Chapter 5 What Is It With Men?

Osa's POV

"Look I don't want to be here, especially with you, so let's just make it quick." Benjamin states standing in front of me and I grin.

"Ay, Ay Captain!" I yell and he rolls his eyes.

"You're so annoying." He mumbles and I frown slightly, but quickly cover it up. He climbs up the stairs onto the first floor where there were three rooms.

"Tucker, James, and Jude." He points to each one, Tucker on the right, Jude on the left and James in the middle. We continue walking onto the second room.

"Qulo and his girlfriend, the maid and the chef."

"Qulo has a girlfriend?"

"That's what I just said didn't I?" He snaps and I raise both hands in a surrender motion.

Qulo looked so... harsh, with his constant scowl, never looking my way, never even acknowledging anyone else's presence.

His hair was nonexistent into a black buzz cut and his eyes were pitch black.

Jeez.

We reach the third floor, my floor. I smile.

"Your room." He points to my door.? "My room." I never noticed the door on the other side of me, probably because I was always leaving on circumstances.

"You and are on the same floor?"

"Are you slow or something?" He snaps and I coil back at how irritated he sounds, deciding to stay quiet. We walk up the stairs to the last floor. There were two doors.

"Valesco's room." He points and, "don't ever go in that room.?Ever."?He warns darkly and I nod.

"Let's go."

So they had a theater in the basement and a game room. Then of course there was a weapon room that I just loved. So many blades. And then there was the training room. It was a pretty big mansion.

"Okay, I'm done." He states as we arrive back at the kitchen.

"Thanks for showing me around." I smile kindly and he scoffs.

"Thank my dad not me." He says bitterly before disappearing.

Your dad?

Confused, I was about to go to my room when I walked into a pretty brunette.

"Hey." She smiles and I return it.

"Hello."

"You must be Osa. I'm Caramel." I can't help but grin at her name and she giggles knowingly.

"It's nice to meet you. ."

"Same here. I was just about to take a walk, wanna come with?"

I nod, not having anything better to do.

Valesco's POV

"You will be Osa's bodyguard until-"

"No!" He growls and I sigh. I knew this wasn't going to be easy.

"Benjamin-"

"Why me? I don't like her. She's so... peppy and annoying-"

"Stop it. You sound like I child." I roll my eyes. "She's a lot more than you think son."

"Dad, how do we even know we can trust her?" He crosses his arms, raising an eyebrow and I can't help but think of how much he looks like me.

"We saved her from being kidnapped." I deadpan and he rolls his eyes.

"That could just be someone's plot. You never-"

"Benjamin you are her bodyguard. End of discussion. " I click my pen and begin to write. He huffs spinning on his heel and leaving the office.

Osa's?POV

"I still can't believe you're Qulo's girlfriend."

"Why? Because he's all mean and scary?" She chuckles and I nod.

"Exactly!" She burst out in a fit of laughter.

"I know. . and speaking of mean. ."

"Babe! Where the hell have you been?" A steaming Qulo stomps towards us and she sighs.

"I'll see you later yeah?" I nod as she jogs towards him, silencing him with a kiss and I avert my eyes, blushing

"Prude." Someone mutters and I turn to find Benjamin. He was getting into his car and I raise an eyebrow at him.

"Where are you going?" I ask and he completely ignores me as he speeds out and leaves.

Unbelievable.

"You're gonna give the dude stress marks!" James teases as he sat near the pool and I roll my eyes walking towards them.

"I didn't even do anything." I sigh, and they shrug.

"Give him time. He's just... man...? I don't even know. He's always been like this. We're just pretty much used to it."

"You mean a backside?" I scoff and they all furrow their eyebrows.

"You mean ass right?" Tucker guffaws as I take a seat on the pool chairs.

"Whatever."

"Aw, don't feel bad." Jude coos.

"Shut up unisex." He playfully glares as the others start laughing at him and he dives for them, splashing around. The water somewhat hits me and I move away.

"Don't you ever feel hot?" James says after a while and I gulp.

"N-no," I answer standing and they all stare at me quizzically.

"Did I say something wrong? Does the word hot have a secret meaning behind it?" James murmurs and I force a smile shaking my head.

"No, no, I'm just suddenly not feeling well," I state as I skip inside.

They're just too curious for their good.

As I lay on the couch, I realize how comfortable this place is. I just got here and everyone is so welcoming. Well except for Qulo who barely talks to me and Benjamin who hates me.

Benjamin.

His long eyelashes beat slowly against his rosy cheeks every time he's angry. And the gold curls never move reluctantly as he moves. His eyes were always striking as they moved with purpose. He was almost as tall as Valesco, and that was saying something for a nineteen-year-old.

The door pushes open and stops midway.

"Crap." A voice calls out and I freeze.

"Hello?" I sound.

"Why are you alive?" Benjamin asks, slamming the door and surprisingly I'm bothered by his question.

"I don't know. ." I mutter more to myself than him. He stops walking for a moment before staring at me in confusion, he just shakes his head and continues walking into the kitchen.

"Where's everyone?" He asks gruffly.

"Either sleeping or by the pool."

"Great, I'm at the pool. Which means?you?should stay right where you are." He slams the fridge door so hard that its every content could be heard. Even the water in the celery moved a little.

I frown at his retreating form before sighing and returning my eyes to the entertaining T.V.