After camping out a few days in the route, Yvonne and I finally made it to Camphrier Town. Because it took so long to get through the route, Yvonne took out all her healthy snacks for us to munch on until we made it. Luckily she bought so many.
"We're finally here!" Yvonne cheered and turned to me "hey, let's get a hotel room and take a shower. It's been awhile!" I nodded, agreeing with her.
"Yeah... I can go for a shower" we traveled through the town "I'll get you your own room"
"No need to waste money on another room. We can share" I blushed.
"Are you sure?" She nodded and looked at me before taking my hand.
"Yeah! We can share a shower to save water" she winked. I gulped and looked forward "I'm just kidding!"
"I would hope so... Your contract implied to not start any sexual tension"
"The client can't, but I can" She looked at my hand, probably seeing me shaking "I'm just teasing, Calem" she sighed "It's going to take awhile to get you to a good place" she smiled at me "But we got a lot of time. Let's go take a shower and get some good food!" I sighed and smiled at her looking happy, which made me feel good and not see that I was dragging her along with me and my problems.
We got ourselves a hotel room with two beds, since she insisted that getting another room would be a waste of money. I didn't exactly mind, but it was still a bit odd to share a room with a girl I only met a few days ago. Sure, we slept close by each other by the campfire in the route, but in the same room felt different.
She was taking a shower before me while I was checking my check list on what plans I made up to make this journey go by smoothly. If my calculations are correct, Shauna and the others should be around the next city or so, but I won't know exactly until I call them.
I took out my holocaster to give everyone a call. Soon enough, only Shauna answered "hey there" She smiled "Good to see that you called! Where are you right now?"
"I'm in a hotel room in Camphrier Town. We've been in the route for a few days so we decided to relax for a bit before exploring later on" Shauna played with her lip.
"Oh! You mean that girl! I almost forgot" she knocked on her head "What was her name again?"
"Yvonne" speaking of which, Yvonne came out the bathroom while towel drying her hair "Hey Yvonne, come meet my friend. She's on the same adventure we're in, but she's a bit farther, right?" I asked Shauna.
"We're actually in the Battle Chateau, which is a few miles outside of Camphrier Town. The boys are battling right now, so that's why they didn't answer" I nodded and looked at Yvonne staring at the hologram.
"Come here" I told her. She blushed and turned away, poking her index fingers together shyly.
"S-Sorry... I'm a bit shy right now. Maybe another time?" She cupped her face. I chuckled at her behavior and looked back at Shauna looking a bit annoyed.
"She said she's a bit shy to meet you"
"Yeah, I heard" she sighed "Well, we're going to be here for a few days training. If you wanna meet up, you can. Only if your little girlfriend wants to" I flinched and looked at Yvonne almost as red as I was.
"H-Hey!" I glared at Shauna "It's not like that!" Shauna stuck her tongue out and shrugged her arms.
"Might as well be since she's taking care of you" she then smiled "just be careful, okay?" I nodded and later hung up after saying bye. I sighed and stood up from my bed and walked over to Yvonne still blushing.
"Don't take it personally. Shauna isn't really a fan of meeting new people" she just nodded, not looking at me "what's wrong? Do you get this shy around new clients?"
"I mean in the beginning, I did, but that's not..." she swayed side to side, doing it more in a nervous way. Seeing her do that reminded me of my friend on how she did that not only because she was happy, but because she was nervous. There was a big difference between each spin, I can't believe I can tell so well... It's like the two of them are the same person. Almost...
"What?" She shook her head and turned to me.
"I always talk to my clients about their divorces or talk about the person they lost recently. I got use to listening to those personal things. I got good at talking to them through it, but what I hated most was when I get a client who comes to see me when they are in the middle of a relationship and wants to seek advice from me, not their significant other. It's cheating... I hate being in the middle of it" it took me a moment to process what she meant before I took a step back, getting what she was hinting at.
"N-No! Shauna and I are just childhood friendships. It's not like that at all!" she looked down.
"She seemed so happy to talk to you until you mentioned me. I'm sorry..." she looked away "I'll try my best to not get between you and your friends" I took her shoulders, surprising her to look at me.
"Don't worry about my friends. My other friends are looking forward to seeing you after all the great things I told them about you. Shauna takes some time to get use to strangers, but she'll warm up to you. She'll be grateful that you've been around to help me out and all that. Don't worry about it! I'm glad you're with me" her eyes sparkled.
"R-Really?" She blushed and smiled "That's good to hear... Thank you again for bringing me along with you. I won't be a burden" I shook my head and let go.
"I just hope I won't be the burden" I looked at my shaking hands "It'll take a long while for me to get better, but even if I'm glad you came to help, I'll try to not be a burden" she shook her head fast.
"You won't be!" I smiled.
"When do you want to fax the contract?" She flinched "wouldn't you want that to be given to your employer?" She waved her hands, sweat dropping.
"Y-Yeah! We can go to the Pokémon center later!" She nervously laughed "Why don't you take a shower now?" She put her hands together "and maybe a massage afterwards? I got some lotion that should hit the spot!" I slowly nodded, not knowing how I should feel about having her give me treatment like this, and then grabbed my bag with my clothes and started taking a shower after so long of not having one. This feels really good... especially now that my hair is short again.
For the pass few days in the route, it's been nothing much but training our Pokémon and running away from wild Pokémon. After every run, I'd pass out of exhaustion and Yvonne would always be there to give me a hand by letting me rest on her lap while wiping the sweat off my face or moving my hair away from me each time I threw up without having my hair up. How did I get so lucky?
I took a longer shower than I needed, taking this time to think over what I should be doing once I get pass this town and later meet up with my friends if they're going to stay at the Battle Chateau longer. I should be able to catch up to them soon.
After a steaming shower, I brushed my teeth and washed my face and walked out the bathroom while towel drying my hair and looked to see something, or someone, laying on my bed. I've been to deep in through that I almost forget Yvonne was still in the room. She was sleeping in my bed instead of her own.
"How did I forget she was here?" I rubbed the back of my head and walked up to her to wake her up, but she stirred in her sleep and moved a little.
"I didn't mean to..." she mumbled "I'll make it up to you... " I watched her for a moment, staring at her pale face that was covered in tears. Looking at her face made me feel sad, and I couldn't figure out why.
Instead of letting her keep having this nightmare, I shook her shoulder to wake her up. She blinked awake and sat up to rub her eye "Took you long enough" she yawned and looked up at me.
"Sorry. I've been getting use to having long showers. It's pretty relaxing" I admit. She nodded with a smile and looked down at my body. I looked down to see that I wearing only my towel. I panicked and stormed to the bathroom to grab some shorts, but was suddenly was grabbed by the shoulders and pulled back to land on the bed with Yvonne towering over me upside down. I was laying in bed with her over me...
"Y-Y-Yvonne!" I panicked. She chuckled and leaned away from the bed with her hands on her hips.
"What's the matter? Why were you going back to the restroom for in a hurry?"
"I-I'm naked!"
"The best massages are best done naked. There would always be a towel covering you up. I thought you knew that" she tilted her head to the side "Was it not intentional? Why did you come out with only a towel?" I panicked more and waved my hands "Calem! You naughty boy!" She gasped. I shook my head and got dizzy.
"N-No!" She giggled and waved her hand.
"Relax! I'm just teasing!" I sat down and took a deep breath.
"Sorry... I was so deep in thought in the shower that I actually forgot you were in here"
"I can understand that. We haven't been together for that long, so I'm not upset about it. I just thought you were ready for your massage. You can wear shorts if you want, but the purpose of a massage is to not feel any clothing pressing on you" she shrugged "You can wear underwear. It's less tight" I nodded, understanding now.
"Oh... okay" I kept my towel around my waste and went to the bathroom to come back with my underwear under my towel. Yvonne was looking in her bag, taking out a bottle of lotion and reading the label "D-Do..." I glanced away, feeling awkward "Do I just lay down?"
"Yes" she said without looking at me. She seems to be use to this, while I'm just feeling nervous like a kid... She showed me her certificate back in the route, so I now she knows what she's doing, but it still makes me nervous that a girl who touched a lot of men is going to be touching me. It won't be sexually, of course, but it's nerve wracking when she told me she had to do other things with her hands just to satisfy her clients. Her services involve a lot of things, but it just doesn't involve intercourse. A experienced girl with a nerd like me, especially when she's so pretty... I don't know how I convinced her to come with me.
"Come on" she smiled at me "Lay down" I nodded and laid on my stomach, looking at Yvonne walking over with a different bottle of what looked like oil.
"How much can you fit in that bag of yours?" I asked.
"You'll be surprised on how much a girl can fit in her bag. Actually... Can we check your blood pressure first?" She took out a notepad with a pen "I'll keep some records for you to give to your doctor!" I watched the happy look on her face, questioning the extra effort.
"Okay" I sat up and watched her taking care of me like a nurse would and even take my temperature, which I didn't expect.
"Your blood pressure is a bit high, but it's not anything too dangerous. We're still working on that" she said, writing down the numbers after taking off her stethoscope "Temperature is a bit high, but I'm sure it was because you took a hot shower" it wasn't that. It was the fact that I felt nervous that I was sitting in front of her without a shirt or pants! She was so close to me that I couldn't control my reactions!
"Do it again. I'll calm down" I said. She looked at me for a moment before giggling and did started squeezing the blood pressure pump again while listening to my pulse. I had took a deep breath before letting her do so and finally finished.
"That's a lot better" she wrote down the numbers "What happened? Were you nervous?" I nodded, honestly "You don't have to be nervous" she held her chin "Or... is it because you never been this close to a girl?" She came close to my face, making me jump at the unexpected closeness. She chuckled at my reaction "You'll have to get use to it, master!"
"D-Don't call me that" she moved away.
"I told you! I have to! It's part of my job description"
"You haven't even fax the contract yet. Is it really okay to give me service already?" She pouted, upset.
"Stop talking about the stupid contract!" She waved her arms like a child "I'll get to it! Now relax!" I couldn't help but laugh at her outburst.
"Okay okay" I laid back down after pulling up my hair and could hear Yvonne starting to use the bottle she had in hand earlier and started rubbing it all on my back. I groaned at the tension and buried my face in the bed.
"You're so tense..." she said, rubbing her hands on my aching torso. It took a lot in me to not groan in delight, or I'll risk embarrassing myself "I'll loosen you up, don't worry" I heard her chuckle and continue to rub on me, constantly running from one side of the bed to the other over and over to reach other spots. I didn't question it, but that was until something a little heavy got on my back.
"I hope you don't mind" she nervously laughed on top of me. I gulped and buried my face again, not wanting her to see my blushing face.
"Is this what they teach you in massage school? To get on the client?" I asked.
"No, but we would normally give massages on massage tables. Because we're on a bed, it's sort of harder. My clients prefer it this way anyway... Is it okay?" I sighed, not liking how she keeps mentioning these other clients, and didn't respond. She continued massaging me and my legs before she was done.
"You're done?" I sat up, feeling sleepy.
"Yeah! How did you like it?" I laid back on my pillow, feeling my eyes becoming droopy "You look so relaxed!" She clapped "That's good! Your muscles were so tense! I got most of them, but I'm not chiropractor. I did my best"
"That was amazing" I sighed, closing my eyes "I never felt so light before"
"That's good" she softly touched my face, making me look at her looking at my cheeks "Did you wash your face with the skin care?" I just shook my head, forgetting I had that "You just relax and I'll take care of it! Your face is getting better from the facial, but it's time to start your skin care now" I was already falling asleep, watching my eyelashes make everything a bit more darker. The last thing I saw was Yvonne's bright hair go darker, making my mind wander on who was actually in front of me.
"Serena..."