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Bonus: Deleted Scenes

So, during the course of writing the Kitsune Spa Trip storyline, I wrote a few scenes that were either alternate versions of the finished ones or were ultimately unused. Since I wouldn't want them to go to waste, I decided to share them with everyone. Hope you enjoy.

Note: Since they weren't used, these scenes were never properly finished. Meaning they will just cut off at random points.

Alternate Scene # 1

A/N: Here's an alternate version of Chapter 23: A Familiar Look.

"What are you doing here?" Shujinkou asked.

"Ah..." Yuri closed her eyes and took a deep breath. After a minute of silence, Yuri opened her eyes and clutched the book she had even harder. "I was wondering if you could look at something for me."

"Look at what?" Shujinkou asked.

"This..." Shujinkou watched the book Yuri brought with her slowly gravitate towards him. He reached for the book before it was immediately pulled back to Yuri's chest. Embarrassed by her knee-jerk response, Yuri turned away, clutching the book tighter than before.

"Sorry..." Yuri apologized. "It's just that... I never did this before."

Shujinkou quietly scratched his right cheek. After another moment of silence, Shujinkou offered his right arm. Yuri simply stared at his outstretched arm and once again tried to hand the book to him. After constant pauses, the book finally reached his hand, which he happily accepted.

He opened the book and was surprised it contained pages and pages of very neat handwriting.

"I was wondering if I could get your opinion on what lies inside," Yuri requested.

"Are you sure you want my opinion?" Shujinkou asked. "I mean I'm not exactly a writer myself. I haven't even gotten past writing the first word... I haven't even got to the first word."

"Well, I would still appreciate your input anyway," Yuri replied.

"Okay," Shujinkou opened the door to his room and walked in, only to realize that he wasn't the only one.

Going against his instincts, Shujinkou simply shrugged and started to read Yuri's work. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that by Page 2, his brain was already working overtime. Her writing was very metaphorical, forcing him to use everything he learned from the world of fiction to make sure he could understand the story she was trying to tell.

But her writing style wasn't the only thing that forced his brain to use its full potential. The genre of the story was psychological in nature and he had enough experience with those kinds of stories to know that they had infinite storytelling routes.

"Ah..." Shujinkou looked up and noticed Yuri was staring at him with a curious expression.

"What is it, Yuri?" he asked.

"N-Nothing..." she stammered. "It's just that I never seen you look so focused before."

"Oh," Shujinkou turned his attention back to the book and continued reading from where he left off. After thoroughly reading a few more pages, Shujinkou closed the book and sighed.

"Was it that bad?" Yuri worriedly asked.

"Huh? No, it wasn't bad. It was just a really crazy experience," Shujinkou replied.

"Crazy?" Yuri repeated, still wearing her trademark expression.

"I meant that I felt like I was in the protagonist shoes," Shujinkou explained.

"Oh, that's good," Yuri breathed a sigh of relief. "That's what I was going for. It's a tough task to balance giving the protagonist character while making them identifiable enough with the reader, but the results are well worth it."