She had always wondered what the differences between dogs and wolves were—youkai wise of course. Now, as she stared at the wolf prince in fear, she began to understand. There were similes with animals and she quickly realized why. They were there for a reason. Right?
Hungry like a wolf.
That was the simile that had come to her the quickest.
After all, it was how he was looking at her. Shuffling her paws around in nervousness, she waited for any form of explanation. Would he explain why he had spared her, and brought her into his domain? Surely, the stench of feline was not something that was easily welcomed by his pack. So why?
Even the way he walked towards her was nothing short of wolfish. His behavior was straightforward, and very much that of a wild animal—animalistic really. The little feline quickly tried to remind herself that there were other attributes that the wolf had that were much more positive. Things such as his kindness, and his protective behavior. She was so deep in thought about the wolf prince; she had not noticed he now towered over her.
If she could have, she would have yelped in surprise.
But kittens didn't yelp—they mewed.
Then he said something she would have never expected.
"Kagome."
The felines head shot up and stared at the wolf with her large sapphire eyes. How did he know? It had not been her scent. So how? How she wanted nothing more than to ask him. Yet, all she could respond with was her incisive mews.
The wolf prince observed her in a way that the dog never had. His eyes were narrow and attentive yet they held questions laced with worry. Letting her tiny body fall on the stack of furs in exhaustion, she stared back at the only person that could possibly save her.
I don't know where to even start.
It was as if he was able to read her mind. Sitting down next to her, he began to speak for her.
"It's you—right? I sensed familiarity when I forced you to submit." He had said it in a nervous but sure tone. Submit? What was he talking about? Still, she nodded her head in regards to his initial question.
Her delicate ears were quick to pick up his sigh of relief.
"How?—"
Then he stopped. He must have realized he wouldn't get any of his answers questioned from her. Unless he spoke cat? Did the wolf process such a talent? She doubt it. If she had been able to, she would have giggled at such a thought. Instead, she let out another of her famous dissatisfied meows.
The wolf prince appeared to be in his thoughts for quite some time, and suddenly he was not. He let out a yip of excitement and turned to gaze at her once more. Something seemed off about the expression that he held; still Kagome could not help but be curious.
"You want to—well, not be a cat forever—right?"
She stared at the wolf with distain and annoyance in her eyes. Had he really asked such a question? Reminding herself to bring back her normal behavior, Kagome once more let out a mew of confirmation.
Within seconds, his gaze was upon her once more. The nervousness in his scent was gone, and instead replaced with determination. She mildly wondered if he had an idea—or a way to fix the situation at hand. Answering her question, the wolf prince gave her a reassuring grin.
Somehow, she wasn't reassured.
