"Wow, it's glorious," breathed Anna, staring out of the window. The plane had landed on Tahiti an hour ago and another flight was required to make their passage to Bora Bora. They had checked in and now were in the midst of unpacking. Well, trying to. Anna was caught up in the perfection of the small island. The azure skies above extended far into the distance to meet the clear aqua water. The white, sandy beaches were beckoning to all the inhabitants to come and feel the fine grains run through your fingers and let the tropical breeze carry them off.

"Yes, it's breathtaking. But look at this room!" Botan shouted. She was already in full beachwear ready to escape to the beach. Keiko was similarly prepared. But poor Anna was still in her jeans and tee. She tore her gaze away from the window and surveyed their not so humble abode for however long this would take. It was then she thought of school. What on earth or Reikei did Koenma tell the schools and their parents? Well, Anna really had no parent to speak of. Her mother lived in America. So did her father. But they were divorced. There was her sister though…

The room, well, it was a suite rather. Somehow, Reikei had reserved a whole floor of suites for the group. There were about five rooms. The girl's had snagged the room with the best ocean view. Their room adjoined Kurama and Hiei's room on the left and Yusuke's and Kei's on the right. Kuwabara requested his own room. His reasoning was that he might meet another great love of his life. And of course, Lord Koenma got a room for himself. He had it set up with his magical see all TV so he could keep an eye on everyone.

Back to the room. It was large and spacious with two rooms off of the open living room. The bathroom faced the beach and had an airy window over the tub that filled the room with a bright light or a dusky sunset. The tub itself was deep with water jets. Whites and blues coated the walls and all the furnishing giving a very ethereal feel to the room. No one wanted to leave.

"Yes, it's perfect as well."

A knock on the door drew their attention to the double doors. Keiko rushed over and swung the door open. Kurama, Kei, Yusuke and Kuwabara were standing there in their own swimwear and beach gear ready to go.

"Are you guys ready? We're going to go to a tourist beach so we can scope everything out. And later today we'll go into town." Yusuke explained.

"Give me one second!" shouted Anna as she dashed into her room.

"More like an hour," Kei corrected. He knew Anna would take a while. She always did with swimsuits and she'd take longer with Kurama here. "We'd be better off just heading there and getting Anna to meet us there," he told them.

Looks were exchanges and Kurama volunteered to wait for her. All was set then. The troupe tromped off leaving Kurama to wait idly in the living room.

……

Meanwhile Anna was distressing over her swimsuit. She couldn't decide. After a short game of 'eenie, meenie, minie, mo' the victor was chosen: the cerulean tankini. Somewhat satisfied the girl began to change. Anna was quite happy both Botan and she took Keiko's advice about getting their legs and bikini zones waxed instead of shaving. It really did look better and no lame razor bumps. Next came her over clothes. She had decided against a cover up and instead chose a pair of light denim knee shorts and a light cotton jacket in yellow. As Anna slipped her feet into her sandals, she realized there was no bickering coming from the outside. Had they left her?

"Great…just great. Can't wait for a second. Might as well take my time then."

……

An hour later and Kurama was still waiting, patient as ever. Anna left the room, surprised to see him.

"Oh…hello. Sorry I took so long. I hadn't heard any noise. So I assumed you had all left."

"I decided to stay behind. I hope that's all right."

"Of course." Anna picked up her panda covered tote bag and grinned at Kurama. "I'll totally beat you to the beach!"

Confused, the kitsune stared after her as she sprinted, rather inelegantly, from the suite. The sound of the elevator registered in his mind.

"Oh…damn." He swiftly stood up and then leapt from the open window to the street below.

Anna made her way through the lobby, a satisfied smirk on her face. She pumped her fist up in the air and whooped.

"I totally have him beat. Mwa."

"Excuse me?" asked Kurama. He was leaning against a column, barely concealing a smile.

"W-what?" she managed weakly. Realization dawned on her and she narrowed her eyes. "You're a big nasty hoebag cheater! You can't use your special super powers like that."

"Ah, but you never specified that, Anna-chan," reasoned the redhead. He moved to stand by her and placed a hand lightly on her head. "But you do win by disqualification."

"It's a lame way to win."

"Sometimes it's not," he whispered. The distant echo of lusty demon cried filled his ears and the hyper voice of the announcer roared over the crowds.

"Like when?"

"Hopefully you'll never have to find out firsthand."

"What ever are you talking about?"

"A tournament that we participated in some time back. It's not important anymore. There aren't bound to be any others."

"That's good." Anna said with a slight grin. She shielded her eyes from the sun above and adjusted her bag on her shoulder. "Let's go! The sea is calling me!"

Kurama heaved a sigh and followed Anna down to the sandy beaches where Keiko and Botan were sunning while the boys were in the water. Hiei was gone. Anna pulled off her clothes and threw them along with her belongings onto Botan and Keiko.

"Hey you! Last one in owes the other one a favour!" she shouted back to him. The bewildered Botan and Keiko tossed her stuff off of them and looked over to Kurama.

"You're going to let her win?" Botan asked him, incredulously. The kitsune shook his head and in a second was in the water, just as Anna had reached the edge.

"Argh! Cheater, cheater!" She accused, jabbing a finger into his bare chest.

"I win. You owe me now." He teased with a laugh.

"Fine. But I won't be nice about it," Anna warned. She huffed and ran into the water to where Kei was floating, very deep in thought.

"Hey!" She shouted shoving him underwater. Kei sputtered and stood up, trying to catch his breath.

"Nice to see you too Anna-chan," the boy greeted her sarcastically. He observed her sullen face and let out a breath. "What's wrong?"

"Kurama-san. I hate him." She pouted and relayed her tale to him. Kei couldn't help but snicker. She certainly did get mad over silly little things.

"You don't hate Kurama. You're just a sore loser. He's not going to make you do anything weird. Kurama isn't like that. You know that." Kei's reasoning seemed rather logical. So, Anna agreed and left him to swim over to Kurama.

"What's the favour?" she questioned, squinting from the sunlight in her eyes. Kurama turned very thoughtful for a second. He tapped his chin, remaining silent. A small grew on his lips, which Anna took to mean he had made his decision.

"Would you like to go on a date with me?" He bent down so his face was next to hers. Anna blushed and nodded vigorously, feeling a little faint from the hot sun and his eyes. "That's your favour then."

"Really?" Anna punched her fist into the air and whooped. "Kei's right. You didn't make me do anything weird."

"Thanks for having such faith," Kurama replied with a sweatdrop.

"No problem. I try my best." A goofy grin lit up her face. Anna pushed Kurama hard, and he toppled into the water. She actually caught him off guard. She fell back into the water herself and relished in the warm sun against her skin. She floated undisturbed for longer than she expected. Finally, Kurama resurfaced and dunked her underwater.

"Ah, that felt nice," she told him, coming up for air.

"You're no fun," he joked. Anna shrugged and looked Kurama over. She wasn't quite sure how she had missed this sight when they first came into the water. The girl had to admit he was nicely in shape.

Kurama noticed she her eyes were working over his body and he cracked a smile. She couldn't hide anything.

"Hey, ANNA! QUITE OGLING KURAMA!" Yusuke apparently had noticed. Anna reddened and moved away from Kurama.

"Uh…ah…uhm…" she couldn't manage to say anything and just turned away and fled. Kurama and the others watched, quite amused, as she grabbed her belongings and high-tailed it back to the hotel. He had never seen her so embarrassed.