The bath house always seemed to smell so fresh and invigorating, especially on chilly days like this. However, there were some things about today that reminded Arceia more or less of the grim situation that had brought her here. Chiyo, as if it was a dying wish from how she sounded, requested Arceia to bring her here. So, naturally, that is what she did, wheeling the frail girl in on the wheelchair provided by the Sister that had brought her into the room in the first place. Smiling, hoping to see Chiyo cheer up, she brought the girl toward the water.

"Chiyo-chan, forgive me, for I'm about to see things beyond what I should."

Of course, Chiyo needed help getting undressed. And from a sitting position in the chair, this would be a little complex. It would be even more complex, because Arceia could not, no matter the real reason she was doing this, block out the fact that she was about to undress the girl she so clearly had feelings for.

Shaking, and slowly moving, it took Arceia several minutes to get the uniform off of her room mate. And even longer for what should go unsaid and obvious. That was when she spotted the scar. It was like the paved road along the otherwise flawless beauty of the earth. It was not exactly a fresh scar, but it certainly had a long way to go before it would be fully healed. Maybe a month in total.

"A-alright, n-now we get you into the water..." Speaking while this overcome in a blush was not easy.

She blushed hotly as the Sister left them alone in the locker room, Chiyo felt like a doll, unable to move or do anything but let the other girl undress her. Her body temperature and color were changing at an alarming rate, and it seemed the other girl was no different. Chiyo had to look away as the other girl removed her own clothes with a face as bright as the skirt that unzipped and slid to the ground. She put all their clothing into one locker and slowly..slowly...turned around. (that was powerplay, so it's up to you if you're okay with keeping it here or not).

When they were finally both nude, Chiyo knew it was time to stand and wander to the bath. Arceia helped her up and strangely she didn't feel embarrassed about the scar-or the wide-eyed looks and quiet whispers coming from the other girls in the bath when they saw it, it was just being so...well...naked in front of Arcy. She couldn't look at the other girl, she stared at the water or off into the steaming water on the swimming pool side.

It seemed like an eternity before they reached the showers near the pool where she was to rinse before entering. There was a bar of pink soap, a towel, and poof sponge. The Sister must have left them for her. She let Arcy turn on the water and felt her head get heavy. She slumped down onto the stool under the water and her eyes closed. She groaned and winced, forgetting her embarrassment, her scar hurt under the hot water. She was going to reach for the soap, but she found herself just sitting there holding her naval. When would the pain finally stop?

"It..hurts.." she finally said, opening her eyes to look at Arcy..."Do you think cleaning it will help?" She sounded doubtful. The bath behind them was full of worm-salts or sea-salts or some salts and things that were good for the body and skin, but this water was just really hot...and the scented soap...Chiyo decided it didn't matter, this was her best friend...and if she was helping to clean the wound, it would definitely feel better, no matter what.

"It doesn't look infected, but..." Arceia could barely form a sentence. She actually trailed off and stammered as she tried to explain. "J-just to be safe... Let's get back to it last..." Arceia picked up a small bit of soap and started shaking viciously. This was a dream come true, being here, like this, with Chiyo... She wished it were under better circumstances. Perhaps some day, she can tell Chiyo. Perhaps someday there won't just be an injury tying them to situations like this.

Some day...

Arceia began to slowly wash Chiyo's back, taking not of the girl's absolutely flawless skin. This was a dream. It had to be. She paid very close attention to Chiyo's reaction in case she was hurting her. That would be the last thing she wanted to do.

"I-is t-this okay, Chiyo-chan?"

The water felt good, but Arceia's careful hands felt better. Chiyo hugged herself loosely, tiny breasts hidden, "Yeah," she said, her voice was less tense, than before. She leaned forward even more on the stool, till her head was against the marble-tiled wall, "Thanks...Arcy-chan.." Then she sat up and looked at her, smiling weakly. The look on Arcy's face was priceless, Chiyo began to giggle. She covered her mouth to quiet herself.
 
As Arcy moved on to wash her arms (powerplay approved?) she became serious again, "Hey, maybe we can bake cookies tomorrow in the home economics room," she knew they'd be sneaking around since the year hadn't officially started yet, but it would be fun! She had to turn around then (with some help) to let Arceia was her front and legs, thought with slight embarassment Chiyo was able to wash her more private areas herself. Getting to ehr tiny feet was a chore, as bending in any way to reach them hurt, so she relinquished the soap back to Arcy.
 
When that was done, she moved aside to the next stool to let Arcy rinse, careful to keep her gaze out at the bath, rather than on her friend.
 
((ooc: feel free to go back and describe the situation throught this psot from your POV, then we can move onto getting into the pool)

There was nothing but a blush to her face. Chiyo was so... Indescribable. Her beauty was beyond measure, and to Arceia, she might as well be perfect. This would all sound crazy to a girl who was looking on them from the outside, but she didn't care. She was in love and wouldn't feel any regret if someone knew.

Chiyo moved to face Arceia then. Which did nothing but make her dizzy, and she almost passed out. Such a delicate emotional girl.

"Ch-Chiyo-chan..." Arceia stumbled over her words. There was just something that was magical about her. "Y-yeah. We can do that after we get done he--" Chiyo began to wash herself, which Arceia literally blushed so hard at seeing that she had to turn away. Did Chiyo know? Was she toting with her? Well, when they met she was rather forceful about the uniforms... But there had to be something else to it. This was just to get clean right? That's all it was. Had to be, right?

"A-after we get done here."

"Okay," she smiled brightly, made happy by the thought of baking unauthorized cookies in private with her friend, now came time for the bath. She struggled to stand, leaning heavily on the wall. The water from their shower turned off, she didn't notice if Arceia had turned it off, or if it had simply stopped. She was dizzy, really dizzy, her face went pale and she looked at Arcy blankly before her knees gave out and she swooned.

She woke up less than a moment later, "Mnn, what happened?" then after the obvious answer, "Arcy-chan? Can you get us one of those floating table things and get some water...please?" She felt like she was being pushy as she lay there, was Arcy..holding her? Her head was foggy, she just wanted to get into the bath and sit down. She grabbed the washcloth and with difficulty made to to the bath finally, sinking into the warm water, put the washcloth on her head, and sank down and back against the wall contentedly. "Thank you Arcy-chan..." She lifted half her mouth in an apologetic-half smile, the water made her scar feel a lot better and the steam relaxed her. When Arcy returned with the water, Chiyo took a cup in both hands and drank thirstily, then relaxed again, suddenly sleepy, and she leaned against the other girl heavily, her head on her shoulder, sleepy, warm, relaxed. This would be a good day.

This just had to be a dream. There she was, embracing the girl she loved, in a rather revealing place, with very little to the imagination. There was no other explanation to how this happened, unless God heard her prayers. Not that she prayed to hug her naked room mate or for her to get appendicitis, but the sheer emotion and the fact that she was holding Chiyo was enough to tell her she was either dreaming, or her prayer was answered. She hoped it was the latter.

"Don't try to do too much on your own now, okay? Baby steps, until your scar seals up more. I'm going to have to ground you for a while so you don't get hurt."

Grounding? Now she sounded dominant a little. Still, though, if she had to hover over the girl until she was sealed up, she would. No question about it. Then again she would do that anyway, but that was irrelevant. Arceia hadn't felt this close to anyone since she left home. She refused her standing as the younger sister or as the silent bookworm, only for Chiyo. There was no chance of her neglecting Chiyo even for a moment.

"Are you all done? We should get you dried and dressed if so."

"Done?" Chiyo laughed with new spirit and splashed at Arciea, "nuh-uh!" she giggled and splashed again with newfound energy. "This is too much fun!" The girl sank up to her nose in the water, bubbles decorating the kliquid that sparkled like the mischevious twinkle in her eyes.
 
She waited for Arcy to get in the water and then...SLAP! Chiyo had brought both hands over her head, cupped them together, and hit the water in front of her friend, her hands continuing the arc until she almost touched her thighs underwater. The action caused a million invisible bubbles to erupt in the water and swarm around Arcy's body for just a moment (try it in the pool sometime, this really work lol) tickling her. "Ground me huh?" she laughed and splashed again, "Let's see if you can restrain the....the," in a moment of classic Chiyo-ness she put her finger on her chin and looked up, "the Splash Queen!" Careful not to turn her torso and pull her scar, she took one arm and drew it across the water's surface to cause a wave that was directed only at the dark haired girl beside her. Her friend, her..protector even. Chiyo felt really happy in that moment, though she would tire quicky. At that point, she would happily let Arcy drag her back to the wheel chair, then the locker room and then off to the home ec lab for their forbidden treats.

Now that was simple indescribable. Either Chiyo knew exactly how to get to Arceia, or she was just playing with her. Either way, a shiver ran up her spine, and a blush crept strongly along her cheeks, and she had to look straight down until it faded. Whatever the splash was intended to do, Chiyo would probably be able to tell that it did more. And so, Arceia waited for her blush to fade and her mind to not be clouded in private thoughts.

The coast seemed clear, and Chiyo seemed to be tiring herself out. But that didn't mean she was off her guard, so this had to be quick. Without a single thought of repercussions, she leaned forward, right in Chiyo's face. It certainly would look sketchy to an outsider, but this wasn't actually intended for anything. Just a distraction. Hopefully, Chiyo would be too surprised at her sudden movement to react, as Aceia reached for her friend's hands to restrain her.

(( Holy crap, short. ._. Sorry! ))

Being pinned made Chiyo wince out of habit as she was suddenly concious of her scar. But within the moment she relized it didn't hurt, but she was still pinned. She didn't dare fight for fear of hurting herself but she had one last trick before giving in. A mouthful of water proved a sturdy stream right into Arceia's face! Giggling Chiyo innocently smiled, her breathing was hard from the small exertion all the slapshing took. Her mostly flat chest was inches from Arcy's, as as the moment lingered, she realized how intimate the moment was.

"Arceia..." she began with a blush, "It's...It's..." she hesiated looking down, her face turning red, "it's not....fair." she looked up, "It's not fair, you beat me!" She blurted blatantly staring at the other girl's larger chest. She pouted, then looked away, bottom lip out, but she couldn't hold the expression. She peeked over to see Arcy's expression and burst out in giggles, "you should have seen your face!" her smile beamed, "Hahaha okay, we can go when you're ready." she smiled and waited for Arceia to let her go, "When I beat you though you can't ground me anymore." Her smile turned sneaky and she stuck out her tongue playfully, then sighed and relaxed a bit, beggining to feel tired. "let's go make cookies," she said lazily, but still always smiling.