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Author's note: Woah….this took a long time to get finished. Bad lazy person! smacks self on head Ow…ehehehe….anyway…please don't be mad! The important thing is that I updated, right? Right! Well anyway, on to the story. Oh yeah, and this is focused mostly on the couples, mainly Ren and Pirika probably, so yeah. If I ignore the other characters, I apologize. I also apologize for the OOC-ness of some of the characters.

Legend:

"……." – talking

'…….' – thinking

:…….: - actions

Tamao turned red as a tomato, HoroHoro was thinking about food as usual, Yoh pulled Anna closer to him with the usual grin on his face, Anna glanced up at him then looked back towards Jun with her usual emotionless face and the slightest hint of pink on her cheeks,

Jeanne and Lyserg merely kept polite expressions on their faces, Pirika blinked and had a somewhat confused face on, and Ren turned redder than Tamao. From anger, embarrassment or something else, nobody knows.

"WHAT!" was heard throughout the entire mansion. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN RENOVATING! WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED OF THIS!" who else, but Ren yelled.

":sigh: Dear brother, is it always necessary for you to yell? Yes, renovating. You weren't informed because we only started today," Jun replied.

Ren narrowed his eyes at his sister. "Why now of all times:pauses and narrows eyes at Jun: What are you plotting, Jun?" Jun just looked innocently at him.

"Whatever are you talking about? Mother decided the mansion was due for a renovation. If you have any comments, well…it's up to you to decide if you want to talk to mother." Jun said smirking as Ren paled.

"Um…nevermind," he said, fear evident in his eyes, surprising everyone but Jun. It was Pirika who chose to voice the question that was on the gang's minds.

"Um…if I may be so bold. Is…is there something we should…um…know…about your mother?" she asked timidly, making Jun laugh. "Oh no! It's just that she enjoys plotting about Ren's life," she giggled.

Pirika blinked. "Oh. I see," she said, looking at the siblings warily. "Hehehe...oh! Why hello, mother!"

Everyone turned to see a beautiful woman who looked around she was at her 30s donning a gorgeous made of crimson silk. She walked gracefully to the group with a small smile on her face.

"Hello everyone. It's so nice to see you all. I know Ren would hate it if I embarrassed him in front of everyone so I'll just tell you who gets to share rooms with whom."

Horo cut in and said "Ha! No please! Tell us! We'd absolutely love to know what embarrassments Ren got himself into!" he snickered as Ren glared at him.

"Why you….." Ren said threateningly, his eyes glowing with rage. "That's enough, you two. I have planned the partners and the rooms you're going to get. I've had your rooms customized, and I hope you all find them to your liking. If you find there's something missing, just tell Jun or I and we'll see what we can do," she announced.

The group nodded and Tamao bowed. "Thank you Mrs. Tao, but you've already done enough. I'm sure we'll find our rooms to be more than what we need," she said smiling.

Ren's mother smiled at her and said "Thank you dear. It's really not a problem. As long as you all have fun and enjoy yourselves. So let's see.

Tamao, you'll be sharing room 820 with HoroHoro, Yoh, you'll be paired with Anna in room 251. Jeanne dear, I hope you don't mind sharing room 1210 with Lyserg. Manta and Ryu, you'll be in room 1318.

As for Chocolove and the DeadEnders, you can divide yourselves into groups of 2-4 and pick the rooms available that suit your tastes, and Ren, you will be sharing room 1816 with Pirika.

Each of the couples turned their shades of pink/red. Manta sighed, thinking: 'At least I didn't get paired with Chocolove. I pity anyone that gets stuck with him and his jokes. :shudders:'

Ryu walked towards Manta and they set off in search of their room, Chocolove and the DeadEnders were bustling around, excited, and Ren's mother smiled.

"If you need anything, the workers will we glad to help. You're welcome to explore, as long as you make sure to stay out of the renovators' way. You'll find your stuff in your rooms, except for Chocolove and the DeadEnders. Yours are right out there; the workers will gladly carry them to your choice of rooms.

Now, the spirits are allowed to wander freely, and Bason can show you where you can stay to rest, train, and entertain yourselves. I have work to do, so I'll see you all around." With that she walked off quickly and elegantly, Jun following close behind her.

Chocolove and the DeadEnders walked to the rooms to look for the ones that they liked, leaving the couples in the parlor. (AN: I know…I didn't tell you guys what room they were initially in, but I didn't think I'd have to actually name it. Sorry!)

So basically, everyone found their rooms…eventually, and after admiring the rooms, they unpacked and went off to do their own things. Y'know, the usual. They went exploring, took naps, talk, enjoy the rooms some more, plan who sleeps where, etc., nothing particularly interesting. Ren was the only one not impressed, but that's to be expected.

Jeanne and Lyserg

"Shall we, milady?" Lyserg asked Jeanne, offering his arm. Jeanne smiled and placed her hand tentatively on his arm. "We shall, gallant sir."

Lyserg and Jeanne were engaged in a polite conversation all the way to their room, seeming to get closer and closer. After taking a good look at their room, Lyserg, being the gentleman he is, offered to sleep on the couch so Jeanne could sleep on the bed.

Jeanne frowned and insisted that he shouldn't have to give up the bed for her, so Lyserg suggested they both sleep on the bed – he wasn't being a pervert, just being nice. "Don't worry, milady, I promise I won't try anything funny," Lyserg said sincerely.

"Don't worry, chivalrous sir. I trust you to be the last person who would do anything funny, as you say," Jeanne said giggling. "Please, call me Lyserg. I'm afraid I feel I don't live up to the names you call me."

"Oh but you do…Lyserg. I insist you call me Jeanne however, since you insist I call you by your first name. Deal?" she asked, sticking out a pale, delicate hand.

"Deal," Lyserg agreed, taking her hand in his and hesitating for just a moment before gently pulling her towards him into a warm hug and closing his eyes, ignoring the evident red on his face.

"You must learn to be freer. Such formality is not necessary around me," he breathed into her ear. Jeanne, whose face was a cute shade of red and ruby eyes widened in shock, relaxed slowly after his comment and slowly closed her eyes, leaning into the embrace and wrapping her arms around Lyserg, curling his hands into cute balls.

A smile graced both of their faces; the silence was precious. Words were not necessary at this point in time, and both merely enjoyed the closeness of the other.

HoroHoro and Tamao

"Come on, Tamao! Let's check out our room!" Horo yelled excitedly, grabbing Tamao's hand and dashing out the door. Tamao turned pink and said "O-okay, but…do you know where you're heading?"

At this Horo paused suddenly and blinked. "Come to think of it, no. Ehehehe…." He said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. Tamao grinned.

"That's what I thought. Here, let's look at the map," she said, taking out a map she picked up before leaving the room they were initially in and led them the right way. HoroHoro and Tamao were walking next to each other.

Horo was being his normal, goofy self, albeit he was clumsier than usual, and Tamao was giggling cutely at him.

--------At Horo and Tamao's room

:stares in wonder: "Woah! Check out this room!" Horo said, almost breathlessly. Tamao merely stood with her mouth agape, until her eyes landed on a large gourmet kitchen. Her eyes immediately brightened and filled with stars.

She clasped her hands together, staring at it dreamily before giggling madly and skipping off towards it, opening all the cupboards, drawers, refrigerators and freezers, taking out all the ingredients she wanted, and also the utensils she needed and placing them on the black granite countertop then started cooking, humming a cheery tune and forgetting everything around her but her cooking.

Horo, who was still at the door, blinked as he saw her move around, then smiled warmly and slowly and quietly walked to the kitchen, keeping his gaze on her.

After a while, Tamao felt eyes on her and turned around to find Horo leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and a slight smirk on his face, watching her.

She turned 20 shades of red and started stuttering, forgetting about her cooking until it reminded her by burning her finger. She yelped and turned back to the pan and turned it off quickly.

Horo frowned and bounded to her quickly. "Tamao! Are you okay?" he asked worriedly, carefully bringing up her finger into view. "Y-yeah…I think so." She said, blushing.

Horo examined her finger thoroughly to make sure it wasn't wounded, then kissed it and smiled at a now redder-than-the-reddest-tomato-ever Tamao. "There! All better!" Horo said cheerfully. "Uh…um…yeah…thanks…um…h-how about we grab a….um…a bite?" she responded timidly. Horo brightened immediately.

"Yay! Food!" he yelled excitedly, quickly taking some of the dishes to the table, humming a happy tune. Tamao just stood there staring at him for a while, dumbfounded, then shook her head vigorously and took the rest of the dishes to the table to eat with Horo, a smile on her face.

Yoh and Anna

"Let's go." Anna said, glancing at the map then placing it in her pocket. Yoh grinned and placed an arm around her shoulder. "Okay! Lead the way, Anna-chan!" he chirped happily.

Anna glared at him slightly, not liking the fact that Yoh said this in public, making Yoh laugh nervously. She did nothing else but tried to make a slight blush go away (failing horribly, might I add) and walked towards the direction of their room.

Yon and Anna walked hand in hand (AN: Woah….major OOC-ness…Xp) towards their room, enjoying the feeling of having the other close to them. Once at their room, Yoh slammed the door open and Anna twitched.

"Ehehe…sorry Anna-chan." Yoh said, laughing nervously. Anna twitched again, but a smile tugged on the corner of her lips anyway. Yoh didn't fail to notice and couldn't stop himself from glomping her.

Anna's eyes widened in shock and she froze. "Oh Anna-chan! I'm so glad!" Yoh shouted happily, either not noticing or choosing to ignore that she froze. After a few moments of silence, Anna relaxed finally and sighed, wrapping her arms loosely around Yoh's back, closed her eyes, and resting her head on his chest, taking in his scent.

This only made Yoh's grin even wider and he squeezed her closer to his body, sliding his arms to let them rest on Anna's lower back and burying his face in her hair, breathing deeply with his eyes closed.

He leaned down and breathed in her ear. "You smell really nice, Anna-chan. Like strawberries…" he whispered. Anna blushed and gripped his shirt, then huffed and tried to wriggle free, obviously miffed about the comment.

Yoh noticed and picked her up bridal style to the comfy bed, merely sweatdropping at her threats. He placed her down carefully and lied down beside her.

He pulled her closer and placed the sheets around them, then lied down on his side resting his head on one arm, using the other to hold Anna loosely in place; pressed close to him. He then closed his eyes and kept ignoring her remarks.

After a while, Anna sighed and gave up. 'I really am getting soft…pfft,' she thought glumly. She shrugged and snuggled closer, making Yoh open his eyes. He smiled down at her and kissed the top of her head. They fell asleep in that position, peaceful smiles evident on both of their faces.

Ren and Pirika

Ren's face was the reddest shade of red Pirika had ever seen on a human being. He didn't look like he was going to say something anytime soon, so she looked at the floor and rubbed her arm.

"S-so…um…we should…go find our room, ne?" she asked quietly, not daring to look up. Ren looked up and shrugged, seemingly jerked out off his thoughts. "I guess," he said then promptly walked off to the direction of their room, a slightly frustrated and annoyed Pirika behind him.

Ren was still fuming, this time with an all-too-obvious blush on his face. Pirika was walking quietly beside him, thinking of how to make the best of their time and without bickering nonstop. It was his birthday after all, and the least she could do was be nice to him.

"We're here," Ren said, shaking her out of her thoughts. She looked up at the grand doors and the numbers 1816 carved on a gold plaque, and sweatdropped.

'Of course…you're assigned to sleep with the great Ren Tao. The chances of getting a room like this is 100 percent,' she thought to herself, then blushed and shook her head to get rid of her thoughts.

"Y-yeah…I guess we are," she replied. Ren opened her door and let her in first, remembering his sister's threats (and becoming very annoyed as well – not just because of his sister, but also because he felt like he actually wanted to do nice stuff for Pirika).

Pirika blushed, thanked him, and timidly walked in. Ren just shrugged and entered the room, closing the door behind him.

He couldn't stop a blush from creeping to his face, though. He looked around the room seemingly unimpressed, the complete opposite of Pirika, who was looking around with her mouth agape.

Then both of their gazes fell on the same object and the look their faces were priceless. You could have taken a picture and keep it for a million years, looking at it every minute and still crack up.

It was a mixture of shock, confusion, anger and embarrassment. They didn't want to make the other emotions obvious, so instead they picked the bets one and yelled, simultaneously, so loud it was heard on the other side of the world.

"JUN!"

Hehehehe….yeah, I know I haven't updated for the longest time, but what did you guys think? I hope it wasn't too confusing. I wrote 2 versionsof this chapter and kind of mixed them together, so yeah. Review please! .