Jurie stared awestruck at the single double bed that lay in the middle of the room, and choked. "one bed?!" 

Ñusta and Derek had already left the room, both hiding smirks behind their hands. Jurie turned to Rami. "So..." She started. "What do we do?"

Rami looked away, and quickly scoured the room for anything he could make a makeshift bed out of. "Um... I don't know." The little Shadow Princess stepped gingerly towards the bed and flopped back onto. "It's not like we haven't already been sleeping next to each other..."

"I guess." 

An awkward silence settled over them and the two looked away before taking a peek at each other. 

"I think I'll go take a shower now." Jurie said and got up, making her way towards the bathroom. 

"Uh...Sure." 

Jurie gently closed the door and turned the knobs, adjusting for a warm shower before she peeled of her sticky, dirty and admittedly stinky clothes. They flopped onto the floor with a sickening squelch, a pile of muddy cloth. Jurie wrinkled her nose and climbed in, relaxing in the warmth of fresh, clean water. Rinsing out her hair with a sweet smelling coconut and vanilla shampoo and lathering herself with a mango scented body wash, Jurie stepped out of the shower, only for pain to shoot through her foot. She hissed and looked at her swollen, sprained ankle. 

Changing her footing, Jurie balanced on her foot and stepped out. Searing pain, stabbed at her foot and she fell to the ground with a loud shriek. Clutching her ankle. 

"Ow." She sucked in her breath. 

There was a knock on the door. "Jurie?" Rami's voice filtered through the door. "Are you okay?" 

Jurie groaned and collapsed against the bathroom table. She reached for a soft towel, and covered herself just before Rami pushed open the door and found her on the ground, squeezing her ankle.

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Her honey amber eyes were filled with pain. Her teeth gritted as she clutched her foot. A sheen of water lay over her slightly tanned porcelain skin. Her dark raven hair dripping with water glistening in the low light of the bathing room. The towel though badly adjusted did a good job in hiding her breasts, torso and the top half of her thighs.

The animal side of Rami wanted to let the towel gently slide down her body revealing her in all her glory. The animal side of him wanted her. It wanted to ravish her. It wanted to claim her as his own.

But rational side of him reasoned that she needed help. So he quietened his raging hormones and walked up to her.

"Are you alright?" He whispered.

"Do I look alright?" She snapped.

"I'll help you up and I'll readjust your towel. Then I'll help you change and carry you back." Clearly the nurse in Rami had awoken.

"Rami..." She started.

"I won't do anything." He promised. Then in a more sullen tone he added. "I'm not like them."

She nodded. At this Rami wondered how they had ever come to this. First they were arch-rivals. Now they actually trusted each other with their bodies.

She stretched her arms gingerly towards him. He leaned down and held her by the waist so the towel wouldn't fall. Once she was up she rested herself against him, clinging onto his neck, her chest pressed against his so that the towel wouldn't fall.

Cloth. That was the only thing that actually separated them. He wanted her. He wanted to feel the soft curves of her breasts against his own hard chest with nothing in between them. But he couldn't do that.

Quietly and without looking he readjusted her towel and pulled away.

"Now try not to fall down again while I get you a change of clothes." He said. Then he added smirking. "You're quite a klutz for an Assassin."

"Oh Shut Up!" She exclaimed indignantly.

With that Rami retreated out of the room. A moment later he came back with a small white nightgown and undergarments.

"I'll turn the other way. If you need help just tell me."

With that he turned to face the wall. He studied the flower pattern carefully. It took all his attention not to take one peek at the young Shadow Princess. But none the less he succeeded. He determined the flower pattern was handmade. It was quite beautiful really. In its own imperfect way. There splashes of pinks, yellows and reds. Rami never knew such flowers existed, but looking at them now how could they not have?

"I'm done." Jurie called from behind him.

He turned. She looked absolutely ravishing. The nightgown only reached mid-thigh revealing her strong small legs. Her arms were sleeveless and bare. But he at once stopped any lustful thoughts as he picked her up and carried he bridle style.

He walked over to the to bed and gently placed her on the soft covers.

"I wish we had ice." he muttered. "It would make the healing process a lot faster."

"We are in the middle of the Jungle. There is no way we could get any ice anyway"

"Very true. But elevating it would probably help. Right?"

"You would make a pretty crap doctor you know that right?"

At that Rami grinned. "Oh I know."

Using his own pillows he propped her foot up so it was elevated before covering her with the blanket.

From his various pockets he took out his notebook and a quill. But he didn't feel like writing today. In fact he felt like sleeping. He placed his notebook and quill beside his bed. In quick movements he unbuttoned his shirt. The temperature in the room was quite hot. Sweat glistened on his toned body, the muscles rippling slightly at movement.

This did not go unseen by Jurie who observed quite profoundly his strong physique. She hid her blush with her dark hair as Rami got under the covers beside her.

It was quite a sight, two hardened assassin's red in the cheek because of their close proximity.

"Umm...errr...I guess the is goodnight then?" he asked.

Jurie gave him a small embarrassed smile before nodding. "Goodnight."

With that Rami blew out the candle.

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