"Ah, this is the life!" Samurott muttered as he laid back against the edge of the hot spring with a relaxed sigh. His body loosened up underneath the stimulating warmth of the water while his head rested back against the rocky floor with his eyes shut in bliss.
His trainer had stopped by some kind of Hidden Resort and as a treat for his team he decided to let them all roam the place and have their own vacation. He had been eyeing this hot spring since they arrived and now that he had some privacy he finally got to kick back and relax and let the hot water sooth his aching muscles...
His privacy was interrupted when he heard someone rustling from inside the mansion like resort. He turned around when the thin door behind him slid opened and saw Serperior, his closest partner on the team, slither inside. She closed the door behind her with a vine acting as a hand and went up to the spring.
Samurott saw that her smooth green body was still wet from the mandatory shower you're supposed to take before taking a dip. Samurott blushed though and dipped further into the spring to the point where only his eyes remained above the water when he saw her regal smile. He blushed underneath the water and felt like he was raising the temperature from his blush alone when she giggled and dipped her tail to test out the water on the opposite side of the hot spring.
"Hey, Samurott!" She said with a cheerful tone before she let her body slowly slither inside.
"Hey..." He finally managed to say after swallowing up his shame and raising his head above the water.
"Ah... this feels nice..." Serperior said as she uncoiled her serpentine body underneath the soothing liquid and rested her head back.
"It is, it's nice we get to hang out besides standing side by side in battle."
"Hehe you're right... we never really do get to have some personal time. I saw you go alone in the hot springs so I decided to follow you..." Samurott gulped, he can see in her beautiful ruby red eyes that she was interested in him.
"A-Ah... I'm glad you did. We've been fighting together for nearly a year now and we never really got to talk."
"I know!" She said excitedly. "Ever since we started and were just kids! Now look at us, fully evolved and just now having some privacy!"
"Heh, the funny thing is I don't really know what to do or say now." Samurott said with a nervous chuckle. "We only see each other in battle really"
"You know... I always wanted to know. Do you try to protect me in battle?"
"What do you mean?" Samurott asked, his blush coming back in full force while he feigned ignorance.
"Don't play dumb, I noticed how you always jump to save me from attacks! Even when we were just starting out... You were just an Oshawott and I was a Snivy. You'd always make sure I wasn't hurt... even when it meant disobeying our master"
"Oh... That... I just... I couldn't let such a beautiful lady get hurt..." Samurott answered back. Serperior blushed and even looked away. Samurott grinned... but then the oddest thing began to happen. He couldn't help but realize his body was beginning to feel heavy.
"You know... I do appreciate that. I never really get a chance to thank you." Serperior replied. She turned to face him only to notice the stern expression on his face. Her head drooped as she reached forward.
"Serperior... do you feel... tired?" He asked.
"Now that you mention it... it is getting harder to keep my head up..." She muttered back.
"I think... w-we should..." Samurott's tired voice was soon interrupted with a yawn. Serperior's jaw unhinged as she yawned as well... only to feel yawn again almost immediately afterward.
"We should... probably just rest..."
"Y-yeah... the hot spring feels nice... we're probably just..."
The two soon rested their heads on the rocky floor of the hot spring room. Their quiet breathing grew weaker and weaker until the only motion left was the steam coming off of the hot spring itself...
Outside under the moonlit path a trainer thumbed through the thick stack of paper he had just received. He still felt a bit bad at his decision, selling his pokemon to the supposed resort like that. But he could always capture others to replace them... and this money could pay off his debts and so much more!
He turned back at the large building. Windows were still lit from the distance as he wondered how his two star pokemon were doing. He sighed... he can only hope they would be treated well.