The Moon Is Shining (MjFantasy)

Chapter 15 - Hot'n Cold

I found myself  once again in Michael's dinner room.
I was just in front of the big  wooden table. The one we were all siting at during the dinner.

The room was plunged in a thick darkness, I lift my head up and saw a clock.
I could barely see the numbers, but it seemed like it was three o'clock. I didn't know how I ended up there, but I knew I needed to come back to my room. I walked towards the stairs but before to put my foot on the first step I suddenly stopped my tracks.

Something was wrong.
I turned around and looked at the table.

The two bottles of wine.
They were still on the table.
It was impossible, I put them behind the drawer before to go leave that room. I heard a noise coming from the first floor.

I looked at the top of the stairs and here he was. Leaning against the wall, and looking down at me. Michael.

No.
Something was wrong, but I just couldn't wrap my head around it.
I walked up the stairs quickly and when I arrived to Michael's level I opened my mouth, planning to ask him what was going on, but as soon as my eyes met his gaze, my mouth closed itself instantaneously.

He was beautiful.

His brown hazel eyes were glowing in the darkness.
He smiled slowly, showing his white perfect teeth and I felt my heart beat speeding up.
I looked down and took a deep breath trying to put myself together. But suddenly I felt his hands grabbing my hips and I didn't have the time to blink before to feel his lips against mine. His warm breath submerged me, entirely. 

But, once again, something was definitely wrong and I just couldn't ignore it.
I broke the kiss and opened my eyes. The man in front of me who was still holding my hips wasn't Michael, but Vin.
I screamed.

And I finally woke up.

I needed some seconds to understand what just happened.
It was just a dream.
Just a nightmare.

I buried in my face in my pillow and sighed heavily. To see Vin's face made me nauseous.
Then I heard a tiny noise coming from my left side.
I lift my head and looked around me.

A tiny little chimpanzee was giving me a really curious look.
It was sitting on my bed, standing really close to me.
I gasped loudly and jumped, feeling really confused.

The poor little animal, as surprised as I obviously was, jumped out of the bed, afraid, and ran to hide itself behind...

Behind Michael.

Who was laughing so hard that he had to support himself with the door to avoid falling.

I sighed loudly, remembering our last conversation.
So that was his other friend he was talking about ? His chimpanzee ?
He tried to scare me, well let's just admit it, he did a good job.
I smiled.
He just didn't know how much I actually love being around animals.
He took me aback this time, but I knew his little prank couldn't be effective twice.

I sat on my bed and looked at the little chimpanzee, I could say by the kind of clothes he was wearing, that he was a male.
He was still hiding his body behind Michael but his eyes were focused on me. I smiled and showed my hand, slowly, asking to the little monkey to come and join me.

Finally, the chimpanzee climbed on my bed and stood in front of me.

I extended my hand to him and spoke, with the most soft and calm voice I had :
" I'm really sorry little boy, I didn't want to scare you."
The monkey looked at me during several seconds, certainly wondering if he could trust me, but finally I felt his tiny hand holding mine.
I smiled and kissed his head.

Michael joined us :
"Bubbles, that's Moon." 

He introduced me, using the sign language.
Bubbles looked at him closely, as if he was understanding what Michael was explaining. At the end, the little monkey looked at me and put his hand in front of his head before to let it down. 
" Hello to you too, Bubbles."I said, reproducing his gesture.
He let out a little high-pitched scream and sat comfortably between my legs.

" Seems like he already adopted you ! " said Michael smiling at me.
I wrapped my arms around Bubbles' minuscule frame and left another kiss on the top of his head. 
" He's  so adorable, I adopted him too."

" There's another friend that I want you to meet." He said while standing up.

" Wait, I should maybe change my clothes." I said, putting Bubbles on my bed and getting up.

He turned around and looked at me before to bite unthinkingly his bottom lip.
" No need to. You look really good like that"

I raised an eyebrow at him and looked down at what I was wearing more carefully.
I was only wearing some black yoga pants, really skin-tight, and a white shirt, but it was made with a light fabric : you could see easily through it and guess that I was wearing a red bra.

I rolled my eyes and Michael laughed seeing my reaction.
I slightly pushed him towards the exit and lift Bubbles, holding him in my arms and letting him down once we were outside.

"Sorry Bubbles, but your presence isn't allowed in there for the moment." I said before to close the door.

It took me only five minutes to find a black T-shirt and a high waist jean short.
I changed the band-aids of my wounds, they were healing slowly but surely. I put my clothes on and opened the door.

Michael looked at me, from head to toe, and then smiled before to take my hand and lead us to another room, at the end of the hall.
As soon as I walked in, I figured out the fact that we were on a room filled with terrariums.

Michael gave me an amused look and took in his arms an enormous snake.
He got closer to me, waiting to see the moment where I would just jump, scream and beg him to stay away from me.

But I didn't.

Instead I smiled and took his boa constructor from his arms, putting it carefully around my shoulders. His smile disappeared and he gazed at me, aggrieved.
His reaction made me laugh.

"Too bad Michael, I'm not scared of snakes." I said playfully.

" That's not fair ! You should be scared in front of Muscles ! Why aren't you ? " He answered, poking his lip out and pouting.

I giggled slightly.
He was so adorable when he was acting sulky.
It was irresistible: the way he was poking his bottom lip out slightly, and talking with that sweet innocent voice...
He was cute.

I sighed, and put the boa back in the terrarium.
I was walking towards the exit but I was still feeling his eyes on me.

I turned around :
" You're going to stay that moody for how long, Michael ? " I said, leaning against the wall behind me.
He glared at me during several minutes before to blink and look away.

I smirked.
I couldn't believe I actually offended him. I let out another sigh before to get closer to him.
"Ok, well, I'm sorry for not having jumped of fear when you introduced me to your snake..."

"Muscles" he cut me, looking mad, "His name is Muscles."

"Yeah, Muscles. I'm sorry." I said, softly.

He was still looking a little bit grumpy, even after I apologized.

I decided to do something a little bit crazy.
I get closer to Michael, wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed his cheek. I did it as gently and kindly as he did it last night.
Before to let go, I whispered softly in his ear : "I'm really really really sorry, Michael."

I heard him take a deep breath and exhale slowly. I bit my lips to suppress a laugh and walked away, without turning around because I knew he was still looking at me, towards the kitchen downstairs.

Bubbles followed me and sat on the kitchen counter, looking at me intensely.
He then get up on his little feet and climb smoothly on my shoulder. He seemed hungry.

"You want to eat something Bubbles ? But I don't know what I'm allowed to give you, little boy..."

"An apple." said Michael firmly. 

I looked at him briefly.
He was standing on the doorway and he didn't seem really pleased to see me.

«Oops... I think that by trying to make him forgive me, I offended him even more...»

I took an apple from the fruit basket and threw it towards Bubbles' direction.
He caught it and devoured it instantaneously.

"Moon... I think you should stop your little games." he said, harshly.

« Excuse me ? My little games ?! He is the one who is flirting with me since the beginning but he dares to say I should stop my little games ? »
 
"What are you talking about ?" I asked with the same harsh tone.

"You know that I'm just walking out of a problematic relationship with Brooke. I certainly don't want to fall in that stuff again."

"I'm perfectly aware of that, Michael, but who the hell is saying I'm trying to make you fall in something ?!"

"You just kissed me ! How in the world am I supposed to interpret that ?!"

I scoffed.

«What the hell is he thinking ? I know he is emotionally lost because of Brooke, but that's certainly not my fault !»

" Michael cut the crap, come on I only kissed your cheek ! And you did the exact same thing yesterday ! So listen I really don't know from where all this thing is coming from but, hey, l have some good news for you : as soon as my problem with Vin is solved, I'll leave you alone ! You won't hear anything from me ever again, so just be patient, it will only take some weeks or less. I'm really sorry if I offended you, I was only trying to be amiable but it seems like you don't give a damn about it ! Just don't come flirting with me, and acting all sweet and kind if after that you're planning to accuse me and show me that disrespectful attitude you're having right now !"

And with that, I stormed out of the kitchen, clearly irritated, leaving an annoyed Michael alone with a poor little Bubble who grabbed another apple and was eating it while watching the scene taking place in front of him.