The Ooze Experiment

Part 23 - A Restless Night

"you want to join me?" I said seductively. Ace's mask turned a bright blue making me burst into laughter.

"I'm just kidding!" I said still laughing really hard making Ace chuckle.

"oh please, I know you want this!" he said and motioned to himself. making me laugh even harder. I rolled off the bed and began rolling around on the floor still laughing. I struggled to get up onto my feet still giggling.

"I'm going to take a shower." I said and walked into the bathroom. I took my clothes off and saw a machine in the corner it was a cute little box with a lid. what the crap is that?! I thought and wrapped a towel around my torso and opened the bathroom door.

"Hey Ace? what is this box thing?" I asked and he walked into the bathroom.

"oh, I think back at the human world you guys call it a washing machine. you put your clothes in it and by the time your shower is done you clothes should be all clean." he said and tried to avoid looking at me.

"does my towel make you uncomfortable?" I said giggling. he sighed.

"very!" he stormed out of the bathroom and shut the door making me giggle a little bit more. I put my dirty clothes into the washing machine thing and started my shower.

Ace's POV

I slammed the bathroom door behind me and I felt my face grow warm. ugh I can't deal with this woman! I thought and laid down on the bed. the bed was much too small for me.

I shouldn't get attached to her. she will leave DreamNest with Brandon and Doc once we save them. I thought then sat up and took off my mask to rub my face tiredly. 

what am I going to do when she leaves? I rubbed my bottom lip. the kiss was so comforting and warm I can still feel it. I thought blissfully and pulled out the red book and began drawing in it. 

I spaced out as I drew in the book. I've never been in a relationship before. when I was part of the guardsmen for the king I would never think of relationships or..."feelings"...

I would always go to work assassinate whomever they told me to kill and then go back home and study my ancestors. I hadn't realized how lonely I was until I spent that night at Ali's place. sure she didn't know I was there, but it just felt different.

the was warm and the home didn't feel empty. I looked back down at the book and saw what I had mindlessly drawn. it was of Ali smiling and I drew myself in her home reading a book. I closed the book and put my mask back on. I had filled most of the book and I only had about ten pages left.

I'll get a new book tomorrow. maybe I'll get Ali and I some new clothes as well. I thought and heard the bathroom door open. Ali walked out and smiled.

"I had forgotten how nice a shower was." she said, but I noticed a drip of blood go down her forehead. I got up quickly and grabbed a first aid kit. dabbing a wet towel on her wound she hissed from the pain.

"sorry..." I said quickly and put a small piece of fabric onto her wound.

"what are these fabric things called again?" I asked and held another one up to her.

"a bandaid?!" she said and laughed. I sighed and finished patching her up. she smelled nice from the shower and her hair was wet as I brushed it away from her wound. 

"you can take the bed. I'm much too big for it." I said and she glanced over at the bed than back at me.

"are you sure?" I nodded back at her. I grabbed one of the four pillows on the bed and an extra blanket and made a bed on the floor. the blanket was really small as well.

"I've heard humans talk about how they want to be tall, but I want to be shorter! I mean even this blanket isn't big enough to cover me!" I said making Ali giggle.

"just use two." she said and threw another blanket towards me.

a few moments past and light lit up the window.

"it's day already?!" Ali said and grumbled. 

"hahaha! if only you were a Lignum, then you could stay awake for three nights and not even feel tiered." I chuckled, but a pillow smacked me in the face.

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