AN: I own a DVDs and books, and that's about it.

It was close to closing time and only two people were in the Den and Harry was cleaning when he got a nen'i transmission from Felli. "Harry, my brother is forcing me into a two day vacation. Would you please come along so I don't put Kalian in the hospital?"

Harry chuckled, "You sure you don't want to put him in the hospital?"

"Regardless of what I want, it would make matters worse."

"So what is the planned vacation?"

"Kalian is going to a spa resort on the far side of the Regios."

"I've never been to a resort of any kind Felli. Do you think I would enjoy it?"

"Yes."

Harry sighed. "I'll see about closing for the next two days."

"Don't tell my brother I invited you."

Harry shook his head. "Well, the chef at a spa was asking for my input. I guess I could take her up on that tomorrow. I'll have to make a few calls."

"Thank you Harry. Kalian would have driven me crazy."

Harry laughed. "I thought that was my job Felli."

After mentioning the name of the resort, the petals all hit Harry on the shoulder before they disappeared.

Mifi and Naruki were listening in as they left. Mifi smiled. The agreement was that the Weekly Look'N wouldn't report on any happenings of Harry and Felli inside of the Den. Outside of was a different matter.

As Mifi was headed to the Editor's office to see about a sponsored pass to the resort, she walked past Nina Antalk and Sharnid Elipton talking.

"So the President wants the entire platoon at the resort?"

Nina nodded

"Hey, I'll play along as long as I get to look at girls in bikinis."

Mifi walked faster. Not only was there a chance to get a story on Harry and Felli, but also the entire 17th Platoon?! This was too good to pass up.

After getting a green light from the editor, as well as two additional passes so it would seem like she was having a girl's day out, Mifi ran home.

She burst into the room, surprising Naruki and Mey-shen.

Mifi was overexcited. "Girls, we're going to the spa tomorrow!"

Mey-shen looked curious. "Why are we going to the spa?"

Mifi looked positively evil. "I heard that the 17th platoon is having a day out. Isn't it the perfect time for Meyshi for someone to teach her how to swim? I'm thinking a tall guy, brown hair, blue-green eyes, and answers to Layfie as her instructor. What do you think Meyshi?"

Mey-shen blushed and fell over.

Naruki laughed. "It looks like she likes the idea."

The next morning, Harry left early. When he arrived at the spa, he was met by the owner. It was a very energetic man who was a former Military Artist. "Harry! Sasha told me you were coming up to give her some pointers. Or are you thinking of changing locales?"

Harry shook his head. "Mikel, Sasha only asked for a second opinion on some dishes for a new menu. Apparently catering for Weekly Look'N once a month gets word of mouth moving that I do more than soup and sandwiches. Besides, I already told you a year ago that I wasn't interested in moving. Not only that, I figured I needed a few days off. I don't take all that many. The old batteries need some recharging. Your resort comes highly recommended. Almost everyone says how great it is."

Mikel laughed. "You are far too young to be talking about recharging batteries Harry. My wife wants to know when the next showdown between you and Bob is going to happen. Let me show you around. What wing are you in?"

Harry looked at his notes. "My room number is 482."

Mikel looked shocked. "Who put you in the student wing?"

Harry shrugged. "They asked my age and put me there."

Mikel shook his head. He stopped by the front desk and after a quick conversation, came back with a key. "Harry, I had you moved. Since you're going to help out Sasha, I've moved you to the VIP floor. Only one other group is on that floor. We're only going to charge you the student rate."

Harry held up his hand, "That's okay, I'll pay the difference."

Mikel grinned. "It's only for a few days. I insist. If you want to pay, tell me when and where the next Sugar War battle will be and we'll call it even. My wife would have me sleeping on the couch for a month if I passed this up."

Harry laughed. "If you insist. Fair enough. But I insist on making a dessert selection for dinner tonight." He took a pad from the front desk and wrote out a day, time, and which restaurant.

Mikel was grinning broadly and slipped it into his jacket. "I'll let my wife know. She might not let the cart leave the kitchen." He waved over a worker. "Vincent, take Mr. Potter's bags to his room. He is here as my personal guest."

The worker nodded.

Harry followed Mikel back to the restaurant portion. After sampling a few dishes, Harry suggested toying with the spices, but other than that, things tasted great. Sasha wrote his specific recommendations and resolved to try them out. When Harry made a few pies, Sasha tried to follow how fast he made them to get an idea of what was used, but she got confused because Harry made them all at the same time. She never thought that following ten different recipes at the same time would be possible. Harry went back and forth at random. He even answered questions about the rumors that he was dating President Loss' sister. The resort was full of rumors. The staff had learned to not listen to them all. At the end of it, Sasha had gotten a vague idea of what went into each one, but it would be impossible otherwise.

When Harry went up to his room and got changed for the pool, quite a bit of time had passed. He was wearing a long pair of trunks and a tight shirt made for swimming. Most of his torso was covered in scars from the various battles. The ones on his arms were at least explained away with various stories. He normally wore long sleeves to solve that problem. The scars were disconcerting for most people.

Harry walked into the main pool area and saw Nina climbing a high dive. He followed. He also saw Layfon, Sharnid, and Harley. Kalian was up to something. The President also looked like a human candy cane.

Once Nina had gone to the edge, and Kalian joined them Harry smirked. It was time to make his entrance. What better way than with a splash?

Harry tucked himself into a ball just before he hit. He also banished a large quantity of water directly at the 17th Platoon and Kalian. It would miss Felli. He hoped.

The results were just as planned. The resulting wave drenched everyone except Felli. The members of the 17th had acted as a barrier to stop the girl from getting soaked. It also knocked Kalian off his feet. When Harry surfaced, he was close enough to stand.

"I'm sorry. I forgot that sometimes that splash can go…Felli, Kalian? What are you doing here?"

Kalian picked himself up. "Harry. I was unaware you had closed the shop today. What a surprise to see you here." The normally composed man was very displeased. Felli wouldn't have seen through his plans, but Harry might.

Harry pulled himself out of the pool. "The chef here wanted some feedback on her new menu. Mikel, the owner offered to put me up for a few days. I decided that I needed a vacation. I really haven't taken one since opening the shop. I was expecting a nen'i visit anytime now. If Felli wasn't going to be doing anything, I was going to invite her along. So what bring you guys here?"

Kalian cut in after the explanations, "Captain Antalk was going to be teaching Felli how to swim."

Harry knew that the excuses were just as contrived as his own. Layfon didn't seem like he was hiding anything. It was possible that he just didn't know and had followed along.

Felli stood. "I don't see the point."

The resulting argument had Harry shaking his head. He raised an eyebrow when Mey-shen was thrown into the pool and Layfon began teaching her how to swim. He smirked. Mey-shen already knew how to swim. When he saw Mifi, Harry threw up a charm that would make all the pictures he was in, blurry or full of glare. When he heard Harley's comment Harry grinned.

He splashed Felli with some water. "Come and get me Felli!" Harry watched Nina's face as Felli left the argument and did her best to go after Harry. The captain was not happy with Harry's interference. With only the innertube as ballast, Felli became frustrated quickly.

Harry then grabbed the board from Nina who was chasing the pair around. Felli grabbed onto Harry's arm.

"Felli if you want to catch me, you'll have to swim." A wave of water hit his face. "I deserved that."

Felli pushed Harry underwater. When he surfaced, she said, "No, you deserved that."

Harry pulled the girl from the innertube and tossed it to Nina. Felli looked a little scared. They were in a deeper section of the pool.

The next little bit was a swimming lesson for Felli. During which, Harry and Felli had a conversation.

"Kalian wants to tire you out for some reason."

"My platoon is in on it aren't they?"

"Probably not Fon-fon."

"Any idea why they are going along with Kal-kal?"

"Bribery is most likely."

"Thank you for coming Harry. You didn't have to."

"And pass up the chance to see my girlfriend in a swimsuit?"

Felli's glare softened. She had a light blush on her cheeks. She quickly put her head under the water to hide it.

Mifi tried multiple angles but for whatever reason, she couldn't get a good shot of the swimming lesson. Either the glare blocked out everything or the photo wasn't in focus. This was frustrating! Other than the first shot with Harry talking to the platoon, it was hopeless.

When Harry said they were done and guided her back to the edge, Felli pushed him back into the pool. Harry sputtered as Felli walked away.

Nina and the rest of the platoon joined her as they left.

Harry found them again in the dining area. Harry was immediately beset by Mikel's wife who was thanking him for coming to have an exchange of ideas with their chef. The enthusiastic woman had a plate with three different pie slices on it and remnants of a fourth. Anyone who came near it was warned off with a glare.

When Harry sat next to Felli and across from Sharnid, the woman looked at Felli. "Are you the girl Harry's been dating?"

Felli nodded. "Yes, why?"

The woman leaned in close and whispered. "A word of advice. Don't let him go. Ever." She looked over the table. "I'll have our chef make something special for all of you. On the house." She then swept away.

As dinner progressed, Kalian became increasingly frustrated. He was sure that Felli had told Harry, but he couldn't prove anything. Harry had a valid reason for being here. The visit from the owner's wife proved it.

Harry looked at Harley and made a slight jerking motion with his head towards Nina. This caused Harley to blush. It didn't help matters that Harry cast a spell making the boy think Nina's foot touched his.

After dinner, Harry and Felli went for a walk in the gardens around the spa. A burst of pink light from Felli's hair caught Harry's attention.

"Still having fluctuations Felli?"

Felli nodded. She began bleeding nen'i off. The pair was surrounded by a small flurry of pink petals. She muttered, "Stupid delayed puberty."

Harry's eyebrows bunched up. "Delayed puberty?"

Felli explained about the late onset of puberty that most nen'i operators had to deal with. That was what was causing her nen'i fluctuations.

Harry nodded, "So the fluctuations are natural."

"They're embarrassing"

Harry cupped her chin in his hand. "We'll just have to work on control again, won't we Felli?"

Felli's eyes softened and her lips curved into a smile. "Don't talk about training right now Harry. Just kiss me."

Harry complied and the petals floating around the pair glowed a little brighter.

The pair held each other just looking at the stars. After a while they headed back to the hotel. Felli was grabbed by Nina and dragged into the outdoor bath area. Harry just went up to his room. As the elevator arrived on the top floor of the building, the doors opened and Kalian was shocked at Harry's presence.

"Harry. What a surprise. I was told that we were the only ones on this floor."

Harry stepped out of the elevator. "I was told there was only one other group here. I didn't know it was you." Harry brushed past Kalian. "Good night Kalian. I'm rather tired. I've had a long day."

"I know Felli had you came here Harry. This was supposed to be a family getaway."

Harry shook his head. "Even if she had, what difference would it make?" Harry smirked, "Especially since the 17th Platoon tried to monopolize her time today?"

Kalian's eye twitched. "Pure chance."

Harry's smirk remained fixed on his face. "Same with me." Harry turned back towards his room. "Good night Kalian."

As Harry began to nod off, he wondered how to frustrate Kalian even more tomorrow.

Mifi cackled. She finally had a good shot of Harry and Felli. It had been completely by chance. She had been looking out the window and saw the pair walking alone. And what a photo! The pair was kissing in the gardens, lit by the moon and the light of Felli's nen'i. The glowing pink petals had framed the pair, creating a breathtaking effect. Mifi danced in place. It worked! Even if none of the other photos turned out, that one would be enough to have her not pay the magazine back for the trip. The editor would give her a fat bonus for this photo and story.

Felli lay down, trying to sleep. For some reason she was restless. Her conversation with Nina was not convincing about her platoon's reasons for being at the resort. They were lying through their teeth. As she stared at the ceiling, she could hear Kalian and various members of her platoon talking.

Kalian's voice was first. "Job to do…"

Then Nina's, "Suspects something…Be discovered"

"Nonsense, she…Don't worry about it"

"I hope."

Sharnid's voice was added to the conversation, "Need to… careful Nina."

Nina's voice sounded angry, "You didn't do….Just shut it."

Harley's voice spoke up. "Play nice…Agreement, don't we Mr. President?"

Kalian's voice was back. "Of course... Job to do… Harry…"

Nina's voice answered, "We'll do our best. Tomorrow…"

Felli let her eyes close. If that was even real, she'd deal with it tomorrow.

The next morning, as she sat down to eat breakfast; there was no sign of her platoon. Her dreams had been rather odd.

Harry exited the kitchen shortly after Felli was given her meal.

"Good morning Felli. Anything you want to do today?"

Felli narrowed her eyes. "Anything that takes me away from my brother."

Harry chuckled. "Well, if he wasn't here, what would you want to do?"

Her response was cut off by the arrival of the 17th Platoon as well as Kalian and his assistants. Nina waved, "Felli! There you are. Are you ready for more swimming lessons?"

Felli merely replied, "I'm spending the day with Harry."

Kalian butted in. "What about bonding with your Platoon?"

Felli narrowed her eyes at her brother. "I thought you wanted a brother-sister getaway. Did you change your mind Kalian? If you wanted alone time with your assistants, just say so." Before Kalian could respond, Felli added, "Besides, isn't Harry an honorary member of the 17th Platoon? If this is to be a bonding exercise, than why shouldn't Harry join in?"

This derailed both Nina and Kalian.

Harry was just watching the whole thing with a small smile on his face. He mused, "You know Felli, I'm curious about how swimming lessons for one member of the platoon count as a team bonding exercise. But if you want, you and I can pick up where we left off yesterday with swimming lessons."

Felli nodded.

Sasha emerged from the kitchen. "Harry! You were right. All I needed was to adjust the spices. Would you mind trying them now?"

Before he could say anything one way or the other, Kalian and Nina pushed Harry towards the enthusiastic chef.

They echoed, "Of course he wouldn't."

Nina dragged Felli towards the pool, dodging the shorter girl's attempts to stop her captain.

Once she had changed into her swimsuit, Felli sat in the chair and refused to move. At Nina's outburst and Harley's poor attempt at a cover-up, Felli's eyes narrowed. Harry was right. When she looked over at her brother, she saw Kalian frown at the lack of success that her platoon was having in regards to getting her in the water.

Mey-shen came up and requested that Layfon give her another swimming lesson. This occupied the member not in the know about the whole thing.

Felli felt her nen'i surge in conjunction with her frustration. She took a breath to try to calm herself. Felli grabbed her ring and draped herself over it and simply floated in the water and kicked herself around in an attempt to keep Nina occupied. When Felli saw Harry enter the pool area, she waved him over. Harry dove in and was by her side in just a moment. He pushed her into shallow water and pulled the short girl onto his shoulders.

Harry looked up at his girlfriend. "Felli. Remember your training?"

Felli nodded, confused. What did Harry mean by that?

Harry subtly pointed to the captain and DITE mechanic of the 17th. "Use your nen'i to pick up a load of water and soak them. After all, nothing says team and familial bonding like a water fight."

Felli had a brief moment of an evil smirk. A pink glimmer surrounded the water behind her teammates. Moments later, large globes of water hung over each of their heads then fell, causing them each to sputter.

Harry smiled. "Don't forget your brother. This is supposed to be a brother-sister bonding moment. It would be a shame if he was left out of the fun."

Felli's voice had a hint of humor in it. "Have I told you today why I like you Harry?"

Harry grinned. "No, but we'll talk about that later. For now, why don't you teach your brother the error of his ways? His chair is right next to the pool. How about a small wave?"

Nina saw the surface of the pool directly to the side of Kalian glow pink before launching itself at the President. She saw the same thing repeated with Sharnid, causing the girls he was chatting with to giggle. When Nina got drenched again, she knew who the initial culprit was that soaked her. She swam up behind Harry and Felli and went to spray them with her water gun. Felli suddenly dropped in height because Harry had dropped as well. Nina felt her legs get swept from underneath her. A large splash from Harry threw her off balance and her water gun blasted Layfon head over heels, dragging Mey-shen into the water as well.

Harley went to retaliate, but when Harry was underwater, Felli caused another wave to swamp the green-haired boy. She focused and drenched her brother once again, just as he had settled himself again and opened his mouth for another grape. A mouth of chlorinated water ruined the moment for the reclining man.

Kalian shot up. "Who keeps doing that?!"

Nina pointed at Felli in response.

Kalian went to walk to the edge of the pool; he slipped on some of the water on the tiles. Harry used this time to perform a weak summoning charm, pulling the President into the pool. The President's assistants dove in as well.

Harry smirked up at Felli. "Think we can take them?"

Felli nodded.

Harry muttered, "Remember rule number one, divide and conquer."

When the five assistants tried to retaliate, Harry dodged and the large splashes hit Naruki, who was watching Mey-shen and Layfon. Naruki saw this and joined into the fray. When Harley was swamped again, this time it was right behind Sharnid. A simple hex caused the sniper's speedo to be pulled partially down. Sharnid thought Harley had done it.

This brought an angry Sharnid into the fight that was raging.

Kalain had tried to drench Felli and Harry a few times, but he missed and this turned his assistants against him.

After a few moments, the water fight had degenerated into a free for all.

Harry slid Felli into a piggyback. He then muttered, "Hold your breath."

After Felli took a deep breath, Harry dove under the water and exited the battleground.

Felli and Harry reclined on the lounge chairs eating Kalian's snacks. Felli kept things going by keeping people flustered with blasts of water from apparent opponents.

After a few minutes, Kalian had had enough. "Everyone stop! Harry and Felli started this. Everyone get them."

This caused all of the various fighters to look around. Harry lifted his arm and waved to everyone from the chairs. Kalian stormed up out of the pool.

Kalian ground out, "Harry I need to speak with you."

Harry's grin had Kalian's eyebrow twitching.

"What do you need to talk about?"

"It is a private matter."

Harry sighed and stood.

Kalian led Harry down some stairs into a bunker beneath the resort.

"So why do we need to have a private conversation inside of a shelter Kalian?"

Kalian had a manic look in his eye. "I need to communicate a point. You are interfering in something that doesn't concern you."

Passive Legilimency revealed what the boy was talking about. "You mean trying to help Felli get her nen'i under control?"

The President's eyes narrowed. "Precisely."

Harry leaned against a graffitied wall. "What do you think I was doing?"

Kalian was taken aback. "You were causing trouble."

Harry shook his head. "Kalian, Felli doesn't enjoy the ways that most Nen'i Operators use to gain control. I taught her a different usage and she prefers using that to work on her control. How many nen'i users would use their powers in a waterfight? Your sister didn't even flinch at the idea. Not only that, but she used power productively instead of bleeding it off. That will help her with her control." Harry stood from the wall. "Do you know why her powers are fluctuating and slightly out of control? Or did you just try to fix the problem without looking for the cause?"

Kalian looked confused. "What do you mean? Her nen'i has always been abnormally large. Why would it fluctuate now?"

Harry raised one eyebrow. "Kalian, most nen'i users don't go through puberty until later in life. Felli is the same."

Kalian put the pieces together. The mental picture that was generated was one of shock. He then realized that his beloved sister would soon be having hormonal mood swings. He grabbed his shins out of reflex. "You mean…"

"Yes Kalian, your dear sister Felli is growing up."

This simple sentence caused Kalian to freeze. Images of a more mature Felli and Harry being more romantically involved played in Kalian's head. Kalian's hand began twitching. His mind snapped once again.

The death threats that followed were interrupted by the distant sound of gunfire. Harry snapped his finger, plunging the shelter into darkness. Harry magically opened the door and ran out, apparating back to the pool area.

The police had chased a trio of criminals to the spa. They had taken the girls in the changing room hostage. Moments after initiating contact, the police tensed because a shot rang out. The girls who had been held captive ran out moments later. The police ran in and apprehended the criminals.

Harry ran over to Felli. "Are you all right Felli?" Without waiting for a response Harry wrapped the girl in a hug. Felli smirked evilly at her brother over Harry's shoulder.

Felli sobbed out, "Oh, Harry, I was so scared. Don't let me go."

Harry complied and held the girl tight.

Felli grasped onto Harry's back, lightly running her hands over his muscles. "Harry just don't stop holding me. Please?"

As Harry led her away from the scene Felli whispered, just loud enough for Kalian to hear, "I don't think I can sleep without being held by you. Can you hold me all night long?"

Kalian went to object, but was overruled by a kick that resulted in an audible crack.

The only noise coming from the President was a whimper of pain as he fell. It looked like Kalian would be forced into another few days off.

Once they were back up on the VIP floor, Harry said, "You just said that to get a rise out of your brother didn't you?"

Felli shrugged. "Are you turning down a chance for cuddling your girlfriend?"

Harry laughed and shook his head.

Felli nodded. "That's what I thought. I'll get my nightgown and be in."

Felli changed quickly and when she entered Harry's room, he was pulling a shirt over his head. Felli gasped when she saw the scars littering Harry's back. "How bad was that war you fought in Harry?"

Harry looked uncomfortable. "However bad it was, I survived. I always wear a shirt because the scars make things uncomfortable for most people."

Felli pulled the shirt up showing a network of jagged and ropy scar tissue. She hugged Harry, and pressed her cheek against his marred skin. She could tell he was nervous. "Don't worry about it Harry. They are a part of you. Every part of you is my boyfriend, not just the parts without scars."

Harry smiled slightly in response.

Felli pulled his shirt off and refused to let Harry put it back on. She pushed Harry onto the bed and wrapped his arms around her. "I meant it when I said I want you to hold me all night long Harry. Be a good boyfriend and do what I tell you."

Felli felt lips press into the top of her head. "Thank you Felli." The girl smiled. Harry had helped her so much. It felt nice to help Harry, even if it was only in a small manner.

Felli lay awake until Harry had fallen asleep. She shifted and looked up at Harry. "I think I love you Harry Potter." Felli ran her fingers along his features and then fell asleep as well.