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His arms kept shivering in my grasp, his hands gripping the jacket around him, desperate for heat. "You're far too reckless ya know Fowl." I complained. He groaned as a reply, seems like someone already scolded him about his recklessness.

"Wanna go to the clinic?" I asked then he shook his head. "I just need to take a shower and get dressed." He answered then I nodded. "Okay okay~" I whispered whimsically then headed towards the hut.

I placed him down in front of the shower room. He huffed and blew on his finger tips. He looked at me, about to say something but I stopped him. "I'll go get your things, take a shower while I'm gone. I'll be back in a jiffy." I said then ran towards the rooms. I could've sworn that I saw Artemis opened his mouth, once again going to say something but he closed it as fast then went inside the shower rooms.

I tiptoed my way inside the bed room, passing through the sleeping men then shuffled through the bags. I finally saw Artemis' blue bag then pulled it up. God it's heavy. How on earth does his small frame gets to carry this much? I once again tip toed, extra careful 'cause the bloody bag is on the way.

Successfully passing through the feet forest I ran towards the shower room. I exhaled then plopped myself on the ground. "That was exhausting…" I whispered. I tried and waited for a couple of minutes then I could no longer contain it. IT'S BEEN 15 MINUTES FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! HE'S TAKING TOO BLOODY LONG!

I stomped my way inside the shower room then violently pulled the curtains…

OH… SNAP…

Artemis is sitting on the edge of the hot pool, a short towel across his bottom, leaving his legs and his torso bare. I felt my face heated up at the sight. Artemis just sighed. "I suppose this is one of those clichéd times where you apologize for seeing then dash outside of the bathe room, holding a nose bleed." He pondered. "But usually it's a woman who's on my position right now." He added.

"S-Sorry!" I shouted then looked away. "It's just that you took way too long so I got worried and…" I fretted. "No need to apologize, I'm confused myself why you're so embarrassed." He said then started to apply soap in his body. "Eh?" I asked then once again turned away at the sight of him touching his body here and there. I felt a stinging pain in my nose, I think it's bleeding!

"We're both guys, I can't see what's wrong in that picture." He answered then dropped the soap and applied the shampoo in his raven colored hair. "Uh… now that you mentioned it… yeah…" I whispered then built my courage and looked at Artemis. He stood up, his hair messy and is filled with bubbles and so as his skin.

He strode towards the small dipper and started to rinse his body. I held myself from blushing. The water started to drag his towel down. He stopped pouring then lightly shook his head, droplets of water falling off his hair. "Do you mind passing me my towel and bathrobe?" he asked as he lent out his hand.

"Ah, s-sure…" I whispered then opened his bag. Inside are folders of documents and beside it is a pile of clothes together with a black towel and a black robe. I pulled it off then walked towards him and passed it. "Here" I mumbled. He took the robe and wore it across his frail frame.

He took the towel and placed it in the bin. He faced me, his hair still dripping. "You're red Cain…" he whispered then touched my forehead. As a reflex, I backed off swiftly, be breath ragged and my heart beating like crazy. "I-I'm okay" I stuttered.

Artemis retrieved his hand and he looks almost, pained. Is it because I backed off? I didn't mean it that way… Don't misunderstand… "Artemis…" I mumbled the last part. I immediately covered my mouth, realizing that I called his name.

He looked at me, the pain still present in his face but this time he looked rather curious. "U-Um…" I mumbled. He took the towel from my hand and draped it on his shoulder. "Thank you… for earlier…" he whispered then walked past me.

I felt a sudden urge inside me then I grabbed him unconsciously. "Eh?" he asked.

In a million in one situations…

I SLIPPED ON THE BLOODY POOL.

I still have Artemis in my grasp. We both struggled up and took a huge gulp of breath when we felt air in our skins. "Bloody floor!" I shouted as I pulled myself up and so did Artemis. We both collapsed on the marbled floor. "I might as well take a bath." I groaned then turned towards Artemis. He was staring dumbfounded at the ceiling, still surprised from our fall.

"Hey, how long are you going to zone out?" I asked as I poked his cheek and laughed. Artemis glanced towards me, his eyes still wide. "I will not take another shower again." He said. I suddenly burst out laughing. "Th-That's a weird thing to say at times like this!" I shouted then held my aching stomach.

I took a deep breath and grinned at Artemis. I pat his head. "You don't need another shower but I think I should take one before I get a co-" and that's when Artemis sneezed. He sniffed then frowned. "I rarely catch colds…" he groaned. "Go get changed." I said as I stood up and helped him up.

Back at the rooms the two of us are somehow wearing dry clothes (I borrowed Artemis' shirt and I'm wearing my soaked jeans, my jacket on my shoulder while Artemis is wearing his fresh set of clothes, consisting of a knee length long sleeves, probably his sleeping attire.) The two of us glanced around and saw a single futon left, the others occupied by bodies… and feet.

We both groaned, obviously not thrilled to be sharing a small futon. "I'll just change my jeans. In the mean time take the empty futon, I'll just go squeeze myself in feet forest." I said with a chuckle. I grabbed my bag and opened it, taking out a fresh t-shirt and boxer shorts. I glanced behind and saw Artemis trying to snuggle the blanket, that's the time I took the opportunity and got dressed.

I strode towards Artemis and saw him looking up at me, a sleepy look in his blue eyes. "Good night Artemis." I whispered then walked away, but stopped when a cold hand gripped my ankles. At first it was some kind of a ghost or something but when I looked down I saw Artemis holding it.

"Wait…" he whispered. He released my ankle then scooted on the side, making some space. "You can still fit in I think." He mumbled. I blushed hard, although I'm pretty sure that it can't be seen in the dark. He coughed silently. "Although you might catch a cold though…" he added.

I smiled fondly at him then sat down. "Don't worry…" I whispered then caressed his cheek. "Idiots don't catch cold." I grinned. He chuckled lightly. "Yeah, I guess you're right." He answered. He turned the other way so I lied down beside him and slid under the blanket. Artemis sat up, seems to have done something in his eye then plopped down.

"Good night Cain." He whispered.

10 minutes…

20 minutes…

30 minutes…

1 HOUR…

I CAN'T FALL ASLEEP!

I feel nervous of course. I glanced at Artemis and saw him lying on his back, his eyes closed and his chest heaving up and down. It was relaxing, watching him like that. I felt sleep washed through me and at long last, my eyes went blurry and I fell asleep.

The next day…

I felt light glared at me, the heat channeling discomfort all throughout my body. I opened my eyes and, like most of the times, saw Luke and Aaron looking down at me, holding bloody camera.

"WHAT. HAPPENED. LAST. NIGHT?" Shrieked Aaron like a little girl. "Huh?" I asked. I felt something moved beside me and saw Artemis pulling the blanket over his face. "U-Um…" I mumbled. "You've got some explanations to do mister~" Luke said then showed me the camera screen, revealing Artemis lying on my arm and my other arm around his waist.

"E-Eh…" I whispered. "I will if you deleted the bloody picture~" I whimsically said although my eyes revealed a death do-or-die glare. "Nope~ I'm saving this baby~" Luke said and when Artemis moaned, about to wake up, Aaron pulled Luke with him, hiding beyond the wall at the hallway.

Artemis' eyes slowly opened but he instantly covered his left eye. "Morning." I greeted silently, still glaring at where the two are hiding. Artemis just nodded then fumbled with something beside him then looked at me, all the sleepy look in his eyes gone. "How's your cold?" I asked. He stopped for a second. "I think it's gone…" he answered.

"Cool. Get dressed, we'll have our breakfast." I said as I stood up and helped him up. He started undoing his long sleeves while striding lazily towards his bag. "You don't have to get dressed ya know." I said as I tugged down a few bed hairs. He groaned. "I do not wish to look untidy." He answered. I groaned, he's back to being sophisticated ice prince again, as if nothing ever happened yesterday.

He walked towards the door and left me alone, great. The two tiptoed their way towards me. "Uh huh…" Luke said then Aaron shot me with his 'what-the-hell' look. "Look guys, we just happened to be sleeping next to each other and got a little close. That's all there is to it." I said with my hands raised up in an 'I-surrender' gesture.

"A little too close if you ask me." Luke said then slung his camera on his next. "Okay, let's go grab breakfast." Aaron said and we headed towards the cottages. A few steps outside the room, I suddenly blew a sneeze. OH CRAP… SOMEONE BE BETTER TALKING ABOUT ME.

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