Studying his hand signs for the basic jutsu he needed for his classes, Katsumi had come to the conclusion that it was especially cold today. Fast hand movements were unable to stop the shivering. He shifted his hands inwards towards his body, and rolled his shoulders, instinctively conserving heat.
"Aww, Nii-chan, are you cold?" His older sister doted, concerned.
"Is it just in here? Do we have no heating today?"
"It's not THAT cold silly brother. I don't know why you're so cold today, but I'll tell you what I do when I'm cold."
"What's that?"
"Up at Nimbus there's a hot spring, it's really good. Who knows, you might meet some pretty girls too!" She teased, with a wink.
Katsumi went a bit red, and was flustered. "Whatever, Nee-san. I'm going there, but only for the water. OK!"
He quickly packed, and as he left, he pointed at his sister and reaffirmed the point of the earlier sentence. "The water ONLY!"
His sister chucked at the defensiveness of her brother, and waved him farewell.
*****
Katsumi took a towel after being greeted by the administration, changed, and came to the three doors, male, female and co-ed. He peeked into the co-ed and male baths, and saw that they were both empty, but the co-ed pool was marginally larger. He scanned the area, looking for people who would see him enter. He thought back to the conversations earlier with his sister, blushed to himself, and then went into the co-ed bathroom.
'for the water ONLY'
Katsumi settled into the water, removing his towel for a split second to get into the water, and god was it calming. He rested on the corner, every limb outstretched, soaking deeply into the warmth of the bath.
Who knows, he might meet some beauty here, or maybe he'll make a new friend, but even if that doesn't happen, the water was too good to care.
"Aww, Nii-chan, are you cold?" His older sister doted, concerned.
"Is it just in here? Do we have no heating today?"
"It's not THAT cold silly brother. I don't know why you're so cold today, but I'll tell you what I do when I'm cold."
"What's that?"
"Up at Nimbus there's a hot spring, it's really good. Who knows, you might meet some pretty girls too!" She teased, with a wink.
Katsumi went a bit red, and was flustered. "Whatever, Nee-san. I'm going there, but only for the water. OK!"
He quickly packed, and as he left, he pointed at his sister and reaffirmed the point of the earlier sentence. "The water ONLY!"
His sister chucked at the defensiveness of her brother, and waved him farewell.
*****
Katsumi took a towel after being greeted by the administration, changed, and came to the three doors, male, female and co-ed. He peeked into the co-ed and male baths, and saw that they were both empty, but the co-ed pool was marginally larger. He scanned the area, looking for people who would see him enter. He thought back to the conversations earlier with his sister, blushed to himself, and then went into the co-ed bathroom.
'for the water ONLY'
Katsumi settled into the water, removing his towel for a split second to get into the water, and god was it calming. He rested on the corner, every limb outstretched, soaking deeply into the warmth of the bath.
Who knows, he might meet some beauty here, or maybe he'll make a new friend, but even if that doesn't happen, the water was too good to care.