Another chance for friendship

"Anything?", Shiro asked and grinned.
It didn't take him long to find a few things he liked.
A few meaning about four trousers and twice as much in shirts.
After all, he did not own anything but the clothes he wore at this moment.

Toras expression lit up when she saw how happy it was making him "is that all?" they wandered over to the cashere and Tora pulled out some money which she placed on the counter while the clerk packaged up the clothes.

"next stop hotspring, and Mabey this time it could have a different ending" she laughed as she remembered the hitspring owner catching him last time, Tora allowed Shiro to carry the bags, they were his after all and they set off for the hotspring.


(welcome back (: )

(Thank you )
Shiro blushed but was glad he was getting to know the hotsprings from the inside this time. Only watching was pretty boring after a while. "You think they'll let me inside?", he asked, raising an eyebrow.

Tora nodded with a grin "the manager has a sweet spot for me, he'd let me do anything if I asked Nicely enough" they walked to the door of the managers office and Tora knocked twice before walking in, she grabbed Shiro's shirt to make him follow

(I'll act the hotspring manager if you want... Or did you want to?)

(You can do it )

Shiro followed, being dragged by Tora.
He was nervous, he clearly remembered the beating he had suffered just before Tora and him met...

Tora walked in and let go of Shiro once she saw her old friend "Mokushi it's me" she announced and embraced the twenty seven year old in a warm hug, Mokushi was quite handsome for a hotspring owner, he had shaggy ivory black hair and deep blue eyes, he was well toned and had a slight apperance of muscle but that only added to his looks, though Tora had only ever seen him as a friend, nothing more, he looked her over and smiled warmly at the girl "it's great to see you again, and so soon" at long last he finally seemed to take notice of Shiro standing idly by and glared "you again" Mokushi stepped forward in a threatining manner but Tora held him back "hey, he's a friend now, it was a misunderstanding last time so lay of Mokushi" she winked subtly at Shiro as Mokushi's arms shrugged in defeat, he eyed Shiro suspitiously but turned and looked at Tora "if you say he's okay, then thats fine with me"

Shiro was surprised to find that man so easily convinced. Over many Months Shiro had repeatedly been caught spying on people or stealing from customers and had been beaten every time the owner had been able to lay hands on him. "Thanks", Shiro mumbled, grinning nervously.

Mokushi glared at Shiro and Tora hugged him and placed a kiss on his cheek "thanks Mokushi, I owe you one" Tora grinned when she noticed him blushing and grabbed Shiros hand and pulled him out "come on Shiro let's go"

"Mhmh", Shiro made, carefully watching every move Mokushi made while he was dragged away bei Tora. "Is it... I mean... How deep is the water?", he asked. Shiro was not able to swim but he did not want to tell Tora right away. Maybe he was going to get away with it if he was able to stand in the water.

"well it's deep enough that you can't touch the bottem unless your on tip toes" she giggled and let go of him expecting him to follow, she noticed his hesitation "is something wrong Shiro?"

"No no... I'm fine", Shiro lied and grinned at her.
Maybe he could manage to tip-toe his way through the water and she would not notice...
As long as he had something to hold on to he would probably be alright...

Tora waked with Ahiro until they reached the change rooms the. Departed ways *I'll see you shortly Shiro" she giggled and made her way into the change rooms, she quickly adorned a two peice, Lightish purple bikini that clung to her figure nicely, she decided to use the unisex hotspring with Shiro and wrapped a towel around her lithe figure as she waited outside the guys changerooms for him.

As Shiro did not own bathing shorts, he just wrapped a towel around his hips and left the change room. Outside, Tora was waiting for him. "You're still dressed", he said and pointed at her bathing suit. Usually, when people went to the hot springs, they undressed. Or at least that was what Shiro knew so far. Maybe there were new rules? He felt insecure, wearing nothing but the towel.

"Do you really think I would go Naked in the unisex hotspring"{ she laughed although he was kidding then he laugh abruptly stopped as she realised he was serious "oh your not kidding, but I guess you could just go in your underwear" she shrugged and smiled kindly, clasping her hands behind her back and arching her back slightly as she stretched "why, is Shiro not wearing anything under there?" she inadvertadly blushed, her cheeks turning a light shade of red

"Underwear?", Shiro asked, confused. He was lucky when he got pants and a shirt, he had never before thought of something like underwear. What was it's use anyways, as long as you were wearing pants? Shiro blushed, feeling stupid and embarrassed. "And you're sure they are all... dressed?", he asked, not wanting to be the only one naked.

"hmm, well some of the less shy ones prefer to wear nothing, there are usually two or three, but don't worry Shiro, I think everyone's polite enough not to look" shrugging she made her way to the hotspring and opened the thin door for Shiro "come scardy cat, lets go" she jested

Shiro felt nervous but decided to act like everything was fine and what he did was totally normal. Acting self-confidence he followed Tora, getting rid of the towel before he entered the water, as it was customary in 'normal' hot-springs. Some people did stare, despite what Tora had promised, but they were looking at all the scars rather than Shiro's privates.

Tora was nice enough not to stare at the prominent scars adorning his body. She just laid back agaisnt the wall her hands making lazy circles in the water, her turquoise hair pooled around her rather like a mermaid surfacing from the water and she smiled almost dreamily as the steam surfacing from the water relaxed her. "first time to a hotspring?" she asked noting what she guessed was discomfort "just relax and get clean, it's the ultamite pakage"

"Well I... it's the first time I've actually been in the water and not just... well, trying to get the people's stuff, you know?", Shiro said quietly, hoping none of the other people heard him. He was not sure if he liked being in a public place like this. People kept staring and Shiro knew as well as they did that he did not belong here. Nonetheless, he tried to relax as Tora had said, lounging in the water next to her and trying to get as much of his body below the surface as possible, shielding it from the strangers' eyes.