We haven't seen you for a while, Liu. I know you have history with Three Dragons, but this civil war can't go on like this. Our men and women are killing each other over for this. You must stop this once and for all. It's for the greater good for Righteousness Union.

Liu was in a private sentō away from Ichika and the gang because he doesn't want his tattoos revealed. For safety measures, he patched his tattoos to conceal them. Liu went inside the sauna to refresh his body as dry heat from the coals blasted. The sauna was dark, and hell is hot from the scorching heat. Unbeknownst to him, he was not alone in the sentō. Liu had a rough day dealing with Kaori, and most of all, Rin. He'll have to settle with Chifuyu and IS Acadmey later. Liu folded his hands as he dropped his head low. Questions clouded his mind, dark thoughts of why he broke Rin's promise for the sake of settling his scores that nearly killed him again.

A wooden door slowly creaked open as Liu turned, and saw a strand of brown hair sticking out. The figure slowly revealed itself to be Rin, naked except with a towel around herself. The worst has happen for Liu because he was told no one can enter besides him. Apparently, they lied because it turns out the guards told the same thing to Rin. Lost of words, they stared at each other until-

"AAAHHH!?" Rin yelped.

"What the-?! I thought those guards said I have this bathhouse for myself," said Liu, pointing at Rin.

"I can't believe this has to happen when I want my own time," Rin lamented, covering her body. "What the fuck are you looking at? Sei ceot heoi!" (Get the hell out of my sight!)

Rin trembled as she tried to walk away, but something prevented her from leaving as if an unknown force glued her feet. He tightened his towel, shaking his head in disgust that his privacy was shattered. Rin, having the urge to smack Liu again partial deployed Shenlong. In response, Liu partial deployed Nightmare. Their fists pointed against each other for a standoff. Seconds flew by, and they silently withdrew their IS to sit down.

"…"

Silence filled the sauna while the coals continued to emit dry heat. Their tempers finally simmered down to relax. It will take a while to repair their problems.

"Rin…"

"Yeah?"

"About the personal vendettas I had…"

Liu tried to open his mouth, but words won't come out as he lacked the strength to speak up.

Rin took notice and sat closer to ease Liu, nudging his right arm. Liu tensed up from the contact of her skin.

"Vendettas have motivated me to go great lengths to send a message against those who were after me."

Rin slightly frowned and said. "The more you go after your foes, the more you're going to create yourself a big target to everyone. I guess I can try to help you out."

"Like how so? I should settle down at least once to get this bullshit off of me…"

Rin noticed Liu's sadness from him and asked. "Liu, are you all right? You really don't sound like yourself."

"Not at all, Rin. I…I want to say…I-I'm…sorry..."

Rin blinked in confusion of Liu's sudden apology. "Come again?"

"I…ditched IS Academy for my selfish purposes to settle scores that nearly got me killed…the worst thing I've done was I broke your promise. I'm so sorry for pulling off a selfish move just to ease my thoughts, knowing damn well that it was hella dangerous. Most of all, I'm so, so sorry that I made you feel broken, and I felt like a piece of shit for doing that."

Rin gave a face of understanding, though she has something to say as well.

"Liu, considering how much of a hothead you are, you irritated me a few times. I accept your apology, but I have to apologize as well."

"Dim gai?" (Why?) Liu exclaimed. "Dou hai ngo m ngaam!" (This is my entire fault!)

Rin patted Liu on the right shoulder with a weak smile. "Haan di laa, (Save your breath) I should have not punched you again when I saw you. I acted too rash without thinking, and realized I saved your life. In the end, I'm responsible if anything happened to you."

"What you talking about?" Liu questioned. "Can't you see what I did-"

"Hei saan," (Stand up) Rin interrupted. "There's more I need to tell you..."

Liu, confused as hell stood up as Rin laid her hands on his shoulders, and impulsively ripped his patches in one swift motion. That was part of her apology while at the same time, getting her payback.

"OOOWWW!" Liu yelled in pain. "Haam gaa chaan! (Motherfucker!) Nei zou gan mat je?" (What are you doing?)

Rin turned Liu around, exposing his bare back and tore his big patch. Liu yelped like a large band-aid ripped his skin apart.

"That's for abandoning me, lan yeung," (dickface) Rin simply answered with a cross vein on her forehead. "Consider this my apology that I lashed out on you. Besides, those patches make you look ugly as shit."

Liu gave Rin a dirty look for being insulted before he blew a mocking kiss. This has insulted Rin so much to push her buttons. He smirked at Rin's irritated expression similar to a mad cat.

"Bin go giu nei zou gaa, haa?" (Who told you to do this, really?) Rin hissed. "M hou je hei ngo baa fo." (Don't aggravate me.)

"Deoi m zyu, nei cung hai wong faa gwai jyu." (Sorry, you're still an untouched virgin girl.)

"Sek sii, puk gaai! Nei cin kei m hou gong ngo wong faa gwai jyu, ngo jim got nei ge tau." (Eat shit, bastard! Don't you ever call me an untouched virgin girl, I'll castrate your head.)

In their native tongue, they were at it. Good thing Righteousness Union associates guarded the private bathhouse, or else the others would have found out the commotion. Let alone, Ichika and the whole gang would not have understood what they were saying.

"Ceoi jat zek mou gan sak nei go cau fah hai." (Take off a towel and stick this in your smelly disintegrated cunt.)

"Diu lei tsuen gaa! Seung sei ah?!" (Fuck your entire family! You want to die?!)

Rin threw a highly offensive profanity at his family, which was Righteousness Union. Full of rage, she partial deployed Shenlong again, having the urge to really shove Liu's face in a pile of coal for his remark. In return, Liu partial deployed Nightmare with intent to drown Rin in a hot bath.

They fired some cruel insults, but it was to vent out their frustrations. They withdrew their personal IS as they calm down again to not aggravate each other. Out of steam, Rin gently stroke Liu's tattoos from his biceps to pectorals. Liu turned his back, as Rin couldn't stop admiring the Guan Yu back piece, and rubbed it all over the dark colorful ink. Liu's body was well built as his skin felt like smooth layered rocks.

"Rin, nei jau mou zeoi gan gim caat go san tai?" (Have you recently checked your body?) Liu asked.

"Mou, dim gai?" (No, why?)

"Nei dik deoi bo zoeng daai siu siu." (Your titties grew a little bit.)

"Mat je aaa?" (What did you say?)

Rin got mad every time someone has to mention her chest size. She was close to tear the sauna from the inside out for that sensitive comment.

"Hai zan ge, ngo ho ji san jyun!" (It's true, I swear!) Liu attempted to calm Rin down.

Rin inspected her chest size; not realizing it grew quite a bit. She slightly blushed at her body, and Liu's honest comment as she scratched her head.

"Oh! Umm…thanks, I guess…"

Liu turned around to let Rin take detail of his colorful, yet painful tattoos on his upper body. He looked at the ceiling, wondering why Rin went with him to cool off. Suddenly, hidden speakers played slow rap music.

"Waa, zun hai? (Wow, really?) They really have to do this," Liu groaned, knowing damn well the name and artist of the song.

Rin tilted her head and said. "Why is there music playing at a bathhouse?"

Party on a Sunday (That was fun!)
Do it all again on a Monday (One more time!)
Spent a check on a weekend (Oh my god!)
I might do it all again (That's boss shit)

"Goddamn it, what are those pricks up to for pulling this stunt?"

Rin listened to the beat made for party theme, followed by a somewhat, soothing tune. While Rin somewhat enjoyed the song, minus the profanity lyrics, she inadvertently thought of getting closer with Liu, and blushed.

What is this feeling? Why am I catching interests of him that's diverting my attention from Ichika? For crying out loud, Liu is a loose cannon, I like Ichika more!

Indeed those were the questions Rin faced. She saw his tattoos numerous times, but seeing the fine details made it mesmerizing. Her heart beat so fast it went erratic. At the same time, Liu started to catch feelings for Rin, hiding his small blush. No way he would ever go out with Rin the Representative Candidate of China that has a short fuse.

"How do you like the sauna?" Liu asked, trying to continue the conversation even if it sounded awkward.

"Um…feels relaxing to wash away your problems."

Another round of irritating silence happened again as they sit next to each other, staring at the coals.

Rin finally broke the minute of quietness. "Maan daai si dou jau dak gaai kyut." (No matter how formidable this problem seems it can be solved.)

"I guess so, but Three Dragons and Kaori are still alive that are bound to come back. I question why personal vendettas motivate me?"

Liu dropped his head low at his actions that caused many consequences. Perhaps Liu should really check in to understand life better.

Rin patted his head for comfort. Seeing his face full of doubt, she leaned towards his right shoulder.

"You have the ability to turn things around. It doesn't have to resolve in violence to end your issues because there's many ways to stop them."

Liu looked up at her. "What other options are left? I'm already dead when my hatred for Three Dragons sparked the civil war."

Drifting in sadness again, Rin think fast to brighten his mood.

"Ngo hou gam gong! (Don't say that!)"

Rin quipped in, facing in front of Liu that caught off his attention. She grasped her hands on his broad shoulders as her heart beat, begging to release her true feelings. Her towel grasped to cling on her body, though it slowly revealed part of her body.

"I did my best to look out after you, despite the fact you don't always listen. In the end, I saved your life, and there's no way I don't want to see you in near death ever again."

Rin was true to her words ever since she encountered Liu severely injured. Not wanting to see a rerun of his accident, she's willing to protect him at all cost. Liu, lost of words attempted to respond, but his thoughts ran out of control seeing Rin almost nude in front of his face. She sat on his lap as her green eyes gazed deep into his soul resembling emeralds.

"Lingyin Huang…I-I-"

Rin grasped Liu's cheeks lightly while his hands were up, trying to comprehend the situation. She wrapped her left leg around his back, and hugged him, nuzzling his nose. He instinctively hugged her back gently, putting his chin on top of her head. They stared at each other until Rin gave a long smooch to his lips. The unexpected move was not on the list that left Liu flabbergasted. He was now out of the world receiving a kiss from his lifesaver. It played a different rap song as it threw another set of lyrics that got her off track momentarily.

You're an itch I can't reach, a wound that won't heal
The smell of skin that's burning
I didn't know you'd be insane
But it's true, and just say all I am to you is a

Rin recognized the song that she heard on the Internet once. She cried upon hearing the angelic voice as tears foamed in her eyelids. Liu brushed off the tears that turned her frown upside down, and she laid her hands on his head, rubbing the gelled black hair. Rin wasn't done yet as she gave Liu a passionate kiss. No other way to respond, Liu felt the trance, and wrapped her neck to respond back. Liu begin to calm down piece by piece. The Chinese duo continued to kiss, completely void of words to confess their feelings in their thoughts. Lip locked with Rin's sweet lips, Liu snaked his arms around her head. Rin's towel dropped as she leaned in closer, causing both of their bodies to press closely.

For the first ride of their experience, they engage something so soothing, yet exhilarating at the same time. To them, they were in their own world peace with warmth to comfort them. Rin didn't care her breasts pressed upon his chest as she kissed him nonstop. She was on the brink of crying again as Liu untied the yellow ribbons to release her long brunette hair. Rin wiped her own tears, gently stroking his ears. In his eyes, Rin looked better without her twintails. The two cuddle on the hard wooden tiles with Rin on top of him. Their tongues softly wrestled with each other. The Chinese girl used her hands to caress his cheeks while he stroke her soft brown hair, back, legs, and her butt.

"!"

In response of her butt caressed by his hands, Rin kissed his jaw, neck, and nose, rubbing his hard rock abs and pectorals. Liu smelled the sweet scent, nuzzling her hair while he purred and kissed her forehead. Sweat poured all over their body, rubbing against the hot, soft skin. Rin cuddled up to the Chinese boy as he embraced her close, kissing her deeply. Rin purred like a cat, nibbling his right ear before she grabbed Liu back to upright position, kissed his nose, and smiled sincerely.

"Hou dak ji le?" (Very cute, isn't it?) Rin questioned with sweat dropped from her face like a leaking faucet.

"Lai zan gaa? Gang hai," (Are you serious? Of course.)

Rin passionately hugged him, stroking his vintage haircut. She turned her back to Liu to clean her body, slightly blushing that her heartbeat might be revealed. He worked from top to bottom, starting with her long hair, then her slender body. Liu's hands touched her breasts through the towel, and Rin bit her lips, trying not to yelp.

"!"

"..."

Feeling slightly embarrassed to let Liu clean her up fully nude, Rin should have cleaned herself up. She looked at Liu in the eyes, adjusting her towel to cover her body.

"To be honest, that wasn't necessary to cover your tattoos with patches," said Rin, adjusting her hair. "Looks more refined that way."

Liu grasped her long brunette hair. "I like it when it's not twintails because you look better that way right now."

Rin frowned since she likes her twintails hairstyle.

"You know what day it is today?" said Rin, tugging Liu.

"Hmm?"

"Saang jat faai lok, Liu King-Sang, (Happy birthday)" Rin said softly. "Turned 17 today."

"Ha! You got me there. I nearly forgot my own birthday," Liu replied, rubbing her head. "Do ze saai, Wong Ling Jam." (Thank you, Phoenix Ringtone.)

Liu smiled happily as Rin laid her head on his right shoulder, grasping his right hand.

It was victory for IS Academy for now. Phantom Task lost this round, but it doesn't mean they'll give up that easily. Sooner or later, they will strike again.

If you recognize the lyrics, guess the song name and artists.