8 Lets Take A Bath........ (2/2)
”Don't get the wrong idea pervert, I'm just gonna wash your back for you.” Mimosa said as she pulled her fist away from his stomach. ”There will be no intimate contact, I'm only watching to make sure nothing happens to you, and if you do anything too brash or indecent.....well, I dont need magic to kick your ass while your in this sorry state.” With these words Mimosa walked off towards the bathroom, gesturing for him to follow.
Max gave a low cough, spitting out a bit of blood but didnt say anything as he followed closely behind her. She was so much different from the anime that it was scary, she was almost like Noelle Silva, a tsundere girl who had a crush on Asta in the original anime. It was quite disconcerting, because now he would be unable to predict what she would do in the future and how she would respond to his words in the future. He already knew she was crushing on him, he would have to be a moron to NOT notice all the obvious signs. However, if he had to deal with more of those punches in the near future, he wasn't sure that he wanted to get closer to this rather violent female.
Mimosa stopped by a door with wave designs carved into its door and pointed at it, gazing at Max's face with her own rather red face. ”This is the bath, I'll go in first and get into the onsen first and then you follow after, I dont want you staring at me with your perverted gaze.”
She blushed a bit more before opening the door and slammed it shut behind her. She was acting very much like a tsundere, clearly unable to express how she really felt. It wasn't a bad thing, but if one were a dense protagonist (cough -Asta -cough) then it could easily be seen as someone who was veing rude.
It took three minutes, but to Max it felt like hours. ”Why do women always take so long to get ready?” Max muttered to himself as he leaned against the wall. This may not have seemed like a long time but it would take any guy no longer then thirty seconds to strip down and climb into a hot tub. On top of that, all she had on was a bra and panties, so what would she be doing for the other 2 minutes, assuming it took her one minute to get undressed.
”Okay, you can come in,” she said, her voice travelling through the door. Max muttered silently so himself as he pushed open the door and walked inside. ”Its about damn time, what took you so long.” Max closed the door behind him and stepped forward.
There were a small staircase that lead to a couple of cabinets and dressers that one could place his clothes on. The bathroom was actually pretty large, about the size of a master bedroom, the onsen taking up about three- fifths of the entire bathroom. It was an altogether a true japanese experience, one that Max greatly appreciated.
”Wow, this is a nice bathroom,” Max said with a small grin as he began unwrapping the cloth that had been covering him. He ignored Mimosa completely because he didnt want to start bleeding from his nose. He had never seen a naked female before let alone a beauty like Mimosa and he didnt want to look like an idiot.
After he took off all the bandages from his top, he began to unwrap the bandages from the bottom half, but was quickly interrupted by a noise made by Mimosa. Max took a quick peek at her and was slightly relieved that she had buried herself in the water all the way up to her chin, peering up at him from the water. He didnt have any objections to people staring at his naked body so he kept going and unwrapped everything from his lower body. He walked over to the onsen and stopped as Mimosa began to cough and spit out water.
”You okay?” He asked in concern as he stepped into the tub, his eyes on Mimosa's back as she coughed up the water she had inhaled. He was honestly confused about why she had suddenly inhaled water, but didnt put too much thought into it.
Mimosa just nodded at his question and ignored him. She had been embarassed at first but now she was slightly in awe. His body wasn't anything too amazing, at least it wasn't jacked like a body builder, but the wounds made by the fight earlier made his body seem much more manly and cool. However the problem wasn't with his upper half but rather his lower one, in fact just thinking about it made her face feel hot.
Max grabbed the soap and clean rag that was next to the onsen and began the tedious process of washing his body. The warm water was killer on his body and the wounds he had suffered, but it also felt rather good. It was as if all his cares were being washed away, eahc and every ache and muscle cramp was slowly loosening up.
It took a while, but he finally finished washing his front half, and, upon seeing that Mimosa was gonna be absolutely no help whatsoever, he began washing his own back. ”Well, you should wash yourself Mimosa, otherwise whats the points of getting into the bath with me? You just wanna get closer to me? Haven't you ever seen a guy naked before?” He would've kept going but he once again received a fist against his abdomen, causing him to lean forward slightly.
”Why do you have to talk?” She asked, her face completely red as she floated over to the edge and quickly climbed out. Max was able to catch a brief glance at her body before she wrapped herself in a towel. He nodded his.head in appreciation for what he observed in that brief moment as blood began to flow from his nose. She turned back once and looked at him before walking towards the door and slamming it shut behind her.