Just as a heads up, I finished the SasuNaru one-shot that is paired with this fic. I believe it shall answer some questions people were having before they were actually addressed in the main story, plus there's yaoi and who can say 'no' to that?
Anyway, it's called Prequel to the Mating Moon( really creative title right?) Since all of the events took place before the main story it is technically the prequel.

So without further adieu, here is yet another wonderful chapter of the Mating Moon. Regular PV
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Kiba was laying in his bed. Shino right next to him, not ever leaving his side for even a second after they ate breakfast. Akamaru was sitting at the foot of the bed, his eyes narrowed at Shino. The wolf just smirked to himself, he could just growl and the dog would go running for the nearest exit. A trait that may not be so cute if the wolf scaring Akamaru wasn't him. Shino tried to grab Kiba around the waist and pull him close, take him his scent, and just in general be closer to him. The brunette just raised and eyebrow and scooted his body away, in fact he had done it so many times now that he just considered standing up and sitting on the window sill until whatever questions he had were answered. Shino thought about growling at Kiba but he really didn't want to scare him, well not really. He wanted to be with Kiba so much that everything he was rejected by him, it felt like a knife in his heart.

Kiba had a thought then. If Shino wanted to hold him so badly then he would be more than willing to do something to get the privilege. And there was a good chance that Shino wouldn't want to answer some of the questions, either in full or at all. In a weird way it was like having insurance over his wolf counterpart. He smirked then and Shino raised his eyebrow at him, not particularly liking the evil wink in his eye.

" Someone looks satisfied." Shino said finally and Kiba snuggled closer to him. He raised his eyebrow again. Kiba was prideful, one of his more annoying traits, but still something that was Kiba so Shino accepted it. And being prideful meant he wouldn't give up his dignity or for that matter, give up on trying to avoid his touches. He still thought he was straight. " Care to share what's on your mind? Or shall I guess until I turn blue in the face?"

" I have a proposition for you." Kiba said finally and Shino smirked ever so slightly, causing Kiba to feel a shiver run up his spine. Something about that look was so intoxicatingly powerful that Kiba had to bit the inside of his cheek to keep himself rooted in his sane mental state. But the urge to kiss Shino was making his heart pound rapidly, making his palms sweat, and worst of all, it made him want to be held by Shino. Kissed by him so gently. He didn't know why he was feeling like this. It was almost terrifying.

" Oh really?" Shino inquired propping himself up on his elbows. Kiba rolled to face him, looking so small and young when his hair was sprawled over his blue pillow case. There was something in his eye that made Shino shiver inwardly with pleasure. There was desire. He almost smirked again but opted not to. " What is this in which you propose?"

" You can hold me," Kiba began, gauging his reaction. " but you have to answer any question I have and you can't just skip parts otherwise the deal's off."

" Yes but how will you know if I'm leaving parts out?"

" Obvious, you've never lied to me. Therefore if something doesn't sound like you then its most likely a lie." Shino almost laughed then. That was probably the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard but couldn't help but find Kiba's logic adorable in everyway. He would feel bad now if he lied to him so he wouldn't but he wasn't so sure if Kiba would be able to see the truth in what he said. Some of the stuff seemed a little too farfetched to be real. Though, frankly spoken, he too was a little too farfetched to be real.

" Alright, ask away then." Shino said opening his arms. Kiba scooted so he was laying comfortably against the wolf. He turned around so he wasn't facing Shino which was fine with him because that sweet little ass was brushing into his cock every time the brunet made a single move. Shino smirked as he laid his head on top of Kiba's. He was blushing at their closeness. He hadn't been this close to another man since that one night when he snuggled Naruto. Their closeness brought up so many feelings that he didn't even know he could feel about another man; he closed his eyes and let out a shaky sigh. " Are you feeling okay?"

" Y-yes." He said, the blush even more noticeably red. " I'm f-fine! Really!" Shino rolled his eyes and pulled him even tighter. His breath was tickling Kiba's ear making him start to squirm with arousal which in turn started to arouse Shino even more as Kiba moved around in his arms. He had to turn himself off somehow, hearing some kind of horrible confession from Shino would probably do something like that. " Have you eaten people?" Kiba's thoughts instantly went to a giant wolf running through the country side, his strong paws leaving claw marks and prints in the ground as he sprinted across the land. He was stalking, his head low to the ground, ears back and eye shinning as he approached a village. He shivered then, the thought of Shino running through a village and ripping all the villagers apart made him almost want to throw up.

" You're kidding, right?" Shino asked then which made Kiba feel something that he could only label as relief. " Kiba, I'm a werewolf, not a vampire. I don't eat humans to survive or for sport. If I did it would be breaking werewolf laws; and yes there are official laws that cannot be broken. The punishments are severe and come in wide varieties of torture. It can be anywhere from banishment and being marked so no other wolf pack will accept you to having all your fur ripped out to getting your limbs ripped off to death." Kiba stilled then, all of those things sounding too terrible to even consider." Eventually you too will know all of the wolf laws and secrets just as I have come to learn. "

" So there are other supernatural things, not just werewolves?"

" Yes, like I mentioned there are vampires, or as we call them in our clan, The Children of Mikaboshi; offspring of the God of Evil and Darkness. They walk by night and feed on the innocent, their an evil breed and constantly at war with Tsukuyomi's children; children of the Moon. Which is us, by the way." Shino said pausing slightly. " Other than vampires, there are warlocks; half demon, half human immortals that don't really mix in the dealings of other kinds. They mostly keep to themselves, since they live forever and don't want to grow attachments that can be severed by death. They're called the Children of Okuni-Nushi, God of magic and medicine. There are demons; the actual children of Mikaboshi. They're the ones who introduced the werewolf and vampire virus into the humans. Then there are the faeries, the children of the Divine Gods and the Demon Gods. Nasty little things really; enjoying misery and cruel jokes. Though the only good thing about them is they can't lie. But other than that, I don't much care for them."

" So you've met some then?" Kiba asked, almost completely enwrapped in Shino's stories. The wolf found it cute, like telling a child about Santa Claus for the first time.

" Yes, I met the Queen of the Faeries once in the park by the elementary school. She was a beautiful woman; long crimson waves of hair with sparkling yellow eyes that gleamed like a cat's. Her smile was wicked, her teeth sharp as needles in her mouth. Her deadly beauty was something to admire but also fear; the maliciousness of her presence made me shudder."

" Why did you go?" Kiba muttered, turning around to look at Shino. He smirked then, Kiba was starting to let his body open up and trust him. " I mean there had to be a reason, right?"

" There was. Our Alpha had been summoned by her because a newly Turned wolf had attacked some of her kind. She didn't take it too well and was going to kill him but one of her subjects suggested that we deal with the wolf since it was newly made and went through its entire Change alone. She shows others mercy and sympathy like a Queen should, but it's rare." Shino said as he stroked Kiba's hair with his fingers so lightly that the brunette looked as though he had fallen asleep. But when his eyes sprung open after Shino had finished talking, they were filled with wonder and amusement. He was smiling too and Shino's heart fluttered briefly. Kiba didn't even know how adorable he was.

" Who was the wolf? Is it anyone I know?" Kiba asked, his voice bouncing with enthusiasm. But before Shino could respond Kiba cut him off. " Are the more wolves are our school? Any of the other races really, but still…Are they there? Are they invisible so humans can't see them? That woul-"

" Kiba…I can only answer one question at a time and I'll start forgetting them if you start letting your imagination wander around." Kiba blushed then, an embarrassed look shining through his eyes. " First off, wolves can't use glamour to make ourselves invisible. We just don't change in public. But after some time you too will be able to see through glamour without really having to concentrate. And yes there are other wolves at our school, there are no vampires since they can only walk by night. I've seen a few warlocks, probably ones who don't know what they are yet. They had glamour on, probably made my their demon parent so they think they're human for as long as possible…I know of a few Changelings at our school but they don't know they're faeries and a shame too. They'll live almost their entire life without knowing what they really are. As for if you know the wolf, you do actually. It was Sai. I don't know exactly what his back story is but he was Turned and left. Itachi took him under the wing of the Uchiha pack and we took care of him. That's why he got 'transferred' so suddenly at the end of last year."

" Wait, wait…You said 'Uchiha Pack' and 'Itachi'. I mean I knew that Sasuke was a wolf. Well, I learned recently that Sasuke was a wolf but his brother too? How does that work? Did Itachi bite him? Cause that's rude."

" Finally we've reach actual werewolf stuff." Shino said as he sat up taking off his sunglasses and rubbing his eyes. Kiba laid his head on Shino's chest, looking up into his eyes. It was almost like looking at someone else when he had his glasses off. " Itachi and Sasuke are different than you and I. They're elite wolves, true bloods. Both their parents were wolves and so they were born wolves and not made into them." Shino began as he laid his arms behind him head. " Wolves who are made with the virus later in life have about a seventy-third chance of dying since their bodies can handle and process the virus much easier with a more adjusted immune system. And even from there, some people are immune to the virus completely and don't Turn. But when the virus is born into you, there are even higher chances of dying. Like dogs, werewolves have litters. Usually in a litter of six pups, only one or two will survive, the odds almost switch; thirty-seventy. The most I've ever seen was three in a litter because they were the children of an Alpha female and an Alpha male. The status, unfortunately, is also important in survival of pups. Being able to control the virus and manipulate it like Alphas do is why their children are far more likely to survive."

" How could the virus be so powerful?"

" Because the illness isn't of this world. If you remember, I said that the werewolf and the vampire virus both came from demons. The legend of the werewolf is that a hellhound rose to Earth, summoned most likely by a cult; it hunted down humans for food and sacrifice. But when he would bite them, his mouth would bleed because of the holy properties humans' possessed at the time. And so his blood would be forced into their bodies. Some of them changed, making the first werewolves."

" Is that how vampires got started too? Because a demon went around biting humans?" Kiba asked as Akamaru jumped on the bed behind him. He laid on Kiba's legs, almost enchanted by the words and tales Shino was spinning. The brunette reached back to pet his dog lovingly.

" According to the books I read about it; a human-like demon who needed blood to survive fell in love with a woman. He couldn't control his hunger and drained her body of blood; he feel into depression as soon as he finished with her. He bit into his wrist and feed her his blood; because demon's heal quickly he figured that her body would heal in a similar manner to his. However the evil possessed her and she became like her lover, a creature that could only travel at night and fed on the blood of other humans. Thus, spreading the virus and causing the vampire race to blossom."

Kiba was silent for a moment as if his brain was absorbing all the information he had just learned. And there was a lot of it so he wasn't surprised that Kiba wanted to take some sort of mental break. Even him remembering all of this was actually mentally draining, though he was glad he knew it so he could answer his mate's questions. " What was it like when you were Turned?"

Shino froze.
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ELSEWHERE!

Naruto laid his head on Sasuke's chest. The Uchiha was rubbing his back while reading an assigned book for his literature class. The blond may not have been moving but his mind was racing with every that had happened recently. Kiba had been bitten by a werewolf and there was more than just Shino trying to be with him. It may have been illegal to take the mate of someone but this was most likely a rogue wolf, the rules no longer applied to them. He sighed, loudly and it made Sasuke look down at him.

" What's wrong my love?" Sasuke asked kissing Naruto's forehead. The blond shrugged as he pulled himself up to kiss Sasuke's lips. " Oh come on, its not nothing. You're distracted by something."

Naruto looked up at the Uchiha. " I'm just worried about what Shino said…The other wolf coming into your territory and Kiba. All of this stuff is just racing through my brain. I mean he was just recently bitten and already has all this stuff to deal with! We don't even know if he's a wolf yet." Sasuke smirked a little then.

" I remember a certain someone had similar dealing such as this…" Sasuke said as he put down his book. Naruto scooted up so he was straddling the Uchiha's waist. He licked his lips as Naruto stared down at him.

" What happened to me is far different than what is happening to Kiba. It's true Sai was trying to court me but unlike him, the rogue wolf doesn't adhere to the rules. Sai backed off as soon as you Marked me but this other wolf isn't going to even though Kiba has been claimed. Doesn't that bother you?"

" Nope." Sasuke said as he rolled the two of them over so Sasuke was lying on top of his mate. He pinned down the blond's arms as he squirmed and struggled underneath the stronger wolf. Naruto started to pout and it made the Uchiha groin twitch. He leaned down and began to suck on the Mark which was still painfully fresh. Naruto shuddered with pleasure, whenever Sasuke touched his Mark it was like he was healing and dispersing the pain. " You needn't worry that blond little head of yours. There are punishments for rule breaks for a reason. Once we catch this wolf, he'll be punished to the full extent of the law."

" But if Kiba doesn't Turn, he won't be under our protection! What if you guys don't catch the wolf by then?" Sasuke opened his mouth to respond but that's when Itachi walked into the room, making sure to lock the door before turning around. He blinked at his little brother and mate.

" Ah, I must be interrupting a very precious moment." Itachi mused with a brilliant smirk. He walked over to Sasuke's bed and sat down, lounging against the headboard as he grabbed the remote and started to flip through the channels. " Oh don't mind me. I'm hiding."

Sasuke rolled off Naruto and laid between his mate and his brother. Naruto folded his arms and leaned against the headboard, flipping the collar of his shirt up to hide his Mark. Itachi decided on a channel and set the remote on the side table by Sasuke's bed. The younger Uchiha laid his head on his brother's chest because there wasn't room to set it anywhere else. Itachi started to pet Sasuke's head very gently like he was stroking a puppy. Naruto could only assume that if Sasuke was in his wolf form, he would be wagging his tail.

" As I was saying…You're right Naruto, Kiba wouldn't be protected by us. He would be protected by Shino. It is possible for werewolves to take human mates without Turning them, we just Turn our mates so they're more protected from other wolves." Itachi nodded as he started to scratch Sasuke's scalp, making him whimper softly.

" Speaking of mates…" Itachi said glaring at the door. There was soft scratching coming from the other side and some small whimpers were heard. " Sai is still trying to court me. He's been following me all morning."

" You're the Alpha, can't you like, I don't know, command him to stop?" Naruto asked as Sai's scratching became more insistent and louder.

" I'm not allowed to give commands that dwell in the realm of matters of the heart." Itachi said as he sighed. " Maybe I should try to get that rule to have exceptions…" He continued to glare at the door.

" Itachi! Let me in! I know you're there!" Sai whined.

" I'm getting flashbacks…" Naruto muttered and Sasuke growled lowly in his throat.

" Never end sentences with prepositions Sai, no wonder you're doing so poorly with grammar." Came Itachi's quip. When there was silence coming from the other side, Itachi smirked to himself but it was quickly rectified by Sai pounding on the door. The older Uchiha growled harshly, causing the hairs on Naruto's arm to stand on up completely. " Sai, I command you to go out with the investigation team while they examine Kiba's house for clues about the mystery wolf." There was a defeated whine from the other side of the door followed by him stomping off into the distance. Itachi sighed with relief as he started to relax again.

" I can't believe a male is trying to court you." Sasuke said with a smirk. Itachi smirked as well patting his little brother on the head. " Is there something you're not telling us about yourself my Alpha?" Itachi gained a small smile then and poked his brother in the forehead.

" Yes Sasuke, I'm secretly a female. Couldn't you smell my pheromones? You truly are foolish." Sasuke laughed then and Itachi joined in, making Naruto sit there in confusion. Both the Uchihas looked over at him and looked back at each other. " Naruto doesn't know about gender roles?"

" It hasn't come up yet." Sasuke replied. " He's completely submissive so it hasn't been an issue with us." Naruto blushed then and Itachi nodded.

" He does seem quite submissive, yet there is a spark of sassy in his nature. He must be a fun ride." Itachi smirked when Sasuke growled a little. He patted his brother's head. " Don't fret my little Beta, I'm not allowed to mess with him other than kisses between family. But you should tell him about our gender roles." Sasuke nodded.

" Alright. Naruto you're a female, I'm a male." Sasuke was about to continue when Naruto cut him off.

" But…I'm a guy…I don't have lady part that I'm aware of so I'm not a chick."

" No, you're not a chick. You're a female, there's a difference." Sasuke said. " The female is the more submissive one in the relationship. The one who is usually courted by someone like me, a male. The male is the dominant one and from just my personality you can tell that I'm far more dominating than you. Therefore women can be males and men can be female. Which is why Sai trying to court Itachi is funny because they're both males and dominant."

" Though," Itachi said as he looked at his nails, " I would still be dominant over Sai since I'm still a male Alpha. No one but another, stronger male Alpha can dominate me."

" All of this werewolf stuff is complicated." Naruto said.

" The only reason its complicated for you is because you didn't grow up learning all the details of it." Sasuke replied with a roll of his eyes. " You'll learn it all with time…And maybe even a bit of practice…" Both Naruto and Sasuke were giggling lustfully and Itachi rolled his eyes.

" I can see you two are going to start being gross soon. Well now that Sai isn't chasing me anymore, I bid you good day." Itachi said getting up suddenly. Sasuke's head slammed down on his pillows and he whined a little. Naruto grabbed the Uchiha head and began to cradle it when Sasuke's arm snaked around and he grabbed a handful of Naruto's ass. He squeaked as Sasuke started to massage and rub the plump, firm flesh. The blond's eyebrow twitched and he dropped Sasuke's head.
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Shino let go of Kiba as soon as he recovered from his earlier shock. The brunette was surprised by the sudden release and was almost offended by it. He glared at Shino but the wolf was unresponsive to the look. Shino started to move, getting up from the bed. Kiba got to his hands and knees watching as the wolf started to grab his things and leave.

" What the hell are you doing?" Kiba questioned, his face turning red with frustration. Shino glanced back and felt a stab of guilt. But he buried those feelings in his heart.

" Avoiding the fight." Shino said. " I don't feel comfortable talking about the subject that was just uttered and I know if I told you that, you'd just get all excited about it and try to pry into it. Then I would yell at you, you would yell back. I'm skipping all of that middle man by just leaving. I'll see you tomorrow."

" I'm going to school tomorrow." Shino stopped then, looking back at Kiba who had a stubborn look about him. He smirked back at the wolf but was suddenly startled by Shino pinning him down to his bed. His breath was coming out in short gasps as his heart thundered against his rib cage. Kiba gulped a little as Shino's razor sharp teeth started to come out from his top lip and slowly cover his bottom one. He was growling by that point, daring Kiba to do anything to disobey him. " I just can't skip school for two days in a row…" Kiba was able to keep his voice still as he looked up at the angry wolf. " I'm behind as it is and skipping more school doesn't help my situation." Shino pulled back then and as quickly as he pinned Kiba down, he appeared at the door. Completely calm and cool headed.

" Fine." He said opening the door. " But you're coming home with me tomorrow so we can discuss the rest of this. There are things you still need to know." He slammed the door behind him and Kiba sighed with relief. He felt something wet on his cheek and reached up, it was a tear. He must have been crying with sheer fear and it probably was the only reason Shino had let him do whatever he wanted. Kiba pulled his knees to his chest and hit his head against the headboard behind him. He couldn't believe he had shown such weakness in front of Shino. But he could tell that it wouldn't be the last time.
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Shino was more than still heated when he arrived at the Uchiha manor. He stomped up the steps to the house and practically ripped the door off its hinges when he entered. Sasuke, who was walking through the living room raised an eyebrow at his friend. He stalked past the Uchiha and past Naruto who was enjoying some ramen in the kitchen. He slammed the back, glass door. Sasuke was surprised he didn't shatter it.

Shino walked over to the extensive garden the Uchihas had in the back. It was filled with the most beautiful flowers. All of them were hybrids of others and had countless mixed patterns and colors that shinned radiantly in the cool summer day. He could smell the Wolf Bane growing and maturing across from him, its silvery green leaves glimmering like diamonds. He took a seat on the concrete bench that was in the middle of the garden. The paths of it were paved into the Uchiha crest and between the paths were filled with the flowers. The air was thick and rich with pollen, giving it a yellow, dusty look. It was so peaceful.

He put his head in his hands and sighed. He had almost lost it with Kiba, he was slowly starting to slip again which meant that day was coming again. He rubbed his temples heatedly trying to get a grip on himself when he heard someone coming up behind him. He turned, seeing Sasuke and Naruto walking up.

" Is something the matter Shino?" Naruto's soft voice asked, his big blue eyes filled with worry and other emotions that almost made Shino feel even more guilt for what he had said and done to Kiba. He sighed and shook his head.

" I don't want to talk about it." He said in a soft tone, trying not to snap at Naruto like he had at Kiba. He didn't need two females angry with him. Or Sasuke for that matter, he would be quite angry if Shino had snapped at Naruto.

" Is it about that day?" Sasuke asked quietly. Shino could still clearly remember the way Sasuke's face looked on that day…The day he was Turned. His heart felt like someone was stabbing it and he turned himself away from them.

" Yes, now if you don't mind, I would like some time to myself."

" I'm always here for you Shino…" Sasuke said. " You should know that by now…" The Uchiha grabbed Naruto's arm and started to pull him away very gently. The blond struggled at first but couldn't compete with Sasuke's strength and was practically dragged until he decided to cooperate.

Shino stared into the distance with a sigh dying as it was swept up into the air and carried off by the wind. Would Kiba like him as much if he knew the truth?-

And that's where I'm ending it. Super horrible cliffhanger about what really happened with Shino. I hope it eats you up on the inside. :D

Shino: That's not exactly the nicest thing to wish for
Me: I do what I do
Shino: Indeed you do
Me: But I do things that you would do that I would make you do that I can't actually do that you would be able to do Kiba:…What?
Shino: …
Me: This was Hitoko-sama.