"How did it end up like this a second time?"

Teru aggressively shook her head form side to side while holding her palms against her flushed cheeks. The frustrated girl continued to argue with herself as she sat in a robe on the edge of a bed. The room was a bright white. Everything from the bed to the curtain to the soft carpet was bright white. The room was incredibly clean and practical, just as a hotel room should be. A window was open and a cool fall scent filled the room.

So much has happened lately… the girl recalled… the threat of Jack Frost was finally over… Herself, Kurosaki, Riko and even Master have all been happier since then; it's as if a weight has been lifted off of everyone's shoulders. But everyone knew that Kurosaki gained more form the experience than anyone else, and thankfully seems more at peace now.

Sitting in this room she was reminded of the reunion she had with her beloved man at the beach long ago. It was so fun to call him out like that in public. However shortly after the beach she was sitting in a hotel room much like this one. This time the hotel room was a gift from Master and Riko. They wanted us to take a long break after the traumatic events that took place in that house. She remembers Riko and Master walking up to them at school, right after Kurosaki had kissed her on the cheek, and telling them those exact words. Kurosaki refused at first… Her thoughts where interrupted by the creak of a door. Kurosaki stepped out of the bathroom, steam piled out of the doorway and he was naked from the waist up. Water ran down his chest, neck and face

"Teru? What's up with that face?"

He looked at her with a puzzled expression, one of his eyebrows cocked upwards and his mouth slightly pulled to one side. The girl couldn't take her eyes off of him. Her mouth dropped a little and her cheeks turned red. Brown eyes moved from his neck down to his protruding collarbone. Her eyes continued moving lower along his abs and then his navel…. She started to feel dizzy.

"What the heck is wrong with you?!" Kurosaki moved closer to her, but stopped because she had put her hand up in protest.

"…no I'm… okay…"

He looked at her in bewilderment. Then he examined the situation and a dark red color flushed his face. Turning on his heel he scurried back into the bathroom… He felt stupid for coming out of the bathroom half naked… their relationship was different now. He realized that he couldn't tease her in that perverted way anymore, he couldn't be sure that it was only playfulness… He remembered back to when he was standing half naked in front of her and she would innocently sneak peeks at him. In a stern voice he had told her to just look if she wanted to. At the time when he would teaser her like that he knew it wouldn't have lead to something inappropriate… but now it just feels different he thought to himself… now all the drama that had put a pause on their relationship could no longer stand in their way…

Meanwhile Riko and master are in the hallway with a handy little gadget pressed up to the door.

"Argh! I swear! If Kurosaki doesn't make a move in this kind of situation I'm going to punch him!" Riko snaps. She moves her ear closer to the gadget to listen better.

"Patience Riko. I understand how you feel. But maybe we can help them out a little?" Master smiles as he pulls a piece of paper out of his pocket. Riko looks down at it.

"They have a hot spring here?" Riko asks.

"Not just any hot spring, a unisex one" Master replies.

"But how can we get them in there together?" Riko asks as she looks up at master. "Kurosaki may act stupid but he is sharp." she added.

"I can't believe your giving up so easily! And you just complimented him you know. Here ill show you" Master folds the paper once, hiding that the hot spring is unisex. He tears the piece off.

"Wow and it still looks legit." Riko replies, only a little impressed. In a swift movement master slipped the piece of paper under the door and quickly walked away. Riko follows while smirking.

Back Inside the room Kurosaki is seen fully clothed and bending over to pick up something off the ground.

"Hey look, they have hot springs here. Heard they have healing properties or something" Kurosaki holds the flyer up to Teru, his head cocked to the side.

"Yeah that sounds so nice!" Teru jumps up.

"Alright, I will as well" He turned to face her. She had her back to him and the robe had just dropped to her feet. She was wearing her usual white underwear.

"Gezz!" Kurosaki snaps as he whips around and stiffly walks into the bathroom, his face tinted red and ridden with irritation.

Inside the women's changing room Teru strips down and holds a towel to her chest. She took a deep breath… she had made up her mind earlier. She has a goal of her own that she will try to accomplish while being at this hotel. The girl walked up to the sliding bamboo door and slid it open. One foot after another she stepped onto the cool flat rocks that made the floor of the outside hot spring. The cool air gives her skin small Goosebumps… she looks straight ahead at the outdoor bath and sees that no one else is enjoying it. She wonders where the men go… there is no wall separating the large bath. Her mind quickly brushes this thought away and focuses on the bright water reflecting the moon, the moons light was the strongest light when compared to a few candle lit paper lanterns... She could see columns of beautiful trees that fade to black at the tree trunks. Dark emptiness blocked her eyesight from looking too far in between them. She hears a commotion to the left of her that snaps her out of her focus.

Master is forcibly pushing a blonde out of the sliding bamboo doors. However! Kurosaki is not going quietly...

"I cant believe I feel for such a stupid prank! That flyer was so obviously altered! How didn't I notice until a moment ago?!" The blonde then looks ahead and notices Teru. Without thinking the girl frantically turns around only to come to a halt by Riko.

"We've had enough of you guys being so timid! Get moving!" she pushes Teru towards Kurosaki.

"Can we talk about this?!" Kurosaki protests to no avail. The blonde looks over at Teru for a split second then over at Riko. He becomes angry when he realizes just how serious Master and Riko are.

"Seriously! STOP! Im getting pissed!" he tries to elbow Master in the ribs.

In a split second a few events take place. First, Master easily dodges but incidentally this causes him to slip. Second, masterfully catching himself, master masterfully (and accidentally) hits kurosaki in the back of the knee… the blonde falls onto his back. Third, Teru protests while looking back at Riko who is still pushing her along. Fourth, the protest is cut short for words when teru trips on kurosaki's shin.

WHAM!

The air in Kurosaki's lungs gets knocked out from a sudden and hard impact. His back stung. He flinches when he realizes a warm mass is lying on top of him… He looked up at Riko and Master frantically. They were just standing there with their mouths wide open and faces red in shock, a little blood dripped from Riko's nose. The speechless blonde turned his focus back onto the half naked girl on top of him... although his mind quickly focused on the hot sweatiness of her soft thigh touching the inside of his own thigh and…

"Ga-…!" he manages to gasp before wriggling around under her, he regains control and steadies himself to throw her off of himself. Suddenly the girl forced her arms under and up around his shoulders. She dug her fingertips into his shoulders.

"…" Teru was quiet and her face was flushed. She simply continues to hold onto him. Riko, who snapped out of her own shock, come up from behind and grabbed Teru's ankles. She was completely unsure of what to do. She pulled Teru up and then back to try and pull her off... all the while kurosaki couldn't rip his eyes away. The mans eyes lingered over to the delicate part where the bottom of the buttocks meets the top of the legs, and then his eyes followed through to the area where it swoops in between the legs to start the...

"Stop Riko! You're making it worse! " Kurosaki cries while grabbing and ripping out the little towel between him and teru. He sets the towel over Terus butt.

"She may be underdeveloped but its still embarrassing!" kurosaki cries.

"I'm sorry! I'm just trying to help the situation!" Riko hissed, suddenly letting go of Teru's legs. Instinctively the blonde closes his own to prevent a hit in the junk. The woman's legs fell on each side of his hips… Kurosaki glares at them with the most horrifying look they had ever seen. His face became a newly discovered shade of red.

Master scurries over to Riko.

"We should leave..." master suggested. They both ran out of the hot spring.