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As Shigetoshi stroked out to the middle of the water he briefly had a ping of doubt. What if Tatsuki got mad at him and didn't find a face full of water all that amusing? Because Tatsuki's expression of shock had been very amusing. Shigetoshi looked back over his shoulder to see himself getting stalked. His grin returned full force and the game was on. Water was splashed and battles lost. But, in the end Shigetoshi gave up. He held his hands up in surrender.

"Okay, okay." He panted. "-give up." He leaned against the side of the spring. "I give up. You win." He repeated. The young man was tired atfer working all day then playing half the night away. Or at least what felt like half the night. He had to get up earlier than all his guests anyways to get breakfast ready and to make sure everything was in order for new and leaving guests. But before that he needed to sleep some, the need pulled on his like a physical weight.

Shigetoshi, once he was sure the war was done, hauled himself out of the water. His fingers and toes were wrinkly from the water and thankfully he was no longer up, as it were. He walked slowly over to his robe and put it on. The fabric clung to his wet skin, aided by the humidity. "Did you bring any towels?" The Innkeeper looked around trying to spot one. He, himself, hadn't brought one because he hadn't been expecting to go swimming. Tatsuki was a different matter. "Need me to get you one?" Since he had to fetch one anyways.

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Shigetoshi tensed up a little as the other man swam closer. Thankfully it was dark and he was covered by water. Tatsuki was truly pleasant to look at. Shigetoshi, flushing a little at his own line of thought, turned his head with a huge effort of will, to look at the night sky. Though he looked back down at Tatsuki as he spoke. Soon silence settled over them. The young man didn't know how to respond. He wasn't sure Tatsuki was telling the truth, or at least all of it. Then again, Tatsuki also seemed to be going out of his way to reassure Shigetoshi. Perhaps even if Tatsuki was less then an upstanding person, he wouldn't drag Shigetoshi into it.

The warm water lured Shigetoshi closer to sleep than his pallet had. He leaned his head back on the edge of the hot spring and returned his gaze to the sky. Words drifted lazily through his head, punctuated by images of Tatsuki. He could think of a few unsavory activities...

"It's fine. I over reacted." Shigetoshi said finally, if only to focus on something else. "What you engage in is your own business." Shigetoshi looked back at Tatsuki. "I'm sorry for my actions since they caused you unhappiness." Then, taken by a whimsy sense of mischief, Shigetoshi splashed the younger man and swam off his perch away into the middle of the hot spring.

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Shigetoshi wavered in the open door as Tatsuki finishes speaking for the first time and lounges back. The apology was nice, and so was the fact that Tatsuki didn't go through his room. He probably did climb the fence. Which was annoying, but better than the alternative. As the other man swims across the hot spring Shigetoshi decided that it'd be best if he went away.

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Tatsuki's voice beckons from behind him. Shigetoshi found himself turning around despite what he told himself. When the younger man ducks his head Shigetoshi feels a little guilt. That, more than anything drew the Innkeeper over to the edge of the spring. Even getting closer it's hard to see Tatsuki's face, but his visible upper body said a lot. Mainly that he was hurt by Shigetoshi's reaction earlier that evening. Or was he projecting? Not knowing really what to say Shigetoshi quickly strips and climbs in.

The hot water did feel good. The man sinks down out of the chill of the night air and lets out a small sigh of pleasure. Tatsuki was right. He had been tense. "I guess you were right." He admitted out loud. He quirked a smile at Tatsuki, not sure if he'd see it in the faint light.

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Shigetoshi would have preferred the monkeys. He would have really, really preferred that. At least his robe kept his decent. Bit it still was running through his brain. And at least Tatsuki was emerged so nothing inopportune was showing. Shigetoshi roughly pulled his thoughts out of the gutter. He tried to focus on what the young guest was saying but he only caught the last part about joining. Shigetoshi pinched the bridge of his nose. And now he was hearing Tatsuki say what he probably wasn't. Ancestors he needed to get a hold of himself. After all, if he did join Tatsuki, it would be a very long night.

"How did you get in here?" Shigetoshi asks instead. The only entrance other than scaling the wooden walls was through his room. Shigetoshi really hoped it wasn't through his room. Because he wouldn't know how to handle that. Not that he was handling anything very well lately. But there were guests to serve and with those guests the Inn would close and Shigetoshi wouldn't be able to feed himself. So no matter what he felt he had to keep his guests happy.

"And did you just invite me in?" He couldn't help the second half of his thought coming out. He even dropped his hand to Tatsuki's reaction. Please, he thought, let me have misheard and have him laugh at me or get upset, or something. Because if he asks again I'm not going to say no. The sounds of the night seemed louder than usual to the young man as he stood there waiting for an answer.

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Silence ensued. It was pretty awkward in Shigetoshi's opinion. The young man did his best to ignore it. And to ignore how hypersensitive he was to Tatsuki. He could tell how close he was, what he was doing, the intense look on the other's man face. And he needed to stop staring, even if he was being oblique about it. When Tatsuki sighed Shigetoshi cringed inwardly. Was Tatsuki annoyed with him? It was hard to tell, and Shigetoshi was known for blowing personal things out of proportion. And then Tatsuki was touching him again. It was all too fleeting and the other man was gone.

Shigetoshi leaned against the counter and closed his eyes. He concentrated on taking deep breaths to get a hold of himself. When he was sure he had some control he opened his eyes and stood up straight. He ran a hand over his hair and gave a sigh of his very own. Funny, that when Tatsuki was in the room he wanted him to leave. But now that he was gone.

No. Shigetoshi told himself firmly. No. He wasn't going to go down that path. Perhaps he should go down to the village here soon and find himself some comfort? It would probably make him less likely to jump his guest. Shigetoshi entertained the idea all the way back to his room. However as he prepared for bed it was wan't a faceless man he imagined, it was Tatsuki. Frustrated and angry at himself he crawled under the covers and tried to sleep. Not that it was possible. His black eyes opened as a sound from outside summons his attention.

Shigetoshi sighed loudly and tossed aside the covers. It was probably the monkeys again to play in the springs. They were a pest, but they cause no real harm. Still, it was something to vent upon. So the Innkeeper lit a lantern, threw open the sliding door and stepped out into the night. Expecting monkeys the sight he did see was a complete surprise.

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REMAKE!!!!!! Lol

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However that being said, if that's the only way to keep this going, I'm in.

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D: No, not another one?! What is the world coming to when you just can't sit in front of the computer all day and stare at the Guild and reply every now and then when other people get on? Lol.

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