After shuffling and turning to find extra clothes in the back compartment of the car, the two people in their underwear agreed to Aurelia wearing the shirt and Simon to wear the pants of the extra pair they found. The surroundings were silent except for the occasional cries of the collapsing house. And Aurelia wondered why the man didn't seem to be concerned that his house will soon be all ashen.
It seems like he has a lot of houses. (Sana ol)
"Let's go to the city and find a hotel—"
"And then you will stab me to run or put the hotel on fire to escape?" Simon interrupted her, arching his well-defined eyebrows, "No thanks," He sass, his voice sounded like a typical blonde white girl in movies who are hated by the audiences for being dramatic. The only difference is that he's not white but naturally tan and he's not a girl nor is this a movie.
But yes, Simon sounded like Aurelia when she's bitching about.
"What? No, I—"
"Funny, you already said that you will not do anything humorous like this again." Simon deadpanned, his eyes pierced through her, and damn why is it hot?
Now that she thinks about it, they look like they were just done rolling in bed. Except they're in the car and their bed is actually burning right now.
"Well, first of all, I didn't promise anything like that you terrorized me remember?" She said with an equally monotonous voice and Simon turns his mystic eyes into slits. "Secondly, there's no way I will just obey you and drop my whole life to be your companion in being crazy—"
"But you just suggest it—"
"Yes and no and please don't interrupt me, it's basic etiquette," She reprimanded like a mother chastising her son and Simon's mouth ends curled. What a brat, he thought.
"I just suggest you help me discover myself and partner you with your job, not in life. What? Are we getting married now?" With a mock sardonic tone, she said. Though, on the outside with this hot piece of a man he can be considered a husband material with the fact that he's a doctor, in reality, every girl that he will come across that will get to know his true motives will soon come scurrying away. Though, Aurelia also thought that some girls will gladly take this man more so if they're crazy themselves or a masochist that will gladly take the lashes of brutality from the sadistic man.
Like herself.
Well, like her another self to be precise.
"What I mean is don't throw a tantrum on me now, I am no saint and I'm hungry, tired and I feel dizzy with the musky smell of the smoke and I feel the chilling air while there's a burning house in our side, it's suffocating. I'm also not comfortable in this shirt with no shorts and—woah did you hear that? My stomach sure is a dinosaur in the past life, it's roaring." Aurelia looked at her stomach while grabbing it, it's twisting because of hunger and Simon just eyed her, amused by her rambling. She sure has a lot to say even if she's the one who caused this whole ordeal they're going through.
"If you just get out of that driver seat then by now, we're already at my other house." He said with now a lot of ease and tease. As much as the girl is fascinating, she's right, the night grows more chilly and it's not good for their health to stay in this surrounding with the stifling smoke. And after all of this, he's also hungry.
"But I swear that if you do something, anything that will potentially kill me or you escaping, I will not hesitate to really break your pretty little neck," Simon eyed her fair but bruising neck that his doing and Aurelia stared at him with a scoff.
"Why are you so obsessed with my neck? That's kinky." She commented and Simon can't help but bit his tongue to stop himself from breaking into fits of laughter. Kinky? The f?
Is strangling someone a kink?
Leaning closed towards her, Simon smiled, "Go," he whispered, dropping the smile at the process and Aurelia rolled her eyes at that, mumbling something like 'jerk' to herself. They get out of the car to switch their position and Simon maneuvered it to God knows where.
Unlike the first time when Aurelia traveled while she's conscious where she's blindfolded, now she can observe the scenery without the care to memorize all the directions they take and plan to escape.
The dark night is not something mesmerizing as it is just that, dark. But for some reason, she felt the night special, maybe because it's been a while since she gets out and stares outside the window car without anxiety that she can't flee for long, or the feeling of comfort that somehow she got from the man beside her. Whatever it is, she's content at the moment.
After a long silent ride, the car parked on a tall building. It's surprising because Aurelia can see that there are so many people inside and Simon didn't even mind and bring her with him. It's quite irksome that he's confident.
"Let's go," Simon unfasten his seatbelt aiming to the door when Aurelia grabbed his hand to stop him. He lifts an eyebrow to ask her why.
"What? Are you going out with just..." She looked down from his gorgeous face to the wide shoulders and firm chest and abs. "...that?" He's hot alright, but he can't just go around looking like that.
"What do you mean by 'that'. I'm quite insulted huh I have an excellent abdominal muscle to flaunt, excuse me." He declared with an aggravated look and Aurelia stop herself from grabbing her eye to prevent it from twitching.
"Aiyo, my bad, I just realized it's truly an honor to see how magnificent your body is because I'm starstruck for a moment," She sarcastically remarked and Simon sneers at her like a child challenging her to fight. "But, you will be caught by the police with just that piece of clothing, so just display your 'excellent abdominal muscles' later." She suggested and Simon grinned at her maliciously, earning a suspicious glare from her.
"Oh, I see. Do you want to just own the stunning view? You can just say so—"
He's interrupted when Aurelia takes off the shirt that leaves her in her undergarments again. Simon gulped loudly and for the first time, he looked nervous. Looking from left to right, he didn't dare to look again in front of him because the beast is painfully in the process of waking up.
Goodness Gracious! It's just a view, why it does have the power to stir the beast?
This girl works wonders.
"I know, I'm irresistible...but you know, this car is not tinted and—"
He's interrupted for the second time when Aurelia throws the shirt in his face.
"What a perverted jerk. Stop rambling nonsense and take that shirt so you can get out of the car, I'm hungry." She demanded with her arms crossed in front of her, Simon just has to gulped from the sight of her chest lifting up because of the act. When Aurelia scoff at him he all but throw the shirt to his body to get dressed.
But when he's pushing the car door to open, he stopped and looked back with an irritated face.
"Wait a minute, why I will leave you here when you can escape freely?" He suspiciously said and pressed his lips in a thin line. Aurelia just rolled her eyes and she's starting to get dizzy from it. This man can't be underestimated for his ability to act childishly. Actually, no, it's surely a talent.
"Do you think I can run away with just this underwear? I am no a bold star nor an exhibitionist, I will die first before I run like this like a madman just to escape." She deadpanned. It's true but she also knows that if one is put in a situation like this then they can do something crazy like that. But no, she has a perfect body but it's not her thing to flaunt it in this kind of setting.
"Really?" With his eyes in a slit, he asked and Aurelia sighed. This crazy man is not just crazy but crazily crazy. Like seriously crazy.
"Right, these peasants did not have the right to see a grand sight like that." She said trying to coax the kid. But Simon didn't budge.
In the end, Simon gets out of the car with Aurelia's hand shackled on the side window. She grumbles to herself and how she hated the man with a burning passion. More burning than his house right now.
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"What? She burns your house?" Eric repeated while joyously laughing. He shakes his head in amusement and disbelief all whilst smirking. The man on the other line that called him sighed.
"Yes, and we're on the headquarters right now. I left her in the car because we don't have clothes." Simon said with a deep voice and Eric once again chuckled.
"Why on the earth you don't have clothes, did something happened between the two of you?" He maliciously asked and the man snorts at that.
"She burned my house down, that's what happened," Simon answered with a dull voice and he takes the elevator again with now a pair of clothes in hand. Eric hummed and tsk.
"She's really something huh, but why are you in the headquarters anyway, and why are you calling me? We're not that close." Eric questioned, they're really far from close and if not can be considered acquaintances even with their field of work and them being cousins. So, he wondered why Simon is now talking with him about his burned house.
"It's odd, but Aurelia wants me to help her discover herself and propose to be my job partner. I think she's planning something." Simon disclosed but Eric just lifts a brow at the statement.
"So? Does it have something to do with me?" He asked and Simon eyed the car from afar before walking towards it.
"No, but your James may have. I think there's something more into this." He whispered and ended the call while he smiles in front of Aurelia, he didn't put down his guard.
She's far from simple, who knows what next will she do?