The man introduced himself as Dino once he'd finished licking his wounds. Luca had already made that conclusion, but she didn't feel like making some smart alec comment like, "I know." She just went along with it and acted like she had no idea who he was. That wasn't exactly difficult, considering the fact that she really didn't.
"I'm Luca Lombardi," she said in return, cracking a small smile. She moved her gaze about the kitchen while Dino resumed gently dabbing the mark on his cheek with the damp cloth. Based on his reaction, Luca really didn't want to find out how badly a whip hurt. Living with him, though...
"Sorry about the mess," Dino grinned sheepishly, capturing her attention again, to which she simply shrugged.
She walked over to the boxes stacked beside the granite-topped counter and peeked inside one. She was greeted by the sight of around twelve glass plates and some silverware. That couldn't be safe, especially with someone clumsy like Dino. "I've seen worse," she said with a glance in his direction.
Dino chuckled, apparently not realizing that she was dead serious. He set the cloth down beside the sink and approached Luca. When she moved away with sharp eyes, he blinked, like he was surprised by her actions.
"I don't bite," he told her with another one of his silly-looking smiles. With that, he began taking the plates out of the boxes, failing to see the blush that quickly formed on Luca's cheeks.
She knew he didn't bite! Idiot, what did he think she was? A five year old or something? She went ahead and helped him unpack the plates, but she continued on with her rant. Though, she kept it to herself, managing to call him just about every name she could think of in under five minutes.
On the last box of dishes, the unthinkable happened. As she was just winding down on her rant, Luca plucked the last plate out of the box. She looked up at the shelves and blinked when she saw the last available spot for the plate was on the very top shelf.
Now, with her being only around 5'2, Luca's worst enemy was top shelves. She always avoided putting anything on them in her own house, mainly because she was too short and it was too much effort to drag a chair over. This fact led to her simply glaring up at the empty spot instead of actually trying to place the dish there.
This, Dino noticed. He gave the girl a curious look, not yet realizing her height. "What's wrong?" he wondered out loud, earning himself a quick glare.
"Nothing," Luca huffed in return. She debated with herself for a second, curious of just how she would go about doing this. Try to put it up there and embarrass herself, or admit that she was too short and embarrass herself? Tough decision.
She settled with the first and stood on her tip-toes, which was surprisingly difficult with her leather boots. Anyway, she managed to do it and leaned against the counter for support, placing her free hand firmly on it. She reached up with the plate in her other hand, struggling something awful to get it in the correct spot.
Just as she was about to get it, as she was just about to do something that would brighten her day up extremely, Dino just had to comment, "You're too short!"
He means well, he means well, he means well... Repeating this to herself didn't help her deadly glares, but it sure saved that blonde cutie from any bodily harm.

After the plate issue was resolved (Dino ended up putting it on the shelf. Damn that tall man.), Luca walked to the bedroom Dino had saved for her. Apparently, the idiot was so much of an idiot after all. He'd known she was coming, so he'd left her a room and even gotten her a bed and dresser. She swore to repay him later, though that part was said to herself.
She set her suitcase down beside the bed and plopped down on the fluffy matress. She was sick of unpacking after the kitchen incident, so she resolved this issue by deciding to simply go to bed. So what if it was only five P.M.? She was tired! She guessed that Dino was already in his room, too, based on how quiet the apartment was.
With a sigh that almost seemed to echo, the girl slipped off her boots and slowly got under the covers, not bothering to even change into the comfy pajamas she'd brought along. She wrapped herself up in the warm, soft blankets, her gaze softening with drowsiness as she stared at the wall.
As she drifted off to sleep, she could've sworn she'd heard Dino whisper a gentle goodnight wish from the doorway.