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"Come on, Mick, we're going into the spring. You should come with us," Jen said as she pulled me down the hall toward my room, warpped in nothing but a towel.

"I'll come, maybe put my feet in or something," I said. There was something about wearing nothing but a towel around both Ed and Roy that made me uneasy. I wasn't as confident in that area like Jen was.

"Seriously? That is all you're going to do is dip your feet in?"

"Yeah."

"You of all people need this two weeks to relax."

"I know."

"And you're not going to do anything about it?"

"I will."

"Like what?"

"Read, dance, get drunk, sing," I said as I listed them. After naming off a few more, I muttered, "Getting in the fucking hot spring when everyone's asleep."

Jen shook her head to me. "I can't believe you. All this time for the trip here and you're not going to enjoy the main reason why we came."

I nodded with the beat of my words and syllabels as I said, "I will...eventually." She gave me an unbelieving look. "It's like sex for me, you gotta ease into it."

She threw her hands in the air, letting the towel that was balled in her fist fall a little before she caught it again. "I am not going to ask where you got that anology, but I am going to demand you get your ass in that spring at least once a day."

I crossed my arms. "No, I'll get in when I want."

"Well, you better want to now, because I am stripping you down to your panties and bra and hauling your skinny ass to that hot spring and throwing-- literally throwing-- you into it."

"And have your pervy boyfriend watch? I don't think so. No way in hell is that going to happen," I said as I shook my head and raised my eyebrow to emphasize my point.

Jen groaned. "I give up!" She threw one arm in the air this time. "Grab a damn book and meet us out there." She took a few heavy steps from me. She turned to me again as I turned around. "Oh, and don't think this is a 'get out of jail free' card. I will get your ass in that spring."

"Wonderful," I said, slightly irritated that I had to go into it in the first place.

"Oh, and when you go in, nothing but a towel."

I widened my eyes at the comment, feeling my cheeks get red hot. Jen chuckled. If I was wearing nothing but a towel like her, would the guys, especially Ed, be doing the same? The mere thought of it, made my cheeks an even deeper red. Yeah, I was definitely going to be in that stupid spring alone while everyone else was asleep.

When I hit reality again, I shook my head before going into the room I claimed and found a book to read. It was a light romance novel for when I traveled alone. It was the only one I owned, and, seeing how I've read so many others, this peticular one was my favorite.

I walked to where the hot spring doors were and opened them, stepping out onto the weathered wood. The warm wood felt good under my bare feet as I walked across it and to the far edge of the spring. I sat on the dry wood to roll my pant legs up before looking to the steaming water with hesitation. After dipping a toe in, testing how hot this spring was, I slid my feet in, opening my book and reading it for the millionth time.

I could faintly hear Jen giggle as I became engrossed in the novel. "Come on, Roy, you want to wait for that for when we're alone."

Roy whined a little, making it sound almost manly. "Oh? And we aren't alone?"

"Hell no, I am over here," I said to them without looking up from the words I was reading.

I could see them look at me from the corner of my eye. Roy had her in his arms as he dipped her low, both wearing white, cotton towels. They were looking to me, wondering how the hell I got there and why I was still dressed. Jen's hair was blowing in the wind as it swept through, making the steam blow and dance with it. Roy stood straight, keeping an arm around Jen.

"I hardly noticed you there, Mick." I knew he was trying to make it an insulting joke. But it didn't work. It didn't even make me roll my eyes or groan.

"Good, that means I can blend," I said as I turned the page on the book, uncaring of what I just said did to his ego.

"You're so quiet."

"Like a ninja."

"You're short."

"Oh well."

"I AM NOT YOU BASTARD!"

I sighed a little. "And there is Edward," I muttered as I heard Ed try to swing at Roy and miss, just barely, like usual.

Jen giggled. I continued reading as it got quiet. I heard one of them slip into the water with an audible sigh.

"Feel good, babe?" Roy's baritone voice asked.

Jen sighed contently again. "Yes, you guys should try it."

It wasn't a second before I heard the same from Roy, and soon after Roy, was Ed. I didn't look up from my book, trying to get back into the words to make them come to life. Things were quiet for all of two seconds before I heard someone move in the water and displace it as they came towards me.

"Why aren't you getting in?" Ed asked as he rested his wet mismatched arms on my lap, making my jeans wet where his arms were pressing on my legs.

I shrugged, not really looking up from the page to see his eyes. "Don't feel like it, I guess."

"You should come in here. The water is great."

"Maybe later," I said as I finished the chapter.

I felt Ed's frown on me as I began the next chapter of the novel. I finally looked to him and tried not to show too much emotion.

"Come on, you'll like it."

"I might, but I'll try it later."

Ed pouted a little. I looked up to him. "Yes, Mr. Elric?"

"Get in here, you need to relax too."

"I am relaxing."

He crossed his arms. "Not what I meant."

I knew what he meant. I wasn't going to admit that. I didn't look to him as I went back to my book. I felt his hands dig into my pockets, making sure there was nothing in there. Then, with his driest hand, he took my book from me and closed it, tossing it away from him and me. I glared at him.

"Are you fucking kidding me, Ed?" I asked in an annoyed tone.

Ed smirked as he leaned to me for a kiss. I leaned toward him out of second nature and kissed him. I instantly got lost in it, feeling my hands on his neck and the other on his shoulder. His hands gripped my shirt and grabbed my hand. I felt his hand bring mine up. That was until I felt the jerk and the sudden rush of water.

"God damn it, Ed!" I said as I hit the surface of the spring water for air. "Why the fuck did you fucking do that?"

I splashed some water his way. I could see Jen and Roy staring at us from the corner of my eyes.

"You need to relax and there is no way in hell I was going to watch you pretend to read that book while the rest of us relaxed. You need it like the rest of us, so stop pushing your fucking body to the limit!"

I growled, pushing past him and getting onto the deck, dripping wet with the warm water from the spring. I rang out what I could from my shirt before just stripping it off and letting it land on the deck with a loud slop.

"Mick, where are you going?" Jen asked sounding both concerned and annoyed. Maybe it was the display her and Roy had just witnessed.

"To my room, if anyone decides they want to talk to me before I walk out, go to fucking hell!"

I walked into the house again, going to my room and slamming the door closed. I had a feeling Ed, Jen, and even Roy jumped at the loud sound that could possibly sound like a gunshot. Maybe it was a good thing that we were in the middle of fucking nowhere.

I changed into dry clothes, letting my wet ones hang from the open window. I flopped on my bed, staring at the ceiling and hoping that I could calm down enough without jumping into a freezing lake.

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I didn't realize I had fallen asleep until I heard my bedroom door gently close. I didn't move nor open my eyes when I heard the person in my room walk to me. They sat at the edge of my bed, lookign at me for a moment. They pushed hair from my eyes, making me move my head a little.

"Come to see if you've calmed down and you passed out," he said in mock sarcasm. He played with my hair a little, twisting it between his fingers. "That's just wonderful. At least you're calm in your sleep."

I felt him lean and kiss my temple sweetly. I let out a little whimper despite myself as I felt his fingers release my hair and let the locks fall beside my head. He kissed my temple again.

"Sweet dreams, Mick," he said as he walked to the door. "I'll see you later."

With that, he gently closed the door with the same gentleness he used as he thought I slept. I cringed a little before letting myself start to drift off again. I felt guilty for not apologizing when I had the chance. I had no idea who all was concerned for me. I felt a single tear of guilt and sadness pool in my eye.

I curled into a smaller position as I whispered almost inaudibly, "Sorry, Ed."

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"Come on, Mick, we're going into the spring. You should come with us," Jen said as she pulled me down the hall toward my room, warpped in nothing but a towel.

"I'll come, maybe put my feet in or something," I said. There was something about wearing nothing but a towel around both Ed and Roy that made me uneasy. I wasn't as confident in that area like Jen was.

"Seriously? That is all you're going to do is dip your feet in?"

"Yeah."

"You of all people need this two weeks to relax."

"I know."

"And you're not going to do anything about it?"

"I will."

"Like what?"

"Read, dance, get drunk, sing," I said as I listed them. After naming off a few more, I muttered, "Getting in the fucking hot spring when everyone's asleep."

Jen shook her head to me. "I can't believe you. All this time for the trip here and you're not going to enjoy the main reason why we came."

I nodded with the beat of my words and syllabels as I said, "I will...eventually." She gave me an unbelieving look. "It's like sex for me, you gotta ease into it."

She threw her hands in the air, letting the towel that was balled in her fist fall a little before she caught it again. "I am not going to ask where you got that anology, but I am going to demand you get your ass in that spring at least once a day."

I crossed my arms. "No, I'll get in when I want."

"Well, you better want to now, because I am stripping you down to your panties and bra and hauling your skinny ass to that hot spring and throwing-- literally throwing-- you into it."

"And have your pervy boyfriend watch? I don't think so. No way in hell is that going to happen," I said as I shook my head and raised my eyebrow to emphasize my point.

Jen groaned. "I give up!" She threw one arm in the air this time. "Grab a damn book and meet us out there." She took a few heavy steps from me. She turned to me again as I turned around. "Oh, and don't think this is a 'get out of jail free' card. I will get your ass in that spring."

"Wonderful," I said, slightly irritated that I had to go into it in the first place.

"Oh, and when you go in, nothing but a towel."

I widened my eyes at the comment, feeling my cheeks get red hot. Jen chuckled. If I was wearing nothing but a towel like her, would the guys, especially Ed, be doing the same? The mere thought of it, made my cheeks an even deeper red. Yeah, I was definitely going to be in that stupid spring alone while everyone else was asleep.

When I hit reality again, I shook my head before going into the room I claimed and found a book to read. It was a light romance novel for when I traveled alone. It was the only one I owned, and, seeing how I've read so many others, this peticular one was my favorite.

I walked to where the hot spring doors were and opened them, stepping out onto the weathered wood. The warm wood felt good under my bare feet as I walked across it and to the far edge of the spring. I sat on the dry wood to roll my pant legs up before looking to the steaming water with hesitation. After dipping a toe in, testing how hot this spring was, I slid my feet in, opening my book and reading it for the millionth time.

I could faintly hear Jen giggle as I became engrossed in the novel. "Come on, Roy, you want to wait for that for when we're alone."

Roy whined a little, making it sound almost manly. "Oh? And we aren't alone?"

"Hell no, I am over here," I said to them without looking up from the words I was reading.

I could see them look at me from the corner of my eye. Roy had her in his arms as he dipped her low, both wearing white, cotton towels. They were looking to me, wondering how the hell I got there and why I was still dressed. Jen's hair was blowing in the wind as it swept through, making the steam blow and dance with it. Roy stood straight, keeping an arm around Jen.

"I hardly noticed you there, Mick." I knew he was trying to make it an insulting joke. But it didn't work. It didn't even make me roll my eyes or groan.

"Good, that means I can blend," I said as I turned the page on the book, uncaring of what I just said did to his ego.

"You're so quiet."

"Like a ninja."

"You're short."

"Oh well."

"I AM NOT YOU BASTARD!"

I sighed a little. "And there is Edward," I muttered as I heard Ed try to swing at Roy and miss, just barely, like usual.

Jen giggled. I continued reading as it got quiet. I heard one of them slip into the water with an audible sigh.

"Feel good, babe?" Roy's baritone voice asked.

Jen sighed contently again. "Yes, you guys should try it."

It wasn't a second before I heard the same from Roy, and soon after Roy, was Ed. I didn't look up from my book, trying to get back into the words to make them come to life. Things were quiet for all of two seconds before I heard someone move in the water and displace it as they came towards me.

"Why aren't you getting in?" Ed asked as he rested his wet mismatched arms on my lap, making my jeans wet where his arms were pressing on my legs.

I shrugged, not really looking up from the page to see his eyes. "Don't feel like it, I guess."

"You should come in here. The water is great."

"Maybe later," I said as I finished the chapter.

I felt Ed's frown on me as I began the next chapter of the novel. I finally looked to him and tried not to show too much emotion.

"Come on, you'll like it."

"I might, but I'll try it later."

Ed pouted a little. I looked up to him. "Yes, Mr. Elric?"

"Get in here, you need to relax too."

"I am relaxing."

He crossed his arms. "Not what I meant."

I knew what he meant. I wasn't going to admit that. I didn't look to him as I went back to my book. I felt his hands dig into my pockets, making sure there was nothing in there. Then, with his driest hand, he took my book from me and closed it, tossing it away from him and me. I glared at him.

"Are you fucking kidding me, Ed?" I asked in an annoyed tone.

Ed smirked as he leaned to me for a kiss. I leaned toward him out of second nature and kissed him. I instantly got lost in it, feeling my hands on his neck and the other on his shoulder. His hands gripped my shirt and grabbed my hand. I felt his hand bring mine up. That was until I felt the jerk and the sudden rush of water.

"God damn it, Ed!" I said as I hit the surface of the spring water for air. "Why the fuck did you fucking do that?"

I splashed some water his way. I could see Jen and Roy staring at us from the corner of my eyes.

"You need to relax and there is no way in hell I was going to watch you pretend to read that book while the rest of us relaxed. You need it like the rest of us, so stop pushing your fucking body to the limit!"

I growled, pushing past him and getting onto the deck, dripping wet with the warm water from the spring. I rang out what I could from my shirt before just stripping it off and letting it land on the deck with a loud slop.

"Mick, where are you going?" Jen asked sounding both concerned and annoyed. Maybe it was the display her and Roy had just witnessed.

"To my room, if anyone decides they want to talk to me before I walk out, go to fucking hell!"

I walked into the house again, going to my room and slamming the door closed. I had a feeling Ed, Jen, and even Roy jumped at the loud sound that could possibly sound like a gunshot. Maybe it was a good thing that we were in the middle of fucking nowhere.

I changed into dry clothes, letting my wet ones hang from the open window. I flopped on my bed, staring at the ceiling and hoping that I could calm down enough without jumping into a freezing lake.

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I didn't realize I had fallen asleep until I heard my bedroom door gently close. I didn't move nor open my eyes when I heard the person in my room walk to me. They sat at the edge of my bed, lookign at me for a moment. They pushed hair from my eyes, making me move my head a little.

"Come to see if you've calmed down and you passed out," he said in mock sarcasm. He played with my hair a little, twisting it between his fingers. "That's just wonderful. At least you're calm in your sleep."

I felt him lean and kiss my temple sweetly. I let out a little whimper despite myself as I felt his fingers release my hair and let the locks fall beside my head. He kissed my temple again.

"Sweet dreams, Mick," he said as he walked to the door. "I'll see you later."

With that, he gently closed the door with the same gentleness he used as he thought I slept. I cringed a little before letting myself start to drift off again. I felt guilty for not apologizing when I had the chance. I had no idea who all was concerned for me. I felt a single tear of guilt and sadness pool in my eye.

I curled into a smaller position as I whispered almost inaudibly, "Sorry, Ed."