Mia played fetch with Toby, while conversing with Liam, until dusk approached. Toby lay next to them tired. "Oh wow, look at the sunset ," she grabbed Liam's phone in a hurry as if the sun was running away from them, and recorded without looking at the phone. " Mia, you are recording your beautiful face, flip the camera," he said in amusement, her ignorance was rather... cute.
"Oh!" she tapped the flip icon of the camera and recorded the pink-yellow colour that scattered in the skies. "Liam? Tell me more about what you believe in mythical beings, you said you think they are real right?" she asked him, still recording the sky. "Yes, Mia, I might sound crazy but I do believe in them." he answered looking at the video she was still recording. "What makes you think they exist and how do you know about them?" the curious cat asked again.
"There is this old book called 'Beings From The Other World', unfortunately, its in my aunt's museum for exhibition. When I was twelve, I used to spend my vacation at my maternal aunt's place, and in their basement, they kept our relatives' stuff, who had passed on long time ago. One time when I was bored, I headed to the basement to look for something to play with. I found a ball, but instead, I took the book that was beside it. It was so old that almost all of the pages were torn. I stuck it together and started exploring its contents. I can't recall the author of the book, but it was written 'Mark Harry' as the owner. I asked my mother If she knew who Mark Harry was, because my name is Liam Harry. She said he was my great great great great grandpa..She said a lot of greats," he smiled and Mia got tired focusing the camera and completed the recording. She diverted all her attention to Liam's story, "So I guess Mark Harry is the father to your greatest grandad. I bet he lived a hundred thousand years ago, so that book is approximately a hundred thousand years old," Mia answered, her norm was to guess stuff which may be true. Liam widened his eyes, leaving his mouth wide agape. "What the...Mia!! In the museum it is written a hundred thousand year-old book!!" he smiled and Mia tilted her head in shock and confusion. "I guess you are really good at guessing stuff," Liam told her. "Oh no, its getting late Liam, I want more of your story," she pouted. "I will tell you tomorrow in school. Come let me escort you home, Its getting late," Mia carried her sleeping puppy, and together they walked. She lead the way since Liam had not yet seen her home.
They reached in no time, because they scurried, not exchanging words.
"Thank you Liam, this is my home, you are welcome anytime to visit me," Liam looked at the rather small and simple mansion. She bid him goodbye and entered the house to find Greta on the swing chair, asleep. "Greta, am home," she was audible enough for her to hear, and she snapped her eyes open.
"Dear, come," she beckoned Mia and she tightly hugged Greta after placing Toby on the carpet. "How was your day?" Greta asked her caressing her beautiful face. "It was good, how was yours?" Mia asked grinning with her angelic smile.
"It was nice, but.." she furrowed her eyebrows, "Is that redhead boy your boyfriend? I am sorry Mia but there is something off about him. I suggest you look into him before you continue dating. Or.. break up with him." the smile on Mia's face fell. "Greta... I..I am so in love with him, maybe I should investigate him but not break up with him," Mia tried her best to act normal because Greta could easily detect lies. Greta furrowed her eyebrows deeper, "O..Okay, but if you notice something strange about him tell me. I know I don't have the right to tell you who to date. Maybe I was just over thinking about something. Never mind, I'll head to bed, there is food, warm it with the microwave," she yawned. "Goodnight," she told Mia, and Mia just hugged her affectionately. 'Its so strange, why is she sleeping now? its 6:43pm. Maybe she's just tired' she thought.
She warmed food for her and Toby, and they both headed upstairs. "Toby, why did you say I should take care being around the guy with redhair?" she picked up Toby from the ground. "Because he has a strong unusual presence and scent, as if he's not human. His scent is suffocating," Toby looked worried and Mia cuddled him. "Tomorrow when I go to school, I'd like you to spy Greta for me when she's in the house okay?" Toby stopped waggling its tail.
"Okay, but she ignores me. She is so weird because she locks herself up in her bedroom and comes out minutes before you come home. As if she senses you," Mia thought about Greta's bedroom. She hated invading someone's privacy, but for the 3 years she has been living in her house, she has never even caught a glimpse of her room.
She left Toby on her bed, and entered in the bath tub after stripping. She stayed there for a while until it got cold, suddenly, she heard the bathroom window creaked and saw a shadow. She almost stood up when the male figure made his way into the bathroom, after squeezing through the window.
She was too frightened to act, and she sank the whole of her body in the tub. Luckily, the water was scented with lily petals and it wasn't transparent to see inside, it looked grey. She held her breath under water, with her eyes shut, she tried to open one of her eyes, to see the figure looking down at her.
"I can see the bubbles Mia, dress up before you catch a cold," the familiar husky voice said, and Mia immediately knew the person. She poked her head out, with heavy breaths. "Xander.. look away, I want to take my robe. Don't enter my room, my dog will bark and Greta will come," he widened his eyes with realization that the girl was indeed naked. 'How could I forget they bathe without clothes,' he turned his head away. He never used a bath tub just a quick shower. "Please Xander, don't look back, am coming out now,"
"I won't, am not interested in seeing your bare body. Just pick the bath robe I have something to tell you," he said indifferently. She quickly put on the bathrobe and he faced her, approaching her. He smelled the scent of lilies on her body, and looked at the hair that stuck on her face seductively. 'Wait, why am I distracted?' he shaked his head to come back to his senses. "I bought a luxurious mansion across the street, and an expensive car. I didn't know gold is so valuable on this dimension. I just finished putting furniture by the help of designers. I want you beside me, so let's live together," he did not beat around the bush.