Hykau slid the door to my room open for me. "Thank you for inviting me," I said politely. The party was actually rather fun, and I enjoyed myself more than I thought I would.
He shook his head, "It was nothing." Koori appeared and smiled knowingly at the two of us. I returned the smile.
"Thanks for the fun night, but I'm really tired. I'm going to go relax in the hot bath," I told them sliding the door shut. I was looking forward to just soaking in the tub and relaxing for a little bit.
As I shrugged out of the dress and wrapped the towel around myself, I thought back to the night we had had. Meeting all of the demons hadn't been so bad. Sure, they had started to assume that Hyaku and I were together together, but Hyaku had only fueled that when he teased me about being madly in love with each other.
I sighed happily as I hung up the dress so that it wouldn't wrinkle. I didn't know how Hyaku felt about me, but I couldn't deny that I had started to develop feelings for him. But, I didn't think I should pursue him. He was a demon and I a human. How would that possibly look to all the other demons?
I had heard from various other demons at the party that Hyaku came from a clan of pure blooded demons. Meaning, there wasn't a drop of human blood in the lineage anywhere. There was no way he would want to pursue me and taint his image, and I didn't expect him too.
The thought of me being here with him and not being able to express my feels was a little more than depressing. And, how was I suppose to break the curse that had been placed on him. He hated humans the way it was; I couldn't expect him to change his mind just for me. That wouldn't be fair of me.
I sighed, hoping a dip in nice hot water would do me some good and clear my head. Tightening the towel around myself, I opened the door. Shutting the door behind me, I made my way down the hall towards the bath. Turning the corner, I bumped into someone. The force of the person knocked me back, onto my back with the person hovering over me. My towel the only thing covering me.
I was too embarrassed to open my eyes. I was scared to see who was laying on top of me.
