Spyke groggily stirred as he forced himself awake, moaning as he pushed himself up into a sitting position. The sheets that covered him up to his shoulders slid down into his lap. He squinted as his eyes scanned the small sunlit room.

The room was rather humble in its size, containing bare necessity a hotel room usually had; a dresser, a small television, a small refrigerator and other than the bathroom, a singular bed. It was a room rather suit for one person than the two that occupied it. The squid sisters greatly apologized about this inconvenience, but the rooms were first come, first served, and practically every contestant showed up before he and Annie did.

Speaking of which… where was Annie?

Spyke looked around the bedded area, his eyes still half opened. She was obviously not in the bed with him, knowing her. His finger brushed past his phone, swiping up in one smooth motion to check the time. "11:30 in the mornin' eh?" He muttered to himself. "Annie must be awake already if anyfin… Prolly having breakfast or brunch or… somefin. I should get up and meet up with her." He flung the blanket of of his mostly exposed body and was about to hop out of the bed when he noticed that someone was lying down on the floor at the bedside. He chuckled. "Nevermind that."

He carefully placed his foot on the anemone's back, gently shaking her in an attempt to wake her up. Annie moaned as she rolled over, slowly opening her eyes in a similar fashion that Spyke did. Spyke greeted her with a warm smile. "Mornin' love!"

Annie sat up, rubbing one of her large blue eyes in hopes it will wake her up quicker. "Good morning… Spyke…" She muttered. "W-What time is it…"

"It's half past eleven." He chuckled as he watched her eyes widen. "It's prolly too late to get breakfast. But that doesn't matter anyways, right?"

Annie sighed. "I-I guess so." She rolled her shoulders, still trying to pull herself out of her sleepy state. "But our morning is basically gone now… right? What about training? It's only a matter of time until the competition you know!"

"Yeah I know." Spyke shrugged. "But we're only here for a few days right? Could we at least take a day to sightsee and such?"

"I suppose…" Annie hugged her knees and allowed Spyke to leave the bed. "Sweet!" Spyke smiled, walking over to his luggage and yanked out a couple pieces of clothing before rushing into the bathroom. "I just need to get dressed and then we could start our day, okay love?"

"Sure thing." Annie smiled as she watched the urchin disappear into the bathroom, leaving her alone in the main portion of the suite. She stood up and stretched out her arms and her back, breathing in the rooms stuffy air. She walked over to Moe's bowl, which for the duration of this trip, was rather small and made of cheap plastic. "Hey Moe…"

Moe groaned, propping himself up on the bowls plastic rim. "What's up nerd."

"Spyke and I are making last minute plans to sightsee today." She huffed as she reached for her pair of glasses that were conveniently propped up against the bowl. "Is there any chance that you want to come with us?"

"No."

"Thought so." Annie walked up to the television set, swiftly pressing the power button on the unit while snatching up the remote. "I'll put somethin' on to keep you entertained, okay Moe?"

"If it keeps me away from mister 'I don't wear clothes to bed', I'm cool over what you put on."

Annie sighed as she flipped through the very few channels the building provided, eventually landing on a channel that showed movies throughout the day. "There." She walked back over to the dresser and placed the remote next to Moe's bowl. "You can change the channel whenever you get bored."

"Thanks nerd."

Annie folded her arms and shook her head as Moe curled up and went back to sleep, standing there for a while before she noticed something that sat at the opposite end of the dresser. She hummed as she stepped towards the piled up objects, remembering what they were and why they had them.

'Oh yeah…' Annie reached out for the yellow box on the top of the pile, softly smiling at the neat wrapping job that decorated it. 'I forgot that they gave us these once we arrived here.' Upon closer examination, she noticed that there was a small tag attached to a ribbon that was secured around the box. Upon flipping it over, she saw that her name was scrawled out on it. She shrugged as she began to undo the ribbon that held the box together, but suddenly stopped once she heard the bathroom door swing open.

"Bathroom's open now, love." Spyke leaned on the frame for a brief moment before walking out and throwing himself out on the bed. Annie nodded as she clutched the box to her chest, walking over to her suitcase and dragged everything into the bathroom with her.

…

Annie stood there in her lingerie, carefully bent over as she began to unwrap the paper that covered the box, which was precariously balanced on the toilet lid. After gently unfolding the paper, she removed the lid of the box and yanked out the tissue paper that enveloped what was inside; causing something made of cloth to fall down onto the tiled floor. Seeing this made her stop what she was doing, and immediately squat down to pick up what fell.

"What's this?" She cocked her head to the side as she unfolded the cloth that fell, having it gently brush against her knees at it fell. She gasped at what she saw once the entirety of it was revealed to her, causing Spyke, who still patiently waited for her out in the main room, to knock on the bathroom door.

"Oi… Love?" His voice had a hint of worry. "Everyfin' alright in there?"

"Y-yeah!" Annie gulped, holding the object to her chest. "I-I'll be out shortly! Don't worry!"

"Alright. I just heard you gasp and kinda got worried."

Annie shuttered as she held the object out in front of her once more, her cheeks a deep red. 'A dress!?' She examined the object in both a thorough and frantic manner, nervously sighing at the surprisingly adorable garment she held. The dress had short, silky sleeves that connected to a sweetheart cut bodice; which from the waistline down, had a flourished out petticoat that, assumingly by its length, would only reach to her knees. 'Why would they get me something like this!?' She held the softly colored garment to her chest and turned towards the mirror, examining it as if it were on her body before actually deciding to slip it onto herself.

Annie examined herself once more before sighing once more, walking over to the suitcase once more to find a pair of shoes that wouldn't clash with what was already on her.

…

"Yo…" Annie carefully opened up the bathroom door and poked her head out, her eyes meeting Spykes sprawled out form almost immediately. "I finally found something to wear today."

Spyke moaned, sitting up as he saw his friend poke her head out from the bathroom after quite some time. "Ah, finally…" He swung his legs over the side of the bed hopping up onto his feet. "I was wonderin' when you' were…"

Spyke's voice trailed off as Annie stepped out of the bathroom, dragging her suitcase out behind her; completely caught off guard by the anemone's appearance. He gulped, gently rubbing his cheek with his fingernail as he felt a blush come onto his cheeks. He watched as Annie place her suitcase back where she grabbed it from, retrieving a small handbag from the front pouch of the large bag.

"Are you ready to go, dude?"

Spyke gulped before clearing his throat. "Y-yeah…" he stammered out as he tucked his phone into his pocket. "I am, love."

The two made their way towards the door, stopping for a moment as Annie told Moe that they were leaving before finally leaving the room for the day.

…

Hours seemed pass by like minutes since they left the building. Hopping from shop to shop, visiting landmark to landmark, and occasionally talking to villager after villager; it seemed like nightfall came to them quicker than they anticipated. The pair spent their evening at the local bar, which is world renowned for its food and beverage selection, sitting at a spot within the patio seating area which overlooked over a unique type of tree that glowed in the night; which was also what the bar was known for.

The two sat on the bench, overlooking the mesmerizing view before them, reliving the events of today through small talk and laughter while waiting for their food to arrive.

"I'd never thought we would actually be caught up in so much in one day." Annie smiled, crossing her ankles as she rested her hands on her lap. "It was actually the most fun I had this past week… So uh… Thanks."

Spyke stared down at Annie, returning her smile with one of his own, blushing slightly at Annie's shimmering eyes and glowing derminer. "There's no need to thank me for today, love." He wrapped her around in a single armed hug. "In fact, I should be thankin' you."

"W-Wha-" Annie felt Spyke pull her closer to him. "W-What for?"

"For bein' here wif me." Spyke looked back out towards the glowing vista. "I dunno if I ever told ya this before love, but you're a real joy to be around."

Annie shuttered at his words, her cheeks suddenly becoming very red. She looked down at her white shoes, twiddling her thumbs as she tried to muster up a response. "A-A joy?"

"Yeah, love." Spyke gently shook her. "A true joy. I haven't had a friend quite like you at all. I mean, I've met tons of noice people in my life but I've never met someone with as big as a heart as you do. I feel like such a burden on it to be honest." He laughed at his playful insert of self deprecation.

"Spyke… D-Don't put yourself down to make me look better." Annie sighed. "You're more of a 'joy' than you set yourself up to be."

Spyke smiled. "D'aww…" He cooed, playfully rustling her hair. "That's awfully sweet for ya to say, love!"

Annie grunted as she felt Spyke's had rustle through her hair, her blush growing slightly darker as his playful yet gentle touch push past each individual lock of her hair. She sighed as she felt his hand slide back down to the shoulder he held before he rustled her hair, giving it a playful squeeze as he chuckled.

"B-but it's true!" Annie huffed looking up at Spyke. "I wouldn't even survived this past week if you weren't there to cheer me up!"

"Really, love?"

"Yeah!" Annie wrapped her arms around Spyke, finally returning his hug. Spyke tensed up once he felt her sudden touch around his waist, but easily relaxed in her arms, giving her shoulder another squeeze.

The two remained silent for a while as they waited for their food to come, staring off into the glowing fields as they remained close to one another. "Hey, love." Spyke gave Annie a gentle shake, breaking the silence between the two. "Y'fink we could head down there after this and walk around for a bit? I kinda want to see them trees up close, y'know?"

Annie hummed, shrugging her shoulders. "I-I don't know… It's getting pretty late."

"Awh c'mon, love!" He gave her a smile as he gave her a gentle shake once more. "I promise it won't take too long."

Annie sat there for a moment in thought, eventually sighing with a bit of defeat. "I-I suppose…" She muttered out, blushing once more. "If it's not for too long… I guess we could go for a walk a-after this…"

Spyke chuckled. "Thanks Love!" He smiled, throwing his other arm around her, fully hugging her. "You're the best!"

Annie froze as she felt his sudden full embrace, blushing madly at his resurfacing child-like antics she saw only nights before. "N-No problem..?"