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I'm still trying to figure out how to apply the format I want. This site confuses me.

The story is turning out a little longer than expected. But I hope you like it.

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Rei turned pale in realization of his nervous 'outburst'. He was more horror-stricken at his words than embarrassed, and there was a lot to be embarrassed about. He was just glad that there weren't many other people in the lobby.

Makoto buried his face in his palms, his ears red. Haruka had his face turned away. One would think he was exasperated with the situation by the face he was making; but upon a closer glance, anyone would be able to see the amused smirk playing on his lips. Nagisa's face was flushed partly from embarrassment; and mostly from the laughter he was desperately trying to hold in. Gou and Sousuke's expressions were blank. Rin couldn't even begin to comprehend whatever in the world was going on with the Iwatobi guys. Something strange was always going on with them; why was he consistently making attempts to rationalize their situations? Nitori and Momotarou's cheeks were ablaze simply at the word 'condoms'.

"Rei… What are you even saying?" Rin asked, hoping for any sort of enlightenment. Was this a new joke planned by Nagisa? He shook his head, deciding to not involve himself in the weirdness anymore. People were already staring. "Let's go get our rooms first. We'll talk to you guys later," he declared as he stepped away.

Panic taking over again, Rei grabbed Rin's arm without thinking and screeched, "Wait! The Honeymoon Suite!"

It was Rin's turn to be embarrassed. He frantically tried shaking off Rei's hold. "Rei, what the hell?!"

"I MEANT GO LOOK FOR ANOTHER HOTEL! LEAVE US ALONE!" Rei yelled.

"HUH?"

"R-Ryugazaki-san?" Nitori yelped when Rei pulled Rin closer.

"CAMP OUTSIDE."

"WHY?!"

"JUST DO IT."

"Uh…" Momo was lost. "I think my brain might be too stupid to understand this."

"Rei, let go of me first!"

"Makoto, do something," Haru said calmly.

"Mako-chan has crashed. He is too embarrassed to function properly. I repeat, Mako-chan has-"

"Nagisa!" Gou exclaimed.

"Gou, what's going on?" Sousuke asked, now standing beside her. He gazed down at her curiously.

"It's not a big deal," she said sheepishly, "there are no rooms available, so the guys and I are going to share a suite."

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold. At her words, that everyone managed to hear in the midst of the chaos, Rei let go of Rin and anxiously took a step backwards.

Momo was shocked. "What?! Sharing a room with Gou-san? That isn't fair! I want to share a room with Gou-san too!"

Nitori, with a look of horror, held his kohai back by the waist. "Momo-kun!"

"Sharing a room…" Rin spoke, his voice low, "with Gou..."

While everyone was too nervous to say a thing, Gou held her ground, no longer reserved about her team's decision. Though she was apprehensive about his reaction, not only because she thought her brother was a 'little' protective (something he tries to keep top secret), but also because the arrangement was indeed quite embarrassing.

Not being someone who feared her brother, she looked straight into his eyes. "Yeah," she said, "it is the only solution."

"You think I'll allow that?!" Rin exploded, no longer minding the odd looks being sent their way.

Gou was silent for a moment. Then she smiled sweetly, blinking innocently at him. "Onii-chan, could it be that you're actually worried?"

Heat rushed to Rin's face. He stuttered ridiculously, "O-O-O-O-Of course not! Why would I be worried?!"

"Ah! I thought so." She turned to face her team, smiling victoriously as she received their looks of admiration. Haru almost applauded seeing the look on Rin's face. "Let's get going then!"

"R-Rin-senpai has been defeated…" Nitori murmured, earning a nod from Momo, who was still being held onto tightly in case he ran after Gou again. Rin stood frozen in place, as if all life had left him.

"Wait," Sousuke called after the Iwatobi team, making them pause and look back. "We're going to be staying in the same room," he continued almost nonchalantly, "so wait for us while we register our names. We can split the bill evenly; it will save us a lot."

"HUH?" Nitori and Momo simultaneously echoed the others' surprise. Rin still showed no sign of moving.

Sousuke raised his eyebrow, his teal eyes asking 'isn't it obvious?' Upon the blank looks he received, he sighed. "Where do you expect us to sleep? In the sea? We're not Nanase."

Momotaro squealed as the prospect of not just being near Gou, but even sharing a room with her. Him and Gou. In a honeymoon suite. All night long!

Nitori ignored the warmth on his cheeks as he looked at Rin with concern. He still looked… soulless. The initial shock of his precious baby sister staying with four guys must have been too much for his senpai.

Sousuke addressed Rin to get him to talk to the receptionist who was an audience to the entire exchange, but he didn't budge.

"Rin," he called, "Oi, Rin." He slapped his best friend's back for some effect. "Can you hear me? Oi!"

Nagisa went up to Rin to get a better look at his face. He grinned. "Looks like Rin-chan is still processing everything."

Makoto, ever the worrywart, gently placed a hand on Rin's shoulder. "Rin, don't worry. Gou-chan is safe with everyone."

A hand grasped the collar of Makoto's shirt, bringing him face-to-face with Rin's shark teeth. "Of course Gou is safe. See if she's not!"

Makoto just laughed, albeit a little tensely. "Welcome back."

Rin hmph-ed and let go. He made eye-contact with Sousuke. Sousuke knew he was being silently thanked, and he couldn't help but smirk. Rin should be more honest. But he had no right to preach about honesty when he was just as guilty of hiding his true feelings. Like hell he was going to let the Iwatobi guys spend a night with Gou with impure thoughts; not that he had pure thoughts about her himself. But, at least, he never acted inappropriately, like actually suggesting they spend a night together.

After registering their names and asking for more beddings to be delivered to their room, Rin accepted the duplicate key with a triumphant smile on his face.

"Rin-san looks happy," Rei whispered.

"We were lucky," Haruka agreed.

"You guys are too worried," Gou huffed, "Onii-chan isn't that protective."

Rei scoffed. "Sorry. We just like having our limbs attached to our bodies."

"But Gou-chan is amazing! You know exactly what buttons to push to completely manipulate Rin-chan!' Nagisa said in a hushed voice, "I was worried Rei-chan would get bitten to smithereens. After what he said…"

Sensing Rei's obvious embarrassment, Makoto spoke up, "But everything turned out fine in the end, right? I'm more surprised they're letting so many of us stay in a suite."

"It's a small hotel in a small town. They can be flexible," Nagisa said happily, "which is great. I'm so excited. A sleepover with everyone!"

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They stood outside the door of the honeymoon suite. Rin gulped as unlocked the door with the cardkey. Sharing a room with Haru in Australia was embarrassing enough, but this was taking it further. Why did he not book a room beforehand? There was no use brooding over that now. Rin was ready for battle.

Opening the door, he let himself and everyone in.

"Rei…" Haruka said softly, but loud enough for everyone to hear, "How did you know that the bathroom was transparent here?" He was honestly curious.

"Technically," Gou said, "Only the bath and shower combo are transparent."

Gou and Haru seemed to be the only ones unaffected by the setting. Even the happy-go-lucky Nagisa and the stoic Sousuke were too taken aback by suite to say anything.

Gou set aside her overnight bag and walked over to the entrance leading to the balcony, sliding it open to allow more light in. "It's certainly… gaudy," she said, taking in the dark red covers of the king-sized bed and the red chaise lounge and couch. Did love hotels look the same as this?

There was a big TV on a wall. The wallpaper was a shiny copper colour and had small paintings hanging from it. A big white carpet lay under the black sofa and the coffee table. The bathroom big, but the shower and bath was separate and bigger. And, as mentioned before, transparent; visible from any part of the room. She knew it was what was making everyone (except Haruka) uncomfortable, and she internally smiled - as if they didn't already see each other naked in the showers. But she would have to kick everyone out when she takes one.

"All of you better freshen up and head out while the sun's still up," she chirped. She took her phone and headed towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Rin asked.

She paused to look back at the group looking at her questioningly. She gave them a refreshing smile. "You all look great shirtless, but I don't wanna see more than that. Get changed in ten minutes." With that, she left the suite, oblivious to the blushing mess the boys had become.

Haru, too, looked away with a barely noticeable tint on his cheeks. Makoto was fidgeting while Nagisa looked lost in thought. Rei kept adjusting his glasses. Rin looked internally conflicted. Sousuke coughed, trying to mask his thoughts at what could happen if Gou saw the rest of him naked. He'd probably get a boner. Hell, Momo already had a boner. Not that he could blame him.

"Hey, our manager said we have ten minutes," Nagisa reminded everyone.

"You have one amazing manager," Sousuke replied.

Nagisa enthusiastically approved, "Yeah. She's Super Manager Gou-chan!"

"She's too trusting," Rin said, his brow furrowed in annoyance as he took out clothes to change into.

"But she's smart, Rin-senpai," Nitori tried to explain, "I know you're worried abou-"

"I'm not worried!"

"It's normal to worry about your little sister, senpai."

Makoto nodded knowingly.. "Older siblings always worry about the well-being of the younger ones."

"I'm not worried about Gou because she's my sister!" Rin protested, "I'm worried about her only because she's so cu- cu… Who told you I'm worried anyway?! I'm not!"

"Gou-san is indeed very cute," Nitori said with all honesty.

"Ai-chan is right! Gou-chan is the cutest!" Nagisa said as he undressed without shame, "her sex appeal is-"

"Nagisa!" Rei interrupted, "Don't talk about her sex appeal in front of-"

"Oi," Rin's voice made the two flinch "you two! Don't talk about Gou while you're stripping! Don't even think about Gou when you're stripping. Actually, don't ever even think about her."

"But I'm not even stripping!" Rei defended himself.

"Like I said-"

"Momo," Sousuke's deep voice broke their conversation, "where do you think you're going?"

Momo was almost out the door. He answered excitedly, "I'm done changing. I'm going to Gou-san!"

Rin sighed.

Haru, surprisingly, said, "Let him."

"Huh?"

"Gou is alone."

Momo cheered, "You're the best, Haruka-san!"

Haru nodded. But Makoto thoughtfully input, "Maybe Gou-chan would rather stay alone."

Haru instantly changed his mind. "Don't go, Mikoshiba."

"That was fast!" Nitori remarked.

"We should all hurry and get changed," Makoto suggested, knowing how strict Gou was when she was in manager mode.

Momotarou whined, "You guys are too slow."

Rin and Haru, who were fully clothed, stripped down to their competitive swimsuits in less than five seconds. "Who's slow?" they demanded.

"THEY GOT EVEN FASTER THAN BEFORE!" Rei exclaimed.

"What do you mean 'than before'?" Sousuke asked.

"Rin-senpai and Haruka-san competed before during the crab festival last year," Nitori helpfully provided, but it was met with more confusion from Sousuke and Momo.

"A stripping competition?!" Momo inquired.

Makoto groaned exasperatedly at the memory. "A swimming, undressing, shooting, crab-catching, fortune slip, crab-stick eating competition. We left after that. Apparently these two competed till morning but no one won." (A/N: Drama CD)

Rin disagreed, throwing his clothes onto the bed.. "I'm pretty sure I won! The crabs I caught were redder." He threw his clothes onto the bed with a smack.

"My crabs were bigger," Haru countered, also smacking his clothes onto the bed, but they knocked something off the bedside desk in the process. He picked up the fallen object to place it back. He almost didn't notice what it was; almost. His expression turned stony.

Rin's eyes bulged out.

A silence lingered over the boys until Nagisa's lips curved mischievously and formed the words, "Rei-chan, when you said that we won't be using condoms, did you mean that nobody will be having sex, or that we'd have sex without-"

"Nagisa!"

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I was thinking the guys had gotten closer after the OVA and all, so I wanted Sousuke to, at least, be able to joke about Haru. The angst between these two since the Starting Days movie LOL.

Does Haru call Gou Kou? Because at first he respected her wish to be called Kou, but in the Drama CDs, he calls her Gou. I guess it doesn't matter since she doesn't care enough to correct anyone anymore.

I wasn't planning on adding Seijurou Mikoshihba at first (after some thought), but since Z's Athena asked, I just might!