Peeking in the hotsprings

*Luke wanted to start writeing romance novels.* "Ok time to learn about girls." "Too the hotsprings!" *Luke ran to the hotsprings*

miyuki saw a boy walk to the girls hotsprings as she was going in. she watched the boy look through a peekhole. she creeped up behind him. her yellow eyes glowering. "what are you doing Luke?"

kisho was relaxing the the hot springs behind miyuki as she walked up behind luke as he said "now now miyuki, don't be to harsh on the boy, these are co-ed hot springs" he leaned back against the warm rocks, resting his head on a towel as he took a deep breath of the warm steamy air

miyuki sighed as she looked up at the sighn that said it was true. "...... i dont know how you people stand this tempature. but if i must fit in with you, might as well get in." she said as she slitherd into the sulferic water. making her skin tingle a bit uncomfortably.

"come now, just because something feels out of place for you doesn't mean that it is the same way for us" he lifted his head, trying to catch a glimpse of miyuki with out her towel but was to slow and only saw her shoulders sink into the water "or have you forgotten that willows are an almost entirely different species than humans"

"No....but i am young enough to be closer to your race than i will ever be." she dunked her head into the water. she was glad for the clouded water.

"even so, you have to admit, the hot water does feel good after a long day, really relaxes the tense and tired muscles" he dipped a cloth in the water and leaned forward, placing the cloth over his shoulders

she sighed. "not really, maybe if i give it a while it will seep in...." she took out a cloth and began scubbing her arms.

"come now, this isn't a bath house, it's a hot spring. just sit back, drink some sake and let warm water do it's thing" he waved over an attendant who than brought over two bottles of warm sake and two cup, than gave one of each to both miyuki and kisho

she winced at the sake. "no...ill just have some water. or some fish oil." she leaned on a rock and closed her eyes.

"what is wrong with sake, did you pick up your father's monk traits or do you have your own reasons" he poured himself a small cup and slowly sipped at it

she opend her eyes critically. "no, i just dont want to go into my dark willow state and grow a stupid tail while wreaking havoc in the village while im naked."

"'i'd stop you long before you even got out of the hot springs" he placed his empty cup on the ledge and pointed to the bottle beside miyuki "and you should be fine anyway, so long as you don't drink to much"

miyuki shrugged and took the sake cup. " okay, though it would be a bit embarrasing..." she took a small sip curiously.

"well, at least i've gotten one willow to drink" he drew a line in the air like he was taking a tally "so what brought you all the way out to konoha"

" it gets boring seeing the same scenery. so im just making a trip to see what kind of books and weaponry they have so i might buy some books and replicate and improve on the weapons..."

"if it's book you are looking for,it's my apartment you seek, i have the second largest collection of literature in the world, and as for weapons, you need only look in my coat to see all that there is about weaponry" he motioned with his hand towards the main building where his clothes were stored while he was in the springs

she sighed. "ill keep to the shops, though the literature is not what you have. since i cant read ink or pencil..."

"what, is there something wrong with the weapons that i have access to" he refilled his small cup and took a sip

"no, i just like public places. their more...interesting." she said, choosing her words carefully.

"to each his own" he lifted his cup almost like a toast and shrugged his shoulders "but if you ever need help with weapons, feel free to contact me"

he nodded. instead of refilling her half cup of sake, she pulled some icewater from a nearby area and watered it down a bit.

"to strong for you huh" he took another sip and sat down the half empty cup "so, feeling relaxed yet, or has the hot water not sunk in"

"im used to below 50 degree weather. so this is quite new to me....and yes, it is a bit strong."

"well not everyone likes the hot springs at first, and for a person who normally live in a frozen waste land, you are taking this pretty well"