Once they come into view of the village the sight of it blows them all away. The gates to enter the city were covered with lantern lights, wisps of magic strand floated about in the air and various animal decorations adorned the pillars. Further in they could see various stalls all lit up by multi colored lantern lights.
There was music booming in the air around them which was inviting and lively. They could see a long dragon that had a huge head, multi colored body, dancing and prancing about in the street with multiple human feet dancing under it. The movements snaked and bounced, weaving in and around the crowd.
There were dancers in flowy dresses carrying bell staves, ribbon poles, and bell ornaments. Adding to the atmosphere as they danced and followed the dragon. There were fire lanterns floating in the air by the lake that shimmered and cast and incredible views on the surface of the water as well as in the night sky.
It was simply… magical.
The smile on Kirin and Shou's faces lit up the night with a childlike wonder. Of course two particular males couldn't stop eyeballing this new phenomenon. Who would anyway? Two gorgeous ladies surrounded by formidable and hot guys with giant smiles on their faces, absolutely caught attention.
Small lotus lanterns of various colors were handed to each female guest, each male guest received a magically enhanced colored lotus pin that glowed. As they wandered the shops they heard a commotion further in. "What do you suppose is going on?" Kirin asked.
In response everyone else around her just shrugged their shoulders. "Well let's go find out!" Shou excitedly shouted. The girls ran ahead as the men just tagged along shaking their heads.
What is it about festivals that even the most elegant lady turns into a toddler?
And there they go forgetting the rest of the team is back here!!
Oi! Females… whatever better follow em…
In fact the girls did forget they had more members to the group of the opposite sex at that moment. The enticing aroma of food, colorful lanterns and decorations, joyful music, lively dancers, and other amazing performances made them forget about every inch of stress and worry they had.
All of a sudden they came face to face with a dramatic play that caused all of the noise earlier. The girls sat and immediately were entranced into the story. Their eyes glazed over as a misty cloud seemed to form in their eyes. When the rest of the group caught up they noted how Kirin and Shou were the only ones like this. Varick shook Kirin which was met with no response.
Slowly the rest began to act the same way… Varick was confused until he noticed a person chanting behind the curtain. He snuck away and went behind the stage. As he slowly crept behind the caster he noticed people walking towards his group. He quickly knocked out the caster and ran toward his group to defend them.
"Ahhh!!!" Screams erupted in the crowd. Once the caster was knocked out the group regained themselves, looked around and eyed Varick fighting off a group of men. They quickly jumped up to help.
"Clang"
"Swish"
"Boom!"
The fight was on.
"What are you doing to my friends!?!"
"Tch. We can't win now that they are awake. Retreat!"
Ruishi held his arm out to stop Varick. "They won't be back. Those were beast tamers. They may have thought that we were in disguise. It is quite common in villages like this. Let's not draw anymore attention to ourselves c'mon"
Everyone nodded and resumed the night. Shortly after the fireworks began exploding in the sky, and they all watched in awe at the colorful display. Varick refused to leave Kirin's side after that.
The night drew to an end and they found an inn to get a good rest. They booked two rooms, one for the girls and the other for the guys. After checking in they decided to enjoy the open air hot springs.
After rinsing off in the seperate bathroom the girls headed out with only a towel draped around their bodies. The sight was seductive and enchanting, their bodies illuminated by nothing but the moonlight. A couple of males just might have a nosebleed at the sight. They happily chatted away not realizing the boys could hear them on the other side of the partition.
"C'mon Kirin let me see!"
"What!? No what are you doing!?"
"Hey stop.. wait… don't touch that!"
"Oho! Shy are we? We are both girls there's nothing to be shy about!"
"Wait..Shou!.. 'splash!'... ahaha… not there!"
"Ohhh ticklish in that spot? Where else hehe"
Varick …
Ruishi …
Ze …
Jun …
To say that is the last thing they'd expect to hear… would be a gross understatement at this point. Red began to creep up their bodies and flush their faces.
"Wha...what are those two doing?" Jun said.
"Um.. do we want to really know?" Said Ruishi.
"Sounds like they are having fun at least right?" Said Varick
Ze touched Varick, 'really want to know? I can sense their movements' as he wiggled his eyebrows up and down at the poor blushing man.
Vigorously shaking his head side to side he quickly tried to put that thought out of his mind… though if he were to tell the truth, if it was just Kirin he would absolutely want to know but, he had a deep respectful fear of Shou.
There was no way he was about to violate that respect in any way shape or form. Nope not in a million years!!! Jun decided it was time to exit this colorful hot spring before he tears down a partition to separate two overly lively females who were possibly in the nude right now…
Ruishi just sat like a statue in stunned silence, yet he looked as if a volcano was about to erupt. While poor Varick was continually teased by Ze in mental communication with suggestive images by the boy.
Poor Varick, he is absolutely getting the worst deal in this scenario. Oh well, what to do? He will just have to pleasantly suffer! If only those ladies knew what effect their playful banter was causing their male counterparts on the other side of the partition, perhaps they wouldn't be as lively as they are right now… or as loud. The possible suggestions from the lack of full sentences alone would give sweet dreams to any guy in existence. O.O!