The Princess and Her Lycan Pirate

the kiss

The day of James' birthday had finally arrived. Alana and her family had travelled to the mansion of the Duke of the Southern Shores three days ago. The journey took them one whole day and even it was exhausting Amena and her daughter helped Eilidh and Grian to prepare the garden for the big party. Many high ranking families from different packs were invited and everybody was fluttering around in order to get everything ready to perfection. James wasn't allowed to help but tried to watch Alana all of the time. Of course she could smell him and was aware of his gace. One of the reasons she tried to act graceful and all under controll. Amena and Eilidh saw her effort to please James' eyes and shared a knowing look.

“Careful that you don't fall off that ladder Alana!” Markus shouted with an evil smirk on his lips. Just as he said it Alana turned aound, lost balance and fell directly into James' arms (cheesy, I know but I had to bring such a scene). She cursed at Markus and tried to wiggle out of James' grip. Easier said than done. He wouldn't let go of his precious princess and he desperately wanted her to look into his eyes but she had none of it! “Markus, you fool! I was perfectly safe! Tell your i***t brother to let go of me!” James growel being called an i***t by the love of his life. That was the point when Alana moved her gace on his and saw the hurt in his eyes.

Without another word he let her go and walked away. Alana looked at the floor feeling a bit sad. How could she have called him an i***t! 'I'm the i***t!' she thought by herself. Markus was still snickering behind her. “Did you hurt your little pet dog? Finally he is gone and you can act normal! So, cousin, in the kitchen they need somebody to help with the preparations for the banquet tonight! Shu! Off you go! I help my mother here with the banners!”

Alana heard quiet a few chuckles and run into the kitchen. There she helped the chef to prepare for the banquet till it was time for her to go upstairs to get changed. On the way upstairs she met Grian.

She smiled at her messy hair from the kitchen work and pulled her to the way of the big women bathroom. In this mansion it was like in all werewolf houses. They had bathrooms. Humans only used a bowl of water, werewolves and lycans prefered baths. Rich people had two different bathrooms (more like bath halls). In the bathroom were Amena, Eilidh, Ginessa, and their maids to wash and dress them. While the older women were already naked and in their bathtubs the girls got undressed by the maids without shame and went into their waiting bathtubs. The women were used to see each other naked every day in the bathroom which was only for bathing and washing.

Alana got a piece of soap and started scubing her body. Everybody else was taking their time giggling, laughing, talking about the coming guests. Not our princess, she had something on her mind. She had to make it up to James before the party. A maid came to her and helped her washing her back and washing her hair. She got out the bath and let the maid dry her hair while she tried her body. Her mother's gaze was on her when she turned towards her. “Why are you in such a hurry, child? We are all having fun, relaxing, getting ready for the party. It won't start in another three hours.” “I just want to be finished. All this hot water is making me tierd.” was Alana's lame excuse.

Her mother looked at her quizzicaly before turning back to the conversation she had with Ginessa and Eilidh. Grian was still relaxing in the water with her eyes closed getting a foot massage from one of the maids.

Her maid was still drying her hair and combing it at the same time. Amena mind linked her daughter: “Why do you seem to be so agitated? Has anything happened?” Alana looked at her mother and mind linked her pack: “No, mother, everything is fine. I just have the urgent need to talk to James before the party. I can't explain why, there is this feeling inside of me. Once I've spoken to him I will feel better!” Amena seemed satisfied by this and relaxed back into her water.

The maid was just finished drying Alana's hair and startet to braid her curls into small braids at the back so they would not resist so much being put in a bun. It took the maid for her hair alone a whole hour. Another maid came over and helped Alana into her undergarments and the dreaded corset. After the two maids did the corset up Alana steped into her bordeaux red dress and it was gently pulled up, adjusted and closed. Now it was time for all the pearls to be put in her hair and the earrings to be put on. Eilidh was just at the getting dried stage and said to Alana: “Sweatheart, I thought it was a good idea to let you wear your grandmother's pearls tonight. Girl, “ she called one of the maids” bring me the pearl necklace from that table over there, please.” After said girl gave her a jewellery box with a little curtsy Eilidh turned around to Alena again and showed her an exquisit pearl necklace with three rows of equal sized pearls mixed with rubies. Alena's eyes grew bigger “Wow! This is just stunning! Are you sure aunty? Shouldn't Grian wear it tonight?” Amena answerd for her sister: “ She was both your grandmother! Eilidh and I have decided that you will wear the pearls and Grian will wear the diamond necklace with yellow and white diamonds that our mother gave to your mother. Sometimes I really think we should just swap all the jewellery from her! Everything she gave to me fits you and everything she gave to your mother fits Grian.” The women were all chuckling. Ginessa had a dreamy look on her face when she looked at Alana “I can already see you and James at the mating ceremony!” She took a handkerchief to her eyes “Such a lovely couple! And then we will all live together in this mansion! I can't wait!”

Grian frowend at her “and what if she is not his mate? It could be me!” Ginessa had a shocked expression on her face and stammered “But you live here already. Of course you would be a nice daughter in law to have...” Grian couldn't stay serious and burst out laughing: “ Relaxe, I was just pulling your leg! Really Ginessa, you are so easily fooled!” Ginessa played offended and turned away from Grian. “Well, at least I know now who will not get a slice of my special cake!” Grian run over to her, threw herself dramaticly before her feet and begged with fake tears: “Pleeeeaaase, Ginessa, best baker in the whole kingdom, don't punish me like that! I'll do anything!”

By now everybody was laughing and Ginessa turned back to her and sniffed “You will help me tidy the kitchen after I make the next cake!” Grian jumped up on her feed and bear hugged Ginessa “Thank you, thank you, thank you!” “Carefull girl, the maid is just doing my hair!” Ginessa laughed and gave Grian a small smack on her butt.

Alana was finally ready and saw that all the other women would need at least another hour so she sat down on one of the chairs on the wall watching everybody. Teir giggling, laughing, talking gossip and laughing a bit more made her smile. She couldn't wait for James to declare her his mate. Then she would come here much more often and spend more time with Grian Eilidh and Ginessa. All five of them were just sooo close. No man could ever come between them. Then the thought of this season that she would spend at the human king's court and Grian being away from her for the whole summer krept onto her and she became really sad.

“You don't have to wait in here for us. “ her mother said “just go outside and check whether the boys destroyed all flower arrangements already!” “Will do.” with that Alana walked out the door, gratefull that her mother hadn't told anybody about her plan to talk to James in private. She walked around the house looking for James. Because she tried not to be seen by anybody she was a bit dancing around from dark corner to dark corner.

What she didn't know was that James was watching her from the darkest corner at the end of the corridor. A smile krept up his face while watching her hopping from shadow to shadow sneaking around like a burglar. When she was only a few feet away he streched out his had, grabbed her, pulled her to him with one arm around her waist and the other one on her lips. She made a little squeak till she realized who it was and relaxed straight away. She pulled his hand of her face and locked around the corner whether anybody had heard her. Everything stayed quiet. She looked back at him “What are you doing here? Shouldn't you getting ready for your party?” “I was looking out the window admiring the evening sky. And what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be getting ready with the other women? Normally you always walk around with Grian attached to your hip.” James whispered back. Alana just realised that he had still his arm wrapped around her waist.

She looked into his mesmerising eyes and whispered innocently: “I thought you were in your room. I wanted to talk to you alone before your birthday party.” James sucked it a deep breath and walked quickly towards the library not loosening his grip on her waist. After he got her inside the library he closed the door, locked it and turned towards her. Suddently she felt very shy. She had never been alone in a room with an unmated male wolf. His presents made her breathless. As coy as she felt he felt very confident. Not to say cocky. “What did you want to talk about so urgently that it can't wait till the party?” With them words he walked slowly towards Alana. She swallowed hard and wasn't so sure about her idea any more. Maybe she should just go....but before she could even start to walk to the door James was in front of her and took one of her hands into his.

His touch calmed her down. Another sign that they were likely mates, he calmed her down with one touch. She put all her courage together, looked into his eyes again and whispered:” I wanted to ask you to kiss me.” Her whisper was so soft that a human wasn't able to hear that but James wasn't a human and heard her very well. “Why now? Why do you not want to wait till after I have my wolf and know for sure that you are mine and I am yours?” Alana smiled and suddently had the feeling that she had to toy with him “Does that mean you don't want to kiss me?” She walked a step back and he followed her putting now one arm aroung her waist again pressing himself onto her. “I never said that. You know I want nothing more.”

He closed in on her and pressed his lips slowly onto hers. Then he moved away again, looked into her eyes and leanded in again for another kiss. This time he nibbled on her bottom lip asking for entrance. She granted it and soon they were enjoying a very deep passionate kiss. He held her tight, kissing her like he was drowning and she was the only oxygen source around. When they finally needed real oxygen James broke off the kiss and breathed havily like fish on land. But he still didn't let go of her. He looked at her full of love and stroke her lips with his thumb.

“Stop playing with me. All of the time you are the prude and blush every time somebody talks about only kissing not to mention all the mating stuff Markus and Connor keep talking about.” Alana was now beet red again. “So I ask you again, why now and not later?” Alana wiggled like a worm to free herself but he stood his ground. Finally she gave up “It was a few weeks back. Grian and I were talking and I realised that we never met anybody else. What if we are not mates and your mate is one of the girls out there and my mate is out there too and will find me tonight and tell the whole world? You wouldn't want to kiss me anymore and just be with your mate. My mother told me that. Our fathers were real men whores before they found their mates and suddently they never looked at any other women. What then? You would leave me behind and I didn't even have the memory of a kiss.”

James cupped her cheeks with both hands and pulled her up to his face “Even if I found my mate and it wasn't you I will never ever stop loving you or wanting to kiss you! You are my moon!” After that big declaration of love they kissed again. It was a deep kiss which lastet about half an hour. Them two teenagers put all their feelings for one another into this kiss. Alana felt drunk from that kiss and pulled away “It is time, the others are probably waiting for us in the dining hall.” James snapped her hand and pulled her towards him again “ We should wait for a bit, your lips are swolen and I bet mine are too.” Alana looked at his lips and blushed “Was that me?” James chuckled “Well, it wasn't one of the maids!” Alana smacked his arm playfully but smiled as well. They sat down on the sofa together and watched the guests arriving. James had put his arm around Alana and both felt like being in heaven. There was such a deep connection between them that they didn't need any words. They were just living in the moment and knew excactly what the other one was feeling. They were one and in about three hours, in the hour James was born, his wolf will appear and only confirm what he already knew.