บท 20: Bathing Together
Ziro couldn't wait for the five minutes to pass.
As soon as five minutes passed, he dashed to the bathroom.
"I can't believe this is happening," he said with a wide smirk on his face.
He walked to the bathroom and heard a shower sound. After taking off his clothes and leaving only a towel on his lower body, he opened the door and saw Alina showering, but his smirk vanished.
"I can't believe this is happening."
Alina was wearing a bath towel that was covering her private parts.
She noticed Ziro and turned off the shower.
"You are here. Come, I will wash you."
"This is next-level blue balling," he muttered.
"What's wrong?" Alina asked as though she had no idea what Ziro was referring to.
Ziro took a deep breath and asked, "Why did you invite me here?"
"So we can take a bath together," she answered honestly.
"Do you know what the phrase 'Want to bathe together?' means?"
"It means what it says, right?"
Ziro face-palmed himself and sighed, "I forgot you were an airhead on a topic like this."
Alina puffed her cheeks and said, "What's with you all of a sudden?"
"Listen, when a girl invites a boy to bathe together, it usually means that the girl is inviting the boy to have fun," Ziro explained.
"What fun?"
"Fun fun."
Alina's face flushed as she realized what Ziro was trying to say.
She glared at him and said, "Pervert."
"It's your fault here. And heck, you were even acting like you were totally into this. What was it again?" After a brief pause, Ziro continued, "`I need some time to prepare myself, so come in the bathroom after 5 minutes, okay?`"
"Anyone would misunderstand if you say things like that," he added.
"Okay, fine. But you should know that I didn't mean it that way."
"Yeah, I should have known that," Ziro sighed.
Alina started washing Ziro's hair and uttered, "Ziro."
"Hmm?"
"Has there ever been a single moment where you haven't thought of doing things to me whenever you are with me?" she asked.
"I think about doing things to you even when you are not with me," Ziro answered.
Alina washed Ziro's hair and applied conditioner.
"Don't you feel guilty or something to think about doing those to me when I am not even aware of it?"
"I tell you when I mastur—"
"Not that, I was talking in general."
"Well, I don't know what to say. I am sure you think of doing things with me too, right?"
Alina washed Ziro's hair and then started wiping his back.
"No answer?"
"What do you want me to say?"
"I don't know. I just want us to become a thing, you know?"
"Ziro, we have already talked about this."
"I know, and I also know that I am annoying. But I just can't help it," Ziro turned around to face Alina.
Alina applied lotion to Ziro's neck and chest, then said, "You are not annoying."
"Just one more month and I am going to marry you as soon as I become the king," he asserted.
"Do you think our parents would allow it?" Alina questioned with a grin on her face as though she knew what Ziro's answer would be.
"I know my parents won't oppose, and as for yours, I will let the adults talk."
After washing ZIro's upper body, Alina looked at Ziro's lower body.
"We are not even going out, and you want to marry me."
"What does it matter? We love each other, and that's what matters."
Alina stood up and said, "Wash your lower body yourself; I will take a dip in the bathtub."
Ziro grabbed Alina's hand and pulled her close, saying, "You wash it."
"I am not doing that," Alina said as she tried to get up.
"Come on. It's not like you hadn't seen it before," Ziro shrugged.
Alina's face flushed as she pushed Ziro back and uttered, "That was a mistake."
"Yeah, yeah."
She stood up and began walking towards the bathtub.
"Sometimes I just feel like you don't love me," Ziro muttered.
Alina immediately turned around and shouted, "What did you say?"
"Nothing."
Alina grabbed Ziro and dragged him to the bathtub.
"I was joking!" Ziro yelped.
Alina pushed Ziro into the bathtub and said, "You can joke about anything you want, but never ever doubt my love for you."
The bathtub was big enough for seven people to bathe at once.
Alina got into the bathtub and said, "Take off the towel. I will show you my love."
——
DING! DING!
The doorbell rang.
DING! DING!
DING! DING! DING! DING!
Ziro dashed out of the bathroom, fixing his towel, and yelled, "You have got to be kidding me!"
He was naked from the top, and he was wearing a wet towel on his lower body. His body was dripping water all over the floor.
He opened the door and dashed outside. There was a delivery car outside the gate, and a girl was ringing the doorbell.
"Chill out!" he yelled.
The girl jumped and turned to Ziro and couldn't take her eyes off Ziro's body.
"Your order has arrived, sir."
Ziro sighed and opened the gate, "Couldn't you come more late?"
"I am already 5 minutes late from the promised time, sir."
Ziro looked at the car and saw a bunch of boxes, then turned to the delivery girl, "If you are late, then I am not paying."
The girl gasped and froze as though her soul had left her body.
"I was kidding. But Why are you late?"
The girl sighed in relief and informed, "The route was blocked near the construction site. So I had to take a different route and ended up…"
"Why was it blocked?" Ziro asked, thinking the girl was making excuses as he hadn't heard of any news about it.
"The building fell off, but an eye witness said that a mini-missile dropped on the building," the girl answered.
"Wow! How did I miss such horrible news? Damn, so we are not safe even in our house."
"Did I arrive at the wrong time, sir?" the girl asked.
She still couldn't take her eyes off Ziro's body.
"Yeah, you did. It was a one in a million chances, and I—" he sighed and said, "Take out the boxes already. I am in a hurry."
The girl took out 58 boxes and two other boxes covered in ice packs.
Ziro pointed his finger at the boxes with the ice packs and said, "Ice cream, I assume?"
"Yes."
He then looked at the other 58 boxes and furrowed his brows, "So much for the best dishes."
Ziro grabbed all the boxes at once and turned around.
"Sir! You need to pay!" the girl yelled.
"I already did."
"Huh?"
RING!
The girl received a message saying, "Payment received."
"Sir!"
"What now?" Ziro stopped and turned around.
"I am a big fan of yours! Can you give me your autograph?"
Ziro made a puzzled and confused look on his face and asked, "My fan?"
"Yes!"
"I don't remember doing anything to get a fan."
"Your song, sir. Even though it's just a guitar tune, it was so awesome. I am even using it as my ringtone," the girl informed with a smile on her face.
'How in the world does she know about that? I haven't even posted the song—' Ziro stopped and frowned his face.
'It must be Lily. Damn her. Only if she had a physical body, would I have spanked her.'
"Can I get your autograph?" the girl asked again.
"First, tell me, how did you know that it was me?"
"Uh… the song had your picture as a cover."
'Lily!' Ziro cursed Lily.
"Alright, fine. But I don't have a pen with me, and I doubt anyone carries a pen with them nowadays."
The girl moved her hand to her pocket and took out a pen.
Ziro sighed and placed the boxes on the ground.
"Why do you even have a—" he grabbed the pin and noticed it wasn't a pen. "What is this?"
"Tattoo pen," the girl answered.
Ziro raised his brows and asked, "And why do you have a tattoo pen with you?"
"It's permanent, by the way," she added.
"Are you sure you want me to tattoo my autograph on your body?"
"I am sure you are going to be famous in the future, and I will be the first fan."
'I am not going to make another song, though.' Ziro sighed and asked, "Alright, what is your name?"
"Isabelle."
Isabelle turned around and pointed her finger at her shoulder, "I want it here."
Ziro wrote 'Isabelle' and a small 'Z' right below it.
"Done."
"Thanks."
"Can I keep this tattoo pen? I will pay you for it."
The girl got into her car and said, "There is no need."
She turned on her car and drove her.
"What a weird girl," he muttered.
After picking up the boxes, he went inside the house and saw a mini-robot was wiping the water from the floor.
"Good boy," Ziro pressed the switch, and all the doors automatically closed. He placed all the boxes on the table and sighed.
"Damn it."
'That was one in a million chance that Alina and I would have made some progress in our relationship,' Ziro licked his lips and chuckled. 'At least I got a head from her.'
"How much did you order?" Alina asked as soon as she got out of the bathroom.
Ziro turned around, hoping he would get to see Alina naked, but much to his surprise, she was wearing clothes.
"Why are you wearing clothes?" Ziro asked.
"Why are you 'not' wearing clothes?" Alina asked.
"I thought we are going to continue from where we left off."
Alina kissed Ziro and pushed him to the stairs, saying, "Go and wear your clothes; I will set the table."
"We are eating in the living room."
Ziro rushed to his room and came down a minute later.
Alina was setting up the table in the living room. She opened all the boxes and started drooling.
"You can eat all of them, right?" Ziro teased.
"There are 50 different types of pizzas, all in the medium size. And—!" Alina suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
"There are no mayonnaise packets."
"Well, I ordered too much, and they must be freaking out. So I can't really blame them."
"But it's my favorite. I can't eat them without mayonnaise."
"Don't worry. I got some premium quality mayonnaise for you."
Ziro went into the kitchen and grabbed some bottles and two glasses.
"Why are you bringing wine?"
"Let's drink it."
"You are not 18 yet! So I won't allow you to drink alcohol," Alina smirked.
"Doesn't matter."
Ziro placed the bottles of different types of alcohol on the table and tossed the bottle of mayonnaise to Alina.
"Happy?"
"Umu."
Alina smeared some mayonnaise on the burger and started eating.
"How is it?" Ziro asked as he grabbed the bite of pizza.
"Good."
"How was my mayonnaise?"
"Hmm? I just said it's good."
"I was talking about 'my' mayonnaise that you swallowed in the bathroom just now."
Alina choked on her bite and glared at Ziro.
"It was bad," she answered.
"Ouch! Maybe you should drink it more often. You might come to love it."
Ziro snapped twice, and a big projector rolled down on the wall.
After eating the pizzas and the ice cream, then drank some wine and watched some movies for hours.
Alina checked the time and said, "I think I should go now. It's getting late, and I didn't tell mom and dad about this, so… you know what I mean."
It was nearly 9 PM.
"How about you take some pizzas with you?" Ziro suggested.
"I am full, and I am dieting, so I need to make sure I don't overeat."
"..."
'She ate like 30 pizzas in 8 hours and then said she is on a diet.'
"What about ice cream? There is still one box left."
Alina pondered for a while and nodded, "Alright."
"What about wine? Do you want to take some?"
"No thanks."
"What about me? I will give you pleasure all night," Ziro grinned.
"I will pass."
Alina kissed Ziro and bid him goodbye. As she was heading towards the front door, Ziro called out to her.
"Wait!"
Alina turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I will drop you off."
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