you won't trap us as easily." Shikamaru's tactics were a lot easier to avoid, Kiba could demolish things.

They attacked, both knowing they had no chance against the Kazekage, but hey they wouldn't give up but dodging every piece of sand, not so easy, especially if there is waves of it. Kiba ducked and scrambled away, Akamaru doing the same, everytime they hit Gaara his ultimate defense got in the way.

Even though they managed to land two hits that caused the man to bleed, they were caught in the air kicking clenches of the sand, Akamaru shifting back into a pup. "Great." he thought, blinking as the world started going black. "Knew this would be a cruddy job here two days and were prisoners, or worse dead." then all thoughts vanished and he faded into the blackness.

A/N Yeah bad first chapter its late... :}