Meanwhile, back at the jeep:

I guess I can put up with this for a little while..." Rowan said. He looked at himself in the mirror. He ran his hand through his hair.

Sage looked at Rowan and sighed. What's with the hair? I'm the one who's achieved the hair-over-the-eyes look.

"Hey guys! Come on!" Mia cried. "We all know you're beautiful, but if you don't hurry up, we'll be late!"

Cye, Kentou, Rowan, and Sage gathered at the front, where the sign, if it had not been run into, would have been.

"Actually, I don't mind wearing this. It's kind of comfortable..." Cye began.

"Did we ask you?" Rowan asked sarcastically.

"Did you say something?" Cye asked, raising his fist.

Rowan raised his hands in surrender.

Yulie walked up, wearing a blue jumper. "Where's Ryo?" he asked.

Everyone looked around. "He probably chickened out," Sage commented.

Mia looked at the group. "Does everyone have their make-up on? ("I prefer the au natural look," Rowan whispered to Sage, who nodded in agreement.) Good. If you need any help with anything, ask me. And--Kentou! Stop eating the chapstick! I know it smells good, but really...

"Look! It's the warlords!" Yulie cried.

The four warlords got off the bus, with some difficulty. Cale wobbled, his four inch high stilettos a little too high for his taste. Dais tripped over Cale's train, then tripped over his own hem. Only Anubis was walking with ease.

"Definitely a fairy," Rowan whispered. Sage nodded.

Sekhmet walked out last. He scanned the Ronin Warriors, then stopped on Rowan. "No fair!" he yelled. "You always have to best me!"

"What's the dummy talking about now?" Rowan asked.

Sage pointed to Sekhmet's dress. "I think he means what you're wearing."

Rowan looked at his dress, then at Sekhmet's. Come to think of it, they did look similar...

"It's the same dress!" Sekhmet cried out in dismay.

"And I have to say, I do look better," Rowan said. "Sekhmet has those weird bumps and lines on his..."

"I think they call it fat," Sage said.

Rowan laughed. "Hey Sekhmet!" He yelled. "Have any trouble getting in your dress? Mine is a little big!"

Sekhmet's blood boiled. He growled. So what if his 22 triple X was just a tad bit too small? Rowan had no right to make fun of his figure like that...

"Ryo!" Yulie cried, announcing the warrior's arrival.

Everyone looked at Ryo, then gasped.

Rowan started laughing. Sage joined in, unable to stifle his laughter. Cye and Kentou had amused looks on their faces. Even the warlords were grinning.

"Yeah, well, I couldn't find anything in my size..."

"That's an understatement!"

Ryo glared at Sage. "...everything was too short. And the sleeves didn't fit right, so I had to rip them off..."

Mia looked at Ryo. Poor guy. He'd managed to turn himself into an interesting looking hobo-clown. The small red dress he was wearing with the ripped off sleeves ended at his waist, revealing blue and yellow boxers. Good thing she didn't like him anymore. Then she might feel bad...

"...and I didn't know how to put on my make-up..." Ryo continued.

Ryo's cheeks were two bright pink circles of blush, his lipstick was smeared all over his face, and it was very obvious he had applied concealer.

Ryo looked around. "Hey, White Blaze!" he called out. He walked over to the tiger.

White Blaze's hair stood on end. He growled menacingly. What the hell was Ryo wearing? Maybe it was some sort of disease in which case he better not get close...

Ryo held out his hand, and White Blaze bared his teeth. He growled again, and jumped back into the jeep, locking the doors.

"Welcome to Odango-no-Miko's Mt. Fuji Hot Springs Resort," a female voice called out. Everyone turned to meet the voice.

A girl in a light purple kimono appeared. Her dark hair was in two buns, one on each side of her head.

"I am Odango no Miko--"

"A dumpling priestess?!" Kentou cried. "Does this mean food? When do I get to eat dumplings?"

The girl stared at Kentou with her eye of death at Kentou's interruption. Kentou became very quiet. The girl then turned back to the group, smiling brightly.

"...and I hope you all enjoy my resort. Just for today, I have closed the resort, so the all female, no males allowed rule does not apply...why are you all wearing dresses?"

Cale pulled out the invitation. "Geez, I didn't read the small print!" He squinted his eyes. "And boy is it small! I can just make it out. It says..."

"...the resort will be closed to regular customers for this day. The no males allowed rule does not apply for this day..." Cye read.

"And you didn't read this either?" Ryo yelled at Cye.

Cye grinned sheepishly.

"You wanted to dress up and pretend to be women, didn't you!" Sage accused.

"Why'd you have to drag us into this too?" Rowan said as he pulled off his dress, his regular clothes on underneath. Sage did the same.

"Just because you have a sick mind doesn't mean that we do!" Ryo exclaimed as he too pulled off his dress. He wiped his make-up off on it.

"No, no! Guys! You got it all wrong! It was, uh...Kentou's idea!"

"KENTOU!" the three warriors exclaimed.

"Cye lies!" Kentou cried. He tackled Cye.

"Cale, you nincompoop! Next time, wear your glasses!" Dais said.

"But they make me look dorky..." Cale whined.

Sekhmet growled. "That dress make you look dorky!"

"Look who's talking!" Anubis laughed.

The warlords looked at each other. Then they pulled off their dresses, revealing their armor. Pulling out their weapons, they attacked each other.

Mia, Yulie, Ryo, Sage, and Rowan looked at the fighting warlords, the quarreling warriors, then shrugged.

"If you are ready for a relaxing day, please follow me,"" The priestess turned and walked to the main building. The five followed.

Suddenly the priestess stopped and turned, pulling out from gods knows where a diamond fan (belonging to a certain red-headed character ^_^). "Wait." She nodded to the rules sign, then looked at Yulie.

"No one under the age of 10 (I really don't know how old Yulie is, sorry!) will be admitted. But Mia..." Yulie tugged on Mia's jacket, "I really wanted to go to the springs!"

"Can't have anyone drowning, you know," the priestess said holding the fan like a mobster would a heavy metal pipe.

"Come on, Yulie, I'll take you back to the car," Mia said, pulling him back to the jeep. She banged on the window. "White Blaze, let us in."

Several minutes passed. "WHITE BLAZE, LET US IN!" Mia was beginning to look frazzled.

The priestess sighed. "Well, I can't wait all day," she said. Throwing the fan over her shoulder, she walked back into the resort.

"Well?" Sage asked. Rowan and Ryo looked at each other, shrugging.

The three warriors: wildfire, halos, and strata, walked into the resort, grinning.

THE END!

Finally! *throws a party, in which everyone's invited* And so ends the emotional last episode of the Ronin Warriors' Bustrip to the Mt. Fuji Hot Springs Resort, owned by me, Odango no Miko (dumplingpriestess). I hope you all enjoyed it. I know I had fun writing it. Thank you for all your reviews! (If you haven't reviewed yet, please do so now *wide eye innocent blink*) Much appreciated! Also, please read my other stories if you liked this one!

Megan (dumplingpriestess)