Ahri felt that the bed was becoming more warm, at first she found this strange, but for some reason, it wasn't bothering her, actually it was calming her. She try to find the source of the warm, with her eyes closed, she slowly moved her hands, and suddenly touched something. From the touched of her hands, she found what she was touching was really warm, she approached herself toward the warm place. She stay next to this warm place a little time, and suddenly found strange that what she was touching have some fur on it. Ahri slowly opened her eyes. At first she didn't saw what was in front of her, because her eyes were not accustomed to the sun, yet. When she could finally opened her eyes. She found herself hugging her savior's back. She immediately moved back.
What is he doing? Don't tell me, he slept with me!
Ahri immediately looked at her body.

"Don't worry, I didn't do anything to you." said the lion man

The lion man turned around, and faced Ahri, he put his hand on his mouth, and let out a big yawn.

"What are you doing here?!" asked Ahri

"Well... this is my home, so why I should not be here." responded the lion man

"No, I mean in the bed, not the house." added Ahri

"Like I said, this is my house, so... this is my bed, I don't see anything wrong sleeping in my bed." declared the lion man

"Even when there is already someone sleeping in this bed?" interrogated Ahri

"Well... the bed is pretty big, so... we have enough place for both of us." responded the lion man

"But..." started Ahri

"Stop complaining. You were hugging me like a big pillow two minutes ago, and it wasn't bothering you." interrupted

The lion man was right, Ahri haven't been bother by his warm, and actually she was trying to be near this warm. Ahri decided to not continued this conversation, and turned around showing her savior her back. The lion man, let out a sighed, and sat on the bed. He grabbed his armor who was on the floor next to the bed, and dressed himself. Ahri didn't looked at him, her mind was more concentrate on her leg.
It's still hurt me a little, Should I be able to move around his house?
The lion man finished to dress himself, and went to the 'kitchen'. Ahri didn't know what was behing this door, she decided to call this room the kitchen. Her savior came back some minutes later, with two bols. He stand next to the bed, and waited for Ahri to sit on the bed, and gave one bol to her. She looked inside, and saw a white liquid.

"It's just milk, it will not kill you." said the lion man

"From what?" asked Ahri

"A cow... why are you asking?" interrogated the lion man

"Because, with every beast around here, I'm just wondering." responded Ahri

"There is a farm outside my territory, sometime I went there at night, and take some milk." declared the lion man

"I see... I'm sure the farmer is aware of this." said Ahri, as she make sure that her savior understand what she really mean by that.

The white lion didn't responded. He went to the table, sat on a chair and drunk his milk. Ahri sighed, and decided to drink her milk,too. When the white lion had finished to drink, he got up, and walked toward the door for going outside.

"Where are you going?" asked Ahri

"I'm going to hunt, I will be back at night" responded the white lion

"What I am supposed to do, during the time you are gone?" asked Ahri

Ahri showed her leg to him, the white lion started to think, and went to the kitchen, and came back, with some books.

"You have only books?" interrogated Ahri

"I'm a hunter, I passed my entire time hunting, so... I don't do anything else." he responded

"Is it not boring?" asked Ahri

"A little, but I'm hoping that I will found a prey that interst me, and I will have his head." responded the white lion

"Prey..." whispered Ahri

He called me like that before, does that mean I'm a prey to him?

Ahri continued to looked at him and still questioning herself about him.

"Anyways, some books are really old, but others are recent so... I think, you will maybe find something interesting." he said, cutting Ahri's thought.

"Okay... I will see..." whispered Ahri

The white lion nodded, went to the door, and left his house leaving Ahri alone with her thought. Ahri sighed, she tried to get up, but again, her leg didn't want to hold her. She had no other choice to read, what her savior gave to her.
He's a romantic one... leaving a woman all alone, when she is wound...Anyways... I could read the diary, but... let's see what he have first.
Ahri started to took all book one by one. She started with the recent books... There was a lot of different books... even book in other language.
He can read those books?! Did he learn on his own?
Ahri decided to look inside, but like she tought, she couldn't read what was inside the book. Ahri continued to give a quick look inside the book, and suddenly she saw a strange red mark on a page. She went to the page, where she saw the mark. The mark was covering the entire page of the book, it was impossible to read both of the pages. Ahri slowly passed her finger on it. This mark was here since a long time. She tried to find what was the mark, by his smell, but the book had no strange smell.
No smell... but I guess, just by the look, this is blood, but why?... Even if he hurt himself while reading, and this will be impressive, he can make a mark this big, or the wound was really serious...
Ahri immediately closed the book, and put it back where he was. Ahri was wondering if other books, have some red marks on them. Ahri looked at all the recent books, and they all had red marks, inside them, or in the book cover. Ahri was wondering where he found all this book. She finally decided to look at all his old books, there was no blood, but dust everywhere. Ahri opened the book, and she couldn't read inside it,without taking off all the dust.
What's worst?! Dust or blood?
Ahri sighed, and throw the book toward the other, and all the books felt on the floor. Suddenly she saw a book without dust. She arrived to grab it.
The beauty and the beast... I remember this story. It was one of my first book I read.
Ahri looked at the book cover, and it was really old. She opened the book, and by the touched she know that the book's pages were a little damage, like this book had been read a lot of time. It was the only book, who was possible to read, but Ahri already know this story.
If only everything were simple... I would have just need to find someone, who really love me, and I would become a full human, but it's not like that...
Ahri looked at the book's cover.
Did he continue to read this story?... It's the only one who don't have dust or blood on it... so... I guess, yes.
After a long moment of hesitation, Ahri decided to read the book. The time passed while she was reading, The time was passing really fast, and Ahri was sometime a little worried about her savior, who wasn't coming home.
I wonder what is he doing... He left since this morning, and it's already dark. And plus, I'm hungry, I can keep a entire day, with only brealfast.
Ahri's stomach growled.
I'm really hungry...
Finally Ahri heard the door opening. She looked at the door, and saw her savior, with four dead beast on his back in a net

"Are you okay?" asked Ahri

"I'm fine." responded the lion man

"I see..." said Ahri

"Anyways... did you find something to read?" he asked

"Well... this is the only book, who have interest me, and since it was the only one... I read it like three or four time, since you really take your time, to come back home." responded Ahri, showing the book cover to the lion man.

"This book..." started the lion man

"He wasn't cover by dust... Do you still reading it?" asked Ahri

"I used to... now, I don't read it anymore." responded the lion man

"Why?" interrogated Ahri

"You don't need to know." responded the lion man

"But..." started Ahri

"Anyways, I'm sure you must be hungry. I will make something after I clean myself." interrupted the lion man

Ahri couldn't say something else, that he was already gone. Some of the beast's blood fell on the floor. Ahri sighed, and put the book on the floor. The only thing she do, since this morning was reading, she wanted to do something else, but she didn't know what. Again Ahri took the diary, and read it.
I'm still reading, but it's different for the other book.
Ahri continued to read the diary, she didn't find anything interesting again.
Anything... well... I discover that the one who was holding this diary was a human, and a male... so... yeah, I did learn something, today.
Like yesterday, Ahri put back the diary where he was before her savior arrived. He put everything, next to her, and he went to eat on the table. Ahri looked at what she had, and there was some vegetable compared to yesterday.
At least, I will not only eat meat here.
Ahri gave a little looked to her savior, who was eating calmly. After a short moment, Ahri started to eat. After, she had finished the lion man picked everything, and put it in the kitchen.
I wonder what is this room...
When the lion man came back, he cleaned the blood who was on the floor. After he finished to clean the floor, he sat on the table and cleaned his dagger

"Are you going to do this again?" asked Ahri

"Well... yeah... I have nothing to do, and plus this is really important to me to clean my weapon." said the lion man

"That the only thing you are going to do?!" yelled Ahri

"Well... yeah..." started the lion man

"I passed the entire day reading. Why not to talk?" asked Ahri

The white lion sighed, and passed his right hand behind his head, and scrached his head.

"I don't know..." said the lion man

"You never have a someone here with you?" asked Ahri

The lion man remained silent, and looked away.
Just like I thought...
Her savior walked toward the bed, and sat on the bed.

"I wasn't always alone..." started the white lion

Ahri was surprised that her savior was talking a little about himself, since he said he didn't want to talk about himself, and didn't want to know anything, about her.

"I used to have a father to take care of me, but he died a long time ago, and every since that day, I leave all alone in this house." added the white lion

"I see... I'm sorry, if I was a little rude." said Ahri

"No... it's not your fault, I'm alone since a long time, so... I don't know, what to do with other person." declared the white lion

"And plus, with my leg, I can't move. It's not that easy to find something to do." expressed Ahri

They both remain silent a long time, and Ahri decided to talk about something, she found strange.

"Can you explain to me, why some book have some red mark on them?" asked Ahri

"Those books... I found them on corpse." responded the lion man

"Corpse?!" yelled Ahri

"Well... sometime people enter in my territory, and they died because of my traps or some random beast eat them. So... when I found them, sometime, if I found something interesting, I take it like those books, but some of them are in other language, so... I can't read them." explained the lion man

"That's explain everything, and this book?" asked Ahri

" 'The beauty and the beast.' It's a old book, that my father was reading to me." responded the white lion

"You said your father was reading this book, but he don't have any dust on it. Are you still reading it?" asked Ahri

"I said, I will not answer this question." responded the white lion

"Okay... then, if you respond to my question, I will answer one of your question." said Ahri

"Like I said I don't want, and plus I don't care about who you are..." started the white lion

"Yeah... I got it, just because we're not going to meet again, but are you not a little curious about me?" interrogated Ahri

Her savior remain silent, and studied her, with his piercing eyes.

"Fine... I will answer your question." responded the white lion

"And I will answer your question." said Ahri

"I was still reading it, because... I wanted to beleive that one day, I will find someone, who will love me..." declared the white lion, as he blushed

"But you said, you stop reading it." said Ahri

"Yeah... because, only a beast can love another beast..." explained the white lion

Ahri was surprised by his answer.

"I answer your question. Now, it your turn." said the white lion

"Okay..." declared Ahri

"When I found you, why they were some men who was following you?" asked the white lion

Ahri remain silent at his question, and didn't know how to respond to his question
He's been honest with me... so... I should be honest, too, even if I didn't have a full answer...

"They saw me killing one of them. That why they were following me." responded Ahri

"I see..." started the white lion

They stayed silent a long time, Ahri was wondering why he wasn't asking why she kill him. Her savior was only staring at her.

"Are you not going to ask, why I kill him?" asked Ahri

"No... you said one question, so... I don't see why, I will ask." responded the white lion

"Wait! Don't tell me, you don't care that I kill someone." said Ahri

"Well... I'm curious, but if you killed him, you must had a good reason, you don't really look like a serial killer, who kill randomly... You would have try to kill me since a long time, even if you are injured." explained the white lion

"I see..." expressed Ahri

The lion man get up, and kneel in front the bed.

"Come on, I'm sure you want to have a bath now." said the white lion

"You really are changing the subject, but I guess you really don't want to talk." whispered Ahri

Ahri got on his back, and they both left the house.

"So... we are going to the same lake?" asked Ahri

"Yeah... When you will wash yourself, I will put some trap, if a beast like yesterday decided to follow us." said the white lion

"Okay..." declared Ahri

When they arrived the lion man put Ahri next to the river, gave her the soap, and he dispereaded from her sight the next second. Ahri slowly took off her clothes, and went inside the lake.
Today was the most boring day I ever add in my life...Well, he did say something about himself, I guess, he start to trust me... but something bother me, the person who was holding the diary before him was human, if it was his father, that mean... his father was human? It's possible?
Ahri slowly continued to wash herself, but she was still lost in her thought, trying to understand her savior. Ahri looked at her clothes who was next to the lake, and decided to give them a quick washed, because she didn't have other clothe, and she was sure her savior would not have woman's cloth. After she finished, she called her savior, and he appeared next to her.

"Stop doing this!" yelled Ahri

"Doing what?" asked the white lion

"Really? You don't know what I'm talking about..." started Ahri

"Anyways, let's go." interrupted the white lion

Ahri get on his back, and they slwoly went home. This time, no beast followed them, and they could go home in peace. When they arrived home, Ahri clothes we're no longer wet. Her savior could put her on the bed.

"Are you going to sleep with me, again?" asked Ahri

"Well... yeah... I already told you why." responded the white lion

Ahri remained silent, lied down on the bed, and put the blanket on her. She heard the sound of armor falling on the floor, and she felt the presence of somebody entering in the bed. She looked behind her, and only saw her savior's back.
I guess, as long he don't try anything, I can accept that he sleep with me...

"If you want, you can approach yourself from me like you did this morning. If you have a little cold." said the white lion

"I will be fine." declared Ahri

"Do as you want." expressed the lion man

A long silent arrived, and Ahri couldn't find sleep, because she wasn't sure if her savior was going to do anything. When she heard him snoring, she could finally sleep.

Sorry for the long wait, I hope you will like this chapter. Please review.
Thanks for the support, I'm happy that people like this couple.