A Series of Events

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Marinette woke up the next day at 11 in the morning. She felt very rested but a little stiff. She walked out of the room wearing a robe, and knocked on Alex's door.

Alex opened it, and she was wearing flip flops and a bath robe.

"Looking for the showers and bathrooms?" She asked. Marinette nodded. She wanted to get cleaned up before she saw Master Fu.

"Follow me. I was just on my way." They knocked on Alya's door, and she answered, still in pajamas.

"Grab your bath stuff. I'll show you were the bathrooms and showers are." Alex told her. Alya dashed back, grabbed a bag, and walked with them.

They walked out of the dojo and a couple feet to the side was a little shack. Inside was a newly built bathroom equip with a couple showers and some bathrooms.

The three all got ready for the day, and Marinette got all washed off. She headed back to the dojo with Alya.

"Master Fu will work on you and Adrien hands free, and then Tony and I will step in for the physical healing. Alya and Nino will just wait while we do this. But make sure you wear something thin or something that exposes the skin." Alex advised her.

Marinette went back to her room, and put on a padded sports bra, some running shorts, and a tee shirt. Tikki sat on the pillow and talked to her.

"I think I'll try to get Keeda to come with me for a little tour around the cherry blossoms. The last time she was here, was when humans were discovering industrial technology." Tikki said casually.

"I guess your concept of time is pretty short." Marinette tied her hair down in a high bun, and looped a red ribbons around it. "I'm going to see Alex and Master Fu. Interrupt us if anything goes wrong on your trip."

Marinette left the room and headed for the 'healing room' that was towards the back. She knocked on the door, and opened it. Inside was all dark, and different colored candles were lit around the room. There were green, blue, red, black, yellow, green, and orange candles all around. And there were, what looked to be, two low, long dinning tables with a futon on top. Master Fu sat on the floor beside Adrien.

"I'm sorry we couldn't get any proper beds. It's been awhile since this dojo has been inhabited." Master Fu apologized.

"No problem at all. Is there anything we should know before you start?" She asked.

"Just relax on your stomach. If you fall asleep, don't worry about it. It's bound to make anyone a little sleepy. But I will need for your shirts to be off so when Alex and Tony come in, they won't have to move you." He said. He motioned for them to lay on the makeshift beds, and he got started. Adrien pulled off his shift, and so did Marinette. Although she was covered.

First he meditated for a couple minutes in between the two, and then he moved to Adrien. He waved his hands slowly over his body, and kind of did his thing. Adrien did feel a little drowsy. Master Fu grabbed a bundle of dried up sage, and he sprinkled bits and pieces over the back of his neck, back, and legs. Then he repeated this on Marinette. He went back and forth, between the two. Meditate. Hand motions. Sage. Repeat. He did this many times, and soon the time seemed to muddle together. Marinette couldn't see the natural light, but she could almost make out the flickering and movement of the flames around her.

Master Fu did this cycle for quite awhile. Then he poked his head out, and called Alex and Tony. He smiled lightly as he saw both Alya and Nino laying on the ground, holding bamboo sticks with the intent of breaking them with their bare hands. Alex and Tony ran over, and walked into the room while Master Fu left to see how they were doing.