LoST iN HEaRt'S CountRY

Chapter Twelve

Awkward Bath

After the five girls received their invitations from Ace, they thought it was best to head back home. And when they say 'home', they mean the Hatter Mansion.

When they were at the mansion the four men weren't back home yet.

"I wonder where they went..?" Victoria asked curiously.

"They're going to be back soon." Mai said simply.

"Why you say that?" Amber asked.

"Because they're always in time for Tea-TIME! Duh!" Melissa answered before covering her nose.

"What's wrong?" Alyssa asked concerned.

"Amber smells." The girl said.

"What!? I do not!" Amber shouted blushing, "You smell Melissa!"

"Nuh-uh, you smell." Melissa stated.

"Well you smell like dirty cheese!" Amber insulted.

"Yeah? Well you smell like Bertolt if he turned into a llama that still sweats…"

"... WHO'S BERTOLT!? That made no sense!"

"Guys stop fighting, we all smell." Victoria reasoned.

"Yeah, we've been here for a while." Mai said.

"Two days." Alyssa added.

"If m'ladies are concerned about body order then may I suggest you all take a bath?" A maid said walking towards the outsider girls.

"Is their showers here? We don't have showers in our bathrooms." Alyssa said earning a smile from the maid.

"You girls can use the master bath, it's quite large." The maid answered.

Victoria tilted her head to the side, "The master bath is large? Like, swimming pool large?"

The maid nodded.

"Oh, so like a Japanese bath house." Amber said.

"That's cool, I don't want anyone to see me naked though…" Mai said softly.

"Yeah me neither, can we wear swimsuits or something?" Victoria asked.

"That could be arranged, I shall find you girls some bathingsuits so you can bath." The maid said.

"Thank you so much." Amber said.

"Anything for our guests." The maid said bowing before walking away.

"Woo! We get to go in a giant heated swimming pool!" Melissa stated and started singing, "Make us free na splash kasaneta, hikari no kontorasuto abite. Feel so free na kyou tobikomu ore-tachi no brand new blue, yeah!"

Mai shook her head and looked and the youngest girl, "Aren't you even going to tell her stop?"

"No, I love that song." ALyss answered before Victoria started singing.

"Omoi omoi ni sei! Sei! Sei! Uh-oh!"

Alyssa then sang, " Jibunrashiku! Kick! Kick! Kick! Uh-oh!"

"Not you too Alyssa." Mai said as Melissa sang.

"Mabushisa e to pull! Pull! Pull! Pull! Uh-oh!"

Then the three girls sang together, "Te wo nobashita deep! Deep! Deep! Splash free!"

The room was silent, "You guys done?" Mai asked.

"No!" Melissa said.

"Yes." Alyssa stated.

"Maybe!" Melissa added making Mai let out an annoyed sigh.

"Welcome to my world Mai." Amber said earning an annoyed look from the older girl.

"Peace and calm guys, we're all just cranky because we haven't had a good sleep." Alyssa said simply.

"And because we're a weird dimensional world with fursona hybrids, people with no eyes, and older pedophilac men…" Amber said.

"And because we're stanky." Melissa added.

Victoria went into a fit of giggles because of her friend's statement.

Then the maid came back with swimsuits neatly folded in her hands.

"Here you go ladies, brand new swimwear." The maid said sweetly.

"I hope they fit." Victoria said softly.

The maid smile, "They do, I measured you all when you are sleeping."

"What!?" Mai shouted as the other girls were stunned and or creeped out from that bold statement.

"I know it might be… rude for me to measure your busts when you are sleeping, but I had orders from my master to do so… and I do not wish to upset my master." The maid with no eyes said simply.

Amber looked at Mai, "Thanks for protecting us Mai, you did a horrible job."

"I'm sorry…" Mai said disappointed with herself.

"Hey, don't be a meanie to Mai." The shortest girl of the group said, hugging Mai.

"Maybe you'll all cheer up after washing up, eh?" The maid said, trying to clear the air.

"Here you are Miss. Foxfire, a nice pink swimsuit for you." The maid said giving the youngest girl her swimsuit.

"Oh…" Alyssa said grabbing the swimsuit, "Thank you… But how did you know I liked pink?"

"Hm? You seemed like a person who would appreciate the color." The maid then gave Melissa a purple swimsuit.

"Purple? How did you know that I secretly like this color?" The girl asked.

"I didn't, it's just that red and blue mixed together makes purple." The maid said simply.

"Oh boy…" Alyssa said.

"Oh what? I don't get it. Alyssa tell me." Melissa said but Alyssa just looked away rubbing the back of her head.

"Amber, you get a white swimsuit." The maid said handing her her swimsuit and handed Mai an orange swimsuit, "Miss. Ellens gets a orange swimsuit."

Mai blinked, "Orange?"

"How come we got these colors?" Amber asked.

"I just thought white would fit you best." The maid answered, "And someone requested Mai to wear orange."

"What? Who?" Mai asked curiously.

The maid ignored her, "And for you is as vibrant as a rose, gets a red swimsuit."

Victoria blushed and received her swimsuit, "Oh… thank you."

"Is that maid flirting with her?" Melissa whispered to Alyssa.

"I… I hope not." Alyssa said.

The maid then clasped her hands together, "Alright honored guests, please put on your bathing suits and I'll escort you to the master bath."

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The five girls were now in the bath, it was quite large. Like a swimming pool filled with nice warm water and no chlorine.

"This is nice." Mai said feeling her muscles relax in the warm water.

"Yeah, it is." Amber said sighing before being squirted with water in the face, "Gah!"

Melissa giggled holding a water gun.

"Melissa!" Amber shouted annoyed, earning another giggle from the girl.

"Yo, where did you get that water gun in the first place?" Victoria asked.

"I found it." Melissa answered simply.

"Found it where?" Alyssa asked.

"Somewhere… over the rainbow, way up high." The girl said simply.

Alyssa pinched between her eyes.

Victoria smiled and patted her best friend's shoulder, "It's okay. Deep breathes."

"CANONBALL!"

Someone shouted before jumping in the pool… er... bath.

Victoria laughed, "Nice one Melissa!"

"... That wasn't me." Melissa said.

"What? Then who did it?" Victoria asked.

"I could've sworn it was Amber and Melissa, I heard two voices." Mai said.

"Mai, I was right next to you the whole time!" Amber stated.

"I'm sorry, I can't really see you guys because of the steam." The older girl answered.

"Then that means it was Alyssa!" Melissa shouted.

"No, no it was not." Alyssa stated.

"Then who was it..?" Amber asked softly.

Just then Melissa felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist and neck.

"Miss. Pineapples."

"We missed you."

"AH! Oh no!" The girl shouted, "It's the twins!"

Dum giggled, "That's right!"

"Missed us?" Dee asked.

"No!" Melissa shouted trying to get out of their grip.

"Hey! You boys get out, no boys aloud in the bath when women are in!" Mai stated.

"Don't worry, we're wearing towels." The twins chimed together.

"Oi! What are you two brats doing in there?"

"Taking a bath you dumb bunny!" The twins shouted.

"I'm not a bunny!"

"Elliot be quiet, I had a long day."

"Sorry Blood."

Victoria's and Mai's heart skipped a beat.

"Blood's here!?"

"Elliot's here!?"

The two men walked towards the girls. They were wearing towels around their waists, thankfully.

"Yes, we are indeed here." Blood said sitting next to Victoria in the bath making her bright red, "Hello Miss. Starling."

"Hi Blood." Victoria said softly feeling her heart beat fast.

Elliot then sat next to Mai but Mai scooted away.

"Hey, stop it." Amber said annoyed that Mai was nudging her.

"What!? You don't want me sitting next to you?" Elliot asked looking at Mai angrily but blushing slightly.

"... No." The oldest girl answered plainly.

The blond rabbit blushed even more before getting up, "Fine! I didn't want to sit next to you anyway!"

He then sat next to Blood.

"Why must you always sit next to me..?" Blood asked slightly annoyed.

"I think the bunny is a tsundere." Melissa stated trying to push the twin boys off of her.

"Very tsundere." Alyssa added.

"I'm not a bunny!" Elliot shouted, "And what does tsundere mean!?"

"Don't answer him, make him suffer from not knowing." Mai stated before laughing.

The hare pouted angrily before crossing his arms.

"Aw, dumb blond bunny is angry." The blue twin said snickering.

"Yeah! Dumb blond bunny!" The red twin said snickering also.

Elliot stared at them annoyed.

"He's so dumb, no wonder he doesn't have a girlfriend."

"It's because he makes you lose IQ points by just standing next to him."

"I can hear you!" The bunny stated.

"So?" Dum asked.

"We can care less bunny." Dee added.

"Should you do something?" Victoria asked looking up at Blood.

"I don't feel like doing anything at the moment…" Blood stated looking tired.

Just then Elliot got up from the water, "That's it!", he then chased the two boys in the bath.

"Freedom!" Melissa shouted happily running towards her best friend Amber and sat next to her, "How come you didn't help me!?"

Amber shrugged, "Meh, didn't feel like it."

"You're a butt." Melissa stated before crossing her arms.

The other three girls just watched as the grown man chased around two little boys.

"Is… Is this normal for you Blood?" Alyssa asked.

"It is sadly…" Blood mumbled.

"Are you that tired Blood?" Victoria asked.

The hatter just nodded in response.

Victoria looked at Blood sadly before turning her head towards the three other males in this bath, "YO! Can you stop!? You're pissing me off!"

Just then Elliot stopped and stared at Victoria bewildered, "She yelled at me?"

While he was distracted, Dee and Dum grabbed Elliot's towel and yanked it off.

"Oh my god!" Alyssa shouted covering Victoria's eyes.

"Oh my Jashin!" Victoria said covering Blood's eyes for some reason.

"No need to save me from the view…" Blood said simply.

"HE HAS A TAIL!" Mai shouted as she turned all red.

Elliot went into the water to try to hide his lower part of his body, while the twins laughed holding onto their stomachs.

"I'm out!" Amber stated getting up and leaving the tub with Melissa following her.

"Me too." Victoria said getting up and leaving.

The hatter just made an annoyed look as Victoria left.

Alyssa went to Mai and grabbed her arm, "Come on Mai.", and lead her out of the bath.

"He has a tail." Mai stated.

"I know Mai." Alyssa said embarrassed.

"He has a tail…" The oldest girl repeated.

"I-I know Mai." The youngest girl said, "I know."