Though it was clear to all that the place had experienced its fair share of unexpected and awkward moments, the Canterlot Spa nevertheless tried to maintain its reputation as a place of peace and relaxation, with all within it striving to ensure that its customers left content and at ease. And currently, that feeling was indeed being experienced by one of its clients, though admittedly not one that was usually found here. Wiz Kid, noted student of Canterlot High, was right in the middle of one of the spa's more frequently-requested facilities, the hot tub room. At present he was the only one in here, which seemed to suit him just fine, judging from the content look on his face. His eyes closed, the boy had his arms resting on the side of the tub, with the water level of the thing just high enough to reach the upper levels of his chest. After a while, the boy let out a relaxed sigh, leaning his head back further before speaking in a calm tone.

"Ah...now this is nice."

After a few moments, he continued.

"Rarity was right, this was just the thing I needed after those tests."

But then he frowned, opening his eyes slightly.

"Kinda odd that Flash didn't want to talk about this place though."

He shrugged his shoulders.

"Meh, probably just a few bad days here."

Again, he closed his eyes, and once more started to relax in his current environment. Minute after minute passed, with the silence broken only by the sound of the water bubbling around him. However, much to Wiz's chagrin, there came a time when that silence was ended, as he soon heard the unmistakeable sound of somebody opening the door of the room. But, with his eyes still closed, he simply sighed before speaking up.

"I'm sorry, but I booked a private session today."

For a time, there seemed to be silence yet again, even though he couldn't hear the door opening to indicate anybody leaving. Then, after a further few moments of continued rest in the tub, the boy then began to hear another sound. And this time, it was the sound of water being entered. Specifically, it was someone entering the water of his tub, which, naturally, irritated him to no end, prompting him to at last open his eyes.

"Look! Didn't I say...that...this...was..."

He trailed off, becoming more and more quiet every time, as his expression soon changed from one of annoyance to one of utter shock, even to the point where a little bit of colour started leaving his face. As for his "visitor", she soon gave the boy a knowing smirk.

"What, you saying it's too private for me to be here?"

Aria Blaze, middle sister of the Sirens, once a scourge on the lands of Equestria, and, more immediately important, Wiz's girlfriend. Like him, she too was sitting in the tub, directly opposite him, and, unusually for her, her hair was not tied in the usual pigtails, but simply let loose, falling into the water around her. And again, like Wiz, she was resting her arms on the side of the thing. She stared at him, that Siren-esque look of amorousness present all the time, until, finally, her boyfriend had been silent for so long that she rolled her eyes.

"So...are we gonna sit here in silence the whole time?"

At long last, Wiz shook himself out of his shocked state, speaking up to Aria, albeit in a somewhat stuttering and disjointed manner.

"Aria? But...but...how...why...?"

After taking a moment to be amused at this innocent fumbling from him, Aria shrugged her shoulders and started explaining things.

"Well, when I heard you were coming out here for a session, I decided I'd come and join in."

Though there was clearly more to it than that, Wiz, for the time being at least, decided to take her at her word.

"I'm...I'm glad you're here. But...I wasn't really expecting you."

Aria nodded, starting to look just the tiniest bit mischievous.

"Yeah...I thought a nice surprise would be good for you. Besides..."

She started giving him a sultry, half-lidded look in her eyes.

"...boyfriends and girlfriends should share moments like this together...right?"

Though taken aback, Wiz quickly replied, though he was clearly on the defensive on that one.

"Well...yeah! I mean...sure?"

Chuckling, Aria leaned back onto her side of the tub.

"Good. In that case...let's just sit back...and enjoy."

Much like Wiz himself had been a few minutes ago, Aria closed her eyes, appearing just as relaxed as he had been before her arrival. As for the boy himself, while it was obvious that his girlfriend was planning something, he decided, for now, that it would be best to simply follow her suggestion and relax himself. After all, that was the whole reason he came here in the first place. So, slowly, he too closed his eyes. But, unfortunately for him he'd barely had a chance to do so before she spoke up again.

"Ah...this feel good!"

Cracking one eye open, Wiz offered a smile as he replied.

"Yep...it sure is."

He closed it again, but, as before, it was not long before the Siren continued to speak.

"Even better going...au naturel."

Keeping his eyes closed, Wiz nodded.

"Yep..."

Then, as the seconds passed by, her words began to slowly sink in for him, causing his relaxed and content smile to fade, eventually transforming into one of realisation, as his eyes snapped back open.

"...wait...what?!"

Even though he knew without asking what he would see, his eyes began to drift downwards. Through the continuous bubbling of the water, he could tell that there on Aria's side, there was not the navy blue of the spa's swimsuits, but instead the pinkish shade of her own skin. Immediately, the boy averted his eyes. Even though the water was well above the "acceptable" level of her chest, and obscured everything else below, he still kept himself from looking, his words frantic as he finally responded to it all.

"You're...you're naked?!"

Opening her eyes, Aria, while still smirking, raised an eyebrow, trying to speak to him as though she was the most innocent person in the world.

"I am. Why...is that a problem, Wiz?"

If she'd had a fake halo to put over her head as she'd said that, she would have done. Wiz, meanwhile, while still averting his gaze, tried to answer, though with admittedly poor results.

"I...well...I mean...I'm not really sure..."

But, as before, Aria rolled her eyes.

"Come on, Wiz. You’re naked in here, remember?"

Looking back to her, Wiz did his best to lock his eyes with hers, lest they stray downwards.

"Yeah, but I wasn't expecting anybody else to be in here today!"

But Aria simply snorted at that.

"If I were you, I'd get used to having me around like this. After all..."

She resumed her earlier sultry smirk.

"...you seeing me naked? That's gonna happen sooner or later."

As one would expect, Wiz was sporting a massive blush at that remark, and once more tried to avoid looking her in the eye, much to her enjoyment. But, for now, Aria once more seemed content with the way things were, leaning back into her side.

"Besides, Sirens love water, Wiz. When we're in it, we like to feel as much of it as possible."

Wiz glanced back to her.

"Yeah...I guess that makes sense."

Aria briefly chortled.

"You know, it's funny. After all this time, I can still feel and remember what it was like to be what we once were. The scales, the hooves, and our tails of course."

Hearing that, Wiz seemed to take on a look of curiosity.

"Was it difficult? The change, I mean."

His girlfriend nodded.

"Yep. At first anyway. But we got used to it. The hands for gripping, the hair instead of fins, the legs for walking..."

Trailing off after those last words, Aria appearing to be thinking of something, before looking to Wiz with yet further mischievousness.

"...but then again...they are nice legs...aren’t they Wiz?"

At the same time she's spoken that, Aria could be seen crossing her legs under the water to emphasise her point. And the message was indeed heard, as Wiz's blush returned with a vengeance, and he raised a hand to nervously scratch behind his head.

"Er...yeah. They're awesome. I mean, they're good, great, beautiful! I mean...!"

But, as had happened so much today, Aria took great amusement in this tease-induced reaction the boy was showing, and let out a hearty laugh from it. When it was over, and Wiz had been given enough time to get his thoughts back together, the Siren, yet again, gave him a seductive look.

"Well...maybe you'll get a chance to appreciate them more...intimately one day."

This time, it was Wiz's turn to roll his eyes.

"Yeah, yeah, I know the drill by now, Ariiiiiiiiiii!"

His vice had become a high-pitched squeal at the end of those worlds, and his eyes had widened to the size of dinner plates. Gripping the edge of the tub even tighter than before, he chanced a downwards glance, and sure enough, he could see, through the numerous bubbles and ripples in the water, pink colouring stretching from Aria's side over to where he was. His eyes darted back to her, his voice just as squeaky as was possible for a boy like him.

"Wha...why?! Why, why, why, why, why?!"

Looking as in-control as Sirens usually were, Aria spoke softly to him.

"Oh, it's nothing, really. I just like to remind myself sometimes that my hands aren't the only part of our human form that have..."

The sultriness in her voice became more blatant than ever before.

"...a really...good...grip."

Gulping, Wiz could feel the beads of sweat rolling down his forehead now, and with his rising body temperature, the water of the tub was actually starting to feel quite cool to him at this point. His breathing was heavy, but he nevertheless managed to get some words out, though it was clear that he was on the defensive at this point, completely unsure of how to feel.

"Yes...well...um...I'd say this is a very...a very...stark demonstration."

Aria nodded, reclining back and closing her eyes, sighing as though absolutely nothing was going on under the water's surface.

"Well, Adagio likes to make sure Sonata and I get plenty of opportunity to come here. Saunas, massages, that kind of thing. Me? I like the skin treatments."

Opening her eyes, her triumphant smirk returned, and she eyed Wiz like a predator stalking her prey.

"So tell me, do the treatments do their job? Does the skin feel...soft? Smooth?"

Wiz, with all the strength and mental control he could muster under the present situation, bit his lip, nodding to her.

"Mmmm...hmmmm."

She chuckled evilly.

"Good. Always nice to know. And who knows? Maybe I'll even finish this one day."

And with that, Wiz felt the "pressure" on him end, giving him cause to start panting furiously, all while Aria’s still-obscured legs could be seen returning to their prior position. Aria, for her part, displayed all the amusement and satisfaction one would expect of her after this. The nearby boy, after at last catching his breath, looked to her, both with his now-established blush, and also a slight tint of incredulity.

"Aria? Are you sure you and your sisters are reformed?"

The middle Siren sister considered that, placing a finger on her chin for a moment before looking back to him with her smirk.

"Sure. But that doesn't mean we can't still be bad from time to time."

Wiz nodded, acknowledging that part, though obviously exhausted by the prospect of it. After taking a few more moments of just sitting in silence in that bubbling water, he finally let out a long sigh.

"You know...I think I've had enough relaxation for one day."

He took hold of the edge of the tub, and was about to lift himself out, when he suddenly realised just how much clothing, or lack thereof in this case, he had. So, nervously, he turned to Aria, who was looking over all of him that was visible above the water with that same hungry look as before. Naturally, Wiz was more than a little worried.

"Um...do you mind?"

But, after shrugging her shoulders, Aria shook her head slightly.

"Not at all. Go ahead."

Realising that he had no chance in this, the boy sighed yet again, lowering himself back into the tub.

"So...I guess I'm waiting here until you’re finished?"

Aria slowly nodded, still smiling and, to Wiz's surprise, slowly drifted over to his side. Understandably, this caused yet another fierce blush on the boy. He did his best to avoid looking at her during this approach, but when she was close enough, there was no touching, just bringing her face and body a bare few millimetres away from direct contact with his own. Looking back to her with hesitation, Wiz gulped before speaking the only thing someone in his position could say.

"I...I lost this battle before it even began, didn't I?"

Widening her smile, Aria leaned closer, whispering seductively into his ear and sending a shiver down his spine.

"Your lover is a Siren, Wiz. That much goes without saying."