Chapter7: a rose between two none rose like people
Someday, somehow
gonna make it allright but
not right now
I know you're wondering when
A rock hurled at his head and he caught it before it could hit his face.
"What are you doing here," said Nikki.
She had good aim; he had to give her that.
"I could be asking that of you," he said. She was slouching down in the water, trying to hide her nakedness from him. The water didn't offer that much protection from his eyes, as it gave glimpse through it shinny depth of her pleasures.
He jumped down from the branches, causing her to quickly turn around.
Modest one.
"I have seen naked females before, Nikki," he said, liking the effect he had on her. He liked being in control of any situation, and this was a refreshing change from the females that were very confident about their bodies, and the power they had over males. She hadn't realized that yet, heaven help him when she figured that one out.
He walked over where her cloths were. They were pretty messed up, nothing like what she had been wearing the second time or even the first time he had seen her. The woman had supplied her with peasant garbs, and the movement that had endured for the last couple of days had its effect on them. She belongs in something more enhancing, something that would show off her beauty.
"Can I have my cloths," Nikki asked.
He held them out, waiting for her to come out.
"You aren't going to leave are you?"
"I told you before I seen females naked, including you."
She turned a brighter shade of red, as she looked back at him, sinking lower into the water.
"How? What? Where?," she said. It would figure that Kimi would have to have been right about that. She searched her memory, trying to figure out when he could have seen her, but the last time she had bath was…
"You were spying on me the day of Mitsu wedding!
"You really should have heeded your friend's warning," he said. "Are you getting out?"
"What right do you have to spy on me," she demanded.
"My land, Nikki, everything belongs to me and I am free to do with it what I want."
"Leave me, now," she said, not used to not being obeyed. She was the princess and used to her wishes being heed. Only a few people were over her, but since they really didn't pay much attention to her, what she said was law.
"No," he said standing there, the sooner she realizes that she was his property the better off she would be.
"You could be a gentleman and turn around"
He raised an eyebrow, him a gentlemen, now there was something to laugh about. There was nothing gentlemen about him. But the look she was given him told her that she had not attentions of getting out until he turned around.
"Fine, I'll turn around," he said.
"Promise."
"I promise to keep my back turned until you get out," he said turning around.
Nikki waited a couple of seconds before immerging from the water. There was nothing around to shed her body so she took the risk that he would keep his promise to her.
He lingered for a couple of seconds before she was directly behind him, and quickly grabbed her, tossing her cloths a couple of feet away.
She faced him, her body press so tightly against him that she could feel her shaking. She struggle against him, which made him tighten the grip on her.
Sparks were flying in her eyes as she meet his. She was too much trusting for own good.
"You promised you would keep your back turned," she said.
"No, I said I would keep my back turn until you excited the water, which I did."
"That's turning my words around."
"Ask me if I care, he said bring his mouth down on hers, tasting the surprise. She struggle for a moment before given into the pleasure that was spreading through her body.
He brought his hands down her body, being careful not to scratch her. He didn't want to mark up the beautiful skin of hers. Curling his hand under her butt, he pushed her up to get better access to her mouth.
He pressed his mouth more firmly on hers, parting her mouth and slipping his tongue into her mouth. Her tongue touched his shyly, growing bolder and bolder with each taste.
His mouth left hers, traveling down her throat, licking and nipping her delicate skin. He could taste the water on her flesh.
She groaned, throwing her head back allowing him to have better access. Her hands moving form clutching his arms to tangle themselves in his hair.
He moved between her breasts before taking one of them into his mouth. If it wasn't for him holding her tightly she would have dropped to the floor in a puddle. The sensation rushing through her was unbelievable, it was too much and all she could do was hold on and allow to it to come.
She was perfect. Her breast, not to big, not to small but seemed to fit into his mouth and hands as they were made just for him. The way she had reacted, the innocents mixed with purity, threaten to send him over the edge. All he wanted to do was loose himself in the emotion she was staring in him. He had to remind himself that she was untouched, so he had to take this slow. Later they would be more time for more primitive matting.
He continued his assault on her breast, tasting the flesh with his tongue and teeth.
He could smell her excitement for him; in a couple of moments she would be ready and could end this damn torment.
Except that someone was heading towards them.
He grown, baring himself into her chest. This was getting ridiculous. It was as if the world was against him.
"Someone coming," he said, handing her, her cloths. "We will finish this later." His golden eyes returning from the hint of scarlet that had been flashing in them a couple of moments before.
Snapped back, trying to slow down the racing of her heart. Her body was still shaking from the experience, and her mind wouldn't let go of the images of what he was doing a couple of moments ago.
What had just happened? How could she have lost control like that?
She quickly duct behind Sigimi as Koug stepped through the clearing. Her eyes closed as she hoped that Koug wouldn't see her in this compromise situation.
"What do you want?!" Sugimi growled.
He narrowed his eyes at Sugimi as he spotted Nikki from behind. He could smell what had been going on a couple of moments ago.
"What they hell are you doing to her," Koug growled back.
"None of your fucking business," Sugimi said.
Nikki could feel him tense up as he cracked his finger and then flecks them. She gentle put hands on his. "He was watching out for my safety while I bath," she said hoping that would calm down the males. "Was there something that you need, milord."
"Call me Koug," the wolf demon said looking over at Sugimi, the hatred burning in his eyes for the other youkai. "I was trying to find him to tell him, part of the council had arrived."
"What the fuck is the councilor doing here," he growled pissed at that was the reason he had been interrupted.
"Hell if I known," he said turning and walking away.
When she was sure that Koug had left she finished putting on her cloths, not looking at Sugimi. Her body had betrayed her once, and she was afraid she would do it again. She was scared, more scared then she had ever been. He had touched something that she had tried to hide from the world. What effect did he have over her, that her ability to hide herself was lost?
Heaven help her, she did not want it to stop.
She shook her head, trying to stop the heat from seeping back into her face. This was dangerous grounds that she would trivial on if she allowed herself to be lost.
But she also knew this wasn't the last of it.
He leaned against the rocks, watching her. She had been able to pull herself very quickly, enough to stop two male from attacking each other over her. Which lead to the question of why didn't she allow it? Didn't female like having males fighting over them, something about it giving them worth? This is the second time she had intervened. It wasn't because she wanted Koug, her smell had told him of her desired for him. A smell that was going to haunt him. But then why?
Nikki finish tying her pants, and flipped her hair out of it. It was going to be one tangle mess when it dried. Combing her hands through it, she set to work on braiding it.
Sugimi watched her for a couple of seconds before curiosity got the best of him.
"Why did you stop the fight?"
Nikki stopped in mid braid; her arms sticking out. She hadn't been prepared for the question for the fact that he noticed that she had tried to break up the fight. She had always relied on the fact that people didn't notice her, to hide.
"Well, um, if you moved," she said.
He raised his hand to stop her from saying more. Form the color of her face he could tell where this conversation was heading. But she had stepped in the last time and he knew she didn't do it to hide her nakedness. He decided later he would push the issue further.
She finished the braid; it would have to do until she could get her hands on a comb.
"Are you done?" he asked.
She had never been allowed in a meeting area at home, so this was a very new and strange experience. She sat on one of the rocks at the far side of the cave with other members of Koug pack watching was going on.
There was a strange mixture of half humans half something else all around, some males and some females.
"Only two of the brother showed up," said one of the females that had been introduced as Kasya. She was around Nikki age, or the equivalent of her age in youkai years, with two cubs.
"Only two brothers?"
"Yes, Lord Intaishomaro and Lord Hinezumaro."
Nikki looked at the two that Kasya was pointing at. One was Sugimi, and the other she had not seen before. He had the same whiten hair; his face was long giving him the features of a rat, a handsome rat. On both of his checks he carried the same markings as Sugimi. Where Hinezumaro hair flowed down his back, Sugimi hair was pulled back into the style of a warrior. While Sugimi had a long white fluffly tail, this one's tail was like a rat, naked and whip like.
"I thought his name is Sugimi."
"It's a nickname, from where he got I don't know. You would have to ask Koug."
"So they have known each other."
"Yes, and from the time that they were very small they fought."
"Koug, has a son? But I don't know remember meeting his wife," she said not entirely upset if she hadn't. She wouldn't know what she would feel like if Sugimi had announced his attention for another girl.
She shook her head, why would she even think like that, it wasn't like they were married.
"Wife? Oh, you mean mate. Toyuan unfortunately died a couple years back on a harpies raid. All he has left is Kouga."
"I am sorry to hear that," she said kind of relieve that she wasn't the cause of attention between him and a mate.
She looked back at Sugimi, wondering about the nickname. She would have to ask Koug about it later. She was curious about the youkai she now was in servitude to, he didn't' act like the ones from tales that she heard as a child. He didn't seem like some mindless killing animal, incapable of any kind of mercy. For the last couple days she had seen a whole knew side to these strange creatures, they thought and reason like humans. Or somewhat like humans.
She looked at his brother; she always pictured him as an only child. They weren't the same kind of animal. Sugimi was a dog youkai and Hinezumaro was more rat-like. She didn't know much in the way of making babies, but she knew that you had to be the same kind of animal to breed with each other.
"Hows that possible?"
"I guess you haven't heard the story. The goddess Chikyuomaro was known for taking many lovers. Out of those affairs came the five brothers.
"So they are half brothers," said Nikki.
"Yes."
"Well, actually they are more, their mother being such a powerful denity; she gave them most of her blood, but they have their sire blood too."
"I was wondering where you have taken off too," said Nikki. "His lordship is right, you do like running away during a battles."
"I wasn't running, I was finding out information for his Lordship," said the tiny flea. "But I can't get near him to let him know."
"What's wrong."
"Well it turns out that Menoumaru has been in talks with Lord Tyaboga, that might have an effect on how the council proceeds."
"Lord Tyabog?" said Nikki.
"Have you heard of him."
She knew who he was alright, he just married Mitsu. So that's why her father had arranged that marriage. He was turning his back on her people in hopes for a stronger alliance. There might be more of a reason for her meeting Sugimi. Destiny is a strange dancer, never following a simple step.
"So why can't you get to his lordship?" asked Nikki changing the subject, better not to let them know right now.
"You see those two down their on the right.
She looked towards two men standing at the far end of the cavern; both had dark black hair, pale skin, and dark eyes. On the forehead was a black moon.
"Yes?"
"They are part of the Lunica clan. They have been watching me since I came back. I have a bad feeling if I try to make contact with his lordship they might try to intervene."
"Scared."
"I am not!"
"Why does that name sound so familiar?"
"His lordship mate was from part of the Lunica."
"Ah, and the plot thickens."
"I fear I said too much."
"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me," Nikki said. Then looked over where Sugimi was sitting there with his brother as the council argues among themselves, each taking in what was going. She had paid enough attention to know that the war with Menomaru wasn't going well and that the other were either being force to join the other side. That is way the council had been pushing for Sugimi to hand over his son. But then why was Mygoa wanting him t o know about her brother-in-law agreement. Tyo, a youkai, a human alliance shouldn't matter, or does it?
There was only one way to find out.
She hoped that dogs have as good as ears as she heard.
She gave a small cough which got sugimi Attention. He turned and looked at her, and she mouth Myoga name, hoping the two Lunica didn't notice her. He gave her a weird look before turning back.
Authors Notes
Sorry about not getting the latest chapter to you all, computer problems and the two weeks from hell – may the end someday.