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// Relaxation At Misty Waters 
// Story: Love's Sunrise 
// by SilverHoof1 
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I yawned to a drowsy awakness, looking around groggily. Riptide and I had enjoyed each others company under the stars, and after I had brought down the mist everything had been a blur of him, white and sleep. We had fallen asleep in each others arms under the moon, which I smiled looking back. It seemed fitting, two ponies with names related to water sleeping under the thing that caused the tides. Thinking of Riptide, I looked around till I spotted his slumbering form, his body sprawled in the sand. 

Giggling quietly to myself, I crawled over to him, and leaned over him. Oooohhh, this was going to be so fun! Slowly I lowered my mouth towards his, and as his sleeping mind felt my breath against his lips his mouth formed to kiss back. I pulled back, and instead booped his nose with my own. His eyes flew open and immediately focused on my own, slightly startled and confused.

As recognition kicked in, both of those emotions melted away, and what replaced them was something that I felt towards him. His eyes now showed love, compasion, and happiness as I felt his hoofs gently draw me to his body, and make our noses slip off each other so instead of a long boop it became a long, gentle kiss. Best, wake up call, ever.

As I pulled away, opening my eyes again he sat up, making me straddle him. “Well, thats an interesting way to say good morning,” He teased, and I giggled. 

“Its not my fault its effective and a better way~” I purred, and scooted off his lap to stand up. He chuckled, then let out a yelp as a crab pinches his side, making him jump up onto his hoofs and do a little hop dance. I watched, amused, as he fiercely hopped, spun, and rolled around to try and get the crab off. On his fifth roll it finally came off, and he sighed in relief. “I think the crab was trying to give you its wake up call,” I teased, and he grumbled slightly while getting up, which I silenced with a kiss. 

After a bit of debating we finally settled to going to the spa, which I remembered being called “Misty waters,” which strangely sounded faintly like my name. At Least the first part did. I had been the one mostly in favor of going, while Riptide just wanted to splash around in the ocean. After last night though I thought we actually get “clean”, and not just more wet in which we would just have to shower off do to the high salt amount.

It was a pretty nice day outside, the weather nice and clear and the sun warmly shining down on my fur. I knew we had the pegasi to thank for that, but I had to wonder why they had to make rainy days. Why make the whole sky cry when they could make clouds just for the plants they could send out? Or would that be too specific and they just generalized it so everywhere got what it needed. Not that I didn’t enjoy rain, but when looking at a day like this it really makes you wonder why.

The walk there was pretty uneventful, no banks being robbed and nopony calling me out for robbing any said banks. Even though I never had, some people would probably get me confused with some of the bigger criminals. I wonder where Riptide got his money, from the city when he stopped said bigger criminals? I looked over at him, and decided to save that question for another time.

My hoofs were already hurting when we were only halfway there, and I groaned, hanging my head in an annoyed gesture. Looking up at the sky, I wondered why I couldn’t just fly there, and why I had to be born an earth pony. I felt myself walking onto a rather large and furry bump in the road, and my mind drew a blank to what it could be. 

Looking down, I suddenly squeaked as Riptide, who had gotten on the ground in front of me, stood back up with me now flailing on his back. He was a fair bit taller than me, to the point my hoofs were 4 inches off the ground as he began to carry me to the spa, and I wrapped my hooves around his neck, a bit scared of falling off. Realizing if I held too hard I would choke him, I loosened my grip a little bit, and grumbled to myself, “Why are the bucks always bigger than the girls? That's only the case half the time yet every story I’ve ever read always has the buck bigger than the female, except for that fanfic with pipsqueak and I think her name was succubus..” I finished with a shrug, and hoped Riptide didn’t hear what I said.

Despite my weight on his back he continued on strongly, and I almost enjoyed the ride, bouncing along with the bumps and as he had to occasionally hop over cracks in the sidewalk. It was just uncomfortable for me to feel my hoofs just off the ground, and I suddenly destroyed the idea of me wanting to be a pegasus. Considering my current feelings towards just being off the ground, yah that was never gonna happen.

He somehow managed to go faster then I was on hoof, which was probably do to his bigger size, and within a couple more minutes we finally reached the spa. He crouched down, and I quickly jumped off his back and onto solid ground, almost wanting to kiss it. Buut from the worm I could see inching in the dirt, I decided against it. A worm can get its own lover, but it ain’t gonna be me. How the hell would that even work? I just shrugged to my own thought, and turned to follow Riptide as he headed into the spa.

I blinked, looking around at the slightly humid air inside the spa. The air was tinted white, and everything had a relaxed feel about it. Shadow went to take a seat on one of the comfy waiting seats as I went to the front and bought a massage and an hour of alone time inside the spa, before going to sit back next too Riptide. For the bit of time we had before the massage I snuggled against his side, almost like a kitten. I wondered what Cloud was up too, and hoped he wasn’t messing with the couch. It was in such fine condition, I didn’t want his little claws too ruin it.

I was startled out of these thoughts as a spa pony, who I remember being named Spring waters, waved us to follow her. I got up and quickly followed, and Riptide followed me in suit, not wanting to fall behind. We quickly made our way to the place which I had dubbed “The Massage Room”, for obvious reasons. Me and Riptide were placed next to each other and asked to lay down in what they called a “massage rack”, which we did. It was a flat piece of metal covered in comfortable cushions, with a small circle for our heads to go into.

Within seconds I was sighing in relief, feeling hoofs pressing and pushing in just the right places to make the tension in my muscles melt away. Even though the last couple days hadn’t been stressful, excitement could do the same effects as stress. Plus I can’t say last night was exactly “tame”, it got pretty “wild”. I could practically feel myself melting into the cushions, my whole body turning into putty. If Riptide ever learned how to do this, I would probably melt in his hooves like I was now, which could only end well.

When they finished I could barely even get out of the massage rack, my body so relaxed my nerves were taking a day off. I was half afraid my limbs had fell asleep, but luckily they hadn’t. Yay, no pins and needles for me. I still could only move awkwardly though, and Riptide wasn’t much better off. Spring showed us to a little room, a tub in the middle big enough for four ponies. I slipped inside, shivering happily as the warm water closed around my body, revitalizing my limbs. 

Riptide slipped in next to me, and Spring left us in each others company. “So do you still not like the spa?” I teased, and he shook his head in a “no” as I wrapped my hooves around him. He hugged me, and I nuzzled against his chest, enjoying the warmth coming off of both him and the water surrounding us. Suddenly getting an idea, I smiled slyly and the whole room began to fill with mist, mixing with the warm air and almost making it like a steam room.

Riptide looked around, looked down at me, then kissed me, long and deep. I kissed back, and closed my eyes. His hoofs pulled me in closer, till my chest was pressed against his. “I have the feeling I know where this is going~” I purred seductively into his ear. To confirm this I felt his hooves slowly slipping down my body, and I smiled. This was going to be a lot of fun.



A spa pony walked in, after we were finished, and gasped as the steam rushed out of the room, exposing the two of us sitting together in the little pool. She looked at him, then me, then back again. I blushed a tiny bit and said, “Uhm, sorry if the steam is a problem, I just kinda made some mist and it mixed with the air and became steam,”

“How exactly,” she asked, seeming slightly dumbfounded.

“Its my ability,” I said, a bit worried I was in trouble.

“How would you like a job here?” she then asked, which left me looking at her wide eyed. Someone had just offered me a job. Someone, had just, offered ME, a job! I had to keep myself from tearing up happily, and nodded a yes, which she smiled. “I will run it by the boss, but if he says yes come in tomorrow at 10, you’l work from 10 am too 4 pm,” she informed me, then walked out of the room, leaving me to let out a couple of the happy tears that had been building up.

I felt Riptides hooves wrap around me again, and I fell back into his embrace, crying soft, happy tears. I had finally gotten a job, after all this time. My new life was beginning. I had a boyfriend, a new job, and a new view on life. I hoped all of those things lasted as long as I did. With a final, shaky sigh I kissed Riptide, and settled into his loving embrace.





(there will be one more, then stories after that for your enjoyment, so I hope you do enjoy the last one and the stories that come after it ^_^ )