Three

Pretend -TenTen / Soft And Feminine - Iruka

Iruka carried her into the ryokan, and immediately, a lot of cooing commenced. It didn't take long for her to realize what phone call he had made during her examination. The two women behind the desk asked very few questions, though. Whatever he had said to them had worked.

They were led down the hall to a very traditional room with tatami mat floors and two very large futons spread out in a corner. There was a pink teddy bear on the bed, bandaged adorably. Candles were lit on the kotetsu, and a bouquet of lavender sat beside them, filling the space with its musky scent.

He slid his shoes off at the door and carried her to one of the futons, laying her down. It felt like a cloud, it was so puffy. It felt heavenly. He nestled the bear in her arms and she held onto it, wanting to cry. This was really nice. This level of care was something that she had dreamed about.

She nuzzled her face into the top of the bear's head weakly as she watched the women show Iruka the rest of the room.

"There's epsom salts and oils in the bathroom, and we have a beautiful onsen outside, but it's mixed gender."

"And we'll bring you dinner around six, if that's okay."

They were going to have dinner in the room together! She hoped that she had enough energy to sit and eat. She watched as he bowed to them deeply.

"Thank you both so much. She'll be better in no time."

Both women blushed, looking completely flattered.

"Please call if you need anything."

"We will. Hopefully, our third member will be arriving in the next day or so."

They left and he immediately climbed onto the bed with her, putting a hand on her abdomen and laying his head on the pillow next to hers.

It was terribly frustrating that she was having so much trouble speaking because she wanted to tell him what an incredible job he was doing. And her voice was only going to get worse for the next couple of days.

Her body was still very weak, too. She wanted so badly to hug him, to touch his face.  He had been incredibly gentle with her.

She just wanted to live in this fantasy for a bit longer.

He smiled gently. Her heart felt so full.  She wanted to kiss the scarred bridge of his adorable nose. He spoke gentle words to her.

"How about a soak in the hot spring? I'm sure you're feeling achy today."

She was, but she'd have to be completely dependent on him.  She nodded as strongly as she could.   He stripped her clothes off, putting her yukata on and tying the obi.  She couldn't help but watch as he changed in front of her; his body was beautiful.

Picking her up, he cradled her as he carried her to the coed hot spring.  Sitting near the edge, he slid his yukata off, one arm at a time before sliding hers off as well.

"Is this okay?"

"Yeah..."

He smiled.  She could see that his face was beginning to show crows feet around his eyes.  She reached up a weak hand and touched his scarred nose, making it crinkle.

Of course, they weren't alone. Two women were there, already watching them. She heard him sigh gently.

"We're already being watched.  Wanna act like a married couple?"

"Yes..."

Holding her, he slid into the water.  The hot water stung her beaten and cut skin, but it felt nice.  He whispered to her.