OMGeezers! I've been reading KankuroxKiba fanfics and looking at pictures… Hell I even watched the Sasuke Retrieval Arc just to see them together. So I decided I should write a KannyxKibs story! I was thinking about doing a one-shot, but decided a proper series story would be better! It hopefully won't be ridiculously long though.

I own nothing except for my insatiable appetite for KankuroxKiba related materials

Chapter Music: Crush by Mandy Moore

"Oh art! You never fail me," Kankuro whispered to the canvas he was currently painting on. Being the president of the art club had its perks, like the key to the room. It was 7am and Kankuro couldn't have been happier to be at school.

If some new student were to look at Kankuro, they'd describe him as loud, big, and rough. They'd guess he was a football player with his large physique and gruff attitude, but in truth, he was a damn good painter. Now Kankuro was no pansy either. He could totally smack a guy down without batting an eye, he had been asked by several teams for him to join, but his heart belonged to art. Within his prickly exterior laid a soft and sweet inside. One would understand if they saw a painting by the said male. But enough about the sensitive buff guy…

Kankuro was finishing up on his latest project when the art room door burst open, and in ran practically half of the soccer team.

"Oh Gods! Those cheerleaders can't be serious!" exclaimed the over-excited blond.

"It's all your fault, idiot!" said the usually laid back member.

"Shut up or they'll find us again!" growled the obnoxious fanged teen.

A murmur of high pitched voices grew louder… then faded and the males sighed in relief. "Fucking close!" said the fanged teen known as Kiba. He turned around and scanned the room, spotting the older male trying to suppress his urge to laugh.

"Kankuro!" Kiba said running over to his friend. The other males heard and came over.

"What the hell was that about?" Kankuro asked finally releasing his giggles.

"The damn cheerleaders, man! They wanted us to put on their uniforms!" Naruto stated in horror.

"Sounds… painful," Kankuro said, letting the last of his giggles out.

"For totally!" the blond said, shuddering.

"Why are you here this early? If it weren't for practice I'd be sleeping in" said the lazy Shikamaru.

"It's easier to paint in silence, and since my house is like a circus half the time it's easier just to come here," Kankuro explained.

"Crazy," Shika said with a big yawn. "I think the girls are gone, so we should get back to the field," he said moseying over to the door.

"Yeah, our next match is coming up!" Naruto shouted enthusiastically.

"See you guys later then," Kankuro called after them.

The two left leaving only Kankuro and Kiba behind. Kankuro got up and stretched before taking his brushes over to the sink for cleaning. Kiba just stared at Kankuro's work. When Kankuro was done, he came over and stood next to Kiba. Kankuro's latest painting was a vase full of beautiful purple violets. There were budding ones, some in full bloom, and some withered.

"It's really good," Kiba finally said.

"They're just flowers…" Kankuro said looking down slightly.

"They're beautifully painted flowers," Kiba pointed out. There was a slight awkward silence, "Well… practice time. I'll catch you later," Kiba said before running out of the art room.

Kankuro was left behind with his hand raised in a half-hearted wave, "See you.." he said to himself. It wasn't a secret that Kankuro was gay, but he didn't go announcing it. He was thankful that he went to a modern-day school where homosexuality was accepted with open arms. Kankuro's problem however, was that he had a little crush on the soccer teams captain, Kiba Inuzuka. It was a secret of course, but sometimes Kankuro wondered if Kiba knew. Kankuro had developed this crush at last year's championship soccer game. He had gone to support his brother and friends. He had always noticed Kiba in the past and had even talked to him, but watching the brunette put all his heart into playing had captured Kankuro's attention and heart. Luckily for Kankuro, it was easy to hide his liking for guys. He acted, for the most part, normal towards Kiba. He didn't want to scare the boy off or think he was weird. Since that game, Kankuro had done his best to become friends with Kiba. Since his little brother was on the team it was quite easy. Kiba was easy to get along with too. He was easy going and fun to be around, everybody wanted to be his friend. He was cute, popular, and well liked.

Kankuro sighed and cleaned up the mess he made and gathered his stuff. It was still pretty early so he decided to just walk around the school, talking to whoever he passed. Though he meant to wonder around, his legs led him outside to the soccer field. The soccer team was practicing hard. Their bodies glistened with sweat and their shoes and shin guards were caked with dirt and grass. Kankuro's darkened eyes scanned the field for the chocolate haired object of his desire. He found him dribbling the ball towards the opposite goal. He silently cheered for Kiba and did a little dance as Kiba's shot made it in the goal. He watched as Kiba got tackled to the ground by his teammates and the coach blew his whistle, signaling that practice was over. The team ran to the locker room to shower and prepare for school. Kankuro took this cue to head to his first class.

Math first thing in the morning was not fun. Especially with getting up early, the added dose of fraction boredom nearly knocked Kankuro out. This class was too easy, seeing as it was his second time taking it. He watched the clock tick till it was time to leave. His next class, biology, was just as boring. It wasn't until English that Kankuro had perked up.

The reason for this chipperness, was that Kiba was in this English class with him. In fact, Kiba sat right in front of the older boy. Kankuro walked in and sat in his usual spot. He got out his notebook, pencil, and some candy. Kankuro kept glancing over at the door each time it opened. Finally Kiba along with his friend Shino walked in. Kiba nodded at Kankuro, to which Kankuro nodded back, and sat in the seat in front of him while Shino sat in the seat next to Kiba. Kiba turned around slightly to greet the older boy.

"Hey Kankuro. I saw you watching us play earlier," Kiba said smiling.

"Oh yeah, I was passing by and decided to watch a bit. Nice shot by the way," Kankuro said, his cheeks reddening slightly.

"You saw that?" Kiba asked excitedly.

"Yeah.." Kankuro muttered, not wanting to seem weird.

Kiba just smiled and left the conversation at that. He then turned to Shino and struck up a conversation about the assigned reading. Kankuro let out a small sigh and sucked on his piece of candy. He stared at Kiba's back. He smiled to himself and got lost in the sight.

Kiba had broad shoulders, not as wide as Kankuro's, but enough to make him look manly. This totally contradicted the smaller boy's slender waist. You could just tell that Kiba had muscles even when he wore a shirt. His hair was about the same color as Kankuro's, and was in the same spiky disarray. But Kiba's hair looked softer, like puppy's fur.

Kankuro imagined the younger male's face now. His bangs fell just shy of his eye sight, while his eyes were big and a deep brown color. When Kiba smiled, you could see his slightly fanged teeth that made him look even more dog like. Kiba also had these fang tattoos on both his cheeks. They were red and made the boy look even cuter. Kankuro blushed at his own imagination and quickly thought of things that would stifle the growing tightness in his pants.

English went by fast… too fast for Kankuro. He wished that the class would go on for the rest of the day just so he could talk and be close to Kiba, but the bell rang signaling the end of class. Kankuro packed up his things in time with Kiba and walked out with him and Shino. They talked about the assignment they had been given before parting ways. It was now lunch and the older male separated from the two. Kiba ate lunch with the rest of the soccer team while Kankuro ate with the ragtag bunch of misfits he called his friends.

He sat at the usual table and waited for the rest to arrive. Ino was first, followed by Neji, then Sasuke, and finally Chouji. Kankuro looked over each of his friends. He still wondered how they all came to be a group of friends (probably had to do with love of art).

"Sooo, how was English?" Ino asked coyly. She was one of the few who knew about Kankuro's little crush. Only the group and Kankuro's sister, Temari, knew. He dared not tell his little brother since he was on the soccer team with Kiba and might have let it slip out.

"Uneventful as usual, but I did talk to him," Kankuro said proudly, taking out his lunch.

"Baby steps, doll," Ino said encouragingly. The rest of the lunch period was spent laughing and having a good time. Kankuro really loved his friends, even if they were strange and different.

Lunch was just about to end so Kankuro picked up his bag and stood up. "I'll see you guys later," he said giving them a wave. He walked off towards his History class room. History was his second favorite class because Kiba was also in this class. Kankuro made a mental note not to act overly friendly with Kiba. As much as he wanted to talk to him and smother him with hugs and kisses, he had to restrain himself.

He arrived at the classroom early so he sat down next to the door and waited. He took out his bag of candy and unwrapped a flavored candy drop and popped it in his mouth. His face broke into a smile as the flavored drop filled his mouth with sweet deliciousness. Candy was Kankuro's escape, it was his feel good item and he always had a bag of sugary delight on his person. He was rolling the piece of candy in him mouth when he heard a snicker from above.

He looked up and saw Kiba standing a bit away, watching him. His hand was over his mouth to keep the laughter in. Kankuro blushed and tried to talk, but as he opened his mouth, the candy rolled out. At this point Kiba couldn't hold it in any longer and let out a loud laugh. His low laugh filled Kankuro's ears and instead of being upset, the older teen was happy that he could make Kiba make the noise.

"Haha, you… you should have seen your face! You were completely out of it," Kiba giggled out.

"Mock me if you will, but I enjoy the sweet sugary candyness that is candy!" Kankuro retorted with a fake pout.

"It was so adorable!" Kiba said giggling more. He came over and sat down next to Kankuro.

"D-don't call me adorable!" Kankuro stammered out, his face turning as red as the Inuzuka's tattoos.

"But you are!" Kiba said laughing some more. Kankuro thought he was just joking like always so he laughed too. The two sat and talked till the teacher came and unlocked the door. Sadly, Kiba sat a few rows away from Kankuro, so they couldn't talk. That didn't matter though, Kankuro was happy for getting a chance to talk to his crush.

Kankuro somehow managed to get through History without having any kind of problems (Like tight pants, or daydreaming of Kiba). As the class was about to finish, he looked over to Kiba who was trying to get his attention.

"Hey Kankuro, can you come by the locker room after school?" the younger boy asked.

"Oh, sure. What for?" Kankuro asked.

"I need to ask you something," Kiba said in a low voice. His face turned bright pink before he turned away to talk to his other friends.

Kankuro blinked, pinched himself, and then blinked again. Kiba had just asked to talk to Kankuro privately about something that would make him blush…. Kankuro was scared yet excited. His stomach felt like it was going to explode butterflies and lollipops. It probably wasn't anything along the lines of what Kankuro was thinking, but he couldn't help himself from daydreaming about what Kiba might want.

The rest of the day flew by yet was extremely slow. By the time the final bell rang, Kankuro was as nervous as he'd ever been. He picked up his stuff and slowly made his way to the boys changing room. As he approached the area, he saw Kiba standing out front, looking just as nervous. Kankuro walked up to him.

"Hey Kiba," Kankuro said giving the boy a little wave.

"Hey, glad you came," Kiba said a little sheepishly.

"You wanted to ask me something?" Kankuro said, tilting his head to the side.

"Y-yeah... can we go outside… to talk in private?" he asked.

"Um, sure," Kankuro agreed. Kiba grabbed his hand and practically dragged him out the doors till they were under a set of stairs. No one was around and that seemed to calm Kiba a little bit. "Is something wrong?" Kankuro asked, a bit worried.

"N-no… not really… maybe," Kiba muttered. Kankuro had never seen him like this. Kiba took a big breath and looked up at Kankuro. "You're…. gay, right?" Kiba asked.

"Well…. Yeah," Kankuro admitted. Although he didn't care what people thought about his sexual preferences, he didn't want Kiba to be disgusted with him.

"So you've slept with guys, yeah? Did you top or bottom?" Kiba asked bluntly.

"Um well… I've always topped…" Kankuro answered honestly. He wasn't quite sure where this line of questions was going.

"Um… I've slept with a guy too.." Kiba said turning away, his face turning red.

"Huh?" Kankuro said, his jaw dropping.

"Yeah… I topped but…. It didn't feel right. Oh, not being with a guy! I don't mean it like that. What I mean is… It didn't feel right to top. I feel the same with girls. I hate taking charge. I'd rather be led then do the leading," Kiba said, keeping his back to the other boy. Kankuro just stood there, trying to process what was happening. "What do you think?" Kiba asked, finally turning to face Kankuro. Kiba's face was as red as his tattoos.

"We-well, it sounds like you either want a dominatrix or a dominant male partner," Kankuro explained, trying not to imagine Kiba in a sexual way. "But that aside, what did you need from me?" Kankuro asked, hoping that what he was thinking was what Kiba was going to say.

"I was wondering if maybe, if you don't mind…. Would you sleep with me?"

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'm ending it there! But don't worry, I should be writing the continuation sooooonish. I love Kankuro and Kiba! They're so cute together! I can't see them with anyone other than each other. But anyway, review I say! I live off of reviews!