The next day, Ran woke before Aki for once. He gazed at her lovingly. She knows what I am

and why I'm in Weiss. But she doesn't care, she loves me for me. This is the first I've been this

happy, ever He reached towards her and stroked her cheek softly. She opened her eyes slowly

and looked up at him. She smiled as he leaned down to kiss her.

"What time is it?" She asked, confused. Ran looked over at the clock.

"9:15"

"What! We're late!" She exclaimed, jumping out of the bed. Ran blushed a little, as she was still

naked. She ran to the shower and started the water.

"Care to join me?" she asked him from the bathroom.

"Sure, less water, right?" He got up and went into the room. He saw her already in the shower

and stepped in. He smiled at her as she tipped his nose with some suds from her soap. He

grabbed his bottle of shampoo and began lathering his hair. He gathered some suds in his hand

and blew them into the air above Aki. She laughed and batted at it like a cat. While she was

preoccupied, Ran slipped his arms around her waist. She looked up at him and kissed him.

Gently, but gradually leaning more into it. Unexpectedly, she dunked his head under the stream

of water. He sputtered and opened his eyes. She laughed and he took the bar of soap and flung it

at her stomach. She caught it and laughed some more. Ran stuck his tongue out at her, and she

retaliated by sticking the bar into his mouth. He spat it out and wiped at his tongue.

"Ew! This means war!" He laughed and grabbed his shampoo bottle, opened it, and squirted it at

the girl. She put her arms up to her face and screamed.

"Ow, ow! You got it in my eye!" She cried out and bent down, hiding a bottle of body wash as

she descended. Ran bent down immediately, whispering his sorries and helped her rinse her eye

out. She whipped the body wash up and squirted it at his chest.

"HA! You fell for it!" she yelled. Ran held up his hands and begged a truce. "Alright, I guess, I

don't want to beat you too bad!" they laughed and Aki grabbed Ran and pulled him near and put

his arm around her. Well, at least he laughed through that all. He's improving... Aki thought

contentedly.