"I am going to kill him!" Saki snarled.

"Why did we have to compete in those horrid games again!" Junko wailed.

"For his sick pleasure, probably…" Ai grumbled.

"At least we all did better this time around," Sakura pointed out. "Yugiri even got second place this time."

"And Tae didn't fall apart!" Lily added, with a groan of happiness from Tae.

They'd all just arrived back from the Gatalympics for the second year in a row. This time, there didn't seem to be a clear reason why they were even competing, but Kotaro had insisted. Just like the year before, all of them had ended up covered head to toe in mud.

"Still," Saki grumbled as they made their way into the changing area. "When I next see him, I'm gonna knock those fuckin' shades right off his face."

Lily didn't even bother changing in the private stall this time, peeling her clothes off slightly further away from the others. None of them grabbed towels, not wanting to soil the material. Lily stayed behind everyone else so that she didn't have to worry about them seeing her. As everyone settled at their showerheads, Ai and Saki continued tossing out threats to Kotaro while Sakura reassured Junko that their image could only get better by competing in Saga events.

Yugiri looked over to Lady Lily and an idea struck her. Proceeding carefully, she asked, "Lady Lily, may I wash your hair?"

Lily blinked up at her through the water running into her eyes. Yugiri's hair was already spotless. She always paid special attention to it, so it made sense it would be the first thing she washed. "Sure," Lily agreed. She turned away from Yugiri so that her friend had better access.

Yugiri was happy that her offer hadn't been denied. She wasn't sure how it would be taken, but it seemed, with all the mud and dirt, Lady Lily wasn't quite as opposed. Perhaps it was because, this way, they were all more or less in the same state.

Grabbing up the shampoo, Yugiri rubbed her hands together and set about her task. The others were already on their way into the bath, still a little upset about the spontaneous entry. Lily slowly relaxed back into Yugiri's hands. It was nice having someone else wash her hair. Her mom used to do it for her when she was younger.

Once finished, Yugiri pulled back. "I'm done," she said, so Lady Lily was aware. She then turned back to her own shower nozzle, intent on getting the rest of the mud from her body. Personally, she could do without all of the grime, but the games themselves were still highly entertaining.

Lily watched her friend for a moment, lost in thought. It didn't feel uncomfortable when Yugiri was washing her hair. Was that because Lily wasn't facing her? That could have been part of it. She would have to test it.

"Yugi?" she asked. Yugiri paused and carefully turned to her. "Would you be okay washing my hair again tomorrow?"

"I wouldn't mind at all," Yugiri told her with a smile.

Lily grinned back and they continued their showers. It hadn't been a big step, but it was still progress anyway. Lily was sure that if she kept going like this, she'd make it to the big tub in no time.

Okay, this was partially to satisfy me. I just wanted Yugiri to offer to wash Lily's hair like a big sis or mom would. And it's totally something the group would do. Sakura would help Saki, Ai and Junko would do Tae's hair together, and Yugiri would wash Lily's for her.

Remember, sneak peeks and updates are available on my tumblr, gothalbinoangel-fanfiction. Where you can also ask questions. I just opened up commissions, too!