Chapter 24: Twenty four

I didn't know how unfit I was till now.

I can't even climb these stairs.

"Are you tired?" Lexus who was climbing ahead of me looked back.

"No. I'll make it to the top!" There was no way that I was backing down. I mean you come all the way to Paris and you don't even make it to the top of the Eiffel tower, so what does that make you?

I started ascending the flight of stairs again but slowed down. God this is hard.

"Here." Lexus extended his hand to me, "Hold my hand."

"Okay."

***

Oh finally!!!! We reached the first platform. The cold air gushed in from all sides, swaying my hair.

I ran to the edge and held the grille.

"Master look! You can see the whole place from here!!"

He walked and stood beside me, "We're going further up, all the way to the top."

I looked at him in horror, "..."

"We'll be taking the elevator, no more stairs. There aren't any more stairs."

"Oh good."

After I had a nice view from the first platform. We made our way to the top.

"Woohooo!!! This is awesome! Oh My God! Look at the symmetry of the streets." Everything was in an order.

I looked back at Lexus who was staring at something else, "Master!' I went and grabbed his hand and brought him over to see the alignment of the city, "Look."

"You're right. It looks neat."

"Right!!" I sneezed right after my exclamation and sniffled. It was chilly and the Breeze was cold.

"Let's go."

"Already?" I looked at him with big eyes.

He sighed, "What more do you want to see?".

"Just five more minutes?"

"Okay- But you're the one whose cold."

"Yes!!" Time to run around the whole grille and burn the view in my eyes.

****

"Why are there lambs here?" I stared at them casually eating grass in a park like they owned the place. Then I looked beside me, at Lexus who was pretty much as amused as me.

I decided to go and say hi to the lambs while he sat there on the bench.

"Hello little lambs!" I waved at them as I walked closer. They looked at me and started dispersing while one of the lambs slipped and fell.

"Hey, are you okay little fellow?"

I crouched next to him.

"Rosalie!!! Run!!!" I heard Lexus's voice from behind and then noticed a sheep with nice big horns running towards me.

"Shit!" I stood up and ran in the opposite direction as it ran after me, "You stupid sheep it wasn't me! He Slipped and fell!!! Go away!!! "

"Master!!!!!!"

***

I always had a knack for getting myself in trouble but this one was one unique adventure. If I hadn't run in that shop and locked the door I was a goner.

"You know there was no way that I could have helped you there." Lexus spoke as I walked ahead of him.

I didn't answer him. He didn't do anything! He just sat there enjoying the show.

I could have died! I think...

"Rosalie."

I didn't answer again but my stomach did instead. It growled so loud, that even the people walking by heard it.

I froze in my path and I think I heard someone laugh lightly behind me.

It better not be Lexus.

"Hungry?" He asked and I just glanced at him, "Let's go. You can eat whatever you want and all you want."

"Really?"

He nodded.

Oh Yeaaa~

***

The food street was filled with all different kinds of food I had never even seen before.

Oh my God!

My mouth was watering just by looking at it and I couldn't decide what to eat.

In the end, Lexus bought me a dish called "Galette Fraicheur"

"Wow. It hs sush a uniq flabor." I tried speaking while I was busy devouring it.

"Eat first, then speak."

"Obay."

I saw his lips lightly curl up into a smile at my obay.

It was at that time I noticed something. I noticed that today was different. So very different.

Not because I was in Paris.

But because I had seen a side to Lexus I thought he didn't have.

Such a casual normal side.

He was enjoying himself like a normal person. Hanging out, seeing stuff and even talking like a normal person.

Heck. He was wearing casual clothes too. (And yes he looked hot in that too)

Today he felt different.

Different was good.

But then again, it made me think why?

Why is he not like this everyday?

He doesn't smile like that. I don't think he even ever goes out.

He just works and doesn't tolerate mistakes. He's emotionless. Or I would have thought he was if I didn't see today.

I wonder what made today so different for him that he's like this?

"It's getting dark. Should we go back?"

Upon hearing him say it I realized it really was getting dark. But I didn't want today to end.

I knew it wasn't coming back and I knew that when we go back he'll turn into the same lifeless person he was.

I finished eating my food before I decided to answer.

"Master-"

"Rosalie listen. Call me by my name when we're out or among people."

"Oh, right... Okay."

"Good. Now say it."

Right now? Now this feels different, I know I say it in my head all the time but saying it out loud?

I gulped.

It's just a name.

"Lex-" I whispered and he raised his brow at me, "Lexus." I spoke in a more audible tone.

He seemed satisfied, "I'm glad you don't stutter anymore." He patted my head softly, "I guess that means you're scared of me a little less now."

Oh!

Suddenly it hit me. Today was for this.

"Let's go back now." He turned and started walking.

And even though I wanted to stay I couldn't say it.

Because even though one question was answered, so many others rushed to my head.

Like,

Why is my heart beating like crazy?