The next morning, Twilight woke up before Takumi. She just lay on his chest, drawing circles on it.
“You've just woken up and you're already trying to get me excited.” He said, his eyes still closed.
“You're awake?”
“Yeah, for a while. Anyway, how are you feeling?”
“Like my lower half turned into jelly.”
He got up, holding her in his arms.
“Where are we going?” She asked.
“The bathroom to take a bath.”
When they finished, Takumi carried her back to her room. He sat her down on the edge of the bed and began dressing her.
“I'm perfectly capable of dressing myself, you know.”
“And I want to take care of you. It's to make up for what I did to your legs last night.” He lifted her foot and pecked her ankle.
While he was getting her dressed, Takumi kept showering her with kisses on her nose, cheeks, and neck.
“You do know that we’ve already used the whole pack, right?”
“Get your dirty little mind out of the gutters. Who said that's what I wanted to do?” He flicked her forehead.
“I wouldn't put it past you.” She rubbed her forehead. “What did you want to do, then?”
“It’s just affection. It wouldn't hurt to show more, right?”
“As much as I'm enjoying the view, I think you should put some clothes on before someone decides to walk in.”
“If you're enjoying the view, then I won't disturb you by putting clothes on. And I thought ahead and locked the door.”
“You can't spend the whole day like that though.”
“I can if you want me to.”
“Tempting, but no.”
“Maybe next time.”
He got dressed and then sat with her between his legs.
“Off topic, but are you sure you want me?” Takumi asked.
“If I didn’t want to have sex with you, I would’ve said so. Actually, you should’ve asked me that beforehand.”
“I meant as a mate.”
“I do. Why?”
“After that assault incident, I feel bad that I’ll never be able to protect you the way you can for yourself. If it happens again, I won’t be of much help.”
“I’m aware of that and I’ve thought about it a few times. I’m not the first she-wolf to end up with a human. Sure, it doesn’t happen everyday, but it does happen and maybe it was a terrible comparison between them and me. The point is I feel safe around and with you and it doesn’t necessarily have to do with physical strength. If it makes you feel better, I don’t believe in the whole knight-in-shining-armour thing. Besides, it’s not as if I go around picking unnecessary fights and I guess it helps that I’m not defenceless.”
He turned her to face him and claimed her lips with his own. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he placed his hands on her waist. They pulled away after a few minutes to catch their breath. She rested her forehead against his with their noses touching.
“Bestie, I came to see you.” Mitsuri burst in.
Twilight tried to get off Takumi, but he held her in place.
“Am I interrupting something?” She smiled slyly.
“No.” Twilight blushed.
“Actually, you are. And we were getting to the best part.” Takumi stated.
“No, we weren't.”
“Then explain the position you're in.” Mitsuri retorted.
“I was trying to get off, but he won’t let go.”
“But if I did that, it'd defeat the whole purpose of what we were going to do.”
“We weren't going to do anything. Now that I answered your question, can you leave, please?” Twilight asked. “This is kinda getting awkward.”
“Oh, I will. Right after you tell me what exactly you two are.”
“Simple, she's my kitten and I'm her daddy,” Takumi replied.
“Girl,” She gasped. “I didn't know that's what you're into.”
“It’s not like that.”
“Really, but isn't that what you called me last night while you were tied up? Not to mention that it wasn't the first time you called me that and you enjoy being punished in all sorts of ways with all sorts of toys. And you enjoy it the most when I spank you like this.”
He slapped her ass and at this point, Twilight was trying hard not to tighten her hold around his neck.
“Keep spilling.” Mitsuri urged.
“Just kidding, Mitsuri. It's not like that at all. I just wanted to tease her a little bit.”
“Oh.”
“Hey, why do you sound so disappointed?” Twilight asked.
“That's not important. But seriously, what are you two? Don’t bother lying or denying because that hoodie isn’t yours and I can smell you on each other.”
“She claimed me as hers, but apparently, she’s not my girlfriend because I didn’t ask,” Takumi replied.
“Then what are you waiting for?”
“She said I shouldn’t try to be smart by asking now so I’m guessing she wants it to be special.”
Mitsuri suppressed her fangirl screams.
“Anyway, I'm going to collect my winnings. I made a bet with Youhei and from what I heard and saw, I won. Carry on. ” She closed the door behind her.
“I want a 30-page explanation on why you thought teasing me was necessary.”
“How about food instead? We haven’t had breakfast.”
“Acceptable. For now, at least.”
*A little later...*
“Do you still want that 30-page explanation?” He asked after they were done eating.
“I bumped it down to a 10-page one.”
“It’s a start.”
“That reminds me, we need to wash and change the sheets and do a little cleaning up. Wouldn’t want to shock the maids.”
“That’s if they haven’t beaten us to it.”
When they got to their room, he picked his clothes up and threw them into the basket and went on to whatever else had landed on the floor while she took care of the sheets.
“I just realised that if I walk around with all this, it’ll be admitting that we had sex. It won’t make a difference, but it’s weird having people know.”
“I think we should get used to it.”
“I doubt it’ll happen any time soon.”
Afterwards, he took the trash out while she went to the laundry room. On the way, she bumped into her dad. He noticed the sheets and wouldn’t have thought much of it if it weren’t for the mixed scents.
“I saw nothing but be safe and careful. Having pups is serious business.”
“I’m going to pretend that this was a normal conversation, but thanks for the advice.”