His new ward

Chapter 11

Ghanna walked from her study to her mates. She was still mad about her and Ayame's confrontation. The girl had nerve which would serve her well as the future Northern Lady when she was ready to give up the title. Which she had no plans on anytime soon. She entered the study and found her mate slightly growling as he went through a stack of papers.

Ghanna walked to his side and pushed him and his chair back and when it was far enough away from the desk she sat in his lap. She looked up into his face and smiled at him. "Such growls, one would think that you didn't enjoy your work my dear."

Koona placed the stack of papers down and pulled her tighter against him. "If my lovely mate would stay and help I would enjoy it so much more."

Removing the papers from her mates hand she placed them back on the desk. "I would love to help you out mate." Ghanna reached for his obi and untied it. "Out of your clothes that is."

She started running her hands down his now bared chest and placing light kisses on his throat.

Apparently his luck was getting better. It was not often that his mate sought him out and seduced him in his study. He moved his hand to her chin and brought her face up to his, then lowered his mouth and met his mates. But his luck didn't hold. He heard someone clear their throat and he reluctantly removed his mouth from his mates and glared at his son. "Don't you have somewhere you need to be?"

Kouga just smiled at his mother and father. "Not at this time. Besides you asked me to come here and discuss my suit. It's not my fault I interupted your, uh, meeting with mother. Besides don't you have a room for that sort of meeting?" He couldn't control his laughter anymore and fell back against the door holding his sides.

In between fits of laughter he managed to stand up right and slowly walk to the doorway. "I'll be in my room father, mother when your meeting is done. Take your time I am in no hurry." With that said he hastened away from the study and his angry parents.

Ghanna hid her face against her mates chest. "Will you please hurry his papers up because the sooner he is mated the sooner we can get our revenge on him."

She stood up and retied her mates obi and then sauntered out of the room.

Kouga went to his room and found his mother waiting for him. "Hello mother, nice to see you again."

"Kouga don't get smart with me or I won't give you Kagome's message." Ghanna walked to Kouga's closet and pulled out a red outfit and handed it to him. "I would like to see you in this please. And I want your hair down as well."

Kouga frowned at the outfit his mother had handed him. What was she up to? She had never made him change before. "Why?"

"Because Kagome asked me a question today that I couldn't answer. And I realized I would really like to know the answer." Ghanna smiled at her sons confusion.

Kouga frowned at his mother knowing she wanted him to ask so he did. "What question did she ask you?"

"Why my son she wanted to know what you looked like with your hair down." Ghanna pointed to his hair and the outfit she had picked out then turned to leave his room. "I mean it hair down and that outfit on."

"Wait mother you didn't tell me what Kagome's message was." Koga waited patiently for his mother to tell him.

"She just told me to tell you hello from her." She turned and left the room closing the door behind her.

That should make him happy for a little while, she thought. She knew he had a hard life with his pack and she would try to make sure it turned a little happier with Kagome. Not to mention she might have grandchildren to spoil soon. And tonight she doubled her chance of getting them. She headed for her room to change for dinner.

Khano rushed to his room and changed for dinner then went down stair to the dining room. He opened the door and saw Ayame already sitting at the table. She looked so lost sitting at the huge table by herself. But before long it would be filled with his siblings and parents. He walked up to her and noticed that she was wearing a kimono. He couldn't recall ever seeing her in one. She had always worn her armor and furs. He was shocked at the sight of her changed appearance. Who would have thought a kimono could make her look like a goddess. "Good evening, Ayame."

Ayame turned and saw Khano standing beside her and quickly stood up. She was surprised when he took her arm and helped her. "Thank you Khano, I am not use to kimono's."

"You should wear them more often. You look beautiful. I have heard from my mother that we are to be wed. And knowing my mother she probably ordered you to marry me. I just have one question I want to ask you." He took her hand in his and turned her face up so that she could look him in the eyes. "I will not have my mother force you to be by mate Ayame. So I am asking you for myself. Will you be my mate?" He watched her face and saw surprise written in her eyes.

"I will." She tried to lower her head because looking into his eyes was doing weird things to her body. But Khano would not let her lower her head instead his was coming closer to hers.

Khano wouldn't let her get away with moving her head. He finally had her where he wanted her. Despite his claims he had always loved Ayame. He lowered his head and kissed her mouth. He pulled her to him and ran his tongue across her lips and when she opened her mouth in shock he thrust his tongue inside of it. His tongue warred with hers until he won the dominance battle. He could hear moans coming from deep in her throat. He heard a sound behind him and raised his head and looked behind him to find his parents staring at him and Ayame in shock. He released her and helped her sit down. Then nodded to his parents and sat down beside her. Taking her hand in his.

Koona was shocked to see his son kissing his betrothed so passionately. "I guess you do know what to do Khano." He just laughed when his son's face turned bright red and he tried to avoid looking at him. Before he could say anything else the rest of his children entered the room and it was almost too noisy to say anything else. He just sat at the head of the table and waited for Kouga to appear. He turned his head to the doorway when he caught his scent coming down the hall. His mouth almost dropped open in shock at the sight of his son. He had on a red haori and hakama's and his hair was hanging loose and his headband was nowhere in sight. If he didn't know his son by scent he would swear that the boy before him was not his.

Kouga walked into the dining room and accomplished something his parents had been trying for years. To get everyone at the table quiet all at once.

"What? Do I look that bad?" Koga looked down to make sure he had his outfit on right.

Ghanna looked at her son in shock. If Kagome ever saw him like that it would knock any doubt out of the girls head. She was certain of it. Maybe she would make him wear it when he takes his claim to Sesshomaru. No maybe it would be better for Kagome to find out on her own.

Koga noticed his brother sitting beside Ayame and sat down beside him. As the noise in the room resumed to normal he leaned over and whispered in his brothers ear. "Would you like to tell me why I had the strongest urge to run and take a dip in the coldest body of water I could find a minute ago?"

"No I don't think I want to tell you that." Khano was so glad that the servants had started to serve the food. He could ignore his brother and concentrate on Ayame.