Chapter 390: Geothermal Bath
Bea listened to the battle between Astrid and Yannick with closed eyes. She let go of her body, while the mind splitting headache passed.
Kim and Yvonne cheerfully conversed next to her, but she couldn't concentrate on their conversation.
Her headache only lasted a few minutes, but it felt much longer because of the extremely painful migraine.
Even after it passed, Bea continued lying on the seats. Her body felt weak, and she didn't want to make any sudden moves, fearing another round of headaches.
As her mind cleared from the pain, she could finally concentrate enough to hear the women's conversation.
"…You lasted much longer than I expected! Three whole seconds! Congratulations!"
While Kim sounded sarcastic, Yvonne knew her long enough. The half-snake woman never acted serious. However, her compliments were always sincere!
The tall woman grinned at Kim, and 'gently' elbowed her…
"Wonder how long you would last! Let's test it out after Lady Bea wakes up!"
Kim chuckled, but her bright green eyes showed concern when she glanced down at Bea's comfortable form.
"Maybe some other time. Bea should probably rest after everything… Also, why are you calling her 'Lady'?"
The tall woman just shrugged, while cunningly smirking at Kim.
"I call her 'Lady' because she earned it with her flawless fighting prowess! She beat me so easily, it earned my respect!"
The snake-woman frowned, and spoke in an annoyed tone, "I beat you quite a few times as well. You should be calling me Lady Kim, too!"
Yvonne just chuckled while glancing down at Bea's seemingly asleep form. While it was true, Kim beat her most of the times, she wouldn't hold up against Bea's fighting style.
But, even though it was the truth and both were aware, she didn't want to insult her friend!
"I can call you Mrs. Serpent if you really want an official title!"
Kim snorted at Yvonne's words, then looked away with a thoughtful expression. Slowly, confusion appeared in her serpentine, green eyes.
"Why Mrs. Serpent? I'm not married as far as I'm aware."
Suddenly, Yvonne burst into laughter, which raised Kim's guard immediately. She just walked into some trap that will most definitely anger her!
After a few long seconds, Yvonne stopped chuckling, but the stupid grin stayed persistent on her face.
"You're not married, yet. However, as soon as Sam figures things out, I'm sure you'll make a great couple! It's only a matter of time!"
A small growl escaped Kim's lips as she stared at her tall friend with deep frustration. Her previous assumption was very much on point, and she indeed gotten angry.
Unconsciously, she balled her fist, prepared to punch Yvonne in the face. However, she soon realized the tall woman would definitely enjoy that, so instead Kim tried to get creative.
Slowly, a small, cunning smile spread across her face. The small snakes of her hair hissed with delight as she opened her mouth.
"You have no right mocking me and Sam! Might I remind you that there is a winged beauty fighting down there, whom you still haven't asked out! Maybe you should begin listening to your own advice!"
Yvonne's face turned red from a heavy blush. She glanced away with embarrassment, but her eyes landed on Astrid's form.
The giantess looked especially alluring as she fought with her spear. Yvonne watched mesmerized as the sweat moved down her face, to her neck, then lower on her…
The third woman's chuckle interrupted Yvonne's dirty thoughts, while Kim yelped in surprise.
Bea's greenish-gold eyes slowly opened. She stared up at the starry night sky with a small smile.
"How long have you been listening, you vixen!" Said Kim in faked outrage, but it didn't manage to hide the relief in her eyes.
The majestic woman just yawned and sat up in her seat. She stretched her arms upward, accentuating her dress's cleavage.
Yvonne couldn't help but glance at it, but she quickly turned away, this time with a much lighter blush.
"I listened long enough to know that both of you have miserable love lives! Welcome to the club I guess!… Anyway, is there some place I can clean myself?"
Neither answered immediately, as worry overcame both women. Bea hadn't talked with anyone about her experience in Castleburg. She didn't seem too traumatized by it, but she could be acting.
Everyone knew how messy Bea's love life was. The breakup with Sera nearly ruined the poor woman, and now her new lover turned into a controlling freak!
They couldn't help but feel sad regarding her. It also made their own love life seem much better!
"There are showers, made connected to the geothermal water source. I can show them to you!" Said Yvonne after a long silence.
Bea glanced sideways at the tall woman. Her eyes slowly moved up and down Yvonne's body as she took in all of her alluring curves.
She couldn't help but blush under Bea's gaze. However, the heavenly woman wasn't done yet.
While leaning in close, her breasts nearly touching Yvonne's arm, she whispered seductively into her ear… "Only if you'll show me everything else too!"
A shiver went down Yvonne's spine. Next to her, Kim giggled as the confident, prideful woman became a shy girl from Bea's flirting.
Suddenly, Bea jumped to her feet, scaring the tall woman. While smiling, cunningly she declared…
"You know what? I have a better idea!" She said, then walked towards the edge of the spectator area.
Bea stopped there and raised her hand. More wood grew from the ground, making a few meters wide, deep basin with a hole in the middle.
Roots grew through the rocky ground below, creating a pipe-like system. She used her senses to find the underground geothermal water source.
Immediately, as her wooden pipe connected, high pressured, scolding hot water began filling it, until eventually it spilled from the basin's hole.
The newly made bath quickly began filling with water. Steam rose from it as the scolding liquid met with the night's cool air.
When the bath began filling, Bea glanced back at Yvonne with a wide grin.
"There's no need to take a shower. When I we can have a bath!" Said Bea with excitement, then she winked at the tall woman, and jumped into the water.
Her crimson dress turned dissolved and disappeared, leaving her naked in the bubbling hot tub.
She sighed in satisfaction as the hot water touched her skin. While a regular human would boil alive in this water, Bea, as a Transcended, found it perfect.
The wood stood out at the edge of the basin, making seats all around the bowl. Bea sat there, with her arms holding onto the sides.
Bea closed her eyes as she let her body descend into the comfortable water. Only her head and arms stuck out of the bath, while the extensive vaporizing bubbles hid her naked body.
As she sat there, she heard a yelp and shouts from the spectator seats nearby. Suddenly, with a loud splash, two more bodies landed in the water.
Kim took off her clothes beforehand, while Yvonne still wore her training shorts and white tank top. Not like her clothes hid much as they got wet.
Yvonne glanced down at her chest, while blushing. She awkwardly crossed her arms, hiding her ample breasts. However, she didn't leave the scolding water.
Instead, she slowly descended until the water reached her neck. Her metallic gray hair danced between the bubbles as she took a deep, calming breath.
The snake woman watched her friends with envy. Unlike them, she couldn't go as low below the water, since her snake hair would feel comfortable.
She sat with her chest out, hands spread to the side. Like Bea, she didn't care about nudity, especially since the scolding water felt heavenly on her scaly tail.
For a few minutes, nobody said anything. They just enjoyed the comfortable, scolding hot bubble bath.
After a while, Yvonne opened her eyes. She stared up at the starry sky, calmness overwhelming her tired body.
Curiously, she glanced to where Bea sat, trying to get a glimpse of her naked body. However, the woman disappeared!
Confusion and a bit of panic rose in Yvonne, but suddenly, she felt an arm gently move across her shoulder. Soon, the same seductive voice from before reached the tall woman's ear.
"Now that we're here, don't you want to have fun? I'm already naked and you're pretty wet yourself, so we might as well spend some time getting to know each other better!"
Yvonne yelped from surprise. She slipped off the seats and her entire body quickly submerged.
Bea's firm hands quickly caught her arm and pulled her out. However, as Bea pulled her out, Yvonne got a bit too close to her. She felt the majestic woman's breasts pressed right onto her arm.
She quickly tried backing away, while mumbling sorry and trying to hide her embarrassed expression. That's when a pair of heavy footsteps arrived.
"What the hell is going on here?" Asked Astrid, who looked angry for some reason.
The emotion stood out especially, since the giantess rarely showed any. She usually kept her taciturn expression going, making her unreadable most times.
Suddenly, Yvonne's embarrassment turned into pure terror. She still sat quite close to Bea, who was obviously naked, since her upper body stood out of the water.
"I-I can explain!… I didn't… It… This isn't what it looks like!…"
Astrid gazed at Bea with narrowed eyes, which Yvonne misinterpreted as hatred. She immediately got out of the water, revealing her transparent clothing.
Even Astrid couldn't keep her golden eyes away from Yvonne's voluptuous body. However, right now, Yvonne didn't care.
She fought through her heavy blush, grabbed Astrid's arm, and quickly led her away, leaving Bea and Kim alone.
When the tall woman and the giantess were out of earshot, they both burst into laughter.
Kim grinned and held out her fist towards Bea… "Nicely done! If Yvonne doesn't manage to get her relationship started now, then she's a lost cause!"
Bea just chuckled and fist bumped the snake-woman. Her gaze then turned towards the spectator seats nearby, where Yannick sat with closed eyes.
"By the way, you can join us too! The water is amazing!"