Imaginary world ( The half world chronicles)

Chapter 14 - Moira The past

After a week in Budapest, I already had some basic idea where to find me some Crystal Information. My new Polish girlfriend, Polla, had viced me in the gossip and problems of the society. I had entered the setting unexpectedly fast, they all accepted me, and there was not even a nasty bourgeois bitch trying to make my life worse. She had also acquainted me with most of Budapest's prominent bachelors. In just three days I had  managed to get my new relatives not to call me Madame or even the more terrible ma'am, i cringed so hard it sounded like i am some middle aged woman with cats living in a small apartment waiting for Death to collect her senile soul . Liam seldom came home, causing my blood to rage, but that was characteristic of him, so I tried not to pay attention.

"Elek, did you finish your homework?"

"Yes"

"Would you like me to give you a new book for reading?"

"Yes." -His eyes were full of longing. Unlike the 21st century in 19, books were the best entertainment.

"You know the stipulation of whatever I give you to read, you can not discuss it or copy it or write about it." - That would be one hell of a mess.

"Yes, I would never break the promise given to you."- he downcast his eyes and i felt bad i have questioned him, but nevertheless it was important.

I took the Hungarian version of the Lord of the Rings. Some of my favorite books have not been released yet, so I had to create them. We simply could not break the line of time. Elek had already fallen in love with Harry Potter. Like any child he enjoyed the magic, the impossible, the miracles. Sasha liked the Grimm Brothers as well as Alice in Wonderland. I had an affluent little family and, of course, I was proud of myself.

"Excuse me, but can I ask you a question?"

"Ask away?" i encouraged  my little man.

"Mr. Albert is not really your brother right?"

"He is not ." The question caught me unprepared, but I always preferred the truth to the lie. "Still, what made you ask that question?"

"I see you behave when you are together, you look like a married couple. I hope I have not behaved overwhelmingly asking this question."

"There is no problem, and with Albert we are only friends" - the last part I said more sharply than I wanted. "Now why do not you go to read." I smiled at him. It was the easiest way to escape the conversation.

 The door opened, and Liam began to giggle.

"Dora my dear, we have been invited to dinner at your good friend, Pola."

"What ??? I have  not heard of this?" Liam waved an invitation decorated with flowers on an ivory-colored background.

"Just now one of their servants brought it."

I approached Liam, the smell of dirt, sweat, and feminine perfume enveloped me and i scrunched my nose trying really really hard not to gag my food all over his smug, filthy face.

"My dear brother, I think you need a bath or something that will remove the smell of half or more of the women in Budapest. If you ask me, it is mandatory." 

"Of course, of course." - said this with a waving hand, the mannerism looked like one from and old movie. Liam always made me laugh. Wasn't he going to take a shower i really didn't want to hurl, and eww was that a tick in his arm, the vile stench must be from a sewer and something must have died in his hair or it must have had a really strong mating instinct or something because everything was a mess.

"OK i get it stop talking every thought out loud. " - Liam growled at me.

"Was i again ?!?" i giggled. " Oh stop  it i know you missed me saying every stupid thing i thought out loud." - i kind of tried to stop this but some times it was stronger than me and i spew every nonsense my deranged brain come up with. And believe me there was a lot of strange going on in my head.

I let him warm the water in the tub, and I headed to my room. I decided on a pale blue dress with white lace on her sleeves and collar. A long, dark blue ribbon tied behind my back to my waist. I put my hair extensions gently and put it in a tight bun, leaving only a long lock to descend from the front. I took Manhattan's eyeliner and applied some then I put a pale pink lipstick. I had achieved exactly what I wanted natural beauty without a lot of makeup thank god i didn't have to use the torcher devices some people called cosmetics in this age . There was a banging from the living room. I opened my door and found Liam dipped to the waist in a warm water bath filled with bubbles.

"Hey Riry. See bubbles." -giggle the man child. I was so not impressed.

"Hurry up, otherwise we'll be late. She hates when someone is late, it is in bad taste."

"Come and rub my back."

"Hell no. Rub yourself. "- I knew it the moment it left my mouth. Well I could not blush otherwise I would have invented a new shade of red called "RED fucking embarrassment".

"Do not be bad Riry," he said sputtering with laughter. "Or you are afraid of something in the water." - playful shimmers flashed in his eyes. I would never have admitted how long I longed to touch his naked skin. But not like a sister who rubbed his brother's back. I took a deep breath of air and headed for him.

" Bend and stop whining." - I took the sponge and dipped it into the tub. His back was so wide, every muscle was shaped. Please god let me not speak this aloud. I shut my lips tight and started rubbing the dirt from him. I felt the air around electrified.

"Why don't you just tell me about your time here Riry?" - Liam broke the scilence.

"Why don't you ?" i retort back. My nerves where getting the best of me.

"I have nothing to tell. " His tone was flat . This Liam i did not like, it like a the calm before a storm. I knew him well enough to know.

"Come on, some new girl, some beating. " I joked i hated the tencion.

"Still the same. How are things with Pola? Since we've been here, we've barely spent time together." - Liam just switch the topic.

She is great considering what time she's grown up and she's pretty independent and free-thinking. I just hit the jackpot by getting to know her in that shop remember the one uptight semi-Nazi woman from Germany i got the chills, never ever going to befriend someone like that. Tonight you will understand. By the way, please do not fuck with any girl.

"I know I know. It's not like we are in the past for the first time."

"Do you want me to remind you of what happened in Kazakhstan when we were with the tribes. They didn't kill you, but the girl. I barely saved her from stoning. Every time you want to fuck it ends up in a mess." 

" Good to know." - he said sarcastically and i almost blew my lid off. "I promise." he said and pushed his hair from his eyes so i can see he was hones. Liam knew i was about to go nuclear on his pretty-boy's ass.

"Thanks." - I felt a little better. Liam always kept his promises. But in all fairnes , he could do some other nonsense and get us in trouble.

"Come on grumpy time to get out of the tub. I'm going to say good night to the kids."

"I'm grumpy,me ?!?You're like an old grandmother just mumbling around. "A handful of bubbles were blown to me. A wet spot appeared on my dress and i just wanted to ring his neck.

" I swear to kill you, now I have to wait to dry. You are really like 5 years old from time to time. A grinning smile was on his face. This arrogant part of him was incredibly sexy, but at times he was so infuriating. I took a pillow from the couch and threw it into the tub. The water splashed, and Liam was covered with bubbles. His hair no longer looked sexy rather like a wet rug. He stared at me with unbelieving and utter betrayal could be red in his puppy eyes.

"Look what you did now i have to straiten it and dry it."- he wined.

I could not, I just could not take it. I started laughing hysterically. Leam Looked absurd. Apparently, I have made a lot of noise because the kids came out of their room. At first they just looked at each other, then their gaze turned to Liam and they started laughing with me. Liam snorted and began to scream how we were small, disgusting creatures, and once he left the tub we were going to be punished, but there was no real threat in his words.