Chapter 10

(Wow! I can't believe I'm made it to chapter 10. I didn't think this thing would make it past chap 6. Thanks for hanging in there with me. For those of you who haven't heard. I lost my internet and I'm going though crazy lengths just top get these chapters out there. But that's the reason behind the long hiatus again SORRY! Okay now on to the story.)

The next day everyone piled into the van. Taki wanted to sit on the bench seat in the back next to Kurama...well Kika was between them. But she wanted to make some moves. Kai sat in a captain's chair in front of Kurama and Sunny sat in front of Taki. Kuronue drove and Rin had called shot gun.
They took the hour trip to Blue Springs Parks. "So what's here?" Kurama asked when they piled out into the dirt parking lot. "A spring with rare mammals." Sunny said.

She held a camera and a bathing suit. "Let's go get changed." Taki said walking off towards the rest rooms. Once changed they met up at the beginning of a wooden path. Taki wore black surfer shorts and a black string bikini top. Sunny wore a simple green one piece under a white tank top and green cotton shorty short. Kai wore a red halter top that all but an inch of her stomach with a skort (skirt/shorts) bottom which were hidden under a large t-shirt. Kurama was in a pair of blue swimming shorts a plain black t-shirt. He looked good though.

They slowly walked down the wooden path. They went down all the docks the over them over the river like spring. They saw gators, turtles, canes, and plenty of different fish. "Mh fishes." Taki said leaning over the edge to get a better look revealing more of her cleavage to Kurama. 'This is pathetic!' Kurama thought. "I don't see any manatees." Sunny whined. "It's only September they might not be here yet." Kai said as she finished snapping a photograph.

They walked towards the next dock. Taki grabbed Kurama's hand. "So Kurama what brings you to America?" Taki asked hugging his arm squeezing it against her chest. Kurama rolled his eyes as he yanked it away. "I came to find someone special to me." Kurama said picking up his pace to catch up to Kai. "Hmph! I don't get it, I thought Kai said he was looking for a girlfriend." Taki whispered in whinny tone to Sunny. "He is, maybe you're not his type." Sunny said. Taki laughed. "I'm every guys' type." Taki said flicking her hair.

"Apparently not Kurama's. "Sunny smirking seeing Kurama was annoying Kai. "You're doing pathetic. This is beyond low. You're gonna have to try harder if you don't want to wear a maid's outfit." Kurama whispered. 'That's what you picked for me to wear?!" Kai hissed in a hushed tone. Kurama just smiled and whispered "maybe" as he blew on her human ear. (In public they go in human form.) "Kyaa! Don't do that!" She exclaimed jumping away holding her ear. He began to chuckle making her blush. 'So her ears are sensitive huh? I must remember this.' Kurama thought.

Kuronue lead them to a huge dock where sections of the railing had been removed, it was the swimming dock. "Okay since there's no manatees let's go for a swim." Kuronue said taking off his shirt. He put down the towel bag and climbed down the ladder into the 72 degree water. (Sounds cool but actually it's kinda warm. You get use to it.)

Rika put Kika down as she stripped off her towel dress. Taki and Sunny quickly stripped and jumped in. Kurama began to strip but watched Kai out of the corner of his eye. Once she was fully stripped he took notice of her delicate figure. She may fight like a guy but she was still a girl. His eyes drifted to those often hidden legs. They weren't tiny, she had very muscular legs. 'She must kick like a horse.' Kurama thought complimenting her.

Sorry I'm going into so much detail with her but he seems the type to memorize everything about a person he likes.

He eyes flashed up to the pale delicate skin of the small of her back. The contrasted well to her tan shoulders. She then dove into the lake. Little unknown to him Kia had scoped him out as well. 'Mh nice and thin but yet muscular and a smooth and hairless chest. I defiantly can't complain about his looks. I bet he could carry any of us easily.' Kai thought.

He soon joined them. Rika lowered Kika down to her father then climbed down the ladder. The teenagers stayed far away from Kuronue and Rika so Kika won't get scared. First Sunny started a splashing fights which Kurama won. How that happen was way beyond the girls.

They swam around the large section for an hour until Kai said. "I'm thirsty how about I get us some sodas?" "I'll help you." Sunny said following her. Kurama couldn't resist his eyes followed Kai up the ladder until Taki's touch distracted him. "Come on Kurama I found some fish under the dock." Taki said grabbing his hand under the water and grabbing him away.

"Are you given them some alone time?" Sunny joked as the headed towards the snack bar. "Something like that. I know Taki is wanting bad because he's resisting so I figure I'd give her the chance to 'seduce' him. I know how it goes once she kisses him, he'll be putty in her hands." Kai said.

"You know this is really stupid. You're giving up a good man because of your pride." Sunny said. "No, I'm sticking up for my principles and rights." Kai said. "I think you're confused. You're cutting off your nose to spite your face. If you do win the bet and he falls for another girl what do end up with besides the fact you won and getting to see him dress 'emo' for a day?... Nothing! That's what you're getting." Sunny said as Kai opened the door.

They were quiet while in the shop, once they left Kai retorted, "You sound like a mom." "Good one of us should. You have a head use it. Just shallow your pride and be wrong for once and just give in." Sunny pleaded.

Meanwhile in the spring Taki had managed to get Kurama alone. "Where are the fishes Taki?' Kurama asked staring down into the dark water. He could even see his knees. "Right here." Taki said pointing in front of her. He swam over and stared harder. "Where?!" He exclaimed then Taki lift her head up to steal a kiss form Kurama but instead whacked her head into his nose causing it to start to bleed.

Sunny peeked down at them and called "Hey drinks!" She looked closer at Kurama and asked "What's wrong?" "I think my nose is bleeding." He said. "Get out of the water and don't let any of the blood hit the water! We don't need any gators showing up!" Sunny exclaimed. They quickly got of the water and got a lifeguard's attention. They brought a medical kit. "Here let me do it." Kai said kneeling in front of Kurama who had a napkin pressed to his nose.

She put her hand to his neck and said "Don't tilt your head back so far it'll make the blood poll in your sinuses." He listened. "Put some press against your nose not on the side." Kai said. He looked up at her after she was quite for a while. "There's not much you can do besides that just wait for the bleeding to stop." She said.

Sunny then walked over and handed them their sodas. "The bleeding should have stopped." Sunny said sipping her root beer. She had be consulting with the sulking Taki on just how he got the bloody nose. He pulled the semi-soaked napkin away and gently touches his nose. He pulled away a clean hand. Kai cleaned off the dry blood. "You might want to wait on the soda if you laugh the bubbles will sting your nose." Kai said standing up. She cracked opened her vanilla coke.

Sunny explained the story to Kai who nearly sprayed coke out her nose. "Wow that's funny. What a novice mistake." Kai said. "Maybe this is a sign." Sunny said. "A sign of what? Taki's a fake and has never really seduce a guy before?" Kai asked looking over at the smirking Sunny. "No, a sign that you're gonna lose this bet." Sunny teased. Kai stood up and answered, "No, it's not. I won't lose this bet." Kai said as she walked towards the trash can.

Well they decided to head to the beginning of the sprung and take the current back down the 'pool' area. Kuronue and Rika decided to stay in the 'pool' area. (You would have actually have gone to Blue Spring to understand how it's set up. But hey if you ever go to Florida go to Deland and go to the spring it's so much fun!)

They walk was almost quiet except for the sound of chirping birds. Everyone seemed to be in deep thought. 'Kai sure did handle that situation well. So she has medical background. That's a good feature for a mate.' Kurama thought. He had never thought of good traits for a mate well not for himself at least. But he now was beginning to make a mental list of what he wanted. Kai stopped to snap a picture the beautiful scenery. Kurama looked over the vast forest spread before them. The trail was a raised off the ground by at least 10 feet.

"Why is it so high?" Kurama asked. "There was once a ground trial but people use to go off the trail and destroy parts of the forest, by accident of course. So they made the trail high to stop that. The owners want to keep the park as close to natural state." Kai said. They continue down the trial. "Did it always look like this?" Kurama asked. "No, if you go to the very end of the trail there's picture of how this park looked back in the 70's. It was horrible the park had to close for 3 years to restore it's self. Right now is the best it's look since it's opening in 1803. "Kai said.

"Wow you know a lot about this place." Kurama said. "I've come here a lot. I really enjoy it." Kai said smiling staring out at the forest. 'Wow, she seems so different when she talking about something she loves.' Kurama thought as he stared down at her. "Come on love birds!" Sunny shouted from ahead.

Kai's smile fell into a scowl. "Come on let's catch up." Kai said sounding like her old self again. 'Damn it! I slipped! I need to stop that. I can't let him own my likes and dislikes. I'm making it to easy for him then.' Kai thought as they walked down the staircase into the spring.

(Alright that's it for now. I hope you enjoyed it. What will happen next? You'll just have to wait and see. Will Kai sallow her pride or will cupid finally hit the heart he's been missing these many years? Or will Kurama be the one to feel the arrow piece his heart? Or will Taki steal the show? Stay tune for chap 11 to see. See ya next time. Thank you again for reading.)