Title: Want You, Want Me
Author: Bee
Prompt: Shower
Disclaimer: I only own the plot bunnies. Likewise, the quote in the summary is by a woman named Pamela Daranjo, not me.
Word Count: 785 words
Rating: K
Thanks: Special thank you's go out to TVObsessee and PalisDelon for their lovely reviews on chapter three. And thank you to everyone who's alerted/favorited/read this story so far. It means a lot to know you're interested. And especially to Midge, 'cause she awesome!
A/N: This is the chapter I have been hesitant to post because I wasn't sure I liked it; however, my Muse will simply not inspire me while I have this sitting on the computer. So here, you go...our first vingette...

"I want you to want me, I need you to need me…" her voice echoed off the walls of the large marble bathroom. She was lost without her CDs and - suffice it to say - the Royal Orchestra didn't know much about Cheap Trick.

So she was left to her own devices.

"I'd love you to love me, I'm begging you to beg me!" she continued with a little more force, her voice cracking.

She so enjoyed bath time, just like a little kid, mostly because it was the only time she was left entirely to herself. The maids always insisted on draw the bath but other than that they would be off with a sigh, unable to understand why their princess was so determined to do things without assistance.

Did they expect her to have them doing the washing? When she'd offhandedly asked Cain this one day, he'd gone all red in the face and didn't answer. Then she'd teased him mercilessly and even bravely joked that maybe he'd like to join her.

She giggled at the memory of his face going an even brighter shade. Now whenever three o'clock neared he'd escort her to her room and take off without so much as a goodbye.

All this in consideration, she was fairly certain she could sing at the top of her lungs without embarrassment. And she was.

"I'll shine up my old brown shoes, put on a brand new shirt; come home early from work, if you'll say that you love me!"

Sighing and still humming the tune loudly, she got to her feet, water cascading away from her. She stepped out of the tub and onto the cool marble floor. She grabbed the towel on the little settee nearby and quickly squeezed the water from her damp hair. With that done, she wrapped the towel around her middle and opened the door.

And there was Cain.

He was standing by the door, arms crossed over his chest, looking half-annoyed. She shifted uncomfortably, surprised to see him. Usually he didn't even knock on her door unless she gave him permission, which - in her opinion- kind of defeated the point in knocking all together. So it was odd for him to have entered her bedroom while she was in the bath.

But of course he probably knew all this. And that was probably why his face was growing steadily redder by the second.

Or maybe that was because she was starting to lose her grip on the towel.

"What took you so long?" he asked; his voice frustrated and - if DG had been in a less compromising state of undress she may have found it amusing - a little flustered.

"I had to shave my legs," she answered slowly, stepping toward her bed where there were already fresh clothes laid out. Damn maids.

"How long have you been standing out here?" she inquiring turning to him on her heel. She prayed it was only a minute or two, then maybe he wouldn't have heard her hit that note she thought might shatter the long windows of the bathroom.

"I just got here," he assured her; though he didn't know it was assurance, but still, she breathed out a sigh of relief and a tiny 'thank god' under her breath.

"Okay, wait out there, I'll get dressed and we can get to whatever lesson Toto has planned today," she said with a nod. She thought she caught an eye roll before he disappeared - closing the door behind him - but she didn't mention it.

Throwing her towel on her bed, she dressed quickly and met Cain in the hallway.

"So," she began after a moment, "you didn't hear anything while you were in there, right?"

Cain gave her a look that one may determine was his 'are you crazy' looks. DG knew them well.

"What would I have heard?" he asked, striding beside her like the good Tin Man he was.

She tried to play it off, "Oh, I don't know…nothing."

"Then why'd ya ask, kid?" He held the door open for her and she rolled her eyes as she stepped past him. Toto was already in the library with several unentertaining volumes laid out on the table. DG groaned as she approached but paused when the faint sound of something caught her ear.

"I want you to want me…"

Her eyes widened and she froze mid step. She swallowed and turned to the Tin Man who taken over his usual chair near the door, his nose in a book. He didn't meet her gaze but she was pretty sure she saw a smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.

Damn it.

A/N: I was in the shower and I seriously started humming this song. No lie. Then I thought - because this is where all my thoughts go lately - that it would be amusing to have Cain over-hearing DG singing this song. And this is what we got. Hope you like this one too.