OBVIOUSLY I DON'T OWN NARUTO. BUT I DO OWN THIS SPECIFIC STORY INVOLVING NARUTO CHARACTERS.

Fire and Ice may never touch

The warmth will always be too much

Under those fingers you'll thaw

With your feelings left raw

"Another job well done!" The busty Kunoichi smiled and stood up straight, stretching her back and wiping the sweat off her brow.

"Yeah finally! That was one long mission!" Kiba yelled out, before turning to his partner. "Great job Akamaru!" The wild teen grinned brightly, patting his giant white dog.

The dog barked in response.

Shino walked in front of the two, in his steady, rhythmic steps.

One, two…One, two…

He didn't say a word, focused on everything, and yet, nothing, keeping to his footing, and trying to block out his teammates.

He counted the sound of his feet on the path.

The harsh sunlight burned above team 8, letting them know just how hot the summer in Japan could get, leaving all the teens dealing with it differently.

The humidity had Hinata feeling light headed. More and more sweat poured out of her, causing her baggy jacket to stick to her fishnet top underneath. of course, he shyness kept her from removing the one piece of clothing hiding her curvy figure. she'd rather burn to death then parade around in something so damn tight.

She pulled her long, blueblack hair into a sloppy ponytail, once again wiping the sweat that formed right above her moon colored eyes.

Kiba, the naturally warm one, was practically dying to get home, also completely effected by the stickiness in the air. Once he arrived at the village, he planned on joining Akamaru in a nice cool bath. He needed out of his clothes, right away.

Shino made sure his breathing was even as his bugs buzzed under his skin, feeling them crawl inside his body, wanting to come out and attack whatever was near enough, angry at the harsh sun.

He hated the heat more than anyone.

He always felt like he was melting, since his clan's bodies never held body warmth, he wasn't really accustomed to it, making a mini hell under his flesh, and his bugs weren't too pleased.

He picked up his pace slightly, putting a little more space between him and his squad.

Kiba and Hinata knew better than to disturb him.

Their caption was strange, but productive; a simple tradeoff.

What they didn't know is why Shino had become slightly more distant than usual. Of course, if they hadn't been his teammate for over 3 years, they wouldn't have noticed.

Shino would speak less and less, eventually avoiding conversation all together. He would move his sleeping bag as far away as possible from the rest, or even going as far as to sleep in a tree. He even stopped training with them.

Kiba was getting annoyed.

Hinata was getting worried.

There was something off about Shino.

Shino steps slowly increased, again, trying to get home as soon as possible, but even if it were within the next second, it wouldn't be quick enough.

He was melting, his frozen skin thawing out.

All because of one very warm teammate.

He hated himself for allowing his emotions to get the better of him.

He needed to put some distance in, and quickly, otherwise, he'd completely melt, leaving nothing of him at all.

His shell was slowly cracking.

THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT, TO SEE IF ANYONE ACTUALLY WANTS TO READ THIS STORY. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE REVIEW, IF NOT, THEN I'LL DISCONTINUE IT