Those White Eyes..

Chapter 2

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters, if you didn't already know that.

Author's Notes: Iruweenie again, bringing the second chapter of Those White Eyes to your computer screen! Thank God for Spring break! I got to spend the entire day today working on this story without having to worry about homework over the weekend! Let me tell you it feels great :3! But anyway, hope you enjoy! Now on to the story:

Kiba raised an inquiring eyebrow. "That name sounds so familiar; maybe I have seen her before…?"

He pondered the thought for a moment though as interesting as it was, it soon bored him so he shrugged it from his mind.

'Whatever, a teammates' a teammate. I'll just have to work with what I've got.' He sighed then glanced once more at his 'peculiar' teammate. He noticed, while really looking her over for the first time, that she was rather scrawny and didn't look built to be a shinobi. She was short, shorter then most of the other girls in their class and they were pretty tiny in themselves. Her hands were small, and rather petite, not unlike the hands of a baby but certainly not meant for a ninja. The expression she wore as she nervously stared back at his probing gaze was that of pure innocence and Kiba was quite sure she wasn't ready for whatever was in store for them now. But the Konoha head protector she wore around her neck said otherwise so he perished the thought then suddenly found himself staring into her creamy white eyes. Her pupil-less orbs sent chills down Kiba's spine with a single glance and he had to admit they were somewhat intimidating, contrary to the rest of her features. Averting his eyes away from hers, he considered an explanation for her strange... gift in his head.

'It could be a… uh… kekkai genkai?' Kiba thought awkwardly, vaguely remembering their lesson on the subject. 'But I've never seen anything like it before… and it's really creepy! Wait… why the heck is she still staring at me?'

Although he wasn't looking directly into her eyes, Kiba could still feel their piercing gaze boring through him. For the second time, a chilling sensation shot up his spine and nearly froze his entire body when her apprehensive voice spoke once more.

"Um… K-Kiba-kun, a-are you alright… ?"

Her sudden intrusion upon his thoughts snapped Kiba back to reality as he immediately jerked his head up, careful to avoid making eye contact, and stared absentmindedly at the ceiling. "Uh… yeah, yeah, I gotta go!" He stated abruptly, while swiftly turning away from her and toward the door. Kiba felt a little unsure (not to mention ashamed) of what he was doing, but all he knew was that he needed to get away from her… and fast! Blindly sprinting across the room (and ignoring Hinata's shrieks coming from somewhere behind him), Kiba made a break for the door when a beige blur shot in front of him, knocking him off his feet and blocking the only exit.

"Geez buddy, watch were you're g-" Kiba started then paused when he peered up at the figure towering over him. In return, a pair of solid black shades unemotionally glared down at him causing the once hard-headed Inuzuka to cower beneath the boy's penetrating gaze.

"It's rather sad…" he stated simply, the movement of his lips hidden behind the high-top collar of his beige jacket.

Kiba's ears perked up.

"Huh?" came his stupefied reply.

The other boy sighed then nonchalantly nudged his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

"Haven't you been in this school long enough? It's sad that you don't even know the names of your fellow students. To be a shinobi means to always be alert and aware of your surroundings. Judging by your performance today, Hinata-san is more qualified to be ninja then you." His tone, as well as his expression, was blank as he walked away casually, leaving the dumbstruck Kiba speechless behind him. There was a pause as only soft, quick foot steps coming toward him could be heard in the room.

"Kiba-kun! A-Are you alright?" Hinata gasped, hastily making her way to his side and looking him over. Mustering one last bit of courage, Kiba hesitantly looked into her pure silvery eyes to find they no longer seemed so ominous. In fact, worry was embedded in their gentle orbs and an almost… pleasant feeling washed over him at the sight. This strange, new sensation caused light tints of pink to blossom on his cheeks.

"-kun?"

Kiba snapped out of his pleasure induced daze to find Hinata's expression had changed from that of worry to confusion. He secretly missed her concern but when he realized he was still blushing he instantly looked away and cursed to himself.

"Kiba-kun? W-What did Shino-kun tell you?" Hinata asked curiously, attempting to discover the source of her teammate's bizarre behavior.

After Kiba had managed to coax his blush away, he turned to face the milky eyed girl again but the mention of the unfamiliar name surprised him.

"Shino?" he said, feeling awkward for knowing very few of his classmates.

"Aburame Shino-kun. I-I saw him with you not too long ago." Hinata expressed, growing more confused with each of Kiba's reactions. "He's on t-team eight too."

Kiba froze. If this 'Shino' person was the guy in the shades from earlier then the last thing he wanted was for them to be on the same team. 'That jerk, I'll show him who's 'qualified' to be a ninja!'

The thought of showing up his new teammate caused a cat-like grin to spread across his face. Kiba chuckled softly as one last thought crossed his mind:

'At least now things will start getting interesting…'

Author's Notes: And thus ends Chapter 2. Don worry, Kurenai and Akamaru are coming in the next one as well as more Shino. Please review and tell me what you think of it so far! But remember, I'm fragile when it comes to flames so none of those thanx :3