Kissu Kisshu: I decided that to warn ya that this is a perverted chapter... so don't yell at me for not warning ya. ;)

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Chapter 10

'Trouble at the Hot Springs!'

"It's not morning yet, so how could it transport?" a confused Ryou asked. "It shouldn't have had any power yet, right?"

"It had retrieved some of its power back," Pai stated. "The kirema anima must have thought escaping while we were a sleep was the best option."

"Then how will we get back?" Mint asked franticly.

"And what about the Sailor Scouts?" Ichigo added.

"I don't know that right now, but we need not worry about it tonight," Pai stated blankly. "If it should come for vengeance tomorrow, you all would not have the strength to battle."

Kisshu, who was half laying on his side with his head resting on his palm, yawned, "He's right," he replied lazily. "Yusouki has such a strong desire to fight so I bet it'll be back."

"But that's what I'm worried about," Ichigo said, moving her knees up to her chin and wrapping her arms around her legs. "What... what if everyone gets hurt again?"

"So?" Kisshu paused for a moment. "Someone will always be hurt through battles, whether they were directly in it or not." Looking back over at Ichigo, Kisshu noticed her staring at him with a startled expression. He sighed. "Don't worry. You'll be fine... Ichigo." He mumbled something else, but she didn't catch it. Nobody did. When Ichigo was about to ask what he had said, Kisshu had curled back up and went back to sleep.

(NEXT MORNING)

"Hey, where is everyone?" Ichigo asked hastily, finally awoken from her deep slumber. The room, which was so crowded just last night was almost bare now. Besides herself, all that were in the room were Pudding, Sango and Kagome.

"All of your friends said they wanted to look around while they could," Sango stated.

"Pudding-chan stayed to watch over Ichigo-oneechan, na no da!" Pudding hyperly shouted.

Say, Ichigo," Kagome began, "since everyone else is trying to relax, why don't you as well?"

"I guess," Ichigo said slowly. "It would get my mind off the kirema anima and ... and the possible battle."

"So what do you want to do?" Sango asked Ichigo.

"Uhm, I don't know."

"Hey! There's a hot spring nearby that I bet will feel great!" Kagome mentioned.

"Waah! Really, na no da?" Pudding asked happily. When Kagome nodded, Pudding grabbed a hold of Ichigo. "Can we go? Can we go? CanweCanweCanwe, Pleeeaaasssee?"

"Uh, I guess, but I don't have a bathing suit with me," Ichigo replied.

"That's all right," Kagome averred. "I doubt anyone will come by..."

"What a rough night," Kisshu said as warm water swept against his face. He grabbed the bands in his hair and pulled them out. Kisshu rested his head against the huge rock behind him. The rock came out of the hot spring and extended upwards a few feet. It attached itself to a hill on the right side from where Kisshu was sitting. Many smaller rocks decorated the borders of the spring as well as others in the area. The springs were plentiful around here and one spring, right behind Kisshu's, was mostly surrounded by huge rocks, except for the front and left sides.

"I wonder if Ichigo's awake yet?" Kisshu asked himself as he stretched, and let out a yawn. "Oh well. I should leave her alone... at least for now. She seemed pretty shaken up last night." Kisshu sank deeper into the hot spring. "I couldn't even tell her last night that she and everyone else could die. Every time Yusouki transports, he becomes massively stronger and Ichigo barely survived the last battle.., but what I said last night was true, I..."

"Ichigo, get in!" a voice, from the hot spring behind Kisshu's, said.

"That's strange... I thought I heard someone say 'Ichigo'."

"I don't know," Ichigo stated. "What if someone spies on us?"

"That was definitely Koneko-chan's voice!" Kisshu said, turning around. He peeked from behind the huge rock. Pudding, Kagome, and Sango were already in the spring while Ichigo debated on whether or not to take a risk and go in.

"Come on Ichigo-oneechan, na no da!" Pudding smiled as she started to splash around in the water. Ichigo grabbed her shirt and quickly looked around.

Yay! Kisshu cheered to himself. Come on... Ya know ya wanna take a dip!

"Uhm, o-kay," Ichigo shyly said, unbuttoning her shirt. She and Pudding had transformed back to human form before leaving Kaede's house.

Yes! Yes! Yes! Kisshu continued cheering, as Ichigo undid the last button on her shirt. As the cat girl was about to take the pink, flowered shirt off, she hesitated and pulled it back on; clenching it tight against her chest. NO! Kisshu whined.

"You're still worried?" Kagome asked.

"But doesn't it feel like someone's watching us?" Ichigo asked. Kisshu sweat dropped and pressed himself up against his rock.

"Don't worry," Sango began. "If I catch anyone spying, I'll personally teach them a lesson."

Kisshu gulped, As long as she doesn't find out.

"All right," Ichigo agreed. Kisshu peeked back out from behind the rock just as Ichigo threw her shirt off.

"AH!" Kisshu happily said, before darting back behind the rock and covering his mouth.

"What was that!" Ichigo practically screamed.

"What was what, na no da?" Pudding asked.

"I thought I heard some one."

"Are you sure you're just not paranoid?" Sango asked.

"Maybe I am," Ichigo replied, reaching for her skirt. Kisshu sighed in relief, then turned back around.

I better watch myself, or else I'm done for. Kisshu said to himself. Ichigo slipped her skirt off and was about to undo her bra when she had another bad feeling.

"What now?" Sango questioned Ichigo.

"I uh, still feel like someone's watching," she replied cautiously.

"Fine. If you're that worried, then get a towel out of my bag over there," Kagome stated, pointing to her yellow bag laying against a rock to the right of her. "You can slip the rest of your clothes off from underneath the towel."

"Okay, thanks." Ichigo quickly walked over to the bag and pulled out a soft pink towel. Hastily, she wrapped it around her, then took her under garments off.

NOOoooo, Kisshu cried, then turned away and sunk back down into his water. Everywhere I go, some girl ruins my fun!

"Ah, this does feel good," Ichigo stated contently.

"See, you were worried for no reason at all," Kagome said.

"Yeah, I guess so." Ichigo folded up her towel and placed it on the edge of the hot spring. "I must have imagined everything."

"Hey, Ichigo? What's with that pervert Kisshu?" Sango asked. "He's so obsessed with you." Kisshu turned his head slightly to listen.

"What's there to talk about? He's a pervert with no life outside of stalking me."

"He's definitely dedicated."

"Is Kisshu that one guy with the golden eyes and green hair?" Kagome asked. Ichigo nodded her head. "I think he's kind of cute."

"Yeah, I guess I have to agree with you there," Sango added.

"WHAAT?" Ichigo screamed.

"Don't you think he's cute, Ichigo?" Kagome questioned.

Kisshu pressed his head up to the rock and peeked around again. Say yes! Say yes! Come ooon, Kisshu said to himself.

"N-n-NO! Besides... I have a boyfriend so I don't have the right to say anyway."

Grr, first she says I'm not cute, and now she's talking about Aoyama-kun. Kisshu continued to pout behind his rock.

"Why do you say that, Ichigo?" Sango asked. "Kagome just said Kisshu was cute and she has a crush on InuYasha.

"WHAT? No I don't!" Kagome retorted. "Like you're one to talk. It's the same with you since you have a crush on Miroku!"

"Ah! Do not!"

"Pudding has a crush on Tar-Tar-kun!" Everyone stared at her, but she went on doing what she had been doing.

Ichigo giggled and about this time, Pudding decided to go under the water for a bit. "Umm," Ichigo begun. "I guess he's kind of cute. But I'll never let him know that!"

Kisshu instantly jumped up and darted out form behind his rock; obviously not thinking. "You really think I'm cute?" he asked happily as he stood there, butt naked. The girl's heads jerked towards Kisshu. Their mouths dropped before letting out a sharp scream. Pudding came up around this time and Sango grabbed the monkey girl, then covered Pudding's eyes. Sango closed hers soon after and Kagome turned away, wide eyed. Ichgio covered her eyes with her hands; her face, as well as the other girls, was crimson.

"That was really disturbing, Kisshu!" Ichigo shouted nervously. "What are you doing here anyways?"

"What'd Pudding miss?" the blond girl asked. "Let Pudding see, na no da!"

"Trust me, you don't want to!" both Kagome and Sango said at once.

"Hey! I was here first!" Kisshu answered, sitting, back down in the water and crossing his arms over some of the smaller rocks. The girls had moved downwards a ways, allowing the water to reach their mid necks. "I'm down... I'm down. Geez."

The girls slowly poked open their eyes, then sighed in relief. Sango removed her hands from Pudding's eyes. Ichigo looked at Kisshu nervously. "Y-you were here first?" she asked. "Aah! D-did you see m-me...?"

"Get undressed?" Kisshu smiled mischievously.

"OMG! You did!" Ichigo shouting, blushing like crazy.

"What happened? I heard you all screaaAAAHH!" Ryou, who had been close by when the girls screamed, yelled. The blond boy quickly turned around, wide eyed and blushing.

"Shirogane-san! You pervert!" All the girls shouted. Miroku showed up soon after. He had also heard the girls screaming and had come to check on them.

"What's the prob... woah!" the monk said smiling. All the girls picked up huge rocks and started throwing them at all the guys.

"You hentai's! Perverts! Sickos!" the girls yelled.

"Ow! Hey! Quit it!" the guys shouted. "It was-ow-an-ow-accident-OW!"

"Idiots," both InuYasha and Pai said in unison. They were in a tree that hung above the girls hot spring. "An echo?" they both said again before looking under the branches.

"A demon!" InuYasha stated after seeing Pai.

"A male Mew Mew?" Pai said sarcastically.

"A what? That better not be an insult!"

"And what if I said it was?"

InuYasha drew his sword. "Then I'd have to cut you in two!"

"I'd like to see you try. Someone of your intelligence surely can't do much."

"That's it, HAAH!" InuYasha shouted, slashing his sword at Pai. The purple haired alien moved out of the way and InuYasha cut the tree branch in half, causing him and Pai to plummet down into the center of the hot spring. They quickly darted up and spat out some water before realizing where they were. Everyone was staring at them wide eyed, mouths as low as they could go. Pai and InuYasha sweat dropped. "Don't get the wrong idea girls!"

"INUYASHA!" Kagome begun.

"No wait, Kagome. Don't say it."

SIT BOY! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!

(SPLASH!)

InuYasha was jerked down, taking Pai with him. Most of the water was splashed out and all the the girls, except Pudding, threw their arms around themselves. The water was still up around Pudding's mid chest while she was sitting down.

"Pudding doesn't think that helped, Kagome-oneechan, na no da!" Pudding stated.

"Don't rub it in!"

Pai and InuYasha lifted themselves back up.

"Aah! You perverts!" Sango, Kagome, and Ichigo screamed...

"Ouch, what happened to all of you?" Mint asked all the guys as they stumbled into Kaede's house. Mint as well as Lettuce, Zakuro, Shippo, and Kilala had come back not long before the others. The guys were covered in bright red hand prints; even Pai.

"That's not important!" InuYasha snapped.

"They were spying on us while we were in the hot spring!" Ichigo stated as she, Kagome, Pudding and Sango walked in. Faces bright red.

"WE'RE NOT!" all the guy's, except Kisshu yelled.

"I heard them scream so I came to see what happened!" Ryou pointed out.

"That is correct," Miroku added.

"Same here," InuYasha stated and Pai nodded in agreement.

Mint looked at Kisshu. "So... what's your excuse?"

"I umm, wasn't spying. Just watching without them knowing."

"Idiot," Zakuro and Pai said blankly.

"That was rude, Kisshu-san," Lettuce explained.

"Whaaat?" Kisshu whined. He pointed at Ichigo, Sango and Kagome. "They looked at me, too, ya know?"

"Waah!" Ichigo squeaked. She ran over to Kisshu and grabbed him by the shirt collar. "You jumped out of no where!"

"I jumped out from behind a rock... not no where," he added jokingly.

"Grrr, hey Kagome? Is there anyway you could get me one of those necklaces?"

"You mean the 'sit' necklace?" Kagome asked.

(BAM!)

InuYasha was instantly jerked down into the floor. "Oops! InuYasha, I didn't mean to say 'sit'!" (BAM!)

"UGH!" InuYasha cried out, being pulled further downwards.

"Aah! I said 'sit' again! I didn't realize that I was saying 'sit'!"

(BAM! BAM!)

"QUIT IT WILL YA!"

Kisshu looked down at the hole in the floor and gulped. Please say that's the only necklace of its kind... If not, uuh, I'd prefer not to think about it!

"Say what?" Kagome asked innocently? "Si...?"

InuYasha jumped out of his little hole in the floor and quickly covered Kagome's mouth.

"Don't you dare!" InuYasha commanded. Kagome pulled his hand away from her mouth.

"Don't tell me what to do!"

Before long, a huge riot had emerged. Kagome was continuously sitting InuYasha. Ichigo was now trying to choke Kisshu while Pai smacked the green haired alien boy on the head. In the far right corner of the house, Zakuro, Mint and Sango were slapping and yelling at Miroku for groping them. The small fox boy, Pudding and the demon cat were chewing on some candy, while thinking about how stupid everyone looked.

Opening the door, Lettuce sneaked out while everyone else was distracted. It was getting rather noisy so she thought it would be a good time to take a dip in the hot spring. Since the others were too busy trying to kill each other, Lettuce felt that she would not have to worry about having a repeat incident like Ichigo, Kagome and Sango's.

At arrival, Lettuce quickly undressed and sat down in a hot spring that had an average sized rock in the center, blocking entrance to the other side. Lettuce scooted over to the rock and rested against it, now closing her eyes. Slowly she found herself drifting into sleep... unknowing of a figure moving into the other side of the spring, resting his head against the same rock. He, too, unknowing of her being there.

Within a couple hours, Lettuce had re awoken. Looking up at the sky, she realized the sun was setting and stars were starting to appear in the sky. Oh no! How long was I out for? Lettuce asked herself. I'd better go... it's getting late.

Just as the green haired girl pulled herself out of the water, the figure on the other side had done the same. Both jerked their heads towards each other and gasped.

"S-Shirogane-san!" Lettuce said, shocked.

"Lettuce-san!" Ryou shouted, in surprise, at the same time.

"OMG!" they both screamed as they jumped back down into the water. Their eyes instantly grew wide while their faces turned beet red.

Aah! I can't believe this. Lettuce said to herself. I just saw him... he just saw me... nake... AAHH! So embarrassing!

"Uh... Lettuce-san?" Ryou asked nervously.

"I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING!" She screamed.

"Uh! Calm down... that... wasn't what I was going to ask."

"Uhm! Uh... sorry!" She apologized, now blushing darker, and so was Ryou.

"I'm just wondering... why did you leave the cabin?"

"It uhm... was getting too noisy... and weird. Uh, why did you... uhm leave?

"For the same reason." Ryou and Lettuce turned around, pressed themselves against the rock and peeked around at each other. Both of them still blushing furiously. "We r-really need to get back. How about we close our eyes, then get dressed?"

Lettuce nodded. "All right," she replied.

Within a few minutes, both Ryou and Lettuce were completely dried off and dressed. On the way home, neither spoke a single word to the other. Embarrassment was definitely evident, not only shown through the awkward silence, but also through the red skin tone that seemed to have stained their faces. Once back, their friends practically attacked them.

"Where do you think you were?" Ichigo and Mint asked angerly. Lettuce and Ryou looked at each other nervously, then jerked their heads away. When neither of them answered, everyone noticed Lettuce's and Ryou's bright red faces and slightly wet hair.

"Oooooh..," they all said in a tone, that if at all possible, made Lettuce and Ryou blush darker. Before Kisshu had a chance to add his perverted comment, a flash of blinding light, just outside the cabin, interfered. Everyone poked their heads outside to see what had happened. To their surprise, a small auburn haired alien boy stood right in front of them. The transport anima next to him. It had some strange device strapped around its neck.

"Tuh-TART?" All the Mew Mews, Kisshu, Pai and Ryou exclaimed at once. Surprised expressions across their faces.