Ugh.

I was out with the rest of my family, AGAIN.

The problem did not lie in the 'out with the family again' part, but rather, in where we were going.

The spa.

Apparently, Yeper had convinced mom to take us out to a spa because I was 'stressed'.

I politely said no, but Yeper and mom, as well as Constan, (gosh dang it Constan,) insisted, and I politely refused again, and was almost literally dragged along.

We had arrived at the building, and Yeper and mom had walked in to get everything set up and ready; since we hadn't made an appointment.

I was NOT gonna be seen dead in there. Constan was sitting right beside me.; watching the door.

"Stupid." I said quietly.

He looked at me. "What? Me? Or the spa day thing?"

I faced him. "Both."

He smiled. "I just thought, ya know, they have mud baths in here. And mud is technically grass related, so you must like mud."

I sighed. "Well a spa day is just so... hey wait a second, I caught that. Don't do it again."

He chuckled, and that's when death itself came into my life.

The girls came out and said, 'it is ready.'

We were all about to get into a mud bath. (Stupid, stupid Constan.)

Yeper and mom were already enjoying themselves, but I was still in denial; saying that a spa day is such a worthless, time-wasting thing for men to do.

I slowly sunk into the mud bath, and found that it was actually quite nice. (This doesn't prove anything Constan!)

I sat there for a few seconds, until the mom looked at me.

"How is it?" She asked me.

I shrugged. "Eh. I've had better."

She smiled, and continued relaxing. I sank slightly lower into the bath, and closed my eyes to relax too. Since they were individual baths, I was alone in there, thank goodness.

My body began easing up, and I honestly enjoyed the warm water/mud of the bath, and the slight massage I was receiving from the...

I jumped up. "Ah!"

Yeper and mom both looked at me, while Constan just kept on relaxing.

"What? What is it?" Mom questioned.

I looked at the bath, expecting some pokemon to pop up. "I f-felt something... massaging me in the bath."

Mom lost her worried expression, and began to laugh. Yeper joined her, and Constan opened one eye to look at the action.

After they were done laughing, Yeper spoke up, "Tendo relax. That was just the stream of bubbles coming out of the little vents inside the bath. You have nothing to worry about."

I stared at the bath again. I then slowly sunk into the bath once more, but couldn't relax anymore.

Next up was massaging.

I didn't even know that this was here.

After we had gotten rinsed off from the... 'eventful' mud bath, we headed down the hall to get massaged.

When we got there, two pokemon were already waiting for us.

"Hello there." A gallade greeted kindly. "I will be your massage therapist today, and my name is Hert. This is my assistant, Joly." He gestured to a gothitelle that was standing beside him.

Mom and Yeper looked at each other, and then back at the massage-adept pokemon.

They walked over to the tables, and laid down for them to give them a massage. The gallade and gothitelle went to work, and began the massage treatment.

Constan and I watched as they were massaged.

Just then a gardevoir, walked up to me. "Hi there. Would you like a massage today?"

I shook my head. "No thanks. Spas are such a girly thing. I am a manly man."

Constan snickered, and I shot a glare his way.

The gardevoir smiled. "I assure you, that massages are not only for females. Males have also come and gotten massages."

I looked at her. "Pfft. I don't think so. And if they did, then they weren't manly men, like me." I faced mom and Yeper again.

I watched mom and Yeper for a few seconds, before I suddenly felt a pair of hands on my shoulders. I quickly looked at where they belonged, and the gardevoir was sweetly smiling at me, while her hands were on my shoulders.

She began rubbing my shoulders in a pattern, and I huffed. "This isn't all that. I bet that the male pokemon were totally ehh..."

"Wow." She said. "You are very tense."

My eyelids almost shut, and my mouth hung open, as a good feeling washed over me.

I had never gotten a massage before, and I always scoffed at those who did. I thought massages were a waste of time, so I just continued working on whatever it was that I would be working on.

She kept massaging my shoulders for a few seconds, before I felt myself being lifted with psychic, onto one of the massage tables.

I was placed down onto my belly, and the massage therapy continued.

I saw Constan trying hard to not laugh at me, but at the moment I did not care.

There were a few other places, but since this is not an important part to the story, I will just skim over them. (Plus, they were just embarrassing.)

There was a steam room, which me and Constan were in.

Constan enjoyed it, but I did not, for he accidentally set one of my ears on fire.

We were offered to get our paws done, but I refused with some running, and a little horror.

I'll just skip the rest.

When we walked out, everyone was in a good mood.

They were all laughing and chatting, while I, was in my thoughts.

I kept thinking about Aurora's birthday. One more day was gone, and I still hadn't done anything or thought of anything yet.

I mean, I had the party idea, but everyone would end up participating, so I couldn't take full credit myself.

I needed to think of something to get her for her birthday, that would be solely from me.