5-Cleopatra's first bath

Cleopatra started to laugh and realize that Issan was gone she jumps to her feet and starts looking around. Sakara says "It's ok Cleopatra. Issan, Drenial and Bryan just went to bathe that's all and when they get out we will bathe next." Cleopatra just looks at her and Melody says "It will be fun we can play in the bath. I've never bathed with anyone but my mom so this will be fun." Sakara says "Cleopatra let's go pick something out for you to wear when you get out of the bath. Where does Issan keep your clothes?" Cleopatra says "I don't have any clothes." Melody says "Well then you will just have to wear something of mine then we can go shopping for some for you." Sakara smiles and nods her head. Melody grabs Cleopatra's hand and pulls her and says "Come and we can go look while they're in the bath this is going to be fun." Cleopatra follows Melody to a room. Melody says "This is my room when I'm here I keep clothes here because when in Issan's Kingdom you must wear the Kingdom colors and linens and material." Cleopatra immediately rips off the dress that she was wearing and throws it.

Back when Issan, Drenial and Bryan walked out of the dining hall and got to the bathing area they tell a maid what clothes they wanted. Drenial asks " So you plan on bathing with her do you?" Issan answers "Only while she's young when she blooms she is bathing on her own." Bryan pipes in "Yeah right Issan you planned to always bathing with her you don't trust anyone with her I'm surprised that you left her with my mom. When she took that girl from you it seemed to piss you off but you controlled yourself only because she had that girl." Issan annoyed corrects Bryan "That girl's name is Cleopatra. If you cannot say her name, do not talk about her. Not only that don't call her 'that girl'. Got It." Issan gets into the bath and starts to wash himself as fast as he can. Drenial gets in and says "Calm he hasn't had many good experiences with Brenos. Yes I can see that Cleopatra is different but he needs time to see that." Issan just ignored him and kept washing himself as fast as he could. Bryan got in and looks at Issan and says "Look big brother Issan" Issan cuts him off in an extreme stern voice "King Issan." Drenial went to say something then thought against it he knew that all it would do is piss him off and they were in the same water. Not the smartest idea to piss him off when he could set the water into a boil. Bryan not caring says in a smart tone "King Issan" at that moment the water started to boil around Bryan and Drenial in a scolding voice says "Issan, Stop that he is your brother." Issan says "Half means nothing and even still" Drenial cuts in "Not still don't care if he is half he's" Issan cuts in "He is to show respect to me he is in My Kingdom not yours and Cleopatra hasn't done anything to him matter of fact she copied his lead which he should have liked but all he can do is disrespect. He is always disrespectful when he comes here wish you would stop bringing him to My Kingdom." Issan stops and shakes his head and gets out of the bath for he had finished.

Drenial looks at Bryan and says "You no he's right you do need to be more respectful to him and Cleopatra she is just a little girl who is trying to be a good girl." Bryan just looks down and says "I know but I always thought that he hated Brenos." Issan says "What made you think that I hated Brenos?" Bryan looks at him and says "Your mom was killed by one and she went out to help a child that was crying." Issan shakes his and says "No that's wrong information my mom wasn't killed by a Brenos and even so it had nothing to do with the child. The Brenos in the area and my mom had a good relationship and the children knew her and she knew more about Brenos than anyone else. Someone or something else killed her and tried to make it look like a Brenos attack. My mom knew they're grunts and growls she knew what they wanted and needed by the sound they would make. I was only five but I saw my mom interact with them and I have never once thought that a Brenos killed my mom." Drenial says "He's telling the truth Issan has been saying that since Leiareera's death that it wasn't a Brenos." Bryan asks "Then why have you been fighting to not let full Brenos in your kingdom?" Issan says "The law states that Brenos must be kept in locked areas and or heavily chained. I read the laws for here and they say at the Kings discretion will the Brenos be kept. So I decided that I wasn't going to keep her like the others have been kept."

Drenial and Bryan both finished with their baths and got out Issan was dressed just sitting there talking to them. Bryan then turns to Issan and asks "What made you pick Cleopatra instead of a full grown male to fight in the games?" Issan says "That's something I can't explain I was there for a male then I saw this little dirty blonde blue eyed girl all small and frail and she responded to me through the glass." Drenial says "No." Issan says "Yes through the glass. I had this feeling like she could hear and feel and see me she walked up to the glass and put her hand on it and then one of the males attacked her and she was bleeding. Then the other Brenos were starting to move in on her and I made my choice so to me just so she wouldn't die that plans to kill her and already decided to not chain her or lock her up but before I did I wanted to make sure the law wasn't going to be broken. I was going to change them if they said that I had to lock her up and chain her so either way it wouldn't have been a big deal but still."

Bryan says "So she reacted to you well or something and you thought what oh she's different." Issan shakes his head and says "No I felt something I can't explain it. All I can say is that I felt warm and wanted to hold her it just felt like I needed to be with her and her with me. Well now that you all are dressed shall we go back to the girls now?" Issan stands and starts to walk to the door when Drenial says "You feel desperate to get back to her, don't you?" Issan stops and says "So your point?" Drenial says while walking to the door "Oh nothing you just seem more like a mate than a father figure to me." Drenial smiles and walks out of the bathing area. Bryan follows close behind Drenial. Issan stands there thinking about what he just said and come to realize that this whole time he has been acting like she belongs to him. He walks out of the bathing area to see Sakara, Melody, and Cleopatra standing there he walk up to Cleopatra and kneels down and says "It will be ok the bath is to clean you and you will be fine." Cleopatra smiles and says "Melody says it's fun." Melody grabs Cleopatra and pulls her into the bathing area and he stand and turns and starts to walk in and Sakara grabs him and says "No sir she will be fine everything will be fine without you in there. Go do something like get ready to take her shopping she needs clothes or did you not notice she was naked just now." Issan says "No I noticed just wasn't going to ask." Sakara let's go of Issan's arm and walks in.

Issan does as Sakara asks and goes and gets ready to go into the villa part of his Kingdom. Meanwhile the girls are in the bath Melody gets undressed and gets in the water and Cleopatra stands there looking at the water. Sakara comes in and gets undressed and says "It will be ok come" Sakara holds out her hand to Cleopatra and she takes it "let's go in together nice and slow." Sakara starts to walk to the bath Cleopatra follows close by and they get in the bath. Cleopatra was a little hesitant but followed just so Sakara would tell Issan that she was a good girl and did as she was told. Melody was already starting to wash herself and Sakara says "Ok Cleopatra since this is your first bath I will show you what to do so you can bathe yourself ok." Cleopatra nods her head. Sakara started to wash her as slow and as soft as she could so that Cleopatra wouldn't freak out. As Sakara started to wash her she noticed that Cleopatra had cuts and bruises all over her body some are old and others look like they were just a few weeks to a month old. None of the cutes or bruises were fully healed and Sakara started to cry. Cleopatra moves away and says "Did I do something wrong?" Melody looks over and asks "Mommy what's wrong why are you crying?" Sakara shakes her head and says "Nothing girls just got a little emotional that's all. Cleopatra who did this to you?" Cleopatra says "Many did this to me other Brenos and these ones here 'she turns around and points at her back' Malloy did this to me that's why I scratched his face up." Cleopatra turns back around and Sakara was crying even more now. Sakara moves forward and grabs Cleopatra and hugs her tight and says "This will never happen to you again. If I even hear that Issan swats you I will take you away so fast his head will spin right off." Cleopatra pulls away and gruff's at her and Sakara laughs and says "I'm not going to hurt him it's a figure of speech meaning that he will be lost in what happened meaning it will happen to a speed he doesn't see coming." Cleopatra looks at her and says "Are we done now?" Sakara shakes her head and says "No I haven't done your hair and I haven't finished washing your body yet. I know you want to return to Issan so let's stop talking and wash you." Melody comes over and says "Can I wash her hair? Pleeeaassee." Sakara smiles and asks "Are you done washing yourself?" Melody smiles and says "Yep just finished." Sakara says "Ok but be gentle."

Melody nods and she grabs the soap and starts to wash Cleopatra's hair. As Melody is washing Cleopatra's hair she notices that her hair is becoming lighter. Melody says "Mom look at Cleopatra's hair is changing colors." Sakara says "Yes hair does that and she was really dirty so it was bound to change." Melody says "No mom look it shouldn't turn like this." Sakara turns and looks and sees that Cleopatra's hair is now White. She says "Melody you have to wash the soap out of her hair." Melody says "I did when I put the soap in and started to change as I rinsed out the soap it turned white." Sakara rinses off and says "Everyone clean I think it's time to get out dry off and get dressed." Melody was the first one out and drying off Sakara started to follow and Cleopatra just sat there not moving. Sakara stops and looks at Cleopatra and says "Come on Cleopatra time to get out." Cleopatra shakes her head and says "No!" At that moment Issan walks in and Cleopatra sinks further into the water. Issan says "Come Cleo time to get out." Cleopatra shakes her head.

Sakara looks at Issan and says "I got this. Out! Right now Mister." Issan looks at her and says "She's not listening to you" Sakara cuts him off "Yes but that has something to do with what I found during bath time and I think she doesn't want you to see. So if you please leave the bathing area and go tell your father and brother to be ready to go to town to go shopping." Issan says nothing just looks at Cleopatra trying to figure out why she's so scared of him then he notices her hair and says "You didn't get the soap out of her hair." Melody says "Yes I did her hair turned white after I washed it." Sakara says it again "Issan leave the bathing area NOW!!!" Issan looks at her and sees that she is serious so he leaves. He does as she asked and went and told his father and brother to get ready to go shopping for Cleopatra. Sakara goes to Cleopatra and says "Come he's not here anymore and he won't see you and we will be here for a few days so I will get stuff to put on your wounds I won't leave until you're healed so don't worry." Cleopatra shakes her head and says "That's not it I don't want to get cold if I get out I will get cold." Sakara chuckles a little and says "Sweetie you won't get cold because the bathing area is warm I promise." Cleopatra says "When they would spray us down I would get really cold and the next day I would feel even colder but my eyes would feel like someone burned them." Sakura hugs Cleopatra again and says "That was called a fever but I promise you that won't happen you won't get cold. Melody please bring Cleopatra a towel to the end of the bath. We will wrap you up as soon as you get out and dry you off and dress you as soon as you're dry. I will dry you and Melody can dress you so I can get dry and dressed okay." Cleopatra was reluctant but did as she was asked. As soon as she got out of the bath she realized it wasn't cold and Sakara was right it was warm. As soon as she was dry Melody grabbed the dress and started to dress Cleopatra. Cleopatra kept messing with the dress and Melody kept swatting her hands and telling her "No" she finally got her dressed and they walked out of the bathing area.

Cleopatra went right to where Issan was and held her hands up to be held. As he bent to pick her up he notices her hair and all the cuts and bruises. A circle of fire starts to rip and roar around them when she whines at him to be picked up and he does. Cleopatra runs her fingers through his hair and starts "SSSSHHHHHH it's ok calm down." Then she starts to hum the same tune that he hums to her. Issan starts to calm down and so does the fire. Issan looks at Sakara and she says "Yeah I started to cry. Those ones are not near as bad as the ones you can't see." Issan says "I think I might need to stay here if I see them I will lose my temper again." Cleopatra panics start screaming "NOOOO!!!!! NOOOO!!!! You have to come I won't go without you." Issan runs his fingers through her hair and says "Ok I will come it's okay calm down." Melody comes running in "Ok I got my shoes on here Mommy I got yours for you." She places the shoes in front of a chair Sakara sits and puts her shoes on and says "Thank you Melody. What about Cleopatra?" Melody smiles and says "Well I was going to bring her shoes then I thought about it Issan's not going to let her walk through the town so I didn't bring her any." Issan says "You are right about that I won't let her walk through the town you're always so smart." As soon as the guards were assembled they walked to the door.