I slowly opened my eyes and smiled when I saw my Himeko snuggled comfortably in my arms. She went and nuzzled her face deeper into my chest; as I took in her sweet scent and the warmth of her body so close to mine.
'I have to say…you look even more adorable while you're sleeping.' I thought, as I went and lay their watching her sleep.
That stupid vampire kept her awake really late so I knew this one time he wouldn't be coming early to get her. After all I had heard Himeko's mother say that when Himeko wakes up she'll have her find him.
'Looks like I have you all to my self…at lest for a little while.' I thought, as I just watched my beautiful mate sleep in my arms.
It didn't take to long for my Himeko to slowly wake, as I saw her beautiful warm violet eyes look up at me.
"Good morning princess. Did you sleep well?" I asked with a smile, as I saw Himeko's face turn a light red.
She nodded yes, as she smiled.
"Morning my wolf prince." She whispered, as I lightly laughed.
"So how long do you think we have before those vampires know you're awake?" I softly asked, as she just moved closer to me.
"I don't know…can I just say I'm sick and stay in bed with you…" She softly whispered, as I softly sighed.
"I wish you could…but knowing your father he'd just drag you out…" I answered, as I tightened my embrace around my mate.
We both stood silent, as I was enjoying having her so close, but I knew that it wouldn't last for too long. Just as I thought a knock was soon heard on her door.
"Princess are you awake?" Souma's voice calmly asked, as we both sighed.
I slowly pulled away; as we both got out of the warm bed I was already feeling the sense of loss without her in my arms.
"Yes…I'll be out soon." Himeko softly answered.
She was looking at me her warm violet eyes had the same look of loss, as my royal blue eyes.
"Alright…I'll be waiting right here." Souma answered.
"He's such a pain…" I sighed, as we both stood up.
I had fallen asleep in my new obsidian chihaya that was lighter and had short sleeves thanks to the warmer spring weather, but my snow white hakuma is still the same and it's nice out side so I don't need a cape.
"Himeko…I'm going to keep the vampire company while you get ready ne." I smirked, as Himeko looked surprised but she soon smiled.
"Alright Chikane…just don't eat him." She teased.
"No way he would taste awful!" I teased back, as I heard her sweet laugh and left her room.
Just like he said he was waiting right at her door for her to come out. I closed the door behind me and glared at him. He was already glaring at me, so it was nothing new.
"You spent the night with her!" He coldly spoke, as I smirked.
"That's right…after all she is my mate. What's wrong you jealous." I teased, as his glare grew colder.
"Not at all because soon she'll be mine, and you'll be gone." He smirked, as I felt my gaze grow colder and a low growl escape my lips.
"That will never happen! You'll never have her!" I growled, as he just smirked.
"We'll see about that, after all I have her father on my side. Himeko should be getting the news today."
"What news?!"
"You'll see." His voice was really irritating me, as my growl grew louder.
"I'm not afraid of your growling stupid wolf!"
"You should be bloodsucker!"
The door slowly opened, as we both stopped glaring at each other and looked to see Himeko had walked out of her room. She was in her normal light pink chihaya that was lighter than her winter one and also had short sleeves and her white hakuma was a little different than mine, as she walked out of her room and closed the door behind her.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." She smiled.
I noticed that when she smiled at Souma it was never as warm, as the smiles she gave me.
"It's alright princess…good morning. How did you sleep?" Souma calmly asked, as I glared at him.
"I slept great." My Himeko always sounds happy, but around him it was different.
I didn't like the fact that he was getting so close…she was my mate and he had no right to be around her. I let out a light growl, as I saw him smirk at me.
"Before we go eat breakfast your father wishes to speak with you. You can come along too dog." He returned my glare, as my gaze grew colder.
"He does?" Himeko sounded surprised, but that quickly turned to worry.
Souma looked confused; after all he has never seen how badly her father treats her. Himeko's father acts nice to Himeko when ever him or any of the other vampires are around, but I knew why she was so worry because him wanting to speak with her was never a good thing.
"Shall we go princess?" Souma asked. His voice snapped Himeko out of it, as she looked over at me.
"Don't worry I'll be at your side." I calmly said.
Trying to reassure her, as she nodded her head. They both started walking, as I followed close behind them. I could still see that she was worried and I wanted to hold her hand or do something to ease her worry…more than anything I wanted to do something. I growled when I remembered that I was helpless…I hated feeling like this.
'Dammit! I'm really starting to hate the humans way of life! Everything is different and there are too many rules to follow! I wish that we could just run to the safety of my woods! To my pack…where we could live in peace!' I growled at the thought, as I lowered my head and kept walking.
I was listening to everything the vampire was saying, but at the moment I was in no mood to watch him talk to my Himeko.
That is with out me ripping out his throat.
"There they are." Himeko's father calmly spoke, as I was hiding nearby.
He still hasn't found out about me turning into a human and I wanted to keep it like that. He thinks that Himeko keeps me in her room just like he ordered her to do. I closed my eyes and listened carefully to what he wanted to tell my mate.
"Good morning Himeko." Himeko's mother sounded calm and not happy.
'I have a real bad feeling about this.' I thought, as I kept listening.
"Morning mother and father." Himeko warmly spoke.
I could smell the other vampires so I didn't even have to hear their voices.
"Souma said you wish to tell me something?"
"Yes…your mother doesn't agree with me, but I believe in time she will get use to the idea."
"Idea?" Himeko asked confused.
"The idea of Souma being your husband. I will be announcing it on your birthday, after all you'll be of age to marry and he is perfect." I froze.
I felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest. 'Marry! Husband! No…Himeko's my mate!' I thought, as I growled softly making sure the humans couldn't hear, as for the vampires I didn't really care if they did. I soon felt my legs give out, as I slid down the wall and sat down on the ground. I crossed my legs keeping my head lowered and eyes closed, as I forced myself to keep listening.
"Marry…but father I'm…I'm not in love with Souma. I mean his a great friend…but I would never want to marry him." Himeko softly said.
"That doesn't matter in time you'll fall in love and there is no one else that I will allow to marry you except him." Her father calmly ordered.
"Dear you can't make Himeko fall in love with someone and you can't make her marry him if she doesn't want to." Amaya's calm voice spoke, as I tried to regain control of myself.
I was fighting with all of my strength to not turn into my wolf form and attack all of them.
"This is not a request!" His tone grew colder.
I knew that Himeko and her mother had lowered their heads, after all Himeko's father was still stronger than both of them.
"Now than you both should hurry and go eat. I bet you both have a lot more to talk about, since you'll be married soon." His voice was calm once again; as I heard Himeko and Souma walk away.
I could smell everyone leave, as I just sat there.
'He's right…Himeko's birthday is next week…what are we going to do. I want to turn her, but…I'd have to leave her side for a whole week…and in that time those filthy bloodsuckers might turn her…I have to do something! I wont let these stupid human rules take away my mate! I wont let them take my Himeko!' I thought, as I regain control of myself and stood up.
I soon left the palace and headed to where I knew Himeko and that bloodsucker would be.
"Get lost vampire!" I growled, as I was standing in front of Souma.
I saw Himeko snap out of thought once she heard my voice.
"Chikane?"
"You heard him dog…you lose." Souma calmly spoke.
My growl grew louder and I went and grabbed his chihaya. I lifted him up and pinned him against the tree that they always ate under.
"I said get lost!"
"Release him!" I heard Kazuki's voice order, as I looked to see the three older vampires surrounding me.
"No!" I growled, as I went and tighten my grip.
"I've had enough! I'm sick of watching this vampire getting to close to her! Himeko's my mate not yours, so leave her alone!" I growled, as I felt my blood boiling within my body.
I slowly moved closer to Souma's neck my wolf fangs now only inches away.
"Chikane…please don't." I stopped moving when I heard Himeko's sweet voice.
Her tone sounded like she was afraid and the only thing I could think of was me. 'Am I frightening her?' I thought, as I slowly pulled away. I withdrew my fangs as they returned to human teeth. I went and threw Souma far away from the tree, as he hit the ground hard. The older vampires at his side now, as I glared at all of them.
"Leave! You have no right to be here! This territory has been claimed!" I growled, as they all just glared at me.
They all were now showing their fangs to me, as my growls grew louder and I felt my blood boiling once again. I allowed my fangs to return as my human form started to slowly change into my wolf. It felt different this time harder, as I was only able to turn partly. I was still in human form, but my claws and fangs were showing and a little of my wolf hair was around my face and arms.
I growled, as I lunched my self forward and aimed for the vampires. I tackled Souma to the ground and was going to rip out his throat, but I was thrown off by Kazuki. I landed and quickly charged at them once again this time Kazuki and Reiko both jumped at me. They were able to pin me to the ground, as I went and bit Kazuki's forearm to make him release my neck and get him off of my back. Reiko was holding onto my back legs, as I started kicking trying to get free from her grip.
My fangs dug deeper into Kazuki's arm, as I went and ripped my fangs out and then before I dug them back in. The older male released me and once I felt he had I quickly turned and dug my fangs into Reiko's shoulder. Reiko growled, as she showed me her fangs, but I just dug my own fangs deeper into her shoulder. If I hadn't dug my fangs into her shoulder as deep, as they were she would have just thrown me off, but she couldn't do that any more. Not unless she wanted to feel more pain.
I soon felt someone holding my head in a tight head lock, as I felt fangs dig into my neck that was now ticker and was covered with my mid-night black fur. I knew that it was Korona who had dug her fangs into my neck, as I narrowed my eyes and just ripped my fangs out of Reiko's shoulder forcing her to release me and back away. I had left a huge wound and she was starting to lose a lot of blood.
I quickly rose to my feet and once I had gotten a hold of Korona I dug my claws into her back and threw her on the ground in front of me. I was going to dig my fangs into her throat and rip it out. When I soon felt some one tackle me to the ground, as I narrowed my eyes and my growls grew louder.
Souma was now on top of my still changing body. His fangs showing, as he was retuning my growls with some of his own. He went and thrust his fangs at me, but I moved so he missed my neck and he dug his fangs into my shoulder. I felt different this time, as I moved my body so that way I would be the one over him, as I in return dug my fangs into his exposed shoulder.
My blood was boiling, as I felt my body changing into my wolf form. But…it was slowly and I felt more like a crazy rabbet wolf than my old self. I soon felt Souma release my neck and that's when I ripped my fangs out of his shoulder and rose to my feet, as I was now hovering on all fours. Still slowly changing, as I growled and was about to finish him off. That's when I saw someone jump at me, so I quickly grabbed and threw Korona on the ground and was just about to rip out her throat.
"Please stop!" I stopped.
'That voice…Himeko…my Himeko.' I thought, as I pulled away from Korona and jumped back.
It took me two huge jumps, but once I landed I was right where I was when I started my attack. I fell to one knee and I was completely human now, as I looked over at my Himeko. Her soft eyes were filled of sadness and tears were forming in those eyes, as I lowered my head.
"Himeko why did you stop me? I was winning?" I calmly asked, as I froze when her arms went around me.
Her warm arms holding me in a comfortable embrace.
"Chikane…I'm so happy…your back. I was afraid I had lost you." Himeko whispered into my ear, as I froze.
'Did she…Did I really?' I thought, as I felt pain in my chest right where my heart was. 'I really did…she really did almost lose me. I was acting like those stupid best!' I growled at myself, as I slowly pulled away from my Himeko and looked at the wounded vampires not far from us. I slowly rose to my feet, as Himeko was now holding onto my arm tightly.
"I've had enough…I've had enough of all of this. I'm sick of you! I respect the human rules and hell I even respected yours from time to time! Respect my ways and leave my mate alone!" I growled.
"If you do not then next time you wont live! What say you?!"
Korona was the only one that wasn't hurt, as much. But it was Reiko who answered me, as she was sitting up glaring at me her hand was covering the wound I had inflected on her.
"You won…this time, but I'm sorry. We are not here of choice…we are under orders. We have to stay…" Reiko calmly explained, as Korona made her lay back down.
"Orders?"
"Yes…we are truly sorry…but we will not leave." Korona now took over the talking, as the other three closed their eyes and rested.
After all I had wounded them badly and to heal they needed rest.
"Then what would happen if Himeko was…let's say was taken. Will you all have to leave?" I calmly asked, as Korona sighed.
"I believe we would have no choice…we would leave failures, but yes we would leave." Korona answered, as I knew what I had to do.
"Thank you…and I didn't mean to harm you all so badly…I am sorry." I calmly said, as I looked at my Himeko.
She nodded, as we both left and headed back to the palace.
Leaving the vampires to their rest and healing.
"Here we go." Himeko's voice was soft and warm once again.
That made me happy and even though I told her my wounds would heal fast. She still was treating them with her human herbs that all smelled funny.
"Thank you…Himeko." I tried to sound like I normally did, but from the look she was giving me it didn't work.
"I'm…I'm sorry I frightened you…" I softly said, as Himeko was putting some of the herbs on my bloody neck.
"Chikane…can you promise me something…"
"Anything."
"Please don't ever do that again…I was afraid I'd lost the Chikane that I…That I'm in love with." Himeko's voice was so shy when she finished.
"Of course princess…I'll never do that again." I smiled, as I went and lifted my head making sure to be careful of my fresh wounds.
I placed a light kiss on my Himeko's warm forehead, as I slowly pulled away and smiled. I saw her face was once again a scarlet color.
"Himeko…I need to ask you something."
"Yes?"
"Would you leave now? After what those vampires told us…and than there is your father…would you leave with me now? Would you let me turn you?" I calmly asked, as I waited for Himeko to give me an answer.
I wasn't going to rush her, but if those vampires wont leave until Himeko is out of their reach that's the only way I can think of.
"If you don't want to it's alright…I guess I could put up with those bloodsuckers…that is only if it would make you happy." I tried to reassure her and tried to not force her into anything.
I waited for her to answer me, as I was thinking about what I just said. 'I don't really like the thought of sharing my Himeko with that bloodsucker…but if it would make her happy to live as humans. I guess I would have no choice but to deal with it.' I thought, as I let out a soft sigh.
"No." Himeko's voice snapped me out of it, as I looked at her.
"We should leave…we said as long, as the rules of my world do not get in the way of us being together. My father making me marry Souma would get in the way of us being together…I said I would follow you and I will. We should leave this world behind…that is, if you want to." Himeko softly spoke, as I went and wrapped her inside a tight embrace.
"Of course I want too…I want nothing more than to leave this world behind and be free. To be free with you at my side…let's leave my love." I whispered into my Himeko's ear, as I felt her return my embrace.
things a going to get harder for them from this point on but to see what I mean you'll have to keep reading ^-^
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