Rub-A-Dub-Dub

Disclaimer: Vandread belongs to Gonzo. Dove and OMO belongs to whomever owns it
Timeline: after the first stage, a day before the second stage started
Notes: if this interests you--omo is a real brand name for plates and china soap in my country. Thank you guys for the reviews, bishonenlovah (please write more fic on Vandread), dementedchris (Our Kenshin's writer *0* oroo...), ZsaZsa, Haer'Dalis, LunarChild, anonymous and Dansama (Paiway's picture show was..^_^°), plus White Shadow (I luv ur story)^_^--keep reviewing! And to Bart fans..I don't really know how he particularly called the females except B.C, ['fukuchou-san!']-miss sub-commander, so I invented some stuff. If that offends you--sorry. Some movies I've seen when I was not writing this; Asterix et Obelix: Mission Cleopatre--very funny, good for humor inspiration, not a single minute of tear-shedding moment. Lilo and Stich--who would've thought the Disney animators adore 'uchuujin-tachi' (Aliens). It's really a good movie. Last but not least, Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi ('Spirited Away')--Miyazaki-san did a hopping lamp in this movie(-_-').It's cool. ^0^Haku-sama--is such a bishonen This anime is coming to the US in September. And--Minority Report--RULEZZZ!!!!!sorry for more late posting.


Chapter 4:Dove:softening your skins

Picking up the soaps that Meia gave them, Dita grimaced. She read each soap's labels. 'Dove: Softening Your Skin'. Must be Jura's. 'Chamomile Extract'. Barnette's favorite. The other one however, was weird. It was blue and it does not have a fancy shape. 'OMO'. What the?, thought Dita. She read the extra writings. 'Great for cleaning plates and china' Dita sweat-dropped. Leader couldn't be wearing THIS soap. She posed a silly grin.

"What is it Dita?", asked Duero.

"Ah! Nothing at all! You just can't bathe with this china and plates soap formula!"

"Why not?"

"WHY NOT?", Parfet screeched, "Doctor, every kind of soap in Mejeiru are made chemically and of course the chemicals for human skin and plates are different! It's not suitable for your skin"

"Then what do you recommend"

Dita waved the other two soaps.

Duero examined the other two. He then picked the Dovey one.

'Softening my skins, huh?'

Hibiki and Bart sighed, exasperated. There was no way out for them. It's not like they hate the females but this bath business just isn't right. But their adventurous part of the brain kept on nagging them to try it.

"Uchuujin-san, what will it be for you?"

"--whatever--", he said, giving up to the zeal his UFO-girl had.

Dita picked up her own soap for him, a liquidized one, with Dita's favorite extract, moonstone (get it--?) and rose. She stored it in her locker room and picked it up before that. In the end, Bart's stuff is sure to be Chamomile soap.

The girls picked up other towel, similar like the boys have only smaller.

"I say Engineer-san why don't you too strip-?", asked Bart too bluntly

"He's right!", Duero added.

Hibiki looked at the girls in horror.

Parfet sweatdropped. Dita stared at the boys blankly

They begin to blush.

Red.

MAJOR SILENCE

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(get back to work you lousy no good two-timing fic writer!!!)

"--uhh. Erhem..for what, doctor?"-Parfet inquired.

"Aren't you taking this cream bath thingie?"

"Cream bath is not really a bath--its a special hair treatment. Besides, we already had our baths 30 minutes ago.", explained Parfet.

"OH."--INQUIRED ALL MALES. Hibiki sighed in relief.

But in his mind he's actually curious too.

"And I was hoping to study your body structure.", reasoned Duero.

Parfet sweat dropped.

"Eh- ", was the only comment she gave. Dita turned her head to her left shoulder. "A.", she commented. She gave a lopsided grin. She doesn't mind doing that but on a condition that only she and Hibiki alone. Somehow with other males it was --uneasy.

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"Achhoooooo!!", Hibiki sneezed. Dita and Parfet turned their attentions back to the bathing business. "Uchuujin-san, gomen, I'll get you cleaned up this instant.", said Dita. She lead Hibiki to the nearest tub and started scrubbing his skin. Parfet took out Duero's right hand and did the same.

Bart looked around him.

There are no other females besides the two.

Which means.

. . .

Parfet was scrubbing Duro's skin with care. She opened her orange part of clothing and hung it somewhere. She only wore her jeans and her tank-top. Once in a while some of the soap bubbles flew by Duero's nose and he sneezed. Parfet giggled at the sight. Duero gave her a clueless expression which makes her giggle even more. As she scrubbed Duero's back, his face somehow was calmed and reflected that he was happy with it.

Dita was happily scrubbing Hibiki's skin. Dita also hung her jacket somewhere. Though he looked as if he was annoyed, Hibiki's eyes reflected contentment. He wanted time to stop and this moment to last forever.

Bart growled. "WHY ME??!!!"

'I couldn't possibly ask fukuchou-san about this...'

He wanted a scrub like that. He does.

"Ah! Engineer-san", he called Parfet as she finished Duero's back.

Parfet looked to him.

"Can you scrub my back?"

"I can do it now, Bart, she pretty much taught me well.", said Duero. Bart sighed, oh fukuchou-san.

"Matte doctor, I haven't scrubbed your chest! And I haven't even shampoo-ed you yet!", protested Parfet.

"Ah. Sou desu ka?", (is that so?) Duero said, eyebrows twitching.

"Sou yo!" (Yeah!), answered Parfet.

"Okay."

Duero turned around and cancelled his help to Bart.

"Ah Navigator-san, you pour water into the soap and put some of the soap liquid in your smaller towel and scrub it on your back." Dita inquired. She was scrubbing Hibiki's hair now.

Bart started doing that.

He looked around.

The couples are happy and content

He was very much alone

"WHY MEEEEEE???"

epilogue coming up!

Otanoshimi ,ne? (please wait up for the epilogue)