The young woman slept peacefully in the soft king sized futon.
She snuggled into the pillows feeling as if they were clouds.
She groaned feeling a familiar heat upon her face.
She hated the sun more than she hated that bastard Naraku.
She began to stir before deciding to finally wake up.
She let her eyes come into focus before looking around.
The room was beautiful.
The walls were white with black animal fur lining the floors.
The king sized bed was placed directly in the middle of the room with a fireplace built directly in front the bed.
On her left were two tall bronze doors that she assumed led to the halls.
To her right were two regular sized glassed doors that led to a balcony and behind her was an opening that led to a personal bath house.
'Wow' she thought in awe.
It was simple yet tasteful and elegant.
She would never have guessed Kouga had such tastes.
"I see you're awake"
"Eeeep" she squealed falling off the bed "Kouga" she growled getting up.
"I'm sorry Koi" he laughed walking towards her "but you really are just too easy to scare" he said softly hugging her close to him.
He smirked seeing her face heat up.
"Did you enjoy your nap" he asked softly tickling her neck with his nose.
"Hmm Mmm" she sighed softly wrapping her arms around his neck.
Never has she felt so at peace and wanted than she did at this very moment.
Kouga was sweet, considerate, gentle and so much more.
Now she felt bad about the way she would reject and snub him off whenever he came around in the past.
She let out a squeal of surprise when he lifted her and screamed feeling being thrown in the air.
She never liked that, not even as a baby.
She held her heart when he caught her before hitting the floor.
"KOUGA" she scolded but he just laughed before putting her on her feet and holding her hand in his.
"I will give you the grand tour princess" he said charmingly before leading her into the halls.
"Wow" she said a little tired.
Never had she been on tour of someone's home that took a little over 2 hours to see.
"You're home is beautiful"
They were now in his personal garden.
Just like his room, the garden had more of a feminine touch to it.
This field were filled with many different species of plants and flowers that were now scarce in her time.
"Kouga" she asked.
"Hmm" he said not removing his arm from his eyes.
The two were very content and felt at peace.
She sat under a tree for shade while he laid on his back next to her with one arm as a pillow and the other laid over his eyes.
"I was wondering, well, during the tour I noticed that some of the rooms were decorated but it was more-" she didn't know how to phrase the question without sounding rude or offending him.
"That the decoration was not my own and you want to know who did them" he finished with a small smirk on his face.
"Well, if you don't mind that is" she blushed embarrassed at how predictable she became.
"It was my mother" he said softly.
Though he didn't sound upset, she could hear the sadness underneath.
"Umm you know what" she said quickly "you really don't have to tell me" she didn't want to bring up any bad memories "I shouldn't hav-" she was silenced by the gentle clawed finger at her lips.
"No secrets, no lies" was all he said before lifting her and seating her between his legs.
"You remind me of her sometimes in the things you do" he said gently wrapping his arms around her shoulders as she laid her back against his chest and his chin on her shoulder.
"Both are kind, big hearted, stubborn, strong, and are able to stand on their own" though she couldn't see him, she could tell he had that far away look in his eyes.
"Did you know most of my army men were mostly stray pups my mother found a banded or left for dead. She could never turn her back on a lonely pup. My father would get so annoyed" he chuckled lightly "if you ask me, I always thought he was jealous of the pups because they got most of her attention. . . Horny bastard" he mumbled softly but her giggles told him she heard the last part.
"My mother was. . . unique you could say. She loved her role as Lady of the house. She would get so happy when she would think up these different scenes for each room. . . I bet I know which room was your favorite" he said tightening his hold on her a little.
"Oh really" she smirked "You sound confident"
He chuckled "I know because its my favorite too. . . its the room on the second floor 3 doors down on your right. The one that's midnight blue like the night sky and silver stars adorning all 4 walls and the painting of a shooting star on the ceiling"
He was right.
That was her favorite room. It was so beautiful and well decorated. It reminded her of the times her and her friends all slept under one sky during their travels.
He knew he got it right when she covered his hand with her own.
"My father thought it was a waste of time but if it made her happy, he was satisfied. Whenever we would have guests drop by, they would always praise her work and creativity, but out of everything, for her, her most proud accomplishment was this garden. It's filled with so many different types of flowers and plants she discovered when we would travel. She always said, no matter how ugly the world is and how the nasty people and demons are, nature was and always will be the most beautiful thing in her eyes."
She sat there and listened intently to everything he told her.
She didn't know how long they were out in the gardens talking, but once they finished, the stars were glistening down on them.
"Come on" he said gently as he got up and helped her to her feet "I'll take you back to your room"
"Okay" she smiled sweetly before taking his hand.
"I'll see you in the morning koi" he said kissing her forehead and turned to leave but didn't get far when she grabbed his arm.
"Kagome?"
He turned and saw her head down looking at the floor.
"You don't have to go" she said quietly "you can stay . . . if you want" she added quickly.
"I mean if you don't want to th-" she was cut off when he lifted her chin with a gently clawed finger and he kissed her lips softly before saying "I would love nothing more than to spend the night with you"
He loved how her cheeks would turn pink the instant he was close.
He removed his armor and was only left in his pelt. They crawled into bed and settled in the middle.
He put the covers over them and brought her close to him.
He had both arms wrapped protectively around her with his face directly in front of hers.
He loved the feeling of her little arms around him.
"Good night Kagome" he said softly kissing her nose.
"Good Kouga" she said softly pecking his lips.
Not too long after, the two drifted off into a blissful slumber.
She wasn't ignorant.
She knew exactly what gotten into her.
She fell for Kouga.
Hard.