Lucius sat on his tail, letting Mary stroke his silky white hair. He purred loudly while closing his eyes, comfortably.
Suddenly, Mary put her hands down on her thighs and pushed the chair back with her feet and stood up.
Lucius hissed at her as she walked closer to the door.
"I just want to go outside for a while, can't I?" Mary said, carelessly.
Lucius hissed at her, angrily and slithered next to her. He slithered around Mary, blocking her way.
Mary let out a sigh."Fine, I just wanted to find some new clothes, okay? Happy now?"
Lucius smiled and slithered away from the door. He opened the door for Mary and she walked out of the room.
"Lucius, are your wounds all right? Aren't you afraid your wounds will open from moving that much?"
Lucius shook his head and hit his chest, strongly with his right hand.
"...If you say so... and do you have your notebook with you?"
He nodded and pulled out the book from his clothes. Mary looked at him, stunned.
"How did you-?I'm not gonna question that."
They silently went to a door, next to the room they came out. Mary pushed the door and it creaked open.
Lucius leaned in on her from behind and switched on the lights for her.
Mary looked back at him.
'Thanks! And Isn't this perfect timing!'She said, cheerfully.
It was a bathroom. It has a white marble floor and walls. There was a basin a few steps away from the bathtub and in front of the basin laid a mirror.
Mary stepped into the bathroom while Lucius followed her from behind. The floor was cold and she flinched a little but Lucius doesn't seem to feel the change of warmth.
They both looked around the bathroom, examining it. Lucius was especially gazing around the room, watching if there were any experiments readied to attack them.
Mary ran excitedly towards the bathtub. There were soaps on the side of the bathtub.
"Lucius!" Mary yelled while indicating her finger at the bathtub, excitedly."A bathtub! I miss being clean...Hmm? What is it?"
Lucius pulled her sleeve. Mary turned around and looked at him. He was holding his notebook, he flipped it to a blank page and wrote something on it.
He turned the book back to Mary, revealing the words.
Can we leave now? He wrote.
"Eh!?That fast? I haven't even bathed yet."Mary said, disappointed.
Lucius stared at her, silently. Then, he hissed at her and pointed out the door. He showed Mary another page of his notebook.
I'll be waiting for you, outside.
Mary smiled and nodded. She twisted a handle and water started leaking out of the bathtub faucet. She took a soap bar and threw it inside the bathtub.
Then, she glanced at the door and approached it. She pushed open the door and saw Lucius sitting outside.
He looked at Mary and they both made eye contact.
"So...You're just gonna stay outside?"Mary asked.
Lucius nodded.
"You sure, you don't want to bathe?"
He nodded and pointed his finger to his tail.
"Oh...right.Your lower half is a snake. But what about your hair, head and body?"
He shook his head.
"So you don't want to bathe?"
He nodded.
Mary sighed and said "Fine."
Then, she pulled the door handle and closed the door. She went back to the bathtub and the water was covered in bubbles.
When the water filled the tub, she twisted the handle and shut the water. She took off her clothes and went into the tub.
After a long time, she was done. She pulled open the drain. The bubbling water slowly reduced into the drain.
Mary stood up and used the shower head to wash her body one last time. Then she walked out of the tub, taking a towel with her. She slipped when her slippery foot touched the floor.
"Ouch! It hurt!"Mary yelled on the floor, the towel placed on her chest and between her legs.
Then, the door opened.