Hey! Well it's officially the end of SasuHina month, but I don't care I still have prompts to do! As promised I would do them, even if i was late...wow now I'm really late lol!

Anyway one of the prompts for day 13 was Greek Mythology...and well...that's not really my strong suit. So I hope you don't mind me cheating with this one a bit and doing just the 'Mythology' part instead. This is a long one, hence why it's taken me so long to write! But I'm actually really proud of this chapter! Sasuke as a sexy werewolf definitely works! Oh and if you're wondering why I've included so much time with the Uchiha family, well I wanted to shop how opposite Sasuke and Hinata's families were.

A warning that is a tiny bit of Sakura bashing in this chapter, please don't take it to heart! I actually like her character a lot I just had to do it in line with the story! Don't hurt me I bruise easily :P

So..I hope you enjoy this chapter! Please review! I look forward to your comments!

Kim XXX


My Luna

Hinata Hyuga lived in a small town surrounded by a beautiful forest, which was perfect for her and her family. See Hinata had a secret, in fact her whole family had a secret, they were werewolves. Not the scary vicious kind you hear in horror stories, no Hinata and her family were actually very gentle, they kept to themselves mainly to keep their secret. They lived on the outskirts of their village in a huge house where her whole pack lived, from her cousins, aunties, uncles, her little sister and her father. They were a rather big pack to say the least but Hinata loved it and wouldn't have it any other way. Her father was the Alpha of her pack which made Hinata his heir, although her pack were rather against her becoming the new Alpha in many ways, they thought her too kind, she was much too involved in the 'human world'. Her best friends were humans: Ino and Sakura, she went to a 'human' high school instead of being schooled at home like the rest of her pack and she enjoyed spending time with them. She didn't and couldn't see why this was such an issue but apparently her pack did and her little sister was following right in her foot steps.

Now the Hyuga pack were not the only werewolves in the village of Konoha, the Uchiha pack lived not far from them. They were just as strong, just as big and although they had never had to fight with them thankfully Hinata was weary of them, her father and the Alpha of the Uchiha pack had struck a deal many generations ago that they would live in peace. She actually went to school with one of them, Sasuke Uchiha, her best friend Sakura had a huge crush on him...actually most of the school did apart from Hinata. See Hinata had a crush you might call it on his best friend Naruto Uzumaki but she knew nothing could come of it, see Naruto was human and werewolves and humans can't be mates. So Hinata had never done anything about it, much to her friends annoyance, because one day she would meet her mate and she didn't want them to be mad at her for being with another man.

Werewolves mate for life you see, they don't actually have the ability to find their mates until the age of 18 until they're considered an adult. You're not guaranteed to find your mate at 18 but your wolf within you could somehow help you find them. Hinata didn't know all the specifics as of yet, after all she was 17 years old and wouldn't turn 18 for another 2 weeks yet, she had asked her father and he had told her 'she will see' so no help there.

"Hinata! You coming down anytime soon?" Sakura called from the bottom of the rope. Hinata looked down from the top of the rope she had had to climb up 'arh yes, gym class' she thought to herself. She had been distracted looking out beyond the school fields to the forest, she could feel it calling her name. Another thing humans had wrong about werewolves was they assumed they could only turn on a full moon, not true! A werewolf could turn anytime they choose, they were always at one with their wolf not just on full moons, it was like having another being in their mind they didn't take over though they co-existed.

Hinata took one last glance at the forest and began to make her way down the rope. Being a werewolf usually came with some advantages; not only did most werewolves have great bodies they were usually agile and had a great amount of strength, but...well Hinata had a good body but she could be a clumsy when it came to sports and gym. While coming down the rope Hinata suddenly lost her grip on the rope and began to fall from a large height back first. Hinata desperately tried reaching out for the rope again but it was way beyond her reach by now.

"Hinata!" She heard Sakura and Ino call from below.

Sasuke looked behind him and in an instant his wolf had taken in the situation, he ran across the gym and jumped into the air catching the Hyuga in his arms and bringing them to the floor within the space of 5 seconds.

"Oh Sasuke, that was amazing!" Sakura came running over to him once he'd helped the Hyuga to the floor.

"You should be more careful." Sasuke looked annoyed at the Hyuga.

"I-I...Thank you." Hinata bowed her head not looking Sasuke in the eye, a sign of dominance for his wolf. He wish she wouldn't do that, he hated that she didn't she didn't have to confidence to even try.

This wasn't the first time Sasuke had saved her in some way, there was one time in science class when she'd been paired with Naruto and he played with the gas for the bunsen burner unseen by Hinata, she had assumed the strong smell of gas was from everyone using their burners too. When she went to light the flame Sasuke had pulled her back into his chest her back pressed against his hard body as the flame shot out up wards, if she had been standing where she was a second ago Hinata's face would have been burned. Then there was the time while she'd been walking through the town, she'd crossed the road and suddenly hearing a screech of wheels Hinata could see in slow motion a car about to hit her and then it didn't. Somehow Sasuke had been there and pushed her out the road out of harms way and himself just in the knick of time.

"Hn." Sasuke turned and walked back over to Naruto even more annoyed than before.

After gym Hinata picked up her school bag and began her long run home through the woods. Usually she got a lift with one of girls in their car but after gym class she felt like she needed this run and her wolf needed the chance to run free to clear her head before seeing her family. Waiting until she was far enough away from town and out of sight from any human Hinata dropped her bag by a tree and let the change shimmer down her. She remembered her first change when she was just 13 years old, how much it had hurt, now it came easy there was no pain it just felt like a chill ran through her whole body and when she opened her eyes again she was on four feet. Picking up her school bag between between her teeth Hinata ran home enjoying the feel the wind through her fur and the ground under her paws.

Slowing to a trot as she came to her home Hinata pushed in through the front door gently and ran up the stairs as soon as she saw the coast was clear.


"Sasuke?" His mother called from the kitchen as he walked through the front door.

"Yeah?" Sasuke walked into the the kitchen and threw his school bag on the table.

"Is that where your bag goes?" His mother scolded him straight away.

"Hello to you to you." Sasuke grumbled and hurled his bag over one shoulder.

"Hello dear." His mother kissed him sweetly on the cheek causing Sasuke to roll his eyes. "Oh don't be such a sour puss there was time you use to beg me to do that."

"Yeah when I was 5."

"Hey Pup." Itachi, his older brother walked in and ruffled his hair, making Sasuke scowled and quickly put his hair right again. Itachi had always called Sasuke 'pup' a term of indeterminate Itachi would say, Sasuke hated it! Yes he was the youngest in their family but still he wasn't a 'pup' any longer, he was an adult now at 18 and everyone needed to remember that!

"How was school?" Itachi asked, grabbing himself a hot cookie mother had just taken out the oven.

"Oi! I just made those! You're as bad as your father." She smacked Itachi's hand, although not hard.

"School was boring as usual." Sasuke sat at the table getting out his books ready to make a start on his homework.

"Boring it may be, but it's important." His mother told him with her back turned Sasuke repeated the words, although without making a sound. His mother however was no fool and clipped him round the back of the head for his smart antics.

"Do you want to be a fool like your uncle Hidan?" She asked him. Sasuke had heard this speech more times than he could count, first she brought up uncle Hidan, next it would be the Hyuga laughing in their faces, the shame that would bring to their pack and of course his mate.

"I don't need to hear all this again, I'm doing my homework aren't I?" Sasuke leant on one hand watching his mother walking around the kitchen making dinner for them all.

"Then less moaning and more studying." His mother replied shortly.

Sasuke may look like he hated this scene with his family while in fact deep down, he loved it. Although he would never admit it to anyone unless on pain on death! So for now that would be his little secret.

"How's Izumi?" Sasuke asked his brother trying to change the topic of conversation. Izumi is Itachi's mate, she was living with them now they were married and completed the bonding ceremony. Itachi and Izumi had only found each other a couple of years back when Itachi was 23 years old, they met at University and being mates, the rest as they say is history.

"She's fine, she's working at the veterinary surgery and seems to have settled in there more." Sasuke nodded his head, Izumi had originally found it a rather difficult transition coming to Konoha. The people here are very friendly something Izumi had not been used to at all, most of her pack had been wiped out by hunters a few years back and that had made her wary of humans. The only reason she went to university was because her wolf told her to. Fate was funny like that.

"Algebra? Anything I can help with?" Itachi offered.

"Not unless you know the mathematical inequality of 9 less than the product of M and N." Sasuke sighed.

"Yeah...I leave that one to Pup." Itachi smirked at him and ruffled his hair again as he left the room.


Hinata walked into school the next day determined not to make a sceptical of herself like yesterday during gym. Of all the people to catch her it had to be Sasuke Uchiha! Luckily she'd showered before her pack could smell him on her, otherwise comments would have been made. Hinata herself didn't have anything against the Uchiha pack, but for a quiet life she tried to steer clear of them, if she didn't well her pack would have a lot to say about it. When they heard Itachi, Sasuke's older brother, had found his mate one of the pack members had said 'God help her poor soul being mated with him'.

Walking through the school doors Hinata was bombarded with the noise in the hallways, to her it sounded much more louder than to humans, wolf hearing as sensitive as it is. She twisted, turned and manoeuvred her way through the crowds until she finally reached her locker where Sakura and Ino were already waiting. Ino had chosen to wear a very potent perfume, or potent for Hinata at least (thanks to her wolf's heightened sense of smell) making Hinata sneeze rather than say hello in greeting.

"Hinata!" Ino smiled warmly at her, "What do you think of my new perfume? Nice isn't it?"

"Mmmm...Very...floral." Hinata opened her locker and began to retrieve the books she'd need for her first two classes.

"I told you she'd like it." Ino stuck her tongue out at Sakura.

"Oh please Hinata doesn't count, she wouldn't tell you if she didn't anyway."

"Fine. I'll ask Kiba. Kiba!" Ino shouted over their male friend from their class. Hinata blocked out the rest of their conversation she could feel a headache coming on already, the perfume being as strong as is was.

"You ok Hina?" Kiba asked, cutting his conversation with Ino.

"What?...Oh yes fine thank you." Hinata blushed at the three of them staring at her.

"Look, look. Here comes Sasuke and Naruto, act cool everyone." Sakura nudged Ino.

"You wouldn't know what cool is if you were a block of ice."

"Shut it Ino pig."

"Do one, Billboard brow!" Ino retorted back. Hinata found herself wondering how the two of them remained friends but apparently miracles do happen and in Konoha no less.

Hinata noted Sasuke rolling his eyes as the girls bickering, being a werewolf himself he obviously heard every word. As the pair drew nearer Naruto stopped and smiled brightly at Sakura.

"Hey Sakura!" He greeted her. Sasuke stood beside him, silent as ever, gazing around the corridor.

"Naruto." Sakura spoke his name like poison.

"I was wondering if you wanted to go visit the festival this weekend? With me?"

"Oh, I'm going with someone else." Sakura waved him off and took a quick glance in Sasuke's direction, something that didn't go unmissed by the group.

"I..I see." Naruto looked to floor. "Well...Er maybe I'll see you there. We can go on a ride together, Sasuke's coming."

"I am?" Sasuke frowned at Naruto suddenly paying attention to the conversation.

"Yes you are." Naruto spoke out the side of his mouth, a plea if ever Hinata saw one.

"But I hate the festival."

"Maybe we can go on ride together Sasuke?" Sakura looked up at him flirty.

"I don't do rides." Sasuke told her sternly.

"Or have some candy floss-"

"I don't like sweets."

"Or a hot dog-"

"W-Why don't we all go together?" Hinata intervened seeing this pediment coming to no end. She hated seeing Sakura throw herself at Sasuke mainly because she knew he would never fall for her, he couldn't. Her wolf hated seeing Sakura flirt with Sasuke it made cold shivers run down her spine and her tummy turn making her nearly throw up her breakfast.

"That's a great idea Hina!" Kiba threw his arm around her shoulders and smiled down at her, "Maybe this year I can finally win you one of those rabbit teddies you liked last year."

"Were you hungry Hyuga?" Sasuke teased her.

"Hinata would never eat a rabbit! She wouldn't hurt a fly." Kiba protested, making Hinata blush because in fact she would. The whole reason she'd been looking at the rabbit teddy was because her father had put her on a starvation strike for not complying with the rules of their pack. She had been so hungry she'd looked to the rabbit teddy and her wolf had thought 'pray'. Sasuke chuckled at Kiba's protests and walked through the door to their form room.

Sasuke sat in his usual spot at the back and pulled out his algebra homework again, checking his answers.

"Oh shit that's due today?" Naruto cried out and sat beside him.

"You do this every time Idiot." Sasuke scolded him, realising he sounded just like his mother.

"Let me copy."

"Not a chance. You need to learn on your own-"

"Oh come on! You're my best friend I'd let you copy mine!"

"If you ever did your homework I still wouldn't copy yours." Sasuke paused to look up at Naruto.

"Hinata! You'll help me right?" Naruto looked to the chairs in front of them seeing Sakura, Ino and Hinata now in their seats.

"Don't let him copy Hyuga, he never learns." Sasuke went back to looking at his paper trying to calm his wolf at the thought of Hinata helping Naruto. Since he'd turned 18 in July his wolf had somehow took a liking to the Hyuga heir. The way she smelled, her smile, when ever she was in some sort of danger Sasuke had to help in some way his wolf giving him the abilities to do so: strength, speed and anything else within its power to give Sasuke without having to turn. He had no idea how or why and had never mentioned it to any of his family, afraid of what they might say. An Hyuga, of all wolves and the heir at that!

"I-I."

"She'll help you Naruto." Ino pushed Hinata out her seat, something she really shouldn't be able to do but Hinata had to allow her to look like she could to hide her own strength. Hinata sat beside Naruto on his other side, Sasuke watching her every movement. The way she gently moved a piece of her hair behind her ear revealing her bare neck to all in sight. Sasuke had to quickly look away, it may seem odd to humans but to werewolves the neck could been seen as pleasurable, where when they became truly mated they would bite each other on their necks leaving a mark on one another, it was a sign to all males that this female was mated and beyond their reach, nothing could part them.

Sasuke had also learned off Itachi that another sign a female is mated to a certain male is her markings appear. A female wolf has no markings to speak off, but males in their kind do. To the human eye they look like tattoos, they were an intricate patten of swirls, curved lines and depending on where they are placed showed how dominant their wolf was. Sasuke's was on his left shoulder and came up just past his collar bone and a little on his neck, they came down his shoulder blade and on his left side of his chest. So all wolves around him could see his markings, a sure sign he was dominant than most. Itachi's and his father's were much the same but they covered all around their backs, the only difference being was his father's markings came all up the back and side's of his neck, this was the sign of the Alpha.

"This one is a tricky you have to..." Sasuke zoned out the Hyuga's and Naruto's conversation and instead decided to lean back on his chair and stare out the window, longing to be in the forest. He tried not to be angry at his best friend who was unknowingly in danger from Sasuke's wolf wanting to throw him across the room so he could have the Hyuga to himself. An odd feeling really, Sasuke thought, considering the Hyuga wasn't even his mate. He dreaded her birthday coming up in the next two weeks because then she really could find her mate, he would have no one in the school to tease then. No one his own age who knew how he felt about their kind, not that they talked much about it. There had been one time in their first year of turning, Hinata had ran to him in the cafeteria and had asked, in front of all their friends, 'does it getting better?' To anyone else around them they had no idea what they were talking about, to Sasuke he knew what she was asking. He hard turned the first time a few months earlier as he was a few months older than her. Sasuke had nodded his head and told her, 'just keep trying and in time the pain goes away.' It did make him wonder though, why had the Hyuga pack not told that to Hinata? Why did she come to him of all werewolves at her disposal? Remembering this memory Sasuke decided he would do some digging in the Hyuga pack, find out how they treated Hinata.

As their form tutor Kakashi Hatake walked in to the room, the bell rang for first period. Typical Kakashi, he was always late, something about getting lost on the road of life, was his usual comeback if any of them chose to say anything.


Hinata checked her refection in the mirror once again, she wore her long hair straight as it was only way it would go. Ino had attempted many times to curl it but within an hour the curls would drop and her hair would as straight as a ruler again. She wore a little make up, a bit of blush, mascara and a pale pink lip balm as that was all she could apply herself. Make up had never been her strong suit, I guess at the age girls her own age were playing with make up Hinata had been learning how to change without that pain it brought along with it and had much preferred to be running through the woods was she finally overcame the pain.

Her outfit was a simple long sleeved beige top that fitted her perfectly, her favourite pair of jeans and trainers. Grabbing her cosy zip up hoodie Hinata walked out the door and down the stairs, heading to the festival with Sakura and Ino as they'd planned.

"Where are you going?"

Hinata paused with her hand reaching towards the handle of the door and turned slowly to see her father sitting on the couch.

"I-I was just-"

"Playing human." Hiashi spoke.

"I'm just going to the festival father." She spoke quietly, not daring to look him in the eye in case it would anger his wolf.

"Once you're 18 you will forget these humans. You will live as I tell you. I will not have you in my pack if you even so much as step outside with one of them, do I make myself clear?" Hiashi spoke harshly.

"B-But-"

"Do you want to be a lone wolf?" Hiashi turned towards her, his eyes burning amber with anger. Hinata quickly shook her head. To be a lone wolf was a fate worse than death, wolves thrived on being in a pack, a family.

"Get out of my sight you disappoint me just looking at you."

Hinata immediately opened the door and ran until she was off the Hyuga estate. Only then did she allow her tears to fall, no matter what she did in her fathers eyes she had never been and will never good enough.

"Hyuga?" She turned to see Sasuke walking near her his face full of confusion.

"W-What are you doing here?" She asked wiping her tears away.

"I'm walking to festival, this is the main street that leads to the town isn't it? I didn't realise I was breaking the treaty."

"Th-That's not that I meant...I'm sorry, I just-"

"Fancy walking together?" Sasuke asked her.

"I...I don't think that would a good idea." She looked behind her, afraid if one of her pack might see them talking together.

"I won't tell if you don't." He smirked at her. "Besides I can't let you walk with..." Sasuke brushed his thumb over her cheek, causing Hinata to rapidly take a step back and bang her back into the wall behind her. "You have...black stuff all down your face. Is this a new trend or something I'm yet unaware of?"

Hinata dashed to the nearest reflective surface, the window of a car, and saw the damage her cry had done to her make up. The mascara she had painstakingly applied was now in a blurred line all down her cheeks, her eyes were just as bad she looked like a bad imitation of the band Kiss.

"Dammit." She cursed and riffled through her handbag for a tissue of some sort. Finally finding one Hinata began to scrub away her make up and sighed in exasperation when the task was finally complete. "Now I look an even bigger mess." She to herself.

"You look better with out it." Sasuke looked at her reflection over her shoulder.

"Yes well you only saw the way it looked after I..." She trailed off, not wanting to let him know why.

"Won't your friends be wondering where you are?" Sasuke changed the subject sensing her uneasiness. Hinata looked at her phone and saw 5 missed calls off Ino and groaned. Hinata was never late, they must be worried. Calling Ino, while her and Sasuke began the walk into town, she informed her she was on her way now and would be there in 5 minutes.

Walking up the busy festival street together Sasuke and Hinata made their way over to their group of friends now waiting for them on a bench. Hinata knew when Sakura saw them, the look she'd given her was of pure jealousy, this was another reason Hinata had been hesitant to walk with him. It seemed so...high school, but then again that's exactly what Hinata was a high student. Her friends meant the world to hers and she hated to be the one that caused Sakura the pain of jealousy.

"Hina! You made it!" Kiba was the first to greet her. "I was beginning to think we'd have to send out a search party." He joked.

"I'm sure Sasuke kept her safe, he always does." Sakura sneered. Hinata tried to say something in quick response to the comment but Sasuke got there first.

"Perhaps if she had better friends I wouldn't have to." Sasuke gave Sakura a cold stare. "We just happened to be walking together anyway, we do live in the same direction. Is there a problem with that?"

Sakura turned pale at Sasuke's words, she was frightened both Hinata and Sasuke could smell it radiating off her, they could sense it.

"I'm sure Sakura was just making fun of my clumsy nature is all Sasuke." Hinata smiled to her friend, showing her no harm was done.

"Y-Yes of course Hinata I would never-"

"Come on! Less talk, more fun!" Naruto shouted and grabbed hold of the nearest person to him, Hinata, and lead her their first ride. It was called 'the sky wheel', you sat in pairs on a chair and from the outside it looked like a small Ferris wheel on an axis however as the wheel turned on its axis so did your chair, turning you upside down more times than Hinata could count. Hinata screamed in exhilaration, she laughed until her belly hurt. Coming off the ride Hinata had to help Naruto to the solid ground he so dizzy.

"Arh ground, I will never take you for granted again." Naruto lay on his front and began to kiss the ground saying over and over again 'I love you.'

"I'm surprised he didn't puke on you Hinata." Ino laughed once they'd all got off the ride.

"I would never puke on Hinata I'm a gentleman."

"Ha! I'll believe that when I see it." Sakura commented.

With that said Naruto had decided to prove how much of a 'gentleman' he was and declared he would win the rabbit teddy for her on the arcade stalls.

"Hey! I said I'd win it!" Kiba fought with Naruto as he took a step up to the stall. You had to throw 3 wooden rings over glass milk bottles, which sounded easy, until you realised the glass bottles were on a moving conveyor belt and for your money you only got 3 wooden rings, so if you missed one then you had to buy another 3.

"Y-You really don't have to do this." Hinata blushed as both Naruto and Kiba failed their first attempt and began to pay for a second go.

"I promised you Hina!" Kiba turned to her with a mega watt smile on his face.

Sasuke stood to one side watching the whole scene before him, Hinata was under the impression Kiba only saw her as a friend maybe even a little sister but how wrong she was. Sasuke could tell otherwise, his wolf wouldn't be as agitated as he was at this moment in time if Kiba did think of her as just a friend and he could literally smell, sense and see it! You'd have to blind not to! He could hear Sakura and Ino whispering to themselves the same thing, how cute it was Kiba liked Hinata, what a great pair they'd make!

"I wonder if he'll try and kiss her tonight like he said?" Ino asked.

You have to win the rabbit for her! His wolf spoke in his mind.

What? Why? Sasuke asked him.

Her wolf wants it, we have to be the ones to give it her!

Sasuke felt the push in his mind his wolf giving him and stepped up to the stall buying 3 wooden rings.

Let's show them how it's done. His wolf smiled in his mind already feeling the victory.

Hinata watched in disbelief as the three men began to throw the wooden rings at the glass milk bottles. Naruto and Kiba missed, Sasuke however threw two of his rings which landed perfectly around a milk bottle each. As he threw his last one Hinata saw from the corner of her eye the stall attendant flick a switch and the bottles stopped moving just as Sasuke's last ring flew over the neck of the bottle.

"Awww I'm sorry it doesn't count the bottles stopped moving." The attendant gave Sasuke a fake smile.

"What?! It doesn't say anywhere there's a time limit!" Naruto shouted over the crowd.

"Bad luck I'm afraid." The stall attendant began to turn but Sasuke gripped on to his shirt and pulled him close to his face.

"Give. Me. One. Of. Those. Rabbits." Sasuke spoke venomously.

"B-B-But I-I-I."

"Now!" Sasuke pulled the man up closer till his feet were dangling off the ground. Hinata rapidly stood beside Sasuke and placed her hand on his left shoulder.

"Sasuke." She spoke his name quietly. Sasuke looked from the frightened store attendant to Hinata beside him. "Your eyes are glowing." She warned him. Sasuke closed his eyes and steadied his breathing, feeling Hinata stroke his left shoulder where his markings were he felt his wolf calm down and dropped the attendant to the floor with an 'Uggh' sounded coming from the man.

"He won fair and square!" Naruto shouted again.

"Arh yes..yes..course he did. What did you say you wanted again? The rabbit yes?" The attendant immediately pulled down the best looking rabbit teddy he had and gave it to Sasuke, not once looking him in the eye.

As the group of friends walked from the stall towards the food vendors unspoken they walked in pairs, Kiba and Ino in front, Naruto and Sakura in the middle and Sasuke and Hinata at the rear.

"Here you go." Sasuke gave her the teddy and watched as Hinata smiled at the rabbit and stroked its fur lovingly. "Thank you for warning me back there." He whispered to her, with their wolf hearing he knew she would be able to hear over the crowd.

"You would have done the same for me." She turned to smile at him, "Thank you for winning it for me, although I'm sure with our abilities you cheated." She laughed.

"Maybe." Sasuke smirked at her again, "Just remember you can't eat this one." Hinata and Sasuke laughed together, something that didn't go un-noticed by the rest of their friends, Sasuke didn't laugh very often and now it seemed he was laughing quite a lot with Hinata.

"Are you calling me fat? I'm a growing girl you know." Hinata smirked.

"I'd say, you know I was watching you at lunch time the other day and I thought it's a job she gets plenty of exercise." Hinata's jaw dropped at his joke and nudged him with her shoulder pushing him off balance, not by much mind.

"Hina? You want a hot dog? My treat." Kiba called to her, breaking up their teasing.

"I'm good thanks." Hinata answered.

"He's going to try and kiss you tonight." Sasuke watched as her eyes widened and looked up at him in disbelief.

"He can't." She gasped. Sasuke knew what she meant, he can't because one day she would find her mate and her mate would not be happy at all her first was not him, but another. Sasuke chose not to answer and walked to the vendor to buy his own hot dog.

Once then been on a few more rides Ino suggested their last ride should be 'the tunnel of love'. Hinata tried backing out, she claimed she needed to get home otherwise she wouldn't make her curfew, but Sakura and Ino were having none of it. They pushed her into the first swan with Kiba jumping in beside her.

Hinata's heart felt like it might jump out of her chest, she didn't want this happen, she couldn't let it happen! She looked in to the murky water the swan was gliding on, its tracks underneath it, perhaps she could just jump out the swan and run home?

"Oh look Hina!" Kiba placed his arm around her shoulders and pulled her up against him. Hinata looked to where his finger was pointing and noticed the little LED lights in the tunnel in the shape of a love heart, a rearing horse with it's mane blowing in the wind and an angel. She assumed they were suppose to represent stars. Pushing herself off Kiba and on to the other side of the swan so she was now in her own seat Hinata glanced behind her to see Sasuke and Sakura behind them. He didn't look pleased at all, Sakura looked like she'd won the lottery.

Hinata's wolf was pleading with her to do something, anything, to get them out of the situation they now found themselves in!

"You know Hina I was thinking," Kiba smiled at her, "Now we're alone and all, maybe we should..." Hinata looked from the murky water to Kiba's face seeing him draw nearer to her ready to kiss her. Hinata leant as much out the boat as she could, causing it to lean to one side and inadvertently bringing Kiba closer to her. Hinata tried gripping on to something and instead found her hand splash into to the water straight in to Kiba's face.

"Arh!" He called out at the sudden cold the water and retreated back to his seat, righting the swan. "What the hell Hina?" Kiba looked at her puzzled wiping the water on his top.

"I-I'm sorry Kiba, I just...I really need to get home."

Sasuke was looking on from behind and couldn't help the smirk seeing Hinata splash Kiba in the face stopping the kiss from happening. He had began to stand up, ignoring Sakura's clawing at him to sit back down with her, but now Hinata had the situation handled his wolf and himself could breath a lot easier.

"You like her don't you?" Sakura asked him quietly.

"Like who?" Sasuke asked not taking his eyes off Hinata.

"I think you know who I'm talking about Sasuke I'm not an idiot! She makes you laugh, you walked together tonight, she touched you and looked like you...enjoyed it."

"Can you hear yourself?" Sasuke asked her angrily. "You walked and laughed with Naruto does that mean you like him?"

"No of course not."

"Then don't presume to know my feelings." Sasuke huffed. Feeling the sooner this ride was done with the better!


Hinata lay on her bed cuddling in to her new rabbit teddy. It was weekend, which meant she was stuck in the house or Hyuga territory where her pack could watch her like a hawk. She hated weekends, at least at school she felt free to be herself and happy being with her friends. Although since last night at the festival Sakura had been ignoring her messages something that had never happened before.

Her pack had all gone out for the day thankfully leaving just herself in the house, but still she dared not break the rules, she was sure they would find a way somehow if she did. So instead she had done all her homework for the weekend and now there was nothing left to do for the rest of the day.

"Hyuga?" She heard a whispered shout coming from outside her window. "Psst Hyuga?" Hinata frowned and looked out her window to see Sasuke standing on her lawn.

"What in the world." Hinata muttered and opened her window. "Sasuke? What are you doing her?" She asked in shock.

"I'm the new gardener." He joked. "Mind out the way." He told her, then leapt up the drain pipe, climbed on to the roof of the bay window and in through her window.

"Sasuke? T-This breaks the treaty."

"No will know. Besides your pack aren't even here right, I saw them leave an hour ago."

"You're spying on us?" Hinata accused him.

"No! I have better things to do with my time you know." Sasuke smirked down at her. "Look I'm here now, you pack aren't, we're in no danger." He assured her seeing her glancing around her room agitatedly. "This looks cosy." Sasuke walked more into her room and lay back on her bed. "Your bed is a lot more comfortable than mine." He commented and picked up the stuffed rabbit smiling that it now smelt of her. "Come on Hyuga, I don't bite." He sat up and patted the bed beside her.

"You really shouldn't be here." She warned him.

"I shouldn't, yet here I am. We could always go somewhere else? Fancy a run through the woods?"

"Why are you here?"

"Well...My place is boring and you're the only the other wolf I know that's my age. I don't wanna hang out with Naruto he's great but not after a full on 5 full days with him. You seemed the logical person to turn to."

Hinata went to pick up her favourite hoodie but Sasuke shook his head at her.

"What? Were going for a run aren't we?"

"I meant as a wolf Hyuga."

"Oh." Hinata blushed, no one beside her family had seen what her wolf looked like. "I-I see."

"Come on then." Sasuke smiled and grabbed her hand pulling her towards the window.

Once they were in the forest and off the track Sasuke couldn't keep the smile from off his face, he was looking forward to seeing what Hinata's wolf looked like.

"Umm Sasuke?" Hinata spoke shyly. "I-I'm going to get undressed over there."

"I get it, no peaking." Sasuke smirked. This was the issue with changing in to wolf form, you had to be naked unless you didn't mind a set of new clothes every time you changed of course.

Sasuke opened his bag and began to undress himself and quickly changed in to his wolf. He stretched out his back legs and shook his fur from head downwards, it felt good to be wolf he thought. So much simple than being human, not as many emotions just survival of the fittest. Feeling a slight change in the air Sasuke looked to where Hinata had hidden to change, knowing that's that what had happened. Hearing her walk slowly towards him Sasuke jumped behind a fallen tree trunk and watched her closely. Her wolf was pure white very much the opposite of his own colouring, him being jet black. She was smaller than him, but then most females are smaller than males yet she walked with such elegance.

Hinata walked in to the part of the woods Sasuke and herself parted and looked all around her, he'd gone? Turning towards the river near her Hinata sat down on her hind paws and wondered about the Uchiha, maybe he was changing somewhere else? Maybe he had left her and this was some trick her father had warned her the Uchiha liked to do that a lot. Unbeknown to Hinata however Sasuke was creeping up behind her, careful not to knock anything on the ground out of place. Stealthily he came up behind her and pounced on her back when she least expected it, playfully they tumbled and rolled on the floor trying to beat the other in to submission until one roll lead to another and they both fell into the river.

Sasuke stood up in the water, his fur dripping into the river below and looked unimpressed to the Hyuga wolf. Seeing Hinata's wolf rolling around on the floor, obviously if she were in human form she would have been in hysterics. Well he wasn't going to be laughed at jumping in the water he splashed her in the face, much like she'd with Kiba the night before and shook himself off when she stopped rolling around and looked towards him.

It was then Sasuke noticed her eyes, in human form they were a very pale lavender colour, but as a wolf they were much more beautiful. They shined more in their colour, almost like a full moon in fall time. Sasuke didn't realise until he was right in front of her that he had moved, now standing right in front of her. Hinata turned her head to one side, seemingly shy from his gaze but in doing so she bared her neck to him. Sasuke looked from her neck to her eyes now looking at the ground and did something only her mate would be allowed to do. He licked her neck!

Hinata backed away from him her eyes wide at what he had just done, she shook herself trying to wipe the lick away and ran out of sight. Shit! Sasuke cursed himself, why did he have to do that!


Hinata scrubbed herself clean in the shower once she'd returned home. What was she going to do? Being kissed by a human was thing but by another werewolf, Sasuke had just committed the ultimate sin for their kind. She had to distance herself from him again, why did she let this happen?!

"Hinata?" Neji, her cousin called from her room.

"I'll be a minute!" She shouted. Turning off the shower, drying her body and quickly put on her pyjamas.

"What is that smell in here?" Neji looked at her in disgust.

"What smell?" Hinata asked hanging her tower on a hook behind her door.

"Like...A male?" Hinata laughed at Neji's reasoning inside however she was terrified. He could smell Sasuke's scent in her bedroom, on her bed even, what must he be thinking?!

"You think silly things sometimes cousin, I wonder if you know me at all. You think I would allow a male in my room that is neither pack or my mate?"

"Hmmm." Neji thought for a second. "I can't see you being that stupid no." Neji remarked and left her room. Hinata lay back on her bed in relief causing Sasuke's scent to envelope her, she had admit he did smell good...really good.


At school Sasuke and Hinata hardly talked, not for lack of trying on Sasuke's part. For some reason his wolf was pining the loss of Hinata, he craved her! His whole family could tell as soon as he'd got back from the forest with Hinata, something was wrong with him, thankfully they had yet to ask what. But really it was only a matter of time Sasuke could see him mum itching to ask him.

"Hey we were just talking about what to do for Hinata's birthday this weekend." Ino called him and Naruto. Naruto being the social one of the two of them sat beside Sakura Sasuke next to him on the edge leaving no room for Sakura to move next him (thank God!) and looked at Hinata opposite him.

"So we were thinking we should go to the water dome in Suna." Ino told them.

"Oh I love swimming!" Naruto beamed at Hinata jumping on the spot in excitement.

"I-I was hoping it would be just us girls-"

"Why don't you boys come with us?" Sakura interrupted Hinata.

"Yeah-"

"I think it's Hinata's birthday, shouldn't she get to choose who she'd invite." Sasuke stared at Hinata watching the way she played with her food with her fork.

"I-I."

"Come on Hinata! It will be a blast!" Sakura encouraged her, seeing Hinata still hesitant Sakura went on to say, "Unless you don't want to spend time with us all?" Sasuke frowned at Sakura for her low blow.

"I-I think it's a great idea." Hinata gave Sakura a small smile and everyone but Hinata and Sasuke cheered.


Walking into the house Sasuke could smell his favourite meal being cooked for dinner in the kitchen. Oh no, this was it! His mum was going to ask him what was wrong and she made his favourite meal as a bribe!

"Sasuke? Can you come help me?" He heard her shout.

Slowly Sasuke tried to reason with himself and calm his fraying nerves.

"What do you need me to do?" Sasuke asked walking in the kitchen...To his doom!

"Can you set the table for five of us please?"

Sasuke began collecting everything he needed from the cutlery, to the place mats hidden away in draws in their big kitchen.

"You know Sasuke you can tell me anything right?" Oh no here it comes! Sasuke thought.

"Course." Sasuke coughed awkwardly.

"You've seemed a little off sorts since the weekend, has something happened?" She looked at him tenderly.

"I'm fine." Sasuke shrugged.

"Sasuke I may be old but I'm not blind yet." His mother gave him a small smile, "Tell me what's wrong. I need to know if I should be worried for my son."

Urh women and their guilt cars! Why are they so good at playing them! Sasuke spoke in his head.

"Well...It's...complicated."

"How so?" His mother pretended to be concentrating turning the stew in its pot.

"It's a girl." Sasuke had never seen his mother so delighted when she turned around, she hugged him so tight he felt he couldn't breath.

"Oh Sasuke! I'm so happy you've found your mate! Oh at 18 too! This is marvellous we have to celebrate! I can't wait to meet her-"

"She's not my mate." Sasuke spoke quietly, although his mother heard him perfectly.

"Not your mate?"

"At least...No she couldn't be! And you wouldn't like her anyway...I did something stupid, really fucking stupid-"

"Language Sasuke!"

"Sorry. Something stupid and know I've gone and fuc...er messed everything up."

"What did you do dear? I'm sure it can't be that bad." She went back to stirring the stew.

"I...I licked her neck."

"Sasuke you didn't!" All pretence from stirring the stew stopped as she gripped on to his arms. "Do you know what this means?!"

"I...I was in wolf form and he did it!" Sasuke defended himself.

"Your wolf, does he feel for her?" She asked him seriously.

"I guess. He told me to win her some teddy at the festival the other week and...God she so clumsy, I just know when she's in trouble and the thought of her being hurt-"

"You protect her?"

"Oh then there was this Bastard...Sorry," He looked at his mum realising he swore again, "he tried to kiss her in the tunnel of love but she splashed water in his face in time otherwise I would of-"

"Is this wolf younger than you?" Sasuke looked confused at her for a moment and nodded his head.

"She sounds like she could be your mate and your wolf is already aware. Although he was stupid to do such a thing to the poor girl, she'd probably scared to death. Why don't we invite her round for dinner tonight?"

"Because that's the other problem-"

"Who is she Sasuke?"

"An Hyuga." The wooden spoon in his mothers hand dropped to floor. "Hinata Hyuga."

"Oh Sasuke you always were trouble." She smiled at him and stroked his cheek. "Any mate of yours will be welcome here know that, Hyuga or not."


Sasuke sat in the car with Kiba and Naruto, he was driving them to Suna to celebrate for Hinata's 18 birthday. She'd actually turned 18 yesterday and had spent the whole day with her pack, even allowing her to stay off school. The three girls were in the car behind them with Ino driving at wheel, a dangerous combination Sasuke observed.

"Hey so how are things going with you and Hinata?" Naruto asked Kiba turning to him in the back seat.

"I dunno, Ino says I shouldn't give up but I don't think she likes me like that." Kiba shrugged one shoulder. "I don't wonna keep trying to the point I ruin our friendship."

"What you like about her anyway?"

"She's...well she's..."

"Unique, she's special. There's no girl out there like her. She's caring, protective of her true friends, she cares about her family even though they treat her like shit, she's shy but not in an annoying way it's cute and endearing. Her hair, even when wet and messy is...You just wonna touch it. And her eyes..." Sasuke realised suddenly he was saying all this out loud and looked at the two guys sitting in the car with him, their jaws both hanging open. "What? I was just saying what he should of said." Sasuke scowled.

"Ha! You had me worried for a second there Uchiha, I thought you were my competition." Kiba punched Sasuke on the arm. "Yeah she's all that and her body is to die for! I'm telling you guys when she's in her swimming gear today." Kiba whistled.

Sasuke gripped the steering wheel harder, his wolf did not like the way Kiba admitted to perving on Hinata's body.

Once in Suna and Ino parked up at the water park, their destination for the day, Hinata walked into the ladies changing room and went to pull out her black swimming costume only to find a black bikini with a cream crouched back.

"No! No, no Hanabi!" Hinata cried out her little sisters name knowing she was the culprit.

"Hinata? Is everything alright?" Ino called from the changing room next door.

"Err...Yeah." Hinata looked at the bikini and cursed little sisters.

Walking out the changing room with her tower wrapped around her shoulders Hinata clung to her towel at the front like her whole life depended on it. Sakura and Ino walked around confidently in their bikinis, Hinata wished she could be as confident as them! Seeing a mirror Hinata rapidly opened her towel, saw her refection and quickly wrapped it around herself again. The three girls decided to share a locker between them and stored their bags in there.

"Hey guys come on in, the waters great!" Naruto waved them in.

Hinata smiled at the excited blonde and nodded her head, she caught the look between Kiba and Naruto as they watched her walk around the pool to one of the loungers where she could lie her towel. Hinata stood on the spot watching Ino and Sakura tie up their hair in perfect pony tail and gulped. It was now or never.

Sasuke tried not to stare at Hinata he really did! But he just couldn't take his eyes off her. He watched as she took a deep breath and removed her towel slowly, revealing her body underneath.

"Holy...Shit." He heard Naruto beside him. Sasuke looked away from Hinata to the two men beside, both enjoying the view far too much for his liking! Sasuke walked through the water and heaved himself up out the pool.

"Put it back on." He demanded of Hinata pointing to her towel.

"Sasuke? H-How will I swim?"

"You can't wear that." Sasuke gulped, now seeing her up close was doing nothing to calm him.

"This is all I have. Hanabi swapped my usual swim suit for this one. Why should it bother you anyway?" Hinata asked as she began to plate her long hair to one side.

"I...I'm bothered because." Sasuke looked behind him to Kiba and Naruto who waved over at Hinata now she was looking at them. "You realise that's only a ¼ of a bikini they sold to you?" Sasuke teased.

"I know right! I was hoping for a smaller one for less tan lines but a lass this one would have to do." Hinata chuckled at Sasuke's shocked face. "I'm kidding Sasuke, like I said Hanabi must of bought it." Sasuke stood staring at her his face turning from shock to...lust? Hinata pushed the Uchiha and laughed when he fell butt first in to the water.

Oh you'll pay for that one Hyuga. Hinata heard Sasuke speak in her mind and gasped looking towards him.

"W-what did you just say?" She asked him quickly.

"He said nothing Hina, it must be echo in here." Ino looked at her friend puzzled.

After a full morning of riding the water slides and many water fights Hinata, Ino and Sakura sat on their loungers. Sasuke sat on the edge of Hinata's lounger, while Kiba sat on Ino's and Naruto with Sakura while they tucked in to their lunch they'd bought from the cafe within the water dome. Once they'd all finished eating in comfortable silence Ino went over to the cafe area to come back a moment later carrying a small birthday cake lit up with candles and her friends began to sing 'Happy Birthday' to her, way out of tune.

As Hinata stood up off her lounger Sasuke's eyes widened seeing markings on her across her shoulder blades and a little up the back of her neck, marking that matched his perfectly other than the place they were situated on her body.

"Oh My God Hinata!" Sakura exclaimed pointing to Hinata's shoulders and neck.

"What is it?" Hinata asked puzzled. Sasuke recovered from his shock and immediately grabbed his towel and wrapped it around Hinata's shoulders. His wolf was raging inside him, other males had seen his mates markings and he didn't like that in the tiniest bit. He was growling so loud Sasuke could hardly hear the conversation around him.

"When did you get a tattoo?" Sakura asked her shocked.

"T-Tattoo?"

"Funny how it looks just like Sasuke's." The way Sakura said this though, told the group she didn't find this funny at all. Hinata's eyes widened at the realisation of what that meant.

And you can hear me? And talk to me? Through our minds Hinata's eyes never wavering from his own.

I can. Sasuke confirmed.

Hinata brought her hands over her mouth and unsteadily sat back down on her lounger. Sasuke crouched in front of her, his protective instincts taking over.

Are you alright my Luna? Sasuke heard her gasp at the name he'd given her. Luna, meaning moon, reminding him of her beautiful eyes.

What does this mean Sasuke? Sasuke heard the plea in her voice, the fear, the worry.

I think you already know. Sasuke brought his hand up to her cheek already wiping a single tear that was falling down her face. Please don't cry my Luna, I promise no matter what I will always protect you. Hinata gave him a small smile and moved her head further into his hand, touch between mates even just this was important.

I hoped it would be you. Hinata admitted to him making Sasuke smile broadly.

"Er, can someone tell me what the hell just happened?" Kiba asked.

"Hinata is a back stabber that's what!" Sakura grabbed her towel and stormed away to the changing rooms.

"Sakura?!" Ino called and followed after her.

I should go see Sakura I'll meet you outside ok? Sasuke nodded his head slightly and let Hinata walk from his view.

Once in the changing rooms Hinata saw her bag thrown on the wet floor the material of her bag already soaked through.

"Sakura?" Hinata called.

"I'm not talking to you! Go away!" Sakura called from one of the cubicles. Hinata picked up her dripping wet bag and sighed. She could see two sets of feet under a door and knew Sakura and Ino were in there.

"Sakura, please talk to me you're one of best friends."

"Best friends don't steal each other's guys!"

Hinata had to calm her wolf at that remark, Sasuke had never been her guy! He was hers and always will be.

Luna? I feel your emotions from here, is everything ok? Hinata blushed she didn't realised the mate bond could be so powerful. Perhaps we should talk to my parents? They can explain a few things to us? Sasuke suggested. Hinata nodded her head. Ummm You realise I can't see your response right?

Oh, yes. She laughed in her mind, I'm sorry I nodded my head forgetting we were talking through our bond. When she heard Sasuke chuckle in response Hinata couldn't help but smile herself.

Hearing the door begin to open from the cubicle she watched as Sakura ignored her completely and walk out the changing rooms.

"I think you should just give her time to calm down." Ino advised her. "Don't worry Hinata."

Hinata looked forlorn to the tiled floor.

"I'm gonna drive Sakura home text you later ok." Ino kissed her cheek and left after Sakura.

I've messaged my family, my mum is beside herself. She's dying to meet you already. Hinata could hear the smile in his voice.

I hope I will not disappoint you or your family. Hinata stood in one of the cubicles and looked from her bag, to her bikini and blushed. Sasuke showed her the memory of his mother telling him the other night how any mate of his would be welcome in their home even if she was an Hyuga. The memory he showed her calmed her nerves already, now that just left another pedimented.

If meeting my family is too much for you, just say. Sasuke told her, feeling her hesitation and assuming it was to do with meeting his family.

Oh no it's not that...I just...You can't see through my eyes or anything can you?

I can only see what you choose to show me I think, why?

Hinata blushed thoughts rushing through her head of needing to change and how embarrassing it would be if Sasuke could see her naked. How strange that talking to him in her mind seemed so normal yet him seeing her naked through her mind was just a step too far Hinata.

Arh. I see. Sasuke picked up on her thoughts. I'll just meet you outside then. He spoke awkwardly.

Hinata could feel when he left her mind and immediately felt empty with out him. It was like she wasn't whole, how had she lived before now? She found herself thinking as she changed in to her normal clothes.


On their ride home Hinata now sat in the passenger seat next to Sasuke with Kiba and Naruto in the back. The whole way back they held hands in the middle of them, to Kiba and Naruto it looked like they were just sat normally and if one of them sat forward Hinata or Sasuke would let go of the others hand trying to act natural. Once Sasuke and Hinata waved off both Kiba and Naruto they headed towards the Uchiha estate.

"Don't worry, you look perfect." Sasuke assured her feeling her nerves building up within her.

"You have to say that, you're my mate." She smiled.

"Hmmm true if I wanted an easy life maybe, but instead I'm mated with an Hyuga so no such luck there." Sasuke teased.

"You ready?" Sasuke looked down to Hinata who stood just behind his shoulder on his porch with their hands linked.

As I'll ever be...I think.

I'll be standing beside you the whole time, Luna. Sasuke gave her hand a squeeze and opened the door.

"Oh quick! She's here." Sasuke could hear his mother from the kitchen fretting already. "For Goodness sake Itachi I thought I told you to get a hair cut."

"I don't think she's going to care what I look like mother."

Hinata smiled to Sasuke, she liked the Uchiha mother already even before she'd laid eyes on her.

"Mum?" Sasuke called.

"In the kitchen." Came a coo of a voice, nothing like the one she'd just scolded Itachi with. Sasuke lead Hinata in to the kitchen and looked at the scene before him, his mum sat perfectly straight at the table with his father sat beside her and Itachi and his mate Izumi stood leaning against one of the kitchen counters.

"Oh Sasuke." His mother stood up beaming at him, moving from her seat and proceeded to hug him. Seeing Hinata beside him she quickly released him from her hold and with tears in her eyes smiled at Hinata. "Oh Fagaku she's beautiful." She looked to her husband and back to Hinata.

"I-It's a pleasure to meet you all." Hinata blushed. Sasuke's mother hugged her also and Sasuke couldn't help but chuckle.

"Mikoto, be careful you'll crush the poor girl." Fagaku stood up and placed a hand on his wife's shoulder.

"Oh what nonsense we women are stronger than we look." Mikoto scoffed and stepped back from Hinata. "Oh Sasuke you're all grown up and found a mate." She pulled him to a hug once more.

"Mum." Sasuke pleaded the one word, a plea to be released, when he felt her shoulders begin to shake he looked to his father for help.

"Don't mind Mikoto she's just overcome with emotions." Faguka pulled his wife off his youngest son while he spoke to Hinata and allowed his wife to cry on to him instead.

"I'm just so happy." She wailed.

"This isn't embarrassing." Sasuke muttered sarcastically.

I think it's very sweet. Hinata told him smiling at the scene.

I think you need your eyes checking.

"Oh where are my manners?" Mikoto quickly righted herself and wiped her tears on a tissue offered to her by Itachi. "You both had some questions for us Sasuke told us in his message." Hinata nodded. "Do sit down dear, would you like some chicken stew? Some bread? Oh how about-"

"Mum let Hinata sit down first will you." Sasuke smiled at Hinata as she chose the seat next to him and tried moving closer to the table. Itachi came over and moved her chair for her giving Sasuke a look that read 'victory'.

"It's called being a gentleman Pup, maybe you should try it." Itachi joked and sat opposite Sasuke.

"Maybe you should see to your own mate and I'll see to mine." Sasuke threw a small ball of bread at his brother's head.

"Boys! We have a guest! What will she think of us?"

Pup? Hinata asked Sasuke through their bond.

He calls me that to annoy me, it's cos I'm the youngest. Sasuke sighed in his head.

Mikoto stood up and began piling food on to Hinata's plate, much to the men's shock.

"Mum! What are you doing?" Sasuke looked from the mountain of food on Hinata's plate to his mothers face.

"I'm serving Hinata, what does it look like?"

"Perhaps what our son is trying to say dear, is save some for the rest of us." Faguka smirked at his wife.

Hinata looked at her plate of food to Sasuke and back to her plate.

I'll never eat all this! Oh God what am I going to do? If I don't eat it all I'll look rude and if I do they might think I'm a pig. Hinata inadvertently thought through their bond, her thoughts making Sasuke laugh. His whole family stopped what they were doing and looked to Sasuke in utter shock.

Your mind is a wonder my Luna. Sasuke spoke to her and picked up her plate and moved half of her food on to his own plate. Problem solved.

"Doth my ears deceive me?" Itachi looked round the table in shock, "Did I actually just hear the Pup laugh?"

"I'm as amazed as you are." Faguka smirked.

"Oh go to hell the lot of you." Sasuke sniggered.

"Arh! He's back! You had me worried there for a minute Pup." Itachi pointed at Sasuke who was obviously annoyed by their teasing.

Once they'd had their meal Hinata was told she was not allowed to help tidy up the dishes of the table, she watched as the family joked, laughed and talked among one another. Something her family never did. This was all very new to her, but she was loving every second of it not only had she found her mate but with him came his pack and she could see herself being amazingly happy together.

Mikoto, Faguka and Sasuke sat at the table with her once everything was tided away while Itachi and Izumi went upstairs to give them privacy for their talk.

"You had questions for us?" Faguka prompted.

"Hinata's markings match mine," Sasuke spoke, "But they're not in the same place?"

"A females marking are more private," His mother told him, "Not that they can't be seen without a swimming costume but hidden under normal clothing. A females markings are for her mates eyes only and they will match her mates always." Sasuke nodded his head remembering just this afternoon the anger his wolf had felt at Naruto and Kiba seeing Hinata's markings.

"And my markings, they have changed." Sasuke told them, he noticed his markings had become more intricate and now covered his heart and spread towards his spine.

"They will." His father assured him. "Now you have found your mate you are much stronger. Finding our mates brings peace with our wolf, they give us the light we crave so much. Unconditional love is a very powerful ally." Faguka gave his wife a quick kiss on her cheek.

"What about the bond?" Hinata asked.

"You are able to use the bond already?" Mikoto asked them seeing them both nod their heads had her crying happily again.

"Mum you really need to pull yourself together."

"I'm sorry. It's not every day your youngest son finds his mate you know."

"What if there...comes a time if I don't want Sasuke to be in my mind?" Hinata asked hesitantly.

"What? Why would you want that?" Faguka asked Hinata liked she'd lost her mind. Hinata thought of the changing room this afternoon and how mortified she'd been at the thought of Sasuke being able to see while she changed. Sasuke saw through their bond what Hinata was thinking of and asked his father to tell them anyway.

"Well, if there was ever such a time needed all you would have to do is think of a wall. Then and only then could Sasuke not be able to talk or feel your emotions through your bond."

"Oh what about the bonding ceremony?" Mikoto asked, wiping away her tears again.

"It's a little early to be setting a date for that dear, don't you think?"

"The quicker it's done, the less danger they'll be in."

"What danger?" Sasuke asked.

"Maybe if they were in another town, but in Konoha? I can't see that happening."

"What danger?" Sasuke asked louder.

"But we can't be to careful Faguka. We have to ensure Sasuke and Hinata-"

"What danger?!" Sasuke shouted and slammed his fist on the table. His wolf already on high alert at the thought of Hinata coming to some harm.

Sasuke, look at me. Hinata spoke gently in his mind, she touched his arm beside her and brought his hand up to her cheek. I am safe with you my Okami (Wolf in Japanese), my hogosha (protector).

I never want you out of my sight.

Well that would be silly, how would I shower?

With me. Sasuke smirked at her watching her blush take over her whole face.

"I hope you're not abusing your bond and saying filth to your mate Sasuke." His mother looked at the now red Hinata.

"As if we didn't -"

"Wow too much information dad!" Sasuke looked away from Hinata to his parents in shock. "What the fuck guys."

"Sasuke!" His mother scolded.

"I'm sorry but no kid wants to hear about their parents-"

"How do you think you were created son?" Faguka laughed Hinata joining him, at his youngest sons shocked face enjoying teasing him far too much.

"The danger you could both be in," Mikoto spoke sternly towards her husband and brought the conversation back to their original one. "Is that although you are true mates, you are not fully bonded. Hinata is now of adult age and will be seen as single until the bonding ceremony takes place. Even more so because she is the heir to a powerful pack herself."

"Even though she has my markings? And our bond?"

"The markings may help but in the past a male has been known to...rip away those markings. The mind bond others may have a doubt in, you see to have formed your mind bond already is very rare. Maybe because you've known each other your whole lives helps? But in any case another male might not believe you."

Sasuke was becoming more aggressive and possessive of Hinata by the minute, the thought of some other male coming in to their lives and taking her from him had his wolf on edge. Telling him to bond with his mate NOW!

"Another male would hurt me?" Hinata asked in a small voice.

"Yes. Your true mate can never and will never physically hurt you but another male claiming to be your mate is able to. You see there are many males in our kind that have been looking for their mates for many many years, even the time of a humans life span. They can become desperate some have even been known to take another female even without her consent and even though she has found her true mate. If this should come to pass a challenge will be made, Sasuke and this other male would fight to death for you." Tears filled Hinata's eyes at the thought of loosing Sasuke, they had only found out they were mates today and already the love she felt for him was greater than any feeling she'd ever known. She wondered if that should scare her? But then when she looked towards Sasuke she realised she wouldn't change anything for the world.

"I-I think before the bonding ceremony takes place I would have to inform my pack." Hinata told them.

"Arh yes, Hiashi Hyuga." Faguka folded his arms over his chest. "He's as stern as statue."

"Dear that's her father you're talking about."

"It's ok Mrs Uchiha, he is right about my father." Hinata gave a small smile.

"Mrs Uchiha was my mother in law, please call me Mikoto darling. You'll make me think that witch is here to pounce on me."

"That's my mother you're talking about."

"Yes and she's a tyrant." Mikoto and Faguka laughed.

"Gran hated you?"

"Hate is a mild word for what Granny use to think of me. She loathed me, despised the ground I use to walk on. She thought I was coming to take her beloved son away from her to never be seen again. Then when Itachi came along only then did our relationship become more..civil."

"Yes she even says hello to you now." Faguka smiled.

Sasuke and Hinata stood at the top of the road that lead to the Hyuga grounds. Hinata wanted to inform her father alone that she had found her mate. Being honest with herself and Sasuke she was scared of his reaction to finding out Sasuke is her mate.

"Are you sure you don't want me with you?" Sasuke asked her again.

"I think this is something I have to do on my own."

Sasuke nodded to her, though she could tell how uneasy he was at the thought of letting her go in alone. Hinata moved up on her tip toes and gave his cheek a kiss, then began the walk down the road to her home. Although every step pained the further she got from Sasuke.

Hinata, don't close the mind bond. He told her, as she now ¾ of the way down the road. She felt the push in her mind, a command off him and turned her head to him in astonishment.

Did you just try and make me obey you? Hinata growled.

I was just trying to make you understand the-

You tried to make me obey you. Hinata sounded shocked. Walking to her gate now Hinata turned to Sasuke and with as much sarcasm as she could muster she placed her hand over her heart and curtsied to him, then turned and walked through the gates.

Did you actually just curtsy to me? Sasuke asked her in amusement.

Well seeing as you seem to think you are the ruler of me I thought I would indulge you, but I assure you my intentions were completely rude! Hinata heard Sasuke laughing in her mind and smiled right along with him.

"You seem happy." Hanabi opened the front door for her.

"I am." Hinata gave her sisters arm a squeeze. "Although swap my clothes again and I won't be."

"Oh come on! Your wardrobe is so boring, you have to let me at least try and-" Hanabi and Hinata stopped talking the second they saw their father standing on the bottom step.

"Where have you been?" He all but growled at Hinata.

"I was out with my friends, for my birthday."

"Humans are not your friends Hinata! How many times must I tell you this!"

"They are my friends! They care for-"

"You smell different." He spoke menacingly. "You have been around werewolf males." He accused her.

"I-I have found my mate father."

"Really?" Hanabi smiled excitedly at Hinata, "Is he hot? Oh I bet he has an amazing body. Have you kissed him? Have you-"

"Hanabi! Go to your room!"

"What? Why? I want to know-"

"GO TO YOUR ROOM!" Hiashi shouted and made Hanabi obey him, pushing his will down on to her.

Hiashi grabbed hold of Hinata's arm and pulled her down in to the basement, Hinata had only been down here once before when she was a child. She had come down here exploring and even now the memories still haunted her. Knowing what was lying in wait for her down there Hinata tried digging her heels in to the floor, trying to pull her arm free but to no avail. She heard her father in her mind, like all their pack you could hear only the Alpha and your mate, although the Alpha bond was an entirely different feeling all together.

Neji, Iroha I need you now. He commanded. Neji and Iroha came down the basement a moment later. Seeing Hinata struggling with tears flowing down her face Neji paused on the stairs.

"Tie her up."

"But uncle-" Neji tried to reason with him.

"I said! Tie her up!"

Neji and Iroha did as was said and with silver handcuffs chained to the wall they did as her father asked. One thing the humans had right was silver could hurt and even kill a werewolf. As the handcuffs were closed around her wrists Hinata screamed at the pain, hearing her skin and seeing the steam rise off it as it began to burn. Without knowingly doing so Hinata had closed off her mind to Sasuke, she didn't want him to see her like this. Knowing if he did, he would come after her father maybe even her own pack just to get to her. She was hoping somehow she could make her father see sense still.

"So you think you have found your mate?"

"I have." Hinata tried to speak between her tears.

"What proof do you have?"

"I have... his markings."

"Let me see them!"

"NO! You can't! They're for his eyes only!" Hinata all but screamed and tried desperately to move away from her fathers hands, in doing so pressing the silver further in to her already burned skin. She felt him lift her top at the back and heard his breathing become harsher.

"Who's are they?" Hiashi spoke venomously. Hinata shook her head from side to side refusing to tell him even when he tried to make her tell him against her will she bite on to her lip hard drawing blood.

"I know." Iroha spoke, not wanting to see Hinata in any more pain than she already was. "They are the youngest Uchiha's markings, Sasuke."

"You've mated with an Uchiha!" Hiashi slapped her hard across the face.

"I LOVE HIM!" She shouted at Hiashi, for once feeling the confidence within her to fight against her father.

"You are even more pathetic than thought." Hiashi spat at her. "There will be no mating with this Sasuke. You are in pack, I am your Alpha! And if you so much as even go near him again I will use his fur as a rug! Do I make myself clear?!" Hinata looked her father in the eyes, for the first time in her life she felt her wolf not wanting to back down to this man. She would never do as he'd say! Hiashi seeing the dominance raising with in her grabbed a silver poker and struck her hard on the back with it making Hinata scream in pain.

"You WILL listen to Hinata! Weather you wish to or not." Hiashi walked away, with Iroha and Neji following after. Neji paused on the steps looking down at his cousin who was by now, hunched over with only the handcuffs holding her up and sobbing uncontrollably. The only word coming from her mouth over and over was a name: Sasuke.


Sasuke walked back into the house and saw his father waiting up for him. Sasuke went to go sit on the couch with him watching tv and found himself smiling at the memory of Hinata curtseying to him. When he tried talking to her through their bond he realised he could not, maybe Hinata had closed it off to defy him? He tried to reassure himself and his wolf, although that didn't sound like the Hinata he knew.

"Something wrong?" Faguka asked seeing the confused look on Sasuke's face.

"I don't know. Hinata's closed the bond, but I asked her not to...well I tried to command her not to."

"Arh." His father smiled. "Rookie mistake my son: Never try to make a woman do anything she doesn't want to do."

"Mmmm." Sasuke agreed.

"This troubles you?"

"Well the only logical thing I can think of is Hinata is closing the bond to show she doesn't have to listen to me. But she knew I wanted to know how her pack would take this...Us. And to shut it off now? It's just not Hinata. Maybe I should go and check every things ok?"

"That would be unwise, Hiashi might see that as a threat. Can you message her?" Sasuke took out his phone and realised he didn't even have Hinata's number. He called Ino, but she never picked up. So he rang the only other person available: Sakura.

"Sasuke?"

"Sakura have you got Hinata's number?"

"That is why you're ringing me?" Sakura asked him offended.

"Sakura I don't have time for your jealousy shit this is important! Do you have Hinata's number?"

"Maybe. What's it worth to you?"

"Sakura." He growled.

"I'll give you her number in exchange for a date."

"I hate you so much right now."

"That could change really quickly if you give me a chance!"

"I'd rather die! Give me Hinata's number now or so help me I'll-" Sasuke looked at his phone in pure anger, she hung up on him!

"Urh I hate women!" Sasuke yelled, making his father chuckle.

"Come on get your coat, lets go over there. I see I'm going to get no peace otherwise."

Sasuke sighed in relief and just as he was about to grab his coat he felt Hinata's memories flood in to his mind. The basement, the silver cuffs, her father and two other males seeing her markings, he felt her pain, the agony of silver digging into her wrists. Then he heard her sobbing his name. The anger and rage he felt within him causing him to growl out and change instantly, loosing control of himself.

Hinata? He called her name desperately.

Sasuke, I'm sorry. She sobbed. They saw my-

It's alright, I'm coming over.

No! No! You can't he'll kill you! Sasuke could hear how scared she was.

Hinata you can't expect me to just sit here and allow this!

Please don't kill him. Please don't start a war for me. I'm not worth it.

You are to me. I have no intention of starting a war, I just want you safe by my side.

My father is a good man, was a good man until my mother left a few years back with a human. Hinata tried to defend him, even after all he'd done to her.

I'm on my way.

Sasuke paced the room in his wolf form, not being able to keep still.

"Change now and explain." His father ordered him. "You never loose control; it gives the the other wolf the upper hand." Sasuke walked to his room to change and receive a new set of clothes.

"You realise that the intensity of your emotions are because your bond is not complete? Once it is you will be in more control. Until then you're going to have to rein them in. You have to separate your emotions to be able to fight. You understand?"

"Yes, but it's easier said than done."

Sasuke then went on to tell him everything that had transpired. Faguka was in utter shock at the pain Hiashi had brought to his own daughter. Running up the stairs he awoke Itachi and Mikoto (Izumi was on call at the clinic and Itachi didn't want to disturb her) and quickly they came up with a plan.

Sasuke jumped over the wall and in to the Hyuga territory as he walked up the garden in the shadows, all seemed too quiet. Glancing around him his eyes shone amber, unable to keep his wolf under control since the moment they'd seen Hinata's memories. His reminding him he was lucky it was just his eyes that were glowing and not in full wolf form.

"Hey!" He heard a whispered shout coming from an open window next to Hinata's. Looking at the small girl Sasuke realised her to be Hanabi, Hinata's younger sister. "Are you here for Hinata?"

"I am." He confirmed.

"If you go in that way, father will hurt you for sure and he's closed off the outer door to the basement." She warned him, "Climb into my room there's a way down into the basement from the corridor." She informed him. Sasuke looked from the front door and back to the young Hyuga in the window. Could he trust her? Did he even have a choice?

He went over the plan in his head, it seemed simple enough. Sasuke was to get into the Hyuga residence and somehow get to Hinata. In the mean time Mikoto and Faguka would knock on the door and ask for a meeting with the Hyuga Alpha, the pretence being Sasuke and Hinata's bond ceremony. Itachi was waiting in a car around the corner ready to drive them all and Hinata back to their house.

Decision made, Sasuke jumped up the front of the house, much like he did when he went into Hinata's room and climbed into Hanabi's room this time.

"Well I never thought I'd have an Uchiha in my room." Hanabi muttered.

Sasuke followed the young wolf to her door to her room she looked out to see if the corridor was clear and whispered to him very quietly.

"That's the door that will lead you to Hinata. I can't leave my room otherwise I'll alert father since he made me come up here." Sasuke nodded his head not taking his eyes off the door that lead to Hinata. "If someone comes just go in to Hinata's room that's-"

"I know where Hinata's room is."

"Oh? Hinata has been a naughty wolf." Hanabi smiled.

Sasuke just nodded his head and crept out of the door and down the corridor and quietly as he could. Hearing a door click open Sasuke rapidly turned the handle to Hinata's room and shut the door as gently as he could. Steadily releasing the handle so the latch wouldn't make a noise. Sasuke's breathing quickened at the thought of being caught as he leant against Hinata's door. Hearing two voices outside the door he heard them saying how the Uchiha's were here.

"What the fuck do they want?"

"Apparently Hinata is Sasuke's mate."

"What? You're fucking joking me?"

"NO I'm serious! They're here to talk about the bonding ceremony."

"As if Hiashi would allow that! An Hyuga and an Uchiha? You have got to be kidding me..." Sasuke heard the voices and footsteps trail away and chose this moment to calm himself.

Are you ok my Luna? He seeked out Hinata.

I've had better days. She tried to be funny in the hopes of reassuring him.

Sasuke looked around her room and saw the rabbit teddy he had won her from the fair, grabbing that and a bag from the corner off her room Sasuke stored it away along with some of her clothes. He had no idea what she liked but at least it was something, for now. He tried not to take notice of the underwear he'd grabbed, but some red ones really caught his attention. Bringing them up he looked at their design and smirked.

What are you doing? All I see is red.

Nothing. Sasuke quickly threw the underwear in the bag and closed it up. Carrying the backpack on his shoulders Sasuke listened at the door and turned the handle slowly. Seeing the corridor clear again Sasuke made his way to the door that lead to Hinata.

Sasuke stood in the shadows in the basement just looking at Hinata for a moment. She hung there by her arms, her wrists red raw and with every little movement you could hear a new patch of skin burn and sizzle at the silvers touch. Hinata would hiss in pain and bite her lip refusing to let the pain get to her. His mother had been right, women in their kind are stronger than they look.

Taking a step closer to her, Hinata must have sensed someone near by and immediately righted herself, defiantly she looked around. A look of pure determination covering her face. When she saw the amber eyes glowing in the dark and the man stand out of the shadows she smiled in relief.

Sasuke could now see her swollen hips, her bruised cheek from where her father had slapped her, her top still pulled up showing him the black bruise and burned skin on her side and back from the poker Hiashi had hit her with.

Sasuke. She spoke his name like it was the most important word in the world to her.

Fancy seeing you here. He tried to joke. Where are the keys?

On the table. Sasuke quickly grabbed the set of small keys and unlocked the cuffs around Hinata's wrists, the moment both hands were released Hinata fell into his chest unable to carry her weight any longer. Sasuke picked her up, bridal style and left up the stairs the way he'd came.

Carrying her in to Hanabi's room Sasuke gave the sisters a moment to say their goodbyes, Hinata making Hanabi promise to come visit her and then jumped out the window with Hinata still in his arms.

I love you. She whispered to him with her arms wrapped around his neck and her head leaning in his chest. Sasuke smirked at her declaration as he was about to say it back he looked to her in his arms to see her passed out. Running to the car, he saw Itachi open the door for them and Sasuke lay Hinata on the back seat with her head in his lap while Itachi texted their parents letting them know Hinata was with now and they were safe to leave.

Not 5 minutes later their parents were in the car and Itachi was driving them home. Mikoto looked at Hinata worriedly seeing Sasuke not taking his eyes off her his hand never stopping from stroking her hair.

Once they were home his father locked all windows and doors, just in case. Sasuke carried Hinata on to the couch in the front room daring not to move from her side. His wolf was still going crazy in his mind that someone had dared hurt Hinata.

"We need to clean her up Sasuke." His father told him. Sasuke's head moved as fast as lightning to his father and he looked at him sternly.

"Perhaps I could do that?" His mother offered, seeing Sasuke possessive over the thought of another male touching Hinata.

Sasuke carried Hinata to the family bathroom and reluctantly left her in the care of his mother.

"You did well Pup." Itachi slapped him on the back.

"I should of known something like this would happen."

"No one would of guessed Hiashi would do this to his own daughter, not even Hinata. Don't beat yourself up about it. Just be there for her when she wakes up, all will be well you'll see." Itachi walked in to his room, leaving his brother to it.


Hinata woke up on a unfamiliar bed with a warm body behind her and an arm draped over her waist. Turning on her stomach with her face to the warm body behind her she saw Sasuke sleeping peacefully and smiled at his cute baby face as he slept.

I do not have a cute baby face. He smirked with his eyes still closed.

What do you have then? She laughed.

I have a masculine face, a hot body, a big-

Mouth. Hinata finished for him and they both began to laugh.

"Can I...See your markings?" Sasuke asked her hesitantly, seeing Hinata nod her head. Sasuke gently pushed his t-shirt up his mother had put her in after washing her last night. Seeing the bruising still from the silver poker, Sasuke gently touched the bruise. Hinata flinched away from his hand unable to hide the fact that his touch hurt. Sasuke leant down and very gently kissed over the bruise wishing there was some way he could make the pain go away for her.

I have failed to protect what it most dear to me, my Luna I'm sorry. Sasuke had meant to say it to just himself but the with the surge of emotions welling up within him he had let Hinata hear his despair and torment with himself.

Sasuke, She reached up and ran her hand down his cheek, this was not your fault. I didn't allow you to be there for me, if anyone is to blame it is me. You have nothing to be apologizing for.

Sasuke looked into her eyes and could see her sincerity there. No anger towards him, no disapproval, he was so thankful to have her as his mate.

Sasuke looked down at her back again and saw her markings, his markings and let out a low growl of approval. Mine, His wolf told him.

Always. Hinata spoke back.

Sasuke traced the marks with his finger and felt Hinata shiver under his touch seeing goosebumps on her skin and found she couldn't keep her breathing even. His own breathing matching hers. He leaned forward and gently placed his lips on her neck, the place he would soon bite after their bonding ceremony to make them whole. Hinata moaned at the contact of his lips and the images of them biting each others neck, off Sasuke were making her feel like she could pass out at any moment. Sasuke almost sealed her fate when in that moment he playfully and gently nipped at her neck with his teeth.

Hinata abruptly sat up on her knees looking at him breathlessly holding her hands up to warn him off.

"I-I..Um." Hinata tried to find the words, any word! But her brain wouldn't co-operate. Sasuke grinned at her wickedly seeing the state she was in because of him was making his wolf wanted to prance in front of her and show her how worthy he was of her. 'Pull yourself together', he told his wolf trying to calm him down.

Sasuke moved out of the bed and over to his dresser pulling out a shirt to wear. Pulling off his pyjama top he heard Hinata gasp behind him and smirked. 'So sue me, I like to tease my mate knowing she likes my body', he said to himself.

Hinata moved off the bed to stand behind Sasuke and looked at his markings, this wasn't the first time she had seen them but now she was able to see them up close and the detailing of them. She began to walk around Sasuke, following the lines of his markings. Sasuke's breathing became laboured again when he saw her hand reach out like she was going to touch them, it took all of his control not to lean in to to hand.

"They're beautiful." She told him he voice barely a whisper. Seeing Sasuke about to touch her hips she swatted his hand away playfully. "No touching while you're half naked." She smirked.

"Oh really?" Sasuke asked her amused and grabbed her around the waist and tossed her back on his bed coving her body with his. Leaning his weight on his forearm Sasuke leant down and nuzzled her neck with his nose making Hinata giggle.

"Stop that, it tickles." She told him laughing. "I'm not kidding white fang you're going to making me pee."

Sasuke pulled his head up to look at her. Her eyes shone with joy and excitement from their playfulness.

"White fang? Really, Pee on me? We're wolves not dogs." He grinned down at her, mischief written all over his face. "And if you pee on me, I get to pee on you." He teased her.

Leaning forward Sasuke kissed her gently, and then harder. Hearing Hinata moan and pull him closer made him growl out in approval.

"Hey Pup I...Wow ok, I gotta remember to knock." Itachi had walked in Sasuke's bedroom only to see the incriminating position Sasuke and Hinata were currently in, and with Sasuke with no top on only making it look worse.

"Get out!" Sasuke shouted angrily, already seeing Itachi shutting the door.

"Maybe you should put a hat on the handle so people know not come it?" Itachi teased them.

"Maybe you should mind your own damn business!"

"What on earth is all this racket at this time?" Mikoto asked from somewhere outside Sasuke's now closed door.

"Sasuke and Hinata are...getting familiar with each other that's all and I happened to walk in." Itachi explained.

"Oh God your family are going to think I'm some sort of hussy." Hinata covered her face, embarrassed by the whole thing, Sasuke chuckled at her.

"OUR pack," He emphasised, "Will think no such thing."


Throughout the day Sasuke hardly left Hinata's side, his wolf although slightly more relaxed now she was here was still on high alert. Hiashi must already know by now that Hinata was no longer in the house. Hinata had also during her ordeal been able to not follow Hiashi's order, of her telling him who's marks she bore. Faguka had explained to them that Hinata's wolf refused to see Hiashi as her Alpha and that's why she had been able to keep herself from telling Hiashi and the reason she'd been able to look him in the eyes for so long, without submission. Sasuke was undeniably proud of his mate, she showed her strength and determination by standing up to him.

I love you. He spoke through their bond, while they watched TV with his family. With Hinata sat beside him and his arm wrapped around her. Hinata smiled brightly at his words though didn't take her eyes off the tv.

I love you too baby face. She giggled in his mind.

Oh you did not just say that. Sasuke began tickling her on the couch they shared making Hinata squeal and laugh out loud.

"Oh get a room!" Itachi threw a cushion at Sasuke's head. Making Sasuke stop in his tracks.

"Oh like you Izumi wasn't half as bad."

"I don't remember being all...like that in company." Itachi looked down at Izumi tucked under his arm. "Were we?" Making Izumi blush. Sasuke had had about enough of Itachi's teasing and decided now was the perfect time to use his 'trump card'.

"Well there was that one time you told mum you were doing the washing, when really you were fu-"

"Alright!" Itachi looked at his brother with a look that could only be described as: 'what the fuck are you doing?' Mikoto looked at Itachi in confusion.

"What is he talking about?" She asked.

"Oh and that time you didn't hear me come on you were both right there," Sasuke pointed to the couch his parents sat on, "Butt naked." His mother and father quickly moving off the couch like it had the plague.

"Itachi Uchiha you go and bleach everywhere you have...and you owe me a new couch!"

Hinata and Sasuke giggled together at Itachi's cold stare as he walked past.

"Just you wait Pup I'll get my own back."

"Bite me." Sasuke sniggered back.

"That's her job." Itachi winked at Hinata.

"Oi! Don't you wink at my mate!" Sasuke called to Itachi as he left the room.


A week later and Hinata stood in front of the mirror looking at the beautiful dress Mikoto had bought for her. It was a simple style really, but it came up high at the back to cover her markings. At front it's slight curved neck line gave a small glimpse of her cleavage, but nothing too revealing. It had small cuffs to cover her shoulders and the material glided down her body elegantly showing off her curves. She wore her long hair down knowing how much Sasuke liked it that way. Hanabi had helped her with her make-up, nothing too drastic but just enough that it looked natural.

Within the next few minutes Hinata would walk out the door and the bonding ceremony would begin. Only Hanabi and her cousin Neji had come to witness from the Hyuga pack. When Neji first arrived Sasuke had been angry at the memories of him putting the silver cuffs on Hinata's wrists. But once Neji bared his neck to him, showing Sasuke he was not here as a threat, he allowed Neji to stay only because he knew how much it would mean to Hinata. She had already forgiven him after all it had been her father who made Neji do it.

"It's time." Hanabi poked her head in room and smiled seeing her older sister. "You ready?"

"Mmm." Hinata nodded her head and walked out the room after Hanabi and Neji.

They walked into the forest and came to a clearing in a circle. All around them the trees were covered in fairy lights, ivy crawled up the trees with wild flowers growing on the ground. Hinata smiled brightly when she saw Sasuke standing in the middle of the circle in a pair of jeans and a black shirt, not fully buttoned up.

As Alpha of her new pack Faguka took a step into the circle as Hinata drew closer. Hinata had been so engrossed with looking at Sasuke she hadn't noticed the rest of the Uchiha family and now Hanabi and Neji standing outside the circle. Once in front of Sasuke she laughed at his broad smile remembering him telling her the night before, he would be the one with the goofy smile.

"We come here today to bare witness of two souls merging together." Faguka spoke. "Sasuke Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga, do you come here willingly? Knowing you will bind your lived together, your deaths together, for one mate could not live with the other."

"I do." Sasuke answered, then looked to Hinata realising she hadn't answered.

"Oh...I do." Hinata blushed, realising she was caught staring at her mate. Making Faguka smile and the others around the circle laugh at her.

"Sasuke it is time for you to recite the vows, you must do so on your knees showing your mate you honour her about all others." Sasuke nodded and did as his father said.

"On this day I kneel before you, as a servant to my mate, to ask if you will make me complete. Will you give yourself to me? Bring order to chaos, shining your light where darkness could only be found. Will you bind your life to mine, your soul to mine and in doing so complete the mate bond?" As Sasuke waited for Hinata to answer with bated breath he watched as she keeled in front of him, with tears of happiness flowing down her face. Sasuke wiped the tears gently away as she began to speak.

"On this day I kneel with you, my mate. I will make you whole as you will me. I will give myself to you willingly, bringing order to chaos and shining light where only darkness was once. I will bind my life to yours, your soul to mine and complete our mate bonds."

Standing again Faguka wrapped a ribbon around Hinata's and Sasuke's hands, binding them as one.

Declaring the ceremony, or at least this part, was complete Sasuke took her face in his hands (Now their hands were released) and kissed her for all to see. Somewhere in the back of her mind Hinata could make out the wolf whistles off Itachi and Hanabi joining him. Once Sasuke had finally pulled back he smirked wickedly at her as they both tried to catch their breaths.

"You are my sons other half," Faguka spoke to Hinata, "His light, his hope, by his death or life you will be protected by the pack." After he said this Itachi, Neji, Hanabi, Izumi and Sasuke went down on bended knee baring their necks to the Alpha of the Uchiha pack. Mikoto was the Alpha of the female line and on par with her mate but in respect to Hinata she lowered her head.

"As you will it Alpha, it will be done." They spoke together.

"Come my mate, I've waited longer than I can bare." Sasuke pulled her out the forest and back into the house.

"Do you think we'll have grandchildren soon? I do long to spoil them." Mikoto asked her mate smiling at Sasuke and Hinata laughing giddily across the lawn and in to the house.

"Perhaps we should let them finish the bonding first before discussing grandchildren." Faguka smiled warmly down at her.

"Here. I have a feeling were going to need these tonight." Itachi smiled and gave his parents a set of ear plugs each.

While Hinata had been changing before, she had been in the guest room, now Sasuke lead her in to his room...there room. Hinata gasped at the candles that adorned every surface, candles of all different shape and sizes, there must have been at least 50.

Watching Sasuke go in to the bathroom and retrieve two small towels and a little basin of water, Hinata looked at them puzzled.

"My father told me that when we bite each other we have to take the others blood." He explained to her. Seeing her look of disgust Sasuke chuckled. "We're not human remember, it's how we merge in to one. The water was in case we needed to...clean up." Sasuke blushed for the first time.

"I-I see." Hinata stammered.

"You can go in there to change if you want, there's a robe in there for you." Sasuke indicated to the bathroom, knowing how hesitant she was about changing in front of him still.

Once in the bathroom Hinata looked at herself in the mirror and gave herself a good talking to. 'Woman up!' She told herself, among other things and undressing to her underwear replaced her dress with the robe Sasuke had mentioned.

Walking out the door and back into Sasuke's room she saw his jaw drop and eyes widen. He took and deep breath and ran his hands through his hair. Hinata could feel how restless he was to complete their bond, but he was also trying to be gentle with her. Taking the lead Hinata walked closed to him and sat him on the bed. She straddled him and wrapped his arms around her as they stared at one another with all the trust in the world. Moving her hair to one side she tilted her head and exposed her neck to him. She saw his eyes glow and heard a low growl.

"You sure?" He asked her unsteadily.

"I'm ready." She assured him.

She felt him move the robe off her shoulders gently and heard his heavy breathing. His fingers traced the markings on her back making her moan and shiver. Hinata wrapped her arms around his neck and cradled his head in her hands, she could wait no longer. Bringing his head closer to her neck Sasuke moved one hand to the base of her neck and pulled her to him. She felt his lips glide up and down her neck, from jawline to its base, they he kissed her neck making Hinata moan even more and move her hips slightly against his. She heard a rubble in his chest, something that is like a wolves equivalent to a cats purr. She felt him pause in a certain spot, and part his lips the stroke of his tongue made her gasp, then the sharp pain of his teeth sinking into her neck. At first it felt painful, but then she felt unbelievable pleasure. She felt herself pushing more up against Sasuke and heard his rumble again. Her stomach was doing weird things and her body seemed to have a mind of its own. She could hear moaning, and suddenly realised it was her. She should have been embarrassed but instead she wasn't knowing she was binding her soul to Sasuke's, to her mate.

When Sasuke pulled away he looked to her neck in concern and moved her off his lap to wet one of the towels and delicately cleaned her neck.

"Did I hurt you?" He asked her.

"No. At first it hurt, but then..." Hinata trailed off looking at Sasuke smirking at her.

"I felt your desire." He smiled at her. "I heard it too."

Sasuke sat on the bed next to her and unspoken allowed Hinata to unbutton his shirt as she positioned herself back to straddling him. Pushing his shirt off him Hinata looked at his naked chest, and although she had already seen him without a shirt on, this time it felt more intimate. Sasuke turned his neck and exposed his neck to his mate, making something deep inside Hinata stir. Her wolf pushing her on to complete the bond. Hinata did as Sasuke had done to her, kissing his neck and felt her teeth lengthen as her wolf instincts took over. Biting into his neck she heard a groan coming from Sasuke and a low growl of pleasure. She felt him wrap his arms around her waist and pull her closer. As she tasted his blood, she had assumed it would be a metal taste to it but Sasuke's was more..spicy. She felt their very souls being knitted together, their bond becoming stronger now it was complete. Pulling away, neither of them spoke for several seconds both of them needing to catch their breaths.

That was...Intense. Sasuke spoke breathlessly in her mind. Hinata moved to the water basin to wet the remaining towel and wiped Sasuke's neck. Sasuke sat there quietly watching her every move. As she was about to move away Sasuke pulled on to her now healed wrist and on to the bed with him. Laying him self on top of her he kissed her lips greedily, his hands roaming up and down the side of her thighs. Hinata could feel his desire, his love for her all pouring through their bond. She wanted him completely. Sasuke heard that thought and pulled away from their kiss, blowing out the candles so only a few were still lit.

"You sure about this?" He questioned.

"I want you mind, body and soul." She told him with her eyes glowing at her determination. Sasuke looked shocked for a heartbeat then his smile took over his face. Removing the tie from around Hinata's robe and opening it up Sasuke looked at her body in awe.

Mine.

Always. Hinata replied, as she always would.