Creak…

A door opening could be heard as two figures stood before it.

"Second door to the right…yuck."

"Yes ma'am!"

Klaus jogged towards the door and excitedly opened it. He widened his eyes and gasped at the spectacle. A shiny silver sink stood in front of him, and a white bathtub behind it; both seemed so expensive that Klaus couldn't help but tear at the sight.

He slowly walked into the bathroom, gently touching everything inside: the mirror, sink, toilet, and even the tiled floor. He inhaled deeply and exhaled, taking in the clean scent of the room.

"Wow…I wouldn't trade this for anything…" Klaus pondered as he took off his dirtied clothes and threw them to a corner of the room. He ruffled his hair and took a step into the bathtub.

He turned the faucet and–"Aieee!!" He screeched and jumped as the cold water from the shower head drenched him.

He desperately turned it off while panting. After a few seconds, he cautiously turned it back on and–" Aieeee!!!!"

Pound! Pound, pound…!

"Who is that idiot?" A short figure asked a taller figure as they heard Klaus jumping in the bathroom.

The two were in what seemed to be the house's living room, with a TV on the wall and large couches placed in optimal spots. The room felt cozy, bathed in warm yellow light that contrasted wonderfully with the rich, brown-lined walls.

Pictures and paintings, each of a different color and topic, were stamped across the walls. Tiny details, such as a small figure of a bear holding a trophy, were visible on several counters in the room.

A light brown carpet rested all over the floor, fuzz poking out as the two began to conversate.

The taller figure quickly responded, "I don't kn-"

"Wait!! Why'd you even save him Luna?!!!" The person stomped their feet and glared at the taller figure.

Luna shook her head and put her hand on the person's shoulder. "Mae, every human life is worth a thousand. It doesn't matter who it is, we alway-"

"Is it really?!" Mae yelled. Noticing Luna's glum stare, she looked down and muttered, "I just don't get it…"

Her voice slowly raised in conjunction with her head as she said, "He's so dirty and smells bad...evil people don't deserve our generosity."

Mae's arms flew up as she suddenly yelled, "And! he's gonna be usele-"

"Quiet!" A voice pierced their conversation.

Mae and Luna's attention turned to a woman strolling towards them, holding a tiny tube-shaped product between her pointer and middle right fingers. She came from her room, east of the living room.

Phew…

"Can't you two stop arguing for once damnit?" The woman said as she exhaled, releasing visible smoke near their faces.

Mae flinched and looked away while muttering, "Sorry Grandnew…"

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The woman squinted and snapped back, "It's ma'am to you!" Her eyes then blitzed to Luna.

"And you too!"

"Y-"

"Don't you forget it!" The woman interrupted Luna and slammed her fist on a small counter to the woman's right.

The woman inhaled the tube-shaped object and exhaled as she said, "Who'd you two bring in this time?" She glared at the two, continuing, "Better not be another old man again."

Luna raised her hand and said, "No, it's a boy. I would estimate that he's about my age."

Phew…

"Your age?" The woman said, releasing another puff of smoke into the air. "Interesting. What else?"

"He stinks," Mae interjected, also raising her hand.

The woman's gaze turned towards the bathroom as she said, "Well, everyone who comes from that town stinks." She stayed silent and looked elsewhere as Luna and Mae stared at her.

Plop, plop, plop…

"Ah, is he done?" Luna said, hearing the last water droplets fall from the shower head. The three faintly heard footsteps rambling in the bathroom as if the person inside were searching for something.

Slam!

"Finally found it!" Klaus exclaimed, slamming the door open and wrapping a towel around his waist. He noticed the three staring at him and paused momentarily before walking towards them.

As he approached them, Luna put her hand up and stopped Klaus. She wrinkled her nose as she said, "Why do you still stink?"

Klaus widened his eyes as he touched his body, searching for the foul scent she was referring to. After several seconds of searching, he looked at her and shrugged.

"I don't smell anything."

Luna slightly leaned towards him and sniffed–then she flew back in disgust.

"D-did you even use soap?!"

"Soap? Wazzat?" Klaus asked, tilting his head.

Luna trembled as she kneeled to the ground. "A-are you telling me you've been showering without s-soap?"

Klaus laughed at her reaction and said, "Yeah, just water." He squinted at his arm as he muttered, "I thought that was it…"

"Ew!" Luna jumped back and hid behind Mae, covering her mouth and shaking.

Mae furrowed her brow and nodded as she said, "That is pretty nasty."

Drip…

Water dripped from Klaus's hair as he stood motionless, shocked that this 'soap' existed. He wondered what it did. "Does that make you smell good?" He thought.

"What other strange things do they ha-"

"Why don't you go show him how to use it, Luna?" The woman interrupted Klaus's thought as she looked at Luna.

"M-me?!" Luna screeched, still hiding behind Mae.

"Correct. It'll serve as a good experience," the woman said, exhaling more smoke.

Luna trembled at the thought of showing Klaus how to use soap.

"Show him how to use soap?! Soap?!!!" She thought as she pulled her hair, her eyes darting.

Luna made eye contact with Klaus and flinched, his eyes filled with curiosity. Seeing this, she felt slightly more motivated to show him.

To her, Klaus seemed to mean no harm and was open to learning, which made her feel faintly guilty about her comments.

"He seems so excited…I don't want to see him naked though. That's too much…" Luna thought as she hesitantly walked towards Klaus, avoiding eye contact.

"But…" She stopped and looked back at the woman; she shuddered at her glare. There was no escaping this.

"Ugh...she thinks she demands just cause she's old. 'Had it rough' my ass..."

She thought as she quickly turned back and walked with Klaus towards the bathroom. The two entered.

"N-no! Keep your towel on." Luna said as she noticed Klaus about to drop his towel.

Klaus's face reddened as he realized what he was about to do.

"Oh, right. Sorry."

He looked down, nervously chuckling as he stepped into the bathtub.

"So, he isn't entirely stupid..." Luna thought, watching him.

"Ok, so do you see the bar there?" Luna pointed at a bar of soap that rested below Klaus on the right corner of the bathtub.

Klaus turned his gaze downwards and grabbed the soap, sniffing it; he furrowed his brow and sniffed it again. "Woah…" He thought, his eyes now gleaming with excitement.

He excitedly turned back and looked at Luna, holding the soap bar up.

"This actually smells good!"

Luna smiled slightly and looked down. "I wonder how these people live without soap," she thought.

Klaus then looked away and stared blankly at the wall, thinking about how to use it—about thirty seconds passed before Lunda snapped out of thought and began talking again.

"U-um, I forgot I was going to show you. Here, give me it."

Klaus turned to Luna and handed her the soap.

"So you get some water," Luna said as she stood up and turned on the faucet for the sink.

"Then, you rub it in." She lathered up the soap with water and then said, "See? It should look like this."

Klaus minced Luna and gazed at her hand in amazement.

"Then, you rub it on your body and wash it off," Luna said as she washed off the soap on her hands. She turned the faucet off and handed the soap to Klaus.

"M-my turn?" Klaus stammered.

"Why are you so surprised?" Luna thought as she nodded and waved goodbye to him. At her mid-point in closing the door, she slammed it shut.

"Ahhh, how'd I do that? How'd I do that? How'd I do that?" Luna rapidly said, her back slowly falling to the ground and resting on the door. She sat with her head in her arms.

"So many cavemen..." Luna thought as she heard the shower turn on; Klaus jumping again.

She softly smiled as she muttered, "And to think he'll need to learn about combs next..."