Hurray! Another chapter…And I have a question for all my readers! Should I do a spin off one-shot that has Naruto and Sasuke as the main pair? Leave a review( or you can message me if you really want…) with what y'all think!Anyway, enjoy. Regular PV!-

Shino drove, his eyes strained on the road as the rain came crashing down onto the paved road or bouncing up onto his windshield. Usually nights like this made Shino a bit more stir crazy, especially during the summer, he had been craving the sun and the humid nights where he could run freely in the meadows and forests, but on rainy nights like this he would have to return to the den and meet up with his superiors. Which technically wasn't a bad thing since that new male was in Uchiha territory and trying to creep up on his newly acquired mate. He had been trying to clear his head of the incident all day but every time he relaxed, even a tiny bit, the other male's face flashed before his eyes. Even when he was with Kiba, the other male would come popping up in his mind and make him think about how he needed to protect his little mate. He didn't think another male would take interest in Kiba that quickly, nor did he think it would be a rival clan member who was coming to stake his claim on him. He snarled as he pulled into Sasuke's driveway; the large mansion did well as their hideout and newly appointed den. They had converted the basement into a meeting room and the rest of the house was a safe haven for werewolves who needed shelter. Eventually, Shino knew, he would have to leave home and come to live with Sasuke and his Alpha.

He sighed as he got out of the car. The driveway, along with most of the curb, was littered with cars. He had called an emergency meeting while Kiba had been in the bathroom and Sasuke didn't hesitate to call in everyone. Shino knew that if he had a problem, Sasuke wouldn't take it lightly. He had been appointed third in command under Sasuke, which was a honor he felt that he could never live up to but his Alpha had never been wrong so far, and he trusted his judgment.

Shino yawned slightly and walked up to the front door, where he heard the other members of the pack talking and laughing. He saw them in the windows, all having a good time. He knew this news would kill that good feeling in the room, but this was far more important than everybody's mood. He followed the trail of marble stone sculptures of wolves to the front door, which was a thick, dark mahogany wood. Towards the top, probably a few inches over Shino's head was a stained glass window that had a full moon, tinted orange, no doubt depicting the harvest moon. The moon had an eye in the middle, it had a black pin-wheel like shape that was surrounded by red that ran out of the eye. Shino knew it to be the symbol of the pack but he never knew what it stood for. He sighed, grabbing the brass knocker and beating it against the door. Sasuke appeared in an instant. He had changed out of his school clothes into a black cotton shirt and some of his signature dark jeans. He smirked at his friend, putting his arm around his shoulders and leading him inside. It was more than normal for members of the pack to be a bit more affectionate than guy friends were. They nuzzled each other as a 'hello' and when Naruto walked up, they did the same.

Shino couldn't help but pull back a little more quickly than when he did with Sasuke. The blond stank of the Uchiha. Even his hair reeked of him. Shino noticed the twinkle of possessive amusement in Sasuke's eye when he took a hold of Naruto's hand. Their fingers intertwined and Sasuke nuzzled his blond a little bit, making the smaller boy whimper with pleasure when the Uchiha licked at his neck, showing his dominance.

" Sasuke, stop. You're embarrassing me!" Naruto said with a bright red blush on his face. Sasuke whined a little, his more wolf features starting to come out the more Naruto rejected him. Some of the other males wandered a bit too close to Naruto, trying to breathe in his scent only to get an angry Beta growling in their face. " SASUKE!"

" Sorry…" He said glaring over Naruto's head at a pair of male Epsilons who had been making eyes at Naruto. Shino sighed, if Sasuke, a Beta, was having this much trouble keeping the others off his mate, then how hard of a time would he have with Kiba? He growled and snarled at all of the other males, and they all ran with tails between their legs to the corners of the room.

" And that's why you're my Gamma." Sasuke said with a smirk patting his friend on the shoulder. " You compliment my styles so well." Sasuke sighed a little. " I just wish they would respect me a little more."

" They do respect you." Shino said. " They're just more afraid of me."

" Maybe I should try that…" Sasuke muttered putting a protective arm around his blond, pulling his close to body. Naruto sighed and leaned his head onto Sasuke's shoulder. " I don't want them crowding Naruto because of how he smells." The Beta nuzzled the blond a little more and he squirmed, making Sasuke growl a little.

" Well then you have to ask yourself this question Sasuke, is it better to be respected and have the admiration of your people, or is it better for them to run in fear of you?"

" Shino." Sasuke began, looking at the wolf who was barely a rank below him. " You're going to have that go eventually…"

Naruto raised an eyebrow at his mate and friend and couldn't help but wonder what the hell they were talking about. He knew he could ask Sasuke later, but he didn't know if the wolf would be straight with him about it. He had been willing to explain everything so far but there was always a limit to what can be said before it starts hitting the personal parts of people's life.

Shino looked at Naruto who was looking at him curiously. But he turned his eyes away towards a door and he tilted his head to the side. Sasuke smirked. " Your hearing is getting much better. He can hear the Alpha calling the meeting to order." The Uchiha said as he placing his arm around Naruto's waist, making sure the blond was at his side as he walked up to the door that led to the basement. The room had been filled with candles and torches, giving everyone's face an eerily shadowed glow. The walls had shelves lining them with books covering every available inch of the dark wood and were spaced out with tapestry that depicted the first werewolves and their transformations. Shino followed behind Sasuke and looked down into the crowd of wolves that we sitting around the room, all silent as they waited for the meeting to begin. Sasuke took his seat next to the podium, pulling Naruto into his lap. Shino knelt down next to Sasuke and then that's when he tensed up; the Alpha's howl was just so powerful.

Everyone lowered their heads as the Alpha appeared at the top of the stairs. Naruto whimpered a little as he felt the sheer power coming off of him. The Alpha smirked and walked up to Sasuke, who put Naruto down on the seat and bowed to his Alpha. He passed the Uchiha and walked up to the blond. He was blushing as the Alpha grabbed the side of his face and licked him from the crook of his neck to his cheek. He smirked a little as Sasuke growled.

" Oh calm yourself," The Alpha said with a smirk that showed off his enlarged and sharp canines. " I don't plan to steal him away, I respect and love you far to much to hurt you in such a way."

" Forgive my suspicions Alpha." Sasuke said grabbing Naruto again. The man smiled and patted Sasuke on the head before walking up to the podium and taking his seat. All the other wolves got to their feet and bowed to the Alpha. He raised a hand to them and they all took their seats again, sitting and staring at the wolf with rapt fascination.

" You are forgiven Sasuke, on one condition…" The Alpha smirked a little as Sasuke looked up into his eyes. " Call me by my name, little brother. I may be your superior but it doesn't mean we're still not family..." He paused a little, turning his gaze towards the rest of the pack. " But that doesn't mean the rest of you have that privilege; all the ranks below Deltas have to refer to me either as Alpha or Master. Do I make myself clear?"

All the wolves nodded but Naruto who glanced up at Itachi with a raised hand. Both the Uchihas blinked as Itachi pointed at the small blond. " Does this mean I can't call you Itachi since I'm not officially a member of the pack yet?"

Itachi sighed, rolling his eyes. He stared down at Naruto, who had shrunk down next to Sasuke as almost a form of protection from his brother. He squeaked a little as Itachi moved from his seat to stroke the blond's cheek. Sasuke growled a little but Itachi growled back making his brother pull away and give up. He put his hand on Naruto shoulder.

" Since you're my brother's mate and have special privileges in the family, you're allowed to call me by my name." Itachi said with a smirk; Naruto smiled a little then. Shino thought of how privileged Naruto truly was; most of the time, not even Sasuke experienced the warmth of the Alpha. " Now then, give your Alpha a kiss." Shino blinked a couple times, trying his hardest not to roll his eyes, no wonder he was being kind to Naruto.

" WHAT!" Sasuke yelled as he wedged between Naruto and Itachi so he could glare and growl in his brother's face. Itachi smirked back at his brother. Shino sighed, he would have liked to defend Sasuke's honor but he knew that he should never interfere in a fight, of any sort, between his Beta and Alpha. The last time someone did, Shino got appointed their job. He lowered his eyes as he tried not to get caught up in the commotion. " Itachi, this is my mate and I don't care if you're the Alpha. I won't let you kiss him."

" Dear Sasuke, it is quite normal, even for family members, to exchange kisses. Even you and I have kissed before, so what's the matter with me kissing someone who could be considered another little brother?"

" Because our kisses were strictly family, where as you and Naruto have no blood between you therefore it would be even more socially acceptable to cross the line with him." Sasuke said, his forehead against Itachi's pushing it back. The older Uchiha pulled back and then poked Sasuke in the forehead causing the smaller Uchiha to whimper in pain.

" Well there's only one problem with your argument Sasuke." Itachi said as he grabbed the front of Naruto's shirt. He pressed his lips down on Naruto's making the blond whine and thrash around before he pulled away and patted him on the head. " I'm the Alpha and your older brother, what I say, goes." Itachi explained as a murmur went through the crowd, most of them were nodding. It was true and there was no use arguing with the Alpha. He had all the power. Sasuke growled at them for silence but when Itachi took his seat again, the wolves went still and not a peep could be heard from anyone. " Enough fooling around." Itachi said as he looked down at Shino for the first time. " My foolish little Beta tells me you have news for the pack. Come forward Gamma and share."

Shino stood up then but not before he bowed to both his Beta and Alpha. " Thank you, Itachi." He said as he turned to face the entire pack. " As you all know, I was on a hunt for a mate these past few months...And I've found the one, Inuzuka Kiba, which means he's off limits to the rest of you dogs." Some of the wolves howled with laughter and applauded their Gamma's prosperous announcement. Others slumped down in their chairs and growled lowly. Sasuke and Naruto both smiled, hoping that Kiba would just accept Shino as a mate. They both thought they'd make a good couple. Shino looked around at all the faces smiling back at him. He took a breath through his nose and shut his eyes. " But this is where the good news ends…" The mood of the room dropped into one of depression and fear as their Gamma suddenly got serious. " There's a rival clan moving in on Uchiha territory. I met one today and he was trying not only to muscle in on the territory but also the potential mates."

Roars and growls ripped through the crowd of wolves. Sasuke clutched more tightly to Naruto as a more feral look sprung to his features. The only one who wasn't up in arms about this was Itachi, who was sitting calmly in his spot. He nodded his head and howled, making all the rest of his pack calm themselves. They all whispered and muttered amongst themselves as their Alpha raised his hand to them. They all looked up staring at their leader and waiting for whatever he had to say to them. Once all the noise had died down, he stood up and walking to the front of the crowd.

" Shino, you speak of very dangerous circumstances that we will, as a pack, have to face in the future." Itachi said as he placed his hand on Shino's shoulder. The smaller wolf knew exactly what was going to come. Itachi moved his hand up so only two of his fingers were pressed into Shino's forehead. " To make sure that what you report is correct, you will let me into your mind and let me see what you have witnessed."

" Yes my Alpha." Shino closed his eyes and thought back to when he got out of his car at Kiba's house. He felt like the memories in his head were being stolen from him and then cycled back as they were viewed by Itachi. When he felt the fingers leave his face he knew he could open his eyes again. When he did, he took in the troubled face of his Alpha who was now sharing the memory through the ranks of wolves. They all had their eyes closed as they watched with anger at what they saw flashing behind their eyelids. They all opened their eyes and started to growl lowly and fill the room with snaps of their jaws and angered howls.

" My Alpha, we must do something about this!" One of the wolves cried as they stood up in the crowd and snarled.

" My Alpha, we must hunt down this threat! I do not wish to fear the livelihood and health of my children." A female cried as she stood up as well.

All the voices were blending together as the fear and the doubt filled the air. Itachi closed his eyes and started to growl lowly in his throat but everyone ignored him as they voiced their complaints to him. He opened his eyes then, letting the blood red color take over as he snarled and growled at them all. Many of them whimpered and whined back at him, showing their submission as they sat back down.

" My pack," his voice was slightly thicken by the slight transformation, " we mustn't panic now. For that is exactly what they want; do not, especially in this dire time, turn against me and try to handle this on your own. We will fail if we are not united in this front." All of them nodded and remained silent as they watched their Alpha. Even Sasuke couldn't keep his eyes off his brother. " I've also been sensing some slight disturbances in the territory, but have thought nothing of it due to the fact that many wolf clans know of how I attained my power and are still very much afraid of what I am capable of doing. However, this recent disturbance troubles me; they have fooled themselves have they not? Thinking that I am a force that can easily be disrupted and silenced." Many of the wolves snarled at that. Insulting an Alpha was punishable by death and highly offensive to the pack itself.

" But my Alpha," one said as she rose from the crowd. Shino recognized her as Karin, one of Sasuke's posse that followed him all the time. " They may have disrespected you but they know exactly what you're capable of and are most likely calling you out. Whoever the Alpha of their pack is, they want to get you out of the way and most likely interbreed with us."

" Yes." Itachi said looking at the girl. " It does seem that way, which means that they want us to get all riled up and head blindly into battle right away so they can slaughter us without breaking a sweat. Well, that much is obvious from the wolf's comment, but what you said can also be true. Especially if he's trying to muscle in on our mating grounds. However we can't think much of him yet...We don't even know his rank or from what clan he hails...He could even be a rogue for all we know...And yet, he speaks of me as I am nothing more than a mere pup. And from where I'm standing, that isn't the brightest idea." He looked around then, setting his hand on Shino's shoulder. " Alright, this is what we're going to do…"
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THE NEXT DAY!

Shino parked in the drive way. He had been waiting for almost thirty minutes for Kiba's sister to leave. She had been running late, Shino knew that from the whole few months of stalking Kiba. When she finally left, Shino wasted no time making his way up and into Kiba's room. The dog lover laid in his bed, his arm over his face as he laid on his side away from the window. He probably lied to his mother about having a summer cold or may have showed them the mark and said he was in too much pain to go to school. Either way, Kiba's plan worked and now Shino could protect his mate.

He sat down on the other side of Kiba's bed, leaning over the body that was so delicately wrapped up in his blankets. He turned Kiba's face towards him and brought his lips down on the brunette's but that's when Kiba stirred slightly, pulling away from Shino. The wolf smirked a little and used a tighter hold on his mate's chin. He pressed his lips to Kiba's and that's when the brunette woke up fully. His eyes fluttered open and he screamed a little, which startled Akamaru.

" Oh Shino, it's just you!" Kiba said wiping his lips off. " You scared me..."

" Why's that? You knew I was coming." Shino replied cuddling up to Kiba.

The brunette hesitated slightly and looked around the room. " Well last night I had a nightmare, and you were in it...Along with some guy who had two heads and he was saying some really weird things and insulting you. It made me really angry because he was also talking about me, but I didn't even know how I got mentioned because I was nowhere around...It was just really weird, you gotta forgive me, I'm really jumpy because of it...and well, your stalking me...The dream though, just kinda made it worse." Kiba shook his head and smiled a little bit at Shino. " It doesn't matter, right? Just a nightmare."

Kiba turned to pet Akamaru and while he wasn't looking, Shino bit his lip. Kiba shouldn't have been able to get transmissions from the Alpha yet, especially since he hasn't even met him yet. But then again, weirder things have happened in the wolf community. The wolf decided to ignore it for now and confront it when he finally took Kiba to meet the full pack.

" Exactly, it was just a dream Kiba, and you should know that even in your dreams, I will protect you."

" Yeah...You're right." Kiba said stretching and tossing the blanket off his body. He walked to the door and opened it. " Come down stairs, we'll get some breakfast and you'll answer some of my questions."

Shino nodded as he got to his feet. He didn't know how honest he should be with Kiba, but if Naruto had pretty much already ruined his secret about being a werewolf, there wasn't much else to tell about, right?
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And that's where I'm ending it! I know, I know, lots of unanswered questions in this chapter! But don't worry we're only two chapters in and there will be answers as time passes on in the story!

Kiba: Nice cliffy.
Me: Why thank you. Tis what I do best.
Shino: Does this mean you're actually thinking this fic out and not just throwing stuff together at the last minutes?
Me: What? I don't do that...
Shino: Yeah sure...Whatever.
Me: Exactly. This was Hitoko-Sama