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To Me Chapter 5: Bare~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Underneath
my cloth
I'll
show you I'm every
Inch
a man
Measure
all that you
Think
you can
I'm
more than what
Meets
the eye
Flesh
'n' blood is
Often
a white lie
(Naked
– Extreme)
Anysis was slouched on one of the lounge chairs with a book and a cup of coffee when a blackened card floated into her lap.
"Your puny card was no match for me, woman."
She looked up in the direction that the statement had come from, and raised an eyebrow.
"And I guess white just happens to be your colour."
Vegeta stopped mid-stride and looked down at his clothing. They were, to his dismay, white. :Damn!:
"You must have hit each other at the same time."
He looked back up at Anysis with a scowl on his face. She had the card in her hand and was shaking it. The black slowly wore off until she was left with a perfectly silver card again. When this was done, she rotated her wrist and the card disappeared. Her eyes flicked up to him again.
"We'd better get you cleaned up, Vegeta. I don't like the thought of you bleeding at the dinner table." She smiled at him. "Speaking of which, is there anything in particular that you'd like?"
Vegeta was a little surprised that she'd changed the subject so quickly. :Why is she not gloating about her victory?: He just stared at her with a blank look on his face, lost in thought.
"Vegeta, are you alright?" She was on her feet in one fluid motion, concern marked on her features. "Should I call a healer?"
:Why does she worry? There are a few questions I'd like to ask, once I get my hands on her. I don't care what that stupid card said. I will catch her.:
Anysis walked up to the zoned out Saiyan and waved her hand in front of his face.
"Helloooooo?"
Vegeta snorted and folded his arms. "I'm tired woman, not brain-dead."
Her arm dropped and she opened her mouth to say something, but thought better of it. Vegeta smirked. He looked like some evil sort of angel, all in white, covered in cuts, scrapes, and already forming bruises. She pointed a finger towards the bathroom and stated simply; "Shower. Now."
He turned and stalked off.
"Oh, and Vegeta?" He stopped, but didn't turn. "Try not to pass out in there. I don't really have the desire to have to come in there to pick you up."
Even with his back to her, she could tell that he was smirking. She smiled.
"Why are you smirking? If I were you, I'd keep in mind the fact that those tiles can be mighty cold."
He snorted and stormed into the bathroom.
:Heh. Heh. That got him.:
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Vegeta slammed the door to the bathroom shut, which, surprisingly, managed to stay firmly on its hinges. He stopped cold.
:There wasn't a door there before.:
He gazed around him. The once open bathing area was now completely closed in, with white tiles from floor to ceiling. The bench tops, basin and floor itself were black marble and all the fixtures were stainless steel. In the middle of the room was a large claw foot bathtub and in the corner was a huge shower.
:Looks like it is big enough for two.:
The room was breathtaking, but the objects that caught his eye the most were the towels hanging on the wall. One set was deep violet with a small silver flower in the corner, and was obviously the woman's, but the other set was achingly familiar.
The towels were navy blue with a huge gold insignia in the middle. :The Saiyan royal emblem.:
"WOMAN!"
Anysis opened the door, her eyes firmly shut.
"You bellowed?"
"What is the meaning of this?" He poked a thumb in the direction of the offending item.
"What is the meaning of what?" Her eyes stayed closed.
"Open your eyes and look."
"Ah…." She shifted from foot to foot nervously. "Are you decent?"
He scowled at her and folded his arms. "What does it matter?"
She blushed. "Well, when I stayed on Earth, I visited this continent called 'Europe', and I was invited to a 'nudist beach', and when I got there I, uh…" She blushed even more. "I… well, that is…"
"Spit it out woman!"
"TheyWereAllNakedAndTheyExpectedMeToTakeMyClothesOffAndTheMalesWereAllWatchingMeAndSomeOfThemWereALittleTooInterested…" She stopped to breathe. "So you may be comfortable with you being nude, but I'm not. At least," she half-smiled, "not on the first day."
He fought the urge to throw back his head and laugh, and so raised an eyebrow instead. :Not on the first day?:
"So… are you decent?"
"Yes."
She cracked open one eye as if to check that he was telling the truth and, upon seeing that he was indeed dressed, opened the other.
"Well, that's all you had to say in the first place."
Anysis looked around her. "Wow, it turned out better than I expected." She let out a little squeal when she spotted the shower. She walked past Vegeta, who watched her with a mildly annoyed expression on his face, and cautiously stepped in to the massive cubicle. "This thing is huge! Two people could fit in here!"
:That's what I thought.:
Her head poked out from behind the screen. "Not that I intend to have someone in here with me." She stopped for a moment and looked at the expression on his face. "So, what is unacceptable to you now?"
He grunted and jabbed a finger at the towels. Anysis stepped out of the cubicle and picked up one of the plush navy towels. Vegeta watched her as she studied the insignia carefully.
"Is there something wrong with the design? I copied it from a picture…" Her expression was serious as she looked up at him. "I mean no dishonour."
Again his eyebrow went skyward. :Dishonour? Copied it from a picture?: "What do you mean by that?"
Her eyes widened as she realised what she had just said. She grinned nervously. "Oh, I don't even know half the time. Heh heh."
She cleared her throat when he looked at her suspiciously. Anysis started to panic a little. :You idiot! Just get the hell out of here before he starts asking too many questions.:
With amazing speed, she scooted past him towards the door. "Time to get dinner on, you must be starving." :That's right, distract him with food.:
The door quickly shut, leaving Vegeta with his arms folded and a frown on his face. :What a strange woman.:
Suddenly the door re-opened and she sheepishly stuck her head back in.
"Sorry, forgot to give this back."
She threw the towel at him, which he caught with ease. "Oh, and something for you to wear. No sitting around the dinner table naked for you!" She blushed as an image of Vegeta doing just that popped into her head. :You're making it worse for yourself!:
Vegeta just smirked. She clicked her fingers and some clothes appeared on the bench top in front of him.
"Enjoy!"
With that, she shut the door again. Anysis sighed as she leant back against the bathroom door. "Well that was…" She stopped herself when she remembered how sensitive Saiyan hearing was and walked over to the kitchen. "I can't believe I let that slip! You focus so much on pleasing that man, Anysis, that you forget your tongue."
She flopped back down into the soft couch and smiled. "Lychee, he surely is his father's son."
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'Who's Lychee?' you ask. You'll just have to read on. (and on and on… you get the point.)
To Me
Chapter 6: Before