It was now March and when they got home Momiji was waiting for them.

"Momiji!" Kami cheered and hugged him. Then went back to clinging to Kyo. "What do we owe this visit?"

"I'm taking every one to the Hot springs for White Day!" Momiji cheered, "We leave first thing in the morning! "

"Wow!" Kami said eyes shining, "I've never been to a hot spring before."

"You're going to love it!" Momiji beamed back at him. "We'd better get to sleep because we leave really early. Don't forget your Kimono!"

Kami was in awe the whole bus ride to the Hot Spring. They were meeting everyone there. Momiji said he'd invited everyone that Kami knew to visit.

"Wow! Look at those mountains !" He was suddenly clinging to Kyo . "Don't vanish on me okay?! Swear it!"

"I swear." Kyo chuckled, "I wont leave you."

Kami beamed brightly. Shigure chuckled.

"Uncle Hari!" Hatori spun around just in time to catch Kami in a hug. "I missed you so much!"

"It's only been a month."

"I don't see you often enough!" Kami protested, he was wearing a traditional Japanese Kimono with a rather feminine pattern on it. "Uncle Reno!" Kureno hugged Kami as well. "Akitto!" Akitto absently patted Kami's head and Kami was jumping on Kagura. "Kagura!" Kagura laughed and hugged him. "and Haru too!"

Haru hugged him back then went to cling to Yuki.

"YAY!" Kami cheered, " Momiji's White Day gift is the best !"

Momiji beamed at that as they were greeted and lead inside. They were told where they were rooming.

"Please, Mrs. Sohma can I room with Kyo?" Kami asked , innocently. "Oh, please?"

"SO CUTE!" The woman was hugging Kami. "Of course, Master Kami. Whatever you want." when Kami finally got free she noted what he was wearing. "You're wearing a girl's Kimono do you know that?"

"I like wearing girl's clothes." Kami said shifting around. "I make them."

"Really?" she asked, Kami nodded, "If it's not too much trouble my child is the Monkey of the Zodiac and has a birthday soon would you be able to make one?"

"THE MONKEY!" Kami's whole face lit up. "Oh, can I meet the Monkey?!"

Kyo and Hatori had to break the situation up before they got to the point where the hostess would have to start apologizing and then Kami would feel obliged to be upset because he'd upset her.

"Kami will do his best." Hatori assured the Hostess. "He's rather amazing ..."

"Miss!" the boy banged open. "I'm so sorry to interrupt but the school field trippers are here."

"Please excuse me."

"That's odd." Kami said, " I just remembered that Kiri and Katchi saying that their school was going on a Hot Springs trip this weekend. They go to a Private School. Oh, well!" He glomped Momiji. "What should we do first?!"

They ended up agreeing to go on a nice hike before their breakfast was served. Kami and Momiji ended up running around playing tag for most of the hike. When they returned it was to a big breakfast layed out in the main room they were using. They ate and talked soon everyone was laughing even Kyo.

"Okay, now what do you want to do, Kami? You're the Princess today!"

"Me?" Kami asked eyes big. "A Princess?"

"Yep!"

"Oh, " Kami put his finger to his lips in thought. "Lets all take a mid morning bath then. I got all sweaty from running around. "

"That's a great idea." Kagura beamed, "I may love to hike and wander around but I hate being filthy. "

"What's wrong, Kami?" Kyo asked, Kami looked on the verge of tears all of a sudden. "You were so happy a moment ago."

"It's just Kagura's the only girl she'd have to stay on her side all by herself with no one to talk to and laugh with."

Kagura hugged him and kissed his head.

"I love you so much, Kami." she declared, "skip Kyo marry me instead."

"Hands off my wolf!" Kyo growled his eyes and tail had appeared. He was hissing. "He's mine!"

"I'm sorry, Kagura but I'm sure you'll find a great boyfriend one day."

Kagura joined them in their bath wearing a towel to cover her. Momiji was swimming around Kami just looked plain embarrassed about being naked around Kyo he did what the other guys did went in wearing his towel but he kept his on. Soon they were all relaxing and laughing more. After that they went and played ping pong for awhile. Kyo took it upon himself to teach Kami how to play even going so far as standing behind him and teaching him how to hold and move his paddle.

"Brother!" the whole group turned to see sure enough Kiri and Katchi were running toward Kami. Neither hugged him though. The teachers with them looked a little confused. "Brother , what are you and everyone else doing here?"

"Momiji brought us here for White Day because I took them all to Paris for Valentines ." Kami answered, "Isn't that great?!"

"It sure is!" they chorused. " We didn't know you'd be here as well! Are you learning ping pong?"

"Yep."

"May we play too?"

"I'd like that." Kami smiled. "But you might want to ask your teachers they don't know me after all."

"But they know Uncle Hari and Akitto-Dono." Katchi said, "So we'll be fine."

"ye-ah." Kiri sneered rolling her eyes. "Kyo is giving brother lessons? Can Kagura give Kiri lessons?"

Kiri gave them all innocent eyes. They all smiled at her she'd remembered this time that the boys would change if they hugged her and giving the lessons like Kyo was doing for Kami would simulate hugging.

"I would love to, Lady Kiri." Kagura laughed, she quickly found something for Kiri and Katchi to stand on. Yuki began teaching Katchi.

They were soon having fun pitting off against each other late into the afternoon.

It was dark now and dinner had just finished.

Kami was crimson he was sitting, naked in the hot springs again with Kyo. It was just the two of them.

Kyo came over , having gotten out with their bath things and set them on the edge he than got back in and pulled Kami over. He began washing Kami's hair. Kami was soon limp and relaxed he loved getting his hair washed and Kyo knew it.

"Me next !" A splash and Katchi and Kiri were swimming over. The male teacher was herding the boys in then trying to get Kiri out. The other guys from there group along with Kagura were getting in this side as well. The teacher raised a fuss about girls in the boys bath but it was ignored. "Wash my hair next!"

"No, Mine!" Kiri cried, pushing Katchi away. "That's not hugging!"

Kami grabbed Kiri and sat her down in front of him making sure she wasn't in his lap, she was too young to be told why boys and girls were different, and began washing her hair she cheered and was as relaxed as he had been moments before.

"Do you always have to wash Kami's hair?" Yuki asked washing . " It seems like you monitor his every bath."

"Kami still doesn't like water." Kyo explained, "His mom tried to drown him on numerous occasions." Kyo was telling the other Zodiac members . " So I stay with him. Of course this is the first time we've bathed together since...oh, since Tohru left. I just normally sit outside the tub and we quiz each other on school subjects and homework. " He shrugged, "I always wash his hair though."

"and Kiri says she doesn't want to be his friend because he's mean to Kiri's other friend." Kiri was telling Kami as Momiji and Katchi had a swimming match across the hot spring and got yelled at by the male teacher. "Then Kiri gets fed up and asks why he wants to be Kiri's friend because if he really wanted to be Kiri's friend then he would stop picking on Kiri's friend. And he says it's because Kiri's cute."

"Tell Father , and Kashi." Kami told her. "If he's still bugging you by the end of the week tell your teachers. If that doesn't work tell the Headmaster if that doesn't work cry really really hard to the Headmaster and say he's starting to scare you. If that doesn't work tell dad he needs to talk to the Headmaster and that should get things done. "

"Okay." Kiri beamed, She stood up showing that she was actually wearing a swimsuit. She kissed Kami's cheek and ran to tell Katchi it was his turn to get his hair washed. Katchi was soon sitting in front of Kami.

"And how are you?" Kami asked, "Are you having any problems in school?"

Kyo chuckled as he brushed Kami's hair and braided it so he could sleep that night. He then went to wash himself.

"...and I want to beat him up because he wont leave my sister alone and it's really making me mad." Katchi was telling Kami.

Kami gave him the same advice that he'd given Kiri.

Kami lay curled up in Kyo's arms that night. They apparently weren't being allowed to be alone because Kureno was sleeping in their room with them. Orders from the hostess and Akito .

Morning shown brightly and they were off home.