Hidden Away

Chapter 5

A few months go by and Gothica is helping out whenever he can. He's mostly called to help Don with his little experiments, which range from making different fireworks and firecrackers to multi-stage projects. Sometimes Nash calls him in when he feels like he needs advice from someone who isn't from his world. He helps Nash when he's called upon. Nash is in his study looking over a contract when Gothica knocks on the door.

"Come in." Nash calls.

Gothica comes in, "Need my help with anything Nash?" He asks softly.

"Yeah I could use a little help here."

Gothica comes into the room, "What can I help you with?"

"I'm looking over a contract. It's kind of biased, and I'm not sure if it's just me. But do you mind taking a look at it and telling me what you think?

"Sure I don't mind."

"Thanks." Nash hands him the trade contract.

"No problem." Gothica takes the contract to look over.

Nash waits patiently while Gothica reads over the contract.

"Something doesn't feel right to me about this contract, but I can't put my finger on what it is."

"That's what I thought." Nash says as he stops to think.

"In my honest opinion I wouldn't sigh off on this."

Nash nods, "I'll have to revise and send it back then."

Gothica smiles a bit, "Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Gothica can feel Dumon using him as a shield to observe the outside world around him, but this didn't bother him. If it would help Dumon feel better in someway he was okay with that.

"Well I could use your input."

"I'm more then happy to help."

Nash chats with Gothica as he does his work. Gothica helps in anyway that he can, finding Nash an interesting person to talk to. After awhile Nash stretches as he finishes his work for the day. Out of curiosity Gothica asks about a piano.

"Is there a piano in the palace?"

"Of course."

"Where?" Gothica asks, having a plan in mind to try and impress Nash.

"Follow me." Nash says as he gets up to take Gothica to the piano.

Gothica follows, already knowing what he's going to play and sing.

"Here it is."

The grand piano is set in a beautiful and spacious room, with perfect acoustics.

"You're welcome to stay and listen to me play." Gothica says and walk over to the piano, taking a seat on its small bench.

"Sure why not?" Nash takes a seat on one of the couches in the room.

Gothica begins to play, playing the Evanescence's song Hello as well as singing the lyrics to the song. Nash listens closely, Gothica sings like he normally would, his voice sweet and charming like it always is. He does everything he can to impress Nash without making it seem obvious that he's trying. Nash is indeed impressed even though he doesn't know that it was Gothica's intention. But he's still entranced nonetheless.

Gothica finishes the song and turns to Nash says jokingly, "I hope I wasn't to bad."

"That was amazing!" Nash say very impressed with him.

From that moment on Gothica tries to spend as much time with Nash as he can without getting in the way of his work. Nash takes advantage of this time to get to know and spend time with him. Dumon observes Nash and Gothica's interactions with each other, it makes him feel empty and hollow even more which Gothica feels as a sudden cold ice feeling in his core.