A/N: Sorry for the delay. I did get some ideas for this chapter, but I was scared to write it. Somebody said that this story was boring, and I don't want to have to torture my readers with a boring story:( The person also said some very rude and R-rated stuff about me when I tried to defend myself. And the whole thing started when I was trying to defend yet another person!
Well, I hope that at least some of you don't mind this story, and I'll continue to work on improving it. I do miss writing about the Saiou family, so you'll probably be hearing from them again.
"Yes, Jun, I have body hair. Yes, I'm sure it's very intriguing. Now, will you stop touching my legs already?!"
Chosaku was saying this while he was taking a bath with Jun. He wasn't even sure how he got here in the first place. Jun had been busy sleeping all afternoon, so Chosaku thought that maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all. But then it came time for Jun to take his bath.
As it turned out, Jun refused to take a bath unless Chosaku was in it. That's right...it wouldn't do just to have Chosaku GIVE him the bath. He had to be in the actual bathtub for Jun to comply with being washed. And guess who had to do all the washing? That's right...Chosaku did!
Jun didn't know a thing about cleaning himself, so Chosaku had to soap up every last speck of Jun's body. Yes, even there. That made Chosaku feel like some dirty pedophile or something, but Jun didn't seem to care one way or the other. He was still at the stage where "privacy" was a foreign concept.
And now, just when all the washing was done, Jun had randomly become fascinated by the hair that was starting to grow on Chosaku's legs. Currently, he was busy running his hands up and down said legs, for reasons that weren't entirely clear.
Chosaku tolerated this for as long as he could, and then pried Jun's hands off his legs. Then he drained the water in the bath, so Jun wouldn't start looking at other places on his body.
Chosaku was sure that Jun would look adorable to anyone else. The bath had given him rosy cheeks, his hair was newly washed, and he was wearing one of those pairs of pajamas that had the feet on them. However, Chosaku was not "anyone else". He was the innocent victim who was just trying to sleep.
He turned over on his side and pulled the blankets over his head, so Jun's face wouldn't be shoved right into his. But that wouldn't deter the toddler. He just burrowed into the blankets and curled up against Chosaku's chest. Once again, this would have been wonderfully cute...to anyone but Chosaku.
On the other side of the bed, Shoji let out a little snore. He was fast asleep; his slumber undisturbed by two-year-old brats. He wasn't aware of just how lucky he was, Chosaku thought as he tried to push Jun as far away from himself as he could.
This was going to be a long and sleepless night...
"Okay, kids, it's time to wake up and have more adventures!"
Mom's voice sounded cheerful, but Chosaku was anything but cheerful. It figured that as soon as he really started to get some decent sleep, it would be time to get up.
On the contrary, Jun looked very well-rested. The rat.
Fortunately, some of the shock of yesterday's fall seemed to be wearing off for Jun. He still kept close to Chosaku, but at least he wasn't doing the leg-humping thing anymore. Thus, Chosaku felt slightly happier as they drove off to the nearest hiking trail. He wasn't sure what more there was to see, though. So this park had a lot of hot springs. Big deal...so did Japan.
Dad parked at a trail that seemed to be well-marked, and off they went. Chosaku was stuck with the job of pushing Jun's stroller. Well, at least he wouldn't have to carry him. His parents were so dorky, they had actually given him a walkie-talkie in case he got lost.
Chosaku and Jun quickly got ahead of everyone else. Shoji was a few meters behind, valiantly trying to keep up with his older brother. Mom and Dad were way behind, since they were admiring every single rock and tree that they found. Every so often, Mom would call the kids on the walkie-talkie, reminding them not to get too far ahead.
Jun was surprisingly interested in his surroundings. He would sometimes crane his neck over the side of the stroller to look at something he found to be intriguing. Then again, he didn't have to walk. He could just sit on his fat, diapered butt and look at everything.
Finally, Chosaku decided to rest for a few minutes. He wanted everyone else to catch up with him, so Mom would stop with those annoying walkie-talkie messages. He was just taking a sip of water from his new canteen when he saw something that was much more interesting than a rock or a tree.
Yes...there was a hot chick walking down the path right in Chosaku's direction! She seemed unaware that he was there, because she was jogging and listening to her Walkman.
Chosaku spit out his mouthful of water when he saw that the hot chick was wearing spandex exercise shorts and a matching sports bra. The outfit only seemed to emphasize her already abundant...attributes. Chosaku hoped that he wouldn't get a nosebleed.
The woman was just about to pass them by, and thus foil Chosaku's attempts to seduce her, when Jun did something good for once. Apparently, the hot chick had a soft spot for children, because she turned her Walkman off and bent over to look at Jun.
"Aren't you just the cutest little thing?" she said as she bent over the stroller. Oh, what Chosaku wouldn't give to be in Jun's place right now. He cleared his throat so the woman would notice his presence. She turned over to look at him.
"Is this your brother?" she asked him.
"Yeeeees," replied Chosaku in his best English, lowering his voice and stretching out the word so as to sound as seductive as possible.
However, his attempts at flirting failed as the woman turned her attention back to Jun. She left soon after that, since Jun had started to grope her.
Chosaku couldn't help but be impressed at Jun's pervertedness.
"Not bad, kid," he said, "It looks like you learn fast enough when you want to."
Jun smiled, then went back to looking at the scenery.
They stopped for a picnic lunch about an hour later.
Chosaku saw Mom wince as he and Shoji eagerly ripped open bags of potato chips. If she had had her way, they would be eating sushi and tofu. However, all three of the boys had grown to love American junk food in the short time they had been in this country.
"So, what did you think of all that you saw? Isn't this a beautiful place?" Mom asked them after a while.
"Yeah..." replied Chosaku. He was actually thinking about the hot chick, but Mom didn't have to know that. She seemed satisfied enough with his answer.
Shoji had come up with a monologue about how cool it would be to see someone get boiled alive in the hot spring. Fortunately, Mom made him be quiet after about a minute or so.
The rest of the afternoon was uneventful. They got to see Old Faithful, and even Chosaku was slightly impressed by that. He had to admit that they didn't have that in Japan. Jun was very cranky because the roaring of the geyser had woken him up from his nap.
It started to rain in the late afternoon, so they headed back to the hotel a bit early. Jun had gone back to sleep, so Chosaku had freedom for the first time in what seemed like forever.
Actually, Chosaku had decided that Jun might not be so bad after all. Well, sort of. Some of the time. He would just have to be sure no one else ever knew that he had just thought that; ESPECIALLY Jun!
A/N: There...I think that this chapter was reasonably interesting...
