Under the Oak Tree Book 2 "Conquering hearts" ( Fan fiction)

Chapter 7

When we had returned Princess Agnes had suggested that we wash up and went over to the corner on the left side of the room. There was a doorway that apparently led to what she called the washroom. I stood in the doorway amazed. Outside of the tower seemed so barbaric compared to these inventions.

Has she put it, "the tower holds individuals who enjoy inventing new techniques and things to make necessities easier."

Her words echoed in my mind has I stripped my clothes off. To the right of the room was an indention with a steel tub and a nozzle located higher up the wall. There was a thin bar hoisted on the outside lined with a thin sheet, giving a bit of privacy to the small space. Inside the small area there was a metal dial with one side painted blue and one painted red. You would turn it to one side or the other, sometimes the middle and when you wanted a bit of water you would flip a switch. When you were not using the water, you would flip the switch off. It made washing off a bit easier than sitting in a tub of water.

Although you could stand up while bathing, you still apparently had the option to fill up the steel tub, by stopping it up with a cork. To the left there was a small toilet and wash sink. Apparently, the water is connected to a pipe with constant moving water. By flipping the switch, you opened another exit depositing the water where you wanted it. In the bottom of the sink, toilet, and shower there were other pipes that disposed of the used water.

Living in the middle of the ocean had its perks, I guess. The filters filtered the salt water into different uses. Which explains how they had easy access to drinking water, and the rest. Still amazed I stepped into the metal tub. Turning the dial all the way to the red I flipped the switch and was blasted by a stream of hot water. I let out a slight scream, trying to shut off the hot water, doing my best to stay out of the stream. Princess Agnes was yelling something through the closed door, but the water was too loud for me to make it out, and without realizing it I was still screaming.

Within moments Princess Agnes was in the washroom trying to help me turn off the water.  She jumped into the tub with me and managed to find the switch and turn it off. We both stood there soaked, letting the adrenaline dissipate when she turned to me.

What a sight I must have been, because the next thing I knew our eyes met and she started howling with laughter. She was laughing so hard tears were streaming down her face and she was holding her chest. A small giggle escaped my lips, and I joined her in the soul freeing laughter. When Princess Agnes finally caught her breath, she looked at me again. "I'll bet your husband would give anything to see you like this right now", she jokingly said.

Quickly finding myself embarrassed, I clutched at my chest with my free arm, the one not holding me up. The shower curtain had been pulled back when Princess Agnes made her way into the tub, leaving access to look in the mirror placed over the sink. I peeked in the mirror.

I stood pushed into the corner of the tub, completely naked, my red curly hair enveloping my face and scattered over my shoulders. My eyes were big and round, I was breathing heavy, and my face was flushed. You could see the curve of my hips outlined by the shadow of the curtain. I had one hand on my chest, my fingers lightly spread out across the top of my breasts, and a big heart stopping smile plastered to my face. I looked completely wild and out of sorts, but like every man's wet dream.

Princess Agnes was still trying to contain her amusement when we heard someone clear their throat at the washroom doorway. Panic set in and I found myself frozen in place, while Princess Agnes peered around the corner of the shower wall.

She stepped out of the tub and flushed red with embarrassment, "ohh... um I forgot you were still here." She looked back to me, where I was still frozen in place. I could feel myself flushing crimson red now. Then came a male voice, "I... I didn't mean to look, but I-I heard screaming and shouting and..." the man's voice faded.