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Sprinkles' ears fell back. The idea still caused him discomfort, but she was being kind enough to do this for free. And was this really so far off from what Sprinkles did before? If his "energy" was messed with so he could be happier, he should take that chance.

"I'll give it a try." Relaxing did sound nice after all that happened earlier. "But if I start drifting off, wake me up. I don't want to be asleep for any of it."
 

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Natasha smiled when he agreed to a session with her. "Wonderful," she said, her Russian accent now quite clear as the "w" came out more like a "v".

"Come with me," Natasha ordered cheerfully as she got to her feet, smoothing down the front of her dress as she stood. Then she led Sprinkles to one of the rooms that had a massage bed, soft lighting and a music system in one corner. There were also candles, a sink, and essential oils and other odds and ends in the room.

"You can make yourself comfortable, I'll be back in a few moments," Natasha said. She always let people get comfortable first, letting them take off their jackets or shoes if the chose to.

The room is sort of like this.
 

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Sprinkles was still unsure of this whole thing, but it was too late to back out now. He followed the vampire to a private room where he was told to get comfortable. There wasn't any way for him to get emotionally comfortable, but he managed to relax a bit after taking off his shoes and untying his hair.
 

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Natasha came back about five or six minutes later to find Sprinkles laying on the massage table bed without his shoes and his hair loose.

"Very good," Natasha said approvingly as she came in the room, and went to turn on soft soothing music before coming to stand beside the bed. There she looked down at Sprinkles and smiled in a comforting and reassuring way.

"You are comfortable, I hope?" she said, sensing his disquiet but was unfazed by it. Most people were nervous when they tried something like Reiki for the first time.

"I am just going to calm myself now, and draw on my positive energy so I can transfer it to you," Natasha explained. "Then I will gently place my hands on your shoulder, head, and a few other places for a few moments, okay?" she told him, wanting to keep him informed and reassured that she wasn't going to do anything weird or comfortable.
 

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"Yeah," he lied. Truthfully, he was intensely uncomfortable. He didn't know this woman well, nor was he fully certain this session would help him with his problems. Problems he didn't initially come to her for. Worst of all, she was going to be putting her hands on him, but at least he was given proper warning beforehand.

Think of this as a sexy massage by a hot woman. It's free too! You should be happy, he told himself. Perhaps that thought would have helped better if not for the stomachache that had been affecting him since entering this room.

Sprinkles took a few deep and measured breaths. "I'm ready whenever you are..."
 

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Natasha smiled again, "Trust me," she purred as she walked to the head of the bed, and closed her eyes for a second, imagining the energy around her and consequently allowing it to flow into her body.

When she was ready, Natasha placed her hands gently on Sprinkles's shoulders. It was just the lightest of touches and nothing intrusive and started the reiki healing process there.

Natasha could feel a warm calming energy flowing from her fingertips then. "Think of something you enjoy, or focus on the music," she told him softly as she moved her hands up closer to his neck, but barely touching him as she concentrated on sending positive energy to the spots most needed.
 

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Sprinkles' entire body tensed when Natasha laid her first touch. It wasn't as rough as he expected, and with his clothes on, it was barely there. Part of him wondered if it was worth it to turn off his feeling of touch. It was only worth it if he knew it wouldn't impede, the magical process would be impeded.

Those were stressful thoughts. He needed to think of something he enjoyed. Music played by other people annoyed him, so he tuned it out. The relaxing image of him floating in a warm ocean on a sunny day was far better. The music was no match for the imaginary sound of water gently slapping against itself.

After some time, he spoke up, his voice mildly confused. "Um... when do I feel something?"
 

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"Well, you may or may not feel anything," Natasha said quite matter-of-factly as she moved her hands to Sprinkles's head, gently combing his hair out of the way a little with her fingers before she gently cupped his head.

"Some people don't notice anything at first, but hours later, they might just feel better, less anxious, more in tune with themselves and their needs and wants, or even desires," Natasha remarked casually.

"Others might feel the energy right away and just relax totally," Natasha said as she looked down at him.
 

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None of that sounded very convincing to Sprinkles. It was obvious that he would feel better after a while. It wasn't like he was uncomfortable and depressed twenty-four-seven. But maybe he was being too skeptical. This was a magical island. Anything could happen.

"I hope I feel it later then... but I don't know if it'll help with my actual issues. It's not really a positive or negative energy thing. Just... uh..." Why was he being subtle? Natasha had adopted a NEK0. She knew how things were with them. "It's the trauma," he responded bluntly.
 

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And with that sudden confession, Natasha felt Sprinkles's energy line up as it was meant to be - not good or bad, but simply in tune with itself. She had had a small inkling that his past was causing the problem, how could it not be? Nek0s hadn't been created to be fluffy pampered companions that were spoilt and adored, and never to be mistreated. If that had been the case, then none of them would probably be on the island right now.

"I know," Natasha told him very gently, her tone now softer and understanding. "I have been there myself," she told him unashamed of her past and what she used to be. "You are probably not quite sure who you are anymore, you question your values, and your new life with its freedom is both exciting and extremely daunting at the same time, yes?" she stated knowingly.