Kassi and the Legend of Arceus
By: DMDrewDragon
Copyright 02/02/2022 by DMDrewDragon
Chapter 4 - Social Standards are Strange
The room was only lit by the small fire in the cooking pit. Kassi'd briefly considered lighting some of the lanterns, but the soft flickering light made the room feel more…intimate.
When she'd made it home, the first thing she'd done was remove the heavy, ugly uniform top, but left the black long sleeve on to fight off the cold. The room had heated far more quickly than she'd expected, but she still felt her skin prickle as she pulled the dark fabric over her head. Her D cups each fell back into place with a light *plop* and she could feel the sweat that had built up under them.
Underboob sweat is the WORST! Kassi complained to herself as she stood up. The pants were simply tied into place and when she undid the band that acted as a belt they fell into puddles around her feet. Finally, she gave her silk undergarments a tug and with little resistance, they dropped to join her pants. Now she could feel the chill of the room on her rear as well as the eyes of her team upon her.
Ignoring the looks, Kassi went to work cleaning herself up the now steaming water. As she wiped away the sweat and grime of the day, she did her best to be subtle about the show she was trying to put on. Kenshin's desire wasn't going to be an issue. She could feel the Oshawott's carnal instincts to leap at her and mount her growing like a steady spark becoming a roaring inferno. Just to stoke the flames, she made sure that when she wiped down her legs, she pointed her ass directly at him, knowing that he got a full view of her pussy glistening with the water she'd just washed it with.
During her show, she kept an eye on Storm. To her delight, the overt display had not gone unnoticed. He'd shifted to sitting on his paws, and his eyes were locked firmly on her naked body.
The scents of desire from all the Pokemon started to fill the small room. It was a heady mixture of cinnamon, maple, salt, and citrus. Finally, she felt good and clean. She removed the pot of dirtied water from the fire and set it on a log disc beside the cooking pit. Then, to finish the show, she got down on her hands and knees and crawled, slowly, to the bed roll in the "bedroom" part of the studio. That was the straw that broke the Numel's back.
~'~,~ this is to bookmark smut scenes for those that wish to skip them
Kenshin was the first to join her. Practically leaping from the bowl of water he'd been occupying to join her. Kassi chuckled softly as his cock bobbed from side to side as he ran. Kassi settled onto her back and slowly spread her legs, knees up, to indicate her desire to her team. She was open, she wanted it, and they were welcome.
Kenshin pushed his cock against Kassi's cheek. Giggling softly, she gave the extra firm phallus a light kiss. Taking it in her hand gently, she inspected it this time. About as long as her hand, it was impressive in size for such a small Pokemon. The tip dipped downwards at a 45 degree angle and it was a bright red similar to a canine cock. Its base simply disappeared into a sheath at the Oshawott's crotch. From what she could tell, there was no knot. As she continued to kiss and tease his cock, she felt another presence approach.
A long nose poked inquisitively at her pussy. Kassi gave her hips a small roll to let Cyndi know it was ok. She gasped around the head of Kenshin's prick as she felt the warm tongue whip across her folds. Cyndi's tongue was long, very long, and thin. The heat from her body was higher than her own, so it felt like a wire that had been left out in the summer sun for a few minutes was lapping around her slit. At first, it was almost painful, but after a few licks passed over her labia, she'd grown used to it.
"Fuck Cyndi, you can eat me out any time. Here, wrap that amazing tongue around this as you lick." Kassi used the hand that wasn't stroking Kenshin's cock to spread her petals for the Cyndaquil, then used her middle finger to point to her clit.
Taking the hint, Cyndi wrapped her hot tongue around Kassi's exposed pearl and made it spin around the small bud several times by darting her tongue in and out of her mouth.
Kassi went rigid with the sudden, intense pleasure. It was an overwhelming sensation as Cyndi tongue fucked her clit. Her back arched and she lost all sense of pleasing Kenshin for a second. She tried to pull her hips away. Cyndi didn't know that was a hint and stayed with Kassi. A loud moan escaped her lips, practically a yell. Quickly, she put a hand between her legs and pushed the Pokemon away.
"Ah, oh, f-fuck." Kassi panted for a few seconds. "Cyndi, sweetie. Work up to whatever that was. Ok. That was too much, too fast. Sex is like…like stalking prey. It's better if you take your time and savor the hunt. You only pounce once you're sure to get your prize."
The small Cyndaquil had looked hurt for a few seconds, but at Kassi's words, nodded in understanding.
Kassi laid back and spread her legs again. "Now, you can explore inside as well as outside. My clit is fair game, just…work your way up to what you just did." Cyndi obliged, her uncomfortably warm tongue diving inside of Kassi's now dripping love tunnel. Her tongue was strong and flexible, twirling around inside of Kassi in a twisting spiral.
"Oh, fuck yes!" Kassi moaned, then in a fit of lust she inhaled Kenshin's cock to the hilt. The Oshawott didn't seem to have any exterior balls she could fondle, so instead she took to putting a hand on his lower back and encouraging the Oshawott to thrust roughly into her mouth.
Ivy, flapped down from the window and Kassi felt her hop onto her thigh. A few seconds later she felt a beak press on either side of her pubic mound. Cyndi shifted downwards and then Kassi felt a cool wide tongue flick across her clit.
"Oh my…girls…that's…unnngghh…mmmph" Kassi moaned in pleasure, pushing Kenshin's cock into her mouth to keep from screaming too loud. Cyndi had started to swirl her tongue around Kassi's cervix at the same time that Ivy had started to lick her pearl. It took every ounce of her resolve to not buck her hips instinctively at the attention her girls were giving her eager cunny.
Kassi's toes curled, back arched, and she let herself get lost in the pleasure that her team was offering her. For a few brief seconds, the world and all her troubles melted away.
A loud growl brought her back to reality.
Storm stood just outside of the bedroom, his exposed penis hanging fully erect below him. He wasn't half as long as Kenshin, but far thicker, with a pointed head and a series of small barbs that pointed backward from the tip ringed the head of his cock.
"Oh, now you want something to do with me." Kassi said, still kissing and fondling Kenshin's cock. "Well, buddy. Kenshin here gets to use me first. He's been a good boy. But, if you promise to drop the attitude, I'll let you go next." To emphasize her point, Kassi gently pushed Ivy and Cyndi away from her pussy, and let go of Kenshin's length. "Now, my brave little warrior, it's time for you to please your Mistress."
He needed no further encouragement, he practically leaped from Kassi's face and barely missed crashing in Ivy and Cyndi in the process. Recovering quickly, he lined his hips up with Kassi's and she felt his cool tip press against her entrance.
"Hold on there Kenny. This is your first time. Savor it. Go slow. I want to feel every inch as you enter me." She glanced over to Storm, who looked annoyed, then to the girls who had already figured out that they could do to each other what they'd done to her.
Good for them. Girl power! For now, guess I'll take care of these horny boys. I don't think either of the girls could handle the length or girth of these two without serious pain right now.
She felt Kenshin's claws dig into the skin of her upper thighs slightly as he slowly entered her. Kassi's love tunnel was sopping wet by this point and gave no resistance to its newest visitor. Like she'd asked, he took his time and slowly entered her inch by inch, until his hilt was pressed firmly against her mound.
"Mmm. Good boy. You feel wonderful Kenny. Now, enjoy yourself, and don't stop until you fill me up. Got it?"
"Plish!" Kenshin shouted, then immediately started thrusting with wild abandon. The room immediately filled with the sound of wet sloshing and flesh slapping on flesh.
We're gonna have to work on some self-control with this one.
Kassi looked over to Storm, who was watching Kenshin with open jealousy, a bead of precum sitting on the tip of his dick.
"Ooh…Storm, come here. I see you've got a present for me." She curled a finger at him then laid her head back and enjoyed the feeling of being filled while he slowly padded over. Kenshin's cock was like having a glass dildo pushed into her without warming it up first. He was hard as a rock and the pointed tip was scraping wonderfully against her walls.
Would feel even better if that tip were rubbing the top of my vagina, I bet it'd grind on my G-spot perfectly. Let's try it.
"Kenshin, stop for a second. I want to flip over." Kassi said, the Oshawott ignored her completely. His eyes were rolled back in his head and he had a grin of stupid pleasure plastered across his face. "Kenshin!" Still nothing. Storm had already reached Kassi and even he was looking at the wildly humping Pokemon. Finally, she reached down, put a hand on his belly and physically stopped him.
"PLISH!" He complained, his eyes flashing for a brief second.
"Don't get that attitude with me, or we can stop right now and I'll let Storm take your place."
He looked down and she got a mental, "Sorry" from him.
She nodded and flipped over, so she was flat on her stomach, legs spread. Giving her ass a welcoming smack. "You may continue."
Kenshin glowed white for a second then suddenly appeared behind her, his cock already buried to the hilt in her cunt, a loud *smack* filled the room.
"Ah!" She let out a surprised yelp as the Quick Attack powered thrust slammed fully into her. Where his body had hit her ass it felt like she'd been spanked, hard. "Dammit Kenny! That hurt!" The Oshawott wasn't paying attention to her, he'd already resumed his feverish pounding of her slit. This time the *squish slosh* of her pussy was accompanied by a louder *plat plat plat* of her ass bouncing against his tiny body. "No more attacks during sex!"
We're going to have to go through bedroom etiquette. Mmm…I was right though, that tip feels amazing. She lifted her rear just a bit and got the invading member to rub on just the right spot.
"Mmm," Kassi purred then turned her face to Storm. He was sitting next to her head, just watching her ass bounce as Kenshin pounded away at it. She reached out with a delicate hand and ran her fingers along the exposed length of his cock. His yellow eyes snapped back to her. Gently, she tugged on his member, bidding him forward. He followed her direction until his paws were on her head and barbed cock was pressing against her lips.
The smell of citrus and male musk filled Kassi's nostrils. She licked the heavy bead of pre-cum on the tip of the offered cock. It was like licking a lemon mixed with a battery. Her tongue went numb as the fluid coated her tongue and she couldn't help but pucker at the sourness of it. Even Bolt hadn't been this sour. She kissed up and down his length, letting her tongue flip out to test and tease the barbs. They were sharp, but not painfully so. As she ran her tongue around them, it felt like she was licking the hooked side of fresh velcro.
I bet these will feel amazing, but gotta get him close with my mouth first or they'll scrape me raw.
Pushing her head forward, she took his entire length into her mouth. Storm let out a low and lengthy growl at the feeling of the warm mouth around his member. His paws flexed and Kassi felt his claws dig into her scalp slightly. This being his first time, he automatically started humping at the warm hole that was offering him pleasure. Kassi swirled her tongue around the bottom of the humping penis, eliciting another happy growl from Storm. Her mouth was now completely numb and coated in the tart precum of her Shinx.
Using the hand that she was propping herself up on, she reached underneath Storm and cupped his balls. The soft furry pouch was bigger than she'd expected and she gave the precious orbs a tender squeeze, getting another pleasure filled growl out of the humping feline. With her other hand, she reached underneath herself and started to play with her pearl. It was stiff and she moaned around the cock in her mouth as she started to slowly circle it.
Kenshin's dick was hard as a stone and she could feel him starting to twitch inside of her. She picked up the pace on her clit and felt herself growing closer to another orgasm.
"PLISH! PLAAAASH!" Kenshin yelled loudly as he rammed himself deep inside of Kassi's sopping wet slit. His cock jumped and leapt as he started to cum inside of the blonde trainer.
Kassi felt Kenshin's cock jump, then felt the torrent of cold seed flooding into her pussy. That was just what she'd needed to push herself over the edge once more. She started to cum and her cunt clamped down on Kenshin's dick. Milking the otter cock for every drop of semen. She moaned around Storm's cock, which had started to twitch on its own and was sending heavy drops of sour precum down the back of her throat.
The thin, water-type cum started to audibly splash out of Kassi's full love tunnel from around Kenshin's cock. Soo much volume. Water-types are amazing! She kept flicking her bean, still lost in the feeling of her new Pokemon flooding her insides with cool cum.
Finally, Kenshin fell backwards with a happy "Pwaaah!" His cock popping free and letting a large gush of seed leak from Kassi's spasming tunnel. He hit the mat, spent, and tired.
Storm didn't waste any time. Once he saw that the Oshewott was out of the way, he hopped off of Kassi's face and started to pad around to take his turn, physically shoving Kenshin out of his way with his paws.
"One second, *pant pant* there, big guy. Let me roll *pant pant* over." Kassi said, trying to catch her breath as she rolled onto her back. The Shinx relented and as soon as she'd settled back in place he gave her dripping pussy a couple of quick licks. His tongue was rough and covered in the same kind of spines that were on his cock. She gasped in delight at the sensation.
"Get in there and fuck me already!" She begged after just a few licks. "I want another load inside me. Give me your kittens. We'll make you an Alpha pack leader ourselves." Kassi said, voice heavy with lust. She knew that without special medicine, a human couldn't get pregnant by a Pokemon. She also knew that boys of all species loved dirty talk.
It worked, Storm hopped up onto his new Trainer and after a couple of misses, his third thrust buried his length in the cum-filled pussy. A loud *squelch* followed by a splash followed the first thrust as the wider cock pushed more semen out by force.
Kassi was delighted, but still wanted more. She looked over to her girls, who were currently just watching the fun, having found another orgasm with each other while she'd pleased the boys.
"Get over here girls. Cyndi, I want to feel that amazing tongue on my tits. Ivy, I want to taste more of your sweet owl pussy." She bounced one of her breasts and stuck her tongue out to emphasize what she meant. They practically ran over to join in. Then, she found the minds of all her Pokemon and threw all of them into a pool of shared sensations and pleasure.
Cyndi's hot tongue wrapped around the pierced nipple of her Trainer first, causing Kassi to gasp. She felt a hand on her rear and then let out a happy grunt as she felt a finger push into her tiny wet pussy, followed by another, the stretch hurt, but in a good way..
Ivy joined her Trainer and the other Pokemon, resting her haunches on the offered tongue. She felt the warm tongue push into her hole and lap over her clit. She let out a happy "Kroo" as she ground herself against the delightful tongue.
Storm had never felt something this good before. As he thrust into his Trainer, her folds pulled and tugged at the tip of his cock. Her mouth had felt great, but her pussy felt even better. A deep tension started to build in his lower abdomen as his cum rushed forward to fertilize the eager female.
Kassi ate Ivy's cloacae-slit like it was the only meal she'd had in days. The maple-sweet love juice dripped down her chin and pooled in the divot at the base of her neck. She swirled her fingers roughly inside of Cyndi's twitching pussy. The hot tongue had warmed the metal of her piercing and her left breast felt like it was on fire.
It had only taken a few seconds, but with the shared passions of everyone, they all reached their climaxes together. Ivy squirted as she came, coating her Trainer's face in sticky-sweet pussy juice. Cyndi's pussy clamped down on Kassi's fingers, locking them into place as her warm juices flowed liberally down Kassi's wrist. Kassi's pussy clamped down hard on Storm's thorny cock, spines finally finding purchase in the soft walls. Storm erupted with splurt after splurt of static-charged cum. The electricity was low enough to feel it and cause Kassi's vagina muscles to clamp down like a vise. Even Kenshin found himself cumming a small puddle on the floor as he hadn't been omitted from Kassi's mental wrap.
A mixture of hoots, growls, grunts, and a human moan reached a crescendo. Echoing out into the night through the paper-screened windows.
Everyone slumped into a pile; panting, happy, and satisfied. Kassi's pussy was tingling from the electric seed that had reacted with the water seed to amplify its effects. While the static cum discharged itself, she found her cunt spasming at random intervals, causing a splurt of white jizz to splash out. For several minutes, they just enjoyed the post-sex glow and closeness of each other.
"Ho-ly, fuck." She said, chest heaving. "That was incredible. Thank you." Once she'd caught her breath, she reached for a rag and started to clean herself and the other girls up. Inspecting the bedroll, she found that it had a massive wet spot and was stained with cum directly in its center. "Well…I need to plan better next time."
She got into bed, trying to sleep to one side to avoid the wet spot as much as possible. Her Pokemon crowded around her to share their warmth. Within moments, they'd all drifted off to sleep.
~'~,~
Light drifted through the window, landing directly on Kassi's face. She tried to sit up, but found that Storm was curled up on her stomach, her right breasts acting as his pillow. Reaching up with the arm that wasn't pinned under a lightly snoring Kenshin, she gave the cat a scratch behind the ears.
He stirred, stretching out and placing a paw on her face by accident.
Fuck me his paws are big. Wonder how large he's gonna get. Hey…why do his toe beans smell like corn crisps?
A bit of fur got into her mouth and she started to splutter. "Pleh, pleh, pwah! Alright! Get off me you fuzzball. I need to use the water closet and you're laying on my bladder."
Storm cocked his head in confusion at the term, but obliged after stretching one more time and giving the nipple he'd been resting on a playful lick.
"Stop that! We've got stuff to do. We can have more fun later." Kassi said, half-heartedly. Once she was freed, she got up and made her way to the pile of plain white clothes the Professor had provided for her. It was a simple yukata and trousers made of soft cotton. There was a belt that tied the top closed and the trousers had a drawstring sewn into the waistband. "These look like pajamas, but they at least look more comfortable than that stupid uniform!" She got dressed, not bothering with trying to tie up the undergarments and made her way outside and around the side of the housing building to the outhouse.
During her journey, she'd been forced to answer nature's call in all sorts of unique and unpleasant places. None of it prepared her for this. A simple hole in a board over a deep hole in the ground. Luckily the cold weather seemed to be keeping the worst of the smells at bay. It sat flush with the ground and she was forced to squat just to pee. When she was done, the only way to clean herself was a bucket of near freezing water with a ladle in it.
"Arceus, you bastard. This is all your fault!" She complained audibly as she splashed the water onto her crotch. It was so cold that she imagined her lips sucking themselves back up into her body for safety. "I don't know exactly how much impact I'm supposed to have on this world. But running hot water is going to be a priority."
She practically dashed back to the warmth of her room. Cyndi had relit the fire from last night and Kassi made herself at home beside it, warming her feet.
For the next half-hour or so, she and her team lounged around and cuddled. Kenshin tried to convince her to go for another round, but all the activity last night had left her pussy feeling raw and she was surprised her ass wasn't bruised. That had led to her chastising Kenshin and giving him a lecture about good manners in the bedroom.
A light knock at her door stopped her mid-rant about being a considerate lover. She cut off and walked over to answer. Opening the slide, she saw Akari standing outside. She was wearing a yukata that matched her own, just a dark blue. The color almost matched her blue-black hair.
"Good morning, Kassi." She said, a blush on her cheeks as she glanced about.
"Good morning, Akari. Is it time to head to the baths?"
"That is correct. Do not worry about bringing anything special. We shall be getting you supplies while we are out. Captain Cyllene told me to see to your necessities." Akari glanced down, then her blush deepened and her eyes darted away.
Glancing down, Kassi saw that the belt she'd tied her top closed with had come loose and that nearly all of her cleavage was on full display in the morning light.
"Haha, oops. Sorry about that Akari. Here, let me fix this and I'll be right out." Kassi slid the door shut, then fixed her Yukata. Finally she recalled her team, and tucked their PokeBalls away in her satchel. Slinging it over her shoulder like a purse, she joined Akari outside. She left the Arc Phone where she'd put it screen down on the furthest point possible from her bedroll in the corner.
The air had lost some of its chill by this time, and Kassi was grateful. She and Akari made their way to Galaxy Hall, turning past Cyllene's office and making their way down the flight of stairs. In the center, just under the Captain's office was the office dedicated to the Supply Corps for the Galaxy Expedition Team. A stooped old man with wild gray hair and thick rimmed glasses stood before a well made desk, looking like he'd just bitten into a fresh Sitrus berry.
Akari introduced him as Tao Hua, to which the old man just gave a grunt and pointed to a bundle sitting on a table nearby.
"You ask me, the outsider should have to pay for her own supplies. It's not like this stuff just falls out of the sky you know…unlike her." A crooked finger pointed at Kassi.
She was about to fire back a sharp retort, but Akari held out a hand, silencing her.
"If the supplies did fall out of the sky, we'd have no need for a cantankerous old coot to manage them for us. You should be grateful that such events are rare." Akari crossed her arms, satisfied.
Tao Hua blinked a few times, then gave a peal of barking laughter. "You're right my girl. An old man like myself ain't good for manual work. Guess the whole team should be grateful this old miser can manage their supplies for them."
"I don't know if lucky is the word I would use, but miserly seems accurate enough." Both of them laughed in unison. Akari made a subtle gesture for Kassi to grab her supplies, which she did.
Social standards are strange. Kassi thought to herself as they made their way out of Galaxy Hall.
"He's such a sweet man at heart. You just need to break past the crusty exterior." Akari said, as if she'd been reading Kassi's mind.
Akari walked Kassi home and helped her sort the bundle of goods into the trunk in her room. Inside were a series of long, white fabric ribbons that Akari had called a Sarashi. Those would be used to help her bind her chest or as underclothes. A handful more of the undergarment silks that she was told were brought with them to the new land and made from Caterpie silk. Several cotton pads to deal with her "moonblood" as Akari put it.
Oh yeah…that's gonna be a problem again, isn't it? Kassi felt a deep sadness for the loss of the modern medicines that had made life so much easier back home.
Along with the other supplies had been: a basic comb, some soap (that smelled almost identical to Akari and Cyllene), a pair of basic woven grass sandals, a handful of rough rags for home use, some small sacks of grain for making porridge, several bits of hardtack, dried bits of meat that she didn't bother asking the source for, a small kit for cooking in the wilds along with pre-bundled "mess-kits" as Akari called them. She said the final ones changed from week to week.
Gathering the supplies that she mentioned Kassi would need, they made their way to the bathhouse together. Akari seemed to be in a genuinely good mood. Other than some awkward glances at Kassi, followed by a quick look away from time to time, they were having fun.
The public bath house was located on the western end of the Village along the river. It was a wide, single-story building that sat on against the terraced divide between the fields and the residential districts. A series of bamboo tubes jutted from the side of the building, catching water and pulling it inside the bathhouse.
I swear to Arceus if the only thing available are cold baths, I'm going to bloody scream. Fuck, I don't swear shit to Arceus. I swear AT that bastard.
Her fears were quickly quelled. As they entered the bathhouse, she felt the heat rise several degrees. Akari handed the old man behind the counter two tokens, which she explained would be part of Kassi's weekly rations going forward and that she'd snagged an extra from Laventon for her, and they made their way into the women's side of the baths.
The bathing rooms were divided into three main rooms per side. First, was a changing room, followed by a rinsing room, and finally the heated baths. In the first room, Kassi and Akari stripped and put their clothes away in numbered baskets.
Much to her surprise, Akari seemed totally at ease stipping down in front of Kassi here, not even bothering to wrap a towel around herself as she walked onwards toward the rinsing room. Kassi took that moment to drink her naked body in.
Akari had a slim, but fit build. Her breasts were small, maybe an A on a good day with perfectly pink nipples, but her ass was jaw dropping. Long legs that didn't seem to have any hair on them led up to a tight, pillowy ass that looked like it could bounce a coin into space. As Akari walked ahead of Kassi, it had just the perfect amount of jiggle that forced her to touch her chin to make sure she wasn't drooling. The young woman was pale all over, with the only blemishes on her alabaster skin being on her face that saw the sun in the field. The only hairs that weren't on her head were a small patch of blue-black pubic hair that grew in short, straight tufts over her mound.
They entered the rinsing room and this was the part where Kassi was expected to soap, wipe, and then rinse herself off before entering the baths. The water here was at least tolerably warm, and the bar soap she'd been allotted would suffice until she could find or make something better.
Akari seemed perfectly at ease here as she dutifully scrubbed and lathered her blue-black locks.
"Akari, your hair is so beautiful. I'm honestly kind of jealous." Kassi managed to say as the other woman was wringing the water from her hair.
"Thank you Kassi. Though, I'm in awe of your hair. It's such a unique color. I've never seen anything like it." The other woman glanced at Kassi as she was in the process of combing some of the more stubborn knots out of her own hair.
"It's natural though. Look." Kassi stood up, hands still working on her hair but making her point clear by showing that her pubic hair was the same platinum blonde, the PokeBall design shaved into still very prominent.
"Ah! I see. And is it normal in your culture to trim and style your maiden's mane so?" Somehow…against all odds, there wasn't a hint of blush on Akari's face.
What in the…just yesterday she was blushing just looking in my eyes. Now she's fully analyzing my pubes and nothing?
"Uh, no. Most people back home just shave it bald, trim it into a strip, or let it go natural…like you. I just felt like doing something special."
"Ah! I see. That must take a tremendous amount of work then. I can only imagine your skill with a straight razor to achieve such perfect lines." Akari dumped a final bucket of water over her head then indicated for Kassi to do the same.
Crap, a straight razor. Yeah…PokePubes are going bye bye and very soon. Maybe if I could find a good barber though…
As she thought, Akari led them both into the bathing chamber. The room was filled with a series of cedar baths. One heated from below, another also heated, but filled with herbs for healing, and the final one was a soaking bath meant to return your body to normal temperature and relax the muscles. Akari led them first to the medicinal bath.
The water was hot, almost uncomfortably so, but the smell of the herbs floating in the water, combined with the deep heat soon had most of her aches and pains of the last few days drifting away. Akari seemed to be enjoying a quiet soak and Kassi didn't feel the need to interrupt her tranquility. Though she stole plenty of glances at the other woman.
In the second bath, they spent more time. It was cooler than the first bath, though still very warm. That's when Akari started to chat a bit more. She asked about the piercing Kassi had, and seemed genuinely fascinated by her explanation. Akari spoke about how her family had not yet made the journey to Hisui, but if she performed well for the Survey Corps, she could earn their passage. She had a mother, father, and two younger siblings; a twin boy and girl who at this point should be about five years old.
The chat was warm, friendly, and open. It reminded her of her talks with some of her best girl friends growing up. But, everything came to a crashing halt as they were in the final bath, getting ready to leave.
"Kassi, u-uhm…I hate t-to ask…b-but," Akari took a deep breath and squinted hard as if forcing out the next words, "what were those noises coming from your room last night?!"
Oh shit…
