//------------------------------// // Chapter 7 - Minor Fixes // Story: The Power of the Heart and Mind // by BurninSoul //------------------------------// Love, Baths and Propositions. It has been three days since that moment, the moment that could change our entire relationship as a Trainer and his Pokemon. In the time from that night we have been spending the time by wandering the halls of the castle taking in everything. Bane and the not yet named Mawile would just chat in my room while Mawile recovers fully. His recovery has progressed quickly with only complaining about only a few joints and sore muscles but I digress. I have asked the cooks to add my desire for the menus in the kitchen much to their horror when I told them I eat meat but after a quick explanation from me about not eating them they begrudgingly did as requested. It was early morning on my fourth day in the palace, I wake up with a stretch trying not to wake Sam that sleeps next to me more often than not. I must’ve nudged her in my stretching for she woke her up because I hear her grumbling in as she wakes. “Morning sleepy head. I hope that wasn’t me that woke you.” Grumbling slightly “No you didn’t wake me, I just felt like waking up as you did.” “Really?” “Nope.” Sam gives me a dead stare and gets up. “It’s too late for me to go back to sleep now so we may as well talk. We really need to talk about what happened that night.” “What night?” I say in a show of innocence as though I didn’t know. “You know very well what night. *Sigh* It is really important, I need to know what that meant. I have only neglected to ask is because…… I didn’t know what it meant, I couldn’t know. So please I need to know.” “Well -scratching the back of my neck- I don’t know why I did it to be serious. It was a spur of the moment thing you know. You were so broken in my arms, so….so frail. I didn’t think, I just acted. It worked didn’t it?” “Y-yeah it did, I guess. But what if.” She takes a moment to think. “What if that went further?” “How so?” Oblivious to what she meant. “You know, what if that very action went into something deeper?” I finally understand what she meant and made a big ‘Oh’ sound to show I understood. “It wouldn’t have. I wouldn’t have done it for your sake and mine.” “Would you had I asked?” “That is an entirely different matter altogether but if you had asked I may have but I would need to know whether you really wanted it.” “Of course.” Blushing slightly she takes one of my hands in between her own, the moment she does my mind is sent awash with memories and emotions. It was a sea, It was a raging river of feelings and I nearly couldn’t take it but in amongst the raging emotion I felt a strange feeling of calm and love. I never knew she had such feelings for me, she hid them so well. Or was I just ignoring the signs. I snap out of my trance and look down at her with a new feelings for her. I lean down and bring her into my arms hugging her tightly not caring if Bane and Mawile wake up at this moment and see us but as all things our show of affection ended all too quickly. I look at her with a smile and she smiles back. She was completely different to the Kirlia I once knew, she was more open to me now, that I could tell. I takes a lot to show someone your feelings and I didn’t want to hurt her. I lean down and kiss her quickly on the nose and climb out of bed with her trailing by my side. I walk over to the bathroom where I was planning to take a shower and walk in but stop when I notice Sam following me. “Sam. Why are you following me in here?” I ask cautiously. “I’m going to take a bath with you.” She states simply as if that was the most understandable thing in the world. “You want to bathe with me?” “Sure, why not?” “Nothing really, it’s just I feel slightly nervous with idea of bathing with a female. Such ideas never cross my mind.” “Well there is always a time to start.” I stare at her for a moment but seeing her look at me so intensely I just gave up my idea of throwing her out, which wouldn’t be a good idea in the slightest. “Fine, but no sneak peeking as I undress ok.” “Ok” I get in response. “Well ok then by all means” and with the minor spat out of the way I head in with her trailing behind. Unbeknown to them Mawile had been awake since the beginning and heard everything. He smiles and shakes his head grumbling under his breath about juvenile Kirlia. He then just turns over and falls back to sleep. Sam closes the door behind us as I head over to the bath in the room and fill up the tub. While it fills I undress down to my under clothes and look back over at Sam who just beginning to pull up her skirt to go over her head. With her vision blocked I quickly finish undressing and jump in the tub that was by that time up to my waist while sitting down. I grab some bubble soap that is sitting by the tub and soon make the water sudsy to hide myself in. I look back out of the tub and see her finally fish off the skirt and prepare to climb in. I take a moment for my eyes to wander over her body seeing as i’ve never seen her like this. Starting at her chest at her smallish breasts on her chest and over her smooth white and green skin, It is rather beautiful to look at but quickly look away when she notices. “Well, well. I notice you looking.” “And you’re not ashamed at all?” I stammer. “Not really. I can sense your feelings you know and you like what you see.” Not ashamed in the slightest. “You know that is making it hard you know.” (teehee ‘hard’. Sorry couldn't help it). “Yep. I have noticed and now i’m gonna make it worse.” She quickly yet gracefully glides over to the tub and jump in and straight onto my lap not caring in the slightest. “SAM! Careful, I don’t need you scaring me like that.” “Scaring you like what.” “You’re sitting on my groin, you could have hurt me.” “Well i’m sorry, i’ll be more careful next time.” she leans back in my lap and lay her head on my chest. “You know what would be nice.” Leaning back forward and turning round to sit facing me. “What would be nice?” “A back rub while washing my back.” She state all to innocently. “Really?” I give her a deadpanned stare which she giggles at. “Yup! Now get to it before I make you.” In a childish tone. “You’re not taking any of this seriously, are you?” She just shakes her head then turns away from me. I sigh in defeat and does what she says and starts washing her back for her while massaging her shoulders and upper back. Much to my discomfort this causes her to moan in delight. I stop before it becomes to much. She looks back over her shoulder and smiles at me. “You’re doing all this on purpose aren’t you, you little devil.” “Maybe, but I get a kick out of it and you enjoy it.” “”Because you make it hard for me.” (Again, Bow-chika-bow-wow) “Actually you look pretty clean now and smell just as good. Mind you could help wash me or you could hop out and get dressed?” “Nah, I’ll stay. It’ll be fun to help you after you helped me.” She gets up and I shuffle forward while she sits behind me and starts washing my back while I do my front. After a few almost embarrassing minutes we both finish and climb out. By this point I don’t care if she sees me and throw on a towel. “That was actually quite nice.” I state happily after a few moments. “Yeah, but I hope the others don't notice.” She gets into a towel as well and we both go for the door with our clothes to be washed. We open the door and not only is Mawile standing outside the door with a blank stare but so is Bane but hers is a little more like a cheeky grin. We both blush from being seen. The next moment a string of phrases were said by Mawile. “What were you doing in there? Actually not important. Whatever you were doing in there isn’t my business but leave it for when Bane and I are gone.” This is all translated instantly by Sam to me to my slight embarrassment. I look to him and with some steel in my voice indignantly stood my ground. “Just so you know Mawile, nothing happened in there so butt off. I can do whatever I please and it was all her idea.” I state getting a brief indignant glare from her. “Fine, Get dressed we have a big day today. You need to see the Royalty for some reason and before you ask how I know. We had a messenger come not to long ago. Now get dressed the both of you.” We both nod and head to get dressed. Me grabbing out a new set of Tracks and Jacket and with Sam out of clothes, she was looking at some extra clothes I had purchased before hand for her. She got into some shorts and an almost matching jacket. With that done we headed for the door. I look back at both Bane and Mawile with Sam by my side. “Aren’t you coming?” “We will follow soon, you go ahead and find out what they want and we’ll come around after.” “Fine but don’t be too long.” They just nod at me and Sam and I head off in the direction of the throne room where I know we will find the Princesses and find out what they want. We make it there shortly and are ushered in swiftly. “Must be important.” I muse to myself as we pass the doors and walk down the hall. We come to the thrones with the Legendary Princesses on them. Luna looks down on us with a smile that I am completely lost by and Celestia with a grin on her face. “You called you Majesties?” “We did, we have a proposition for you. We want you to go down to Ponyville tomorrow.” Being taught all about the area in my travels through the palace in the last three days, I knew all about this Ponyville. “Ponyville? Why are we going there?” “Ponyville is home to my student: Twilight Sparkle, you met her three days ago at the demonstration.” “So I did. But again why are we going?” “She’s requested to see you all. She is curious about your friends abilities and wish to learn about them and yourself.” “Where would we stay while down there? As you have noticed we have a few that need room.” “In Twilight’s Library.” Celestia suggests. “That wouldn’t do. We can’t stay in the same building as her, I doubt there is room.” “Put them in those Pokeballs as you call them.” Celestia suggests to which I shake my head. “No, no, no. I couldn’t and wouldn’t do that. I never liked putting them in there, it just doesn’t sit well with me.” I adamantly reply. “Well then, we’ll just have to find you some better accommodation won’t we.” Luna says. “If that really isn’t too hard.” “Fine, we’ll attempt at getting you accommodation for you while down there. That is all we needed, you may leave.” “Thank you, Your Majesties.” Sam and I turn around and head back out. I look down at Sam and notice that she’s annoyed. “What got you all ruffled?” “I don’t like the idea.” “Well we’ll just have to bear it won’t we?” “Fine” “That’s my girl”. I lean down and ruffle her hair and kiss her head.