Eirin was practically jogging to keep up with her. At each abrupt turn though the winding halls she seemed to pick up pace. The corridors were completely silent save for their footsteps. Kaguya didn't seem very keen to strike up conversation, so Eirin remained quiet. At long last they came to a door at the dead end of a particularly long hallway, and Kaguya stopped so suddenly her shoes screeched on the floor. She pulled a key out, and shoved it the lock as if she were stabbing someone. Then, yanked it out, and put it away again. She reached for the doorknob, and paused. Eirin could feel Kaguya's eyes peaking at her though a veil of black hair on the side of her face. She hesitated for a moment, completely still, then twisted the knob, and threw herself inside. Eirin followed at her heels like a dog. Kaguya continued a few steps in, then called over her shoulder sternly,
"Lock it." Eirin gave a polite bow, and did as she was told. Kaguya stopped, still facing away from her, then pointed at another, much smaller, door on the opposite wall. "Your quarters. I expect you to be up by five." Eirin raised an eyebrow. She'd not expected her room to share a door with the princess's. Kaguya noticed her silence, and glanced back at her. "All your belongings are already there."
"Thank you, my lady." Eirin bowed. Kaguya began making her way across the room to a third door.
"I'm going to take a bath." She suddenly went ridged, and froze in place. Kaguya spun around on her heels glaring. "Aren't you going to ask to run it?" Eirin stared at her wide eyed.
"Pardon me, my lady. I thought you'd be capable of turning the faucet on by yourself." Eirin gave a stiff bow. Kaguya's mouth fell open; she seemed at loss for words. Eirin straightened herself up, and took two steps forward before Kaguya's hand shot out signaling her to stop.
"Forget it." She hesitated, then reached up, and began taking the chains and jewels from her hair. "Get one of my silk handkerchiefs from over there, and wrap these up." Eirin did as she was told, and delicately took the precious valuables, careful as to not touch them- lord knows how long she'd had them in. Hair pieces were a very personal item. With hair done up like hers, with wax combed through it, it was meant to stay in place for days on end only to be washed out when it became too dirty. The small decorations were as intimate as underwear. Eirin handled them with the utmost care. Once they were all out, Kaguya tugged her hair out of place. It fell in hard awkward strips as the wax was jostled from its original shape. Kaguya closed her let out a noise of content from deep in her throat as it landed on her shoulders. She stayed still for a moment, then came out of whatever daze she'd slipped into, and disappeared into the bathroom.
Eirin waited until she heard the lock click behind her. Then she took the moment alone to take in the room. It was an awkward light yellow color that looked almost dirty. On one wall there was a large circular bed with a white lace canopy draping around it. On the other wall there was a wooden vanity, its entire surface was covered in a variety of jewelry, hair pieces, silk ties, and lace bows. The floor was an odd slightly reflective material that looked like foggy water duplicating the room from below. On the ceiling hung a single glass chandelier with tiny crystals dangling from it like icicles. Overall, Eirin decided, the room wasn't too cozy. It made her feel on edge. The sound of running water jostled her out of her thoughts. So, the princess decided to run her bath herself. Eirin walked across the room towards the door that lead to her quarters, and peaked in preparing for the worst. She creaked it open, and peered in. It was too dark to see, so she flicked on a light switch she felt for on the wall. The room filled with a yellow tint. It was small, as she'd expected, but in far better condition than she'd anticipated. There was a queen sized bed with a quilted brown sheet, a white dresser, two large overstuffed chairs, and in the center of her room were her bags filled with her belongings. She nodded to herself, and slipped inside to unpack.
She finished just as she heard the bathroom door opened. Eirin slipped back into Kaguya's room to see her stepping out of the bathroom with steam pooling out around her. Eirin noted the pink robe she was in, and averted her eyes. Kaguya either didn't notice or didn't care. She slipped out of her robe, and began dressing in her pajamas.
"Yagokoro."
"Yes, my lady?" Eirin glanced up slightly, and caught a glimpse of the princess pulling on a long magenta sleep shirt with her back to her. She felt something twist in her stomach as she saw the girl's spine and ribs protruding from her extremely thin figure.
"Hang up my robe." Kaguya shifted the shirt all the way on, and extended a hand grasping the robe.