The banquet took its toll on Nanashi from the moment they left the bedroom. She had her hair pulled back into a ponytail at the nape of her neck. The mate bite and its bruising stood out against her pale pallor. She wore a black dress with a baby blue color belt at her waist. She wanted to match Hiei a bit.
On the way to the great hall, she needed to walk slowly, which annoyed Hiei. When they got to the great hall, there energy in the room almost overwhelmed her. There were four long tables set for the meal. The new demon king sat at the first one on a throne. At the closest table, Nanashi saw Kurama and Yusuke sitting next to each other. Then she saw Jin and Toya sitting across from them. Jin looked up when she came in the room. Hiei saw Jin and grabbed her hand and pulled her part of the way behind him. Jin pushed away from the table, threw his napkin down on his plate, stood up, and stormed out of the room. Toya followed him out. Nanashi felt like she wanted leave after that. Hiei led her over to Jin and Toya's now vacated seats. It did not help that after dinner was served, Yusuke brought up the wedding idea and Kurama agreed with him. Hiei told them no, which started a short argument between the three of them, until Nanashi asked them to stop. She had to ask Yusuke twice. She felt so worn out that she barely managed to eat half her meal.
Once the meal was over, she was more than ready to go back to her room. There was some sort of entertainment afterward, but she was so not interested. Nor was Hiei. He seemed quite excited that she was ready to return to their room. Her feet were dragging by the time they reached the floor their room was on. Hiei stopped her, and looked up and down the hall. She gladly leaned against the wall for a bit of rest. Satisfied that no one was in the hall, Hiei scooped her up in his arms. Nanashi gave a little gasp in surprise. He carried her into their room and dropped her on the bed. He went back to the door and clicked the lock. Nanashi made to curl under the covers, but Hiei came back to the bed and stopped her.
Quietly, he said, "If you're strong enough to make it through the banquet, you're strong enough to fuck." He pushed her on her back and kissed her aggressively. "Don't worry, you don't have to do anything tonight. Just lay there and take it. I'll make it quick."
While she just wanted to sleep, her heart gave a quiver of arousal. He kissed her again and she kissed back readily. Hiei reached down and pushed the skirt of her dress up passed her hips. he pulled her panties off. He slipped two fingers inside of her, causing her to gasp in surprise. He kissed and nipped from her ears to her neck. He kept up his ministrations until she came with a pant. When she came, he bite her hard on her shoulder, but did not break the skin. The pain mixed with the pleasure made her breath catch in throat.
Next, he kicked off his pants and boxers. He rubbed himself for a bit, mounted her, and then slipped inside of her. She gave a small moan. She forgot how good he felt inside of her. She laid her head back on the pillow and panted underneath him. She was grateful he did not expect her to do much. She felt light headed just laying there. He licked her mate bite on her neck, and then he buried his face in the crook of her neck and shoulder. When he came, his whole body shook. Nanashi laid there, her head back, eyes closed, and breathing heavily. Hiei slipped off from on top of her. He pulled her dress back down. Her stroked her thigh, glad to notice she did not have any scars from when he scratched it.
He took of the rest of his clothes, and but his boxers back on. He pulled her up to a sitting position, causing her to swoon a bit. He pulled of her dress and bra and threw them on the floor. He then tucked her under the blankets. "You're still awake," he commented. She opened her eyes and looked at him. "I could easily take you again tonight." She turned her face from him and whined into the pillow. "I won't tonight, but when your strength is back, I'm taking you all night."
She curled into a ball under the covers. He climbed under the covers next to her on his back. She drug herself over to him and laid her head on his shoulder. He brought his arm around her. "Do you love me?" she asked mutely.
He did not respond right away. Nanashi felt herself slipping unconscious when she finally felt him sigh and respond, "I guess so." Nanashi was not sure how she felt about his answer.