They both silently layed in their tent, unable to move or even talk. The scenes they'd just seen...Tria...Rena??? Claude!? Celine and Chris they could understand, and quite easily. They, after all, were married and had been together for a little while now, since before they saved Expel and hence, the universe. So they deserved a little...quiet time.


Claude and Rena, though...they couldn't imagine. Rena seemed that quiet little Arlia girl who hadn't traveled more then a couple miles from Arlia. And that's all she was, little Rena. And Claude-...well, he's a little too wishy-washy to...wow.


"Can't sleep either, huh?", Chisato asked.


"I can't...believe it...", Ashton replied.


Chisato giggled. "It's a little erotic, if you think about it."


Ashton's face turned red. "Huh?", he asked, incredulously.


"Well, think about it. Rena, who is so innocent and pure, being seduced by the mysterious spaceman from a distant planet. That is such a GREAT idea for a book!" She grabbed a pad and pen and began scribbling.


"Chisato! You don't plan to write about that, do you?"


"Of course!"


"But then they'll know we saw them!"


Chisato's pen stopped writing. "I guess you're right. But what can we do, then?"


"It's their buisness, Chisato. If they want to do...that...then power to 'em."


"How can you say that, Ashton? This is Rena we're talking about, here!"


"AND Claude! Goodness, Chisato, she's 18 now! She can do what she wants!"


"Not with Chisato on board." She giggled.


Ashton placed a finger to her lips. "No, Chisato. We can't let them know we were spying on them! They'd never respect us again!"


Chisato was silent for a second. Then she kissed Ashtons hand. Ashton pulled it back, horrified. "Chisato!!"


Chisato giggled again. "Stop being such a prude, Ashton. Don't tell me you don't feel even slightly turned on by what we just saw? Because...I'm sure I do."


If Ashton backed into the opposite tent wall any further, he'd break through it. "W-w-...I...Chi-..."


Chisato leaned closer. "And with two dragons watching...I can't think of anything more erotic then that."


The wall of the tent ripped and Ashton fell through it, down a grassy hill. Chisato laughed and log-rolled down after him. When they reached the bottom, Chisato was rolling with laughter.


"Oh, Ashton, you take everything too seriously! Ha ha ha!"


Ashton was blood red. "Yeah, yeah."


Chisato stood up. "Come on, Ashton, let's do that again!" She giggled as she ran up the hill. Ashton only sighed, running after her. After they'd had their fill of falling down the hill, they fixed the tent and collapsed into the tent, just a little closer then before.


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The morning sunlight woke them all up. Chris, Claude and Ashton went down the mountain a bit to chop some firewood, while the three girls stayed in camp to start cooking. Celine and Rena were chatting up a storm, about past events, future happenings, etc. Basic girl chat. Only today, Chisato was looking down as she peeled her potato.


"C'mon, Deary, speak up! We can't keep the conversation going by ourselves!", Celine said.


Rena...and Claude...so disturbing, yet for some reason, it makes sense. They'd been together even before they'd found Celine. A long time, it seems like, and Celine and Chris were...you know, already, why shouldn't they?


"Chisato?", Rena asked.


Still though, why couldn't they wait? Or at least have been a little QUIETER so she didn't have to hear it? This is going to plague on her mind forever, now. Rena, why did you have to bring me so much-


Her train of thought suddenly jumped the rail as an oven-mitt-covered hand shot into her view of space. It began to "speak".


"Chwisatto! Where awww youuuu??"


Chisato laughed and smacked away the mitt. "Sorry, my mind is just a little preoccupied."


"Izat right?", Celine said. "Well, talk to us! Let out your preoccupation!"


"I don't think so, I promised I wo-", Chisato began.


Celine giggled. "Ashton, right? Awww, did you two hit it off?"


Chisato rarely blushed. A reporter needs to learn when to keep her emotions in check. She tried her hardest NOT to blush now. "No, no, just a talk we had."


"What can't you talk about with us, your friends?", Rena asked.


Every word Rena said sounded like her own moaning. Chisato shuddered. "N-nothing, Rena, just a little sleeping tog-...::Cough::Sleeping problems. I just couldn't get to sleep, that's all." She attempted a chuckle. The two girls weren't buying it.


"Come on, Chisato...if you tell us, we'll each tell YOU a secret. Isn't that right, Rena?"


Rena was NOT able to hold her emotions at bay like Chisato could. Her face was instantly red. "I...um..."


"I'll start!", Celine started.


"No, Celine", Chisato interupped, "I can't tell you. Besides, it's something you already know. At least, part of what I'm musing on is what you already know." Chisato then leered at Rena. Her red face grew greater color then before.


"The hunters have returned!", yelled Chris as they walked up, carrying armloads of wood. Even Gyoro and Urunun were being little helpers, they both were holding logs in their mouths. Chisato looked at Ashton, whose face was deep red. She had a feeling it had been that red since they left this morning. She could just picture it:


"Yeah, we did it last night!"
"Really, me too!"
"Get out! Really? You and Rena?"
"Yeah! It was great!"
"..."


She chuckled inwardly. Ashton, such a prude you are. You could've at least played along with them. The men dropped their wood near the fire and walked to the mess area.


"Whatcha all talking about?", Chris asked, pulling up a chair.


"Oh, shy little Chisato over there won't tell us a secret," Celine said.


"Oh my, same with Mister Ashton!", Claude added.


Everyone looked at the pair. This time, Chisato couldn't resist blushing.