Beginning note: I don't own Spirited Away, I'm not making any money off it, and this is all for the funzys.
Ablution - A ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers
Gratification
Her dragon didn't immediately go to begin his test, choosing instead to remain with her in the house above the waves for a time. Maybe he was afraid, or maybe merely enjoying the chance at time.
There was a since of gratification that came with it; untouched days of peace and blissful moments of getting to know the man and not just the river, that rolled into afternoons of creation and laughter and barely constrained passion.
He acted as if a male on the make; still too injured to take up the offer, but strong enough to be interested. And it made for some amusing evenings as they sat out on the cliff, watching the waves crashing against the walls of the cove. Because he certainly was interested.
"You say that you swim through his waters often."
She turned slightly, though only just enough to view him out of the corner of her eye; should she have faced him any more fully, she would have been overcome by the urge to paint him again. "That's right. I come to visit The Nameless everyday, if only for a few minutes."
He was quiet for a time, before his curiosity consumed him and he finally asked what he had been burning to. "Then why isn't there a swimsuit hidden amongst your things? I was under the assumption that is what mortals wear when going out into the water." Ah. The heart of the matter. Male.
" Gods have no need for modesty." she told him, a smile tilting her lips in a way that seems to make his eyes focus on her more fully.
It was always strange to have those eyes pinned to her; to have garnered his absolute attention. Especially when he was giving her that look. The one she had seen a hundred times before on all the men that had walked through her life. But for some reason, when he turned it in her direction, she couldn't seem to quell the urge to take him in more fully. To return it.
"You will only swim in my lake as such."
Her laughter filled the twilight.
Note: Dude. Guys. Long time no update. I'm really, really, you-don't-even-understand sorry I've not been able to update at all. Heck, I've not even had time to write at all. I wrote this today, and it's the first time I've gotten to jot ANYTHING down since our last update. At all. It was horrid. I missed it.