Life with Koga
Chapter 16
"Six beautiful pups," Rem assured, wiping Alicia's sweat from her forehead once the chaos had ended. "Six beautiful healthy pups."
"You... aren't still mad about earlier... are you?" I asked weakly.
"No I'm not," Rem shook her head. "Come on. We've been at each other's throats since we were young. Do you really think upping the ante that little bit would get me so upset?"
"No," I laughed slightly. "I suppose not. Hey, how long was I out for?"
"Not long," Rem shook her head. "Ginta still hasn't returned with Koga yet. Hakkaku and a few of the other men took the pups back to the den. They insisted that you'd been through enough for one day and that one of the other women would be able to take care of your pups."
"Hey," Koga came rushing up in a whirlwind of panic, stopping just in time to fall on his knees by my side. "I was out hunting. I came as soon as Ginta tracked me down. Are you alright? Where are the kids?"
"All six of them are on their way back to the den with Hakkaku and the others where they'll find another woman to take care of them for now," Rem explained coolly. "And she's fine so chill out already."
"She's right, Koga," I nodded in agreement. "Calm down. Everything's fine."
"Good," Koga breathed a sigh of relief. "Do the kids have names yet?"
"Nope," I smiled.
"She said she wanted to wait for you," Rem interjected.
"I thought it would upset you if I named them without you."
"Well thanks for waiting," Koga flashed a quick grin before looking over at Rem. "Think it'd be okay for me to move her yet? I'd feel much better if we got her back to the den."
"So would I," Rem agreed. "I'm not sure it's okay but we'll never know unless we try, right?"
Koga gently scooped me up and I winced in pain. "Does it hurt too much?"
"No. It was just the initial shock of motion. I'll be fine now," I assured.
He carried me down the hill and back to the den where he laid me down to rest and placed himself beside me.
"How many years has it been, Koga? How many years have I been here?"
"More years than I can count," Koga answered. "Alicia, have I made you happy?"
"Not always," I admitted, laughing, "but it is for the most part true that you have made me happy. These have been the best years of my life, after all, and I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to count this many years as the best years of my life."
"Do you ever miss your own time, Alicia? The people you knew there, the places you went there, the things you did there?"
"Sometimes... but if I went back I'd miss this place even more. After all, this is where I was destined to be."
"I love you," he said suddenly. "Sometimes I think I don't tell you that enough."
"I love you too, Koga-kun."