Chapter 2

SHHHHH.
"Oh. It's raining.", Ky said when he noticed the rain pounding against the window.
"Yes, and how."
After they had rinsed and so, Ky said: "I'd better be on my way. I have to look for the next place to stay.", He smiled at her and turned towards the door. Even before he left, Riku asked: "Why don't you stay here? I mean space is enough, and I still have a guest room. You don't have to pay anything. And besides, I can't let you out in this weather.", She saw him hopefully.
"But only if it's really okay."
"Yeah, sure!", She looked happy.
"Come on, I'll show you your room!", She took him by the wrist and pulled him up the stairs, through a long hallway, to the very back. She opened a door and they went in together. The room was large with a window next to the four-poster bed and pictures of rich people everywhere.
"Who are all these people in these pictures?", Ky turned to Riku."These are all families of mine. This is my father and this is my mother.", Riku pointed with her hand to a picture that was hanging over a shelf. On the shelf was something that Ky was familiar with in some way. It was a chest.
"Who did the room belong to back then?" Somehow Ky was like he'd been here before.
"The room belonged to the prince back then, he came here every weekend and on public holidays, and this was his room. Why?"
"Just like that .... Oh yeah! Can I use the shower?"
"Of course. You have your own bathroom here.", She looked at a door at the end of the room.
"Good. See you tomorrow and sleep well."
"Yes. You too.", Once again these sad features came from Riku.
After leaving the room, Ky went into the bathroom. He took off his shirt, then his shoes and socks. He looked briefly in the mirror that hung on the wall and then took off his pants. He turned on the water, waited until it was warm and then took off his underwear.He stepped into the large shower that looked like someone had recently used it. The water looped around his body and his hair fell down. The water was pleasant, not too hot and not too cold. He stood in the shower for a brief moment without moving. He took the lamp that was lying on the bathtub wall, put soap on it and washed his body. It started at the neck, then down to the stomach, deeper and deeper.
When he was finished he tied a towel and went into the bedroom where he had his bag. He opened the bag and took out a capsule and threw it on the floor. The capsule turned into pants because he was wearing them shortly afterwards.
He lay down on the large, soft four-poster bed and then fell into a deep sleep.
The hours passed and passed, but Riku did not sleep a minute. She wandered around the house with blank eyes.
She also ran past Ky's door, but he didn't notice. Shortly before morning she went into her painting and sat on the chair in front of the mirror.She took the brush in her hand and combed her beautiful long hair.
Before the sun went up, Riku went down to the abandoned kitchen and made breakfast. Shortly afterwards, Ky also entered.
"Thank you again for letting me stay here," he bowed and turned around when Riku suddenly said: "Hey! Wait a minute! You can't just go like that. You still have to have breakfast with me . "
"But you've already done more for me than anyone else I know. I can't accept that."
"But I tell you you have to accept it! That would do me a huge favor. Please!"
"All right. Just have breakfast.", He finally eased off.
"Great! I've already set the table!"
"WHAT! You didn't even know if I was going to stay."
"No. But I hoped so.", Riku blushed and bowed her head.
During the meal
"Are you going home then?"
"No. Unless I have a home. I will probably explore the world a bit again, like I always do.", Ky replied and smiled.
"Oh. So you don't live anywhere. What do your parents say about that?", Riku's curiosity kept growing, she wanted to know as much about him as possible in the short time.
"I don't know. I don't have any more," for some reason Ky didn't even look sad when he said his parents were dead.
"Oh ... I'm sorry. I didn't know that.", Riku was deeply ashamed.
"You don't have to be sorry. I don't care.", She noticed that it still hurt to talk about it. Then Riku started talking again: "But that means that you don't have a home."
"Yes. I just told you, didn't I?"
"Yes, but that means you don't have to leave! You can stay here!"
"WHAT! I can't do that!"
"Why not?"
"I can not accept this!"
"Why not?"
"Because ... I mean you've done enough for me and then that. I don't have any money. Besides ..."
"Besides, what?"
"I mean ... we hardly know each other.""So what. Let's just say that we live in a shared apartment. And besides, you've already told me everything about you."
"Yes, but…"
"Come on please!"
"I do not know…"
"You can always change your mind.", Riku looked at him expectantly. But Ky seemed a little embarrassed about the matter. He looked at her and blushed like a tomato.
"So…?"
"How is that supposed to work? I mean I don't have a job or anything. I don't have any money to buy food either."
"That's not a problem! I have a lot of money. But we don't need it. I have a garden in the back where we get enough to eat. I have everything else too, so if we really need something we can always get it. Ok ? So please say yes! ", She waited patiently for an answer, which she got from Ky even after a long wait.
"Very well. But only on trial. I can leave the house whenever I want and help you in your garden. And besides, I'll always keep the house busy, you know, repairing the roof, painting walls or something like that every kind.Is that clear, if not I'll go. "
"No! No! That's great! So deal?"
"Deal."
Then they shook hands with each other.