CATS AND DOGS

CHAPTER 5

Noctis and Lightning took a bath for almost two hours.

"You're right. I just realize taking a bath is fun. Water is refreshing." Lightning said while putting on her clothes.

"See, I told you." Noctis wiped his hair, smiling.

Their hairs are wet and messy as they got out.

"Don't you know how to comb your hairs?" Mr. Baker is carrying a tray, looking at the two, with his brows curved in a confused way. Then he continued "And it's like you two have enjoyed, eh?" He chuckled slightly. He really find the couple cute and funny, so pure. And it seems they really love each other. He suddenly missed his wife.

Noctis spoke, puzzled. "Comb?"

"Don't tell me you didn't know how to comb your hair."

"Y-yeah."

"What? And you happened to style your hair coolly?" David didn't know if these two is playing prank on him. "Are you serious?"

Noctis sheepishly smiled. "Yeah."

"How about you girl?" David turned to Lightning.

"She's even worse than me." Noctis interrupted.

"Shut up!" Lightning gritted her teeth.

David chuckled. This two sure is funny. Then he called his assistant. "Ben!"

Ben appeared from the kitchen. "Yes, Mr. Baker?"

"I told you to call me Dave or David. Will you lend this two a comb and teach them on how to comb hair." He shook his head and muttered. "I can't believe them."

Ben looks at the two, strangely and said. "Come on." Then he walks away and the two followed.

O o o

"Argh! Now I have a new reason why I don't want to take a bath." Lightning grunted, having a hard time combing her messy hair. They're inside the bathroom, facing the small old mirror.

"Just work a little harder, please." Noctis said, combing his bangs now. The back is already back in its original style.

"You just said I'm lazy."

"Then don't be. At least when we get back to master he'll be glad to you or, we don't know, maybe proud even, because you're not the lazy cat he knew." He shrugged.

"When are we planning to get back home?"

"If you're a good cat, already."

"Why? Aren't you a bad dog?"

"I'm better."

"Shut up-"

Ben suddenly appeared behind the door. "Er..Excuse me,but are you two finished?"

"Yes." Noctis placed the comb on its case that was pinned on the tiled wall. His hair is already fixed.

"Hey don't you dare leave me here?" Lightning gave up and just let the comb hanged on her still messy hair. Noctis sighed as he saw her pathetic look. "Come on." He said and led Lightning at the kitchen.

"Sit here." He tapped a round chair, gently and Lightning sat. Then he asked. "Where's the comb?"

Lightning gave the comb. "Here."

Then Noctis began to comb her hair, gently. After few minutes, she didn't notice that her eyes are closed. A small smile drew on her lips. "Hey that's nice." Noctis just smiled.

Mr. Baker is watching them from afar. He's smiling at the scene.

o O o

"I don't accept your offer about waitress." Lightning said.

"Then you could be a cook? Do you have any experience in cooking?" David asked.

"No. But I'm good in eating."

"Oh" David sighed, his expression a bit disappointed."That's bad. Then what are you good at except for eating?"

Lightning sighed and thought about the things, good things when she was still a cat and said. "Lying, playing, sleeping…"

Mr. Baker was surprised and thought that maybe this girl come from a rich family and just ran away with the Noctis guy. He just stared at her as she continued to talk and finally she said "…eating?"

Then Dave asked, more disappointed looking "Then how about your husband?"

"Husband?" Lightning was taken aback. Then she added, her expression is now disgusted. "No. He's not my husband." She can't imagine herself being Noctis' wife, being a wife of a dog. She shivered inwardly.

"Your boyfriend, then."

"Boyfriend? What's that? No."

David is starting to get confused. 'Is she fooling me? If they're not connected intimately to each other, then how in the world they're acting sweet and even took a bath together. And not just together, they're as in 'together'. But are they just acting as a couple? If so, they're good, huh? '

"If he's not your husband and not even your boyfriend, then how are you connected to each other? What's your relationship to him?"

"Noct-"

Noctis suddenly interrupted. "We just married and we just had our honeymoon…outside." He paused.

Lightning and David stood there, speechless.

Noctis continued. "She's just being oblivious or maybe she still can't believe that she's already married to a gorgeous, loving and handsome man and that's me…right Lightning? " he turned at her, smiling. Lightning shot him a sharp look. And as she was going to open her mouth to protest, Noctis is already in front of her. Lightning's heart jumped as he was suddenly standing in front of her. Noctis gently held her soft cheeks and make her look at him more properly and he leaned his face a bit closer to her and stared straightly at her pale aqua eyes. David can't suddenly move an inch as well as Lightning. She just stared at him, her heart pounding fast and her throat is dry suddenly. Then Noctis spoke with his low velvet manly voice, a small smile drawn on his lips. "Wake up…We're married." He gently tapped her cheeks. Then he turned to Mr. Baker, leaning away his face from her. Lightning is not recovered yet when she suddenly, for the second time he's doing it again, felt his bulky arms wrapped tightly around her, more of a friendly hug. Her eyes widened and it's like she's choking.

"You love me right, sweetie?" Noctis smiled, sheepishly, showing off his white teeth. Tapping Lightning's back.

"Wha-" Lightning tried to protest but she felt Noctis arms tightening around her and it's choking her more. 'Damn! This dog's gonna kill me.' And she got no choice but to answer "Yeah, love you. Love you."

To be continued.

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