6 A New Home (1/2)
”Welcome to my home!” Rio said with a huge smile on her face. ”Ictoras, the last Lafina city is about two days out. I live out here because it's closer to a lot of ruins.” Rio said as we made our way down the large set of stairs. Once we passed the large set of doors Rio waved her hand over another panel which closed them and turned on lights that lit our path down the stairs that lead to the depths of the cave.
”I was really not expecting such a large set of doors just for someone's house.” I exclaimed. I couldn't help but think how fantasy like it was. Which was getting me excited and made me realize even more that I was in another world.
”It is to help keep the sand out and also makes it easier to open when there is a lot of sand pushed up against it.” Her explanation made a lot of sense. But I still thought I was really cool.
The stairs went down quite a ways before we reached our destination at the bottom. At the bottom of the stairs the area opened up a bit and on one of the walls was a smaller metal door. Rio led me over to it and on the side like the door up above there was another panel. Rio placed her hand on top of it for a second and then called me over.
”Place your hand on top of mine. This way it will register you for both doors.” I followed suit and placed my hand on top of hers. A green light shown from the panel for a split second before I heard the sound of the door next to us unlocking. I was not quite sure how it read my hand while my hand was on top of hers though. ”There, now you are registered with both doors should be able to come and go as you please.” Rio gave me a bright smile and grabbed my hand and lead me into her home.
I was in awe when I entered the house. The ceilings were rather high and seemed to be made out of polished marble. The walls seemed to be made out of the same material. Just the walls and ceiling alone made this place look fancy and expensive. There looked to be a living area and kitchen area and three other rooms off to the side.
”Wow, this is amazing! I really was not expecting this at all! This place is beautiful!” I could not hide my excitement as I looked around. Rio looked at me and giggled to herself.
”Well make yourself at home this is your home now too! The bedroom is on the left, the bathroom is in the middle there, and on the right is my work area. I will show you the work area tomorrow but for now let's get you a bath, some fresh clothes, and some ointment for the wind and sand burn. Then I will make us some food. I'm sure you must be hungry. At least your stomach was saying so earlier.” Rio giggled and then grabbed my hand and dragged me into the bedroom.
She seemed like she was having fun. She was smiling brightly which made her look really cute. She matched up some clothes on me and handed me a towel and then brought me into the bathroom. The bathroom was unlike any I have ever been in before. Everything was made out of polished marble type stone. There were small panels to activate the shower. She said she used ancient technology to produce hot and cold water. It was stuff the EElacians left behind. There were circular symbols etched into each panel that you could hover your hand over and just by thinking you could adjust the temperature of the water. The same was for the toilet as well, all though it was a bench-style seat like you would see in a porta-potty. At the bottom of the bowl was another magic symbol that would literally make whatever was in there disappear with just a wave over the panel next to it. Which was very convenient if you ask me even more so than the toilets back home. After she finished showing me how everything worked. She left it to me and walked out of the bathroom which in turn I got undressed and hopped into the shower.
The shower hurt quite a bit due to the burn from the sun, wind, and sand. I just gritted my teeth through it and finished up as quickly as I could. The shower itself was in its own enclosed room with a semi-transparent glass door separating it from the other part of the bathroom. When I finished showering I walked out to find Rio standing there laying out a set of clothes for me. Rio looked over at me and her face turned bright red and she turned around quickly.
”I'm s.. s.. so sorry I wa.. wa.. was just bringing you a lighter set of cloths so it would be easier to deal with your wounds!” She was stuttering over her words as she spoke. She really was bright red from ear to ear.
”Ahh. No need to be sorry. I use to take baths with my friends all the time. So do not worry about it. We are both girls anyway so it's fine. ” I said with a smile.