His Luna [SasuKarin Werewolf AU]

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THREE YEARS LATER

Karin
I bustle around the kitchen, putting together the trays with all my homemade breakfast pastries. Ino came in, holding Inojin on her hip.

"You are a literal angel, Rin. Jin was up all night with a tummy ache so I got no sleep!" Ino looking at the breakfast food I had prepared.

"It's okay. I couldn't sleep again. I just thought I'd work my stress out in the oven." I told her.

"Girl, you gotta get that whole insomnia thing under control. You're going to walk into an early grave." She replied. She took little Inojin over to help me put out the breakfast buffet.

It has been three years since I came to the Inn. My life is much better now. I've gained weight eating regularly; I had curves on my petite frame now. My eyes no longer look like they are sunk into my face. My skin was lightly tanned from the time I got to spend outside. I never got any taller, but I was okay with that.

About six months after starting my job here, Mr. Greyback agreed to let me fix up the small building in the back so it could be my apartment. It allowed me to be close to the Inn if he needed me without taking up a whole room.

Ino had come back to work about two months after I started. She wasn't a fan of me at first, but we've grown close. I absolutely adored her son, Inojin, and would babysit on occasions when Ino wanted some time with her husband.

Unfortunately, I still felt the residual effects of the mate bond. Sometimes it was excruciating. Like someone was squeezing my heart in my chest. There were times it even brought me to tears. I knew I would never be able to find love and didn't feel the need to be attached. I hope it would eventually fade, but it hasn't. I tried to ignore it as best I could; I had Mr. Greyback to look after and Ino and Inojin to keep me company which was enough for me.

It took me a year, but I graduated with a high school diploma from a correspondence course. I now take one or two classes a semester with an online collage. I hope to finish a degree in business eventually. I've been helping Mr. Greyback with the Inn more in the last year. The stubborn old man doesn't want to retire or admit he's getting forgetful.

Today is actually my day off, but last night was a rough night. My chest hurt for hours before I gave up on sleeping and went to the Inn's kitchen. Ino was the chef for the Inn, but she wasn't a big baker. Once she warmed up to me, she let me come down to the kitchen whenever I wanted and bake to my heart's content. It really did help distract me.

I could honestly say that I'm exactly where I want to be. I grab one of my chocolate hazelnut croissants, my coffee cup, and the newpaper and head out to my apartment. I wave to Ino promising to play with Inojin at lunch so she isn't distracted. Our lunch service has gotten much bigger since I first started. But it does stress Ino out sometimes.

For now, I planned on eating my breakfast then reading the newpaper in my hammock until it was lunchtime.

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Sasuke
Goddess, I hate these trips. Mom hasn't relented on this mate shit for three years now. Even though my father agreed to step aside after my 18th birthday and officially gave me the Alpha title, they have not given up their search for my mate.

"About 20 minutes and we'll hit the human town in our territory. Do you want to stop for lunch? I heard there was a pretty good restaurant in town," Neji said breaking me from my thoughts.

I frowned for a second before throwing him a smile. "Sure. Let's do it. I can eat." I hadn't been to the human town for three years. I couldn't trust myself not to interfere. I also never told even Neji about her.