A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews! You guys are great. : Now here's vignette #2! I hope you enjoy, and R&R! Heehee. (

Vignette #2: An Unexpected Trip to the Hot Springs!

"I think we might go to the hot springs," Shigure said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

Kyo and Yuki turned their heads to peer curiously at him.

"Are you tormenting that poor supervisor of yours again?" Yuki asked suspiciously.

Shigure sweatdropped massively. "O-of course not!" he exclaimed vehemently.

Yuki and Kyo scrutinized him. Shigure nearly shrunk under the table.

"Well, if you two don't want to go, I'm sure Tohru won't mind accompanying me!" He sniffled, mock crying.

Yuki and Kyo stared at him skeptically. "Fine, we're going!"

"Yay!" Shigure giggled. "Great! We leave tonight!"

"He is up to something, isn't he?" Kyo muttered under his breath.

Shigure went upstairs and knocked on Tohru's door. "Tohru-kun!" he singsonged.

Tohru opened her door. "Shigure-san! Is there something you need?"

"Yes, actually!" Shigure said cheerfully, "I need for you to pack up for a weekend at the hot springs!"

"Huh!" Tohru exclaimed, truly confused. "When was this decided?" she asked. "A-and who will pay for it? Oh, I don't think I can go! I'm kind of low on money right now and I couldn't make you pay! You've done enough for me already and, well--"

"Tohru, Tohru!" Shigure intervened, chuckling in amusement.

Tohru calmed down, but she still looked awfully confused. "Ahh! This is really unexpected!" she wailed.

Kyo and Yuki appeared behind Shigure from their rooms. "We know," they deadpanned.

Shigure pouted. "I-it won't be as fun without you, Tohru-kun. And I can't take care of these wayward boys by myself!"

"Hey!" the Cat and the Rat protested.

Tohru giggled. "Well, in that case...!"

"Yay!" Shigure exclaimed happily.

"Who's driving?" Kyo demanded, an irked expression on his face.

Shigure ignored him. "Well, now, Tohru, get packing!"

"Y-Yes!" Tohru replied, rushing back into her room.

"I'll wait outside, then," Yuki muttered, clambering down the stairs.

Shigure laughed nervously, but the two boys were too preoccupied with grumbling to themselves to notice.

Yuki opened the front door, only to shut it as quickly as he could once he saw who was on the other side. "Shigure!" he yelled angrily.

"What's wrong?" Kyo demanded. He pushed Yuki aside and threw open the door, his eyes bugging out when he saw who was behind it.

"Kyo-kun!" Kagura cried happily, throwing herself on him.

Beside her, Ayame laughed a great laugh. "Another great opportunity for us brothers to spend some quality time together!" He held up two hangers with indistinguishable apparel covered by a long, white plastic. "Look, Yuki! I even made us matching terrycloth robes!"

Yuki and Kyo desperately tried to work together to close the door, but Kagura, blind with powerful emotions all aimed at Kyo, easily threw the sliding door back, dislocating it from its hinges in the process.

Kagura blinked, her hands still clutching the side of the door. "O-oops..."

As Shigure was coming downstairs with Tohru behind him, he cried, "We're not leaving until we get that door fixed!"

Kyo stared at Ayame in horror. "You're not driving, are you!"

Ayame laughed heartily. "Why yes, Kyoukyon!"

"Argh! Don't call me that!"

"Sadly, Ha-san cannot accompany us this weekend because he is tending to Akito-sama." Ayame announced.

"The door!" Shigure reminded them, looking a bit rushed.

--

It had been easy to repair the door because it had been broken so many times that the Sohma family had been accustomed to fixing it. Afterwards, Kyo, Yuki, Tohru, Kagura, Ayame and Shigure uncomfortably stuffed each other and their luggages in Hatori's small car.

"It's going to be so fun! Hm, Kyo-kun?" Kagura said with a bright smile.

Kyo groaned unhappily, sandwiched between Kagura and Yuki. Tohru was beside Kagura, glancing out the window, trying to make out what was Sohma property, although everything was enshrouded in darkness.

"Was it really necessary for us to leave so late in the evening?" Yuki asked, trying to avoid unnecessary contact with Kyo, but the bumps and turns of the road had other plans.

"If we left tomorrow morning, then we wouldn't have much time to enjoy the hot springs!" Shigure explained with a bright smile.

Ayame glanced at his cousin. "Right! Just as long as you're not tormenting that poor supervisor of yours!"

Shigure laughed nervously.

Kagura embraced Kyo, accidentally slapping Yuki in the process. "Let's get our own bath when we get there, Kyo-kun!"

"Er..." Kyo muttered, terrified of saying something that would set Kagura off. After all, they were all jam-packed into a small car.

Yuki rubbed the side of his face. He looked to the far end of the backseat, where Tohru was sleeping, her head leaning against the window. He smiled a little.

"Anyway, Yuki! I've got so many plans for us! First, we could maybe play some ping pong, but if you'd like to do something else, that's fine by me!" Ayame exclaimed happily.

"Er... Concentrate on your driving," Yuki muttered.

"My little brother is so concerned about me! He states that I should concentrate on my driving rather than speak to him! How thoughtful and selfless he is!"

Shigure sweatdropped. "Er... Ayame, please take note that you have five lives in your hands!" he grumbled when Ayame suddenly ran over a curb.

"And how safely I will hold them in my hands, 'Gure-san!" Ayame said with a great smile. "How you doubt me! Don't you know that I am the great Ayame?"

"Uh, maybe I should drive, Ayame!" Shigure suggested, a hopeful look upon his face.

"That's funny! Ha'-san said the same thing, but I'm pretty sure he was half joking," Ayame chuckled.

Everyone sweatdropped.

TBC. (: