He roughly ravaged my mouth, then pulled out my tongue and rifled through it too. The burning pain was unbearable, it brought tears to my eyes. Unable to scream, I tensed up and bared it.

"Stay there." he commanded, then turned around.

He washed off the fizzy toothpaste, put the toothbrush back in the medicine cabinet, and switched it out with mouthwash. He walked back to me and poured the solution in the cap, setting the bottle aside. He took my arm and lead me to the sink.

"Put your hands on the sink."

I timidly complied.

He grabbed my hair and pulled my head up, having me face the ceiling. Shaking, I didn't resist, looking at his stoic face, half expecting what was to come.

"Don't panic, that's what will make you choke. You've surely used mouthwash, yeah? Gargle it in your mouth." he slowly poured it in my mouth.

Upon feeling the solution in my mouth, I reacted to the unbearable burning by squeezing the edge of the sink as hard as I possibly could, tears rolling down my face.

"Gargle."

I obeyed, pushing air from my lungs through my throat, gargling the solution. The pain, however, was the most excruciating thing I had ever experienced. The burning was tearing me apart.

I yearningly looked over to him, asking for some kind of okay to spit, but when I found none, the pain seemed to spike. I squinted and let out a loud, helpless groan before faultering and coughing, sending some mouthwash flying. I couldn't stop myself from violently throwing my head down and spitting it back out with a few coughs.

He had flexed with me and was gently holding my hair back. After I was done, he yanked me back by my hair again, forcing me to face him.

"You got it all over my face, you vile piece of shit." he said, his face red with obvious anger.

I mouthed the word "Sorry," but it didn't even faze him.

"Go do whatever business you before I wash you and put you back up." he said, gesturing to the toilet.

I shyly looked over to the toilet and back to him, visibly embarrassed.

"What?" he asked, washing his face, "We're both living organisms. It comes naturally."

I nodded. Feeling pressured, I sat on the toilet.

Maybe I'm done processing something. Then again, it always took a long time for me to process nutrients. My body never put a thing to waste.

He walked over to the bathtub and turned the shower water on.

"Hey, Sai."

I shot my gaze over to him.

"You done?"

I silently nodded standing up.