Welcome to Town

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It's been a fairly cold morning here in Hasetsu, I just landed and am itching for a warm bath. I fumble around my suitcase for my phone, I finally find it stuffed under some shorts at the bottom. I hold down the lock button and wait for it to start up, "wake up!" I quietly yell to my phone. While it starts up I look out the window and see the small hustle of the airport, families greeting and families parting ways.
I can't help but try to listen in, I lean forward slightly but still can't manage to make out a word. I feel a tap on my shoulder and I'm startled a bit, I turn around to find a young woman smiling at me, "your bags open and some of your underwear has fallen out." She's trying to hold back a giggle as I quickly fumble to the ground and pick up the multicolored briefs off the ground and shove them in my bag before quickly zipping it up. I bow slightly both thanking and apologizing to her, "so sorry you had to see that!" She waves and walks off, I turn in embarrassment to look at my phone. I can't believe she saw all of that, that's so embarrassing! Generally I'm a friendly person and my demeanor is not threatening at all, I'm a rather average guy.
I open up Safari and search "BathHouse near me" and the first and only result is near by, I decide to walk to avoid anymore awkward interactions. I tighten the scarf around my neck and tuck my chin into it as I walk out the automatic doors. The cold November air greets me with a chill down my spine, a shiver runs through my body. My pace picks up as I near the bathhouse; it's a family owned business by the Katsuki's. I scroll through some reviews, they're decent. My fingers start getting numb from the cold so I shove my phone in my sweater pocket along with my hands, gotta hurry.
After what feels like days I finally reach the business, I stand at the door for a moment expecting it to slowly slide open. A few seconds later I'm greeted by a young man who had opened the door for me, "Hello, is everything okay?" I feel the blood rush to my face as I'm both embarrassed but also nervous, he's attractive but not so much that I'm intimidated. I stare into his eyes before looking away as my words stumble out of my mouth, "S-sorry I forgot not everything is automatic," I rush in and am immediately warmed up. Its a bit stuffy but that's to be expected it is a bathhouse after all. I turn around and stutter, "T-thank you... I'm sorry, what's your name?" He smiles at me and extends his hand to meet mine, he seems to be nervous as well but he's much more cooler about it, "you're welcome, I'm Katsuki Yūri." Yuri... I reach my hand out and gently grip his hand; it's soft but also a bit cold, did he just get in from outside as well? I notice that I'm still holding his hand, I blush and quickly pull my hand away.
"So I came because I'd like a warm bath," I smile as best I could which is returned by Yuris very own smile. He leads me down the hall and into the bath on the left, the door slides open and hot warm hits my face. Yuri offers to take my bags and I slowly nod as I saunter into the bath, I get undressed and step into the bath before Yuri has the chance to put my things away. When he returns I'm up to my neck in warm water, "If their is anything you need don't be afraid to say something!" He turns to leave but I stop him, "Yuri! I know this might be weird to ask but could you keep me company? I'm not usually so direct but I'm new to the area and don't really have friends at the moment," I instantly feel a sense of dread as soon as I finish the sentence. He looks at me then back down the hall then at the watch on his wrist, he's probably busy and you just put him in an uncomfortable situation. I sink lower into the tub as my feelings eat me alive, "I have to be somewhere soon but I can chat for a few minutes," he walks over and rolls up his pant legs and dips his feet in the tub.
I slowly look up at him, he took off his glasses and is looking down at me with a faint smile. His fingers play with something on the floor, is he nervous too? "So Yuri do you know of any motels or anything? I don't exactly have a place to stay at the moment," I half heartedly laugh.
"No, not really, I would offer you a space here but we're not really that kind of business," he places his on my shoulder to comfort me but my heart races and I hide the red of my face under water. He looks at his watch again, "what did you come for anyway? If you don't mind me asking." He moves his hand back to his lap, I try to find the words but I can't organize them properly. I open my mouth to speak but instead inhale a mouthful of bath water, I start coughing up the bath water as Yuri lifts my head out the water patting my back. He stares at me a moment and I stare back at him for just a second before we both start laughing, his giggles tickle my ears and make me smile. Is my heart beating slower or has time slowed, I watch him double over with laughter, "you're laughing at my pain!" I say jokingly.
He looks toward me with his face flushed red, "Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help myself! I'll make it up to you, I can have you stay over tonight if it'll help your situation?" His expression is genuine and I slowly nod my head, does he like me?
"Okay, then it's settled you'll share my room since it's the only space I have control over an-" Yūris phone rings and he looks down at it, his eyes widen and he gets up quickly and practically runs out the door. "SORRY I REALLY HAVE TO GO, ILL CALL AND SORT EVERYTHING OUT DONT WORRY ABOUT A THING! I'll be home in 2 hours so enjoy, clean towels are in the locker here by the door" and with that he flees. I wonder what's so urgent?
I sink into the water and think about this new place and the new boy, who seems to have just run off with my heart.

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