A/N: Okay, this is kind of short because it's really only about 3/4ths of what I wanted to write, but I have to sleep and I promised an update before the weekend was up.

A few things to note:

-I think I referred to the house Shiki as Tenko instead of Tenku in the first chapter, my apologies. I'll go back and make changes later. grumbles stoopid similar names! grumbles

-I never listed any pairings for this but there's going to be at least 7, three of which are obviously TsuzukixHisoka, WatarixTatsumi and TerazumaxWakaba. The others? Well, I'm not that good at surprise endings so you'll probably figure them out too.

-No warnings needed for this chapter, but for future chapters I'll put up a warning now: Loads of Nekkidness, co-ed naked hottubbing adventures and some lemon fresh goodness at the end (not enough to change the T rating though, sorry)

Discalimer: I don't own it, if I did Yami would be an M rated yaoi-fest.

Chapter 3

Hisoka sat in the corner of the office, as far from everyone as he could get. Already he felt a headache coming on and the day had barely begun. He looked around, there was already a large crowd gathered and Konoe had just entered the office, but Tatsumi was still standing in the hallway waiting for others.

"Overwhelmed bon?"

Hisoka blinked at the blonde standing over him.

"Oh, hey Watari. Yeah, I just want to get this trip started so I can go find a quiet place to rest."

Watari looked around.

"Well looks like Todoroki's here so we should be starting soon."

"Todoroki?"

Hisoka turned to follow Watari's gaze to the door. Tatsumi has just come in, followed by a tall woman Hisoka had never seen before. She was middle aged, but in fine athletic shape with sharp features. She would have been attractive, but her face wore a scowl directed at Tatsumi's back. Hisoka noticed Konoe trying to hide behind Terazuma, who looked pissed about it.

"Oh, she must be the head of security right? Kazuma said that she and the chief don't really get along."

Watari nodded.

"It's complicated, no one really knows why they hate each other. I heard Tatsumi used dirty tactics to get both of them here." He shrugged and turned back to Hisoka. "Do you want me to help you close them out?"

Hisoka nodded, holding out his hand. Watari took it and closed his eyes, concentrating on a complex mathematical equation. Almost instantly Hisoka's mind went blank.

It was a neat trick, discovered accidentally one day. Hisoka had come into the lab to tell Watari there was a meeting, but the scientist had been deep in thought, working on one of his calculations. Mumbling to him self about quadrants and standard deviations, Watari unconsciously grabbed Hisoka's hand. Hisoka recoiled, preparing himself for the onslaught of emotions that never came. Instead there was blissful nothingness like Hisoka had never felt before. They came to realize that Watari's logical scientific mind was able to shut out all emotional distractions when he concentrated on something. It became a very handy tool, especially in situations like this, where there were too many people with to many rampant emotions.

"Watari!"

Hisoka yanked back his hand as if he'd been bit, his cheeks were flushed a bright red.

"Huh?" The scientist's eyes fluttered open, "Bon, what's wrong, didn't it work?"

Hisoka glared at him.

"It was working, until you thought about that! There are some things I really didn't need to know."

Hisoka stalked off toward the front of the room. Wakaba almost had the gate open and he wanted to be one of the first through. He also wanted to wash his mind's eye after seeing what was on Watari's.

Watari frowned at his retreating form, confused. What had broken his concentration? Realization dawned on him and he let a small giggle escape. At some point his eyes had blinked open and he had seen Tatsumi bent over the desk talking to Wakaba. For a nanosecond his imagination had run wild, thinking of other things Tatsumi could be doing bent over a desk, or a lab table, or a kitchen counter…

"Poor bon," He sighed, and picked up where his imagination had left off (In the bath, on the sofa, on the train, in a graveyard…).

"Okay everyone listen up!" Tatsumi addressed the room, "The gate is about to open, everyone form a line and stay put until the gate keepers come and give instructions. "

Everyone who had never seen the gate open shifted in anticipation as the air around Wakaba's desk seemed to shimmer in and out of existence. Two blurry human forms began to shift in and out of reality, growing sharper each time until they were standing (more like hovering) in the office. A lush green landscape sprawled out behind them where the office wall had just been.

Kotaro and Kojiro appeared, wearing Hawaiian shirts (there must have been holes cut in the back for their wings), Bermuda shorts and silly grins plastered on their beautiful faces.

"Good Morning Miko!" Kotaro waved cheerfully at Wakaba. There was no formality as there normally was when the gate was opened because they knew the nature of this trip.

"Hi Kotaro! Hi Kojiro!" Wakaba returned their smiles and waves, "Everyone's here, just tell them what they need to do."

"Well," Kotaro began, taking a head count, "I recognize a few faces. Anyone who's been through the gate step forward, all who have not step to the back please."

As they made their way to the back of the room, Saya and Yuma were practically drooling on each other.

"Oh my god Yuma! How hot are they?"

"Yum. One hundred percent fuckable if I do say so myself. Too bad it's obvious they're gay."

"Who cares! I'd be content to watch!"

"Saya, you little perv!"
"Oh look who's talking!"

"Hey! I'm not the one making plans to sneak over to the men's baths!"

While the Hokkaido gals argued and plotted, Tsuzuki, Hisoka, Terazuma, Konoe and Watari went through the gate. Once all the veteran dimension hoppers had cleared out, the Tengu took turns helping the others through. After assisting Saya and Yuma, Kotaro turned to Kojiro and gave a sly grin.

"Psst! Dibs on the blonde."

Kojiro frowned, "They're both blonde."

Kotaro winked, "I know!"

Once everyone had passed, Wakaba set the automatic shut down sequence (The Gushoshin were given special access to open the gate to let them back through) and hopped across herself. Everyone was assembled on a hill overlooking the city, waiting for the welcoming committee, who was apparently late. Tsuzuki looked over at the Tengu, who were still hanging around.

"You two got vacation too?"

Kojiro nodded.

"We had to beg and beg but finally So Jo gave in if we promised not to rip any more holes in the space time fabric of the Tengu realm," Kotaro added.

Tsuzuki smiled sappily.

"Cool, you have to check out the hot springs, these are better than any I've ever been to."
Hisoka glared daggers and kicked his partner in the shins.

"And what exactly does that mean?"

"Huh?" Tsuzuki was puzzled at the outburst, but waved it off, considering it really wasn't out of character for Hisoka to hit him.

"It means what I said, you know the hot springs I'm talking about, I took you there remember? You liked it. You even let me hold you and-"

"Shut up idiot! Never mind. You really don't get it do you?"

"Get what?"

"Never mind."

Tsuzuki was about to needle Hisoka to tell him what was on his mind when he say Byakko and Suzaku running up the hill to meet them.

"Tsuzuki! Hisoka!"

There was a flash of tail ears and white hair and suddenly Tsuzuki and Hisoka found themselves knocked to the ground by the over zealous Shikigami.

"Byakko please be more civil, there are other people here."

Suzaku extended a hand to both men, helping them off the ground before pulling them into a bone crushing hug and kissing each on the cheek.

"My boys! I've missed you so much!"

Tsuzuki managed to maneuver himself into a position where his lungs could expand enough to talk.

"Suzaku, hi! We're all here, where were you guys?"

Suzaku smiled innocently, releasing them, "Oh there was a snake in the garden that I needed to take care of."

"Still giving Touda a hard time?" Hisoka asked.

"I has to stop them from completely destroying the rose bushes I had just helped Tenko and Kijin plant!" Byakko added.
"Well I'm sure everyone's anxious to get to Kansei," Tsuzuki said, "Why don't we get going."

"Right-o!" Byakko mock saluted.

After everyone was introduced Byakko lead them down the hill into town, closely followed by Saya and Yuma, who found his tail and ears to be the most adorably uke thing ever. Byakko, being his usual friendly self, or simply unaware of the dangers of Pink House, didn't mind chatting with the pair. Rather, he enjoyed their genuine enthusiasm.

Following behind them at an unassuming distance were the Tengu.

"They appear to be trouble," Kojiro indicated the Hokkaido girls.

"Uh huh," Kotaro answered, "Almost as much trouble as us!"

Suzaku and the three women from security were chatting animatedly about swordsmanship, battle styles and archery.

"I practice every morning at dawn," She said, "You're all welcome to come join me. And if you need a moving target for archery practice, feel free to aim for Touda's head!"

"Suzaku!" Tsuzuki chided lightly from behind them.

"Let them kill each other if they want to," Hisoka said irritably, "It's probably less dangerous than what she really wants to do."
"What does that mean?" Tsuzuki asked.

Suzaku narrowed her eyes at the empath.

"I think you're reading me wrong, cutie pie."
"No," Hisoka smirked at the fire Shiki, "No I don't think I am at all."