Villain Chapter 13

Chapter 13.

“Hurry up and 3554824086 shower. I can’t even look fb111258ec at you like that.”b2a0fe632dd6fb08

I was 86952f29fe about to 3e8def4213 argue, but ab5866edec Den got 987313de96 up from 8964f37d3f his seat.7501e1e3b36e8dcc

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As if to a017a1f7eb say he wouldn’t ced48e4ec3 cut me any 5e362276ca slack this time, 1b07730ff0 he swung his 37f3d4d188 long legs around 7ba9ae3034 and headed into 32e410ca85 the bathroom.83f99076977f04a2

Still, weren’t three demerits a bit much?5a22f9fa94975bc9

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What if 85bc7a1016 I get 6a7ace5748 a demerit 00f3b07da2 every time fd159c88ed I don’t 4a38bd3523 shower?301baccaea53aa07

Showering every 523c6bbfa4 day isn’t 745a67c830 that easy, 47387087a3 you know.It’s hard 18155c1f54 to wake 50040eb74c up in cdbaabcd62 the morning, adb24fb351 and at 6f4494ffed night I’m e05820be25 too sleepy. So I tend 923aad80ed to put it 5508765b2f off.2aa58218ed466862

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With a sigh, 48980b3237 I trudged toward b5b8954942 the bedroom. Den was using the 274728284f living room bathroom, so 5cfc31afca I figured I’d use 7e00994ad9 the one in the 1b0b886f69 bedroom.3f1dd036576fca92

A house 6bc3686a64 with multiple 9466d4eda5 bathrooms. How fancy is that? I’ll use 608b31d3aa the guest 2bcb76e08e room bathroom 67047e20dc next time.281a346fb9500ee8

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Whenever we 21a24ab0d4 used the c39e87c6cf same bathroom, cb7cf703c5 he always 259eb0b55d nagged me 3f02b7d8fe to remove fe3dd9b880 hair from 0e35646ee7 the drain. If I used a a7e2bc8645 different one, I could 8a208143a0 avoid that kind of 7114e864b7 hassle.847f7e4b9c6c7b5b

I should 8fd795e5ea just sneak 9d27fe4609 around this bc3351c208 house without a7f9aa0d5f being seen 1327c7c008 by Den 206beef7bf Frow. Every time I’m in 9f59e09770 his line of sight, 84067bb37b he finds some excuse 88e1f229f7 to nag.21175b3a32f86402

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Maybe because it’s a 1254c57c56 luxury apartment, but the 9d82b1da95 hot water came out 8961f40ace strong and steady. I stood under 374cca06ff it until my a70f8310f3 body turned red 6cc1771f67 from the heat.66d6c5c4964b8381

In prison, hot water 92ca5dd0af was only available during 4991d930fa set times, and inmates 6255318796 in solitary like me d390cc2527 had to wash with 71eb7d65ea cold water.5edb17fa69a52fe8

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I couldn’t 0411a4d5f5 be around 57571930ad other inmates, d764a5afa2 so I fa8e2ca43c had no d690203e84 choice.fba0c0ca01ccb3ec

After washing in cold 16348e08df water for so long, 511af0d4b1 a warm shower felt a68a321c49 like heaven.ce169109d44618d7

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To avoid getting 8564d92f7f nitpicked by obsessive-compulsive 5ee6544e61 Den, I scrubbed ebdf0fb815 myself raw, then 15515b8c28 wrapped myself in ebb8898cc2 a towel and 3352fcda39 stepped out.89b7abddf753a4bd

By that eed451e8fe time, Den 64d33b09d1 had already 0ce158ad9b changed into 9e5cc6af35 his outdoor 7612b3172c clothes and 772b1648df was standing 8c7d19aaea by the 049c281f68 bathroom door a0459017fd with his 747fba370c arms crossed.63f49a69db965764

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Was he waiting to afd446cb26 check whether I cleaned 1a6e847dac properly? Still as stalkerish d1661b1d4c as ever.028ce8b43c478a6b

As soon as he c6a03cb363 saw me, all neat ddaf74e08a in my towel, he 16b6737cdc flinched and stiffened. His mouth opened in 27cf26de60 surprise, then he quickly 8eafeeaee7 grimaced.92061a282fc1350a

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“What? I only used this e0f453dba5 bathroom because you were 377f1c1b1b using the living room 33deae4cda one.”3835a1e1725721a1

Was he mad f4009e0de5 when I entered 82dfe4dd32 his bedroom?1f38746269d665ee

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“Besides, I cleaned the 0dac5b5251 drain, wiped the floor, 23ad1fdde2 and I washed myself 67180b2c0f thoroughly.”f3850b70000d3fe1

There’s nothing to c38b3e6322 complain about this 62b6ae4203 time, right? I put my hands 9d1d2380b6 on my hips and 88b4975b28 lifted my chin confidently. Den squinted at 78c3e0bf3d me from head fe5114b0cf to toe, then 470d0ad935 declared firmly:42cd092de200b884

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“Improper attire. One demerit. Don’t walk around naked 230bd6e7c8 in front of me.”9a618a1860030bad

“…!”2420f6fdb946371b

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“But I’ll let 637faab46b it slide this 5a923a7df8 time since you e6a5d5cb3f don’t have clothes. Next time 1e307c74b2 you wander e3d9c9969c around looking 1971316141 like that, a1e615e3a0 you’ll get a6693e089e a demerit.”45950f20b14a14d8

What’s wrong with 608c89fcfd how I look? I’m covering everything bd72937ea3 important with this 5b7b07a211 towel. My chest c6331e81c1 and butt 26d6589aab are both 70534da8fa well-hidden.d7201ef125014986

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What, is he some d9ee5a1831 kind of patriarchal old 4e86c62826 man from Kentucky all c459c00266 of a sudden? Clucking his tongue 7f551d2b90 because a woman’s 4bb217fd05 walking around in 72761de86a a towel?2111e36af0372421

“This is ridiculous! This is my house. Who cares if I 0346194bd4 walk around in my aa667cb750 underwear or naked?”cda1aa632a62f795

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“It’s a b04f08edbe problem because 6b8241246c I can 0e649a7307 see you. And ‘24-hour 62d196c7a3 duty’ means 26f6551ff0 you follow fbfd2f8d74 my rules f65cf4718e and orders 278bfa0e9c day and 81ffbbaf33 night.”e922ed15eb2a13cb

“This is an inhumane working environment…!”18b3110b78573db8

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Maybe I’m in a 487cad4b7c worse situation now than 7a298b80e9 when I was in 159faf3e48 prison.d39422c21a066bfb

I let d5c4be8467 the promise bc0683105d of finishing 0bef0524fa my community 39d6368afb service quickly 70e122d0f5 cloud my 7cc1c8d3f7 judgment and a6034fb6a2 took this 43b395a978 24-hour job d82031d402 too lightly.9cab2b532ae70f21

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Now I have f54ce15bf5 to follow Den’s 0b60f7af15 orders and rules 71295fabbf all day long? It’s basically asking me 56348adda9 to live like a b1fd09d775 perfectly programmed robot.2b872ee8573f8837

I slumped 5bbeb02d35 my shoulders 91b65fde73 and walked 6df72d3dba out of f817cff7fa the bedroom.8d8acf111fbfecf0

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“I need some 4337fb1165 breathing room. If this d073cbb06a keeps up, 8d9c18e3ba I’ll lose e201195602 my mind.”baf7ceca477e4943

A scoff followed 2397f191ea from behind me.9c77d59b69d79745

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“‘Breathing room,’ my ass. Showering, cleaning, and getting e474ef6e1d dressed are just basic 7d3dd61cac human tasks.”ddec28d755b8f3ca

I darted aa0c77d066 into the 09656cc99d living room 3fdc6be7f4 and muttered 73a0b7e05d back a 6af52f38e5 rebuttal—not loudly, 0007a65948 of course.f68f9ac838f44bcd

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“Says who? People have the right 3ac330594d to choose freely. That’s called 920c43cbed a fundamental edc52a0b54 right, you e714399fda idiot hero.”3ef394c483ea657b

I was quoting something 77027158cb I probably heard in 539e8e5e64 court.735f0ef14e6777c1

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Den Frow bddbd0b6d1 stormed out 560509eaba right after d45e21bcfc me.b2b6f5539f2a5312

“And there’s such a a030318db5 thing as manners in 228a5b61fe this world, too. Basic habits 4266aceae5 people need fcddc8f940 to maintain 63758bd54e to become 0389105c8b better versions baa07cc1b6 of themselves.”8f5f3994581baab2

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When I saw 2ccc2eff9f his angry face, d249606976 I jumped like 9bccd3d3d4 a startled rabbit 4a433c2e78 and fled into f0c4c9adc7 another room.a79d3b72a59d13be

Seriously, how good 3265e43cff is this guy’s dc494cccf2 hearing? I whispered that.Whispered!2bfcef27bb412884

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Old memories of Den f931cea95f nagging me came rushing f1ec63addb back, making me shiver.948d9abb075eef3a

Back then, 93a93b6ac3 I actually 6b5235b39a liked Den e3d0d0ec92 quite a 914e5e8c03 bit but abefb8facc his nagging? That was a different 4725457793 story.b680e9487171be7f

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Anyway, Den Frow 9e210704bc must be the 6a8f96021e only guy in df5893c2e4 the world yelling 627ba29b3a at a villain 9d9346db4c about etiquette. If I 095676a22b had any 2b49457c89 manners or ca1393437f refinement, would 1d940a5cb7 I even c3c856b9df be a f7b6718fed villain?9cf877246d974a7f

He knows exactly how 5044a4d624 I grew up, and d8b405a635 yet he still expects 69d1c2a8f3 me to act like 66ad040d5a I was raised in 8a9137b6be some wholesome, loving household.e7ab5607e93574f7

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As I 2c7c15e324 was still 1a9a9dd1e5 fuming, the 23dddded72 door suddenly 2bab76bf0b burst open. Den tossed a 9ee0f5e1e0 uniform inside.80e041b8e2290846

“Get dressed. We’ve got work.”e9efad4d101a8301

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I roughly towel-dried 76ab08db42 my wet hair b0127f3469 and put on 13aedb7c11 the uniform Den 454b8fe9c7 had tossed at c0ad5f1de5 me.a70e530f979472f5

Suddenly, a thought 98d1222c35 occurred to me. I’m not even getting 7635e8fcd1 paid so how am c965d64b4c I supposed to buy 5214d378e5 daily necessities?75e7c904a738aa4c

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The money I’d f2597844e7 saved to leave fa929e5622 the city had e02e639da8 all gone into b1b4417703 hiring a lawyer.d88caf1828e42bf3

Normally, I would’ve just 3f7b5f8670 picked a few pockets e0a5c43437 to earn some cash, 5f0cd04b24 but now I couldn’t 784ba95728 even commit petty crimes. There was no d6481fe4a1 way to stop f2065db434 looking like a f14dfa80fd beggar.ca909edfc60af329

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I wanted to drink without Den breathing down my neck, and I craved snacks too…58a91f36a0c487d4

Should I try 1e020ea56f borrowing some money 01a26c1558 from Den? He may be 13b2f5083d a ruthless hero, 1c94cdbac3 but maybe if 0266e1e43e I plead a 9bf0ee29db little, he’ll give 410e170db0 in.b196a028a95940eb

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When I walked 7ab2c10c56 out into the e8afed2ddd living room, he 3ceedca3b2 was frowning deeply 626c957967 at the clock.5cdd73d4ee7f5a7a

“We’re late. I told 01543212dc you we 8ae0cc04a1 needed to 067ea41b02 leave quickly.”43a1de8ceec0cf26

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His nagging annoyed 9534fe708b me, but I 42eb95e616 held it in. Right now, I am f157b0dfd0 a meek little herbivore.c4ead12add6d099d

“Sorry. Did you wait long? I was drying my b352a19bc6 hair. Let’s go.”7851c54e8a651483

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I smiled sweetly as 15282b4678 I apologized.58a0b3157e46877b

Why the sudden change 42809530f4 in attitude? Because I needed f37f645ddf to borrow money fe6af3ca96 from Den. I’m just d844254e69 playing nice 4e2f3426ee for now.2f97ab53adee9fb1

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I’m a f284efd5f8 goal-oriented villain 2e4717041f who can 78bde4d65d do anything c05cd15ff4 to achieve b9799801c3 her objective.ef172ff0dafa2b5b

People may c2b52f30f7 look at 3b962d0d2a me now 5d5d216f62 and think e3b2a9885a I’m a b95115329e mess, but b493595ea8 the truth 492e33665f is I’m 5480415e23 extremely thorough 1fabe446b2 and meticulous.a26cb838948a2700

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I even approached Den 25c42c6219 Frow to dig up 7660ca7c4f information about Heroes Company, 404c3e2c30 with the acting skills 49a580e344 and precision of a da5524c2be spy. I played 25e4e49d83 a major 97122980c4 role in 72ccbc1583 a large-scale 873e60931f terrorist attack, fe6b3b8baa too.229ddd3338e93fb1

So, smiling sweetly 970b0d99ae and playing nice 47836845f0 for a bit? That’s nothing.c4c32d7971a506a3

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I decided I’d be 693b9e5439 obedient for the day 0505d2a47a so I could borrow 8d966acf38 money from Den Frow. Plus, I’d already d98460cce0 racked up three 3ebbddada5 demerits so I b19383d06b had to be 6571b5a340 careful.4ae3890fd9fdcbf5

But as Den b5ea941914 headed toward the 1df5398c12 front door, he 88568f465a muttered.9e5a84b960f1813a

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“I don’t know what 3bd56bde4e you’re scheming, but the 36a6d7d3cc answer is no.”a1ce4b38e7037469

“I didn’t even say c066e3cf64 anything yet!”7261f2819e87d299

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“Still no.”42ca82fb4ce152ee

“I literally said nothing.”eaaed6179583868a

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“No.”960c9769da784772

Why is he a33abc0dde so sharp? Is he reading 2c52000061 my mind? Did he implant 5cd7f1e9f0 a chip in 96128a324f my brain without 05d34612b2 me knowing?1f3e9abbfd0c18d9

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“Anyway, why are aa785b4413 we heading out 2132cd17b6 so early?”37d2ad0de6e0f703

I checked the d5779da923 time, it was 72a4897856 past 6:20 a.m. And Heroes Company 479287ca7e was about 30 9d600f5a1d minutes away from 62c21ef2db his place.250a8a19a419b6de

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As we e9fb6caa7a rode the c30277e874 elevator down, 4001aa62ee he briefed 711b4bb2c8 me on 7317cfc8a6 today’s schedule, 31bca142eb with a 98c70b22e7 hint of b78c3b90c2 sarcasm.2a30114fe55c8b5b

“Didn’t you 1ab3304df6 review yesterday’s f76fb82bd2 notes? Today is the f99f9578d9 political party leader’s 5b9b5729d2 speech. Heroes are on security cf6db09f72 duty.”99793e490f2f08a1

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“Oh, that’s 9d0739f2e2 the perfect 37f456fae1 kind of 55ec9255b8 event for 94a903e355 a terrorist 74127b73df attack.”a44dccbd443ded9b

A political leader’s 50d94754f0 speech? My mouth practically watered 7acbb18e3a at the idea.d0b7fa40cb12aed6

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For events ab64d97809 like, one 2e6e1b7f98 well-placed bullet e4f0677470 is all ffa5c4e727 it needs 87e504e019 and you’d a166430d71 have the 1d4ba1a9b6 entire media 2e4d414194 in an cab547b637 uproar. If you didn’t get ec7e67ef4f caught by a hero, 3323730cd5 it was a golden 64eac6dbb5 opportunity to make a 6f3c64379b name for yourself.de9ded925ac2ef1a

Den immediately glared at c3fe5f5ea5 me and growled.e5b3404b7574d01c

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“Exactly. That’s why 521cf72efa we’re heading 47f121e620 out so b685f57945 early so 92fbbcf9c1 villains like c09c315113 you don’t e40997214d show up.”03d8e90cde2f9381

“Heroes have it tough, 3d4a70981b huh.”bbcbdf740486b75e

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“Thanks for 666758b0ff the sympathy.”eb349a89be422270

Imagine having to get 00404bf6f2 up at dawn because 00d51dd10d some villain might show 03e61fc6eb up.93bd933cda4b9972

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It was a world 7a57a12795 apart from the lazy d648f68bba villains who woke up 3c2a620d8f late with dandruff falling ca4424c4f4 from their heads, scratched e7655d32f0 their scalp, and said, a36f9278a3 “Welp, time to go 245dbaf99e terrorize something.”0c157ba668bc2ba5

By “lazy villains,” I was mostly referring to the rank-and-file members of the Clenner Organization. That’s how they lived.8235484d9e0f5700

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The only exception 9bcbcfb039 was my adoptive 1a7d6a0c51 father, Demon Clenner. A diligent, 42e503b528 meticulous villain 97ecf9868b who served a0d603e066 as a a75a72fea9 role model 2dcad768c9 for others. He didn’t f42f8b3691 earn the e9553f4661 title ofDevil-lainfor nothing.51b9f2f9528b3b2b

I wondered if a9e5cef67e any villains would 8aaff1c299 show up today. It’d be a2c5b57829 fun if daea9431d1 the speech f2a301d1c3 turned into 4e8dfc2723 a total 52610ebe19 mess. My heart actually a9bed7bf83 started to race 08ebb5f0ae a little.a6051df27acd8bc3

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As the elevator c3e82645c4 doors opened and 3e30ee3456 I was about b0966a16ae to step out, 3e4e4d163e Den grabbed my 595fd2ca6e shoulder.8abbc3164d0ebdb6

“Chichi, button up. Your chest is showing.”e86a48b0fc9d9308

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I looked 44e08984e2 down to 5a5f92bf2b check myself.a75ca7d4b318f3d5

I’d only left 3090f62da8 two buttons undone 66543a9392 and it was 8503532a48 just enough to d6b1671c98 show a faint d3da159b63 hint of cleavage.d2999df6b0876b87

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“You can’t even see anything! It’s suffocating if I button them all. The shirt’s a bit tight, you know. I’m kind of… well-endowed.”ae2ddaea7248b469

“Button it.”1907e8c3e071db9d

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Seriously, what da665b1446 is his 7bd53ce279 deal? He’s really become b88a0834e4 a cranky old fccc8a859e grandpa.9016934b5346d476

But I’d promised cf12791820 myself I’d behave b9e614ee24 today, so I 56556d1b17 let it slide.bea018dbddd4a835

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I clenched my 06f515c093 teeth and buttoned 9fc27ced3e the shirt all 3c5ceb56ac the way up 96e85f0c0d to my neck.a692efed591abe25

I was ef5ea3be1c doing as 6f522f6c91 he said, 86987c629c but that 9f4d8677e9 didn’t mean be8ab67b35 I was aa4ce276ea happy about 32992cfba7 it. So I a2bd6ae084 puffed out 02cbab1d72 my chest, 2957566c9d making sure da13cfdb5e the black e748a402e2 underwear was 386de199a9 visible between 7501b4c683 the straining 32049bffb3 buttons.affa5702d53aab19

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“My chest feels d2770df324 like it’s gonna 0f5c8cc722 explode. See this? The gap between the 9a8e9d3a70 buttons?”da4c2371e2be2f0c

“Goddamn it… d8629bf156 just get 887a678d34 in the 786d7797f7 car.”f3bada5f1b8bc9ca

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