You knew what you were probably going to have to see in a few moments, but even so, this was part of your job. You just kept telling yourself over and over that this was just another customer, that you'd seen this sort of thing many times with other women. But even telling yourself that so many times doesn't seem to be making you any less nervous about this whole thing. And it soon doesn't matter, because you and Principal Celestia have already arrived. It was a room far larger than the sauna she had been in previously, and was, thankfully, far cooler. The hot tub room had the feel of basically being just a very big bathroom, albeit with more than one bath. The hot tubs, of which there were about four in total, all lined the far side of the room.

Moving over to the nearest one, you walk up the set of steps built into the side of the thing and peer inside. It was already filled with water, though one dip of your hand into it showed that it wasn't anywhere near hot enough for Celestia to use yet. So, moving away from the tub, you make your way around and behind it, kneeling down and looking upon the panel with all the standard controls for the thing. After recalling your past lessons on how to use it, you set about pushing a few buttons and switches, until the familiar sound of some kind of mechanism within the tub begins to be heard. Standing up, you wait for a minute or two before the expected result happens, as the waters erupts with many thousands of bubbles.

Pleased with your success in this, you take a brief moment to feel some small measure of pride over this, hands on your hips and all. However, your smile soon fades a little as Celestia catches your eye. You see her begin to open up the straps on her bathrobe, showing that she was readying herself to get in. Walking around the tub yet again, you reason with yourself that she would not just strip naked in front of a student of hers, which meant that she must have opted for the spa's standard swimsuits. And so, as you stand there, watching as your Principal slips out of her white slippers before removing her bathrobe entirely.

Your guess was right. She was indeed wearing the standard, light-blue one-piece swimsuit offered to the spa's female customers. But while you feel some small relief over that, you can't help but feel astonished at her appearance now that she was revealed in this way. You always felt she was attractive, but never quite in this way before. To say she had a perfect hourglass figure would, perhaps, be overstating it a bit. Her chest, for instance, didn't quite match the width of her hips and thighs, which were plentiful without being overly so. But there was no unnecessary weight to be seen anywhere. The Principal had not only the curves, but also signs that she took personal fitness seriously, as you could see definite tone in both her legs and arms.

You bring yourself out of you daze just quick enough to notice her looking in your direction, allowing you time to look away. In this moment, you dared not look her in the eye, just in case she suspected something of you, though the sound of her clearing her throat made it clear to you that this is exactly what she was thinking. Thankfully, she doesn't call you out on it as you see her walking over to her readied tub. Walking up the steps to the edge, she peers over and carefully dips a toe in the water before smiling to herself, clearly satisfied with the temperature. Kneeling, she places one leg in the water, and then another, before placing her palms on the edge of the tub and lowering her whole body in, until only her shoulders and head remained above.

It is at this moment that she lets out a contented sigh. She was enjoying being in there, that much was certain. Thinking to yourself, you knew it would be best if you at least offered to do something for her while she was like this, and so took a step forward before clearing your throat.

"Um...Miss?"

Celestia turns to face you before you speak again.

"Can I get you anything while you're in there?"

She looks away and appears thoughtful for a moment, before a small smile creeps onto her face.

"Actually...would it be acceptable for me to have my manicure while I'm in here?"

You think on that for a moment. It wasn't unheard of for customers to ask for such things, but you yourself had never been tasked with doing so. Regardless, you give a nod to her in response, and then turn around to leave the room. Making your way swiftly to a nearby storage room, you glance around until you come across the tools needed for this task. Having gathered them, you make your way back to the hot tub room, where you find that Celestia has partially lifted herself out of her tub, resting her arms and hands on the edge of the tub around her. Walking over, you place your tools nearby and sit upon the edge, taking her nearest hand and picking up a nail file.

As you get to work filing the first of her fingernails, you hear her speak up.

"Tell me...do you enjoy this kind of work?"

It wasn't a question you were expecting to be asked. But even so, you felt that having a conversation during all this might help calm your nerves, at least a little bit.

"Well...I like to think so. Aloe and Lotus, the spa's owners, have both been great to me. My customers too. I mean, it's not the kind of work I expected to be doing...but yeah, I think I enjoy it."

A small smile creeps onto your Principal's face as she hears that. A few minutes go by and you finish your work on her first hand, so you move to the other side of the tub and begin work on the second. And it is here that you hear Celestia speak up again.

"I'm curious. How is it you came to work here?"

You glance upwards at her a little before looking back down at her other hand, answering her as you do so.

"It started out as a Summer job last year. I was always on the look-out for one, and my Mom, who used to be a frequent customer here herself, heard that they were hiring. So, here I am."

Celestia gave out a small hum at that, though what she was thinking about was something you could scarcely even guess at. Regardless, you focused on your work, having finished on her nails and thus began on her cuticles. This in particular was the most difficult part of manicures, as your past experience with them taught you. Making sure it wasn't uncomfortable for the customer was key, but, given that Celestia made no sounds of discomfort, you figured you must have been doing a satisfactory job of it. The minutes rolled on by in complete silence at this point, but you didn't mind. You were, after all, starting to feel less stressed about this whole thing.

Eventually you finished on your Principal's manicure, and as you moved away, Celestia moved her hands in front of her face, inspecting the job you did on them. To your relief, she smiled as she looked at them before turning and giving you a short nod. You smile in return, knowing that she was happy with your work. But, you begin to step backwards as you saw that Celestia was starting to lift herself out of the tub entirely. She must have finished with it, you say to yourself, and so you move over to the nearby wall, upon which was several large towels on hooks, ready to dry off the customers after they'd used the tubs.

Grabbing one, you turn and watch as Celestia was stepping down the side of the tub, with every part of her dripping wet save for her hair. Handing her the robe, she takes it from you and begins to dry herself off, which didn't take long. You figure to yourself that she'd probably need her bathrobe back on now, and so you move over to collect it where she left it. However, as you hand it over to her, she shakes her head and raises her hand, indicating that she didn't want it.

"Thank you, but I don't think that will be necessary. After all...it's time for the last service, I believe."

You realise what she meant by that, and despite your wishes, the nerves from before return with a vengeance as you speak in a hushed tone.

"Yeah...the massage."