Kate receives some TLC

Kate flinched as her friends approached, but it was just to drape a warm towel over her frozen form.

"It's OK, babe," they soothed into her ear, helping her sit up.

Feeling pathetic, Kate sipped a warm glass of milk, the sounds of running water coming from the bathroom. When the bath was ready, the shivering girl was guided to the bathroom.

"C-can you l-l-look away, p-please?" Kate asked.

When both her friends had turned around, Kate dropped the towel and climbed awkwardly into the bath. She gasped when the warm water touched her skin, but was soon able to slide her body below the surface.

"O-ok, y-you can l-look now."

Her friends, who had been grinning at the flump! of the towel hitting the floor and the squeal of their friend, turned around to see Kate's bright red face smiling weakly at them, the rest of her body hidden under the bubbles.

"There, don't you feel much better already?"

Despite her body being hidden, Kate still placed one arm across her chest and the other between her legs, her toes curling with embarrassment.

"D-do you t-think I c-could have s-some privacy?" she blushed.

"Of course, babe, take as long as you need."

xxx

The moment the door closed, Kate buried her face in her wet hands and sunk completely below the water.

That had been the single most humiliating moment of her life. In fact, Kate was pretty sure it was the most humiliating moment anyone had experienced in the entirety of recorded human history!

Every inch of her body tingled as she slowly warmed up.

She vowed to get **** on her friends. They'd be so embarrassed, so humiliated after she was finished with them, they'd have to live as hermits for the rest of their lives.

With her oxygen levels almost depleted, Kate broke the surface and relaxed back onto the tool ceramic, closing her eyes.

She smiled as she pictured herself fastening a bra around her chest, pulling on a t-shirt and wriggling her feet into a pair of socks. SOCKS. Oh, how she missed them...

xxx

Kate's friends pressed their ears to the bathroom door, giggling at the noises issuing from inside.

They slowly pushed it open to see that sure enough, Kate Bishop was fast asleep in the bath, snoring deeply.

Pulling out their phones, they posed alongside her, snapping selfies and videos.

Good luck getting us back now, Bishop, they thought to themselves.

When their camera rolls were full, they got to work.

Every towel was collected and neatly folded into a pile. Bath mats were scooped up from the floor, the shower curtain was pulled down and even the stack of toilet paper rolls were taken away.

Kate's friends departed with their arms full, quietly closing the door behind them.

The window was too small to climb out of. Kate could either stay in the bathroom forever, or face them in her birthday suit.

xxx

Kate woke up with a start, struggling into a sitting position and coughing up water.

It took her a moment to remember why she was in a bath. The hot water and steamy room must have caused her to drift off.

The sky was still dark and snow continued to drift past the window. Kate couldn't have been asleep for very long, but long enough for her body to return to a normal temperature...and not the sub zero temperatures she had experienced just hours before.

The water was lukewarm and most of the bubbles had gone, so Kate lifted herself up and stepped onto the cool, tiled floor, water cascading down her body and pooling around her bare feet.

Kate swore loudly when her eyes landed on the toweless towel rail. She tried not to panic as she frantically scoured the rest of the room, but was close to tears as she realised anything she could have used as cover was gone. Why? Why would her friends do this to her? Hadn't she been tormented enough?

As Kate sank to the floor and hugged her knees, her exhausted mind considered for one wild moment the possibility of spending the rest of her life in this room. After all, why not? She has access to running water and a toilet, and and cool breeze blowing through the window on a warm summers day would he quite nice. And best of all, no one would have to see her naked!

But her rumbling stomach brought Kate crashing back to reality.

She glanced at the window. No way out there; she doubted her shoulders would fit through the gap...and even if they did, Kate didn't think she'd survive another run in with the wintery conditions!

Standing up, Kate shuffled over to the door and with one arm cradling her breasts, she eased it open...

xxx

Kate's friends had enjoyed listening to the swearing, crying and general sounds of panic that had been coming from the bathroom.

After a period of quiet, the door creaked open and the very red, very wet face of Kate Bishop appeared in the gap.

"Err...g-g-guys? P-p-please c-c-can I-I-I h-have a t-t-towel?"

"Sorry, Kate, I can't hear you from over there. Come a bit closer."

"I-I c-can't...I-I-I'm...n-n-n-n-"

The word refused to form in her mouth.

As she reluctantly stepped out of the bathroom, Kate was just glad her face was still wet; at least it would mask the tears.

The window was still open. For anyone wearing clothes and a thick jumper, the room was still quiet warm. But for someone who was naked, soaking and dripping bath water, had dark hair plastered to their head, shoulders and back, was squeezing their breasts tightly as their other hand settled between their legs, and had a pool of water forming around two small, bare feet, it was freezing.

"F-fuck! It's f-f-freezing!"

"Language, Kate," her friend admonished. "Any more of that and you WILL be staying naked for the rest of the day."

"Y-y-you mean I c-can h-have m-my c-c-clothes b-b-back?" Kate asked hopefully, eyes wide and toes tingling with anticipation of being clothed again.

"Of course, we're not that mean-"

"Oh, thank you! Thank you!" Kate wanted to hug them, but was loathe to drop her arms.

"-if you complete a few more challenges for us."

"C-c-challenges?"

"You didn't think you were off the hook that easily, did you?"

Kate cast about for a discarded t-shirt, or even a forgotten sock, but saw nothing.

"F-f-fine. W-w-what do I h-have t-to d-do?"

Her friends grinned, amused by how easily Kate had folded, and how easy she was to manipulate when humiliated and cold.

Kate gulped. Surely what they had planned couldn't be worse than what she'd already experienced...right?