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A Relaxing Vacation

By Fireworx

Chapter Three: Day One, Hot Springs

At breakfast the next day... Horo and Yoh had ordered some takeout from a nearby fast food restaurant.

It was all silent... but Yoh and Horo were all too excited on eating and doing it very excited.

Anna was eating her normal way too. With a placid stare, but obviously enjoying the food. Tamao was eating quietly too.

Ren was eating. Except... his eyes were half closed and he was eating very slowly, and fighting the urge now and then not to yawn. Bason, in spirit ball form was beside him, telling him to just get some sleep.

Pilica wasn't as succesful as Ren, though... she had already crawled away and had fallen asleep tight on the couch.

"What's wrong with them?" Tamao asked no in particular, as she blinked in confusion.

Bason sighed. "They'e too proud. Neither would sleep last night, because they were too aware of each other's presence. So... here."

"Shut up... Bason..." Ren said lazily, his eyes closing for about a second unconsciously. But he snapped them open right away.

"Ren! What are you doing to my sister?!" Horo snapped sarcastically. "You're making her fall for you!"

"Ara..." Yoh and Tamao said together, both sweatdropping. Anna put her full attention to the conversation. This was interesting...

Ren growled at him. "Really? Well, I didn't. I'm just not used to sleeping with a girl in the same room. How about you and Tamao, then?"

Horo and Tamao both shrugged simultaneously.

"How about you and Anna, Yoh?" Horo asked his friend, blinking.

Yoh, who had chopsticks halfway to his mouth, stopped and blinked back at Horo. After a few seconds, he finally ate the food, chewed, and blinked again. He looked at Horo. "What?"

Horo and Ren raised their eyebrows.

Yoh chuckled. "It's nothing weird, really. I mean, Anna and I are engaged, and it's not like we haven't slept together be--"

WHACK.

Ren stared wide-eyed as Anna slammed her chair on Yoh's skull.

"You... you've slept together before?!" Horo exclaimed. Tamao gave a small squeek and hid her face behind her hands. Her face was blushing furiously.

Anna raised her eyebrow as Yoh massaged his head and continued talking like he didn't get the idea.

"Yeah... we've slept together... why?" He asked.

Anna slammed her chair on him again and glared at Horo.

"Not the way you're thinking, you stupid pervert."

Silence.

"I'm a pervert..." Horo whispered to himself, obviously hurt.

"What?" Yoh blinked, completely oblivous.

Pirica yawned and sat up straight on the couch. "Tamao, are we going?"

Tamao blinked. "Maybe you should get some rest instead, Pirica-san..."

"No... I want to go." Pirica insisted.

"Go where?" Horo asked.

"The hot springs..." Tamao replied. "We wanted to try it out. Oh... do you want to go, Anna-san?"

"No." Anna replied. "I'm getting some souvenirs. You're coming with me, Yoh."

"H-hai..." Yoh replied.

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"P-pirica-san... get some sleep, please..." Tamao said as they were in the springs later that day, with just towels covering them.

Pirica was half asleep on one of the rocks...

"Nah!" She said, forcing her eyes open in a snap.

Tamao nodded with a sweatdrop.

"HoroHoro you ass!" Ren's voice yelled. "Why is it freezing in here?!"

"Kororo..." Horo's voice replied.

Tamao and Pirica blinked at eachother as they listened to the conversation of the two who were on the other side. Apparently, the men's side.

"What about Kororo?!" Ren yelled.

"We had a bet on how long it would take him to freeze the steaming water up..."

Silence.

"WHAT KIND OF STUPID--" Followed by curses and rants and ablahblahblah... ;p

"Calm down, Ren..." Horo said, a bit frightened.

Tamao blinked and got up. "I-I'm going to go get some towels..."

"Okay..." Pirica said as she watched the pink haired girl walk away.

"BASON!"

"What the--?! Don't, you idiot, you're going to wreck the--"

It was too late.

The wall seperating both sides was crashed, and so was everything else in sight.

Before everything settled down...

"See 'ya, moron." Horo yelled as he ran away. "No way am I going to be caught in this scene!"

Ren growled at his retreating form.

"B-Bochama! I'm out of here, too!" Bason said, half wincing and floated away after Horo.

Silence.

Ren finally saw the reason on why Bason had run away.

There... with the wall now gone, the opposite side was clearly seen.

And there was Pilica.

Naked.

Don't look... don't look...

Dammit, I'm looking.

Stop looking.

Stop it, DAMMIT!

Ren stared at her, his face completely red and trails of thought running in his head.

Pilica was staring back at him... glaring, I mean. Veins were popping in her temples, and she was red with fury. The only thing protecting her was her towel which was wrapped around her body, hiding the places which needed to be hidden.

Unlike Ren, who was fully dressed. Horo and Ren weren't going to go in yet, before... that's why they were dressed. But only Ren was here now.

"REN NO BAKAAAAAAA!!!!!!!"

That scream could've been heard in the next galaxy...

"Pilica-chan...?" Tamao whispered, blinking to herself. She was by the locker room with tons of towels in her arms.

Soon enough, an out of breath Horo rushed in the locker room. He blinked and looked around.

"This isn't the men's locker room..." He mused out loudly.

"Horo-kun!" Tamao shrieked, punching him unconsciously, and dropping all her towels.

"Ow!" Horo winced in pain. He massaged his cheek and looked at whoever made that impact.

Tamao. Completely naked.

Blink-blink.

They both blushed furiously and Horo turned around instantly. He massaged the back of his neck embarassed.

"Sorry, Tamao..." He said shyly.

"H-hai..."

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Later... at dinner...

They all sat down to eat. By the wall were tons of gifts that Anna had bought for Yoh's grandparents.

Silence.

More Silence.

Pirica and Ren were glaring at eachother... even colder than usual.

Tamao and Horo were both stammering as they moved and couldn't even look at eachother.

"Did something happen?" Yoh asked.

"No." The four of them replied simultaneously.

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"Nani? Horo-kun?" Tamao's soft voiced asked in confusion.

Horo was grinning at her. The shame from that afternoon was gone...

They were in their room, supposedly asleep... but, no.

Horo had a glass in his hand and was eavesdropping to the next room where his sister and Ren were.

Tamao blinked and crawled up to him. "Nani...?"

"Ren's apologizing..." Horo replied, smirking this time. "He's not very good at 'em."

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"So... what I'm saying is... sorry."

Blink-blink.

"You're actually apologizing?! You?!" Pirica said in total surprise.

Ren growled at her, his face red. "Fine then!"

"No...no..." Pirica replied. "Sorry, I was just surprised."

Silence. Ren didn't reply.

"Okay... I accept your apology, then."

"Right."

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Horo smirked again and set the glass aside.

"That's sweet..." Tamao chuckled.

"Sweet?" Horo raised his eyebrow at her.

"Hai...sweet."

"Sweet...right." He replied, dumbfounded.

To Be Continued...