Losers Continue to Lose [NSFW]

Mia smiled more as Masaru's smile did what it was intended, though mostly because he looked so cute all relaxed like that in the bath.

"He will, I gave him some advice for the nausea and stuff... Hehe, I don't want to think about what my whiny father is going to do with Lakshmi, thank you very much." Mia said succinctly, deciding that topic of conversation would not go well. Besides... "You look so relaxed. Thinking about him will just make you really tense, won't it? I'd have to give you shoulder and neck rubs again."

Maybe even full on back ones... Smiling at the thought, Mia turned on the water and wetted herself down. "...I'll rub them when I get in. It's too bad Ikari can't stand hot water though... He must have really forced himself to drink my tea..."

Her voice was rather sad, a soft sigh escaping her while the hot water relaxed her body and rinsed off the first layer of gross stuff.

Unable to help it, a light laugh escaped Masaru as Mia promptly cut off the topic of conversation concerning her father and Lakshmi. He had simply meant to insinuate something as simple as finding other things to help with nausea, but...one could never know with those two...

It wasn't really the most fond thing to...envision a parental figure... Ahaaa... He was just going to stop that train of thought right now...

Luckily, Mia distracted him and his smile softened; "I am relaxed, quite so...this water is nice and hot...hm...? Ikari..."

Masaru blinked at that, unconsciously tilting his head to the side in confusion at Mia's words. "It's...true heat is harder to deal with, but...something like hot water shouldn't bother him for long... Remember? It takes the hottest of all fires just to begin to melt the ice his powers produce..."

He was confused...

Mia was fine with Masaru laughing at her pain because really he obviously didn't want to think about it either. She just laughed as well and nodded. "Well, I think I'll still give some rubs. You were training today, your muscles will be all tense later if I don't."

Besides he deserved them... Pouring soap on her head, Mia started scrubbing her hair first while she listened for a few moments.

"..." Mia blinked, slowly turning her head to Masaru as she paused in her rubbing the shampoo into her hair. He... he was right, that cute head tilt showing his confusion just as much as his tone. It had taken her bankai and her hottest flames to get his tongue unstuck. Hot water for a bath wouldn't...

"...He...was really really flustered when I asked him to bathe with us. O-Oh... he must...have been really... embarrassed and lied to have an excuse." Mia's voice was filled with amusement and wonder before she giggled a bit. "I wonder why... I don't understand, he wouldn't look at me in my robe either. And... he fled my kiss and... wow he was really tense when I hugged him too."

Ikari was...confusing...?

"Thank you..." He was grateful for Mia's offer, or well, plans in this case; he would gladly accept that; he'd been training so he couldn't deny his muscles were tense or would become that way after a while...

It seemed Ikari had...used that as an excuse...that he couldn't handle the heat when...something like tea or bath water shouldn't be problematic...

Embarrassed...?

Perhaps he had a-

"Masaru, do not finish that thought; you are...incredibly incorrect."

What else was there!? Masaru wasn't sure how to take this... Mia seemed just as confused as he was and he would like to figure this out... If there was no solid answer her feelings might be hurt...

"...I am simply...bad with...women..." That tone of Ikari's had trailed off and quieted the closer he got to finish his sentence, though since he was currently a voice in his head Masaru had heard and had to stifle a laugh.

"I think he's shy, or at least shy with women...Mia, aha." Like he had much room to talk, though really...even he wasn't such a bad case in comparison.

Mia accepted Masaru's thanks with a grin and began to finish up her hair. It was long and needed washing before she could get her body done too, and the Ikari thoughts could wait for the moment. Rinsing out her hair, she began work on her body while working out what in the word was wrong with Ikari.

Masaru was silent for a bit, which gave her time to become utterly confused at all though it did give her enough freedom to rinse herself off after a quick wash. As he finally spoke up, Mia unaware of their mental discussion stood up and stretched before blinking again. She put a hand on her hip and cocked it while her head tilted. Black hair clung to her body and neck and face, her whole form shimmering with water as she spoke. "Well... He just needs to not think of me as a woman then. I-Its... a shame, I don't feel nervous at all around him anymore... S-So me making him nervous... makes me sad. He can just think of me as part of you instead!"

A-Aha...aa...

"M-Mia...I think...think it might be...impossible to not think of you as a woman..." Masaru answered, glancing a way as his cheeks lightly tinted red for a moment; "E-Especially when it comes to baths..."

Ikari had gone silent again, Masaru assumed he had shut himself out of the conversation...

"Perhaps...it will just take time, I wouldn't give up hope...just because of...his words just now...about being bad with women..." In time perhaps he would grow accustomed to Mia? She lived her now, and she would continue to live here...so...

Mia blinked slowly and looked down at herself as Masaru spoke of it being impossible... Her face quickly matched Masaru's as she too looked away from her love. O-Okay...that...was probably true...

"I can wear my bathing suit? If that would help... Oh, oh no. We should especially never summon Hono, she'd kill him." No Bankai training like this for her, it would be especially bad since either Hono would go off and set fires or...or she would molest Ikari.

Still Masaru returned her hope with his words, causing a bright smile as she moved to the bath. Leaning down, Mia draped her arms around his neck from behind while she knelt and kissed his head. "All right... I'll keep trying then and let him get used to me. I don't think he's bad with me though, its really sweet and he takes good care of you. I just hope he'll feel more comfortable with me soon... Maybe if I train with you both? Haha, it can't hurt can it?"

She'd get her butt kicked and put through the ringer, but really that was good. Maybe Ikari would be harsher with her than Masaru and she'd get more intensive work outs? Possibly...

Her bathing suit!?

"M-Mia...your bathing suit as well is...well...attractive...alluring..." The bathing suit would not help, and he was sure of it. It would be destructive, possibly less than seeing her naked perhaps, but...still...quite destructive to what he could tell of Ikari's small tolerance when it came to becoming embarrassed or flustered.

The spirit would likely vanish in an instant.

Masaru's eyes turned towards Mia some as he felt her arms move around his neck, smiling as he felt her kiss his head; "Perhaps...perhaps training with him more might help, couldn't hurt."

...

Th-That...

Mia squeaked and hid her face against Masaru's hair, having intended to start giving him a massage but just... unable to for the moment. "R-Really? I-I..tried to pick...one that covered...b-but..one pieces were too clingy..."

...They were barely dating then, when he was out with her in it...

"O-Oh no...did... I bother you a lot that day then!?" Mia squeaked more, hiding her face as best she could by sliding down his head and finding his neck.

Training couldn't hurt... so...that would be good...but just now...her bathing suit... was...

"Y-You didn't bother me! I-It...was flustering but...I-I gradually...g-got used to it..." Masaru answered, trying to ignore the probably blush on his face as Mia tried to focus on the massage. It had...been flustering, yes...but...

Flustering, but...

He had gotten used to it! H-He had offered the beach jacket he had then, but...

"...I-I remember you trying to cover me up more...Haha... I think that...counts as the type of bothering I meant..." Masaru had been that flustered, yes... That he found it attractive and alluring was still a shock to her, but then... Mia didn't find much about her looks nice.

She slowly removed her head from his neck, having been hiding for a bit and calming herself before she could start rubbing his shoulders. Loosen his muscles up and help him relax... "...You really liked it then?"

It...was good looking...? That...was good...

"It...It looked really nice on you..." Masaru answered, letting his eyes shut shortly after Mia began to rub his shoulders; he had been flustered, really flustered at first but the bathing suit had looked nice on her, he meant that.

At least they'd all had a good time when they'd gone to the beach, even if there had been fluster at first.

"...Maybe one day I can wear...more things like that. Like... Aoi and Lakshmi... They wear things like that so easily..." Mia gave a wistful sigh as she rubbed away the tension in Masaru's body with precise fingers, moving up to his neck after a few more moments. "Shorter...skirts... Lower tops... Hehe. I have lots of costume stuff like that, but for clothes I really don't have much."

Her bathing suit then was distracting... But really those other types of clothes that were similar sounded fun. Maybe she could get up the courage... Maybe they would make her shine as nicely as Masaru did when they went out?

"If I can wear stuff like that, maybe I can match you in looks one day." ...That was a pipe dream. No way could she!

"Y-You should...wear what you're comfortable with... T-Those types of outfits I don't doubt would look nice, but...your comfort comes first..." He had no doubts about how Mia would look in them, but he wanted her to be comfortable... If she wanted to...she could certainly wear those types of clothes... It was her choice, above all.

E-Eh!?

"M-Me...? M-My looks...?" Match him in looks; "M-Mia you're a-already...very beautiful..."

"Mm...I meant... that though. Maybe one day I'll find those more comfortable... M-Maybe not...but its possible I think. I'm getting so much better, especially thanks to you Masa." Mia was blushing brightly, glad Masaru couldn't see the happy smile and fluster that shone from her face easily. She was rubbing and soothing him! That was what was important here.

He'd said they'd look very nice... That... was too much for her though. He really felt that... Even if... she wasn't...

Masaru's flustered reply got a smile and a laugh from her, as she shook her head. "Mhm, you are the most handsome person I know... Ikari is a close second though... Sorry Papa. You are in third..."

"...A-Am not...!" It took a moment for Masaru's words to sink in it seemed, but when they did, it caused Mia to hop back and stop her neck massages. N-Not! "N-Not even close to you!"

"R-Right, maybe...o-one day, then..." She might find those clothes comfortable at some point in the future...so...they would be what she found comfortable, so...it'd be alright...yes...

Still, he'd gotten a laugh from her which was nice to hear; Mia had a nice la-E-Eh!?

Masaru turned in the bath as he felt Mia leave, "M-Mia? Huh...? Y-You are though...you're in-incredibly...a-attractive... I'm stuttering b-but I mean that..."

Despite his fluster, he offered a smile in hopes to...at least calm her.

Masaru seemed oddly flustered for that reply... What was so flustering about being able to wear that stuff one day? Or...was he...imagining...

Mia turned more red as she leaned back against the wall, where she had stopped in her fleeing from his previous words. Her legs were splayed under her and she had a hand up to her mouth, her black hair almost like ink around and on her body. She glanced up as Masaru turned around, turning more red and looking away.

"Mm-mm." She denied it, it wasn't true really... Not compared to Masaru at least. He was...

Masaru blinked as Mia denied his words, and blinked again...before moving from the bath, and stepping out to approach her. Once near her he moved to seat himself as well, and shook his head.

"Miaa..." He knew she...was unlikely to accept his words, but... "I mean it, you're really...really beautiful... You...Your eyes, face, hair,...body, l-legs...all of you...y-you...really are..."

Leaning in, he moved to place a kiss on her forehead before leaning back again, smiling.

"H-Huh?" Mia looked up as Masaru stepped out of the bath heading for her but the woman was unable to move. She flushed and stared as he approached and sat down right in front of her, her eyes never leaving his face now that she was stuck staring.

Weeeh his eyes were too pretty sometimes...

"Y-You should get back in the bath..." Muttering that, her eyes darted to the side for a moment after he spoke. His words didn't...didn't seem to have much effect, as that was her only reply until th eman leaned down and kissed her forehead. Mia squeaked and her lower lip quivered a bit before she finally acknowledged his words somewhat. "Its...too much... I'm too... I'm too... too... I'm not cute at all... And everything about me is... B-Big...and...squishy..."

Her hands came up to cover her face as she tried not to be effected by his words... Really beautiful...he found her that...he'd been repeating it... B-But she wasn't...

Ignoring the first bit of her words at first, her suggestion that he get back in the bath, he leaned forward again to kiss her forehead as she continued to speak; "You're cute...you're cute, and beautiful...you're both in one...

Your reactions, how you act...personality...the expressions you make...those can all be really cute, I-I know I've thought that more than once...

You're b-body's beautiful...and the parts you find...big and s-squishy, they're beautiful too... I-If t-they weren't how...how they are... It would be a bit harder to h-hold me while sleeping like we...usually sleep...wouldn't it?

Maybe...you think I'm biased, but...I also see the most of you, a-and I'm always honest with you, and...I'm also sure if you asked anyone, th-they would say the same thing..."

Now...As for getting back to the bath...

Masaru moved then, but instead of heading back to the bath, he went about gathering Mia up into his arms before heading back; if she wanted him to relax in the bath then she would have to relax with him.

Mia froze as Masaru kissed her forehead, letting out a soft disbelieving sound and turning her head to the side. H-He... Her hands lowered slowly as Mia's disbeliving face was shone. C-Cute and beautiful!? Both... at once... And he thought cute a lot!?

Mia squeaked and shook her head, trying to deny it but unable to form any words. Personality... expressions... all cute... He... But she was pushy and...stubborn and...

He was really adamant on this... As he continued, Mia teared up a bit and stared as she became unable to respond for a few moments. I-If... she wasn't... then he couldn't sleep as well...? H-Her body was beautiful to him...

He was so sure.. and he told her to ask others... Masaru never ever lied... and maybe he was biased by his love but he never lied... And he was right, he saw most of her... Actually all of her... "I-I couldn't ever ask anyone!"

That was her only response for the moment, pure unadulterated fluster destroying her. He thought she was beautiful and cute and he liked her squishy parts and he thought... Her thoughts were cut off by his arms as they wrapped around her and scooped her up so easily. She just turned her face against his chest and allowed him to do as he pleased..

"Y-You...really mean all that?" Her voice was hesitant, but at least she wasn't outright denying it... "...Y-You are right...if they weren't so...like that... y-you couldn't sleep as well..."

Maybe they had some good parts... And he found them beautiful...

Mia was flustered, she was really really flustered... He meant his every word though, he meant it all! That's what he thought, and he was sure, one-hundred percent that other people found her beautiful as well.

He may be biased, but he never lied to her.

Masaru carried them back to the baths, settling them into the still nicely warm water comfortably as he heard Mia muttering into his chest.

Before she'd said she could never ask anyone...which, was understandable...but it was a suggestion.

"I really mean all of that, I meant my every word and I swear that on my name as a Shirakawa, hehe..." He had to laugh at that last bit, of course...swearing on his name was serious, but he meant it!

Mia let out a soft pleased groan as they entered the water, it felt really good after earlier though it wasn't super hot anymore. She wasn't...entirely sure of Masaru's words yet, but they had had some effect on her. It was more a thoughtful silence than a sullen one, the woman working through his words.

Masaru never...well other than a few flustered times of hiding the truth, he never lied.

And there he was swearing on his sacred family name...

That caused Mia to perk up and lift her hands to his cheeks. She puffed up her cheeks for a moment and let out a Kaimu-esque whine, though grumpy as her hands pulled his cheeks. "Don't use your sacred family name for such a silly reassurance! Its not right."

Her face was beet red though, showing just how much his vow had effected her.

"I meant it though!" Masaru quickly replied, his smile not wavering even as Mia whined at him; she was red in the face, really red! "It was the best way to show you how serious I was, and I don't think this reason is silly at all."

Despite her telling him not to use his name, her fluster easily told him that his words had still had a decent amount of impact.

Good... He'd repeat it every day if he needed...

How could he smile while saying this!? One of her insecurities and Masaru was just...attempting to wash it all away!

And he didn't think this was a silly reason either!

Mia let out another whine, her face somehow growing more red as she now squished his cheeks together in an attempt to just force that destructive smile from his lips.