Chapter 7
"Where am I?" Yashana asked as she walked through a forest.
Just ahead, she could see a house sitting on top of a hill. She ran to the house while calling, "Mother. Father. Where are you?"
Out of the house appeared an old woman with long silver gray hair flowing over her shoulders and down her back. The woman looked sick and so frail. She slowly sank to the floor as Yashana came closer and closer to the house. But once Yashana was able to see into the house the old woman had vanished.
"Mother. Father," cried Yashana, "where are you? Please come out."
Yashana jogged down the hill a little when she heard a woman's voice. "What is it?"
"I don't know but our daughter smells it too," said a young man as Yashana looked at the house. "Take Yashana."
There on the steps of the house, was a young man and his wife. Their faces were black and their bodies so fuzzy that she could not make out who they were. His wife held their small daughter tightly in her arms as a large demon thrust forward its long arm. The young man grabbed his wife and daughter and placed them in a tree. Yashana watched as the young man fought the demon.
She continued to yell at the people, but no one paid any attention to her. Her heart seemed to stop as the wife and daughter fell from the tree. Suddenly, Yashana was falling. All around her was darkness. Her side stung so badly that she began to cry from the pain. Finally, she hit the ground.
There she lay watching the rainfall all around her. A young man dressed in light blues and grays approached her with a terrified look on his face. He wrapped her in a blanket and sat her on his horse as he road home. Yashana stood there and watched as her foster father takes her to his place.
"Why am I remembering this? Is this how I was separated from my parents? From the life that I was meant to have?"
Yashana began to cry from her wound and from the long lost memories that flooded her mind. She woke with a start and a shot of pain grabbed her as she sat up quickly. Tears filled her eyes and began to spill over onto her cheeks. Yashana buried her face in her hands and just cried. Her sobs were heard in the hall, but were drowned in the main part of the cave from the many voices of the wolf demons.
After about fifteen minutes, her tears died but her heart was heavy. The sounds in the cave became fewer and fewer; until only a handful could barely be heard. Yashana laid back down and stared at the ceiling of the room. Moments after closing her eyes, Kouga entered the room. He stood in the doorway for a moment and just watched Yashana as she lay there.
"Is that you, Kouga?" questioned Yashana as she looked towards the door. "What is it?"
"Nothing," Kouga responded with a smile. "I was wondering if I would end up waking you if I came in here. Did I?"
"No," she said. "I've been awake for a while. Cause of my wound."
"I'm glad that it wasn't my fault," he said.
Kouga quickly removed his armor and crawled into bed. Yashana moved up against him and laid her head on his chest. His touch was gentler than before. Almost like he didn't want to touch his loving mate. They laid there in silence; neither wanting to disturb the other if they were almost asleep.
Finally, Yashana said, "Kouga, do you truly love me?"
There was silence. Then Kouga replied, "Darling, of course I love you. I didn't choose you just because of your beauty and strength. You are the one that I want to grow old with. I love you so dearly, and it hurts to see you question my love while your stuck with this wound that dog boy gave you."
Yashana went quiet. Tears quickly filled her eyes and poured down her face onto Kouga's chest. "It's okay. Please don't cry," he said holding her close. "I didn't mean to make you cry. I'm sorry."
Her tears kept flowing as they lay there. Finally, after a few moments, Yashana's tears dried up. Kouga leaned over and kissed her passionately. The pain from her wound was sharp and quick. Yashana jumped from the pain, but it suddenly stopped.
"Did I hurt you?" asked Kouga as he leaned back.
"No," she said with a smile. "My side doesn't hurt anymore though."
"Let me look at it," he said pulling back the sheet. "Oh my."
"What?" she asked excited.
"Your wound is almost healed."
"Cool. Now where were we?"
Kouga smiled, leaned over, and kissed his mate. Yashana wrapped her arms around Kouga and drew him ever closer. Slowly, his kissing descended down her body. His hands caressed her body as they continued to kiss. Yashana's head began to spin, as she became lost in emotions. Suddenly, there was yelling in the main part of the cave.
"What's all of that yelling?" whispered Yashana as Kouga kissed her breast.
"I don't know, but whatever it is," Kouga said kissing her stomach, "the others can handle it."
"Oh, Kouga," she said as he caressed her inner thigh.
"Do you want to go farther?" he asked.
"Yes," she said blushing. "I'm ready."
Kouga lifted himself onto Yashana and smiled down onto her. "If you want to stop anytime just tell me," he said.
"I will," she smiled.
He leaned down and began to make love to his mate. Yashana's head began to spin faster and faster as new emotions arose within her. The room began to heat up and Yashana became even dizzier. She enjoyed the new feelings and emotions that she was experiencing. Kouga placed his hand in between her thighs and spread her legs. Yashana closed her eyes and tipped her head backwards. She looked at her lover and smiled.
"Are you ready?" he asked.
Yashana nodded.
Kouga leaned down and whispered into her ear, "Here we go."
"Kouga," she gasped, arching her back as he entered her.
He slowly entered her, waiting to hear 'please stop' as they made love. But the words never left Yashana's mouth. Slowly, Kouga fastened the pace while listening for his mate to say she had enough. Finally, he collapsed onto his love.
"Was that good for you, my dear?" he asked rolling onto his back.
"Yes, it was quite wonderful," she said. "That was a nice experience. Thank you for sharing it with me."
"We'll have more of them during our years together," he teased pulling her on top of him.
"Of course," she said coyly. "You're so warm."
"Are you cold?" he asked pulling the blanket up to her shoulder. "There."
"Thank you," she said closing her eyes.
By this time, the noise in the main cave was getting louder. "What is going on out there?" growled Kouga as he sat up. "That scent."
"It smells like dog," Yashana hissed. "Like that dog demon who we were fighting against a few days ago."
"Where am I?" Yashana asked as she walked through a forest.
Just ahead, she could see a house sitting on top of a hill. She ran to the house while calling, "Mother. Father. Where are you?"
Out of the house appeared an old woman with long silver gray hair flowing over her shoulders and down her back. The woman looked sick and so frail. She slowly sank to the floor as Yashana came closer and closer to the house. But once Yashana was able to see into the house the old woman had vanished.
"Mother. Father," cried Yashana, "where are you? Please come out."
Yashana jogged down the hill a little when she heard a woman's voice. "What is it?"
"I don't know but our daughter smells it too," said a young man as Yashana looked at the house. "Take Yashana."
There on the steps of the house, was a young man and his wife. Their faces were black and their bodies so fuzzy that she could not make out who they were. His wife held their small daughter tightly in her arms as a large demon thrust forward its long arm. The young man grabbed his wife and daughter and placed them in a tree. Yashana watched as the young man fought the demon.
She continued to yell at the people, but no one paid any attention to her. Her heart seemed to stop as the wife and daughter fell from the tree. Suddenly, Yashana was falling. All around her was darkness. Her side stung so badly that she began to cry from the pain. Finally, she hit the ground.
There she lay watching the rainfall all around her. A young man dressed in light blues and grays approached her with a terrified look on his face. He wrapped her in a blanket and sat her on his horse as he road home. Yashana stood there and watched as her foster father takes her to his place.
"Why am I remembering this? Is this how I was separated from my parents? From the life that I was meant to have?"
Yashana began to cry from her wound and from the long lost memories that flooded her mind. She woke with a start and a shot of pain grabbed her as she sat up quickly. Tears filled her eyes and began to spill over onto her cheeks. Yashana buried her face in her hands and just cried. Her sobs were heard in the hall, but were drowned in the main part of the cave from the many voices of the wolf demons.
After about fifteen minutes, her tears died but her heart was heavy. The sounds in the cave became fewer and fewer; until only a handful could barely be heard. Yashana laid back down and stared at the ceiling of the room. Moments after closing her eyes, Kouga entered the room. He stood in the doorway for a moment and just watched Yashana as she lay there.
"Is that you, Kouga?" questioned Yashana as she looked towards the door. "What is it?"
"Nothing," Kouga responded with a smile. "I was wondering if I would end up waking you if I came in here. Did I?"
"No," she said. "I've been awake for a while. Cause of my wound."
"I'm glad that it wasn't my fault," he said.
Kouga quickly removed his armor and crawled into bed. Yashana moved up against him and laid her head on his chest. His touch was gentler than before. Almost like he didn't want to touch his loving mate. They laid there in silence; neither wanting to disturb the other if they were almost asleep.
Finally, Yashana said, "Kouga, do you truly love me?"
There was silence. Then Kouga replied, "Darling, of course I love you. I didn't choose you just because of your beauty and strength. You are the one that I want to grow old with. I love you so dearly, and it hurts to see you question my love while your stuck with this wound that dog boy gave you."
Yashana went quiet. Tears quickly filled her eyes and poured down her face onto Kouga's chest. "It's okay. Please don't cry," he said holding her close. "I didn't mean to make you cry. I'm sorry."
Her tears kept flowing as they lay there. Finally, after a few moments, Yashana's tears dried up. Kouga leaned over and kissed her passionately. The pain from her wound was sharp and quick. Yashana jumped from the pain, but it suddenly stopped.
"Did I hurt you?" asked Kouga as he leaned back.
"No," she said with a smile. "My side doesn't hurt anymore though."
"Let me look at it," he said pulling back the sheet. "Oh my."
"What?" she asked excited.
"Your wound is almost healed."
"Cool. Now where were we?"
Kouga smiled, leaned over, and kissed his mate. Yashana wrapped her arms around Kouga and drew him ever closer. Slowly, his kissing descended down her body. His hands caressed her body as they continued to kiss. Yashana's head began to spin, as she became lost in emotions. Suddenly, there was yelling in the main part of the cave.
"What's all of that yelling?" whispered Yashana as Kouga kissed her breast.
"I don't know, but whatever it is," Kouga said kissing her stomach, "the others can handle it."
"Oh, Kouga," she said as he caressed her inner thigh.
"Do you want to go farther?" he asked.
"Yes," she said blushing. "I'm ready."
Kouga lifted himself onto Yashana and smiled down onto her. "If you want to stop anytime just tell me," he said.
"I will," she smiled.
He leaned down and began to make love to his mate. Yashana's head began to spin faster and faster as new emotions arose within her. The room began to heat up and Yashana became even dizzier. She enjoyed the new feelings and emotions that she was experiencing. Kouga placed his hand in between her thighs and spread her legs. Yashana closed her eyes and tipped her head backwards. She looked at her lover and smiled.
"Are you ready?" he asked.
Yashana nodded.
Kouga leaned down and whispered into her ear, "Here we go."
"Kouga," she gasped, arching her back as he entered her.
He slowly entered her, waiting to hear 'please stop' as they made love. But the words never left Yashana's mouth. Slowly, Kouga fastened the pace while listening for his mate to say she had enough. Finally, he collapsed onto his love.
"Was that good for you, my dear?" he asked rolling onto his back.
"Yes, it was quite wonderful," she said. "That was a nice experience. Thank you for sharing it with me."
"We'll have more of them during our years together," he teased pulling her on top of him.
"Of course," she said coyly. "You're so warm."
"Are you cold?" he asked pulling the blanket up to her shoulder. "There."
"Thank you," she said closing her eyes.
By this time, the noise in the main cave was getting louder. "What is going on out there?" growled Kouga as he sat up. "That scent."
"It smells like dog," Yashana hissed. "Like that dog demon who we were fighting against a few days ago."