~Your pov~
Like that, a week past and the entire world know that you and Asakura Hao are together, official girlfriend-boyfriend relationship. Horo Horo on the other hand, was confused seeing how he still believes that you're Hao's fiancee. Anna......was just Anna. For some odd reason, you were expecting to be bully or something by Hao’s fan girls, but none of them seems to dare to come close to you which made you sort of wonder.
You don't know how, but Manta won some onsen tickets from some sort of competition and had invited all of you, including Horo Horo, to a 2 day vacation (your weekends) at the onsen house. Right now, you guys are on a bus on the way to the hot spring. However, the bus was unusually empty. Actually, only you guys are in the bus except for the bus driver.
"You seems excited, is this your first time to an onsen?"
A voice whispered into your ear as you stare out the window. Gasping, your head snaps towards Hao as you blushed, noticing how close you two were as you quickly pull a distance. Hesitating slightly, you gave him a shy nod. You had almost forgotten Hao was sitting right next to you, closer than the seats had arranged. "The old lady who took care of me has an allergy towards a certain mineral within the onsen......so I've never been to one." You replied as Hao smiled softly and pull some distance away so you could be more comfortable as you shift over a bit.
"Hey, you two lover-birds! How are ya doing!?"
Horo Horo asked as his head popped out of the seat in front of you and Hao as you blushed while Hao merely smiled. "Better than those two." Hao said as he point his finger to the left as you and Horo Horo turn to see Yoh and Anna sitting there. Those two were mostly ignoring each other's company. Yoh was sleeping while Anna glares into space.
"Man, those two are not romantic at all, not that I want to see it."
Horo Horo whispered as you sweat dropped. "So what should we do?" He asked with a yawn, seeming bored from the long trip. "How about cards?" Hao asked with a smile as he pulls out a deck from his bag. "Alright!" Horo Horo cheered, throwing his arms into the air. "Hao-kun, can I join?" Manta asked as his head popped out from the side of the seat beside Horo Horo as you and Hao smiled.
~Later~
After a long trip, you all finally arrived at the onsen house. Surprisingly, there is no one there at all, which is very pleasant, meaning that you guys got the entire spring to yourselves.
Right now, you guys follow the old man, the keeper of this onsen house, down the hall. Soon, you guys arrived at six doors, three on each side. "Hey, why is the place so empty?" Horo Horo asked as the old man smiled at you guys. “This is a very small place. And in such distance from the city, no one bothers to come here. All six guest room are designed the same so please choose which ever one you want to use. Well, enjoy. Dinner will be served to you at 7 pm in the dinning room. Until then, feel free to roam around." The old man said with a bow as he walks away.
"Well, I call for this room!"
Horo Horo shouted as he ran to the first room on the left. "Then I'll take this on." Yoh said as he went to the first room on the right. Manta took the second room on the left while Anna took the second room on the left. That only leaves the last two rooms for you and Hao. "See you later." Hao said with a wink as he walks away, taking the last room on the left while you went into the room opposite of his, blushing slightly.
Once you enter the large room, you gently place your bag down on the table and started to unpack. After unpacking, you head out to look for the others, but to your surprise, they’re nowhere to be found. Seeing this, you decide to head for the onsen. It took you a while, but you finally found it as you went into the girl's change room to find many kimonos resting on the shelves for guest. Taking off and folding up your clothes, you place them into a basket and wrapped a clean towel around you. With that, you slide open the door as a wave of hot air hit against your body.
Looking through the mist, you saw a medium size onsen as you walk in, closing the door behind you. Carefully, you slowly step into the hot water; your body was already warmed up by the air temperature. 'It feels nice.' You thought as you went in more until the water reaches your shoulders as you relaxed against the edge. Although the onsen was relaxing, you somehow couldn't really relax at all. Your body was stiff and you couldn't help but feel as if you're being watched. 'C-Calm down......we're the only customers here.....I must be thinking too much." You told yourself nervously, closing your eyes to relax and try not to think too much….
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“Aah!!”
You screamed when you felt a hand or something grabbed your leg under the water and tries to pull you down. Kicking the hand off your leg, you quickly got out of the water and ran back into the change room. The minute you went in, you slide the door behind you shut as you held onto the towel around your body tightly, panting slightly in fear.
"Ayame, what's wrong?"
A voice said as the door quickly slides open to reveal Hao. But when he saw what you're wearing, he blushed in light pink, quickly turning his head to look away from you. "Gomen." He apologized but just when he was about to walk away, you ran up and gently grab his kimono sleeve to stop him. He was caught off guard by this, but stops as he turns to you, his eyes lock on yours.
"What's wrong?"
Hao asked with worries, noticing how scared you were and how you were shaking. "A-A hand grabbed my by my leg." You shuttered as Hao's expression turned from worries to a serious look.
"I'll take a look. Oh, and you might want to get dress, not that I'm complaining."
Hao said with a chuckled as you blushed in deep red, remembering that you have nothing on but a towel. On top of that, you're wet, so the towel was sticking to your body.
~Hao's pov~
After the little teasing, Ayame seems to got her mind off the topic for a few seconds as I slide the door open and walk into the onsen. Looking around, I don't see any sigh of people, only a medium size onsen with a thick layer of steam. Walking to the edge of the onsen, I knelt down and through the water, but still nothing.
