Chapter Ten: Don't Fear (What You Can't See)
She paused short of coming into view of the village's tall gate, grabbing his sleeve and pulling him back.
He looked at her curiously. "What's up?" He asked.
She threw a look at the gate. "They'll get suspicious if we just waltz in like nothing's wrong; if you carry me on your back, they'll think something's wrong with me, y'know, like if I'm sick." She explained, a slight smile on her lips.
He nodded and returned the smile, kissing her. "Good thinking. Climb on, then." He urged, crouching to the ground.
She smiled at him and climbed onto his back, holding onto his neck as he straightened and carried her to the front of the gate.
He released her ankles of one hand to use the large brass knocker, the metal doorbell 'klanging' loudly.
"Who goes there!?" A gruff voice barked overhead; he looked up at the blotchy face of a man that looked older than him, the man's beady eyes looked down at the wolf carrying his mate.
"My fiancé is ill; please, we've been traveling for days and she's collapsed because of dehydration!" Kiba explained in a loud voice, slightly hurting her ears at hearing him sound so loud.
"My gods, she looks ill indeed!" A woman's voice declared before a woman came to stand next to the man, looking down at the "weary travelers" with matronly eyes. "Let them in!" She declared.
The gates opened then, allowing the two wolves entrance into the village.
At least five women swarmed around them, slightly startling him, before he watched as they flocked mostly around the she-wolf on his back; he gently let her down, letting them inspect her as he looked at each of them and held his breath, his nerves tensing.
"Poor girl; is she with child?" One of the women asked, looking at the slightly tensed wolf.
Kiba's face colored red and he shook his head. "No, she's not; just tired, that's all." He declared, clearing his throat from being caught off guard by the question.
"Very well, then; follow me." The woman who'd allowed them in declared, leading him away further into the village.
He lifted her into his arms, letting her curl up against his chest as he carried her and followed the woman.
She showed them a room in what looked like an old building, taking bath towels and assorted things for the room before letting him carry the girl inside the small room, placing the things near the door for them.
"Please let us know if either of you need anything." She declared, bowing slightly to the handsome young man before closing the door behind her wake as she disappeared back into the corridor, leaving them at last.
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Nikki sighed in relief as she opened her eyes and felt glad that the woman had left them, looking up at him and smiling. "You did beautifully." She mused lightly.
Kiba smiled at her and gently set her down, shrugging. "It was your brilliant plan in the first place, remember?" He replied.
She nodded and smiled again, looking about the room; it had very little, save a large window that showed they were on the second story of the building, a mattress that lay on the carpeted floor, and a closet.
Talk about dismal, she thought.
He sat down against the window. "So how are we going to get food, exactly? I doubt they'll let us steal from them…" He asked, crossing his legs Indian-style and looking up at her curiously.
She thought for a second. "Hmm… Well, from what I can imagine, they'll probably give us food when we leave some time tomorrow. Hopefully that'll be enough." She mused aloud, shrugging her parka off to not feel so hot wearing the heavily-padded coat.
He chuckled slightly. "Yeah, hopefully; knowing the guys, they'll be starving for food." He mused.
She chuckled as well and smirked. "Hopefully they won't have eaten each other by the time we get back." She replied.
Kiba returned the smirk, the woman's earlier question about her being with child sending a small shiver down his spine as he lowered his gaze to his jeans.
What if she was with child? He thought.
His eyes softened slightly as he could only imagine Nikki bearing his pups, seeing her look up at him and smile lightly from having the pups scramble around and wrestle around her feet.
She waved her hand infront of his face then, stirring him from his thoughts. "Hey, hello? You in there?" She wondered, perking his ears.
Kiba blushed slightly and shook his head of whining pups, nodding. "Yeah, I'm okay; sorry, just thinking." He smiled sheepishly.
Nikki sweatdropped and rolled her eyes. "About what, pray tell?" She asked.
He looked at her and sort of smiled. "What that woman said, about you being with child." He replied, seeing her blink before her cheeks colored red.
She ran a hand through her hair, shuddering at the idea. "And what'd you think on it..?" She asked, looking up at him from beneath her lashes as she bowed her head.
Kiba shrugged. "Just an epiphany. I mean, I told you that I'd take you to Paradise, and I fully intend to keep that promise." He reminded, his blue eyes gaining that determined look that made her shiver as he stared at her.
Nikki nodded and smiled slightly. "I'm glad you're still dead-set on that."
She walked forward to crouch before him and kiss him sweetly. "Besides, I want to find Paradise too, before we even think of pups." She mused softly, letting him hold her face in his hands.
He smiled and kissed back, running a hand through her straight hair.
"Good, I'm glad. Though if I remember correctly, you left me hanging back on the island." He mused, a wolfish look appearing in his handsome features, as he smirked at her.
She rolled her eyes and smirked back, sinking to lie in his lap, hugging his neck.
"I was fine on leaving that place, and doing anything else while there didn't sit well with me at the time." She returned, blushing slightly when he kissed a line down her neck to her shoulder blade.
Kiba grinned softly when she squirmed at his kisses, lightly dragging his teeth over the skin of her throat, his canines coming out.
"The point is that you owe me. Big." He reminded in a soft growl, feeling her slacken in his arms.
Nikki fought a whine of submission at feeling his teeth so close to puncturing the skin of her throat, her fingers digging into his jacket. "K-Kiba," she began, inclining her head to one side to bare her throat to his whim.
He ran a finger down her spine, feeling her shudder. "Mm?" He wondered, knowing that with each torturous gesture he did to her would make her practically melt with a searing want he shared in.
She shivered and allowed a soft whine. "D-don't do that," she growled softly, blushing when he sank his teeth into her neck and he marked her.
Kiba chuckled softly at hearing her protest, rubbing her back slowly as he licked the bite mark clean. "You've never complained about it before." He remarked simply, feeling her nails claw into his back as he licked slowly.
Nikki groaned softly and pouted at him. "W-what happened to putting off having pups?" She demanded quietly, blushing slightly.
He gently rolled her onto her back, making her blink and slightly yelp; he pinned her by her shoulders gently, looking down at her baffled face.
"I never said I wanted pups that bad. Besides, you look exceptionally beautiful when you're down there." He replied calmly, his hands on her shoulders minutely squeezing.
Her cheeks reddened at hearing that she looked best when she was under him, a shiver rolling down her spine.
"So, no pups. Just everything else but that." She decided in a surprisingly calm voice, looking up at his gentle eyes, hearing the wolf in her whine loud at being so close to feeling its mate once again.
Kiba nodded. "Everything under the sun." He replied in a likewise calm voice.
Nikki blushed and nodded slightly, lifting her head to kiss him hungrily.
He groaned again and pinned her, kissing back just as hungrily, feeling her hips grind against his; he growled softly at her eagerness, wagging his tail in the air as the wolf in him howled for her.
She clawed at his back, moaning softly as he grinded with her, blushing more as she felt his throbbing manhood briefly meet her own warmth once or twice between their gyrating hips.
No pups; all the sex you want, just no pups. Sounds fair, right? She wondered…
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If the scent of a claimed wolf didn't smell as strong in the first instance, it surely did now.
He brushed some strands of black hair from her cheek, looking down at the sleepy she-wolf curled up against his chest with gentle and satisfied eyes.
She looked down at her small belly and lowered a hand to rub it absently as the fleeting idea of pups entered her mind.
The idea of birthing his pups sent a shiver down her spine; of course she'd feel honored that he'd chosen her to bear his pups, but she'd mostly feel scared and worried.
What if she wasn't a good enough mother? Would he hate her for it? Would he not love her anymore? She shuddered slightly.
Kiba was too good for her; he could mate with any female he wanted. She didn't deserve his kindness, his sweet kisses, or his protective embraces.
He kissed the crown of her head, stirring her from her thoughts.
"You all right?" He wondered softly, his voice breaching the calm silence of the night.
She nodded. "I'm okay." She lied.
He frowned slightly. "You're not good at lying, are you?" He wondered, perking her ears.
Her cheeks warmed and she made a face. "Not exactly." She remarked.
Kiba made a face.
"Tell me." He requested patiently.
Nikki shook her head, looking up at him.
"What's to tell?" She wondered.
He frowned again. "Nik, something's bugging you and I want to know what it is." He stated.
She gingerly sat up from lying with him, her core muscles aching dully as she sat forward and looked out through the window at the darkened world beyond their room.
"I guess I'm… afraid." She said softly, perking his ears.
He sat up with her, his glacier-colored eyes on her face.
"Afraid of what? I'll protect you, you know that; I won't let anyone hurt you, Nikki." He stated stubbornly.
Nikki shook her head. "It's not that, Kiba." She hugged her knees absently.
"I'm afraid that if we have pups, I won't be a good enough mother." She whispered softly.
Kiba blinked before his gaze softened and he shook his head.
"You're worried over that? Nikki, you'll be fine. You'll be a wonderful mother; I know you will." He reassured gently, earning a sideways glance from the black wolf.
She leaned against his shoulder, letting him wrap his arms around her. "You think so?" She wondered.
He nodded and nuzzled her cheek. "Of course I do. You'll be just as beautiful as you already are. Besides, the girls will be there to help you out, too. They trust you enough to let you lead them this far." He reminded quietly.
Nikki nodded slightly and smiled at his reminder, holding onto his chest. "You have no idea about how much I love you right now." She sighed, hearing him chuckle softly.
Kiba smiled and rested his cheek on the side of her head. "I love you, too; a lot." He replied.
She looked up at him and smiled, her blue eyes shining in the darkness.
"Enough to forgive me for being so insecure and acting like a blubbering idiot?" She wondered.
He rolled his eyes habitually, pushing her back down onto the mattress, seeing her blink in surprise as he felt her legs spread out of reflex, her ankles entangling with his calves.
"Definitely more than that." He chuckled, his blue-green eyes kind and warm, reminding her of melting glaciers.
Nikki smiled up at him, sitting forward, making him roll back to sit on his knees as she folded her arms behind his neck, letting him pull her to sit in his lap.
"I'm glad for that, then." She mused, pressing her lips to his own tenderly.
Kiba hugged her waist, kissing back deeply, feeling her shiver reflexively.
"Easy girl, I thought you were sore." He warned softly, watching her pull away reluctantly to lift herself in his arms and hold onto his shoulders, swiveling her hips over his slightly throbbing extremity, feeling the muscles in his pelvis tense up as he kept an eye on her.
She shrugged. "I'm perfectly fine now." She replied, kissing him again as she sank down, a gasp escaping her followed by a moan.
He growled and grabbed for her hips, digging his claws into her skin. "S-so I noticed. Great Moon, you'll be the death of me." He groaned, moaning when she rolled her hips.
Nikki laughed softly, smiling at him beneath black lashes as she started to ride.
"Well, at least you'll die happy, babe." She mused calmly, the rest of her remark being drowned out by a low moan that rose up her throat when he shoved in exceptionally hard.
Kiba moaned loud when she squeezed the hell out of him, growling as he rammed in and made her see stars in the back of her head, seeing her throw her head back and close her eyes in bliss as she let him take more control of her eager body and impale her hard.
Their combined moans and cries rose into the air as the familiar scent of a mated wolf fumigated the room once more.
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He fastened the bag against his shoulder, the scent of cooked meat wafting from the bag on his back making the wolf in him wrinkle its nose as it longed for raw meat again.
She lightly embraced the woman who'd given them a room, smiling at her and bowing a little. "Thanks again, for letting us rest here." She said.
The woman nodded, her matronly eyes meeting the she-wolf's blue gaze. "Please be careful out there; both of you." She replied.
She looked over at her ready mate and smirked.
"We'll do fine, thank you." She said with a kind smile before she trotted to his side.
The humans that'd first greeted the couple waved them off as they walked out through the tall entrance gate.
The gates closed behind them; both wolves sighed in relief once they were far enough from the village.
Kiba looked down at her, a wry look crossing his handsome face.
"Your acting was pretty good; kind of wondering if I should be worried about that." He mused.
Nikki rolled her eyes and affectionately punched his arm.
"Don't be; I doubt I'd ever have to use it on you. Especially if I can already make you do anything at this point. And I mean anything." She teased with a smirk.
He returned the eye-rolling and blushed briefly, hearing her giggle.
"That goes double for you, wolf princess. Moreso when you're under me." He remarked, seeing her cheeks redden.
She smiled and sighed, folding her arms behind her head. "No complaints here." She said, looking up at him with softened eyes.
"Though last night was nice. It's been a while since we did anything, just you and me." She admitted.
Kiba looked down at her and his own eyes softened; he wrapped an arm around her waist, squeezing.
"Yeah, it was pretty nice. Haven't slept that good in a long time." He mused.
Nikki elbowed him and chuckled.
"What sleep? You let me have my way most of the night." She remarked.
He chuckled as well and smirked. "That's true; though I did get my way half of the time we went at it." He said thoughtfully.
She smirked as well and nodded.
"Lover boy." She teased softly, seeing him laugh…
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