"Since when did you take a liking to animals, Xav?" her brother knitted his brows when he saw the contain of the box in his twin's hands.
"Well, now." she shrugged simply.
Daniel let her be as she climbed the stairs to change her clothes. He flipped the pancake in the pan as he put his hand on the waist. A hot pink apron embraced his big built. If any girl saw him right now, she definitely would sigh in content. The girl who got him as her husband is really lucky, ah!
He was humming his favourite song, feeling at ease, "Xan, what did you cook?" "Ah!" her sister sudden appearance behind him make his heart stopped beating for a moment. He was so shocked that the pancake he was flipping fly until it landed on his head.
"Ahhhhhhh!" he shrieked. His masculinity before faded in just a second. Now he looks like a puppy that can't see because of a bin covering his face.
Daniella bursted out laughing, until tears forming in her eyes. One of her hand hold her stomach, while her other hand slapped the table in an effort to stop this madness feeling.
She managed to stop, but she throws her head back again, laughing even harder when she saw her brother's poker face looking at her, but still didn't remove the pancake on his head.
Her laughter started to die, as she walked to her twin,took the pancake on his head before throw it in a bin.
Daniel gasped, "Why did you throw it???It still can be eat!" he whined.
She tsked. "No, no. It can't. Enough, let's eat." she pulled a chair under the kitchen table and take a seat. Soon, her brother follow suit.
The pancakes on the table look extremely tempting, with the chocolate running down, glistening under her eyes. She licked her lower lip, and started to eat. No matter how hungry she is, her manner and exquisite while dining still maintain since she was an empress before. She have to be an example for her people, and it became a habit. In this life too, she still couldn't throw away the habit. Furthermore, its not a bad habit, so there's reason for her to change that.
Daniel suddenly asked, "Dan, do you remember what today is?" he asked excitedly.
"Tuesday." she answered curtly.
Daniel pouted, "Hmm, yeah", before he continued eating with a solemn expression.
Daniella secretly smiles, before she speaks monotonously, "Happy Birthday."
His head snapped to her way, and she swear she could hear something cracked. He grinned, "Happy birthday, too. You..... remember?" his eyes now shine.
"Yes, of course! It's my birthday! And you too." she said with a lopsided grin. She understands his excitement, because before she took this body, the late owner never greeted her twin 'happy birthday' after their parents dead. It kinda sad.
She smiled, "Let's celebrate together."
His eyes lit up, "Yeah! Let's spend this whole day together!" he said, happiness apparent in his eyes.
So, this is happiness.
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Xiu Ying POV
After we are done with breakfast, he took us to the Scarlet Mall. We spent time shopping, went to cinema, and numerous amazing places. Since I never celebrate my own birthday before, this is technically the best birthday in my both life. We decided to wear a matching clothes since both of us never get the chance to do that with our own partner since we don't have one.
I wear a royal blue long sleeve shirt that exposing my shoulders, paired with a black fitted jeans shorts. I let my brown hair cascaded down my back. Daniel is in a sleeveless hoodie with the same colour of my shirt, and a pair of skinny black jeans. His clothes screamed bad.
Maybe because we are Martinez siblings, or because Daniel's exposed biceps, people kept glancing our way. Well, I ignored it of course. I already used to having eyes trained on me. While Daniel, he looks like he regret choosing that hoodie because girls kept throwing flirty glances from time to time. I didn't blame him, though. Girls look at him like they want to eat him then and there.
I scrunched my face in disgust as I pulled Daniel into an arcade. We spent time in there for quite some time. And when we finished, the sky already dark, and the moon started to show itself. We were walking to Daniel's black Porsche when I stopped in my track. Did I left foods for my babies?
"Why you stop?"
"Ah, never mind." I said, remember that I did left my babies foods before I go out.
Daniel suggested us to go to a club to celebrate our day and I agreed. We went to V Club, a popular club, where's only wealthy people can go in. When we arrived, the line was super long, but when the guards saw us, they immediately let us in. Ah, this is one of the perks in being wealthy.
When we're in, I scanned the club. Various lights shining the room, and the music was so loud that the ground vibrated with the beats. We went to the stool and sit beside each other.
"What did you want?" he asked me.
"The usual." I simply replied.
He turned to the bartender, "A bourbon and a whiskey" he ordered before he turned towards me.
"So, since we are eighteen now, we inherited our parents wealth now, yeah?" he asked.
I nodded, "Yeah."
"Good to know. I feel relieve now. That evil aunt can go to hell now. I can't believe she and uncle have the heart to let us be like this. That's our properties for fuck sake! They even took father's companies. Thank God, we can survive. They cut more than half of our allowance per month. "he babbled,face crinkled in hate.
Since our parent's death, our uncle and his wife were the one responsible to take care of us since we didn't reach adulthood. In 7 years they were our guardian, most of the wealth our parents left was spent for themselves. We got money enough to eat. They didn't even sent us to school. When anyone suspected them, they told people that we were schooled in home. And of course, that's a lie. We tried to expose them, but every time we failed. That's why at the age of 13, we started to work odd jobs. And then a colleague introduced us the way to earn more money. When I was 15,I already became one of the top ten hacker in the world. With that money, we survived our day and I bought an apartment. Well , technically the body previous owner did that. She really is brilliant.
We live there until now. The highest floor was exclusive only for us.
Daniel is brilliant as well. At the age of 15 too, he succeeded in making weapons including bombs. He sold it to previous Mafia clan, but after he decided that he can't live with guilty. He switched clients from the illegal ones to legal. He now sold it to the authorities. We are famous, but no one know our real identity.
"Xav,why don't we become a celebrity?" he suggested.
"Hmm?" I arched my brow,"Didnt you hate people's attention?" I asked. Being a Martinez alone bring us more popularity than a C list celebrities.
"I don't know. I feel like I want to try. You can make that happen, right?"
"Yes, of course. I have connections, remember?" I smirked.
He nodded.
As we enjoy our drink, we started to go separate ways. I went to the dance floor, randomly dancing. The alcohol make me dizzy, as I dance. I feel the need to be wild and sexy. This is the first time I got a chance to truly enjoy my life freely. Since I was an empress before, my every day full with trying to make kingdom better. I never got to enjoy myself and wear something sexy. Back then, women have to always be polite, and couldn't work as now.
I am a free woman now. With this in mind, I make use the dancing techniques the body previous owner secretly learnt before. I swayed my hips professionally, move my hands gracefully, with a hint of sexiness. As I engrossed in dancing, I automatically bit my lower lip as I proceed with the belly dance.
Alcohol already consumed me,my consciousness slowly slipped away as I dance and dance.
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Third person POV
Every eyes glued on her, watching eagerly her every movement. Some guy whistles when she ran her hands up and down along her body. Everything was a blur for her, as sanity already jumped out of the window. Even though she wears jeans short comparing to other women in the club who wears a sexy dress, she looks even more alluring than the other girls as her clothes leave more to the men's imagination.
Her clothes hug her every curves, and the flowing of her smooth and silky hair around her body makes she looks like a goddess of seduction. Men on the dance floor started to approach her and try to dance with her. She didn't care,all that she care was her enjoyment.
It turns out that she still have a little sanity and conscience, as she slapped every hands that try to touch her viciously. Daniel came and joined his sister, at the same time protect her from all the flirty hands.
Among the numerous eyes that were looking at her, a pair of red eyes already on her the moment she stepped in, and still watching her every movement with interest the entire night.
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Ray of harsh sunlight that shine on her face makes her groans and scrunched her sleepy face. She struggled to open her eyes as her head started to throb painfully. She got up and went to the bathroom and took a painkiller. When she felt her headache decreased, she took another painkiller as she dragged her foots to her brother's room.
When she is in his doorway, she opened the door lazily as she invited herself in. Her brother is still sleeping on his stomach, only in his pants.
"Xan, get up. Eat the medicine."she said groggily as she shakes his shoulder. He groaned.
" Yeah, yeah. 5 minutes. "he said, his voice muffled as he buried his face on the sheets.
With the still sleepy eyes, she climbed his bed, planning to continue her sleep when her eyes suddenly catch his inks bicep.
" Huh? "she frowned." Xan, since when did you have a tattoo? "she asked full of confusion.
" Huh? No, I never get one. "he still didn't lifted his head.
" Hey, Xan. Get up. Look at yourself. "this time, she put more pressure as she shakes her brother.
He once again groaned before he got up and looked at himself.
" Where? "his sleeping eyes squinted, scanning his abdomen and chest.
" There", she said as she pointed at his right bicep. He followed her direction.
On his bicep, black ink covering his fair skin in a shape of a wolf's head. The wolf looks dangerous with its fangs bared. It gave the owner the look of strong and tough. Daniel twisted his brows.
"What? As far as I remember, I never get one before." he said as he traced the tattoo with face full of bewilderment.
"Weird." she said, as she stared at the tattoo.
Her mind suddenly remembered the wolf she met at the woods. Is this a coincidence?
"Xav! You too!" he exclaimed suddenly, pointing his finger to her right thigh.She turned a little, as she frowned deeper. Whats going on? She thought. 'I never even think of getting a tattoo. Why is it suddenly here? How it suddenly here?'
Yes, the late owner have one actually but it was really small, and it was a butterfly. But this one.....
She stared at the tattoo intently. Her tattoo is in the shape of a lion head, in the action of roaring. The lion looks magnificent as it is the king of jungle. It was baring its fangs, the tattoo cover her right thigh mostly.
"Maybe we accidentally got them when we were drunk last night." Daniel said.
She agreed quickly, but she knows even Daniel didnt feel so sure with his words. But they chose to keep quite as both of them continued with their own daily routines.
They couldn't help but feel there's more to it than just ordinary tattoos.