Unexpectedly Meeting You

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

*William Fox*

After the recent incident with the vipers the other day, we immediately went back home and pack our things for our so called “training”. Things are just going insane for us, for me… I know that this is something serious, but sometimes when I think about it… what if this is just all a dream, that all of these didn’t exist… that Neola didn’t exist. What if this is just all a dream.

We we’re packing more stuff again, Art is singing, He’s excited. He’s been talking about it the whole time in our way home. I don’t know if he’s taking this seriously, it seems like a computer game to him. Larissa is just looking at him smiling and wiggling her feet while Art is fixing her stuff, plenty of her stuff.

“You spoil her so much.” I told Art when the sisters are watching sponge bob, that’s their favorite show.

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“Larissa, you buy her lots of things way beyond her need, and it doesn’t look like she requested this things from you.”

“No she didn’t. I just like buying this stuff for her. Besides when I first met her I feel like she needs me, so the first thing I did was the things that I thought can make her feel at ease. Because… these things are the only thing I had when I was lonely…” He said, now I can see his face being serious for the first time. “… my mom and dad are not always there for me… well they never did. They are always at work, on business trips or on a meeting; they never had time for me. All they think was the things that they can buy and provide for me, they never thought that I needed more than that.” He looked at me. “when I saw Larissa, I felt that she is like me, she needed to be taken care of, but since I don’t know how to do that aside from giving or buying her things, that’s the first thing I did.”

I  was in awe in his seriousness. “Wow… that was…deep.” Is all that I can say.

“I know…” he said with his eyes set on Larissa who is now laughing with Neola.

The night ended up with Neola curling up with me in the bed. We all fell asleep. We woke up early in the morning, and I’m kind of use that Art is cooking for us. I called Brandon that I have to go away for a while and that I will do my job through “technology, (as what Leroy advice me to do.)” Gladly he agreed and didn’t ask for more details cause I have to lie to him more if he did.

“Ready?” Leroy asked when he got into the front of my apartment with his H2 SUT  4-Door Four Wheel Drive , 393 bhp, 415 lb-ft, 6-sp Automatic, 5 passengers, 6.2-liter, 8-cylinder engine.

“Wow.” Art muttered.

“Let’s go… ladies first?” Leroy said and gestured to the girls.

“Thank you.” Larissa said, Neola smiled.

Art was the one who entertained us while traveling, with his questions and being excited with training, he was showing some muscles with the girls. I just rolled my eyes. I haven’t had a complete sleep since the recent attack of the Vipers so I fell asleep while traveling.

We made stop overs for food or for personal necessities, and I fell asleep again. It was late in the afternoon when I woke up.

“Where are we?” I asked as I cleared my eyes and stretched my arms a little, Neola is sleeping in my shoulders. I looked around, Art and Larissa are sleeping to each other. 

“They are finally asleep, well we are …….. here.” Leroy made a prolong before saying “Here”. He made a turn into a very long drive way… but… it’s not… it’s… in the middle of nowhere.

We all went out from the car, I can see Art’s reaction is the same as mine. Our jaws literally dropped when we saw the place. We are in a……………………….. FOREST!!!

“What is this… I mean where are we?” Art said.

Leroy chuckled. “We are in my Villa.” He said casually.

Villa? Did he say that this is the Villa that he was talking about? What happen to the luxurious drive way? The professionally landscaped garden, the comfortable and rooms and… we are actually facing an old big house in a forest.

“Welcome.” Leroy said and led us inside. It was all wood, not even a single gadget is her, not even a T.V. the place was big… but almost empty… He showed us a big empty room, he said that this is the place where we practice some other stuff. “This is the place where the both of you will be sleeping.” He said to Art and I. we looked at each other, the room is quite… small, but it has two beds at least.

“But…” Art was about to protest.

“the princesses will be staying at the other rooms.” Leroy said.

“Are you okay with that?” I asked Neola.

“I have to deal with it since you are in your training.” She calmly said to me through her mind.

I gently nodded, but I was quite disappointed to a reason that I don’t why. Leroy continued to show us around. He led us into the girls room.

My eye brow rose. “This is… somewhat… unfair.” I said when I saw their gigantic room. 50 people can fit in here. With much more huge comfortable looking beds. With a luxurious looking bathroom which is also huge.

“This is so unfair.” Art said.

“What can I do… they are the daughter of my royalty and they are princesses.” Leroy said. “Anyway, you guys change your clothes, I know you feel stinky and stuff, after that go down stairs and we will have our first dinner together.”

We all agreed. Neola and Larissa went jumping and their eyes went to green when they heard that we are going to eat. That wasn’t new. Art and I took turns in using the bathroom.

“Hey what do you think about our training?” Art asked after we finished taking a bath.

“Well… I’m still in the level of thinking if this is real or not.” I said honestly.

He looked at me with a come-on look. “We’ve been together for almost a month now and your still having doubts if this things are all happening or not?” he shook his head and clicked his tongue three times.

“Whatever.”

“Speaking of… you have a thing for Neola huh?” He said with a teasing grin.

“How did that have to be related with our last topic? And what are you talking about me having a thing for her?” I narrowed him a look.

He hissed. “Still on denial stage huh?” He said and came near to me and put his hands in my shoulder and leaned on me. “I know you have lots of experience with girls… but I can just tell that you like her.”

I lurched forwards that made him lose his balance. “You’re saying nonsense.” I rolled my eyes and went to the door.

“Are you okay with us not sleeping together? I’m going to miss you.” Art mimicked some girl’s voice. “ you said that to her a while ago and you’re going to deny that you don’t have a thing for her?”

“You exaggerating bastard, I didn’t say that.” I said and threw him a shirt. “Wear some shirt.” I went down stairs before he could say something else.

I was about to enter the dining area when I heard Leroy ordering some stuff to other people and I surprised to see two other people in the room.

“Oh, hi.” I said.

“Hi, this is my butler Steve and Greg.” Leroy introduced me to the two other men, Steve is older, I’m guessing that he is already in his late 50’s and Greg in his early 30’s.

“Hi, I said.”

“What’s with the food?!” Art said who is now behind me. He was right, the food was…to many for us, it is designed with perfection and did I say that there is too much food in the table.

“This is our first night, so I thought of celebrating.” Leroy said.

“Good, cause I really need some.” Art said almost drooling. “But I didn’t know that you have Steve and Greg with us. Hi… I’m Arthur, Art for short.” He said and shook their hands with enthusiasm.

“they are already here before us, to set up some things.” Leroy said.

“Set up things?” I was curious.

“You will see tomorrow.”

Later the girls came down with their beautiful dresses, showing their green eyes. We all ate and chat for some time. I opened my laptop, I have to do some work and surprisingly, the place has Wi-Fi, impressive for a house that doesn’t have a television. After working I went to sleep, I can feel that something tiring and exhausting will be waiting for us tomorrow.