I think this is going to be a mostly Shino centric chapter, maybe we'll get a small look into his incident! And then we'll all totally brag to Kiba and he'll be so jealous :D …Yeah anyway, I'm done being a nerd. (Not really) Regular PV.-

Shino had calmed since his earlier encounter with Sasuke and his mate. Somehow spending untold amounts of time isolated in a garden really managed to calm him down. He walked into his apartment, he had long since moved out from his parents house. When he Changed for the first time, he couldn't look them in the eye anymore and he decided to move out when he could, with help from the Uchiha clan of course. Sasuke had offered him countless times a place over at the manor but he declined every time. Shino didn't think he could constantly deal with the younger more annoying wolves constantly. They held too many familiar experiences and emotions. The fear, the stress, the anger. All things Shino had tried to forget in those many years since his attack.

He set his keys down on the kitchen counter and looked up at the clock on the stove. It was nearly midnight but he didn't feel physical tired; he was mentally exhausted. The kind where sleep never came easy. He had a feeling that he was going to stay awake almost all night or if he did sleep, it would be plagued with night terrors. Something that he had grown accustom too over the years; he never welcomed them. In fact it was the hardest part of the day, the realization that he couldn't escape the dreams. They always were waiting for him at the end of the day, no matter what. Shino sighed, moving from the kitchen down the hallway to his bedroom.

Once inside he shed his jacket on the floor, putting his phone on the side table next to his bed. He kicked off his shoes and just stood their in the darkness of his room. His TV was black from when he shut it off that morning. The room was strangely vacant of noise and light whenever it was off. It was an eerie quiet. Shino walked up to it and pressed the button, filling the room with soft light and muffled sound. He turned up the volume before flopping down on his bed.

The smell of Wolf's Bane came rushing into nose as he buried his head into his pillows and blankets. It was a stagnant, slightly sweaty smell, something Shino had grown used because of the cold sweats that followed his dreams. He always woke up soaked, like he had just jumped in a lake and rolled around in his bed right afterwards. The prospect of it disgusted him. Though the Wolf's Bane comforted him; they used it to control the transformations and keep them suppressed. He knew if he didn't every day and wasn't surrounded by the smell when he went to sleep that he would transform without even knowing it. His dreams were just that powerful.

Shino shook his head of that thought before taking off his sun glasses. He reached up to his bedroom light and switched it off, rolling over so he was looking straight at the ceiling. Besides the TV, the only light coming into the room was from the moon. It was a mostly clear night, the clouds were slowly and barely passing over it.

The power was filling him and he let out a sigh of pleasure. It was close to the full moon, probably three or so days off which meant that Kiba's day was coming and he would see if the boy was a wolf or not. If he was, then it was a small victory for Shino; if he wasn't, Shino didn't want to think about that. Kiba would be considered completely fair game to any wolf since the mating ritual wouldn't count for nearly as much. Shino sighed as he pulled his blanket farther over his head. He really didn't want to think about that possibility right now. He really just wanted a good night sleep, something he hadn't had in such a long time…

It was wet, the ground, the trees. Everything was soaking wet. For a Summer evening it was surprising, though Shino wasn't bothered by it. He had taken a liking to the days where the rain completely soaked through the cracking soil and withering, brown grass. It was like the Earth was healing itself yet still dying.

Even though it had rained, it still smelled of Summer; charcoal, swimming pool chlorine, and dry air. The kind that burned your nose when you stayed outside for too long. But it was different now, mixed in with the soft, clean smell of the rain, almost making the air even that much sweeter. It was refreshing to say the least and that's why Shino had picked that time to go out for a walk.

His mother had been most insufferable lately and instead of staying around to scream his face off at her like the average teen, he decided to walk out the frustration. It wasn't a hot night, no because of the rain it was far cooler, much more tempered.

He walked around in just a tank top and pair of basketball shorts, far more relaxed that what he usually wore. But just because it was cooler didn't mean he wanted to be sweating. It was gross in his opinion. He sighed, it was getting late and his mom would probably flip if he was gone for too long. Shino walked through the gate of a park that was next to his neighborhood. It was a few blocks from his house and was actually quicker to cut through than going all the way around.

Shino didn't know why but he had an uneasy feeling as he stepped into the playground area of the park. It was the first section and during the day, it was so full of life but now it was eerily stilled with darkness. Shino paused when he heard something behind him; he turned quickly, praying it wasn't a mugger or something like that. There was nothing but the swing set, which was moving slowly as the breeze moved and tossed around it. He walked up to it and sat down. The seat was slightly damp and so were the already rusted chains. It burned his hands a little because of the texture but other than that it brought back comfortable feelings of nostalgia. He remembered coming to this park with his parents when he was younger and the all too familiar scent of the wood chips mixed with the rust digging into his hands, almost felt strangely comforting. Shino was able to shove the fear deep into his mind and he started to swing, getting high enough and then jumping off. He landed on his feet by the big toy, completely clearing the sea of wood chips. Something he always wished he could do when he was a child.

" How amusing." A voice called, snapping Shino completely into his senses. He had forgotten all about that feeling of fear, the anxiety growing in his chest, all of those feelings one gets. The breath was catching in his throat as he turned back to look at whoever was speaking. There was no one and it made Shino just that more nervous.

The voice sounded too real, it wasn't just in his head, he knew it. Shino buried his fists in his pockets, walking so quickly that he was almost running. He knew if he full out sprinted he'd get home in a matter of minutes but he wasn't even sure if there was something following him. He would feel like an idiot if he ran home because he got the willies.

" Boys are so cute when they're scared." The voice wasn't behind him anymore, it was coming from somewhere in front of him. Which sucked since it was slightly late. As soon as it hit about eleven during the summer, it was pitch black. Eyes were unadjusted to such dim light because of the brightness throughout the day. It made it far more easier to hide in this darkness and with so many places to hide, it made it like a horrible game of hide and seek. It had bad horror movie written all over it.

Shino wished he brought something with him, like a knife or something. It wasn't his style but they were far more handy in a fight than just fists, especially since you didn't know what the other person had on them. He gulped as he heard the shuffling of feet on grass, still no exact location of his stalker.

" You smell delicious you know, so fearful. I can practically hear the sweat dripping down your forehead, sweetening your skin with natural salts." The voice belonged to a man, but Shino knew that from the start. He didn't know where said man was and that was the problem. Shino looked over at the stage in the middle of the park, it was used to hold small entertaining shows for the children like singing pirates who praised the worth of brushing one's teeth. The man could easily be hiding on stage or around it, the stairs up to it weren't locked. " What's wrong little boy? Are you scared? Do you want your mommy?"

Whoever was doing this was taking their sick, sweet time showing themselves. They were also having one hell of a time playing with him. He could hear the sadistic pleasure in their voice and it chilled him to the very bone. He could assume from the little boy comment that he was assumedly older than him, but no telling by how much. He could be some geezer for all Shino knew.

Against his manlier instinct, Shino started to run. He grass slippery yet still slightly crunching under his feet. It was there, the small gate that would allow him access into his neighborhood. He was only mere meters away but that's when he heard the snarling and before he knew what hit him, a wolf pounced from the shadows. Its black, shimmering fur blending in perfectly with the cover of darkness. It pinned Shino down with its heavy paws, the claws digging into the flesh of his wrists as they extended. He cried out and the wolf only howled with pleasure. It lifted one paw and started to lick at the wound, lapping up all the copper flavored liquid.

But in the blink of an eye that wolf was no longer on top of him, instead it was a man. And a naked one at that. It made Shino's eye twitch as he took in a great expanse of white, sickly pale looking skin. It made him shudder with disgust. The man wasn't very tall, Shino was about five foot seven and the man's leg barely passed his own while they were lying flat. But he was surprisingly strong, still completely able to pin him down. His black hair wisped on Shino's face, leaving goose bumps where it made slight contact. He thrashed against the man but he just laughed, pulling back and smacking Shino hard in the face. He felt as though the man had smacked him in the face with a pound of bricks. He spit up blood and a chunk of one of his teeth. It only made the man laugh harder as he got off Shino.

" My, my, not so brave now, are you?" The man said kneeling down next to him and stroking his face. It was already starting to bruise where he had been struck and was very tender. The man poked Shino's face, making him moan with pain and pull away from the touch. He tried to roll over onto his feet and get up but was pushed to the ground, the man standing over him with a foot on Shino's back. " Now, now, what's your rush?" He asked forcing Shino's face into the dirt. " I'm just getting started." Shino tried to push himself up but he felt paws on his back and it made him freeze completely. Claws dug into his back, mixing dirt and mud into the cuts that were forming. Blood started to ooze out from them, turning a sick brown color as it was mixed. It dripped from Shino's back and he screamed silently, the pain so intense that it escaped sound. Shino took a sharp breath in through his mouth, grunting and screaming as the claws tore deeper, ripping and shredding Shino's back. He gagged on his own pain, vomit somehow working its way through into his mouth. He spit it up and the wolf howled with disgust, grabbing Shino's leg with its large jaws and dragging him into a cleaner patch of grass.

" Please…" Shino rasped out, the wolf stilled looking down at its prize with a smirk. Blood and chunks of flesh stained his claws and muzzle, signaling to Shino that he wasn't only getting the shit ripped out of his back, it was also being bitten and tore apart. He was wordless, trying to sort out his thoughts through the pain shooting up his spine and through his entire body. " Stop…Please, I'll do anything. I don't want to die." The wolf morphed back into a man then, he was standing next to Shino, smirking and covered in his blood. " Oh how adorable. I do love it when they beg...Especially the young like you, so much pride at your age. Quite amusing." He said. " What would you say if I offered you ultimate power? Invulnerability, agility, strength, almost everything a person wants in this world. And it can be yours if you so choose." There was a hint of playful excitement in his tone and it made Shino want to vomit again, that man was enjoying this experience. " However, if you do not accept it, you will die here. I have bitten you lightly and it was not enough to fully transfer the virus."

Shino's head was spinning with pain that he couldn't comprehend the words the man was saying and had the worse case of selective hearing. " ANYTHING!" Shino cried as the pain made his vision blur. The man leaned down grabbing Shino around the waist and hoisting him up. His shoulder was completely bare and waiting for the man to take a bite of it. He smirked against the skin and then sank his teeth in harshly, taking Shino's breath away with the intensely centered amount of pain entering his system. He felt the blood rushing from the bite mark and it made his entire body shake with fear. He was loosing so much blood that it would only be a matter of time before he passed out or even died.

Shino saw a blur of black fur as the man who was sinking his fangs into his was ripped off. It caused a larger portion of skin to come off with him and it made Shino grasp his shoulder. It was astounding how much he could take without passing out from the sheer agony of it all. Shino turned his head as two wolves were sizing each other up. Shino could tell from the blood dripping from the muzzle of the one furthest away from him, it was the man who attacked him. The other was standing close, almost protectively as he bared his teeth and growled at the other. That's when the trotting of feet came from the surrounding woods. His attacker backed up and ran, a group followed out after him and he could hear cries that reminded him of dogs filling the night air.

Shino was gasping and silently moaning as he rolled around on the grass. Agony was gripping him harshly and it wasn't letting go anything soon, he just wanted to pass out so badly but it wasn't happening. He blinked a few times and then Sasuke was over him. He wasn't wearing a shirt, or any other articles of clothing from the looks of it. He was saying something to Shino, touching his face with such comfort that he leaned into the touch, but the boy was too far gone to comprehend whatever was coming out of his mouth. Sasuke glared out into the distance as another man walked up, he had a stoic face, looking much like Sasuke with long hair. It must have been his brother Itachi. He glanced over at Sasuke before reaching down and grabbing Shino. He cried loudly, the exposed nerves on his back searing with pain even from the gentle touch.

Itachi swore and starting yelling something at a group of naked men. The world around Itachi was going dark, so dark that it was starting to blur him out completely. He heard Sasuke's voice in the background, faintly saying something. " Kill Orochimaru." Was all Shino heard before it was all gone.

Shino woke up screaming. His heart was thundering in his chest as his breath came in short gasps. He looked around, his alarm clock shining big red numbers. It was barely three in the morning, that was probably the longer that dream had ever lasted. He shook his head trying to clear it of that bitter memory. Every time he had that dream he remembered a little more…That name, Orochimaru, sounded awfully familiar to Shino but he couldn't place why.

He grabbed his phone from the side table, quickly scrolling through his contact list and sending Sasuke a quick text message before setting it aside. He needed to know about this Orochimaru person, especially if he was dead or not because that was the most important thing to Shino.
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THE NEXT DAY

Sasuke walked into Iruka's classroom, getting a small smile from the teacher as the bell rang. He walked up to his seat as Iruka walked up to the white board and started to scribble down something, most likely a discussion topic about the book they were reading…Well some of the members of the class had read. It was one of the reasons why Sasuke wished so much that he had taken an AP class instead of regular; the only reason he did this year was because of that sexy little blond who sat in front of him.

He sat down next to Shino, who's head was leaning on the desk. Sasuke could only assume that his friend was sleeping since he never seemed to get enough of it at night. It would explain the text he got at three in the morning; he was angry about being woken up but when he read the contents, it disturbed him. It was only a three word question, 'Who is Orochimaru?' But those three words chilled Sasuke to the bone.

Orochimaru was a wonder to the wolf world, someone who practically revolutionized it. He had been bitten and somehow managed to get such a handle on the disease that he was able to become an Alpha and since he became a leader, he tried to gather followers and change the rules of the wolves. He pissed off a lot of people trying to do so, Itachi was included in that. He tried to take over the Uchiha pack by killing Itachi and failed, mixing up a lot of bad blood between him and Itachi. So much so that Itachi had tracked him for years and when he finally found him again, the night Shino was bitten, he sent out multiple wolves to kill him. Somehow, Itachi had confided to Sasuke, he felt that Orochimaru wasn't dead. And that was what bothered Sasuke to no limit. If his Alpha was suspicious of Orochimaru's death then there had to be more on the subject.

Shino's head rose as he looked over at Sasuke. " Did you get my message last night?"

" You mean this morning whilst I was snoozing? Why yes I did." Sasuke replied; he glanced out of the corner of his eye that Kiba and Naruto had turned around. Apparently Iruka had assigned group discussion for the topic on the board, which meant only two people were probably going to say anything relevant to the book.

" Well I assume we will talk about other subjects." Naruto mused as he moved to sit on the corner of Sasuke and Shino's table. Sasuke grabbed the blond around the waist and pulled him into his lap, since they didn't have to hide their relationship anymore, Sasuke was going to act far more affectionate in public. He nuzzled Naruto's neck and the blond leaned into the touches.

" You assume correctly." Shino said as he glanced over at Sasuke; Kiba almost felt angry as Shino seemed to ignore him. He blinked and did his best to ignore the wolf too. " Continue with what you were going to say Sasuke."

" Are you sure you want me to say it in front of them?"

" They'll learn about it eventually, right?" Shino quipped and Sasuke nodded. If they were going to be part of the Uchiha pack, and especially close with two of the higher ranking members, they were going to be completely informed about everything all the time.

" Alright. So as you can assume, Orochimaru was a wolf." Sasuke said bouncing Naruto on his knees. The blond didn't appreciate it and punched Sasuke in the thigh, only causing him to do it more. " Well he's quite notorious for a few reasons one being he was bitten and became an Alpha." Shino seemed stunned as Sasuke just nonchalantly started to wrestle and fight with Naruto like it wasn't shocking news.

" How is that possible? The best a bitten can get is a Gamma…Most pure bloods aren't even Alphas." Shino said, almost completely exasperated. It was a shocking subject for any wolf to hear. It was just such a preposterous notion.

" It's extremely rare. Itachi and I assume about every one in a billion cases will become an Alpha. If not less." Sasuke said. " And you have to think, that includes every case since the beginning of time." He said as he held Naruto completely still by squeezing him in his arms. " It has been said that Orochimaru wasn't the first in wolf history but to confirm that I'd have to go through all the old ass tomes in the library. It would take forever…Anyway, besides that whole deal, he also tried to get a good amount of the wolf rules changed. A lot of them dealing with the hunting of humans. All the wolves, besides his followers, were against him and the only way he would be able to get anything changed is if he was able to convince the Elder wolves."

" I assume from the laws we have now, that he failed." Shino observed and Sasuke nodded.

" But he still did an immense amount of damage to the wolf world. He killed three of the Elders as means of asserting dominance. But as quickly as he assassinated them, they were replaced. You know that Itachi is one of the Elders now, he assumed that position when the third and final one was killed by Orochimaru. Something that I can only assume infuriated him to no end, so as a means of getting revenge and a position of power, he tried to kill Itachi."

" Question." Naruto said as he pinched Sasuke's arm. The wolf growled a little and started to grope the blond.

" Answer." Sasuke replied with a little smirk as Naruto giggled.

" Why would this Orochimaru guy have to kill Itachi for a 'position of power'?" He asked.

" Because that's how wolves do it. If two Alphas are fighting over power or territory or a mate, they'll fight each other to the death or until one is so close to death that they give up. But only Alphas can do so since they're natural leaders and fighting for their honor as the leader of a pack. That's why there's only about a hundred or so packs around the world, most of them have one Alpha who combines his or her pack with another by means of breeding or fighting."

" Sounds extremely dangerous and complicated."

" Naruto, everything in the wolf world sounds dangerous or complicated to you." Naruto nodded but then the full weight of the words hit him and he started to hit Sasuke childishly. Shino grabbed Naruto then and set him on the table. The blond blinked with confusion at how fast he had been moved.

" You're distracting Sasuke." Shino said blatantly. Naruto huffed and turned away. " I assume that Orochimaru also failed to kill Itachi."

" Indeed he did. Itachi was far too much for him to handle and he was on the verge of death before he kicked sand into Itachi's eyes and ran away." Sasuke said. " He was disgraced then and a good portion of his pack left him to be with the Alpha who bested him. That's how we got wolves like Karin, Juugo, and Suigetsu. From that moment he and his pack were labeled as rogue and if any member was spotted they were to be punished to the full extent of the law."

" So they were put to death?" Kiba asked. Sasuke nodded but then made a motion as if it wasn't fully true. He was glad that Kiba was starting to take interest in the wolf culture.

" It was more like torture to get information and then kill, which is fate far worse in my opinion." He said as he looked at Kiba directly. The brunette gulped a little. " But, supposedly Itachi managed to track Orochimaru down and he killed him."

" You say 'supposedly'…you're not sure?" Shino asked, a slight hint of anxiety in his voice. Sasuke shrugged.

" A group of wolves went to go and get him but while they were chasing him, he was hit by a truck, which luckily enough was being driven by a member of our pack. Once he was filled in, he just left the scene, leaving Orochimaru's body to us. And as you can assume, not even we have a good chance of surviving against completely reinforced steel truck going more than sixty miles an hour. We buried him but you never know, Orochimaru seemed to escape death frequently and even Itachi is suspicious of his death."

" So why are we talking about this guy?" Naruto asked leaning over the table so the top of his head was practically in Sasuke's lap.

" Because…" Shino muttered, locking eyes with Kiba. " He was the one who bit me."
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DUN DUN DUN! DUN BUN! HUN!

Shino: Have I ever told you you're infuriating when you do that?
Me: Do what?
Shino: The dun thing.
Me: But...I like doing that...
Shino: That's exactly why its annoying.
Me: -devastated-
Kiba: Uh...This was Hitoko-sama.