After that, Rudy left Jane's room and made his way to the royal bath house.
"Wow…" that was the first word to come out of his mouth as soon as he entered.
It was almost twice the size of a soccer field. And there were many ways to bathe.
Rudy's gaze fell into the bathtub that was as big as a pool, which seemed to be filled with hot water. He got into it and spread his legs before relaxing himself. He leaned at the edge and closed his eyes.
The heat from the water filled his body with a warm feeling that he had been missing ever since he stepped into the vampire world.
'A word without sun is supposed to be icy, but it's not that cold. Or maybe it is, and I simply can't sense it as my body is tolerant to such stuff. So why can I feel this warmth from this water?' He wondered.
"It's probably altered using magic or something. The vampires' bodies are cold, so no wonder they like to feel the heat. This temperature is perfect, even for me."
Just by staying in the pool for a minute, Rudy felt like falling asleep. All his tiredness vanished, and he felt refreshed.
"Hmm~ It's bigger than I thought~" a seductive female voice uttered.
Rudy immediately opened his eyes and saw Nyxia sitting on the opposite side of the pool in the same relaxed position as Rudy.
Her beautiful blonde hair was wet and looked even more imposing than before. The steam had made her body look softer and shinier, almost as if it was glowing with her hair.
Her blazing red eyes were piecing the steam, clearly visible. And most important of all, her naked voluptuous body was better than Jane's or any girl Rudy had seen.
Rudy avoided seeing through her clothes when they met earlier in the academy, but now that he had seen the perfect curves and shape of her body, he had no complaints.
He wasn't sure if that was a charm of an ancient vampire who looked just as his age. But now Rudy knew why Nyxia was so confident.
Rudy noticed something rising between his legs, and it wasn't the temperature of the water.
"Arara~ It got even bigger~" She said while licking her lips. "Did my body please it?"
Rudy felt like hiding his little brother as it was inappropriate, but he stopped caring.
"I didn't know you were here. My bad…" he said while staring at Nyxia's body.
"Oh, no. It's my bad. I walked in even though I saw you."
'What the—! She came after I entered? Dammit! I didn't even feel her presence!'
"But I am glad I did~" Nyxia took a deep breath while gazing at Rudy's snake and said, "I guess you have passed the first test. You can surely please Jane… no, any girl with that monstrous—"
Rudy got up and said, "I will go somewhere else. You continue—"
"Arara~? Are you embarrassed?" She teased. "Men who are shy and get embarrassed easily are the first to get left behind, you know?"
The corner of Rudy's face twitched as he heard that. He let out a deep sigh and reluctantly sat back into the pool.
"By that logic, women who are shameless are the first to get thrown aside. I doubt you have any reputation for how shameless you are," Rudy remarked with a smile on his face.
Nyxia raised her brow and nodded: "Not bad, really. I am impressed. It seems you do have the backbone to stand against someone when needed. That's the most important trait for a man."
"Hmm~" Rudy nodded and continued, "I am also impressed. It seems you have the morals to praise someone when needed. That also happens to be the most important trait for a woman."
Rudy had no idea what he was saying. He was simply imitating Nyxia and changing a few words.
"..." Nyxia seemed annoyed after hearing Rudy's comment.
"Why are you here anyway?" Rudy asked calmly.
"This palace is mine. I can enter or leave anywhere I wish. Who dares to stop me?" she scoffed in an arrogant manner.
'Yeah, Jane is a lot like her…'
"I didn't mean it that way. I asked because I wanted to know why you were here, naked in front of me. Are you trying to seduce me?" he asked with a judging look on his face.
"Arara, boy. I don't need to 'try' to seduce anyone. They get seduced automatically just by looking into my eyes."
"That's why I am not making eye contact with you…" he muttered.
"Did you say something?"
"I don't think you are seducing anyone. You are only charming them using your vampire abilities."
"Is there a difference between the two, boy?"
"There is." Rudy noded. "Charm is like ordering food from outside and heating it in the microwave. While seducing someone is making food at home. There is the effort needed in seducing someone, it doesn't happen automatically."
Rudy recalled his last night's effort to seduce Jane.
"So what you are doing is charming people. They are not truly smitten by you," he added.
SIGH!
"I asked it as a joke. You didn't have to deal a blow like that. And obviously, I know what's the difference between charming and seceding someone."
"I am amazed you know the terms I used to explain."
"Well, we need to stay updated with the human world and know what they are doing," Nyxia stated nonchalantly.
"I thought it was prohibited for vampires to make contact with humans," Rudy remarked with a judging look on his face.
"Well, we have many rules regarding that. Virgil only told you one." Nyxia stretched her arms in the air, revealing her armpit as her twin mountains lifted a little.
"Then do you know about the zombie apocalypse?" Rudy asked with a curious yet calm look on his face.
"Heh." Nyxia scoffed softly and shook her head with a slight smile on her face.
"What's with that look?"
"You of all people… I expected you to know the real truth about it."
"What do you mean?"
"There was no zombie apocalypse."
Thanks, @Debi_Edrington, for the gift!
