Treated Better (Normal Version)

Page Forty

Mizuki: I feel good but I’m so tired.

Ghirahim: Definitely… I don’t want to get up yet.

Mizuki: But we should…

Ghirahim groaned and rolled back over.

Ghirahim: No…

Mizuki was caged under his arms. She squirmed but gave up and laid against his chest.

Mizuki: You’re a pain… *Yawn* Fine, a slow day…

*Knock Knock Knock*

Kamila walked through the door with a worried expression on her face.

Kamila: Cara has been missing… I think she was killed. There is a burn spot in the woods nearby.

Mizuki: The fire would have to be around 1500 degrees fahrenheit to burn the bones I think.

Kamila: They might not have burned the bones. They could’ve buried them.

Mizuki: Any fresh dirt?

Kamila: No…

Ghirahim: She probably just ran off after Mizuki scared her.

Kamila: Why would Mizuki scare her?

Ghirahim: Cara was trying to hurt Lucia…

Kamila: WHAT?! I have to go talk to Lucia, bye!

Kamila ran out the door in a panic, leaving the two tired lovers alone.

Mizuki: I’m going back to sleep…

Ghirahim: Me too…

Mizuki: How are you tired?

Ghirahim: How were you out of breath before even fighting?

Mizuki: Because I was holding bac-

Ghirahim: Exactly, holding back is exhausting.

The two laid in bed about to fall asleep until Mizuki sprung up.

Mizuki: THE TAMALES! I forgot about the tamales!

Ghirahim: It’s fine, the fire is out.

Mizuki: Oh yeah, fire powered cooking… I forgot about that.

Ghirahim pulled her back down into bed.

Ghirahim: Go to sleep…

Mizuki calmed down and stretched out, throwing her leg over his to pull him closer. After pulling him as close as possible she went back to sleep. When they woke up they were frustrated.

Mizuki: I would have preferred laying in bed and decomposing with you.

Ghirahim: As dark as that sounds I agree…

Mizuki: I don’t wanna work… I have enough money to live in luxury for a month!

Ghirahim: That’s it?

Mizuki: As if you have any!

Ghirahim: Of course I have money.

Mizuki: Then why have I been paying for everything?

Ghirahim: You never asked me to pay.

Mizuki grumbled at his snarky tone, his sass rivaling her own. She huffed and got up, pretending to be fussy. Ghirahim got up and wrapped his arms around her, quietly begging her to stop.

Ghirahim: I’ll pay for you more often… Please don’t fuss my queen.

Mizuki: How am I supposed to tease you and give you the silent treatment when you beg? Do you have any idea how adorable you are?

Ghirahim: Do I really hold so much power over you? I can use this to my advantage… good luck teasing now Doll.

Mizuki pushed him off, now acting cold and uninterested. Ghirahim roughly grabbed Mizuki and kissed her.

Ghirahim: Don’t.

Mizuki continued to test her luck by pulling away.

Mizuki: What’ll you do if I don’t stop?

Ghirahim: Do it again and you’ll see Darling.

He tried to grab her hand and pull her back into bed so they could cuddle but she pulled her hand away with a smirk.

Ghirahim: Fine, you wanna play that game… Then I’ll-

*Knock Knock Knock*

Mizuki smirked even wider and yelled for the person to enter. Ghirahim released his grip on her and backed away.

Tariku: Am I interrupting something?

Mizuki: No, what do you need?

Tariku: Vishnu wanted to know if you got him the things he wanted.

Mizuki: Yeah, I gave it to him earlier this week.

Tariku: Oh... I'll leave then... Bye Mizuki.

Mizuki teleported to a random shrine, leaving a still frustrated Ghirahim behind. She took in her surroundings, she was at the Makasura shrine in Kakariko. Mizuki took this chance to observe the Ring Ruins. She spotted someone she hadn't seen before, a tall, dark man that looked like a Zonai Researcher. She hopped down to introduce herself.

Mizuki: Hey there, my name is Mizuki. What's yours?

Tauro: Hi, I'm Tauro, Zonai Researcher.

He extended his hand to her and shook her hand.

Mizuki: So, what are you doing?

Tauro: I've been translating the inscriptions in the ruins. The Ring Ruins above here are off limits, but the other ruins are open. I have some notes in the ruins on the translation.

Mizuki: Translating a language so old... That's impressive!

Tauro: It's really interesting too. We've learned a lot just from the inscriptions. If we could find more then that could reveal so much more!

Mizuki and Tauro talked for a while about ruins, old languages, the Zonai, and new discoveries. While discussing the ruins she had visited Ghirahim arrived. An idea instantly sprung to his mind. Ghirahim went and talked with the new village chief, Paya. Mizuki paid no mind and continued talking with Tauro. After Ghirahim offered some advice on the ruins a researcher walked up and began eagerly asking questions. Having lived through the time he knew quite a bit about it, so the researcher was ecstatic when he answered every question without problem. Mizuki couldn't help but be somewhat upset that someone was fawning over HER man. Ghirahim noticed the slight change in Mizuki and took things a step further. When the researcher talked he would lean down, closer to their face. Mizuki tried to brush it off but her jealousy and possessiveness felt as if they were boiling over. As Paya walked over to Tauro, Mizuki left.

Mizuki: It was nice to meet you Tauro, but I have something to do soon, bye.

The researcher was still asking questions, their eyes lit up as Ghirahim continued to flex his knowledge on the subject. Mizuki's thoughts ran rampant, "I'm not jealous. I'm not jealous. I'm not jealous... He changed his expression to THAT! Is he trying to make the researcher swoon? C'mon Ghira, don't do this to me... The researcher is blushing... No no no no nononono no! He's not winning this! I started the teasing, I'm going to finish it. If he wins we'll... Get caught up in the moment like last time... Like every time..." She decided to make him jealous with something simple. She sat down and began drawing.