OBTICEO

Chapter 24: CRAVE

"You're here!" Gio greeted me when he saw me entering the cell. I am guessing that he is about to go to the kitchen, probably to prepare dinner. I never did kitchen chores all by myself, especially the cooking part. So I help him every time I can.

I followed him to the kitchen. I sat down on the chair in the dining area and started looking for something he can cook. If you are asking about Caligo, he walked me here. He was pissed at me for not telling about where and what I was talking about with Khael. But before he go, he told me that he will be coming at hour 4, tomorrow so he could teach me about avoiding punches then we will straight to the headquarters for the exam. I agree since it will be a big boost for me, I should grab every opportunity that knocks on my door. And training with Caligo is one of those opportunities. He may be annoying to the core but he is useful in terms of Kavan-related things.

"Yeah, so many things happened earlier. I'm tired!" I took a deep breath and frowned. Gio smiled and looked at me. I wonder what he does during his free time. I only see him during training and while doing house chores. I wonder how he unwinds. I better ask him for some tips since he stayed he has been staying here longer than I have.

"What happened? Do you want to talk about it?" he was giving interest on my day. The typical attitude of Gio. He may seem cold on the outside, well, I mean he is cold most of the time but he still has this sweet side of him. Like right now, giving attention, attending to my bratty rants and more. I was actually feeling thankful that I have him as my cellmate, maybe later, we will become best buddies or best of friend or whatever they call it.

"No! Certainly not. The opposite actually. I want to forget everything that happened today. Everything!" I still can't digest what happened earlier, I mean between me and Caligo. It was just so wrong, improper, it was so disgusting. I really want to forget about it but it haven't even sink in my mind that it actually happened.

"Is it really that bad?" Gio went near me and sat down on the table on my left part. So we are slightly facing each other.

"It was the worst. I wandered around the mansion area, thinking I would have some peace of mind before tomorrow's exam but fate played tricks on me. I met some jerks that ruined my peaceful day" I rolled my eyes to compensate with the irritation that I was released on every part of my body. I only wanted to rest my mind before the exam but disgusting things happened. I let it happen. I really can't believe it happened until now. I was trying my best to pretend that I wasn't affected, earlier when I was still with Caligo. But inside I was actually dying out of embarrassment and disgust.

"Well there is only one actually" aside from what happened with Caligo, everything else was perfectly normal. Caligo just have to enter the scene and ruin my day like all he ever does.

"Are you sure you don't want to talk about it? You sound like you couldn't get over it. How would you forget about it if you keep remembering and talking about it? Stop thinking about it and you’ll forget it in no time" he said looking at me. Gio is intelligent, no doubt about that. He has wise words that would help you feel better or help you understand the situation. I'm glad he's my cellmate. But seeing his annoyed face makes me happier. I should wear always wear awful statement shirts about cellmates to piss him off.

"Your right. I should get it off of my mind. Like really get it off" if only I can flash my thoughts in an instant.

"Since tomorrow is a big day, do you want a special dinner?" music to my ears. I realized that I was hungry after Gio mentioned food.

"YES PLEASE!" I exclaimed, excited for today's dinner.

Gio prepared some pasta, meat, and ice cream. Of course, I helped him but like what happens every time we prepare foods, Gio does most of the task.

I was sleeping peacefully when I felt something weird on my body. My stomach felt cold, I was wearing a crop top so feeling cold was reasonable. But what caught my attention was, why do I feel like something is caressing my bare stomach, I can even feel it moving up. I had no choice but to wake every nerve in my body. What the heck?

"Good morning!" I immediately turned to my back to check who it was, to my horror, it was Caligo. I pushed him off of my bed as hard as I can. I heard him hit the ground.

"Why are you here? What did you do to me?" as far as I remember, I slept on our cell. Was I hallucinating and Caligo brought me to his cell?

"Calm down. I already told you yesterday that I will come here. Gio opened the door for me, he is currently making breakfast he told me to wake you up" I immediately looked outside our window and saw that it was 30 minutes after hour 2. I quickly get up from bed and punched him on his stomach.

"You said we will meet at hour 4, your almost 2 hours early. Let us rest!" I delivered multiple punches on his body until he caught my hands. He was just looking at me, smiling.

"I'm sorry okay! I can't wait until hour 4. I just had to come to you" he said smiling. He sounded so disgusting. I wasn't able to respond. I remembered the first time I saw him back in the headquarters. He looks really handsome but his attitude is really annoying. I reign over my mind and freed myself from him.

"You i***t! You destroyed my supposedly rest before the exam. I should rest as much as I could. Are you really trying to help me?" I need skills to pass alright but I also need to rest. How will I even last a minute if my body will collapse after receiving one punch.

"Of course I am! That's why I came really early, so you will still have time to rest before the exam. Don't worry I borrowed a car from the mansion. They have a lot of cars in that place, a good thing I am a work head assistant it is one of my privileges even if it is out of leisure" if that's the case then, I agree that it is better to start really early. But still, he should have told me earlier about the changes in our original plan. He keeps on invading my personal space.

"Tss! So what do I do now?"

"I suggest for you to take a shower and wear something comfortable" I glared at him before walking to my closet and grabbing comfortable clothes. I picked a matching tracksuit. I did not have to choose which shoes I need to use since there's no doubt that I have to use the combat shoes. I’m actually quite used to using it, a good thing I was able to adjust since I was informed early that this is what we will use every time we have exams and every training we do.

"Why are you still here in my room? You should have gone to the kitchen and helped Gio prepare breakfast!" I hissed when I saw Caligo laying down on my bed, hugging my pillow. I just got out of the shower but I already don't feel fresh. I didn't allow him to lay down on my bed but this guy is feeling too at home, I mean feeling too at cell. Thus is not his cell, he's not even welcome here, especially on my bed.

"It's too early to be grumpy. Loosen up and smile. Things work better when you smile. We haven't even seen a genuine smile from you yet. Smile, I'm sure the others will be surprised to see it" he laughed. He's here in front of me early in the morning, who would be happy? And lastly, a smile is not involved in how things work. Like how he is smiling right now but I still want to punch his guts.

"So, should I just smile at my opponents later on the exam? Just smile and I will pass? That's easy! Yey! Thanks!" Caligo laughed at my sarcasm and I just rolled my eyes at him. He did not answer and kept looking at me so I continued doing my routine while glaring at him whenever I have a chance.

He was just watching me intently as I prepare myself, I felt uncomfortable at first but I just shrugged it off. I need his help so I better stay put. Unless he does the same mistake he did yesterday. If he does, I won't be able to hold back. I might just kill him and throw his body off of a cliff. I'm sure the depths of the ocean are enough to hide his rotten body. Yeah! Sounds like a plan.

"Stop with that murderous look your giving me. You look scary" he thinks this is funny? With the look on his face, I can tell he is enjoying this. Seeing me pissed off so early. What a way to start my day, I sure hope that this is not a premonition for the results of my exam. Seeing Caligo indicates bad luck. Ugh! I hate this man.

"Good to know that you feel scared"

"Oh no! I kiss someone who scares me" It caught me off guard but I recovered fast enough to be able to run to him and hit him on his back.

"Oww! That hurts. Stop hurting me. I would have bruises all over my body because of you. But if I'll have bruises on my lips by kissing you, I might be fine with having bruises" he smirked and I scoffed in disgust. The nerve of this man to mention that tiny disgusting interaction we had yesterday. He's thick-faced, no arguing with that. Looks like that mistake will be my nightmare for a really long time.

"Your lips on my lips feel so good. I'm having trouble stopping myself, I keep on craving for more"