[Okami pov]
I gently laid to rest my tail. Let the warmth wrap around her neck and pull me closer to her. Yet when that warm air seemed to blow against my face. I let out a small crooning noise.
And immediately jumped from her neck to that space. Where the morning breeze could not reach me and into the space where I could go and explore.
There was this mischievous glint within my mind. It told me to bound around. And who was I to disobey that instinct of mine.
It had not led me astray so far. So why should I doubt it now? A smile reached my eyes, and when my paws reached the warm floor.
They widened once more. Even as I waited, I watched the door close behind me. Delphine, she had closed it with her hand and had made her way deeper within.
That curiosity of mine had peaked. Even though this was her place, she looked as if it had not been. As if she had just remembered some buried memory.
Her hand trailed on every surface, until it stopped within that marbled place. The smell of something… some inherently delicious scent wafted through my nose. And my tongue licked my lips in askance of food.
Yet she ignored me. Her hand went towards the library of books that were placed neatly against the other. Then she went and grabbed a ton of them. Delphine merely read the title once before she decided whether to wrap her hand around it and take it from its spot.
Or to allow it to keep its resting place.
And finally when she was done, my patience had run out. That food within that other room. It tempted me, maybe a bit too much. For when I went back I tried hard to open the door. Only to find it filled with ingredients and food I had no idea how to use.
Some part of me wanted to just eat them whole, as they were. But another part, that instinct of mine. Told me not to. To wait.
And so I did. My eyes closed slightly as I explored the only other room. It was technically two, but…
Either way there was this fluffy masterpiece. One I felt that I could just sleep upon for the rest of my days. And despite the desire to do so. Another surpassed it.
And so I opened the door that connected the two rooms. Found myself in some sort of… some sort of…
Yeah I had no words for it. It seemed pristine with numerous tools and other such things that I had no idea the use for.
And so I walked through the door once more. Laid down against that fluffy bed, closed my eyes to the world and slept.
Not for long though as soon after I was awoken by the smell of something truly delicious. And this time I was truly excited.
For it was the smell of fire. And the lizard part of my brain knew that meant cooked food. I smiled.
And the next moment I bound towards that marbled place. Delphine was there. Her clothes had changed and she wore some sort of different outfit… I wasn't quite sure what it was.
But the food in her hand was what enticed me the most. She put it on a plate and soon after served it to me.
"Enjoy" She intoned, her voice dead as she sat and ate her own food.
I tasted it. Before I scarfed it down.
Delicious.
"It's soo good~" I sang.
"I'm glad." She smiled. She actually smiled. That was… unexpected. What had caused that… was it me?
I didn't know and I didn't bother to try and find why, merely scarfed the food down even further. Before my eyes started to droop. Like something had taken all of the energy out of my body.
Only that wasn't the case. I would have known… wouldn't I have?
…
Knock Knock
Within the realm of dreams, where my mind had wandered within the duration of my sleep. I felt a slight knock within the comfort. And when I answered that knock.
My eyes opened to complete and utter darkness. A hug that seemed to suffocate me with its force. Only when I tried to struggle my way out, she seemed to only hug me further.
"No~" She whined, in a way that truly made me think twice.
That… that wasn't Delphine. That wasn't how she worked. She was graceful, had a certain seriousness around her that seemed to suffuse her surroundings.
Not that cute sound. That made me want to just cuddle deeper into her. To feel that warmth and hear that sound from her.
Some primal part of me wanted to bite her. For what reason, even I did not know. I couldn't interpret my own instincts.
It was sort of like… like an urge… yes that was the right word.
Knock Knock
Again that knock happened, though this time it felt a bit more rushed. Like it had not accounted for the delay.
A groan echoed from my side. And low and behold, Delphine had finally come to consciousness. She woke and immediately hugged me to her breasts. It was like she tried to find the most absurd ways to suffocate me.
Either way I struggled and eventually made it out of her grip.
"Who is it." Her voice echoed through the room. All the way to the door. And when the knock stilled.
"Come to the door."
It was not a request but a demand. One that Delphine looked seriously pissed about. I scurried away. Towards…
I didn't know where to go so I merely followed her. Trailed behind her feet while she hurried to place appropriate clothes on her body.
She ended up using the same I had seen her wear the other day. Except they were more ruffled than before.
Either way she opened the door. But I could not see past her. Only the feet of the person at the door. Not his figure nor form.