After dinner I was to escort the Princess to my room. She would be taking my bed while I slept on the floor. As we entered my room, she was smiling with such satisfaction with all the things inside. She went over to the rice paper blinds and ran her fingers on the surface, she looked at all my books, my desk, and my closet. She looked through all my clothes, one by one, as I just stood by the closed door leaning against the wall watching her amazement to the new things. "This is your room I presume?" She asked turning her head toward me smiling still. Her teeth gleamed so perfectly white I just smiled back and nodded silently. She gave a giggle and went back to the clothing. After her outburst of excitement, she spread herself on my bed. I sat on the floor just watching her enjoy herself. It was kind of nice to know she wasn't all that she seemed. Even with her royal dress and all.
I laid sprawled across Mulan's bed just feeling the silk in between my fingers smelling the hinted scent of cherry blossom in the covers. The silk was softer than any velvet I have ever worn. Then a sudden thought came into my head. I quickly stood up at looked at Mulan quite seriously, "Where will you be sleeping?!" Her head tilted a bit in confusion from my sudden mood, she began patting the bamboo flooring with her hand and responded, "Here."
"On the floor?!" I asked worried. I didn't want to invade her space, it was her bed in the first place. "Yes." she nodded like it was nothing. But it wasn't nothing, to me that is. "No! You can't sleep on the floor." In my kingdom, only the poor and impoverished slept on the cold ground. And even then it wasn't right, but they had no choice. "I can ask to switch rooms or we can share the bed." I pleaded, I didn't want her to be uncomfortable. She looked at me bit embarrassed blushing and told me, "It's quite alright. The floor isn't as uncomfortable as in looks. I have more bedding for the floor anyways." Mulan's eyes wandered at the walls feeling the tension. "Are you sure I can take your bed...?" I asked softer than I would have liked. I was still uneasy about the 'sleeping on the floor' business. But she assured me everything was fine.
After everything was settled with the sleeping arrangements and such, I went to clean myself and get ready for bed. The Princess was taking a bath in the bathroom and I didn't really want to wait, so I went out back where a standing shower was. There was a small outhouse for a quick shower, it also worked as a sauna in the winter as well. I hurriedly took a cold shower in the heat of the night and went inside with only a towel. I quickly and carefully stepped back into the house and headed for my room. I was almost to the door until I bumped into someone in the hallway. I turned so fast that I almost lost balance, and I saw it was the Princess. Also in just a towel. I blushed very hard as I looked her up and down, I didn't mean to it just happened. Her skin was pale and looked so smooth. Her hair appeared longer as it was wet. The ends of her lovely brunette hair had water droplets barely hanging on. A few dripped off onto the floor as we collided. I saw her just staring at me again, like before.
I felt a body collide with me as I rushed to the door of Mulan's room. It was a bit scary and my heart immediately began to beat fast, but It was Mulan in the shadows of the dimly lit hallway. Her skin was tan and beautiful. It looked silky smooth, like her sheets, and she too was only in a towel. Her hair was jet black, but was straight even when wet, and it looked flawless. I breathed in my jitters as I stared into her eyes. I saw them wander down a bit then shot back up. I blushed from her looking at me like this. It was so un-lady like. Especially for a Princess. I slid the door open giving her the way, she stepped inside quietly, and as I followed behind I shut the door in equal silence.