[12:20 p.m.]

After Fleur paid the driver for the ride, we stepped out in front an exquisite building with a sign that said Veiller du Magnifique in fancy letters.

“Ah yes, I recall Fancy telling me his experience in this establishment one time, and urged me to come here the next time I’m in town. This will be just perfect for you Ozzy,” Fleur claimed.

“I still feel like I’m fine, but if you say so Fleur,” I said before we walked inside, and up to the front desk.

“Ahh! Welcome new customers!” The pegasus mare at the desk greeted. “What may we do for you today?”

“A full service treatment for me, and my friend here please,” Fleur requested while taking out her card to pay for it.

The mare looked over to me, and her eyes widened. “Aren’t you one of those humans from Earth?”

“Uh… Yes?” I asked with a sheepish grin.

“… Would you two excuse me for a moment please?” She asked before dashing out the front desk, and into the back.

“… Uh… What just happened?” I asked.

“I don’t know, but she seemed rather rude just leaving us like this,” Fleur harrumphed.

Not too long later, the mare came back with a unicorn mare with a light pink coat, and a hot pink mane and tail that blended to white at the tip. Her figure was more voluptuous compared to Fleur’s, but not as much muscle and fat as Shining’s, giving her curves that accentuated the right places. She had a white uniform that fitted her body nicely, with her collar unbuttoned enough to show her small, but perky looking cleavage.

“Good afternoon, my name is Pink Lily,” she introduced in a subtle French accent. “I’m the manager and head masseuse to Veiller du Magnifique, and Sparkling Waters was telling me we had a human in our vicinity. I’m assuming that would be you?” She asked with her gaze on me.

“Uh, yes,” I said as I shook her hand. “Ozzy Shore, but you can call me Oz. This is my friend Fleur de Lis.” I gestured to her as she came up, and shook Pink’s hand.

“A pleasure to meet you,” she greeted with a smile.

“Ah, you must be Fancy Pants’ sister he told me about,” Pink commented. “He left a special tab, saying to give you our finest treatment once you stop by.”

Well that was certainly nice of him.

“That sounds like Fancy alright, always looking out for me,” Fleur commented. “But you came here because of Ozzy correct?”

“Indeed,” Pink answered. “You see, with humans moving into Equestria, that means more potential customers. So our business has a secret, special offer for the first five humans who come here in order to spread the word of our services to more of their kind, and Oz here happens to be the very first.”

“Huh, that’s kind of cool,” I commented. “So what’s the special offer?”

“Any special treatment of your choosing for 50 percent off, handled by the very best in our staff, which would be moi,” Pink answered with a smile.

“Dang, that is a good deal,” I admitted.

“Indeed, a very good business tactic for bringing new human customers, and possibly more pony ones as well,” Fleur added in.

“Exactly!” Pink exclaimed cheerfully. “Now if I recall, Sparkling mentioned two full service treatments correct?”

“That’s correct. Will this do?” Fleur asked while holding up the card she had before.

“That will do nicely,” Pink answered before borrowing the card, and calculating the final price of our treatments on the register, which was really good considering my deal, and Fancy already paying for Fleur’s. Once she was done, she gave Fleur back her card with a receipt. “We’re all set! Sparkling, would you be a dear and lead these two to the changing rooms, and show them where they’ll be taken for their first phase of the treatment please?”

“Right away Ms. Lily! If you two may follow me please?” Sparkling said before Fleur and I followed her to the back where two hallways diverged. “If you two would please change into our robes provided inside, and leave all your clothes and belongings in a locker, I’ll direct you to the massage rooms for our first phase of the full treatment.”

“Will do,” Fleur said she and I went to our designated locker rooms.

After a few minutes to change, Fleur and I walked back out with nothing but a white robe with straps tied around our waists. When we got out, Sparkling had an earth pony mare at her side wearing the same uniform as Pink Lily’s, but hugging a slimmer figure compared to Shining’s while it covered her light green coat with purple mane and tail.

“Hello Fleur, I’m Lavender, and I’ll be guiding you through your treatment for the day,” she introduced.

“A pleasure to meet you Lavender.” Fleur smiled.

“If you may follow me to our massage room first, we’ll get started from there,” Lavender directed.

“Alright then. I’ll see you later Ozzy,” Fleur bid before she followed Lavender into one of the massage rooms.

“And I’ll be directing you to Pink’s personal massage room for your treatment Ozzy,” Sparkling said.

“Lead the way,” I replied before I followed her in the opposite direction.

We ended up going to the last room in the hallway where the inside was different compared to the other ones I passed. When the door opened, a very relaxing, soothing scent strolled into my nose, as there was a faint, wispy steam coming out of a heated pot from a corner, while the dimly lit room itself was beautifully designed with mixtures of soft pink and white blending together. There was also a small table to the side with a few tools, and different bottles of what I assumed to be lotions and oils to be used for the massage. Next to that was a stool with a few folded towels stacked on top. Finally in the center of the room was the massage table itself like the ones I’ve seen on T.V. a few times, only the head rest was slightly different compared to what I remembered. I concluded that it was probably for pony muzzles to fit through instead of human faces, which makes sense. There was even a dent on top of the rest to fit a unicorn’s horn in as well.

“If you would please disrobe and get comfortable on the massage table, Ms. Lily will be with you shortly. Enjoy your treatment!” Sparkling exclaimed before closing the door, leaving me alone in the room.

Huh, I didn’t think I’d be that bare in something like this. Maybe I just need to cover my private areas is all, it explains why the towels are there.

With the thought in mind, I slipped off the robe, and hung it on one of the hangers that were attached to the wall. I grabbed the towels, set my glasses on the counter, and situated myself on the table to where I had one below, and one on top of me that were covering my privates. I then set my face on the rest, and my arms to the ones below it.

Suddenly a few knocks came from the door before it opened just a crack. “All set Oz?” Pink’s voice asked.

“Ready,” I replied before I heard the door open fully. It then clicked closed before the sound of hoofsteps echoed in the room.

“I must apologize that we don’t have the headrest needed for humans yet,” Pink said. “We already ordered a couple attachments before you got here, and I guess they haven’t arrived yet.”

“It’s okay, I feel fine,” I replied.

“Everything else comfortable for you then?”

“Yep.”

“Alright, let’s get things started then,” Pink said as she walked to the direction of the lotions, and sounds of squirting and rubbing were heard. I then felt a tingly, cold touch to my shoulders before it became a soothing, loosening feeling as the muscles were pressed, and stretched to loosen knots I didn’t know were there before.

Oh wow… If this is what massages are like back on Earth, what the heck have I missed out on?

“So how long have you been living in Equestria so far Oz?” Pink asked as she worked into my shoulders, and slowly made her way down.

“At least a week now,” I answered.

“Does Earth have spa centers like this one?”

“It does, but this is the first I’ve ever been inside one in general.”

“From how much knots you have here, it certainly shows, but it looks like you have a nice posture as it looks well sculpted. So what made you come here today?”

“Fleur pretty much dragged me in here when she saw how tense I was. I told her that I felt fine, but I don’t think I could have been more happily wrong.”

“I see, it sounds like your marefriend cares deeply for you.”

I was glad my head was facing down, as my face heated up greatly. “Sh-she’s not my marefriend,” I defended. “She’s just a good friend of mine, and I’m just her secretary for her modelling career.”

“Really now? Have you thought about asking her out?” She asked as she made some twisting motions on my back that loosened some knots.

… Have I thought about it? I mean Fleur’s quite beautiful, kind, generous, playful, and though I’m ashamed of thinking this, but her breasts felt pretty good as well. Asking her out on a date though? I did tell her about how I wouldn’t even have a chance with her when I compared ourselves, but is that some kind of excuse for me to not move forward with it? How do I feel about her anyway?

“… I can’t say that I have,” I admitted. “It hasn’t crossed my mind very much.”

“Do you have your eyes set on somepony else then?” She asked before she got to working on my legs next.

The only other pony I could think of would be Shining. I may be crazy for even considering her, but she does have her good quirks. She’s loyal, honest, full of surprises, pretty cute, and her butt’s quite a treat to grab. God, why do I feel like such a perv today?

“Not really, no,” I answered. “To be quite frank, I’m still a little uncertain about going out with someone, somepony, that’s very different than what I’m used to back on Earth, especially since I haven’t had much dating experience to begin with.”

“I suppose that’s understandable for someone from a completely different culture,” Pink said. “But you are planning to be staying with us for a while yes? If there aren’t many human females coming here, then who can you seek and share your love with?”

… Haven’t thought of anything like that before.

“I think if there’s one thing both of our worlds, in fact, any of the worlds with possible life can agree on, it’s that love can do strange things with us,” Pink continued. “After a while, you may not even think about them being a different species, and just relish what’s already in front of you. Speaking of which, I need you to lie on your back now so I can work on your front.”

“Alright,” I said before I turned my body to where I was lying on my back, with the towel still covering my privates. What I wasn’t prepared for, was not only how close Pink was, but how much I could see her cleavage. Her eyes widened once I flipped over, gazing at my chest in particular.

“Um… Are those?” Pink asked as she pointed to the pink dots on my pectorals.

“*sigh* Yes, those are actually nipples, no, I can’t lactate with them, they’re there just because,” I answered. “I don’t know why they’re there, as biology isn’t exactly my best subject, but guys back on Earth are allowed to go topless at the beach and pool, sometimes in public on a hot summer day.”

“I see,” Pink responded.

Sheesh, first Fleur, and now Pink? Something tells me I should wear a tank top the next time I go to a beach unless I want to get stared at. Wonder how Shining would react if she saw these?

“I may have to touch them to work on your pectorals if that’s alright?” Pink asked before I nodded. She then lathered some more oil in her hands before she started to work on my chest. Speaking of chests, I was getting a good view of her cleavage that was hanging down as she rubbed into my front. “Um… What was I saying before?”

“Something about me being in a relationship with ponies?” I asked.

“Ah yes, that’s right,” Pink said. “Sometimes you may not want to sweat the smaller details, and just think about what really matters to you. Once you know that, you’ll see how beautiful somepony can truly be, and your arousals like your little friend is showing won’t be a strange occurrence to you.”

My eyes widened some while my face heated up greatly before I covered the tent that was pitching on top of me. “I-I’m sorry, I don’t know what came over me.”

Pink just giggled at my expense. “It’s quite alright. You aren’t the first stallion to get something like this under my magic fingers, as do other mares here.” She then eyed the tent I was pitching with a bit of curiosity. “In fact, if this is anything like other stallions I’ve come across, yours is at a considerably welcoming length if I do say so myself.”

“Y-you really think so?” I asked with a raised eyebrow. “I mean if the ponies here are anything like the horses back on Earth, they can get pretty…”

“Ah yes, when the internet came around, I was quite curious to look into it myself,” Pink added in. “The anatomy’s similar, but the stallions here aren’t even close to,” she trailed off before gesturing her whole arm to demonstrate the length, and getting back to massaging my torso. “Compared to the ones from Earth. Looking at yours, it may be just over the average length of a stallion’s here.”

As awkward as where this conversation’s going, I’m sort of relieved to hear that.

“And we’re done, how do you feel Oz?” Pink asked before I sat up, and tested the movements of some parts of my body.

“… Fantastic actually,” I admitted. “I feel much freer now quite frankly. You weren’t kidding when you said you were the best here.”

“Thank you for your praise.” Pink smiled. “Now, if you can wrap the towel around you, and slip your robe back on, we’ll get to our special bath next.”

If my eyes were anything like a ponies then, my irises would be shrinking to pinpricks at the mentioning of baths. “Th-there are separate baths for the stallions, right?” I asked with a shaking voice.

“Though we do have the occasional stallion customers, we don’t get as many as the mares,” Pink explained, my tensions beginning to come back up to me again as I feared where this was going. “So we made the spa pool available here a mixed bath, with rules of no sexual advances, and not coming in when mares are going into heat so things don’t get too out of hand.”

Okay, good to know there are rules, but that still doesn’t lessen the fact that I’m going to be in the same bath with Fleur naked, along with a bunch of other mares walking around. Could I skip this phase to the next one? It would definitely be less awkward for me, that’s for sure… Then again, even though the price was cheap, Fleur still ended up paying a full treatment for me, and I’d rather not let that money go to waste if I can’t get a refund… Gah! Why does she have to be so freakin’ generous?!

“Alright, well lead the way then,” I said as I tried to cover myself as much as possible, and put my glasses on before following Pink Lily out of the room, to the further back.

Okay, I should try and calm down. Now that I think about it, mixed baths are found in different cultures like Rome and Japan, so it’s not like this is something that’s unheard of back on Earth. It’s probably the same for Equius as well. What I’m worried about though is if she gets in my personal space. I mean I’ve seen her naked a couple times already, but that was just part of a job. That’s different compared to being naked in a public facility, AND things somehow get more personal between us to the point of physical contact. Not to mention she has only seen me in just my swim trunks so far. Maybe if I told her about it, she’d understand and give me the space I need. Plus, there’s a chance that one or two more guys are in the spa as well, so at least that thought alone could leave me at ease. I just got to cross my fingers and hope for the best.

Once we got inside, there was a large pool with a different colored water than what I’ve usually seen that gently bubbled. I could only guess it was because of the special herbs or something added in to freshen the body a little. Around the poolside, there were a bunch of mares walking around either in robes, their birthday suits, or just dripping wet as they chat with each other. Some were even just stepping out of the pool for some air, and just the sight alone is plain intoxicating, while others were giving me glances before they looked away, giggled, and probably talked about something I shouldn’t listen to. In the pool however, while I did see Fleur inside, the only stallion in the room she was talking to made me shit bricks as I recognized the burly, brown figure with the shaved manecut, sitting with his arm around another mare.

“Ozzy!” Fleur exclaimed cheerfully while waving. “I’m over here, and look who I’m with! It’s Bubbles and his wife!”

… Somehow the nightmare I was having over the past week seems like a sweet dream compared to where I am now. God, if you exist, I swear I’m going to kick you in the balls for setting me up in this after I pass on.

“What do you know? It is the secretary,” Bubbles said in that same gruff tone, not sure if he was pleased, or annoyed to see me.

“Yep… That’s me,” I said with a shake in my voice.

“Well don’t just stand there dearie, come and have a seat!” Fleur exclaimed as she gestured to the open space beside her.

“… S-sure,” I replied before I tentatively walked over to the pool edge next to Fleur, having no idea how I was going to get in without drawing too much attention. After a quick moment to think, I just quickly stripped out of the towel with one arm covering my nipples, and stepped in with my towel still around my waist. I situated myself on the seat that was in the water while I had enough space between me and Fleur.

The three stared at me while I exchanged glances between them, feeling slightly tenser as I felt more eyes from the other mares on me before Bubbles spoke. “… Oz, was it?”

“Y-yes?” I asked.

“… You got in with the towel on.”

“O-oh yes!” I exclaimed before clearing my throat. “I just thought that even though this is a mixed bath, some of the mares here wouldn’t want to see our… Package, so that’s why I stepped in with the towel on.”

“… You don’t put out much do you?” Bubbles asked.

“Bubbles!” The earth pony mare with a lighter shade of brown than Bubbles exclaimed to him with a stern expression. She also had a white mane that stretched just to the top of her shoulders. “Don’t you give him a hard time young stallion, you promised you would ease up while we’re on our vacation! I apologize for my husband’s comment Oz, he has a hard time cutting back when he’s not on duty.”

“I-it’s no problem Missus…”

“Call me Toffee,” she replied with a warm smile.

“She and Bubbles here are celebrating their seventh anniversary by spending a week here in Manehattan,” Fleur explained. “They just arrived yesterday.”

“Seven years huh? Congratulations,” I commented.

“Thank you kindly. It’s been one heck of a ride so far,” Toffee replied while Bubbles sat there with a stoic gaze at me.

Well on the bright side of things, my fear of getting beaten to a pulp is winning over my arousal from getting surrounded by naked mares. Looks like they’re getting back to their mingling too. Good, less attention means less anxiety.

“So what brings you two here then?” Toffee asked.

“Shiny, Ozzy and I are here seeing if I could model for Vogue for their upcoming fall line-up in their commercial,” Fleur replied. “We just had our interview yesterday, and I’m currently waiting for the final decision.

“Ooo~ I heard Vogue’s pretty high up in the fashion industry,” Toffee commented. “I hope you’ll make it inside then.”

“I’m confident that she will,” I said with a small smile. “For somepony like Fleur, she earns it for how hard she works. It makes working as her secretary worthwhile.” While I glanced to the corner of my eye, I could see a hint of red in Fleur’s cheeks.

“How did you become her secretary?” Bubbles asked.

“Funny story actually,” I said. “So I came to Equestria with a job I thought I was already given in an office space, had enough money to last me a few weeks before I moved into an apartment to settle, when I found out the same day that somepony made some mix up of adding me in their accepted applicants when they were already booked with employees.”

“That’s got to be unfortunate,” Toffee commented.

“It was, and I only had so much on me before I started living on the streets,” I continued. “So I went ahead and went through a third of a town, finding job openings, and leaving my resume for them to contact me. I was about to call it a day when there was a stallion screaming at the top of his lungs, ‘everypony out of the way! I can’t stop this thing!’ Ponies quickly made a clear path for the runaway carriage to pass except for one who was a little out of it to respond quickly. Guess who that pony was?”

Toffee, and even Bubbles looked over to Fleur with widened eyes. Fleur just giggled embarrassingly with a slight blush. “I was a little tipsy during that time, so I didn’t really know what was going on until then,” she admitted.

“Now I had no idea who Fleur was back then, all that zipped through my head was that there was a pony that’s about to get hit,” I continued. “So I dropped everything I had, and practically tackled her out of the way before the carriage zoomed us by. The driver jumped out, and the carriage exploded in splinters and broken wooden parts while I had Fleur on top of me.”

“That must have been scary,” Toffee commented.

“It certainly sobered me up, I’ll admit,” Fleur said. “So after we brushed ourselves off, we introduced ourselves, Ozzy had no idea I was a model, and I offered him dinner as a way of saying thanks. He tried to brush it off, but I wasn’t going to let him off that easily. Isn’t that right Ozzy?” She asked with half-lidded eyes.

“Yeah, you actually pulled me by the tie to the Golden Crown for dinner,” I answered. “So we talked a little, including my job situation, and after giving her a copy of my resume she requested, Fleur introduced herself then as a supermodel who was looking for a new secretary, and well, here I am.”

“What a nice story that was. Isn’t that right Bubbles?” Toffee asked him, who only hummed in response.

“So how did you two meet?” I asked.

“Bubbles here was a bouncer for this club I used to go with some friends,” Toffee explained. “He was pretty much as tough as you see him now, but back then, you should see the look on his face when I flirted with him. With a body like mine, he couldn’t take his eyes off of me.”

I would pay 200 bits to see that for myself. That sounds like something that happens once in a life time… Scratch my previous offer, make that 300 bits.

“After about two weeks, he had finally got some balls to take me clubbing while another bouncer took his place for the evening,” Toffee continued. “Let me tell ya this, though this guy has a hard exterior, he’s quite a mess on the dance floor.”

“Toffee,” Bubbles said.

“Oh hush, you gave this nice young stallion a hard time, so I might as well help him return the favor,” his wife argued with a devious smirk while Fleur giggled.

Toffee, I would kiss you right now if I wasn’t in hot water… Well, technically I am, but you know what I mean.

“So anyway, the poor guy looked like he was about to die in there, so I used my charms and moves to help him ease up a little, or should I say rise up, ‘cause I definitely felt my sweet beans getting grinded while we danced,” Toffee chuckled. “So while the two of us were in the mood, Bubbles practically lifted me up, and carried me to the nearest hotel to end the night there. We’ve been together ever since.”

“I always loved hearing that story,” Fleur said with a smile.

“And you two look great together,” I added in. “Definitely worth seven years, and more to come.”

“Aww, why thank you Oz.” Toffee smiled. “Well, I think we should be moving on now. We’ll have to get together again sometime soon.”

“Of course! I’ll have to let Shiny in on this as well,” Fleur commented.

“You and her still got my number right?” Bubbles asked. “If you need anything while I'm here, give me a call.”

“I’ll keep that in mind, thanks,” Fleur replied with a smile.

“Oz.”

“Y-yes?” I asked with Bubbles attention turned to me.

“… Do your job right with Fleur and Shining, and we won’t have any problems. Understand?”

“S-sure, crystal.”

The couple then stood up from the bath, and I tried to look away from them, accidentally glancing Toffee’s curvy figure as they stepped out, wrapped their towels around themselves before putting on their robes, and walked out of the room.

I sighed an exasperating breath of relief as I lowered myself in the water after I moved my arm away from my chest. “I haven’t been this mentally exhausted since I first met Shining.”

“I think Bubbles is starting to warm up to you,” Fleur commented.

“Once again, your perception on other ponies exceeds mine Fleur, as I haven’t seen anything of the sort throughout the whole conversation,” I said. “What does he usually do for a living if he isn’t still bouncing for that club Toffee mentioned?”

“He’s the head of security for Fancy’s mansion,” Fleur answered. “When Mother and Father were still around, he was a bodyguard for my brother and me before I moved out, so he’s like an additional family member.”

Gee, that explains so much.

“Well I’m just glad I can actually start relaxing now,” I said as I sat back up, closed my eyes, sighed heavenly as I released my tensions, and let the waters do the work.

Fleur and I sat there in silence for a bit, relishing how the nicely scented waters were washing away our stress and discomfort.

“So how was your massage with Pink Lily?” Fleur asked.

“Amazing,” I replied with my eyes still closed. “I didn’t think I was that wound up until then. She did quite a piece of work with me. What about you?”

“Mine was good too,” she replied. “So do spas have baths like this back on Earth?”

“Some cultures that are different compared to where I was from,” I answered. “There are even hot springs in some places as well, but I think the majority of spas have separate rooms, or perhaps time schedules for when guys and girls would use the baths. This is the first I’ve ever been to a bath like this.”

“You’re taking this quite well for your first time, with all the mares here and all,” Fleur pointed out.

“I think my little scare with Bubbles earlier kind of pushed that thought aside. I’m feeling a little okay right now.”

“Really?”

“Sure.”

“… Enough to take that towel off?”

My eyes opened wide before I glanced to Fleur’s direction at the corner of my eyes. “W-what?”

“Well, you’ve seen me nude a couple times on the job already,” Fleur explained. “And even Shining had to round up enough courage to show you her scar, so I just thought… I’m sorry, that’s probably a little too much to ask. Forget I said anything.” Her gaze turned away with a hint of red in her cheeks while I looked down to the soaked towel underwater that was wrapped around my waist.

Is she curious to what it looks like or something? Now that she mentioned it though, I’ve probably seen a lot more than what most guys have seen in their lives when it comes to girls, or mares in this case. When she put it that way… It’s kind of unfair that I’m holding this out from her and Shining when they’ve opened up so much already, both physically and emotionally, and especially when I’m not even sure if I should tell them about my recent nightmares yet…

“… Do you really want to see it?” I asked, which had Fleur quickly turning back to me with widened eyes.

“Um… If you’re comfortable, yes?” She asked with a sheepish grin.

“… I’ll do it in two conditions,” I said before I held up one finger. “The first is that Shining would be present and comfortable enough to see it as well. I figured the three of us should have equal grounds on how much we’ve seen from each other, and it’s better if I showed it to you both at the same time than one after another.”

“… Sounds fair,” Fleur replied with a nod.

I held up my second finger. “My second condition is that this takes place in private like in our hotel room or something. It’s a little weird getting stared at from mares in this room just for what’s on my chest, and I’m afraid of what might happen if I’m too exposed.”

“From your history with mares we’ve come across so far, I’d have to agree with you on that one,” Fleur commented before nodding. “Alright, I think I can make do with those conditions. I’ll let Shiny know and see if she’s into it as well… Is it okay if it’s just you and me if she isn’t interested?”

I shrugged. “I guess so.” I then closed my eyes and tried to get back to letting the herbal waters soaking my skin. I wasn’t sure if I was hearing things, but I could have sworn I heard someone in the room saying ‘yes!’ in a loud whisper. I didn’t let it stick too much in my head though, as I just let the waters take its toll on me for the next couple of minutes.

Suddenly, a few pokes on the shoulder opened my eyes, and saw that three mares were gathered around Fleur and I, one of them was too close to me for comfort. Seeing how they were all in their birthday suits, and displaying different breasts of shapes and sizes along with their varied figures, I fought really hard to not get a rise under my towel.

“Can I help you?” I asked before the girls tried to stifle their giggles.

“Okay, so like, my friends and I couldn’t help but notice those nipples on your chest,” the mare closest to me explained, while Fleur raised a brow in suspicion. “And we’d just like to know… Are those real, and could we touch them?”

I slowly slid away from the mare closest to me, not noticing that I accidently bumped into Fleur. “Uh, yes, these are real, and no, you can’t touch them,” I responded as I covered my nipples with one of my arms.

“There’s no need to be shy cutie,” another mare said with half-lidded eyes, and a smirk. “What if we took you someplace private, and let you cup a feel from ours? Would you let us do it then?”

Fleur stepped in between me and the mares with a stern, powerful glare that made them frozen in shock. “He said no, and that’s final. So back off. Now.” she snarled before the trio did so without hesitation. She then turned to me with her look softened, and a hand on my shoulder. “Let’s step out and move on to the last phase of our treatment, alright?”

“I’m right behind ya,” I replied without hesitation before she and I stepped out of the pool with the soaked towel wrapped around my waist. Fleur covered me in a corner for privacy while I quickly dried off with a clean towel, wrapped it around my waist, slipped on my robe, and told her I was ready before she did the same. We then stepped out of the room, and I sighed a breath of relief. “Thank you for that Fleur,” I said to her.

“You’re quite welcome Ozzy, those mares were getting on my nerves as well,” Fleur replied. “Perhaps the next time we decide to go to a spa, we’ll find one that respects the privacy of both sexes in baths.”

“That sounds nice,” I said. “So what’s the last phase of the treatment?”

“Facials, manicures, and hooficures… Or whatever they call the last one with your feet,” Fleur pointed out.

“Pedicures I think, but isn’t that usually for mares though?”

“Ohh Ozzy, let me tell you right now that once you get this treatment, you’ll understand why we like them so much, and what most stallions are missing out on. I promise you’ll feel brand new once we step out of this spa.”

I took a moment to think about it. Though I’ve seen girls back on my world go through it in some T.V. programs, while I still don’t understand it, a part of me was kind of curious to see how it goes.

“… I guess trying it once couldn’t hurt,” I answered.

“Excellent! Let’s get going then,” Fleur said before she pulled my hand to the next room.

I’m certainly glad Fleur knows when I’m starting to get uncomfortable. I know there were rules about sexual advances around the pool, but I wasn’t going to risk finding out whether they’d follow them or not. Though I should definitely take note that from now on, when I’m going to a beach, t-shirt or tank top are on at all times, no questions asked. I’ll certainly have to be careful around public pools as well.

[4:30 p.m.]

I had to say, I never thought my hands and feet could get so smooth. Not to mention my face feeling so fresh, probably because of all the pores were cleaned off by the mask I was wearing. Fleur and I chatted while Pink Lily and Lavender were working on our last part of our treatment. All three mares would sometimes get in the conversation as well before they asked me something, which was quite fine as I just sat and listened. I also learned that unicorns apparently would get their horns filed sometimes like how Lavender treated Fleur’s. I wondered if that horn was sensitive from getting touched like that. At one point, the mares that were coming on to me earlier glanced over as they passed by, but were scared off by Fleur’s death glare like a mother bear was protecting their cubs. Once our treatment was done, Fleur and I changed back into our regular clothes before we received Pink’s and Lavender’s business cards to call ahead for future appointments next time. I had to give Pink a considerable tip as she did excellently with showing me the ropes, and giving me such a feeling of freshness from the massage, and the last few treatments.

After we said our good-byes, Fleur and I went back to the hotel room by taxi. Shining didn’t come back from her chores yet, so Fleur and I were laying in our beds while we tried to come up with something for dinner.

“I don’t feel like having anything too big or unhealthy like last night,” Fleur commented.

“Yeah, I think I’ve satisfied my pepperoni need to for quite some time after last night,” I added in.

Fleur giggled at that. “You really love that kind of pizza huh?”

“It’s the best out of all others, at least in my opinion. Tonight though? I could go for something different that I haven’t made or eaten here yet.”

“Oh! Have you tried Chineighse food?” Fleur asked.

“… Chineighse?” I repeated.

“You know, rice, cooked noodles with vegetables and sauces, that kind of thing?” Fleur clarified.

So there’s even something like that here huh? Cringing because horse pun, but it sounds good because I like Chinese food myself.

“I had something similar back on Earth, but I haven’t tried this world’s yet,” I answered. “Thinking about going there tonight?”

“Even better!” Fleur exclaimed. “We can just pick up the food and bring it back here. We’ll even pick up more movies to watch tonight along the way.”

“Sounds good to me,” I said before something popped up in my mind. It’s been a while since I last done it, but if I’m really going through with what I promised Fleur, I’d rather make it look at least presentable than some kind of odd sight. “… Actually, there’s something I need to do.”

“Oh?” Fleur asked.

“Yeah, and it’s something I need some privacy with,” I clarified. “I mean I could save it for later, but I’m not sure when an opportunity like this will pop open again, so…”

“Well I can grab the food and movies tonight. I’m capable of doing something like that myself,” Fleur said.

“Are you sure?”

“Absolutely.”

“I really appreciate this Fleur. I promise I’ll make it up to you one way or another.”

“Don’t worry, that’s what friends are for.” Fleur smiled before she picked up the movies, her purse, and hotel room key. “I’ll ask what Shiny wants along the way, and I’ll bring back whatever sounds good along with the movies.”

“Sounds like a plan,” I said with a smile.

“See ya later Ozzy,” she bid before she left the room.

With the place to myself, I grabbed the required essentials I needed for my task: my shaving gel, and razor blade. I looked at the latter for a moment to inspect its condition. "It's still pretty new,” I said to myself. “But it’s a good thing I brought a spare just in case, because I’m pretty sure I won’t be using this again afterwards.” I then grabbed a change of clothes for the evening before I went inside the bathroom, closed the door, and got to work.

Author's Notes:

So the mystery guest was not only Bubbles, but we get some back story on him and Toffee showing how much of a softy he really is. Good to know someone like him will have Fleur's and Shining's back... Ozzy's may be up for debate.

Up next we'll look more into the girls' perspectives where things will probably lead them ending the night on an awkward note in more ways than one. What kinds of awkward am I talking about here? Pfft, like I'm going to tell you before the next chapter, you'd think you'd have known me that much by now. You'll have to wait to find out like everyone else... Except my proofreader, since he's basically getting first dibs as he looks over my drafts... Yeah...

This is Dudeler signing off.