Chapter 35: Step one-love

Hally once again found herself extremely bored, with nothing better to do than mope about the valiant wishing that something interesting would happen. She saw Scarlet hanging around the end of the corridor and so decided to talk.

"Hi, what you doing up here?" Hally asked putting on her best "welcoming smile".

"Waiting for my mum, she's gone into the spa, its always round the same time each week. I can't go in, have to be over 20 to go in."

Hally raised her eyebrows, "There's a spa? Well seeing s I'm only a little over twenty about 330 years I see no problem in me having a go!" Hally smiled sarcastically and went through.

She found herself in another hallway, with signs directing her to the different rooms, Hally took the left turn and walked into the changing room. There were lockers for all the recipients on board, Hally found hers and it opened the key and a bag inside. She took out the key and the bag, she looked inside the bag to find 3 pairs of swimwear, towels and a bottle of tester shampoo. She picked one of the bikinis out, changing in one of the cubicles she made her way to the hot tub, Hally hadn't fancied a massage much, and she really quite fancied a quiet bathe in a warm tub…heaven!

Hally happily found the tub empty and delightfully warm, she dunked her head under freeing her hair and getting herself completely immersed in the water. She kept herself under for a good few minutes, not exactly in fear of drowning, oxygen never really bothered the immortal. Hally lay herself down closing her eyes, blowing small bubbles out of the tub watching them as they floated away up to the top, escaping into the world Hally was so desperate to be rid of.

She pushed herself to the top with her feet, retreating back to the edge and sitting on the side. She wiped her eyes before relaxing into the water. She let herself sink under again closing her eyes this time, feeling the water push down on her. The water shifted violently and Hally snapped her eyes open as a two legs found their way into the tub, Hally pushed herself to the edge again raising to get herself out, she shook water out of her eyes, then she saw who it was.

"Piss off!" She said relaxing again against the walls.

The master took no notice of Hally's order and sat down the opposite side of the tub. "Charming." he replied simply.

Hally rolled her eyes and turned to leave, until she realised the perfect opportunity she had gotten herself into. She smiled mischievously to herself unseen to the Master her back turned. She sat herself back down. The Master seemed to not have even noticed Hally's movements.

"What you doing here anyway? Didn't know you knew this was here…" The Master didn't even look at her as he asked the question. She suddenly took immense interest in the way the water swirled around her finger when she circled it in the water.

"I was told by someone, lucky really I may have died from boredom, why what are you doing here?" Hally didn't raise her gaze.

"This happens to be my ship, I think you'll find I can go where-ever I wish pet…" "unlike some of us…" He added quietly, Hally's gaze rose as she heard his last comment and met his steady eyes on hers.

" I'm sorry, I told you before, you hurt me I had every right to do something back…"

"Yes, and you did" He signalled to his cheek where the bruise was only just fading away, after which he glanced at Hally's which was still a purple and black mark around the scar he had left on her face.

" Does it still hurt?" He asked.

" A bit" She lied, it absolutely killed, moving her face in anyway seemed to make her face burn, and at night her face seemed to throb and sting.

"Maybe you should let someone take a look at it…" The Master leant forward and shuffled across nearer to Hally, he brushed his hand over the bruise, she instinctively winced.

"A bit…" He mimicked, and again brushed his hand over her face a cool comforting feeling following his finger as he healed the bruise.

Hally touched her face with her hand the scar was still there but the bruise had gone, she glanced at him in a quick thanks. She felt him lean closer and kiss her cheek. Hally took the opportunity and turned her head towards him and let him kiss her lips, she broke away and draped her arm over his shoulder and her other she placed on his chest, she rested her head on his shoulder , she could feel his warm breath on the back of her neck, she knew this would make him feel in control, so she lay there feeling his smile on his face. They lay together for a few minutes, silently contemplating.

Hally slipped out of the Masters grip and raised herself out of the water, quickly kissing the Master on the forehead. Before making her way out of the tub and into the changing room. She dried herself and got herself changed again. Making her way back to the hall of the valiant.