All or Nothing

Zen like music played quietly in the dimly lit room, as Tess was laying on her stomach while wearing only a towel that covered from her lower back to mid thighs. A middle aged woman massaged her mid back while using a warm and sweet smelling massage oil. Tess twitched for a second as she applied some pressure along her spine, but went back to relaxing. She glanced to her left to see Sylvie laying there on the table beside her also getting a massage, and wondering if she was asleep

The first step to this bachelorette party was pampering, so the girls went to the most highly recommended spa in all of Xyrus. Claire originally had difficulty getting a reservation for the group, but once she let it slip not one but two princesses were included, the owner began canceling every other reservation scheduled for that afternoon so the staff could focus solely on all of them.

Most of the masseuses were women, with only two men. The girls immediately made it clear they weren't comfortable having the two men touching them like that, and one respected their opinion without question. The other however did not, and was trying to pressure Tess specifically to allow him. Sylvie came for two reasons, one, because her mama invited her, the second, to make sure she was safe. She didn't even give Tess a chance to respond to him before she floated behind him and dragged him away by the collar of his shirt. Everyone wondered what just happened, and were tempted to ask as she returned alone, but weren't sure if they wanted to know that badly after they felt an overwhelmingly powerful pressure coming from the direction she took him.

"We're all done princess. We'll step out so you can get dressed, and come back in just a few minutes to escort you both to the next treatment," the woman said gently.

Tess nodded and the two masseuses left the room.

"That was nice," Sylvie commented as her body glowed and her black dress of her scales formed back on her body.

"Sylvie, this is an experience," Tess said as she pushed herself up. "You should wear a robe instead so it looks like you're enjoying yourself."

Tess cocked her head, as she noticed Sylvie with an awkward expression as she looked away. Tess felt completely comfortable with Sylvie, seeing her as her own daughter. So in elf culture, sitting up nearly completely naked between a mother and daughter at this age was seen as completely acceptable in this circumstance, and she saw it as such. For Sylvie however this was a little uncomfortable, as she just saw more of her adopted mother than even Arthur had.

"Oh, sorry," Tess said as she quickly reached for a white plush bathrobe and put it on. "I didn't even think. I hope I didn't make you feel uncomfortable." She apologized, forgetting that Sylvie was raised by humans, who were much more modest.

"It's ok," Sylvie replied as she grabbed a robe and put it on as well. "I've come to understand your culture, so it makes me feel happy that you see me as family." There was a glow from under Sylvie's robe as her dress was absorbed back into her body.

They both slipped on a pair of white sandals and exited the room, and were escorted to a waiting area for the next treatment. Tess and Sylvie arrived at what looked like an indoor desert oasis. Grabbing a crystal wine glass of ice cold water each from a server at the entrance, they walked into the room. After taking a step down into the room, instead of finding a hard floor they were met with the softest white sand that almost made it feel like they were walking on a cloud. There were palm trees and bright exotic flowers decorating the room, looking as if they were growing from the sand, concentrated on one side of a crystal clear pool of water in the middle of the room. Around the pool were several wooden beach chairs with soft white cushions for them to sit on as they enjoyed a gentle warm breeze that blew around the room.

Soon Kathyln and Claire arrived, followed by Caria and Karen, and they all sipped on water as they relaxed in the chairs.

"I wonder what's taking Lilia and Ellie so long?" Claire thought out loud after waiting for a few minutes.