@musaics: A kiss on the brow from Hinata to Kiba :^) //hello ive missed u
It's been a long, tiring day - with four new litters of nindog puppies to wrangle, it's been all hands on deck at the Inazuka compound. He'd roped in his teammates immediately to help deal with the chaos and carnage that over two dozen puppies create, but even then, there's hardly been a chance for a break.
But, with all puppies safe and secure in their dens, well fed and sleeping soundly, at last he can relax.
Shino has already left for home - as fond as he is of creatures great and small, there's only so much yapping and nipping a person can take in a day - but Hinata remains, helping with the cleanup no doubt. He knows he should join her, if not tell her to go home and rest, but he cannot bring himself to get up from the couch now that he's down.
Akamaru is similarily drained - the big white dog is flopped on his side, chest softly rising and falling as he snoozes away on the rug. Now that is a great idea, Kiba thinks to himself, his own eyelids feeling suddenly heavy.
He must have drifted off, as the next thing he knows, there are soft lips against his forehead and gentle hands upon his cheeks. He knows that scent anywhere - so familiar and comforting, like a warm blanket on a cold night. His lips curve into a smile and his eyes blink open, finding her lilac gaze hovering just above.
"Sorry," he murmurs, voice thick with drowsiness, "didn't mean t' fall asleep." One of his hands finds hers, gives a gentle squeeze. He shuffles over on the couch, pats the space he's freed up. "C'mere. It's comfy down here."