Entwined

Partners

Year 5801 (Qiza)

"You should wear something." Qiza said looking around the room.

Where are the clothes?

What if they see him? See him like this? Oh my God! No. No.

I don't want another long lecture about.....anything.

Snapping out of her thoughts. She told her slave. "You go take a bath and I will bring you clothes."

She headed out and went to her brother allocated room which he claimed to be his for the taking as it was empty. She was annoyed at a time on him but she was also used to his dominant nature, so she reluctantly agrees to let him stay.

When she was taking out clothes, she paused for a moment as she thought about Richie. Why didn't she come to save me? That girl is really diligent, it's odd.

Or today is odd?

Shrugging, she carried back the clothes, stopping to open the window. When she reached back the room, the slave was sitting and hugging his knees and he was gazing at the pale wall.

What is he thinking? Is he traumatized or planning his next move?

She decided to stand at the threshold and observe him. He is way too calm? Shouldn't he be scared? Or maybe I should? First he tried to kill me, second he acted meekly and now this? Withdrawn? Staring blankly. I think he is ignoring my presence.

"Hey." She said. And continued, when his eyes and focus were on her. "What are you hiding? Your behavior reeks fishy. I told you to take a bath. Any naked, filthy person would want to cover and clean themselves up and yet you. You? You are sitting and staring at the wall, oblivious of my presence or maybe you were ignoring me."

The slave was looking at her as he stood up and said walking towards her. "I was waiting for the clothes."

Qiza tilted her head and gazed his face and black eyes. when he stopped in front of her, she handed him clothes and right before he was about to walk past her, she grasp his arm and said. "Your eyes are black, way too black."

Variants have different eye color than natural eyes. Don't they? But black? They have blazing and lively eyes. His eyes are way to dull to be a variant.

Anyway variants are almost extinct by now. Too bad!

He shook his head and almost smiled. "Black eyes do not exist, they're either really brown or dark gray that they appear as black."

She frowned and let go of his arm, she doesn't know what she was feeling but it was strange. when she saw him closing the door of adjoined bathroom, she sighed.

Is he hiding something? Those mystery novels are getting to my head. But this guy is suspicious. Thinking to herself, she headed for the basement.

Qiza sighed when she reached the basement and turn on the lights as it was dark there, she got startled when she saw the black figure on the recliner and shook her head, when she realized the visitor is Richie.

Qiza said as she took in Richie's attire which was all black. "You are like a ninja."

When Qiza heard no response from Richie, She nodded to herself. I thought I was taciturn.

"I like to know what were you doing today?" Qiza asked.

"I was watching you from the shadows." Replied Richie.

Kiza felt odd, it wasn't making sense. Then how come she didn't save me? That Slave was strangling me! He was on top of me.

Tilting her head and puckering her nose, Qiza asked. "You did not take any break since the morning till now. Right?"