[Soothing Waters] Just a quck bath (Ethan)

[Nathaniel]

58th day of Spring 511 Nate looked around the locker room and bit his lip lightly. It was so very quiet. Nathan wasn't a kid and therefore he didn't have to have people with him at all times but he was young enough at heart that the eerie silence was beginning to give him goosebumps... Nathaniel slowly took his clothing off allowing the moist air to encase each newly exposed body part. He had already paid his 2sm for the public pool as well as an additional 6cm for a towel and soap. Now as he took his things and folded them so that they would better fit in the small compartment he was given, he heard someone else changing. Nathaniel quickly finished and grabbed his towel making sure to wrap it around his waist tightly. He then picked up his soap and walked over to meet the stranger feeling relieved when he found that the new comer appeared to be his age. After lightly clearing his throat to warn the gent that someone else was there Nate lightly said, "I hope this won't sound much too odd but would you mind if i stick with you?"

[Ethan]

It had been nearly an entire season. Since Ethan first stepped foot into the massive fortress city. At first he was awe struck from the over head view. A giant of carved stone in a world of forest, monsters and mountains. Providing safety and security for all its people. The inside was just as impressive. Miles of stone labyrinths and strange bazaars, little shops and indoor courtyards. Although, after the first week he was practically loosing his mind. You could get lost for hours with the strange directions the people told you. No one made any damn sense. Telling him to go left and right from this district to that. He couldn't see the sun and stars. All his natural senses of direction were completely cut off. Without the sky he felt trapped and started resenting the people walking around with ease. After a while he simply kept himself in his room at the Rearing stallion. Their was a window in his room he could fly in and out of without hassle. Most of the time he would fly to Hadrian's window atop the citadel and keep watch. Ethan spent most of his evenings there. Not knowing if he should invite himself in or not. When he wasn't perched near his teachers window he kept to the stables and watched the squires learning to become knights on horse back. Or at the Docks watching men being thrown out of the spinning coin. Although, today he was very restless and tense from a rough flight around the Syliran Fields. When he asked a few patron's inside the Inn where he could fix his sore muscles. They all pointed him towards the cities bath house. He was annoyed by the idea of having to find his way threw the castle but he did need it. Hadrian specifically told him to take care of his body. Magic came from the soul and the body gave the soul energy. It took him nearly half an hour and a couple copper to a younger boy to find the bath house. Tired, sore and weary he entered the series of double doors. Walking down a long stair case lead him straight into the receptionist Ivis Balak. Ethan had always been a very charming friendly guy from the training he received as a boy, but this man was beyond charming. Ethan quickly found himself becoming comfortable and asking all sorts of questions about the facility. When he finally got around to paying the few silver and coppers for the bath. He also left impressed at the other mans talents. He thought about possibly talking to him again. Picking apart what he does to work words, but he thought against it. Sore muscled called for steamed water and rest. In a moment he reached the large changing room. It was surprisingly empty. From the way people talked about it he thought it would be packed. When he came up to his small locker he quickly pulled everything off. Lifting his arms above his head made him wince but he dealt with the pain. With everything off he placed his clothes into the small locker he was given. When the young man spoke it startled Ethan but he didn't dare move. Stone still he listened, mentally cursing himself for not noticing in the first place. He was very tired but this was just careless. Ethan was angry at himself but relieved at what he was hearing. Turning towards the man he smiled. “Not at all, always glad to make new friends.” He quickly retrieved some coins and his towel and started walking towards the main bath area. “So what brings you to the baths today? I got kinks in my shoulders myself. Messed things up pretty bad.” As he walked he stretched both arms in circular motions slowly. Trying to loosen them up for the baths. “My name is Ethan by the way.” He lowered a sore shoulder to shake the other boys hand. They were just coming out of the locker area towards the main bath area.

[Nathaniel]

Nathan watched the young man as he talked and smiled when he heard the response that he had been hoping to hear. After nodding lightly and saying a soft, "Awesome, Thanks." He began walking with the boy, and chuckled lightly as he talked. Nate didn't find him funny per-say but he did find the boy.. charming? No.. That couldn't be it.. Nathaniel bit his lip at hearing why the other gent was there. It wasn't that he pitied him, but he had gotten kinks in his shoulders as a child and he knew how badly they could hurt. He smiled yet again and took Ethan's hand firmly as he gently shook it, "Nice to meet you Ethan, I'm Nate." Nate looked at the pool and smiled lightly. He suddenly remembered Ethan's earlier question and began replying as he walked backward to the spot he wanted, "To answer your earlier question, I'm here because my back is ridiculously sore. I think i might have pulled something but i don't know for sure." after sighing lightly and stopping at the spot he wanted he looked at Ethan again and lightly said, "Is here okay?"

[Ethan]

The baths were large, expansive and just as impressive as the inn's folk said they would be. Servants offered complimentary towels and soap. Some of them were in the waters helping the few guests that were around. He grabbed a young man's attention. Quickly paying him for larger towels and his clothes to be washed. He listened to the young man's answer while doing so. When the boy was off Ethan turned towards Nate and looked at the spot. It was secluded from the few guests and looked comfortable enough. “Sure thing friend.” He smiled and eased himself into the warm soothing waters. Not wanting to make a splash. It was nice to have a partner here. Two was better than one when both were sore as hell. “Hell we can massage each other than! You scratch my back and I yours so to speak.” He gave a sly smile and waited for the young man to enter the waters. Carefully he lowered himself up to the shoulders. Sighing in relief as the water took a little tension away. “So how is your life going Nate? We should get to know each other since were already bathing.” Ethan was neck deep in the water when he laughed. Sending gentle ripples threw the water. “Don't men usually talk about women when they bathe together? Haha, such a weird thing to do.” Maybe it was the warm waters or the atmosphere but right now he didn't care what he said. Meeting Hadrian taught him a whole new side of life. Magic, castle citadels and the idea that seduction wasn't all he was cracked up to be.

[Nathaniel]

Nathan chuckled lightly at the man, he must be younger than he looks, he concluded. That or he's just really happy to have someone to talk to. He slowly lowered himself into the water next to the boy allowing himself to become neck deep in it and letting the ends of his hair get wet. Closing his eyes he chuckled lightly before he did a light purr and said, "A massage would be nice come to think of it." He smiled as the boy went on. He found that he was fun to be around and made the decision then that he would become friends with this Ethan kid somehow, though at the rate he was going now that wouldn't be hard. Nate shrugged lightly as he said, in a voice that gave away just how relaxed he already was, "My life is going alright I suppose. Tis rather lonely at this point of time but I'm attempting to change that." He laughed now and opened his eyes to look at Ethan, "And why, pray tell, is that weird?"

[Ethan]

Ethan watch the other boy float in the warm pool. Relaxed, calm and enjoying himself. He always loved when people felt comfortable with him. Although it usually meant he could smooth them out of a couple gold. Now he was simply enjoying the company. When the young man spoke a little about his life he listened quietly and watched his facial expressions and smiles. Listened to the way he laughed and wondered how it would look in an Aura. Could he feel laughter? Did it vibrate like a heart beat? It was a sound obviously and he would hear it but did it give off Djed? The thoughts swam in his head while he thought about Nate's words. “Lonely? It is a terrible thing to be lonely, I know what you mean.” quietly he swam threw the water, behind the young man. “Come here.” He gently pulled on the others shoulders with both hands. “I'm not a professional but I can massage a back fairly well.” Slowly he started massaging the other mans shoulders. Slow and gentle at first, not wanting to hit a sore spot with too much pressure. He continued talking, quickly to stop any protest about a massage. People were far to formal with pleasantries, Using their words to hide what they plainly wanted. “Why is it strange for men to do that? Well, wouldn't it be strange to always talk of food whenever your reading? I think if you are bathing with other men you should keep the conversation related to men or baths. Not something else entirely” He laughed a little thinking about how eloquently Nate spoke. “Pray tell... You have a very lovely way of talking, did you grow up rich?” He wasn't condescending in the least bit. Merely interested and slightly impressed with his voice. It was like running your hands threw silk. You could talk your way out of a lot with that voice. While he spoke his hands were scouring his back and rubbing deeply. Trying to find any place that would get a good reaction from the other. He pondered quietly about using Auristics. It would be an interesting way to get to know someone and possibly find the sore spots. Could he find sore muscles threw Aura's? The idea was certainly intriguing.

[Nathaniel]

Nathan watched Ethan's eyes as he spoke and smiled lightly knowing that the man's mind was half there and have gone just like a hyper childs. He purred lightly as he laid there merely enjoying the warmth of the water. Nate watched as Ethan swam closer and allowed his eyebrows to slightly raise. He felt the boy lift him up a bit and begin massaging his shoulders causing his eyes to close again and a slight sound that was similar to a moan come out his mouth. He blushed at the noise. Whenever he got massages he made odd noises but it wasn't because he was turned on it was merely because he was extremely relaxed and that was how his body expressed the relaxation. His head rolled forward slightly and he chuckled as he heard Ethan talk. That wasn't the first time someone had commented on his pattern of speech and it most probably wouldn't be the last. Nate grinned lightly and replied in a deeper but somewhat more sultry voice, "My parents were not extrodinarily rich but they did encourage us to act more elite.. You'd be amazed what i've found out and what i've done by talking like this... after all, people only know what you tell them."

[Ethan]

“That is true, words are great tools. Especially useful along with your devilishly good looks.” Ethan smiled but it had a slightly sad tone to it. He knew all too well how strong words can be. What they can make others do for you. “What are some of the things you have gotten away with Nate?” Ethan forced his tone to be light and joking. He was very intrigued what this particular person's sins were. Perhaps to not feel so alone with his own sins or to see what he needed to guard around the man. As he waited for an answer the young Kelvic decided to put his magic to good use. His hands moved with gentle but firm strokes. Focusing around the neck and upper back where he usually got the best reaction. Slowly while he massaged he closed his eyes and started to concentrate. Putting the tiniest amount of Djed into his Auristic senses. Only feeling the area he was directly touching. While forgetting everything else as back ground noise. Every Aurist was different on how they sensed another person's Aura. Some saw the spirit, others used hearing, smell or a mixture of different senses. Ethan chose to keep it limited to touch and feel of skin and vibrations. So as he stroked and needed the young mans back he could feel his spirit. In a way he saw the color of his soul. When Nate's heart beat, the vibrations pulsed out and hit the Kelvics hand, he could feel a different and contrasting color from the skin. Ethan's hands moved a tad bit slower as he felt the others skin give off a mixture of colors. Light almost whitish blue underlined the light pale green. The heart beat pulsed in slow smooth rhythms. The aura gave off waves of light silvery spirit fringed with dark purple. The soul felt noticeably different, but he couldn't explain why. Still new at the art he had no idea what color meant. Ethan kept the sense small and started the task of finding knots. Using the heart beat as a kind of ultra sound. He felt and almost listened for any kind of bumps or alterations in the muscles. It was amazing to feel the inside of a persons body so in depth. The pulses ran threw the sinew and flesh and hit his hands, giving off an image of color and textures. “Here how is this?” Ethan was starting to notice a long but thick area inside of the mans shoulder muscles that didn't seem right. He pressed his palms in deep and started to rub in a circular motion where he felt the abnormality.

[Nathaniel]

Nathan chuckled lightly at the mans question. Had he really just asked him what his sins were? He looked down lightly as he wondered how to answer this. Do I lie to him? or tell him the truth? He didn't even know his own sins! He had committed so many that the didn't even feel like sins anymore. Nate bit his lip as the boys hands continued to roam his back making him feel comfortable and warm. He shifted slightly unused to this amount of comfort, last time he'd felt this comfortable he was ditched. He sighed lightly as he battled the urge to submit to the comfort of his new friends massage. Just as he had gotten a firm grip on his slight discomfort as it could have been called, Ethan found Nate's tight spot. It had been there for ages and no matter what he did it stayed there; he had tried massages and hot baths but nothing had ever worked. Nate whimpered lightly as Ethan massaged his back as it was the only thing he could do to keep himself from moaning. "Where did you learn to massage so well?" He muttered through clenched teeth.