Prompt: Omi spots rai getting his second hug in one day from kimiko and goes to confront them about how it is unfair due to her " one per customer " rule.. (Submitted by anonymous on tumblr.)

Under normal circumstances, Omi normally wouldn't have thought much of it—it was just his two of his closest friends, Kimiko and Raimundo, standing behind the meditation temple, hugging. Yes, the shadow cast by the temple in the later afternoon sun obscured their upper bodies and faces, and Omi had to wonder why they were engaging in such innocuous forms of affection in such an out of the way location, but Omi didn't think anything of it until a sudden thought crossed his mind.

Kimiko had already hugged Raimundo that day.

Omi had learned early on that Kimiko was very particular about her "one per customer" rule when it came to hugging. It had been a painful lesson, but one that he'd come to respect—Kimiko, after all, was not a hugging machine, and though he rather enjoyed receiving girl-hugs, he would not press her for more. But the fact that Raimundo seemed to be the apparent exception to the rule did pique his curiosity, however, as well as a bit of his ire.

And so he made his way toward the two monks hiding in the shadow of the temple. "Hello, my friends!" he called out to them. "What are you doing here, on such a lovely day as this?"

At the sound of his voice, the two separated rather quickly—so fast, in fact, that Raimundo lost his balance and fell, while Kimiko slammed her back against the temple wall.

"O-omi!" Kimiko said as she rubbed her hip ruefully. "What are you doing here?" She seemed tense and uncertain, and even Raimundo looked hesitant as he stood up and brushed the dirt from his pants.

"I took advantage of this lovely weather and went on a walk to clear my head," Omi told her. "But what about you two?"

Raimundo swallowed uncomfortably. "What aboutus?" he asked.

Omi frowned. "Why were you two hugging? Kimiko said she only gives one hug per person per day!"

"That's a lot of 'pers', little guy," Raimundo said. "Did Katnappe's weird obsession rub off on you or something?"

Omi ignored the question. "Why were you two hugging?"

Kimiko seemed a bit flustered. "Um. We were… cold?"

"But today is such a beautiful day!" Omi said. "And you're the Dragon of Fire—how could you be cold?"

She bit her lip. "Um, I was—uh…"

Raimundo pointed to himself. "She was helping me warm up." He held up his hands. "Bad circulation, you know? Being in the mountains doesn't help much, either."

Omi pondered this explanation for a moment. Then he smiled. "That makes sense," he said. He looked at Kimiko. "If I get that cold, will you help me warm up?"

"Um. Sure, Omi. I guess."

"Thank you, Kimiko." His smile grew wider. "And now, friends, if you will excuse me, I will be on my way." He looked to Raimundo, then. "I hope Kimiko has helped you to warm up sufficiently, Raimundo."

The two of them blushed at the comment, and Raimundo coughed awkwardly into his friend. "Uh, yeah. Now run along, Omi—we'll see you later."

"Very well," Omi said. "Goodbye, my friends!" And with that, he went on his way.

Raimundo and Kimiko watched him for a while longer after he left.

"I can't believe he bought it," Kimiko said.

"Me neither," he replied. "Little dude's got instincts like a tiger, but he's still got a lot to learn."

She looked up at him. "I'm not going to be the one to tell him about the birds and the bees, Rai."

He shrugged. "Well," he said, "there's always Dojo."