Author's Note: This is my first attempt at writing some KibaNaru/NaruKiba. I am a fan of constructive criticism so if you have any, please let me know. If some of my references to canon events are wrong, I apologize for that also. I haven't watched much Shippuden and am only halfway though the original series. On that note, this story is meant to be read in the original series, not in Shippuden.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Warning: YAOI; LIME

Note: Zephyr means a pleasurable breeze or the Greek God of the western winds. I used the context of the former.

Chapter One

A few hours before sunset, Kiba sat under a tree down the street from the Inuzuka house, waiting for Naruto. He said he was coming by to prove himself to Kiba, but Kiba couldn't be less interested in Naruto's threats. Although they had been friends for years, he had never challenged Kiba before. Kiba thought it would be best just to ignore it. The soft rustling of the leaves under the tree made it hard for the Inuzuka to concentrate on anything else but the nature. The scents of things he had smelled before somehow nurtured him into thinking nothing could ever go wrong. It would all stay the same as it had always been, and he did not have a problem with that at all.

In fact, it was under this very tree that he and Naruto sometimes played during their academy years. But as the years went by, and as they aged, they grew further apart from each other. They hadn't hung out in forever, and with how busy Konoha keeps all the ninja, it was hard to find down time. Then, when it was found it was usually filled in with training, which meant that the only real friends you can make and hope to retain were the ones in your squad. Fortunately for Kiba, his squad didn't have any missions for awhile, and weren't training, so he could spend more time on other things, all with his dog Akamaru.

Akamaru had been through the worst with Kiba, and Akamaru knew things about Kiba that no one else knew about: Kiba's secrets. There was one in particular that he favored: Kiba Inuzuka was gay. Although Kiba still had doubts, Akamaru didn't. The dog had seen the way Kiba looked at Naruto when they were together. There was something more than just friendship going on. He wouldn't call it love, because he knew it wasn't. Kiba just desired Naruto. Part of it was an aspect of wonder, and the other was excitement at the thought of Naruto being accepting of Kiba's desire to further their relationship. Not really pick things up where they left off, just start something new.

Today Kiba opted for his lighter, black jacket because of the heat, and he laid back against the tree, looking through its leaves up to the clouds, thinking with a slight smile on his face. Akamaru laid back too, but the puppy was in Kiba's lap, leaning against his chest. They waited for Naruto to arrive and fight.

A few minutes later, they saw Naruto walking towards the tree from a distance. Instead of his regular orange jumpsuit attire, Kiba saw he had opted for a more cool approach to this hot day. A simple black t-shirt and shorts fell over Naruto loosely. His hair and clothes wafted in the zephyr of the summer. Kiba could feel the same winds, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. Naruto drew all Kiba's attention unintentionally, subconsciously, and very efficiently. Kiba appreciated Naruto not being in that jumpsuit today, because being out of it made him look even sexier. He also didn't wear his headband today, just as Kiba decided not to. All that time being out on missions made it feel all the better to take it off. As Naruto drew closer, Kiba decided to stand up. With his sleeves in his jacket pockets, and Akamaru on his shoulder, he stood up straighter, the smile widening on his face as Naruto approached. When he was almost under the tree, they begun conversation.

"Hey Naru, its been quite awhile." he said with a small chuckle, then he put his arm behind his head nervously. Naruto smiled, then approached Kiba and hugged him. Inuzuka embraced the hug more than usual. It was feeling the warmth of Naruto's body against his own, better than the feeling any zephyr could ever provide. Kiba pushed Naruto away from him, but held him by the shoulders, taking a long gaze into Naruto's magnificent blue eyes. Naruto's smile faded though, and he stepped away from Kiba, getting out of his grasp.

Kiba's smile faded a little bit too, and he asked Naruto his reason for coming to see him. Naruto replied, "On the way over I decided to let you off the hook this time," he smirked, putting his hands behind his head, "and just catch up with you today."

Akamaru barked at Kiba, which roughly translated to: "I knew it! He didn't come to fight. He's holding something back. Today is the day." Kiba's smile turned into a frown as he looked at the ground, and Akamaru whimpered.

Naruto saw Kiba's sudden change in expression, and asked, "Whats wrong?" he looked around to see if anything was going on behind him. Seeing nothing he turned back to Kiba.

Kiba looked up and tried to bring back the smile. "You know what Naruto? Can we just walk by the stream like we used to when we were kids?"

"Okay, sure..." he replied. Something seemed out of place to the blonde.

Past the tree they walked down into a wooded area, and after a bit more walking, there was a stream surrounded by sand and rocks that went on for a few miles before it spilled out into a lake. When they were kids, they would walk this stream talking about anything, and playing in the stream on days when it was too hot to be outside, but too nice to be inside.

"So..." Kiba began when they got to the sand and were walking down stream, "I've been thinking too much... What do you think of Hinata?" Kiba sighed. He was going undercover to see if Naruto liked any girls. If he said yes, Kiba wouldn't say anything. It would make things too awkward between them and Kiba didn't want that.

"Well, I would ask why you would ask, but I won't. It seems to me that you're worried about something but happy about it at the same time... Let me tell you that nothing is going on between me and Hinata. She just likes me, I don't think I could date her. She's just too... uhh... innocent? Yeah, I guess that's what it is." he looked up, then continued, "And Sakura is too caught up in Sasuke. I don't really even care anymore." He then looked at Kiba with a reassuring smile, "Don't worry about me keeping Hinata away from you, shes all yours, buddy!" he slapped Kiba on the back playfully.

Kiba sighed. How was he supposed to say this? Whatever he decided on, he would try not to think about the future. He had to live in the moment, otherwise life just wasn't worth living.

"No... no... its not that..." Kiba said as he looked into the stream. The sound was comforting him just enough to want to continue.

"Then what is it?" Naruto asked with interest. Kiba was silent. He took a breath out, then a deep breath in. Then he decided to begin.

"Do you remember when we were little?" Naruto nodded. Kiba continued, "Well after all those years of hanging out with you and seeing how you are..." he shrugged. "After all that time, don't you want to seek more? I mean, our relationship can't end now, can it? Sure we areninjas now but that doesn't mean... ugh..." he was trying to search for the right words. "that doesn't mean we can't be in more of a serious relationship, right?" after Kiba's little laugh which didn't do much to cover up his nervousness, Naruto stopped walking immediately, then so did Kiba.

"So now you want to be my boyfriend? Kiba, since when were you like that?" Kiba shrugged again and looked down. Naruto continued, "Kiba-kun, look at me, not the sand." he did as he was told. "Okay, so confirm this for me. You want to be my boyfriend?"

Kiba nodded.

Naruto sighed, "Oh, Kiba, Kiba, Kiba." he smiled, then he looked around. Kiba did too, but found nothing out of the ordinary. Naruto began again, "I want you to close your eyes, and close them tight. No objections, just do it." Kiba did. "Hey, and Akamaru too, I know how he can tell you stuff." Akamaru whimpered then closed his eyes firmly, just like the other Inuzuka.

Naruto then thought to himself, "Today is the day. I knew one day he would break and tell me his true feelings. The thing he doesn't know is I feel them too. He is going to love this surprise..." and with a wide grin he took the loose black t-shirt off, revealing his golden-tanned stomach and chest. Not very much muscle showed through his skin, just a little, but that was okay. He hated working out anyway. And he didn't need to, because he wanted to be thin and sexy, not look like a bag of rocks. He decided not to take off anything but his shirt, he didn't want to reveal too much yet, although Kiba was the sexiest boy in Konoha, in Naruto's modest opinion. He walked up to Inuzuka and leaned into his right ear, the one that Akamaru wasn't around.

Kiba could smell Naruto better than before, so he knew Naru was close. That was when Naruto said the one magic word:

"Yes." he whispered into Kiba's ear. Inuzuka opened his eyes and let Akamaru down before he came back up to Naru's face: now with innocent eyes. Naruto leaned in and began kissing him softly at first, then deeper than before, tongue searching the warm, wet cavern of Kiba's mouth. Naru's hands went behind Kiba. One on his shoulder, one on the nape of his neck, pulling Kiba in more so he could dig deeper. Kiba's hands felt every part of the other boy's torso as he dug deeper too, wanting more. He tried to reach his hand into the boy's shorts, but Naruto's hand declined entrance, despite his manhood standing at attention. He just wanted to kiss Kiba right now, and Kiba didn't care. As long as he was with the boy, he wouldn't ask for anything more. Soon all sounds from the outside world were zoned out and to them it seemed that they were the only ones there. Kiba's senses overloaded with Naruto. His smell, the sweet taste of his mouth, the sound of his moaning, the sight of him shirtless, and even better, the feel of every part of Naruto's upper half. Actually, Kiba was getting very, very hard. He felt like he needed to get off. He had every intention to go farther with this boy.

The only thing that could stop them now was Akamaru's agitated bark...

After about a minute more of their kissing, Akamaru began to bark, over and over again. He wouldn't stop barking. Finally Kiba stopped, and then he and Naruto (still locked onto each other) looked at Akamaru, who was now whining. Kiba obviously understood what he was saying.

"So Kiba-kun," said a still shirtless Naruto, "why, exactly, did he have to interrupt?"

"Ugh... He says we have to be getting back to the house soon, 'cuz mom is about to get home and she'll be asking questions about where we were..."

"Damn it," Naruto said while walking back to his shirt. As he was putting it on he asked, "Why didn't you just tell them you were out here to hang out with me?

"Well, when I came here no one was home in the first place, and my mother is the only one who really cares about where I 'm at." Kiba said as he put his hands into his jacket's pockets, not happy with Akamaru's objection.

"Ehh, its okay I guess... There's always tomorrow for these things, right? We don't have any more missions for quite awhile. I live by myself, so you could always come by tomorrow, right?" he said with a wink and a laugh, as he put his hands behind his head.

"Yeah. We have time." Kiba said with a smirk as he began walking back up stream, then stopped a few steps in to turn back to Naruto, who was still standing in the same spot.

"Hey, aren't you coming?" Kiba asked.

"No," Naruto said as he sat down by the stream, looking into the water. "I think I'll just stay here and... uhh... reflect on what just happened."

"Yeah, you're just going to reflect on what just happened." Kiba said with a smirk, "Actually I think I'll just go home and reflecttoo."

Naruto smiled."Okay Kiba-kun, I'll see you tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah... Definitely." Kiba said as he turned around to begin walking again. Akamaru soon fell into step beside him and jumped up to sit on his head as they walked home.

As they walked home they passed the woods, then the tree, then they were on the streets of Konoha, walking. Just like they always did. On the way home Kiba thought about what had just happened as he licked the remaining saliva off his lips, savoring Naru's flavor. He didn't try to think about what might happen in the future, he reallywanted to think about the recent past. Especially at a time like this, he had to live in the moment. For the walk home he spoke to Akamaru. The dog saying I told you so, Kiba not really caring what Akamaru said. They spoke for awhile, then they saw their house and they finished the conversation. Nearing the door, Kiba hoped his mother wasn't home yet. He slowly opened the door and stepped inside, and found out she wasn't. The house was still vacant as it was when he left. He crept upstairs to his bedroom and closed the door, locking it too. He didn't want to be interrupted while he reflected.

After he finished reflecting, he went to sleep early, a little bit after dark fell. He was uninterrupted as thoughts of Naruto swam through his mind. Who knows what would happen tomorrow? Kiba had a pretty good idea...