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Thank my buddy dragoscilvio for this one XD We were chatting quite a bit about her drabble idea, and it cracked both of us up, so here ya go. It's time for a trip to the spa.

"I don't know how I let you talk me into this."

Hiei couldn't help but glare at the smiling ferry girl. She was extremely giddy as the two reached their destination. His eyes narrowed at the building. He really couldn't believe he allowed himself to sink so low as to accompany the ferry girl to a day spa. His who body shuddered with disgust.

Of course, he knew just how the ferry girl managed to convince him. It all started back when he had been residing in the woman's Human World apartment. He had been bored, the rain pouring outside. He grimaced at the thought of going out. Hiei hated the rain and preferred to stay indoors for the day. That unfortunately meant nothing to do for he could not train, not after the one time where the landlady came upstairs to scold Botan for a good half-hour.

For a while after that incident, Botan had gotten a call from Koenma listing all of the duties she needed to complete upon her return the following week. Botan had looked incredibly overwhelmed by the amount of work she'd have to do. Likewise, Hiei had been spying on the oaf and his sister only finding the fool to be rambling his long tirade of poems. It made the fire demon's core tighten and twist. Did the idiot not realize his sister would not fall prey to that useless garbage? Clearly not. Hiei needed a break from all of this.

So, curious as always, he explored the random rooms of the apartment. The room where he resided was practically empty, so there was nothing there, and he dared not enter the woman's room lest it be full of bright, annoying colors, so he ended up in the bathroom of all places. He took notice of all the bottles and containers of…well, he had no idea what they were. Upon picking up one of the containers, one he only found interesting since he saw the word "dead," he realized he had picked up something called a "mud mask." He read the words to make sense of what it actually was and how it functioned. This dead sea mineral mask actually claimed to make skin glow. Hiei imagined something along the lines of radioactivity, but he doubted he woman would be so foolish as to have something like that.

So he went out into the living room, finding the woman with her head thrown back on the couch. She looked completely exasperated, but he didn't care. He wanted answers as to what this mysterious object was. He nearly through the container down on the couch beside her. Botan jumped having been startled. "Oh, Hiei," she called out before looking down at the spot next to her. She looked to him questioningly. "What are you doing with my mud mask?"

"What does it do?" he questioned. "Is it poison?"

Botan almost laughed at the serious demeanor in which Hiei had voiced his whacky question. "No, silly, it's not poison. It's a mask for a facial. It's to help keep the skin healthy. Facials are actually quite relaxing."

Hiei's brow quirked. He had never heard of a facial before, and he wasn't yet convinced it wasn't some type of poison, but the woman did say it was relaxing. "Does it really make your skin glow?"

The ferry girl offered a smile. On the inside, she was cackling at the fire demon's curiosity. She was already starting to feel a little more at ease after her conversation. "I don't know," she told him. "I haven't tried it yet." Hiei's eyes narrowed at her. "You know, after talking to Koenma, a facial sounds pretty good. I think this rainy day calls for a good, old-fashioned spa day. Care to join me?"

Hiei had no idea what he was getting into when he agreed. All he remembered was that he was bored and shrugged saying "what the hell" nonchalantly. Then he was engaged in the most asinine ritual in which he had ever partaken. He remembered Botan applying her mask, and he did not remember what possessed him to join in. Maybe it was because he refused to go back on his word, or maybe it was because he had no idea what was happening. All he remembered was the mask made his face feel tingly, and he regrettably admitted that he enjoyed it.

It was only once he had spent more time with the woman that he learned her spa ritual was a female pastime for relaxation. He remembered returning to the apartment from training only to find the woman with the detective's mate and the oaf's sister watching their romance movies and eating the tiniest sandwiches he had ever seen. His face had flushed red when he realized that the woman had made a fool of him, but then he remembered that she had not really spoken of the incident. She had allowed him his privacy, and again, he could admit he enjoyed it.

After that, Hiei would conveniently show up whenever Botan was looking to have a spa day on her own, and the ferry girl was all but too happy to indulge him. It was in the safety of apartment. Nothing like what he had agreed to this day.

Botan had been having so much fun on hers and Hiei little spa days that she thought they'd actually go all out for once. She had heard about this place when she was flying around performing her duties and the idea had struck her hard, a nice mountain spa that was far away from the city. She doubted any of their friends would frequent the place, so she managed to convince him to join her. This time it had taken convincing between not wanting to be seen doing something so ridiculous to not wanting strange humans to be touching him. Plus, there was the concern that they'd accidentally strike his third eye. Botan had given him all the reassurances in the world.

So here they were.

Hiei glared at anyone who dared look his way, Botan not missing a beat as she continued to walk, a sprightly hop to her step. The fire demon questioned why she was so giddy over this.

Botan spoke to the attendant who asked her a series of questions about skin care products she and Hiei had used in the past. Hiei honestly had no idea what they had used in the past. Weren't all these things the same? Apparently not, as he was given a menu by the overly chipper woman behind the counter. He looked over to the ferry girl and saw her filling out her own brochure while he had yet to look. He actually end up caught up in trying to decide if he wanted the mineral mask or the charcoal. Charcoal sounded more like himself.

"Maybe we should do the pedicure too," Botan hummed in thought, and Hiei immediately felt awkward. Wasn't that the activity with the paint he had the displeasure of watching when the other girls were there? The ferry girl glanced at him and smiled. "Of course, you don't have to get the nail polish. Just the experience is good enough. It'll be like the facial, but just on the feet."

Hiei had never felt so vulnerable before with such a decision placed in front of him…being made for him as Botan handed their lists back to the woman. "Absolutely, now, right this way you two. Oh, and can we offer you a couples massage."

"No!" Hiei practically screamed, amused eyes of both the ferry girl and attendant on him. He sneered at them both. "That will not be necessary," he growled out.

"Of course," the woman replied, leading them to the back. Hiei could not help but think that this whole experienced had better damn well been worth the humiliation.

Surprisingly enough, the day actually had gone by smoothly. Hiei and Botan found themselves in those massage chairs, the spa women working on their feet while the two had their facial masks hardening. They had been given a tray of finger sandwiches and glasses full of cucumber water. All in all, everything was relaxing and Hiei found the food quite tasty. Botan offered him the rest of the tray when she had her fill, and he was all too happy to finish the rest.

The woman had convinced him to do everything from body scrubs to seaweed wraps to mud baths, the two eventually ending up in a relaxing sauna. Hiei predicted that Botan had saved it for last. Hiei enjoyed the heat, and he knew she knew this fact after spending so much time together in the past during his random visits and now during his extended stay. The two were currently resting on the wooden benches, Botan up at the top lying on her back, and Hiei down at the bottom, also lying on his back while occasionally casting a glance up at the woman. She looked so serene, as she lied there with her eyes closed, the white robe wrapped around her form. Her skin looked flushed from the heat, but she didn't seem to mind. He watched the rise and fall of her chest, the soft beat having a strangely calming effect on him.

"Hiei, could you pour water over the stones?" The request came, and Hiei nodded though he was certain the woman couldn't see. As the water was poured, steam filled the room, and both Botan and Hiei sighed in contentment. Yes, this had turned out to be well worth everything.

Hiei lied back down and noticed a small smile on the ferry girl's face. He wondered if she had been entertaining the idea of spilling their little secret. He hoped not, for he would end up giving something he thoroughly enjoyed. He decided to check to make sure she wouldn't spill and ended up hearing a thought he never thought he would.

I really enjoy spending time with him, Botan mused. I know he made me promise not to tell, but I wouldn't have anyway. I wouldn't want anything to ruin this time we have together, just the two of us. I'd be absolutely furious if the guys ever found out and made me lose my spa buddy.

A smirk graced the fire demon's features, and he closed the connection. It appeared the ferry girl was just as territorial over her spa days with him. It was a strange sentiment, but that strange woman was full of those. It stopped surprising him long ago. Still, he would never understand why she'd enjoy spending time with him so much. That was another thought for another day. For now, he just wanted to relax and enjoy their time there.

The two had finished up and were ready to leave. The woman at the counter had given them gift bags of product samples that they could try on their next at home spa day, and somehow the women at the counter and Botan had managed to convince him to agree to a monthly arrangement. That was fine. He would need a break from spying on Kuwabara anyway. The thought alone was already causing stress.

"So, that wasn't so bad, huh?" Botan questioned as the two walked away from the counter. Hiei merely shrugged as an answer which made the woman giggle. Then, all time stopped as something completely unexpected happen.

In that moment, Botan and Hiei were met with a pair of familiar emerald eyes which recognized them instantly. "Hiei? Botan?"

The two blinked at Kurama, the fox demon's hair wrapped in a fluffy white towel and his face covered in a light brown mud mask. All three of them couldn't help but shriek in shock.

"EHHHHHH?"

A/N: XD Now that was scarily fun to write. Thanks again, drago, for suggesting this one to me. Super cute. And it helped me in actually being active on this drabble series again. I have another that I plan to write soon, but this, this is my favorite so far ^_^