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NekoRoma
Chapter Twelve: Shower
The alarm clock blared loudly and Antonio groaned letting his eyes open. A weight on his chest kept him from getting up and he looked down to see Lovino clutched tightly around his waist, whimpering in his sleep.
Antonio recalled the previous night and sighed, wondering if the dream had come back after all, "Lovi … wake up, Lovi …"
Lovino's eyes flew open, "Get him away!" he shouted, pushing up and looking around, "Wha …?" he blinked and looked down, "Yo, bastard …" he pushed up into a sitting position and rubbed his eyes, "Stupid fucking dream …"
"Was it the same from earlier last night?" Antonio asked, sitting up and rubbing Lovino's shoulder.
Lovino raised his brow, "You know about that?"
Antonio nodded, "You kicked me awake … I got you water … you don't remember?" the dark auburn haired male shook his head and yawned, "No, I don't and no, it wasn't … I hate that fucking dog thing of the perverted bastard …"
The Spaniard laughed, "He is rather annoying when he barks, but he's still cute~!"
Lovino flushed in anger, "He's not cute! He's a little demon!" he huffed and turned away from Antonio. Antonio rose from the bed, chuckling. He began pulling new clothes out for the day and turned around. Lovino was running his tongue over his fingers and rubbing his ear. The fingers would return to his mouth and his tongue would caress them again.
Antonio nearly choked, "Lovi? What are you doing?"
He glanced up and glared, "Giving myself a bath!" he returned to what he was doing, unaware of the confusion he was placing on his former owner. Antonio bit his lip, his face going red, "We don't bathe like that, Lovi! If you need to get clean, you take a shower. Human mouths are … well … dirty until they are cleaned, too … so, um … here …"
The Spanish man made his way into the bathroom and turned on his shower, waiting for steam to rise.
Lovino walked into the bathroom behind him, "I'm not getting in there!"
Antonio didn't look at him, images of Lovino and that tongue of his still fresh in his mind, "Yes, you are. You need a shower anyway. Come on, get in~!"
The other man shook his head, "I don't think so!" Antonio grabbed him around the waist and pulled him away from the door and shut it, locking it as well, "You will if you want out of the house today~!"
"And if I don't?" Lovino shot back.
"Then you're taking a shower anyway …" Antonio grabbed Lovino's shirt and pulled it off of him for the first time since he'd become human. Lovino hissed and whacked at Antonio's hands, but Antonio won the fight and managed to strip Lovino down to nothing but his tail.
"Now get in~ it's not bad, Lovi, you might actually like it now that you're not covered in fur anymore~!" he lifted Lovino up from behind and pushed him in the shower. Lovino began kicking wildly, "Let me go bastard!"
"Stop struggling!" Antonio whined, "You're going to get hurt!"
Lovino yelped and managed to spin himself around and wrap his legs tightly around Antonio's waist and his arms around the man's neck, "NO!"
"Lovi … you need to take a shower … if the water bothers your ears, just flatten them like you always do."
Lovino frowned, "No. no. no. no!" Antonio frowned.
"Fine." he stepped into the shower himself, still holding Lovino tightly in his arms. Lovino yelped and tried to escape, but he couldn't move.
"Let me go! Let me go! Lemmego!" he thrashed about, soaking the entire bathroom.
Antonio laughed, "Lovino! Calm down, you're already soaked … you mind as well finish your shower."
He suddenly became calm, looking down at the man holding him. His tail was soaked, his skin soaked and his hair and ears also soaked, "You're a bastard, you know that …?"
The Spaniard nodded, "Here, I'll show you how to wash your hair~" the man set Lovino down and grabbed the shampoo bottle.
"How come you're still dressed?" Lovino frowned, "You're soaking your clothes."
"It's because you refused to get in, Lovi … I don't mind really … these are just my sleeping clothes anyway~"
Lovino nodded and covered his ears with his hands. The water was hitting against them and it was annoying. Although … the shower wasn't that bad after all. It was annoying that the fur of his tail was going to be matted and wet, but other than that, having skin rather than fur seemed to make the water a little less horrible.
"Okay, let me show you how to wash your hair~" Lovino turned to face Antonio and Antonio began rubbing Lovino's head. Lovino moaned softly and let his eyes close.
"Keep your eyes closed, okay? The shampoo might get in your eyes and that hurts~" Lovino nodded, but enjoyed Antonio's nail scratching into his scalp. It felt really good … like when Antonio used to scratch his head before.
"Lean your head back."
Lovino frowned, feeling the fingers stop scratching his head, but he leaned his head back and let Antonio rinse the soap away.
"Good~! Now you can do the same with the conditioner and then wash yourself up with the soap and cloth."
Lovino's eyes opened up and he saw Antonio holding up two bottles, "This one is for your hair. Rub it in like I did for the shampoo, rinse it all out. And this one," he held up the bottle with a white cloth on it, "It for your body. Just squirt the green gel onto the cloth, rub the cloth together and then wash your body. Rinse it away and then turn the handle on the wall all the way down. The water will shut off and I'll set a towel on the counter for you, okay?"
The neko human nodded, a little saddened that Antonio wouldn't do the conditioner as well.
Antonio pulled off his shirt and pants, leaving them on the shower floor, "Don't mind those, I'll get them later, okay?" he stepped out. Lovino blushed, peeking out of the shower to watch Antonio grab a towel and pull of the remaining boxers and toss them to the floor. He wrapped the towel around himself and unlocked the bathroom door, before setting a towel on the counter as promised and closed the door.
Lovino bit his lip softly. Why did seeing Antonio like that leave his heart racing? Why did he wish Antonio would just come back and help him figure out the rest of the showering thing? He sighed and rubbed the blush from his cheeks. Was it normal to feel attracted to Antonio like that?
He shook his head and put his mind to the task at hand. He grabbed the bottle Antonio had set down and popped the cap. The same scent the shampoo had, the same scent he always smelled on Antonio's hair, floated around the steam and Lovino smiled softly, pouring the pale blue liquid into his palm. He smushed it into his hair and began rubbing like Antonio had. It felt okay … but not like it had when Antonio had done it. He sighed and closed his eyes, remembering what Antonio had said about it getting in the eyes.
Lovino leaned back and let his ears flatten so that the water wouldn't go in. He rubbed until he was sure the conditioner was all gone. He licked his lips, tasting the water on them and grabbed the bottle with the wash cloth, finally getting to the body washing.
When that was finished, and his body all clean, he looked over the little handle. Antonio said to turn it until the water stopped. He grabbed it and twisted until he was met with resistance. However, the water didn't turn off. More steam filled the bathroom.
"I didn't break it, did I?" he went to walk under the water but yelped in pain. It was burning hot. He stumbled back and hit his head against the wall.
"Fuck!" he screamed, getting burned again by the water. He heard the door open and Antonio's voice was lost beyond the water and his own cursing. The curtain was yanked back and Lovino took the flight option of his brain's responses. He leaped passed the scalding water and into Antonio's arms, clutching onto him tightly. Antonio yelped, stumbling back and slipping on the water that now covered the floor.
The man fell against the floor and hissed in pain. Lovino wriggled a bit and pushed himself up a bit to look down at Antonio. The Spaniard looked back up and smiled softly, "I forgot to mention to turn it to the right … sorry …"
Lovino frowned and pushed off of him, "Bastard … that shit burned me!" his sopping wet tail whipped back and forth in his anger.
Antonio turned a deep shade of red, "Um … can you get off … please …"
He sighed and stood up to grab his towel and pull it around himself. Antonio walked into the bathroom with him own towel and threw in to the floor. He shut off the water and mopped up the mess and carried the wet clothing to the laundry room.
Lovino took the towel and began drying his skin up. Antonio walked back in the room and blushed again at the sight of the naked man in his room. "Um, I set your clothing on the bed … I already cut holes in the boxers and pants for your tail … so um … breakfast will be ready in a few …" he left the room.
As said, the clothes were waiting for Lovino. He dried his tail as best he could with his towel and growled at the messed up fur. The clothes were next. He pulled the pants on and grabbed the shirt and hat, not wanting to wear them just yet, as his hair was still dripping wet. He covered his head with the towel and walked into the living room, carrying the shirt and hat in his hands.
Antonio smiled at him, "Breakfast is almost done~"
"You said that already …" Lovino muttered, rubbing the towel over his head, tossing it aside to pull the shirt on. It was a black tee with a almost scribbled on green white a red rectangle on it. The word 'Italia' was written beneath it.
Even the hat was new. He hadn't see Antonio grab that. It was also black, but had a knitted green band, a white one and a red one.
"Are these colors Italy's or something? I've seen them before on documentaries … like the flag on your ceiling in the room … isn't it the flag for Spain? Does that make this the flag for Italy?"
Antonio nodded, "Yup~ that's right~!" he set up two plates, "Here you go, eat up. Today, we have to go to work, so please behave, okay? Kiku will be there, so you'll at least know one other person~"
Lovino nodded and ate his breakfast up. Antonio disappeared for a moment, but came back with a comb, "I don't use this often, but your hair is a tad longer than mine, so it'll get tangled if it isn't brushed." he began running the comb through Lovino's hair as the smaller male ate. Lovino shivered happily as Antonio brushed his hair.
"You used to brush my fur, too …" Lovino remarked. Antonio nodded, "Yeah, when you'd let me~!" the man teased, finishing. Lovino pulled on the hat and finished up his drink. Antonio put the dishes in the sink and grabbed his keys, "Come on, Lovi~! I have to get to work~!"
Woo~ another chapter ^_^
~Lady Pyrien