Thread: A Petal Falls But Once (Ryuu&Wingshadow)

Alex felt great as he breathed in the warm steam, as the women left the room. His tired, and sore body rejoiced and began to completely relax as the steam covered his achy muscles. He could only imagine how great it was going to feel when he finally got to bathe in the hot tub. He undressed slowly, his body still tired from his first trial in his new training. When he finally pulled off the last of his clothes he placed both hands on the vat slowloy, so as to make sure his body adjusted, and that he wouldn't have to wait for it to cool at all. As he felt the tub, it was very hot, and normally he would've waited for the tub to cool, but his tired bidy convinced him otherwise. He raised his right leg slowly, and slowly put it into the tub. Savoring every moment of pleasure and relaxation, he put it all the way in the water, then did the same with his left leg. after that he slowloy let his body sink into the tub of water, still enjoying the perfect feeling from the warmth of the water and steam opening his pores, and slowly relaxes all of his tense muscles, one by one. Alex felt better than he had felt in a long time. He of course knew he felt so good only bexause he had never been so physically stressed as he had just now. The pleasure he felt, and the warm comfort that surrounded his body was amplified so much more than normal, as instead of relaxing slightly after only stressing himself an average amount for a hard core trainer of the body, he had stressed his body and mind further than he could recall ever doing in his lifetime. After enjoying simply sitting and resting Alex's mind began to drift as he grabbed a wash cloth, and some soap and started to was himself. Alex began to think back on the way she had so effortlessly struck down his asailants, and even more suprising to him was how pathetic she made him look by striking him down like he was a mere child. As he thought this, these thoughts drifted through his mind Well I guess only being about 23 I would seem like a child in comparison to a 3,000 year old woman.. As he thought this he was simply thinking with no sarcastic attitude about what she had said, but he now looked back on it with a seriousness, and a painful curiosity he had yet to experience in his life. Just who is this ancient woman who guards this shrine?. Alex savored the pleasure of the bath for roughly 2 hours, and when he finally relaxed and was getting out, he recollected his thoughts from earlier, and decided that if this woman would ever teach him just who she was that he would have to accept the fate he had just had to acept when filling the monstrous jugs. The fate of knowing that he would one day be answered, but that he would have to accept also that in order to find out, he would have to take one miniscule step at a time. Alex got dressed, and walked into the house after getting dressed for sleep, and found an empty bed that he happily filled. Alex knew that this would be hard, but he also realized just how rewarding it would be when he was finished. With these thoughts Alex drifted off into sleep as he waited for morning to come, along with a new lesson to train for.