Two years

At this time, in a seemingly unassuming room, there were two young men laying on two separate beds fully naked. One of them had messy spiky black hair while the other had white hair with jaw-length bangs framing on either side of his face.

Both of them had their eyes closed but they seemed to be twitching, as if they could wake up at any moment.

Suddenly, their eyes opened at the same time. Their eyes darted around the room as their eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

They tried to get up but they seemed to be unable to move their bodies. At the moment, they could only open their eyes and slightly move their heads.

"Wha-.. What's going on?" the white haired young man muttered with a hoarse voice.

"What happened to me? I can't move. Damn it!" the black haired young man said at the same time with a similar hoarse voice.

"You over there. What happened here?" the white haired young man said as he turned his head slightly to the right and finally caught sight of the young man on a separate bed.

"Beats me. I'm probably just as clueless as you are. I was just dealing with a despicable thief and the next thing I knew, I was here, unable to move." the black haired young man replied.

'He seems familiar.' the white haired young man thought to himself. His eyes then lit up as he recalled the last memory from his mind.

"You.. You're that kid from that mansion?" the white haired young man said as he eyed the black haired young man with suspicion.

"Yeah. And you're that despicable thief" the black haired young man replied with a mocking tone.

"Who are you calling a despicable thief! And most importantly, why am I here, naked!?" the white haired young man retorted and turned his head to look at the other young man.

He saw that he was similarly naked. His eyes widened in terror as his imagination ran wild.

"D-don't tell me... Have you done something to me!?" the white haired young man exclaimed.

"Whoah, whoa. Hold it right there. I don't lean that way and don't even think about it" the black haired young man said as he shuddered at the thought.

The white haired young man heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the young man's words. Shortly afterwards, his body shivered and felt cold.

"It's unusually cold here. Who the hell left us here naked in this terrifyingly cold room? They could've at least put me in a different room while they just leave you here" the black haired young man cursed.

"Hah!? It's you who deserves to be in this cold room" the white haired young man retorted.

"You're a despicable thief. Obviously, you deserve to be here" the black haired young man said.

"Tch. I was just doing it for the greater good. You should have been grateful" the white haired young man muttered.

"What did you say?" the black haired young man said as he eyed the other young man suspiciously.

"You heard nothing." the white haired young man replied.

It was at this moment that the door opened, revealing the figure of a young woman with pink hair.

She wore a white dress that covered her shoulders almost fully and flowed down into a delicate square neckline. It's a snug fit which makes the dress look smart and stylish.

"Rick! You finally woke up!" the young woman said as she approached the black haired young man and hugged him.

"Who are you?" Rick said as he looked at the young woman hugging him with his brows knitted.

'She voice seems familiar. There's also that pink hair and face, is she a relative of Carla?' Rick thought to himself.

The young woman's lips curled up to a wide grin as she looked at Rick with a teasing smile.

"Oh, you don't recognize me anymore?" the young woman replied as her grin widened from ear to ear.

Rick stared at her closely with a scrutinizing look on his face. Suddenly, his eyes lit up in realization.

"Carla!? How is that possible?" Rick exclaimed.

"Bingo! It is indeed me, Carla. So, how is it? Have I grown beautiful?" Carla said as she struck a confident womanly pose.

"You look the same as ever." Rick replied with a grin.

"Tch, you're still as boring as ever" Carla replied with a click of her tongue.

"What happened? Why am I here? And most importantly, can you give me some clothing? It's unbelievably cold in here" Rick asked.

Carla then turned her head and scrutinized his body before she hurriedly looked away as her face reddened. It just turned out that the direction she looked away from turned out to be the bed where Gelnay lay, who is similarly naked.

"Kyaaa! Perverts!" Carla exclaimed as she covered her eyes with her hands and looked away. She hurriedly deserted the room and banged the door.

"Hey, hey, it's not my fault. That Rick guy may be a pervert but I'm innocent. I can't even move my body" Gelnar said with an embarrassed expression.

"Tch, the thief is already as despicable with that ugly face of his but now, he's calling others a pervert too when clearly, he's the pervert" Rick retorted.

After bickering with each other for a while, the two calmed down and realized that there's something amiss.

"That girl, she clearly looked a bit younger the last time I saw her." Gelnar said.

"How long have we been asleep here?" Rick replied with a question.

Suddenly, the door opened once more, revealing the figure of a woman with similar pink hair.

This time, Rick's eyes gleamed in recognition as he looked at the figure on the door.

"Oh? Two naked boys in the same room. What a romantic tale" the woman said with a teasing smile.

Veins popped up from their foreheads as they grit their teeth.

"Shut up, Lisa." Rick exclaimed.

"He may be gay but I'm definitely straight" Gelnar said.

"In just two years of sharing the same room, the two seem to have developed some romance" Lisa said as her smile widened.

"I'm not-.. Hold on, did you just say two years?" Rick yelled before his eyes widened in shock.

"Oh, did I? Indeed, two years have passed since the incident at the mansion" Lisa said with a sigh.

Rick and Gelnar were dumbfounded as it took a while before they could recover from the shock.

"TWO YEARS!?" the two exclaimed at the same time.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

This chapter might seem gay but it's meant to be for comedy. And no, I'm not writing some boy love fiction so don't worry. It's just that this scene is heavily related to a character that will be introduced soon.