Akisame set me on the ground next to the hot spring while he went behind a tree and stripped, coming back with a towel around his waist. He helped me out of my soiled kimono and lifted me, stepping into the spring. The hot water soothed my sore muscles and chased away the chill that had come when the sweat had cooled on my skin. I sighed and relaxed, resting by head back on his shoulder. He lathered soap onto a rag and began rubbing it over my arms and shoulders.
"Does this make you uncomfortable?" I asked.
"What?" he asked, not stopping.
"Me being naked around you," I said.
"If I don't think about it, then no," he said. I laughed, looking back at him.
"What's so funny?" he asked.
"So it does make you uncomfortable," I teased.
"What man wouldn't be bothered by a lovely woman sitting in his lap, nude?" he asked with a grin. I blushed, causing him to laugh.
"I shouldn't bait a tiger, huh?" I asked, giggling.
"Not unless you mind being eaten," he replied.
"Perv," I laughed. He turned me around in his lap and washed my back, then dipped his hand under the water and cleaned my legs.
"I trust you can get your private parts," he said, handing me the rag. I nodded and turned my back to him, washing my breast and my crotch, then scooting forward and washing my behind. My arms protested the movement and use of my muscles. Soon they were like jelly and Akisame took the rag from me. He lathered the rag again and began to wash himself. I moved myself next to him on the rock, and resting. Akisame lifted me into his lap again and dipped me back, wetting my hair. He then began washing my hair out, his skillful fingers massaging my scalp. I moaned at this, letting the muscles in my neck go limp. He chuckled and dipped my hair back in the water, rinsing it off. He quickly washed his own hair, then cradled me in his lap. I buried my face in his neck, sighing.
"Are you getting sleepy?" he asked.
"Yes," I said.
"Too bad," he said. "You need to eat." I whined and looked up at him.
"I'm tired," I said.
"Food, then bed," he ordered.