Chapter 39
Melissa sighed as she felt the hot water that was coming from the shower, clean her body. She had woken up on a large bed in a semi-dark room only to find a serving girl who called herself Midori. Midori had then given Melissa some soap, shampoo, a towel, and a washcloth and told her that Dais had wanted her to get cleaned up. Knowing that she was on Dais' turf, Melissa agreed. 'I don't know why Dais wants me to get clean,' she thought, 'but considering the situation I'm in, I probably should do what he wants.'
After her shower, Melissa wrapped the towel around her body and stepped into one of the bathroom stalls. There she put on a pair of her white socks, her underwear, a pair of jeans, her bra, and her sneakers. When she reached for the shirt, Melissa realized that it wasn't a shirt she owned. Melissa studied the shirt; it was dark green, the color of Dais' sub armor. When she felt the material of the shirt, realized that it was made of silk. On the shirt was a design of spider webs stitched with silver thread. 'Well,' Melissa thought, "I guess Dais wants me to be comfortable."
After putting on the shirt, Melissa then put on her earrings, her glasses, and her Silver and Garnet ring. When she walked back into the room, she fussed with Midori about how she wanted her hair done, until she finally grabbed the brush from the servant and pulled her hair into a low ponytail. With that done, Melissa got up from the vanity table.
As she looked around the room, Melissa noticed a small picture frame of two young women sitting on Dais' nightstand. "Midori," Melissa asked, "who are these two young women?"
"They were Master Dais' two younger sisters," Midori replied, "The oldest girl is Natsuko and the youngest is Aya. Master Dais took care of them and his mother, Yin-Zan, after his father abandoned the family."
Melissa looked at the older girl, Natsuko. 'I don't believe it,' she thought as she gasped, 'if I take my glasses off, I look exactly like Natsuko.'
Everyone was asleep. 'Good,' Ryo thought, 'now I can sneak into the Dynasty and not put anyone in danger.'
"You going alone?" A voice replied, startling Ryo.
"Kento, what do you think you're doing?" Ryo whispered.
"Going to help you get some information," Kento smiled.
"And we're going too," Sarah and Brian replied, startling Ryo and Kento.
"It's not safe," Ryo whispered.
"Fine," Sarah smiled, "then we'll wake everyone up and tell them where you're going."
"You wouldn't" Kento hissed.
"Watch us," Brian smiled.
Ryo and Kento knew that Sarah and Brian weren't bluffing, " All right," Ryo sighed, "you can come."
"Thanks," Brian and Sarah whispered together.
Melissa sighed as she felt the hot water that was coming from the shower, clean her body. She had woken up on a large bed in a semi-dark room only to find a serving girl who called herself Midori. Midori had then given Melissa some soap, shampoo, a towel, and a washcloth and told her that Dais had wanted her to get cleaned up. Knowing that she was on Dais' turf, Melissa agreed. 'I don't know why Dais wants me to get clean,' she thought, 'but considering the situation I'm in, I probably should do what he wants.'
After her shower, Melissa wrapped the towel around her body and stepped into one of the bathroom stalls. There she put on a pair of her white socks, her underwear, a pair of jeans, her bra, and her sneakers. When she reached for the shirt, Melissa realized that it wasn't a shirt she owned. Melissa studied the shirt; it was dark green, the color of Dais' sub armor. When she felt the material of the shirt, realized that it was made of silk. On the shirt was a design of spider webs stitched with silver thread. 'Well,' Melissa thought, "I guess Dais wants me to be comfortable."
After putting on the shirt, Melissa then put on her earrings, her glasses, and her Silver and Garnet ring. When she walked back into the room, she fussed with Midori about how she wanted her hair done, until she finally grabbed the brush from the servant and pulled her hair into a low ponytail. With that done, Melissa got up from the vanity table.
As she looked around the room, Melissa noticed a small picture frame of two young women sitting on Dais' nightstand. "Midori," Melissa asked, "who are these two young women?"
"They were Master Dais' two younger sisters," Midori replied, "The oldest girl is Natsuko and the youngest is Aya. Master Dais took care of them and his mother, Yin-Zan, after his father abandoned the family."
Melissa looked at the older girl, Natsuko. 'I don't believe it,' she thought as she gasped, 'if I take my glasses off, I look exactly like Natsuko.'
Everyone was asleep. 'Good,' Ryo thought, 'now I can sneak into the Dynasty and not put anyone in danger.'
"You going alone?" A voice replied, startling Ryo.
"Kento, what do you think you're doing?" Ryo whispered.
"Going to help you get some information," Kento smiled.
"And we're going too," Sarah and Brian replied, startling Ryo and Kento.
"It's not safe," Ryo whispered.
"Fine," Sarah smiled, "then we'll wake everyone up and tell them where you're going."
"You wouldn't" Kento hissed.
"Watch us," Brian smiled.
Ryo and Kento knew that Sarah and Brian weren't bluffing, " All right," Ryo sighed, "you can come."
"Thanks," Brian and Sarah whispered together.