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Skye opened the door to her suite and saw Ruki sitting on the bed's center, staring at her with the most adorable face. "Hi." She took off her boots and stuffed them back into her bag, replacing them with her white running shoes and tossing those by the door.

Skye would stick mainly with her shoes and white boots for the remainder of the trip since they were comfier to walk long distances in. She went and sat in front of Ruki after taking off her vest, embracing his neck. Skye let her wrists drape and kissed him atop his head with a grin gracing her lips, which he leaned into.

He licked her nose in return. Skye being out of sight for more than ten minutes made him begin missing her.

Her grin curled into a slow smile as she kissed his head and cheeks several times over, then leaned to press her forehead against his. "I think someone needs a bath." A faint musky scent emanated from him, likely due to their adventures throughout the region lately.

"C'mon, bath time." Skye got up from the bed and entered the restroom, flipping on the light and walking along the cold tiled floor to the tub. Several bottles of soap and other shower products lined a metal shelf attached to the wall above it.

Ruki stretched his limbs at the doorway and walked in behind her as she turned the water on and plugged the drain. The room was spacious enough to hold them both but still small. A glossy white sink and a cabinet were to his right, and a metal rack with a few towels hanging on it was to his left.

"Making the water warm." Skye looked back and crouched beside the tub.

He approached and watched it slowly fill with water. Ruki wasn't fond of baths and never had been, but he did need a good wash and wouldn't give Skye a hard time. It'd end in her getting stressed or him getting scolded, maybe both.

She ran her hand over his head and played with his erect ears. "Go ahead. It's ready." She cut the water with a twist of the nozzles when the tub was almost full and stuck her hand in to double-check the temperature.

Ruki stepped over its rim and submerged his front legs, then the rest of his body followed suit. He turned around to face her.

"Goodness," Skye said while giggling. "You're taller than the bathtub." It stopped just below his chest where he stood. "Sit for me? I need you wet."

He glanced at the water. The worst part— going from dry to soaking.

After he sat, she leaned over and wet her hands, throwing water over the upper half of Ruki's body and running them over his fur and neck, starting from his head. "There we go." Skye stood and studied the row of organized soaps on the shelf. It had two sections, and one had four bottles specifically for pokémon. "Hmm…"

Ruki watched her ponder and sniff test a few bottles while resisting the intense urge to shake out his fur.

She grabbed two bottles that smelled the best to her and crouched. "Tell me which of these you prefer." Skye put one on the floor and opened the one she held, putting the pink bottle up to his nose. "It's pecha."

Ruki sniffed the sweet-scented soap before pulling away with a minute grin. He ate pecha berries all of the time in Alola.

"Hold onto that." She replaced the bottle in her hand with the other. "And this is kasib."

One whiff told him it was a lot sweeter than pecha— too sweet, actually, and Ruki didn't want to smell too rich. He looked at the pecha-scented soap on the floor.

"Pecha? That works; close your eyes and stand back up then." Skye switched bottles and read the print on the front under a photo of a grinning shiny ninetales: 'Intended for thick coats. Conditions and promotes healthy skin and coat.' "Dream and a half. Why haven't I seen this brand in Alola?"

"Viriclean... wonder if they're back home anywhere, or maybe they ship overseas. Hm."

She flipped the top off the shampoo and turned it upside down, shaking and squeezing air— and a few mini bubbles that floated up from inside the bottle.

After the soap reached the top, Skye drizzled the thick liquid from his head down to his back. "Okay, you can open." She leaned and rubbed the soap into his fur, using her nails to dig into and scrub along his back and sides as well, leaving creased lines in his fur. She made sure to focus on the area between his shoulders as well.

Ruki slacked his eyes while tingles ran over his skin and brought tranquility to his existence. She was relieving itches he didn't know he had in spots he couldn't reach.

She grinned at his lax expression. "Like it?" She continued, tending to his chest and ears as well.

He shut his eyes while she threw more water over him and pressed into his back while scrubbing. He'd forgotten that the one reason he tolerated baths was Skye's hands being all over him, a soothing massage from his favorite person.

"I'll get your tails and paws in a moment. We'll be through after that."

In around ten minutes, after Ruki was clean, she drained the cloudy water and got one of the blue towels off the rack to dry him. Skye draped it over his back and rubbed his body in circular motions until his fur held onto barely any water while he shivered under the towel. "Aw, are you cold, baby?"

He nodded. He could sit in a snowstorm, but water permeating every inch of his fur was something else.

"C'mon, I'll tuck you in." He'd be shivering harder if the heater wasn't on. She hung the towel on its rack, went and pulled the curtains closed, walked to the bed, and pulled the sheet and blanket from over the pillow.

Ruki got on and walked to the bare spot while Skye returned to the restroom to prepare for bed.

She came out in around five minutes and undressed, leaving herself in panties and a dark pink tee she slipped into. Skye turned off the heater for now and went to lie under the covers beside him; he did as well, facing her chest.

Skye tucked the blanket around and under his body and proceeded to pull him closer so his cheek rested on her shoulder. His soft breaths hit her neck. Skye kissed his head before resting hers on the pillow. "You smell good, Ruki, with a side of wet ninetales." She smiled. "Get some sleep. I'm so sleepy..."

He nuzzled his face into her neck and shut his eyes, quivering much less already. Her heat embraced him, and as she ran her fingers down his back, he began falling asleep in minutes. Bundled in so much love and warmth after a bath made it more than easy.

Skye exhaled while pressing her fingers into his damp fur, grinning as she felt a prolonged, coolish breath hit her neck, then his face slip slightly and settle against her neck. The tension left his body, and he went limp in her arms. She held him tight.

They'd be back in Alola in days, and she loved this vacation so far. It had brought her and Ruki closer—perhaps a bit too close, she'd gotten to see Ella again, and she'd met a new friend, a cute one with easy green eyes, natural charm, and kindness to him. She grinned and brought her legs up to Ruki's fluffy tails, shutting her eyes.