Flufftober 2024

Day 13: Attic, Cellar, Hidden Room

 "Hey, I want to show you something." Katsuki said, pulling Kokoro to the back garden after dinner. Katsuki seemed to be excited about something, and it caught Kokoro's attention.

"What is it? Where are you taking me?" Kokoro asked, stumbling a little as she followed, seeing a shed, vegetable garden, and a door going underground? "A cellar? Japan has cellars? I thought we are too seismically active to have them?" Kokoro began to jog toward it, seeing that it was in pristine condition. "What's down there?"

"Well, the Clown has the garden, so it is Pumpkins, jalapeno, pepper x, and jolokia peppers, cucumbers...so we process and store them in here. We also have a small spring deeper down that has good water, and it is directly under us, so we own it. Granted, it takes money to maintain it, and every once in a while we hand out water during power outages or storms if an emergency is called out. I want you to see it."

"Really? An underwater spring that's directly under your property? Yes, please!" Kokoro said, her dawn-blue eyes shining bright. "Oooohhh, what type of spring? What are the compounds in it?"

"It is filtered through the sandstone below, and the sediment settles about ¼ of the way, leaving the rest of the water pure. Still a little salty from the sandstone, but it isn't toxic." Katsuki said, opening the cellar and taking a few power lamps. Walking down a few feet in, they turned and opened another door underneath the stairs. "Here, be careful, as it will be steeper."

Kokoro nodded, turning on the lamp revealing granite and stone, carved surprisingly naturally. "Wow....look at these feldspar in the granite...the pink indicates high potassium...so I'm guessing the well water has that too, correct."

"That's correct, Baby Doll, and trust me, it helped a lot when I cramp up from lack of electrolytes. You don't know how much training I did get to where I am today." He slipped a bit, pointing the lamp on the ground. "Be careful, the stairs are a little slippery. Huh, I think we'll need to drain some of the water, if it reached this high, then the water table is full."

Kokoro looked down, seeing the shine on the stone, followed by dark water covering other steps. "What should we do?"

"Stay here, I'll have to get the hag and clown to get the pump going. We'll be putting them in large barrels, so we'll be down here a while." Katsuki headed back up, leaving Kokoro to look at the still water, surprisingly clear and pure with no visible contaminants.

"Huh...it is so clean..." I said, crouching before cupping some water into my hand, bringing it to my lips. I blinked at the subtle salty-sweet flavor. "W-wow...so sweet!"

"I see you couldn't wait." Katsuki said, coming back down in a wetsuit. "I have to go under to open the the pipe channel, so keep the light steady, got it?" He began to wade into the water, glad that the wetsuit is keeping the cold water out. "Ready?"

Kokoro nodded, keeping the light steady as he waded down. "How cold is the water?

"About 65 degrees, all fucking year round." Katsuki replied, now at his neck where he suddenly felt the chill. "Y-yep, feels about right." He took several breaths, diving down to where the underwater pump was, and pulled up the seal before returning back up. Taking deep breaths, as he got up the steps, smiling at Kokoro who giggled at the wet hair. "What?"

"Oh nothing, you just look and smell better than 'wet dog'." Kokoro said, laughing loudly as he sported a tick mark. "Need a bath?"

Katsuki blushed crimson, the teasing degrading, yet found it extremely hot. "You're lucky I can't toss you into the spring...." He huffed, before hugging Kokoro, surrounding her in all his wetness. "But that doesn't stop me from soaking you."

Kokoro squealed and laughed from the sudden chill and wetness as Katsuki continued to rub all over my neck and cheek. "C-cold, hahaha, you scoundrel." I pushed him away, before looking down as the pump got turned on. "Should we head up?"

The blonde smiled, "Nah, we have alone time now, the hag and clown will be busy filling the tanks."

"Oh?" she said, putting a finger on her lips. "Then why don't we play Hanky Panky?"

"Really?"