"I didn't think I'd ever get to meet you face to face, after all everyone thought you were killed." He smirked, but his smirk went away when his cold dirty golden eyes saw Himeko hiding behind me.
"A human……so that's why you left your own kind. How stupid can you be?!" Girochi growled, as I growled back.
I felt my gaze grow colder, as I got ready to fight. Right then we both heard a loud howl in the night air.
"Dammit! What the hell does he want?!" Girochi growled, as he turned his back to me.
"See you around…..Chikane." He smirked, as he ran into the woods.
'Thank the gods for Tsubasa…' I thought, as I waited for Girochi's scent to be gone before relaxing. I took a deep breath, as I looked over my shoulder at Himeko who had her eyes closed tightly and was holding onto me tightly. I could feel her shaking like crazy, as I smiled for the first time in this human body of mine.
"Himeko it's alright he's gone now….your safe." I calmly said, as Himeko slowly opened her eyes and looked up at me.
With a red face she slowly moved away and released me.
"Well now we really should head back….I really do not want your father to come."
'I can speak to her…I can talk to her with a voice not with my mind, but with a mouth…' I thought, as I tried to walk forward, but ended up falling flat on my face.
"Chikane! Are you alright?" I heard Himeko's soft voice ask, as I lifted my face out of the snow.
"I'm fine." I smiled, as I slowly sat up.
"Man my paws feel cold!" I said, as I held one of them in my front paws.
I soon looked up when I heard Himeko sweet laugh.
"What is it?" I asked, as I looked at her confused.
"Chikane…" Himeko slowly stopped laughing and warmly smiled at me.
She was kneeling at my side now, as I was waiting for her to explain. She went and put my two front paws in hers.
"Chikane these aren't called paws. These are called hands and the ones at the end of your legs are called feet." Himeko softly explained with a smile.
I felt my face heat up, as I lowered my head.
"O…right..." I looked away from her.
"Umm…Himeko there's something I've wanted to do for awhile. Is it alright…if I…" I calmly asked, as I looked up and saw that Himeko was looking at me confused.
"What is it Chikane?" Himeko softly asked, as I went and wrapped my human arms around her and pulled her close to me.
I felt her warm slim body relax in my arms, as I closed my eyes.
"I've wanted to do this for awhile…ever since that one day. The day that your father made you cry…I wanted to comfort you some how, but I couldn't do this yet. Makoto told me it's called an embrace and it's how humans comfort one another…" I whispered in her ear, as I slowly pulled away from her.
"I've wanted to do that for so long…I'm glad I got to." I smiled, as I saw Himeko's face turn a very dark shade of red.
"Himeko are you alright? Are you getting a fever?" I asked, as she shook her head no.
"I'm fine Chikane…umm…thank you." She shyly spoke, as I smiled.
"Umm Chikane I have something to ask?"
"Yes?"
"How did you turn into a human? Are you human forever now?" Himeko asked.
"I'm still a wolf and I changed into a human because of my bloodline." I saw Himeko had a confused look once again.
"My mother's bloodline…she and any of her bloodline are descendants of the first wolf…and as such have the gift of being able to change into human form when they reach the human age of 18. Although just because we change into humans doesn't mean we know everything about them…like how in the world do you walk on two legs." I said, as I heard Himeko laughing again.
'I love hearing that laugh…looking at her through these eyes…through human eyes…feels really different, but it's a good different. At lest I hope it is.' I thought, as Himeko slowly stopped laughing.
"Himeko let's talk more back at the palace…I don't want you to be in my woods at night…" I calmly explained, as we both remembered Girochi.
"Alright, but….how am I going to explain you to my mom…I know my dad doesn't come near me, but she'll be waiting for us like always…" I lowered my head and closed my eyes.
"I guess I'll have to change back…after all I can't walk on two legs yet anyway and we have to get going…I'll try changing back to a human when we are safely in your room…alright." I smiled, as I lifted my head to see Himeko nod in agreement, but I could see worry in her kind violet eyes.
I went and put my hand under her chin and waited for her to be looking into my eyes before I placed a kiss on her check. I slowly pulled away from her beyond red face and smiled.
"Makoto told me that's called a kiss…she said that a kiss on the check is like when I lick your check, but it's what humans do…she also said that human's kiss on the lips too, but she didn't tell me why…" I teased, as I saw that Himeko was turning supremely red.
"Anyway I guess you can tell me about that later for now…" I stopped talking, as I closed my eyes and felt my whole inside of my body heat up; as I felt every part of me slowly change.
Once I opened my eyes I felt the cold winter wind against my mid-night black fur that I was born with. I was a wolf again…I was what I was born to be once again, as I looked at Himeko through my wolf royal blue eyes once again.
"For now we should both return to the palace before your mother sends guards to search for you…" I felt my calm voice enter Himeko's mind, as I made a mental link to her.
She smiled and nodded in agreement, as she stood up and we both started walking.
Later.
"Himeko you had me worried sick…" Himeko's mother said, as she went and embraced Himeko tightly.
"I'm fine mom…I was with Chikane." Himeko softly answered, as her mother slowly released her.
She smiled warmly at her daughter and than at me.
"Your right…Chikane would never let any one hurt you. She's such a good doggy…" Himeko's mother happily said, as she went and kneeled down, and pet my fur.
She always loved to tease me about how close I was getting to everyone almost like a dog.
"Mom…" Himeko said with a sigh.
"It's alright Himeko you know I'm use to it." I calmly explained, as I licked her mother's face.
"What? Chikane doesn't mind see she licked my face." Her mother smiled just as warmly, as Himeko.
Himeko was looking more and more like her mother with every day, even though Makoto has her father's hair and eye color she is grateful that she looks like her mother too.
"Anyway you both should get to sleep its late." She stood up and went over to Himeko.
She placed a kiss on Himeko's forehead and smiled when she pulled away.
"Good night Himeko sweet dreams." She whispered, as Himeko returned her smile.
"Good night mom." Her mother looked over at me with a teasing smirk, as she slowly turned to walk away.
"Good night Chikane…O and I hope that I too can see what you look like, as a human." She teased, as she headed into one of the many hallways in this huge palace.
Both Himeko and I were frozen it was amazing how Himeko's mother knew everything, and I mean everything.
"Mom's powers are different than mine…but she won't tell me what her powers do." Himeko took a deep breath and let it out.
"I think she mind reads or something…if anyone has a strange power it would be you. After all you're the only one who attracts wolves, but that is a good thing." I happily spoke, as I rubbed my muzzle against her arm.
Himeko's mother has only mind reading and Makoto can dream see the future, but neither one of them can hear my voice and neither of them have powers like Himeko, and out of all three of them Himeko has the strongest powers. Even if none of us know what her powers can really do at lest not yet. She smiled at me, as we both started walking towards Himeko's room.
Later. In Himeko's room.
I sat down on the ground while Himeko went to get changed into her sleeping cloths. I closed my eyes, as I focused on changing into my human form. Once again my whole body felt warm, as I slowly felt my body change from wolf into human. I slowly opened my eyes and saw my human feet, legs, hands, and arms. I had on the same outfit, as I went and felt my head.
'This is what's left of my fur…and I have pale human skin to replace the rest…humans are very amazing creatures.' I thought, as I looked up to see Himeko had knelt down next to me.
"I have long fur on my head it feels funny." I said, as Himeko laughed again and I smiled at her.
"Chikane that's you hair not your fur." She happily explained.
"Hair…It looks like I have a lot more to learn about humans." I soon remembered something that my mother hold told me.
"Umm Himeko could you tell me what kind of cloths I'm wearing?" I asked, as Himeko had her cute confused look on.
"I mean who wears these kinds of cloths?" I asked seeing if that would help.
"Let's see..." Himeko said, as she was looking at my obsidian black and snow white cloths with royal blue on the ends.
"Chikane...you're in prince cloths." Himeko smiled, as I looked confused.
"I've seen the cloths your prince's wear and these are not them?"
"Not our prince or the prince you saw Makoto marry......there was an old kingdom called the kingdom of wolves. I read about it in one of the history books I have the same one that had the picture you saw of what our prince cloths would look like." Himeko said, as she got up and got the book from her huge bed, and than returned to sitting at my side.
"See."
I looked at the picture in the book and saw that person was wearing the same cloths I was.
"A prince.....well I guess my mom was right after all.....what are these cloths called...I mean do they have names?" I asked, as Himeko smiled warmly at me.
"Your tops are called a chihaya and your bottoms are called a hakuma. When it's warm you wear a light kimono top and you can wear them when you sleep, as well but the weather is so cold I think you would freeze."
'That's right the first time I saw Himeko she was in really light cloths, but she hasn't worn anything like that since that one night.....' I thought, as I noticed that Himeko looked like she wanted to ask me something.
"Is something wrong?" I asked.
"Umm....."
I soon realized what she wanted to ask me and smiled warmly at her, after all I could smile at her in this human body.
"My mother told me a long time ago that when we change into humans our cloths represent our personalities.....she used to tease me that my cloths would be some kind of prince outfit....she was right."
"Chikane....do you miss them?"Once she asked she quickly lowered her head to me.
I softly sighed, as I thought about how I should answer her. I didn't want her to blame her self, but I also didn't want to lie to her.
"Yes.....sometimes I do miss my mother...and my father, sister, and friends....but."
I went and lifted up Himeko's face with one of my human hands and kissed her soft warm forehead like I'd seen her mother do so many times before, as I slowly pulled away and than placed my forehead against hers.
"I wouldn't change my life at all....I miss them, but I would never leave you and return to them. How could I ever leave you Himeko." I softly spoke, as I noticed that Himeko's face had turned a light shade of red as she was smiling at me.
I slowly pulled away and Himeko spent the rest of the night trying to teach me how to walk on my two human legs.
Later.
"I can walk now..thank you Himeko." I smiled, as I bowed to her.
Like I had seen so many other humans do to her. She smiled at me, as she sat down on her bed. Her sleeping cloth were still the same, but the red hakuma and white chihaya looked different though my human eyes.
"Your welcome Chikane." She tired not to sound it, but I could hear how tired she was.
I looked at the sleeping cloths that she had given me to wear. The white chihaya and purple hakuma fit me very well, after all both Himeko and I had different human bodies, but the cloths fit and it was getting late. Both Himeko and I yawned at each other, as we decided it was time for bed.
Himeko went and got under her covers, as I walked over to the edge of her bed. I was to tired to be happy that I didn't fall flat on my face this time. Once I laid down on the edge I curled up and was getting ready to let sleep take over me.
"Umm...Chikane." I heard Himeko's soft voice say, as I lifted my head and slowly sat up.
"Yes?"
"Umm....you can sleep under the covers...that is if you want to. I mean.....your not a wolf and....it's to cold for you to sleep outside like that. Please sleep under the covers it's warmer." Himeko's voice sounded shy and sweet to my ears, as I felt a smile on my face.
"Alright..." I answered, as I got up and went over to the front part of the bed where my Himeko always slept.
Once I was on the bed I went under the covers and we both made ourselves comfortable. When we opened our eyes we were only inches away from each other, as I saw Himeko's face turn a light shade of red. I went and placed my forehead against hers once again, as I closed my eyes.
"You were right it is warmer under here." I softly spoke, as I I looked to see Himeko had closed her eyes.
"Good night Chikane..."
"Night Himeko..." I was about to let sleep come over me when I felt Himeko's warm eyes staring at me.
"Is something wrong?" I whispered, as I slowly opened my eyes.
"Umm....Chikane....will you still be human when I wake up?" Himeko shyly asked, as I lightly smiled at her.
I went and wrapped my arms around her slim body that always felt like, if I held her to tightly she would break. Her face buried into my human chest, as I laid my head on the top of her head were her soft hair with the golden light of the sun it's self.
"I'll stay human for as long, as you want and to reassure you....I'll hold you in my arms. When ever you feel like I'll become a wolf again...I'll pull you into my human arms. So please get some rest.....my princess, because I'm not going to change unless you wish it." I whispered, as I soon felt Himeko relax in my arms.
She soon snuggled her face into my chest, as I took that as a sign she had fallen asleep. I slowly closed my eyes, as I let sleep take over me. I couldn't wait to wake up and see the world through human eyes, but most importantly I'd see it with Himeko at my side and that was all that mattered to me.
Things are going good for them, but how long will it last. You'll have to keep reading to find out ^-^
Sorry it took so long work sucks and so does writers block x(
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