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You had barely slept that night since your brain was filled with nervous yet also excited thoughts. Since today was the day your Copia came back home from this leg of the tour. You waited impatiently near the two large wooden front doors of the Abbey with a small group of your fellow siblings. You heard a Sister call out "He's here!!" from one of the windows near the entrance. You tried to contain your excitement as the crowd around you started an uproar of chatter once more.
Copia's sparkly blue limo pulled up closer to the front doors. Once the car was parked, a ghoul quickly hopped out and ran around the car, opening the door for Papa. He stepped out with a wide smile on his face. His hair was tied up in a messy ponytail and he was wearing his sequin jacket which matched the flashy limo. He turned to the ghoul and thanked him, the ghoul only giving a nod in response. The ghoul guided Copia to the front doors, the crowd now silent in anticipation. The old doors slowly creaked open, revealing the man standing behind. Everyone flocked towards him, except for you, with questions and praises but they seemed to back off quickly, you weren't yet sure as to why.
Copia clasped his hands together in front of him as he approached you. Your fellow sibling we're talking to each other in low whispers, some pinching their noses, but you didn't notice. Copia took your hands into his and kissed them each before rubbing the back of your hands with his thumbs, "Cara mia, how I missed you so", he spoke softly. You looked up to him and smiled, "I missed you too Papa." Your nose was suddenly over taken with a, less than pleasant stench. You couldn't help it when your face scrunched up at the smell. Copia raised his eyebrow in concern, "What is it my dear?" You looked at him, just as confused as he seemed to be, "Do you not smell that?" He lifted his arm up a bit and sniffed his armpit, quickly pulling back making a noise of disgust, "I guess it has been quite a while since I last took a shower..." he responded bashfully.
The siblings had already filed out to do their respective chores. So, you took a more secure grip on his hand and started leading him back to his quarters. "Where are we going?" He questioned. "To clean you up babe because Satanas knows you need it", you stopped walking for a second and turned around, "no offense." Copia rolled his eyes as you continued dragging him through the halls of the abbey, "None taken..."
Once you both had finally reached his quarters, you told him to get undressed as you prepared a bath for the two of you. You turned on the faucet and checked the temperature every so often. After the temperature was perfect, you poured some bubbles into the water and stirred it around with your hand. You thought it needed something more though, so you looked around the room until your eyes locked onto the vase on the counter near the sink. You walked over and plucked a few petals from one of the roses sitting in the vase then sprinkled them into the warm water. Before you went to tell Copia the bath was done, you took the opportunity to undress yourself.
"Bath's ready!" you called out through the door. You sat down on the edge of the tub as you heard his footsteps approach. When Copia opened the door, you couldn't help but get flustered at seeing his naked figure. Even if you've seen it a hundred times, he was still so beautiful. He placed his dirty clothes into the laundry basket then turned back to you, "Well are we going to get in or not?" His words snapped you out of your thoughts, "Right right."
You stepped in first, Copia following you not long after. He sat in-between your legs, his back up against your chest. You poured some water onto his hair then gently ran your fingers through it. However, you didn't get very far since you got caught on a tangle. "Goodness tesoro, look at all these tangles. When's the last time you brushed your hair?" Copia opened his mouth to speak before sighing in disappointment. "It's okay dear, we're just gonna have to work on getting these tangles out okay?" He nodded with a pout. You tucked some hair behind his ear, "Hey, it's okay baby, I know self care can be hard sometimes. Especially with how busy you always are." Copia at you over his shoulder and smiled softly. You placed a gentle kiss on his lips before reaching for the shampoo. You squirted some shampoo onto his hair and started working it in. He melted into your touch, his muscles relaxing as you worked. You poured some more water onto his head, the bubbles washing away into the silky water.
Once you had gotten started on the conditioner you could have sworn he had fallen asleep based on how quiet he was. You watched the soap fade away once more while listening to your lover's steady breathing. You almost didn't have the heart to stir him when he was so peaceful but your fingers were starting to get pruney and the water was getting cold. So, you set a hand on his shoulder and leaned forward, "Love, we gotta get out and dry off." Copia let out a questioning hum, turning towards you. His eyes were lidded as he reached up to rub one of his eyes, "We gotta go dry off babe." you repeated. He nodded slowly before you started stepping out. You held out your hand to him and he gratefully took it as you helped him step out of the bath. He slowly started to wake up again as he pulled the bath's plug. You grabbed towels for the both of you, handing one to him before you started drying yourself off.
Copia returned the favor by grabbing your robes. After you put on your robe you went over to Copia and fixed his collar, smoothing it out so it was laid out flat. You placed a kiss on his cheek, "Go sit in the bedroom. I need to find stuff for the next thing we're going to do." you smiled up at him. "There's more?" he questioned, you nodded in response. "Alright amore, take as much time as you need" he kissed your forehead before leaving. You began searching the cabinets for nail polish. It had been a while since you last painted each others nails so it took a bit of searching. Eventually, you found two bottles of black and blue nail polish along with some sealant.
You pushed the door open to see Copia waiting patiently on the floor for you. You sat down across from him, placing the items in your hands onto the floor in front of you. Copia looked at you confused for a moment, "What's this?" "We're going to paint our nails again!!" His face lit up at your words. He always enjoyed doing little activities like this with you. Copia practically lunged for the bottle of black nail polish, "Can I do black this time? Pleaseee" he pouted at you as he begged. "Of course you can sweetie!" you smiled as you took the bottle from his hand, unscrewing the lid. You took his hand into yours and kissed his knuckles, causing him to blush. You giggled to yourself quietly before getting some polish on the brush. Carefully, you started on his index finger, trying your best to not get any polish onto his skin. You moved slowly from finger to finger until you finally finished on his thumb. You leaned back to admire your work before moving onto his other hand, you looked to Copia and he had the biggest smile on his lips. He had really missed spending time with you and you could tell.
"It was really lonely without you here y'know." He was brought back into reality from his thoughts and looked at you. "I missed it here a lot too, I especially missed seeing your pretty face too." It was your turn for your face to be covered in a blush. "You're too kind." you smiled as you reached for his other hand. You had messed up once this time but it was no big deal, you cleaned it off quickly. Copia on the other hand, wasn't as careful as you were. He certainly tried, but his big shaky hands made it a little harder for him. He eventually made it through though with minimal mistakes. "I hope I didn't mess up too bad." he chuckled nervously and rubbed the back of his neck. "It's perfect dear, I love it." you leaned forward and hugged him tightly. He wrapped his arms around you and cradled your head with one of his hands.
You sat back on your ankles after a few moments, "There's one more thing I want to do, be right back." You hopped back onto your feet and made your way back into the bathroom. Emerging back into the room once more with a hairbrush. Taking a seat back on the floor, Copia quickly moved to sit in-front of you. You took his hair out from under his robe and spread it out a bit. You grabbed some of his hair and started brushing. Before long, Copia was leaning back up against you again, leaving just enough room for you to still brush his hair. After lots of careful and hard work, you managed to get out all of his tangles.
You sat back and whipped some of the sweat off of your forehead. You were going to braid his hair to prevent tangles, at least for a bit, but you were too tired at this point. So you simply tapped his shoulder and said "Alright, I'm done!" He turned around and hugged you, nuzzling his face into the crook of your neck. "Thank you amore, I needed this." You kissed the top of his head as you held him "Of course darling."