Everyone in the kitchen returned to doing what they were busy with

and Liz started to clean up the chocolate that landed on the floor. Dante walked over to you and took his right hand’s index finger and wiped some chocolate off your chin then put his finger in his mouth “You’re right… you do taste good” Dante said looking at you and you immediately blushed “Thanks” escaped your mouth in a whisper. “Come on we better get you cleaned up before you catch a sugar rush” he mocked and walked towards the kitchen door. You followed him out of the kitchen.

As you were walking through the room full of statues and paintings you couldn’t help but notice this one painting of an old looking man with a necklace on… and it looked like the old man in the painting had red eyes. You thought bout it for a few seconds then shrugged your shoulders and continued to follow Dante. As you were climbing the stairs Dante decided to try and be funny again “Don’t fall” he said mockingly. You looked up at him “Haha very funny… I’m more worried right now about dripping chocolate all over the house” you said looking behind you as you climbed the stairs.

When you reached Dante’s room he opened his door walking in then turning right and walking past his dresser towards the balcony, he turned right to the deep red door and opened it. He looked at you and with a hand gesture told you to come to him. He went through the door and you soon followed, you stepped into a beautiful and not to mention huge bathroom. To your right against the wall was a silver basin and next to it a little hook with a little black towel on it. Right in front of you against the wall was a huge shower big enough for at least 3 people, the shower had a see-through sliding glass door and to the right of the shower a big silver bathtub with 3 steps in front of it, so the bathtub was a little higher than the rest of the floor. The ceiling was a plain snow white, the floor tiles pitch black and the wall tiles a grey-silver colour.

You stood there staring at everything when you were brought out of your little daze when Dante spoke “Lilly you can just take a shower or something in here and I’ll ask Liz to clean your clothes for you” he said and turned to walk out “You can use the towel on the left of the shower” he added and walked out of the bathroom “Oh… kay” you whispered and walked towards the shower. You opened the shower door and opened both the warm and cold water taps trying to get the right temperature, you’re not fond of hot water, you like it when the waters temperature is either medium or a little colder than that. When the water finally reached the right temperature you stripped yourself of your chocolate covered clothes and stepped into the shower, enjoying the cool feeling of the water on your skin.

Dante’s POV:

I walked out of my room and went straight for the kitchen, when I got there I saw Liz finishing up the cleaning of the chocolate that landed on the floor. I walked over to her “Liz I need to ask you to go and get Lilly’s clothes from my bathroom and clean them for her please” I asked and she looked at me and answered “Of course young master, right away” she went past me and out the kitchen doors. I walked out of the kitchen as well and stood in the room full of statues and paintings. I looked at the painting of an old man with a necklace and red eyes; my grandfather. As I looked at the necklace around his neck I moved my right hand up to the middle of my chest and clenched my shirt tightly.

Normal POV:

You were still standing in the shower lost in thought when the bathroom door suddenly opened up and you almost slipped and fell from the shock “Who’s there?” you asked with wide eyes, you heard a gasp and then a shivering voice “It’s Liz miss Lilly… I-I came t-to get your clothes to w-wash them for you” she said not moving an inch. You sighed and regained your composure “Oh… okay thank you” you said and continued to clean yourself. You heard as Liz’s footsteps came closer, you couldn’t see through the glass because it was all steamed up. Her footsteps then started to fade “Liz?” you asked and waited for a reply “Yes miss Lilly?” she asked “Where is Dante right now?” you asked uncertain “Uhm he is in the kitchen now miss Lilly” she replied “Thanks and please call me Lilly” you replied. “Okay” Liz said and you heard her close the door.

You continued to clean yourself and wash your hair, since this morning a song has been stuck in your head and you couldn’t seem to get it out. You started to hum the tune of the song as you were cleaning yourself and before you knew it you started to sing the song’s words out loud:

It's true, we're all a little insane
but it’s so clear
now that I'm unchained

fear is only in our minds
taking over all the time
fear is only in our minds but it’s taking over all the time

you poor sweet innocent thing
dry your eyes and testify
you know you live to break me- don't deny
sweet sacrifice

Dante’s POV:

I decided to go back to my room wondering if Lilly is done yet. I climbed the stairs pretty quickly and in no time I was in my, I walked towards the bathroom door and just as I was about to knock on it I stopped because I heard something. It sounded to me like someone singing so I was curious and turned my head and put my ear against the door and listened intently. Through the door I could hear a beautiful voice and words being sung:

One day I'm gonna forget your name
and one sweet day, you're gonna drown in my lost pain

fear is only in our minds
taking over all the time
fear is only in our minds but it’s taking over all the time

you poor sweet innocent thing
dry your eyes and testify
and oh you love to hate me don't you, honey?
I'm your sacrifice.

I was totally amazed and just knew that it had to be Lilly because no one else was in there and all I wanted to do at that moment was bust through the door and tell her that she has an amazing voice, but I decided to keep listening and wait till she comes out instead. I started to concentrate on what was being sung again:

do you wonder why you hate?
are you still too weak to survive your mistakes?

you poor sweet innocent thing
dry your eyes and testify
you know you live to break me- don't deny
sweet sacrifice

I heard the shower’s water stop and kept myself ready for anything, then just as I thought that I should knock because she was done singing she started to sing again:

Out of sight
Out of mind
Out of time
To decide
Do we run?
Should I hide?
For the rest
Of my life
Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose
We could fail
In the moment
It takes
To make plans
Or mistakes
30 minutes, a blink of an eye
30 minutes, to alter our lives
30 minutes, to make up my mind
30 minutes, to finally decide
30 minutes, to whisper your name
30 minutes, to shoulder the blame
30 minutes, of bliss, thirty lies
30 minutes, to finally decide

*Wow her voice is so amazing… she sounds almost just like tATu* I thought as I kept listening to her sing:

Carousels
In the sky
That we shape
With our eyes
Under shade
Silhouettes
Casting shade
Crying rain
Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose
We could fail
Either way
Options change
Chances fail
Trains derail
30 minutes, a blink of an eye
30 minutes, to alter our lives
30 minutes, to make up my mind
30 minutes, to finally decide
30 minutes, to whisper your name
30 minutes, to shoulder the blame
30 minutes, of bliss, thirty lies
30 minutes, to finally decide
To decide
To decide, to decide, to decide
To decide
To decide, to decide, to decide
To decide

I knew that she was finished with the song and decided I should let her know that I was there now, before she realizes I heard her. I knocked on the bathroom door 3 times “Yes?” I heard her ask “Lilly are you done?” I asked and waited for a reply “Oh uhm… yea, but what am I gonna wear now?” she asked and I too wondered bout that now. “Wait just a minute I’ll go see what I can do” I said and walked towards my closet.

I started looking through all my clothes and quickly found something that might hopefully fit her tiny body, I took a pair of black boxers with red rose petals on it out that I for some reason never wore along with a long-sleeved black silk button-up shirt and walked back to the bathroom. When I reached the door I knocked once “Here you can wear these till your clothes are clean and dry” I said and waited in front of the door. The door slowly opened up till it was open big enough for her to put her arm through and take the clothes from me then she closed it again. I walked over to my bed and just plopped down on my back.

Normal POV:

You opened the door slowly just big enough to stick your hand out and take the clothes from Dante. *Thank heaven I stopped singing before he could hear me… or at least I think he didn’t hear me* you thought as you started to put on the clothes *At least the chocolate didn’t get on my underwear otherwise I would have been totally doomed!* you thought while putting on the boxers. You walked towards the bathroom door and then opened it going out, you saw Dante lying on his back on his bed. Dante lifted up his head looking at you and then a huge grin spread across his face and you couldn’t help but blush and feel nervous.

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:: Songs used:: > Evanescence – Sweet sacrifice

                       > tATu – 30 minutes