4 Shower

"Hey Mister, you are not the prince here! Get up now and work your ass off!"

Unwillingly, Rios rushed to the bathroom to take a bath, or else he would have breakfast with a Mark XIX gun in front of him.

The water flows from his head traveling his chiseled chest and oozing sixth pack abs. As the cold shower continuously flows on his body, Rios can't stop reminiscing what happened yesterday. To be honest, he is not even sure if it really happened yesterday. He started soaping his body as she forcefully remembers what happened last time. He only remembered running while dancing with the bullet as the great butler ran after him. After that, nothing. Like a page torn out on a book. His memory that time just disappeared. Like there's something wrong in the Casa. Because ever since he came here, weird things always happen.

He's still can't remember how he comes back home. He just remembered that he was lost and-

His head hurts as he pushes himself to remember everything when he remembers something.

He removed the baby hairs on her face to clearly see her.

His callous hands seem too hard for her soft baby milk skin. He cupped her face with both hands and leaned closer.

The latter looks so innocent as she looked up to him. Is she aware that one more inch closer then our lips will already touch?

Seconds passed and still, nothing happens.

Contentment. That is what he felt.

Rios just simply shakes his head as he remembered one beautiful thing that happened last time.

At sa ilalim ng rumaragasang tubig, sumilay ang ngiti sa kanyang mga labi ng maalala ang napakagandang mukha ng dalaga.

"She's really beautiful. Staying here isn't bad at all."

He smirked as he remembered the blushing face of the lady after he pinched her cheeks.

"Damn it!I want to pinch her cheeks again!"

Unknowingly, he felt like he wanted to her face again that is why he already finished soaping and was about to rinse it off so he tries to open the shower but no water came out.

Not even a single drop. And that moment, he knew-staying here is worst at all.

"Shit!"

He tried to open the shower for several times but he got no luck. He also tried opening the faucet to see if the water is available there but again-he got no luck.

"Shit! How come this house that costs a fortune cannot even pay their water bills?!" he hissed.

For the nth, he tried to forcefully open the shower and the faucet trying to produce water.

And what I mean with forcefully?

Literally...

and verbally.

"You fvcking shower, you wouldn't like what I will do to you if you continuously pissed me off I swear." Rios frustratingly uttered as he pointed the shower like he is talking to somebody.

"And you fvcking faucet! I don't care if you are made of golds and diamonds! I'm going to mortgage you all in the pawnshop ugh!"

Losing hope, Rios kicked the glass shower stupidly. But since it was made with frosted glass and diamond dust, he just found himself holding his feet because kicking it was not a good idea at all. Due to more frustration, he just messed his hair just to realize that there are a lot of bubbles needed to be rinse. And he couldn't get more frustrated than that.

ON THE OTHER HAND, she dips herself into her king-size jacuzzi which is located outside her bathroom facing the wide forest of Fortressa. Her bathroom is located at the back of the palace facing the east that is why it is her routine to witness the sunrise every day.

The morning breeze felt so good and the sun is still slowly waking up too. The beautiful tall trees dance as the wind blew.

What a beautiful morn-

"Shit!"

Frowning, Faith looked at her butler who just entered.

"Your greatness, the clothes that you request from Milan already arrived-"

"Shit! How come this house that costs a fortune cannot even pay their water bills?!"

"But the other clothes from Paris is still in-"

"You fvcking shower, you wouldn't like what I will do to you if you continuously pissed me off I swear."

"What's happening?" she asked as she slowly leaned to the direction where she hears the screams.

The butler rolled her eyes before answering "Don't mind him your greatness. He's just having his tantrums." Instead of minding the noise, her butler just smiled at her as she gave her Versace black and gold robe "The pool is ready for your greatness. You can now have your daily swimming routine. It's good for your body. I will bring your Victoria Secret swimwear here so you can change already"

"By the way, there are some water shortage because we are changing the pool water-"

She just nods at her butler dismissively and her butler bid her goodbye.

"Is anybody there?!"

Faith was about to step out of the jacuzzi when she heard Rios again.

What is his problem? Faith asked to herself. When Rios' tantrums stopped, Faith stood up from the jacuzzi and while she is slowly wrapping the robe around her body, the door suddenly open and because she's expecting for her butler to bring her clothes, she didn't bother tieing her robe fully.

She just tied it loosely.

RIOS heard the conversation of Faith and her butler and he clearly heard that the princess is busy enjoying her jacuzzi before her swimming routine while he is struggling to finish his bath because there is no damn water due to the change of water in the pool! Insert sarcasm.

Fortunately, Rios found a towel in the rack and quickly wraps it on his waist before storming outside his room not minding the bubbles falling from his wet hair straightly falling to his face. And when he noticed that the door beside his room is open, not knocking at all, he entered and started his sermon.

"As a guest in this Casa, you should have told me that there will be a water shortage because the water in the pool should be changed because the queen is going to have her swimming routine! You don't know my struggle-"

Both of their eyes are wide open as they finally faced each other.

Faith wearing nothing but her loose silk robe with her hair still wet makes Rios stuttered and forget all his rant.

Rios' face heated so he just looked around and continue his rant before he can embarrass himself.

Hold your shits man! Rant now! You only have a few minutes before the great butler came back. You wouldn't want to take a bath on your blood. That idea made him gulp!

"Y-you should have told m-me that there will be a w-water shortage...I can u0understand you k-know...and-"

Even before he can finish speaking, a black Versace towel was handed in front of him.

"Thanks but no thanks I can manage-"Rios answered before getting the towel to wipe his face. But even before he can touch it, the lady in front of her moves it away and then smiled at him as she slowly does the job.

The bubbles from his hair reach his face and he merely noticed it because of the beauty in front of her.

Stunned by her sudden move, he just patiently stood there and slowly leaned his face more so Faith could reach it easily.

Sometimes, her fingers accidentally touched his skin and that feels so damn good.

Her caress felt so serene and familiar? He leaned closer to search for her eyes because he felt like the only way to answer his thoughts and calm his heart is to get drowned by her dark eyes.

So dark and it's very ironic to say that it can make him calm.

Again, he experienced again the contentment feeling that he felt yesterday.

So this is contentment? Feels like home.

"Hmmm?" Damn it! She's using this voice again! But I know better!

Because every time she is sweet to me, something bad happens! Maybe because it is the overacting butler that is already coming here!

Or is it because it is forbidden to feel this way towards her? But even before he can move away from the lady, his head hurts and a scene entered his mind-

"You don't deserve to be happy!" she screamed before pointing the gun at him and before he can even defend himself, everything turns black.

Because that's where I'm good at. To escape. To run. To leave.

He shook his head as another memory enter his mind. This is bad.

"A-are you okay?" she asked concerningly after wiping his face.

But even before she removed her hands from his face, he already reaches for it and intertwined their hands.

What's happening to you man? Rios asked himself. But even he doesn't know what's happening to him.

"Pwede ko bang hawakan ang kamay mo?" (Can I hold your hand?)

Just for a few minutes. Just... just let me remove the anxiety that is slowly building inside me as I remember 'another incident'.

He chuckled when he realized that he already holds her hand even before asking.

"Punch me if you don't like it."

He didn't get any response so he looked at her.

And there, their eyes are locked.

She looked at him innocently like she's figuring him out because she looked so damn confused.

He chuckled before pinching her cheeks.

She pouted.

"You know what, you really look like an angel. You can pass one. But angels don't punch that hard honey."

She pouted even more before rolling her eyes and then she looked at him again.

My pretty little monster gets cuter every single day! How is it possible?

He chuckled.

If Rios is certainly enjoying what's happening, the latter just gets more furious and confused.

"Oh?Why are you frowning?"

Instead of answering, Faith just pulled her hand, and seconds later both of them already felt the familiar longing but just decided to not voice it out and just shrugged it off.

Due to irritation, Faith slammed the towel to his chest.

"Continue your bath here."

She didn't wait for his answer and she already stormed out of her room.

"What happened? Did I do something wrong?" Rios asked himself before continuing his bath on the shower beside the jacuzzi.

Damn it! What if she was harassed? Damn you Rios you shouldn't have hold her hands. But I want to! I don't know why but I know I wanted to touch her.

I just met her days ago...but why does it feel like I know her already for my body to act like this strangely?