Chapter 4

Luna approaches the cafeteria to the inn to get some breakfast. She can hear Suguro and Konekomaru talking.

"Dang my head is throbbing."

"Are you getting a migraine again Bon?"

"Ah, maybe but I think Ms. Kirigakure gave me a beer instead of a soda last night accidently."

"Well don't say anything. If it was an accident you don't want to get her fired."

"Yeah."

"Did you get a chance to talk to Luna?"

"Yes I did, but I must have startled her. She ran away from me before I really got to say what I wanted to tell her."

"You know if you talk to her in her human form she's less likely to be so skittish."

Luna stands in the doorway of the cafeteria. Looking around she can see Konekomaru is facing the entrance, Suguro sits with his back to it and Rin is sitting with his back to Suguro at the next table over. Luna walks into the cafeteria.

Konekomaru waves to her smiling. "Good morning Luna."

"Good morning Konekomaru." She see Suguro look over his shoulder at her as she sits on the opposite side of the table from Rin. "Morning Okumara."

"Mmm-onring." He says through a mouth full of rice.

Someone brings Luna a tray of food.

"Domo arigatou gozaimasu", she bows slightly trying to make her Japanese sound unforced.

"Dōitashimashite" They respond bowing back and then walk away.

Rin lowers his bowl of rice. "I thought you didn't know any Japanese."

"I'm trying my best to learn. It's not easy. Sentences are the hardest. The structure of them is so different from what it is in English."

"Well you sounded like a native."

"Yeah, a native four year old." Luna laughs.

She hears Suguro make an annoyed sound and stand up from the table he sits at. "I'm going to go get ready for the meeting. I'll see you there right." He says to Konekomaru.

Konekomaru nods his head. "Bon", he then nods his head toward Luna and Rin.

Suguro grumbles as he walks out of the cafeteria, "Morning guys". He doesn't look at either of them as he walks past.

Luna watches him walk out. "Good Morning…Suguro." She says.

"Morning Bon!"

"Hey Shima." He mumbles under his breath.

Shima walks up next to Luna and Rin. "Man I'm so glad I'm not the head of my family. Hey Koneko come eat with us."

Konekomaru stands and bows, "Actually I'm finished with my breakfast. Sorry." He walks quickly after Suguro.

Shima looks over his shoulder with his arms tucked behind his head. "Man what is up with those two. They're so tense." He then looks at Luna. "So how's the Wolfie lady doing?"

Luna sweeps her arm across the back of Shima's knees toppling him to the ground.

He sits up quickly, "Hey!"

Shima's older brother Juzo walks over after, laughing. "Did you deserve it Renzo?"

"Now why would I deserve being knocked to the ground?"

"Oh, I don't know, because you're you." Juzo nods to Rin and Luna. "I'm Juzo, Shima's eldest brother but one."

Luna smiles at Juzo. He had soft brown eyes. His dark brown almost black hair was neatly cut on the sides but the top was longer and a bit messy.

"Oh sorry, this is Luna Wilk, and this is my friend Rin Okumara."

"Nice to meet you both."

Quickly approaching footsteps can be heard coming towards them. "Renzo!" a blonde young man jumps and kicks Shima right in the head toppling him into Luna and sending her breakfast all over them. Egg and rice everywhere. Shima blushes as he removes his face from Luna's chest. She quickly scoots away from him.

"Oh no! I'm sorry I didn't realize someone else was sitting there."

Luna stands up and brushes the rice off from herself. Blushing and furious. "Yeah, I kind of wanted to eat my breakfast instead of wear it." She takes a deep breath to calm herself. "It's ok I'm not hurt. I guess I have to go back up to the guard house to change." She sighs.

"I can find you something to wear. Please just wait here." He runs off.

Luna sits back down.

"Damnit Kinzo!" Shima grumbles.

Juzo sits next to Rin at the table. "I'll ask them to bring you some more breakfast."

Luna shakes her head. "Thank you."

Juzo calls over the waiter, "Could we have another tray for the lady? I'll have my breakfast too please."

Luna scoops up what she can of the food and hands over they tray. "I'm sorry." She says looking up to the waiter.

"No, no, no sorries." The waiter shakes their head at her. They hand her a fresh tray of food.

They all sit and eat their food until Kinzo walks back in with a folded garment for Luna. "The head mistress gave me this for you. Do you know how to wear a yukata?"

"No, but I think I can recruit someone to help me with it. Thank you… Um," Luna looks at the three Shima men. "What do I call you since you are all Shima's?"

The three of them laugh at her along with Rin.

"To cute." Juzo says, "I don't mind if you call me Juzo or you can call me J. Shima. Whatever you prefer."

"Just call me Kinzo the great." Kinzo says puffing out his chest.

It was Luna's turn to laugh, "Ok Kinzo the great. Do you want to show me a place where I can change?"